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The Washington times., 1902-04-13
TIME doors of the Masonic fair and
exposition will be thrown open to
the public tomorrow night. The

TIME doors of the Masonic fair and
exposition will be thrown open to
i the public tomorrow night. The
work upon Convention Hall, the
largest hall in the city. and upon the i'm
mense armory building adjoining has been
going on for nearly a week, and stored
within their massive walls will be found
the result of the labors of probably a
greater amount of intelligence and energy
than has ever before been combined upon
an entertainment in this city.
The spirit of enthusiasm has been in
the air and spreading from the 5000 MEM
bers of Masonic bodies. Making the usual
allowance of an average of five persons
to family, the exhibition that has been
prepared readily represents the energetic
work of 10000 people.
Universal Cooperation.
Probably never before in the history OF
such enterprises has there been such
universal cooperation as at the present
time Wives have worked side by side
with their husbands. and to their labors
will be due no small portion of the credit
for the scheme of the enterprise. which is
elready assured. 1t remains now only
to determine how great a success it will
proye. Few doubts are entertained that
the record of four years ago, when over
SIS, 900 was cleared. Will be eclipsed.
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But the cloud that darkened the sky OF
the Diplomatic Corps in the veXations
caused to the Ministers by the greater
privileges of the Ambassadors on diplo-
matte reception days was not without its
silver lining. The story of how Senior
Romero had been forced to yield an audi
ence with the Secretary OF State to an
Ambassador, who reached the State De-
partment half an hour after the Mexican
representative, was talked about among
the Ministers. Some of them had expert
ences similar to that OF Senior Romero.
and these caused more talk. Finally the
Ambassadors heard that the Ministers
were chatting over what they believed to
be lack of proper consideration on the
part of the Ambassadors. The Ambas-
sadorial coterie held a meeting to talk
over the situation. They came to the con-
clusion that the Ministers had a real
cause for complaint. Since then the Am
bassadors have not appeared at the State
Department on diplomatic reception days
until noon.
An Ambassador is the direct personal
representative of his Emperor. King. or
presdent-the alter ego of the head OF
his Government. Mr.. Choate is officially
designated as Ambassador Extraordi-
nary and PIenipotentiary to the Court OF
St James" In reality he is the personal
representative at the English Court of
Theodore Roosevelt President of the
United States. AS such he may trans
act his business directly with King Ed
ward Theoretically all sovereigns are
cousins. theoretically Mr.. Roosevelt is
the cousin of King Edward. theoretically
MIR Choate is the President of the United
States. and. being of equal rank with
King Edward. may enter the royal pres
ence without previous arrangement. But,
of course, Mr.. Choate never goes to see
the King unless he asks permission or is
invited or commanded" as they say
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be designated by numbers starting at the
northwest corner of the hall and running
up and down the immense floor space in
regular sequence. The directory is as
follows:
Booth No. 1. Lafayette Lodge No. 1e-
General, refreshments.
Booth No. 2. Esther Chapter No. 5. o.
E. S.-General.
Booth No. 8. King David Lodge No. rs
Sale of lot at Brookland.
Booth No. 4. Almas Temple, A. A. o.
y. NJ. S.-Paddle stand.
Booth No. 5, Columbia Lodge No. 8
General.
Booth No G, Columbia R. \. Chapter
No. Turkish.
Booth No. Z, Acacia Lodge No. IS
Illusion scene and general merchandise.
Booth No. s. Washington Commendery
No. General merchandise and candy
factory.
Booth No. ., Hope Lodge No. 2O-Soda
water. candy. etc.
Booth No. 10, Washington Centennial
Lodge No. 14-General merchandise.
Booth No IL, Mount Horeb r. a. Chap
ter No 17-General. fishing pond, etc
Booth No II, Columbia Commandery
No. General.
Booth No. 10. New Jerusalem Lodge No.
19-f:eneral.
Booth No. IA, Dawson Lodge No. 10
General merchandise. candy pulling, etc
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idly and with the utmost satisfaction to
Women's Costumes.

