Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1897-16 PAGES. GOLDENBERG?’S, 924-926-928 7th & 704-706 K St. “THE DEPENDABLE STORE.” : Tomorrow’s magnetic values in the boys’ department. Again tomorrow we demonstrate to you mothers that the boys’ needs can be best supplied here. We’ve been underselling the rest of the clothiers from the day we opened. Perhaps there may be some of you who don’t know but that’s because you haven’t taken the time.to make comparisons. ies worthy--we would never have grown so fast insoshorta time. Tomorrow will be as good a time as any to become better acquainted with this boys’ department of ours. We have pre-= pared some especially inviting values--offers that are significant of saving this- If o ur prices were not lowest= to you. Beys’ soft knot blue wool chinchilla reefers—in all sizes—with large sailor col- lars—well — made—gar- Vestie” sul . pants and vest best quality silk It fan ¢loth—handsomel iy embroidered—that — ne- bedy else would think of selling for less than ° $i—go tomorrow for... OAMCMMMMMMANNELAAN AOE with hu tai per-tr... cE, ty to buy. the mbric sSoderrsortonsortoriongwaceren syeecenswezeasensmeeneenyy oe aoe daneteaeeaawege rie in’? fast black will be offer Art department. The Fy vw for Se. a bank Imperted Sax for Ge. a hank for hank, Linen Specials. 100 deen pure linen bu Soetengergengortontentententeateetestentertertontontenseetectententertertortonseetestertortorcordenseaseatortorlentertersnstertertestercernerserceramesnegedtessente eects ' PEREMPTORY SALE AT Public Auction ck of JACOBS BROS., JEWBLERS, 1229 Of the entire st ave Sales—11 a.m. pm. We he zed $5,000 worth of T monds for finest High-zrads bh Curl Pearrhandle Krives, now nest Imported eassimere and three pleces, ined with the very rd for black and colored jettas—the hand- d quality—new wreaux suitiags y mixed pat- 206 pairs of fine Nottingham lace cur- i joice variety of new effects, a yards long end 54 inches wide—which you shall be offered tomorrow: P= OSc -wide black and +" ASAC. ite imitation : 534c. nd colored Freneh vere per PPG Bs 84. ry hest quality of imported zephyr x for 4c. a1 “worsted goes tomorrow Imperted Spanish worsted goes tomorrow “s crochet cotton go i or ach. : 25c. hosiery, 124%4c. v » purchas-d her fot of these 's hese whieh went se rs j t back, " owels. all hem- od lc. GOLDENBERG’S a ee ee ee a . Who are retiring from business. a ae Be as ae a and our qual Boys’ all-wool knee pants of fi cheviot mixtures—have strongly sewn taped seams—well made—in all sizes from 3 to 16 years—the same quality every other clothier will boast of at 69c. iM of ° | | fer tomorrow f Boys all-wool cheviot and cassimere suits —in a great variety of stylish patteras— strengthened at 2ll parts where there is the most wear—just such suits as you'll see elsewhere for £3.50— bard we shall let vou have of tomorrow for......... Sale of dress goods saved from the fire —attracted one of the biggest crowds of buyers yesterday the store has ever accommodated. Washing- ton has never known such astonishingly low prices to be named for such high-grade dress stuffs—and it is but natural that they should create a sensation. _ Today's incessant selling made great inroads into the stock—but tomorrow morning the broken ranks shall be filled in with a fresh supply. + Which cannot be had at any store in this y for less than 75c. a yard—some i which you would count ice. : Special prices for upholsteries. 50 pairs of fine quality chenille por- closely woven—in very handsome «1 mottled-all-over effects—finished “notted fringo—full length and width—regular $$ values—which we shall pei aes Sp I 100 reels of handsome silk tassel fringe on decorating — which sells _usualls_ tor 12%e. a yd.