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THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, T101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street by ‘Ihe Evening Star Newspaper Company S. H. KAUFFMANN, Prest. Bios thet ee New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ne age ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eit by carriers, on their own account. at 10 cents © week, or 44c. per month. Copies at the counter Brcents each, By Dall vanrwaere’ in. the United States or Canada—postage preoald--50 cents per ment! Saturday quintupl> Sheet Star, $1.00 ver year; with forel; raze added, $2.00. (Entered at the Bont omer a Washington. D. C., &s_second-ciass mail matter. ‘All mall abscriptioas must be paid in advarce. Bites of uirertiscae take ears os application. Part2 Che Fpening Siar , Pages 11-14 WASHINGTON, D. ©., TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. The way to reach the at- tention of those having money to spend is to use the advertising columns of The Star. 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The createst known remedy for dys Fepsia, billousness, Mver troubles, neural- Oe ; ‘ SOME SHARP CRITICISMS Vulnerable Points Sought im the Tawney Bill. ° Clerks Who Object to Some of the Sections in the Bill—Providing for Clerical Retirements, A clerk in the pension office writes The Star as follows in regard to the Tawney bill, as ftnally agreed on in the House sub- committee's report: “As a government employe of ten yeafs of service, I wish to appeal to my fellow clerks in the departments to resist the passage of the so-called Tawney bill. I am convinced that very many clerks are not aware of the truly odious features of this bill, which grants the power to tax our salaries, to an unlimited amount, without our consent, and which amount 99 of us out of every 1,000 clerks will never see again. By the pro- visions of this bill, as published in The Star on Friday last, the Secretary of the Treas- ury Is authorized July 1, 1896, and every year thereafter, to withhold from the salary of every governmental employe in the civil service 3 per cent of said salary, or so much thereof as the Secretary ‘may determine necessary for the purposes specified in the Pe “The late lamented inceme tax law was last_year pronounced unconstitutional for axing people receiving a salary of $4,000 2 per centum per annum, because it was a tax levied cn a particular class and was not uniform. But in this high-handed outrage called the Tawney bill a few thousand poor government clerks are tay ed, not only % per centum of their meager salaries, but the Secretary of the Treas: is given the power to tax them any amount of their salaries—10 per cent or 50 per cent of the salry—the Secretary's judgment being the sole and only criterion of the amount which we shall each year be taxed, in order to provide a living for a few long-service clerks. “If this absolute power of taxation to an unlimited amount, so given In this bill to the honorable secretary, over a par- ticular class of American Citizens ts not unconstitutional and despotic, then pray tell us what is, “Again, who will be placed on this an- nuity roll, or be retired, and when? “Take the blue book’ and figure out how mary employes in the executive depart ments (excepting those who have been en- listed men in the signal service or enlisted general service clerks) and see wnat a pr cious few will be eligible for retirement in any class on July 1, 140. Remember the age and continuous service must both come up to the standard, and in two classes above the clerk must be disabled from clerical labor by a disability not the result of vicious habits; all of which will require more proof than a soldier's clafm for en- ion under the ‘June’ act. I venture to Without fear of contradiction that in 1900 there will not be one clerk in one thousand employed in the Interior or Post the Office Departments that can get retired list. on An Alleged Discovery. “Then who the benefice: Smployes in the several executive departments who were tormerly general service clerks enlisted for service in the executive departments and mmbers of the signal service of the United States army’ Here is the milk in the co- coanut. Here is the ‘negro in the wood- pile.” The clerks of the pension bureau, patent office, land office, printing bureau. Post Office and other departments under the civil service law, are to be taxed an unlimited amount, in order to support for the balance of their lives a lot of super- annuated people, who directly