Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1897, Page 16

to interest the cyclin amateur road The ternoon at Then comes ago, will be run off T 3 3 o'clock on the Conduit road. the 106 road r fer Wednesday be- tween the Arlington Wheeimen and the Century Club. Following this will be the election of off for the local division of the league, Friday evening. Tomorrow will be clear, if the conjecture of the weather is correct; this will mean @ good turnout of cyclists. The days of good riding weather are limited, and as winter approaches the time is shortened considerably. Another thing that will be of interest to riders is the fact that the full moon is scheduled for Tuesday night. This will mean that all of next week will be good for evening riding, provided the weather is favorabie. Things are very quiet in the clubs. The change from summer riding to fall riding and the approach of winter invariably a stagnation in club life. It is too to inaugu a winter program, y it is too early to stop read riding, and be- tween the two the interest in club work seems to sufter. However, it is a period which most of the ciub membe anticipate. and generally are prepared for. As soon cold weather begins the plans and s for nex son Will be discusse tters arranged several months i of time. Alpha Cycle Club. members of the Alpha Cycle Club ed an All Halloween party Monday at the residence of Miss Eila . 2011 Hi street. A business meeting held in the early part of the evening. al pleasure ul nent for the win- und while nothing t kely thai cial at iss it is id Monday eve resid of < the time was to the evening, undance of fun @ and fu- that would yle gypsy fortu It was quite late when the pl a ng broke up. those present Miss Millrick, Miss iding, Miss teller. and Mooney. Miscellancous Cycle Club. After an idleness of several months the Members of the Miscellaneous Cycle Club t together and gave a very enjoyable last Sunday at Bethesda out twel time was all. abundance ef oysters in ali spent by varietie: ‘The including raw, roast and fried. scene of the festivities was in the opposiie the park, and preparations de in advance for the spending of The start was made short- the gmorning from to dispose nantity of oyst had beer sent to the place. Among those who went out were Me Craig, Jewell, Beitzell, Wissner. Daly, Berberich, En- drees, Pierpon son and Smith. Capital Bi. Clab. Lest Sunday the members of the Capital Bi. Club took a back country run, going eut around the d road, by Seat Pleasant and Hyattsville. The roads were fourd t in comparatively good of the season was mbers and their y take a coun- ry rup tomor scheduled for the day, but jains open the country run d. Rialto Cycle Club. The Rialto Cyclists took a the city Wednesday evening. run around There was a good turnout of the mem- bers Sunday after John I from t 40 EB street noon wa: ried his camera along with him and § ber of goad views ry along the when a run was called. to idge the club and th he run of the club tomorrow will be through idiers’ Home junds, start- ing at o'clock in the afternoon from the residence of Miss Scot The club wiil sd Wednes- de ce of Miss Grace of import- for the is quite ly t t ements and enter- ments will be mapped out. Miles Cycle Infantry. of Cycle 1 march s e Brignt- the Miles «ft Camp wili i for the night, » time sp gnal prac- n the hands o make It has been ed for duty the @ is once more Wheelmen. s of the Levant Wheelme erest (In the coming 100-m > betw Arlington Wheelme e Clup. and the The boys are making a great many be Century Cy one of them being for a suppe several members are interest For Arlington Wh: Lee Herrell, H. L. Charles Hazlete in which ed, as follows: Herrell, Lindsey, Shine. Montgomery, E. E. For Century Cycle ck, Jew, Brearle: At the regular me day evening Preside ed Lee Herrell and amusement and Mockabee. 0. Hichew committee for ing a “heart party,” which was gloves. For this evening an oyster roast is on This will be quite an event, as the committee has made quite exten- the program. sive preparaticns. Captain Hute! ris have each chosen a tea will ride a twenty-mile r will be he!d tomorrow wSek. ei Woman's Intuition. From Life. “After all, what is a woman's intuition?’ “Oh, nothing but a little way she has pot learning things before she’s taught them by experience.’ ments will be | al dance, | The club} -Imen—Messrs. Hichew, Herreli and Club— ce, Fryer, Norris, Hutchinson, of the club Tues- Marschalk appoint- on the the current month. They started in their work by giv- held Thursday evening. Licutenant Norris won the first prize, a pair of handsome kid son and Lieutenant Nor- of seven, who race, which ul Ki Nh SOME CYCLE CHAT no other people in the worid. They utilize it for all sorts of purposes, and everybody rides, from the soldiers to the artists’ girl models. The latest fad in the gay capital, says Leslie's Weekly, is to utilize the wheel | for advertising purposes, and one frequently ees young and rather pretty women whirl- ing along the boulevards and through the Bois, @ressed in the extreme of blocmers, and wearing a whige canvas