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The Washington times., 1906-01-16

Representative Grant L. Mouser Of
Marion. Ohio. made his maiden speech
in tie House last Saturday afternoon.
He was given ten minutes time, but
his remarks We're so eloquent and 10 the
point that the veteran ex-sDezker. Cen
eral Keller Of the Buckeye State. asked
that the young man be given ten min
utes more. MouseT continued his speech,
being generously aDplauded
II is unusual for new. and especially
a young. member 10 make a speech dur
ing the first month OF service. but
Mouser attracted all the more atten-
ton because he Is young and eloquent.
He has a fine reputation at home as an
earnest and pleasing talker and lie is
not tho man TO keep quiet during a
debate in which his constituents are
Interested. in the election OF 1904 Nous
er carried a district that IS usually
Democratic by 5000. but he had a Re-
publican majority OF over 200 His
victory was one OF the most notable in
Ohio. and there Is a fighting chance for
him TO win again.
The member frora Marion began
humbly worked his way through law
school and Is now but thirty-seven-
When he finished Saturday. his fel~
oW-members from Ohio congratulated
him warmly. and General Keller declar-
ed Il was the best first effort he had
ever heard IN his Congressional career.
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OF the piano. He o-a r,nei.
out of an upright or 80 ,bs1
any member IN the J. "a 80
him that music is hi - ,,esl.-
ness. The Kansas 81 = cftep
seen in New York d =. s,,and
'PNI season al the Aie titan. He Is
said 10 be a student of cd IS
one Of the few members - annre-
o-ale anu UNDERSTAND Iterpret the
works OF the great Germ -
AurdoCk's taste runs C a,,gsicaI
but as an eutree he enj0y,...to 80
time now and then. Next -. +Le
member from the SUnnower4o io,-es
newspaper work. This is 80 he
learned the printing trade fasa-',,t,,.
newspaper office. from whiC -
uated into the ranks Of theSs5'.-,e,.
profession. having done some Pee
feportOrial work on the ChtcasotIf.z
/ Wheu the correspondents - -
. lney hunt up Murdoch, knowf.,-at 81
can give il TO them. and wht 49,
he'll put II on paper for then No. ~
10 wire. snap
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TUESDAY. JANUARY ls. 1895.
Why Not Avoid a Split?

Outside the two circles OF partisan
advocacy and partisan opposition, the
expectation OF Congressman is to-
day that the joint Statehood bill will
fail of enactment this session. Nearly
everyone in the House EXPRESSES
privately the greatest doubt that the
bill can be worked through that
body without material amendment.
AT the other end OF the Capitol it is
hardly expected the measure can pass
at all.
Possibly the situation may change.
More than one bill has gone TO the
White House in spite of more oppo-
sition than the Statehood bill has
aroused. But if it should pass it
must be in consequence Of a Congress
sional reversion of opinion which
is distantly probable, indeed.
In the face Of such an outlook the
House leaders serve the 'organiza-
ton" with mighty doubtful judgment
In trying to make the vote on this
measure a test of party loyalty.
Many Representative of the majority
party are opposed to the bill on con
viction. They do not find in it any
principle which they think funda-
mental to their Republicanism, and
they do find in it a prospect particu-
larly repugnant to them as Ameri-
cans-the prospect of forcing fellow
American citizens 20 accept State
hood against their will. What is to
be gained by riding these men down
with a bin which at least one infiu-
entail Republican in the Senate saws
cannot by any chance pass that body
until il is radically changed?
A much wiser course would be to
remove the occasion for a split. That
can easily be done in committee. and
almost as easily in the House. by the
adoption OF an amendment allowing
the people of the four Territories to
vote their choice between joint State
hood and nothing.
That is all any of the Territories
asks. That is all the Republican op-
pOnents Of the bill in the House de-
sire. 1t means no loss of prestige to
the Administration, for its chief pur-
pose is to prevent the ADHESION of
these Territories as more than two
States, not to force them into the
Union. And it means a nasty fight
ayerted. with so many good men and
so many bad causes on both sides
that it could hardly fail to do the
Republican party. the Administration
the four Territories, and the country.
serious harm.
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The Danger of Indifference.