after the war enlisted, either as general servic clerks for service in the executive depart- ments or as members of the signal servi of the United States army. Their num- bers on July 1, 1900, to go upon the an- nuity roll will be simply legion, and then, one ceases tc wonder that there is no limit to our taxation. “But the impression is among many clerk: that although we may not get upon th annuity roll, yet we will all be repaid what we have paid with interest. This is not so. I can assure you that not one clerk in a thousand who is taxed and who ceases to be a clerk before she or he is cligible for retirement will ever receive again the money taken from them under this bill. To prove this, read the bill. Who does it say shall be repaid? 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N.W., WASHINGTON, D.0. mb21-s,tu,th,te third, all clerks who have served over five consecutive years, but who are not eligible to retirement, who may be deprived of of- fice by a legislative enactment or ‘failure of Congress to appropriate money to pay their salaries, or by a necessary reduction of the force in their department. The above three classes are absolutely all who will ever be reimbursed without being placed on the annuity list. A Gruesome Aliernative. “In other words, the clerks who resign, or are dismissed, during their. first five years of service will be few and far be- tween; and if ever a clerk is deprived of his office, the letter of dismissal will never state that the ground of dismissal is on account of a legislative enactment, or the failure of Congress to appropriate salary or because of a reduction of the force; so that the only sure way to get your money back will be to die in service. “Now, it is probably true that nearly all clerks under the civil service have been in service over five years, or will have been by July 1, 1896, and therefore it cannot be disputed that should any of us having served five full years resign or be dismissed at any time after July 1, 1893, and before retirement by reason of old age or a decline of our mental or physical powers, or for any other cause (not attributable to the act or failure of oCngress or reduction of the force), the employe so resigning or being dismissed would lose every cent which this terrible Tawney bill had taken from him or her. “Brother clerks, awake to the danger which menaces you! If you wish to save your salaries from being confiscated for the benefit of those long service clerks, “‘wno were formerly general service clerks en- listed for service in the executive depart- ments and formerly enlisted members of the signal service of the United States army’ (the above is the language of the bilD, arouse yourselves. Circulate petitions against this iniquitous measure. Go and see your Senators and Representatives and get them to vote against it. Call meetings and pass protesting resolutions. Do all you can to defeat. this measure, which is so out- tageously unjust, and so violative not only of the United States C mstitution, but of every principle of right to the honest, hard- working and patriotic government em- ployes.”” A Vote by Clerks Suzgested An Indian office clerk makes the follow- ing reasonable suggestion: “The Star of today shows the Tawney bill favorably reported by a subcommittee. As an employe of the government of over twenty years standing, I would beg leave to suggest that it would be only just to the large number of clerks whose salary is to be taxed to obtain from them an sion of opinion, by vote, on the subje fere congressional action. I, with many others, do net consider the bill feasible, or at all desirable.” ill another clerk sends the following ob- Jections to the bill: “The object of the Tawney bill but the modus cperandi of accomplish its purpose is bad—unj for many re . equainted with the can de iperannuate might be dispensed if the gov wh Rood; ks wh th without 1 E ont of it fall proper alone? But suppose it is not the duty of the gov- ernment so much as the dut ernmental clerk to support uated, why should the anu amou: , more than th f the Americ nce his feilo- ; at charity, it should be the stipend syal? Is not $750 per annum enough for the maximum limit? There was a time when American manhood would have 1 the { 1 cf livitg at another's ex nse, and there are many of us tod: who feel no need of this bill in an feeling that we are hetter qualified to e our own affairs than one else ve for us. But if we must pay a pen- sion, is rot $750 enough? “Again, if this enforced-mutual elation is to have the s