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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
Victims of Accidents and Illness

Edward Johnson. young colored resident
Of College Park, was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital last night about 10 o'clock
for gunshot wound of the left side. The
wound he stated, was accidentally inflicted
while he was skylarking with some friends.
Frank Hamilton. colored forty years old,
was taken to the Emergency Hospital, from
1905 G street northwest, yesterday after.
noon suffering from an attack Of cramps
His home is at 1914 B street southeast
Edward Jackson, colored, living at or
Delaware avenue southwest became i'll yes
terday afternoon near Maryland avenue
and Az street. He was treated at the
Emergency Hospital.
Clara Harris colored twenty-five years
old. INDUCED in some wood alcohol yester-
day afternoon. and 1t was not until after
she had swallowed 1t that she discovered it
vas not gin. She was made sick and was
taken to the Emergency Hospital. The
woman recovered In short time and was
able to return home
John Coster, forty-eight years old, fell on
the sidewalk on Louisiana avenue yester-
day afternoon about o. clock and sustained
fracture of the left leg. The injured man.
whose home is at 91S 9th street northwest,
was taken to the Emergency Hospital He
will not be able to leave the hospital for
some time.
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Commencement at Fairmont Seminary.

Commencement at Fairmont Seminary.
The twelve graduates of Fairmont Semi
nary, with their friends, listened to an I'M
usually interesting address by Rev. Robert
M. Moore in the concert hall Of the semi
nary last evening. A short musical pro-
gram was furnished by the Lent-Kaspar
trio, and Mrs. j. w. Bischoff sang La
Traviata."
The diplomas were presented by Mr.. Ar
thur Ramsay, principal of the seminary
The members ofsthe graduating class are
Misses Elizabeth fPadgett, Jennie Jean
Smith, Bette Austin. John Vivian Gill, Ida
Lee Hancock. Bessie Lansburgh. Agnes
Lippincott, Ada5I.ea Norf1eet, Anne Rich
ardson. Lulie Simms, Edna May Wehlinger
and Mabel Wilson. z
The class exercises were held Monday
evening. Deserving of special mention on
this program was the Lamentation, by Miss
Mabel Wilson sof 0 Memphis, Tenn: the
charge to the juniors, by Miss Padgett,
daughter of Representative Padgett of
Tennessee. and the response, by Miss Kath-
leen Klutz. the young daughter of Repre-
sentative Klutz Of North Carolina.
The alumnaeb banquet was held at Tea
Cup Inn on Monday. with fifteen young la
dies present.
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FUNERAL OF CAPT. BALLoU.
Union Veteran Whose Death Occurred
at Siblev HOSPITAL.

Funeral services over the remains OF
Capt. Ballou OF Indiana were held this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Lees undertake
ing establishment and the body was in
TERED at Arlington. Captain Ballou died at
the Sibley Memorial Hospital yesterday. He
enlisted in the 51st Indiana Infantry at the
outbreak of the civil war. and became an
officer of his regiment. Later he served
with the 18th Indiana Cavalry. He was ap-
pointed clerk in the pension bureau sew
enteen years ago, and held the position up
to the time of his death. He Was very
popular among his associates and had q
large circle of friends He leaves a wife.
one son and one daughter, all of whom re-
side in Marion Ind.
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MASS of SORES
Awful Sufferingof a Boy
From an Itching
HumOur.
CURED BY Gy7T0GyRA
Not One Square Inch of
Skin ON His Whole Body
Was Unaffected.

my little son. boy Of ave broke out with an
itching rash Three doctors prescribed for him. but
be kept getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised me to try
a certain medical college, but Its treatment did
not do any good. At the time was induced to
try Cuticura Remedies be was 20 bad that had
to cut his hair Of and put the Cuticura Ointment
on him on .andages as 1t was impossible to touch
him with the bare hand. There was not one
square inch of skin his whole body that was not
affected. He was one mass of sores. The band
ages used to stick to his skin and in removing
them 1t used to take the skin on with them, and
the screams from the poor child were heart
breaking. / began to think that he would never
get well. but after the second application Of Cuti
cura Ointment / began to see signs Of improve
ment. and with the third and fourth application
the sores commenced tseary up. His skin peeled
of twenty times but 1T finally yielded to the
treatment used the Cuticura Resolvent for his
blood and now canasay that he is entirely cured,
and stronger snda healthier boy you never saw
than he is today
ROBERT wATTAM.
1922 Center Ave-. sChlcago. ILL.,. Dec. 30, 1897
No return in six years.. Mr. Wattam writes, Feb.
49, 1908.
Your letter Of the 21st in regard to the case
OF my little boy atsshand 1 am truly thankful to
say that the cure enacted by the Cuticura Rem.
sdies has been q mast thorough and successful
cure to date
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ANNUAL CARNIVAL.
Pupils Of Miss Shreve Entertain Large
Audience.