jacket with large black letters painted on it, advertis- me patent medicine or soap, or cos- Her hat band also has the lettering. neh women lean over their handle and the ietiering seems ail the more icuous for re Imagine a 5th avenue with in glaring letters: Have you used yelist lamp lighter: jing poles on their the handle bars ne left hand. On arriv- » lighter slackens his pace, ene foet to steady lamp in an instant ' ) this mi rning. Paris 4 © thei i | | es i placin | objected to a yele on the historic Cariboo stage read ress th tains, mistaking it for a As the rider was fiit- ded mountain side he shot at him with a riffe, bringing him down, tut not killing him outright. Duck nas been’ sentenced to ten years in the peni- tentiary tor his criminal ignorance. Billy Cercorar, the “Duke of Cambridge,” tells a good story of Jimmy Michael. Mr. Sorceran happened to be in New York just fore one of Michael's big matches. He entered a restaurant in an out-of-the-way | Place, and was surprised to see Jimmy welk in alone, order his dinner and eat it as though he was one of the ordinary ves- ranteurs. Mr. Corcoran found from my that this was a regular custom. The Iittle Welshman is nothing if not silent- jy “foxy,” and for as many days before a match race as he thinks necessary he eats somewhere else than at the fotel at which he may be staying. In a match invelving thousands of dollars, to say nothing of the honor of defeating , there might be a temptation to the little ler; against such an unfertunate occurrence he guards in his wn peculiar w Michael knows that there are waiters who for a few dollars would put paregcric, or even chloral, into his scup, which possibly he checkmates with an incegnito. spires that Stocks did not make ord of thirty-two miles 1,086 yards behind motor pace, and therefore Michaei's record at Philadelphia on the {th ultimo | Stands only as an American mark. Wi | the hour he did thirty. and at that time it was unde: Stocks had made his wonderful record with motor pacing, which the L. A. W. racing | board would not officially recognize. Last Week informatic came from England | sh Stoc aided only by the . his team, in fact, being employ of the Dunlop Tire a peculiar fact that ent men of the racing from the road ra most of the ath today f past sea- evolve sons. Bald made a reputation by good road work early in his career, Cooper was the nt road rider around De- ser Was Very prominent in Dayton Hover Ohio in road work, McFar- first reputation was made on the i ifornia and Gardiner also gain- S$ reputation im read work. land's fr A_ young couple made a century run one receat Saturday from Philadelphia on a m, and were married in New York’s hall by an alderman at 4 o'clock, the legroom thereby winning a wager of $lov that he would have made the double run—to the marriage altar and to New York—before sunset. The bride wus Miss ; Anna M. Glibert, a noted soprano of a Philadelphia church, and the bridegroom James 1. Juvenal, a’ crack single sculler of the Schuylkill navy. She, twenty-two, white and pink, with auburn hair under a derby, in brown skirt and jacket; he, twen- tall, strong, dark, in blue -knicker- ckers and knit woolen shirt, both radiat- ing happiness. John S. Johnson, the professional, has been before the public for near! that time nobody ever knew him sed of foul riding or to enter a t a competitor. Such a rec- the young Swede one of the jar riders in this country. At present Johnson is on Tom Eck’s team, and Mertens. © good form, and before long ought to on the national circuit. been formed in 1870, the Pickwick ub of London is probably the ization of its kind in the world. nd nov of the club is the name of some ck Papers, and is to at club meetings under his nm tith The mem i bout 130. Ge nd playwright, is one of the club. The oidest the author % spirits of the club in this country is the Boston yele Club, which was organized in 1878. After many experiments a really Interest- ing and practical game to be played by men and women mounted on bicycies has been evolved. It is called “Royal,” and meets with great favor at all cycling cen- ters. The game requires two teams of nine riders cach, two coachers, two judges, a timekeeper, a scorekeeper and a refere. The field or court upon which it is playe: is divided inte a right and left field. Rid- ing courses are cnalked out indicating the field. The cables form two upright sides. An alleyway constructed of cables extends from the upper to the lower field on the division line, between the right and left field. The cables form two upright sides, between which the play wheel rolls, and is driven backward cr forward by the rid ers in passing at rny point between the lower and upper field. This play wheel is a single . twenty-eight-inch bicycle rim, having a four-and-a-half-inch pneumatic tire. The idea of the game is to drive this play-wneel from the center field through attaek of opponents to a goal ahead, rid- ers using special nade sticks in striking or driving the wheel. The ends of the al- leyways are the goals for the respective teams. Players ride in single file and