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A Musicale for Charity.

Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston, Mrs. Nc
Comas, Mrs. Edward Douglas White, Mrs
Carter. Mrs. McKenna, Mrs. Sheridan,
Mrs. Samuel r. Franklin, Mrs. Ram
say. Mrs Wallace, Mrs. George c.
Reid. Mrs Winthrop. Mrs. Mosher, Mrs.
Andrew c. Bradley, Miss Emily Mason
Mrs. Mcclure, Mrs. Henry May, Mrs
ODonnel. Mrs. Alexander Legare, Mrs
King. Mrs. Emil Montgomery, Mrs. Henley
Smith. Mrs Fairfax Harrison. Mrs. George
E Hamilton. Mrs. VIM. A. Maury. Mrs. Thos
E. Waggaman, Mrs. Thos. NJ Gale, Mrs
Thos. Nelson Page. Miss Paulding, the Misses
Riggs and the Misses Patten are patron
esses of the musical and dramatic recital
which will be given at the Columbia Thea
ter Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
The musical program will be rendered by
the Misses kieckhoefer of New York and
the dramatic recital will be given by Miss
Collins of Washington
The entertainment is for the benefit of the
Christ Child Society, which for ten years
has been engaged in relieving the condition
of the poor children of the city by supply
ing them with clothing, by sending the sick
and delicate ones to the country in the
summer. and by esta blishing sewing schools
for their instruction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-16
PRINCETON WON,
First Defeat for the Local Uniyersit,
Nine This Season

Princeton defeated Georgetown Saturday
afternoon on the local campus by the score
of to 3, ten innings being required to settle
the contest.
The cause of Georgetown's downfall can
easily be asCrihed to the failure of the local
collegians to grasp opportunities. Twirler
White easily outpitched Hillebrand. but his
support was poor, and the wearers of the
blue and the gray We're like wooden men on
the bases. The lost opportunity slipped
away in this manner: Cranston singled
over second, and Immediately after tried to
steal second. Catcher Kafer threw the hall
out into center field and Bobby kept on to
third. He was rounding third when Center
fielder Watkins came up with the ball and
fumbled 1t. There was coach at third
and Cranston thought he was doing well to
reach that base. Ali he had to do was to
continue on home and the fatal tenth in
ming would not have been necessary In
the tenth Bobby" again put his foot in 1t
by allowing foul fly to drop safe, and as
a result the Tigers braced up and batted
out enough of hits to more than win the
game
The weather was beautiful and the at
tendance large, the grand stand being COM
fortably filled with ladies and their escorts
the visitors having almost as many admir-
ers the home club.
Both sides scored two runs in the second
inning. and Georgetown forged to the front
in the fourth with its third and last run
In the seventh Princeton tied the score and
the Tigers and their friends did war
| dance. Neither side could get runners over
the plate in the next two innings, and the
fatal tenth began. 1t was growing dark
and misty, but the gloom was very much to
the Tigers liking, and Young reached first
on Cranstons error. Meier followed with
screaming triple, scoring Young, and Pier
son drove one to center that escaped
Downes, and before the ball could be re-
covered the batter had crossed the home
plate with remarkably timely home run
to his credit Georgetown had the last turn
and Moran led off well with a single, but
Hillebrand failed to weaken. and the next
three men were easy outs. 1t was George
towns first defeat this season on the home
grounds by college team, and the players
and their friends naturally felt the defeat
keenly
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DEATH OF MRS. WATSON,
Widow of Pay Director In the United
States Navy.

Mrs. Susan Lennox Watson. widow of
Pay Director A. E. Watson, U. S. N, died
yesterday morning at her home on East
Capitol street. The deceased had passed her
seventy-ninth birthday. The funeral SER
vices will be held at st. Joseph's Church
Wednesday morning, and the iuterment will
be at Arlington.
Mrs. Watson IS survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Rand, wife of Pay Inspector Ste
phen Rand, L. S. N: Mrs. Miller wife of
Commander ]. NJ Miller U. S. N, and
Miss Lucy Watson, ard a stepson, Capt
E. w. Watson, U. s. N, stationed at the
Norfolk navy yard. Her father was James
Ferguson. who, in early manhood, was an
officer in the English navy. and served as
Lord Nelson's flag lieutenant at the battle
of Trafalgar He later came to America
and became an officer in the American
navy. ranking captain at the time Of
his death. Her husband died at Ports
mouth, n. H.. in 1876. She lived in Phila-
delphia until twelve years ago, when she
came TO Washington.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASE BALL.
Games Played by the Teams of the
Four Institutions Saturday.