The annual May carnival by the pupils
of Miss Cora B. Shreve was given last
evening at the New National Theater be-
fore an audience of little folks and big
folks. all Of whom were apparently highly
entertained. AS usual. the program con-
sisted largely of individual numbers, but
with a good ensemble and well-trained
chorus. Little Miss Selma Sellinger won
much applause by her rendition of the
Message of the violets,' assisted by Miss
Margaret Poole Second honors fell to
Miss Gladys Wilkinson and Master Frank
Howard. who sang duet, with ensemble
entitled What Beautiful world IMs
Would Be-" Another number which was
well received was the Swing song py
two tiny tots, Anita and Thee. Onterdinger.
A feature of the second part was the
national dances. In the Spanish dance
Miss Helen Berens and Master Irwin Cos
grove appeared; in the French, MISS Elsie
Worth had the leading part: Scotch MISS
Elsie Davis; German, Miss Caroline scott
and Master Wallace Yater; japanese, MISS
Selma Sellinger; Irish, Miss Hilda ana
Master Robert Berberich; American, MISS
Audrey johnson, with Miss Mabel Cosgrove
appearing as the Goddess or Liberty.
The program was participated In by the
following children: Miss Anita and Master
Leo Offterdinger, Miss Esther Lohrer, MISS
Frances Fitzgerald, Miss Adrienne Shreve,
Master Fred Berens, Miss MadoIn Smth-
son, Little Helen Quinn. Little Margaret
Buckley, Master Irwin Cosgrove. Miss
Mamie Schuyler, Miss Gladys Wilkinson,
Miss Henrietta Berens. Master Frank How
ard, Miss Minnie Emmner, Miss Elsie Davis,
Miss Ethel Schaefer. Miss Nellie Lambert
Miss Rita Addison, Miss c. Aurelia Bre-
tow, Miss Marie MalitEer, Miss Clara May
Frank, Miss Augusta Hill, Miss May Quinn'
Miss Margaret DAILY. Little Margaret ELL
wood, Miss Mabel Coldenstroth, Miss MAUD
Holland, Miss Stella Raymond. Master
Clifton Whyte, Miss E. Worth, Miss Viola
Mallet. Miss c. McGraw, Miss Ola Emm-
ner, Miss Catharine Howard, Master u.
Bonini, Little Harriet Pruett Miss Janette
Eisemann, Little Margaret Poole. Beatrice
Cosgrove, Miss Ida Marmaduke. Miss
Catharine McGraw, Stuart Dewey, Law,
renee Hellar, Lewis Beauregard. Earl
Schuyler, Theodore Offterdinger, Maurice
Kohner, Fred A. Thuee, Joseph Buckley,
Edwin Schuyler, Margaret Buckley. Melia
Hellriegell, Lillian Vermillion. Helen How
ard, Ellanora Cohen Fannie Rich, Isabelle
Tracey, Dorothy Buckley, Helen Fiamer,
Sylvia Saks, Louise Beauregard, &. Amene
Bretow Rena Benton, Julia Kahner, Matte
Rawlings, Josephine Gibson, Marie Harvey,
Katharine Hendricks, Pauline Cohen, Ger
trude and May Quinn.
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a MAY nHcHr CONCERT.
The Madonna in Music, Poetry and
Art

Last night at Holy Cross Academy Rev.
DR. Shahan of the Catholic University gave
a lecture on Our Lady in English Me-
diaeval Poetry" which was very greatly
enjoyed The senior pupils as their con-
tribution to a Madonna night rendered a
charming program of musical and poetic
compositions as follows:
Chorus vocal class: Ave Maria" Ros-
SIM. Miss Manning: poem, Miss A. M.
o'Toole; Ave Maria" Dana, Miss Gala
CHER; poem. Miss Whyte; Ave Maria, :"
Raff. Miss Harms; violin, Miss Dillon; harp,
Miss O'Toole; piano. Miss Curtis; ave
Maria" Misses Byrne and O'Brien; poem.
Miss Harms: Ave Maria" Mascheroni,
Miss Manning; chorus, Rubinstein, vocal
class; Ave Maria,'' Gounod, Miss Gala
gher; violin. Miss Dillon: harp, Miss
OToole; piano. Miss Gilhooly. The an
nunciation-Prologue Miss Hastings; poem,
the senior class; vocal solo. Miss Harms;
accompaniment, plano, harp, violins; semi
chorus, Ave Maria" vocal class.
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7 4 E T h E A 7 E R.
"soldiers of Fortune. y

