Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DE CEMBER 12, 1898-16 PAGES. MR. YOUNG'S REPORT Operations of Conzressional Library for Lasi Year. NEW BOOKS TEA? uAVa BEEN ADDED | - Necessity tora Complete Catalogue ty Shown. - SUGGESTIONS MADE an of Con- Con- ines on uring , i> upon sys.em was the ‘f sly an the was The lubrary, eg in Poole esoporuon OL us r suelves, the au in, e., watt bring the siu 7.0 Ana ure when import now aiiacNed thy growth of sera work them and the iendeacy oy ers of moder. mas thought to inus fin ad ost convenen form of expression Alue of this w author's com we have on or Mr. Pres » posse re Cor writer worthy of ind more especial of kept in 5 brary pare pra these a hensive “The inception soci > been able of thou to any form and mak “In the same lr the time of t marck and Mr. Gla contemporary In i erature is was embedi: pertaining Ltw history ss collections. w We can unders' remembering wha tio: - mainly his made in » response tot Mr. which Se. Day trans » our foreign tatives w &. and re: ny valuable ns. A summary of what was thus is grateful that our would b wh hers, on elsewhere. to bureau hat money thus set of an institutior looking toward its libraries of Eng a not an € n toward its 4 form of law. mu- as well its mere treasury may be said of the of C Contents libraris yf the Library. ort for 1N% library was in pro of tr fer from the Capitol to the new buile collection was es 1218350 poem w ated at from Last Was im ar mate of th count ISUS, Ww fall us. deposits total, public No- remained open exception of Sundays ‘Ine reading hours 4 p.m., except on y and August, when, it was closed at While Congress Was in session, U was kept open its use unui adjourr dauy recora ¢n kept of the rs sweliast mber of b arid es re daily the totai was 64.493, and the num- soks caiied for in reading room was record has also been kept of the books loaned out. The total was ° Nbrarian is glad to not sit wer that the a bureau of by peopie from all rs ag a rule for a specific book; advice as to reading uy was plicamts St special information. It is the the library vurage this spirit quiry. This often requires time and but while ya hardship— ce shows that answers can readily 1 No question is put aside untii annel of information is exhausted. to the library in search of somé rk or a special theme of interest are d to ¢ others works of the er, of which t Inqui and knowledge. or extract } by a reader 1s not in the library, the title is taken at the desk and the volume or- dered. Cards requesting readers to fur- ired are distributed from the desk. Cur books in the Chinese language derived by purchase from the li- of the late Caleb Cushing, the first ina, have through the y, Wu Ting-fang, ador to Wash- been catalogued by some of the ned gentlemen connected with the em- v. For the kindness of his excellency, shes public and grateful w A synopsis of this unique ion appears in the appendix. E While the daily service of the library is ued the work of classification and ent goes on. The larger part of ary has so far advanced that no :) arrangement will be neede th ummation of the recla Duplicates are minated for purpose of ange Uncatalogued books, law books, iodicals, maps and mus ch came chaos from the Capitol have been as- nds of volumes thus and thousa given place on the shelves. Kibliography. “It has been hoped that the reorganiza- tion of the library and its classification would be so far advanced as to justify the of monthly bulletins ilustrative of growth of its aims and its work. This it is trustgl, will soon be realized. ipation of such a publication sev- ans ave bee issued. As will ion was governed by 2 opinion, and in’ the ner publi n of pub. elie? that Congress might in current legis- ation va.ue the information thus present- d. the debates on Cuba, the overture to he recent war, called for our books on uba, as well as our maps and manu- cripts. The Hawaiian annexation justified our bibliography of Hawaiian history and -rature. The commercial and mining in- ts in the northwest invited our buile- aps appertaining to that region SSS to ISW8. The Philippine ques- rom ion was fhet with a bulletin on the Phil- of t een mont © copyright depart- from July efty summarized as fol- There have been 98,391 entries of right. There have been collected and the as fe treasury $64.4 re S orders for the money which was paid into This included money drafts and 938 or- re have been drawn 2,075. checks, hich were mailed to persons to whom e ss fees