—will go tomorrow, per Ic yard, for... curtains, In handsome worked patterns | width and length. which were direct- ly imported by us, will morrow, per pair, foi iS 160 pairs of fine tapestry portieres, in handsome floral pattern: vit® bandsome knotted fringe and dado top and bottom— which are regular $4 values, Mill ge tomorrow for’ per pair, 2.09 | 100 pairs of Irish point and tambour net. | i Little for linings tomorrow. norrow we are going to give you an best quality in all colors amd lig-inch silk velveteen skirt binding, in r slate and navy—the_ usual st yard—but_to- wget it f é 1Rc. waist lining—oar price f morrow pone haircloth of ality that comes—in black ard ‘sate color—wil go to- | morrow—per yard—at......... (zCo Tinen doslies— mento Ee | Gt-inch beavy quality silver bi damask, which yon will say isc! p 2 cents sd—will go ow gyats&_yatd—wil go tomo: “AGC. morrow for.. hed table Just for a day you may have 36- inch heavy qva ity table paddin: per yard—for Extra large, full bleached Turkish towels ap ae Seer een) Seems f Notion Specials. Tomorrow cents will buy the same ty of s Ik-stitched whalebone casing . does usually. 1 black— | | French whalebones in white | the regular 10c. dozen sert—wi tomor- row for 5 cents a dozen. 2%-inch mohair braid for lengthening | and for_trimming—reg Se. sort— skir tomorrow for Read—and wonder—then act: 924-926-928 Seventh St. 9 Running through to 704-706 K S| SCHOOL” TRUSTEES Annual Report of the Board Rendered Today. MORE TEACHERS ARE WANTED a The Need follteased Facilities Ported Out: SCHOLARS 8 >ATTENDANCE + The annual repért.of the board of school trustees was subnajtted to the Commis- sioners today. Tie Teport pays a tribute to Superinter.dent Péwell, saying: % “The methods discussed and explained by Superintendent Powell involve, we believe, the true theory of teaching, and whtle those methods aré not now new in the District schools, or in the country, hut have been well tested and found good and are approved by the highest authorities, they are radically different from those used in the schools {which those of us of mature. years were instructed. We fear that very few of thé people of the District have taken pains to examine the schools, or the methods of training used therein. We are $0 accustomed to consider the duties of citizenship as beginning and end- ing in the payment of taxes. that we are inclined to leave to the exclusive care of the general ent. the education of our childres Ndvance in the matter of education of:chfidren thas kept pace of late years with ‘material “progress, and the skillfi teacher of today reaps no longer in his field with te ‘Trude sickle of his forefé ueat : Boys’ fedora hats, in brown, gray and black—well made—silk bands —suld at every other store for €9c.—and we shall of- fer them to you tomorry €. for .. Boys’ fine percale shirts, with-soft or sttff bosoms—in a variety of very pretty pat- terns- something the boy can never have enongh of—the regular 50c. value — which we sball Jet you have tomorrow Cc. for 2 Sop The report deajs, wth qld and new meth- ods of instruction and training, appeals for broadening of the manual training idea, and says:.. —- a “We do not omit the recommendation heretofore so often made for an increase in the salary, of teachérs. How. little they re- ceive is “well known, scarcely averaging more than the pay of messengers in the departments, although to their ability and efforts are intrusted the whole result in- volved in all the,expenditure for scheols and buildings and..equipments. And they are the ciftting edgg, of the whole machine, and more than any’ other class determine the direction and force intellectually, at least, “of the coming’ generation. “We repeat the fécommendation made last year for an assistant to Superintertd- ent Powell, believing this would be wise economy.. js “We beg also to remind the Commission- ers that the growth of the city in popula- tion and extent requires also more school room and, new build¥hgs. This néed is em- phasized ‘and made acute by the unusual growth of some localities, and the need is also chrenic