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SECRET SOCIETIES.

w. C. I. U.-Lagamie Lodge meets tn
second and fourth Thursdays OF eacl
month, at 2:S0 p. IN. at the reading room,
c. NJ. Simpson, President.
Anna b. Holiday, Secretary.
CACTUS LOYAL ORANGE LODGE
NO. 232-Meets first and third saturday
evenings in |. o. o. +. hall
d.. a. Jones, w. NJ.
David McCullagh. Secretary.
PILOT CAMP NO. 46 Woodmen o:
the World. Mee.s first and third
Friday evenings. in l. o. o. L. hall.
W. L. Archibald, c. c.
C. L. Rauuer, Clerk.
MAPLE GROVE OF THE WOOD
MEN CIRCLE-Meets frs, aud third
Friday evenings in l.. o. o. +. hall.
Maria Baltic. W. G.
S. J. Miller. Clerk.
DAMON LODGE NO. 3, *. OF p
Meets every Friday evening ii X. of 2.
HAIL "ih. Not'dae, I. =.
e. uosueh' ~ oi H. ah4 D
LARAMIE DIVISION NO > II. K
~
day evenings at The armory in X. of Z.
hall. A. d. Pope, Captain.
ENDOWMENT SECTION iii, En-
d hou w ~ Cbo,,i, ura,idan.
~ pou,ar cooro,ar
-7.a,-,a
iiEi'Nl4oN lhMFLL nv. l. iGath-
Done oiS'els' Meets hist ana thliu
Mrs. w. E. Chaplin, NJ. Z. c.
Mrs. w. y. Jones, NJ. OF r.
JARANIn rrET No , X n ~ NJ
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every head OF Department. member OF any poar"
or commission, except as in the act otherwise pro-
yided. shall hold HIS office for the term OF TWO
wears The ladies who prepared the argument
against the chapter OF the charter In when 'he
above provisions are made maintain that 1t Is not
reasonable TO saw that four six years Is as long
az tho city wants a good officer to serve her. that
his efficiency should decide the length CT MS ser
vice not an arbitrary term fixed by law
Thu charter Also provides that eat any time Wl'h-
in six months after the commencement OF HIS Term
~ once tn. Mayor elected for full term may, at
pleasure remove from office any pubic ohcer hol'-
ing office by appointment from the Mayor eAoep'
,,dc,al officers for whose removal other provision
is made by the Constitution. After the eNpratio"
Of said period of six months any such pupc oNhce'
may be removed by the Mayor Tor cause uPo"
charges preferred. and after opportunity 10 De
heard subject, however, before such removal S'i'
taxa effect 10 the approval Of the Governor ex-
pressed In writing.
Tho ladies claim that the section has two oppo-
otto fauts-durlng the first six months OF the term
of the Mayor the liberty of removal Is 100 great
and during tn last eighteen months OF MS term '"'
liberty Of removal Is not grea r,nq tho first
The mower to remove at pleasure uurlls tnc IL %
six months they say, would enable any Mayor 10
play havoc with the whole Cv NM tbe last eg
tom months OF his term, can remove MS supoiu,.
only with the scS oprrs az have been
found guilty of criminal malteasahHe III oiio ,,r,
such acts indeed as Wou ask is that in the case OF
VI - Eommissoner IL shall be provided lie shdIi
be appointed by the May9r WHOM Gsh or csuse
a, hs Stated in writing and published In "The Ory
Record. a., r,voou,,v. Committee who
lnc his argument are Mrs. William b. Schlel-
PPiip president; Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell vice
rnsii,ssrt. Mrs Winthrop cowdin. SECRETARY anu
p.esWrar, Miss Schurz Miss Morgan. Miss WHIT
new and Miss zimmerman. .,, o-,o Do
"sf,a Xyomen's Auxiliary OF the tlFlI service ne
l. ~ .ssocation was organized In November. 1870
To- rnose is to aid the association In extending s
I,s R nj I'm meeting its expeLses The auxiliary
~, alreadv accomplished much In noldlns puoiic
ma in circulating literature and In raising
funds
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talks on art and travels are provided for evening enc
tertainment -,
The city home accommodates twenty-five; ninety
four girls It's for longer or shorter perl
dds during last year The charge for board Is - % 70
cub members, and 81 10 girls who do not belong 10
the club Some penniess ones have been provided
for free OF charge. The house is substantial four-
story building The floors throughout are polished.
