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Maccabee Notes.

In addition 70 the assistance render
ed last week to Sir knight Seratte. who
had his child burned to death. his wife
10 die from burns received in trying TO
save the child. and whose earthly pos
sessions were all burned about ten days
or two weeks ago, the State command
er has taken the matter in hand and
laid IT before the different tents as fast
as he could reach them. with splendid
results. Anacostia. National. Brookland,
and District Tents have each made lib
eral appropriations.
The State commander installed the Of
fcers Of Brookland Tent. No. 2. on
Tuesday night last This tent is com
posed Of the best citizens of that sub
burban town. and is steadily growing.
District No. will close the month
of July with 100 members.
The officers OF Brightwood Tent No 5.
were installed last Tuesday night by
Past Commander Thomas, the State
commander not being able to be pres
ent.
Sir Knight W. R. Van Horn has been
elected. and installed record keeper of
Brightwood Tent. No. 5.
Georgetown Tent. No. s. will initiate
large class next Monday night
Sir Knight J. W. Norman has been
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Faith Lodge Session.

The second regular meeting of Faith
Lodge, No. ii. of the Independent Order
of Good Templars. was held last even
ing in Odd Fellows Hall. Thirty-first
Street. Miss Maude Richardson, chief
templar. presided. The chair gave fra
ternal greetings to visitors from Perse-
verance, Silver Star. and Minnehaha
lodges. OF the Grand Lodge officers
there were present Grand Templar Rus
sell. the grand superintendent, Mrs
Narrower; Grand Secretary Bryson, and
Assistant Grand Secretary Herbert Bry-
SON The record of the proceedings OF
the institution of the lodge. as made by
the grand secretary. was read by that
officer At the conclusion of routine
business a drill in the marshaTs march
was had, conducted by the grand tenn
plar. Miss Greaves presided at the or
gan.
The program. Mrs. Dugan. chairman
of the committee. included brief ad-
dresses upon How to Build Up the
Lodge" by Messrs. Smith and Lenz and
Mrs. Belt and Mrs. Waters. and an ex-
tended description and contrast Of con-
ditions in America and Europe as these
relate TO temperance work and temper
ance workers. by Mr.. Bryson. He spoke
from the standpoint of personal exper-
fence in both countries.
The chief templar announced the
chairmen of several committees TO serve
during the first quarter
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LYNCHERS' CRY HEARD
At CONEY ISLAND
Mob of a Thousand Tries to String
Shooter to a Telegraph Pole.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-Among the at
fractions of Coney Island today there
was an attempt at lynching when George
Bove of so Mott Street, Manhattan,
pulled a pistol and. after running fight.
shot Patrick Burns, a railroad en-
pIoye, severely wounding him Burns
dropped TO the ground when hit, and the
crowd. thinking that he was dead, raised
a cry of Lynch HIM" The police ar
rested Bove, but he was dragged from
their hands and would have been strung
to a telegraph pole II the reserves had
not appeared on the scene and rescued
him. In order to do this they had to
fght a mob OF a thousand persons mad
with anger
In the rush to escape from the re-
serves members of the mob knocked
down and trampled on women. and three
of them who had tainted were attended
by an ambulance surgeon before they
could return home.
Policemen Battersey. Snyder, and
Adams were on the scene and seized
George Bove, but before they could
take him 10 the station the mob
surged around them, broke their grasp
upon the prisoner and were hustling him
away when the reserves arrived. spurred
to greater speed by the threats OF lynch
ing heard on all sides. They wrested
Bove away from his captors, who fed
to escape arrest.
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elected and installed record keeper OF
King David Tent. No. H.
Benton T. Doyle. the candidate for
city Auditor. is a Maccabee. and a men,
Der Of National Tent. No. 1.
C. A. Bladen. department State com
mander from Alexandria, Va, visited
National Tent No. 1. last Monday night.
The officers of National Tent. No. l.
will be Installed next Monday night
class of about fifteen Will be initi-
ated In District Tent. No. S. next Thurs
day night
District Tent. No. s. will take it's
place by the end OF August. among the
largest five tents in the District of Co
lUmbia
Sir Knight E. p. Ellis was installed
commander of Brookland Tent, No. 2
last Tuesday night
The Maccabees. under the present
management In this city. are proving
themselves to be a great fraternal or
genization. by their assistance to those
in distress
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White Ribboners Meet.