al- ways circle to the left. Then the two teams are constantly meeting and passing cach other in oppesite directions on op- posite sides of the alleyways. The game requires much skill in riding and is ve-y exciting. years,. The Parisians have taken to the wheel as | pcunds to 65,000 pounds, and nickel steel —. - a The star of the last six-day race held in profit, how much more profit can be Madison Square Garden, Teddy Hale,writes in wheels which sell at much higher fig- from England that he will not be a com- ! ures? ees EN «a, fmlly demenstrating his ubilities as a be an interesting career on the bicycle il ; THI) Watts | H rel ag A ee co: petitor in the next night and day struggle scheduled for Decemter. One such race as he had last winter is encugh in a lifetime, he says, and he believes it would be use- less for him to tempt fortune again. In the case of Albert Shock six-day efforts have not proved deleterious, and he has probably taken part in more of them than any other rider in the world. The up- proaching contest will probably see him lined up with other veterans for the start, and it is likely that Rice, the Wilkesbarre boy. who finished second last year, will be in the field. Short-distance racing between the cracks of this country and Europe will form. the side feature of the week’s pro- gram. Michael and one of the famous middle-distance cracks on the other side may also be seen in an hour race. After annealing, which is the condition of all brazed parts, says Modern Cycles, the strength of low carbon steel (0.20 per cent of carbon) falls to 50,000 pounds from the original 70,000 pounds required to pull apart a bar one inch square; high carbon ste21 ©.50 per cent of carbon) falls from 90,000 @ per cent of nickel) remains at about its original 100,000 pounds. A ton and a half gradually applied to the seatpost will be required to crush a good steel frame, but 700 pounds only, applied horizontally to the front-wheel shaft, the rear one being fixed, will cause the lower tube to buckle on its upper side by reason of vertical forces. A tire of ordinary construction would squash flat at 450 pounds, and would burst at 200 pounds pressure per square inch. A wheel would buckle at from 600 to 89 pounds pressure. A carefully brazed and pirned joint would stand the tube breaking before being pulled out; the difficulty is to know for certain when it has been prop- erly brazed before testing. Two million successive bumps would be required to break a first-grade wheel, but a poor wheel weuld give way under one-third that num- ber. Low carbon steel tube subjected to successive stresses beneath, but near, its elastic limit, would break at the end of 300,000 revolutions; high carbon steel would stand 400,000 stresses; nickel steel, 1,500,- 000. LOCAL CYCLING GOSSIP Through the death of E. C. Duvall the cycling fraternity has lost “a jolly good fellow,” a good rider and a most promising racer. During the time he was on the track he did some excellent riding. He added considerably to his reputation this season as a racing man, and had an excellent prcespect for next year. He was a great favorite, and his efforts were always applauded. In a num- ber of instances he gave the local cracks some hard work before the tape was cross- sprinter. His sudden death is regretted on all sides, cutting short what promised to path. How many persons are there who have witnessed the effect of wet weather upon cyclists when afoot? It generally happens that those who cannot use their bicycles wear the shoes designed for cycle riding. In a majority of instances the shoes do not. have a leather sole, but a composition which is termed elk sole, and sometimes oxide leather. When new this material presents a far different appearance from ordinary sole leather, but the composition is said to be tougher and more durable than the regular article. In wet weather, how- ever, its peculiar qualities are observed more than ever. In ordinary shoe leather king there is no tendency to slip. eight of the body presses the sole oe firmly on the ground, and cre- ates a sort of suction, thereby preventing a slipping motion. Not so with the elk or oxide sole. Instead of creating a suction it does otherwise, and every step the wearer takes the sole slides over fhe sur- face with a rather peculiar motion. Thi is especially true on the granolithic pavi ments, which are smoother than the ordi- nary brick pavement. A man walking on such 2 pavement on a rainy day, with the bicycle sole, will b to step in a rather peculiar wa Ss slipping and sliding, and always on the alert to prevent a fall. Every time one foot is placed in front cf another the rear foot when lifted from the ground will slip perceptibl. d to keep his equilibrium the w. obliged to execuie an odd involuntary movement. Notice this the next time you are out on a wet Corporal Harry S. Gaither of the Miles Cycle Infantry takes exception to a recent statement which appeared in the club news of the cycling page of The Star, that he had been reduced to the ranks ‘and dis- missed as the result of a court-martial. He says the matter was