| IDLY and with the utmost SatISfacti TO
all concerned.
Women's Costumes.
An attractive feature of the fair will
be the costumes of the women. Attached
to the Turkish booth. of Columbia Chap
ter. will be a bevy of beautiful women
dressed in Turkish costumes. On the
piazzas of Mount Vernon mansion will
be numerous fetching costumes of the
style of Janice Meredith and the colonial
days. Numbers of elegantly dressed lit
tie girls will vend the products OF a full
hedged candy factory that will be operat-
ed by Washington Commandery. There
will on every hand be found tasteful
gowns. such as are sure to add to the be-
witching qualities of-their wearers.
Fire and Police Protection.
The fire and police protection for the
entire buildings will be most complete.
Details OF iremen have been ordered by
Chief Dutton They will remain on duty
in the building during the progress of the
fair. and until the valuables have been
removed from the halls. They will be
supplied with hose, fire extinguishers, and
all OF those appliances which are apt to
be needed in an emergency. A special
fire-alarm box has also been placed in
the building for the purpose of summon
ing aid should it be necessary.
Complete Arrangements.
The police arrangements will be equally
complete and contemplate the swearing in
of the one hundred members of the COM
fort and order committee as special po-
licemen during the fair. These will be
auxiliary to a large reserve Of regular
police who will be in attendance to per-
form such police service as may be neces-
sary.
Equally careful and complete have been
the arrangements of Col. Allison Nailor
and his committee for the reception and
entertainment of those visiting organiza
tions that will visit the fair each night on
special invitation from the executive com
mittee. They will be provided with es-
cort music and will enter the hail from
the l. Street front.
The location OF the various booths will
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MyriadS Of Dazzling Lights, Niles Of
Bunting, Battd|iOns of Gold Laced
Uniforms, InnumerdbIe Beautiful
Women MdgnitiCentIy COStumed, Will
Make One of the Most Interesting Af-
fairs Ever Held in Washington. :: :.

Myriads of dazzling lights. miles OF
bunting. battalions of gold-laced uni
forms, innumerable beautiful women mag
niicentIy costumed, wonderful exhibits,
enhancing decorative effects, and ar:ts-
ing methods of seducing the stray coin
make one of the greatest and most in
teresting fairs that has ever been held
in this city. Building lots. automobiles,
pianos, magnificent furniture. diamond
pins and rings, watches. jewelry of all
kinds. and innumerable articles of great
value. viii. be given away with reckless
extravaganza which would be suicide in
any enterprise which was conducted on a
scale of less magnitude.
Startling Effect.
Upon entering the main hall from the
startling. The immense floor space has
been filled with gracefully constructed
booths which line the walls on either side
with two rows. dividing the width of the
floor into thcee aislcs. allowing sufficient
floor accommodations for the immense
thronGs which are sure to Test the ca
pacity OF the great building. The effect
from the main entrance will be bewilder-
ing. The colors for the decorations of
the booths and surroundings were studied
cut with the utmost care, and magnifi-
cent rainbow effect is produced by the
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A Fitting Background.