west End Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union held a meeting Wednes-
day last at "Smitholin," the suburban
residence of Mrs. Clinton Smith. the
president of the District Union. Mrs.
Elizabeth II. Catching. vice president of
west End Union, presided. She read a
letter from Mrs. Ruth NJ. G. Pealer.
the absent president. which was re-
ceived with applause. The devotions
were led by Mrs. e. S. wescott, of
Cleveland Park, the first president OF
the union, who made interesting re-
marks.
letter was read from a member of
the union now travelling around the
world Miss Belle Pettigrew. sister of
ex-senator Pettigrew. carried letters
OF introduction from the District presi-
dent to the unions in Burmah, India.
China, Japan and the Philippines. Her
letter told of the unions in those coun-
tries and their good work.
When Mrs. G. p. Grandfeld. the Dis
trict treasurer. told of the worlds con-
vention just closed in Geneva, Switzer-
land, Swiss flag was displayed. All the
delegates voted to take Up the subject
of scientific temperance instruction
and Mrs. Mary H. Hunt was made the
head of that departemnt for the
worlds. The subject OF caring for emf
grant girls was discussed and has also
been adopted by representatives of all
the nations AFFILIATED. Ambassadors Of
the countries interested have been con-
suited and preventive work viii be
pushed. All of the officers of the worlds
w. G. T. U. have been reelected, in
Guiding Lady Henry Somerset as presi-
dent. She has declined reelection to
the PRESIDENCY of the British Woman's
Temperance Association in favor OF
Lady Rosalind. Countess OF Carlisle.
Visitors present who were called on
for remarks were Mrs. ]. E. Amos. OF
North Capitol Union; Mrs. L. D. Mer-
rick, of lie Droit Union; Mrs. Walter
Brown. OF Georgetown: Miss Temple. OF
the Berlitz School OF Languages; Mrs.
Mcmillan and Miss Hough. Mrs. &C. w
Gallagher. of Rust Hall, spoke of the
nobility of the motive of the work
humbly undertaken and the marvellous
success by which it had been corwned,
Little Myra Davis, a member of the
Anna Gordon Y Cradle Roll, recited q
poem holding In her arms doll from
Paris. who having dutifully signed the
pledge is now a temperance doll.
Mrs W. f. De Riemer, District cor
responding secretary, gave notice OF
the annual convention 20 be held Oc-
toble q and 2S, IN the Sunday school
house OF Calvary Baptist Church Mrs.
Shellan, the recording secretary, was
detained from being present by work In
connection with the Anti-Saloon
League.
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FTdteTndl.

past chief ruler; John Middleton. CHIEF
ruler; Harry Jordon. deputy ruler;
George w. Rue. recording secretary
Ladue McGill, financial secretary; B.
f. Mcfarland. treasurer; c. c. Mills
levite; John Killman, inside guard
Glenwood Allen, outside guard: George
w. Shoemaker. chaplain.
The committee on the proposed neck
tie social made an encouraging report
Secretary George w. Rue and Chief
Ruler John Middleton will in the neal
future, it is announced. institute 8
junior tent for boys and also a female
tent. Under the good OF the order
speeches were made by George W. Rue
George w. Shoemaker, John Middleton
William V. Mason, John Killman
Charles Smith. Murray Allen and c. G
Mills.
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Most people are far beneath me-" re-
marked "Steeple Jack" Charles B. Lu-
kens. as he dabbed white paint on the
fagpole on top of The Times Building
Eighty feet below the daring aerial
artist. with uplifted faces. a large crowd
had assembled in the street and was
gazing intently at the mans operations.
You see. I'm what you might call a
high liver" he said to a Times reporter.
with whom he was carrying on a con-
versation by means OF frequent shouts.
Now the greater the elevation
reach the better 1 like it. Why, IT
would be like eating blackberry pie for
me to dine while on the tip of the shaft
reaching above the Postof1ce Building
The crowd in front OF The Times
Building gradually increased in num-
bers They looked at Charles. and
Charles looked at them. Both were i'm
mensely pleased.
Il always like a whole bunch of pe0-
pie to get around when I'm doing a job
like this The sight inspires me. It
somehow recalls to my mind what an
awful high-rolIer 1 am. after all"
Are you in any way related to Polar
bear?" the scribe asked.
'Ohl my goodness, no; but some of
my ancestors we're Highlanders. That s
how I inherited the desire TO spend most
of my time high up
Just then the steeple jack edged up
the pole some distance. and his voice
could not be heard so we'll The crowd
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COL. BARRY TO BE MADE
A BROADER GENERAL

The promotion of Col Thomas II. Bar
~ TO be trigadier general. vice Brig.
Gen Leonard Wood. promoted TO be ma
jor general, has been decided upon by
the President and Secretary Root He
will be elevated to the rank of brigadier
general on August IS Colonel Barry is
now adjutsnt general Of the Department
of the East and is stationed at Govern
Or's Island.
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SCHOONER CAPTAIN
DROWNED IN COLLISION
Big Steamboat on Way From New York
Runs Down Aged Sailing Craft.

