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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
West Adams Poinsettia

Miss Hazel Ralphs entertained the
members of the West Adams Poinsettla
Whist club Thursday evening at her
home, 265S Harvard boulevard. The
hostess was assisted in receiving by her
mother. Whist was played as usual.
The first prizes were won by Mrs
Clara Doll and Lon Harris. The con-
ISOLATION fell to George c. Bell. Miss
Ralphs and Miss Casa Bell played a
piano duet and Miss Hazel Ralphs
played a piano solo. Dainty refresh
ments were served. The next meeting
will he at the home of Miss Casa Bell
of 27O7 La Sale avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Pasadena

Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Vedder and Mrs.
MacDougal SNOWFALL left yesterday for
a short trip to Santa Barbara.
The Woman's league, new organ
ization, under the fostering care of
Mrs. Margaret Fowler, had a most en-
joyable evening at the home of Mrs.
Ellen B. Farr, when each member
brought a teacup and saucer for use
in the new nest room. Clever toasts
and genuine fun characterized the en-
tire affair.
Wednesday evening Misses Elizabeth
and Pauline Parker were hostesses al
one of the pretty Throop dinners, Civ
en- by the members of the graduating
classes of the domestic science depart
ment. 1t was a poppy dinner" and
the brilliant crimson blossoms were
used. Covers were laid Tor eight
Miss Jessie Farley, who is to leave
soon for an eastern trip was honored
on Tuesday with a dainty May-day
luncheon by Mrs. Harry l.. Haugh of
Los Angeles. Letters to be read by
the traveller on her journey We're given
to the guest Of honor by each one pres
ent.
Miss Paula Beauchamp entertained
on Wednesday with a box party at
the Mason, followed by dinner at the
Van Nuys. Her guests were Mrs. Ell
mer Woodbury., Mrs. NJ. H. Zier,
Nine. Beauchamp and Miss Irma Zier
Today at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nichols,
will occur the wedding of Miss Bessie
Nichols and j. C. Cory. Both the
young people are well known, and
many friends will witness the cere-
mony.
Pasadena young people are looking
forward to the coming of the Pomona
College Glee club next week with much
anticipation. The club is to sing at
the First Congregational church next
Friday evening, and several social af-
fairs are arranged for Saturday.
The first of a series of ante-nuptial
affairs arranged in honor of one of the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

dence of seven rooms at 300 North
Avenue Sixty-six. The family is re-
siding in a cottage in the rear OF
the lot.
Mrs. A. S. Whitmore of Garvanza has
accepted the position as assistant post
mistress at the Garvanza postoffice, in
place of Miss Inis Robins, who re-
signed.
r. w. Pierce of Rosamond, Cal, was
the guest of Mrs. F. l. Wheat last
Thursday.
Mrs. William Maull of Phoenix, Ariz,
is here for the summer and is making
her home with Mrs. Walter Irwin, 322
North Avenue SiXty-six.
The Rev. Alvah Grant Fessenden,
pastor of the Grand View Presbyterian
church, and family have apartments at
the Garvanza villa. They are here or
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
unIoue Birthday Celebration

A unique party was given Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Swan, 536 Hancock street, in hon
or of the twenty-frst birthday of their
son, Chelsie. The decorations were pa
per swans. In the reception hall was
a miniature pond, surrounded with
greenery, in which were several min
iature swans. One of the amusements
of the evening was the hunting of pa
per swans, one of which was hidden for
each guest. e. F. T. Hobson won the
prize. Games were enjoyed and pro-
gram consisting of the following num-
bers was given: Mandolin selection,
Imperial Twostep," Mr.. Hoyt; read
ing, "The Reform in Windows" Miss
Bertha Haney; original poem, THE
Swans" Mrs. May e. Hobson. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. e. c.
Jewell of San Francisco, Mr.. and Mrs,
Hodley Of Palo Alto, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. NJ. Lincoln. sr., Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Lincoln, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Lin
coin, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hobson, Mrs.
]. NJ. Springer, Mrs. Walters, Misses
Z. Stewart, Ethel and Mabel Jewell of
San Francisco; Esther Mendenhall of
Alhambra, A. and B. Haney, Ida, Jes-
sic and Nellie Ross, r. Walters;
Messrs. E. E. Lincoln, V. and C. Lin
coin, Douglas, Ariz.; j. Stewart, e. F.
T. Hobson, Frank Marley, Duwane
Hoyt, Chelsie Swan and Master Earle
HobSon.
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Patronesses for MAJ Festival

