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THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897-16 PAGES. ~ Open Evenings Till 8. |Our Stock Of _ Furniture, Bought | Especially For Gifts, | Is Immense. We always have a large de- mand at this season for arti- cles which combine the orna- mental with the useful. Goods that are pretty without being useless. We have made spe- cial efforts this vear to have a particularly delightful assort- ment. Do not fail to pay us a visit before you do all your gift buying. Fancy Chairs, Writing Desks, China Closets, Cheval Glasses, Toilet Tables, Rockers, Tabourettes, Cabine Divans, Chiffoniers. Ete. Ete. “Your Credit is Good.” Lansburgh Furniture Co., 1226 F St. dels 100 Doz. Hair Switches, Consigned to us for the purpose of raising mones for a New York Hair importer. We sell you a very fine Switch for... & Exactly the ‘same article you will’ pay for elsewhere. 23 doz. Gray and White, from. Just half of their act AT THE Louvre Glove Store, sel3-tf NO. 919 F ST. Painless Extracting, O0e. Sik cannot be nad at the price of calico. Diamonds cost more than glass. The man «ho offers too much awakens suspicion. Investigation will turn suspl- clon to certainty. We warm the public agairst unscrupulous men who have in- Vaded the honorable profession of den- tistry and are bringing {t into disrepute by deceptive advertising. “Cheap” den- tistry is worse than none. Don’t permit the tricksters to allure yon into thelr clutches by the specious plea of some- thing for nothing. Our p-ices are reasonable—not too high or too low Each department is attend- ed by a man of experience. U. S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. N.W. fon RO Ce —— Great Reduction In Hair. Switches, $2.50. formerly $5.00. Wite 6.00, formerly $10. G: $3.00, formerly $5.00. Gray Switches, $4.50; formerly $6.50. First-class attendants in“ Hairdrcssing, Shampootng, ete. al Tair Regenerator for restoring gray hair. "S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. 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Read these words which were recently written by one woman who sevght and found relief. Mrs. H. P. G. Carncs, one of the best known Indies of Butler, Pa., says: ‘For nearly three years I was under the doctor's care, a constant sufferer from female weaknesses in the most aggravated form. Medicine did me no good und my suffering was so great that at times I felt that death would be a relief. At last, a discovery of which I had heard much but about which I knew Httle, was recou:mended to me and I de- elded to try it. Before I had finished one bottle I was astonished at the marvelous change it made in my hestth. It has completely cured me. I am now feeling perfectly well, am able to attend to all my duties and owe my restored health whol- ly to that grand discovery, Warner's Safe Cure.” This is only one case among thousands in which this great remedy has been the means of curing the distressing ailments peculiar to women. Time 1 again it bas proved to be unequaled for giving quick and permanent relief. No woman who wishes to escape misery and suffering can ufford to be without it. It is a remedy that can be relied upon, a remedy that never fails, and one that has always proved to be woman's best friend. SOCIETIES CHOOSE OFFICERS. Local Organizations Annual Elections. At the last meeting of St. Matthew's Council, 33, Catholic Benevolent Legion, the foliowing officers were elected: President, Thomas B. Nolan; vice presi- dent, John T. Crowley; orator, John A. Delaney; secretary, Albert Williamson; collector, Lawrence, Mangan; marshal, Hugh F. McGinniss; guard, Martin Gan- non; chaplain, Rev. Father Bart of St. Matthew's Church; trustees, Thomas Pur- cell, Luke Croghan and John A. Green. A committee of five was aiso appointed to provide an entertainment in celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of the institu- tion of the council, which occurred in Jan- uary, 1884. At the stated communication of Arminius Lodge, No. 25. F. and A. M., held December 13, 1897, the following officers were elected for the ensuing Masonic year: Wm. F. Meyers, W. M.; Wm. Berger, S. W.; Chas. Gersdorff, J. W.; H. H. Gerdes, secretary; H. T. Ries, treasurer; Harry Rothschild, S. D.; A. Burklin, J. D.; Andrew J. Olin and F. Escherick, stewards; Chas. Bischoff, tiler; proxies to the Grand Lodge, Past Masters H. Brandes, M. Glaeser, J. H. Meiners; delegate to Masonic board of relief, M. Glaeser; to St. John’s Mite As- sociation, L. Goldschmidt; to German Or- phan Asylum, Wm. M. Meyers. Esther Chapter, No. 5, Order Eastern Star, has elected officers as_ follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Alice V. Scott; worthy patron, John J. Harrower; as- sociate matron, Miss Caroline Barnard; secretary, Mrs. Grace S. Watrous; treas- urer, Mrs. Francis Ham; conductress, Miss Various Hola Blanch Wade; associate conductress, Miss Flora M. Gibso1 trustees, Bennett O. Allen, Dr. Wm. E. Handy, Alexander Scott. ‘The annual election of officers of George U. Morris Post, G. A. R., took place Mon- day evening last, resulting as follows: Com- mander, A. B. Grunwell; senior vice com- mander, Rudolph Ullmer; junior vice com- mander, Edwin H. Harner; chaplain, Geo. W. Fletcher; surgeon, J. F. R. Appleby, M. D.; quartermaster, C. M. Robinson; officer of ‘the day, W. B. Sebastian; officer of the guard, Chas. McCarthy; representative to depariment encampment, R. E. Duvall; al- Anacostia Lodge, No. 21, F. A. A. M., has chosen the following officers for the ensu- ing year: William Gude, worshipful master; Julius W. Tolson, senior