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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17
COURT OF APPEALS.
Decisions Rendered by That Tribunal
Yesterday.

Decisions Rendered by That Tribunal
Yesterday.
RICHMOND, Va, April 16.-In the
court of appeals today Judge Hsrrisou
handed down the opinion in the case Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany vs.. Mostly. Reversed. Other de.
cisioDs were:
By Judge Keith-Hutehins vs.. Hutch
ins; circuit court of Warwick county; az
frmed. Gloucester Charity School vs.
Nicholson ct sis. Nicholson VS.. Glouces-
ter Charity School; circuit court OF
Gloucester county; reversed.
BY Judge Rielly-Atkinson va. Smith.
Corporation court Of Manchester. Re-
versed.
By Judge Cardwell-Riggan Va. Rig
gan. Circuit court of Mecklenburg
county. Reversed.
By Judge John A. Buchanan-Dsn-
Vile Street Car Company vs.. Payne
Corporation court OF Dsnville. Affirmed.
By Judge Harrison-Garland va. Gar
land. Upon petition to rehear a de.
cree ct former day of this term. Pc
ti.ion refused.
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second inning. Attendance, 14,4o0.
score: cincinnati, 1 run, 10 hits, 3 err
rors; PIttsburg. 9 rms. I3 hits, 3 errors.
Chicago Beats Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 16-The
largest crowd eves st League Park saw
Chicago down the hons team in bril-.
lisntly played game to-day. Friend
had the Colonels at his mercy, while the
Colts punched their hits on Fraser.
Attendance. 10. oOo. Score: Louisville,
runs, 3 hits, Q errors; Chicago, runs,
hits, 0 errors.
St. Louis Downs Cleveland.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 16.-Fif,een,
thousand people passed through th9
stiles ct Sportsman's Park to-day 10
witness the opening game Of the season
between the Spiders and the Browns.
The Browns fielding was perfect, While
that OF the visitors WAS not no to the
standard set by last years games won
by the Spiders. Breitenstein WAS in
good form and pitched wohderful
game. Score: st. Louis, rams, II
hits, errors; Cleveland, runs, 7 hits,
2 errors.
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delegates to the st. Louis convention
was the next thing In order. At this
-juncture j. Brack Storall, of Halifax,
WAS recognized and he addressed the
convention in a short but spirited
speech, In which he nominated 5. e.
Sproul. Of this city, and James Nc
Laughlin. OF Lynchburg. as delegates.
This met with some opposition from
the delegation from Montgomery which
was headed by ID. G. Pelton.
loud cries for Hoge brought Col. j.
Hampton Roge out, and he proceeded at
once\ to tell the convention how he
wanted to.get into the eight, when the
gauntlet had been properly thrown
down and the candidates nominated
he then assured them that he would
ally Himself with the Rapub lican party,
and hght the battle on the issues Of
protection. He seconded the nomina-
tions made'by Mr.. Stovall.
Several ether speeches were made,
otter which. the vote WAS taken, and the
chair decided that the above named
gentlemen we're duly elected.
~. @. Pelton nominated j B. Gardner,
of Bedford, as q delegate, but Mr..
Gardner would not allow his name to 90
delegation WAS favorable to the cleo
rion OF Sproul and Mclaughlin.
The nameG of 8. M. Lewis. R. P.
Armstead, Adolphus Umbles, II. c..
Harris and f. X. Morris were put in
nomin alton az alternasea. The vote
was taken and f. X. Morris and A.
Umbles were declared elected, they
having received the largest number OF
votes.
Colonel Hoge then moved that Geo.
w. Wilson, OF Christisnsburg, be given
the privilege OF the floor, which was &C.
corded after about half an hour of
wrangling, who, in few we'll chosen
words, withdrew from the race as a
Presidential elector and nominated j.
Il. Ssovall.
This met with general approval, with
the exception of the Montgomery dele
gallon, who seemed determined to make
nothing unanimous. Mr.. Pelton nomi-
mated w. f. Palmer, of Rsdford, who
was present. and declined to let his
name go before the convention. Mr..
Stovall was then nominated by acela-
nation and the convention ad journed.
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RICHMOND.