Mr.. BalfOur planned his resignation
and the retirement of his ministry to
tn hour when he could most en-
barrass the opposition. That is the
kind of craftsmanship at which he
has seemed most apt, and il was,
perhaps, the course which better
statesmen than he would have adopt
ed For a day or two he seemed
10 have put the Liberals in a hole.
He was making the issue a loud
alarm for fear Sir Henry Campbell
Bannermann and his associates would
bring in a new home rule bill and
the English journals were taking
it all with their customary serious
ness.
The English people have now had a
chance 10 speak. Elections have been
held in about 40 boroughs, and the
Liberals have gained sixty-four seats.
The whole Balfour strength so far is
but thirty-one votes. This is bad
enough. But the Liberal majorities
have showed under the late premier
himself and his brother, Gerald Bal
four, who was president of the local
government board. Both have a
chance 70 get back to parliament
from some other boroughs, but. if
they do get back. it will be with a
serious loss of prestige.
OF course, there is a moral In all
this and it is a moral which will be
particularly satisfactory to Ameri-
cans. II is that no man these days
can toy month after month with a
great governmental policy, attempt
10 carry water on both shoulders,
and look with apparent indifference
on public demonstrations Of the most
marked hostility to his policies,
Leaders in whom the show of earnest
Eess makes a national sensation do
not commend themselves to patriotic
citizens in any free country. And
when they add TO this nonchalance a
persistent refusal through more than
a year TO declare themselves on the
policy of greatest interest TO their
fellows they must expect TO lose. as
they deserve to lose, not the conf
dence alone. but the respect of the
electorate which put them In power.
Americans and Englishmen both
bava cOndOued fnoenacifV Thaty
have seemed TO approve dishonesty.
Their chosen leaders have more than
once been continued In Office after
the public had withdrawn its conf
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Conscience Fund Keeper
Is Conscience Stricken
E. B. Daskam, in Charge of Growing Account
in Treasury, Will Not Even Let Clerks
Kill Visitors From Insect Tribes.

Secretary Shaw has received 500 in
cash from a man in St Louis signing
himself "John Smith"
II appears from the letter accom-
panying the contribution that John at
some period in his mysterious career
defrauded the Government OF 500 Gus
toms duty. There Is no explanation of
why he did it-probably he needed the
Coin-but recently his conscience began
10 pound the inner precincts Of Johns
breast. In consequence. Secretary
Shaw received the 500 contribution TO
that most interesting depository known
as the Conscience Fund"
Daskam, Conscience Keeper.
This is kept by f. B. Daskkam. chief
of the division of public moneys. Mr.
Daskam keeps account OF every con-
tribution. whether it be a 1-cent stamp
or a big donation of $1,000. such as
vas received last spring from a con-
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WIVES CLUB QUITS:
HUSBANDS REJOICI
Purdue University Danes Declare That 1t Is NOblef
Tend Infants and Darn Socks-Declare Loyalty /
to Husbands and ForSake Clubdom j

