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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Movement to Re-Establish Young
Mems Christian Association.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. January IS. 1904.
There was an encouraging attendance Of
young men at the meeting in the Methodist
Protestant Church yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, called to further the movement
for the re-establishment of Young Mems
Christian Association in Alexandria.
The plans of the promoters were explained
by Mr.. t. H. Netherland, Mr.. Frank Stay
maker and Mr.. Walter Kerrick. 1t is ex-
pected that mass meeting Of men will be
called soon in the Opera House, when an
address will be delivered by the state secre-
tary some other official interested in the
organization. A number of suitable hymns
were rehearsed yesterday. and these will
be sung at the mass meeting.
The funeral of John w. Slater. whose
death occurred Saturday at his home, Belle
view, Alexandria county, win take place
Tuesday afternoon from Christ Episcopal
Church, of which the deceased was YES
tryman. The services will be conducted by
Rev. William ]. Morton, the rector. Mr..
Slater was In the sixty-third year of his
age and was we'll known in this city. A
widow and one daughter survive.
w. d. Williams, a man about forty-fve
years of age, who has resided alone for the
past two years in a cabin near FOur-m
Run, Alexandria county, was severely burn
ed yesterday afternoon on the left side of
his body. 1t appears that he made a fire
in the open and lay down beside II, falling
asleep, when he was awakened by his
clothes catching fire. His condition became
known to Officer Knight, who conveyed him
to the Alexandria hospital, where his
wounds were dressed. He is expected to re-
cover.
George Smith, colored was before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning on
the charge of stealing $500 from Henry
Smith, his grandfather Most of the
money was recovered by Officers Smith and
Mayhugh. and as the old man refused to
appear against his relative the latter was
dismissed Ernest Sullivan. charged with
being drunk In the street, was fined S.. w.
II. Hoag. charged with disorderly conduct
and fighting, was dismissed.
slight fire in the residence of Mr.. John
Harlow on North Royal street this morning
was -extinguished without the aid of the de-
partment. mattress In one of the bed
rooms was found ablaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
SEEKING ADMISSION.
Proposed University Club Proving to
Be Popular Among Graduates.

Many college men in Washington are
seeking admission to the proposed univer-
sity club. At least this is the condition of
affairs reported at a meeting of the COM
mittee having the organization in charge
which was held at the New Willard Satur-
day night Up to the time of the meeting
being called to order there were 400 appli-
cations on file within 100 of the proposed
limit Of membership to the organization.
The applicants include men in every
walk of life and every profession. Re-
quests for membership have come from
members of both houses of Congress, from
the United States and District Supreme
Courts. from physicians, lawyers. clergy
men and newspaper men. The graduates
of Princeton head the list. with Yale
close second and Harvard not far behind.
Included in the applications for member
ship are the representatives of sxty-two
colleges and universities
All these things were reported at the
meeting of the committee at the New Will
Lard Saturday night. and 1t was further
brought out that all plans for the organiza-
ton and running Of the club will be COM
pleted within the next thirty days. The
meeting Saturday night was held for the
purpose OF having the central committee
express its views on the work that has
been accomplished by the executive COM
mittee in sending out prospectuses to all
college men in the District and in taking
club on firm basis. This work was COM
mended by the committee and the executive
committee was authorized to go ahead with
its work.
The next work that will come up will be
the determining first of the admissa bility
OF certain colleges and universities to the
club. In order to establish the status of it's
graduates. special committee will have
charge of this work. Letters have been
addressed by the executive committee to
the officers of several university clubs in
other cities with requests to send informa
ton as to their organization, &c. Mr.. Wal
lace Donald Mclean, a member of the ex
ecUtre committee. was recently in New
York. where he visited the University Club
of that city for the purpose of obtaining
information relative to its organization.
The announcement was made by the ex-
ecutive committee that In the near future
J.. will make public the names of the men,
bers OF the committee to be appointed to
provide for the incorporation of the club
and the drawing up OF a constitution and
bylaws. This committee will also have
charge OF securing the club house and its
furnishing. The announcement was also
sent out over 5000 prospectuses of the club,
and IL Is desired that all college graduates
in the city. whether members OF the alumni
associations not. communicate with the
secretary at the Columbian building
The executive committee has provided
that all voters on the central committee
must have been appointed to such as the
representatives of the Alumni Association
OF their colleges, and AZ consequence of
this action many new alumni associa tons
are being formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
A Plea for a Monitor.

