Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avcaus, Cor. lith 8, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. RAUFFMANN, Pres't. Few York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star fs served to subscribers ta the ity by carriers, on their own a x} per week, om 44 certs per mont! counter 2 cents ench. By mail- United States or Canada—pestaze Per meoth. z Saturday Qcintuple Sheet Star, §1 per Fear, with forelgn pestage added. $3.C0. (Entered at the Posi ofice at Washingtya, D. C. as second-cla. 3 mail matter.) TF All mail subscriptions must be pald In advance. Rates of odvertising de known on application. OCTOBER 25, 1897—FOURTEEN PAGES Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has no rival as an advertising med- ium, SUPREME COUNCIL More Members of the Highest Scot- tish Rite Body. —— REMOVAL OF GRAND ORIENT Change of Title of Bodies and Officers. see THOSE IN CON eee Great interest is felt among the members of the erder concerning the meeting of the Su Council of Severcign Grand In- i and last oreme ates, their territories and depe which, as stated in ‘The Star of begins to- merrow morning in Scottish Rite Hall, Nes. #08 and 910 Pennsylvania avenue. ‘The most important question to come be- fore the council at this session, it is be- lieved, is that which relates to the re- and Orient. Since 1807 New had the distinction of be- ers, the place from which all balustres, decrees and official docu- ments borne date. Many members are of opinion that this, the capital city of the government, whose formative princi- $s enter so largely into its own make-up, 1 over the whole of whose domain they claim Masonic jurisdiction, should be the seat of thelr supreme councils’ power, its Grand Orient, and it is said to be very likely thet the question will be decided in favor of Washington. Another matter of no inconsiderable mo- ment to be submitted for the counct!’s ac- tion is that relating to an abbreviated form or a change of titles of the various officers and subordinate bodies of the rite. illustrious Brother George Gibson of this city is a member of the standing commit- tee on constitution and by-laws, which was irstructed at the last annual session to prepare and present such a form for ap- proval. Tonight in the hall of the rite, 908 and 910 Pennsylvania avenue, the 2ih degree will be exemplified on a large class of can- tes before the officers of the Supreme moval of its York city h ing its headqua The Star printed sketches of many of the members of the council, and some of these not included there are as follows: W. W. Carpenter. and Marshal of the Camp W. W. Car- was born in Lyndon, Vt., March 22, went to Massachusetts in > enlisted the 16th Massa . that left E , returning altham, Feb tive in the ever s exalted yaltham Royal Arch C ter January 18, 157; created K. T. In Newtonville, ing from the he organized honor- Council, men:be € eZ . mas- Princes of lieutenant of Massa- and $4; Ill. Com- and "94; inin- state grand orator in the dy i ; #rand master of the preme Council, 18% to 18d nander-in-chief of story of Massachusetts deput Cons n, commander-in-chief of of Minnesota, is a s n and broker in Min- made a Masen in Aledo . No. edo, IL, in 1880; a Royal Mason in St. John’s Chapter, No. 9, «a Knight Templar in No. Minneapolis, in James H. Curtin. 1885, and received all the sublime degrees 4f Scottish Rite Masonry from the 4th to ‘The 22d in 1886, and was made a sovereign grand inspector general, 33d and last de- gree, June 1, 1887. Was T. P. G. M. of Minneapolis Loége of Perfection two terms, and then elected illustrious commander-in- chief of the Grand Consistery of Minnesota, which position he has held three years. | James H. Curtin was raised to the sub- lime degree of Master Mason February §, 1881]. im Cumberland Star Lodge, No. 1! Carlisle. Pa., and affiliated with St. Cecil Lodge, No. 568, New York city, February 2, 1x2, becoming its master in December, 184; took the R. A. degree in Standard Chapter. No. 252, in March, 1892; affiliated with Corinthian Chapter 159, May, 1894, and was elected high priest in 1806. June 10, 1896, he Gag we a member of Columbian Council, No_ fT; was knighted April 19, 1892; affiliated with Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 36, March 19, 1806, and was elected com- mander May 1886, and re-elected May Took the A. and A. 8. Rite de- Shakinah Lodge of Perfection, coklyn, and affliated with the New York = in January, 1893; was elected Most » of Lafayette Chapter, Rose Croix, in "86 and ’97, and illustrious com- mander of Manhatian Council, of Kadosh for three terms. He became a 33d degree member January 20, 1893; was appointed deputy for the state of New York O-tober 4, ISM. and elected an active member of the Supreme Council October 28, 189 Lucius B. Hinman, deputy for the state of Connecticut, was porn in Kent, Con . 