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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
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JUNE II. 1SeS.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILO. BYRD
STREET STATION.
900 4. NJ, RICHMOND AN NORFOLK
NESIIBULE 1 lMITED. Arrive AZ
Norfolk iI:25 4 NJ stops only at
Petersburg, Waverly and SUFFOLK.
Second-class tickets NOT accepted on
this train.
s:5 A. NJ. THE CHICAGO EXPRESS.
for Lynchburg, Roanoke. Columbus
and Chicago. Pullman sleeper Loan an
oke 10 Columbus. also for Bristol
Knoxvills and Chattanooga. Pull
man sleeper Roanoke to knoxvilse.
TAO p NJ. fo- Suffolk Norfolk. and in
termedlate stations. arrives at Nor
folk At 1910 P. VI.
800 =. NJ. for LynchDurg and Roanoke
Connects al Lynchburg with WASH
ingtOn and Chattanooga Limited.
Pullman Sleepers Lynchburs 10 Menu
phis and New orleans. cafe. parior
and observation car Radtord 70
tween Richmond and Lynchburg. and
berths ready for occupancy at 800
y NJ. Also pullman Sleeper Peters o.
burg and Roanoke.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily az Sl5 \. u.
and S.8 p NJ. from Norfolk aud TIE
Pas, al nos A. NJ. and NETlBULED
limited. SIS p. VI.
once S3s Main s,,seet- ,cvr,
City Pass. and Ticket Agent.
c. n. BOSLEY.
District Passenger AGENT.
W. 2. REVlLL.
General PASSENGER Agent.
General Omce. Roanoke. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
RAILkOADs.
Atlantic Coast Line
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 81. isoe.
LEAVE RICHMOND-BfhD-
STREET STATION.

800 A. IA. Daily, a.Ines Petersburg s'SI
A. Al, Norfolk III A. a. Stops
only AZ retersDurg. Naveriy ana
Suffolk. Va
9.Oo a. -. .-a..y. arrives fesetsoutC e.W
A. A. N e.aon a. - n IA, A. etto~
Vile ~ A. "a, Cnar.estOn 80" =
Al, Savannah l<.Jo n h-' JaSNs'o-
VILE 30 A. ~. Port Tampa v.p =.
A. Connects AZ wilson WIZ ~
~. arriving Go.osboro $40 y. NJ.
Wilmington $50 4. NJ. at Emporis
for buIsaio Llthla Springs and all
intermediate points. arriving springs
3.3j r. N. Pullman Sleeper Ne"
YORK 10 Jacksonvllie.
l:2o A. ". Daily except sunday, arrives
Petersburg iz.oJ l.. NJ. stops Man
chestel. Dfeofys Biu1, SeatI ala
and Chester on signal
s:33 p. NJ. Daily. local arrives Peters
burg 4:l5 Il. NJ MaSes all stops.
sD 4 - psl,y. arrives . rss:Fs,es "a Y'y
7:3o p. NJ. Daily. arrives Petersburg
s:Oi p. NJ. Connects with n. end
". for Norfolk snd> ipternedlats
po.nts EmpOna v.ic tcGnn,sts witn
A and ~ for stations between En-
pcrl4 and l.awrenceviiie) WELDON
5;42 p. NJ. FaS etteyiile i.y7 A. NJ.
Shariesi9n e'O2 n: NJ sa "a
SEW LINE 10 MIDDLE GEoR-
GiA PoINTs-Arrivipg AIKEN 1:2s
A N Augusta 81; ,s., 4 . d., Macon s''p,
man Sleepers New York 10 WI
mington. CharIeston. jacksonville.
Aiken. Augusta and Macon.
600 p. n. Daily, arrives fetersourg e:So
local stops between Petersburg and
Weldon. Arrives Lynchburg 2:t5 A.
NJ. Roanoke. Va. i3o A. NJ. Bfis-
po,ia for Danvllie. Va. arriving 5:S5
a. NJ. Pullman Sleeper Richmond
to Lynchburg.
1O:45 r. NJ. Daily. Arrives Petersburg
1:30 A. NJ.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
s.23 A. NJ Daily. from Jaeksonyiiie. sa-
vshlRah. Charleston, Atlanta. Ma
con, Augusta and all points South.
Sis A. NJ Daily except sunday. At
lanta. Athens anad Rsleish. Hen
derson. Lynchhurg and he West.
s:37 A. NJ. Daily. Petersburg loca.
500 A. NJ. sunday only FROM Atlanta.
Athens ka.egh and Henderson.
Lynchburg and The West
N .o5 4. NJ. Daily. Norfolk. suffolk and
1:35 p NJ. Daily except Sunday. From
Petersburg Stops at Chester. Cen
tralia. Drewery's BLUM and Man
chester on signal
s:55 p. NJ Daily. NorfoK, Suffolk. wav-
erly and Petersburg.
TO p NJ Daily Jacksonville, Savan-
nah. Charleston Wilmington. Colds
boro and all points South
s:5SP NJ. Daily Petersburg. Lynch
0u's anu +. NJ EMERSON.
J.R. KENLY. Traffic Manager.
General Manager.
II NJ EMERSON.
General Passenger Agent
c. 8 CAMPBELL.
Division Passenger Agent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
IL. and q. lnanrOYemenls.

