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CAN THE GAS MONOPOLY GETBY CONGRESS
Will Congress see the Capital taxed
trffhont right of 1w tThat is the Mb o the T
proposed by tile Washington Gas
cxmopolv The greatest scandal te thehistory of tie District government i-
evTdV y ot ended Unless Congra
it bj the autfcoraation of 500600of new eecnritiee on whfek the citronis to pay interest forever
But for monitor it JIM been
And thethat time has been tfcfe
Can the nwaopoly get by Congress
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pas as the law now stands the fotfteand Congress out look to pee the5000000 become 14000000 sad the
present capitalisation of rW000 in-
creased to more tfcc 15MlMOthe bother of any such MIl as that
spurned 1 y Congress two yeas agoThe thing will be fought of coarse
If this newspaper hens to fist it aloneit will be fooght with all Its energyand re Ti
feat d in the courts
fleient legal help It par well be thata hole has bees found hi tIM law Andthe ineadenti circumatanee that the lawdid not contemplate spy surds levy uponusers of gam fnd that the eonpanyla Peking spectre authorization to in-
oraaae itsJy so interpreted the Jaw not
grab bagThe place to prep this acsesanmnt is-
is Congress It can be stopped these
the reeponeibflitTfor the levy win restthere And the hrftiatrre in faHHKngthat responsibility to the people of theAmerican Capital doponda upon the
W O BradleyT a MartuuT HJ F JohnstonJ W SmithD U Fletcher
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A Pearre SJL Gilnore-X Guernsey
These genSlsases are tie eoBtaoKcouncil of tie Dtatriofc of Oononbia Itis for them to answer
Can iibe Gne monopoly get by OMI
ALASKA A BREEDER OF DISTRUST AND SUSPICION
Can any good cone out of 2vaaarethThis ancient interrogatory might
come out of Alaska It wouldto this great territory with its
vast possibilities std endless resources
seemsand to is to Alaska
that Secretary Beluga can lay a largeshare of his Frost IJM to2000 Anerkmii eituene are sow thesubject of inquiry in one way sadanother because of alleged frauds orsuspicion of frands on the Gorentment IB a single bunch 173 are be-
ing looked into A bill has beets urged-to change the form of the Alaskan gor-enunent putting the Territory in the
T ea y of this bin has aroused aof opposition It has been bitterly
as in the rotary not of UwAlaskan people but of curtain oorpora-tione ansi on the other head stoutlydefended
Delegate Wickersham has attacked-an army officer who is alleged to be afool of tile big BOSfiltiOg onm bi TI a i f n
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that is trying to stet its grip on Alas-ka mineral wealth I abort thewhole fmoTY li r 4JB5dc wife chargescad reeking
Alaska H a region of BMnttms wealthin Minerals ioresiny nMtrtiaa and other
capturing and there is little doubt
captains of fence are phinning tocontrol them 0iawt iorces battlingfor the masterythere It is after
nueii wondered there shouldbe strife bitterness slid suspicion AndCongress will do well to make haste
in pertninfanr tothe Alaskan empire
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YOU TICKLE ME I TICKLEPENNSYLVANIA
In view of the apparently strongliberal
sewtatrros with the purpose of girnura better show to the or in-
enmed by the attitude of SenatorPenrose toward Speaker Canoe Asthe Senator understands his ohliamtinn to the Speaker Undo Joe
vnaJa delegation because he stood byus nobly in the tariff fight end everynHunrCactttrer should know ibis
Pennsylvania is one of the chief
the PayneAtdrirh bill was framed thevarious interests of this State wereprotected to the limit Ia getting this
of the Howe delegation douhUeaa actedwith the single purpose of servingtheir State regardless of the interests-of ether States whiek x
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gatiou incurred an obligation to Speak-er Cknnon and as political obiaaous
o they think it is tight that they
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Being the under themUncle Joe naturally the suewhose head is in sight
It is said that Speaker Oannun nomore autocratic thus was Ruedsad is probable too that undermodified rules the Speakers diapo cationtoward insurgents would be sniderThere is a variance of opinion as tothe way in which the rules should bechanged but the light of experienceaeenu to show that the Speaker oughtnot to be permitted to dominate theRules Oonsnuttae The Speakership itserf eonfers authority enough