Arlington Council, No. pa, Grand Army
of the Republic. of Arlington. N. j., has
appealed to the Secretary of the Navy for
the retention and preservation of one Of
the civil war monitors ''as object of
patriotic regard and national commemora-
ton of the naval battle between the Moni-
tor and the Merrimac, upon which hinged
the fate of the Union This action was
taken because OF an order for the sale to
the highest bidder OF the old war monitors
Nahant, Montauk, Jason, Canonicus and
Lehigh, which are falling into decay at the
navy yard, League Island. The Arlington
Council sayc these vessels are the last
of the battle-scarred ships of this famous
type, the first of which, by its adoption and
subsequent success of the American re-
volving gun turret, revoiutioniZed naval
architecture Other patriotic organza-
tons are taking an interest in the move
ment for the preservation of one of the
old monitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
MANY AT MEMS MEETING.
Large Attendance at Y. NJ c. A
Gathering at Lafayette Theater.

Doubtless the largest mems meeting yet
held under the auspices of the local Y NJ.
c. A. assembled at the Lafayette Theater
yesterday afternoon. There was not a va
cant seat in the large auditorium when the
meeting opened.
The meeting was also remarkable for it's
personnel. In response to questions from
the speaker it developed there were men
present who hal been born in every state
in the Union except North and South Da-
kota and Florida, and in England, Ireland.
Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Italy Rus
STA, Peru and the TraEsvaal. Many of the
foreign countries were literally represented.
The address of the meeting was by Nh.
Fred B. Smith. Am My Brothers
Keeper" was the theme of his address.
and he made strong and vfrile plea 10
men to arouse their minds and conscences
to realization of the fact that in a very
real sense this question must be answered
in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Smith read the description in the
fourth chapter of Genesis of the murder
of Abel by Cain, which he described as
the saddest event in the history of man
kind.
I'VE cannot separate, he said. You
rise as l rise; you fall i fall Every
act of our lives stamps it's impress upon
the lives of others-for veal or woe. for
heaven or he'll. Every man is made up
Oh a bundle of things that have come in
contact with his life" :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
Hyattsville and Vicinity.
.ial Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening star
EVANSVILLE, January Il, 1894.
William r. Little, who was brought from
Newport News, Va, recently by Con-
stable r. II. Vincent of Bladensburg on Il
charge of larceny of a buggy and set of
harness from the officer in October last,
was given a hearing before Arthur Carr,
justice of the peace and in default of 500
bonds was committed to Jail at Upper
Marlboro to await the action of the grand
jury.
Mrs John S. WEIGH, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A S. Carr of this town,
died of pneumonia at her home near Green
oek Anne Arundel county, Wednesday.
after an illness of two weeks. April -
last she married Mr.. WEIGH at her parents
home in Hyattsvile. Funeral services were
-eepaF Church, near Greenock, Rev. M. III.
Vaughan, rector officiating.
A. storehouse and dwelling occupied by
Rome & Co, merchants, at Mullikin's sta
ton this county, and owned by former
Sheriff b. N Hardesty, together with
dwelling house near by, were destroyed by
fire a few days since. defective fue
caused the fire. The buildings were insured
for about $7G and Rome & Co. have an
insurance of 5000 on their stock. The
burned buildings will be rebuilt.
Mr. Charles c. West, one of the oldest
residents of Prince Georges county, died
at his home, near Croome station, recently.
His nearest surviving relative is cousin.
a Mr. Hereford, who lives near Upper Marl-
boro'. His mother died about a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
Oregon Society Reception.

