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HOLIDAY EXERCISES.
Entertainment by Members of Ana.
costa Sunday School

The Sunday school of the Anacostia
Methodist. Episcopal Church held its Christ
mas entertainment last evening in the
church. Beautiful decorations were in
place, and at one end of the platform was
erected large Christmas tree lighted by
electricity. Under the direction of Mr. Ar
thur b. Suit, superintendent of the school,
the following program was rendered: All
Hail the Power OF Jesus Name, congrega-
ton; prayer, Rev. c. o. Isaac, pastor; reci-
tation, Christmas Greeting, BERTHE Hanson;
singing, Behold the Tidings, school; recita-
ton, Christmas, Maurice Dorsey; recitation,
A Christmas Prayer lola Gator; singing,
| Bells Are Ginning. Rosie Sherzer and
school; dialogue, Morning Star, infant class;
Harry Green; singing, Ginning Bells,
school; recitation, The Angel Song. Mabel
Py.es; recitation, Our Christmas Day,
Edith few; singing, Christ Was Born in
Bethlehem, school: recitation, Empty Stock
ings, Florence Pitcher; dialogue, Listen to
Williamson, T. Shank and Elsie Wall;
| singing, Angel Voices, school; recitation
| Wonder What I'm Going to Get, Minnie
| Pyles; recitation, Christmas, Beulah Will
| hanson; singing, Christmas Bells, school;
| dialogue, Glory in the Highest, May Shoe
| maker and fifteen small children
The distribution of gifts to the children
| then took place. Special presents to the
number of nearly 100 We're made, each class
remembering its teacher, while gifts went
| from the teachers to their respective classes
| also. Rev. C. o. Isaac and Mrs Isaac We're
likewise remembered.
| During the evening remarks of an appro-
pirate character were made by Mr.. John E.
| Powell. former Superintendent of the Sum
| day school. Mr.. Daniel Smithson directed
| the singing.
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REUNION AND RECEPTION.
Function Under the Auspices of tn
w. G. II, u.

