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The Washington times., 1906-07-31
DEATH RECORD

William P. Bateman. IS years. 2o5 c
street northeast
P. Larance Lee. 81 years. 1912 Linden
street northeast
Mary f. Ward. 63 years. 2l6 D street
southwest.
Lenia Smith. % years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Elizabeth Price 56 years. Washington
Asylum Hospital
Laura Y. McCool, 4s years. 1872 N
street northwest.
Reuben Brown, 10 years, National
Home.
Mary a. c. Cephus. 90 years. s
FoWler's Hill.
William H. Hawkins. 40 years. a35 H
northwest.
Emily S. PeaIe. 30 years. 1i43 Florida
avenue northwest
Mary f. Shaw. IS years. 1853 Rhode
Island avenue northwest.
MAGGIE Casey. 25 years. Freedmen S
Hospital.
James Smith, So years. Government
Hospital Tor the Insane
Harry Shapiro, ? years. Children S
Hospital.
Levi Rosenbaum. IS years. Eleventh
and @ streets southeast.
Ernest Scheer. ~ years. George Wash
ington University Hospital
Otto Volland. g years. 1893 Ninth
street northwest.
George II. Bakersmith. a years. S726
New Hampshire avenue.
Rachel a. Forrest. 56 years. us Bowen
road.
.Dumbarton Jones. month. Logan
place.
Florence Lacy, 6 months. 205O Eighth
street northwest
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A LETTER TO OUR READERS
g Cottage St. Melrose. Mass.

53 Cottage St. Melrose. Mass.
Dear Sir:
Ever since I was in the army. I had
more or less kidney trouble. and within
the past year Il become so severe and
complicated that 1 suffered everything
and wfs much alarmed-my strength
and power was fast leaving me I saw
an advertisement OF Swamp Root and
wrote asking for advice. I began the
use Of the medicine and noted a decided
Improvement after taking Swamp Root
only a short time.
! continued IT'S use. and am thankful
- say that / am entirely cured and
strong. In order TO be very sure about
ihis. ! had a doctor examine some OF my
water today and he pronounced It all
right and IN splendid condition.
know that your Swamp-Root is
purely vegetable and does not contain
any harmful drugs. Thanking you for
my complete recovery and recommend
Ing swamp Root 10 all sufferers. I am,
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!. c. RICHARDSON.
You may have a sample bottle OF this
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ycu are already convinced that Swamp
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chase the regular hfty-cent and one dol
lar size bottles al the drug stores every
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lively and in its publicity aspect only.
"a project for a great exhibit at the
jamestown Exposition. The plan IS 10
have the association take general charge
OF the exhibit. subIeasing the space 20
business individuals. frms and corpora
tons. This matter VIII also be referred
n the directors. FOR their consideration
and action.
\ plan for the issue, through the cor
rcspondcnce Of locas business houses,
z a large number Of folders. giving
srief resume of Washinstons advan-
1ges as a commercial center, was also
approved. These and other suggestions
c-i!l be formulated into a definite plan
II publicity by subcommittee consist
Ing OF Messrs. Clum and Ryals and pre-
Snnted 70 the fun committee at a meet
Ing 10 be held next Monday.
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NURSES GO ON STRIKE
FOR SOAP AND TOWELS

NEW YORK. July 3I.-The surgeons
and nurses at Bellevue Hospital are on
the point OF mutiny today because II an
order allowing but one face towel and
one bath towel d week TO each The
supply Of soap also has been cut down
Ia one cake a week
Superintendent Armstrong has been
pcHtiOned 70 annul the new order.
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In Full Control.

These men. IL IS said. haze spent con
siderable time perfecting this military
project, and. now tnat the movement
has assumed some aspects Of maturity
they VIII eudeavor 10 surround them
selves with competent mon % military
training ard assume absolute control OF
the Chinese army. Among their officers
II IS understood, will he found ex-off-
Gers OF the United States army. officers
of the various State National Guard or
ganiZatlons and n0n-cOmnisSioued off
GERS who saw service IN the Spanish
American war.
II is claimed by the organizers OF the
movement that they have already sue
cecded iu enrolling about 1000 men. all
OF whom had more or less military eX-
perience or training.
In the organization Of the Chinese
army said Captain Stewart cit Is the
purpose OF the new society 20 place these
men as officers among the various Chin
Csc regiments as instructors OF the
Celestials Under the contract. as
drawn up by the society, the men are
20 receive the seme pay that IS paid
% On" Urited States army officers for
Ike service"
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DIED.