ry Tan who rece equal per cent of his for the time of jf ment, before hei: to allowance What kind of a scheme is this to tax ficw clerks to pension old ones who have en- d their salaries for a long time and e Never contributed to the fund? Is it r tw to keep partisans in of- shutting off competition for thei or_a trick to get something for 5? In the name of equity, let charity There is another objection. Suppose a clerk has paid into the common fund for ten . ana is discharged for so-called y should not he or she be en- titled to withdraw what they have the same as in case of. de. tion? A clerk is at the of his periors already; there. is aot for him, with a private in the army trial—not even by a drum-h; al; he must suffer the decre his superier in rank. Bee: hates him or is of different party, should he have the rignt to charge him with some- thing, and thereby ro) him of this enforced savings? The loss of American manhood makes this measure even plausible. If we must have it, let it be just and equitable. ——___ ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION. as the right of 1 court-mar- or edict of e this officer Every Kind of Work Shown to Which the Force Can Be Applied. The national electrical exposition, under the auspices of the National Electric Light Association, opened at the Grand Central Palace in New York last night. It was opened by the pressing of a golden key by Governor Morton, which sent out an elec- tric current that discharged cannons in San Francisco, New Orleans, St. Paul, Au- gusta, Me., and London, England, and from the roof of the exposition building. An immense gathering attended the opening. C. H. Wilmerding, president of the National Electric Light Association, introduced Mayor Wurster of Brooklyn as chairman. Mayor Wurster, after a brief speech, introduced Governor Morton, who spoke as follows: “Mr. President and Officers of the Na- tional Electric Exposition: I feel honored by the invitation which you have extended to me to release the electric current gen- erated by the power of the great cataract at Niagara, and in accordance with your wishes, I now declare this exposition duly opened.” A telegram was recelved from Mayor Taylor of San Francisco. W. H. Preece, who has charge of the land forces of Great Britain, telegraphed in an- swer to the signal given: “Wish your expo- sition every possible success. At the exposition there is not only the most brilliant exemplification of electric lighting, but a supplementary miscella- neous exhibition, which carries the display for interest and variety far beyond its predecessors. There are some 300 indi- vidual exhibitors, and these embrace, vir- tually, every branch of work to which electricity in any form has been applied. —+e+—____ Town Elections in Indiana. The town elections were held in Indiana yesterday, and as a rule a large vote was polled in all localities. At Knox, Winna- mac, Cosport, Albion, Monon, Linton and other towns there were democratic Rains. At Thornton and Spencer citizens’ tickets were elected, and in other sections there were republican gains. At Irvington ‘and Brightwood, suburbs of Indianapolis, the republicans’ tickets were elected, while paavahiville, another suburb, went demo- cratic, +o+—___ A New Counterfeit. A new courterfeit $5 national bank note on the First National Bank of Suffield, Conn., series of 1882, portrait of Garfield, has been discovered by the secret service officials. The courterfcit is a plain, “untint- ed photograph, and should not deceive. ihas on Cee HAIR = D eae pcatla 80 plensing to many people as marks of age, ‘ma be averted for a long time by using Hall's Hate Renewer. ap30 EFFECT OF CHEAP GAS Great Increase of Its Use Wherever the Price Has Been Reduced. Some Interesting Facts Gathered From Statisticul Statements in This Country and Great Britain. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Your correspondent “Gas Jet” is cor- rect in saying that cheapening the price of gas increases the consumption and ulti- maiely the profits of the gas companies. ‘This subject was discussed at the meeting of the Gas Lignt Association in 1800, and some important facts bearing on this poirt were stated by members of the asso- ciation. In quite a number of the cities the gas companies had made special ef- forts to induce the public to use gas for heating, cooking end for power, for which purposes they made a discount of from 25 to 33 per cent, besides furnishing gas stoves at cost, and in some cases renting them at a rate that would pay for them in five years, when