st pwoi hs" hiis.Tannehil, 9; Boand Ponder
n 81 Sa oasesCh ain Boand Double plays-Wes
assisted Bases on bals-on Coons, .; on Tan
9 SeI ?. Hit By pitched ball-Ksln, Boland.
struck outGBy Coons., 3; by Tannehill,4. Time
OF eame-One hour and forty-fyc minutes. Um-
pirc-Mr. Cline.
About 100 cranAs and fans were in the
Old Opera House where the game was
received by wire yesterday afternoon.
The good plays Of the favorites were ap.
plauded Justify, and while the cranks
wanted the home team to win, they
praised the splendid game put up by
them. The young men who are in charge
OF the matter have splendid facilities
for getting the game by wire and de-
serve to be literally patronized by the
cranks.
The Hill City Team Wins.
LYNCHBURG, April 16.-The league
season opened here to-day with Peters
burg and Lynchburg as contestants.
The game resulted s to in favor Of the
latter. Lynchburg runs, hits, 5
notwithstanding sruns, Q hits. errors.
Norfolk Won the First.
NORFOLK. Va, April 16.-The season
opened here to-day with the Norfoiks
pitted against the Portsmouths and o
crowd Of 600 wss in attendance to wit
ness the initial battle. There is great
rivalry between the two teams, owing
to the nearness Of the location of their
respective headquarters and the game
to-day was one for blood. Both mines
put forth their best foot, but the Nor
folks seemed to have a shade the best
OF 1t in makeup and general work of
the team. The locals played for all
they were worth snd won in easy STYLE,
rapid fielding being tho feature of the
game. The score: Norfolk. runs, 10
hits, error; Portsmouth, 4 runs, 3 hits,
errOrs
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn Beats the Orioles In the Open
Ing Game Yesterday

Brooklyn Beats the Orioles in the Open
Ing Game Yesterday.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 16.-The sea-
son was opened here yesterday before
crowd OF 1000 people. Over 1000
plimentsries were issued, AMI So
ciety WAS out In force. The Balti-
mores played q surprisingly poor game
for them in the field. McMahon's
pitching WAS good enough to win nine
out OF ten games. Kennedy was in
great form for Brooklyn, and up to the
sixth inning WAS hit for two hits.
Brooklyn towards the close of the
game bstted at opportune times, bring
ing in runs that were enough to win
Attendance, 200. Score: Baltimore
runs, hits. errors; Brooklyn, 6
runs, hits, 4 errors.
Brilliant Game.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-A quorum of
either House probably might nave been
obtained with more readiness at the
National baseball park today than at
the capitol. Many others in official
circles were present at the opening
game between New York and Washing
ton, which was won By the home team
by to 8. The crowd which filled the
new sests swelled the total number of
OF those present to 5000. The game
was we'll played, except in the fifth in
ming, when the home team tailed five
unearned runs. The play which brought
forth the loudest applause was O sensa
tional catch by Abbey OF q high fly from
Harris Davis bat in the eighth inning.
Attendance 9.256, Score: Washington,
6 runs, hits, 3 errors; New York, 3
runs, hits. 3 errors.
Boston Won the Game.
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-The open
Ing OF the championship season in this
city was signalized by crushing de-
feat for the Philiies, the Bostons hav-
ing everything their own way from the
start Over $4,000 persons were on the
grounds and the crush outside was so
great that the doors had to be closed
and locked and the rest turned away.
Score: Boston, runs. 10 hits, error;
Philadelphia. 3 runs. z hits, errors.
Cincinnati Defeated by Pittsburg.
CINCINNATI, o., April 16.-Gray's err
rors and Rhines' weakness in the sixth
and seventh innings lost the game for
Cincinnati to-day. Fisher was substi-
tuted in the eighth, blu. he, too, was
batted freely. Hawley was hit hard.
but not consecutively, save In the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17
PREsBVTERY OF MONTGOMERY.
Proceedings OF the First Days Session at
Lynchburg.