w. G. T. U.
A reunion and reception by the depart-
ment of work among colored people was
held at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
last night. The program given below was
earned out in Its entirety: Scripture read
ing, Mrs. s. D. La Fetra; prayer, Rev
STERLING N. Brown; singing. "Coronation;"
address of welcome, Rev Walter H. Brooks,
pastor; the installation of Mrs Rosetta
douglass Sprague, daughter of the late
Frederick Douglass, as superintendent Of
work In the District, and of Mrs. H. C.
Bruce as president Of the Anna Murray
douglass Union came next. The fnstalla-
ton services were conducted by Mrs. Gin
ton, president District w. c. T. u, who
cordially welcomed the new workers to
the ranks. Singing. Cast Thy Bread Upon
the Waters" by Madame ]. Stewart Ball
was followed by an address. Mrs. s D.
La Fetta; singing, Where is My Bow To-
night Mrs. VIM. Scott of Missouri. adj
dress, Miss A. l.. A. Murcutt of Australia
who was introduced by Miss Jessie Acker-
man, former president of the unions of
Australia, and who followed Miss Murcutt
IN an ADDRESS: singing, doxology; benedic-
uon, Rev. Toliyer, Liberty Baptist Church
There Were present many local clergy.
men and others. sumptuous repast was
served at the close of the meeting The
music, under the management of Miss
Mamie Chase, president METROPOLITAN A M
r. L. T. L.. is deserving of special mention.
Mrs. Il. e Lawson presided Misses Essie
Lawson acted as ushers.
Misses Alderman and Murcutt will ad-
dress the evening meeting at the Nine
teenth street Baptist Church tomorrow
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arlington-F. l. Schafer, New York: Al
bert Fog. New York; VIM II. Stevens.
Brooklyn; ]. Il. Anthony, Providence: Her
bert Taylor, New York: IL. n. Campbell,
Providence.
Ebbitt-J. y. Saunders, Stanford. Ky:
H. Woodruff, New York; S NJ. Janney,
New York; NJ. o. Rawson, Newport, y. Il +;
\. E Lahens New York.
Grafton-J. II. McCortuey. Chicago; Hem
ry W. Hayden. New York.
Metropolitan-Wood W. Jones. Jefferson.
Tex: b. Naught. New Orleans, s. Walton.
Falls Mills. Va.
Nationally. d. C'oyes. Cortland. y J.;
III. {. Burlington, Fort Worth. Tex: c. T..
Clark, Philadelphia; J. ii. Dobblng, York,
Pa.
Gordon-Elbridge T Gerry. Newport.
r. l.; Geo. II. Burke. Paterson y J.; Rob-
ert l. Porter. New York; Howard James
Bristol, Pa; Geo. c. Hughes, Bristol. Pa !;
c. Adolphe Low. New York.
Raseigh-L. C. Miller, Cleveland; T. NJ.
Ambrose. New York; r. WI son, New York /,
]. J. Hireck. Chicago.
Riggs-Nalentine Lima. Brooklyn: W. j..
Mahony, Baltimore; Thomas Holland, Phil
adelphia; Vim. II. Borley, Baltimore. Wal
ter NJ. Bush. New York
Shoreham-Earnest Hall. Chicago: Chas.
W. Long. New York; \. f. Medasins, On
ford, England; George Harris, New York
Resent-Geo. L. Humping, New York;
Raymond Browne. Chicago: Jas. Simon.
Rochester; w. Randell. New York.
ST. james,. Thurston, Pittsburg; J. NJ.
Backert, Cleveland; W. l.. Bidwell. Wind
son, Conn; II. Woods, Cambridge; +, A.
Brewer. New York.
Willard-Frank c. Ryan. New York city;
NJ. a. Moffett, Georgia.
Wellington-H b. Henderson, Medina.
Ohio: Jno b. Harris. Cincinnati; J. IL.
Pratt. Chapel Hill, y. C.; J. W. Little, Phil
adelpha.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Herma Jaeger and Maude Swink;
James r. Floyd and Mary Baldwin. both
OF Augusta county, Va; Charles W. Cope
land of Fall River, Mass, and Maude c.
Mortimer of this city; William Q. Landram
of Chicago ILL.,, and Marguerite b. Lcake
of Shenandoah. Va; John ]. Hall and
Blanche RebI, both of Heathsville Va;
James A Dowell of Madison county, Va,
and Mary l.. Richards of Orange county.
Va; Hugh S. Bruin of Aldie. Va. and
Lilyan Jordon of Haymarket, Va; Joseph
w. Brooks and Zoraida 7. Emhrry. both
of Morrisville, Va; Ernest Selby and Alice
NJ. Spurrier.
Colored-James /. Adams and Rosa Jen-
kins; Daniel Mitchell and Luvinia Rober-
son; James Wright and Annie Young.
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PROPOSED CELEBR ALTON.
COiored People to Observe January 1
Anniversary.


Arrangements are being made by a num-
Der of coored men to celebrate, by appro-
pirate exercises, the thirty-seventh anniver-
sary of the going into effect of the enamel
patton proclamation, issued by President
Lincoln. The proclamation was issued Sep
TENDER -. 1862, and went into effect Janu-
airy l. 1853. The exercises will take place
at Zion Baptist Church on F street between
Sd and Az streets southwest, at o'clock
pm, Monday. January /, 1900. Distin-
guished speakers have been invited to de-
liver addresses, and a musical program is
being prepared for the occasion.
The general committee on arrangements
is constituted as follows: w. C. Martin,
n r. Weatherless. j. L. Pinn, W. C. Chase,
L. w. Quisenbury. John W. Freeman, j.
F. N Wilkinson, R. A. Green j. b. As
kins, d. b. Webster, S. G. Brown, A. F.
jackson, C. II. Brown. T. w. West, ]. w.
Lee, 7. ]. Fields jr., W. H. Rose, w. B.
Lewis, w. F. Menard, r. w. Thompson,
+. L. Montgomery. f. G. Manley, Y. d.
Peters, l.. H. Peterson. A. l.. Marley r.
f. Toomey, S. a. James, C. b. Walker, A.
S. Howard, w. c. Payne, ]. H. Smiler w.
d. Jarvis, E. w. Burnett, R. ]. Daniels
and Henry Lewis.
Committee on speakers: A. S. Richardson
Daniel Murray, w. L. Houston, E. NJ. Hew-
lett and j. d. Baltimore.
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DIED.

