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The Washington times., 1905-12-17
DOLLY MADISON DAUGHTERS
GUESTS OF VICE RECENT

The monthly meeting OF the Dolly
Madison Chapter ID. A r.. was held
at the home OF the vice regent. Mrs.
Charles B. Bailey The meeting was
opened by singing the ..Star-Spa ngled
Banner followed by welcome by the
regent, Mrs Job Barnard. The histor-
ian. Miss c. B. Barlow. read a paper on
lhe Merchiaza" IN Philadelphia f77s
Miss Sara Henderson sang Mrs. Bar.
nard's report for the year was read and
contained n copy of the will of Dolly
Madison Miss Wallace Radcliffe read a
paper on Birds in Literature. Judge
Barnard made a speech, following IL
with a poem.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
GEORGETOWN LADY MACCABEES
HAVE NEW HIVE COMMANDERS

Georgetown Hive. No. 10. Ladies of the
Maccabees of the World. al Odd Eel
lows Hall. 1913 Thirty-first street north
west. elected officers as follows:
Lady commander. Sarah Warner: lady
lieutenant commander. Eta Dagenhardt: +:
lady record keeper Mary J. Cooper: lady
finance keeper Blanche Metzger: lady
chaplain. Fannie A. Roth; lady sergeant.
Caroline Neeb; past lady commander.
Eugenia Sweeney; lady mistress at
arms. Minnie A Roth; lady sentinel
Josephine Smith; lady picket. Emma
Dimsey
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
WILLIAM H. ANDERSON
COMMANDS WILSON POST

Henry Wilson Post. No. z, Depart
ment OF the Potomac. G.. 4. r., has
elected the following officers: Comman-
der. William II. Anderson; senior vice
commander. John r. Wright; junior vice
commander. James n. Barnes: quarter
master, James II. Thomas: surgeon,
Thomas il. Pea<e: chaplain, Williom
Turner; officer OF the day. James
Adams; officer of the guard. George II.
Taylor; member OF department relief
liam NJ Jones: representatives, TO de-
partment encampment, James Adams,
William NJ Jones' James II. Barnes.
and John H Henniss: alternates to de-
partment encsmpment. Edward Slaugh-
ter. John Guthrie. Thomas IL Pease
and Gaylord Bell; member of board OF
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
JOHN M. YOUNG COMMANDER
OF GARFIELD POST, G. A. R

Garfield Post, No. I. Grand Army OF
the Republic, elected officers as fol-
lows:
Past commander, John NJ Young:
senior vice commander, Charles T.
Hartung; Junior vice commander. Au-
gustus Ridgely; quartermaster, Louis j
Melchior: surgeon, Thomas Calver:
chaplain, James II. Bradford; officer Of
the day. William II. Henning; officer OF
the guard, Frank G. Spencer
Delegates 10 the department encamp-
ment--H. A. Johnson. Charles Il. Har-
tung, A. III. FTear. J. l.. Davenport. II
p. Springer. and William H Henning
The post indorsed Post Commander
ii. A. Johnson for junior vice COM
mander OF the department. and instruct
ed the delegates for him.
The officers Will be installed January g.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
w. H. HARRISON HEAD
OF GEORGETOWN MASoNS

George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %, F.
A. a. NJ. In Masonic Hall, Georgetown.
Thursday. chose the following officers:
W. II. Harrison. worshipful master; T.
J. Becker, senior warden; -. 7. Dunn
berth. junior warden; Harry Becker,
secretary; Samuel g Palmer, treasurer ;
w. F. Brodie, senior deacon; Clyde Nor
gan, junior deacon; w. T. Greaves,
senior steward: Harry Pimper Junior
steward; A. p X, Works. chaplain: b.
l. Harper, marshal: Albert Peacock,
tiler; Norris Thorne. delegate TO the
Masonic board OF relief. and DR.. f. s.
Smith, delegate 10 st. Johns Mite So
ciety.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
CHARLES SUMNER POST, G. Ar,
BALLOTS ON STAFF OF YEAR

