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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
| Mrs. Boutell, wife of Representative
| Boutell, will give a tea January L.

WHlIe applique lace and carried pink roses.
Mrs. Boutell, wife of Representative
Boutell, will give tea January 4.
Another debutante yesterday to which So
ciety paid homage Miss Edna Belle
kingsman, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Rich
ard kingsman, at whose home on Capitol
Hill the happy event took place. The re-
ception hours filled the late afternoon and
the house. was in gala dress for it. The
hostess wore pale mauve silk under lace,
and her attractive young daughter wore
white radium and carried pink roses. Re
ceiving with the hostess were Mrs. Frank
NJ. Bristol, Mrs. Henry Adams, Miss Edna
Smith. Mrs. c. NJ. Forrest, Mrs. j. F. En-
gle, Mrs. Jennie Lathrop and Miss Jessie
Grant, with a large number of young
friends of the debutante, including Miss
Lille Flannery. Miss Mildred Han, Miss
Eta Lathrop Miss May Kehoe. Miss Clara
kehoe. Miss Marian White, Miss Elizabeth
Connell. Miss Ethel Humphrey, Miss Caro-
lyn T. Lee. Miss Olive McNeal, Miss Mary
Engle and Miss Bessie Hazen.
Miss Anna X. Chapman gave a pretty tea
last evening from to 6. The decorations
were in red. Christmas holly and green.
Those receiving were Mrs. Needham of
California Mrs. Mondell of Wyoming, Miss
Poole of Delaware. Mrs. Mae Wilson, Mrs.
Charles Miller, Mrs. A. G. Bently, Mrs.
Hodgkins, Misses Dickey, Ziiiiman and
Day.
me reSldence OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Birney, 1916 22d street, was the scene
Christmas of a gala reunion OF the family
Gen. William Birney, father of the host
Mrs. Jane S. Conway, Mrs Birneys mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund A. Sarela, son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Gantz of Baltimore son-in-law and daugh-
ter; Mrs. Katharine Sep. Mr.. Brney Seip,
MeSsrs. Richard c., William w. Dion S.
Birney, sons; Misses Edith s., MD, and
Katharine c. Birney, daughters, were pres
ent. The house was beautifully decorated,
and a time-honored Santa Claus stood near
| ment of the supper table, and from the
tributed.
Miss Hattie Sweeney and Mr.. Spencer
Mudd Penn were married at the home of
the brides father, Mr. John Sweeney, in
Charles county, Md. December 10 The
officiating minister was the brides uncle.
Rev; d. w. Sweeney, pastor of the Wesylan
Pentecostal Church of Chicamuxen, Md.
The parlor was arched with white satin
ribbon and decorated with evergreens and
white roses. The bride who was given in
marriage by her father. wore white satin
with pearl ornaments and wreath of
orange blossoms. She carried large
bouquet of bride roses, and wore a hand
some diamond brooch, the gift of her
father. dainty supper was served. The
brides travelling suit was of blue broad
cloth with hat and gloves to match. After
coming to this city reception was given
the couple at the home o. the groom s
uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs George Penn,
so l. street southeast.
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Loran n. and Anna S. Pinnay. December
81. Male
Harry and Dora Steinberg, December
%. Male.
Lewis S. and Mary c. Hill, December "a.
Male.
Filipe and Catherine Vergaro, November
81. Male.
John II. and Alice NJ. Brecht, December
% Male.
Eugene and Susanne Beday, December
% Male
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her daughter. Miss Aimira De Camp Ses-
sions, at a fashionabiy attended tea yester-
day, when the hostess had the pleasant as
sistance OF Mrs George Marye, Mrs. Camp
bell, Mrs. Loring, Mrs. Lewis Smith, Miss
Wells, Miss Denny, Miss Beale, Miss
briggs Miss Leutze, Miss Ryan and Miss
Morgan. The hostess was richly gowned in
sapphire velvet and the debutante wore
white applique lace and carried pink roses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

The Norwegian minister and Nine. Houge
have taken the Mckee house, 1853 Rhode
Island avenue for the season.
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Miss Laura MacMorris left the city yes
terday for Philadelphia, where she will be
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Har-
vey. Miss MacMorris viii return to Wash
ington for New Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

Miss Thelna Eichberg is spending the
holidays in Baltimore with her aunt and
uncle Mr.. and Mrs. William Eichberg
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Misses Helen and Estelle Jacobs of Brook
Ign, n. Y, and their aunt. Miss Bertha
Stern, also of Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting
Mrs. S. Enrich, 1927 North Capitol street,
and will be glad TO their friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Harris have re-
turned from short wedding trip to New
York, where they visited friends and have
settled in their new home at 1716 North
CaI itol street. The bride was formerly
Miss Rose White of this city and the groom
is or the staff of the chief inspector at the
government printing Office.
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Golden Oak Cha
tomorrow.
Mahogany Chairs.