182i. At the age ef ten he was piaced with his uncle upon a farm, where he remained till October, 1841, when he t to Illinois, where ne lived twenty-six years. In the spring of 1856 he went to Kansas, and took an active part in the war < and was present at the ‘king and burning of Lawrence by Quan- band of ruffians. Losing all he pos- , he returned to Illinois, and raised ums of money, focd and ciothing for titute women and children of Law- besides making a large number of speecnes for ‘free Kansas,” which induced hundreds of citizens to emigrate to that territory. A few years later he returned to state. October 31, 1887, he joined L. B. Hinman. Hiram Lodge, No. 1, of New Haven, and re- ceived all the cegrees of chapter, council and commandery in that city: was a charter member of the Quinnipiac bodies of the A. and A. S. Rite, under the Supreme Council for the United States, when they organ- ized in New Haven, and has filled most of the chairs in the same; was elected a 33d at the meeting of the Supreme Council in New York city, October, 1895, and appoint- ed deputy for the state of Connecticut at the same time. Deputy Poweil S. Laws was born in n New York city August 17, 1829. In April, 1849, he went to California by way of Cape Horn. After working in the mines a few years, he located in Sacramento. where he has resided ever since. He took the Blue Lodge degrees in Sacramento Lodge, No. 40, in 18M), and was elected master in 1865. Received the chapter degrees in Sacra- mento Royal Arch Chapter, and elect- ed high priest in 1871. In 1874 was elected and. ster of the Grand Couneil of Select Musters of California; in 1865 the Order of the Red Cross was con- ferred upon him, the orders of Knights Templar and of Malia in 1866, and in 1874 was elected commander of Sacramento Command Ne He took thirty-two errees of the A. and A. rite in the southern jurisiiction, and was a member of the Grand Consistory of California until 18S4, when he asked for and received his from a y ‘ook the oath of fealty . Rite for the United § the -hirty-tnird ‘ebruary , Sst. three yea of the G r of that nd jurisdiction to the A. and ates of America in is} unl Chap- ate: has an Od member of t seventeen mento Ming memibersi in vart other ©: George Gibson. Deputy George Gibson is of Scotch-Irish parentage. He was born in the north of Ireland September 4, 1839, and was brought by his parents to America in 1844; was ed- ucated in the public schools and learned the trade of printing in Baltimore, Mé.; came to Washington in 1862, and embarked in the printing business with his brother John, under the firm name of Gibson Brothers. A few years later his eldest brether, William, became 4 member of tho firm, which is still in existence, a book- bindery having been added to their print- ing establishment. He was made a Mason in Federal Lodge, No. 1, in 1866, and is a life member thereof. In 1867 he received the capitular degrees in Columbia R. A. Chapter, No. 1, of which he is a life mem- ber; is also a member of Washington Coun- cil, No. 1, Royal and Select Masters. In 1878 he received the degrees of select ani most excellent architect in King Solomon’s Lodge, S. and M. E. A.; was knighted in Columbia Commandery August 25, 1871, and elected treasurer of the commandery December 17, 1875, and served one year; Was again elected treasurer December 20, 1877, and honored by re-election for eleven consecutive years, when December 20, 1889, he was relieved of the duties of treasurer end elected eminent commander, which of- fice he filled during 1990. He ts, and has tees, a member of the finance committee and also a life member of the commandery was one of the triennial committee for the great triennial conclave in Washington in 1889, one of the executive committee of ten, and chairman of the printing coz mittee; is an honcrary member of St. Jobn’s Commandery, No. 4, of Philadelphia; & member and one of the stewards of the Masonic Veteran Association of the Dis- trict of Columbia; received the degree of the A. and A. Scottish Rite In May, 1893; was elevated to the thirty-third and last degree October 9, 1893; appointed deputy for the District of Columbia October 25, 1898, which position he still holds, and in October, 1896, was elected and crowned an active member. SB A. H. S. Davis. Maj. A. H. S. Davis, director of printing for the Supreme Courcil, is a native of Farmington, Me., where he learned the art of printing. He received a common school und academical education. At the breaking out of the war he was appointed paymas- ter’s clerk; at its close was transferred to the bureau of referred claims, paymaster general's office, as auditing clerk. In June, 1969, he resigned, having purchased the Farmington Chronicle, of which he was the editor and publisher until February 5, 1875, when poor health compelled him to dispose of the. paper, and he returned to Washing- ton; was proof reader in the government printing office when John D. Defrees was made public printer, and appointed him foreman of printing, which position he held untH 1881; was Washington correspondent of the Kansas City Journal and Minneapo- lis Tribune for