KINGSTON, n. Y, July 1s.-The
steamer Central Hudson. formerly the
James W. Baldwin. of the Central-Hud-
son Line. ran into and sunk the schoon-
er Reliance. loaded with brick, near
Esopus lighthouse early today. Calvin
Delaney, OF Nyack, n Y, captain OF the
Reliance. was drowned. his crew being
unable to reach him on account Of the
steamer City OF Troy happening along
and backing water.
The Reliance was built seventy years
ago and was one Of the oldest schooners
along the Hudson River. With the ex-
ception of Captain Delaney. the mem
bers OF the crew were rescued.
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PATRIOTIC.
The Minute Men.


At the regular assembly of Minute
Men, Monday evening, large delegations
from the Spanish War Veteran asso-
Citations of the District were present by
invitation. accompanied by Adjutant
General Dryer and Capt. George West
Byron. Col NJ. A. Winter and Iieut
Col f. r. Campbell explained in de-
tail the object of the patriotic military
organization of Minute Men. when the
young veterans expressed q unanimous
wish to join the regiment and signed
formal applications for active member
ship. The executive board took favor
able action, and the recruits were di-
Vided into two groups. designated, re-
spectively. as Company and Company
b. First Battalion. First Regiment of
the District of Columbia Minute Men.
and Leon Barnett was unanimously
elected captain Of Company A. and Will
lard w. Smith elected captain of Com
pany b. The company organizations
will be completed by Monday evening,
and commissions will be issued to the
new officers after examination by the
regtmental board.
TWO additional companies of young
veterans will be organized at an early
date, completing the First Battalion of
the regiment, which viii be armed with
fintlock muskets, similar to those used
during the period of the War of the
Revolution.
Much interest and enthusiasm was
aroused by patriotic reminiscent ad-
dress by Gen. Thomas III. Mckee.
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DEATH ENDS FIFTY YEARS
OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE
George A. Fairfield Dies While Visiting
His Son at Saco, Me.

News Of the death Of George A. Fair
field, who was an employe of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey for more than half
a century. has caused deep sorrow
among his numerous friends here. Mr..
Fairfield died at Saco, Me-, where he
went TO visit his son.
Mr.. Fairfield was a son of the late
governor OF Maine. He was born March
l. 1929. At an early age he graduated
from Bowdoin College, and then entered
the Survey service. In recognition of
his ability he was promoted with regu-
larity, and at the time OF his death was
assistant officer In charge OF the ONCE.
He Is survived by a widow, a son, and
three daughters, two married.
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Drill Corps on Excursion.

The drill corps Of Columbia Command
cry, No. 2. K T., gave its third annual
excursion 70 Marshall Hall yesterday
and last night. Several hundred visi-
tors joined with the members OF the
commandery and their ladies in a very
enjoyable affair. There were athletic
sports in the afternoon and a band con-
cert and fireworks In the evening. Boats
left the city at 10 a. M, 2:30. $50. and
6:45 p. N. The excursion was designed
for the benefit Of the fund which is be-
ing raised to carry the commandery to
the triennial conclave at San Francisco.
The following committee was in
charge Of the excursion: Jackson Blair.
chairman; Charles Long, secretary, and
G. o. Kneessi. treasurer. The honorary
Judges of the athletic events were
Henry L. West, Richard Sylvester. and
r. u. hewitt. The athletic exercises
were IN charge of a committee headed
by Samuel W. Stinemetz and Frank X.
Raymond, with r. A. Sebrlng as clerk OF
course, Professor John Crossley as
starter. and Fred w. Behrens. Thomas
b. Walker and William @. Long timers.
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Officers Installed.

