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Cppartnership Hotirrs.

90 EXCHANGE LAC
NEW YORK May /. 1896.
The undersigned have this day formed a copartner-
ship under the nrm name OF Herzog and Glazier, for
the transaction of a general bond and stock business
ARTHUR ERZOi.
Member y. Y. Stock Exchange
HENRY s GlAZIER.
NEW YORK. May l.. 1894.
MIR HAELE SMITHERS, son of our senior, DO
WI comes a member of our firm from this date.
7. S. SNITHERS & co.
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TpDAY's FEArUREs-rhe decline In prices to day a
the start was due 10 the disappointing Liverpool adj
vlceA Prices IN that market have made butIa slishI
response To the sharp rise here recently, aud TO-DAY
QusnIy priees rallied and advanced. for ts pEOnI
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elections and aNertiugs.

nELAwARE y HUDSON CANAL COMPANY
DNEw YORK. April 10th. lsgs.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders Of this com pany will be held at tho
ONCE Of the conIany. 81 Cortlandt Street. in this city.
on Tuesday, the IGN day o: May next, for the election
of Managers and for other business.
The polls viii open at y O'clock noon, and remain
from the close of business Saturday. May I'd, until the
morning OF Wednesday, May 18th.
Ply order of the Board OF Managers.
+. n. OLYPHANT. Secretary.
T'HF SUN PRINTING y PUBLISHING ASSOCIA-
i TION.-The annual election o. trustees OF this as
eocthtiou will be held at its Office. 10 Nassau street.
New York. on Monday. May 23. 1890, from noon till
l2: 80 O'Clock +. NJ.
THOMAS HITCHCOCK. Secretary.
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Available cash balance, In
GLIDING gold balance. =. $27S.6l1,llS $2T0, 900, 66C

TTUITHS BUTU Tt''' '' " V-'0'UVU1UUU
Money in London 1e1l Y cent, Rate OF dis
count in open market, for both short and three
months bills. IS p cent. Paris advices quote 3 p
cents at 1851. Exchange on London. 25f. 10
confines.
The Comptroller invites proposals for S4.03p.-
BOZ. 81 81 Il cent. gold bonds and stocks of the
city of New York. the bids to be opened at 9 L.
NJ. on May 4. These securities are lawful in
for trust funds.
The sales of mining stocks at the consolidated
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York Stock ExchanEe-sales May Z.
UNITED STATES AND STATE BONDS I'm 81. O0Os).
miiSS
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FtouR-wns duh and steady. The New YORK Prod.
pkgs. against p0. 300 asst year Sales $500 bbls. TX.
ports, i2.lsi bbls. and 9,773 sacks. Receipts. p.6pt
bbla and iO,0iD sacks. Winter wheat brands In hhls.
were quoted as follows. !%supcrnnc, g.. lnes 81. 20;
40 go = eSss5a aios 81 To- az q ,r nj al ~ M w SsSI ,on
e. 3O5SI; city mills for West Indies. s4.iO.
uRAiN-Whcat declined Ac. to lc. Chicago received
9e85 bush, against 1000 last year; Toledo 2.754.
against 4.OO23 st. Louis 5000, against 26,0O0: Duluth
lS5, 1st, against 20, nSn: Minneapolis l2J,3l0. against
lee 1905 Milwaukee, 2e.e5o, against as,Sl7; chicnso
is cars, against ~; Duluth 300, against 1858, and
Minneapolis isb, against 2J5. spot sales 40. 900 bush.
for export. No. l Northern to arrive 20c. over May.
No. / hard. Z. o. h.. afoat, ave. over. Future sales
o aOS OOO bush. aa follows.
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fur Sals.

