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are often surprised that you want sleep,
and one woman remarked to me that she
thought we were trained to do without
sleep.
did private nursing for about six months.
trying TO get money enough together for
my expenses at school the ensuing year,
but did not succeed very well. l had be-
gun to think that must wait another year,
when a friend kindly sent me enough money
to pay my expenses at medical school for
one year. We hear much about the disa-
greeable work OF the first year. and par
tcularly OF the work in the diSSecting
room. liked anatomy very much. / did
not find myself at all disturbed by dis
secting but considered il extremely inter
eSting. Perhaps my experience in the
hospital had accustomed me to think very
little of the disagreeab!e as long as it was
interes ting.
is soon as vacation came took two ty-
phOid patients TO nurse and then met a
ply scian, who employed me to assist him
during the summer, and so earned enough
for the second years work. The next va
cation | 'quizZed'' some students, and
taught others through the next year, and
my father then offered TO supply what L
needed besides what l earned, and so
finally obtained my diploma.
After you have your diploma the next
thing is to establish yourself sCme where.
l had long ago decided upon New York
city. All my friends said that was crazy
to think of trying New York, as there was
SO much competition that l could not eX-
pect to pay expen enses for years. One ply
siciau that / knew in the city who would
never have amounted to anything On his
own merits, but who had been pushed ahead
into good paying city appointments, told
me that he. did not believe in women prac-
tciug medicine, but if they insisted on it
he would adyise them not to stay in New
York. 1 think all this opposition only in
creased my determination to succeed where
every one said would fail.
Icame to New York just after graduated
and looked the field over. Through the kind
ness OF physicians had known i'll the hos,
pital had access to some of the best clinics
in the city during the summer. Then /
went into the country in the fan and took
a rest of two months. On my return I
secured some teaching that would help pay
expenses, rented a flat in what considered
a good business part Of the city, and hung
out my Sign.
With clinics and teaching / was quite.
busy aud managed to pay expenses. OF
course, my expe nses were not as much as
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QUEER ECONOMIES.

nNE OF the wealthieSt women Of this
" city VIII only permit a certain limited
number of potatoes - be used in her
house weekly. She has a large establish
ment and her entertainments have the aI-
pearance Of lavishnesS, but the potatoes ar.
always counted and portiOned out.
Another woman whose annual income ex-
ceetS her expenditure by many thousands
considers that meat once a day - sufficient.
Her dinners are dlwa vs. OF the best. but the.
Two other meals that are served daily N
her house would hardly sustain the average
person for the eXertiOn or brisk walk
The wife OF a wealthy New YORK business
man shivrrS through every winter bs.caIS..
she cannot overcome the feeling that a great
fire is an unnecessary extrlva @anCe: and
StiH another, who is in CON Portable cir
cuTnstanccS, has, on several occasions. CON
tTaCted colds that have threatened TO end
her career by going out On foot in evening
dress because she considered a cab a IlxJiry
that could be dispensed with.
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A VISION IN ROSE.