published by misiake. As the matter stands, Corporal Gaither says he was acauitted of the charges, owing to all of the charges being quashed. He thinks that the terming of himself as “dead wood” is entirely a mistake, as he has been one of the most active members of the company. The recent rains have played havoc with the cycle tracks, especially the third-of-a- mile course at the International Athletic Park. Owing to this fact, the park has been closed for the season, and the man- agers announce that no more meets will be held. The track is in m'serable condition, #0 it is stated, due to the washing of the steady rain. It would cost a good sum of money to get the course into condition— almost too much for only one meet. If there was any promise of holding three or four meets things would be different. The weather for this time of the year is too un- certain to make the venture. It would be just as apt to occur as not that another bad spell of weather would leave the track in as bad a condition as it is at present, Hence the determination to close for the year. The Baltimore-Washington, or the Mary- land-District of Columbia, championship series of races may be continued and they may not. From the present indications they look much as theugh the latter in. stance will be the case. As it now stands only one race of the series has been run off, with the score standing fifteen to six in favor of the Washingtonians. The rid- ers at the Baltimore end of the line have made some attempts to hold the second race of the series, but the weather has been against them. On two occasions have arrangements been mae for the holding of the second race of the ser and on two occasions have the races been post. poned. The latest information from Balti- more on the subject is that nothing further will be done at that end of the line until due notice is given. It is just as likely as not that nothing more will be done, and series for this year go on record as re- maining uncompleted. Next year the ar- rangements will undoubtedly be made earlier in the season. People have all along entertained the opinion that there was plenty of profit in the bicycle business. This matter has never been Seopeted: pecan A was hard to say just how great the p: were. The other day | Seagae Stated that at the pres- ent time there are very few bicycles sold on which the factory does not make about fifty per cent profit. good guarant behind, at $14 each, designed to sell ‘at $5 or $30 each. If the maaufacturer can af- ford Ao owen we parts ot the wheel together, pay for the cest of material the cost of labor, and sell at $14 with a there GENERAL GOSSIP bess aera In the issue of the consular report there is an article by Consul Ger- main of Zurith, which gives the total number of bi use In the country. ‘The report is ws: The bicycle census recently taken in France resulted Yn the following figures: From shrmed, EK December 31, 1896, 320,818 wheels’ ioe deataterod throughout the country, as against 256,084 and 203,026 for 1805 and 194. ‘The total receipts of the bicycle Hcense tax for 1894 wer2 3,272,899 francs, or $631,551.42. The Seine depart- ment leads alh others with 62.892 wheels; then come the departments of Seine and Olse with 14,348;, Nord with 10,386; Seine and Marne, 9,085; Seine Inferieure, 8,227; Gironde, 7,985, ete. Corsica shows the smallest number of cyclists, namely, 98; Lozere has 137; Hautes Alpes, 320; Basses Alpes, 402, and so on. Paris paid one-fifth of the whole license tax in 1896, amounting to 629,016 francs, or $121,575.75. In the same issue Consul O'Hara sends a detailed report from San Juan del: Norte, in Nicaragua, regarding the bicycle in that country. According to the report there ere only three makes of wheels sold in the country, all of which are manufactured and shipped from this country. The re- port further says that there are 1:0 good wagon roads on this coast, and bicycling is confined to the streets and the sea beach. In many places the sands make wheeling impossible. The .motst atmosphere causes wooden rims to warp in a few weeks, and steel rims are the only ones that can be used. For the samc reason enamel is pre- ferred to nickel plating. The consul quotes the opinion of an expert wheeiman, that. bicycles for Nicaragua should have ‘low frames, not to exceed 2% or 24 inches, and should weigh from 22 to 25 pounds. The Same authority says that the gear for men’s wheels should be from 66 to 70. Care should be taken not io send saddles that are unpopular at home. Mr. O'Hara wrote recently to a bicycle manufacturer, he says, that the establishment of agen- cies in Nicaragua would probably be fol- lowed by success. Seyeral of the towns in western Nicaragua are quite populous, and many of the people are rich. The bi- cycle is practically unknown as yet out of the large cities, and the wheel itself must be seen before peopie will buy. Descriptive catalogues are useless. It would pay to send several bright young men, educated and well bred, and expert on the wheel, to give exhibitions of the possibilities of bicycling. Agents who desire to introduce