uaHea fIAye0 ny the Teams OF the
Four Institutions Saturday.
The Central High School team found an
| easy proposition, Saturday afternoon, at
Van Ness Park. in the Y. M. C. A. Re-
serves. the score being IL to at the end
| of the nine innings. The Centrals trotted
out young phenom in the person of
Pitcher Taylor. and the way he made his
opponents hit nothing but wind was worth
going miles to see. But six clean hits were
made by the Reserves, and eighteen of
them hit nothing. a, strike-out record of
the season so far gone. Shepard back
stopped Taylor splendidly. and a great deal
tributed materially toward the latter's good
work. The other Centrals were also in the
game with both feet but one misplay
marking the teams record Of play on the
day. The Reserves were handicapped by
lack Of practice together. but their weak
hitting was the more noticeable They tried
several twirlers against the Centrals, but
base hits continued to come in punches,
and at the conclusion it was found that
sixteen safeties had been placed to the
High School boys credit.
w. H. s., Is, Columbian, 3.
The newly formed team Of the Columbian
University was easily defeated by the
Western High School boys Saturday after
noon the Mt. Pleasant grounds, the
score being Is to in the latter's favor
The High School boys were in fine fettle
and hammered out the ball with damaging
regularity to their opponents, and in the
field took care of everything that came
their way. The Columbian lads were a lit
tie rusty and showed evidence of the want
of practice.
Eastern, %, Marine Barracks, IL.
The Eastern High School boys met their
old rivals, the Marines, Saturday and
trounced them quite roundly. the score be-
ing % to II in their favor. Both sides put
up clever fielding game, but the batting
was hard on both sides, Kennedy of the
High School team driving tho ball almost
bat.
Rockville, 18; d. H. s., Is.
The Business High School team Jour.
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Wind of Unusual Duration.

IT do not recall" said the Oldest inhabi-
tant, "a spring when Washington has been
visited by such peculiar weather conditions
as regards the direction of the wind as this
year.
'1n the spring. one of the characteristics
of the season is the fluctuations of the
weather vane, which usually revolves about
in all directions as though it were its duty
never to point In one direction for more
than six consecutive hours.
This spring, however, it has suffered q
severe attack of the dumps and has been
MATERIALLY afflicted. Day after day 1t has
persistently refused to move, and has dog
gedly pointed toward the northwest as
though it took pride in its unusual i'm
mobility. For. over three weeks IT Rugged
this position. with the exception Of two or
three days when 1t condescended to veer
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c. G. Ridgeway Of London and Kenneth
Skinner of Boston will probably take place
at Woodside Park Philadelphia, April q.
There will be $500 side bet, and the win
ner will receive two-thirds. of the gate re-
cefpts and the loser one-third. The start
will be a flying one This will be the first
race of the kind in America
At Alexandra Park, England, Saturday,
Tod Sloane and "Skeets" Martin were well
to the front. Flaw, ridden by Sloane, won
the Palace selling plate, and second place
went to Maurice, with Martin up. In the
county handicap Sloane rode the winner,
La Uruguaya, and Martin guided the Sec
ond horse, Master Willie. The big event Of
the day, the London cup, was taken by
Downham. ridden by Martin. Luckford,
with L. Reim up, was second, and Sheet
Anchor, with Sloane up. was third.
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Notes of the Game.