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Jan. illus
hands of this city commend TO hus-
hands everywhere who don't believe in
club life for wives the action taken by
the members of the Three O'Clock Club.
The organization, started ten years ago
BY wives of Purdue University profess
sors, has disbanded.
The Three o'CIocks included the lead
ers of exclusive West Lafayette society.
They have agreed that it is nObler and
more educating to stay at home ana
darn socks or tend the babies than 10
discuss sociology, history, literature
and politics.
The Final Test.
Seven other prominent women's clubs
in this city will debate this week the
question: rs our club life benehelal or
harmful to the home On the outcome
of the debates hangs the life oil La
favette's women cIubdom
The crusade was started Few days
a,o az a convention Of the women of
indiana. held at Purdue Uni yersity. The
1,Iegates listened TO lectures on how 70
v,a1re the home beautiful and preserve
love and happiness in the family. AS
harmful to these ends club life for
x,on,en was condemned This set the
Three o'Clocks TO thinking. II was
agreed that they debate on the proppo-
sition: Resolved. that club life Is
harmful TO the home,' and the club "a
stake it's existence on the decision.
The judges decided unanimously for
the Affirmative and the club disbanded
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science-stricken man in Newark, y. J.
Since this fund originated. away back
in the time of that mild-maunered
President, John Quincy Adams, about
$4,000 has been received.
The keeping Of these remarkable rec
ords OF the workings OF the unexpIain-
able and potent element, the conscience,
Is said TO have q peculiar effect upon
Mr. Daskam and the two clerks who
have immediate char &c OF them. Mr.
Daskam, IL IS alleged. has the most
remarkably developed conscience OF
any official IN the Treasury Depart
ment. and his clerks viii not even mo-
lest the water bugs and reaches which
sometimes creep into their desks
Good Year.
The year 1905 was quite prohtabli
10 the Conscience Fund" Besides TIL
big $1,000 contribution, many smalla
donations Of 500 and 500 were record
ed. The receipts of the year from thI
source amounted 10 about $1,000.
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Peerless Prognasncator.

AS political prognosticator a+or
AleXander Mcdowell clerk O -
House. is reclzoned without a peer 10
end Of the big building He calle,La
nomination Of Mckinley in 1886 and,r-
ker In lS0s He picked Reed for Spear
IN the Fifty-fourth Congress and Re-
SUCCESSORS in the chsir-Henderson a
Cannon. He has also been successful
calling the turn In State nominations
Pennsy lvania. and as The Major Ia.
FROM the Keystone State. he come
mighty near knowing al the ms an,
outs of Pennsylvania politics The othel
day Major Mcdowell was asked If he
could name the man to lead the Demo
Gratis in 1903. With good-natured
smile. he answered: Why not ask me
who wrote the Beautiful SNOW. and
then growing serious the Major said:
as candidate Tor the Democratic
nomination for President Bryan stands
out prominently. but there are too many
lacks in his road. and his tires would
De so badly punctuTed that he'd fail IC
get there. But II The Democrats are
wise this time they win pick man from
the section that gives the largest Demo
cratic TVote, q vote that counts by thu
election Of Senators and Representa-.
ives In other words take q man from
tut oDAkA. mere IS senator bAltEE OF
Texas. 1 make no mistake in saying
that he is today the most prominent
man in the Democratic party And he
Is Il Democrat. He stands for principle
His name is known from one end Of the
country 10 the other. lie is a Statesman
in the fullest sense of that word. And
his nomination would throw no scare
in the ranks Of the business men Of the
country. If the Democrats want a show
for their white alley IN 1905 they'll nomi-
NJ
tor from Texas should be chosen then
we would have z race"
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DIRECTOR IS IGNORANT.