The Innes May Music Festival is one
Of the leading topics in social as well
as musical circles and number OF
prominent society leaders as we'll as
lovers of music are assisting as pa
tronesses Of the festival, among whom
are the following: Mrs. l. B. Newton,
Mrs. John G. Mossin. Mrs. W. n Bots
ford, Mrs. Fred Fl. Bixby. Mrs. j. s
Chapman, Mrs. Roy Jones, Mrs. ID. NJ
Riordan, Mrs. Walter Raymond, Mrs
II. l.. Story. Mrs. Ezra Stimson, Mrs
:. f. sartorl, Miss Wilmer Mrs. Eme-
line Childs, Miss Evelyn Hamburger
Mrs. Granville MacGowan, Mrs, Homer
Laughlin. Mrs. Jaro Won Schmidt. Mrs
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Gymnasium Hop

The athletic body of st. Vincents
college will hold field day exercises on
the college campus Saturday, May 90
and that evening will give a hop In
the gymnasium. Invitations will be
sent to the local colleges, it being the
plan of Coach Haggerty to give an in
ter-collegiate affair. The following
students compose the committee on ar
rangements: Messrs. Hogan, Phelps,
Sullivan, Andreas, Lamar, Fitzwllllams'
Peck and Mcdonald. These social
events given by the boys of st. Vim
cents have proved very successful.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
GARVANZA

Mrs. William f. Robertson and Miss
Mabel Somerby entertained the Gar
vanza Fortnightly club Thursday even
ing at the College of Fine Arts. A very
interesting program was rendered, in
Guiding the reading of a short story,
Margaret" Mrs. Lloyd Holmes Miller
gave an address on Music as a Cul.
vocal solos. The last meeting of the
sea son will be held May 25, in the form
of a banquet at Hotel Capitola, South
Pasadena. Prof. w. l.. Judson will be
the toastmaster. The list of speakers
will include Mrs. Eliza Tupper Wilkes,
Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin, F. l. Wheat,
Thomas Fellows, Miss Jennie Gilbert,
Mrs. H. w. Myers and A. Anderson.
About $50 was realized for the Gar
vanza Improvement association by the
drama, "The Royal Runaway" given
by the Garvanza Dramatic club Tues
day evening.
Mr.. Dexter, formerly of Highland
Park but having been in the east about
one year, has returned and occupies
the cottage in the Lindsay Orchard
tract owned by Robert Mills. Mr.. Dex-
ter was a college graduate with the
Rev. Dr. Dowling.
The Garvanza Audubon society will
meet at the home of w. r.. Myers, SO6
Avenue Sixty-six. Monday evening
Prof. Holmes Miller will speak on Gal
ifornia Birds Officers will be elected
for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Harriet Williams Myers spoke
on "Our Birds" before the Woman s
club in the Monrovia Presbyterian
church Friday afternoon.
d. A. Davis is building a modern resi-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Part III.

