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The Washington times., 1902-02-06
PETITIONS 70 CONGRESS-rhc
Latest I'rays sor Peace. in the Phil
ippincs and Contains signatures of
Famous Men.

Countless petitions reach Congress
| every year They come fron all sorts OF
organizations and embrace all sorts OF
| subjects. What eventually becomes Of
| these petitions nobody knows and fcw
care. They are referred to appropriate
committees stamped sealed aud filed
away and every few years there is a
general cleaning out Of tie committee
rooms and overhauliug OF documcnt5. and
pigeonholes are cmptied to max, room
for new petitions and memorials.
MOI a few OF The petitions ?ray for
regulations by Congress which VIII give
TO Washington a Sabbath free from noise
and noisy entertainments. These petit
tions usually come from womena clubs
and church congrega ions throughout the
country. and would convey the idea 10
the reader that the Capital City is be
set with the most riosous Sunday
inagina bic.
The most notable petition received at
the Senate for a long time has just been
presented by MIR. Hoar. 1t is prayer for
Il cessation Of h0stiliiies in the Philip
pines, and is couched in strong and beau
tifui language. The signers include some
of the most famous of modern authors,
statesmen, and phllanthropists. The name
of Mark Twain is near the top, and is
closely followed by that of Dr. Charles
II. Parkhurst, the noted New York re-
former
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SOfIE INSIDE HISTORY = The
Alaska Land Offices and How They
Have Been Fought Over in Con-

The discussion or the urgent deficiency
bill in the Senate yesterday and the ef-
fort OF Senator Hanshrough to save the
Alaskan land Offices, makes a little bit
of inside history most interesting. Sem
ator Hans5rough is the chairman Of the
Committee on Public Lands OF the Sem
ate. Mr. Lacey is the chairman OF the
House Committee on Public Lands. Both
these gentlemen. it is said. have en-
deavored to have their friends appointed
to the land Offices IL Alaska. but Senator
HaIsbrough has been the successful man.
and it is said that his constituents have
flied large number of the places.
This it is limited has hurt Mr.. Lacey's
feelings. and as result ne had the ap
propriatiOn for these Offices stricken cuC
in the House urgent deficiency bill. The
bill, therefore, passed the House with
no provision for Ar. Hansbroush's
friends, ard Mr.. Lacey's revenge was
complete as far as it went.
When the land Office portion of the bill
reached the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hans
brough made noble effort to have the
Alaska land Offices put back He worked
hard. but was defeated. Senator Teller
stated that although these offices. with
the exception OF that at Sitka, had cost
the Government $4,000. the total revenues
from them have amounted to $40. Tho
only land Office now provided for by law
is that at Sitka. and Mr.. Hansbrough's
friends are iegislated out OF office.
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The Romances of the Diapers.

The last romance Of the Diapers. Of
| Boston. and fair Kentucky girls will cuImi-
nate today at high noon, when Miss Grace
Engman, OF Lexington, and Mr.. Clare
Draper win be united in marriage at the
Episcopal Cathedral before gathering
Of the elite of Kentucky society. The
romances are At an end now, for the sim
pie reason that there are no more Drapers
to conquer. Father. uncle, and three
sons all married Lexington society beau
ties. The last of the Blue Grass girls
to step into the exclusive Boston set is
Il slender, petite blonde. with great brown
eyes and brown hair that CLEANS as gold
when the light touches It, She is the
daughter of e. A. Engman, a wealthy
turfman and capitalist OF Lexington, but
formerly a Southern planter in Louisiana.
Her mother has been for some years
dead and was from one OF the distinguish
ed old families of New Orleans.
Clare Draper is the son OF Gen w. F.
Draper. former Ambassador to Italy. who
himself went TO Kentucky for his bride,
marrying Miss Susie Preston. His broth
er. George Draper, followed the example
and took as his bride Miss Jessie Pres
ton. whom he had met at his brothers
wedding. Draper romance then followed
Draper romance in rapid succession. At
the wedding of his uncle, George Otis
Draper met his furIre wife, Miss Lily
Duntan. His brother. Lieut. Arthur Joy
Draper. went to Lexington as his best
man, and here at the wedding met Miss
Lily Noorhies. Soon their engagement
was announced and at the wedding Clare
Draper came saw and was conquered.
The confidential friend of his brothers
bride was Miss Grace Engman, who was
a guest at the NOorhies home with the
others of the wedding party. It was here
that the third of General Draper's sons
inaugurated the last Of the Draper ro-
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Miss Agnes Hurphy's Party,

