Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-07-18
A Free Entertainment
UNDER AUSPICES OF A. o. U. w.

H. J. Schively, of Fairhaven, to
Speak in the Opera House
Friday Evening.
Friday evening of this week will be a
great time among the A. .. U. w. and
d. of ii. Of Aberdeen and the Harbor
towns. Mr.. II. J. Schively, of Fair
haven, grand lecturer for the order will
be here and address the public in the
Acme opera house upon subjects, ap.
pertaining to the order, to which the pub
lie are cordially invited. Invitations
have been extended to the lodges of the
surrounding towns, and big time is cx-
pected. The steamer Josie Burrows will
leave Hoquiam at p. m and Cosmopo-
lis at AS p. m. for the occasion. Fare
for the round trip 25 cents. One fare for
the round trip will also be made on the
4:3O p. nj. boat from Montesane, good
returning ON the 7 a. m. boat the next
morning. These rates are open to every
body, whether they are members of the
order or not.
At u special meeting Of Aberdeen Lodge
No. 81, A. o. U. w., and Sunset Lodge
No. 5, d. of H., held Monday evening
committee Of arrangements was appointed
consisting Of James F. Girton, N. w.
Bush, $. X. Bowes, d. II. Keith and II.
A. Hayes. This committee appointed
the following committee on reception, N.
G. Kaufman, N. w. Bush, d. McLafferty,
George Shelley and Robt. Lowry; com.
mittee on music, s. X. Bowes; toast
master, II. Berliner.
The entertainment will consist of music
by the glee club, and the address by Mr..
Schively, and all who come will be we'll
entertained.
At the close OF the entertainment the
ladies' Of the Degree Of Honor will serve
refreshments to all members of both or.
ders, to their families and sweethearts,
and to all visiting members and families.
The committee having this in charge is
as follows Mesdames o. o. Beardsley,
George Shelley, VIM. butcher, N. W.
Bush and Robert Campbell. The ladies
will be assisted by Messrs. Bert Keith,
Harry Van Tassel, Robert Lowry, J. D.
Moorehead, Joe Keith and James Beckey.
Hon. S. C. Hyde, member OF congress
from this state, sends us notice that a
competitive examination will be held at
Spokane, Washington, beginning at ten
O'Clock u. M, Tuesday, July 23rd, 1895,
for the selection OF cadet for appoint
ment to the United States military acad-
envy at West Point. The examination
will be open to all young men who are
actual residents of the state Of Washing
ton, between the ages of sixteen and
twenty-one years. They must also be
unmarried, at least five feet in height, of
good physical constitution, and, gener-
ally free from any deformity. disease or
infirmity, which may render them unfit
for military service. Impaired vision,
Deafness, loss Of many teeth, or the teeth
generally unsound, impediment OF speech,
want OF due capacity Of the chest, or any
other indication or liability Of pulmonic
disease, will also disqualify the candidate
for admission to the academy. Candi-
dates will be examined in reading, in
writing including photography, in arith.
metc, in the elements of the English
grammar, descriptive geography, (par-
ticularly Of our own country, and history
OF the United States. The examination
will be in charge Of Prin. w. ]. Sutton,
of the state normal school at Cheney,
who will call to his assistance a corps Cf
gentlemen especially qualified for that
purpose. There will also be selected
from this examination one alternate, who
will be nominated to fill the place of the
cadet appointed, should the cadet fail in
the examination for admission to the
United States military academy. Every
effort will be made to make the exercises
at this examination interesting and bene-
fetal for all who attend.