At regular meeting of Charles sum-
ner Post, No. 3. G. A. r., the following
officers were elected: r. d. Goodman.
commander: Frederick Fowler, senior
vice commander; Silas Chapman, Junior
vice commander; William H Brown,
surgeon; p. T. Lee, chaplain: William II.
Liverpool, quartermaster: ]. Chase. or
derly or the day; A Hicks. orderly of
the guard; T. ]. Stewart, adjutant: ].
Brooks, sergeant major; William @.
HaH' quartermaster sergeant Dele
gates 70 the encampment-Willia c..
Ha4i' j. Brooks, T. w. West. William II.
Liverpool, William II. Johnson, J. S.
brent- AIternates to the encampment-
william H. Brown, Thomas Proctor. III
Dorsey. II. Freeman, p. T. Lee. !
Ayers.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
FRATERNAL
KNIGHTS OF KHORASSAN
HAVE NEW ROYAL vIZIER

Ascalon Temple, No. 81. Dramatic Or
der of knights of Khorassan, an organi-
zation composed Of fun-Ioving Pythians.
held its regular monthly meeting last
Monday evening at Pythian Temple Re
ports OF the several committees Were
received The present royal vizier,
Thomas A. Bynum, declined reelection
and Grand Emir George w. Haley was
unanimously elected to that position.
The other officers elected were: Grand
cmir. s. NJ Pearson; secretary. A j.
David: treasurer, Albert Kahiert ::
mahedi. Max Pines sheik, w. s. Mar
Guis: satrap. George II. Whiting; sahib.
Edward Sedan. After the close OF the
regular business lunch was served.
Ascalon Temple recently initiated
large class. They had as their guests
The members of Ben Hadad Temple, No
81, OF Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
RELIGIOUS
TALK ON YELLOWSTONE
TO MEMS LEAGUE MEETING

large number attended the Mems
League meeting. of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church. last "Wednesday.
Capt F. V De Costa. president of the
entertainment committee. presided. and
gave talk on Yellowstone Park The
program was: Prayer. the Rev Albert
Evans; duet. Mcssrs. Jones and Rod
erick: humorous recitations. FIndlay
Hays; lecture. Judge Kimban: song.
Mrs Arthur Dunn; short stories. Dr. Fl.
X. p. Harvey; song. T. l.. Jones.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
WOMEN
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ART CLUB
ON SCOTLAND AND PHOTOS

Tho Columbia Heights Art Club met
last Thursday al the Portner as the
guest % Mrs. Stokes Mrs Andrews
was chairman. A paper on "rhe Gra-
phic Art wa read by Mrs Davis.
An historical paper on Scotland. Her
struggles and Victories. by Mrs. VOL
haupter. Mrs. Schneider for roII-calI de-
seribed photography in colors Sophie
Horrmmor. Of Munich. described anc
exhibited photographs taken from the
frescoes on the walls OF the House OF
Vettn. at Pompeii.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
RECREATION
PLEASURE SEEKERS CLUB
ENJOYS COUNTRY DANCES

The Pleasure Seekers Club. of South
east, gave its regular monthly dance and
supper Wednesday night at the resi-
dence Of l. jay Waikart. GO E street
southeast Thirty couples We're present.
Country dancing was the leading fea-
ture.
The officers Of the Pleasure Seekers
are L. jay Waikart, president; Miss
SUSIE sutherland vice president: Walter
SILL secretary and trea Surer. Ollie
Brunst. sergeant-at-arms and Lee Bur
CESS, dancing master
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
FEDERAL LODGE OF MASONS
HEADED BY JOSEPH R. FAGUE

Federal Lodge No. /. +. A. A NJ. on
Tuesday last. elected the following Off
GERS: Master Joseph r. F'ague: senior
warden. Harry ID. Easterbrook: junior
warden. Percy G. Smith; secretary.
Goodwin Y. AtLee; treasurer Winfield
s. jenkins; master Of ceremonies. VII
lard S. Robbins: senior deacon, George
II. Townsend; junior deacon. A. Ralph
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
EXCELSIOR LITERARY CLUB
HEARS OF ANCIENT ITALY

The Excelsior Literary Club met az the
home of Mrs Jennie Parker. Tuesday
last An essay on Italian art was read
by Mrs Edith Sage Emerson
Mrs Nielsen sang two solos.
Besides the president. Mrs. NJ l.. Willis.
and the hostess. We're the Misses Gully
and McCreery and MeSdames Alexander
Bradley Buila. Barnard. Dunlop Emer-
son. Engle. Foster Frisbie.
The guests were Mesdames Frances
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
DIVISION 3, HIBERNIANS,
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

Division No. ?. A. o. II, elected Of
ficers in their hall, 314 PENNSYLVANIA.
avenue southeast. Tuesday. December
II, as follows; President, Maurice Shee-
han; vice president. y. F. Manning;
recording secretary, NJ. McTighe; fnan-
cial secretary, James II. Hughes; treas
urer. p Kennedy; sergeant-at-arms
John Hassett. and sentinel, p. Gainey.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
LITERARY
CAPITOL HILL LITERARY
DISCUSSES CONSTITUTION