On Tuesday evening the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Murphy. 2211 VI Street.
was the scene Of a pretty party. given
in honor OF their daughter Agnes
birthday. Many interesting games were
played. The most amusing were several
dances. in which Miss NJ Crowley and
Miss A. Murphy wore fancy costumes.
Miss NJ. Hunt and L. DoXton gave a cake
walk. with Miss n. Masterson at the
piano. The prizes were captured by 7.
Dougherty. |. Barry, II. Frostberg. and
Edward Hof. Among these present We're
Miss f. Reeves. the Misses Ball, Miss
Watts. Miss Mary and Margaret Welch,
Mrs. j. Boylayer, and Mrs C. Crocker.
Mr.. p. j. Hilliard. Mr. Hunt, Miss J.
Fortune. Irene and Marie Barry. Mabel
Hunt, Helene Frostberg Louise Doxton.
Gertrude Burrels. Mary Crowley. Berna-
dette Boylayer, Elaine Powers. Masters
Felpario, Dougherty, Erying. Burns, John
and Francis Greer, Jerome, Thomas. and
Joseph Crowley, Frank and Joseph Leary.
Edward and Arthur Hon, Lewis Dyer.
Edward Raymond, Lawrence, While, and
John Murphy.
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mond sunburst, at her throat, and carried
a shower of lilies of the valley.
The little maids made charming pic
ture in white null and lace. Their large
hats were of white chiffon, and their
flowers Bridesmaid roses
breakfast and reception followed at
the Walsh residence on X Street. Later
in the afternoon MIR and Mrs Reilly left
for Richmond for a short stay before go
ing to Charleston. Palm Beach, and other
points in the Far South
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mrs. J. J. Moylan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dcnelly, CT Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward, and Mrs. Charles Murphy. OF
Baltimore: Miss Victoria Dunstan. and
Miss Katherine Hogan, of New York; Mr.
George Cranitch. Mrs. John Hughes, and
Miss Agnes Purcell, of Boston.
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Ir the Olden Days.

In The dead OF night TWO Puritan ghosts
from Salem came wandering through the
Capitol and, being ghosts. listened 10 the
ghosts of the speeches which had been
made that day.
'.Of truth, neighbor." said Ghost Sew
all In ! puzzled way. the things which
1he Senator from South Carolina said to
Ihe Senator from Michigan were plenty
and hard to digest. What think you they
will do with him?"
Probably nothing in these degenerate
days" quoth Ghost Mather, with sigh.
but an 'twere in our time, We had a law
by which connection could te established
between the common scold and the near
est pond.
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seattle to Queen 1t Over san Fran
cisco.

Seattle. within the present genera
ton, will % ahead Of San Francisco in
wealth ana population" remarked form
er Governor Semple, of the State of
Washington. ar the Ebhitt That NAV
sound like n boastful prophecy but to
pSa?le who understand the conditions o.
the Coast it Will not appear exaggerated.
Seattle has Just the right situation for
the trade of the Orient. San Francisco
is too lar TO the south. Seattle. more
over, is the key to the worlds latest
and greatest gold bearing district. the
Territory of Alaska. the wealth of which
has scarcely been scratched, ard which
will furnish such a supply of the precious
metal as 10 make the holdings OF the rest
OF the nations insignificant"
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WHISPERS IN THE sENATE-Mr.
PETERS appearance Casts All TOM
pciifors in thc Shade.

