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MISS CORA c. CURRY,

No name has been more frequently repeated
with reference to the committee than that OF
Miss Cora G. Curry, its secretary. There might
have been better selection for the important
work she has carried on. but the impression is
general that such an ideal person would have had
to be created, for she certainly does not exist
In the management Of committee headquarters
she has achieved great success. She kept
herself abreast Of all kinds of useful Informs
ton and is today the best posted woman in
town upon all the details. great and small, of
the encampment.
Miss Curry would rather be known as the
daughter Of Mr. W. W. Curry of Indiana than
for anything she has attained for herself Her
father is a well-known politician and lecturer Oh
financial topics whose services are always
eagerly sought in each republican campaign
He was SECRETARY of state in Indiana from '72
to IA, and MISS Curry was one OF his deputies.
Che was there brought into close acquaintance
with the political and official forces OF the state
and naturally has q liberal education in Indiana
politics. She was one of the first members of
the Indiana State Normal School and the only
one OF her class who did not adopt teaching as q
profession. She has been active in w. G. +. U.
work and her connection with the W. R, c.
has brought her into great prominence She
Is member OF Potomac Corps OF this city. She
u clerk In the bureau Of navigation, Treasury
Department, and highly esteemed there, as she
Is everywhere else
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and conscientious work to the charge assigned
TO it. Since its formation last spring it has
probably had more active and everyday ex-
istence than any Of the other subcommittee.
1t has had some bo.hersome details to make
easy and some intricate problems to unrsvei-
II has not had much money to do it with, but
it has accomplished wonders with what 1t had
10 command. The routine of its headquarters
has already been reported from day to day In
TIE STAR and the results are a source of con-
graduation all around.
For encsmPment week the committee will be
the recognized medium between the fair city
by the Potomac and its lady guests. The
honors of the advisory committee are well
borne by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Morton and the
ladies o. the cabinet. OF the latter Mrs. Jno.
". Foster. Mrs. Chas. Foster. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
Miller and Mrs Rnsk will receive at the ro-
tunda reco ption, the first national courtesy to
be shown the visiting women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17

Mrs Omar D. Conger, the chairman Of the
invitations committee, is well known in this
city, both in private and social life. Her girl
hood was spent in Hudson, Ohio, where her
father, Judge Van Rensselaer, Humphrey, was
one of the leading men of his time She mar
ried J. W. Selby, merchant of that town, and
after his death. being possessed Of ample means,
she went abroad for several years. Returning
TO this country she came to Washington, where
an acquaintance commenced in her youth with
Mr.. Conger was renewed. Mr.. Conger was
then Representative in Congress from Michi-
gan. Shortly afterward they we're married and
Mrs. Conger has since been a resident Of this
city for the most part of every year. During
the long period Of her connection with the So
cial part OF official life here. well since ex-
Senator Conger's retirement from public af
fairs, their residence on N street has always
been the center of most generous hospitality.
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THE EARLY HOME OF NOTED WOMAN.
which is about mile west Of the old school
house. 1t is dilapidated, unoccupied old
building now. but was once a palatial residence
Of colonial times-a center Of culture. refine
ment and wealth. At the time referred TO il
vas the home of Col. Samuel Davis who COM
handed the troops stationed al Lewes during
the war of 1912. With him lived Young lady
vet IN her teens, who up to a certain SUNDAY
morning supposed herself TO be a daughter of
her host and guardian. Somehow or other she
learned differently, and that the papers con-
tanning the story of her identity were in Col
Davis private desk. Selecting Sunday. when
the devout old gentleman attending divine
worship, she made search for and found them
and II may be said that thea and there began
the story OF her eventful after life. her great
legal struggle as Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines. whom
she later became. for an estate amounting to
millions and which like ''Jsrndyce versus Jarn-
dyce," dragged its slow length through courts
OF justice until the bright attractive face of her
younger days became wrinkled with age and
furrowed by care and disappointment. II was
In her maiden days and at this old manor she
wrote poem entitled Swinging on the Old
Red Gate. which, perchance. would never
have fallen into print and gained notoriety but
for the fame of the great legal battle she fought
through lifetime and won just death came
to claim its own.
DOWN THE OCEAN SHORE.
Though it appears not half the distance TO
the lower ife-saving station, some six miles,
the beach is wide, smooth and firm. protected
from riotous breakers by the Hen and Chickens
shoal About half way is Rehoboth. where the
hotels and cottages have each their own bath
houses located on the premises and use their
own pleasure about bathing. The children es-
pecially gather In crowds in front of their re-
spective lodgings and splash to their hearts
content in the surf.
Below Rehoboth, a mile or more is a quarter
composed of several cottages and fine mod
ern hotel called Douglass. hemmed in be-
tween the ocean and Rehoboth bay. Near this
was located the first grand hosiery for summer
visitors on the peninsula. building that was
low, squatty, rambling and coop like, but be-
meath whose roof many of Delaware's greatest
men have slept. dined and danced. 1t il now
in ruins. Near by is vast lake, where
thousands Of pond lilies bloom year by year al
if to commemorate the history and tradition.
of its past. FIJI
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Is ife-saving station standing boldly out to-
ward the waters edge: beyond is Lewes.
nesting among great green trees that almost
conceal IL from view. ard farther on IL the
other light house, seemingly lifting itself out
OF plain TO warn craft against trespassing on
its private sand beds and shoals
Near the western end of Lewes Is the old
school house, where four governors. David Hall
in 1902. Daniel Rodney in 1874. Caleb Rodney
in 1923 and JOSEPH Maui in 1876. began their
educations and il was not a new b6ilding when
The first of these occupied The gubernatorial
chair. 1t was built at least l62 wears ago aud
Is the Oldest building if not the first in the
state erected for school purposes Tits of record
also that the first academy opened for young
ladies exclusively was at Lewes. II goes with
out saying that the country adjacent TO Cape
Henlopen was from early times one Of culture
and refinement.
Not 20 ancient and certainly not 90 historic
building as school house. but n very nota-
bic one, brought into prominence by occurrences
of d later date, is
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.Chivairy and Matrimonr.