Therefore K is not apparent bytheory of political obKmtion the
Penasylvaaians withhold their support of a more liberal policy whichwould ooneider the interest of other
varna ought to set a good example ofstatesmanship
DISTRICTS ROLL OF HONOItFOR HALL OF FAME
No worthy District candniates forStatuary Hall Has Washington nodfednguiahed sons by birth or adop-
tion Most who spent the ripest themost productive years of their liveshere who labored and died here whodid good works for the communitywho achieved fame during their localmaiden properly nay be proposedfor yoathumoun honor at our peoplesheads Washington has been the Cap-
ital of the United States for more thana eentnry In that time many a greatrams has bees peculiarly identinedwith tits locality
Of MIlk erbjibies considerAlexander R Shepherd who hike
Baron HaueeoMUK in Paris transformedand recreated our city
F Riggs banker and dvica dnational patriot like Xorris in the
W W Corcoran whose nwattmentsare the An Gallery Oak Hill Ceme-tery the Margaret Louise Home anda thousand benefactions fresh in
of raea anti womonBishop ctteriee great as an eccIe
siastie and in fruitful laborsfor people among he served
Father Stafford scholar orator sadaealot for the public weaL
George Bancroft aiet riB whosework was aceo pliriiod here
Siaaoa NeT cona9 jgg
among astronoaaers and
highest activities linked hisresidence in Washington
Alexander Graham Bell who throughthe telephone vohitiontsed bcuisera cad social ways of his generation
Major Llbfant tt immortal plan-
ner of this unique CapitalShould we leave out the ease of
Tajnrn Smithsos albeit he never w i
a Wsaaingtonian save that throughhis gift and the idea behind the gifthe made this city the scientific costarof a contuent Or General Spinnerw o doors of Governmentemploy to women Or Heat Gets OX Howard founder of a school of high-
er learning for the negro and pointerof the way whoa time saner slave
newiound freedomIn the dawn of thus ante of
remember Prof Langiey who
ngtor shed the beau of light byafl who have foBowed him have
reed the solution of that problem asold as man
Vorthies iirjat minds whom wema claim ae o lr We have nam
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news that it Is stall comfot to thehousewife to know that Congr te m-
vestiKattauc the high cost of RTUUT withan fixed merely on its paosfbttttlesfor campaign material
I If It Is true that the earth Is to beinundated as a result of Hatters cometwe nominate the lien Bartholdt as the man to send the dove fromthe ask when the time of subsidencearrives j
Horace Fletchers prediction that Inten years from today meat will not beeaten m America may be taken te meanthat by that time the Beef trust winhave gobbled the earth
A physician ha found note whinesCaruso eouU not reach It was his billof tna for treating the stagersthroat and Caruso objected
It sissy orlie to know that a iroman came neatletting out the secret of the AuM
trouble m Boston
news Former Vice Presidentte visiting Rome
The chauffeur who bits a pedestrianand r-
atty oume other day
A war between Turkey and Grseeebe a fine IMItation of safe and
sane Fourth of July
Emperor wTBtaw ofmerely an Illustration the auiettea-Infiuenee of old aan
If there to no formaldenyHe te thatnew mOfc combine we may nave reason to be thankful
A Mexican meat Din company hastailed No such news m this countryfrom the puckers
fag hhnsetf seems to uuneist of getttas
A voice from tomb Anybodyan old school Democrat m
which orb bereaved under-stand
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looked thy huagn of youwhere is the Idiot Fit peed the
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Wfrfs on the ProgramTonight in Washington
N lit IwtemaJttonal Assselatton at MachtaMMta KatMnml RMecArmory p nv
Park VIeW Cttisea hall ofWhitney Avenue Christian Church
road 730 p mMans meeting te Interest of Southern
at Confederate Memorial
Xw Tork T W C AMeeUnff of Kindergarten of
the District Bustoees High SchoolMath street and Rhode Island
National Union Fraternal Society fairand bazaar old M onlc TempleNinth and F streets
TheatersXttaml Hrve t Mo SO5 p m-Belae The GIll and tl Wiser