| ALISWoRTH on December 20. 1922 at 1880
pm, at her residence; ISo l2ih street north.
Lieut.. Edward Allsworth, U. s. army tr.iredy,
in her seventeen year.
Funeral private.
FARMHOUSE. On Friday. December -. 1899 az
11:35 O'Clock pm. FRANCES LOUISE. 10
loved child Of S J. and {. ID. farmhouse, aged
five years.
Sd street southeast. Sunday. December II,
IL O'Clock a. m. Interment Alexandria Va.
cox. On SATURDAY. December 80, 1899. At a:3h
am, BERTHA A cox widow u James p.
Cox, Jr., aged forty seven years.
Notice OF funeral in uforning papers.
DYE. On Friday evening. December 20. 1899. az
1:40 o'clock, at the residence OF her daughter.
Mrs. John W, Fletcher, $50 18th street north
Funeral services at her late residence, Sunday De
cember 81. at 1850 O'Clock pm. Friends aud
relatives invited to attend.
FISHER On Thursday December 2s. 1859. at hi-
Tesidencsi 2i22 street northwest Elder DA-
Funeral services at Fifteenth Street PRESBYTERIAN
Church Sunday, December 81, ut O'clock.
baltimore and Philadelphia papers please
copyl
GURLEY. On December %. 1888. Washington
DC. JOHN MeDoNoUGH. son Of the late
Rev. Ralph Randolph Gurley.
JOHNSON. On Thursday evening December Is.
son-in-Iaw. DIR, W. $. Frankiand 9l4 New Yor1.
avenue. ISAAC La RUE JOHNSON.
day, December 81. at O'Clock.
LLOYD At his residence. 800 eth street south
east after a lingering illness. Thursday
morning. December -. 1899. JOSHUA LLOYD.
husband Of the late Elizabeth Lloyd, aged sew
enty five years
Relatives and friends invited to attend
STAMP On Saturday. December 80, 1899. at 2
am, his residence, 1850 Florida avenue
northwest JAMES EyERETTE. beloved hus-
band II Nettie L. Stamp, In lis uirty-ninth
year.
Funeral private at pm. Interment at congres
sional cemetery on Monday, January /, 1900.
In Memoriam-
GEORGE II. REEVES, who departed this life
three years ago today December 80, 1886.
And has he gone, forever gone,
And left me here TO weep,
Till called 20 follow him
And in the grave to sleepf
But since he could no longer stay
To cheer with his love.
Yet again hope to meet
When the day Of life is fed,
And in heaven with joy to greet him,
Where farewell tears shed.
BY HIS MOTHER. SAI1LIE A. ADAMS.
SrANSBURY. In loving remembrance of my dear
husband and loving father, WILLIAM II.
STANSDCRl, who died two years ago today,
December 10, 1897.
Our home has been stricken with sorrow,
\ loved Is taken away.
And grief throws It's gloom DER the morrow
And darkens the face OF its day.
TIIoMF 1RDT In loving remembrance OF my dear
mother, ANNA NJ. TIIOMF0ElT. who died
year ago today. December 80. 1895
Gone but not forgotten"
By BIER SON HENRY.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Blaze in Sheds Causes Loss OF $780,
Damage Elsewhere.

