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finish. But with the ending of the
sons career the father saw that he
must himself live to see the end, OF
Faust
It was February, 1881, before he
could write his intimate, Zelter, on
the death of August. In this letter
he dwelt at length on the various
details Of the sons last..journey.
+ After few days." wrote the
stricken father, Che (August) was
carried to his place OF rest near The
pyramid of Cestius. twas the same
spot for. which his father used to
long, in his poetical dreams, and
before my son was born"
Then Goethe recalled the memory
of the mother, and he reverted also
90 tire two boys and two girls In ma
family circle, who. had all preceded
ITO the shadowy land" the dead Au-
gust at Rome.
But the thought Of the yet IN
completed Faust" made him end
this letter in the following sentence:
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Heard and Seen
in Public Places

Mr.. Winthrop Chanler. OF New York,
whose brother Observation-Disclosures L.
S. Chanler, of that state, is looming
Democratic nomination for President
next year. has been In the city for sew
eral days. and while here stopped at
the Westmoreland Ciun. Mr. 8, Ch amer
and asked concerning the probable
candidacy OF his brother at the head
of the Democratic national ticket. He
was not seeking the honor in any
sense whatsoever. though he knew he
felt compli1nented at the many assur-
ances OF support that We're coming to
MISUNDERSTANDING. Chanler en-
joyed splendid ovation on the occa-
sion OF his recent trip to Atlanta: and
his boom. which has ALREADY gatnered
seems to be spreading into other quar-
ters almost daily.
The presidential situation Is rather
inasmuch as.up to this time no one Is
in the field as candidate. Several
names are favorably mentioned. and
among these next to that OF Bryan
Chanler ~ perhaps most freely dis
cussed at this time
A number Of prominent ,,l Post office
pho w f STATE
of Virginia Postmasters Friday. and
Saturday have arranged to stop at the
Jefferson. Among those is First As
'sistantS Observation-Disclosures FrankH.
Hitchcock, who has been acting POST
master General for some time. and who
is tho real moving spirit OF the de-
partment, These officials will leave
for washington" Saturday afternoon,
though the convention will remain y
session later.
Mr.. George S. Wing, prominent
av,yar, ar SouthSfde Virginia. whose
offices are at Green Bay in Prince Ed
ward county. was IN Richmond ycster-
day and stopped, Us he usually d9es,
at Murphy's. NIX
Though..a much younger man than
the famous humorist, Mr.. Wing is al
most a perfect double for Mark Twain,
and Is frequently reminded OF the8fact
when he appears In public places: sHe
lis i'll Richmond on private business,
and will leave for his home o-day.
G.. N. Bryant. Hot Springs; F. Barry
Fisher West Point: G.. @. Butler. and
wife and Miss Lottie Drummer, OF Bris-
| toll, aresa the Richmond.saSs 53
Among the Virginians at the Lex
|ington are r. II, swees and wife, Of
lColumbia
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liable assets.

Saying nothing further Of our nat
ural.hnished Albemarle pippins, whose
genealogical eminence is everywhere
conceded, we will now content our
selves with adding that the baked
apples -and-cream of old Virginia are
eight times as toothsome as the baked
apples OF her nearest competing State,
and 3s1 times as toothsome as the
baked apples Of Texas.
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Now Bon Air correspondent is
kicking because we buried the liner
lex editor there. The unhappy fellow
seems as unable to find any rest in
the next world as he was in this one.
| However. we serve notice on Bon Air
that. we resolutely decline to resurrect
him
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Mr.. Roosevelts admission that he
turned on the light" has come as q
surprise to many persons. The affair
had begun to look strikingly like one
of the things that Loeb did.
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OF course that father OF forty chill.
dren down in Texas ought not to be
knocked too hard. He couldn't helr
their being Texas children.
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1t was foolish of Explorer Cook te
go to the trouble of finding "a new
route to the North Pole. when the ole
one was practically as good as new.
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Famous Words Of. Famous Men.
"And Thus, Oyer the Graves, Forward !"-..GoETHE,
Copyright by the Boston Glot