Set of 8 Golden Oak
Chairs with leather seat
and back and 2 Arm
Chairs Observation-Disclosures.
Set OF 8 Golden Oak
Chairs with leather seat
and back and one Arm
Chair OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
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Christmas day a small gathering took
place at the home of Miss Wilda Hurdle,
1879 10th street northwest. After musical
selections and merry time was spent the
guests then were invited out to dinner,
where an elaborate table was spread.
Among those present were Mr.. John Wild
man, Joseph Grant, James Lyons, Oscar
Tarkness, Thomas Evans, Charlie Bryant,
Cleve Topley, Miss Lille Reesch. Mr.. john
son, Miss Lola Busey, Mike Jacobs, Miss
Laura Cheshire and Miss Emma Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins
gave a dinner followed by a dance last
night in honor of Miss Katherine Jennings,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings. Lieut.. and Mrs Ruggles are spend
ing the holidays at the Perkins home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

Mrs. BENJAMIN Reeves Russell presented
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The Washington Auxiliary OF the n
tional Indian Association viii hold a NEE
ing with Mrs. Thomas II. Alexander, II
Goth street. Friday, December %. from
to . pm. There will te a social hour, fc
lowed by add: eSSeS and mus C. All inte
estcj are invited TO be present.
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The coming OUT of Miss Kate Grunsky
will be the occasion of a tea to be given
by her mother, Mrs. c. e Grunsky, wife
of the consulting engineer of the reclama-
ton service, on the afternoon of Saturday,
January 8, from to o'clock. a number
of California friends of Mrs. and Miss
Grunsky Will assist them.
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A reception will be given at the Eastern
High School this evening by the Alumnae
Association to Dr. and MIS-. Small
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
ANorHER WRECK.

\ n this country railroad wrecks are OF such
\ frequent occurrence, that they largely
regarded as an incident to every day life. 1t is
such common thing to pick up paper giving
an account Of some collision, or derailment, that
the news Of an additional catastrophe causes
much less concern than should be given to mat
ters Of this kind. SO accustomed have we become
to dispatches Of this nature, that perhaps a ma
jority of persons will pass over, without consd-
Grafton item detailing the killing of half dozen
men, and they are shocked only when their at
tention is called to some such disaster as the
Slocum affair or the burning of the lroquois
Theatre, in which hundreds of lives have been
sacrificed.
Twenty killed and twenty-four injured'' in a
wreck on the Seaboard Air Line, near Hamlet,
n c. This is as great calamity as the one that
happened on the English railway some days ago,
though it will probably not be commented upon
to the same extent, for the reason that such dis
asters are unusual in England, but not unusual
in the United States.
There has Just been issued at Washington the
Accident Bulletin, for the three months ending
March 81, 1900, which shows the number OF
casualties to passengers and employees to be
IS,206-of which I,I26 were killed and I7,17o
were injured If the yellow fever or the bubonic
plague were to claim over 1900 victims inside
of three months, heroic steps OF some kind would
promptly be taken to check the spread Of the
disease, yet many of the railroad managers con-
duct their business with little regard for life or
limb, and the people seem Indifferent to these
conditions.
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MIGHT BE BETTER.

