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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Trinity.

Iunlty.
Morning service Il o'clock.
Opening anthem; when Jesus Was
Born in bethlehem.
Anthem after prayer: "A Saviour
Christ the Lord"
Orfertory. contralto solo. 'Hallelujah,
Christ Is Born" Bischofr.
Anthem after sermon, Where Is He,
That Is Born?"
Evening service. 7:3O o'clock
Opening anthem, GLORY to God in
the Highest"
Anthem after prayer, Arise, Shine. %
OffertOry, soprano solo, Night Of
Nights" Van DewateT-
Anthem after sermon, Unto Us d
Christ Is Born"
Quartet-diss Laura Black. soprano;
Miss Margaret W. StandifOrd, conUaltO;
Edward II. Jones, tenor; Richmond p.
Bingham. bass.
William X. Cohen. organist and III
rector.
At the evening service Miss Mabel
Latimer and Miss Blanche Young will
sing solos appropriate TO the occasion.
Mss Latimer Will sing Emile Pessard' s
"Once Again We Hail With JOY" at
the offertory, and Miss Young's solo
after the sermon will be Adam GeibeTs
In Old Judea."
The precentor. Mr.. Randolph. Will
sing Adams 20 Holy Night and
Bischoff's ''Hallelujan, Christ Is Born"
at the morning service and Van de
Waters Might Of Nights" in the even
ing.
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st. Mary's.

Solemn high mass will be sung at
midnight, with the Rev. F. A. Wunuen-
berg. pastor OF the church, ceIebrant.
the Rev O. Clert, deacon. and the Rev.
y Weber. Of the Ma-ist College. sub
deacon. The sermon VIII be by the
Rev. G. Olert. Low mass Will immc-
diately follow. with high masses
Throughout the morning az s, GEO. Z.
100. $3.50 for the children: 10. and high
mass again at 1920, followed by bene-
diction- Haydns II will be sung at the
last mass.
Preceding the midnight mass Novello,r
arrangement Of 'Adeste Fideles'' will
be sung. and Haydn's XVI VIII fOs-
low. At the oftertory. Date Sonitum
PastOres' Costa. baritone solo and
chorus At beneLiction. Hamma's 20
Sdlutdrts' and ROussCau's 'Tautum
Ergo, after benediction. "L2udate
DOninum' (GiCrza).
The choir. Miss Cecilia V Murphy,
Miss Lizzie Werres. Miss J. Miller, Mrs
Floyd Maley, Miss Lena RUPERT Miss
Cecelia Berger, sopranos: Miss Mar
garet EicEhOrn, Mrs. john Moran. Miss
Rose Rupert Miss Theresa CeIbeI
altos. Al :. FennelI. ST. George Rrahler.
Lawrence Mills, tcnors: Frank Reb-
stock, Al Schultels, John Redeker.
D-SEgS.
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Immaculate Conception.

At $50 o'clock-Before mass. Silent
Night" Abt; II. w. Howard's Mass IN
ID; at the offertory. "Adeste Fideles."
After mass, And There Were Shep-
herds Millard; Angels Bending Near
the Earth
The music at this mass win be sung
by the boys cnOir OF Immaculate Con-
ception Church
II oclock-SOlemn high mass, fol-
lowed by benedi=tion. Haydns Third
Mass. At offertory. "Adeste F'ideles,"
Novello. At benediction. 20 Salutaris"
Howard, and "Tantum Ergo" Vie
gand in Q.
TIE solos Will be sung by the follow
ing members Of the choir: Miss Bessie
r. Hickey. Miss Katie V Mullally Mrs.
Nellie B. Kelser Miss Eta Wilson,
Miss Blanche Young, Miss Mae Nelh-
gan. Messrs Martin Grant. William II.
De Lacy. and Harry NJ. CrOWell- Harry
Wheaton Howard. Organlst and d.
rector.
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Worth Working Together For.

The Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds has reported
5avorably the Hepburn bills for the
purchase of the ground south of
Pennsylvania avenue. Last years
experience warrants the eXpecta-
tion that either or both of the
measures will receive the indorse-
ment of the whole Senate without
long delay 1t is, therefore, of the
sfirst Importance to Washington as a
municipality and as the Capital Of
the United States that one of the
two should pass the House.
The more comprehensive one
ought to pass. But if, in their judg-
nlent. the Speaker and his associates
pre- unwilling to allow $4,000, 900 for
the improvement of the city where
the Government has it's headquar-
iers, they ought at least be per-
suaded to accept the less compre-
hensive bills with its allowance Of
S3,OOO.OOO. The former would buy
all the ground between the two y
streets, west, Pennsylvania avenue
nnd the Mall. The latter only those
squares between Fourteenth, Fif-
teenth. and b streets and Pennsyl-
rania avenue.
Every whit of District influence
should be behind these measures.
The new District Committee can be
expected 10 do all iG its power for
any cause so important to the Capt.
falls future. With that help, the
Speaker and those closest to him
should be made to feel that the
interest of the District in this
project is whole-hearted, hustling,
md, above everything else, united.
There is ammunition a-plenty-in
the business advantage of buying
Tight away, in the waste of Govern
ment funds through the present in
adequate housing of the depart
ments. in the part these squares
must play in any scheme for the de-
relOpment of the American Capital.
But there is not enough ammuni-
fion to waste a single round by scat
tcring the fire or by dissension in
the ranks.
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Grace Before Meat.

At this time, when the savOry
pdors of the Thanksgiving feast still
iinger in our nostrils, and we are
more or less impatiently awaiting
the usual Lucullan banquet of
christmas, which for one and all
marks the high tide in the years
calendar of dinners, it is well to
turn to that prose laureate of the
palate, the Gentle Lamb" and con
again the words of wisdom en-
balmed for the ages in "Grace Be
fore Meat"
= Lamb was a prince of epicures,
aud this essay, "ROast Pig" and
'tChimney Sweepers," form a body
of "succulent literature little short
of an apotheosis of the appetite" ="
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Let the House See.

Representative McGavin. one of
the new members of the House Dis
trict Committee, gives point to his
assignment by introducing a bill
authorizing the Secretary of War
to enter into a contract for the
reclamation of the Anacostia flats in
accordance with surveys already
made by the War Department, at a
cost of approximately S7,OOO,OOO."
He has struck upon one of the Dis
tTict's first needs, one that ranks
with the proposed purchase of the
ground south of Pennsylvania ave-
.nue, emphasized elsewhere in this
issue.
His plan to obtain action would
reflect credit on the oldest tactician
in the House. His bill appTopriates
no money. 1t merely authorizes the
Secretary of War TO make contracts.
BY its provisions, therefore, the
House would have opportunity to
put itself on record as to the merit
of the proposition, and could con-
slider the question of funds later.
Nor does the bill involve any wait
for inquiry into the title to the
ground to be reclaimed. Mr.. Gavin
evidently believes, as most inter
ested Washingtonians believe, and
as the Chamber of Commerce has
declared that any such inquiry can
be made simultaneously with the
actual physical reclamation of the
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VERMONT AvE.CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The Vermont Avenue Christian Church
quartet will render today a varied pro
gram OF anthems and solos The
anthem numbers VIII be There were
Shepherds by Marks, and GLORY 10
God in the Highest by Miles. DR.. J.
". BischOff's new tenor solo, Halle
lu1ah, Christ is Born will be sune
BY Charles W Rridweu. Miss Mercy
Adkins. alto, will sing The Birthday OF
the King the soprano, Miss Annie
Eaton, giving Harry Rowe SheIleyss
The Dawn Of Hope" GounOd's Jesus
OF Nazareth viii be sung by Benjamin
A LlnebaCk. bassO and choir director.
Miss Mercy Adkins, alto soIoist, who
has been confined to her room with a
severe bronchial affection. will sing with
the quartet this morning for the first
time in several weeks.
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Calvary

Morning service at Il O'Clock.
Anthems-'In the Beginning Was the
Word" Lansing.
Anthem Behold I Bring You Good
Tidings," Bartlett
Anthem-Peace Upon Earth" GeibeI.
Alto sOlo-'He Shall Feed His Flock"
Handel.
Soprano solo-"Come Unto Him.
Hsndel
Violin solo-"Cavatina. =" Raf.
Evening service at T.5O O'Clock.
Anthem Break Forth Into JOY" Am
brose.
.Anthem--O. Holy Child Of BethIe-
hem Chadwick.
Bass solo-''The Song Sublime" Nor
ris
Violin solo-''Adagio,'' Nendelssohn.
The choir consists OF the following.
Soprano. Mrs Walter A Gawier: alto
Airs. Ralph p. Barnard; tenor. Perry b
1urpln; bass, J. Henry Kaiser; vfoHnist
Mrs. Bertha Lucas Stoddard; organist
ana director, Arthur D. Mayo.
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LUTHERAN.
Zion Evangelical.