ladies’ wheels must bring good letters of introduction. The sale of bicycles in Nica- ragua will never equal that in the United States in proportion to the population, but earnest and well-directed effort will open a good market. It is considered doubtful by those “in the know” of league politics whether Ster- ilng Elliott of Massachusetts will personal- ly run for the office of president next Feb- ruary. The politicians in the league consid- er that Mr. Elliott's business contract with the league in relation to’ the bulletin mili- tates against his candidacy. The local consulate idea has been carried out so successfully in New York that Pres- ident Potter believes the future of the league depends to a great extent upon this local organization plan, and he desires to encourage it in every city where the L. ‘W. membership is sufficiently strong. Mr. Potter has left New York on a trip that will include visits to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cinpimnati, Indianapolis, Chi- cago and Milweuke® At Chicago he will be tendered a #pand@jiet by the local con- sulate of that Zitys~¢ Consul Burke} at Chihuahua, Mexico, in a report to thp State Department, says that bicycles in that town, after the streets of the city are put if better condition, may become more. poptilg¥ with the masculine portion of thei community, but’ with the feminine the Mexiran custom does not per- mit of a lady ‘@ppearing im publiz except attended by ehaperon, and as the duenas’ are _ustgily.in the'sere and.yellow autumn of life-gherayis Jitte danger of any century runs, ‘bloomers, ett., by the dark- eyed senoritas of Satin America, Fee res & pee The annual.election. of officers of the Iccal division of ‘the League of~American Wheelmen wiif be held next’ Friday even- ing at 8 o'clock, at Typographical Temple, G street between 4th and 5th‘streets north- west. The election, as has been ‘predicted all along, will be highly interesting; and it is expected that fully one-third or one- half of the total membership of the di- vision will be present. This will make matters more lively for the election. One thing which will give an additional number of votes for the occasion is the de- cision that those whose names appear on the roll prior to the election will be en- titled to membership. This means that a number who have joined the organization since October 1 will be entitled to vote at the election. This will make a change of something like fifty or seventy-five votes, which may be sufficient to elect. ELECTION For the election of Mr. John Woerner, ir., for the office of chief consul a great effort will be made. His friends are work- ing hard, and to them will belong the credit in case he secures the position. John Woerrer is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1867. He has been a resident of the District since March, 1886. For fourteen years he has been connected with the bicycle business, and knows every part of a wheel thoroughly. Likewise as a rider he knows how to get the most en- jeyment in riding a wheel. When he first came to this city he was employed by the Capital Cycle Company, of which Bert Owen was one of the partners. He was working at this place long before any safeties were imported to this country, Bert Owen having the credit of bringing the first over. As a wheelman he has prominently iden- tified himself with the interests of the fraternity. He was one of the charter members of the Queer Wheelmen, and for a long time its treasurer. He is a mem- ber of the Columbia Athletic Club and of the Arlington Wheelmen, W. T. Roberison, the other candidate for the office of chief consul, who has held the position for two terms, is also largely known among the cycling circles of the city. He was formerly a racing man, and also a trick rider, having made a tour through the south with this as a specialty, taking one-night stands. For a number of years he has been in businees in this city, and is at present in the cycle trade as a subagent. He for- merly manufactured a style of bicycle, but has not carried on that part of the busi- ness for somé time. At present he is not connected with any cycling clubs, though at one time he was a member of the Ar- lington Wheelmén, Later he became iden- tified with the Washington Road Club, but resigned a sho time ago. When he wag fitst elected chief consul the membershijxof€ this division, now near- ly 1,000, was only about seventy-two mem- bers. Out of thfs nufRber only about nine voted, the elecypn befRg decided by a mail vote, with the nation@? secretary as teller. Mr. Bassett wrote’ hi a letter announc- ing his electiop, andf he accepted. Last year he was re-electef, there being no op- position. - Portraits and Paintings. .. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE. baer oe dtrairs Sa eee a These portraits. are’ besatifully’ eapraccd aod beautifully printed—suitable for framing. QUEEN VICTORIA AS SHE REALLY IS. recently taken at. Windsor, which ‘shows the queen as she actually appears today. TWO FAMOUS WOMEN. Full Taits of the Marchioness of Ormonde wife of the Lord utenant of Ireland) and of jlian, Duchess of Marlborough (now Lady William Beresford, and formerly Mrs. Hammer- sley of New York). TWO FAMOUS PICTURES. Fine luctions of ‘‘ Their First Quarrel,” Carl Becker, and ‘‘ The Japanese Fan,”’ by Si Special Articles, OUR WOMEN VIOLINISTS. Portraits and sketches of eight women who have won fame with the most sympathetic of musical instruments. FOREIGN LEGATIONS IN WASHINGTON. This interesting series is continued with an illus- trated paper on the representatives of the quaint Hermit Nation, Corea. ZOLNAY AND HIS WORK. The clever young Hungarian sculptor, George Julian Zolnay, and his success in the art worl. WOMEN LAWMAKERS IN THE WEST. The women who have been elected members of the Legislatures of two Western States, Utah and Colozado—who they are, and what they have done. A WOMEN ARTIST OF THE CAMERA. A Western girl who has made a business and artistic success with the camera—illustrated with picturesque specimens of her work. Now Ready 3720 ie psienes from the publisher, SPTPST TST TESTE t442 COSTES PP tt44seeeeeeeteds THE PURITAN hief Features of the Puritan for November 10 Cents. ekanmen $1.00. FRANK A. MUNSEY, 111 Fifth Avenue, New York. redertestestortestentetestectestentestestestestentestentertestentestente ste stertestentoetenteetectenteetentoeteste es + * The End of the Century. $ Interesting topics of the day, with pictures and brief paragrapiis : The Chilian Minister and His Wife. A Woman Archzxologist. “Gyp,”” the famous French littérateur, Ambassador Bayard’s Wife. A Worker Among the Indians. Falling Star, the Indian Model, Emma Eames as Marguerite, Sir Francis and Lady Jeune. A Beautiful Reredos, A Real Colonial Kitchen, A Comparison of Types of Beauty, A Southern Flower Féte. Carnival Queens in East and West, Departments. THE WELL DRESSED WOMAN. What she is wearing this winter, on the street, at the theater, in church, or in the ball room. HOME DECORATION. The furnishings that art and fashion are setting in the modern house. How to be comfortable and how to be up to date. BY THE CLUB GRATE. The duties that one sex owes to the other, and both owe to society. Sermons by a bachelor. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. The ing show in the great English metropolis, as viewed by an American spectator. THE METROPOLIS. What New York is doing and talking about. Snap shots at contemporary happenings and current gossip. fiction and Poetry. The November PURITAN contains a liberal supply of verses and of stories from the pens of the best American writers. Among the fiction is Richard Mace’s interesting serial of American life, ‘The Case of Captain Redfield,” and four complete short stories, all of special interest to women readers Cee eae ae eee ee ee a ee oo Missionary Society IN THE CHURCHES It is generally conceded in church and Sunday school circles in this city that the organization of Calvary Baptist Sunday school is well nigh perfect, but it is not so well known that much of the great success that the institution has achieved is due to the wisdom displayed by a lady, Miss S. E. White, who is regarded as the strong right arm of the superintendent, Mr. P. H. Bris- tow, in all matters which relate to the gov- ernment of the school. Miss White is not assistant superintend- ent, but she is assistant to the superintend- ent, and a most efficient one. She is more than punctual. If from any cause the su- perintendent is five minutes late, she is ready to set the machinery of the school in motion. She is always present before the fixed hour, sees that the room is arranged suitably, that all preliminaries are pro- vided for, that the other officers are in their places, and that an atmosphere of cheerful, triendiy welcome greets the attendants as they eater. made to win.” more, tus of the First gests that the remaining $100.00 or more could readily be raised by the pi adopted of $20 to each church. Continuing, Mr. Buckingham says: “I have traveled over a large part of our country, and from what I know of t status of our membership, it can be rea ily accomplished, if there is a united effort The secretaries have warmly indorsed the proposition, and will do all in their power to carry it into effect. Rev. Hugh K. Walker and Rev. Dr. Jere Witherspoon, both of the synod of Baiti- with which all churches in Washington, except one, are connected, have decided to each accept the Yastorate of a church in another synod. Mr. Walker will remove to Los Angeles, ois and Dr. Witherspoon to Richmond, va. The semi-annual meeting of the trustees of the American University will be held in this city the last Wednesday of this month. Rev. Dr. Royal H. Pullman, pastor emeri- iversalist Church, Ba!