and the large and comfortably furnished rooms have
rugs chosen In preference ~ carpets The rent -
guaranteed by the church. otherwise the house 10
sef-supportng. When the guests obtain employment
with salaries that viii enable them 70 pay rates Tor
board that are charged in good boarding houses they
are expected give place to others who are IN strait.
ened circumstances. So the household changes con-
tinuaily. and many are helped over hard times
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latest Alexander store WILL OF course, be new. bnt
within the faces like the goods. will be as familiar
as ever With hardly an exception the head Of
every department has at least "A ten-year record
with the firm. which fact is complimentary IN more
than direction.
T. NJ Van Tasse continues In charge or the
slipper and ow-shoe department. when VIII pe
perfect In every way. especial care being given 10
novelty goods for weddings and receptions
William Brown retains the management OF the
mems shoe department. and Joseph l~eacock VIII
direct the department devoted 10 ladies' anu
misses fine shoes. Perhaps the most lInpor taht
department in the store j. the one devoted 70 tnc
medium grades of shoes and TO all the susi
soled goods and 1t VIII be- in charge OF FRANK J.
Kee. ... hi, n do,an
From a stock consisting Of about haf dozen
pair of bicycle boots this branch or .'ir. Nl'hsl
der's business has grown 10 snch proper l'Vs mi mi
a SEPARATE department was necessary, ana IL N.Li
H.. wacome news to sportswomen that IN ths
new building the stock VIII be greatly ihcIeassed
Ind nclude many sensible novelties for the spring
Sa"son AIR Ncllyalne Is the manager OF TINS de-
partmcnt Of II
saidler will be occupied as soon as the hNtu'ts
are arranged and during the ncAt TWO We -. ~
Inc old stand SiNth-ave. ana IWtII{ thiiu -
,b.r. will be- removal sale That should pe OF IN
,erest 10 every one. Tho prices on al shoes shp
nars and oxforas have been materlaly IeuuVtr
pnd ~ must be remembered that the goods olieIeu
ar This sale are Mr.. AeXanders standard s.o ~
and not Inferior goods gathered together Ao' ''
occasion Of u sale.
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FASHION sANDs FA\C:>>|

on airs" when droll-looking. pudgy-iaceo gin '''
ting behind her said: c...,r .,r.t
Say victorey, yez are de same's Comstock' al"
yez?' ,.,.
"Who's he?" dueried Victoria. haughthy.
DE Teller wal cops de bad picturs.
An how's he like me?" asked Victoria, scorn-
fully. with a decided accent on the me A.,
"Ah amt both Vice presderts!Swas inc uio-
gusted answer. to the intense amusement OF 'hoSe
seated on the platform. 49,,
The greatest ignorance prevails among the cnii-
dren one unblushngly declared that Moses mace
the world and looked very indignant because ner
word was doubted. Another. who lives In Mott-st'
near Pell, said that the Pope gave the Ten ON,
mandments TO the Jews: and little coIored gir.
empha tically declared that the names OF our hrst
parents were original Sin"
Several OF the children have brothers In retoiina
tories parents in prison, and boast not a niue
of the achievements that placed them there anu
have been abandoned by drunken parents. or eit 10
shift for themselves while these worthless are DONG
their Bit Blackwells Island. were cared Tor az
anything but inviting. there Is always GOOD ilre
clean clothes provided by the workers, ana a goou
meal to be had there. One little colored giri, eit
homeless in this way. was taken care or by Mrs
Ralph. and has been adopted by an old colored
farmer In New-Jersey whose wife has been longing
for just such miserable little pickanniny to lavish
the love OF her mother heart upon.