$50 a. M: Early Christmas praise
service, ''Harll What Mean Those Holy
Voices" psalm IS; Gloria Patri: prayer.
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
Reading Of the epistle and the gospel
for the day.
Sermon We have Seen His Star
and Are Come 20 Worship Him
Chlldren's choir Angels. From the
Realms OF Glory" Worship OF Offer-
ings-"B "Benedictus. Prayer I,crd's
Prayer; benediction.
Mrs F. DuNbeITy. organist and direc-
tor Of choir. Members Of the adult
choir; Mss Nay Lerch, Miss Gertrude
Rupertus, Miss Charlotte May. Miss
olga Bealle, Harry Beauverd. Charles
LUsuS, and Earle Seidenspinner.
1t II a. m, a German Christmas serv-
Ice Solo by Miss Martha Metzler
At 7:5o p. m. Christmas praise service
with the Sabbath school. when the pro
gram, Christmas JOY" will be reg-
Oered.
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n. c. AVE. N. P. CHURCH.

Morning
Sweet Christmas Day. Caleb Simrer
Baby Christ .SchodsIa
Joy 70 the World" Williams
'Hark. The Herald Angels Sing"
Gatowee
Evening
He Shall Reign Forever Hall
Bethlehem. sOlO----.----------.-- Dresser
Sing Of the Nagi''. '..-.-.-........-.- Miles
Members Of the choir: Sopranos. Miss
Ada May Filler. Miss Sue Hess. Miss
Alice OXley, Miss Grace Meier Miss
Mrs. c. V. SchOfeld. Mrs II. II. Herrl-
man; tenors. George Tate, r. Cairnes:
bassos. o. Ports. Harry Scott. john
Martyr, William T. Scott. Walter Scott.
Solos by George Tate. Miss Ada May
Filler. Miss Sue Hess, and Mrs. NJ. II.
HERMAN.
Under the direction OF Charles Y.
SchofieId orEanist.
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St. Peters.

High mass. the principal service Of
the day will be celebrated Christmas
morning at o'clock. The choir. under
the direction of Miss Hattie NJ. Ritchie
and Miss Edith Gallant, organist. viii
render the following program:
Before the mass. 20. Holy Night,
Wiegand; Mozart's Twelfth Mass;
''Veni Creator" quartet, Stollewerk.
Offertorium. "Exulta Sion." Hammered.
At the Communion, "Adesti Fideles."
Novello. After the mass. Nazareth"
GounOd.
The members of the choir are:
Sopranos Misses Ryan, Mccormack,
Price, Cotter, McCusin, Nalley Meade,
Hayden, Biggins, and Fairfax: altos,
Mesdames Golden, Benner. and Gal
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MT. PLEASANT CONGREGATIONAL.

Anthems-''Te Deuu. 3 minor CBuck);
Sing. Oh Sing" (Rogers); 20. Holy
Night" CAdan) Arise. Shine" BuCk(;
THE Angel Gabriel" tStevensou)
Solos-VioIin, Pastcurelle Edward FL
gar). Miss Elton Ronsaville; soprano
worship Christ, the New Born King.
Hammond). Mrs. King: contralto. The
Virgins Cradle Hymn (AIorris Glass;
Miss Bethune. Organ nUmbers-"Apertis
thesauris suis Obtulerunt Magi Domino
Aurum. thus e. myTrhuun.' List: Al
leIuia. Loret; Noel" Buck; OFFER
toire sur TA6este. Claussmann
Quartet. soprano, Mrs. G. =. king;
alto Miss Frances -Bethune; tenor, Or.
G. l. Bliss. bass. J. X. Wiley. Lewis
Corning Atwater. OrEanist and director.
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St. PauI's.

Tho Holy City" by A R Caul. vii,
be given by the choir of St. PauVs En-
glish Lutheran Church this evening.
December % The soloists will be: Mrs.
Theodore Thomas Apple. soprano: Miss
Flora Bernheimer, contralto; w How
ard ButterwOrth, tenor; Theodore
Thomas Apple, bass and director.
The choir consists Of Mrs. Herman w
smith Mrs Edgar G. Wright, Miss
Matte Gibson. Sopranos Mrs Ceorrs
+. Lippitt. Mrs. w. Howard Butter
worth, Miss Bertha NJ. Muth contral-
tOs: Frederick Sillers, Carl b Apple.
tenorS; Herman w. Smith, Roland r.
Rodrick, Frederick A Fletcher. bassos.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly. organ
ist
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IN THE OPEN.