Hancock Banning, Mrs. stephen c.
Hubbell Mrs Parsons, Miss Higgins
Mrs. G.. A. Dobinson, Mrs. Pearl Rep
pert, Mrs. Louise Macneil, Miss Her
shey, Mrs. J. Baruch, Mrs j. M. Con
nell, Mrs. Irving Ingraham, Mrs.
Daniel Murphy, Mrs. w. G. Nevin, Mrs.
A. Prenzlauer, Mrs. Alfred Solano, Mrs.
c. ~ Sterry, Miss senter Miss Wills,
Mrs. John D. Hooker, Mrs. Campbell
Johnson, Mrs. Walter S. Newhall, Mrs.
Fred A. Walton, Mrs. Walter Jarvis
Barlow, Mrs. George A. Caswell, Mrs.
J. Ross Clark, Mrs. l. N. Van Nuys,
Miss Kathryn r. stone, Miss Hagan,
Mrs. Julius Albert jain.
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from a visit with his parents in Red
lands.
At the Tuesday Morning Bridge
Whist club at the westlake hotel, Mrs.
NJ. Graves won the prize.
A reception will be rendered the new
members of the Newman Methodist
church Tuesday evening.
J. b. Duke, proprietor OF the West
lake hotel, accompanied by his wife
and daughter, Mrs. Willett NJ. Duke,
took an automobile trip to Redlands
the first of last week
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Students to Contest

The Father Meyer gold medal con-
test will be held tomorrow evening at
st. Vincent's college. The following
students will contest John Phelps
George Bernard, Murray Brannen, Ed
ward Callahan, William Rosecrans
Vincent Andreas, Reed Lawler, Ber-
nard Masterson, Edward McCurdy
John Sullivan, Charles Reedy, Mar
shall Winnie and George Semples.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Pleasant Surprise

A surprise party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Hobson, 9S2 East Fiftieth
street, Wednesday evening by several
of their friends. A musical program
was delightful feature of the even
ing. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. M. Lincoln, Mrs. Mabel Brown,
Messrs. Robert, William and Fred Mid
dlehan, G.. Schaefer and Master Earle
Hobson.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
"our Bows"

"Our Boys" is the name of three
act comedy which will be given Tues
day evening by pupils of the Freeze
Dramatic school and their instructors.
Following is the cast:
Sir Godfrey Shampneys.
.......... capt Tufnell Peacocke
Talbot Champneys (his son).."....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. r. Norcutt
Perkin Middlewick. . Richard G. Sloane
Charles Middlewick (his son n.."....
..............' '''''''R' u DdSiSS
Kempster Ga proud menisD....,.....
..................H Hubert G. Lemon
Poddles. Alphonse Gasjet
Violet Melrose (an heiress) ..""....
.............Mi Miss Ada Montgomery
Mary Melrose cher cousin............
..............M Miss Blanche Brault
Clarissa Champneys (sir Geoffrey's
sister) ......M Miss Esther BonniwelI
Belinda Ca lodging house slave).
..................M Mrs. Leland BagleY
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
VERNON

e. E. Lincoln and sons of Douglas.
Arz, were the guests of their brother
and uncle, C. M. Lincoln, 1454 East
Fifty-fifth street, last week. The
brothers had not seen each other for
twenty-five years.
William Toler of Hot Springs, Ark,
is the guest of his brother Robert
Toler, 1885 East Forty-eighth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Garrett are occu-
pying their new home in Robert
Marsh's Central Avenue tract on East
Forty-seventh street Also Otto A.
Hartman and family have moved into
their new cottage on East Forty-sev-
enth street.
r. E. Ballard is building home
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account of asthmatic trouble of their
young son.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

Keep up to date-smolse Las palmas
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

some love of home and dependence up
on 1t for entertainment and rational
amusement. Chames, get me an over
coat and call a cab for me-"
Ara you going out, papa7" asks
Miss Fannie.
Yes, me DEAR" says Whiskers. "A
man is hired to como to de club dis
evening who can put all fifteen pool
balls In de six pockets In one shot
Dey tell me it is a most amusing show.
Goodnight"
I was getting mixed In me troubles,
so takes 'em to Duchess. Tell me.
me dear" I says to her. what Is to
become of US all il we have to-"
Don't bodder mo now," she chips
In, witout waiting for me woids OF
wisdom Don't bodder me now. Little
Miss Fannie is to have birthday
party pretty soon, and has to get up
a show for de children. Our own son
is to be at de party. so I want to see
dat it is wort going to-"
What will de kiddies play. Ouch
esp says. "Will you have button,
button, whose toin to butt in? VIII
have to help out wit Blind Mans Buff
and start de little dears playing ring
around-de nosegay? VIII 1t be folly
de leader upstairs, downstairs and in
de buffers pantry? Or win de sweet
innocents do noting but play pillow
and twenty guesses?"
Master Cheems. you are getting
funny" says Duchess II have to send
and hire Punch and Judy show, ar
range place in de hall for de Hun
gryarian orchestra, clear de music
room for dance by de Infant Wire
Wonders. from de Park Music Hall.
and make place In some room for de
show of de magic lantern pictures Of
de taking Of Port Artur. Get busy,
Cheems. and help me-"
What will de little dears be doing
all dis time dat de hired folks is earn
ing deir pay?"
'Bahl" says Duchess. "It I can
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