The constantly increasing business Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has ne
cessitated very material additions TO the
telegraph service. during the past year
nearly 700 miles OF copper wire, l65
pounds to the nile, have been strung.
New lines have been placed in service
between Baltimore and P.ttsburg. Balti-
more and Petersburg, Newark, O., TO
Chicago. Philadelphia to Newark. Phiia-
dalphia 10 Cumberland and Cumberland
10 Grafton. During the summer several
OF these wires were quadruplexed be-
tween Baltimore and Cumberland and
dup.exed west.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22

~ INV sTE AMsHTp cos R3E1
pHILADELPHIA, RIG II MoND AND
NORFOLK STEAMSHIP
LINE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22

'0''' TIME OF sUsPENoE
=. - coma minutes before I under
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22

Ysaye. the eminent vio,inist is reported
n be in very bad health. and his work is
said TO have degenerated to a remarkable
degree. II is said that he has TO resort
10 his notes when attempting difficult Sc
lections.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
an SOUTHERN

SCHEDTL cTfVT OCT -. 1879
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA.
II ~ l.. M, 80. IA, oOutnern Express.
daily Tor At.an,a. Ausas1s, JACKSON
Vie ami points south sleeper 10!
Danvile. Greensboro, SALISBURY ana
Charlotte. open az Richmond 800 p;
NJ. stops TOR passengers az igea.
Charlotte with New YORK and
Florida Express go. 30, carrying
through sleepers betH cen New YORK
and Tampa. with c9nnec Tons TOT a.,
Florida points. Also connee,s Al
Danvlle and Charlotte with wash.
ington and Southwestern Limited
Go. - carryins through s.fe2fs
New York and Memoirs. and New
York and New or cans with con.
nections for ~ polnts In Texas. Mex
ico and California.
1901 p. NJ. No. :. solid train daily for
Charlotte Y. C.. connects Al Nose.
ley With Farmyle ami lo~halan
railroad; AZ, keysyL.e Tor SiIrAs-
ham. and al Greensbors Tor Durh,m
Raleigh ana Winston -sa EN-. a. Dan,
VI ie With No p, itea asa.es .Ast
6 %s son ana a aa'D,s da SOUTH for Which SsS
G cS'e1gS snd New Yors 10 to Jackson.
VIE ard Mani for Nassau ana
10 Memphis. also Pullman tourist
sieeper every Tuesday and Friday
Washington 70 san francisco Win
out change.
$40 p N No. II. local. daily except
sunday. FOR Keysv!lie and intsrme-
diafe points .
TRAINS ApeTvE At RICHMOND.
:, From Atlanta. Augusta ana
SIS P NJ. SOUTH South N"' - ''''''
$40 a. N. From keysviile and local
LUCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos. 81 ana o., between Manchester
and Nea9olis.
YORK RIVER LI>e. yla W CT POINT.
inE "a ohio tOort NORTH.
LA - nj, nMO>D.
$50 p. M No, 10. baitlmore Limited.
daily except sundays. Tor West Point
aud intermediate sSat.onsl mak-nf
close connection al West Point With
steamers fOF ia t.m0re.
a:aeP N. No. 10. local express, daily
except sunday lot West Point and
stage az Lester Manor Tor walksrton
