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CHIEF AND FIREMEN OIE RCONE.
Escaping Illuminating Gas knocks Them
Gut In Boarding House Blaze.

Battalion Chief Edward Root and FiTemen
Jerome SeiGle, James Coleman and Michael
Ruff were overcome by gas while fighting a
fire in the basement Of a large boarding
house at ia and llG West Seventy ninth
street last night. The house is run by Mrs.
Nora Rice. She has large number of regu-
lar boarders and many others come in Tor
their meals.
The servant rushed up the basement
stairs crying "Fre!' and tainted when she
reached the first floor, where abou. forty
boar ders were dining. There was a rush
for the street. The firemen made straight
for the basement Battalion Chief Root led
the men. The fire in some way had caused
the connection between the service pipe and
the gas main to come apart. BY the time
the firemen reached the basement il was
filed with gas.
Root and the three firemen were dragged
out and attended in the street by Police
Surgeon Archer. He had the fremen in
good shape in a short time, but it was with
great difficulty that he managed TO revive
Battalion Chief Root. He was in bad wav
and did not respond to the treatment until
Or Archer administered strychnine. All
the tremen. however, refused 10 be taken
to a hospital.
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FAIR FORESTERS At Law.
Unique circle Wants the supreme Ch'cf
Companion 10 let Il Back she Won't.

The troubles of Unique Circle. No. Itt.
Companions " the Forest. women s
auxiliary of the Forcsters OF America, which
got into police court in January, got up
to the Supreme Court yesterday and were
rehearsed before Justice Newburger by
lawyers Of the factions Neumann Il
Frank. representing the Unique Circle.
argued for y peremp.ory writ Of man
damus to compel the Supreme Chief Com
panion Of the order. known in plain lifc as
Mrs Annie r.. POth. 10 restore to good
standing in the order the Unique Circle,
which has been in existence fifteen years.
leo Rosenthal. representing tho Supreme
Chief Companion, who is a dark eyed. pretty
little woman of = dignity in inverse ratio to
her inchos. declared that his client had
properly suspended the circle. which has =
membership of 2iO. for turbuency and con-
d''Ct unheCciring ladies' and Companions of
the Forest The Justice reserved decision.
Whichever way the decision goes there will
hC an appeal
The trrhulcu; con.lIict referred "a by
Lawyer ROsDBthal occurred NJ several mpct 70
Iucs Or IN" lniuue { ircN in Harlem Tho
most riO;oUs, according to tho lawyer waS
on January 22 when lawyer representing
ono Of the COMPANIONS ~ a trial Of another
companion for infraCtion NJ rules wsE
punched IN tho eve Ivy ComCuUion Who
objected 10 his manner Of urging tho CsSc Of
his client. Another COnnCaniOn had one Of
her teeth knocked ont by an umbrnlla
whirleh by one of several other excite !
companions
The supreme Chief Com-snion rules
over 5000 members in the United States
She herself belongs to Martha v shin Avn
Circ'a No. The raheDio'Is rir...S
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rae PA6rFTc FLEEr.
The Two squarirORs and tho Asiatic FIee
10 ne Under One Command.

