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OFFICERS MESS.

tack fortified positions. They have en-
gagged in battle, with blank ammunition,
to be sure, bat they have demonstrated,
to trained eyes, including those of the
Secretary of War and the General of
the Army that they are able to take
their part should the grim contingency
arise.
Instruction and Example.
The volunteers have had the benefit
of the instruction and example of regu-
lar troops. Two troops of cavalry from
Fort Myer, the First and Second Com
panies of the Second Regiment were en-
camped with them, and First Lieutenant
Harvey, a graduate of West Point. acted
as master of the sword.
But Camp ordway did not present anv
evidence of being anything like a school.
One might have taken it altogether, with
its some 1,200 occupants OF citizen SOL
diery. mostly young men of highly pacific
well entrenched. and prepared generally
for meeting the advance of an enemy
The boys in their uniforms. the most
soldierly in the world, blue shirts and
kahki trousers with leggings-loose
cool. and trim-on the march or in camp.
locked bus.ness-lil.e from head TO foot.
With Ease of Veterans.
They fell into the routine of camp life.
these young men from Washington, with
the case OF veterans, and when they re-
turned yesterday and marched through
the streets Of the city, crowded to well
come them. the: might have been taken
for troops returning with bronzed faces
and warlike experiences from victo-
rious campaign.
Talk about your ordinary vacation at
the seaside. or in The mountains" said
one enthusiast. why, it's not in it with
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thing became a matter Of course. They
all had excellent appetites for break.
fast at 6, and half an hour later few
felt like reporting themselves to the
battalion surgeon as unfit for duty. At
Z there was fatigue call, and fifteen
minutes later the guard mount of the
First Regiment. The Second Regiment
mounted guard at 7:45 and the First
Separate Battalion at s:15. Then there
was two hours drill and, about
o'clock In the afternoon there was an
other drill, lasting until o'clock. The
brigade parade took place at quarter
past o'clock. During the evening those
who had no special duties assigned them
were at leisure until tattoo at 9:45.
Taps, at 10:15. found all lights out and
the Guardsmen slumbering.
The Sham Battle.
Although not on so large scale as
was projected this time, a sham battle
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camping for real fun for putting a fellow
in condition.
We had a rafting good time" said
another. There was hard work in it.
TO be sure. but there was plenty Of fun.
too"
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THE MEN IN THE TRENCHES.

men would have possession of the field
one afternoon, while other days wero
given to the men of the First and Sec
contests were arranged between the reg
ulars and volunteers. The most popu-
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through the camp at all hours. The
ambulance corps and hospital stewards
lad at all times little or nothing to do in
the way of actual work on the field. The
hospital was idle, to all intents and pur-
poses, having accommodated only one or
Two patients, suffering from minor COM
plants.
Their Daily Routine.
The daily routine of Camp Ordway be-
gan with reveille at $50 o'clock in the
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lar of these, perhaps, were the tugs of
war"
Officers in Baseball.
The officers of the Second Cavalry
challenged the officers of the National
Guard to games of baseball, the condi-
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GUARDS CAMP

tions imposed on such occasions being
their neither team should indulge in any
preliminary practice and that General
Harries, commander chief of the Dis
trict Militia, and Captain Brett, of the
regulars, should serve as members CT
their respective teams. Any lack of skill
manifested by the players was amply
compensated for by the interest which
was shown in the games by the specta-
tors and the genuine enthusiasm of tbs
participants. The attendance of spec
tators included every individual In camp
and large representation from Lees
burg and the surrounding portion Of
Loudoun county
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afternoon train with General Harries.
General Cro1ier stopped to pay his re-
spects to Captain Brett and the officers
of the Second Cavalry. and when he -os,s
into Camp ordway a salute of eleven
guns was fired in his honor
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AT LEEsBURe, VA, SHOWING THE WHOLE FIELD.

morning. The tumbling out OF bed at
this call was probably the hardest part
of the business to many of the boys.
rising However. the hustle of the camp
soon reused them, and in few days the
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Feats of Cavalrymen.

