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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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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

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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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ed a few that ease to mind while thetypewriter ran There are rodders BOdoubt who eat double the roll

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

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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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In the Mail Bag

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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Miss Ethel Roosevelt Honor westin Oliver TodayBreakfast

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At IoAssistant Secretary of War

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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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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Postmaster Generali Gives Dinner f r Pretest

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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