as well as increasing. “It hardly needs tq be suggested that the wise econonfy also! Tequires that the build- ings shall be kept in proper repair and the appropriations recommended for this pur- pose are none too great. “While we do not fecommend compulsory attendance, we thinkgit would be wise to have some official whose duty it should be C. yard for all-wool black camel's hair cheviot—which makes rp Into _ handsome suits—and which when offered at a dollar a yard is unusually clieap—it's going very rapiély—all double | width goods. = 50 fine imported Japanese rugs, in hand- some oriental designs and colors—size 30 by Beate LOO 40 imported Japanese druggets, in, genuine Japanese designs and colors—size 6 by 9 feet—which we shall offer you the choice of tomorrow for..... $5.50 A lot of 1,000 4-quarter chenille covers in pretty dots and stripes—regular designs, fin- ished, with chen'lle fringe—wiil be: Gist ee fee Oe u 2 $ | to ascertain themxact amount of non-at- Extra heavy all-wool moreen of extra BS tendance. high luster—which yon have never known 4% ‘The increase Jn attendance during the toy sellstor:lesd\ than’ 6be\<a: para= = | Past year in the day schools was 531, total 50c. $number of scholars in the year encing iene you may, have tomorrow for. . Was 42,995, and the number night schools also increased s*#hti@'to over But these numbers doraap‘by any means include all the children @f{ tte District of proper The medinm weight of black, and colored all-weol moreen, the usual price of_ which Seitenteteent is 48c. a yard—will go tomorrow 2B _ | school age. for .. ODE. | “he sanitary “tondjtion of the school i aes | Dulldives’ duringneSbast year has. been Sy ee Fi % | 800d. «Lhe boardodesipés to acknowledge in ae TT ce ae SoA thls compet arin haaoata absentee ee ne quallty—for Hning capes and coats and | by De ween Of. Hag.health omfies, who for underskirte—which is considered a good has’ giver me. a a oe given the matter pis earnest attention value at 39¢.—wili go tomorrow $ tiny 5 4 sIthe bee i seine tee : "D5c, $ and to whose wie Sodiisel the board is oe debted:- The buitlings*it’ the humblest as well as. in.thechighegt:pants-of the ity eo keen we) eg, Well. ventilated; cleaned and jn go: Gini and, we tbe- llevé that ‘the senoble have een well con- ducted and !prolitabié “and have repaid abundantly:y-the expenditures made for “The board desire to express their appre- lation of’ the interest taken in the schools by thé Commissioners of the District of ‘ and the kindly attention and tance which they have always slp Soutache t 7atd trimming in 24-yard picees will go tomcrrow for 18¢c. each. Sefeto 500-yard spool cotton will go tomorrow for 3c. Flannel Specials. 10 pleces of red “medicated flannel—for which you usual; ay 18e. a yard = will be ofered Just. for the one 1 z paUcrsnten dene owell, day at.. C. | Im Superintendent’ Powell's report it is shown that the number of pupils enrolled 5 pleces of yard-wide all-wool white flan- | during the year: was 42,905, of which num- he sort that sells for 35c. every- | ber 27/797 were white and 15,198 colored. This is the number for all the schools. In $| the city proper 37,606 children attended school, while 5,38) attended the schools in’ the county. From the total’ enrollment it Yard-wide eiderdown, in light blue, cream, ag ee bathe eailer ple (84s soit ont Uhete Ge am tncionse or See of which is 50c.—will be offered 3. sf % % = tomorrow—per—yard—at ........