Here's what I love-the biue sky above
And the wide clear space,
The mounting plain, the guiding rein,
The wind in my face.
To ride and ride. where the land
spreads wide
To the darkeniI.g Mills,
In a splendid race to the open place
And tho life that fills.
To ride and to rest on the hills high
crest.
Under open sky.
And TO sleep without fear where the
stars are near
And God close by.
Outing Magazine
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BAPTIST.
Metropolitan.

MOrnirg g - Organ prelude; anthem,
''Benedictus," by Farmer; tenor solo,
"Hallelujah, Christ Is Born" by
Bischoft, to be sung by Dr. w. Bruce
Hoofnagle; anthem, "Star of the Ori-
ent," by Shelley; anthem. Christmas" b"
by Shelley; and organ pOstluce.
Evening-Anthem. ''SanCtus," bv Cfou-
nod; trio. Holy Father. Though Hast
Taught U.s. by Belcher, to be sung by
Mrs. William Keye Miller, William T.
Ellis. and DR.. W. Bruce HoOfnagle:
soprano solo, Night Of Nights by Van
deWater. 10 be sung by Mrs. William
Keye Miller; anthem, And There Were
Shepherds" by Williams: and organ
prelude.
Members Of choir-Sopranos Mrs.
William Koye Miller, Miss Mabel Rob
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RyIand.

The Ryland NJ E. Church choir, un-
der the direction of George Lawrence,
Miss Mary Brewer. organist. will sing
an elaborate program Of music on sun
day morning and evening.
The choir viii give on Sunday even
ing a specially arranged program of
Christmas music, which win be I'm the
nature of IAN evening with the choir -
and the full program for the day Will
be as follows:
Anthems--"Glo IN Excelsls. Sing
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EPISCOPAL.
Pro-Cathedral.

The Christmas music TO be rendered
by the choir ct the Pro-Cathedral
Church OF the Ascension will be taken
from the works Of NIendelssohn, Barnby,
Stainer. Handel. Reed Davis. and Bull
lard On Sunday evening. December %.
a sacred contata 'The Holy Infant"
By Frederic Field Bullard viii be given.
The solos viii be sung BIZ Mrs. Kent
Bowie Arthur Simpson. J. Pandert. w
Bright and George Davis. The music
VIII be under the direcI ion OF Ernest Z.
Leigh, the orsanist an, choirmaster.
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Unto the Lord" RosinD: Christmas
Cantique de Noel 20 Holy Night
adams Buck; "Hark, Hark. Ny Soul"
lSnelley)i quartet, And There Were
Shepherds (MillarG): anthem, The
Heavenly Message (COumbs).
rhe sOlCists include Mrs Milton OdeU
Mrs. George Lawrence. Miss Aida
spence, Miss Florence Popkins. George
Lawrence, and James CatheH The
chorus includes "A fun choir Of twenty
five voices
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McKendree.

Tho Apollo Orchestra. Albert z. John
stCn. director, viii play several numbers
ut the Christmas entertainment of the
Sunday school, to be given IN McKen-
dree Methodist Episcopal Church,
Massachusetts avenue northwest, on
Friday evening, December q. The boy
violiuist, George Moskey, who is one
Of the first viOlinists Of the orchestra
named. will also appear in solo numbers.
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erts. Miss Nellie Barber. Miss Kathryn
Dodge, and Miss Rachel FIeharty:
altos, Miss Laura Y. French. Miss
Emma Guschewslzy. and Miss Sadie
Dodge; tenors, DR.. ". Bruce HoofnagIe,
ROLAND T. Fleharty, and Lewis s.
Lawrence; bassOs. Gilbert A. Clark. and
William 4. Ellis.
Crganist-1Irs- Harry @. Wilbur.
Dlrector-GilberJ A Clark
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Y. NJ. c. A.

A special Christmas service for men IS
arranged to take place I'm the SYM
nasium hall of the Central building, at
756 9 street northwest, at $50 p. m
The Rev DR. NcbIim. OF the Church OF
the Epiphany. viii give a Christmas
message At o'clock the vested choir
of Epiphany Church win render a ser
vice Of carol music in tho lobby. Fol
lowing this the usual four discussion
clubs hold their sessions. AT 8 O'Clock
the members of the '-24-hOur-a-day'
Club viii meet a special guest OF honor.
Mr. Charles D. Murray. whom Il is
proposed sail become one OF the Wash
ington association secretaries. having
entire charge Of the work in South
America
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St. Aloysius'.