they became the prop- erty of the gas consumers. In every in- stance the companies reported a great in- crease in the amount of gas sold and In- crease in their profits, One of the advan- tages to the companies was that it enabled them to utilize their plants during those hours when they would otherwise remain idle. In Columbus, Ohio, and several other cities the price was reduced 3 cents for heating and power, and the president of the Columbus company stated that 22'2 per cent of all their gas was used in the daytime, thereby increasing their output that much, and that it paid handsomely. He also sald that the gas companies ought to be liberal and generous and satisfy the public, which was @ great point to gain. Mr. Pearson, representing another company, confirmed these statements, and said that in conse- quence of reducing the price 50 cents per 1,0) they had in use at least 1,500 gas fires and stoves. Mr. Pratt of Des Moines, Towa, said they had reduced the price for heating 50 cents per 1,00), kept a stock of gas stoves on hand ‘and employed a lady to give lessons in cooking by gas, and found that It paid. ‘aber of Providence, R. 1, said that in New England the companies had got out more than 10,000 gas stoves by reduc- ing the price 50 cents for such use of the , and that the cutput of gas had been increased thereby from to 30 per cent. How different the course pursued by the gas com More than ten years ago T prop: to do the McUhenny, ever since. 5 that the law did not permit it to diserim- , to which I Hed that would not be a discrimination, all who chose could have it at the same and that if that was an objection ly change the law in y said: “Of course, shea but they did 9 until they were com- pelled to," and that is the spirit the com- any has manifested ever since, aud does inate in the price to customer re vident that with gas, as with uction in price causes 1 the consumption; and inas- gas works are almost uni- able of making much more gas than is u: ly made, this inerease in the quantity requires no ‘additional capital or increase of the plant, but merely the cost of the ailditio: al and labor, and, as I s ihenny, even thouh the 1 iditiotal gas sold at a reduced price might not be quite as much per 1,0 as on that sold for light, still what- ever profit they did makd on it would be so much clear gain much added to their other pro The above statements from the companies who have adopted the plan show conclusively that such is the result, and it is remarkable that this company and its friends in the Senate committee cannot or will not see it. Mut much stronger is the evidence which from the experience of the gas com- shusetts. In a statement before a committee of the 3 si legislature by Henry M. Whitney, and published In a supplement to the American Manufacturer and Iron World, I find a mass of data as to the Increase of the consumption of gas ‘in consequence of reduction In py From this I cull the fol- lowing facts, want of space precluding giv- ing the whole In the first place he gives a list of the neipal town in Massachusetts seventy-three In number, the amount of ga sold,the population, pricesumber of familie and the number of meters in each place. I four towns there was one meter to three familie in ten towns, 1 to in seven towns, 1 to 5; in_nine towns, 1 to 6; in eight towns, 1 to 7; in four towns, 1 to §; in one town, 1 to 9; fn ‘ten towns but one meter to each ten families, the amount of gus sold in the different towns varying ac- cordingly This, he says, is due to the difference in the price charged for gas, and he proves it much as the ve ca pr by comparing Lowell, where gas is sold for $1.06 with Fall River, where the price ts Lowell supplies. al Dracut and ksbury, in all a population of 0,000, and one-haif of all the families are supplied with gas, while in Fall River, which has a population of § only one in seven six- tenths of the families use the gas! Could anything be more instructive as to the beneficial effect of reduction in price? In like manner he compares other towns ard cities in Massachusetts with Lowell, and shows that, taken as a whole, not over one family in fifteen, if more than one in twenty, use the gas. He adds: ‘They have never been customers, and under existing conditions and circumstances never can be. The reason is apparent. It Is because gas is so high.” Now.turning to Great Britain,the illustra- tion is still stronger. In a publication en- titled ‘An Analysis of the Accounts of the Principal Gas Undertakings in England, Scotland and Ireland for 