several years, and is the author of various works of fiction, personal and historical reminiscences. October 1873, Gov. Sidney Perham of Maine ap- pointed him military secretary on his staff, with the rank of major, and he was reap- pointed by Gov. Nelson Dingley, jr., who steceeded Gov. Perham; was delegate to the national republican convention in Phil- adelphia that renominated President Grant, and a member of the committee on resolu- tions. He was made a Master Mason in Bethlehem Lodge, Augusta, Me., in 1850; received the council, chapter, Royal Arch and Knights Templar degrees in Washin, ton, as also the Scottish Rite degrees from the 4th to the 32d, and was the first thrice potent grand master of Columbia Lodge of Perfection, No. 1. At the present time he is assistant superintendent and chief clerk of the street sweeping department of this city. Wm. M. Ingraham. Deputy Wm M. Ingraham was born in Cleveland, Ohio, July 9, 1542. In early life he moved to New Bedford, Mass.; went to sea on long voyages until outbreak of the civil war; se as licutenant in thi Massachusetts Infantry, ent to St. Augustine same year Was made a Mason in St. Joh 5th Army r in 1865, and that Lode 0. 12; was mastcr of Ancient C Ledge, No. 76, in 1866-67. St. John's Lo became defunct in 1868. Ancient Cit charier was returned in 1888, and Ashlan Lodge instituted the same year, of which he is now a member. He is a past chan lor commander K. of P., past master work- man A. O. U. W., and past post commander G. A. R. He received the thirty-third d gree June 1, 1887, and was appointed dep- uty. for Florida during the present year. Edward R. Campbeli. Maj. Edward R. Campbell, thrice potent grand master of Columbia Lodge of Per- fection, No. 1, District of Columbia, was born in Londonderry, Vt., January 1845, where he resided on a farm, and re- ceived the advantages of district schools vntil the spring of 1862. At the age of seventeen years he enlisted in a Vermont regiment of volunteers, and served in the “Old Vermont Brigade.” He performed honorable service, and was mustered out at the close of the war. In 1868 he received all the blue lodge degrees in Lafayette Ledge, Cavendish, Vt., where he then re- sided; in 1869 he removed to Fitchburg, Mass., and affiliated with Charles W. More Lodge of that city; in 1877 he returned to his native state, located in Brandon, and affiliated with St. Paul Lodge, Ne. 25; in E. J. Pullman. 1879 he was exalted in Farmers’ Chapter, R. A. M., Brandon; in 1882 he received the keen for several years, one of the trus- | Temple degrees in Killington Commandery, Rutland. He has taken ali the Scottish Rite degrees from the fourth to the thirty- second, in the four bodies of the order, in this city. In 1883 was appointed to a clerkship in the Interior Department, and at the present time is a principal examin- er: in the bureau of pensions. In 1889 he was commissioned as major in the District of Columbia National Guard, which office he now holds. He is alse a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and Sons of Veterans. ? a. J. Pullman was Horn in Chautauqua county, New York. Until past twenty-one years of age he assisted on his father’s farm. Received early education in country schools. After obtaining his majority. studied at Oberlin College and Northwest- ern State Normal Schdol of Pennsylvania, supporting himself by teaching. His teaching was confined fo the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, where he held high reputation as a disciplinarian. In 1863-64 was principal of the public school ef Sherman Village, N. ¥., in which academic branches. were taught. In 1: he came to Washington, and participated in the second campaign for President Lin- coIn in Pennsylvania, and = afterw served a short time as clerk in the ordnance bureau, when he resigned. He finally learned the art of photography, which he carried on successfully some twenty-five years. In 18° connecting the sinéss of phutographic supplies with allery business, it soon grew to such an extent that he abandoned the portrait branch. While carrying on his busin 1881, he began the reading of law, came a student in the National Univers Law School, graduated in 1884 and was admitted to the District har. Was made a Mason in Lafayette Lodge in July, 1891; took the Royal Arch degree in Lafayette Chapter, August 25, 1891; was knighted in Washington Commande: December 9, 1891; made a noble of the Mystle Shrine April 20, 1898; took a!l the Scottish Rite de- gices, from fourth to thirty-second, in this city, in January, 1895, and is the present S. P. G. M. of Columbia Council, Princes of Jerusalem. . McLaughlin. John McLaughlin, M.. W. of Columbia Chapter of Rose Croix, Washington, D. C., is a native of Maine, and has followed the sea since he was twelve! years of age. He évehtually enlisted in thé navy, and for the past_sixteen years has been a boatswain in Uncle Sam's service. In his travels around the world he heard-<o much about Masonry and saw demonstrated so many