From the Gentleman's MAGAZINE
With all its fine expressions OF ardent de-
votion to the fair sex and the multitude of its
exquisite pretensions, chiyalry WAS the degrads-
ton of the highest and tenderest human in
stincts, the veritsb,e curse u the course n
true love. Such a statement presents itsalf to
the romantic Deliver as a terrible counterblss-.
but it is true nevertheless. The records OF the
treasury and the law courts of those days. IN
furnishing the experience OF popular liia
deeply marked by the worst shades of mode ID
shortcomings, provide the fullest proof.
Chivalry did not make marriages, at least ID
the sense OF those born OF loves young dreaTr{
II entirely ignored al sexual affections. and
sold its victims with ruthless indifference 10 n
mutually. There were not two parties to ID
bargains; there only one, who was alwat
the third Of the group, and the one iniercS;ol
not in satisfying the yearnings of the ID
FASHIONED, but in a pecuI.iary sense OF th6r
value He was the vendor. and might be ei..I
king or baron. But whichever he was lie M
the incarnation of INSCRIPTIONS power. IA
matrimonial transactions OF chivalry wske
mercenary. To them there were no ''contrae-
ing parties" in the shape Of whispering lovcs,
ardent swains and coy maidens. On ~.
other hand there was but suilcn indisererf.
or hating compiianco. Chiyalry canted 49,
its faith in women and the purity of ice a, ;
motives. because it could not sing OF love -
may be said that IL 80 canted because il knewit
must cant.
Ii knew that Its marriages had not been mi.
in heaven and OF ethereal sentiment. IT,
were coarsely bsrgained for. either in the k;,x !.
exchequer or in the open market place (7I.
airy knew ii elf az social falsity and the psrGt
of lust As q consequence the lower orxief,'
have had 10 give Us the nomenclature II d.
love affairs. Cha1cer, the very mirror Of T.
ern of chiynlry, has typifed lust with r.
masters hand. but he has no picture of IL
gratifed tenderness Of longing you.h. In n.
surroundings Il was not suffered 90 exist TlI-s
had no terms 20 enamerrte Ia
ardent SWANS and coy rani tens Of s-,sticis.
Bat If the sristocracy can produce no one r.
stance OF the coy maiden, and the rustic sveix-
heart remains to mock the dubious aanceeIis
has wealth Of the arts Of diplomacy and nm
inc xhaustrble list OF the terms OF intrigue.
chivalry gave expression 20 the word mai .rcsse,
which may have and had the funniest OF msxn-
ing.
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stand OF colors, given them by the young ladies'
OF Richmond They were returned 10 them
tat'ered and torn at the close Of the war by the
rampant of the brave company. Mrs. DadIey
has large ehentage of friends in this city,
where Gen Dudley has made his home since
1851. she has been valued member of the
ladies committee and her intelligent co-opera-
ton has been felt in every detail.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer. the chairman of the
COMMITTEES on public comfort. is the widow Of
the late Prof. Henry q. Spencer at the age Of
nineteen years she WAS chosen the principal Of
the Mound Female Grammar School Of st,
Louis. being the youngest principal in that city.
She there met her future husband, who came
there to introduce the Speneerian system in the
public schools Soon after their marriage they
came TO this city and MIR. Spencer became the
principal Of the Indies department. Of Cops
College. In ISL Mr.. Spencer bought out The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17