A DRESS Of Dresden silk is a very ap-
- propriate gown for IL young woman
IN her bloom 10 wear. Dresden IS the
pretty figured silk for bail aud other Gressv
gowns It IS liked by brunettes because 1t
has not too much color for them. Blondes
dressed in Dresden are shop window rIg-
uTes, models of sWeetueSs.
A Dresden waist, fastened in front with
straps and rhinestone buttons. may have
sleeves of pink satin veiled with tuIle. The.
satin should match the roses IN the DreS-
den- The sleeves terminate IN a foIr!eI
Hchu or tuile, crossing into the bosom or
the WAIST with apparent careleSsness. Civ
ing ful!bust effect A rGffic N the pink
saun finishes the bodice at the waist line.
The skirt which Is a dancing length, -
or Dresden silk, with fans OF pink tull,.,
each having its straps and rhinestone but
tons The fan Is very full and fluffy. with
apparently endless tuIIe rolled into IL.
Around the foot there is a pink tuIle
mash, and the skirt is lined with very pale
pink tdf:eta- The slippers match this gown
inpink satin White shoulder gloves alrnas -
meet the tullC aud satin sleeves
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put the teacher out OF the building. AT
the end OF the year | was reduced to a
hacking cough and cod-iiver oil.
l then went to New York city, where
taught in q private school for three years,
but, as my salary did little more than pay
my running expenses. l began to think OF
some more rapid road to medical knowl-
edge, for l was now twenty-five years old.
/ decided TO go into a hospital to take the
training of nurse. 1t is almost impossible
for q woman to get a good hospital ap-
pointmcnt after gradua ton, and SO the only
way is to get it before studying medicine.
l entered one of the largest hospitals in
the country. and spent two years OF un.
ccasng toll. that no one can appreciate who
has not tried it. The work is for twelve
hours. and during that time you not only
do not sit down, but you fly!
Here you learn for tue first time, the
value of sleep. Many times you would give
almost anything for five minutes OF 1t, and
you fall asleep while walking around.
My first morning in, the hospital is still
very vivid to me. l went III when the day
nurses took the place oftthe night nurses.
I can still sec the long ward, with its white
beds, and can today remember the names
of the nurses as thought were but yester-
day. The head nurse giances around as
she enters. and 1 hearqher remarks to the
night nurse: New patient? HowS the
typhoid? Climbed last might. did she"'
Climbed" means that a human being died,
bat deaths are too common TO mean much,
except to the newcomers.
l never bad seen anyone die, and on
the third morning, as went to one wo-
man who had consumption, / noticed an
expression on her face that 1 had never
seen before she looked at ME aud said:
81 am feeling better: think 1 will go
home now,' then fell back, dead.
The next day, head a doctor say in
joking way, pointing me out to another
doctor: That is the nurse that cried when
a phthisis case dedl'
After you have been in the hospital
about three months you are put on duty
as night nurse. The gas is turned down.
and you pass from one bed TO another with
candle, taking temperatures, giving med
icines, applying poultices, ETC., busy all
night, but thankful if no one dies How
you stand the horror, you never know. IN
less it is because you are ashamed to give
up what others are enduring During my
first week I had three deaths.
We each had two wards to attend to at
night, and were in constant terror for fear
something would go wrong In one ward
while absent in the other. Here we met all
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kinds Of humanity. There was the old Irish
woman who would preface her remarks
with, AN may yer bed be soft in heaven,
miss and the pathetic case of the little
fellow with hip disease III both hips, who
would call me to him, and putting his arm
around my neck, say, Il wanted TO tell
you that / liked YOU
The two years in the hospital were valu-
able ones to me. / had learned To rely on
myseifin any emergency, and could never
expect 10 see anything worse than l had
encountered there.
had learned more of practical medicine
than years of practice would have brought
me. bad also learned u medical. vuCabu-
larry that it usually takes at least year
in mcnIctl scnUui, TO command. IrCmember
trying to read 'Gray's Anatomy" before /
went TO the hospital, and having to use
the dictionary constantly, and was very
much surprised TO find when / began to
read it afterward | rarely required a die
tionary. The little details, that are after
ali the great things i'll practice, l learned.
while nurse.
AS soon as | was able | began to nurse
in private families. 1t is usually thought
that trained nurses are very much over
paid, and many wealthy people will tell
you that twenty-five dollars IL week is
altogether too much TO pay a nurse. II is
fact nevertheless that nurses are unable
to save much money. They are obliged to
have room where they can stay between
cases, and have to pay board while there.
There will be weeks at a time when they
are not busy, ana they are frequently sick
from overwork and obliged to take va
cation. l have heard it stated, and / be-
lieve the statement to be correct that the
average length of life Of a nurse OF twenty
two years OF age is the same as that of u
man of fifty-five, and that five times as
many nurses as of any other class of people
die OF tuberculosis. All people that YOU
nurse do not think Of you or your health.
but keep the twenty-five dollars in mind
and try Co get their moneys worth. They
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I'M On LINEN.

THERE are many women and girls who
A are not skilled with che needle who
could not enbroider the dainty de-
vices so much sought af5eT, bag who ardent
ly admire all OF the exquisite flowers.
rgureS and traCery that are 81 flshionahle,
whether on table or HOUSE linen. Many Uf
these women have a littl,. talent To- sketch
ing. Many can draw beautiful patterns
and arrange designs in a manner TINT
wodld he approved as amateurly artiSrjc.
II nothing more. For these hint on ink
decoration may be interesting. II is pos
sib!e to take the best quality of indelil,le
lax and o=nament linen ina very acceptable
way The fab-ic to be wrought upon should
De washed and ironed very Sfa0Othly- The
one obstacle in the way OF success in this
work is the possibility thar the ink may
run. Whether it viii or not depends large
ly upon its quality, and this one is ahls
TO ascertain only by experiment
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HOW A WOMAN GOT AN NJ. D.
Became a Full-Fledged Physician
by Her Own Efforts.
She Earned Her Own yyay-Worked
in Il Hospital as Al Nurse-Build-
ing Up ii Practice.
Copyright, 1885,