warden; W. N. Freeman, junior warden; J. H. King, secre- tary treasurer; S. E. O'Brien, Frank T. Eno, junior deacon; H. W. Eno, senior steward: James Leonard, junior steward; C. T. Wal- son, master of ceremonies; Rev. W. G. Davenport, chaplain; C. B. Smith, delegate to St. John’s Mite Society; Charles J. James, delegate to the Masonic relief board. Stansbury Lodge, No. 24, F. A. A. M., has elected the following officers for the en- suing year: George G. Pearson, W. M.; Henry Yost, jr., S. W.; Clyde C. Lamond, J. W.; W. E. Nalley, secretary (fourteenth George W. Balloch, treasurer (twen- ty-fourth term); Wm. J. Tucker, S. D.; Wm. C. Bergmann, J. D.; Benj. C. King, chaplain; John, M. ayne, M. of C.; Wm. W. Swart, S. S.; Thos. H. Joy, J. 3.; A. R. cChesney, delegate for two years to Ma- son beard of relief; Frank L. Summy, delegate to St. John’s Mite Association, with Chas. M. Shreve, proxy; Angus La- mond, trustee for three years; Henry Yost, sr., tiler; Wm. C. Bergmann, Thos. H. Joy and Wm. J. Tucker, proxies to the Grand Lodge. Analostan Council, No. 275, Royal Arca- num, has elected the following officers to serve the ensuing year: Regent, Morsell A. Tolson; vice regent, Henry E. Anderson; sitting past regent, George M. Copenhaver: orator, Edwin A. Goodwin; chaplain, Thos. Norris; guide, William G. Spottswood: sec- retary, Barton A. Bean; collector, Stephen Cc. Brown; treasurer, Brice J. Moses; war- den, Leopold Mautner; sentry, Aaron Ros- enthal; trustee, A. H. Fiegenbaum; repre- sentative to grand council, Benjamin Engel. John F. Cook Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. M., has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: W. M., George R. Watkins; S. W., J. Q. William: . W., GeorgeW. Gray; S. D., Samuel G. Humtes; J. D., Elliott Brown: treasurer, Brooks Burr; secretary, F. H. Cozzins; 8. M. of C., Isaac Uncles; J. M. of C., George Lee; tiler, John C. Conway; P. M., John R. Brown. At the last regular meeting of Ruth Chapter, No. 7, O. E. S., of Hyattsville, Md., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year; Mrs. H. B. Major, W. M.; Mr. M. F. Hobbs, W. P.; Mrs. J. Cook, A. M.; Mr. W. P. Belt, secretary (re- elected); Mrs. M. F. Hob! treasurer (re- Miss Julia Kearney, conductress; Mrs. |. Bernhart, associate conductress. Oriental Council, No. 312, Royal Arca- num, at its anual election, held last even- ing, elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Representatives to grand council, F. J. Landergren, T. J. Clark; al- ternates, J. R. Gisburne, J. D. Terrill: re- gent, James T. Shaft vice regent, Wal- ter G. Hurley; orator, Clinton Gapin: sec- retary, Edwin A. Neiss; collector, Bennett A. Allen; treasurer, George H.' Cooper: chaplain, Smith Thompson; guide, William Betz; warden, W. B. McMillan; sentry, John E. Hogan; trustees, J. 8.’ Harris, Herbert L. Davis, Dr. George B. Heinecke. see Dinner to Coach Lehmann. A complimentary dirner is to be given here this evening to Mr. R. C. Lehmann, the famous Oxford coach. Robert J. Cook, the hex i of affairs of bcating at Yale, will be among those present. John Addison Porter, secretary to Presi- dent McKinley, has had charge of Yal end of the banquet, and has been hard at work to get together a distinguished gath- ering of Yale alumni. Among Yale men to be present are Representative Russell of Cennecticut, Justice Brewer, Senator Wol- cott, Representative Dalzeli Pennsyl- lew j ternate, Henry William: term) of vania and Representaive Fowler of Ni Jersey. ‘te is sald that a move will be made at the banquet to start an American Henley at New London, although it will be op- SECRET OF HAPPINESS.| THEIR SOLEMN DUTY Mrs, Ellen A. Richardson Addresses Yer American Sisters. THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Interesting Proceedings of the Me- morial Committee of Ladies. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES The banquét hall of the Hotel Raleigh was occupied today with an assemblage of unusual attractions, composed as it was of Prominent American women who are en- gaged in the applaudable work of carrying out the desires of the immortal Washing- ton in relation to the establishment in the city he founded and which is named in his honor of a free university, open to the youth of America and devoted to instruc- tion in the highest form. The meeting was that of the George Washington memorial committee, and a glance at the gathering was sufficient to show its representative character. The sibilant softness of south- ern voices blended with the broader accents of the northern and the characteristics of the east and west were none the less evi- dent and prominent. The ladies in attend- ance numbered about 100, and all were deeply interested in the proceedings. Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson of Boston, the presi- dent of the association, occupied the chair, and Mrs. Susanna Phelps Gage of Ithaca was secretary. Committees were announced at the open- ing as follows: Resolutions—Dr. Swan M. Burnett, Mrs. L. M. Sweat, Mrs. Clara R. Antony, Mrs. 8. P. Gage, Miss Rachel Howland. Credentials—Mrs. Ellen H. Walworth, Mrs. William Reed, Miss E. T. King, Mrs. Sioussa. Plans—Mrs. Henry Mallory, Miss Rachel Howland Mass, Colonel H. H. Adams, Mrs. H. H. Adams, Mrs, Henry Lyons, Mrs. J. H. Goodloe, Miss E. T. King, Mrs. W. J. Palmer, Mrs. Roebling, Mrs. Cham- berlain and Mrs. Salisbury. Laws—Mrs. J. S. Boyd, Mrs. H. H. Adams, Mrs. L. D. M. Sweat, Colonel H. H. Adams, Mrs. Caroline Stevenson, Mrs. E. H. Walworth and Miss Garrett. Certificates—Miss Charlotte F. Darley, Mrs. Henry Mallory, Mrs. Clara