S p wCohunbla Sprtmrtlme Sl p mCbMes FoHte vaud vme SOS p m-
Ca M e OontMMiowa vndeviMe 11to U v m
MaJwtJoMovteg pictures and vando-vffle 7 to U p a
Gayety FcntsSantWr Company SOSp nu
Sam Davere Company fnp mThe Times will be pleased to announce
meetings and entertainments in this column Phone or write announcements
DIAMONDS RAISED
Advance In Wages ofResponsibleforIncrease
3WW YORK Feb 4 The retail priceof dteaaonds is to be raised because orin advance of 12 per oeat i wages
granted yesterday by the New Yorkdiamond merchants to the members oftile American Diamond Cutters Pro-tective Association
It will mesa that the east to each
more than at present said Charles AKeene one of the largest diamond mer-chants te the witty
There is an extraordinary demand InAmerica for diamonds This country
the world and the percentage te In-creasing I think the te due tothe prosperous condition of the peo-ple
The Diamond Cutters Union has madean ironclad agreement with the dhuHmdmerchants that no apprentices be lit towork m the excepting sons or Ibrother of the men now employed inthe As the 4W brutes I
from Holland or it will be im-possible for the native Americans tolearn diamond cutting business
The average wage the polishersis f a week The bruters who shapethe receive shout laid a weekThere are but two diamond leavers inthis country anfl tlvy make fromto JKi a year
The diamond merchant naked theunion to sign an agreement that no further advance In wagES would be re Ijcsiprt tho onfl of two years Thewas denied
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Tile Times will accept for pnbll-eaUea In its Mail Bag columns
vigorous letters aat pHMle interest It cannot un-
dertake te pHblUb letters exceedIBK SB9 surds Dad rc erverigrht to condense commanicatlB s vhlch are of createlength Letter mast contain theaame and address of the vrrltorlist these be published if-
te that effect Is made
WHY JfQT GOTERHMSKr
T tiM Boner of 7 W Maztmt TimesOne who to foolish enoush to think
that ne Is one of the ultIMate oonand therefore n C Ute
altanate taxpayers dares to offer a
that is vvnple and practicableThis trust keeps its foodstuffs to
told storage tar beyond the limit orsafety to public health Any method cfanpeoUon or of supervises that might
the several Status would m the verynature of things bs tnegeoUva because
big an army of inspectors and secondbecause of the liability to ooOustoR be-tween them and the Beef trust for
the ease under the present system ofinspection hi the packing houses
District of Columbia and the Teedtortesshould keep and maintain their ownabattoirs and prohibit the importationof cold storage foodstuffs that had tees
more than the length of tunapond to be absolutely safe and eventhey that such foodstuffs be subjected
of more than mInhabitants something would be done toput a stop to by anytrust to force the prices to the figuresnow existing American thebest quality produced in the Unitedat that h now sold at retail inEngland for about twothirds of theprice set on it in this country afterpaying freight across the sea and allof the expense of putting it on themarket hi Europe which includes aducted under our slipshod system
In addition to this by a resolutionCongress could recommend to the sev-eral State Legislatures to passthat would prohibit the sale of freshmeats In any town or city of m
or over that had sot beerslaughtered in the abattoirs establishedhi each of them and prohibit theof fresh meats or other foodstuffsbeyond the time to be designated as an-olutely safe and the most rigidm rion-If you have the to think thismatter over It may appear to you a
than any now talked ofSQUARE DEAL
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v IXIE X JAMES f KentuckyI comes frost that portaMt of the
fort dignityRepres otativ Edwfa Den r aynes
hoar Detroit Mich where society te-
rful of ten every act In sddttfcmDeBby had has early training hi
father was United States minister toMina Z enby was brought up-on It happens that Denby andahftBinger committee Itkt set safe for both of them to riden the same elevator
For two days James struggled to gethis great btik the confines ofa mahogany chair which had been con-structed for an ordinary suf-fered more than a woman with a pairof pretty shoes three sues to meanFinally he insisted that Chairman XeJson come to his relief
