The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25
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they exchange the time of day when they
meet in the corridors of the Capitol
Mr.. Henderson claims that as Speaker
of the House he is of higher dignity than
a mere temporary presiding officer OF
the Senate. Mr. Frye denies this claim
and insists on preceding Mr.. Henderson
at private receptions as we'll as on official
occasions.
The fierce contention of the navy that
full admiral should rank a major gen
erai in the army remains an open ques-
ton.
Mrs. Hay, wife of the Secretary OF
State and heir apparent of the Presiden-
cy, has this year refused to recognize
the claims of precedence made by Sena-
tors wives. She holds that the Cabinet
women are now of the higher rank, and
owe no obligations except to the wife
of the president and the wives of the
Justices of the Supreme Court
Ambassadors claim precedence over all
our officials except the President and
Vice President.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean during the
winter invited the social world to a re,
ception to meet Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
Fashionable" Washington was there ex>
cept the five Ambassadors They explain
ed individually after the entertainment
that they could not be invited to meet &
person of less rank than themselves, and
in their scale an Admiral is somewhat
on par with a second secretary.
Many of the Ambassadors, on receiving
an invitation to a dinner or luncheon
write to the host and ask for a list of the
guests invited to the same banquet and
TO inquire about the places to be as
signed them.
MARRYING A MAN TO REFORM HIM.
ID. L. Moody in Ladies Home Journal.)
The most subtle and deceitful hope that
ever existed, and one which wrecks the
happiness of many a young girls life is
the common delusion that a woman can
best reform man by marrying him. 1t
is a mystery to me how people can be
so blinded to the hundreds of cases in
every community where lettering homes
have fallen and and innocent lives have
been wrecked, because some young girl
persisted in marrying a scoundreI in the
hope of saving him. | have never known
such a union-and / have seen hundreds
of them-result in anything but sadness
and disaster. Let no young girl think
that she may be able to accomplish what
loving mother or sympathetic sisters
have been unable to do. Before there
is any contract of marriage there should
be convincing proof that there has been
real and thorough regeneration.
Miss Mary Fowle, of Chicago, is here
visiting at Mr.. Phil Andrews.
Miss Mary Moore of Newborn, will en-
terrain a number of her friends at a
house party during the Fair there in
April. Among those invited are Miss
Annie Purnell and Miss Pauline Cam
eron, of this city; Miss Dunlap, Of Vir-
gnia; Miss Jane McKeithan of Fayette-
Vile; Messrs. Hector McKeithan, Alex
Pemberton and DR.. Davis McKeithan, of
Fayetteville, and Mr.. w. Henry Bagley,
of Raleigh.
Misses Wilson, daughters of Major j.
w. Wilson, who have been spending the
winter at Weldon, have returned to Nor
canton.
A party was given by Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Banks Holt. Tuesday evening, at their
home in honor of Mr.. Will l. Holt and
his charming bride, of Burlington. The
floral decorations were yellow and white.
Quite number of guests were present,
among whom were Misses Fannie Bur-
Raleigh. The evening was was spent
in social games. Dainty refreshments
were served. The evening was most
nance Cleaner.