Point With steamer for Baltimore.
Stops At all stations
500 A. NJ. No 10, local mixed. lssves
Street Station Tor West Point and
intermediate stations. connecting
with sta1e at Lester asnor for
Walkerton and TappahanooeS
TRAINS ARRIVE AT kiSHMoNp:
baltimore, except Mondays,
1915 A. NJ, except Sundays and Mon
days.
$40 NJ. Daily except Sunday from
West Point and intermediate sta,
lions.
Steamers leave Nest Point. daily except
SUNDAY. 500 r. NJ. arriving Kt'um0re
$50 following morning. returning lea,s
baltimore al 500 p NJ. daily except sun
day. arriving West Point 10 and Rich.
mond $40 following morning.
Steamers call at Almonds Wharf and
Gloucester Point TUESDAYS. Thursdays
ana Saturdays; At ciaybank and York
Town Mondavs Wednesday aud Fridays.
c. w. WFSrBrRy Trav. Pass. AGENT,
90 east Main st., liichmand Va.
IN cvtP w \. TURK.
r-ra ft,c Manager Gen. Pass Aceat.
= CANNON. Third vice-Pre9slsut and
Gsul Manager. Washington. D. G
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
True Value Of a Ceremony.

\ Canadian minister had jus,
married a couple. The registers
we're signed aud nothing remained
but the slvinE and taking of the fee,
The bridegroom. strappiuE young
fellow. asked How much IL ltf'
The parsou glanced slyly Al the
SmlllnE bride and answered; What
ever you think II Is worth" New.
10 should have been worth a good
deal as the girl was young and
pretty.
Il reckon It's worth abou, 20
cents" said the swain. holding out
two quarters The clergyman look
Cd blankiy az the coins, then turned
70 the fair one.
I'm leave u 10 you. madam he
said what do you thing u is
WORTH" The blushinE bride reached
out. took the coins. handed one Of
the quarters 60 the minister and put
the other into her pocket. a thrifty
wife" said the Canadian. with a
sigh. Ia her husbands crown"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21

them. The Eoverness plays the pi-
ano while they dance In and out be-
tween chairs and draperieH. Some
times there IN an audience. some
times there IL noi--thouEh the en-
tire family OF dolls invariably oceu-
pies the orchestra chairs or smiles
down from the tier OF boxes ar
ranged atop the piano and over the
window ledge.
Young George. ST.. whose third
birthday has Just gone by. has a
riayroom full Of imported animals
and ehoo-choo cars. n real engine
pulls a half a dozen coaches. and n
trolley car. fifted with gong and con-
dueter's bell. bowls sayiy along
when his chubby fingers touch. the
button. He does not like 20 have his
picture taken and ran from our
camera like n frightened rabbit.
Kingdom and Jay are II and 10
They are out ~ doorn from early
uii late. playing marbles. shiny
and baseball. They are quite clever
At polo and have some very hand
some mounts.
All fhe children are fond OF books
and music. their evenings being
spent In listening TO French and
German stories read by their gov
cFneaH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
WOULD SEE
US DEFEATED
A Remarkable Talk About the
Philippines.