- timore, who inherits $50,000 by the ‘deatl: of his brother, the late George M. Pull- man, bas stated that he will use the great er part of the bequest for the purpose of advancing the interests of the denomina- | wivte by Mr. Mr. Buckingham sug- and Mrs. Alfred Edson, in memor; veased daughter, Miss n ctready | Nellie Brethren in Chri terian and Gurley Memorial congregations will -hold union services at e, the latter church Thanksgiving d Rev. J.E. Fout will deliver the sermo: Miss Phoebe Hall conducted re ices Thursday evening at An: Church. Fourteen persors profess version The Bruen Home for Friendless Women will have a “house warming” party Wed- nesday next at 2 and 8 p.m. Rev. Mrs. Amanda Deyo will preach at the Universa morrow morning, and at in the after- poon she will address a meeting for the promotion of peace and arbitration at the same place. The Sodality of St. Patrick's meets at the church at 7:30 o'clock each Wednes- day evening, at which time Rev. Dr. Staf- ford gives instructions to the members. Tomorrow Rev. Dr. Talmage will begin a course of Sabbath morning sermons con- t, Ecking- ed con- f Philadelphia the byt e Presbyterian Church to- cerning God everywhere: “The Astronomy of the Bible, or God Among the Stars;” “The Conchology of the Bible, or God “The Ornithology of ‘The Among the Shells;” the Bible, or God Among the Birds yol e Bibb God Amon In order to discharge her duties in the | tion. sib SMEaees tae Frese dieoee Or eee most intelligent manner and with the view | Judge I. G. Kimball has resumed the Bidle, or God Among the hy r of producing the best results, she has made | sessions of his Saturday evening Bible “The Pomolog of the Bible, or God Among Snerretil and Geliberate study af those | class, and_in future the sessions will be | tne Orchards’? “The Botany of ohe tiene Who are considered her auxiliaries, and has | held from 7 to 8 o'clock, at Epworth ML. Ie, | {Be ,Onehard Mlowers;” “The Winters acquainted herself minutely with the char- St ithe Bhi oe tice a fae rae Church South, corner of 7th and A stree: acter and ability of each individual. In ad-|rortheast. The membership is very large, | Saphe Gui gig ot eee ee roses: dition, Miss White has a thorough and in- | znd persons come from all parts of Capitol | pont teliigent knowledge of the work itself. She | Hill, as well as from more distant sections | oP.” makes it a subject of systematic study, not | of the city, to hear the judge expound the | the Bib! only by means of various magazines and | Sunday school lesson of the succeeding | ‘"e.2 r, pastor of the E Stree periodica!s, but by careful, thorough study | day. Baptis ‘will tomorrow morning with maps of all the stations where mis-| The management of the Central Union preach an anniver: , he ing sionaries work, their names, and the char-| Mission has determined to provide the | completed the s pas- acter of the work they do. usual Thanksgiving dinner for the poor. te at that church ing he It is stated, on the highest authority, that | The distribution will be limited to 30) bore. os ea special course of sermons the report that the bureau of Catholic In- fully selected familes of the best known the first topic dian missions was to be abolished is er- S roneous, and that it will continue to be the representative of the Catholic bishops be- fore the government in matters pertaining to Indian affairs. Archbishop Martinelli has gone to Albany, N. Y., where he will officiate tomorrow at the centennial of St. Mary’s Church. He is expected to return to Washington by the middle of next week. It is understood that the officials at the apostolic delegation do not think that an archbishop for New Or- leans will be appointed before the latter part of this month or the first of next, as the sacred congregation, which recently tcok a recess, will not resume its labors for some days. Cardinal Gibbons has presented to the prcper authorities the name of Rev. F. X. Brady, S.J., of Loyola College, Baltimore, for the position of director of the League ef the Sacred Heart in the archdiocese of Baltimore. Evidences are multiplying that the race feeling ameng the colored Baptists reached its culmination at the national Baptist con- vention held in Boston in September. The extreme utterances made by some of the ultra color-liners are being repudiated by a very large number of the more thoughtful ard intelligent leaders. The principal pa- per published in this country by colored people takes strong ground in opposition to any movement looking toward the separa- tion of the colored Baptists from their white brethren. A_feir for the benefit of St. Cyprian’s parish was opened Tuesday evening last in the basement of the church. Monsignor J. A. Stephan has gone to with this luxury. worthy, ing distribution.” McMichael, suing year. of the Covenant, Whitwell; Averill; ist to a: services. and most deserving. placed on the list unless it is known to be deserving. The object is, it is stated, to furnish Thanksgiving dinners to families Who are too poor to provide themselves | ¢ It was determined at a recent meeting of the board of directors of the mission “that if very deserving cases are reported to the board in excess of the 300 families, and sufficient supplies are received, the applica- uon will be investigated and, will be given dinners afterward. but will not be included in the Thanksgi’ The board has reappointed Mr. W. superintendent; McMichael, office seeretary, and Mrs. M. E. Carroll, missionary and matron for the en- Officers fcr the ensuing term have