Proceedings OF the First Days Session at
Lynchburg.
LYNCHBURG, Va, April 16.-Specisl-
The Presbytery of Montgomery met in
Westminster Presbyterian Church last
night at o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Holiday,
OF Blacksburg, preached. Rev. B. w.
Mebsne, OF Radford, wss chosen moder-
ator. Rev. 2. @. Clark and w. S. Mo
Clanahan were elected clerks.
On Monday morning after devotional
exercises of half an hour the Presby-
terry listened to the reading of the min
utes of the previous meetings.
Rev. Frank McFaden, who has re-
Gently been called to the First Church,
was examined and received. He is to
be installed on next Sunday at IL
o'clock. Rev. w. G. Campbell, Rev. DR..
Hooper and Rev. John Ruff are the COM
mittee to initial him.
At IL o'clock the home mission COM
mittee made i.s report through its
chairman, Rev. DR.. Fleming, whose
physical condition permitted him to be
present. Addresses were made by Revs
w. A. VIM, Hall, Hobson, Rachnl
RuG, Hooper and Campbell. with Elders
Mccormick Guy and others.
The work Is hopeful and the pros
poets are bright. The Presbytery covers
good deal of mission ground and con-
tribution Of men and means are needed.
Rev. DR.. McIlwain is expected to sd-
dress the Presbytery on the intents of
Hampton Sidney College. w. Craig,
chairman Of the assembly committee on
home missions, is expected. Rev. John
Ruff will preach tonight Rev. J. X.
Harris will preach on Friday night.
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Mckinley as Second Choice.

LOUISVILLE, April l6.-The Bradley
slate was considerably damaged in the
contests for delegates at large IN to-
days Republican convention. A. R. Bur
nam, who has been pronounced Nc
kinley man, was chosen delegate by the
second highest vote. The other three
delegates are Bradley men. The dele
gates are, however, instructed to vote
for Mckinley &c the second choice for
the Presidential nomination. The plat
form declares for the gold standard.
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RICHMOND. Va. April 16.-Richmond
Shut Roanoke out in beautifully
played game to-day. Three of Rich
mond's runs were due directly to an
error by Sullivan. Attendance about
5000. Scores
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N'KINLEY ENDORSED YESTERDAY
The District Republican Conven-
ton.

Spreul and Mclaughlin the delegates to
Sc. Louis-J. Brack stovhll CHOSEN az
'Elector For the Sixth District-Reoi.
'Procity and Protection the cry-The
Chairman.
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Victory For silver p.ea,ctod.

DENVER. Colo. April l6.--Hon. Allen
w. Thurman. OF Ohio. sent to the Dem.
ocratic State convention Of Colorado a
message predicting victory for silver
at Chicago II the Democrats from the
Western States are united and deter
mined
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17
Now n Romsn Catholic.

PHILADELPHIA. April 1S Murderer
Holmes wss baPttesd ana resolved into
the Cashelie Charah tkta morAiBg be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock
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Heavy Losses in One Distr,ot

HAVANA, April 16.-Letsers to
Gomez Maceo, Aguirre and other in
surgent leaders show thstit is estimated
that the loss Of property by fire in the
district OF Artemiss, province OF Pinar
del Rio, alone is 81, 600, 600.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17
OPENING OF THE BALL SEASON
Roanoke Meets Defeat at the
Hands Of Richmond.

brooklyn Beats Baltimore-ChIcago Gets
Away with Louisville-PhiIadelp hiai is
Done Up by Boston, and Pittsburg
Captures Cinoinnati-A Series OF Bril-
liant Games In Various PIaces-Large
Crowds In Attendance.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17