o R~sALE-Youug bald eagle. 8 feet tip to tip: also
L young prairie dogs. Address
RIG. DICKINSON. Ballinger, Tex.
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Opening. highest. forrest. Closing. NiQh
av ..........2i - 25's PISS ~
lily ........2f SlI ~ ~ ~

the weather In theNorthweSt still unfavorable for seed.
be smaller than usual. prices here opened tirmer. But
they soon weakened and declined sharply. The de-
crease In the Liverpool stocks last month was disap-
pointingIy small. being only 1l2.OOO bush Better
weather was predicted for the Northwest tomorrow.
As prices have advanced on wet weather SO they de-
weather. MIR. Armour was a heavy seller at the West
Bears here and Mt Chicago hammered the price. The
cars against 342 last week and 1913 last year. Liverpool
declined adj. Paris declined Nc. on wheat and 10
NO seeding done; ground is very, wet and s,ill rain.
ing. Nothing can be done on high ground for ten
days. and nothing on low ground for three weeks,
wheat can be sown. Prospects decidedly blue v
Chicago received 10 cars Of wheat. Corn declined
and so did oats. The planting conditions continue
favorable. and the deliveries were heavier than cx.
pccted. Chicago received 800 cars OF corn and ex-
poets Si0 TO morrow: the receipts Of oats there were
ESQ cars. and the estimate for tomorrow lis 200 cars.
Brdnstrrets. issued 10 day. makes the exports OF
coasts of the United States this week smaller than
last week. amounting to I,2fo.0U0 bush, against
l.2ss, 900 bush. last week, and totals between two and
1892 the total was :. 1851, 900 bush.
fE~rRoLrrM-No sales. Crude. sl.27 here and In OIL
City. Refined unchanged.
PORK Jul and irm. Mess. soSsio' Dressed hogs
steady. Tallow. a5.l6c. New butter-Creamery.
Western. extras, i5lec.; creamery, Western, seconds
MIA. finest. ibs &c: do. do, thirds TO firsts. 100 DC;
State dairy, h~aif.frkin tubs. second. to rr,ts.
onds 10 frstss s,sai II iSc.; western factory,
nrsts, loo; Western factory. seconds, sc:; Western
large. faIl made. fancy, sH sssc.: choice, ssag0Ic.;
Go. common TO prime, 69sLec.; small. colored. fancy.
Iss,ssioc; state Light t;,t skim e, Choice Ss5H.s,; do % par.
llaVc.
sroAR-Raw dull and nrm: SO test. sac. 90 test,
<bc. Refined quiet and steady.
CHICAGO, May l.-Thesa were today's prices;
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TOMO2ROW'S SERVICES.

Green Ridge Presbyterian church.
Rev. II. G. Weaver, of Lancaster, Pa,
will preach at 1880 a. m. and 7.45 p. m.
Bible school at IL o'clock and Endeavor
Society meeting at Gas p. m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, No
519 Adams avenue-Sunday service
1880 a. m. Experience meeting, Friday
evening at o'clock. All welcome.
Seats free.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran church.
corner Madison avenue and Mulberry
street, Rev. Foster u. Gift. pastor
Services at 1890 q. m. and $50 p. m.
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Y. p. S, c..
f. at $50 p. m. Evening sermon, Re
turning Home" of series on the Prodi-
gal Son.
Grace Reformed Episcopal church,
Wymoing avenue, below Mulberry
street-Divine worship at 1890 a. m. and
7So p. m. Bishop William r. Nichol-
son, d. D.. of Philadelphia, will preach
at the morning service and in the even
ing confirm the class to be presented.
Sabbath school at IL M; Y. p. s. c. T..
at 6.3G p. m. Seats free. Everybody
welcome Thursday, 7.4J p. M, a union
meeting for the study of the Sunday
school lesson for next Sabbath.
All Souls Universalist church, Pine
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ity. Morning praver and sermon at
10. 30 a. m. Eyenin, maven ard cor.
mon at $50. Sunday schoo, or an -
m. Seats free
First Rantis, cbrrc, soro,,o, psu
s. +. Mathews. nas,or-sohhath ,or,,.
ing, Children's Dav exercises Sabb,tb
evening nrascbir, h,, ,,,.o, S..-s..
school. . O'Clock. DR. Reddoa superin.
tendent; Young People's pravar meet.
ing, $50 %. m. All are welcome
st. Marks Lutheran cburcb--Eour-
teenth and Washurn streets Rev A r.
Rainer Phi. d., pastor. Services ~. On
a. M, 7:3O D. m. Morning subject. ..rba
Great Sumner" Evening. "J.ukewarm-
ness In Spiritual Matters"
st. Paurs Lutheran cburcb-par,.
Place. Services 1890 a. m. 7.3o n m.
Preaching at both services bv the Rev.
II. Il. Meyer.
Hampton Street M. Il. church-F. r.
Doty. pastor. Children's day service at
10 O'Clock a. m. Special programme and
baptism of children. Preaching in even-
ing at 1880 by the pastor. A cordial wel-
come to ALL
First PRESBYTERIAN church-Preacbine
in the morning by the pastor, Rev.
James Mcleod, ID. ID. Children's day
services will be held at 4:S0 o'clock p.
m., TO which all are cordially invited.
AS this is union service Of the con-
gregation and Sabbath school it will
take the place of the usual evening
| service.
The Second Presbyterian church,
Rev. Charles +. Robertson, D. d., pas
! tor. Children's day. In the morning at
1O:3O o'clock the church quartette
chorus, the Choral society and, the
children's chorus will render the beau
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GATHERED In THE
REALMS OF SOCIETY
Plans for the Annual Banquet Of the
High School Alumni.
SOME WEDDINGS OF THE WEEK
Dancing Party Given by Mr.. and Mrs.
+. T.. Platt..High School Graduates
Entertained by Miss Irene kann.
Party Given by Miss Edna SAKE.
Personal Mention.