of its teachifigs, that he determined to be- come a Mason at the: first opportunity September 10, i881, he was made a Master Mason, in Dawson Loége, No. 16, of this city. This gave him a desire to know more of the mysteries and teachings of the order, but being ordered to a foreign station he was unabl y out his determination until rua when he became a member of the Scottish Rite bodies working in Washington under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council for’the United States. He has filled various offiees in thesé bodies, and is now the presiding officer of Columbia Chapter. At a recent general election he was clected to receive the thirty-third de- gree, which will probably be conferred on him by the Supreme Council at this session. Samuel G. Eberly. Samuel G. Eberly, thirfy-third, ts a Penn- sylvanian by bir He was engaged in business for a number; of years in Wil- msport, with Peter Herdic, the mitlion- aire lumberman and inventor of the Herdic coaches; in I8S0 he remioved to Washking- ton, D. C., and or! og the Herdic Phae- ten Company, which continued prosperously under his direct management until the first of last April, when upon the death of the principal shareholder ef the corpora tion, the administrators of the estate were required to close Gut the institution, and he is now acting as their agent to close tne busin From boyhood he conceived a faverable opinion of Free Masonry, and be- a member of the fr: at as age Fi April made a Mason in Ivy Lodge, and March 9, 2 R. A. in Ly. 222, of the same ured his dimits and Lodge, No. 15, October 1, 1883, and 2, June 12, December 13, 1832, was created a Knight Templar in Washington Command- ery, No. 1, and December 4, 1893; created a sublime prince of the Royal Secret in the A. A. S. R. for the United States, holding in Washington, D. C.; crowned a thirty- third October 22, 1895, and elected an ac- tive member of the Supreme Council Oc- tober 27, 1896. He has been a zealous work- er in the rite and taken an active part in building up the bodies in this jurisdiction. Was elected grand commander of Colum- bia Council, Knights: Kadosh, No. 1, two years ago, which office he still holds. exalted to the dez coming R. A. Chapter, place; 5 : affiliated Was in < ington, D.C. ington R. A. Chapter, No. —— —. . FOUNDING ‘COLGNIES. Eugene V. Debs’ ‘Scheme of Socinl Demoeracy. Arrangements have been perfected by Richard J. Hirton, chairman of the col- onization commission‘of Emgene V. Debs scheme of social demooracy, for the trans- fer to the commission of 350,000 acres of lard in Cumberland and Fefttress counties, Tennessee. Before ‘leaving the city for Chicago Saturday, Col, Hinton talked about the plans made by the originators of this scheme. “The Tennessee colony. will be the first organized by the soeial democracy,” he said. “Next year it is the purpose to open similar colonies in Idaho and Washington. indeed, it is my intention while in the west to conclude arrangements for the colonies in those states as well as for that of Ten- nessee. The land which we have acquired in Tennessee cost ‘$1,750,000. The Kentucky ‘Trust Company supplied the commission with the mcney with which\the purchase was made, the company accepting the com- mission's bonds for $2,000,000. This will leave us a margin of $250,000 with which to inaugurate the colony. “In establishing. thé Tenessee colony we shall make no effort to “secure political control of the state, but.we, shall make that effort through the. ¢oionits which we will establish inthe’ wegtern states. Our purpose in Tennessee ill simply be to prove that in a favoral location in one of the older states homes ‘afd security can be obtained by wage-earners under a sys- | tem of collective ownership of lands, trans-'| | portation facilities and the machinery of production. “Colonists for the settlement are now be- ing organized among the coal and iron werkers of northern Alabama. A smati body of picked men will soon be on the ground to prepzre shelter for the colonists and to provide means for support. When reacy the main colony will march from Birmingham to the reservation. By early summer next year we shall have a thou- sand families located. A corps of experts will leave Washington in a few days to make a tharough investigation of the prop- erty. The corps will comprise an architect, a builder, an agricultural editor and a practical farmer, an economic chemist, 2 botanist and a geologist. All the resources of the territory we have acquired will be carefully noted, so that complete and ac- jcurate information may be given to the pubiic. “The preperty is worth far more than we paid for it, and as soon as the colonists are settled upon it its value will be at least doubled, perhaps trebled. The sur- plus wealth which we create will he de- posited with the company which furnished us the money to start the enterprise. Every member of the community will re- ceive for ris labor, no matter what ils ne- ture may be, a labor check, which he may either