-D0C, | pupils over the previous year. ‘The average alent = number of pupils in daily attendance was Lot of black sateen skirts, entirely ned % Dea ee e The total enroliment in the night schools was 1,315 white and 1,605 colored Fersons, requiring the services of fifty-nine teachers, of whom twenty-seven were white and thirty-two colored. The day schools were in session 183 days; the night schools were open fifty-six nights in the first eight divisions and forty-five nights in the ninth, tenth and eleventh divisions. The report contains a rumber of special reports from the different professors of. music, literature,-drawing, cooking, Eng- with flannelette—with stiffened 10-ineh flounce—will be offered just for one day at .. Bs 69c. 3 £ Ro seotes Setoetntetecteetgntetede tececnagetetecnegegy DLA la 8 Bt te Gerome Desio’s AUCTION SALE. Many doubtless waited for our au nds, Gold and Silver Jewel ‘ac, "Florentine Statuary, they did so—for the “money opportunities are legion. Two sales ily—10 a.m. and 2 p.m." Come in today. Comfortable chairs for the ladic 1107 F St. JOHNSON, Auctioneer. 1 supervision of Mr. Ce th a te te th dail tate de tei th ta tthe dai ther — kxtro prices Is a Drop a postal or onder. Prompt deliveries, Seipienenereneeeteeet eatete : They’re going lively. | is “mighty little” to q> pay for a first-class, he leather Suit D Case, and yet this is all we for the handsomest and strongest Suit Ol Case we ever offered at such figures. Russet and olive shades. STEEL FRAMES. LINEN LINED. PRASS TRIMMINGS. THAT $4 Baa, Double Store, 1231-1233 Pa. Avenue. Factory. 1218-122) E st. Repsirinz well and promptly executed in all cur line. it Mosertonderdeciatecdeneadendeeaeteoedegeatooedeatenedoatergecetoagetentnteoede doahte eects toate eetorbetone ros., 1206 F St. > Tth st. 14th and D_ sts. s.w. dand K sts. 13th and Water Sts. s.w. no16-16d QOSUELE EBGSSTSSTLGOEOCOSS © 300 LIb. loaves to the. barrel. » o —makes the kind of Cc Bread, Rolie. best the reason. — Use Sream Blend” for all your Thankegiv- ing baking — and you'll be no well Pleased with ft-- that no other flour will please you hereafter. GF INSIST that your grocer sends “Cream Blend.” 3B. B. Earnshaw & Bro., ¢ i05-7-9 11th st. s.e. > 13 Wholesalers, HSTR ue st se P een : ~~ “pniddings and — i 5 Thanks- netic flavor, should be seasoned 2° giving with ‘To-Kalon Brandy, Un- excelled for purity and exquisite rare flavor. Te. full qt. Delivered. Je-Kalon Wine & SOESPOSHHS SH SOS ODD 6/4 /4™ ST-PHONE 998. lish and. other special Bratiéhes belonging DEBTS TWENTY-TWO YEARS oxp, | ‘B TSUat SchaoF branch. ° An Old Man Takes Pride in Hunting Up His Creditors. From the Springfield Republican. A case of rather remarkable commercial henesty has just come to light. In 1875 one of Springfield’s well-known shoe dealers found himself so embarrassed by deprecia- tion In value of stock ard the difficulty in collecting accounts that he failed,. and made a compromise with his creditors of cents on the dollar. After twenty-two | ress. over: the ‘remdéJns of Mrs. Mary A. years the merchant, now considerably over | Pursell, widow of. “Thomas: Pursell, at seventy years old, has settled all these old | the ‘Yamily residengé, 20 E™street north- ee es paying the balance unpaid | west. ~'Phe funeral WHSnot only held at the at tha me, amounting to several thou- | same hour, but’ PurseN ‘died Sunda: sand dollars. There was no claim on him ee pn a Ake that Mr. Seok ee crn, natiGe fis conscience: “All isl geren veg ammmger ty Mest een tae tee reattors nad signed 3 paper acknowledging cighty-ninth Yegr am the sealer years of eir satisfaction, and, in fact, a large | (2 veBagen humbe= of the criginal papers had been de- | Mr. BEvenldge’s Ay Bier im the stroyed, so that the merchant had to settle china -store” pea ah “owned by Mrs. his posenge With the figures he had in | Parsee! Husband. “BEB Adaspintanse chet his possession, paying over maney in some | was begifaso mag years azo with the cases to heirs, or to surviving partners who family ‘of. trafteger was continued knew notaing or had nothing to show of r the original transaction, The conscientious | “TOUsh: the = old shoe dealer is very anxious not to have > his name appear—his act would lose its Non-DWtinblé Cigars. merit through advertising, he says. From the, St. Touts, saan 2b. seo “Geologising et Magellan. —— At Nogales, Ar&.bhere is a famous