Antony, Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke, Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. W. A. Roebling. Nominations—Mrs. Calvin S. Brice, Mrs. Bambridge Castleman, Mrs. M. F. Carter, Mrs. J. S. Boyd and Mrs, Edward Anthony Moss. Officers Elected. Mrs. Richardson then announced that the first business to be transacted was the election of officers. The nominations having been reported the election was proceeded with under agreement that the secretary should cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for each officer. The result was as follows: Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson, president; Mrs. Henry R. Mal- lory of New York, first vice president; Miss E. P. King, Maryland, second vice president; Mrs, Cornelius Stevenson, Peun- sylvania, third vice president; Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, District of Columbia, fourth vice president; Mrs. A. M. Day of IMinois, fiftt vice president; Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne of Virginia, sixth vice president; Mrs. Frank Munroe of Louisiana, seventh vice ; trustees, Mrs. John K. Goodloe, Mrs. Ellen H. Walworth, New Mrs. Susanna Phelps Gage, New Mrs. David Starr Jordan, California; Mrs. O. V. Coffin, Connect‘cut, and the offi- cers of the association; corresponding sec- retaries, Mrs. Clara P. Bigelow, Boston, and Mrs. Cuthbert Pound, New York; re- cording secretary, Mrs. Susanna Phelps Gage. New York; treasurer, Mr. Charles J. Bell, Washington, D. C.; auditors, Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Washington, D. C.; press representa- tive, Gen. George H. Harries, Washington, D. C. During the election Mrs. Henry Lyons of Virginia, whose suggestions during the mecting did a very great deal toward sim- plifying the proceedings and saving time, moved that the number of vice presidents be Increased from five to seven, In order that Virginia should be represented. With great charm of manner she described Vir- ginia’s claims to such distinction, and her mction was unanimously agreed to with applause. Mrs. Claiborne, who was chosen as Virginia’s representative, is the wife of one of the nearest relatives of Washington. When the name of Gen. Harries was an- nounced as nominee for press representa- tive Mrs. Richardson congratulated the committee on its good fortune in securing him, and paid high compliment to his ca- pabilities. Mrs. Richardson’s Address. At the conclusion of the election Mrs. Richardson delivered an address upon the aims and duties of the committee, which was listened to with close interest and lib- erally applauded. After giving a hearty welcome to all, Mrs. ardson said they were all brought to- paths by a common tie that binds—that of ing American citizens. ee chairmen, Assistants, Delegates, Asso- clate Members and Friends: A hearty wel- come to you all. We are brought together by a common tie that binds, that of being prican citizens. Atlin turning our thoughts for the three days that we are to be here together,” she continued, “from the many interests that have proved the mettle and the zeal of each individually, let us put our combined ener- gy into a single aim, and in so doing seek to unify our hearts in thought and purpose. “What is this purpose which has brought us together? It is to honor the sacred wish ef the ‘father of his country,’ as empha- sized in one of his last acts, not only in be- queathing a sum of money for the carrying out of a definite ideal, but for the thought back of the bequest, the thought back of the university, back of the loyal purpose of the man who gave unselfishly of the best years of his life, on the battlefield and in the executive chair at the most critical time In the life of our republic. “We all understand, I think, that we are working for the powerful germ or thought back of the educational thought, that thought which was so dear to the loyal heart of Washington, that he never waver- ed in his purpose to have the ideal em- bodted; so pathetically in earnest was he that we find him almost pleading for the right to freely express himself, when con- stituents, and constructional mechanics (if I may so speak of politico-socio-economic conditions in the starting of our republic) strangled back his plea in order that those other, at the time, equally important con. siderations should have paramount atten- tion. ‘ Washington's Wish, “Still, over all brooded that ‘ideal’ of a central university, which should feéd our whole system of education, providing for state universities, colleges, normal and high and grammar and primary schools, the essence of American patriotism. In other words, Washington desired that the Constitution of the United States should be protected through and by education,through enlightenment on the principles back of that Constitution. He desired not only that the ‘three R's’ should be taught, but that skill in all things should be acquired, in this way only he knew that material pros- perity would be assured—and along this way he foresaw the intangible but greater prosperity of a great nation. He welcomed not only the classical, the technical and the common schools, the colleges. and so- called universities, but he emphasized,again and again, the need of a post-graduate op- portunity in this ‘land of the free and home of the brave,’ and wished that states- manship might become one of the coveted ‘classics’ an opportunity been given in the days of Everett, Sumner make others like them. Think also of the reactionary benefit on members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate if such an institution existed here. “‘Land of the free and home of the brave? ae erential apr fenrer ted utter- ance was only seemed wise then, though it did mot become con- creted. It has bided #ts time, but it has never left us. It was of— spirit and could not die. Like tHe’ sf n’s light it has overarched our Serre oe Its rays have nurtured the public sth » the colleges, the universities, and from the enlighten- Ment degotten of thet? nurture, they now call for the fulfillment of the great ‘ideal.’ It has never been left without a witness, and all down the century, ’now so near its cloge, there have been those who have striven to make real the dream of Wash- ington and his friendsthd' friends as well as the beginners of this nation. Educators Feel the Need. “The educators of thé country themselves feel the need of this”great central power house, to feed the educational activities that otherwise must draw: from such cen- ters in the old world’ It is a good point that ‘we need n- méré universities, and should strengthen existing colleges and broaden the present system of popular education.’ We need no more universities, such as we now have; colleges must be strengthened two ways, continuously and financially, and by teachers who are uni- versity men, trained to face directly and effectively the problems of nature and of life. In an educational system each grade looks to the one above for help and in- spiration. “We have a few universities to be proud of; we have others also. Every once in a while we hear of threatening earthquakes (endowment earthquakes) to our Johns Hopkins and Lehigh universities. And the professors? Well, President Jordan of Stan- ford University says: ‘Original research, if carried on at all, is carried on in hours stolen from the dally tasks of plodding and prodding.’ What would a university at home be to such men, born investigators, born teachers, strangled for want of op- portunity? Of our present meager results we are boasting, when we might—we, the greatest nation on earth—might keep in this country all the American scholars now seeking these higher opportunitics of train- ing and research in the real universities across the sea. A School of Civic Freedom. “President Jordan, I think, also sald: ‘A great university in America would be a school for the study of civic freedom.’ A great university at the capital of the re- Public would attracc the free-minded of all the earth. It would draw men of all lands to the study of democracy. It would make the workings of democracy worthy of respectful study. The new world has its lessons to men as well as the old, and its material for teaching these lessons should be equally adequate. Mold and ruin are not necessary to a university, nor are traditions and precedents essential to its effectiveness. The greatest of Europe's uni- versities is one of the very youngest. Much of the greatness of Berlin University is its escape from the dead hands of the past. It is In this release that the great promise of the University of the United States lies. Oxford acd Cambridge are still choked by the dust of their own traditions. Because this Is so, men have doubted whether Eng- land has today any universities at all. A university is not a school of liberal edu- cation to boys and girls who have not yet entered upon the serious side of ife. It is not a school maintained for the extension of any denominational body. Truth is as broad as the universe—unlimited, unfet- tered by utterance or state boundary, un- hampered by individual endowment. Working for the Memorial. “It is because we feel the truth of such statements as these,” continued Mrs. Richardson, “it is because we recognize back of them all the germ of truth in the thought of Washington which inspired his sublime trust that the’ American Deople would in time add to his beginning of an endowment and have. 'thelt own American educational dynamo—supply in the felt reeds of the people, and Possible because of them—because of such’ recognition we are working to build ‘this ‘memorial. It is not the national university lost fund that the George Washington memorial commit- tee are after; we are not so presumptuous as to think that we can build the uni- versity of the United States; we make no attempt to take that duty already as- sumed by the strorg body of educators, though we may be auxiliary to the issue, if the people, seeing the need, demand the fulfillment. : ° A Solemn Duty, “It is a solemn duty, aswell as a great privilege, ip the closing twilight’ of this century to, mark with’ a fitting” milestone the trust we as the American pédple hold. The four million and a half which Wash- irgton’s endowment ‘would amount to may rot be ours to command, but the spirit of his bequest, with’ its century’s accretion, is sure to observe. Therefore, the George Washington. committee, with a definite aim—in memoriam—not a marble shaft, but a thing of use, in harmony with the thought we would honor; a building for an educational purpose; a first-loye gift to the University of the United States. If ‘the committee of one hundred’ and the people demand their university, then ours shall be the administration building of the University of the United States. The first building. “We shall know no failure in our mile- stcne mission. The university itself can- not fail, though it bide a longer time even yet. The rainbow of promise overarches our heavens. The colossal figure in New York harbor, the figure cut in stone, rep- resentative of women, has caught the arch at this end. All womanhood as one colossal woman will help in the actualizing ef this great ideal, for by education she is now becoming enlightened, and