cash or exchange fcr gocds cf the community, as he may sce fit. The plans fer a central village have already been prepared. “In brief, the idea which we will velop is similar to that upon whi Shakers are organized, except tha organization is political and theirs ligious.”” —— ACADEMY OF FORTY. Its Members Discuss Health. At a meeting of the Academy of Forty in Wimodaughsis parlors Thursday even- ing the subject under discussion was “Health; Can We Obtain It and Retain 1t?” Miss English, director. Miss English opened in the affirmative. She advocates abstinence from all stimu- lants, including tea, coffee and meats. and a@ mocerate diet cf grains, vegetables and fruits, carefully selected with reference to individual needs; pure air, ample exercise, thorough bathing, a clear conscience, a cheerful dispesition and an absolute faith in the supremacy of mind over matter. She closed with quoting the following rules from a well-known author: “Drink less, breatho more; cat less, chew more; ride less, walk more; clothe less, bathe more; worry less, werk more; waste less, give the Laws of ‘more; write less, read more; preach less, practice more.”” Miss Garst believed that the immunity of great surgeons from the anesthetics they use and the noxious odors they meet lies largely in the absolute mental suprem- acy they maintain over disease and concen- tration upon the case in hand. She gave striking illustrations. Miss Gillett thought it an even question as to whether the mind was itself ma- terial or the body spiritual, and gave illus- trations of mental disorder and insanity from disease, and mental cures from re- stored physical health. Miss Holmes had found no_ mental panacea for physical suffering, and wished health were contagious. Miss Saunders had not touched medicine for ten years; had learned how mental conditions caused disease, and how their correction removed it. From a fever sore on the hp to a bunion on the foot, ail were removable, curable, preventable by health- ful mentai action. Mrs. Snyder most eloquently deciared the control ef the spirit over all human ills. Evil thoughts poison, good thoughts renew and give nutrition to the bod Mrs. Spencer had that morning gone into the college hall to be reminded by a weatth of fragrance and bloom that y years had gone over her head. She refused to believe it, and students faced her with two encyclopedias to prove it. Why, at sixteen she expected to die soon; at thirty she was afraid she wouldn’t, and now she intended and expected to live forever. It all de- pends on the point of view. A puny, sickl; feeble child, not considered worth ‘raisins, she had come in contact with a grand, heroic soul that had struck the chords akened the imprisoned nature it free. ves that the mind, proceding on ion from the great First Cause, preates and forever recreates the spirit ual body, and for earthly uses the mate- rial body, and tenderly nourishes and cher- ishes both. Can we, can the human race, obtain, maintain and retain health? A thousand times, yes! Mrs. Chisholm thought while evil forms of life were permitted to perpetuate them- selves it would take many generations to restore human health. eee Mr. Atherton’s Supersensitiveness. To the Editor of The Evening Star: The news item published in your Satur- day issue does me so serious an injustice that I am compelied to request the courtesy cf your columns for a response in my own defense. I do not believe The Star would gratui- tously lend its columns to the encourag: ment of annoyances of the nature com- plained of, yet the inference is directly ccnveyed that ill-bred boys and young men may with impunity indulge in such un- seemly conduct at the expense of so-called ovel ve persons. The “descriptive terms” “Rubber and “Slim Jim,” men i s puted to me in the article, were not once made use of by me; but were introduced by those prejudiced against tMe cuse, and as could be plainly discerned were uttered in a spirit of m vs contempt. The de- fendants were not spoken of as “naughty boys,” for the simple reason that they are both young men, the oldest of whom is twenty years of age. The statement “they fared me in the face in a (mos mani "was not made as a sp charge for which they should he amenable, in which attitude, however, am placed by your reporter; but mark was elicited by a denial of one of the defendants that he saw me Neither was there any reference made by me or any one present as to my being “given the merry ha ha; but I did state that only on the previous (Friday) afterncon I had been hallooed after by a gang until I was be- yond hearing, and expressed the determina- tion that, if continued, I would have a case in court against several of them. If the case cited were the initial cccur- rence of this kind, 1 might in all propriety be regarded as “‘supersensitive” in seeking redress through the court; but the ridicule and disrespect which the article confers upon me is a grave injustice when it is understood that this case is but the cul- mination