BEALS-On Saturday. July 2s. 1905. at Grams
ton, K. l., HELEN ELIZABETH, daughter
OF Albert and Lillian Roche Beals aged
eight months and twenty eight days
GANNETT-On Tuesday, July g. 1905 al & sr
a m. SAMUEL P. beloved son Of Samuel
5. and Ella c. Gannett. IN his sixteenth
year
He was the son Of S. s. Gannett. His
death resulted from typhoid fever. with
which he had been suffering for some time
Yesterday he was removed 10 the Homeo-
pathic Hospital but MS condition took a
turn for the worse and he died early this
morning
Funeral al the home Of Mr.. Henry Can
nett 1929 Phelps place Thursday. August
2, at y. IA. II
GILL-Headquarters Phil Sheridan Post. No
lt. G. A. R.-ComTade ANDERSON L,
GILL, late Of Thirty ninth Massachusetts
Infantry. I'm his seventy-second year.
Funeral from residence 2i9 Twelfth street
northeast. Wednesday, August 1. 2 .. m
Interment at Arlington. Comrades are
urged 10 attend funeral
B. W BONNEY. Commander
II. F. J. DRAKE, AdJutant. II
MILLER-On Tuesday July 81, 1905. at s
o,eloek a. m, SADIE AGNES. wife OF John
P. Miller
Notice Of funeral hereafter. Details will
be found ip another column. jy3l-2t
sELDON-On Tuesday. July 81. 1906. Lieut.
WILLIAM II. SELDOM. aged sixty-six
years, formerly a member Of Gen. Kirby
Smiths STAFF Q. s. A.
Times.
HoENG-In this city. on Monday July 30.
1906, at D. m, At his residence. $50 NJ
street northwest, DR.. PARKE @. YOUNG.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. Details will
De found In another column II
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SPECIMEN OF SEA cow
FOR NEW YORK AQUARIUM

NEW YORK. July 31.-The steamer
Navahoe. which arrived today from
Jacksonville. brought a manatee, or sea
COW. TO the aquarium. II Is eighteen
feet long. and has been fed on milk on
Doard the Steamer.
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THROWN INTO THE CANAL
AFTER BEING WOUNDED

BETHLEHEM. Pa. July S1-Tramps
wsylaid Edward Croft, Of South Bethle-
hem, near the Saquoit SILK Mills. shot
him in IN. abdomen. robbed him of SIS.
and tossed his unconscious body into the
canal SILK mill workers rescued him.
and he was hastened 10 the hospital. his
condition being critical
The police have six tramps under ar
rest and on one OF them was found a
revolver
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Personal Mention.

Major Henderson. surgeon general of
the Guard. has sprung an entirely new
and highly original cap on the staff Of
ficeTs. II closely resembles a Jockey
cap and has a fancy burnt leather band
around It. Major Henderson says the
cap IS made OF deer. skin.
ives. sir" said the major 90 Captain
Cook last night. II shot the deer my
self Prettlest shot ! ever saw in my
life. Didn't get the buck bur landed
the dos. Skinned IL myself. Tanned II
myself. Wouldn't take 1900 To- il"
How did the leather get burned,
asked Captain Cook. y suppose the
powder from The shell did that" he
added.
That's correct" said the major. but
most persons ere inclined 10 In
credulOus about that
The soldiers have an IDEAL bathing
place on the bank OF Conewago Lake.
Hundreds visit 1t daily. Yesterday sf-
teTnoon the District boys had a series
OF races anC diving events.
A number OF BARRIERS from the troops
have chairs or the field and conlu.t
open shops Yesterday. while a Dis
trict militiaman was in n chair.
swarm Of yellow jackets" swarmed
around the chair and stung the citizen
soldier half a dozen times. With his
face shaved on one side, he hurried 20
the field hospital. He refused 10 re-
turn 10 the shop TO get the other half
Of his shave.
The capital stock Of the quartermas-
ters in the Guard has gone ~ 1,O0G per
cent since Saturday. On that day the
soldiers subsisted chiefly on wind pud-
ding and hunger sauce" but since then
they have been fed better than any sol
diers In camp. Votes of thanks have
been rendered all the quartermasJers.
While two companies Of Colored sol
diers were warming up for game Or
baseball. a massive sergeant yelled:
Look out for this inshoot"
The man 10 whom he threw the ball
ducked his head when he saw it com
ing and threw up his hands The ball
struck him on the head with such force
that il bounded over into the woods
where II was lost. There Was no game.
The recruits are much .irr-tated be
cause the other soldiers INSIST on put
ting salt and sand on their pUnHs. Ap-
peals 70 first seTgeants bnng forth
pcals of laughter.
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Continued from First Page)