Damage Elsewhere.
Fire in some sheds in the rear of five
houses on Franklin street northwest be
tween 9Th and 9Th streets about 1915
O'Clock last night, made a hig blaze. The
flames extended to houses Nos. f23 and 40
Franklin street, and slightly damaged
them 40 alarm was turned in by J. Q.
Lotus from box 24.and through the prompt
action Of the fire department several houses
Were saved from destruction. While the
cause of the fire is not known, it is be-
leved to have resulted from hot ashes
thrown in one of the sheds. The loss IS
estimated ut $500.
There was slight fire in the Stewart
building, corner of 9Th and d streets north
west, about $50 o'clock last night. Fortu-
rately the flames did not get a good start
before they We're discovered. No. II engine
company was summoned. The damage did
not exceed SO.
citizen turned in an alarm from box
2l6 about Z O'Clock last night for q slight
fire i'll the house of Robert A. Shreeve, No
1901 9th street northwest. The fringe on
a sofa lad caught fire from Il lighted can
die. Damage amounting to about 50 re-
suited
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office and station C at am. and 5 and

office and station at am. and 5 and
80 pm.
Collections will be made n station A at
$50 and $40 am. and : and II 30 D. m:
at station at 40 and g:15 a m and :
ana II 80 pm; at stations n and T. At $50
stations. al 40 m
county collections viii be made at am
and . pm. tand $3.50 D m. station p,
me following named stations viii he
open Ia the public for the transaction II
business:
station \. To II am. and : II pm:
station Il, 9 to II am. and $50 o. pm:
station Z. to 10 a m. station D. q TO II
a m. and 800 TO pm: station r q 10 II
am. and > TO = pm; station g, & to IL
ain. and TO pm
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The East Washington Baptist Sunday
school held its Christmas entertainment
Tuesday evening. December 26. A special
feature of the program was dialogue by
six giris-threc representing American
missionaries and three in costume repre-
senting India and Japan receiving the Cos
pei news on the Saviors birthday A
number of appropriate songs were sung
after which presents were given and candy
and oranges distributed.
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MAIL DELIVERIES MoNn...
City Post Oaice Regulations for Ne,
Year Day.

The following divisions OF the main Office
of the Washington city post Office will be
closed to the public on Monday: Money or
der division. registry division.
A delivery by carriers from main Office
and station will be made al 7:30 am
Carriers window will De open for deliy-
cry of mall 10 clerks in the departments
from TO 1890 am. ana fer the general
public from to PIN.
Collections VIII ba made 1t the main
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Narconi Makes an Explanations.

A representative of the Associated Press
learns that the wireless telegraph instru-
ments recently captured from the Beers and
described as Marconi's were not his manu-
facture They Were made by well-known
German firm, whom Marconi once employed
to experiment with plans he afterward dis
carded AParconi declares the instruments
captured were not workable. Some feeling
has been caused against the young invan-
tor by the first report, the belief spreading
that he had broken his agreement to sup
ply only the British during the present war.
Princess Christian of Schleswig- Holstein
princess Helena of England, for the first
time in twenty years, is sitting for por-
trait, and to an American painter, w. Fl.
Funk.
During the recent visit 10 Windsor of MIR.
Cunningham Greene, former British agent at
Pretoria. Queen Victoria asked him a lot
of questions regarding Mrs. Kruger, her
housekeeping and personal characteristics.
Mr.. Greene entertained her majesty with
incidents showing the simplicity of Mrs.
Krugers home life and her personal atten-
ton to kitchen duties, detailing with special
ZeSt upon the excellence of a certain dessert
which Mrs. Kruger makes.
RumorS REQUIRED this week of Lord Sails
bury's retirement at the end of the present
parliament and the succession of the Duke
of DevonShire to the conservative leader
ship. These seem founded on nothing
stronger than deduction from his age and
recent bereavement. From one of the pre-
mier's intimates a representative OF the
Associated Press learns he has not men
toned any inclination to retire.
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MARRIED.,