or unused fees were to be re- urned, and for each check thus drawn an ndex card has been made, giving se tement of the transaction requ’ ng the refund. ¢ Catalogue Department. so Vital to been Kept of the ne- nt depa thors arranging the copyri for the convenience of nt nat vublisbers and the reading room for the We of the public. have rs in subject cetaioguing shen the copyright department became art of cur library system and was given he right of way. A great deal has been sone for the practical work of the reading been ce in ar- Ast oom. As shown by the promptitude of the service there could be no improvement Much, however, remains to be done to ring the resources of the library before 1 propos’ from memory, imag’ ; which ‘comes trom imagination; and philo re om. FI n th ions, as amended by heads of history, phile shy ieduced three div erson, under the hy and fine arts, which are Subdivi nto forty cuapters. Under ‘fine arts’ were ed poetry; fiction, logic, rhetoric and apters of Mr. Jeffe f library administr. to forty-four, as noted in a former rt beir tical his urged to t to th agriculture mineralogy, which was emerged y took the place ustronomy € of chemistry, filled by mythology rred to allied » to mental and moral r chapters added wet . Wit, humor and quot an collection of learned riodieals. As at present ar- ers subdivided as follows 44, 1 ed the ch: » cever only the copyright books, the their p’ increase, cons about fourth of the nal ac- ssions, would take the time of two or hree experts, without co ering the work revision. Ss soon as the government printing of- le s the cards we can plac the public the author eatalogue of 2 books lished after July 15, Isis, ¢ shical and bibliographical et entries to be suthor and, articles added for th artly, subject « n certain important perio: This will be the beginning em. a full mplete iction y there should be one catalogu: 000 books. This work will ad- rapidly as the strength of th lowed by Congr permit. One cataloguer could take 0 duthor entries alone. Therefore, uid handle the of in- ms at present rate need of a binding and printing offi in connection with the Sibi yen more than last s show that it is abso- lutely necessary for the proper administra- tion of the library to have in the sam: building a well-equipped printing office and at the empjhatic words of Carly} in his comment on the British Museum: library is not worth anything without catalogue. It is a Polyphomus without a: in its head, and you must front the dif- . Whatever they may be, of making proper catalogues. The worst catalogue ever drawn up by the hand of man was greatly preferable to no catalogue at all. The Graphic Arts. “The department of graphic arts, which, ccording to the last report, comprised 34.236 prints. The counting and recording S soon as received did not begin From that date until received and ac- making the total ds. © art library ha Jn the fiscal r there were purchased, donated .or 1 the operation of the copyright ber of books in the art department as set forth in the last re > collection now of prints until January 1, 1898 July 1, 1808, there were joned 4,989. prints, sit July 1, LS8es, » incre of T be sma). throug hy on no ived » of So volumes was duc from th ne eral librar rt boo Maps and Chart “In the yort it was impossible to give mor un estimate of our maps ut including maps found fe and periodicals it was reporied that we had 25,000 sheet maps, 7 pockec and SW) rolier ma esumace Was 24,000. A caretul ie wih tne following maps, 44,042; adases, 1, Loe . 410; pocker map nis increase of 22,44 ot represenc the aciual new 1 puc rach maps in the oid ubrary, their ing, Mounung and their mal it is grautying to know that the maps and chars department has been re render essenual service to the government In any ways, and especially during the late War wich Spain. Although as a rule uions are guarded with sedulous essed Was piaced at the army and ni Aid was given to the Venezuelan commission, as well as the high joint commission con- vened to settle questions with Great Brit- ain. We have been able to give them a valuable Russian map of Alaska made in 1802, with interesting notes, while the mon- ograph on ‘Alaska and the Northwest Part ot Nor.h America,’ compiled in the library, has been frequently consulted in the course of the arbitration. Periodical Department. “The number of bound volumes of news- In all, count result: school has ocen pheet nu pt ot the discovery of our coite newspapers, the for ribunals, suggestions