ton because Of the good time they en-
toyed in Lebanon. Pa. last night, when
that town rang out with their cheer
and songs. One of the District militia
men was seized with a fit on the drill
field and toppled over on his face. lie
was treated In an ambulance and taken
10 the hospital
At the general hospital for the entire
camp. Major Clark, in charge. stated
today that there were thirty-eight
patients. which is considered very
small number considering The. large force
quartered here. About three o. these are
District men who are suffering from
bruises and cuts received in accidents
while establishing camp on Saturday
and Sunday,
Battery at Work
The First Battery OF Field Artillery,
under Captain Fox. went 20 the rife
range at o'clock this morning and was
given instructions by Major Gayle on
the occupation of a position. The
work was interesting and instructive
and entirely new 10 the District boys.
but they proved apt pupils and Captain
Fox was told that he had tie makings
of a good. fast. reliable battery In his
cOmand. They will be given more ad-
vanced work tomorrow and Thursday
and VIII participate IN the maneUvers on
Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Tomorrow's work will be more fatig-
uing than today's The brgades will
leave camp and march a distance past
Colebruok. Pa. They will then take a
branch road and 90 10 Oliver Eckert's s
farm and proceed As though tho terri
tory was infested with hostile forces.
Due pTeCautiOn viii be taken by the
officers To prevent their men from being
moved down by the imaginary enemy
and every effort will be made 70 get the
commands % their destination in safety
and the same number as when they
started
On the return march the infantry viii
be harassed by the Fifteenth and Thir-
teenth Cavalry. the members of which
Will pop out of the woods most uaex-
pectediy. nre few shots al the foot
soldiers and then dive into the sylvan
forests again, After half the distance
mas been cover, retreat will be sound
ed by the buglers and the infantrymen
VIII have chance TO show in what
good order they can fall back out of
harms way
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Realistic Tactics.

Both sguadrons Of cavalry have seen
service In the Philippines ana. as they
are under instructions TO make the
maneuVers tomorrow as realistic and
NarliNe as possible il is believed they
VIII make IL interesting and hot for the
District boys and the regulars as well.
General Grant says he is much graft
ned with the work OF the regulars and
mlHtiamen working IN conjunction, and
relieves such Co-Opera ton is C1rdugtfr-a
20 the very best ends He is of the
opinion that the mancuvers Will totally
eclipse those at the Thoroughfarc and
Manassas. Va
yesterday afternoon shortly after lunch
the District boys We're mascuea 10 "A sp0f
ABOUT tHfee-quarters of a milesIrOm their
quarters and given three hours If In
Sttunfi'ns on field lutrenchments This
was the first time most of Them eve dus,
utnches, ard for many q was their int
ltI experience with picks and shovels-
ihtF were IN their shirt sleeves. and
having eaten hearty meal AT ppgra
W!tn all the world fell To their work i'm
A'sh spirits and good Will While rest
instructed by the chief engineer officer
IS 10 what was expected Of them.
Ire members Ct the First Regiment.
under Col Charles Ourand V,re in
slructed 20 dig a trench TO be used white
they we're. lying down firing AT l.0j0
yards. This trench Is four inches deem
IN roat ana ten inches deep in the
rear with a parapet or breastwOrk nine
nches nigh and four feet thick in front
OF them.
The earth taken from the trenches VAS
ihr"Wn Ip and formed the parapet. AZ
Yer lHe trenches were finished the s1I-
,,,-- t-eLs We're ordered 70 lie down and t-y
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Harr,es' Big Task.

General Harr.es and his stan officers
have had it easy thus far, but they will
get theirs the latter part Of the week
when the general commands one OF the
columns in the problem prepared by
General Grant
Yesterday morning General Harrles.
Adiutanr Brett, Acting Adult. C. Fred
Cook. Major Robbins Major Parmentier.
Captain Andrews. Major Avery. and the
other aides on the stan rode out 10 the
drill field TO look over the ground 50
as 20 be familiar with it when they
make their debut on the battle grounds.
Yesterday eating. sleeping. storytelling,
and letter writing occupied the time
OF the staG officers. They do not figure
iu the drills but this afternoon went
out 10 see how the intermingling Of
regulars and milltiamen was working
The regulars have been more than
cordial 10 the volunteers and seem 10
every way possible. The object Of the
maueuyerS IS 20 bring the militia up 20
the standard or the regular army and
the men Ia the ranks are doing q s much
as the officers IN this regard.
General Grant was liberal With passes
out Of the camp last night and fully 100
soldiers went to Lebanon or other towns
near Mt. GTetna. All Of them reported
back iu camp before reyeiile this morn
ing.
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One Branch Omitted.