Senators Mitchell OF Oregon arl Stew
art ard Jones Of Nevada display in the
Senate chamber each dag magnificent
sets Of whiskers. But as nothing is great
except by comparison, when ex-senator
PETER Of Kansas walked into the cham
Der a few days ago and Joined the three
Senators named. who We're chatting on
the floor. and shook out his celebrated
teard il made the three otner men look
almost like smooth-faced youths
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America Leads in High Explosives.

Another wonderful man OF the Pine
Tree State, which has produced so many
wonderful men, is MIR. Hudson Maxim the
noted inventor. who is guest of the Ra-
leigh. The newest high explosive which
bears his name is said to be 80 per cent
more powerful than ordinary dynamite.
and somewhat more powerful than pure
nitroglycerine. MIR. Maxim, referring to
the subject of smokeless powder, said:
The problem OF successfully throwing
high explosives from powder guns has
been solved in this country. We have
gone far in advance of anything that Eu-
ropean nations have accomplished in this
line. Our projectiles will penetrate their
thickest armorplate as easily as Il Win
chester Will send bullet through an inch
plank.
"A curious thing about the compound
that has been named for me is that 1t
is practically unaffected by shock, and
will not explode from ignition, even ii a
mass OF it be stirred with a white hot
iron. Shells are filled with 1t by the sim
pie process of melting and pouring it in.
The explosive cools in a dense and solid
mass, and in the act expands like water
f. freezing which -Har. r Ill .r-
firmly ID ;he walls %. -hr pt. t.-,,,-ls aai
prevents the lorna lu n.a aH.
he gl.
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Junior st. Andrew.

The Junior Department of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew entertained in a
pleasant and interesting way on Tues
day. games being played. after which re-
freshments were served. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs F. Heth Rior-
dan, Miss Carrie Ricrdan. the Misses
henderson. Lillian and Marie Glasscox.
Shekels, Rouse, Mcknight. Collina, Ide.
layior, Messrs. Arthur and William
Woodward. Ralph Williams. Judson
Brown. Marshall Chapman. Bradley Euers
Ralph Pratt, Orton and Mr.. Forquerap.
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The Shakespeare Club.

The Shakespeare Club met last satur-
day at the home OF Mrs A. c. Adams. pa
Rhode Island Avenue. The evening was
spent in finishing the reading and study
OF The Winter Nights Tale" the last
written and one CT the most interesting
Of Shakespeare's comedies. The resume
OF the play was omitted, owing to the
weather preventing a full attendance 1t
VIII be reserved for the next meeting,
February IL.
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ers of side lights were yelled with the
same dainty color.
The favors included the usual corsage
cluster OF roses, carnations. and orch ds;
ribbon and blossom trimmed fats. cherry
wood pipes swung from tinsel ribbons;
lans on which were painted pansies, and
gaily colored orders pendant from scarlet
ribbons that tinkled with tiny gilt bells.
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Cabinet Day at Homes.

Cabinet day was generally observed by
the hostesses of the Administration cir
Gle. most of whom were at home for the
last time this season.
Mrs. Shaw held her first reception at
The Arlington, when she was assisted by
Mrs. polliver and Miss Doiliver, wife and
daughter of Senator Dolliyer; Mrs. PIatt.
wife of the Senator from Connecticut;
Mrs. Huh. wife of Representative Hull of
Iowa; AIrs. Ridgely, Mrs. shriner. Miss
Fountain, ard Miss Nettie Hull.
The wife of the new Secretary of the
Treasury made a very pleasant impress
sion upon her numerous callers. She
wore handsome and artistically de-
signed toilet OF rich black, with an under
dress OF white silk. The bodice was
elaborately trimmed with white panne
velvet and jetted lace and in the corsage
flashed sunburst and crescent OF dia-
ino=ds
Mrs. Payne. wife of the Postmaster
General, also received callers at the Ar
lington. With her were her niece Miss
Louise Jones and group OF friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee 1872 n Street.
we're among the gracious entertainers OF
last evening.
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Mr. and Mrs. EIE.ins' Dinner Party.