The cavalrymen considerably ton
fsted the rural population on Sc raj
/ occasions by their feats of horseman-
ship, In which were combined regular
drill features with performances a la
Wild West. Festive occasions were
much enlivened and enhanced by the
melodious strains of the brigade band.
The Guardsmen got along excellently
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PANORAMIC

THE National Guardsmen of the
District returned to this city last
night bronzed with ten days of
camping at Leesburg. Va. Not
withstanding the more or less strenuous
life imposed by strict military discipline
at Camp Ordway, the boys look back
upon their experience with pleasure.
They feel that they have profted by
it in many respects. They have gone
through much of the rough training
which military life engenders. They
have learned to throw up entrenchments,
dig rife pits, to make, defend, and at
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VIEW OF THE

Athletic recreations were encouraged
by the officers, and formed a prominent
feature OF the life at Camp Ordway. All
the sports, arranged by Capt. Eugene C.
Edwards, manager of the Athletic As
sociation. d. C. n. c., were entered into
by the boys with a will. The regular
athletics started at quarter past four
o'clock on each day for which they were
set, good time for the boys were kent
pretty busy the rest of the day with
their routine of camp duty. The First
Separate Battalion OF Colored Guards
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INVENTOR OF THE BATON.
Kew II Cared ne Dssth q the Ms
wa BlRst EaaFoduosd the Bsad
LoaaaE'l WaAl

he inventor Of the baton has been
discovered. According to the inveSti-
cations OF Frenehman the credit BE-
longs TO Lully, the composer, who
eventually had cause 20 regret his N
Vention-
Before he adopted the baton, con
duetors were in the habit Of pounding
on the floor with their feet or elaPpins
their hands to mark the time. Luiiy
found Il Wearisome to keep his foo'
constantly IN motion, and so used
stick TO strike the floor and beat time
He used q pole six feet long.
One day he brought down the Poir
with such force that il struck his foo'
and made q deep wound. He paid no
attention 20 the matter. The wound
grew wore and ultimately caused bis
death.
After his time conductors tried
more and more to improve the bston
and Il was ultimately brought 70 -
present form.
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SECONDHAND FOOD BARRED.
LsaVaaSs - Rish Meas Baasush
HAgt HOt Re Eaten ~ thS
Poor Of Paris.

what 3 one mans neat Il another
poison" il . Proverb Just now borne
cut in literal fact by the police raid
upon ths arejquinE Of Paris, rspOrtsS
London paper
The arelquins are the keepers Of
small restaurantEet the market, whose
supplies are provided from the broken
remains of rePasts at different tash-
iOnable restaurants.
The proprietor takes each morning
. tour Of the fashionable quarters and
by paying a small amount to different
msitres d'hOtel he has the privilege Of
selecting q menu for his house from
what IL left Of q swell dinner the day
before. This be serves up to his Gus
TONERS for two ceBtEand Tie latter
have IT, privilege Of eating what the
aFiEtOCrats had Bet before them.
The elegance Of the courses, how
ever, - OutWeighed by their unWhOle-
some effects. So many maladieS are
laid at the door Of these secondhand
feastE that the police have undertaken
10 protect the public stomach from pos
ible indiseretiOns. The arelquins viii
soon Be . picturesque feature Of the
past, for e. their licenses expire thST
win hade from existence.
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As RsupaFs1 ~ tAs nzvsst mlntuEy
eehsas Ehsv Are . Hsss PaIae
/. euAIs Rooa