The chief engineer officer also teaches
how 10 make trenches for approaches. a
most interesting feat. but because of
the short stay the District lads have
here il IS not believed they will have
time TO take that branch OF work. The
japanese captured Z3-Meter HiH by en-
ploying the approach trenches. The
men dig a standing trench five feet deep
and keep working in one direction until
they have reason 70 believe they are be-
ing observed by the enemy. Then they
cut off or tack IN another direction. al
WAYS going forward. however slow. IN
III they reach a spot within shooting
distance Of the enemy's camp.
While the men work, zig-za agging from
side to side but making some headwav
toward their objective point, they are
pTotec ed by artillery in the rear. In
many cases they are observed but the
enemy dare not attack them for fear
Of being silenced by the guarding artn-
lery. There remains but one thing to
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AMERICANS RULE
ARMIES OF CHINA
Gen. r. A. Falkenberg viii
Be Imperial Commander
in-Chief.

First Lieut.. Donald Stewart. jr. OF the
English army, who seryel under LORD
kitchener during the Egg ptian cam.
paign at Khartoum, Egypt. In 1S7S-79.
and who has recently been appointed
captain In the Chinese army by the
Sinim Order OF the Dragon. IS now In
this city recruiting American soldiers
for service IN the chinese army.
According TO Captain Stewart. the
Chinese empire is now organizing a
great standing army which will num-
ber when the organization Is complete.
over 10000 men,
The government realizes" said Cap.
tain Stewart, the grave necessity OF
creating. a means Of repeiling invasion
at home and inspiring respect abroad
With this object IN view, It is now Or
ganlz!ng q new army. which. when fully
formed, will be- the wonder and admit
ration OF the civilized world
People Not Warlike
"As the Chinese have always been an
unBarlike people. the imperial govern
mcnJ realizes that the organizing and
disciDlining oS this army should be done
By a nation thoroughly familiar with
time the Chinese army is IN a disor-
ganized and shattered condition, and
there is grave necessity for immediate
steps being taken.
This movement like all other re,
forms Instituted and operated IN China
was conceived and Initiated by tta
Chinese Empire Reform Association. Of
which KwanE Hsu IS head while Kahg
VA Wal and I.eong Kai Chew are re-
sDeCtively president and vice president.
This organization embraces "a member
ship numbering over 100000 China
men. The new secret society, Sinim Or
der of the Dragon, was organized by.
this society
The man who IS to be placed ar the
head Of the Chinese imperial reform
arTav, as the new army is 70 De called.
and whose title is 20 be imperial COM
mander-in-chief, Is said 10 he Gen. r. 4.
Falkenb@Yg, Of San Francisco. Other
American officers Of the army. 10 ts
understood are Lieutenant General Par
mentier. OF Los Angeles. chief Of Cen
eral FalkenberE's staff, and Gen. Ed
muud T. English, OF Yankton s D.. who
VIII be comma nder Of the first army
COfUs.
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Dug Too Deep.

The boys of the First Regiment were
not at all disposed 10 shlrk their duty. bur
the chief engineer officer regarded this as
a good fault because IL is better n have
the trenches TOO deep than TOO shaIloV.
AlthoJg Ugh Colonel Ourand's men did not
dig the trenches 10 be used for kneeIing
and standing soldiers, they were given
a good lecture on how 20 do that work
\ short time before mess call for dinner
they marched back TO camp well satisfied
with their work.
This afternoon the members Of the
Second Regiment will go out 90 the In
trenchmant feld which is about half a
mile from General Grants Headquarters
and dig the kreeling trenches These
will be two and a quarter feet deem
They VIII be dug down from the living
trenches left bv the First Regimenr
soldiers. The trenches Will be a trifr
wider and the parapet higher and
thicker. This IS done In actual warfare
TO guard against bombs falling into The
trenches.
Tomorrow the members of the Ffrs,
Separate Battalion, colored. will go IN
the field and dig the kneeling trenches
three feet deeper. The parapet will also
be increased in height width. and
length. In the rear Of the standing
trenches the First Separate men will dis
"a walkway about one foot wide so a $ 10
allow the intrCnChed soldiers TO pass
one another during a harrle
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Press Brick Fronts R
LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
StraYer's Business College

SOh. nth AND SIS. n. W
Lay ana Night School All the Year
PHONE MAIN 24s0 Ter FREE CATALO0CE-
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Good Guard Mount.

