The Washington times., 1902-10-28

bach iisuipei anu NisltoT gave tHTee
f minute talk or reading, followed by
! general review. Refreshments wer
served. The club will meet again i
: November at the home of Mrs. Sid
dons.
, Among those present were Mrs. Coope
, Mrs. Munroe. Mrs. Davis, Mrs. HEATH
Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Simmons, Misses Ray
mond and Metcalf, DIR. Newburgh, an
Messrs. Newburgh, Brink, Coope, Heath
and Upperman.
, DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Tompkins will b
absent from Washington the comin
winter, owing to the indisposition O
DR.. Tompkins. He has been advised t
i, seek a more equable climate
The paper read by Miss Alice Fletch
er, fellow of the Peabody Institute
Harvard University, before the Interna
tional Congress of Americanists, which
met in New York last week, received
favorable comment.
Miss Fletcher is deep student of In
dian ethnology. as her association Will
the Peabody Institute implies. and tn,
invitations and menu for one of tn,
luncheons she gave last winter wer,
written in the Indian language, which
recalls the menu in cuneiform prepared
by Prof Haupt, of Johns Hopkins Uni.
versity. for the dinner given in Stock
holm to his fellow students.
Miss Edith Child. the granddaughter
of Justice Harlan. will take no part ir
society this winter. owing to the death
of her father. Frank Linus Child, which
occurred in Boston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton H. Stone, OF
Philadelphia. and Captain and Mrs.
Arnold are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Allston Stone.
The parents of Rachael Newman gave
party in honor of her eleventh birth
day on Friday evening. The guests
present were: the Misses Neal, Shoe
maker, Byrnes, Parish, Cobb. Wood
worth, Buck, Perry. Allen, Joseph, San
tarelle, Knott, ireland, Harrison and
Cook. and Masters Ireland, Buck, Neal.
Perry, Walker, Harrison, Ludwig and
Golding
Harry Howes. of the Volta Bureau. has
received a letter from the Rev. Edward
l. Dewitt, s. j.. of Georgetown Universi-
ty, who went abroad last spring and is
at present in Rome. Father levitt tells
of pleasant tour through Ireland and
of an audience with the Pope and other
high Roman Catholic officials.
Mrs. David ]. Wilson and her chill
dren. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. N
W. Wilson, in Upper Marlboro.
The marriage of Miss Parker to
Spencer Blackburn. who represents the.
Eighth North Carolina district, will
take place in the holidays
Richard Peyton Whitley has returned
TO Washington from College Park, and
has matriculated at the Georgetown Law
School.
The. Rev. J. G. Butler is attending the
Lutheran synod in Hagerstown, and is
the guest of the Rev. S. w. Owen.
William F. MacLennan, chief of the
division of bookkeeping and warrants in
the Treasury Department, has been i'll
for several weeks. He is now con-
valescing and hopes to resume his duties
in few days
Mr.. MacLennan's daughter. Miss
Marcia MacLennan. will spend the win
ter in Canada.
Judge Meade Emory, of Seattle, Wash,
grandson of General Hastings. is Wis
iting relatives in town.
The first meeting of the season of the
E. C. S. Political Study Club was held
at so Fourteenth Street northwest.
Thursday evening. An interesting pro-
gram of study was arranged. Among
the topics to be discussed are the Coal
Strike" Eminent Domain" "Immigra-
tion," "The Constitution Of the United
States" THE Government of Foreign
Nations Civil Service" and States
Rights
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Waggaman,
who passed the summer at New London,
Conn, have returned to their home in
Georgetown.
Mrs. James NJ. Green is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Pierce, of Olive |
Avenue, VIII spend the winter in Flor |
ida.
McKEESPoRT'S PUBLIC BUILDING.
Mr.. Taylor, the Assistant Secretary OF |
the Treasury. has agreed TO postpone the |
of site for the public build |
ing at McKeesport. Pa, until after the
arrival of committee appointed by the
city council 10 confer with him on the
subject.
TO DEFRAUD
GOVERNMENT IN HAWAII
Word has been received in Washing
on of a conspiracy to defraud the United
'tates Government in Hawaii.
William H. Wright. the treasurer OF
he Territory. has fled from the island.
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