sBsans ere he soldisFu' maihgiayS
aays TRomas P. Dillon. . retired Unit
Cd States cavalry o3eor. according 70
ths Philsdelphia Record. The Ansr-
ican soldier. ~ = pinch, eaa equal the
performancs Of an Arab on q handful
Of dried datss-ho can ride and hght
al day on mere handful Of beuna,
properly prepared. There q nOthing
- equal the army bsked ban Your
celebrated Boston baksH are but .
poor imitation Of tie susculsnt articlt
turned out b aFsTulhF army cook.
Thers'sa1art 81 cooking them that no
body but an army man can ever ae-
quire I've been on service when for
q week % q time our menu eonsisted OF
beans for breakfast, beans for dinner
and beans for supper; and did The
troopers tire Of the monotOnyT
Not bit Of IL. They sang for more.
and IN spite Of hard work and lack Of
variety at mess the fellows actually
got fat. That demonstrated 20 me the
nutritive quality Of beans, and made
it a point to get into The good graceS
Of the cook and learn how 70 bake
them. Il isn't such an elaborate proc
ess, but there's q trick in doing 1t
right. Ny friends are all fond Of beans
the way / cook them, and many time
I've been asked for the recipe, but
that's . thing don't give. away TO
everyone. You see, people enjoy .
dish all the better when they know it's
something that not everybody can get
up. Il might take some Of the SsIt
away Il they could say Of my bOaas:
7 know how 20 make then"
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maRO9s DoN,T l1oR1TR.


msss were I, 500. 900 eOIoFsd ps1sons
N the United states In 1850, 2, 500. 900 N
1880. and $500 900 IN 1900. A general
movement" Of eOIored bitanls from
one siats 70 snofhsr or from one sec
tton Of ~ country 20 another, due 10
economtc, political or by gienic reasons.
30 been declared 10 Be In progress a.
Intervals Of Two or three years since
ne close Of the eivil War.
But the figures Of each SuocssdinQ
census prove that tie eolored popui--
tton Of the United States Is by no mems
migratory; e changes little year br
year except ~ re result Of The ordi-
nary inereass 81 population. Various
embittols projects o. leaders 70 .seol-
oni.s" certain states have failed entire
". II Kannaa. for instance, there are
Only 500 more eolored inhabsfauts
than there were - years ego. though
Aanaas has long beea ths msssa 81
UlrT oolored coloninera.
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MODERN SURGERY.
BvoFyIhSS Depends UDOn shS olOaa-
hAS1I AAd BESlustvsnSal -
90 Operation.

Your modem surgeon of note b .
"Eterile" man. The operating room, a.
most hermetieally sealed and alta TEN
perature Of 100 degrees or thereabOutE
Il purified daily by means Of hose
throwing . solution Of bichlOride OF
mercury over ceiling, walls and floors
The surgeon arrives in anan:erOOmin
his civilians garb. He is required TO
Be eIean shaVen, like a monk. says the
New York Press. His clothes are re-
moved. Two attendants in the steriliz-
ing room hand him a white duck gown
reaching from collar to heel. and cOWi
Of the same material, which covers
tightly every part of his head e1ceP.
eyes, nose and mouth. The sleeves OF
the gown reach TO his elbow. he IN
cases his hands in the thinnest' hnesi
steEilised rubber gloves. These gar
ments are handed to him in sterili1eo
tongs. There has been no human COZ
tact Thus equipped, he il prepared 70
SsW and alice.
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YOUR SHARE OF HONEY.
ne A1S@t - Caah uAsh Psssoa e
o. PODuIatIsn shosIa Bavs
60 Ne EvsA.