cigar From the New York Herkld, store and & cee resort, patronized J. B. Hatcher and A. G. Colburn sail to- | OPenly and above phan byeven the federal day for Sandy Point,near Punta Arenas, | 2uthorities, .thatojs; Qwllt, exactly. plumb en the Straits of Magellan, where they | With: the Jnterngstonedr boundary line. It ‘xpect to remain for the next three years | boasts a little bayevindbw abutment on the studying the paleontology and recent zoo-| Southern Wall nes ays, taxed to the Mex- legy of the region. ican republic’ Ii ay "window. is a Mr. Hatcher, who is the curator of | SHolce pelbction. of; Soe ep ar ae q nited States with- Princeton, has already -spent. seventeen z mcnths in the country, and returned only lust July. The country, he told me, is practicelly an untouched field for the scientist, and ¢s particularly rich in fossil remains. : The two explorers expect to.reach Sandy. | States, pats, ove} = Point early in December.. From there. oe or a bunch of th cigar will go by wagon six hundred or seven | then go back Into Uncle Sam's domain and hundred miles northward into the moun- 4 smoke the! But you, cola not have 26 ‘Hour. of Widow of _ His Former Employer. A large number of friends paid a last tribute of respeet.to the late M. W. Bey- eridge by attending.the funeral services held over his rémd@ins this afternoon at the late residence, #§f8.H street northwest. It is a noteworthy ®ofncidence that at the same hour funeral services were in prog- ‘of. import duty. ‘proprietor of this claiias to be the o.came to Arizona nen’ remainea tains of the interior. Their plan alsé con: | bought aor Withoul duty upon its templates crossing Terra del Fuego and | contents, ... ... : at exploring that country before thelr Te- diy caleba — urn. ars ; : Suit nde of Batélesnake Skins. Besides a photographie kit, : 4 : outfit and the ‘other apparatus necereary | Fim the Palladelptts ttecrd”: wagon with ~thém. horses when they reach. their. destination. | 3 standing ,among: é and thus- equipped expoct to-make ther {2° Sdd- Ame its Srebman! foray into_the interior, camping out . i the country, 4t has # freak advertiser, so'to over® the “nevensition “at tent Bork any | speak MOA hs ee Zak ases f pene. EES tip nd aba mel oted are far and wide as “Blue HI 2 pews and Bob.” His tavorive sptt'is*the killing and one companion went for six months gt ening ‘8° ? time without seeing any others a one | skinning ‘Ot: sfikkess >So many of the rattly ing. ; : to thefr work, the explorers will take a} Blue; ib. in suf reptes of Milton has he daspas@fied that he} ré ———_++-+___. Nesult of bis labate and hinpiait t . | resi bi “Want” ads. in The Star pay because |" It is a-wierd and they: bring: arswers. st “3 “Blue Hint Bup* ‘re * | cessful in their endeavors to conserve the procure | far. its-.ohservatony,.gnd. its, rattlesnakes. | 11 ate | ---BON MARCHE--- tomorrow at this most remarkable price, 9c. Ib. i | Suit Department—the more thoroughly a woman knows th the more alert she is to see the nice points of style and fir ° jec? | Blouse Suits, e a gry os Special at oats a le SA 69- Pas $14.98. Elsewhere selling at $15&$18. | ° 22, 24 and 26-inch Rleuse Man tailored in the latest and Reefer Coats — high cut style. The smart military ef- and notch collars. Kerseya, fect—now.the vogue. Braided Cheviots, Cuverts. Whipcords | and frogged coat front—mili- and Astrakhan Cloth. Velvet tary loops across skirt gather- | or plain collars, strap seam: | ing. The material, finish and silk and satin lined thro style throughout makes this | out, in tan, black, navy, c suit easily worth $18. Offered | tor. green, Yale ‘and morrow of... assortment for... of. : The world’s best in 2 Any book — standard literature less than publishers’ Burnett's latest). Gequel to Lady of Quality. Our price % Sleds Pab. price, $1.50. ©1110 sooty & dolenbonipetenlnteetntetoind GOAL AAALAC Washington’s greatest value givers. Shopper