The high school alumni banquet at the
Scranton Bicycle club rooms on June %
promises to exceed in success the affairs
of former years. An effort is being
made to secure the attendance of the
older graduates and with this end in
view the programme for the post pran-
dial exercises will contain the names of
men and women who are prominent in
this city. EX-District Attorney John
p. Kelly will be one of the speakers,
His subject is Capital Punishment"
Others who will respond to toasts or
otherwise participate are Toastmaster
George E. Davidson, r. ]. Beamish and
John ]. Murphy. REGULATIONS and vocal
selections viii enliven the entertain
ment. Before the banquet business
session will be held. Miss Leah NJ.
Heath is expected to introduce propo-
sition which may change the most pro-
nounced features of the alumni's pres
ent conduct. Officers will be elected.
At a birthday dinner given l.. Il.
Mosher Monday evening by Mrs. J. II.
Wingerd. there were present Mrs. Brad
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Wingerd, Misses Lois
and Natalie Burr, Miss Lottie Spoerl,
Miss Rena Megargel and Messrs. Cole
man, Scovell and Gepel.
Miss Victria Connell and Edwin Eu-
gene Pryor, of Brooklyn, N. ", were
married Tuesday evening at the home of
the brides mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Con-
nell. 400 Clay avenue, by Rev. Robert
Reed, of Shawneetown, Ill, a great-un-
Gle Of the bride. Miss Jessie Connell was
bridesmaid and James Cronthers.. pf
New York city, best man.
Miss Genevieve Overbaugh, Of Park
Place, gave a birthday party to her
young friends Tuesday evening. Those
present were: Misses Anna Vail, Ida
Ward, Pansy Washburn( Hattie Vail
and Mamie Seward; Clapk Warren, FL
mer Twining, Warren Wrebeck. Erie
Washburn, and Eugene Stanton.
u.
The high school graduating class were
entertained Tuesday evening by Miss
Irene Kann at-|her home. 6l9 Quincy
avenue. Miss Lulu Sylvester. the class
valedictorian, assisted Miss Kann in re-
receiving. Those present We're: Miss
Eliza Chase, Professors Lange and
Wagner. Miss Jewell, of New Jersey;
Misses Thomas, Sanders, Conger, Smith
ing. Keller, Perry, Warren, Weaver
Koch, Bennett, KlauminZer. Harte, Por-
ter, Refs, Hine, Fellows, Robinson, Mic
ol, Mailery, Larkin, Atkinson. Lulu and
Fredft Sylvester and Freda Kann;
Messrs. Wagner, Watres. Evans, Guern-
sey/Davis, Phillips. Doersam, Walden
Nye, Falkusky, Hall and Brown.
At the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George SAKE. of North Main ave-
nue., Tuesday night, Miss Edna SAKE
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entertained a number of friends in hon.
or of her guest, Miss May Dale. of Dale
vile. The function was attended by a
large rfunber of young people we'll
known in West Scranton social circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.. Christian gave
small theater party Wednesday night.
In st. Lulxe's Episcopal church at
O'Clock Thursday morning, Miss Anna
l.. Davis. daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John
Il. Davis, of Washington avenue, was
married to William Avery Allen. Rev.
Rogers Israel performed the ceremony.
The bride was given away by her
brother, Attorney Walter +. Davis.
Miss Marie Johns. of Hazleton, was
maid of honor. After n wedding break
fast at the brides home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery left for New York on wedding
tour.
In their own home at Peckvilie, Miss
Nellie Schivers and f. r. Bell. of Peck
vile. were married Wednesday even
ing by Rev. S. c. Simpkins. Miss Grace
Schivers. sister of the bride, was maid
of honor, and Elmer Swingle was
groomsman. Miss Irene Blattys and
Miss Katie Kilhour We're flower girls.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Mae Hallock TO W. d.
Frank. The wedding will take place on
Wednesday evening, June "A, at the
Berean Baptist church at I.45 o'clock. A
reception will follow at the residence of
the bride. 30 Gilbert street-CarbonGale
X-Ray. Mr.. Frank is well-known in
this city.
Miss Alice Colwin was rendered a suY-
prise party at the home of Major j. A
Reichard on Main avenue. Providence
friends. Those who attended the af-
fair We're: Misses Rachel Philips, Ber-
tha Finn, Anna Henry. Violet Dancers
Sadie Robinson. Jennie Smith, Libbie
Davenport, Gerkins, fLena Colwin, and
Messrs. William igler. John Jones. Will
lam Lewis. David Evans and James
Bailey. +
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T.. Platt last night
gave Il dancing party for Mrs. Platt's
sister, Miss Meta Skinner, of Guilford
Conn.
= Next week is commencement week al
| Cornell and the week beginning Mon
day. June -. will witness the Yale eSer-
cises. The Misses Archibald, Miss Wei
| les and Miss Anderson will attend the
Cornell commencement. The Scranton
! graduates at Yale will be II. +. Arch
bald and A. +. Hunt, jr.
, PERSONAL MENTION:
| AIRS. Harry Siebert, of Tenth street, i
visiting friends in Easton.
| Lewis Morse, of Jackson street, was II
| Philadelphia this week on business.
| Mrs. Leroy McCracken. of the Wes
| Side is home after "A visit to Nicholson
| .Chauncey II. Derby, telegraph edito
| of the Times, is well again after an at
tack of illness.
| Miss Anna Carpenter, of tniondale, /
the guest of Miss Margaret Roche, o
| Cherry street.
! Miss Fanny Phillips, of South Hyd
| Park avenue, was the guest of Wilkes
Barre friends this week.
Mrs. James Hughes, of Hyde Park ave
nue., left Thursday for Eureka Spring, Pa
| to spend the summer there.
Mrs. Fitch, of Providence, and he
daughter, Mrs. Frank Rifenburg, of 81
Louis, left for New York Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Davis, of Knights
vile, Ind, are the guests of Hon. an
| Mrs ID. M ,IOnpS. of the West Side,
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WHAT OUR CHURCH
WORKERS ARE DOING
Eighth International Sunday School
Convention at Boston.
PASTOR FOR PENN AVENUE cRURcH
Rev. 5oseyh Il. yjaon, d. d., Of
Philadelphia, Has Been Called.
Annual Meeting of Y. W. C.. A.
kev. David Spencer, ID. D., to Speak
here TOniorrCw..Sunda Services.