WASHINGTON, March 13.--After a long
delay and considerable secrecy the Navy
Department to-day made public the pro-
gramme for the reorganization Of the war
ships in the Pacific, providing principally
for the consolidation Of the three orRaniza-
tions-the Philippine squadron, the Pacific
squadron and the Asiatio fleet-into one
organization. TO he known as the Pacific
feet. The new plan will go into effect
about the end of this month. Rear Admiral
Brownson, now in command Of the Asiatic
feet, will be the first commander in chief
Of the Pacific feet. Ever since it became
known that changes were contemplated
in the Pacific there have been reports that
it was all caused by the Japanese situation.
In making an announcement to-day the
Department said:
The Navy Department wishes il under
stood that this consolidation OF command
is in pursuance of a well defined policy
which was carefully outlined in the last
report of the chief OF the Bureau Of Naviga-
tion in October last, and that no particular
considerations Of the present time have
contributed in any way to the proposed
organization. The groups of ships will
remain in the general location where they
are now and will perform the same duties
they are doing now. They may, however,
under the order, meet Tor general drills
and exercises anywhere on the station
and the effort will be made, so far as the
duties of the ships will permit, to repair
all the larger ships in the navy yards Of the
Pacific Coast"
The Department in its statement also
took occasion to say that il did not intend
TO send any more battleships to the Pacific.
The prospective organization Of the feet
follows:
First Squadron, First Division " est
Virginia. Colorado, Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania: Second Chattanooga, Gal
weston and two others of the same class.
Second Squadron, Third Division
Charleston, Milwaukee, St Louis and
Chicago Chicago to be replaced by
New York;; Fourth Division, Albany, New
Orleans. Cincinnati and Raleigh.
Third Squadron Fifth Division-Rainbow,
Concord, Helena and Wilmington Sixth
Divisional Cano, Callao, Quiros, Villa
lobos. Paragua, Pampanga. Panay and
Arayat (or available similar gunboatsD.
Coast Defence-Monterey and Monad-
mock (such submarines as may be avail
able).
First Torpedo Flotilla-BainbridRe Berry,
Dale, Decatur and Chauncey.
Fourth Torpedo Flotilla-Paul Jones and
Preble.
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WORE PAY FOR POSTAL CLERKS.
10000 Clerks and $4,000 Carriers to Be
Promoted on July o.

WASHINGTON, March i3.-Nearly 10000
postal clerks and more than - 900 city letter
carriers will be promoted on July /. in ac-
cordance with the terms Of the Hit cock
classification law, which will become effec-
tive at the beginning of the new fiscal year.
There are approximately 5000 clerks and
$4,000 carriers in the postal service, and
under allotments made to-day by First
Assistant Postmaster-Ge Hitch cock
pay after July |.
By the new law six grades Of compensa-
tion are provided for clerks and carriers,
running from $500 To maximum Of 81 200
The latter figure will not be paid at this
time, inasmuch as the law provides that an
increase in excess of 500 shall not he made
in any instance in given year. This rule
ia waived for the present in the case of GER
tain classes of clerks and carriers incident
to the estimate of the new classification.
The number of employees who will he
benefited under the reclassifcation law WIS
summarized by First Assistant Hitchcock
to-day as follows:
Clerks 35S from s4OO to 5000, SS3 from
$500 to 5000, 1924 from 5000 to $500 1923
from 500 to $500, $50 from $500 to $780,
3,473 from $500 to 81 900, 2,3sl from 81 COO 0
&,1O0. Total, $500.
Carrlers-l,SlO from $500 TO $500, S,Sj
from $3.50 to 5000, .O73 from $500 To 81 600
IL. 500 from 81 600 to 81 100. Total, 24.227.
More than 5000 clerks and carriers in vari-
Gus cities in the State of New York will
secure promotion under the law. They
include 3,7SI clerks and 47Sl carriers. The
new law will add 81 coo, 900 a year to the
Federal pavroll.
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BRONN FENCE TNEARTHED.
Police say They Found Much Loot Of Beck
erI's In Homes OT the HeItmnnnS.