The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
IN regular session Monday evening. De-
cernDer IL at the residence OF the preSl-
cent. Mrs W. T. Belts. After dispos-
ing of the routine business. the subject
Ior the evening, The Constitution OF
the United States. was discussed In
paper by Major George Lawrence and
= T. Walporte. and in open parliament
by MI Bryson. Mr. Sprecher. DR.. Me-
kee. George n Brown. and Captain
Hart The Misses Hanson furnished
vocal and instrumental music. The next
meeting will be az the residence OF Miss
f. G. Nixon. December p.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
PATRIOTIC
GEORGE u. MORRIS POST
REFLECTS ALL BUT TWO

At a regular. meeting of George L..
Morris Post. No. 49, G. A. r.. all the
old officers were reelected. except the
past commander and the officer of the
day Walter Sebastian was elected past
commander. and Asa Fl. Kedney officer
OF the day.
The officers will be installed January
8. at Fishers Hall. Wisconsin avenue
and n street northwest.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17

Smith. NJ. Ella Smith. Fabrn,,n uua.
and Nielsen.
The club VIII be the guests OF Mrs
christine Dunlap next Tuesday. at the
nome OF Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith. r7ss
S street
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
GEORGE DEWEY NAVAL CAMP
is UNDER NEW COMMANDERS

Dewey Naval Camp. No. :. United
Spanish War Veterans. has elected tba
IoiloW1ng officers: Captain, Henry q
Porter; commander. Charles r. Doran.
lieutenant commander. Albert w Dp
Bois; Chaplain. Thomas A Green: chief
master-at-arms. James Grady: master
alarms, frst-class. Charles ScheibIe
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
CONGRESS OF CHRISTIANS
MEETS HERE IN JANUARY

Secretary w. c. Payne. OF the Mis-
sionary Bureau of the International
Christian Congress, reports that com
piete arrangements have been made for
the coming InterdenominationaI Chris
tian congress. called in this city by Pre-
siding Elder r. B. Robinson. OF Yir-
ginia- Miles Chapel has been selected
as the place OF meeting and January 3
and GO the dates
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
MT. VERNON MEMS SOCIETY
EATS FIRST AND THEN WORKS

The regular monthly meeting of the
Mems Society OF Mt. Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church. South. was
held last Tuesday evening In the par
lor OF the church \ large audience
was present. The program was pre-
pared by Willis b. Robinson. Refresh
ments Were served The regular order
OF business was then taken up.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
JOSEPH E. LUCKETT ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF GARRICK CLUB

At a meeting of the GarriclS Club. 1T
its quarters. 1S47 z street northwest.
the following officers were elected:
Joseph E Luclzett. president; Col. r.
p. Andrews. vice president: II. 5. Roger,
secretary, and Dow s. Roseberry, treas
urer.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
YEARLY INSPECTION is MADE
OF GRANT CIRCLE, LADIES, G. A. R.

The regular meeting of L. S. Grant
Circle No. l, Ladies of the c. A. r., was
held last Tuesday evening for the regu-
lar yearly inspection Mrs. Fannie NJ
rage, past president, was inspector
Mrs Page was presented by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Dell Fuller Wright. bouquet
OF chrysanthemums for the circle.
The Washington times., 1905-12-17

Sir knights. J. F. Moore John l. Moore
,. ;. English. Charles J. Gates. John G.
Dudley. record keeper 1r Brightwood
Tent. No ), and SIR knight Caswell
OF Ohio
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
CONTINENTAL CHAPTER, D. Ar
PoSTPoNES PUBLIC MEETING

Continental Chapter. d. A. r.. has
postponed its public meeting unzH jan
Eary- a business meeting VIII be held
december Is at the Ebbitf. at $50 D.. m.
Mary c. Beach. regent
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
CHOSE STAFF OF SHIP

The Admiral Schley Naval Command.
Spanish War Veterans. unanimously
The Washington times., 1905-12-17

managers Of temporary nome for dis
abled volunteer soldiers and sailors.
John Guthrie
The Washington times., 1905-12-17
EPW0RTH LEAGUERS SELECT
NEW OFFICERS FOR CHAPTER

The regular monthly business meeting
of Epworth League. was held at
The Washington times., 1905-12-17

Serven: senior steward. William A. Har-
ries; junior steward. J. Richard Riggles-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
Courage of the Boar.
From Outing.