Nature had not endowed me with any
special talent, so that upon leaving col
legc, at the age Of twenty, it was rather
hard TO make up my mind what | ought
TO do for Il living. l had always bad a
desire TO study medicine. but l had no
money, and the only thing L could do
was 20 teach, hoping to5earn enough TO
take me to medical schooE later. My pre-
vious experience in teathfhg consisted of
one winters term in district school,
where the trustee employed me because
he knew that my mother and an uncle
Qad been good teachers, and he guessed
anyone in. the same family could manage
10 get along
Now, however, had to apply for
schools where my hereditary tendencies
were not considered, and after some
difficulty | secured a position as principal
of a village school, where | had about
fifty. pupils, from twelve TO eighteen years
OF age well verSed in all modes OF war
fare employed in a country school.
The village was divided into two par
ties that were in perpetual warfare. If
one faction eTnployed the teacher, the
other faction endeavored to make her
life n burden, and had even gone so far
as to ofIte 10 pay the larger pupils to
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DIED,


WEBSTER George, the beloved hus-
hand OF Ann Jane Webster. native OF Liver
pool, England, died On May 80, 1896, at
l5 p. m. at his residence, 1913 c
street south west.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
JOHNSON ON Friday May %, 1896, at
husband of Mrs. J. r. Johnson. at his resi-
dence, 1913 Valley street, at tie age of
seyenty-siN.
An angel came to gather flowers
TodCCk the throne OF heaven;
He took the purest and the faireSt
That God to earth had given.
We watched and waited by him,
Still hoping nc would stay.
But the angels. gentle, whispered,
/ bear tins gem away.
BYHIS WIFE.
Funeral VIII take place from Trinity
Church. Georgetown. on Monday, June {,
and aCqHaintanCcS are respectfully invited
% attend. All flowers eX Xcepted.
Item
KELLY departed this life at I1:10 a.
m. Saturday, May 80, after a short i'll
ness, CaIharine. widow of the late Daniel
Kelly, aged filly-threc years.
May She rest ia peace; Amen.
Funeral from her SONS residence, No. 1872
Second street, corner OF II street south
syes;. on Tuesday. June .. 1896, at $50
o'CloCk; thence 10 ST. Dominic's Church,
where solemn Requiem Mass viii be said
for the repuse of her soul. my30-2t-cm
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HeireSs of HirScn.

Virtually, the heiress of the late Baron
HirSch is the daugher of his son, Il pretty
little girl now in her early teens Baroness
HirsCh, who is nomipally the legatee, is
well understood to mean to make Lucienne,
a 5 the child is called, her heiress, accord
ing to her husbands private instructions.
The girl is being educated in Belgium in al
most royal state. She has her own chapel,
aprivate chaplain, and allthe appurtenances
OF princess, and a very rich princess at
that. She is being educated as a Cath
olic, out OF Difference to the wishes of her
mother, who was French governess.
LucieDne will he the greatest heiress in
the world when she comes To her own.
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plain blue silk and pongee waists for her
girls, with black one for herself. these,
with two or three sets OF collars ench,
she proposes to use as morning wear in
lieu of many wash dresses A black serge
skirt for herself, with blue serge and
grass cloth Cnes for the young misses, VIII
supplement- the waists 10 addition the girls
have some pretty lava and batiStc aiStS,
with navy blue chail.es, Enlightened with
white ribbon or lace for sefni-CrcSs. and
n dotted muslin apiece fer special coca
sious. 1t is expected the family viii be
dressed and the washing bill will not be
very large.
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PREPARED FOR HER.

g HE stood at the telegraph window
~ counting words and letters on her
fingers.
1T makes me so mad she rema rked to
the woman with her. that the hurrid old
company wont let one send more than ten
words for quarter It's shame. But
j am going 10 get even. I'm making up a
telegram out of The longest words know.
Then she IaboriuuSly counted several
more words and triumphantly showed the
message with her silver piece through the
grating.
"Finy-five cents. please remarked the
man on the inside.
''whatr' she screamed. There are only
ten words
'Yes'm, tut words of over ten letters are
counted Us Two" said he. And then she
rewrote the message in words of one syi-
liable
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A Reconciltng Thought.