n PIGMENTS Of the pure food reform ap-
~ pear to be getting at least some satisfac-
ton from the tests made by the Indiana State
Board of Health, the results of these tests having
been recently published Some $50 samples were
examined; of which 500 passed MUSTER while $50
were below the standard. This is said to be
good showing We do not think so there might
be, and should be, higher average maintained
There is really nothing to boast Of when an Off
cial test dscloses that more than 40 per cent. of
the articles are of poor quality. The aduleration
of drugs is one of the serious phases of this ques
ton In medicines, more than in any other COM
modify there is need for high standard and
purity, yet the truth of the matter is that this
need is frequently overlooked by many of the
manufacturers and large wholesalers who have
been in the habit of furnishing drugs of inferior
grade and in many instances, of substituting an
entirely different article The Pure Food bill
passed by the 59th Congress will do away with
many of the impurities we have heretofore had
to swallow it will serve as guide for legislation
in the several states. Many of the states already
have laws prohibiting the sale of unwholesome
foods others have been lax. In Delaware there
is no general law covering this subject, if we ex-
cept such acts as prohibit the manufacture of imi
tation butter and adulterated candy.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
FELLOWS
Life SNUFFED OUT
Caught in Chain Of TObOg-
Gan at WOOdIaWn Beach
and Killed

At woodland Beach yesterday after
noon. the trag.c death of a fouryear-
old youngster cast a gloom over the
pleasure seekers VINO had gone to that
resort to spend the day The unfortu-
nate lad was Thomas Hill, whose par
ents reside at No. 2iO1 Federal street
Philadelphia. HIS body was shipped
to that city to-day, having been kept
over night at Woodland Beach in order
that the coroner of Kent county could
view it and begin an investigation.
The boy wandered from his mother
and getting too near the cog chain, used
to convey cars up the incline to the
top Of the toboggan slide, he became
fastened in the chain, and before the
machinery could be stopped, his little
life was battered out. His mother was
overcome when she realized the dis
tressing accident, and it was with diff.
fculty that she was controlled. Sh'
returned to Philadelphia on the boat
leaving the body OF her little son il
the care Of relatives.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
Friday, July q. 1906.
We ARE PROUD OF QUE REGIMENT.

WOULD those persons who have any doubt
w as to the use and effectiveness of our
National Guard system, visit even for day the
encampment at Newark and observe the manoeu-
vers and operations OF our soldiers, such doubts
would be removed Delaware has indeed just
cause 10 feel proud of her National Guard, TAX
ing our soldier boys altogether, from command
ing officer down to the latest recruit they are
as fine a regiment of soldiers as can be found
in any state of the union.
In many ways there have been Improvements
in the Delaware regiment within the last few
years There seems now to be a better under
standing Of the objects and purposes OF the
guard and there appears to be a sincere and well
directed effort to bring our regiment up to
high standard Of proficiency. For these notable
improvements, much credit belongs to Colonel
Theodore Townsend and his able staff. No
longer do they look upon their offices as mere
BOYS play, but they themselves live up to the
regulations, and insist that every member of
the guard do the same.
Yesterday was Governors Day. and a great
and glorious day it was. The visitors number
several hundred, and many were the praises we
heard OF the general appearance, excellent dis
cpline, and we'll executed manoeuvers OF the
regiment It was plain to be seen that in the
few days the boys have been in camp they have
been working hard and earnestly, and as result
there was apparent pride among them for the
splendid showing they were able to make to the
Governor and his guests and the many admiring
visitors. We feel proud Of our National Guard,
and have no cause TO feel ashamed for it to rep
resent us in any gathering of the soldier boys Of
our sister states ard in any threatened danger
to our state or country we have full confidence
both in their courage and ability to protect us.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
Personal and Pertinent

Long trolley trips are growing in popularity with Will
mngtonians who have the inclination the time and the
cash to take them. Quite a number Of people have
taken the journey to New York and back and to
even more distant points The point TO be reached
is Boston, and Hallec s. Ray, night watchman at the
Federal Building is planning such a trip during his
vacation II is not expensive affair, but it is tire
trip and requires patience account Of the
twenty-nne consumed. II good connections are
made. Many the trolley rides who have confined them
selves to the shorter trips familiar with the lines
all through this section Of the country and taking
advantage of the low OF every opportunity
without much regard to time.
True TO his friends" is sometimes indicative OF
a good trait and sometimes OF bad trait in a man.
When it is used In connection with city official who
refuses TO do anything which will any way detract
from the interests Of the corporation favored
him in days gone by II hardly TO be a good
trait far the welfare Of the city goes.
For time the minister has been annoyed by the
rounds that true 10 old friends would prevent city
from getting anything in the line proper Inducements
for its franchises from the Street Commits
sion but the story without and the
city
Yesterday the commissioners granted a franchise to
company which In return pledges itself to do many
things for the city, which the old companies never
thought Of doing and yet expected that time friend
ship would hold good Fortunately but one case was
this
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
NOW ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

