Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-30
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WOMEN THE BEST sPELLERs.

ing IN the lecture room of DIR. Sunderland's
church. The attendance was considerably
larger than at the first match. The rules
governing the match were about the same as
on wednesday evening last, with the eXcep-
ton that word could not be again gwen out
after IL bad been once misspelled Prof L. NJ.
Gallaudet, president of the Columbia Insti-
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb, acted as peda-
gOgue or director, and announced that there
would be two matches, the first OF which
would be between
LADIES ON ONE SIDE AND GENTLEMEN ON
THE OTHER.
Mrs. Schiecker and Mr.. l.. J.. CrOunSe were
selected as leaders, with Mr.. o. c. White and
Nh. Chas Darwin as referees
Mr.. CrOunse selected as his side, Messrs. g.
r. Milburn, Lee W. Funke. +. III. Smith r.
r.. II. GuTley, Francis Miller NJ. Il. White
side. VIM. GuTley, DIR. Cathcart, w. j. Can
by, y. Dubois and Cordial Storrs. Mrs.
Schliecker chose Miss Mary Thomas, Han
nah Kelley, Rosa Sunderland, Mrs. Cathcart
Mrs. Sheldon, Miss Julia Gilman, Miss
Nanette Draper, Miss Laura Sunderland
aud Miss Lizzie Johnston. The names of
Miss Draper and Miss Lizzie Johnston were
greeted with applause, both of these ladies
having distinguished themselves al a former
match.
The first word. amethyst" fell To Mr..
CTOunse, who mastered it easily. Mrs.
Schlteker failed on ''baluster:' another
on "codicil," ard another on ambient"
''Cimeter' cut down young man of forty
summers. "PToboscis'i brought a lady to
grief and bellies lettreS' was missed by
another lady. as was also "priyative." Nj.
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his seat on inflammation because he
ommitted an m, and Mr.. Francis Miller was
relieved on the little word 'embarra S."
Cordial StOrrs went under on ..diiatory;''
''euphemsm" was too much for a gentleman
and ''desiccate" made the ladies' side one
less. There were now but three ladies re-
manning, while the gentlemen numbered
five. y moment later lady missed; and
but two now remained. Miss Draper and
Miss Rosa Sunderland. Miss Draper
dropped dropped out on battalion and Mr..
Rosa Sunderland was now the sole survivor
on the ladies' side and looked as if she meant
TO make prodigious effort TO maintain the
reputation OF her sex of knowing a thing or
two. She now confronted two gentlemen.
but one of them soon failed on guerilla"
and the contest became equal in nulner-
zeal point Ofvlew.
VICTORY FOR THE LADIES
For several minutes the struggle was
close one, and il was hard TO tell on whose
banner victory would perch. A number of
words, like ''commiserate,'' .'metaIlurgy.'
"February,' commemorate" &c. were
given out and correctly spelled. when sud-
denly her opponent, Mr.. w. j. Candy, went
10 the wall on the little word ''raillery." and
Miss Sunderland stood alone, the victor and
bearing her hOnors thick upon her, amid the
loud and long continued applause of the audi
ence Thus ended the first match in favor of
The ladies, although the referees subsequent
~ stated that the contest ought 10 be regard
ed as drawn; for the reason that Mr.; Candy
claimed that he had spelled the word rail
iery right, and that Prof Gallaudet miSun-
derstOOd him. A few minutes intermission
was taken for refreshments. which the ladies
ndd provided In an ante-rOOm, after which
THE SECOND CONTEST,
Tor a prize OF an unabridged Webster'S die
tionary, was begun, the following persons
being selected without reference to sides =
Mrs. Sheldon, Miss Lizzie Johnston, Miss r.
Johnston, Miss Nanette Draper Mrs.
Schliecker, Mrs; Radebaugh, Mrs. Fuller
Mrs: ID. W Brown, Miss Addie Smith, Mrs
+. III. Smith. Mrs Sunderland. c. III. Bottle
more more' Willie Landv9ight, VIM ]. Baxter,
jr., NJ. u. Whiteside, II. l.. Prince, w. l..
Marcy, II. a. Gibbs, f. II. Patterson, f. r.
Riggs. j. r. Henning, b. II. Graves. c. f.
Trautman, Revere r; Gurley, J T. Kay, P.
I. Mason, X. A. Dellott, f. l.. Scott, Dr.
Cathcart.
The following were among the words which
chocolate" guerrilla '.infiammatioS',
parallel" :'fallacious, y "colonnade - ..mer-
itorious, ''vitreous," '.salable," "sacrileg-
lous," ''shaster," &c The contest finally
narrowed down to one gentleman and five
ladies, the latter again asserting their supe-
rlorlty. "Cerate' was miSspelled by Mrs
Frank II. Smith. who spelled il ''seriate."
- ASphyXia" was too much for an elderly
lady. There were now three ladies and one
gentleman (Mr. III. l.. Prince, OF the Treasury
dep2rtment.) remaining, and it looked as ii
the ladies were again TO win the race. The
word cirrus was missed by one of the la
dies, and ''silicious' lost another leaving the
field 10 Miss Nanette Draper and Mr.. II. l..
eager interest. Both contestants had proved
themselves excellent spoilers and opinion
was about equally divided in regard to the
result. Both readily spelled a number of hard
words, until the word .'profileSt" was given
TO Mr.. Prince. Evidently thinking il a tough
customer Mr.. Prince spelled ii "phrofilest,"
or In some similar manner. and left the
stage amid loud applause for Miss Draper
SERIATE OR CERATE.
Subsequently, Mrs. r. II, Smith claimed.
as matter of Justice to herself that she had
which n
she missed, in accordance with the dictiOn-
airy and as she understood the Professor TO
''seriate'' correctly, while the Professor had
given out the word s'cerate" After a brief
consultation the referees agreed, Miss Draper
being quite willing. that Mrs. Smith and
MISS ID should again go on the platform,
and
CONTEST FOR THE PRIZE
Tbs course was objected to by Miss Diapers
friends as unfairl a. she had .'spelied down"
twenty contestants since Mrs. Smith took
her seat. About dozen wO.ds We're given
out and spelled correctly, when Miss Draper
and Mrs. Smith was declared tie winner of
the prize. Considerable dissatisfaction was
expressed at this decision. the general opin-
ion outside of the referees being that Miss
Draper was honestly entitled TO the prize.
That lady, however, expressed herself as
50 tisfed VITA the result: Miss Draper is at
present ~ 900 I'D class clerk in the office of
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, and
Is regarded as young lady of remarkabe |
ability: She entered the civil service under |
the civil service rules. distancing all cOmpet-
itors, male and female, and has been pro- |
NOTED from time TO time until now she holds |
one OF the most response bic desks in the offit
of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue |
She is originally from Boston, and is a grad |
uate of one of the finest schools of that city |
INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN THE SALEo I
PLoPERTY FOR NON-PAYMENT OF SPECIAL /
IMPROVEMENT TAX. Yesterday in the !
Equity Court, Judge Wylie, on motion of Z
Mr.. r. ID. Mussey. temporary res. raining I
order was made in the case of DIR. Noble 1
Dung against the District to restrain the
and sale of certain property
o satisfy certificates for special Improve
nent. The petitioner claims that the cost OF
ne work should have been asse ssed under
he laws governing the Board OF Public
" orks, lone-third on the property and two
hIids payable out Of the general f,nd, y and