The Edwin Arden Company will begin
it's fourth week at the Columbia next
Monday night with Robert Blossoms sue
cessful play, Soldiers of Fortune The
book is by Richard Harding Davis and
was prepared for the stage by Augustus
Thomas. This play was seen in Washing
ton last spring, but previous to that 1T
had run of $50 nights in New York at
the Savoy Theater. All four acts are laid
in the picturesque environment of Olan-
cho, South America. Mr.. Arden will be
seen as the civil engineer, a type of re-
sourceful American and man of action.
The sale of seats for this production
opens at the box office tomorrow morning
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
Decree Nesting Title.

Justice Anderson, In Equity Court No. 1,
has signed decree vesting the title to the
real estate of Louise A. Wek, valued at
$1,000 In her daughter. Dorothy Weik.
Mrs. Weik, while residing at Sioux Falls.
s. D., made a will in which she gave
the property to the American Security and
Trust Company of this city to hold for
her daughter, Dorothy. and further de-
vised the property to the daughter, and in
event of her death during her minority to
the heirs of Mrs. VIM. j. Hiss of Chicago.
The terms of the will. being considered
uncertain by Campbell B. Royston. the ex-
ecutor named therein. he instituted suit in
the District Supreme Court to have the will
construed
Attorney c. e. Emig represented the COM
plainant.
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Fencing Glass Scores.

An entertainment was given at Gunston
school last evening by M. Garguilos fenc-
ing class The program was opened with a
piano solo by Miss Mamie Shackelford who
played spindler's "Waldbachlein" This was
followed by the grand salute" the
Misses Eugenia Tate and Martha Edmond
son taking part. M. Gargiulo demonstrated
with Miss Lucy Mason. pupil the differ
ent thrusts. parties, counters, etc, and the
different styles OF French and Italian fenc-
ing.
The entertainment concluded with fencing
bouts, the scores of which follow: Miss Eu-
genia Tate. 5, and Miss Martha Edmondson.
4; Miss Eugenia Tate. 5, and Miss Marie
Brllnsor. 3; Miss Eugenia Tate, O. and Miss
Lucy Mason, 4; Miss Martha Edmondson. s.
and Miss Lucy Mason. 4; Miss Martha Ed
mondson. 5. AMI Miss Marie Brunson, 4:
Miss Lucy Mason 8. and Miss Marie Brun-
son, A: Miss Josephine Mason, A. and Miss
Eugenia Tate. ); Miss Josephine Mason, B.
md Miss Marie Erunsen, 3; Miss Josephine
Mason, Z, and Miss Martha Edmondson. /.
Among the invited guests were Countess
Cassini MIR. and Miss Postlethwaite Mrs.
Macauiey, Miss Seabrooke.
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Death of Clarence w. Dickey.

Mr.. Clarence w. Dickey, a well-known
marksman of the District National Guard.
died at the Garfield Hospital last night at
o'clock. Mr.. Dckey was fifty-six years
of age and had resided in the District about
fourteen years. He came to this city from
Ohio, and was for several years employed
in the pension office. His ability as a
marksman won for the District team the
championship of the United States, as he
hit the bulls eye at a critical moment.
The body will be taken to Ohio this after
noon on the @ o'clock train. Friends will
be allowed to view the body at Lees under
taking establishment. widow and three
children survive him.
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Last Days of Pompeii.

Pains elaborate pyrotechnic spectacle,
Last Days of Pompeii," viii be exhibited
at Fourteenth and H streets northeast dur
ing the week beginning June g. Four acres
of ground will be covered by the scenic
spectacle and nearly three hundred people
are employed in reproducing the tragic
scenes attending the destruction of the his
toric city. Incidentally there will be in
troduced chariot racing, pretty ballots, SEN
sational aerial and acrobatic acts, gladia
torial feats, impressive pageants and other
incidents supposed to be illustrative of the
life of the Pompeiians. Haley's full mill
tary band has been secured The portable
amphitheater seats fully ten thousand peo-
pie. At the conclusion of every perform
ance there will be an exhibition of PAINS
celebrated Manhattan Beach fireworks.
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Rebekah Lodge Box Party.