VNT L desire to commend the police and Muni-
w cpal Court authorities for the quick and
effective move they made Wednesday night and
yesterday morning against one Of Wilmington's
dens OF iniquity. This first step taken in recog-
milton Of an intense public indignation, as arous-
ed by the exposure made in The Evening Jour
nal indicates not only willingness and desire
but also the power of the authorities to deal with
this terrible evil Whatever may have been here
tofore the criticism of any OF the officials, the
present action totally disarms any one who would
cast reflections upon them. 1t only remains
for them to continue the good work, and TO play
no favorites in this, we believe, sincerely begun
attempt TO cleanse and purify our city.
1t has been anything but pleasant task for
the Journal to take up and deal with this matter
in the way it has but we are not running a
paper for mere pleasure or for the purpose of
either favoring friends avenging enemies
Higher and above such purposes we recognize
a duty we owe to the community, and whenever
it appears to us our taking sides either for or
against any matter OF public interests will
benefit the community, we will not hesitate to
declare our position and fight persistently until
the desired result is accomplished.
The Journal has absolutely no personal feel
ings Of any kind that will influence its policy in
any matter in which the public is in any way
concerned. 1t would afford us infinitely more
satisfaction to speak in praise and commenda-
ton Of any of our authorities than to say one
word of censure or condemnation We prefer
always to praise rather than to find fault, but,
whenever conditions warrant it. we are as ready
to do the one as the other. Therefore, we say
that Judge Cochran and Assistant City Solicitor
Rice and also the police, deserve credit for the
prompt and effective manner in which they per
formed their duty and disposed Of the first case
brought into the court in this newly begun effort
to rid our city Of its Objectionable and dsreput-
able resorts.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
GIRLS SHOCKED
BY LIGH iNING
Fortunate Escape Of Three
Residents Of Port Penn.
Are Now Recovering
epeeIaI 70 The IsvenIng Journal.

NEW CASTLE. July 27-Miss Flor
ence Walton, Miss Helen Webb and
Christopher Bender, Of Port Penn.
were stunned by lightning, but are
now recovering.
While taking a walk an electric
storm came up and the party sought
shelter beneath one of the stands in
Augustine Park. Lightning struck the
building and the three young people
were rendered unconscious. Their
shoes were torn from their feet. Dr..
Bellville gave medical attendance.
City Had Holiday Appearance.
New Castle took on a holiday ap-
pearance yesterday. The grocers
closed at noon. many persons went to
woodland Beach friends of Company
II, n. G. D.. drove to Camp Lea, those
Of a sporting taste took in the Will
mington horse races. while others took
a dip in old ocean at Rehoboth.
Saw Little Boy Killed.
Many OF the New Castle excursion
lists who went TO Woodland Beach saw
Thomas Hill. a pretty four-year-olt
child killed AZ the resort by his hea,
coming in contact with the chain o.
the toboggan slide.
Great Game Expected.
PoseLall cnthusiasts are full OF h0p'
for a splendid game here Tomorrow
between the Chester and the New
Castle baseball clubs
News of the City.
william J. Ferris is spending his va
cation at Trenton Falls. n. Y.
Fred Bare has accepted a position a
electrician at the Baldt steel Works.
DR.. william Wertenbaker has re
turned home from a visit to friend
in Virginia.
Mrs. Wray Bacon Is improving.
Tax Collector McFarlin received con
siderable money in taxes yesterday
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
LEAVE FOR RURAL
LETTER CARRIERS
Each is Entitled TO Fifteen
Days Off Yearly With
Pay