HOE CAKE BAKING POWDER Is guaran-
teed perfectly pure. Ask your grocer
for can.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17

THE United States Government re-
ports ahow Royal Baking Powder gu
perior 20 al others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17

TNME TO THINK ABOUT DISINFECT-
ANTS. WE ARE ALWAYS READY TO
HELP WITH ADVICE on SUCH
POINTS.
Phone 1873. MASSIE'S PHARMACY
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17

OPEN sll night-Bonner's.
The evening times., 1896-12-10
TRYING TO GET PAGE OUT.
Habeas Corpus Writ Asked for Man
Fined for Swearing.

Abraham Page colGred, who was con-
victed Yesterday in the police court on
charge of profanity and fined S25 by Judge
Kimhall wa : the subject today OF petition
for a writ Of habeaS corpus which was ar
cued before Chief Justice Bingham in Grim
inal court No. l . Fountain Fcyton and L. NJ
Hewlett appeared for Page.
Page was arrested by Policeman Lynch,
and brought in the police court. The Off
Ger claimed that the cOlored man was
swearing and using violent and abusive Ian
glIage After severe lecture, touching
the inCen6iary language used at Shears
funeral, Judge KhnbaH announced his in
tention Of ma king an example OF fPage, and
Of imposing the maximum penalty.
4 fine Of S25 was imposed, but as Page
was lacking the money, he was sent to the
workhouse for six months in default.
There were several CoIored men in court
this afternoon when the case came up,
Lawyer Peytun argued that the law pro
vided for a maximum OF $50, and Judge
Il iuiball had exceeded his authority in
finins Page S25. He therefore asked the
release OF his client on the ground or an
Illegal sentence. The lawyer went on 10
state that he had asked Judge kimball
to reduce the fine to $50, AS Page might be
able to pay that sum.
Judge Kmball had perSistently refused,
however and hence the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings Assistant District Attorney Rich
ardsOn asked a delay in the proceedings
until tomorrow morning. sa yInE thai he had
the question To present whether or not the
fine should not stand So far as it is legal.
The determination of the question was
postponed until tomorrow morning.
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ACQUIRED GRACE.
The Way Girls May Acquire an Easy and
Elegant Carriage,

1t was about 8 o'clock, one of the chill Y
half dozen young women had gathered
around the open fire in the library at the
country home of one of their number.
Silence regned for few moments and
the youngest girl in the party spoke i'm
pulsively. Mrs. Ketherton, I'D give any
thing in the world to be as graceful as
you are"
Mrs. Ketherton's cheek became of n
somewhat deeper rose as she laughnely
replied: Thank you, my dear, for SO
evidently sincere ii compliment; hut You
can reach even that dizzy height if you
will just give what l gave. When | was
your age my awkwardness and palcherie
We're the despair OF my mother"
There Was Il chorus of How did you
manage the change" while the iirst
speaker said Il heard the artist say yes
terday that you never dropped into an
attitude that was not pretty enough to
sketch. Your gown always took graceful
folds and every curve of your figure Wa 5
line of beauty. If you did it yourself,
please tell me how
Mrs. Ketherton, n slight. pretty little
women about thirty, but looking not more
than wenty-iour, answered, after "a mo
ment of hesitation: ''Since you insist on
my making an object lesson of myself in
this shoCkingly egotistic manner I'll tell
you the whole story.
''All through my sirlhoOd my mother lee
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DIED.