quite number of the members and
friends OF Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. /,
l. Q. o. F., gathered Monday evening to
enjoy the box party given for the benefit
OF the l. o. o. +. Home Association. The
entertainment was given in the lodge room
and musical program OF unusual excel
lence was rendered. The boxes, some of
which were handsomely decorated, were
sold at auction, Mr.. John H. Hogan play
ing the part of auctioneer. The amount
realized will be turned over to the I. O. o.
F. Home Association
The program was as follows: Two solos
by Miss Nellie Girard, piano solo by Miss
Marie Little, solo by Miss Edna Avery,
recitation by Otto Smith, piano solo by J.
W. Robinson.
Among the guests were Mrs. E. W. Noll
of @Nyack. N. Y; Mr.. Fred A. Sitter, SOW
ereign grand representative, and Mr.. E.
w. Bradford, grand warden of the I. o. o.
F. of the District of Columbia.
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Machinery for Operation of Bridge
Draw

The machinery which is to operate the
big draw In the new railway bridge is in
position and was tested for the first time
Monday. The massive steel structure, over
300 feet long, was swung to and fro on it's
central pivot several times Monday after
noon, and 1t is stated the machinery
worked satisfactorily. The cross ties for
the tracks across the darw are In place,
ready for the rails to be laid upon them
The draw is operated from a little steel
house on the top of the structure at its
center, and is controlled by one man. Dupli-
cate engines for the turning of the draw are
In place, so that should one become dis
abled the other will be ready to do the
work. The steel frame work of the little
house covering the turning engines is in
place. but the outside sheathing is yet to
be put on II.
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Polite Vaudeville.

Chase's next week will offer Paul Spa
doni, Les Trios Dumonds, Reno and Rich
ards, Winona Winter, Mary Dupont and
company Mark Sullivan. Clark and Flor
cite and Battle of the Yalu motion pic
lures. Paul Spadoni called 1.-THE modern
Atlas" will present a Herculean act that
Is said to surpass the work of the once
famous Sandow. His most sensational ex-
hibition is catching cannon balls of great
weight upon the back of his neck. Les
Trois Dumonds will give their novel Pa
risian street singing feature.
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last Meetine of the Season.

A large and enthusiastic audience attend
ed the last meeting of the season of the
New Hampshire Association at its hall last
evening. Arrangements were made for
conference Of delegation from the asso-
citation with Governor Bachelor and ex-
Governor Rollins at Concord during Old
Home week, looking toward the early
formation of national New Hampshire
Associa ton.
Features Of the entertainment of the
evening were singing of a New Hampshire
song by quartet, Messrs. Trivkey, Abbott.
Abbott and Kendall. The early history of
Hopkinton, N. H., by Mr.. H. H. Kimball;
recitations by Miss Lillian NJ Royce and
Major M. A. Dillon, and a collection of
storiettes by Mr.. Pitman Pulsifer.
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Why They Push It.

TITS pleasure to sell medicine when
our customers come in afterward and tell
us how much good 1t has done Them"
said Henry Evans, the popular druggist,
to Star man. and that is why we like
to sell and recommend Mi-o-na, the dys-
pepsia remedy.
ANY one who has dyspepsia. whose food
does not digest well, who has to take
thought as to what he can eat, and when
can leave so cents deposit at our store and
take home box of Mi-o-na and If the
remedy does not regulate his digestion
and cure his dyspepsia he can withdraw
his money on returning the empty box
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
Stock Burlesoue COMPANY.

Kernan's next offering will be the Ly-
ceum Theater stock burlesque company,
an organization which will number fifty
people, and will continue through the sum-
mer. This company will be run on the old
line of the .Bijou Theater stock company.
For the first week the company will pre-
sent two farces entitled, THE Kings Re-
ception" and THE Irish Justice" intro
ducing the full strength Of the company.
Monday evening, June 6, has been selected
as the date for Manager Eugene Kernan's
testimonial benefit,
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Changes in Revenue Cutter Service.

The following changes in the officers of
the revenue cutter service are reported:
Capt John F. Wild has been detached
from the command of the revenue cutter
Bear. on the Pacific station. and has been
placed on waiting orders. Capt. Wild is
now visiting In Baltimore.
Lieut.. James L. Sill has been detached
from the Window and ordered to the COM
mand OF the ne wcutter Mackanac, at New
York. The Mackinac is to be assigned to
duty on Lake Erie
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LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


Academy-"Queen of the White Slaves"
8 pm.
Chase's-Henry E. Dixey and polite
vaudeville, S:15 pm.
Columbia Edwin Arden in "a Gilded
Fool" S:1Rp.m
Kernan's-"The Tiger Lilies S:15 pm.
Lafayette-"The Wizard of the Nile"
BIG pm.
National-May Carnival by pupils of Miss
Cora Il. Shreve, pm.
112o Vermont avenue-Lawn fete, to II
pm.
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"on the Bridge al Midnight"