been elected by the Men’s Society of the Church as follows: Ridout, Fredcrick A. Ellis and Sanford N. recording secretary, corresponding secretary, Louis Fahnestock, and treasurer, T. B. Jewell. The rector of the P. E. Church of St. Mi- chael’s and All Angels, Rev. W. R. Turner, 8s well as the members generally, are much pleased with the result of the innovation recently made by them in securing a violin- ist in the music on Sundays. Arthur E. Yundt, who was appointed to the new office, is present at all the Sunday The choir is composed of thirty men and boys, who are robed and are under the direction of Mr. Arthur Mesney as lead- cr, with Mr. J. C. Bryan as organist. tonception of He No family will be less World.” being “The S Rev. Dr. P. M. Buck, a missionary re- turned from India, will ad tion of the Fifteenth urch, corner of R street northwes' morrow evening, beginning at 7:30 o' ——— ie MARY ANDERSON AS A SINGER. She is as Gracefol Yore. From Leslie's Weekly. Madame de Navarro, who is none other than our beautiful American actress, Mary Anderson, of former day, recently partici- pated as a vocalist in a concert at sleepy old English village of Broadway, the Cotswolds, where she lives. Hence the rumor, wholly unsubstantiated, of her intention to re-enter public life as a singer. At Breadway Miss Anderson has a con- genial friend and neighbor in Miss Maude Valerie White, the composer, who has taken great interest in the development of the actress’ singing voice—a full and deep contralto flexible and of fine timbre. When id Lissom as of if found Mrs. W. Miss White organized her concert at the Lygon Arms—an antique nostelry with memoric rles and Cromwe Miss Anderson readily cons» The brilliant crowd of c Broadwayi'es an who attesded exp ance for an amateur, but the to a genuine the London Sket s dramatic fire, v d to assist. Mr. ys I Germany to take the Kneipp treatment | Through the kindness of the vestry of d, above all, a'd in the hope of restoring his shattered | the Church of the Epiphany, a number of opricty. Tae g s health. It is his intenifon to return to | youths of this city have been granted the it seemed the this country next spring. Rev. T. W. LaFetra of Santiago, Chile, a brother of Dr. LaFetra of this city, who has been engaged in missionary work in South America for many years, is on his way home for a much-needed rest, and is expected to reach Washington some time this month. Mr. LaFetra is accompanied by his wife and child. On account of the prevaience of yellow fever on the isthmus the party could not come to the United States by the usual route, and were forced to travel via Europe. Some of the prominent colored people of this city are looking for the arrival here shortly of Andy Montgemery, an old man knowrf as the “Black Beecher” of the south, and whose home ‘s at Atlanta, whose mission will be to solicit funds v it! which to complete the “Old Folks’ Hom. row being-built by the colored Baptists of that city. Rev. Dr. Thomas Corwin Warner, whose place as paster of Bethany M. E. Church, Baltimore, has been taken by Rey. Dr. G. ‘W. Cooper, formerly of this city, has ordered by his physiclan to go to Califor- nia for the benefit of his health, and he will at once to Los ber of months. President, Charles S. Clark: vice presidents, John Frank L. i | use of the guild rcom, in the parish house, and over the Sunday school room for pur- poses of a gymnasium. Thé association, which will be known as the Central Athletic Club, was formally organized Tuesday evering last, but it has been in existence informally for a num- During last April the youths interested gave an entertainment at Odd Fellows’ Hall, above mentioned, and realized $97. diately afterward those interested began | a search for a suitable location for the gymnasium, but until within the past few | hay been equipped with all the must neces has been equi me = sary modern appliances. The membership of the club is limited to thirty. Madame Her face told the tale. In her dress of pale cre ik, graceful and lissom as of yor, 5 as young as when she first Engiand’s heart as Per face of the successful ar tirely pleasing when in r almost invariably a spoiled, selfish No need to ask wh singer. de Navarro was pleased. look, some suggestion of peitishness or regret. But Miss Anderson is unspoiled by her success, and one may verily believe that for the purpose Imme- her self-imposed seclusion has brought with it no heart-burnings. She lives be- tween her domestic cares, the delights of social life, and the consolations of the little chapel, whose altar she is as proud to adorn as she was that of the Ursuline convent at Louisville in her girlhood days.” can rset ieasal Must Not Use Tobacco. From the Baltimore Sua. A considerable stir has been created among the members of the Apostolic Church of Richmond by a declaration is- sued by Rev. John W. Dougherty, pastor of that congregation. This divine an- nounced that after Sunday morning the use of tobace) in any form or dealing in it as an article of trade will debar any person from holding a membership in his churc! ee jum The offi-