By the last postofhce appropriation bi !
It is provided that all rural lester carriers
should have yearly leave Of absence ior
Is days with pay and Fourth Assistant
Postmaster DeGraw has completed regu-
lations governing their vacations.
These Is days leave will include such
Sundays and holidays as may come with n
the period. just as Is the case with the
letter-carriers in cities While the car
riers are on their vacations their places
will be filed by their substitutes. who
will be paid at the rate OF $500 year. u
carrier takes his fun Is days leave
In one period. his substitute will be plla
s25 for his work. Ordinarily subs itut ,
are paid only tho slme salary that
drawn by the carrier whose place h
takes. This simple provision Of grant n,
the carriers Is days leave with pay wi
cost The government nearly 81 Oo0.C00 eve
year. for there are to-day very ncarl,
5000 carriers. everyone OF whom VIII IN
doubtedly avail himself OF his Is days oi
absenoa.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
LEPER'S Diet IS
PIE and FRUIT
ROSSett Still Occupies Box
Car as Guest OF Railroad
Company

Baltimore County Maryland, and the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad remain the
Joint hosts OF George Rossett, the leper
who still occupies the box car at Cold
en- Ring
The Rev. A. Kamp a Catholic priest
Of Towson, Md. visited Rossett yester-
day and held services. but the congre-
cation was not large.
Charitable persons having come &c
his rescue, Rossett, whose real name
has been ascertained to be Raschid
made a complete change Of raiment
today and his old clothes were burned
The leper's diet consists mainly CT
pie and fruit. He refuses to eat meal
and soup.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
Peoples Column
Editor The Evening Journal.

Editor The Evening Journal.
Is this a civilized or barbarous coun-
try. Are we savaSes or human beings
with human feelings? These questions
arise in my mind as 1 read the most
remarkable story and treatment Of the
leper, as told in the Evening Journal.
This leper is a man. not monster who
happens to be suffering from one of
the most loathsome of diseases, well
TO be dreaded. Yet he is not wan
dering over the face Of the country
endeavoring to come into contact with
and infect people with the same disease
from which he is suffering. On the
contrary his sole desire is to reach
a certain leper colony where he will be
recivd and be among other sufferers
with the saem disease. Is it not natural
TO conclude that every means possible
should be given him TO reach this des-
tination that could be done reasonably
and without exposing others to infec-
ton? Yet the contrary is the case He
is I'm a box car, where no one can come
ino contact with him. he can be sup
piled with food without anyone coming
into contact with him; and he can be
taken to his destination without in
fecting anyone But everybody with
whom he comes into contact seems to
become hysterical with fear This
dread extends, I am sorry to see, even
to the health departments Of the va
rious cities through which he has pass
ed and in one Of these cities he has
been turned back, insteld Of being sent
forward. which marks the climax Of
this reign Of stupidity and fear. For
heaven's sake. let the man be treated
as hrman and permit him to get To
the lener colony rs oxpedi'iously as
possible Respectfully
Common Sense
| Wilmington. July 27.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
Jests and JinSIes

The other after while fifteen customers were In
a Market drug store aged negro ambled in
and pushing his through the crowd asked ten
wort oh dem confounded pills" He got
them. but under another
is ne very rich?"
rs he Just the number Of newspaper cor
respondents who are trailing him."-Cieyeland Plain
Dealer.
husband2"
The FIRST time asked him for money after we were
married" LIE.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27

Councilman Lynch deserves credit Tor refus-
ing to vote 5000 of the taxpayers money to young
lostles, and shat he was alone in his opposition
speaks we'll for his courage and independence
1t partly effaces his first mistake in the Postles
matter, which from start to finish has been an
outrage upon the people and disgrace to the city
Evening journal., 1906-07-27

'Do you wonder why your collars
wear out so quickly? Don't blame the
collar. Send them TO the Troy Laun-
dry, Eighth and TatnalL Both Phones
Evening journal., 1906-07-27

According TO press comments, the New York
Herald is having lots of trouble with its red
dght' personal columns How have. the mighty
hIlenl
Evening journal., 1906-07-27

For some reason Council did not take any
steps at its meeting las; night to ascertain the
cause Of the city losing bunch Of appeal cases
at the last term of the Superior Court.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27
Special S1.oo Excursion to Baltimore
Baltimore G. Ohio Railroad, Sum
day, July 29

Special train will leave Wilmington.
delaware Avenue Station) at $40 A.
VI; Newark at $50 A. NJ: Returning
cave Baltimore Camden Station) at
80 P. NJ: (Mt. Royal Station) at
f.35 p. NJ.
Evening journal., 1906-07-27

No attention paid to unsigned communications.
Advertising rates on application
Evening journal., 1906-07-27

D. g A Soo-TELEPHoNEs-Delmarvia ssas.