with the torch In her hand she becomes symbol to the world that that which is promised shall be fulfilled.” At the conclusion of Mrs. Richardson's remarks Mrs. Gage, the recording secre- tary, made an interesting address, in which she recited the conception and develop- ment of the movement on the part of American women to ald in the work of establishing the free university, and gave a succinct history of the events in connec- tion with it up to date. The meeting then adjourned until tomorrow. This afternoon the ladies are visiting places of public in- terest, including the old Naval Observa- tory grounds, where it is intended to lo- cate the university. —_+ A Learned and Famous Lace Darner. From the Kansas City Star. Mrs. Mary Somerville was one of the most learned women of the nineteenth cen- tury, and she did an untold amount of good for other women by being a charming lady, an excellent housekeeper and an accom- plished needlewoman, as well as a remark- able astronomer and mathematician. She did her work when our grandmothers were young and when there was a great preju- dice against “blue stockings,” but Mrs. Somerville changed a great many people's views about the blue stockings. She liked pretty clothes, and was especially fond of fine lace. As she was never rich, she took the best of care of her laces, and could mend them so well it was as if a witch had done it—you could not find the darn. Once her daughters had a young lady visiting them who had the bad lucly tq,tear some very fine old point, her most valuable posses- sion. She was foundbweeping over it. by the Misses Somerville,! and’ they said: “Why, don’t mind abéut that; when mam- ma is done what she is. ahout she'll mend it for you so no one will:ever know it has been torn.” din The visitor was amaged4nd incredulous, for she knew her nae pap chery, as the world knew her, as a;student of the skies and reader of nature's big: mysteries; but, sure enough, when matnmé had finished a calculation she was ee and had writ- ten a letter to the ‘or of Russia, thanking him for somg ‘haqnor he had paid her, she slipped on her thimble, took tic ruined lace and seemed. to‘ find a rea. tri- umphant joy in men it so exquisitely that her guest felt it to be, greater treas- ure than it was Detores Wondérfaul. Frem Life. Briggs—“I wasn’t called on at the din- ner last night until the end of the second hour.” iriggs—‘“What did you do?” ey “Why, I immediately rose to my feet.” “How did you do it?” ———+or—___—_-_ Heated City’ Water. A natural element from which the city of inch pipe has been laid from the springs into the city to conduct the water into ee E CHURCH FEDERATION Proposition Advanced by Dr. Fiske of Gunton Temple Ohurch. MEETING OF PRESBYTERIAN ALLIANCE Reports Made by Board of Man- agers and Treasurer. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Strong ground in favor of a federation of all the various orders of the Evangeli- cal Church was taken by Rev. Dr. A. S. Fiske, pastor of Gunton Temple Memorial Church, in his address last evening at the eleventh annual meeting of the Pres- byterian Alliance in the Western Presby- terian Church, Rev. Howard Wilbur En- nis, pastor. At the close of the meeting Dr. Fiske was warmly congratulated. There were present, among others, the pastors of nearly all of the Presbyterian churches in the District. Officers of the alliance for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Mr. B. H. Warner; vice presidents, Mr. Wm. Ballantyne, Mr. Charles Lyman, Dr. Daniel McFarlan; secretary, Rev. J. Rus- sell Verbrycke; treasurer, Mr. Charles B. Bailey; directors, Rev. Drs. B. F. Bittin- ger, Wallace Radcliffe, C. B. Ramsdell, George N. Luccock, Joseph T. Kelly, T. S. Hamlin and W. C. Alexander, Messrs. Noble D. Larner, James B. Lambie, J. B. Smith, Wm. B. Gurley, F. B. Dalrymple, J. H. Meriwether, Thomas G. Jones and Gen. John Eaton. In the absence of President John W. Foster, Vice President William Ballantyne presided. The exercises were commenced with the rendering of an offertoire in D minor by Mr. Harry G. Kimball, organist of the church. The vocal music of the occasion was rendered by a quartet, com- posed of Miss Lucia Nola, soprano; Mrs. Adele Crosette Osley, contralto; Mr. John M. Rieman, tenor; Mr. Robert G. Sutton, bass, with Mr. Harry G. Kimball, organist and precentor. The Scripture lesson was ready by Rev. Charles Alvin Smith of Peck Memorial Church, following which there was congre- gational singing. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. B. F. Bit- tinger of Westminster Church, succeeding which Miss Nola sang a solo. Report of Managers. The annual report of the board of man- agers, which was read by Rev. J. R. Ver- brycke, stated that gocd and substantial work had been accomplished during the past year. Two churches—the Eastern and the Eckington—the one large and flourish- ing, the other rapidly growing—have be- come what they are, not alone through their own personal efforts, but, to a large extent, through the aid of the alliance. “It is gratifying to the board of man- agers to be able to report, as it will be to the alliance to learn that the Eastern Church, hampered by so considerable an indebtedness during the last half of the past fiscal year, has fully met its own ob- ligations, which prior to that were met by the alliance. “In these two healthy and growing churches—the Eastern and the Eckington— is seen the wisdom of having some definite object in view for which to work and one of sufficient importance to warrant an ap- peal to the members of the churches of the city. “There are still wide districts within our