Two men who are believed TO have re-
ceived from Ernst Beckert, also known a.
Emil Becker. now in the TombS, the bulk
of the Thousands of dollars worth OF goods
stolen by Beckert in the Bronx, were ar
rested last night at their homes 10y Capt,
Price OF the Bronx Detective Bureau. They
are Henry Heitmann of $50 Fast Ii5th stree,
and his son, Stephen of 553 East l55th street
Beckert says they're the men and they were
ARRESTED on his tip.
The elder Heitmaun ost ensibly makes
cigars at his home His son is down as ship
ping clerk In their houses the officers
found articles identified as the loot Of fifteen
different robberies. Beclert in his CON
fcssion said that he robbed thirty or forty
places in the last year and Il half. and the
Heitmanns would he found tO have bought
most Of his loot Among the stuff in Henry
Heitmann's house there turned up articles
worth $500, missed by a family named
johnson of 1870 Wendover avenue. Reckert
says he sold them to the Heitnanns for$95.
In Henry Hetmann's home, Beckert told
the police, they would find number Of
secret cabinets built into the walls one Of
which would he behind fine plate glass
mirror over the fireplace. The officers
found things Just a. he had said
The cabinets were crammed with small
loot. Hetmann explained their presence
old wood ca rver after his own ideas and that
the hidden closets we're Just IA he found
them when he took possession. The house
ia very plain externally hut the police found
il gorgeous with clt glass and hangingS
within. Stophan's house was also stylishly
logged. Three oil paintings that Were
reported missing by Bronx family were
found on his walls, the police say.
Despite Beckert's confession, the He'-
manns VOW that they don't know him.
Father and son were locked up in theMoTis
ania police station charged with receiving
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MUST SUE IN .HASSACHUS SETTS.
Defendants IN Eddy Case VIII ignore Ser.
vice Of New Hampshire Papers.

BosToN, March l3.-Ex Senator Chandler.
senior counsel for the petitioners in the
Eddy suit left here to-day for Washing
ton. He declined to discuss the situation,
but Frederick W. Peabody, another of the
lawyers. said Mrs. Eddy will be made a
feature Of the hearing by enc side OF the
other
II is probable that the petitioners will
have to start suits against Farlow. john
son. Armstrong, Knapp and Chace in this
State. as they are not obliged to answer to
the New Hampshire court
Samuel j. Elder counsel for the Boston
defend ante. said this afternoon; THE
other side has been sounding the timbrel
most industriously for the past fourteen
davs. and what has been accomplished?
They have served papers on some Of the
trustees Of the Christian Science Church in
this city. believe. and what does it amount
TO? Ii is manifestly obvious that New
Hampshire papers should not be served
in this State. My clients will take no notice
of the service.
The petitiOEers' counsel have letter from
Prof John s. Kent Of Concord, who saw
Mrs. Eddy last October by request ofCalvin
A. Frye, in which he says:
NV impression as the result Of my meeting
with Mrs. Eddy in October il that she has
aged greatly since | saw her two years
ago She seems 10 be more like woman
OF 100 than a women OF 80.
LAWYER Peabody was asked to-day II
there was an agreement between counsel
by virtue Of which the petitioners have
postponed the taking OF deposltions: He
said: II understand it has been put on out
of courtesy 10 Gen. Streeter, who is very
busy with Osher cases at this time. IA
a matter of fact, counsel on both sides have
matters pending which they would like
to attend to right away:
CONCORD. y H., March l3.-Another
pIain,iff in the Eddy suit is expected in the
person Of Or. Ezekiel Morrill, of this
citv. DIR. Mo-rill is a third cousin OF
Mrs. Eddy II il understood that former
Senator William ". Chandler, senior coDnsel
for the plaintiffs, is trying to get him to
Join in the suit
just how many more the plaintiffs at
torneys desire TO get into the suit is not
known, but il is believed that they are
anxious to secure a plaintiff WHO'S a relative
of Mrs Eddy and a resident OF Concord
DR. Morrill, said to-day:
1T is asserted that the suit is brought
in the interest OF Mrs. Eddy. If there was
ANYTHING that could do for Mrs. Eddy !
would certainly do il know that Mrs.
Eddy s capable Of manag ing her own
affairs il sbe is not restrained.
Il don't know anyt hing about Mr.. Frye.
[ have never been denied sdmittance at
Pleasant View. Before | went abroad two
wears ako nv wife and ] used TO call on
Mrs. Eddy, but since my return have
scarcely found time to go out 10 Pleasant
View Mrs Eddy is not a woman who is
seeking out her relatives. Our relations
have always been friendly"
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NIRSE DEAD, DOCTOR ARRESTED.
DIR. Guy -. ~tCarnS Or This City Taken on
complaint from Boston.