Knut Nelson has a keen sense ofhumor Anyone can ten that by lookingWhen
filed late th hearing room Sat-urday the same uncomfortable chairwns at James place at table OWelooked reproachfully at the chairmanA moment two husky portersstruggled into room in full viewof spectators with the biggest
substituted ft for the littlenogany affai-rI see why this chair couldnthave been put hero early thissaid James Senator Nelson just smiled
MId James you catmake anyone believe you are smaHerthan I am just by sitting to that dolleMIrI dont belime I am any
replied Denby but I hate to aonwtto myself that the day has arrivedi I must have furniture toaccommodate me jPTJRCEJJ WAS WILLING
Senator Mosey Democratic leaderor the has never had a harderJob in his life than that of persuadingsome one of his coliemxuee to serve on
joint tnvestlamrJng-cwnrolttee fat the place of Sunnier Paystee of Kentucky who resigned SvsrrDemocratic lawyer in th chamber was
to again and agate to take thevacant place But all of them made ex-cuses With one accord they declinedto jots the
The Democratic leader was sorelytried He bad just gone his limit whenthere came a large important lookingsenator from out of the West wasnone other than William E Purcell ofNorth Dakota the sudden successor OCSenator Thompson The hadno whatever haJ no otherCMnmittee assignments to rr an excure on and in fact he was just piningto heroine a national ar way Inaddition to these be is aDemocrat and 4 lawyer which fullyqwUtftes him for the joint committeeSenator Money dldnt
hours to put the propositionthe Westerner and the Westernerwntt a fullsized minute to takehim up
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PEARS CO STHTENTS
The debate was dull In the House and
in the cloakroom The conversationturned to the n the i art oftttaverage et Congre M Msstitueuts All of those agreedthat a constituency wa a muchto be In fact nobody claimedto be absolutely indep dent and fear
Fishy one Renreseu Jtive who shallnsm ihm because of possibleback hone aun marhi d att-
uation as followsIve decided that I an afraid of fourthings in this world They are the
Lord lightning my wie and my con-stituent
D pontnt sayoth not a to just whatdeg e tie constituents Incite fear cadbut judging from the com
hinatiTi named the Representativeipni absolutely cure that h IB goingn return to next session or Con
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and Mrs Robert ShawOliver Hosts
Small Party Invited to MeetFormer White House
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breakfast today in honor r MissEthel Roosevelt Invited to meet herwere fies Carol Nowbarry Mtos MarySouth rku 4 Mtes Oliver r r CabalLieutenant Osterhaas Houtctrant ftowsilL and LAeut Cr ButlerDance Tonight-At the Turkish Embassy
For the first time in the soda history of the TurKton
erfunment when tn otergB da alreeA Rustem Bey will entertain a com-pany of about 200 Stem official diplo-matic and resident oircles at a dancethis evening-
A taste number of dinner parties willprecede the event the heals tetar ae
then guests to the ballBareness Mayor wife of
thfor and a string
orchestra will music for thfdaH s which will begin
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n dancingMr and Mrs insets PradJer h ve as
their house zue ts for the weekendWilliam 4e late of SkMTlandEmil rueMiss Fuchs Andrew Webber Schlonberger of Paris and Frank BurkeK ehe of New York who arrived ttiWashington with Mr and Mrs HerbertShipman this afternoor-
Mr and Mr Brad y win entertainat dinner later taking theircuests to the dance at the m-ba sy and tomorrow win Rive a
followed by nmrtoaleOther quests who ar coming for the
musical and win antvc tomorrow areMr And Mrs Gearj Afareimll Allanof New York Bunny Seter and MrBumham
Major and Vlrs Zalbwki basetone to New Tort Mere the r rm rhas ordered to duty
5Mrs and hr dnuatiter Miss
Stephanie gone to SouthCarolina for of several weeks
A part of will leaveWashington tomorrow morning forbe given for them bey will afterward attend the hop Among themwill be Miss theDowning Miss Polling and Miss Magender
Mrs H nena company at n4oir at herresidence on Massnchueetts avenue
Senator and Mrs Depew well hostsa reception this evening item t until12 oclock at 1778 Xstreet their guests to meet theRepublican Editorial Association of