Mrs. Edwin NJ Truell, chairman of the com.
mittee on decoration, is the wife of Capt
Truell of Wisconsin. Mrs. Truell has beon liy-
ing in this city about twelve years, coming here
from Maine, her native state, as teacher of
eiocution, in which vocation she had been en-
inently successful in Portland, st. Louis, Gin
cinnati and other large cities. She soon estab-
lshed large class and also taught in the pri-
waite schools of this city and Baltimore.
Mrs. Truell adds 10 many graces of mind and
person an earncstneSs and energy in all she
undertakes. These qualities have sustained
her in the great amount Of hard work which
she has covered in the task OF providing decora-
tons for all the assembling rooms of the visit
ing women.
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Written for Tie Evening S.ar,
The I)ayS.

The Days are sun-oorn Ministries wandering
Over the world from their celestial sphere,
With smiles or frowns, with smooth fronts or
severe,
And tones that chime with all our moods they
bring.
Many and marvellous are the songs they sing,
or lie and death; of JOY and grief; Of fear
And courage high; the green leaf and the sere;
OF loves soft pam and hates envenomeI sting.
Touching his Lutte Of gold or ebony,
With noiseiess pace, from the pearl gates Of
Morn,
Moves each on slowly towards the realms Of
Night,
Wooing the ears of men; but few there be
Tha, heed the music, AID, with silent sco-n,
To come no more, he parts from mortal sight.
w. L. SHOEMAKER
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ing women.

Mrs. Albertine s. Odell, the secretary Of the
committee on organization, is the wife of Past
Del artment Commander W. s. Odcl. She is n
native of Holmes county, Ohio, but was raised
in northern Indiana. Her education vas COM
pleted at the Valparaiso Male and Female Col
leGe. Ms. Odell was a charter member OF Po-
tomac Corps, W. r. G. She has devoted much
time to the interests of that organization. Her
capacity for earnest work is best shown by the
thousands upon thousands OF circulars. &C..
that she has individually addressed and her
superintendent of her large force OF volunteer
helpers at the rooms of the committee ell the
past summer. In fact her labor commenced
with her appointment and viii rot cease until
the last of our visitors will have left US.
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Mrs. Job Barnard, the wife of the well-known
attorney, is native Of Sinclairville, Chautauqua
county, Y. Her grandfather on her mothers
side was Major Sinclair, the founder Of that vii
lage. Her father, Worthy Putnam, descend
ant Of Israel Putnam Of revolutionary fame, was
educator and elocutionist who made his
mark both in New York state and afterward in
Valparaiso, Ind, where he moved with his fam
lily in 1860. Mrs. Barnard is graduate of the
Valparaiso Male and Female College, and it was
there she met her husband who had just re-
turned from three years service at the front
in the seventy-third Indiana regiment. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barnard have been residing in this city
twenty years. The latter has been untiring in
the charitable work connected with her church
and the Homeopathic Hospital, on which she
still serves on the board of lady managers. She
has wide acquaintance socially and her home
is the rendezvous of many agreeable people.
Her work in the ladies' committee has been
much appreciated and she has much to do dur
ing the coming week.
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Cleveland, Ohio, where for many years her
father, DR.. Joseph Wilson, followed the pro-
fession Of dentistry. She was educated in
Cleveland, graduating from the High School Of
that city. In 1873 she was married to Senator
B. K Bruce Of Mississippi, since which time
she has beer a continuous resident of Washing
ton Mrs. 1'ruce's advice and cooperation in
the work Of the committee has been of great
value to the ladies, and added IL it were posi-
BILE to the high regard in which they have al
WAYS held h.r
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Mrs. Dalzell. who has the responsible post Of
chairman OF the accommodations committee,
has given a great deal Of personal attention to
the work. During all of the spring ard early
summer she helped the clerks of the committee
to inspect the rooms offered, attend to the mail
and attach her own signature to all of it.
During her absence from town she has kept up
with the routine and has not spared herself in
any way in making comfortable arrangements
for every one who applied to her.
Mrs. Dalzell is the wife OF John Dalzell. the
Representative of the Pittsburg district in Con-
gress. Both at her home there and in this city
her house Is the rendezvous of many distin-
guished persons, who find Mrs. Dalzell as
charming q companion as her associates on the
ladies' committee undoubtedly have.
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MISS ANNIE roLMAN SMITH.