DIR. Guy ~. ~tCRTnS Ot This CitN Taken on
complaint From Boston.
Dr. Guy r.. Ste2rns of ll9 West Eighty
second street, recently visiting physician
TO the Flower Hospital. was arrested at his
home last night by Detective Sergts. Carey
and MCCafferty. CHI. eed with manslaughter
in performing a criminal operation upon
Susan Green. a nurse, who dcd in the Boston
Homeopathic Hospital on Tuesday night.
DIR. Stcans's arrest was made upon her
ante morem statement to Inspector Arm
strong Of the Boston police which the police
said she gave most reluctantly. asserting
that she came from Boston here to consult
Or. Stearns because ne was an old friend.
She asserted. the police say. that DR.. Stearns
had not proftei by the operation. and had
done it only upon her urgent pleas.
While the police say that Dr. Stearns
admitted 81 wing her advice when she carne
here on February II he did not admit per-
form ing the operation. DR.. Sfearns ssid
lac advised the woman not to 10 TO Boston
on March Q, the day she was taken III on
the way and was admitted to the hospital
hui she wouldn't heed him. He knew her
Ar Mrs Graham.
Il first met Susan Green fifteen years
ago, when We were both employed at q
Cape Cod hotel" the doctor said Later
she entered tho Boston City HospitaI train
ing school for nurses and | came to New
York and studied medicine for a year az
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
Later ! attended the Homeopathic Medical
college, from which ! was graduated. I
saw the young woman about three years
ago when went to Boston 70 read a papey
before a medical society there. ] hadn't
seen her since until she came hero and asked
me to give her treatment last month"
A. the operation was performed in New
York the charges against DT. Stearns will
be prosecuted here. Dr. Stearns is - years
old. He was at one time connected with
the Metropolitan Hospital on Backwell'a
Island
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Ambass adOr Bryce EntertaIns the DIpIO-
matte Corps

WASHINGTON. March "a, The British
Ambassa dor and Mrs James Bryce received
the members Of the Diplomatic Corps and
their families this afternoon in the embassy
in conformity to tho rule of etiquette which
requires newly arrived members Of the
diplomatic body 70 make the acqua intance
Of the other members in that manner. The
embassy was not decorated with the usua
array Of flowers and palms. but the table
in the large dining room had centrepiece
of gay spring flowers. Mrs, Bryce had
assisting her the wives OF the members of
the embassy staff Lady Isabella Howard,
Mrs Ryan and Mrs. n. A. Grant Watson.
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FAST TRAINS NARROW ESCAPE.
WrcCkers Put Rail on Track and Upset
Engine Near a Nigh Bridge

BURLINGTON, la. March 10. Burlington
mail train No Is. which left Chicago about
10 O'Clock last night and was due here at
i2O this morning, narrowly escaped the
plot Of train wrP ckers NJ Sandwich. ILL.,
a short distance out Of Chicago
The train was running sixty miles an
hour When nearing the high bridge over
the Plano River Engineer Kelly discovered
a rail lying across the track. 4 quick stop
was made. but not before the engine had
been thrown from the track.
Fireman G. T.. Carr jumped and was
slightly injured. No one olsc was hurt.
The train was delayed about Two ho'.rs.
n is stated that the train carried about
sIS0 O0O IN bullion. and il u thought ~"
plan Of the wreCkcrs was to dump the train
into the river and rob the d'Nris. II was
stopped fifty feet from tho river.
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THE FAMINE N CHINA.
Distress and sickness Increasing -S'aDt
Procure Mortality statistics.

WAsHNGToN, March i3Dr. Louis
Kopsch, publisher Of the Christiur Herald,
has transmitted to the State Department
the following despatch. which he has re-
ceived from the editor Of the North china
Daily Neus at Shanghai
Distress and sickness increasing. Scat
tered condition Of popusce renders NOR
tality statistics unprocurable. Everything
now centred on hurTying forward relief.
Demand for additional distributors very
hard to meet
DR.. Klopsch has offered 10 furnish a
cargo of food for an army transport " IL
ia possible to procure one. The War De-
partment has taken up the matter, and has
found that without authority Of Congress
transports may not be utilized for such a
purpose resolution grantnG uhe neces-
sarV permission was introduced at the
recent session, but action was not taken
on it.
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LACK or RELIGIOUS INTEREST
The President Told There Are Less Protest.
ant churches Here Than SiN Years AGO