STRATTAN-PRTDES. On Saturday, December
81. 1893, Scranton. Pa. GEORGE WILLIAM
STRATTAN to EVA ESTEI.I-E FRI DEN. IsrtA
formely OF Washington, u. &.
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South African War Causes Many
MARRIAGES in England,
DESIRE FOR SERVICE At The FRONT
Seizure Of Flour is Not Approved
by English Merchants
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP


Copyright 1889 the Associated Press)
LONDON. December 3o.-The death of
the Duke of Westminster, combined with
the mourning already prevalent on account
Of the war losses. left few of the titled
families of Great Britain free to celebrate
Christmas week with the usual festivities.
The Grosvcnor family has so many ramiti-
cations among the nobility and such a
large number of other titled people have
recently died that one would almost think
the court was in mourning. To this condi
ton Of affairs a pathetic paradox is found
in the society news columns, which daily
announce long list of forthcoming mar
riages, the brldegrooms. in a majority of
the cases, being soldiers. 1t is a season
of short engagements and sudden deaths.
Momentariiy expecting orders to sail for
South Africa, the British officers have APP
parently taken the opportunity of striking
while the iron is hot" and many a quiet
marriage is now followed within a few
days by a farewell at Southampton For
instance. Major MaXSe, who took part N
the recent defeat of the khaiifa, returned
to England. married Lord Leconfield's
daughter and is now on his way to the
Cape.
Inc martial spirit and universal desire
to serve the country at the front shows no
signs of ahating. The action of England
premier duke. the Duke of Norfolk, who
is postmaster general and by no means "a
young man the born in 1S4O, in vol
unteering for active service is the latest
example of the spirit which perVades all
classes. The Duke of Norfolks position in
the cabinet and his tremendous business
interests, to say nothing Of his power as
land. will probably prevent the acceptance
of his offer
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TUFTS Liver Pills

Keep the sys;, IN order and pre-
vent morbid conditions OF the liver
which preccde disease.
A Preventative of
Sick Headache. Dyspepsia, Dizzi-
ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Heart
burn, Coated Tongue, Loss Of APP
petite. Constipation and
All, Bilious Diseases.
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son, Edwin, in Baltimore; Mr.. r. T. West
in Sandy Spring, and Miss Helen Nourse,
in Gaithersburg
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Duke of Connaught's Ambition.

The Duke of Connaught, whose ardent
requests to be allowed to go to South At
rica have been refused, is mentioned as
likely to succeed General Roberts in COM
mand of the British forces in Ireland.
No little comment has been caused by
the tardy recognition by the war office of
the engineers and artillery. Until General
Warren of the engineers was sent out an
the general officers in the field were caval-
rymen or infantrymen. The country howled
for General Warrens appointment, and at
last the man who knows South African
topography better than any other general
received recognition. Then followed in
quick succession General Roberts, an ar
tilleryman, and Generals Kitchener and
Chermside engineers, until the campaign
now bids fair to be chiefly directed by the
hitherto neglected ''gunners and sappers.
The impression continues to gain ground
that General Butler and his subordlnates
have been instructed to undertake no I'M
portant movement until the arrival OF Cen
eral Roberts. and that Roberts Will ANAL
gamate the divisions under Generals Cat
acre Warren and French, subsequently
marching upon Bloemfontein to capture
that place and draw off the Beers from
Ladysmith. To accomplish this 1t Is be-
lieved that Kimberley and Mafeking may
b. sacrificed. Whether General BulIer Will
acquiesce in this arrangement is seriously
doubted by many who know him, ana they
are rather inclined to believe he Will at
tempt to emulate General Cough, VINO, UNI
der similar circumstances, retrieved ms
reverses in India while Sir Charles Napier
was coming out to SuperSede MIN.
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The Seizures of Flour.