There many bright and wnsome faces among
street gamin is everywhere in evidence. but on al
most every little face Is the impress or hardness.
The club Is to meet hereafter every Friday even
Ing and the sewing classes Tuesday and Friday
the foul smells the jeers. the curses of mothers
driven to the verge OF madness by cheap whiskey
and opium, and the many other discouraging things
! that await the mission worker in the Sums. In
order to miserable child lives from the almost
certain fate that awaits them II left alone In the
| dives Of Chinatown
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MRS. VENTER'S LECTURE.

N,, Mabel Jenness Venter lectured on Arusuc
Yass and the Social Graces." under the auspices
q, the Woman's Gymnasium. at Willard HAN
Htorn, Vernon on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Nenter
ers, appeared in a handsome reception gown OF
hrocaded SATIN embellished with gold She spoke
in purely conversational manner LOT ABOUT na, an
-. or,er which she changed her costume several
,,mss giving the ladies chance TO ask questions
u.,,ch she cheerfully answered. She explained the
49,, way OF standing, walking and sitting. MIS-
SSgn,er denounced the inelegant habit American
LINEN have OF crossing their knees. and spoke also
~ their restlessness. This is the cause. sne says
- narvous prostratlon, more than ovcrwork. The
discussed also the advantage OF using wnat
ars termed linen-mesh undergarments, rather than
snoo,len ones The latter weaken the skin. lessen
Ire Imwer Of resistance and increase the tendency
70 rheumatitm. Mrs. venter advised dressing IN
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evening n committee OF la1ies, consisting OF Mrs
Ralph Miss Furry. Miss Margaret Robinson. Miss
Maud Rolls and Mrs. J. Weber. entertained the
girls md told them that they were to elect officers
and to decide on emblem to represent their or
Raulzation This caused great excitement, and
after about an hours debate fve-pointed pale
blue star with the words 'Lcok Up and Hope
running around the edge. was decided upon as
nroner emblem and the following officers were
elected: Margaret Ristori president: Victoria Don
dero vlce-president; Lucy santtello secretary
Amelia Derosco treasurer and Mary Fong. chair
man NJ the Welcome Committee. Lookout Com
mittee will be appointed later on
Mary Fong's father Is Chinaman. and her
unrher an Irishwoynan, and Mary amuses the
niber girls by retailing FISH stories" OF the Chi
nssa New Year festivals. She nearly drove little
italian girl into Mysteries by Inviting her TO her
house 10 pnrtake OF chop sui, and then telling her
that II was composed OF rats tails and cabbage
leaves. -, --. -. Al. -
Senorita Santtello Ia not only secretary OF the
Climb but muslcan-in-chief az well. and prides
herself ON PLAYING only the club organ, but the
mandolin and violin. and singing soprano or con-
traIto MS the occasion demands.
BOTH "vICE-PRESIDENTs."
Tbare was an amusing occurrence after the cleo
,,or ~ the yice-president. Bowed down under the
weight OF her new and blushing honors Victoria
Dondero was calmly gazing at the texts on tho
wall and trying not to look as II she was putting
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ionable gumpe style. with yoke OF tucked white
boero is indicated by bands of the same trimming;
The graceful sleeves are finished with ruife EDGED
with lace and belt and sash oil wh'e eau@e fo'o"
The department devoted to challies shows a sur
felt Of pretty designs the buyer having taken the
utmost care to obtain the very latest developments
s s6 ee shn Striped OF color
whose surface are at with
their own foliage. There Is no connecting vine be-
The or the makes
Another particularly dainty style has the ground
entirely covered with outlined leaves or green or
blue intermixed with an open blossom OF rose coor
Besides the two combinations Just spoken o. mere
s5s sfra ama BBaF Ss sam Same
but e Giants ysGdd to s every fancy and
and all in the undoubted good taste that character
'z Wool OH burap in ali the novelty shades for spring
wear s new material thaf IS scrnssfl there is
no doubt for while it is al once smart and dressy,
It's pr'ce yard and mea s,res forty-six inches wide.