Dere isn't a mont goes along de road
dat a new teeater isn't opened-to
everybody but me fren Jim Melcalf-
and de native actors isn't enough to
play all de plays dat is called for. Dere
is companies fetched In from England
and from France. and 1 don't know
what til odder form Dago lands, and
still dey comes.
But dat isn't ali: nobody wit de
price nowadays but has company Of
actors at deir houses when dey gives
a dinner or a dance, for to amuse de
guests who'd go to sleep If dey had
to amuse each odder. What's de mat
ter wit 'em all?
A mug gives a Louis Steenth ball,
wit bat tubs Of champagne on de side
inside and outside-but even dat
isn't all DAT is needed to keep de ball
e-rolling; a Dago company is run In
at de side door to give a show-and
dey say 1t was a show all right, for
fair. A lady give a dinner wit terrapin
and canvasback on tap, as many help
ings as YOU call for, but good chuck
like dat don't ill de bill. and opray
singer from de opray she comes along
wit de black coffee, at tousand dol
lars trow, and she pipes up to keep
de folks from trunning de dishes at
each odder or screaming wit rage If
a schoolgirl gives a lunch to a bunch
OF buds. dey makes a hurry sneak to
a matinee in q crowd. as soon as de
ELL
a-fighting over de bonbons. It's de
same wit all ages and sexes and classes
and styles: dey has to have some od-
der amusement dan dey can furnish
for deirselves. wonder whyl
Broadway is lined for mile wit
teeaters and de side streets is filing
up fas wit 'em: every vacant lot is
being dug out for circus or a music
hall: Madison Square Garden Is rent
ed a year In advance for new kinds Of
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

never thought about me while he was
of there. But he thinks, or at least
thought, that he could catch me with
a cock and bull story. He left out the
bull. Wonder why he didn't ring him
In, too? Recollect Congressman Con-
ners from this district? Now, there
was liar for you. He simply acted a
lie. And finally, when they beat him,
asked him one day, says j: Uncle
Ben. how did you manage to get back
so often? You might as well tell me,
as you are done with politics.
He laughed and says. Well, It was
maxim people do things for me instead
OF dom things for them. Let a feller
do things for you and his interest in
you is always fresh. Do things for him
and he begins after while to dodge
you. Your very countenance begins to
accuse him Of ingratitude. Whenever
I'd meet a feller in the road I'd ask
him for chew of tobacco. / might
have pocket full. but I'd ask him for
come. Instead of sendin' seeds from
washington I'd write to a feller some
thin like this: wish you'd tell your
CT her biscuits" To some one else I'd
write: Don't think I've had good
meal since was at your house. Send
me some sausage when you kill hogs"
BY this means kept nearly every man
in the district under obligations to
me.
yes" old Lin added, as he came to
the place where his road turned. that
Congressnlan's wife is smart and knows
how to dress. but If she were my wife
I'd q little rather she didn't know how
to lie so quick.
Copyright. 1905, by Opie Read.)
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