city’s bounds ir which there are no Pres- byterian churches. “We appeal to the loyal spirit of true Presbyterianism to aid in pushing and spreading our denominational lines into every quarter of our city.” The report of the treasurer, Mr. Charles B. Bailey, stated that there was on hand at the time of the last annual report $317.37, since which there had been received $1,063.66. The disbursements were $733.87; balance on hand, $329.79. The Annual Addres: “Fear Not Ye, O Israel,” was sung as a sclo by Mrs. Adele Crosette Oxley, and fol- lowing this Rev. Dr. Fiske delivered the annual address, which, in part, was as follows: “The individual Christian must become part of the universal and imperishaile Chureh of Christ, which has on hand the vast work of Christ. The finest thing of all for Christian force shall be when the various orders of the Evangelical Church become federated in a mighty, world-em- bracing republic—not the obliteration of the various denominational names and working organizations, but rather their vivifying enthusiasm and holy rivalry by fellowship, each giving power to the all and the all multiplying the force of each. “We have in Washington a large common work on our hands. Some twenty churches for the doing of it, churches ranging in membership from about 60 to 1,300. Dr. Fitch here touched upon’ the disad- vantages met with under present condi- {tions, to the lack of system of definite parish fields, and said: “While there is a great deal here that, if accomplished, would be desirable in an alliance among Presbyterians, my enthu- siasm and hope are stirred to a wider sweep of the same holy temper—an alliance here of all the churches of every name for conquest of this seat of empire—the capital city of this republic. Power of a Federation. “It is perfectly obvious that a live feder- ation of all the churches and kindred or- ganizations of this District would be able to control all decent public opinion, and or- der its affairs for righteousness, temper- ance, public security and national fame. In this nation there are some 15,000,000 of evangelical church members. These allied, and with the 40,000,000 more in their sym- pathy, ought to command the right Chris- tian settlement of every question at issue in this republic, from the school with the Bible in it, the saloon with the devil in it, the suffrage, the mode of just taxation, the security, reward and honor of labor, the regulation of trusts, all the way up and down.” 3 At the conclusion of Dr. Fiske’s address the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis. A triumphal march, performed on the organ by Mr. Kimball, closed the meeting. ——— Never Heard of Napoleon. Frem the London News. Jules Claretie has been paying a visit to the tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau at Ermenouville, where his ver¥ name seems to be forgoten. A peasant, on being asked where the tomb was to found, said: “Rousseau? Oh, yes, I know who you mean. I went to school with him. He was the best cabinet maker in this part of the country.” Such is fame. Even Guy de Maupassant, who only died the other day, is so little re- membered, declargs Mr. Claretie, that he heard a lady the other day in the Parc Monceau inform a companion that the statue of that author was that of “an officer killed in Tonquin.” Further, he vouches for the fact that the late Prince Napoleon once met a woman who had nev- er heard of Napoleon Bonaparte. The prince, as is well known, was very proud of his resemblance to his uncle. One day he saw a poor woman in the street, and took out a 5-frane piece of Napoleon I. He showed the effigy to the woman and asked her who it was. “I do not know,” was the answer. “Don’t you think it is like me?” asked the prince. “Yes,” said the woman, “it is." “It is Napoleon,” she was told. “And who was Napoleon?” she asked. Prince Napoleon, adds etie, loved to teil the story. ro Didn’t Cover the Ground. ‘From the Atlanta Constitation. Ss “I reckon,” said the old subscriber, “that I'll have to quit subscribin’ ter yer paper.” why, don’t its politics suit you?” “Oh, yes! “You like its editorials?” “Fust class.” “No tae its news features?” Clar- Mr, “None “tall.” ee ee ee 15 AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Transfers of Real Estate—Attempted Robbery a: Assault—Brevities. A deed was placed on record yesterday from Edith A., Josephine A., Helen and Mary Patten to the Potomac Electric Light Company, to correct the title of the latter corporation to the property occupied as its power plant. The sale was made some time ago, and the placing of the second deed on file was made to correct an error in the original transfer. David D. Stone and John D. Croissant, trustees, have sold to Anna K. Simington lot 27, of block 25, of the American Uni- versity Park. The consideration is placed at $500. There was a daring attempt at theft by @ diminutive individual this morning short- ly after 11 o'clock at Beck's bakery, 2003 M street. Albert Cutlett, aged sixteen, colored, entered the store, reached over the coun- ter and made a grab at the cash box. He caught hold of it, but at the same moment Miss Gussie Beck, a daughter of Mrs. Beck, the proprietress, caught hold of him. She held to him, and when he became convinced he could not escape he pulled out a smail knife and stabbed the young lady, making @ nasty wound. The money was scattered all over the floor. Policeman Howiett reached the scene in time, and took the youthful prisoner to the station. Only 5% cents in cash was found on him. Charges ef petit larceny and assault were placea against his name. The King’s