Canvas etamine, closely woven canvas OF JACK
coiored tiny specks is another material that
has quickly won the favor OF smart MARI "o"'e" )"
SiIk ana wool pongce and drap de Mosquivette
are new fabrics that are exquisite In coIorihsS ara
also remarkably inexpensive.
AT A. ALEXANDERs. sIXTI-AVE. AND
TWENTY-THIRD-ST
Awov hack IN the Hftes before the golden Call
fornian sunburst had begun to dissolve into the war
o,ouae n, rebellion a modest building in Eighth
I'VE then almost the confines OF metropolitan
bab,tatIon bore the sign Of A. Alexandria name
that now stands. and for over generation mas
stood for perfect hygienic footgear.
For nearly twenty years the founder OF the mouse
was content with his Eghth-ave premises and
then followed in comparatively rapid succession
store IN Sxth-ave. and Twenty-second-st.' the
TwentyNhrd establishment. az broadly known az
anv other shoe store in America and now rs
sort OF century-marking departure, comes the
ACQUISITION Of the great six-sory structure at the
corner of Nineteenth-st and Sixth-ave., with more
area to the one floor than latterly to the entire
building.
FvervthlnC structural and architectural in the
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winter in a heated house much as one wouIa "
summer and adding heavy outer garments OH so''As
out into the cold air.
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style without braiding but silk-lined throughout.
is offered a very special bargain FOR SS W
Other coat and skirt suits, irreproachablc as 70
cut STYLE and finish, range in price from - T 70
$50 and every garment displayed, from me east
eYneneve 10 the imported corrections Is character
lied bv the tailOr's art which Is now so necessary
to the success of every spring garment
AT STERN BROS. WEST TWENTN-THlRD-ST
Smart and inexpensive frocks in the latest fash
ION for little girls fail TO be popular AT THIS
season and remarkably good selection OF all the
daintiest novelties Will now be found at stern
Bros.
The sketch bearing this firms name depicts two
Of their prettiest dresses. made OF French organ
die The one TO the left is Of blue, strewn with
white flowers. II is made in the guimpe style.
which is by far the prettest for girls OF all ages
rb. abort sleeves are simply succession OF ruff
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be Frightened before being suitable for children
the most char ming dressy frocks IMAGINABLE.
Striped pique with fancy border woven in tn,
material. is another novelty of which this firm has
had numerous styles Of frocks made in sizes to it
girls from six TO fourteen years OF age.
Dresses Of black cotton grenadine, Powered In
pale pink or blue, and trimmed with ruffies Of the
material. edged with ribbon to match the flowers
are as quaint as an old picture and 10 be be-
coming TO the little ladies for whom they were de-
Stern Bros are also showing very excellent "a:
sortment Of school dresses, all daintily made and
tasefuly trimmed in sizes for girls from six to
fourteen years and costing 81 49, 81 IS and 81 IS each
in price from sS cents to 81 IS each and they
are quite as varied in styles and materials az those
prepared for older girls.
AT ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & CO.'S. BROADWAY
AND NINETEENTH-sT.
Is 1t any wonder that the blouse continues to
flourish in our midst, when, as each season puts IN
lis appearance. the manufacturers endeavor to In
vest IT with fresh charm, to which is added that
never-tobe-suficienty appreciated advantage Of
absolute comfort?
Is there a bodice full OF comfort the blouse
bodice? OF course the blouse bodice is to-day fitted
on a tight lining. and does not even assume that
virtue of simplicity that originally made 1t popular.
yet II retains much Of It's comfort and La Mode las
added wonders TO its charm.