WALKER-The remains OF Frederick
Walker Will be taken from the vault at
st. Mary's Cemetery Friday at O'Clock
p. III.
Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Item
wESTNEDGE-On December Q. IS96,
James Westncdge. mt his residence, No
1870 l. street northeast, at 3p. NJ.
Funeral private.
kNABE-On Wednesday. December -,
at 6:l5 p. m., Frederick, husband of the
late Paullna Knabe, aged deighty-seven years
ami one month.
Funeral from the residence OF his son.
Mr.. Albert Knabe, No 323 A street north
east, ON Friday. December IL. at 2:3u
p. III. Relatives ana friends are respect
fully invited to attend. baltimore papers
please copy. 1t
WILLIAMS -TuesJa Y. December X 1896,
3.l5 p. IN, Katie EsteIIe. beloved dauEh-
ter or Charles A and Emily l.. Williams.
Funeral from her parents residence. 1918
FIRST street northwest, Friday morning,
December IL. Relatives and riIcnds re-
spectfuIIy invited. Chicago papers please
copy. It
MADISON On Monday, December Z,
1896, Mr.. Clayton Madison, beloved hus-
band OF Henrietta Madison. aged seventy
one. at No. 22lU Eleventh street north
west.
Funeral Will take place on Thursda v. De-
cember 10, sS6. at Vermont Avenue Bap-
ust Church, O'Clock p III. Plttsburg
papers please copy. de9-3t
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WILL BE A WONDERFUL CRAFT.
Submarine wrecking Boat to Be
Built In Baltimore.

Baltimore, Dec 10.-The c olumbian
Iron Works have contracted TO build a sub
marine wrecking boat, the first ever built
for practical submarine engineering work.
Mr. Simon Lake, Of this city, is the in
ventor OF the novel craft, which, ii is
claimed, will always he under perfect con
troll, rising to the surface and subrnerging
at will. and capable Of being propelled
in any desired direction when on the
bottom OF the waterway.
1t VIII be used principally for searching
the led of the ocean adjacent TO coast
lines. and in locating and rec oyering sunken
vessels and their cargOes. The location o Z
many of these vessels is approximately
known, which have on hoard cargocs Of
great value.
According to the specifications the new
boat VIII he at out fifty four tons displace-
ment, and VIII have a crew of six men.
She Will, Mr. Lake claims, be able to
cruise around on the bottom for a day at
time, before it will be necessary TO ascend
to the surface to renew the air supply and
electrical energy.
'On the boat there will be powerful
searchight to light up a pathway in front
OF and on either side of the vessel as she
moves along over the bottom The hull is to
TO be Of steel and strongly ribbed, and guar
anteed by the contractors to resist the.
pressure OF the water at the required depth
The contract calls for the completion
OF the boat by March / 1897.
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She IS BELOVED
BY ARMY NURSES
Mrs. Wittemyefs Efforts in Behalf
Of Their Pension Bill.
She Is a Delegate to the Anti-Sa-
loon League, Now in Session.
Something About Her.

Mrs Annie Wittemyer, delegate from
Pennsylvania to the AntiSaloon League,
now in session here, is a woman OF ma
tional interest. 1t was due to her per-
sistent efforts that the Fifty-third Con-
gress passed the army nurse bill, peii-
sioning all nurses who had served the Union
during the war Mrs. Wittemyer has all
interesting war record. and though she did
but little routine hospital service, she was
practically engaged III phlanthropic work
throughout the entire rebellion, travel
ing with her soldier-husband from field to
field, distributing supplies.
She founded the Home for Soldiers Or
phans at Davenport, Ia, and has evidenced
in many other noble ways her patriotic love
for the Union and her helpfulness toward
those who suffered in its cause.
She has attained national recognition as
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Who Were Married Yesterday in Berlin.