Per contra, no sport in the world is more
thoroughly enjoyable than boar hunting, or
pig sticking, as it is done in India, for this
is the Quickest brute on earth. No beast
has more courage than he; in fact an old
wild boar knows no fear, not even of a
tiger. The wild boar never loses his head
or his heart; such courage l have never be-
held in any four-footed creature. He has
all the cunning commonly accredited to the
devil and in his rage is a demon that VIII
charge anything of any size. / have seen a
small boar work his way through pack Of
dogs, and his smaller brother, the peccary.
in Brazil, send a man up a tree and keep
him there. The boar looks ungainly. but the
Indian species is feet a horse for about
three-ouarters of a mile He begins with
flight. shifts to cunning, and finally stands
10 the fight with magnificent courage, facing
any odds AS, riding upon him, you are
about to plant your spear. he will dart
link as they call 1t in India-to one side,
repeating the performance several times,
until he finds he cannot shake you, when,
turning suddenly with ears cooked and eyes
glittering, he will charge fur!ousIy. If not
suuareIy met with well-aimed and firmly
held spear he will upset both horse and
rider Hurting himself again and again
against the surrounding spears, he will keep
up his charge until killed, when he dies
without a groan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
The Russian Wolfhound.
From Country Life.

From country Lie
Beyond any question the aristocrat of the
canine family is the Russian wolfhound.
otherwise the borzoi or barzoi, which is
the Russian name for coursing dog. There
is a refined elegance, coupled with the in
dication of speed and strength, about the
Russian wolfhound which no other breed
possesses.
In western Europe he is merely the orna-
mental companion that he is in eastern
America. In the coyote section of our con-
tinent he can be made useful he is in
Russia and to az sist in clearing off that
scourge of the cattle ranches. When the
borzoi was first brought to this country he
was hailed natural-born wolf de-
stroyer, and we started business under the
impression that all one had to do was to
let a borzoi see coyote and the latter's
death warrant was as good as executed.
The result was a natural failure, because,
like bird dog, the wolfhound must be
trained to the work. American purchasers
have no occasion to worry about that, how
ever, for as the dogs high courage is the
result of education and encouragement,
without 1t they are 4docile and obedient and
fit COMPANIONS for the women of the house.
a role which they are pre-eminentiy fitted
to fill by reason Of their handsome and
unique appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
MAGNETIC STORMS.
Result of Efforts to Connect Them
With Solar Disturbances,
From the Electrical Review.


For the past half century or more efforts
nave been made to connect in some way
so-called magnetic storms with some solar
disturbances. Success in this direction has
never been marked although there is pre-
vailing idea that the really causes
these storms. The latest attempt to estab-
lish relation of this kind was made by
Mr.. E. w. Maunder at recent meeting Of
the British Astronomical Association.
1t was first supposed that magnetic
storms were due to magnetic changes In
the sum- but in 1892 Lord Kelvin said that
such could not be the case. Another sug-
gestion was that these storms might be due
to streamers from the sun which impinge
upon the earth. Attempts to establish some
definite relation between magnetic storms
and sun spots have also failed. since q
magnetic storm does not always follow the
appearance of a sun spot, and there may
be storms without any unusual sun spots.
Mr.. Maunder seemed to find a general
agreement between the appearance of sun
spots and storms, especially when large dis
turbances only were considered He then
examined the Greenwich records for the
past 20 years and he found that in many
cases there is apparently period of recur-
renee of % 1-3 days. This is the apparent
period of the suns rotation. Out of some
216 storms one-third of these were ar
ranged in pairs spaced apart by period
of one rotation of the sun. About three
quarters of the storms showed a rotatfonal
period of one form or another.
The conclusions he reaches are that mag
netic disturbances apparently recur with
the return of certain definite meridians OF
the sun to the center of the disc. He,
thinks that his research has established be-
yond question the origin of magnetic
storms, and 1t introduces new conception
of the magnetic action of the sun, which
seems to act magnetically within certain
restricted areas and along narrow lines.
Mr.. Maunder's ideas have been received
with good deal of interest, but no one Is
yet prepared to criticse them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
GRIZZLY BEARS AND PAINTERS.
Afraid of Man, Says Wyoming Hunter;
Dangerous Only When Attacked.