ITO a man 80
great and COM
plete and sufficient
to himself as
Goethe. nodded on
lines so large
and generous, JUS
tice in the high
est sense can be
lone only NV one
of equal gifts,
says a biographer.
October 20, 1880.
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Eighty per cent. of the human FAM
lily is sane. Twenty per cent. think
Willalnous Washington a perfectly
lovely place for honeymoon.
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Taft tells the Manilans that he may
visit them again in 1909 "as private
citizen" He ought to know.
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1t is true that the President ha
paid splendid tribute to 'possum ant
Eaters, but the fact remains that Mr.
Erastus Johnsing, Of the jackson Ware
Johnsings, said 1t first.
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Mr.. Roosevelt is surprisingly slow ii
assigning Senator Jonathan Bourne, tn,
renowned third-term boomerang, to tn,
managing editorship of tho Congress
sional Record for 1908.
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colored Man Hurt ut Locomotive Works,

A colored man named Holmes living in
l1enrico county. was painfully hurt by a
bolt which fell from the top of q jost some
head The wound was small but quite
severe. and DR.. Hinchman, who was sum
niened on the case. had to take several
stitches. ~
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Cortelyou, who used to approach the
Interests" to take out" rs Al. Weber
was won't to term 1t, now calls to
put In"
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The heavy rains and dark, gloomy
skies of Sunday and Monday make II
too sadly evident that the weather mar
has spent his limerick money.
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AS far as all that goes, more smiling
Royal Richmonders lay down certified
four-hgure checks at the receiving.
teller's window every morning than
there are bank-runs in Nutty New York
In seven panics.
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The mischief OF it is that if tn,
national convention goes to Chicago, 1
may never come back.
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Mrs Stuyvesant Fish finds that 1T is
expensive to be rich" says the Nash
willie American. From other equally
reliable sources we have learned that
1t is also quite impoverishing to be
poor.
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Nevertheless, we again boldly defy
Lieutenant Lahm, or any other kindred
spirit to go as high as the cost OF liv-
ing.
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Easy on Them.

Easy on Them.
A Chicago lawyer tells about a case that
vas tried in a bnckwoods court. One OF
the lawyers retained was an Eastern man,
rev to the country.
Does your Honor wish to charge. the
jury?" asked the legal light. when all evil
dence was In.
NO. CUES. not" replied the Judge. II
rever charge 'em anything. These fellows
don't know much, anyway. an let EN-
have all they can make."-Harper's Week
IL.
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HOW TO CALL r1MEs-DrsrArcH.

Persons wishing to communicate with The
Times Dispatch by telephone viii. AK cen
trsl for "4o41.'' and on being answered from
the office switchboard. will indicate the de-
psrtment or person with w:om they wish
. to speak.
When calling between A. NJ. and
A. n. call TO central office direc: for io41.
cempos!ng-room: 4o42, business office; 4o4s.
fo- mailing and press-rooms.
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Complaint from n Limericl<er.
Do YOU call 1t exactly fair
To so hea!thful place as Bon Air
No prize to assign,
To the talent there shrined--
Then bury your editor there?
II. T. COOKE.
Bon Air, Va.
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AN HONORABLE RECORD CLOSED.
In all altruistic work SO called. as
in all other activities. 1t is the special
ist-who impresses his day and genera
tten,,and makes record worthy to be
remembered and that will live after
heart upon some particular work for
the public good and bends his energies
inthat direction.
Years al go Major James II. Capers, of
Richmond, determined that he could
best serve his people by giving his,
spare time TO the upbuilding of the
public school system. He accepted q
position on the Board Of School Trus.
tees. afterwards becoming It's chair
man, and from 1889 until the day of mis-
death gave the community continue
GUS service in that capacity And it
z WAS a service of ability, OF fdelity, and
I OF love. Under his direction several
new school buildings We're erected al
ways within the appropriation and
never whisper of graft. And finally.
u uNQer tllS aedueISnlp, the new High
+ School building was provided for, the
\ site purchased and the plans drawn
\ aud adopted. In the providence of God
I II was not permitted to him TO see the
\ completion OF the building in which he
i took such manly pride. but 1t will be
q monument to his zeal and devotion
/ andtit will not be complete until 1t!
/ walls shall have been adorned with al
4 appropriate tablet to his memory
a Under his leadership the whole systen
8Sof public schools has progressed an,
4 yTospered, and 1t is a well-merlte,
tribute THAT on the day OF his funera
the schools should be closed as a ma ri
\ Of respect and affection.
Major Capers was not rich mar
and he left no legacy In money to Til
city. but he left what is far better--th
y record of a valuable and unselish pub
VI iirsaeryice. Moreover he impressed hi
3 personality upon the. thousands Of chill
i tiEen with whom he came in contac
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These very pretty speeches about
the hospitality Of Richmond are most
agreeable. Richmond's hospitality and
her machinery for entertaining large
conventions are among her most val
liable assets.
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Not in It WITH BOSTON.