An Englishman came TO New York
TO make some investments" said Gov
ernor Folk, of Missouri.
He got the annual reports Of all the
biggest financial institutions in the land
These reports were very favorable. All
the Engiishman now needed was & little
personal testimony.
Accordingly he sought out a man
prominent IN public life
o." 1 think of investing he said. in
the Sure Thing Co. You are connected
with II, aren't your
~ am the public man replied.
- Will you kindly tell me. then said
the Briton. something about the f1nan-
ciaI standing of the conceTn2
g Really. I'm afraid I can't. You
see the public man explained, I'm
only one of the directors. Chicago
Chronicle
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tanned II bridge party yesterday after
noon when playing were Miss Marion
Oliver. the Misses Cotton. Miss South
eriaud Miss Anderson. Miss Maxwell.
Mrs SummerIin, Nine pedeTlalras,
Mrs. Head. Mrs. Jordan, Miss Seymour,
Miss Fremont
Mr.. and 1Irs. WAYNE MacTeagh were
among the numerous hosts fer dinner
PARTIES at the Capital last night
Mrs. Churchill Candee was hostess
for a theater party last night. which
was followed by supper at the New
Willard.
Lady Susan T0wnley, wife Of the
counselor Of the British embassy. has
gone 10 Philadelphia Tor short visit,
and from there Will so 70 New York
to be the guest Of Mr. ana Mrs. DTeXel
until January "a
Miss Roosevelt's reunion OF the TAFT
Philippine party, which took the form
CT an informal tea at re White House
yesterday afternoon, pTrlroG good ma
tured. enjoyable affair, apt gave many
members of the party TEE frst Opp0r-
Iunity 10 congratulate the young people
on their engagement, AS the party scat
tered after leaving san Francisco.
Miss Roosevelt received her guests IN
the Blue Room. and the tea. which was
presided over by Miss HaEueT, was
served in the state dining room. Miss
Roosevelt wore the blue gown which
save rise to the Alice Blue now IA
nous in coat, hat and gown all over
The world
Secretary and Mrs Taft lent their
presence 70 the affair. the Secretary al
Ways claiming that II was under his
chaperOuage OF the young couple that
Cupid found leisure for his well aimed
darts. The President and Mrs Roose-
yelt were also present during the tea,
while besides the Philippine party, there
We're present only a few other guests.
Mrs Sutherland was hostess at "a
very pretty luncheon today when her
guests were Nine. Wileukiu. of the
Russian embassy; Nine. Pederneiras,
Mrs DENNY, Mrs Maus. Mrs. Harlow,
Mrs Marshall Phillips, Mrs. Timmons,
Mrs Jordan. Mrs. Dunlap, Mrs. Bulmer,
Miss Clayton. Helen F0ulks, Miss Cas-
sell, and the Misses Sutherland.
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REALLY PATRIOTIC FAMILY.

5. T. Jodson. farmer Of the South
Canadian valley. in Oklahoma, named
his ten children after as many States
of the Union. His six daughters are
named Virginia, Carolina, Georgia,
Florida. Idaho and Jersey. The DOdson
bows are named Missouri, Ohio Tennes-
see and Texas. The ten Dodson chill
dren, II is said. always appear in public
wearing some red. white and blue bunt-
ing-Detrcit News.
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dence. But never have Americans
condoned indifference, and if ever
they do il will be more ominous
sign OF citizen faithlessness than
the election of all the grafters who
have held Office this past quarter
century.
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1t was agreed that the rearing I
dren and the preservat ton OF fan
was woman's chief aim in life a
club life was antagonistic to this
DR.. Jacob Westlund. profess
mathematics at Purdue. said
that he was highly pleased with
ton Of the Three o'Clocks. anal
majority of the Purdue ptI
agreed with him. Prof Edward
tin, instructor in anatomy and
ogy, said, however, that womh
perfect right TO have their chz
pink teas and that the home Ii
by wOmen's clubs.
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SOCIETY MAN OF SIXTY
WILL TAKE YOUNG,

NEW YORK, Jan. $500
in this city. Newport and 81
surprised 10 learn that Col. !
Honey. prominent in society
ties. had decided TO marry a I
His bride-to-be is Miss Frai
age of sixty-three. A
er Arkless. daughter Of the l4l
Arkless. OF NorthumbeTiand,I
Miss Arfless IS in the earl!
Colonel Honey's marriage II
Of his daughter. by only twoI
The wedding will take piaei
a month in Florence. Italy.
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Swear by Sullivan.