The Oregon Society had a meeting and
reception last Saturday evening. More
than sixty of the citizens Of that state
were present. including the Oregon delega-
ton and the committee sent to Washington
to urge upon Congress to grant aid to the
Lewis and Clark centennial, to be held In
Portland in 1905, the committee being H.
W. Scott editor of the Portland Oregonian:
JEFF Myers and Whitney L. Boise. Each
one entertained the society with his ex-
periencea and progress In furthering the
cause of the exposition since they arrived
i'll the city. =. =. 80
; Senators Mitchell and Fulton and Repre-
sentatiyes Hermann and Williamson and
MIR. John Hail. United States district attor-
ney for Oregon. made addresses Mrs. A.
w. Patterson sang a solo, and Mrs. w. +.
Williams recited the poem "Ad Wfllamst-
tam, the beautiful river of western Oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
LOYAL TO RELIGION.
Rev. Bristol Extols Religious Loyalty
of Great Men


Rev. Frank M. Bristol delivered a strong
sermon at the Metropolitan Memorial M. Il.
Church last night on the subject. States
men and Religion" Mr.. Bristol asserted
that the great men of all ages had been
loyal religionists, and that since the dawn
of the Christian era the men who had left
the impress Of their lives upon their times
had been devout followers of Christ.
His text was taken from Proverbs. Will
10. by Me kings reign. and princes ordain
Justice BY Me princes rule. and mobiles,
even all the judges of the earth"
TT is the small mind that refuses to adj
mire and be instructed by the great intel
lect," he said. 1T is by contemplating
such masterpieces Of the Creator as these
that we learn to form Alright our own opin-'
ions The man who would fail to take adj
vantage of the opportunity such course
fuses to watch the stars in their courses
and to guide the ship by their unclouded
light"
It was well for men to know, he declared.
and be influenced by the opinions Of other
men-the danger was that they might suf-
fer themselves to be drawn from the path
of truth and right by the foolish vaporfngs
of a shallow infdel, without either brain or
principle, while they rejected the counsel of
thinkers of the first class. who were good
Christians
Mr. Bristol said 1t was an infidel claim
that Thomas jefferson and BENJAMIN
Franklin had not been devout Christians,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18

The speakers were Messrs. Quinn. Drill
Stallings and Erickson. Mr.. Stonebraker,
the censor of the evening, at the conclusion
of the arguments pointed out the weak
speakers.
AT the annual business meeting of the
West Washington Baptist Church. held re-
Gently officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: John A. Phillips, super
intendent: A. H. Soper first assistant su-
perintendent; Jay Coleman, second assist
ant superintendent; Alvin Miller, secre-
tary; Miss Anna Coberth, assistant secre-
tary; Miss Annie Hunter, treasurer; Will
liam Hunter, librarian; Miss Ella Hospital,
organist; Miss Mary Apperson, assistant
organist Miss Ora Robinson, organist for
primary department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
Chou Of Tulle.

From the Boston Transcript.
You know the chou of tulle. do you not.
that girls have affected the last year or
two? Perhaps, though, you never knew the
technical name of the attachment, but have
spoken Of 1t when you had occasion to
mention it at all as fuzzy, becoming thing.
worn sometimes under the chin and again
at the back of the neck. In its first estate
it is charming, the second stage is to be
tolerated only after dark. while the last ap-
pearance is generally something difficult to
forgive unless you have made up your mind
to forgive the wearer everything And
what are you going to say when you hear
that dogs have taken to wearing 1t? Fancy
a brindIe bull with pale blue chou of tuile
attached to his collar. 1t really happened.
though, last week in New York And thu
question about to rise is will girls forswear
the ornament. Or do they love dogs wep
enough 10 share their chou with them?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
FOR INJURED EMPLOYEES.
Relief Proposed for Those Hurt in Gov
eminent Service.