Cranston Is played too much. Bobby Is
clever and game. but to go behind the bat
in every game is asking too much Of his
physical ability.
But two hits had been made off Whites
delivery up to the tenth inning. Pretty
good twirling that. especially when his poor
support Is considered.
Short Stop Moran played plucky, If not
brilliant, game in the field. Two fingers of
his right hand We're jammed and bruised,
which handicapped him somewhat, but he
hammered out single in the tenth never
theleas.
Georgetowns other catcher. eastman,
should be given chance. He has shown
good work as a receiver, and with the bat
has Cranston beaten block"
Devlin did himself proud, both at the bat
and in the field He made three of George
towns six hits, and accepted eighteen out
Of nineteen chances at first.
Hillebrand may not be Princeton's star
twirler, but he comes very close to being a
hrst-class pitcher. Several times during the
game Saturday he was in quite deep holes.
but by using his noodle" pulled himself
out without any damage being done
The yeils or cries of the two colleges
| were continually piercing the air. George
town, of course had the call in this feature.
but a dozen sturdy Tigers assembled near
the Princeton bench and did their best
which wasn't a bad showing by any means.
Georgetown's song about Mary and the
| lamb created lots of merriment. The boys
sang with great gusto: Three cheers for
Mary. three cheers for the lamb three
cheers for the teacher who didn't give a
-! Georgetown! Geergetown!! George
town,!.
Princeton plays its second game with
| Georgetown this afternoon on the George
town campus. Young will probably do the
twiriing for the Tigers. while Mckay or
Golden will serve EN- up for the blue and
| the gray.
Wednesday Yale returns for another game.
and 1t should be corker. as Georgetown
ha fret nv,I I,
blue are out for revenge. Yale has been i'm
proving wonderfully during the past week,
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around in the east and south, and then, as
though ashamed of itself, straightway
sought its fayorite direction. This is one of
the reasons why we have been visited by a
backward spring, and the days have been
SO cool and unreasonable with such per-
sistent and provoking regularity.
washington weather is more genial and
the seasons are about two weeks advanced
over that in the latitude of New York Cold
and disagreeable springs are not unusual
there, but for the wind to hug the north
west for the best part of a month, day
after day, in this city at this season OF the
year is condition unprecedented and one
upon which there will be a complete una
nimity of opinion that repetition is not
desired"
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Stabbing ARRAY.

Benjamin Murray and Herbert Scoggins,
colored. had an alteration Saturday night
near 18th and L streets northwest, during
which Murray was stabbed in the breast
with a penknife. but was not seriously in
jured. The police took the injured man to
the Emergency Hospital. Scoggins could
not be found by the police.
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Gratifying Success Of the Benning
Meeting.
LARGE ATTENDANCE, HEAVY RECEIPTS
Georgetown Defeated by Prince
ton in an Exciting Game.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

The fifth spring meeting of the Washing
ton Jockey Club. which closed at thu Ben
ming track Saturday. surpassed in the mat
ter of attendance every previous one. even
that of last fall. when all previous records
were broken. This is somewhat unusual,
the best attended meetings being, rule,
those given in the fall.
Another remarkable feature of the re-
cent meeting was the frequency with which
favorites won. the racing being about the
most consistent ever witnessed here, but
one real long shot, Gwynne, finishing first.
President HOwland's Effort. Reward
ed.
Saturdays crowd was by far the largest
of the meeting, the stands and grounds be-
ing much too limited to comfortably ac-
commodate the vast throng. The attend
ance was one truly representative of the
national capital. and was convincing proof
that President Rowland and his associates
of the club have succeeded in their untring
efforts to place 1.-The sport of kings on the
same high plane on which it stood here
years ago. These efforts have been con-
tinued despite great financial losses in the
earlier years of the club and now that the
financial success of future meetings is as
Sured the management promises increased
purses and continuance of the determine
ton to provide Clean hgh-class sport
Imp Again Beaten.
Saturdays card was the best Of the meet
ing. the second Benning handicap being, of
course, its feature. The field in this race
was reduced at starting time to Imp, Boney
Boy, Charentus and Lexington Pirate. De-
spite her crushing weight. 49, pound, the
peerless mare was made the favorite her
price running from IL to 10 to even, Char
entus closing at to 3. and Boney Boy,
4 to l, the other outsider being 20 to 1. AT
the fail of the flag Imp and Boney rushed
to the front, alternating in the lead until
striking the home stretch. when Charentus
went to the front, winning by four lengths.
Imp was somewhat crowded in the home
stretch by Boney Boy and Lexington Pirate
but the mistake of racing her in the early
part of the race really defeated the great
mare, Boney Boy beating her a head for
the place. The first eighth was run In
II -; the first quarter in "a %: the half
in ~ 10: the five furlongs in LOB; the six
furlongs in 1922, and the seven fur
longs in 1.31.
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DOES Coffee AGREE MHTM YAal