In the Eighth Congressional district Of
New York there are very. very many
old pensioners. and they all swear by
Congressman Timothy d. Sullivan. In
truth there is not a member Of the New
York city delegation who gives closer
attention 10 the veterans and their Wild
ows than Sullivan. Since the opening
Of the session on the 9Th Of December
the member from the Eighth district has
introduced twenty-five private pension
bills and the beneficiary Of each bin i
known personally 10 Sullivan. Know
ing all the facts connected with each
claim. IL is comparatively an easy mat
ter for S'''Yan 10 secure a favorable
report 1T. ais bills. Only last week
Sullivan secured a unanimous report on
his bin granting "a pension of SO per
month 20 the widow OF Rear Admiral
Benham. Tho admiral was member of
the Schley court Of inquiry. which was
held here IN this city several years ago.
Next II onth. following Il custom he in
augUrated some years ago, Sullivan VIII
distribute among the deserving poor and
unemployed in his district 3. 900 pairs or
shoes. As stated by "A Tammany pol
ttician. Sullivan carries the Eighth dis
trict III his hand Perry Belmont repre-
scented the district seven years ago.
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ALWAYS SOMETHING DOING.

In vain this day we strive to pierce the
future, yet
None can forecast Just what this glad
new year viii bring;
Eut II were surely safe TO make mod
est bet
Twill be, without a doubt, sons bran
new frenzied thing.
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Place Aux Danes.

The Times has been suitably edi-
fed by the constant crusade waged
by Major ana Superintendent Rich
ard Sylvester. of the Metropolitan
Police Department OF the District of
Columbia, against that species of the
genus homo known as ''the masher."
The major and superintendent
holds the masher won't do, and there
we are with him every time
The unsavory individual who stands
on street corners for the purpose of
ogling the passing fair deserves no
more sympathy than the very small
quantity he is accustomed TO receive.
One quality demanded of all men is
that of discretion, and he who cannot
understand when his attentions are
not wanted and tenders them unask
ed and unsought, is a fool-as we'll as
other things.
While this is the way we feel about
this matter, we are less excited-less
apprehensive, as it were-than we
We're some time ago. A male person
who addressed some casual remark.
like All. there, Bright Eyes" to a
young woman he passed in a park
received an upper cut in the jaw that
put him out of business. There was
no verbal repartee; just a single
swing that made the argument abb
solutely conclusive. From New York
a similar story comes a-winging, and
other like happenings from other
points.
Evidently the ladies do not need
quite as much protection as they have
been accustomed TO receive. They
can make room for themselves and
woe betide the mere man who offers
to dispute their progress. There was
something about a policeman being
badly handled down in Southwest
Washington the other night. 1t
might be possible for the gallant
major and his force TO effect an Of
fensive and defensive alliance.
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Miss White and Miss Briggs, grand
daughters OF Senator Frye, will receive
at the. Hamilton on the first and third
Thursdays only in February.
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Mrs. James Mckinney, Of Illinois, will
not receive today, but will be at home
o'clock; also on the following TUESDAYS
OF the season.
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Mrs Jones, wife Of Representative
William A. Jones, Of Virginia, will not
be az home today, but VIII receive at
her residence. 1908 Q street, on Tuesday,
January 3.
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General and Mrs. Hartsuff. OF Detroit,
Mich, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Bethel, at the Mendoza. Mrs Bethel
viii give a tea in their honor today from
TO : O'Clock
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The Congressional ladies at the Dewey
VIII not be at home today, but will re-
ceive on Tuesday, January %
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The Ladies Auxiliary to. the Eighth
Street Temple gave its initial afalr
~ NTerCantile Club. in the shape OF
2 card party. The affair was we'll at
tended and augurs well for the sue
cess of the organization. Whist, euchre
and fanTan were played, and all pres
en- voted the afternoon a most enjoy
able one.
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Mrs. Allyn x. Capron. OF 1886 Wallach
place, Will be at home today and TIE
remaining Tuesdays In January.
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PRESENT.