Arnold. Constable & Co.'S bodices really the
most attractive of their kind They developed
in the newest of fabrics and In styles dainty enough
to please the captious of critics. The one illus
traed is made OF Powered organdie. In the popular
gumpe style, the transparent yoke being made CT
rows OF lace Two narrow founces of lace outline
the yoke while three rows of the same trimming
decorate the full front. The shrred sleeves nave an
cdging of lace at the back seam and founce Of the
same falling over the hand. The small organdie
puff with which the sleeves are capped have gar
niture of three rows of lace insertion. The white
satin ribbon collar Is finished with bow beneath
the chin and high lace-edged founce of organde.
Among the many other striking bodices shown at
this establishment are plain white ones as well as
some plain black organde ones. with transparent
yokes of lace. Wide bretelles of lace fail the
shoulders. They are extremely pretty and entirely
unique and exclusive.
Arnold Constable & Co.'S assortment of shirt
waists Is usual. complete embracing every
style and size made by Fisk, Clark Fagg, and by
King.
AT JAMES MCREERY CO.'S BROADWAY
AND ELEVENTH-ST.
The charming little frock shown in McCreery &
Co.'S sketch on this page is made Of a mixed novelty
suitng Of ecru and dark green. The skirt has side
panels Of green velvet. over which extend pointed
ornaments Of very heavy lace. The short.
jaunty Eton Jacket is edged with dark-green braid.
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"RETAIN EFFICIENT MEN,"
LADIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
AUXILIARY SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE

The Executive Committee Of the Women's Auxil-
iary to the Civil Service Reform Association has
prepared and published an argument on Terms OF
Heads OF Departments and Mayors Power OF Re-
moval" as set forth In the draft Of the new char
ter.
It Is provided In the charter that the heads OF
certain departments, as the Commissioners OF
Water Supply. Highways. Street Cleaning Sewers
Public Buildings Bridges Public Charities. Correc-
ton and some others. shall hold office for six years
unless sooner removed, and that others, as the
commissioners Of Police, Health and Taxes. shall
hold office for four years. unless removed; and that
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CHILD LIFE AT ITS WORST
RESCUE BAND EXPERIENCE WITH GIRLS
AND BOYS OF DOYERS-ST.
MEIoDRAMAT1c ELEMENTS OF CHARITABLE WORK
N CHINATOWN ARE THERE.

MEIoDRAMATTc ELEMENTS OF CHARITABLE WORK
IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE THERE.
But SADLY BURIED.
In addition to its Rescue Home at No 2s East
Fourteenth-st.. where the less degraded class Of
errlng women are cared for. and its Midnight Mis-
sion at No Il Doyers-st.. where both men and
women are dealt with spiritually and aided ma
teriallv the New-York Rescue Band has now an
other feature In Hope Mission School, opened two
weeks ago in the Midnight Mission room FOR the
purpose teaching the children OF the Sums simple
Bible lessons as well the maxim that cleanliness
Is next to godliness
II was no easy matter to get the bootblack from
his stand the understood little girl from her wash
tub and the ragamuhins OF both sexes from the
dirty curbstones OF "Shnbone Alley. but by per-
sstent and patient canvassins OF the tenements
several ladies' OF the band accomplished the task
and A Sabbath school formed. Mrs. James
Rabbi of Ravenswood. Long Island. was appointed
superintendent. The instructors soon found that
they must show themselves not only harmless as
doves but wise serpents. sewing battalion
was formed. Fifty or sixty little girls were prom
ised all the garments they would make as an IN
centlve to their regular attendance. Mrs. Ralph
was aided in her work by Miss Corona Furry
daughter OF DR.. Samuel Furry. secretary OF the
hand and both ladies' decided that a branch would
have 10 be added to the work that would bring
them and their cowOrkers In closer touch with
the lives OF the little SO the Star OF Hope
Club was organized, with membership OF NIFTY
girls ranging in age from twelve TO seventeen
These were Italians Chinese, Irish, American Ger
man and negroes Some were half-breeds some had
never known any parents love or care. some in
deed dld not know who their parents were, and
scarcely anv had come under the influence OF order
or discipline except the kind that Is enforced by
kicks, cuffs and curses.