Have you S2s.sS7 II you have not
you are short your per capita share
Of the money circulation Of the Unit
ed States, and some one has what
would be coming 70 you II the
money that ID in circulation were
equally divided. This statement Is
made without reservation, on the au-
thority Of the latest report Of the
treasury department. says the New
York Herald.
Another thing; you are entitled 20
seven cents more than you were one
year ago, according to this same re-
port, even though there haa been
allowed for an Increase Of $4,000
in the population, for in that same
time there has been an increase Of
more than 65.OOO, 900 in the money in
circulation. So you see you ere bet
ter on than you we're Q year ago-if
you get your dueA
In fact, you are getting better OF
al Of the time. What has happened
since 1872 The population has in
creased So per cent, and the moasy
IN circulation has increased. 176. per
cent and more than one-half Of thEt
increase IN circulation has been 81
gold o. n gold certificates.
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u0WLRDGE WAS POWm.
HOw Eaua1iasssy wltA ao Chaasss
E@AWgS MAAs . WORsR
q OounaasE-

Ons e tie unmarried WoDn a DIP
lomRtie circles Is WaGhingtoa y
Countess Marguerite casEini, the &C
eompliEhed niecs Of The Russian am
bassador, who l. = countess in her
own right, not By hSrSdity, but BY Epe-
eial grace Of the ear, and q curious
story IL told Of the manner in which
abe won her title. Il Wa when Count
Cassini had HIS fateful conference With
IA Hung Chang at Picking, long before
the Boxer troubls. The counts inter
prefer was away, for Las call was I'M
expected, and ~ the Chinese states
man could not speak Russian and the
Russian diplomat did not understand
Chinese the conference came 20
deadlock The counts niece, who had
picked up something Of the language,
stepped into the breach and the affair
was arranged 20 the satiEfactiOn Of
both parties. The Chinese empress
loaded her with presents, the ears
government made note Of the serviee
performed, and when there wa q
question couple Of ySSrs ago ofths
young lady's precedence at Wishing
ton, where the count was then ambas-
sador, the car himself eounfoundea
her rivals By making her . countess.
This wa something Ike rapid promo
ton for the lady.
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DAINTY WOMEN OF JAPAA.
Fhs PIStuFesaus LAttls Laaiss coS-
tAialy Cameo Ne Aeeuss1 -
the san % OvsFeaf3aE.

The aimond-eyed, dainty little f.
male of Japan Is easily satisfied in the
matter Of food. She begins the day By
eating when she wakes a couple Of lit
tie green plums picked in vinegar and
rolled in sugar. This traditional
breakfast Of Japan is completed By .
cup Of tea The dinner, which Is
brought on q red lacquer tray, IL the
drollest affair. The Viands are IN tiny
cups with covers and among them are
such dainties as q hashed sparrow, q
stuffed prsWn, a salt sWeetmeat, sea-
weed with sauce and a sugsred chill.
After these dishes, which are mere
"frills," the substantial part Of the
meal is begun A wooden bowl. bound
with copper, Is brought in, filed 70 the
brim with rice plainly boiled In water.
From this the flower Of japan ala her
bows eapacious one-and, having
mixed Il with q black sauce favored
with FISH, she then lifts e 20 her mouth
and Grams e down with the aid Of her
ehOpstiekB. Thus ends her dinAaR.
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cHIHRsR Army ROLLA
TAsY BAsaaGS VITA thSSslSisss,T AsIF
8sBsSs Aaa Every Article -
HguiDRSaa.

Now la 6ina has Rusuis fore near
neighbOr, Il remains 70 be seen how
sueeessfully, or otherwise, the middle
kingdom will continue to practice its
taVOrits game Of bluR. How 81 has
reinforced its army IL shown by the
Swedish explores, HSrdin, ays Youths
Companion
The Chinese have q most extraor-
binary way Of snumerzting troops.
They are not content with counting the
soldiers only, but reckon in also their
horses, rifles. shoes, breeehes and so
forth, 90 that the resultant total Is
long way above what IL ought 20 be.
They apparently 60 on the suPposi-
tion that the rife Is at least as valuable
as the man, and by an analogous train
Of reasoning they argue tfat man is
Of little use II he has to travel en- foot.
that he cannot 90 about naked, and -
on. Hence they eouat the whole kit,
horse, rife, breeches and al.
By this peculiar process Of arith-
mOtie they fancy they deceive the Rus
Eians into believing their earFisons
wulA Stnongsr than they are.
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MIGRATION OF THR sNPB.
3o@ - LSsa Ore Fired At the Agtsal
DADa- - He Wihgs ~ WOY
- Bog1hWaFG