Arthur. dear" she said, Il do wish you
would not use Cigarettes
Why"
Because you don't know what's in
them
''Oh, yes, / do. Why, for. tie trifline
sum that cigarette costs you get nicotine,
vaierian, possibly ii little niorpnia, aud any
quantity Of carbon"
She looked up into his eyes and mur-
INJURED:
Arthur, dear. it does seem like bar
gain, doesn't it?"- Judge
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One ON the Pnrsnn

Southern Justice OF the Peaee-Yo' air
charged with hmisapprOpriatin' Parson Good
mans money. whilst yo' WIZ in his employ,
sub. How do yo' plead To this Indictment
Prisoner-I only took So, suh---to bet on
cock fight. sub.
Southern Justice tpettishly aggrievedl--
Parson Goodman, suhi-this indictment p
peal to be sadly defective. sub. How could
youah money bey been nlisappropriated
sub. ef it wuZ bet on cock fight, sub?
shall discharge the defendant, suh,-PucS.
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president; Miss Olga vol.teu, secretary:
and Mr.. IL. JaCks0n, treasurer Among those
present were: The Misses Il Stanley, A.
Pepper, X. ONcil, A. Durnbach, E. Don
nelly, +. Stanley, r. Cole, ?. Randall
A Jost, and X. johnson, and MesSrS. NJ
Horton, c. Shannon, ID. Barry, +. Lewis,
l.. Shaffer, a. Johnson, A Bucknan, w
Wild, and W Joachim.
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For Personal Service to the Queen

The true explanation of the establishment
OF the new Order of Knighthood is that the
queen wishes to have some mems of re-
warding personal service to herself. Up to
now she has had no such means. Now and
then. she has persuaded the ministry OF the
day to recommend her private secretaries
for kuighthood; and when Lord Bridport
completed his fifteth year of service at
court she put him down for the Grand
Cross OF the Bath. The new order will
enable the queen to decorate her lords,
equerries and grooms in waiting, her pri-
yate secretary, master of the household,
comptroller, keeper of the privy purse and
other officials who work continuously
though unobtruSively in her service, and
also to confer marks of favor on foreign
projects, mayors aud commandants who
contribute to her well-being and safety
abroad
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En- PASSANT.

A / A wedding That the correct bouquet
N Tor bride is one Composed Of orange
blossoms and white orchids.
Al coillnn there were hunting
crops and whips FOR the men and white
kld oeils' with silver clasps for the wo-
men.
In corner That Some one unkinfily 81 VS.
that FailaS Athenc was probably appointed
20 The p' ST OF goddess or wisdom because
she never married
At hEullwood Golf Links-That three
clever players are pretty Mrs. Paul The
baud and the lively Misses Enus.
At theater supper-That the menu or
dinarily consists of little neck clans. Ioh-
Eter Ia Newburg, bird on toast, salad.
fccs, champagne, and coffee.
. In Aayfair-That the more swell the
functSen, the more stupid. as a rule.
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THE LAUNDRY BILL.

A CONSIDERATION in the shopping for
"A the summer fitting is the laundry
bill No matter how small the hamlet
to which one means TO migrate, il will
lie iOundthat the laundTeSSes understand the
art of charging well for their service
The detachable collars introduced with ths
seasons shirt waists are a hCon TO ecoEc-
mists in this direction. One woman with
three half-grown daughters is having made
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WHAT TIGHT HAVE BEEN.

oid-fashioned. faded goods, are seen
Upon our dusty shelves, despised;
We sadly think what might have Eeen
Had we but freely advertised.
What dollars we've unwisely lost,
Economizing cents or dimes;
Too closely reckoning the cost
OF advertising in The Times.
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SOCIETY WOMEN TRAVEL.
Nine Well Known Western People
Making Tour of Europe

Nine w ell known Western People
Making II Tour of Europe.
New York, May 3O.-Niue society women
from the West sailed today for Genoa, via.
Gibraltar ani Naples, on the North German
Lloyd steamer Fulda.
The party is chaperOned by Mrs. Joseph
Green, Of Cincinnati, and is composed OF
three daughters of Scnator-elcct Joseph
b. Foraker. Misses Julia, Florence and
Louise; Mss Louise DeSchier. Of Columbus,
Ohio; the Misses Geneva anIAdcie Dallas of
College Hill, Ohio; Miss Adele BurCkhart, of
Cincinnati; Mrs. Avery, Of. Newton, Kan
and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr, wife OF the
former Sub-TreasBrer of the United states
al Cincinnati. The party VIII make an cx-
tended trip through France, Italy, Spain
Germany, and perhaps Switzerland.
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Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Mamie V. Fenwick, daughter of Hon. Robert
w. Fenwick, to Mr.. Charles Harmon Lane.
which will take place at the Z Street
Baptist Church, June 2. The ceremony
will be so!emnized at l . O'Clock, by Rev.
]. J. Muir.
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New York Mr. and Mrs. Nolan will go 20
housekeeping at the corner of Bank au,l
Prospect streets, Georgetown. 4 number
OF costly presents and daniy souvenirs have
been received 10y the bride, who is very
popular with 4 large circle of friends
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A clever presentation OF Moliere's COM
edy, bourgeois GcntilhomIne,' was given
at the seminary last evening by the French
class
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Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett Colcgrove. OF Fif-
teenth street, have s-nt out invitations for
a reception 10 meet Mr. and Mrs Hardin,
June i, at $40 O'Clock.
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The marriage OF Miss Ada Ashley. daueh
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Ashley, 10
Mr.. William Wallace Deanc. will take place
June at the First Presbyterian Church.
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Miss kelton gave bicycle party Friday
evening. The run was TO Soldiers Home,
where Mrs. Irwin entertained the members
OF themeeting. Among those present were
DIR. Keefer, Miss Ennis, NJ Miles, Miss
Adelaide Keiton.
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Invitations have been issued for the clos
ing exercises OF National Park Seminary,
Thursday, June 4. at 10 O'Clock, at the
seminary, Forest Glen, Md
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Nnt un-tn-I,nt.