and not provide a dancer. to sup and
not call on singer, to lunch and fail
to set forth leading lady in her fa-
nous scene. Some men buys a college
and gives 1t to professor to show dat
dey is making good use of deir hard
earned wealt; some buys libraries and
gives 'em to de taxpayers to support.
to show de taxpayers dat dey must live
lives Of struggle and sacrifice or let out
de library as a lookup for debtors, or
a poorhouse. We are doing our parts.
Chames, to make dis show woild, and
de only fear is dat we may overdo de
market and end up wit so many show
men of sorts dat dere will be nobody
left to see de shows. But I do not press
dat point; for I want de good woik to
go on until have published me book
and had show at de royalties"
Mr.. Paul Is always cheerful in his
talk IL he does say lot of tings dat
don't mean noting. But know dat he
has dis matter on his mind. for hears
him pass it on to Whiskers dat very
evening.
'aTut, tut!" says Whiskers. de ting
you complain OF Is not American; it's
only New York. We are not doing de
American ting here; we're doing de
tings dat is smuggled into dis unfortun-
ate country by de hordes Of formers dat
II coming here. 1t Is part of de free
trade madness dat Is running de coun-
try. dis free trade in form notions OF
how to live. Sir. IL you will go into
de provinces 1ittle-to Boston, CHI
30 <v<, g. .oiyfs oy Deuver and de conn
try dereabouts-you will see dat dere
Is some Americans left who have brains
and independence enough to entertain
deirselves. We must not tink dat New
York Is all Of America--it isn't any Of
1t. DO you suppose dat when lady
Of Minneapolis gives q tea she also
gives q teeater? Do de good citizens Of
Indianapolis hire . dancer to go wit
deir dinners? No! But dere is soma
deceucy left even here in New York
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

shows, and de street cars can't poke
trough de crowd in front of de restaur-
ants where Holsters and Dago bands
Is entertaining de folks at midnight.
What's de matter?
Nobody but old-fashioned folks
don't even dine to home no more, but
chases off to de new restaurants where
champagne is de cheapest ting a man
can have, and de walters faints II dey
is offered less dan full green plunk
for a tip. Strangers isn't willing to
stroll up de Avenoo and sec de sights
no more: dey has to have q rubber
neck bus carry 'em along, wit a tin
horn lecturer hollering out de sights
80 dey won't miss none. Chinatown's
show, de Bowery's vaudeville. Wall
street has seeing New York automo-
bile lines. every pug dat has got his
name In de pape, because he has said
he could knock Jeffries' head of, opens
place of refreshments and is show
all by himself What's doing?
A barb wire fence has to be run
across de shore end Of de docks where
de ocean liners come and go to keep
de tousand Of show hunters from
breaking down de dock and sinking de
ships; de bold bad man dat. marrIes
fourteen wives has to be took from
Headquarters to de Tombs In hurry
call wagon guarded by a hundred cops
to keep de show hunters from tearing
de jacket off him on de way; Cassie
Chadwick never made a move witout
an army Of show hunters chasing along
like she was a two-headed cat; and
de people dat hasn't de price for any
odder kind of a show blocks de streets
to see de odder people going to shows.
Has nobody no homes any more, and
II dey has what do dey do wit 'em?
1 was asking someting like dis OF
Mr.. Paul. and he says. "Chames," he
says. you has come to de fountain
head for your information dis time.
am going to write a book on dis very
subject and having studied all de facts
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

I will write 1t de foist time I gets
chance to stay at home tree nights
hand running. I shall call me book
De Show Age, and discourse derein
in winsome and loined manner on
de fact dat, having passed trough de
ages of stone, iron and bronze, hu-
manity naturally evolutes into de rub
berneck, and den into de present brass
age, which, as you observe. Is anodder
way of saying de show age.
Let us, Chames. consider dis mat
ter in its simplest form: I know a
man who, when he Is alone. derives
comfort and sustenance from smoking
a clay pipe, but when he has few
good frens at his house to sit into a
small game of poker, passes out cigars
dat costs forty dollars box. Does
he do dis because he enjoys de cigars?
Nay. Chames, nay. He does 1t be-
cause he enjoys showing dat he has de
price. It is de same, as I shall show
shall demonstrate, I mean-in all de
activities of human enterprise-social,
commercial, athletic and finance. Can
you imagine a man who can run q hum
dred yards In ten seconds fiat doing
It all by his lonelies? OF course not.
He does It when de field Il crowded,
and dat superior example will solve
to show-prove mean-in my book
dat de show is de ting. as Shakespeare
said before me. but let dat pass.
NOW, II a man can't do anything to
show, or hasn't anything to show, and
most men can't and hasn't, he natur-
ally wants to see what somebody else
has to show. Hence de show girls. de
show case, de show down, and de
Snowman. Once, Chames. we had our
minds trained so dat when we grew
up we could amuse ourselves wit read
ing or writing, or wondering why de
Beef Trust and Senate Is. But now de
only use Of mind dat can discover is
to invent some sort Of show. He is
indeed poor and simple man who
would invite q number OF frens to dine
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