Senator and Mrs. Elkins were also
among the prominent entertainers OF the
evening. Their guests at dinner included
the Countess Cassini, Miss Glover, Miss
Barney Miss Warder Miss Elizabeth Da-
Wis. their house guest; Captain Hobson,
Mr.. Marrow. Mr.. HagneT, .ir. Hamilton
Mr.. Henderson, and Mr. s. g. E.kins, jr
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Resignation Always in Order.

Philadelphia Times-Senator William Z.
Mason of Illinois announces that he has
examined the Constitution very closely
and that he found nothing in il nor in
any of the statutes that prevents United
States Senator from resigning We know
that of course, and we also know that
they neYer reSign
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Dinner ut Chinese Embassy.

The Chinese Minister and Nine WI
gave another dinner Tuesday. Covers
were laid for twenty two guests. among
whom were the Russian Ambassador. the
Mexican Ambassador and Nine. A2piroz.
Senator and Mrs. Wetmore, Representa-
tive ana Mrs. DaIzeli
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yyaIsI,-RciIIy wedding.

5iiss May Walsh and Mr. Hugh Reilly
were married at noon yesterday at St
AlOysi-- Church. The sanctuary was
adorned with flowers and Illuminated with
wax tapers and electric lights. Rev.
Father Fink, rector of the church. Of
iiciated. Among the other clergymen
present were. Rev. Father " " car.
roll Of Jersrv "''. f..
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Mnic. NiGnRI Entcrtnins.

The Military Attache of the French En-
bassy and Nine. Vignal entertained
small company at dinner Among their
guests were the Argentine Minister and
Nine. .herou. Colonel and Mrs. Sharpe.
Or. and Mrs. Chatard, Miss Berry, and
the Assistant Secretary of War.
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What We Have Missed.

They wasted chance for lot Of fun
when they aelected the ENJOYS 10 the
coronation"
How sou
They might have sent Tom Reed, Mr..
EoGley. and George Adc. Then we'd have
known what really happened"
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Cubans Apt in Politics.

Philadelphia Times-If the reports are
true Cuba is learning American politics
far too rapidly. 1t is declared that not
over 1000 persons voted in Havana. and
ct the returns showed 55.IS6 votes This
exceeds anything Of the kind recently
Il in The elections in the States.
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ALONG TIE SKJRMISH LINE.
: New Ally.

slim Piet-That man Kipling has come
down here again
Dom Heinz-Good9
Slim Piet-And why good?
oom Heinz - Because he viii write
things about the rooineks which viii
make them so angry with him that they
viii have no time 10 attend 10 Us.
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senator Wptmorc's Dinner.

Senator and Mrs. Wetmore entertained
at dinner last night. Their guests includ-
ed the First Secretary of the French Em-
bassy and Nine. dc Margerie. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crackanthorpe. Miss Kate Bricc. and
Mr.. Berry.
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Epidemic.

Here's 4 case Of. four prisoners es-
Gaping from the District workhouse. The
example OF the Biddles must be catch
ing.
well lets be thankful that ours was
an eNDurgated edition"
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Easy.

They say that Mansfield is playing
Ivan the Terrible d"
Well. if all tales arc true, he wont
have much to do in the way OF adapting
himself TO the role
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FIRMLY 10 the walls o. -ha pr-,,,-le aa
prevents the lorna 1U n-H'- s..
.tCl. &c
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Nnt,iug thc Connection.

Matrimonial bureaus might Re more of
q success We're IL not for the fact that
most Oi the men who advertise for a wife
don't care about the kind of women who
advertise for husbands.
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Invited to Meet Mrs. HaIsteaa.