me sntpS. properly Wilson's snips,
oAlhnagO Delicata, but commonly
known As Engksh Enips and wrongful
d called half = dozen othsr names, iS
. widely distributed species. Il ViEitE
every state at some season; its north
ward migration extends within the
arctic circle, while Il Is known TO 90
southWsrd TO northern South America
and the West Indies. Comparatively
few Of the birds which move north
ward from February until Nay breed
south Of The international line. Il is
quite truS there are breeding grounds
- various points Of the northern
states, but the great breeding range
extends from latitude ~ degrees
north 20 soma undetermined point
mush nearer the pole than most
sportsmsn VII venture.
some time In September the frat
South-bound birds paEs below the
Canadian grounds, and soon most Of
the suitable mArshy bits Of east and
west have their share Of long-billed
prizes. Then begins an astonishing
attach which extends from ocean TO
ocean and generally sweeps south
ward from OAnsds 20 California.
Probably tons q I'D, hsR % which
- W4s6o4 GsS AGU8 - ths Srtful
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BOWL PRISON RRR0RN.
Rh PRssOSa cs6Dsaaaaisa ass Msa
NE nave Dasa Un1aslv
ooaasmasa.

y NV criminal blu e about 20 be
0ssa@sd IN Italy, and s. 81 thought
- Rome tAst Il via Be passed. Il
proposes 20 eoncsde 20 those found
70 have been unjuEtly condemned 70
Prison an indemnity, 70 be decided
upon By the eourtA, Says report toGhe
Chicago Tribune.
II the person has been an prison
through . real Judicial error the indem-
nifty viii in some way correspond TO
the financial loss which he and bis
family have sustained. while II be has
been condemned through the bad faith
Of . third person, through false testi-
mony (for which, of course, the court
which condensed him Il not resDon-
Sible), the indemnity win b less, bot
atlsasths win havo - WhsnaVfthal 70
bssin lie anew.
= has been proposed 20 Indemnity
those living Whsn ths Law passes Who
have already been released from IN
msrited condemnation. or tis families
Of thOse Who have died Whils usdorPo-
sag unius santsnes.
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ESWA. oaazahodss o. PoaAsylvaaia
Aaa = Merely . ooavoaasnSs
A RR PrlseaaaA

E3RbsthtoWn, the ooun&y Ssst %
hssK, In the Adironducks. possesses .
eomedy iaa. Gcenrding 60 thu PhilGdel-
plis Ledger. Il e small, having win
down secured b. wooden bars and .
jailysrd inelosod b. . solid fence Of
thrSs-qusrtsr4neh boards. which q
healthy male could push over with his
ahOuldsr. But the prisoners rarely, Il
ever, sttsmPt 70 escape. Some good
stories ars told BY Judge Kellogg,
JudgO Hand and other residents. 4 =
= custom 20 allow the prisoners out
on parole, % that they may cut the
grGss on nsighbOring lawns, do gar
den work, or repair roads for the VII
lagO or county. Recently one priSon-
sr, who should have returned At eight
O'Clock, did not apply for admission
until nearly an hour later. The war
dsn sngrily demanded 70 know the
reason, and added: Don't let this
occur again, OF viii not allow you
70 come IN. I lock the door at eight
o'clock, and won't open Il in the future
for you" Another accused Of and
awaiting trial for manElaughter, over
stayed his parole and pleaded as an ex-
cusS that - Il was Saturday he
thought he would 60 and spend Sun
dAy With his wife, returning 70 he Jail
On Monday morning.
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CARIBOU MURDER.
49, OoaDsaios That BlalShfsR
~Asoas - ne $1,000 -
L USW10uRalAaa.