clothing is so given; and because attention
has never been called TO IL, for it would be
small matter for the mother who gives
them away to give da :. If need be, to the
mending. or to give it TO the family
scanstress To do; or still better to hire
some poor woman who needs the work
to do it and pay her for 1t. perhaps af
terward giving her the clothing to use
herself, or 10 give away to those whom
She may know OF who need the things.
But this last plan must be carefully man
aged, for such clothing means money and
could be pawned for small sum, unless a
person is known to be absolutely trust
worthy ii is well to dispense the clothing
from headquarters. Never give away finery
to any poor people. II does them no good
and positive harm
They want whole, neat clean thin or
thick clothing, as the season may be
but ftnery never Old silk dresses are
a curse and not a blessing. and the same
with old and soiled ribbons. If one can
find one OF the thrifty country women
who knit rag carpets or who prepare the
rags for the leon, or who make home
made silk cuTtains-that is the place to
use all such stuff. Really beautiful cur
tains may be IN ade out Of scraps OF silk.
and sometimes they are good enough to
be made into little quilts for cribs, or for the
lining ofa comforter. Those things are done
in the country, -.- .. .....-s.
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OLD CLOTHES.
How to Dispose OF Cast Off Garments to
Best Advantage.

This and the spring are the times when
the clothing of a family is sifted out and
much given away; and woman whu has
worked among the poor, both in the cities
and in the country, gives Il very sensible
word or two about the matter. She Sa ys
Never give away clothes to poor people
that need mcnding OF buttons or anything
of that sort. Give them away whole and
clean, and If you have any pieces or The
stuffs give them also md in a aeat bundle.
The very poor have very little tinic-to
mend, for all their time Is taken in the
struggle for daily bread, and little Of
that People who have been much among
them cannot realize what 1T is To these
people 10 have clothes given them, especially
for their children, that are in good condl
ton. Mepdcd and cl1Gn, they are n iaS>uar-
an object lesson that people in other and
more fortunate classes do not at all under
stand. Very often these poor women, while
deeply grateful for such gifts. have moth
ing to mend clothes with-no needles, and
no thread, and assuredly not pieces To patch
with.
Tnen, toe they have no time. very often
and yerv asuilIy no ability to do tbe-sv -k
and So n iothes goson TO the poor little
children ia she condition in which they are
received.
IL is simply thoughtlessness that the
The evening times., 1896-12-10

may be great from a temporary use of it,
get u person in the way OF sleeping, and it
is comparatively easy to keep him In the
way.
OF other measures more or less familiar
and frequently recommended, one of the best
is a little light food TO be taken at any hour
OF the night, when wakefulness begins
The late Dr. j. Marion Sims was n great
friend of this thabit, and taught many
patients of his to keep a little tray with
biscuits and wine or milk at their beds
VIRGINIA FRENCH.
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Miss Clara Dcane OF L street northeast
entertained her friends at domino party
last night in honor OF the sixteenth ami
versary OF her birth.
Dancing was INDUCED in until l 1 o'clock,
when masks We're removed and refresh
ments served, after which dancing was
resumed and continued until morning. The
lady guests al wore blue cambria gowns
and n mask OF the same material.
Among those present were Mrs. V. E.
Hanwcll, Mrs. Laura Geier, Misses Lou
Sturges, Mamie Holland, Julia Adams. Cora
Webster, Winnie Moran. Agnes Sullivan,
Minnie Thompson, Myra Anderson and
Messrs. J. Noyes, F. Holland, ]. Webster,
b. Stohl, John Anderson, H. E Barrows,
II. Allen and Frank and Ethan Geier.
The evening times., 1896-12-10

The Young Peoples Society Of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church held their monthly
meeting last night at the residence OF DR..
G.. NJ. Pntchard, No. S12 Tenth street
northwest. AT the close OF the business rou
tine the asSemblage resolved itself into an
observation party, each being asked to
designate certain articles by the senses OF
sight, smell, taste and sound. Prizes for
the best set of answers were awarded to
Mrs. Simmons and Mr.. ]. Caulverwell.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
William Small, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Tullock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolhaupter, ir., Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. J. Williamson, Miss May Hoover,
Miss Edna Herchcr, Misses Ida and Daisy
Nourse Miss Mary Adrew, Miss Sidney
Culverwen, Miss Lottie Vannerman Miss
Jessie Bahcock, Miss Florence Brown, Miss
May Graft. Miss Mary Ducan, Misses Lillian