AS usual arises
The man who makes U
Who reeOlIects q winter
Just like this, only me
New
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Mrs. Hodges, wife Of Commander
Hodges, will give a tea this afternoon.
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Mrs. Henry Polk;nhorn will be at home
today at the Revere.
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Mrs. Howell. wife Of Representative
Howell, assisted by Mrs. Cannon, viii
receive this afternoon, from 5 to
o clock. at her home. las Calvert street.
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]. 5. julien. B. R. Largie. C. Moore,
c. A. Mann. J. B. Nichols. G. A. Web
ster. A Wilson. 0. NJ. Allen, Jr., X Is.
CaverIy. T. s. DuIin, c. ID. Nicolai- J. T.
Schaaf. r .. Schaun, w d West.
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fefr washington for their home in Chi
cago. where Richard Fairbanks VIII
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signor Montagna, charge d'atfairs OF
tho italian embassy. with his colleague
went to Baltimore last night for dln-
ner given BY Mrs. Wilson Patterson
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BRILLIANT DINNER
BY SECRETARY ROO
With Mrs. Root He EntsrIams Diplomats Senators, and
Other Notables at an Enjoyable FunctIon-Far-
bankseS Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chopper

Secretary of State and Mrs. Root gave
the first of a = sIies Of several dinner par
ties last night, their guests upon this
occasion being SecretlUy and Mrs Taft,
the Russian Ambass, dor and Baroness
Rosen. the Chilean Minister and Nine.
sonora Walker Martinez. DR.. Vogel, the
Swiss minister, Attorney General Moody
Senator and Mrs. NeWIGnds, Mrs.
Nicholas Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Theron. Miss Bcardman. Miss Root, and
Mrs Barry.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks were the guests OF honor at a
dinner last night with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cropper as hosts Their other
guests were Senator and Mrs Wetmore,
Gen. and Mrs. William F, Draper.
General and Mrs. Sharp. Solicitor Cen
eral and Mrs. Hoyt. Assistant Secretary
Of War and Mrs. oliver, Mr. and Mrs.
Darby. Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson,
Mrs. Stanley Mathews, and General
Woodruff.
Miss Roosevelt was entertained at a
dinner party last night by Mr. and
Mrs Frank Ellis. Invited 20 dine with
her were Mr.. and Mrs. George How
ard. Nr. and Mrs. Hugh Legare. Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander LegaTe, Mrs Philip
Mcmillan. Of Detroit; Miss Warder. Miss
Mcmillan, Miss Wsllach. Miss Isabel
May. Miss Helen Patten, Miss Lowering,
Representative Longworth, Representa-
tive Gillett, Representative Butler Ames,
Frank Mitchell, Chandler Hale, Ralph
Ellis. OF New York; Rubido Itchy. and
Count Wenckheinl. Of the Austrian en-
bassy.
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Mrs. Bowie. wife OF Representative
Bowie OF Alabama. will not be at home
today but will receive on Tuesday, jan
uary %. at StoneleIgh Court, from TO 6
o'clock,
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noon from to 6 o'clock They will be
assisted bv Mrs. Staples. Misses Gilbert,
Kline, DOdsworth and Reininger.
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Mrs. Benedict gave dinner last night
IN compliment 10 her brother and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Coudert,
of New York, who aye her house guests
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SOCIAL DINNERS
IN LARGE NUMBER
Many Important Events
Scheduled for This Evening.
GREAT ERN BALL
One Bic Event Of the Season VIII
Take Place at the New
willard.

January DAYS from now to the end Of
the month will be full % pleasure Tor
the social loving world. with decidediY
official flavor 10 almost every event TOT
the hostess. whether official herself or
not. knows where 10 look for her bright
est and most entertaining guests.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt VIII ne
entertained at dinner tonight oy lhe
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Taft.
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The Misses Converse, daughters Of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Converse, enter
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Miss Bella Waterman and sylvan
Waterman, of Baltimore. are 'he guests