Flora Flurtsoune I suppose ought not
to- have allowed you TO speak to me with
out an introduction?
Mr.. Mashertou OF course not You
ought 10 have spoken to me. This is leap
brooklyn Life.
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The social occasion Of tomorrow will Dc
the reception given by Mr.. ard Mrs. A. L
Barber. on board their yacht Sapphire, :
from TO O'clock.
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Miss Margaret Larrlan and Mr Herbert
Gibbs will be married at First Congre-
gational Church, Thursday June 4, at IL
o'clock.
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There viii be a complimentary hop a
Takoma Park Hotel tomorrow night
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Miss Alice Rochester has left the city for
New Haven, where She is the guest of Miss
McLanahan
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The welding of Miss Mary c. Parker of
No. 303 Fourth street southeast to Mr..
walter ID. Nolan of this city will take place
at st. Peters Church, Capitol Hill tonIor-
row afternoon. The hour set is $50. and
Rev. Father O'Brien will officiate. There
willbc no bridesmaids Mr.. Parker, brother
of the bride, viii he best mau. and Dr.
John C. EXncr. DR.. j. T. Howard Mr. A
L. Gasch ANA Mr.. NJ. J Quinn will be ushcrs
The bride will wear 4 costume OF white
silk and chiffon ana white chiffon hat
trimmed with flowers aud will carry Il
bouquet of sweet peas Hertraveimg gown
will be Of the covert cloth.
After returning from wedding trip to
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Corp J. T. Petty, son of District Audi
tor j. I. Petty, of No. 1891 street north
west, entertained Company II. Western
High School, Thursday evening Selec-
tions in instrumental and vocal music were
given in the music room, by Mr.. Charles
and Al Wright. Recitations by Mr.. Bar
ton Miller The handsome rooms were
decorated in the company and school
colors. An elegant supper was served to
the guests, and 4 most delightful even
ing spent with their genial young host.
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At the regular meeting OF the Aletliea
Pleasure Club, held Wednesday evening.
May 81, at the residence of Miss Katie
yogel, Ne. 1908 Sixth street north west,
the folio Etng officers were elected. Mr..
W. Rout, president: Mr.. Z. Prosise, vice
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The marriage af Miss Lucia Ma ylor 70
George b. Corey viii take place tomorrow
morning al 1880 O'Clock at Hamline
NJ. L, Church The Chancel viii be prpt-
tily decorated with palms, and Rev Or.
Strickland VIII officiate
Ushers chosen are nr Roster Middleton,
DIR. Lewis d. Wilson, Mr.. Samuel Ftster
and Mr.. Philip Gunion. The bride viii
wear travelling gown OF mode cloth, with
vest of white chiffon, and q hat TO mat ch
Her bouquet will be of La France roses.
The wedding music will be Memberships
famous march, 20 Promise Me-" and a
gavotte from 'Mignon," played by Mr..
Otis SWEET Immediately after the mar
riage the young couple viii leave for 4
bridal tour. and will make their home at
Linden, Nd
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Mr.. Charles W. and Mr.. Edward B.
Semmes entertained the members of last
seasons Safneless Euchre Club on Friday
evening at their home, No. 637 c street
northeast. They We're assisted by their
sister, Miss Cora Semmes. Each lady was
presented with a beautiful souvenir by
the gentlemen members. Those present
were: The Misses Gardner, Miss Harvey
Miss Sholes, Miss Crogban, Miss Nc
Laughlin, Miss Coleman, Miss Semmes,
Messrs sholes. Duval, Burns. Herrell,
Riordan, and SemmeS