XlMiK M yrEntertain At Dinner
Mtes Ethel Roosevelt guestin whoM thedaughters of the Secretary of the Rareand Mrs Meyer entertaia ad a party ofyoung last eveningAfter Secretary and MrsMeyer who attended the Vice Presi-dents dinner to the Cabinet held thesecond of the receptions forwhich they H recently Thehonor guests at the reception were thenaval committees of the Senate andHooee and the naval officer stationed-in and boat Washington Informaldancing followed the reception
Senator and Mrs Obauncey M Der whud tttnlnjr with them last evening aronpauy including Mr Justice and MrsBrewer Senator and Mrs McCumberSenator and Mrs Carter Senator andMrs Sutbeland Senator Button Sena-tor and Mrs Guggenheim Mr andMrs Woodruff Governor and Mrs
KeiresenSa ive and Mm JamesBrerk Perkms Representative and MrsCalder Mr and Mrs George R MalbMr and Mrs C C Glover and MrsRMel
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Mi Martha Bowers of theSoli tor General and Mrs Dowers leftWashington test evening with hergrrintUnther Judge Wilson for Nassau
Cubs where they spend six
Rear Admiral and Mrs John Mcwere hosts at an informal dinner
party evening
General Black
last evening
JHW Ethel Roosevelt inn has beenthe of her brotherteJaw and
Representative and Mrs Longworth Sunday went to the homeof Mrs John R McLean today for afurther visit there
Representative and Mrs Ixmgworthwill Have a their next week MrsCornelius Vanderbilt of New York
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Luncheon for DaughtersBy Mrs Arthur Murray
Mrs Arthur waft of BrigadierGeneral Murray U S A was hoetoocat luncheon today for her daughtersMiss Murray and Miss Caroline MurrayThe young people rr the arty were theMisses Steney M w Marjoi AleabireMiss Weeks MJL S Leette-Lhtdeey of Boston who te vtettog MfcwAnnie Irwtat Mica Harriet Hatch MissAmvHta Talbot Mien Ruth Neyee MiesMalttand Marshall and Mlee MargueriteBarbow
Mrs John 31 Chip entertained atluncheon today at her Q street reeldenee m honor of Miss Georgia Cath-arine ICnox marriage to HarrySmMSs Berry wilt take place Tuesday
mart of honor Mias Annie KeithFramer of Senator FnuOerand Miss the tw bridesmaius Miss Anna Russell Cole ofNashville who is hi town for the wedning and a number f the seasonsdebutantes
Students BallAt New Willard Tonight
9ted nts ball f th banem ofthe George Washington University
kill so held this evening m thebalheem T the Xew WIllard and alarge attendance te expected-
H C will make the presentstines to the receiving party which in-cludes Mrs Matthew T Scott MrsTheodore W Xoyee Mrs William CBorden Mrs Charles W Keedbam andMrs JBdward Stevens
The womans committee in in-cludes Mrs Borden Mrs CrawfordMrs Knapp Mrs Lenriey Mrs MechlinMrs MeKnew Mrs Keedham Mrs Se4bert Mrs Stevens Mrs Vance andMrs Yarrow
The list of patronesses te representa-tive of official residentsociety and contains scores of rimes
of the floor committee aseteUd by-a large committee
Frank F Ford president of the Aociation of Class Presidents of theUniversity is chairman of the studentsfloor committee assisted by a somberof among them
G Frank SeberErnest RG QsoverM MePlke-DougJns TschlftdyGeorge PooiW JeCferson DavisC G ZtarJ C r erL Y BeersF A jKeatsG S LuekettI WT B HaOerLeeRalph GambleE BondJ D StoutT B RoMneOBEzra A FreemanMarten Z LeeJ X MoreeokJohn T SwiftE W R sL I SHfeCt
Henry WatersPaul HerrioUunbar DedoonCharles F BlackJ J MeLoone
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The Italian Ambassador and BaronessMayor des Planches who are leavingWashington shortly after a residence ofwveral years here representing theirgovernment were the boner guests ofthe French Ambassador and Mine Jusseracd at dinner last evening Themeets invited to rreet them were thePortuguese minister VI ro nt dAotethe Minister and CountersMoltke Mr Ado of the State Depart-ment the American minister t Switz-erland Mr Swenson Rear Admiral andMrs Wilbxrd R Brownson MissBarsnoeg reM8ohen wife sf the NavalAttache of the embawy Baron of the AustroHimsarian emfcassy Col Baron de Bodeof the Russian embassy and his sisterBaroness Fll eth de Bode LIMItCanmerio of tie Italian MissMary Patten Mss Josephine Pattenof the Swedish legation Mr ofthe Italian embassy and AntomeGdeTroy