help iv research and about alogy and family history. “When it is found that a book called for 2 papers and periodicals on November 1, 1998, was 48,5]1, an increase during the current year of 6,899. The total number as before given was 43,362 volumes, but in that were included unbound volumes to the number of 1,750. This year unbound matter is ex- cluded from the above total, and is counted as single numbers. Of these single num- bers 50.225 are accessible. ‘he library embraces 30,862 periodicals. an increase during the year of 5,812, and 17.649 new papers, an increase of 1,087. This represents contributions from | the State Department, Smithsonian Institution, bureau of statistics and elsewhere. Bound volumes have also been received from pub- lishing houses and private sources. We have purehased 532 volumes, while several hundred volumes, misplaced during the transfer of the library from the Capitol, have been recovered and arranged. In this estimate duplicate bound volumes to the number of 2.958 periodicals and 2,955 news- papers are counted and among them 1,479 volumes of Senate files, sent to the library for preservation. The Department of Manuscripts. “The manuscripts in this department may be thus enumerated: Original manuscripts— Number of volumes of manuscripts bound, 608; number of volumes of manuscripts un- bound, ‘ranscripts—Number of ages of manuscripts, 205; total number of individual manuscripts, bound and un- bound, Transeripts—Uumber of volum number of volumes un- iM: number of packages though unbound), 862; . 1.536. Miscella- aphs, 54; detached 27; total, 27; The total number of volumes of manu- scripts, bound and unbound, originais and transcripts, amounts to 1,049, and the total number of original pieces of all kinds is Your librarian in his report for 1897 altuded to the fact (hat the necessities of the removal and the care required in the tody of the manuscripts had made it impossible to arrange them for the public. During the current year much has been done toward creating, as it were, this most interesting and valuable department. Suit- able steel furniture and a burglar-proof safe have been provided and will soon be in place. But while we have many price- less manuscripts of historical, social and personal interest, much is required to give the library its full degree of usefulness. Practicaily there has been no appropria- tion for man ripts, and the elimination of the sum requested last year for their purchase was construed as a veto upon any special expense. - The Department of Music| “The attention of Congress has been called to the musical department as a grow- ing and useful feature of the library. “When we came into the new building, in 1897, the department of music was in i experimental stages. Its growth thus far has resulted in the foundation of what is destined to be one of the great mu braries of the world. As a coli American music it is unsurpassed, and with little cost it can be made as rich in the music of other nations as it is in the music of our own. On November 1, 1898, the music depart- ment was thus enumerated: Total nurber of pieces of muste on hand January ‘ 046; received during .S4S; total, 198,804. > following will show the accessions ed from the Smithsonian, trumental, 446; transferred copyright acc by purchas. vocal from sions, 10,265; total, 10,548. been our effort so far as the ation of the various department permitted to strengthen the music de partment, obtaining either through pur- » or exchange books of reference the scores of the ical masters, together with what may illustrate the music of all ancient and modern, savage s enlightened. Music in its best sense S a science belonging to all ages, as well as all nationalities and conditions of men, and the Lib of Congress should con: tain its earl well a its latest and most complete expression. “When so much has been done by the ar rangement of what came from the old ibrary. it would be a misfortune not to continue our additions to the library until ent already invaluable collection plete embodiment of the history, a - science of music. Among ome modern ch deal as an assortment of con- in hapter y gifts, purchases ar s well mus “Your Jibrarian has suggested the neces. of musical instruments in a room ning the musical Hbrary so the scores uld be read. The experiment so far as the no is concerned, has been tried. There josed room where students to the musical scores and 10 in a n gain ace: interpret rare and cle Liti- nts with