WASHINGTON. March 13. President ROose-
welt promised to-day to do everything in
his power 90 bring about a revival Of
religious interest in New York. He was
visited by a delegation representing the
Federation OF Churches. consisting Of
DR.. Anson B. Atterbury. DR. Walter I.aidlaw
and the Rev Or. Donald Sage Mackay.
The President was informed that in Man
haitian, despite the great increase in popu-
lation, there are three less Protestant
churches than there we're six years ago,
but that the Catholic churches have in
creased 10 the number Of six and the Jewish
synagogues 10 the number OF thirteen.
Mr. Roosevelt's visitors expressed the
opinion that what they declare is a marked
decline in religious interest in New York
is "A serious menace to American citizen
ship. and the President agreed With then.
He added that he should be- glad to do
anything possible 10 assist in revival of
interest,
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New chief or Bureau Or Yards and Docks.

WAsHINGTOS, March ~. Civil Engineer
Richard Carmichael Holiday, 4. s.. ~.
will succeed II. n. Rosseau as chief Of the
bureau Of yards and docks OF the Navy
Department when Rosseau becomes mem
Der of the Isthmian Canal Commission
Mr.. Holiday since January. 1908. has been
in charge OF the work under the bureau Of
docks and yards in the Brooklyn navy
yard. His transfer 10 Washington takes
him to the highest position in his Corpe
He was born in Pennsylvania and was ap-
pointed to the navy from Maryland. AZ
chief OF the bureau he will have the rank
and nay Of a Rear Admiral,
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Army ana Navy Orders.

wAsBIxoroS. March 49, These army orders
were issued 10 day:
Maior Charles NJ. Tr,jltt Twenty third Infantry,
70 MI vacsncy In Adiutant Generals Department.
Major Truitt will proceed IN HAVANA, Vice Cspt.
WIliam e. Ham Artillery IOps
capt Jesse {, NCnons, Ordnance Department,
from SpTingaed Mas 10 Havana relieving capt.
William n. 1schapDat, Ordnance Department,
who will proceed to Dover, n. !.
Dental Surgeon William n. Chambers, from
Philippians Division tn San Francisco.
Dental surgeon Hugh C. NOorhics. from Phllp
pines Division 10 the nited States.
These naval orders were issued:
Lieut.. \. Buchanan, from the Tennessee TO the
New Jersey.
Lieut. a. " Tiinds from Navy Department 10
the Virginia ss navigator.
Ensign Il. A. Dawes. from the Yorktown 10 the
Vermont.
Ensign g w. Robinson to the Vermont
Assistant Surgeon :. W Smith. 20 Naval Hospital,
New York.
sndshlpuen c. W. Crosse 2, ". Walker and
c Met, Mct,iIi from the HancNck 10 the Virginia
fnl tempofarY duty thence tO the OHM
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s,,,u,r AccIdsn, Victim Die .

Miss Margaret Lea of Southport, Conn.
the young woman who fell Oft the subway
platform at Ninet y-sixth street on Tuesday
morning, died in the J. Hood Wright Hospi-
tai last night Of fracture az the haze Of
the skull. Her three sisters and brother
from Southport were at her bedside.
The sun., 1907-03-14
Gro,c- Ce,r,ard IrEc. Moderation

NASHVILLE, March 70 Former Prcsi-
dent Grover Cleveland has submitted to
the insurance Investigating Commit tee
OF the Tennessee Assembly lrier in which
he calls attention 10 recsn; insurance dis
closures and says;
aThose who make orr laws should be
free from all vindic'iVp feeling and mis-
leading preiud'Ces and duly guarded
against dangerous disregard Of safe and
conservative business rules
The sun., 1907-03-14

WAsHINGToN. March 13.--The cruiser
ST. Louis has arrived at Hampton Roads,
the tug Eagle at Guantanamo, the gun
boat Princeton at Acapulco and the tug
Standish at Norfolk.
The battleship New Jersey has sailed
from Hampton Roads for her final trial,
the cruisers Charleston and Boston and
the destroyers Preble and Paul Jones from
San Diego for Magdalena Bay, the gum
boat Helena from Shanghai for Cavite
and the despatch boat Dolphin from Wash
ington for Charleston.
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secretary MetCaIT GOInE on a Cruise OF
Inspection.