Mrs. John J. Boobar has invited her
friends TO meet Mrs. AIvah Halstead. OF
New York, this afternoon at her home
1919 Kenyon Place
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GENERAL WHEELER REMINIs-

ltFNT - HE SDUiHpFD tFiFr0 I:
Visits His Old Haunts at the Cap
itoI.
Gen. joe Wheeler was at the Capitol
Tuesday. renewing his acquaintance
amorg the members and House employees.
The general is just as active as he was
when in Congress. In fact ne doesn't
seem to have grown day older since
he volunteered for service in the Spanish
war.
Speaking of officers on the active list
of the army. General Wheeler said:
..Of all the men in the army who were
officers before the breaking out OF the
civil war there is but one left who is
now on the active list-COl. Francis L.
Guenther. He is the sole survivor. There
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~ 3a5 U1Illlsll E[|IIaR TIE C CCAPHoL DoE

are several others on the active list OF
the army who we're officers during the
war. brt Colonel Guenther is the only
one who was an officer at the beginning
Of The war
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Hard Lines.

I is pretty hard on a digniaed man
when the cinematograph catches him
just as he has failed 20 catch his hat out
OF a rnIhoEddle
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In Honor of Nr. .yhi,cIaw Reid.

Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman gave dinner
last night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Whitelaw Reid. OF New York. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mather OF Cleveland. \ reception
followed, when about 200 guests had the
pleasure OF meeting Mr.. and Mrs. Reid.
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Mrs. Thropp. wife of Representative
ThroPp. will entertain at tea this after
noon at her handsome new residence, Il
and Twentieth Streets.
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Ihc Hull Mind.

Mrs. Pinfall says that she has a sys-
tom for everything that she does.
Yes; she told me so; and judging by
her looks ! thin: it must be q nervous
system"
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"nvors Thankfully Received,

as Leadcr-British War Secre-
l#al 5 report that the expenses
"a.. Ta" had now been reduced to
nth was received by the
lament with applause!
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Beginning with this afternoon Mrs. Du-
bois. wife of the Senator from Idaho. will
give two weekly receptions, from TO 6
o'clock.
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Dissertations.

An enormous increase in England's
national debt is noted. Indicating
that John Bull is not getting any
thing in South Africa at reduced
rates.
Having once rescued Miss Cuba
from the giant Tyranny, Uncle sam
will not, Of course. allow her to
starve to death, as some of the pes
simists have tried 10 lead US to be-
lieyc.
-
II did not require several pages OF
certain metropolitea journals to con
vince the general public that The
Biddle tragedy in Pennsylvania was
distinctly yellow.
Baltimore has declined to extend
an official invitation to Prince Henry
to visit that city. Perhaps that is
'"e' way Of getting around .
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Mrs. Hanna to Receive.

Miss Mary c. McAney has gone to Hot
Springs, Va, for an indefinite stay.
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Senator and Mrs. Hanna have cards out
for tomorrow evening at o'clock at the
Arlington.
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Force of Habit.

.emphis Scimitar-According to Gov
nor Taft, if any Filpinos are stiII
ghting us they do il inadvertently.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. Robert ". Dutton, Chief of the
Fire Department, was again at his desk
Yesterday. after having been confined 10
his home since Monday with a bad cold
For time he was threatened with the
grin.
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Miss Marie McKenna, who has been
visiting the Misses Devercaux, Of Phila-
dclphia, has returned TO Washington.
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Mrs. TuIier's Lupcheon.