A Bostonlan died. and. when he arrived
a: st. Peters gate. he was asked the usual
questions. What Is your name and where
are YOU sron?" The answer was. "Mr. So
aid-So, from Boston, you may come
In. said ST. Peter. but I know you won't
like it."-christian Register.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER %. 1907.
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The Reason.

The Reason.
Wife: whenever I sing the dogs howl"
Husband: The instinct OF imitation, my
Observation-Disclosures Blaetter.
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o., Cling Dispatrb.

MISREPRESENTATION.
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Since II is possible that thou
maye~t depart from this life any
Thought observation-disclosures Au-
re!ins.
DOCTOR OR FANATIC.

.in apparently ireradicabie DISPOSE
stion on the part OF the News Leader to
regard Wall Street as q malignant
benefciaiiy chastised by President
Roosevelt instead of the market place
where values are determined by COM
mon consent of all the world has led
our contemporary into good dead of
rhetorical nonsense. Nobody desired
immunity for such moral nisdeeds as
sllarriman's Alton deal. nor did any
sane aad honest citizen object to the
uprooting of Relating and the enforce.
naent of laws against illegal combina-
tons of such manufacturers as the
Standard Oil or Beef Trust. In pur-
suing these courses. therefore. Presi-
dent Roosevelt not only deserved but
received the support and commentator
OF his fellow-citizens.
This. however, by no means ter
minated the Presidents activities, and
it is because of those further unwise
and indiscriminate fulminations against
.malefactors of great wealth" that the
violent panic arose which has received
his name.
1t was not as a doctor who scienti-
cancer. but as an Eastern fanatic, who,
shrieking there Is no pain" lashes
an obsessed mob of devotees, that Pres
ident Roosevelt dealt with the imam
cial weaknesses of the present con-
dition.
If. as The Times-Dispatch and News
Leader both believe. the fundamental
structure of our business and agricul-
tural and Industrial life is honest and
sound, what caused the runs on the
New York banks. and what rendered
the shares in the Oldest and most con-
servative companies unstable, except
the Impression. studiously produced on
the public mind by President Roose.
welt for the last eighteen months?
That impression under his oratory and
his actions, had become the utterly
untrue conviction that everything was
rotten and that nothing was safe. 1t
was this sentimInt that checked trade,
destroyed valxes.-"and in thousands of
cases brought ruin to innocent parties
both investors and workmen. And 1t is
because President Roosevelt created
that sentiment and wrought that ruin
that he has gained the distinction OF
destroying 1ifty-fold more value than
the earthquake did in San Francisco
San Francisco will be rebuilt and the
values will doubtless return. But how
about those who were forced to the
wall at the bottom?
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Richmond did herself proud" II
entertaining the Episcopal Conven'
ton. This is not unusual though, for
our. capital city knows just how tt
treat visitors, which fact accounts for
the large number Of conventions. etc,
which meet there.-Scottsville Enter
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1rnrd ON Chamberlain.