NSWlOundlAnd iS probably TIE oaly
OOuntry in the world where Venison,
saltsd or fresh, il q staple article Of
&St for the masses. The coast folk
nike their plans with method end de-
Narration, says Outing. From the bar-
bors where they reside they 60 in their
bOAts 20 the rivera and fOrds which
strike into the interior. When naviga-
ton IL no longer possible they debark
and continue on foot 70 the deer coun-
tFy. They carry barrels filled with salt
and sometimes 60 in large companies.
When the rendezvous Is reached they
camp. Then they ambush themselves
GLong . promising lead" or deer track.
armed with long, EiK-footmuzzle-load-
ing sealing guns. which they charge
With about eight hngsrs" of cOarBe
gunPoWder and "Hlugs" Of lead, frag-
ments Of iron or bits of rusty nails.
WhieheVor they may have. They fire
point blank into herd Of caribou. es IL
passes, and being usually good shots.
eontriVe 70 kill almost anything thev
aim -, or 10 wound 4 50 badly with
tASss dreadful missiles that II soon col
spSOs. Then they skin and cut up the
meat, for these men know a little Of
srOEy trade, and pack It in the barrels
Wt1h he 1Altaae preserVatiVs.
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ANCIENT AlEERIcAH BOOK.
HSW Yea HussuA g WavOV- 60
6ODV - Astss week h1-
sGlyBhssA t /

When hierogiyphs arsmon4iOnS4one
naturally thinks Of the records Of an
cient Egypt; yet before Columbus
landed on these shores the Azteos Of
ancient Mexico had q most eIabouats
syEtem Of writing In hieroglyphs.
They formed long strips Of deerskin
into books folded screen-faahion, on
which were depicted signs and repre-
sensations Of eeremOuialS. These old
pre-Columbian books fths spaniards
greedily collected and burned 80 that
only ten are known to-day in the whole
world.
One Of these has only recently bsen
found in one Of the libraries OF Europe
and an exact copy presented 70 the
American Museum of Natural History
in New York. where & will shoEtly -
placed on exhibition The text FGp6s-
cents the histoEy' % he Hves of sew
eTaI indiEidEaIz. Oae recounts the life
a. the Esdy Three-GHnts, who has two
husbands and a child and goes through
elaborate ceremonies.
Another portion Of this old "Codex,"
as II is called, says the New York
Times, treats OF the life Of great lord
and eOnquerOr named Fire Deer, who,
in company with other chieftains,
makes many eonqueEtA. This old book
proves most conelusively how love, re-
ligion and warfare went hand in hand
in the lives Of the ancient Nsxioaas,
just as in peoples lives to-day.
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GOTHAlrs cOURTINe CLUB.
ga Orgn@Aaaaasa n New HOEk o1ty
TAaa Den Net OoatsaDEaaS
WaR1ROay.

Ths city q New York boaEts . club
which has '9r its object the promo
ton Of courtship in 90 far e.
matrim- oncerned. Number
Of young men there have banded them
selVes together 70 make love to dam
sells, who, instead Of looking for pro-
posalG, are content with what q cailed
"a good time"
Their knights esroFA Shom 20
theaterE, picnics end other amuss-
ments, make them presents, and ara
generally attentive 20 even . greater
degree than the ordinary enamored
swain. Couples who break the rules
Of the club by marrying have to pay q
fine Of $50 and are forever baniihed
from the club. One OF two couples
have already paid this ane says the
Detroit NeWs-Tribune, and entered
into the Forbidden state, q dinner for
each occasion being held By the club
90 console the members for their Ioss.
An equally curious club has for
some tine ben tn existence in Chi
cago. II s. composed Of young men,
an 81 whom bear tie Christian name Of
Joseph, and who have sntsrsd into
solemn compact 20 WOO no girIi ax-
cept those bearing the Christian name
Of Mary. The elub has Considerable
memberShin and It 81 8 noteworthy
fact thai, sofaF, tts rule haa never been
broken