| The eighth International Sunday
| scnooi convention, which meets only
once IN three years, will convene in
Boston, June 23 to 26. fremont Temple
ana Park Street church will afford
pleasant accommodations for this great
company Of Sunday school workers who
will be in session every morning. noon.
afternoon and evening. In addition to
the thousands of Sunday schoo,
workers who will attend one or more
sessions. there will be present about
two thousand regularly accredited dele
gates representing every state. territory
and province in North America. While
every one will be welcome to the privi-
le%es of the meetings. only these dele
gates Will have voting power in the
business sessions. Among other impor-
| tant matters of business will be the an
pointment of a new international lesson
committee. The present lesson COM
mittee will hold their last meeting in
Boston on the days just preceding the
convention.
Most of the great Sunday school
workers of the country have place on
famous evangelist, will conduct the de-
Votional exercises every morning, and
lead and speak at the noon day services
which will be held to accommodate
those who are unable to be present at
the other sessions.
Pennsylvania is entitled to 12S dele
gates and about six to Lackawanna
county. 1t is hoped that a goody dele
cation will represent this section. Any
Sunday school teacher, superintendent,
officer or pastor who desires to go will
Scranton, Pa.
AT a meeting of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist congregation Wednesday night, a
call was extended to Rev. Joseph X.
Dixon. ID. d., of Philadelphia. who
preached here a few weeks ago. He
was for six years pastor of Epiphany
Bantist church in Philadelphia until a
little over year ago. when on account
of i'll health he was obliged to travel for
a year. 1t is indicated that he will
accept the call. DIR. Dixon is young
T7'r aNd Is said to be one of the most
gifted pulpit orators ever heard in
scranton. He filled the pulpit of the
Penn avenue church several weeks ago
and delighted all who heard him. If he
is secured the long wait of the church
for a pastor will not have been in vain.
The eighth annual meeeing of the
Young Women's Christian association
was held Tuesday night when were
made reports by the officers and the an
nual election was held. Mrs. Ripple and
Mrs. w. d. Kennedy We're reelected
president and president, respective
ly, of the board of managers. Mrs c.
b. Derman was chosen board secretary
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Tribune today than the
cutting or making
Of the public, concluded to
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pastor, its members have held relisious
services in Y. II. c. A. hall.