1893,” the latest at hand, the following is shown: ze 88) 83 ssotrinstioy —“TO;I8T ezorrineuo) “WOH eT -euoryosodio Twd}oyuOK a 10 “yay ayqna arpuay sed v}1q In Glasgow there is a meter to every five of the population, which mears that prac- tically every family is supplied with gas, ard Glasgow has a large population of werking people. In 18% Manchester, which has a population of 505,KM), about the same as Boston, actually sold 3,536,680,000 feet of gas, and Halifax, England, with a popula- tion of 94,000, sold 627,141,009, while Cam- Lridge, Mass., with about the same popula- tion as Halifax, sold but 142,000,000, only about one-fifth as much. At the hearing before the House commit- ; the cost of the gas delivered at the burner tee Mr. McIIhenny complained that there were only 26,400 consumers of gas in the city. The total output of gas was about 900,- 000,000 feet, of which the government uses one-fourth, as stated at the former hearing, thus leaving 650,000,000 feet that the citizens used. The police census of 18% gives the population of Washington city as 212,000, which shows that but one in eight use the gas, while in Lowell one in every two fam- ilies use it, and, as shown by the above ta- ble, the proportion In Great Britain of those who use the gas is much greater than with uv The simple fact that there the average price is sixty cents, while here it is more than twice as much, accounts for the dif- ference. If gas was furnished here gt any- where near the price charged over there, the consumption would be more than doubled, and the company would make a handsome profit on the increased output. Finally, taking the cities of Cambridge, Charlestown, East Boston, Lynn, and other cities adjoining, with a’ population alto- gether of 20,000 more than Manchester, and they sold, all told, 581,000,000, or less ‘than one-sixth as much as Manchester. In fact, Manchester sends out more gas than the entire state of Massachusetts! And thé dis- proportion is even greater in other parts of the United States than {t is in Massachu- setts. This disproportion in the amount of gas sold there and here ts due to the difference in price and to nothing else; for as every intelligent person knows, the citizens of the United States indulge in luxuries and live far more extravagantly than do the people in European countries. Our people would use far more if sold at a fair pric: fer, as the president of one of the compa- nies said at their annual meeting, “Th idea of using gas for fuel is a popular one, and the public would be giad to so use it if furnished at a reasonable rate.” It ts astonishing, in view of these indis- putable facts, that the company here and its friends do not see how much better it would be, both for the company and the public, to reduce the price cf gas, espectal- ly when, as shown by their own figures, is but seventy cents, thus enabling them to sell gas at $i and realize a clear profit of thirty cents per 1,000, or 43 per cent! It is very short-sighted policy, and will ultimately ‘result in one of two. things— either in the establishment of a rival com- , or better still, the condemnation of ir plant, not at their fictitous estimate, but at its real value; for when it comes to a condemnation, they alone will not be permitted to fix the price. The experience of Glasgow is specially in- structive. In 1890 the ity bought the gas plant at a cost of $ 2,500, and has since paid $3,000,009 for improvements and ex- tensions, by which {t supplies adjoining places, in all, 656,000 inhabitants, and though the price was reduced from $1.14 to sixty-two cents, the profit from the gas in 1s Was $147,500, ‘othing could better show the benefits of reduction in price and municipal owner- ship. W. C. DODGE. eee FATAL GASOLIN OSION, Six Persons Killed Last Evening at Cincinnati, The five-story building at 420 and 432 Wal- nut street, Cincinnat!, was blown to pieces by an explosion of gasoline last evening. Six persons are known to be dead and eleven injured. Of the dead but two had been iden- tifled last night. The list of casualties then made up is as follow: Dead—R. A. Davis, manager of the Colum- bia Carrlage Company, at Hamilton, Ohio, instapgly, killed, thirty years old, married: Adolph Drach; proprietor of saloon, head crushed ani body and limbs badly broken, forty-six years old, married; four uniden- tified. Injured— street, badl . S. Wells, 44 and 46 Harrison crushed; H. E. Hulwick, thirty- th street, right shoulder ‘prizes, twenty-one, co Ht t, face and hands badly s Willard E. Cook, rty-8ix years, Avond: right arm d, cut over eye; iney W. Johnson, thirty-three years, barkeeper at Fey's, cut in back of head and over eye; J. B. Ward, twenty-nine, single, Toledo race horse man, cut with glass in knee at Gibson House en- trance; Barbara Huddselman, forty-four years, domestic at Fey's, dust and sand in both Emil Drach, three years old, right arm broken, cut over e: Peter Burns, Charles Spiller, John McCart The ground story of Walnut street was occupied by A. C. Drach as a saloon. He owned that part of the building, and the other was owned by M. Goldsmith. The first floor of the building at 480 Walnut street was occupied by a saloon run by Louis Fey. The upper floors of the fiv. story building were occupied as flats. It not known how many people were in the flats or how many were in the saloon, but none escaped, as the building immediately collapsed. ‘There was no fire to consume the debris anti make certain death of all in the build- ing, but the dust and dirt continued flying for a long time so densely that the work of rescuing the victims proceeded with great difficulty, although the police and fire de- partments rallied heroically to the work. ‘The saloons were said to be quite full of people. One of the barkeepers who was not on duty at the time and escaped lived in one of the upper flats, and was wild with grief, because he knew that his wife and four chil: dren were in the ruins. One of his children was recovered dead soon afterward. The explosion was ised by a gasoline engine used as a motive power in generating electricity for use in the building. Last night was the first time the engine had been put in active operation. It was put in two weeks ago, and had been experimented with for several days past. At the time of the explosion Mr. Drach was superintending the filling of the reservoir. Beyond that no in- formation as to how the explosion occurred can be had. The explosion occurred at 7:45 o'clock, and was followed by the collapse of the building, the roof and upper stories crushing in a heap. The side walls, which are walls also of adjoining bulldings, stood, and pictures were discernible hanging on the walls of what a moment before had been a happy home. A street car passing the front of the building was stopped dead still, the trolleys broken off, the windows shattered, and the roof demolished. None of the passengers were badly hurt. The building 1s just opposite the Gibson House, and there was almost a panic in that crowded hostelry. ——-- see. METHODISTS, AFRICAN Assembling of the General Confer- ence at Wilmington, N. C. The general conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church convened at Wilmington, N. C., yesterday morning in St. Stephen's Church, with over 1,000 delegates, alternates and visitors present. Every state except Maine, New Hampshire and Ver- mont is represented. There are delegates also from Nova Scotia,Sierra Leone, Liberia, Bermuda, San Domingo, Hayti and Dem- erara. Fifty annual conferences in the United States are represented, this confer- erce being quadrennial. Bishop Turner called the conference to order. Bishop Tanner conducted the serv- ices. ‘The conference reassembled at 5 p.m., with Bishop Turner in the chair. Rev. L. H. Reyrolds of Galveston was chosen secre- tary, with seven assistants. There was service and a session last night. Eight bishops are present. The conference will continue about three weeks. The bishops to be elected will be chosen next week. —— 10s Seeking New Markets, The proposed trip to South America by a | party of representative manufacturers, in | response to invitations extended by the Ar- gentine, Brazilian and Uruguayian govern- ments, has been taken in charge by the Na- | tional Association of Manufacturers, whose headquarters are in Philadelphia, and the | party Is now being made up. President | Theodore C. Search of the National Asso- ciation has announced that the preliminary | arrangements haye been made, the itinerary planned, And the date of departure set for July 1, c A LEAP YEAR FESTIVAL Formal Opening of the New Hall of the Saengerbund. The Whole Building Thrown Open to the Guests—Interesting Exercises —A Big Crowd Present. The beautiful new hall at the Saenger- bund club house, 314 C street, was inau- gurated last evening under most favorable auspices. It was the opening night of the leap year festival instituted by the lady friends of the organization for the purpose of assisting in liquidating the heavy ex- penses the club has sustained in improving their club house. That the organization has