! bunting as one gazes down the long line
OF well-filIed stalls.
A Fitting Background.
AS fitting background looms up the
unique quarters of Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter and of B. B. French Lodge.
Each OF these bodies occupies an immense
| space, which is inclosed within a high
wall, IN keening with the general charac
ter of the booths on the main floor.
This wall is broken by the openings for
the exhibition booths and for the en-
frances to the entertainments which will
| be maintained within. The Mastodonic
Museum Of Mount Vernon Chapter will
be housed in a reproduction of the old
mansion at the home of Washington, the
red roof of which will be seen above the
inclosure and add to the general appear
ance Of the hall. On the west side of the
hall and protruding to equal height will
be seen the domes OF the Moorish struc-
ture that will house the moving picture
machine which will be kept in constant
motion for the entertainment of the
crowds which it is expected to attract.
The Electrical Display
The electrical display in the hall will be
another attractive feature. The number
of lamps in the building has been more
than doubled and in each OF the seven
hundred lanterns of fancy design and COL
ors that will hang from the ceiling will
be a glistening electric globe.
The offices of the executive and other
committees will be in the annex building.
but the executive officers, including Presi-
dent Thomas. Secretary Ryder and Treas
urer, Mckenzie. will find quarters in he
main lobby adjoining the coat room.
Opening Ceremonies.
The ceremonies attending the opening
of the fair will be most effective, it be-
ing planned that at a given signal the
music shall start. all of the decorative
lights be thrown on. the assembled mem
bers of the executive committee, the
board of control the Masonic Fair Asso-
citation, and the Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict rise TO their feet and the fair be
declared open. On the opening night
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! feature of interest will be the presence
Newsboys' Band whose young members
have attained remarkable results in the
short time that they have been at work
The purpose of the fair, as was that of
/ the former one held In 1885 Is to raise
money to assist in the building Of tenn
| pie in this city that shall be national in
| its characteristics and a suitable compan-
! ion to the magnificent Government build
/ ings that are now contemplated. The
subject was first broached in Columbia
| CommandeTy in the latter part of 1897.
At their invitation representatives who
were appointed from the forty-one Ma
1 sonic bodies met at the National Rifles
Armory. November q, 1897, and effected
an organization. From this beginning the
work was undertaken, and in April. 1898.
4 fair lasting two and n half waak- rc..sd
| $is,530.G9 The gross receipts amounted
to 72416.1i. including s17. 1880 received
from the sale of season tickets. the half
dollar coming from a partially paid for
ticket.
With the proceeds OF the fair, supple
mented by the subscriptions of Masonic
bodies and individuals. amounting in all
to sS5, ,0G0 magnificent lot on the corner
of Thirteenth Street and New York Ave
nue.. at its intersection with II Street
northwest, was purchased, and the first
payment made.
Encouraged by Success.
Encouraged by the remarkable success
OF the former fair, and determined to
raise the debt on the property. meet
ing Of the representatives CT the several
Masonic bodies was called at Scottish
Rite Hall Saturday evening July 13. 1901
At this meeting the work OF the present
fair was decided upon, and several COM
mittees were created to outline the plan
Of organization.
The Masonic Temple Association lent
every encouragement to the movement
and guaranteed all bills that might be
contracted. The work of organization was
completed at a meeting held July 81
Since that date the work on the prepara-
tons for the fair have progressed rap
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bunting as one gazes down the long line
OF well-flled stalls.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
Lewis Academy Baseball Players are
Showing Ii in Vino Form.

The prospects of a good baseball team
in thte Lewis academy is brighter than il
has been in the last few wears The bows
are working hard and taking q great deal
Of interest IN playing. They have their
practice grounds in South Riverside park
and every evening after school il is q
scene of lively interest. Several OF last
year players are back with them again
and several new men have come in ana
SIRE Showing up well. Eol. last ytars
pitcher. IS in the box aEaiu and shows q
great Improvement over last yca- s work
Ire not oniy kaoHs how Jo twist ban
but great deal 81 hcalw1rls is notice.
able in his chrewins. Hatfield is In his
old place at second and Goios Eis usually
rne work AtCCluegore 8 trying hard for
arst base and Merrs i doing good work
% the ueid- Shelly. rrno rs everyone
knows IL always II tae same is piay-
Ing short ard can always he depended
on. AleN1nder is rtw man at the
academy, Gat is veteran ~ the same
OF tae other reN playgr trying fer posi-
lions ara Taylor Hlei-san. Copeland
ard Marshall. ef whom aIl are doius good
work. The tsau hsd 3. vers lntere sting
practice game Yesterday With the Fal--
mount team an ti1eir grounds tlltice &
crowd was out to see the same which
was inteTestias from start SO finish Roll
tossed thc fnii a.1e innings Tor the acsG-
eluT and Salter and Lewis lhrew Tor Far
n>ount- The score stood IN IS i'm favor
III The gEt IaHa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
TWO LOTS SELL HIGH.
North Main Street Property Brings
S5OO0-Owners viii Build,

H. NJ. Grafton. as the agent Of DR.. W.
". Minick. yesterday sold lots 50 and s.
on North Main street, to J. W. Walton
and James +. Pruyne, for $500 The new
owners expect TO ultimately build a fine
block on the lots.
The lots are located between First and
Second streets, on the west side OF the
street about the center of the block. On
one OF them is a one-story frame build
ing. which is Of little value.
Nothing IS a stronger proof Of the pros
porous condition of Wichita and the in
creasing value of the real estate OF this
city than the rise in the value OF these
lots. Three years ago Mr.. II. NJ. Grafton
sold these two lots and the twenty-five
feet adjoining. to the firm OF Crofts e
Reed Of Chicago for $1,000 4 year ago
Mr.. Grafton sold the two lots. or 50 feet,
to Dr. w ". AIinnick for $500, and the
other . feet 10 George Hayford for 5000.
DIT NIinnick sold his lots a an advance
Of 81 400.
Mr. Walton and Alr. Pruyne came to this
city about six weeks ago from Klngfisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08