From the Louisville Herald.
'In the mountains of Wyoming, where l
have hunted for years, you can ma most
any kind of savage animal that you get IN
America except alligators. Grizzlies, black
bears and mountain lions are commonly
killed there" says Hugh Sniverly of Sheri-
dan. Wyo. Some of the men that come
out there to hunt think that if they stir
100 yards away from camp they must be
armed to the teeth for fear of being at
tackled by a bear or a painter and killed.
There's heap more danger of getting kill
ed on account of leaving your gun at home
when you go down Market street. Some
one might shoot you on the street In Dig
city, but it is dead sure that bear or
mountain lion will never attack you unless
you drive him to it.
i've hunted through the best districts for
big game in this country, and I've seen
good many grizzlies, but I've never seen
one of them go after man unless he was
cornered or wounded. If you run into a
grizzly bear in lonely pace you II near
srunt, something like that of a mammoth
hog and then there will be mighty
era shng of underbrush as he makes off IN
the opposite direction as fast as he can go.
All YOU can generally see of mountain
lion is a tawny streak as he makes off at
incredible speed. If he has any intention
of going after you it must be his intention
to 90 around the world and catch you in
the rear. Tor IL you are SldHuIiS " tHC
east of him he is sure to go due west.
Mountain lions in the winter time will
follow sleighs at a distance, wailing as they
go, but there is nothing in that to inspire
terror for l don't think they have ever
been known to close in on anybody. Their
terror of human beings is the thing Whlch
makes them hard to shoot. In all the time
that | have been in the mountains l have
never heard of any one being attacked by a
wild animal that had been left strictly
alone. But I've known men to be killed
even by deer when the brute was driven to
desperation.
"Grizzles are the best game in the world.
When you once get their dander up they
are savage fighters, and the hunters life is
In danger every minute unless he is a good
shot and has steady nerve. If you ever
get within reach of the griZZly's paw you
are dead one. These stories of men kill
ing them with knives in hand to hand
fights are about as reasonable as it would
be to talk of stopping a locomotive by get
ting in the way of the train. If the big
fellow gets the chance to deliver one blow it
is all over There was grizzly up our way
that the cowboys called Big Ben who
killed about one hundred and fifty steers
before he was finally shot. He would
break a steers neck at one blow, and then
he would lift him up and carry him off to
a secluded place. Grizzlies look awkward,
but they are mighty light on their feet. and
they beat any man in foot race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
A School for Spiders.
The PhIladelphia Bulletin.


This is my spiders school," said the
young woman, and with a little stick she
brushed a few webs from the wall. Not
much to look at it, Is it? Only a dozen
rows OF wine bottles. a great many spiders
and great many webs. ! make neverthe-
less, a little money out of the school.
Spiders webs are in demand among
surgeons and among the makers of certain
astronomical instruments, the surgeons US
ing them 10 stop hemorrhages with, and
the instrument makers using them on GER
tain very delicate instrume establishments
wherein, strange to say, human hair would
not take their place, because a hair is
neither fine enough nor durable enough to
serve the required purpose.
Besides selling the webs. l also sell the
spiders. A corrupt class of wine dealers
buy the spiders. These men put them
among bottles of new wine. i train the
spiders 10 weave on bottles ONLY tear
down webs woven anywhere else-and IL is
amazing how quickly these well-schooled
pupils of mine will cover a case of port or
claret with cobwebs, giving to the wine an
appearance of great age.
Six spiders In a week will add two years
TO the aspect of a dozen bottles of wine
Hence you will readily see how valuable
the ugly little creatures are to wine mer-
chants of a certain type"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-07
Style in Mems Neckwear.

From Mems Wear.
The genteel dresser is now partial to a
scarf of moderate width. and in colors not
to be found at present in the cheaper sorts
of scarfings. This season his tailor has cut
his coats with less depth of neck opening
than formerly and with broader lapels and
a scarf of medium proportions is just sufi-
cient to set off this very important dress
center. OF course, this all applies to the
four-in-hand
The puff is still the most fashionable
neckwear for day dress, and though 1t has
been more generally worn to business this
season than formerly. the folded and seam
ed fou.-n- hand continues the best favored
scarf.
The new color schemes of the latest scarf
ings are rich in the extreme. Brown is
combined with greater number of the
fashionable colors than has ever been at
tempted when brown was the vogue In
neckwear A dash of brilliant red. purple
or green in the figures illuminate the
brown grounds. The colors are not of the
vivid character, but rather subdued. which
makes them more acceptable to the great
majority Of men Of neat taste.