II not. drink Grain 0-maae from pure grains A
lady writes: THE first time I made Grafn-O I did
not Ike it, but after using IL for week nothing
would induce me to go back to coffee" It nour.
ishes and feeds the system. The children can drink
II freely with great benefit II is the Strengthening
substance Of pure grains. Get q package today
from your grocer, follow the directions In making
1t and will have a delicious and healthfuI table
beverage fur I'D and young. l5c. and DC.
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The first race was won by Lady Lindsay
at to l; Speedmas being second and the
to favorite, third Governor Griggs. the
to favorite. won the hurdle race with
ease. as did Young Exile, the hunters
steeplechase, the latter being splendidly
ridden by Mr.. Taylor of Baltimore. In
this race Dunlop. on st. Samuel, gave a
miserable ride. and the stewards promptly
suspended him, sending his case to the
Jockey Club Nestor, at to /, won the
open steeDlechase. Baby Bill. the even
money favorite. running second. The last
race went to The jefferson, the even
money favorite, kimmage, being second
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neyed to Rockville Md. Saturday. and as
a result was the OILY High School team to
suffer defeat during the day, the Academy
boys of that place winning out by one rum
the score being 16 TO 10 in their favor. The
game opened the base ball season in the
Maryland village. and a large crowd turn
ed out to witness the contest, which was
holly played throughout The fielding and
batting was about an equal thing, but the
Rockville boys managed to place their hits
at opportune times which brought runners
over the plate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-16

A special from Waterbury. VT, says that
John c. Farrar. teller of the Waterbury
National Bank, is missing, and that there Is
defalcation of $4,000 Of the banks funds,
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Ready for Challenges.

The Rock Creek Stars have organized for
the season and would like to arrange games
with all teams averaging sixteen. Address
Captain ]. E. Boyland, 1905 Washington
circle northwest.
The Columbia Stars defeated the Red
Devils by the score of g TO 6. The winners
would like to hear from all teams whose
ages average fourteen years. Address Ray
mon Owens. captain, 1925 18th street north
vest Mt. Pleasant.
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The professional contingent of Washing
toms base ball players have been drifting
out of town during the past week and will
be located as follows during the coming
season: Harry Caulliffower has been sol
to the Wilkesbarre, Pa, team by the Cleve-
lands and will probably pitch and play right
field for the Barons. The Shamrocks have
lost a majority of their players Davis and
Leonard go with the Portsmouth, Va, team
AtZ, the clever third baseman, has been
signed by Albany of the New York State
League; Warren and GLADDEN. have depart
ed for North Carolina, and Lusky accom-
panies AtZ to Albany. The Eastern Ath-
letic club loses two of its stars Hennager
and Gates, who will play with the strong
Petersburg, Va, team. Martin Wolfe did
so well with the Birmingham. Ala, team
that he has been resigned for this season.
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II you want work read the want columns
Of Ths Star.
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BOSTON WHISPERS WON.
Defeated the New York Club, Both
Playing the Common Sense, Game.