of a series of most irritating an- noyances and indignities which have been persistently and relentlessly heaped upon me by the various “gangs” of this neigh- borhood and vicinity, regardless of time or place, and whether alone or accompanied by my family, extending over a period ap- rroximating a year. The truth of this assertion, as well as the exercise of due leniency, and my reluctance to precipitate an unenviable “newspaper” notoriety by recourse to judicial proceed- ings, are amply attested by complaints which have been made to Lisutenant Ver- non at headquarters; to Assistant District Attorney Pugh; to Assistant Superintend- ent Gage of the public schools; to former Lieutenant Teeple of this. precinct, the public chastisement of one offender who in- sulted me in company with my family, and by the more than half dozen cases in which prosecution was withheld through the im- portunities and assurances of parents. In’ this connection, I should like to re- quest the gentleman who was present on Rhode Island avenue and 1ith street, one afternoon last spring, if he sees this, to testify to tlie abusive impudence I received at the hands of a crowd of young men of various ages who were congregated there, and with whom I had for the first time re- monstrated for their actions; at which time this gentleman also added his protests and stated that his own daughters and their friends were unable to pass along that respectable thoroughfare without being” ‘made the targets for ridicule and black- guard remarks. If a closer regard were manifested in bringing about an abatement I the re- of superficial misdemeanors, there is every reason to believe that many of the more serious cases would be saved from the criminal docket. As many can testify, the slang phrases, blackguardisms and ep!thets introduced at the play houses, such as “You are not so hot,” and others of like disgusting nature, are constantly heard emanating from as- semblics of boys and young men—an insult to womanly modesty and a source of morti- fication to respectable gentlemen, who ma be obiiged to pass within hearing of suc ccemments. Is it not, indeed, time that Some active measures were inaugurated to abate a practice, which, by vitiating all sense of propriety—the controlling element in geatlemanly deportment—exerts so de- pressing an influence upon the purity and morals of the growing generation. If my case shall serve to arouse a senti- ment in this direction, which may result in the cessation of such invidious observa- tions on passersby, I shall not regret the derifice of my personal pride upon the al- tar of an undue public notoriety which has been accorded me in this m eputation for “supersensitiveness has been imputed to me through to punish a gross violation of decency, t and good breeding at the hands of two young me Lotwithstanding the flir prove to summon ess one of their own friend clined to reiterate to Mr. Pugh s substantially as they had previous le to me in the presence of witnesses on sioas; and, being a rov- errinent witness, legal technicality for n impeachment of the evidence by other itnesses who had heard the previous statements made to me. B. F. ATHERTON. ——-_—_ THE CITY CHURCHES. Themes Discussed by Pastors and the Services Meld Yesterday. Rev. Dr. John Larahan of Baltimore, one of the “fathers” of the Baltimoré con- ference, M. E. Church, preached yesterday morning at Metrcpolitan Church, tho pas- tcr, Rev. Hugh Johnston, being at the University of Virginia, where he went to deliver a discourse before the students of that Institution. Dr. Lanahan’s theme wa: “The Deceitfulness of the Heart.” Pres ident McKinley and Bishop Hurst were among Dr. Lanahan’s auditors. Rev. F. D. Power, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, who has just returned from the annual meeting of the American Christian Missionary Society at Indianapolis, where he was elected pri ident for the ensuing year, told his c gregation yesterday morning about work of the society. The theme of the discourse of Rey. W. E. Parson, D.D., pastor of the Church of the Reformation, was “The Grace of God.” Rev. Dr. Texmis S. Hamiin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, preached yester- morning concerning “Illusions About God.” Rev. Dr. J. G. Butler, pastor of Luther Memorial Church, spoke yesterday after noon at the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation on “Tke Friendship of Jesus.” His discours> was from the text, “Ye are m friends if ye do whatever I command you President Grant Leet of the District Ep- worth League spoke last evening at the meeting of Wa the in h Chapter at Waugh M. E. Church on “In Touch With the Ma ter.” At the regular service Rev. Dr. Ele BESS pastor, preached on “The Prodi, Sen.” A meeting in the interest of home mis- sions was held yesterday afternoon at the Fourth Presbyterian C! h. Miss Rogers made an address on “Mission Schools and Homes in the South.” A mission which has been in progress for two weeks. under the charge