Hard on Chamberlain.
Joseph Chamberlain was the guest of
he nor at dinner in an important city. The
mayor presided. and. when coffee was oe ,i !;
served. the mayor leaned over and touched
NJ Chamberlain. saying, "shall we let the
people enjoy themselves little longer. or
lad we better have your speech now?"-
Christian Register.
Not the Same.
Ibid you and your wife do much rowing
az the seashore?''
That's the way 1t is spelled, but It is
pronounced ditterent"-Houston Post.
Sensible Woman.
Does your wife assist you In your
work." queried the horse reporter u see
her at your, desk often
Yes replied the selt-contessed humor-
in-law jokes."-Chicago Daily News.
A Good Shot.
Hoax: $50 young Goldrox has taken a
wife What was her maiden name?"
Joax. "Her maiden aim seems to have
been to marry Goldrox, and she proved an
unusually good shot for woman.'-Iit-
Eits
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#
Business Office ,.......si6 y. Main Street.
\ Warrington Bureau. .s?s.7 Munscy Building.
Manchester Bureau ......i1o2 Hull Street.
Petersburg Bureau ......4o N. Sycamore st.
Lyrchburg Bureau ......... 2i5 Eighth st.
ny MAIL. one Six Three One
POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos. Mos. Mo.
Daily with Sunday. 5000 $500 $50 .s6
Daily without Sunday 400 400 100 SO
sunday edition only. 400 loo so .sS
weekly Wednesday,. 100 so ,as -.
BY Times Dispatch Carrier Delivery SER
vio4 in Richmond tand suburbs). Manehes-
20, and Petersburg
Daily with Sunday. ....4 cents $3.50
Daily without Sunday 10 cents 4.so
Sunday only ........... cents 2'so
yearly subscriptions payable in ADVANCE
Entered January 81. 1908. at Richmond.
Va as second-clas. matter, under act OF
Congress of March 3. 1879.
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Vice-Presidcnt for Georgia.

Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, widow OF
the well-known Confederate general.
was elected vice-president for Georgia
If the National Association OF Second
Ind Third-Class Postmasters. at a con-
vention held in Washington, D. c., last
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Mrs. Conway H. Gordon sang several
numbers and Mrs. Frank w. Duke
handled her violin with her usual fn-
ished grace and skill.
Henlngham Spilnan. Miss Morson. Mrs.
William Gordon and Mrs. John Free
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Master Vaughan will off1ciate as ring
bearer at the wedding. that is to take
place Tomorrow night.
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G.. N. Bryant. Hot Springs; r. Barry
Fisher, West Point: g. q. Butler and
wife and Miss Lottie Drummer, OF Bris-
toll, aregat the Richmond.
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MERELY JOKING.

Bon Air. Va.
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Tie coffee table was rendered spe-
cially attractive by the addition to 1t
OF a very handsome urn in repousse
silver the gift OF the club president.
Mr.. William Ruftin Cox.
Mrs. Otto Theodore Hess. OF New
York. was one OF the guests of tho
afternoon at the club. and was warm
~ greeted by her friends who were
pleased to know Of her recovery from
a recent illness.
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Guests at nilvorth.

Mrs. 8. Q. Saddler, Mrs. NJ. l. Vaughan
and Mrs. vaughan's little son, Master
Alfred Jefferson Vaughan. have gone to
Lanevew, Essex county. to attend the
wedding OF Miss Nella Saddler, OF that
place, to Mr.. James Oscar Kirk, OF this
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Though much younger man than
the famous humorist, Mr.. Wing is al
most perfect double for Mark Twain.
when he appears In public places. He
LIS i'll Richmond on private business,
ana will leave for his home to-day.
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BY Times Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vio4 in Richmond (and saburbs>. Manehes-
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Mr.. George S.. Wing. a prominent
lawyer OF Southstde Virginia. whose
ward county. was IN Richmond yester-
day and stopped. Us he usually does,
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UrHcc UeOrges Trtumph. tfi.I
Miss Grace George has at last rea-
lized the dearest wish of her husband,
William A. Brady, for as Cyprienne,
in victorien Sardou's "Divorcons." she
takes her place with the foremost Of
American stars. And this. too, after
many nnisgivings and doubts that she
would ever reach that proud dist!nc-
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BUSINESS Office ........sis L. Main street.
Warhinrton Bureau. 1857 Munscy Building.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30
WEEDS
GULFPORT GIRL.