sAC we" 1OTk SluD, both
Playing the Common Sense" Game.
One of the most interesting whist games
OF the season, for the American Whist
League trophy. was played in New York
Saturday afternoon and night between
teams from the New York Whist Club
and the Duplicate Whist Club of Boston.
Inc usual forty-eight boards were played,
ana the Bostonese, headed by the prince of
them all, Captain Harry Ward, won out by
ten tricks, the score being % to 10.
Both sides played exceptionally good, con-
sentative whist, neither team having the
nerve to risk a downfall by striving for
large swing. AS result there were no
gains over two. The usual division of play
was gone through with, twenty-four boards
being played in the afternoon and the re-
manning tWentyfour in the evening. At the
end of the afternoons play, Boston was
Tour tricks to the good but on the first
eight boards after dinner New York tied
the the $, score: This made Captain Ward and
his men exceedingly careful. and in the next
sixteen boards they piled up four doubles
and five singles, white Captain Elwell and
his followers had to- be content with two
singles On the last boards Boston got in
two stroke and New York only single and
the contest was over
Last winter these two teams met in Bos-
ton and an easy win followed for the New
9orks. The play Of the New Yorks is
along 'common-sense' lines and proved so
effective against the Bostons then that
Naptdlh " 6fQ anu a majority the DuDl1-
cate club were converts to the new game.
Ever since that defeat Captain Ward has
been drilling his men in the common
sense tactics, and as he chose team of
the very strongest in New England victory
perched upon his banner Saturday night.
Following are the players composing each
Boston-H. H. Ward, captain: L. M.
Bouve. c. L. Becker.W. s, Fenollosa-
New york;. B. Elwell, captain; A. e.
Taylor, J. E. Faber and c. 49, Cole.
General Sporting News.
The fifty-mile motor carriage race on
Long Island Saturday was won by A. L.
Rilker's electric carriage.
The Cincinnati base ball team has re-
leased Case Patten, pitcher. and Victor |
Accorsini. catcher. to Kansas City, and |
Jack Cronin pitcher, to Detroit
The Pfttsburg base ball club on Saturday
released four men. Outlelder Ketcham
goes to Wilkesbarre, Pitcher Gray to KAN
sas City and Pitchers Gould and Wilhelm
are released outright. |
The annual international cricket match |
between Canada. and the United States will
take place at Philadelphia Friday and Sat-
urcay, September q and D. The dates
have been fixed by the cricket committee |
of the Associated Cricket Clubs. An-New
York and Philadelphia will play at Living
ston. l.. l., July and 4. and the return will
be played on the Philadelphia Cricket Club
grounds on September 1 and g.
A one-hour motor tricycle. race between
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Other Games Saturday.
At MISUNDERSTANDING Is; Column
bia, Z.
At Raleigh, N. C.-Lehigh, 6; Agricultu-
raj College, 5.
At Easton, Pa--Lafayette. 7; Rutgers, 5.
At Norfolk. Va--Yale, 6: Boston, T.
At Annapolis, Md.-Naval Cadets, 10;
Maryland Agricultural College, g.
At Charlottesville, Va.-Harvard, Z; Vir-
ginia, o.
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Mt. Pleasant Won at Rockville.
The Mount Pleasant Athletic Club Sat-
urday afternoon defeated the Rockville
Base Ball Club by is to 13. The game was
played at Rockville, Nd. and was wit
messed by several hundred people, Slow
playing in the field, but heavy batting by
both teams. was responsible for the large
score. Almost constant wrangling by the
players of both clubs interfered with the
game many times, and at the end of
the last inning both teams claimed the VIC
tory. The team from the District, how
ever, was awarded justly the largest score.
for their work at the bat and in the field
excelled that of their opponents.
The following was the score by innings:
Mt. Pleasant. 0 5 1 2!15
Rockville ............-...1 2 O 4 O 0 2 3 1-13
The lineup of the Mt Pleasant Athletic
Club base ball team is as follows, and they
are willing to accept challenges from all
quarters: Oliver Saers, third base; Curtin
Nixon, shortstop: Garrett Carter. second
base: Damon Young. catcher: Albert
Rhodes center field: Magnus Young, first
base; Ford Young. left field: Walter Chism.
pitcher. and Horace Chittenden. right field.
ALI challenges should be addressed to.Man-
ager Harry ]. Saers, 1853 Howard avenue.
The Mt. Pleasant club this afternoon met
the Eastern High School at Kendall
Green.
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THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.
Amendments to the House Bill Made
by the senate COmmittee.

The amendments made yesterday by the
Senate committee on nt"roceanic canals to
the House Nicaraguan canal bill have been
printed and circulated in the Senate.
The amendments prove 10 be more radi
cal than at first announced by the mem
bers of the committee. The language of
the measure Is practically changed through
out. and several of the House provisions
are entirely omitted.
The most important omissions are the
provisions which made in the House
bill for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty and for the purchase of existing
concessions from Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. the latter provision in the House
measure carrying an apprupria ton of So
UFp.OnO
The Senate bill also removes many Of the
limitations of the House bill as to persons
TO DE employed in the proposed work. The
provision for commission to act with the
Secretary of War is eliminated.
The Senate committee also makes specific
provision that the canal shall be of sufii-
cient size to accommodate vessels of the
largest tonnage, and II increases the appro-
pridtiOn from $50 HJ,OO0 to s14O,HO,HtO
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By direction of the Secretary of War, Fort
Bayard, New Mexico, is discontinued as
garrisoned post, and all the buildings per-
tanning thereto will be turned over to the
surgeon general of the army. under the au-
thority of general orders establishing gen.
eral hospital at that point as sanitarium
for the treatment of officers and enlisted
men Of the army suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis. The detachment of the 9th
United States Cavalry now at that point
will rejoin its proper station.
The quarter.naster general and the COM
missary general of subsistence will take
steps for the most advantageous DISPOSE
ton Of such stores now at Fort Bayard as
are not required by the general hospital