Miss Annie Tolnan Smith, chairman Of the
printing committee, is native of Boston. She
has had busy life, divided for many years be-
tween the care Of her invalid sister, the widow
OF Chaplain G. N. Condion, second regiment Of
Delaware volunteers, and their children and the
active duties of business. She is a woman of
liberal education and of unusual mental force
She has been engaged for several years as
specialist in the national bureau of education
and is a wel-known contributor to the hide
pendent anG other journals Of note. her topics
being chiefly sociological and critical. Her
work has been of immense service to the COM
mittee during the last month.
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Mrs. Henriette G. Ie!zerott, chairman of the
committee on music, was born in Baltimore.
Her father of the Old defenders Of that
city. Mrs. Metzerott was educated at the Mo-
ravian Seminary, Bethlehem, Pa, and it was
there her sympa!hies were awakened for all
sufferers. She lived in Washington during the
entire war, and being able to correspond in the
German language, she visited the hospitals and
often wrote letters for the German soldiers to
the dear old 'Mutterle' left at home. Her
husband being a stanch Union man, provided
her with means to help the wounded soldiers.
After the battle Of Bull Run she opened hG
house to the New Hampshire boys, clothing and
feeding them. until the government provided
quarters. They were very grateful, but very
few of them returned to take part in the grand
review after the close Of the war. Mrs Met
zerott, by her connection with the business in
terests Of this city, well as in the field Of
charitable work, is widely known and highly es-
teemed.
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OTWlTHSTAN DING
its lonely and isolated
appearance from sea or
land a light house can
sometimes be an ami
mated and is at all times
an interesting place. A
marine view from so el-
evated q position as the
balcony of q light house
is extremely fascinating
as one watches the
passing wayfarers Of
TIM aoa I'D 81. z
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had plenty OF real experience to use In ner
work and her effective and kindly help has been
thoroughly appreciated.
MRS. vEAxEr.
Mrs. veazey II the wife of Col. W. g. Veazey,
past commander-in-chief Of the G. A. R., and
her interest in his work has kept pace with his
enthusiasm. Mrs. yeazey is well known in her
own state. Vermont, and also in this city, dur
ing her long residence here.
MISS HARRIET p. DAME.
Miss Harriet P. Dame is at the cad Of the
Army Nurses Association and well known in
this connection, as well as gratefully remem-
bered <hY those to whose keeping she devoted
SO much time during the war. She is held in
the highest regard by the leading members OF
all the patriotic organizations.
MRS. H. A. DAVIS.
Mrs. Fl. a. Davis, who has been the secretary
all along Of the entertainment committee, very
kindly took charge of the flower committee
work within the last fortnight and carried that
forward to a successful completion also. Her
friends rallied about her well that nearly all
the flowers which will delight the eyes of the
visitors in their convention halls, &C., at each
session, have been donated. Their attractive
arrangement will be. of course, due to Mrs.
Davis good taste.
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WOMEN WHO HELPED.
Committees That Have Done Much
Useful Work.
TO ACT AS HoSTESsEs.
Miss Barton and Her Associafes-Well-
Known Ladies' of Washington Who Have
Prepared for the Reception of OrganiIs-
tions of Patriotic Women.
-AHE HISTORIAN OF