Daughters and the Minister- ing Children’s League of Grace P. E. Church will hold a bazaar Thursday and Friday, from 4 until 9 p.m., at the church, the proceeds beirg for charitable purposes. The crossings at 37th and Prospect streets have never been relaid since they Were taken up in the laying of the tracks of the Great Falls electric railroad, though the company is said to have been under obligations to do the work. The result is an abundance of mud at the place. The funeral of Miss Nellie Sullivan was held this morning from her late residence, 1331 35th street, and was largely attended. Solemn mass of requiem was read at Trin- ity Church at 9 o'clock. A stated conclave of Potomac Command- ery, No. Knights Templar, will be held at its asylum, Masonic Hall, on 32d street, this evening at o'clock, aes CONDEMNS HIGHWAY ACT. Citizens’ Association Wants It Re- pealed Absolutely. The Citizens’ Northwest Suburban Asso- ciation, of which Charles C. Lancaster is president and Dr. Joha W. Chappell, sec- retary, held a largely attended meeting in the town hall at Tenleytown Monday even- ing, when resolutions were unanimously adopted, declaring “That it is the opinioa of the Citizens’ Nerthwest Suburban As- sociation that the present highway legisla- tion should be repealed as a whole, not modified or amended, and, in view of the verdicts of the two juries in cases Nos. 419, 429, 436 and 437, respectively, we, as an association, appeal to the Commission- ers of the District, and through them to Congress, to repeal the highway act, ab- solutely and wholly, and that all maps filed in pursuance thereof be effaced from the record “That we are in favor of the immediate condemnaticn, opening, improvement and completion of the main streets and avenues from the boundary of the city to the Dis- trict ilne, when the money is appropriated to pay for the same, and not otherwise. “For the pay of the actual cost of the condemnaticn, opening, improvement and completion of the said streets and avenues, one-half should be charged to the United States and one-half to the revenues of the District of Columbia. “That bonds be issued, at the same time, to pay the cost of said condemnation and improvement.” These resolutions had been previously acted upon and favorably reported by the executive committee, composed of Louis P. Shoemaker, chairman; Robert I. Fleming, Horace Jones, Major George A. Armes, John Sherman, David B. May and T. L. Holbrook. The executive committee was in- structed to send a copy of the resolutions to the highway commission, the Commis- sioners of the District and the District committees of the two houses cf Congress, respectively. The executive committee also reported favorably the report of the special com- mittee on roads and police, which commit- tee is composed of Major George A. Armes, chairman; Samuel Wendell, Thos. T. Hur- die, Wm. Heider, Edward Buckley, Thos. W. Buckey and Charles Morgan, and the association directed a copy of the report to be forwarded to the Commissioners of the District for their speedy action. The executive committee wes instructed to confer with the executive committees of other associatiors of property owners to secure unity of action for the repeal of the highway extension act. oS Multiplication of Railway Routes. H. T. Newcomb in the Engineering Magazine. The competition of long, circuitous, and otherwise costly routes for traffic that would naturally traverse cheaper and more direct lines is another gross extravagance too frequently observed. Between Omaha and St. Paul, with a short-line distance of 373 miles, traffic is carried by a —ne 734 miles in length. From Chicago to New York twenty-one routes, ranging from 912 to 1,376 miles, compete for traffic, while be- tween Omaha and San Francisco there are five, of which the shortest is 1,865 miles long and the longest 2,724. Besides the numerous regular and “tramp” steamships available for shipments from New York to New Orleans, more than ninety all-rail lines are each actively seeking a share in the business, The most direct of these is 1,340 miles in length, or 711 miles shorter than the longest. As an example o1 the waste of competitive train service, it is not necessary to add anything to the bare statement that forty-four trains leave Chi- cago for New York every day, and that similar duplication of service exists all over the country. ———s-_—___ The First Polar Explorer. From Harper's Weekly. The hardy mariners who were the pio- neers in poar discovery achieved wonders, censidering that they had everything to leern about methods of arctic work, and their vessels and equipment were very in- adequate. One of the greatest of all active voyagers was the man who commanded the first true polar expedition, William Barentz, He sailed from Holland in 1594 on the lit- tle fishing smack Mercurius, and the object of his voyage shows how ignorant the mer- chants and seamen of those days were as to the navigability of arctic seas. Barentz pushed into the unknown for the purpose of sailing around the north end of Nova Zembla and finding a northeast passage to China, and so for a month he skirted the wall of ice that barred his way, seeking in every direction for a lane by which he might travel through the pack, putting his vessel about eighty-one times and traveling back and forth along the ice edge for 1,700 miles. The highest north he attained dur- ing this careful examination of the ice edge was 614 statute miles south of the highest point reached by Nansen, or 874 miles from the pole. + 0+-—___ Hatchet a Boomerang. From the New York Herald. Mrs. John Reedy of Bound Brook not only failed to catch a turkey yesterday which she wented for Thanksgiving day inner, but missed her aim when she threw ‘@ hatchet at the bird, and as a result al- mest had her right hand severed by the ‘weapon. ‘The turkey had been living high for sev- eral months, his caretaker anticipating a GEORGETOWN ADV'TISEMTS 5 Ibs Premium 6 5 C. 