pastor, It's members nave held relleiOuS
services in Y. II. c. A. hall.
Rev. W. r. Nicholson. u. D., bishop of
the New York and Philadelphia synod
of the Reformed Episcopal church, is
expected to arrive here today. He will
preach in Grace church at both services
tomorrow. In the evening. the rite of
confirmation will be administered.
NOTES FOR CHURCH WORKERS.
A quarterly meeting of the Congrega-
tianal churches of the Wyoming valley
begins today at Nanticoke. The differ
ent Scranton churches of that denomi-
nation will have representatives at it..
Rev. ID. Jones, pastor of the First
Welsh Congregational church, has re-
turned from New York city. where for
the past two Sundays he occupied the
pulpit of the Eleventh Street Congre-
gational church.
Rev. Samuel Lewis, of Lewis. Essex
county. New York has for the past few
days been visitor at the home of Rev.
ID. Jones, on South Lincoln avenue.
MIR. Lewis has accepted a call from the
Coaldale Pa) Congregational church.
and will begin his new pastorate to-
morrow.
The tenth annual meeting of the Wyo-
oming Congregational Sabbath school
union was held in the Welsh Congre-
gational church, Plains, Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
Rev. Henry C. Swentsel, of Brooklyn,
n. ", formerly pastor of st. Luke's
Episcopal church. of this city, was in
vested with the degree of doctor of di-
vlnity by the board of trustees of
Franklin and Marshall college, Lam
caster, Pa, Tuesday.
Secretary +, w. PearseH, of the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, and Assistant Secretary C. A.
Wiley, of the Young Mems Christian
Association, are attending a bible con-
ference at Sunbury.
Attorney Thomas f. Wells. Miss
Della p. Evans, Mrs. J. Midway and Mr..
and Mrs. F. +. Nettleton are delegates
to the International Sunday school con-
vention that convenes in Boston June
% to 26.
Miss Margaret Jameson will lead q
half-hour service Sunday, June IA, at
3:45, at the Young Women's Christian
association rooms. Miss Huber will
sing. Come and worship with us.
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We are pleased to notify the Charitable lnstitu-
tons of Scranton that thanks to the public cooperation
in swelling sales last week to the high water
mark and thus making proportonaly large the share
of receipts to be contributed to charity the results
shown by the following account is indeed most
gratifying.
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WORDS.