The Senate committee on claims has re-
ceived a communication from the Secretary
of the Navy which emphasizes the need
for general legislation to afford relief for
government employees who may be injured
while at their work and through no fault Of
their own.
The case on which the letter was written
Is that of Joseph A. Jennings. A bill for his
relief has been introduced in the Senate.
Jennings was a painter at the Washington
navy yard. While at work on the girders of
the west gun shop at the yard, August IA,
1890. and STOPPING to fasten a rod in a
scaffolding on which the painters were to
work in painting the girders. which were
on level with the track which supported
the travelling crane in the shop, Jennings
was struck by the crane. To save himself
from falling he threw his arm over the
track on which the crane runs and the limb
was instantly crushed and cut Off.
While such employment as was possible
was afforded Jennings after his accident,
his efficiency was materially impaired and
the accident in effect deprived him of con-
siderable portion Of his earning capacity.
In his letter to Senator Warren. as chair
man of the committee. Secretary Moody
says:
TT is the view of the department that re-
lief should be afforded in the cases of arti-
sans in its employ who, without fault of
their own, suffer injury or death through
the negligence of the government, but that
legislation to this end should be general and
not special in character"
Secretary Moody then called attention to
the terms of his former recommendations
that such legislation should be effected as
will place the artisan employee of the gov
eminent on an equal footing with similar
employees OF private concerns. and quotes
the language of his annual reports FOR 190S
and 1903.
Members of Congress who have had their
attention called to cases Of which the Jen-
nings case is an example have expressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
GOOD TEMPLAR REUNION.
Twentieth Anniversary Of Lodge Cele-
brated-The Program.

A volunteer choir from the membership
Of Silver Star Lodge, No. 20, l. o. G. T.,
gave prelude Friday evening in Good Tenn
plar Hall. by the Brookville road. Tenley-
town. to a serial program concentrating
the twentieth anniversary Of the lodge.
The conclusion of the serial, as announced
by the chairman, Grand Templar A. E.
Shoemaker. will be had in the Eldbrook
M. E. Church Sunday evening, on which oc-
casion the pastor Rev. Mr.. Smith. will
preach an anniversary sermon before the
Good Templars and their friends.
Past Grand Secretary John Bryson made
a congratulatory address, In which he spoke
of the necessity for active temperance
work and close aff1liation with organized
temperance workers on the part Of men at
tempting the mastery Of appetite for in
toxicating drinks.
Miss Laura Bryson, also a past grand Sec
rotary, presented friendly greetings to the
members of Silver Star Lodge.
Past Grand Templar 8. w. Russell re-
peated, by request the recital of an ami
versary poem, and in response to encore
Babcock, reminding that I'VE are not here
to play, to dream, to drift" but that I'VE
have hard work to do and loads to Mt"
Miss Cora Bowling read pleasing selec-
ton.
Mr.. ]. e. Austin, Good Templar promi-
nent in reform circles in London, England,
brought greetings and related how, on one
occasion, he was urged by a party on the
platform to tread lightly" as the chair
man of the meeting was not total alb
stainer, and he needed the warning SO well
that at the close of his discourse the chair
man, a pastor. signed the total abstinence
pledge, leading an extended procession OF
pledge signers that evening
The principal address Of the evening was
made by Mr.. F. M. Bradley, leader among
the Sons of Temperance. whose remarks re-
ceived strong tokens of appreciation. He
commended the aim in life to be earnest,
courageous, confident as essential elements
in character building, reminding that char
acter was the only possession one can take
with him when he passes to the great be-
yond where will be celebrated, not the
twentieth anniversary of the lodge but
complete triumph of Christ-fke living, and
when shall come the full reward for work
well done.
The addresses were interspersed with
songs by the Misses Lillian Riley, Lizzie
Dean and Maude Pinder, Mrs. c. M. Smith
presiding at the piano. 49,
Z The entertainment closed with banquet,
guests and entertainers sitting at tables
improvised by volunteer members of the
lodge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Carpenter Badly Hurt-Butcher Found
in Unconscious Condition.