NEW YORK. April 2i.--The pray
er Of George Frank stephens. of
Philadelphia. at the Manhattan Sin
gle Tax club dinner in New York
last night that the God Of battles
will smlte our soldiers In the Phil
ippines with a fearful and over
wheImlng defeat" has caused n
wonder at what he really meant
Mr.. stephens explained: '"rhe
statement WINS not hasty or chance
one. but one that iB the result OF
much thought and consideration. 7
maintain that the United States has
no right In the Philippines. and
again state that sincerely hope
that the God Of Vengeance Will de-
feat our troops.
Not that ! am anxious for any
loss Of life. but simply because the
United States IL trespasainR The
Flllplnos have Just as much right
10 fight for their country az we did
for ours"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
THE GOULD NURSERY.
Where . Band OF Little Millionsires
Arc kurtured.

They are DELIGHTFULLY."- interesting
children. these little ones Of George
!. Gould. An afternoon spent in the
play rooms In Georgian Court. Lake
Wood. the winter home Of the fam
lily. has left the happiest sort Of Inn
preston on my mind.
To be- sure. there was rather a
formidable array OF govcrnesses and
white aproned nurses IN evidence.
and the exquisite daintiness OF the
little girls froeks and boots made
childish frolic quite an impossiblllty.
Yet they are gracious. affeetlonate
little bodies and must surely develop
into women Of charm and beauty,
They have the same dark. glorious
eyes and hair that their mother has
aud grace Of movement one rarely
secs Ia children.
such piayrooms as they havei The
entire floor OF one wing Is given over
to them. and there Is no end to- the
pretty. childish things that go to
make Il perfect fairyland, Little
Martory and Vivian have dolls the
size Of real babies. They were born
on Christmas eve they told me. and
have just recently been put In short
clothes. Then there Is Lady Wash
lngton, with the most elaborate
white couture and long trailing
robes, besides n dozen or more In
teresting specimens OF dollnature.
both boys and girls. There are the
dnintiest Of eanopled cradles for
them to lie In and exquisite CARR
ages to take the air In
Marjorie Ia just years old and
Vivian 6. They find giving home
matinees about as much fun as any
thing. This is how they arrange
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
VIOLA ALLEN
NOT IN LOVE
She Wants $4,000 From an
Editor for Saying So.

NEW YORK. April 2i.-vioia Al
len. the star u THE Christian" has
been aroused to action by the recent
publication Of an alleged love affair
between herself aud Jack" Mason.
who il also with the company, now
playing In boston.
The story was to the effect that
Mr.. Mason was deeply IN love with
the charming actress and that the
latter returned the tender passion.
II happens that Mr. Mason Is still
married TO Marion Manola, ana Miss
Allen. whom rumor has engaged TO
almost every prominent bachelor. lay
or professional. determined upon he
role steps.
Through Lawyer II. NJ. Close, Miss
Allen has Instituted suit for $50. 600
damages against an agency which.
In the course Of ita business. dis
trlbutcd most OF the copies Of tho
publication In which the offending
article appeared.
In her complaint Miss Allen posit-
lively denies being al all In love with
Mr.. MnHou. and denies any knowl-
edge Of him being In love with her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
Which Foot Walks Faster7

You may think this IN n very silly
question to ask. but II ~ There IL
no catch about IL. II r. n simple.
demonstrable fact. which you can
prove TO your own satisfaction In
very few minutes.
II you will take any pavement
that II clear Of other pedestrians. 30
that there shall be no Interference.
and walk briskly IN the center. you
will find that before you have gone
a hundred yards you viii have veer-
ed very much 10 one side. You must
not make any conscious effort. Of
course. 10 keep In the center, or you
may do II, but II you VIII think Of
something and endeavor 70 walk
naturally IL is d hundred 20 one you
cannot keep in direct line.
The explanation OF this II the pc
cullarity Of one foot to walk faster
than the other or to be more cor
rect. perhaps u should be said that
one leg takes a longer stride than
the other. and this. combined with
the quicker movement. causes one
TO walk more to one side than the
other
II Is well known. for instance, n
one be lost IN the woods the tend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21