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The question was not referred to in caucus: therefore the caucus was brief and wonder- fully harmonious. Apparently a substan- ual majority of the democrats in the House are opposed to the annexation of Hawail, but there are many who favor it more or less earnestly, and these insist that it shall not be made a party question. It is estimated that the majority for an- nexation when the resolution comes to the House will be above fifty. The democrats feel that they have placed themselves in a very strong position by de- claring for the recognition of the Cuban insurgents, and that they have nothing but advantage to gain from getting it in the form of a party question. A very large number of the republicans feel that such a situation will result great- ly to the advantage of the democrats if it is allowed to develop, and their present dis- position is to vote with the democrats for the Morgan resolution, or for one rec nizing Cuban independence, thus relieving the situation from any party coloring. If a considerable number adhere to this view and vote their convictions the resolution will be adopted in the House. It is possi- ble, however, that the republicans who sympathize with the Cubans may refuse to .;port the resolution recognizing belliger- ency, and instead of that support a substi- tute recognizing independence. If thir is done the democrats will support the substt- tute, but if it should be adopted it could A probably be hung up in the Senate. casting at cross purposes in this be made effective in preventing yet would save the question from being one on which party lines were d readily accept an independence in lieu of the recognition of belligerency, but a small minority in the Senate could prevent the resolution from coming to a Vote, whercas, the beiligerency resolution having already passed the Senate, its adop- tion by the House would send the matter at once to the President for approval or disapproval. Mr. Bailey*s Program, By their caucus action last night the democrats have decided to press the Mor- gan resolution. The purpose of Mr. Bailey is to seek recognition to move the adoption of the resolution, and failing to secure recognition from the Speaker, to move the belligerency resolution as an amendmen: to some other motion. If this motion is ruled out of order, an appeal will be taken and a vote of the House can be had on the appeal. This will afford an op- portunity for an expression of the House, zh not in the most satisfactory way, some members may vote to sustain a ruling adverse to Cuba on the grounds that it is preper according to the rules, while still professing to be favorable to the reso- tution. The determination with which the democrats will press Cuba to the front, however, will make it probably the lea’ ing issue, in a political way, of the session. The democrats disclosed @ much more harmonious spirit among themselves than heretofore. The antagonism to Mr. Bailey which it was intimated by some was going to develop did not show itself at all, and apparently there is very little left of it The only absence of unanimity in the cau- cus was over the bankruptcy question, and not more than half a dozen opposed the ac- tion favorable to bankruptcy legislation. Bankruptcy Legislation Assured. This favorable action from a quarter where opposition might be expected is re- garded as practically assuring some sort of bankruptcy legislation. The democrats will not, however, support the bill known as the Henderson-Culberson bill, which the judi- ciary committee has prepared. They want to still further modify the involuntary fea- tures of the measure and to change it in some other respects. It is not likely, how- ever, that this can become a party ques- tion, and it is expected that a measure will finally go through the House with a strong vote from both parties. This will give bet- ter promise of an agreement with the Sen- ate and will practically insure legislation. Resolutions Adopted. The following resolutions were adopted by the caucus last night on motion of Mr. Bailey: Resolved, That it is the sense of this cau- cus that the democratic members of the House of Representatives ought to resist all efforts. direct or indirect, to retire the greenbacks and treasury notes. Resolved, second, That we are opposed to and will resist all attempts to extend the privileges of national banks or to reduce the taxes which they now pay. Resolved, thiid, That we favor the early consideration and passage of the Senate resolution recognizing that a condition of war exists in the Island of Cuba between the government of Spain and the’ Cuban people. Resolved, fourth, That we favor the early seanermrer of a just and wise bankruptcy we ——__-2-_____ The Grand Duke's Generosity. From the Paris Figaro. An interesting anecdote is told apropos of the visit to Paris of the Grand Duke ‘Viadimir. On Friday morning a woman who selis old coins on the quayside sold a fairly im- portant lot to a gentleman. After paying her the customer drew from his pocket a large gold coin and said: “You don’t know who this is. Keep it in remembrance of me.” He left his card with the money and and the Chriet- ‘ ttle things for childrens ‘a rail ae Materials for paper fancy work. ae