The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1898-06-17
TACOMA OBSERVATIONS.
Cream Of Local News Re-
ported by Windy City
Correspondent.
rspecial to the Republican,

Mrs. s. J. Collins is very sick with la
grippe
Miss Lulu Gonna is very sick with the
la grippe.
Mrs. Frank Dishmore's health continues |
very poor.
Joe McCloud, of Seattle, visited friends |
in the city Monday.
Master Brother Hall, son Of MIR. and Mrs.
John Hall, is very sick with fever.
Mrs. Mary jenkins left Sunday for New
Whatcom where she has secured work.
Mrs. Watson, of California, arrived IN
the city Monday with her two grand
children to visit their father, William
Heyston.
The city council has passed an ordinance
Furnishing by fines the splitting on the floors
of public places and on the streets of the
city.
At a meeting of the committee of the
Washington State Omaha exposition it was
decided not to have state building at the
Omaha exposition.
Tacoma has number of pretty young
ladies of manageable age and any young
man who is looking for a helpmeet would
do well to give Tacoma call.
Wednesday the Odd Fellows gave an en-
tertainment which was very largely at
tended. The time was spent in dancing and
social games until the wee hours of the
morning.
Paul Try met with very painful acct
dent Wednesday while bottling mineral
water, the bottle exploding and striking
him in the right eye making a very pain
full hurt and combining him to his room for
several days.
Great preparations are being made for
grand celebration here on the Fourth.
Committees have been appointed and are
hard at work devising plans to entertain
the many thousands who will celebrate
with us.
The trustees of the Tacoma Athletic club
have decided to close It's doors, sell the
property. of the club and pay off its in
debtedness and retire from business. This
sction became necessary on account of lack
of interest in athletics and the heavy in
roads made on the club by the Y NJ. c. A.
Ex-Secretary of State John Sherman ac-
companied by his wife, arrived in the city
Monday and are now the guests of the Ia
coma hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman are
out for pleasure and recreation and will re-
main in Tacoma several days looking at
the beautiful scenery From here they go
to Alaska to see the wonderful land of gold
and midnight SIM.
An Emergency corps and Red Cross
society have been organized in Tacoma and
efforts are to be made to extend the work
to other sections of the state. It is hoped
that both societies will work together, both
doing good work. The Emergency corps
will find place during the present struggle
but the Red Cross is to be permanent or
ganization and one which will retain its
identity and be ready for work, even after
the soldiers have returned from the battle
field.
"For We are the living poems.'
Those who were fortunate enough to at
tend the Children's day exercises in Aliens
A. NJ. E. church Sunday saw cluster of
beautiful living poems dressed in white and
and bedecked with flowers. The church
was beautifully decorated with flowers,
flags and evergresns. The exercises were
opened by singing "All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name" followed with prayer by
Pastor S. J. Collins. Miss Bonnie Thomas,
arrayed in a robe of spotless white, was
crowned queen of Chidren's day by Snpt.
Lawrence Sledge after which the school
stood and sang the browning song. Cali
Hail the Queen of Children's day" COM
posed by II. P. Lawhorn for the occasion.
Interesting speeches were made by Elder
Collins, George P. Riley and H. P. Law
horn and essays were read by Misses Viola
Gibson, Ethel Butler and Ella Sledge.
The speeches by the children of the school
were very interesting features of the occas-
ion. The singing was grand, the music
superb. Miss Mabel Walker presided at
the organ. Long live our queen and school
and may we live to enjoy many beautiful
happy Childrens day." and
"When another year shall greet US,
Ch1ldren's day again appear,
May we feel his love and guidance
Was the growing of the year.
God be with US, with his presence
May he light the darkest day;
And whatever may betide us,
God be with us all the way"
Mrs. W. A. Scott of Oakland, Cal,
Joined her husband here last week.
The Tacoma baseball team left Tuesday
for Spokane where they will play series of
games.