At the last meeting. which was held on Friday
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NEWS OF THE STORES.
BARGAINS THAT WILL APPEAL WITH
GREAT FORCE TO THE HOUSEWIFE.
rHARM1NGLY PRETTY CHALIIEs AND SUMMER
SILKS REPRESENTING THE STYLES TO BE

cHARM1NGLY PRETTY CHALLIEs AND SUMMER
SILKS. REPRESENTING THE STYLES TO BE
-BI.oUsEs IN PROPULSION
The novelties displayed now at the principal store,
a, New-York and Brooklyn are distracting in more
than one sense. and while the organizes and laces
shown are apt TO set shivering even in our
,urs still they remind forcibly that summer
~armth and sunshine will soon he here when
Alny garments and delicate drapings will he
nreIcome change. H. O'Neill e. Co. are providing
Cor our immediate wants with ultra-chic tailor
made gowns and coats. while Journeay & Burn
ham OF Brooklyn. providing for the future
with a importation OF cotton fabrics and
challies Stern Brothers are caring for the little
folks with dainty frocks for school and dress occa
sOns Jackson GO bay haHe some new
many tempting novelties in silverware Fancy
slO Sss and Mccreery Co Eieventh-st estab
iishment is winning admiration for its new spring
gowns and millinery.
At H. ONEILL & cos sINTHAVE. AND
NINETEENTH-ST
The advent OF newer emporums has not driven
the twin domes from their sentinelshp the
army OF shoppers that daily besiege the retail dis
,-,ct O, the metropolis. ONeills is an outpost that
must always be considered but the captors are
generally captives when they regain the street
The great white edfce that has pre-empted the
sixth-ave block between Nineteenth and Twen-
than now. AS usual. the coming season has been
anticipated in every department. and the newest
~ novelties both in fabric and garment are evil
denced at either hand. To catalogue Ia out or the
ouestion: one can only whet the readers curiosity
With a few sample attractions. This firms sketch
illustrates one of their new tailor-made gowns ior
sDr,ng The material used IS deep blue cloth ana
tho trimming consists OF braid on the edges and
large cord ornaments arranged in huzzar fashion
The seams at the back OF the jacket are also
braided and the smart sleeves are finished with a
brod ornament. This style OF suit In any OF me
newest colors OF faced cloth, lined throughout WIN
taffeta silk, Is obtainable for 10. ,,. ,r,a
Ia" .nother esnecial chic suit the Elton style;
trimmed with military braid ornaments ana iiH to
throughout with shaded taneta. Is oHereu ~,
s22 80 The Jacket of this suit deserves spec,a'
word of description. 1t fits the figure snugy Teacn-
,nS hardly to the waist line. and is finished with
small pointed revers that turn back Just enoush
70 show a small collar and necktie The tailor
work on every one Of O'Neill Co.'S suits Is
perfect in every respect, from the neatly stitched
seams and edges to the perfect setting collars ana
yevers Some imported etamne and serge SUITS,
made with loose front Jacket and heavily braided.
can be purchased for s2i 10 EACH while this same
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Intended primarily for members OF st. Bartholomew
Girls Club who have no families IN the city ana
whose small salaries oblige them 10 find board AT low
rates; but though preference is given TO club mem
hers other girls in need Of a home willingly 70
ceived If there is a vacancy.
The Girls Club has its headquarters in St Barholo-
news Parish House. No 2D9 East Forty second-st,
and numbers nearly six hundred members, admitted
without distinction OF creed nationality. IL has
classes lectures discussions. entertainments, a IL
brary and reading room. a Penny Provident Fund.
"A Benefit Fund and an Employment Bureau. IL has
a summer home in Washington. Conn, with accom-.
mediation for fifty girls al time. Holiday House"
has library a bowling-aey and a large room fol
dancing and playing games. Lectures. readings md
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and is finished with round collar ana polhteu
revers covered with lace ornaments. me sleeves
are new and graceful, and are trimmed with Gun
of velvet which in turn Is adorned with lace points