ION the Bridge at Midnight" written
for George Klimt and Alma Hearn, takes
it's name from scene which represents a
Jack knife" bridge in operation, the huge
halves of the bridge rising to permit the
passage of a steamer. The play, which will
come to the Academy next week. tells the
story of a kidnapped child and the search
by a blind mother Miss Hearn has the
part of "Reddy," the mirth provoking
urchin who afterward proves to be the
lost child. Mr.. klimt has a German char
acter part. A special Decoration day mat
inee will be given
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"The Idol's Eve"

THE Idols Eye" will be presented at the
Lafayette Opera House next week with
the cast of principals appearing there this
week in THE Wizard of the Nile" Fred
Frear, Estelle Wentworth Norma Kopp,
William Herman West, Grafton Baker,
May Emory, AL Wilder Helen Rockefeller,
Pauline Guillford and other members of
this weeks offering will be seen in parts
well-suited to their personalities.
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The Policy Players.

The sale of seats for the engagement
next week of Ernest Hogan with The
Policy Players will open at the Empire
Theater box Office tomorrow morning.
This company played the Empire last
week, and its success was so great that a
return date has been arranged for next
week. Ernest Hogan is a new acquisi-
ton. He is known as the unbleached
American" A new assortment of songs
musical numbers and dances has been ar
ranged for this second appearance of The
Policy Players"
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lbs. Evap. Peaches 25c.; lbs Carolina
Rice 25c.; 8 lbs. Macaroni, DC; 8 lbs. Pure
Lard, DC; lbs. Cheese, 25c; 8 Jellycon,
&c.; 8 Peerless Cream, 25c. 8 OTIS. Hominy,
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Gettysburg and Pen Mar.

Special Decoration Day Excursion
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
On Decoration day. Monday May 3Oth
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
run a special excursion to Gettysburg and
Pen Mar, leaving Washington by special
train at am. Returning. special train will
leave Gettysburg at 5:45 pm, Pen Mar @
pm. Round trip tickets, 200 from WASH
ington to either Gettysburg or Pen Mar
Advertisement.
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Training School Exercises.

Coincident with the graduating exercises
of the Lucy Webb Hayes Training School
for nurses and deaconesses a musical was
given last evening in Rust Hall, attended
by many friends of the institution The
program was In charge of Miss Matte
Gray, who also conducted the chorus of
twenty voices. instrumental and vocal
solos were enjoyed. The commencement
exercises proper will begin this evening at
o'clock
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St. Georges Island Pier to Be Rebuilt

st. Georges Island Pier to Be Rebuilt.
The long wharf at st. Georges Island.
known to steamboat men as Adams wharf,
is to be rebuilt. This wharf, one Of the
longest on the river. juts out into the Poto-
mac for nearly quarter Of mile. Dur
ing the past winter 1t was SO badly injured
by the drifting ice that 1t was proposed to
rebuild 1t in more sheltered position. 1t
was found, however, that the steamers
using the wharf would be unable to reach
pier in the new location. and the plan of
building new wharf was abandoned, and
the new one Is to be rebuilt
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Low Weekend Rates From

washington ID. C., and Alexandria, Va,
Via Southern Railway.
Commencing Saturday, May %, 1904. and
continuing each Saturday and Sunday
thereafter to and including Sunday, Sep
TENDER 70, 1904, the Southern Railway will
sell round trip tickets to Somerset, Warren
ton, Harrisonburg, Bluemont and interme-
date stations and return at greatly reduced
rates; tickets limited returning Monday af-
ter date of sale.--Advt
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Sand Not Up to Standard.

The big sand dredging machine of the
Columbia Sand Company OF this city. which
has been prospecting for sand on the Dis
trict side OF the river opposite Alexandria.
has ceased operations and was brought up
to this city yesterday afternoon. 1t is
stated that the quality of the sand and
gravel found on Goose Egg Island did not
come up TO the standard of excellence re-
quired, and that the island will not be dug
away as was at first reported.
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Grand Pen Mar-Get

Grand Pen Mar-Gettysburg Excursion
Decoration Day, May 30, B. & O. r. R.
Leaving Washington 7:30 am, arrive Pen
Mar 1890. Gettysburg 11:40 am. Return
ing leave Gettysburg $50, Pen Mar $40 p. m.
Round trip 800 to both places. President
Roosevelt will deliver the memorial address
and the U. 8. Marine Band will furnish the
music.-Adyt.