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One of the pretttant sftsanean loses of the season was the tea givenyesterday by the new chine Mtelater and Mme Chang at the legationon Connecticut avenue It was their
dal and resident circles who calkstc welcome them to WashingtonPalms ferns carnstfams and pinkroses formed the decorations tbrougaout the howe which te OMMK artistic-ally furnished and embUlisbed withChinese tapestries vases matsrugs and picturesThe host and hostess received theirguests at the head of the broad stairease Mme Chang wearing her native
costume of dull auk the kimonoJacket heavily braided in black andher thick black hair arrangedquaint silver ornamebis hi oriental style
Presiding In the dining room was therecent bride of the oldest son of theminister Mme Wu Chang who worethe daintiest of soft gray brocade ki-monos with silver nab onuunencsdainty gold braid ana buttons on thekimono
The tsbb presented a beautiful spectacle adorned with a unique center-piece of silver fumed of a cluster fdowershafted idragons the whole mounted on a
carved teakwood stand VarkmrChinese Dainties and sweets were servedfrom numerous beaten silver bowls anddishes all heavily carved with dragonsand other typically Chinese designsLittle Mme Wu Chang poured the mostdelicious Chinese tea from a beautifulsilver tea service and this was aiheavily embossed with a dragon design
Others assisting in receiving theguests and timidly preferring the hos-pitality of the tea table wereChang and Miss Aloe Chang daughtersof the minister and Mtes MayMies Emily Tangs sisters of Mme WuChang
All wore then native kimono costumessod their thick black hair was tied barkwith satin bows givingunique Occidental touch to the gorgeoueness of their Oriental dress
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inaugurated a graceful Custom lastnight by entertaining at dinner hi honorof the Cabinet members lid their wivesa function not observed by their pre-decessors in office Their guests were
XacVeagh the Secretary of War andMrs Dickinson the Attorney Generaland Mrs the Secretary orthe Say afid Mrs Meyer tile
the Interior and Mrs Bantnrer the Secretary of Air JamesM Wilson Mrs L Z Loiter Mrs Norman Williams Mrs XtaoilSenator Warren and Senator Bacon
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Britton Miss Stewart ofChicago Miss Marguerite Barbour hitsLillian Baxter Miss Ruth FSfttng MfesLillie Flniey Commander MelidanCommander White Lieutenant BowelLieutenant Bristol Lieutenant CalhounPaymaster Adee Captain JohnsonDavis Lieutenant Pratt LieutenantSultan Lieutenant Goetnafc LieutLacey Hale Lieutenant B sactoa sadLieutenant Alexander
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The Postxsaeter onsmUoJisaafc HHitchcock gars the fourth CaMnecdinnor of the seae in hoRN of the
last night at Rauecners Thdrawing room and dining room wereeffectively adorned with pink and whrtroses Del sanlax and a section ofMarine Band played during the evening
Mrs John S wife of GovernorHill of Maine a hostess fcr thePostmaster General who Is bachelor
In the invited to thChief Executive were Mrs Charles Anderson sister of Mrs Taft the Governor of Maine and Mrs Hill 3tr andMrs Charles S Bmoker of CoBaecticut Mr and Mrs 0so ss vK 8erkinof New Toxic Mr aad Jtcsr Jnmas JSporrow of Boston Mr and Mrs Albert Shaw of New York E J Statesbury of Philadelphia Frederick Car-penter secretary to the President MtJsMarion Oliver 3Bs Mabel BoardocuiMr and Mrs James X ShefDekt ofNew York Mr and Mrs Robert IBeekman of Providence Miss PhtttipMiss Hopkins John ofBaltimore Mrs Robert W PattersonFrederick Hale of Portland MBMr and Mrs CaUia of New YerkWashington ManGives Aftern Tea
The men of Washington society haveinaugurated a delightful custom thisseason of entertaining at afternoontheir functions rivaling the hospitality
entertainment has heretofore been preempted those quick toadvantage of the oIl was CaptSherwood A Cheney U S A whosetea in honor of Miss Ethel Rooseveltyesterday at ft oclock was one of themost successful young peoples attainof the winter
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The Thursday Evening Buehre Outmet at the home MrsThe members who attended IncludedMrs Lewis Newmyer Mrs Julie LuchsMrs Addle Sigmund Mrs SHBW Beesinger Mrs M Goldsmith and Mrsof Y rtc Pa
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