Ike old Wichita. He took twenty more
men from here with him.
Mr.. Hardin Ebey yesterday sold lots
Il, IS, IS and #. on Laura avenue, Woll-
mans addition. to the National Home
and Building association, for $500. The
association will build two cottages on
the lots, It is stated.
J. z. Wolcott. OF Clay, Iowa, IS here
visiting his sister, Mrs. D. Z. Fuller. CT
South Emporia avenue. He is very much
pleased with Wichita, and thinks it has a
bright future. He backed mp his faith by
leaving some money to invest in city
property.
Mrs. D. Hays is working on a plan to
warm up the audience at the Paderewslzi
recital She is asking all her friends TO
wave their handkerchiefs IN applause
when he plays at the auditorium. This is
the form of applause used in his recitals
in the east and Wichita viii no doubt
join in.
w. B. Thockmorten is planning TO
build a 10-r0om house on his property
on the east side of Topeka avenue be-
tween Niurdock avenue and Eighth street
This house win be furnished in oak, and
win have every convenience that can be
supplied. and viii cost in the neighbor-
hood of $500.
yesterday Alr. George EaSton, OF Pratt,
called at the office Of the probate court
and wanted a marriage license. Mr.
Easton got one for his friend. Mr.. c. c.
Anender, q years old. of Pratt. and Miss
May Resell. 20 years old. of South Haven.
Mr.. w. H. Fitch, of this city, left yes
terday for Michigan.
Mrs. Basha E. Mcfarland and son, VIII
liam left Friday for their home near
Terre Haute, Ind. after delightful visit
of a month with their uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Story. and relatives
in the city and Dr. and Mrs. ]. A. Bright
of Kingisher. o. T. They were wei
pleased with Wichita and the character
of the farm land around Wichita, pre-
ferriEg this TO any they have seen west
of the Mississippi.
Mrs. Abb.e Hays. OF the Kelso School
of Music. has received q letter from Hugh
A. kelso IN regard 70 the Paderewski re-
c.tal April Il. Mr. Kelso says that in
Paderewski there is united the trained
nature OF man. the intellectual. the phys
zeal, the emotional-in the most evenly
balanced and highly developed state. so
FAR as pianlsts are concerned and that
the students Of the school and the gen
oral public should attend the recital.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
NEW OPTICAL PARLoRs.
Mr. F. w. Reed of Syracuse, ". Y,
Locales in Wichita

Mr.. +. Y. Reed. formerly Of Syracuse.
\ Y, has opened optical parlors at lls
East Douglas. Mr.. Reed came 10 Wichita
to visit his brother Frank \. Reed, and
while visiting here be was fav0rably i'm
pressed with tn Peerless Princess ard
decided TO locate here. He IS a graduate
optician and has had nine wears ex-
perience in his profession. His new par
Tors are at Us East Douglas avenue
where he has fitted up elegant ouces
equipped with the latest appliances and
instruments fer fitting glasses i'm difficult
cases Of refrActi0n. etc. Mr Reed has
located in Wichita permanently and him
self and wife VIII make their home with
Dir. Reed : brother, Frank, st - New
York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
Dreadful Attack of whoopins Cough.