do not have 10 repart when they
set back
Miller planned to make an excuse
Go change pillow on cot hnd
thus 20 20 the bedding room. tie de-
eldcd To- do this few minutes be
forn the men filed Ia TO be put IN
their cells. Ia the shuttle he hoped
he would not be missed. and would
be Ia the bedding room With easy
access 10 the yard and walls.
There would Hilll be the cell Ia.
Hpsctian. Instead ct the striped
fgnre and well known features OF
Convict Miller standing before the
cell door the guard would nee only
vacancy, and INSTANTLY an alarm
would be given,
Miller decided that he must have
some sort Of a representative 90 take
hia place al the cell door when the
Inspection was made. aud he doold-
ed 10 manufacture a dummy.
The dummy must have a head.
ana. what was the hardrat 81 all.
the head must have features that
sufficiently rraemhlcd those 81 Con-
Wet Miller 10 deceive guard stand
iug not more than two feet away.
To solve this dinieulty Convict
Miller hit upon the device u making
plaster Of Paris mask Of his own
face aud 90 DO this he set about set
ting some plaster ~ Paris. This
was not ao very dinicult. The arti-
Gle IL KEEP, IA the iobbing room and
several conviets have access TO u.
one % these Miller took Into bis
confidence 10 certain extent and
soon had several pounds Of the ma
terial lie knew hs must have some
grease on his face when nv applied
the plaster ana this he obtained by
getting Vaseliue from the sputheeary
shop from time e. time on various
pretestH and carefully boarding -.
when al vas ready he mixed the
plaster Of Pnrin IN his cell wash kei-
tie with water and worked Il To
about the proper consistency. Then
he pressed his creased face down In
to the mass. leaving a wellsdehned
mold
Next he serapud the vaHelinc from
his face. and Wtih that and what he
had loft. creased the mold itself. In
70 this he pressed more plaster Of
Paris. ana when he iificd the cast
away the result wac a perfect repro
duetion ~ the features % ConYie,
Miller
II Was. Of eourne. Of CHASTITY
white color and Miller Foi number
81 eolorcd pencils. lie had only gone
- far as t. make large black pupils
Tor the eyes when his plan was dis
covered aud his work OF months IN
done.
Miller had not the rvmniest nuspi-
clon that anything was wronE az 70
tbs moment the blow fell. Early one
evening Warden sage cent for HIN
10 come e. the prison once.
Miller" said the warden. do you
know anything about blacksmith.
ink
NO. sir" said Miller.
'Nor anything about iron work 7
NO. sir"
"oh. T" said the warden. Indifferent
~. Il didn't anaw bat sou ala. It's
q no consequence. That's all.
40 Miller. bswiiarrei. vas cen
Quoted 10 his cell. ard when he went
10 look for his precious face cast
a, ana ali his other treasures had
disappeared.
Just how warden SAGE got his
hint 81 what Miller Vas al i a Sc
rrrt 81 the prison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
ToEsCapeFromSing
Sing Prison.
n FOlLED BIZ 4 MERE ACCIDENT
Mad Msds . Plaster Cast Of hisFsee
TO Decisive the Prison
chsehisg omes,.