copyright s at stake n by access to the copyright music, e: tablish property claims. "The piano do hot annoy students in the reading room nor listract attention in other departments nor draw crowds and is never used except for necessary purposes. While we owe the ise of the piano to private valu is shown by experiment to be so ap- parent, that the librarian recommends the purchase of this and perhaps one or two other musical instruments. The Law Library. “The law department of the Library of much of it as remains in Court room, has re ved uring the year ending October 1, volumes. The larger part of itional volumes (3,490) were dis- coyered in the course of arranging the con- cents of the old hbr When we include volumes in the dupiic 14; the Supreme Court conference r withdrawn trom the es tor judicial purpowe: © is 101,70 vol sniion has been called to the udition of the Jaw libr the law students ai “a room with » feet 2 and Congress, the old Si additions om, 10,000, and the age ves 0, by the Die expected to accom- modate the ic lawyers engaged in cases, the members of the bar in search of light as well as law students, Washington is said to have a greater number of law students thin any educational center ous- side of the difficulty of their The ventilation is imp ht is of little avai}, and th © grown with the sin While the transfer of inc : y to the new the law building would have remedied this and not only enlarged the ge! usefulness of the — librar: but y way served the public, the prohibitory Statute has withdrawn) that pn from further co: ion, sun experiment, however, the law Hi- brary was closed to students on the Ist of October and quarters assigned them in the new building. An alcove was apart for 1,000 books, including cleme: works de- e for students. This ndard law text book in the eu As the library po: plicates the integrity of the general tion was not invaded. In addition hooks which came through cop icates were added to the one copy going to the the other retained at the sery dents. to yright, du- general collec- w department, of the stu- > suc ss of the night service of the libr: leads to the question of likewise opening the law department. It would m to be an inevitable conse- quence. In addition to the students, mem- bers of the bar in attendance upon the Su- preme Court or those who reside in the District, as well as members of Congress, would welcome the opportunity of prepar- ing a brief at night. For work of this character the new brary presents many advantages. Until Congress erects the special build- ing devoted to the judiciary the books, mphlets, manuscripts and other records f the law library should be housed in the new library building. The Pavilion for the Blind. “Your librarian, in his late report. re- ferred to what has been done in regard to provision for the blind. The work was then experimental, but presenting assur- ances of success, which have been more than justified. “A pavilion in the northwest basement of the new library building, outside of the range of visitors, was screened off and fur- nished. A small library, representative in its character, suitable for the blind, em- bracing books, periodicals and music, printed in raised letters, was attained. partly by copyright, party by purchase and gift. The various methods of printing for the blind were included, and those who used the library were asked not only to name the volume they would read, but the le of raised letters preferable. It was deemed wise to give afternoon readings for the benefit of the blind, and the first was given on the 8th of Novem- ber, 1897. It was believed that there might be one or two readings weekly, and this only for a time, until the interest would pass away. On the contrary, the idea took root. Erom November 8, 1897, until Octo- ber, 1898, there have been readings daily, Sunday excepted, with voluntecr engage- ments to read weeks’ ahead. Among those | taking part in this'etaceful and beautiful work were authors '6f national fame, cler- gymen, prelates, “pfofessional men and statesmen. As a Tula; the library has been indebted to the ladies of Washington. From November 4 to Septamber 30 there were 479 blind readers. Number of visitors who reg- istered, 2.910; number of visitors in pavil- jon, 8,767. The Library Appointments. “The question’ of appointments in the library under the xvprganization was the subject of a resolution passed by the Sen- ate December 17, 189%. In obedience to this resolution a letter Was addressed