the twenty-sfxth annuhl
encampment can re-
serve many pages
wherein to indite the
prominent part taken
BY the ladies Of this
city in making welcome
the visiting women.
The ladies' executive
committee, at whose
head stands Miss Clara
Barton. has given
months Of earnest effort
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Mrs. Martha P. Hampson, who is at the head
OF the bureau OF information, is native OF
Massachusetts,. Her husband a: the time Of his
death, i've years ago, Wac the editor of the geo.
logical survey publications. Since that period
Mrs. Hampson has been engaged in teaching
and is now the teacher of Latin in the High
School. While woman of more than ordinary
mental requirements Mrs. Hampson Is intensely
practical in hor ways and the work she under
took for the encampment was thoroughly out
lined at first from lifelong experience. Mrs.
Hampson being. rs she says, "a clergyman's
daughter" can hardly ever remember the time
when she not on some committee other,
and she has endeavored to bring al this ex-
perience to bear in the arrangements Of the
bureau.
Mrs. William W. Dudley, chairman Of the
Wayne county, Ind. Her father was the Rev.
Episcopal Church in that city. Miss Fiske
shared with him in the building up of st. Paul's
Church until his death, in 1860. At the out
break OF the war she took a prominent part
with other patriotic ladies in the encourage
mcnt OF enlistments among the young men.
No city of Its size contributed more Of its
young life to the salvation Of the nation than
did this Quaker city of the west and in none
did the volunteers receive more enthusiastic
encouragement from the women. In 1864 Miss
Fiske was married to Gen. Dudley, who had re-
turned from three years service with q Rich
mond company as Its captain. This company
had carried with ii to the front q beautiful
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ExARLY Al women have good hair, though many
are gray aud few IRE beId. Halls Hair However
retores the nasnrA 81 and thtckens ~ uowth
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AROUND HENLOPEN.
Interesting Sketches Of the Light
House Located on It.
MONUMENTS OF THE PAST.
Vessels Wrecked Along the Dangerous Coast
and the Means of Rescuing Unfortunatc
seamen-The Great Sand Hin-Along the
Senshore.

Special Correspondence OF The EVENING Star.
CAPE HENLoPEN September Is $50
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Mrs. Maria Harlan Weisner, the chairman Of
the committee on lunches, is The wife of Capt.
J. W. wesnsr of this city. Her father, New
ton Harlan, comes OF the distinguished family
of that name, who have always been prominent
jurists and lawyers. both In England from
the time Of the conquest and in this country.
The American branch are the descendants of
two brothers who came over with William
Penn. Justice Harlan of tho Supreme Court.
ex-Secretary of the In ,erior James Harlan and
Abraham Lincoln came of the same stock.
Mrs. Weisner hss been worker in the
W. r. C. for the last six years, and is now pres
ideut of Potomac Corps.
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Hoffman Howss-sT see by the papers that
he pvines slartsd wa1Bing hossss ave yeahs
ago."
Howell 0ibbon--ssYa-as- And Ne must do
everything rs pwines does"
HoGnse Hovs-'.But how ~ dooes can "
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From Life
''Dear. dear, fonnyl where On ezra a.
pea gst dat coy piz1ol2''
''5te drstor next door e.~s u ts~~"
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Boston child-"Mamma. Mamma! The baby
has fell out Of the window"
Boston mother" Fallen you mean, dear.
Quick run for the doctorr'
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OUR NEW NAVY.
Work Progressirg % the Maine aud the
Cincinnati.

THE LATTER WILL M READY roR LsuScffrSe
ABOUT TIE MfDDI.K of ocrOrER-cosstr
ABOUT rHE roRPEpo boat TuE MANN wEI-L
cARRy--HER ARMAnExrs.
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MRS. NELLIE Y. PRENTICE.
Mrs. Nellie p. Prentice, chairman Of tho hall
committee, has been since 1882 identified with
the w. 4. c. in this city. She was q charter
member Of Potomac Corps, Of which she is
past president She Is native Of Essex county,
New York, but spent her girlhood in Wisconsin,
where she was married. Her father, q Baptist
clergyman. now residing in South Dakota, is .
direct descendant of Gen. Warren Of Bunker
Hill fame. Mrs. Prentice had two brothers in
the Union army and an uncle, who was starved
to death in Salisbury prison. During the war
she took an active part in sending supplies to
the soldiers.
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MRS. vEAxEr.

had plenty Of real experience TO use in her
work and her effective and kindly help has been
thoroughly appreciated