Mr.. NJ. H. Wells, one of the popular
and accommodating employees of the
Gulf and Ship Island road in this city,
handed his friends surprise the other
day when he took unto himself wife
without serving notice on any of his
friends and even took her without the
permission of her parents.
Some days ago that gentleman Sc
sured lief of absence and hied him
self down to Gulfport for day or
| two and while there he and his prom
Used bride, Miss Nettie Lemon, see
ing there was no other course to pur-
sue, went over to Biloxi and were mar.
ried.
+ After the marriage the happy young
couple returned to Gulfport, where
they called on the parents of the bride
and succeeded in perfecting recon
kciliation with the "old TALKS" aftel
which the charming bride and her gal
liant groom we're happy indeed.
). Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs
, Wells returned to this city, where the.
will make their future home at Al
Bay street with the family of Mr.. A. J
Seeley.
The bride was e,of Gulfport's mos
popular young ladies' and will b
missed from large circle of friends
while the groom has made his home
this city for some time and has score
\ Of friends who will wish him and hi
charming bride life of ihappines
blessed with contentment and wealth
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30
,~~~~#~~~%%~~~~S
STREET CORNERS.
*~**~~~~~~~x~*~x~A

= :. = = y = = " y y n
It was at the corner of Front and
Main streets yesterday afternoon.
From dray a young man was selling
books at auction everything from
Peck's bad Boy" to the Bible. His
patter and sensational way of tearing
up book rather than let the highest
bidder have it. for what he, the auc-
tieneer, thought was not a fair price,
attracted crowd, and the books went
| fast
Finally he put up dictionary. He
cajoled and jollied but nobody seemed
to want one. So he attacked them in
another way.
why, nearly every man here needs
one of these dictinnarles,. he said
Nearly everybody is poor speller
Men otherwise well-educated, cant
spell simple words"
With that he put a lot Of words t.
the crowd, some of which were spelled
and some of which were not.
Take the sentence, She need,
lbread.' How do you spell the verb ?
"K-n-e-a-d," shouted one of the mos
prominent professional men in Hat
!, tiesburg.
Wrong" said the auctioneer Their
was a storm Of protest and then tn
fan on the dray explained that tn
!, speller would have been correct If tn
noun had been dough- instead I
, bread" It was catch propositio
! ! and the whole crowd had good laug
over the victims discontinue.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30
SEVERAL CASES
| in POLICE COURT

The following cases were disposed
of in the police court yesterday morn
ing:
Joanna Mum, profanity, fined $40.
Henry Sanders, petit larceny, fined
S25 and sentenced to ten days in jail.
James Besley, petit larceny, fined
$40 and sentenced to ten days in Jail.
Fannie Dustin, charged with an un-
mentionable offense, fined 500 and
sentenced to thirty days in jail. Case
appealed.
E. B. Davis, charged with an un
mentionable .offense, fined $500 and
sentenced to thirty days in jail Case
appealed.
Joanna Mum, assault. fined $40.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30
LONG
Behind The BARS
NEGRO WIFE MURDERER MADE
NO RESISTANCE.
Preliminary Trial May Be Held This
Morning-Negro Has as Yet Made
No Statement as to the Causes Lead
ing Up to the Trouble.

AS told in these columns yesterday,
Emmett Long, the negro who muir
dered his wife in this city at late
hour Sunday night and made good his
escape for the time being, was cap
tured Monday night just as he was
walking into Sanford and according
to his own statement, sure that he
had given the officers the Slip
Messrs. Farley and Cahill were the
successful men in the chase and were
waiting at the bridge for their man
when he walked up, they having come
to the conclusion that he would make
that way after he had eluded the dogs
at Bouie River, near Rawls Springs.
The officers report that the negro
made no resistance whatever and was
perfectly willing to come into the city
with them and they secured a buggy
and soon had him landed in the county
} jail.
Il The accused will not discuss hi
crime and the causes which led III
to it have not come out yet. He will
J.. have a preliminary hearing before Jus
= tice Bolton this morning unless h
valves the right and awaits the &C
ton of the grand jury which will NEE
+ within the next two weeks.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-30
BOOKER'S DAUGHTER
WEEDS AN ARCHITECT
Associated Press.

Tuskegee, Alabama, October 20
Portia Marshall Washington, only
daughter of Booker T. Washington,
the famous negro educator and head
of Tuskegee institute. was married
today to w. Sidney Pitman, colored
architect of Washington.
The ceremony was performed at
The Oaks, the home of the Booker
Washington family, near Tuskegee
Lila NJ. Taylor of Boston, O
friend of the bride, was the only
bridesmaid.
The engagement of Washington
| to Pitman dates for some
years and was approved by Dr.
Washington and his family. Thu
bride recently returned to Tuskege'
from Berlin, where she went abou
two years ago to study music an
German.