William Gaskins. young carpenter, who
resides at 141I 10Th street northwest, was
painfully injured this morning while at
work near the Chain bridge He was work
ing on heavy plank, when it fell from its
resting place and landed on his right foot
badly MASKING ii. He was brought to the
city on electric car and taken to the
Georgetown University Hospital for treat
ment, where he is now confined.
John ]. MCGEE, a butcher, flfty-three
years of age, living on the Conduit road,
just west of Georgetown, was found in a
semi-conscious condition on the Canal road
near 39th street early this morning. He
was quickly removed to the Georgetown
University Hospital. where, upon examina-
ton, Ii was found his hands and feet were
frozen. MCGEE left his home 3:15 o'clock
this morning TO go to the Center market.
AS the road he was compelled to travel is
covered with ice, il is thought he slipped
and fell, that the fall rendered him uncon-
scious, and that his hands and feet were
frozen after the fall. He was soon revived
at the hospital and sent to his home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jameson, seventy seven
wears of age, an inmate of the Aged Wo-
mems Home at 1855 sd street, slipped and
fell on the sidewalk on 3lst street near Nj
street Saturday, receiving painful injuries.
Sic was conveyed to the home in the pa
trol wa son of the seventh precinct station
u Georgetown section of the fire de-
L. SIT WAS called ont twice within half
an is.ar yesterday afternoon. The large
canes covering n large amount of cut
stone at Seth and * streets was discovered
10 be afre about 4:30 o'clock. II had
hardly been extlnguished when an alarm
was struck for small blaze in the Office
of the National Ball Bearing Company. at
god and X streets. The total damage at
both fires Is estimated at $40.
Tho debating society of the Georgetown
school OF Law held meeting Saturday
evening following the regular lectures. Mr..
Eagau. the newly elected president, occu-
MED the chair The Panama situation was
taken I'D for discussion by the embryo
LAWYERS Fractional lines were established
and the debate continued for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
Frederick the Great.
Editor Of The Evening Star:

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
In your issue of Thursday reference was
made to the statue of Frederick the Great
about to be presented to this country by
the Emperor of Germany, and the question
was raised as to what would be proper
time for unwilling the same. would sug-
gest that the 5th of December would be
an appropriate day, inasmuch as 1t is the
anniversary of Frederick's great victory
over the Austrians at Lenthen marking
the close Of the campaign of 1747,
which for brilliancy of both plan and execu-
ition stands unsurpassed in the annals of
ancient or modern times, and raising, as 1t
did, the intrepid king to the very. summit of
military glory. G. w. u. BLACK. r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
Death Of Mas Charlotte Bard.

Miss Charlotte Bard, formerly of Smeth-
port, Pa. and niece of Judge Henry Ham,
lin of that place, died at Garfield Hospital
recently, after an illness of six weeks. Miss
Bard graduated as trained nurse from the
Children's and Columbia hospitals. last
June, and it was while practicing her pro-
fession that she contracted the illness from
which she died. News of her decease came
as a great shock to her many friends and
relatives. She was highly esteemed for her
pure and unselfish character and loving and
genial disposition. Miss Bard is survived
by two brothers, now In Everett, Washing
ton The funeral took place from St. Luke's
Church Friday. at her former home. Smeth-
port, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Paul Hiser. dated November 6,
1896, was filed for probate today After de-
Quoting requests of 81 600 each to Mary
Hiser Paul Hiser, jr.. and Daniel Hiser,
and $500 each to Emma Hiser Krebs and
John Hiser. the balance of the estate is
devised to testator's widow. Katharine
Hiser. Paul Hiser, ir., and Catharine Hiser
are named as executors.
Christina fischer, by her will, dated jan
uary 20, 1894. and filed for probate today,
devises house No. 1921 Sth street north
west and all personal property TO her
daughter Emma Brodie. House No. 2032
Brightwood avenue is devised to George c.
and Emil Fischer. The residue of the es-
tate after payment of SEQ to j. Albert
Fischer is devised to Emma Brode. George
G. Fischer and Emil Fischer are named as
executors,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
In Behalf Of the Smitchfan.

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
While the residents of Washington are al
ways willing to entertain a reasonable sug-
gestion, l beg leave to submit herewith,
through your valuable medium, the advisa-
biIity of erecting small circular stations for
the street car switchmen, where they
might be protected somewhat from the ele-
ments. 10 me this suggestion seems hui
name and practical and while the press is
always ready to advocate the welfare OF
the working class this thought might be-
come entertained by those who are in
position to crafty the desires of the man
at the switch ZERO.