we invite here-= —Especially tomorrow—to view the hundreds and hundreds of bargains that peep out at you from every counter, table and shelf throughout this store. Instance our Cloak and worth of material and work, : i 1 in a garment, the more certain are we that she will be delighted with the Suits and Wraps we are showing. $18 Cheviot |Superb Display' $8 BI’k Satin | Waists at $4.98 ; Brocaded Skirts, UNMatchable un- Fine Brocadad and Gra Mavy, green and 4 Grain Silk Skirts—full width —lined and interlined—velvet | = bound—plaited back—in | Rewest large and small pat- | SeParable lining — yoke back terns—unusual value even for #0 frent—worn with detach- . Yal brown. | able nen aol at the spe- Select at will | us to offer at te: if clal price to- $1 4° from this superb $]f (t) | the special price 34-69 | lar. Sp etal aftr $A -98 Special Wrapper Offfe ,— 47¢. instead of 79c. for Wrappers. Navy blue, brown and fancy patterns to select from. Your Card Case com sour sa It’s the quality-knowing Shere onary aa | Meed refillimg? — ree vo prices! And no book-selling concern in town can show a more Engraving! The remarkably low prices—we're quotin attractive and up-to-date assortment of literature! Kept makes Engraving a near neighbor to Printing as far as constantly new and fresh by two causes—the best editions is concerned! And the highest priced Es continually being reeeived—and thes: same-books are contin- town doesn’t outshine us on quality of work and stock 3 2 ually leaving us—by virtue of the remarkably little prices —we match his best ¢ at ss than half bis prices! Wwe make. Here are two of the new arrivals: Think of securing your name engraved on a + f-ondon, As Seen By Dana Gib- copper plate and 50 cards printed from «5QcC, og tye for 5 5 . on.” Publisher’s price, $5.— ‘i : Wedding Invitations Engraved—first 100 $ Qur price: ...¢5....s.scss0 8 Dood DS ag 6 = ~, > ces 100 costs only... = “His Grace of Osmond” (Mrs. Every succeeding sets only Only Hurd’s and Whiting’s fine stock BON MARCHE, 314-316--SEVENTH ST.=-314-=316. “New Idea” Paper Patterns, the duplicate of the 25 and 35c. patterns, 10c. ‘der $7.50 around ¢ jtown! In black, ¢ the Double box pleat in back 50 Cards 20c.. We prlees fa rin this used. a a a ae ee a a a a a a ee ae ee ed SSS au —— a POOLED PLL LLL LEE LLL PEEL ELELLL LIL SSIS £ | It was a triumphant saving suc- Sein cess for multitudes of men folks-- it was a glorious success for us-= our grand $11 Made-to-Measure Suit Sale, which opened up yester-= day. And it is safe to say that the greatness of this occasion will make our value-giving supremacy more forcibly in evidence than ever before. How different and how much. more extensive must our busi- ness be than others—have you ever thought over it? While other places are crying “overstocked and backward busi- ness,” we have been ready every day to buy up any quantity of Cloths when the worth is there and the price low enough—for instance, this week’s tremendous purchase and grand special values for you. We can say that this Great $11 Made-to-Measure Suit Sale is still teeming with the sea- son’s Dressiest and Nobbiest Suitimgs--and we can please san today from them, if you did not get in your order yes-* terday—either Single or Double-breasted Sack styles, with ‘all the leading points of fashion engrafted into them, cut and’ finished with our characteristic good tailoring. eat segeos SP a9 eeogen ef “New Era” Tailors POMONA CMM NH AEM ht MAEM VLE CCLESS goeers fs a ee c ir ligious kn things, and, under the EXALTING THE STANDARDS | oyeSicus guise of liberty. reject all settlea MERTZ and MERTZ, 9 forms of belief, even though the form be in- the precise words of the spirit of truth. An 250th Anni age, moreover, when the Christian faith is Pres! rians Anniver- | assailed on every side; sometimes by those apes Wee <3 Deli who challenge. its Divine source and au- Bary estminster Deliverance. thority; sometimes by those who, unwilling ud to accept it as the free gift of God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, subordinate it to the caprictous and fallible dictates of human Address by Rev. _Dr. Bittinger, | reason; while others, still more bold, seek meme to undermine the very foundations’ upon Moderator of Presbytery of Wash- | Which it rests. “These standards embrace as distinctive- ington—Dr. Radcliffe’s Topic. ly doctrinal the ‘confession of faith’ and the ‘larger’ and ‘shorter’ catechisms. 