At 1 o'clock. when guard was mount
"a bv the regiments. most OF the men
rolled ont of their tents 20 witness the
ceremony. which is one of the most i'm,
pressive and spectacular IN camp. The
Second Regiment pun up a splendid
guard mount. and Captain Swig3rt. ad-
jutant Of the regiment. was highly COM
plimcnted by Lieutenant Griffith, one
II the regular army instructors. who
watched IL closely and pronounced II
hawless. The guard mount Of the First
Regiment was on par with that Of the
Second. and Colonel OuTand was much
pleased with it,
The officers OF all the battalions re-
ported 10 the majors IN the mess tents
yesterday afternoon and were given a
lecture on fieId maneuvers. Last night
every officer IN camp went 10 the large
tent near Gaueral Grants headquarters
and listened to a lecture on sanitation.
Before the lecture they made an IN
spection Of the camp as rege d. sanitary
conditions The camp has been 50 well
provided with sewerage that the refuse
and debris Is carried away each even
ing. The several hundred officers, rang
ing in rank from General Grant 70 first
Neutenants I'm he military. found the
lecture interesting and instructive and
invaluable to them. 4 lecture on some
timely and important subject Will be de.
Uyered in the tent each night lhe tent
will Ihp1TpT 400 UFTSDUl
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HsLL-NoYEs DAY AND NIGH
tREPAZAToHY SCHOOL.
bosh sexes al ages. Primary, Ifra-anay
HlEh. also Business BTancEsA Open yeAx
round. Catalogues.
FHANt Is MANN HALL. A. Il, Principal
81 st. NV TeleDhons Aiain SIX
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DISTRICT SOLDIERS
GAIN NEW LAURELS

do. stand still and make a fight OF ii as
the Russians did when the japanese
shot up in their faces over night like
mushrooms. or turn and run. This
branch of field intrenchment viii prob
ably h taught the militiamen who visit
here after the District men depart.
Last evening the District men had an
easy time uf H. The Second Regiment
boys lolled around camp all afternoon
because there was nothing for them to
do after lunch but police their com.
pany streets OF assist in bringing wa,
ter and -ations from the springs ana
commisSary department. Most OF them
stretched themselves out In their tents
and took a good sound snoOze played
cards or told stories OF how they fareA
on Saturday.
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While two companies Of Colored SOL
diers were warming up for I game OF
baseball a massive sergeant yelled:
Look out for this inshoot."
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The recruits are much .lrr-tated be-
cause the other soldiers insist on put
ting salt and sand on their DUnEs. AP-
peals 70 first sergeants bnng forth
pcals of laughter.
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The soldiers have an IDEAL bathing
place on the bank OF Conewago Lake.
Hundreds visit 1t daily. Yesterday af-
teTnoon the District boys had series
OF races anC diving events
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The man 10 whom he threw the ball
ducked his head when he saw it com
ing and threw up his hands. The ball
struck him on the head with such force
that it, bounded over into the woods
where II was lost There was no game
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-15
GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS
At SCITUhTE INSTITUTE

The graduation exercises OF the Pen
tecostal institute were held at Scituate
yesterday. the class exercises including
address Of welcome. Grace Gleason; obli-
cation, Mildred Barstow; poem. Laura
Young: prophecy. Grace webber: address
TO lower classes. Agnes Gardner.
Diplomas were awarded TO Grace Gleas-
on. college preparatory course; Lila
Young. Mildred Barstow, Grace webber.
stenography and typerwiting course; Ger
trude Pritchett and Arthur Doty, pre-
liminary department
The program Of the graduation included
piano SOLO Annie Brown recitation
Percy Anderson; recitation. Eloise Smith
essay. Grace Webber; vocal solo. Miss
Il. Woodward; recitation. Lila Young:
recitation, Mildred Barstow; piano solo
Florence Ingersoll: valedictory, Grace
Gleason; address TO graduates and pres
entation of diplomas by Principal w. c.
Kinney.
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so. KIhGST0WN HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS

The graduating class OF the South
Kingstown High school held It's COM
mencement In Hazard Memorial hall yes
terday afternoon under direction OF Prin-
cipal II. j. Hovey.
The program included address ot well
come Principal OF high school: oration.
Matte Bell Tefft; vocal solo, Grace Eliza
beth Cameron; grafton, Percival Davis
Perry: Grafton, Marguerite Pearse; ora
ton, Edward Michael Brennan.
Diplomas were presented to the follow
ing: Classical course-Eliza Margaret AL
len; Latin-scientinc course-Edward Mi
chael Brennan, Grace Elizabeth Cameron.
Agnes Eugenie Douoet, Carl Amos
Knowles, Matte Bell Tefft; English
course-John Brown Donahoe, Marguerite
Pearse. Percival Perry, lie Roy Price
Crandall. Susie Yolna Kelman, Ralph
Weeden Rukling.