''why, that's a fact" exclaimed the
Congressman. But Washington is a
great place for roosters, Mr.. Jucklin.
and before the next"
Election suggested Iimuel.
"Well, 1 was going to say that be-
fore the end of the coming session
would find you one. Don't be in
hurry, gentlemen"
AS Limuel and Brizintine were going
down the road, the rooster lover re-
marked: THAT feller's got good wife.
She finally cornered me, and when
woman does that / am inclined to think
she is all right. I'm always glad, Briz.
that I'm not in politics. / don't mind
lyin' for politeness sake. just to be
neighborly, but I'd hate to find 1t nec-
essary in my business. And I'd hate
still worse to have to prove a lie to my
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

wife. The Lord calls on a woman to
do many things, and what he don't
call for necessity nearly always does,
but / don't think that mans vile
ought to be taught to lie. 1t appears
to be easy enough to teach her, though,
and this makes 1t all the more deplor-
able 1t shows how fast we are driftin'
In the wrong direction"
ssBut reckon politicians wife has
to lie," said old Brizintine.
Yes, mebby so-and when a woman
thinks she's helpin' to re-elect her hus-
band by her wits, she'll have more wits
than truth. No, don't think I want to
be a Congressman. From a distance
his bed may look like a bed of roses,
but nettles have blooms on them, you
know. And the fear that he amt goin'
to get back is a nettle. Now, that man
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

I'll write to him tonight and tell him
that / must have that chicken"
The Congressman's wife was equal
TO this or almost any other occasion.
You mean the chicken with the black
neck2"
"Yes," answered Limuel.
We'll. I'm sorry, but he sold him
the very day we left Washington
"Ill take one OF the Others" replied
Limuel.
"But that was the only one he had"
said the Congressman's wife.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

keep 'em from being overcome wit
ennuit until de supper is solved will
tank my stars and say no more about
1t. What did you tink dey was going
TO do, Cheems, amuse deirselves?
Was dat what you was tinking?"
. mo, me dear" says. "AH was
thinking was what tell. dat was all
was tinking--(Copyright, 1905, BY Ed
ward w. Townsend
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

~AY, wish somebody would tell
~ me why it is dat folks isn't sat
T isfied wit DER own company no
I more. Dere Is Just two kinds OF
folks in de woild desc days, as frame
up de situation: one. dat is out to be
amused by somebody else, and de odder
dat is out to amuse 'em. OATS right.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

While strolling up and down the
Rio Grande station Tuesday morning
the Post man met George D. John
stone. formerly district attorney for
this district, and his sister in law,
Miss Aline Thibadeau, who for many
years lived in Glenwood. They were
on their way to San Francisco where
Mr.. 'Iohnstone has lived for several
years. He is engaged in mining in
the Goldfield district which he pro-
nounces the greatest mining zone in
the world.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

Rev. William Organ, of ST Leo s
Catholic church in Denver, will hold
services all next week, beginning to-
morrow, Sunday the 10th. at St.
Stephens Catholic church in this
city. Rev. Organ is one of the
most brilliant men in the state, and
those who have heard him before
will not fail to be at these services,
which are instructive and interest
ing. The services will be at 9:3O
a. m. and 7:30 p. M.