The following new officers have been
installed by Valley Forge Council, No.
81. Junior Order of American Mechanics:
Councillor. Ralph Steinhardt; vice coun-
cillor. Emanuel Hartsall; secretary, c.
T. Cathcart; financial secretary, D. Luz
ther Smith: treasurer. David Goldsmith
conductor, Joseph l.. Levy; warden. J.
w. Dickerson; inside sentinel, W. II.
Outrich; outside sentinel, c. w.
Coats; trustee. Joseph l. Levy; repre-
sentatives to state council, David Gold
smith, d. Luther Smith, Emanuel Hart
sail; representative TO Essex F. B. A..
David Goldsmith, c. E. Scaggs. Deputy
State Councillor David Goldsmith was
the installing officer OF the occasion.
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Odd Fellows Excursion.

The excursion given TO Marshall Hall
under the auspices Of the I. o. o. f. help
committee Friday was well patronized.
and the fund for the Odd Fellows Home
in the interest of which the excursion
creased as a result.
The committee in charge of the ex-
cursion provided an entertaining pro-
gram of arnusements. including a tub
race. swimming race. running races.
three-legged race. potato races, and
baseball games. Considerable interest
was shown in a game of ball between
two picked mines, captained by Past
Grand Master John 1. Brown and Grand
Marshal E. ". Bradford, respectively.
: Last year the "Brads" and the
Browns" as the mines have been
named by the fraternity. met in three
contests. and in each the Browns were
vanquished. They hoped to begin this
season by winning from their old-time
rivals. but after five long innings Of ex-
ceptional baseball playing. in which the
work OF both sides was about equally
brilliant, they gave up the task, and
both sides retired from the field to
where the ladies had provided lunch,
and tried to forget the terrible strife in
the enjoyment OF the contents of the
baskets and the box of cigars won by
the ''Brads," but generously divided
with their rivals. The score at the
close stood Is to in favor Of the
"Brads."
The teams were made up as follows:
The Browns-Morris. catcher; Bra
shears. pitcher; Brown. first base; Wise
shortstop; Hogan, center field; Blaine,
second base; Cutter. third base; Gates
right field, and Brockman, left field. The
Brads-Burley. third base; Nash, center
field; Chisholm, second base; Conner,
catcher; Bradford, shortstop; Gwynne
right field; Wolfe. pitcher; Dorsey, first,
and NeviIs. left field
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Charitable.

accommodated at the Home. which is
spaciously located in the middle Of an
acre and a half Of shaded ground. The
little ones return from their short va
cation rejuvenated in body and with
fund of pleasant days in memory to
enliven the dull winter of their sad
little lives. Mrs. Davenport is president
OF the Homo association, with Mrs. Sat
terlee, wife Of the bishop, as one of the
coadiutators. vice president.
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WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Mckinley Circle Outing.

On Monday evening several members
Of the Mckinley Circle met at the
Lannsbury Institute. 1116 Tenth Street
to discuss business and social matters
the latter with reference to a proposed
outing at Colonial Beach. 1t was de-
cided to have the president, Mrs. S. L.
Avery. go to the Beach on Thursday and
arrange for the members of the club TO
join her for a few days outing In July.
On Tuesday evening the Lannsbury
Dramatic Circle. eighteen members OF
whom were present, met for rehearsal
several prominent young people taking
part in a most interesting drama to be
played later for a worthy charity.
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officers of Grand Lodge Installed.

At the meeting of the Grand Lodge,
i. o. o. F., held Thursday night at Odd
Fellows Hall. in Seventh Street north
west. the bylaws and rules of the re-
Gently organized Odd Fellows Home AS
ISOLATION OF the District of Columbia
were submitted to the Grand Lodge and
ratified by that body. The Home Asso-
citation committee will hold a meeting
in the early part of August. at which
time steps will be taken to effect bet
ter organization and take means to Sc
cure site for the proposed home.
The home committee consists of the
following officers and directors: Presi-
dent, f. W. Bradford: vice president. w.
H. Mcneil; secretary, J. J. Porter. and
treasurer, J. T. Petty. The board of di-
rectors consists of the above officers in
addition to the following: Mrs. Ella B.
Russ. George z. COLLISION, John 1. Brown,
Philip Walker. and ]. II. Crew.
In addition to the ratification of the
bylaws the meeting was devoted to the
installation OF the grand officers elected
on Wednesday night, and to the install
lation of the following appointed officers
and committees: Grand marshal. Philip
Walker; grand conductor, A. r. Yermil-
lion; grand chaplain, d. d. Love; grand
guardian, w. G. Philips; grand herald,
Milton B. Hundley. and grand represen-
tatives. Messrs. steir and Allen.
The committees approved were creden-
tails, returns. finance, appeals, supervis-
ion, printing. state of the order, by
laws, and Rebekah lodges.
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White Eagle Council.