legions of friends is attested by the crowd in attendance. The building is large enough for all ordinary occasions, but its capacity was taxed to the extreme limit last evening. It was specially decorated for the occasion, and presented a most attrac- tive appearance. Arches of evergreens spanned the entrance and prepared the visitors for the beautiful sights within. The ertire building was thrown open to guests, but the speelal objects of attraction were the new hall on the first floor and the bowling alleys in the basement. The hal! vas lined with highly ornamental booths and lavishly decorated with flowers, plants ard evergreens. A mammoth iluminated lyre, the insignia of the society, oc the place of honor at the front of the The Opening Exercises. ‘The exercises began shortly after o'clock, when the singing members of the society marched into the hall, headed by Donch's Band, and, making their way to the stage, sang “Greet Thee, God.” as an opening chorus. An address was then made by Mr. Simon Wolf. He congratulated the society on the possession of such a lovely home, and regretted the unavoidable ab- sence of t president, Mr. Frank Claudy, who had been called away to Chicago by the illness of his wife. Mr. Wolf said he knew he voiced the sentiment of all present in ishing her a speedy return to health. He referred to the many beautiful features of the hall and building, dedicated, as they were, to music and song, and expressed the hope and conviction that they would long survive for the benefit of their present music-loving eccupants and their descend- ants. He closed his remarks by a formal declaration that the fair was open. An aria from Tannhauser, “You Dear Hall,”” was excellently rendered by SM. B. Whitesell, after which the Saengerbund sang the chorus, “The Hymn of Unity,” by Frank Van der Stucken. The prog: clesed with the y Mr. Jos. lgnon of a deal. 'y poem written by Mr. Frank Claudy. Prof. William Waldecker conducted the choruses, and played the ac- companiments in his usual masterly Baron Thielmann, the German amba! or, and the Baroness Thielmann were | among the early visit They showed a friendly interest in the affair, and made | themselves popular with the ladies by the liberal purchases. The baron gave a bouquet to each of the ladies in charge of the various | booths, and he gave one to Miss Whitesell | for her solo. He was also a distinguished guest at an informal supper given in the private dining room by the officers of the society, at which Mr. Wolf presided, in the absence of President Claudy. Officers of the Festiva! s The officers of the festival are: F. Claudy, president; Mrs. H. Donch, Mrs. H. Klinge, Mrs. R. F. De Grain, Mrs. A. Lerch, Mrs. A. Lepper, Mrs. F. Escherich, vice preei- dents; W. F. Myers, secretary; Chas. 1), mer, treasurer; and the following executi committee: John Waldman, chairman; R. Brauner, A, Daetz, Chas. Dismer, Lou! Dorr, A. Eberly, F. Escherich, L. Faber, P. Havenstein, Chr. Heurich, A. Joer: Karr, H. Klinge, A. Lepper, W. F. Mye 9. Wehner, Simon Wolf, Karl nder. In Charge of the Booths, The booths were in charge of the follow- ing-named ladie: Confectionery stand—Mrs, H. Donch, Mrs. J. Colignon, Mrs. C. Donch, Miss Minnie Meyers, Miss Carrie Waldkoenig, Miss M Melick, Mre. Ed. Sander and Mrs. Auracher. Fancy stand—Mrs. De M. De Grain, M L. Lereh, Mrs. G. Schmid, Miss M. H. feld, Miss S. Krumke, Miss C. Zander, Miss L. Isemann. Fish pond—Mrs. A. Lepper, L. Auracher, Mrs. A. Lerch, Miss R. Huck, L. Lerch, Misses M. and C. Auracher and Mrs, Lerch. Flower stand—Mrs. Sauberg, Mrs. Mar- shall, Mrs, Freise, Mrs. Fiesse, and Mrs. Court. Paddle stand—W. Berens, jr.. O. Borch- arding, F. Altrup, A. Lepper, A. F. Joerss, G. Lohrer, H. Leonhardt, F. Rebstock. E. Gundersheimer, G. Beveridge, C. meyer, G. Fritsch, W. Lehman, S. J. Waldman, W. Suess el Fancy stand No. 2 s L. Klinge, Mrs. F. Escherich, Miss J. Klinge, Mrs. W. F. Meyer, Miss M. Magee, Miss Ida Vollad and Miss O. Neuhaus. Lemonade stand—Mrs. Brandes, Mrs. Buehler, Mrs. Schlever, Mrs. Collins, M. Weber and Mrs. Rennell. s, Post office—Miss Clara Donch, Miss Schlotterbeck, Miss Louisa Donch, Miss Mamie Thomas and Mrs. Louisa Thomas. The National Rifles were the special guests of honor last evening, and they played their part well. This’ evening it is expected that the Platdeutscher Verein, the Columbia Turn Verein, the Columbia SCAVENGER LIVER. Your Liver Will Cleanse Your System if It’s Kept Well. Your lver is a storehouse and a scavenger. 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