to the Vice President, showing that no nomina- tions were made except upon information as to special librart'training and expe- rience. This was gathered from conversa- tions with those recaimmending applicants, general inguiry as to, the character, ability and education of the’applicant, a study of papers presented as’ credentials, as well as from personal obsérvation. “Reference was also made to the fact that in order to carry out the letter as wel! as the spirit of the law, a board was named to examine the appointees. i amination .was made after ca ful preparation. and the reports filed with the }ibrarian showing the exact standing of «Wh appointee. Upon‘this report nomi- nations on probation became permanent. To show the character of the examinations and the sincerity of our efforts to appoint no one except as the law commanded, ‘by reason of s aptitude for the work of the library,” a list of some of the questions proposed to the candidates is submitted in the appenc “It will be seen from this that while the library was outside of the classified ser- vice, the appointments rested with the brarian, and all care was taken to tnsure a worthy and permanent staff. It was in acceptance of the justified wisdom of civil service that no removals have been male except for superannuation or in the library interest. The scope of our examinations, as recorded in the appendix, will show our practical appreciation of civil service and the methods of its application to the li- brary. There have been no removais end no appointments for political reasons. Recommendations from whatever quarter have been received and considered as bear- ing upon the character and standing of the applicant. The question of fitness is decid- ed after due inquiry and upon the rules laid down. Appointments hold good and promotions follow only as applicants main- tain the record which led to. their selection. Night Opening. “The joint committee of the libra through Senator Hansbrough, March 1887, made a report ‘suggesting the advisa- of such appropriations as may be ary for the employment of an addi- 1 force in order that the library may be opened at night for the general public.’ This recommendation of the joint commit- tee was approved by Congress anc ments made by which the Mbrary ¥ opened on October 1, 1898, from 9 in the morning until 10 in the evening. The open- ing at night was urged upon reasons of ex- pediency. Note was taken of the condi- ons of Washington life—the large num- of ladies and gentlemen in the public whose to the library At night, were deprived of its advan- the perfection of the arrangements in the new building for night service, the economy of the procedure, the misfortune of depriving our official class, as well a the citizens generally, from library leges, were all considered, It wa shown that not alone was the closed to students who came to read, but to the people at large, who came to see a noble building, rich in’ artistic beauty and splendor. Z SO building ongress directhd the opening and the results affirm the wisdom of its deerees. In October the number of Visitors to the read- ing room wa >, a daily average of The largest evening attendance was the smallest, 152. “Th, were 11,003, a daily average of 423. evening readers are mainly studen’ acter of the hooks they s that, as a rule, the red with se history, scienc and much pertainug, to the Antilles nila and Spain. Remembering, as has been y said, that there was no better uni- rsity than a library of books, the action of Congress throws open to the worthiest people the opportunities of a university edu- cation. Minor ernment Libraries, “In a previous report’ teférente Was made to the libraries betorfzing “to the govern- books called for The ment in the Distrtet of Columbia. Excla- sive of ours, these umber thirty-six and are estimated ag, conjaining 876,746 vol- maps and are spec tions, ‘some unsurpa' notably the surgeon general's library, s complete in contents, catalogee and admin- istration. Other scientific collections of importance are those of the , patent office, geologle: , National Museum, fi bureau of ethnology and w umes, 446,309. p: uscript Unity utive department i the Senate and House of Representatiyes, have their own libraries. While the fact is recognized that, both for scientific and Iministrative purpo: uch special li- brarles are a necessity, it is believed that the entire library work of the government should be carried on under some sort of eneral co-operation. For the past