At the. last meeting OF White Eagle
Council, No. 4. Degree of Pocahontas.
held at Four and-a-half and G Streets
southwest. the newly-elected officers
were installed by Past Pocahontas Mrs.
E. J. Plaskett as follows: Prophecies
Mrs. o. p. Miller: Pocahontas. Mrs. a.
G. Cogswell; Wenonah, Mrs J. NJ. Gill
bert; Powhatan. A. H Wall.
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Working Boys Home.

The Working Boys Home has been
rather depleted Of its membership dur
ing the past week. Dan Dorne and
Malcolm Trowbridge, two OF the older
lads. left on Monday for their home in
Atlanta, Ga. They were general fav-
orites and are greatly missed among
the boys. Edward Malcolm, another OF
the older boys, left for unknown reasons,
and Clarence Murray is going into the
country on Monday.
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Sunday School Outing.

Sunday School Outing.
The Sunday school OF the Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church Is
arranging to hold its annual outing in
Hungerford's Grove. between Congress
Heights and Oxen Hill. Nd. on Tuesday
next. 1t is proposed to provide amuse-
ments on large scale. shooting
match at clay pigeons is scheduled 10
occur at the same place in the afternoon
between members OF the Anacostia Gun
Club.
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Good Templar Program,

Good Templar Program,
Perseverance Lodge held it's regular
meeting last Saturday evening in Scot
fish Rite Hall. e1O Pennsylvania Avenue,
with a large attendance Of it's members
and visitors from Minnehaha and Silver
Star Lodges. l. l.. Corby, lodge deputy,
presided. At the conclusion OF routine
business came the usual social session,
followed by an impromptu program, in
which responses were given as follows:
BY Grand Templar Russell, an address
commencing the lodge for it's loyalty TO
the order and its fraternal regard for
sister lodges; by Mrs. Emma Corby, vice
templar, piano recitals; by Past Chief
Templar Daley, an address descriptive OF
special features of Faith Lodge. the
new member in the circle, and bespeak-
ing fraternal help from sister lodges;
by Miss Beatrice tombstone, piano solos
by J. Rollfe, treasurer, an address de-
scribing the fruits of intemperance in
the northeast section Of the city. as
these are gathered in at the Ninth
precinct. and noting the demand for
more Good Templar work in Friendship
Lodges Jurisdiction; by Miss Tennyson
an address congratulating the lodge on
It's prosperity; by Miss Blanche Neff
acting secretary, an address emphasiZ-
ing the appeal by Miss Tennyson in be-
half OF the lodge finances. and addresses
by several others on parallel lines. at
the conclusion OF which refreshments
were served by Mr.. Mcdonald and his
committee.
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Episcopal Hospital Report.

The Episcopal Eye. Ear, and Throat
Hospital during the last year has large
~ Increased its sphere of usefulness.
Over three thousand patients were
treated OF these a good majority were
free and although the institution is
under the control OF the Episcopal
Church the following excerpt from ,he
table Of religious beliefs Of the patients
shows that neither race nor creed is bar
red when IT requires ministration.
Seven hundred and eighty-nine Baptists
as compared with 73s Episcopalians and
642 Methodlsts with $40 Roman Catho-
lies demonstrate this fact.
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Graduated From Junior Society.

A large audience assembled at the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church last
Friday evening TO witness the gradual
ing exercises of the Junior Christian
Endeavor Society. The superintendent.
Miss Ardel Payne. concluded the exer-
cises, which were opened with prayer by
Rev. w. 1. Harris. Miss Eva Bond de-
livered the salutatory and Miss Alice
King the valedictory. The Rev. Finley
b.. sapp, of the H Street Church, ad-
dressed The class and conferred the
diplomas.
The graduates were the Misses Alice
King, Eva Bond. Bell Stewart, Elsie Al
len. Sadie Ridgeway, and Edna Colburn
At a joint meeting Of the senior and
junior societies the graduates were in
troduced to the senior society.
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Lawn Party by Rescue League.

The Woman's Rescue League gave a
lawn party and entertainment at Fair
view. Chevy Chase, last evening. The
following program was given: Whlstling
solo. by A. B. Griffith. accompanied by
Claude A. Lindsey; Runaway Girl, -
fancy dance. Mabel Cosgrove; recitation.
Furniture Man" Erwin Cosgrove; vocal
solo, Mrs. Stella Raymond. The affair
was a success and gathered in much
coin Of the realm which will enable
the League to relieve many cases of
restitution among the poor in this city.