of Fath- ers Brick and Hannan at the Holy N:; Church, was closed last evening. The re pals: it is stated, have been very gratify- ing. Rev. Dr. Talmage preached yesterday morning from the text, “David, after he had served his own generation, by the will of God fell asieep.” Rev. Dr. Harding of St. Paul's P. E. Church took for the subject of an address last evening at his church “The Convyen- tion of the Brotherhood at Buffalo.” In the absence yesterday morning of Rev. Dr. Alexander Ki pastor of the People’s Church, who was detained at home by sickness, Mr. H. G. MeCreery ecnducted services and delivered an ad- dress on “Socialism: If Not, Why Not? — SEASON OF SAENGERBUND. Auspicious Opening at the Club House Last Evening. The first entertainment of the season by the Washington Saengerbund was given last night in the new hall of the club house. A large audience was on hand and the event in every respect was one of the most auspicfous season openings that the Saen- gerbund has given. The hail was hand- someiy decorated, the center of attraction in particular being a huge lyre of flowers, around which were grouped yarie- ties of palms and other potted plants, Re- freshments were seryed during the progress of the entertainment. The Saengerbund sanz three numbers, and in each one sh: 1 the high pro- ficiency that has been attained und Henry Xander’s directioa. Donen’s ere tra gave three selections in excellent while Miss Blanche W Rakemann, John found fayor in solos. president of the & Frank Clau nd, delivered me to the xucs @Rose who seng in the Saenserly rus were: First tenors, Mess: demann, Leo Stieffel, I. 7 mann, Schwerdner i Mr. Heil- second Hemming, K Berens; ich, , W, Fer: kau, Hartbrecht and Sen second Lassu, R. C. Twinmann, F. A . FF. Schuete Nolda, Keubel, Alischub, Schmidtmann, Carl and Meyers. —_—_ Qural’s” View of Removal of Shrub- bery. To the Editor of The Evening Star: There is one feaiure of the removal of the shrubbery from the public parks in this city which seems to have been over- lcoked by its advocates in their letters to The Siar, and that is that these bushes 3 impeded the circulation of the air. The public parks were not laid out solely to be viewed frorn the upper windows of ad- jacent residences or from the seats in pass- ing barcuches. They were intended as breathing places for the public. I have sat in them of a summer evening when, while the tops of the trees were waving in the air, not a leaf was stirring in the bushes. Generally taller than a man, they formed complete screens against the wind, and being planted closely, im- peded circulation in all directions. As a screen against the r: cf the sun they were about as useless. Very few people patronize the parks in the summer when the sun is high, and the trees themselves, whose branches are overhezd, instead of before or behind, as the case with bushes, are the most effective and almost only real protection in that respect, acting on the principal of a parasol. It wes jn the evening, when the tired jaborer or tenant of a small and crowded tenement sought the public squares to enjoy the comforts denied him at home. that he was tortured with the swarms of mosquitoes, gnats and other pests, which found refuge in the dense shrubbery, and if he wanted a breath of air he had to go cut into the street. It is also a matter of common notoriety that tcward the last the parks became the resorts of tramps and the vicious, wh> profited by the shelter afforded them by the shrubbery and thus made it unsafe for decent people If this was not the case in Dupont Circle, as stated by one of your correspondents, it was, perhaps, due to the locality and its distance from the haunts of vice. > RURAL. j Pose of his torpedo boat un. THOUSANDS PRESENT Magnificent Reception to Karl Decker and Miss Cisneros. AMERICAN-COBAN COLORS BLENDED Addresses by Chosen Orators Re= ceived. With Great Applause. THE STREET DEMONS TRATION ee The receipt of information that the Island of Cuba had gained its freedom was the only thing needed at Convention Hall Sat- urday night to make the ten thousand ons who had assembled there to do or to Evangelina Cisneros, the fair young Cub complete! A n, and her gallant rescuer, go wild with enthusiasm. a mag- nificcnt one, and mpletely assured the senorit s in the hands of friends, and Karl Decker that his heroism was fully appreciated in the hearts of nis fellow citizens. The vast hall was filled long before the hour at which the couple to whom the reception was given had arrived. Already tae expressions of enthusiasm were lomg and frequent. “What's the matter with Decker? He's all right.” “Hw fer Cuba!” “Hur- $ Cis and such cri parts of the im- Determined to get Mpse » hero and heroine of the occasion tors had climbed up the sides of the ball and hung there like fli The place was brilliantly there being a larg» number of lights, while the red, white and bive candescent lights made a pretty 5 Above the large platform, constructe hold the Cisn+ros-Decker party, the speak- ers and oflicors of the meeting, and spe- cially Invited guests, side by side were the United States flag and the white and blue one of the Cuban republic, with its lone star, the galaxy of those in the Union banner seeming to typify protection over the single one. Greeted With Cheers, It was nearly 9 o'clock when the ex- spec illuminated, electric in- are pected party orrived, there having been false alarms to this effect a number of times. When the band arrived in the hall and began a stirring air it s known t the time had come when the spectators could feast their eyes upon Miss Cisneros and Mr. Decker, and they gave vent to cheers and yells of long duration. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the parade was large as pected, but it w as an © for Miss Cisneros, as was esccrt from the Arlington consisted mcunted police, under Serg headed by Haley’s Band, and a detachment of the High School Cadets, under Major Clark. The route was down Pennsylyania. avenue, up 7th street to K, and thence to the hall. Miss Cisneros and Mr. and Mre. Decker rede in an open carriage, and were frequently cheered. The G. A. R. Was represented by Colonel Jobn Bresna- han, comm M. Colonel L. Ty nel D. Goodacre and George Wheeler, Thomas 8. Hopkins, District of Columbia’ commande Grand Army of the Republic; J. , Arthur Hendricks and J. B. Cutter. vhen the procession reached 7th s\ between D and E northwest, the Canton Potomac Band, who hold rehearsals in that neighborhood, were lined up on the pavement and played several selected airs in honor of the occasion. Haley's Band entered the ball first, took its place and played the inspiring “High School Cadets” march as the multitad cheered and the High School boys followe: lining up along the center aisle. Miss Kaufman first entered, then Mr. Goudie and Miss Decker. After a few se ords, during which the cheering had by ccntinuous, the little Cuban appeared, walking gracefully along the front of the piatform, bowing and smilirg, and appear- ing extremely happy. Ciose behind her came Kar! Decker, in evening dri Miss Cisneros were a white satin gown, and thrown over her shoulders was a white opera cape. In her hand she carried @ large bunch of white chrysanthemums. The party took the seats reserved for them. The parents of Mr. Decker sat directly ! front of the platform, and Drs. Talmage and Sunderland occupied seats on the front of the platform. The Albemarle Inciden Dr. W. A. Croffut called the meeting to order. He said that not since the time when the gallant Cushing had stuck the the Albe- Fear river had such a qd as by Karl marie in the Cap heroie action been perform: Decker. Deafening cheers rent the xir at the conclusion of Dr. Croffut’s address, and when quiet was od aintro- rn he dvetd Corporal Tanner as the chairman of the meeting. “We are nut here on diplomatic lines to- night,” said he. Spanish govern- meut affects not to underst us, nor will it do so, u spoken to from the mouths of shotted cannon If there is an at- made to take away from us the who is with us tonight, it will over the dead bodies of of patriotie peor be sue nty who would die for he He eaded by com plimenting Decker in the highest terms, finally introducing him to the audienc: Decker rose, the ‘applause and was followed by . took a seat by the chairman's stand. He endeavored for a few minutes to make himself heard. General Decker’s Remarks. He did not say much, but it was to the point: “Mr. Cariisle has said that the Spanish government is entitled to their prisoner, if they want her. Let it come here and try to take her,” and there was a deep menace in his tone. He was greeted with thunder- ous cheers, which almost shook the whole place, as he bowed and retired with Miss Cisneros. A. A. Lipscomb, jr., was the next speaker. He paid a high iribute to the couple, and ounced he had a secret to reveal. This was that Karl Decker had been made a brigadier general in the Cuban army, which announcement caused a tremendous out- burst. At its conclusion Assistant Quartermas- ter General Powell of the G. A. R. present- ed Gener: 1 Decker with a Winchester rifle, the gift of Arthur English. Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby and ex-Senator Call made the concluding speeches. Haley's Band played a number of selec- tions, but the always popular “Dixie” seem- ec _to receive the most applause. When the exercises were concluded there Was a rush for the platform, but no one Was permitted to climb upon it. The honored guests took their carriages at the K street entrance and were driven to the New National Theater, where they saw part of the performance, and then went direct to the Arlington. Miss Cisneros spent the day quietly yes- terday, the party of which she is a mem- ber having risen late. A call was paid to Mrs. Decker. Karl Decker went to New York yester- day. —_—__ It matters little what it is that you ‘ant—whether 4 situation or a servant—a ad. in The Star will reach the who can fill your need. ‘wan! person