five years an ion of librarians in Wash- ington, composed largely of persons con- nected with goverhnient institutions, he done much toward bringing about useful nd practical relations among the librarie 1 should find formal expression in em of cataloguing and in the equirement that a duplicate copy of each d made in any library beionging to the ernment should be sent to the Library where a central catalogue be maintained. land distinct libraries, thus upon government support, are, “the national library,’ and ible to the us would be the case with a gen- ap catalogue. The government, inclusive of our own collection, in the capital at least nd it should be the aim coLections age of con- ‘Yo that end there could be no prouder contribution to the cause of universal knowledge than a general cata- logue of all libraries enjoying government support. and give venient acc he Juvenile Library. has bi deemed advisable to set apart a reading room for children. The library @oes not admit those under sixteen to the reading room. It has seemed a hardship to deprive children at the outset of their } of what may be a precious opportunity in the bending of the mind to- ward knowledge, and, therefore, the rule as had but lax enforcement. Howeve “it re giving them their own room seems best for The the general readers’ interest. lower djcining the blind pay n set apart and will be opened nile room’ as soon 4 the furniture is arranged. Some ten or twelys,. lhoygand volumes Suitable for children wili be ‘trans- ferred to the shelves, and it is believed that the experiment will le a sugces: the rights of the eldem readerg ar the children will have very ¢ in their own-wat. 9 ‘The librarian desires to acknowledge the receipt from Mrs. Hgpatio Kiiz, widow cf the distinguished gentleman who served Postmaster General jn, the cabinet of Pre: ident Buchanan, 4 Jarke and representative collection of volumes ‘belonging to his i- brary. These werevgathered by Mr. King during his public Uf Aha will he of special value as illustrating American political his- tory, especially cine period immediately preceding the clvR wit. “Through the gencresity of the children (Eleanora Digges, Spear, Anna Morgan Mosher, Ada Morgau, Hill, James Dudley Morgan and Cecit Motkany of the late Nora Digges Morgan ef this city, daughter of William Digges ot Béaryland, a consider- able number of igeowoal manuscripts will be given to the Library of Congress. The papers thus preserlted concern the founda- tion of the seat of government at Wash- ington, although a few illustrate the revo- lutionary period. Tbere Is a letter of Gen. Washington, dated at Valley. Forge, Feb- ruary 28, 1778, to Col. John Fitzgerald, at Alexandria, aid-de-camp on his staff. In { this letter the general speaks in caustic terms of Mifflin, Conway and Gates, who were leaders of what is known as the ‘Conway cabal.’ “Suitable reference is also made to the Gardiner G. Hubbard collection, and the correspondence upon that subject is fur- nished. This correspondence has been heretofore published in The Star. “To broaden the Wbrary in every respect, and while adding to its usefulness as the Library of Congress, making it likewise na- tional, to safeguard its integrity as a l- brary of reference, and at the same time bring it home to the people as something belonging to them, a part of their national CORRELA troll letet helt tAreptrtptetrhrtrleteirlrtrictetetetptphoiet Furious selling of Freedman’s suits, A review of the selling in two weeks of a stock of suits and cloaks, the largest ever brought to the city. The success of this offering is unrecorded in the history of trade. No less than 1,600 garments were in the lot, and in less than 18 days “stroke” for Hecht's---and it has widened their reputation as the “nerviest” buyers in town. New York’s largest stores would not touch the entire lot, but offered to take a portion gest establishment didn't have the nerve to take them, as badly as its buyer wante Another week's selling will d The fame of it is traveling rapidly—buyers are telling their friends. can see how great the values are. Here are suit and skirt'values unprecedented. And now to wind up this for ladies’ $5.9 $12 suits. A lot of ladies’ stylishly man-tailo) of fine covert cloth, in several shad are all-silk lined, Inchiding sleeves—and cut in the smastest style. The skirts are full flaring. These garments bear the unmistakable marks of the most painstaking workiaanship—are per- fect in every detail. Not a suit in the