sISG siSG. April is.-warisn
Sage. u SING Sing prison. has Just
uipped In the bud one % the most
curious as wen a. one 81 the most
ingenious attempts at escape ever
made b. a Sing Sing convict.
the adroltly concoctsd plot. how
ever. which the Warden succeeded
only by the mercst chance In spoil
Ing. has Demonstrated that. COM
piste as the system % watching the
men. locking them up and account.
lng for them In their cells was sup
posed to be, there 10 In IL a loop
through which a particularly slip
perry convict might wrlggic HE way
out to liberty.
The sharp eyes Of Convict James
Miller. after a residence in the pria-
on OF only a few months. detected
the exit to the outer world. and the
sharp wits OF Convict Miller at once
huw he could take advantage Of %.
The method OF putting men Into
their cells at night and accounting
Tor zach ono after he II In II 90 Sim
pie and Involves such conditions %
Inspection that the idea Of a con-
Wet slipping through the fingers Of
such system would seem on itH
face ridiculous.
The men are marched In from the
prison yard IN groups. each with
HIS hand on the others shoulder. In
the shutting prison iock-Htep. As
the groups pass through the portals
Of the great dormitory they Gle OF
In different squads TO the respective
tiers Of cells where they belong.
Here they are lined up. each one
before his allotted cell. and when
they step inside the combination
lock. fastening a whole row Of cells
at one turn Of the key. II thrown.
and the men are bolted In for the
night
After the locking up comes inspec-
ton. II II not enough to see the
men go into the cells. They must
he seen. each one erect, ready for In
apeetlon and Identification. To this
end the prisoner, ne soon as the lock
ia thrown IL required 10 stand at at
tentIon IN front OF his cell door I'M
III the guard has passed and tailed
him
Convict James Miller. who oecu-
pied cell No. 100 on gallery I, saw
through this elaborate system hole.
The idea would have been hopeless
had ne not been what Is called n
mailman" which In IA convict who
keeps the galleries clean and looks
after the beds and does not have to
march In lock -step with the rest.
lie must enter his cell, however,
when the others do, and stand erect
before his cell door and be Inspected
By the guard after nc ia locked in.
The weak spot which Miller dis
covered IN the system was that there
existed a certain laxlty In allowing
the hallmen 20 go and come from the
house where the bedding ~ kept in
another part OF the prison.
The hallmen do not have to get a
pass TO go to the bedding room and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
Papa Was Knocked Out.

Say pa" said little Johnnie. my
teacher says one should have a
sound mind In n sound body What
does that mean7"
why. II means just what II says.
] suppose"
But what does a sound mind
meant"
TT means a good strong intellect.
you know. a mind that has moth
ing the matter with It. A clear
thinker. Then such a mind In a body
that is healthy means a sound mind
in a sound body
Have you got a sound mind In a
sound body. pa
why. yes. ! suppose 80"
We'll. then. II your mind r. down
in your body. what Is your head
for"
why. why. TO hang my hat on. I
suppose. Now go to school"
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influx Of Farmers.

EUGENE. ore, April si.-Thin
section has been visited by quite n
number ~ homeseekera from the
East the past few weeks. Some are
looking over the country. others
have come prepared to locate. and a
Foodiy number have bought farms.
An seem 20 be looking f0r farm land
and city property is not In demand
Inquiries from the East for Inform
alton concerning this country are
far more numerous than usual.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-21
To Convene in Lon
don on June 70.
AMERICAN LEADERS WILL ATTEND
Pro speots for the largest Gather.
ing Of its Kind That hss
Ever Seen Held.

NEW YORK. April 2i.--A dlstin-
Euished party OF women will leave
the United States for England early
In June, Most noted among them
will be susan u. Anthony. IN her
Soth year. making her second trip
abroad. Mrs. May Wright scwail
cx-presldent Of the National coun-
ell OF Women andons Of the leading
educators Of the day. the Rev. Anna
Howard shaw. the well known lee
turer and the only ordained woman
minister in the Methodist denomin-
alton. accompanied by her private
secretary for ten year,, Miaz Lucy
b. Anthony; Mrs Rachael Foster
Avery. who has been corresponding
secretary Of the National Woman
Suffrage association Tor 70 years.
and Mrs Fannie Humphreys usff-
ney. president af National couneii
Of Women. Besides these there viii
be large number % women smln-
emit In the literature. the reforms.
the phiianihreples and the various
NAHfAf FHkfffflSfe u NAf NHaNti ?
The destination Of all these Amsrt-
cans - London. ana the object the
International Council OF Women.
which viii hold its second aulnaueu-
uiAl session from June - TO July 4.
This will Be undoubtedly the most
important conversation Of wamen
ever held. not excepting the won
derfui congress % women during the
Columbian exposition. Il viii az
.rrshls tn the largest city % the
glabe. prominent womsn from every
civilized country will take part In
its proceedings. and It's programme
will include every bFansh o. the
great work Of the world with which
women arc directly connected.