Mems, boys and ladies' Shoes, regu.
lar price. $1.50 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ANNIVERSARY PRICE, 900
Mems fine Casco Calf Shoes, also
ladies' fine Kid and Russet, lace
and button Shoes, regular price,
Sl.1o ...................
ANNIVERSARY PRICE, s1-25
Mems fine calf lace and congress
Shoes, all styles of toes, also ladies'
fine Kid lace and button Shoes,
square and pointed toes, regular
price, $3.50. ......................
ANNIVERSARY PRICE. s175
Mems fine tan and wine color Rus 80
set Shoes, and fine calf black
Shoes, also ladies' fine soft Kid.
black and russell shoes, all styles
of toes and all sizes, regular price,
Si.UU NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ........'.s
ANNIVERSARY PRICE, $3.50
Mems fine French Patent Leather
and fine black and Russia calf
Shoes, also ladies' fine turned
Kid, very soft and pliable, regular
price, $500 ....................."
ANNIVERSARY PRICE, S29a
Mems, boys and children's Tennis
Slippers, rubber soles, at 35c per
pair.
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Isaac Post and George II. Catlin have
resigned from the board of trustees of
the First Presbyterian church. The
designations were announced at a.
meeting of the congregation. The resig-
nation will be acted upon and the va
cancies filed by the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
THE COURTS,
Probate Court-Judee I

Probate Court-Judge Hagner
Estate of Samuel A. Peugh and Agnes I,
w. Peugh; continued until next Friday.
Estate of Jane A. w. Turner; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary grant
ed to National Safe Deposit Security and
trust Company. Estate of Stella B. Con-
ger; rule on executor to show cause. Es-
tate'of Richard Ella; petition to dismiss pe-
t1tion OF Alfred H. Ella filed and rule to
show cause. Estate of Mary N Whitall.
quit claim and list Of debts fled Estate of
Ann Toliver; order for commission to is
sue Estate of Michael Freely; administra-
ter authorized to accept offer and to bring
suit in equity for sale Of real estate. Es
tate Of Lloyd A. Williams; proof of publi-
cation filed Estate of Annie E. Conrov.
do. Estate of Michael Fitzgerald; will adj
mitted to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Mary G. Fitzgerald; bond 500.
Estate of Mary J. Jenckes: order of publ
cation. In re Jas. l.. Edwards (minor)
Florence E. Edwards appointed guardian
bond $4,000. In re Eliza Van Logan
(minor); Jas. NJ HARRISON appointed guar
dian; bond 800. In re John F. McKeever
ct al. (mirors); petition of Mamie Nc
keever to be appointed guardian Estate
of Carter Patten; order to pay ST 80 to d,
r. Mcknight after payment of funeral OK
penSess and cost of administration Es-
tate of Samuel Dohnea; petition for pro-
bate of will filed. Estate of Elizabeth
Flynn; order of publication. Estate of
Leon Dessez; will filed. In re Zebulon w.
Rhodes; order to restate accounts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15

a number of invited guests gathered at
the residence of Mrs. Frank Dieudonne, on
Capitol Hill, last night to meet Miss Marie
Collins of Minnesota. The party included
all the prominent people from that state
who are at present in Washington. Miss
Collins is an elocutionist of rare ability, and
her work last night left nothing to be de-
sired.
The first selection was the famous sketch
"Trilby Singing In her Interpretation Of
Du Maurier5 creation Miss Collins showed
her talent. The other selections consisted
of an Irish dialect sketch by Brooks and "a
Set of Turquoise" by Thomas Bailey Aid
rich. Miss Collins is tall, graceful, pretty
brunette, and was handsomely gowned in
soft. clinging gold-colored silk. She has
taken up her residence in this city having
been appointed principal of Martyr College
for the coming year.