lot. is worth less than §10—while many are regular $12 values. “suits, 99c. for brilliantine skirts. A Jot of ladies’ well-made black figured bril- Hiantine skirts, lined and bound in the most worthy manner—full and wide. Don't compare them with the cheap skirte seen elsewhere fot more money. Nothing cheap about these except the price, which is 99c. great stock! Jackets | cloaks, etc. we have di posed of over three-fov for lad $15 suits. Venetian ol fancy che re lined with taffeta silk breasted, “ Some skirts: li full fh wh oth suits, some These are regular $1. | ] | $2.29 for cheviot serge are skirts. A lot of ladies’ and blue all-weol trimmed with ty forming a flonne made as lots 1 the price. ... fashionabi cheviot s rows of aatin xtripes, thus Very stylish and x well Sete e220) Will you take advantage of it? You 13 i 53 é : urths the lot. It was a Three of Pittsburg’s bi 1 them. it—it may take but four days or ladies’ $12.50 § Finest quality 3 tian cloths, unf 4 te—while e are tt = same material, ae 4 te intern i $3.49 for brocaded silk 3 skirts. ¢ faxhtonatte Hack Iroea tet in large, baw denigns, Made sod Gatshed with consanuante «kill ty tly. These are skirts seats, 90.50. We didn't “sample” coats, but expect to get Freedman Bros.” we got them—and they PMI NL EEL LEAPEPEEEEVEEESVPE SETS go on sale tomorrow. You get the choice of kerseys, in black, royal blue and tans—lined with silk or satin—in double-breasted or single- breasted effects—with round corners and new “dip” fronts—finished with pearl buttons and for $ where for $10. oeleesonnenaetteeontoraett strap seams )—garmenis selling evers- sSosseotees A great gatheriug of coat and cape values. | Plush $8.98. | coats, Lot fashionable velour plush coats | $18 "go at $k $3.98 $7.59 coats. A lot of children’s boucte s, in all sizes from and trimmed in the most Mars. Th f the season. nd novelty cloth ours made sfenfetoatatoatateteat for $9 $5 A) capes. Stylish beaded avd bralded sik plush ¢ with coliais and fr trimmed with fur—the mest fasbionulle lot of their kind we have shown thi are rexudartg sold at t soeteatees Astupendoussale of fine silks BS We have bought from a well-known silk importer Immense quantities of highest grade silks = at a very great concession, Tomorrow we offer the fruits of our lucky buying to you. Because $ of the timeliness of the offerings and the sterling quality of the fabrics—as well as the start- Sy Mngly Jow prices this will he the greatest silk event of the seasou—far eclipsing ¢ offer- ing or effort of our competitors. ‘The values will be balled with delight by every wise Christ- $ mas shopper—offering as it does such « splendid chance for buying a practical gift at a saving Sof halt and more. } = ¢ worth up to | £1,500 yards silk "s". stu’ for 98 cents. Ra 1,500 yards of the highest quality silks, consisting of magnificent plaids, stripes, checks, fig- + ures and fancy effects--colorings include the newest blendings, the wost gorgeous array of = silks ever shown in one ne. In the lot are the pretty royals, beliotropes and plums, now so %& fashionable for silk dresses, as well as the popular greens, cerise, turquoise and - lots of others Just as desirable. Dainty satin stripes, dots plaids— 8 = not a yard of which is worth a penny less than $1.50—and jots of it is worth D iC. & $2 a yard—for... . So Sedetntedetenteteteteted Mayer & Pettit. a Sa a a | “The Great Providers.” | HECHT & COMPANY, 513-515 7th St. | Cash or Cre For your own part would you not pre membrance. MAKE YOUR GIET Another wrapper sale. 2,000 wrappers at half. biderdowns. 0 tes y ure ali elabora rut flex overt braid and width skizt them out 47 cents trimmed persue wrappers in ind 57 cents handsomely trimmed te uppers, such a8 are sold for ¥ garment bs perfectly tin 98 cents thind lot, whick man ehderd ats wort up to $2 braid. black usnal $1 gar for the ality of ultles iu 3 sletetetececeedinteieteiededetetetetectet i dit. | Mayer & Pettit. A USEFUL ONE. You can come here and select ¢ to receive as Xmas gifts articles that wotld be more useful than purely ornamental? The present that is useful is the one that is a permanent, not merely a passing, re- There are few homes that have too much furniture. Ty present you wish to give, and you can pay us to suit your means—a little at atime. Thus you need not be made poor on account of gift ¢ great Clothing and Cloak Departments. Ladies’ Desk, only Fine Grade Desk in oak or mahogany finish. $4.75 $7.50 Beautiful M. Large Oak Sideboard, finely | carved, finished swell front— | ish Comblnatic worth $25—for $15.75. like the cut—a $12.50 | $8. xing. Your word is good with us for any amount. Visit our A Great Bargain — This beautifully carved Parlor Ta- ble, in elegant quartered a 24 by 24, has un- mn Book Case and is honestly | ly | at « worth $2.50.Tomorrow at only 91.25 j Suitable for gifts are | Good Oak Sideboard, bevel | Very pretty, well-inished | | Lamps, Gilt Chairs, Bx plate glass, nicely carved— Oak Combination Case, sion Tables, Handsome Rugs, Rocke Book Ca: Desks, te all sold one 05 terms at Cush Prices. heritage; to make it American in the high- est sense, adding to its shelves whatever illustrates America, its history, its varied forms of growth, theology, superstition, empire building, jurisprudence, peace and war. And while deeming this a paramount duty, it is no less incumbent to seek out and gather in the learning and piety of every age. “With the considerate care of Congress and a due appreciation of what has been done and what as readily may be done through the support of the American peo- ple, there is no reason why the Library of Congress should not soon rival those splen- did libraries over ae = ine a are a people's pride and whose grow’ the highest achievement of modern civiliza- tion.”” ——_—__—_+2+—___—__ Gridiron Club Elects Officers. At the annual meeting of the Gridiron Club Saturday night the following officers were elected: President, Gen. Henry V. Boynton; vice presidents, Henry L. West, Richard Lee Fearn; treasurer, George H. Walker; executive committee, John M. Car- son, R. J. Wynne, L. A. Coolidge. Henry Hall was elected a member. Tree Ornaments. Millions of Toys, Favors, Pictures, Tinsei Toys, ete., for Christmas. ate J. TAY GOULD, 423 ou st. layer P ettit, 4 SUBDIVISION APPROVED. Commi: ioners Grant Request of a Brookland. Citizen. Mr, F. H. Newell, whose father, Augustus W. Newell, is the owner of lots 8 and 9, South Brookland, south of Rhode Island avenue extended, recently wrot? the Dis- trict Commissioners, asking for informa- tion concerning a subdivision proposed to be made in place of an existing one. As- suming that the new subdivision will be for the gen2ral public good, he asked what steps, if any, can be taken by property owners to make it effective. He also in- quired whether the Commissioners are authorized or desir to make any proposi> tion regarding changes of property lines, and whether they could give a good title to land now included in the existing streets. The questions were referred first to Mr. Wm. P. Richards, the assistant engineer in charge of street extensions, and then to the attorney for the District. Mr. Rich- ards, in reply, forwarded to the Commis- sion2rs a plat showing the manner in which blocks 8 and 9, South Brookland, are re- corded in the second section plan of perma- nent system of highways, and said, among other things, that while “it seems desirable to allow Mr. Newell to subdivide according to these racorded plans,” he was “not able to say what can be done with the aban- { Goned streets, or whether they can he in- The Great Providers, 15=417 Seventh. cluded blocks.”* The matter was then referred by the Commissioners to their attorney, who re= Ported to them that in his opinion “Mr. Newell may subdivide his lots, 8 and 9, in j Accordance with section 2 of the new pian for highway extension; that h> may in- clude in his subdivision portions of the abandoned streets abutting his lots: that such a subdivision will be admitted to ree- ord in the surveyor’s office, and that the area of land in the abandoned strects will rev>rt to Mr Newell, as th: abutting owrer, on each side of those streets.” { The opinion of their attorney has been approved by the Commissioners, and they have so informed Mr. Newell. a Death of Mrs. Swain Hunter. Mrs. Alice Swain Hunter, daughter of the late Harvey Swain, formerly of Mobile, Ala., died suddenly of apoplexy Monday, Deeember 5, at her residence, 711 East Grace street, Richmond, Va. Mrs. Hunter | Will be remembered by reason of her beau- | tiful voice. she having sung in St, John’s, | Mobile; Monumental, in Richmond; Church of the Ascension, in Washington, D.C., and in other churches. She had a large number of friends who will deplore her sudden | death. An only surviving sister, Mrs. Jo- | Seph S. Thomas, lives in Spokane, Wash, | Seapets A steam efigineer’s I of the third class has been granted by the District Come missioners to Willie Willams. in the resubdivision as lots or