5 Besides these there are three administra- : tive standards: The ‘form of government,’ A large audience assembled last sree the ‘Book of Discipline’ and the ‘Direc- at the Church of the Covenant, Rev. Dr. | tory for Worship.” 2 Teunis S. Hamlin, pastor, to listen to the | “Of these several standards the Confes- sion of Faith was adopted by. our church program prepared for the celebration of a St andl emeink emchangel, with ae the 250th anniversary of the Westminster | sient exception, to the present time. The standards. form of government was adopted in 1788, Rev. Dr. B. F. Bittinger of Westminster | with amendments between the years 1805 Church, moderator of the presbytery of | and 1895. The Book of Discipline, in its > r 3 . | present form, was adopted in 1854, with Weshington, presided and made an ad- | a7 naments ‘between the years 18K5 and ‘dress, of which the follow:ng is am ab-|yx04 and the Directory for Worship in Stract: z anes a aon beeen the years . “If Presbyterians stand for anything in = = ae eee 3 ese standards matters of belief and practice, and if suc- Guurch ie we Unites Bi ee ee faith once delivered unto the saints, it is Regrets the Estrangement. when with the avowal of supreme alle- “I say the Presbyterian Church in the ‘glance to the Word of God, they stand | United States of America, for it'should ‘be wth ‘uncompromis'ng loyalty on the stand- | reménibered that we have q-sister Presby- ards of their church.” eee terilan Church—if she will acknowledge the t relationship—in the United States, who, al- though with different administrative stand- ards, = maintains — ree: fideli allegiance us to = nie and catechisms. Suits Made-to-Measure, a} Worth $17—thus affording you a saving of $6—immense array of new, scasonable weaves. 9006 F Street N.W. Seeeletetet faith, could, for nearly two-score years, continue an esirangement because one of them, when a little flustered, made a ‘few remarks’ which so offended the other that she left the old homestead, built for herself an annex, and, brooding over her lacerated feelings, found no relief until she made the same “few remarks’ herself. But patience! I may not live to see it, but the day shall surely come when these estranged sister churches, reconciled, shal! be found deliber- ating together in the same general assem- bly, standing shoulder to shoulder, upon the same Westminsters standards. The Crowning Glory. “Let me call upon you to unite with me in magnifying the Westminster standards, which are at once the rich inheritance and the crowning glory of our Presbyterian Church. Let these standards be our pride and joy. Let us preserve them in their integrity and purity. Let us teach them te our children, aud, glorying in their his- toric prestige, their traditional achieve- ments and their time-honored associations, trensmit them to coming generations as a sacred “trust worthy of their admiration, their reverence and their love.” The opening invocation was offered by Rev. Dr. Thomas Chalmers the Eastern Church, at the conclusion of which the audience recited the Lord's Prayer in concert. Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland, pastor emer- itus of the First Church, read an ap- propriat« ‘The meeting closed with the pronouncing of the benediction by Dr. Bittinger. —__—--— he < ‘Three thousand which to John Donaidson to death in 5 county, Texas, last week by a prairie fire.