Mrs. Fuller, wife OF the Chief Justice.
gave large luncheon yesterday. There
were iifty-six guests from the Supreme
Court households and Senatorial circle.
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air. II. p. Evans. chief of the Bureau
Of Identification OF the Chicago Police De-
partmont, is in the city. visiting his son,
who is now the superintendent of the
National Bureau Of Criminal Identifca-
ton. AT. Evans will remain in the city
the rest of the week
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Miss Hinrichs, Of Chevy Chase. expects
10 leave for Denver, Col, about Febru-
airy -, to visit her brother. Mr. oscar
liinrichs, of that city. En- route to Dem
yer she will visit Memphis, Atlanta,
and Kansas City. besides many other
places.
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The festivities OF Shrove Tuesday will
include tea, for which Mrs Bate has is
sued cards at the Ebbitt
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Swiss Minister'S Dinner Guests.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chatfield Taylor wer. also
among the dinner hosts last evening
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4 PoesibIc Isc.

wonder what has become Of all the
that were 50 plentiful
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Mrs. S. A. Chipman and her daughter
Nellie and Miss Alice Smart, OF New
York, are at the Hotel St Louis. They
have planned to remain in the city sew
eral days, visiting friends and sightseeing.
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Mr.. Horace L. b. Atkisson, Of the east
ern division of The Pension Office, is con-
fined to his home, 12l1 q Street north
west, by illness.
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Miss Mckcnna Returns Home

Miss Claudia Stuart 1917 Vermont
Avenue, has cards out for tea.
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Miss Cox and Mrs. Kilvert will not be
at home Saturday OF this week, but will
be. informally, the remaining Saturdays
in Fcbruary.
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Senator and Mrs. Hanna s dinner guests
Tuesday evening we're the Austrian Min
istor and Baroness Hengelmuller the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs Hitch
cock, Secretary OF Agriculture and Miss
Wilson, Senator and Mrs. Scott. Senator
and Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs Fair
banks. Speaker Henderson, Miss Phelps.
and General and Mrs. Grosvenor.
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Mrs Joy, wife of the Representative
from Missouri. who il is stated will be
the nominee of his party for The next
Governorship OF Missouri, has been
obliged to cancel all her engagements for
this week on account OF severe cold.
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Mrs. Joseph \. McNeal. of Elkton. Nd.
is visiting her son at his residence. 1894
VI Street northwest. She will remain in
Washington probably two weeks.
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Perpetuate Name of Hero of Vim

| The good State Of Indiana was strongly
| in evidence at the Riggs House last even
| ing, by reason of a delegation of leading
| citizens of Vincennes, including Hon.
| George E. Greene. mayor; Thomas H.
Adams, postmaster. and several members
Of the city council.
I'VE have come to Washington" said
Mayor Greene, Ito cooperate with our
Representative. Judge Miers. in asking
Congress for sufficient appropriation
for a public building in one OF the most
historic towns on this continent. There
is ample justification for the erection of
a Federal building from purely business
reasons. but We urge il likewise as
monument to commemorate the fame of
George Rogers Clarke, whose capture OF
Nincennes from the English in February
1lI9. had far-reaching results and con-
tributed greatly TO our growth as a ma
tion. His feat is held by impartial his
tOrians as second to no undertaking in
ancient or modern warfare. and but for
his conquest the boundary of the nation
would have been the Ohio instead of the
Mississippi.
The history of Vincennes is so full of
the romantic and historic that it inspired
Mr.. Thompson N the production of that
now famous story, Alice of Old Vim
cennes.' AS the Government has agreed
on 4 large donation to commemorate the
Louisiana purchase We feel justified in
asking this appropriation, for had it not
been for George Rogers Clarke. the Lou
isiana purchase would have been impos-
sible.''
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The Swiss Minister gave a luncheon
yesterday. when the guests included Nine.
De Margerie. Mrs. and Miss Bigelow. Miss
CarOw, the Swedish Minister, Count
Quadt, Mir. de Geofroy and Mr. Lardy.
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Mrs. Thomas Riggs, OF Tacoma, Wash.
is visiting Mrs. George &. Williams. OF
2l2l Bancroft Place. It is likely that
Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs. wno formerly re-
sided in Washington, viii again make
this city their home.