WASHINGTON March 13. Secretary Of
the Navy Metcalf. accompanies by Senator
Flint of California and Charles c. Glover Of
this city, left Washington this evening for
Charleston 8. c., where they will board
the United States steamer Dolphin for
cruise OF inspection TO Porto Rico and Cuba
The Dolphin sailed from Washington for
Charleston yesterday with Senator Hale of
Maine Senator PenrOse of Pennsylva mia
Senator Carter OF Montana and l.. A. Clark
private secretary to Mr.. Nletcalf. The
party will he absent three weeks
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says. will have the right of appeal to the
supreme Session, which meets next year
IN Atlantic City. Meanwhile. the Unique
circle keeps up It's organization and its
members say will form rival association
If necessary
The sun., 1907-03-14
Hny More Postal Clerks for This city.

WASHINGTON, March Is.-Fifty additional
clerks will he put to work in the New York
Post Orice on March 10. in accordance
with an order issued to-day by First Assist
ant Postmaster General Hitchcock. This
is in addition to the twenty-five clerks
allow ed the New York Office a week or so
ago.
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Your printer knows all about
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The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Will ENTERTAIN FIREMEN
Chief Belt Announces Programme
for International Convention.
Members 90 visit white House and
Later VIII Witness DemOnStra-
ton by District Department.

Chief William T. Belt has announced
the following official programme FOR the
convention of the international Associa-
ton Of Fire Engineers 20 be held in this
city October S to II:
Tuesday. Ortohr- Sat a. M. procession viI!
De- formed 40 Fourteenth and streets, ard the
members II THE association VIII be- e-c1rted by waF
df PCuuss lyaUig avenue 10 Odd Fellows Hai, the
place Il meet.rE The escort viii consist q five
companies Il tle District & Columbia Gre depart
mput under the Command Of the chief engineer.
and the urUcgssi1u ail D. headed iy a section ot
mounted police. Two bands VIII furnish music for
-Le occasion
A. II a. NJ. tbe convention viii Be opened by
PRAYER and -sitan'e alIr-s-s- The address a vel
come win De- d-iyrr5 hI Hon. Henry B. +. Mac
flrIaud. Commissioner j.. a.
A. an hour 90 De announced az the opening ses-
SION. the meeting wiz De adjourned u order %
au0v -le drl,EarCs ,hrir ladies and the exhibitors
10 visit ths Wairr House President Roosevelt has
kindly agreed o. throw open t1 the convention Ger
tain portions 4 the White House not generally
0pH Oh the public
AZ 80 D. m the association viii hold memorial
services ia the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
Wednesday. October "a. a. m ths FIRE depart
mtut ~ the District viii give exhibition dull
FOR the benefit Il the visiting chief engineers. This
drill VIII De- under the command % Chief Engineer
NLlilm T. htlL- ana VIII ut lu lle Hnale Hl d
demonstration as o. what could be- accomplished
Or the fire department ia event 4 a serious coufa-
grafton at Seventh street and Louisiana avenue
northwest.
AZ 80 p. N. a business session viii be held
Thursday October dat 9 a. H. the visiting
chiefs and thli- Sadies viii be taken 20 Arlington
National Cemetery.
At 1880 a. "a. they viii Be given an exhibition
driu BY the troops at Fort Nlyer
Al z noon they VIII return % the city and be
given a luuch az the Ebbitt House
At 2.30 p. m they viii take tHp by boat 90
Mount Vernon. the home and tomb q Washington.
At 80 p. II. q business session viii be held.