The seizures of cargoes of American -four
off Delagoa hay fail to excite much popn-
lar interest in England. 1t is generally
locked upon as fine point of international
law that will be amicably settled. So far
no official steps in the matter have been
taken. owing to the non-arrival of the nee
essary papers from Washington. The mill
tary and International law authorities are
almost unanimous in declaring that Great
Britain should not declare foodstuffs con-
traband of war. The Naval and Military
Record, under this head, says today:
Fully 80 per cent of our food comes from
America, the colonies and other countries.
We have ceased to make any effort to be
self-supporting. This condition constitutes
a danger only bearable because OF our con-
fidence in the strength of the British navy
and in the friendship and self-interest or
the United States. The states may be
counted on to fill our larder in both peace
and war but SO essential have American
supplies become to our safety that we must
take no step likely to lead to an interrupt
ton of the enormous supply OF foodstufs.
Our enemies on the continent would re-
iolce if we intercepted the foodstuffs now
passing into the Transvaal via Delagoa bay.
A dangerous precedent would thus be Great
ed, which would be used against England
at the first opportunity
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AILSWoRTH. on December 30 1922 at 1880
pm, at her residence. I30 18th street north
west, MAkGARET 1. ALLSuoRTH. widow ~
Lieut.. Edward Allsworth, U. 5. army ,rctireil.
in her seventeen year.
Funeral private.
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| the remainder of the holidays with Miss
| Julia -Kes rney of that place.
| Mrs. S. Lacey Johnston entertained her
young friends on Thursday last at her res
idence and that of her uncle, Major R. S.
Lacey. Ballston, Va. Her guests were
| Mrs. A. B. Lacey of Washington, with her
| holiday visitors from Pittsburg, Pa, the
two Misses Dolby, daughters of a promi-
nent artist there; Miss Bernice Lacey
/ daughter of Mr. John F. Lacey, NJ. c., with
| her cousins and visitors, Blanche Lacey
| and sister Birdie, both of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
and her college chum, Miss Eva Spencer
| of Chicago; Miss Elsie Maud Sites of Bos-
| ton, Mass, spending her holidays here with
| former friends; Misses Louise Arnold and
| Minnie Knox of Cadiz, Ohio, and the Misses
| Gertrude and Ruth Young daughters of
| Rev. Young, Ballston, Va. Master Tom
| Johnston gave the young ladies a straw
| ride on the farm low-down wagon to and
| from the electric cars, and the day and
| dinner were enjoyed as is only possible by
| Young America.
| Miss Annietta l.. King, daughter of Prof
| Harry King, who has been suffering with
| throat trouble for the past year. has left
| the city to spend the winter with her
brother in New Mexico.
Mrs. Westcott will be at home to callers
on Mondays in January after the first.
A merry party of fifty enjoyed the hos
| pitality of Mrs. Arthur A. Riemer at her
| home, Conduit road, Thursday evening
| Miss Mamie Donovan, assisted by her
brother, Mr.. John Donovan, Mr.. Riquart,
| Mr.. Clements, Mr.. Ricketts, and Mr. Trun-
| nell, rendered 1.-The Holy City, as an en-
| core "A Bunch of Daisies Miss Mary F.
| Miller, assisted by the above gentlemen,
| rendered 1.-The Queen of the Earth and
| 1.-The Palms. Mr.. Riquart, selection from
Robin Hood Mr.. Clements. Mr. Trunnell.
| Mr.. Ricketts, and Mr.. Donovan, rag-time
| ditties. Dancing followed until the small
| hours of the morning. Among those pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. II. Cumberland Mr.
| and Mrs. Thomas Miller, Mr.. and Mrs F.
p. Serrin, the Misses J. and NJ Smith.
Misses Ogle Mclaughlin, Harrington, Mil
! Ter, Serrin, Chick. s. and L. Goldsmith,