Mrs Ellen Harrison Of 900 Park Ave.
Kansas City. No. writes az follows: Our
two children had a severe attack Of whOop-
Ing cough, one Of them In the paroxysm
at the nose. We tried everything we heard
of without getting relief we then called
in our family doctor who prescribed Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar. With the very first
dose they began TO improve and we feel
that it has saved their lives" Refuse
substitutes. Sold by G. Gehring. 80 East
Douglas; Geo. Van Werden. 32s North
Main; Wichita Drug Co, 1le East Doug
las
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08

Cd its growth from town Of q few thous-
and inhabitants 70 its present SIX
ore would never suspect from his APP
pesrance that Mr.. Ross IS nearly = years
Of age. lie is wonderfully active and
rarely misses day from his oiEcc- ar
Ross is a Mason ana a member 81 the
First Presby church. lie was A
sufferer from dyspepsia until he heard II
Kotol Dyspepsia cure. The following Is
bis opinion of the remedy Nhieh has done
SO much FOR him;
For several years. 7. Thomas J.. Boss.
also my wife. LYDIA J.. Ross. both 81
Topeka Kas.. suffered with tsat terrible
nalady known as dyspepsia or intises-
ton.
we commenced 70 use Kodol Dyspcp-
STA Cure on the recommendation OF eur
druggist. After taking one dose. aad in
side Of short time. all Of those terrible
pains and dyspepsia tormcnts had passed
away. Ny appetite also my wifes. came
back and our food could be enfoved
as when We were q. am now turning
- years Of age.
4 have not suffered one day with Iny
stomach since ] commenced 70 use Kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure. and I recommend it 20
all Of my fellow citizens TO DO you good.
and endorse Kodol Dyspepsia cure"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08

and regards this change as a promotion
for the city that may mean a great deal
more for her in the future. II is stated
that out of 1877 recruits sworn in during
February in the Kansas City field, "a
came from the station here in the city.
Captain Berry swore in the following re-
cruits yesterday: For infantry service
in the Philippines. Albert D. Dark, aged
q, farmer. Comanche, o. T.; Sam Fisher,
aged q, farmer Perry, o. T.; for the
field artillery at Fl. Leavenworth, Martin
L. Bales, aged %, farmer. Danville, Ky;
for the cavalry at Fort Grant, Ariz.,
Montgomery c. Jacobs, aged a. farmer,
st. Louis, Mo.
Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys and
bladder right. Don't delay taking. Sold
by G. Gehring. 400 East Douglas; Geo.
Van Werden, S2S North Main; Wichita
Drug Co., 10 East Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
IMPORTING ENGLISH DOGS.
English Papers BewaiI the Loss Ct
Some Royal CANNES.

London. April r." Some citizens Of
America continue 10 run away with the
cracks from many OF our kennels" says
the field. and not content with our bull
dogs. they have raided our beagies. The
latter are usually understood % be bet
ter in the United States than here. Now
we hcsr that a couple and a half Of our
very best beagles were this week sent
from T. Johnsonc kennels at White
Church 70 Mr. Rockefeller. They are
named Caution. Poison and Pompey. The
hrst named IS expected TO heat all the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
ORGANIZE FOR WORK
Pupils OF Miss Thompson VIII Have
Class Of Their Own

Yesterday afternoon the pupils of Miss
Mayme Thompson gathered at her stu
do, 453 North Lawrence. for the pur-
pose of organizing an Interpretation class.
The object in view is the study Of roper
toire and artistic Interpretation Of the
best modern and classical works.
Each pupil is expected, after careful
study OF piece, to play it before the
class. after which it viii be analysed
and discussed as to proper Interpretation.
thus adding to the pupils repertoire a
knowledge Of 4 large amount of musical
literature.
The following pupils took part at the
first meeting; Katharine Jackson, Ma
bel Dyal. Helen Hershberger. Anna Roo
ney. Beruidine Eimhause, Alice Camp
bell; al playing from memory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
James Howard Wings Pelican, Meas
urinu Over EiQht Feet.

James Howard killed the largest pelican
ever seen in this part of the country at
the Eight to Two game preserve in
Pratt county, yesterday morning at 5
o'clock. The bird measures eight feet
and four inches from tip TO tip OF the
wings. and it weighs twenty pounds. He
brought the bird to Wichita yesterday
morning. and he expects to mount it.
Many rare specimens of birds are found
in Pratt county. Gerald Volk last week
killed what he believes to be a Norwegian
gull at the same place. a man who was
driving along the road in Pratt county
saw what is believed from his descrip-
ton to have been a stork. 1t is the first
one ever seen in this section.
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates, and will not constipate like near
~ all other cough medicines. Refuse sub
stitutes. Sold by G. Gehring, 100 East
Douglas; Geo. Van Werden, S2S North
Main; Wichita Drug Co., 10 East Doug
las