The first mass On Christmas Day will
be at midnight Before mass a trOEl-
bone quartet viii sound the "Adeste
Fideles" from thr tower Of the church.
During the mass the quartet will render
Holy Nisht-Silent Night" "AdOra-
uon." Noel" The mass 20 be sung
Is PizzIs "Missa Solemnia." Onertory.
'Adeste Fideles,' Novelties arrange
meut. At the solemn high mass at Il
o'clock the following program will be
rendered.
Professional Kretschmar. organ.
Mass. Bruno oscar Kleln's ''Messe
Soienuello.'
nod.
Graduale. "Adeste Fidelis."
After mass, ReCessiOndl. Christmas
Morn" Barrett.
SolOists-Mrs. Blanche NJ Rogers.
Miss Regina Baptista. DR.. W. ". kim
ball, y w. Porter. Soprauos-Mrs W.
Nilmarth. Mrs. II. Williams. Miss Han
sen, Miss Reeves. and Miss Beuchert
Aitos-Miss Marguerite Sweeney, Miss
9. Becker. Miss G. Kubel. Sirs A. G.
Taylor. TenOrs-T Maxwell. J. August.
Basses-A. Gardne-. w. II. Parker, i.
kubel, j. Duffy.
Organist and director, S. J. KubeL
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First Iresby yrerian.

Bel old. 1 Bring You Good Tidings"
CAdam ,5eIbeIs Sing HaHeIujah Forth"
DudleJ Buck; Rejoice. the Lord Is
King (HaTry Dale Pike; "Sanctus"
(GOunod).
Mrs i. A. Roberts. soprano. Miss
Mary B. FInney. Contralto: w. II. Barn
holt, bassOi s. F. Compton, tenor and
director. and Mrs. George F. Schutt.
crgauist. constitute the membership.
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Church of the Epiphany.

II a. m.-Iornirg prayer. sermon. and
holy communion
Processional-"O Come All Ye Faithful. g"
TIE Deum (Schnecker).
Jubilate CBuck.
Introit anthem-"O Sing to God"
CGounod).
Sanctus (Stainer).
Gloria IN excelsIs old chant.
Recess sional-'H Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing"
Sunday. December %. Il a. m. Christ
mas music repeated S p. m
Special music. organ prelude at s:45:
magnihcat and nunc dImittis-
Stanford. aria FOR bsTitoue-"But Who
shall Abide the Day OF His Coming. %
from the Messiah tBarnby)-
"Hallelujah' chorus from the Mes
siah."
The personnel Of the choir is as fol-
lows: Sololsts, Miss Lillian Haley. So
pranoi Mrs. +. B. Gilmore. cOntraltO: (:
Otto Luehkert baritone. chorus. Mrs.
J. II Lloyd. Mrs. " B. Patterson, Miss
Y. English. Miss i. GOldsbOrOuEh. Miss
L. G~rlach. Miss NJ Hennen, Miss NJ
I.arner. Miss n Marean. Miss ". Muel-
Ter, Miss +. Mckee. Miss Sarold. Miss
II. Taylor. Miss b. ThysOn. Miss r.
TUnis: Rollin Conwell. r p. Curtis. H
J. DAILY, W. Cash. Mr.. Graves, II. 2.
Hoover. @. T. Ladmer. J. IT, Lloyd
Russell Patterson, E L. Springer. James
@. TraylOr. J. NJ Waters. ". H Waters.
organist. Otis D SWEET, ChCirmaster
James @. TraylOr.
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Memorial Lutheran.

The Interrupted Program" an inter
esting cantata. will be presented as q
Christmas entertainment in the Memo
rial Lutheran Church. Vermont avenue
and Fourteenth street, by the children
of the Sunday school. at o'clock Mon
day evening, December %.
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PRESBYTERIAN.
Westminster MemoriaI.

Wise Men" Bruce Steare); 20 Holy
Night" (Adauls-B Buck: THE First
Christmas Barnby); The Nativity
CHaesche).
The solOs-"HallelGjah, Christ Is
Born" q. ". Bischof). for baritone:
Night Of Nights" CVanderwaterD. So
prano; 90 Shining Star Ora WILSON,,
duet FOR soprano and tenor.
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CATHOLIC.

St. Patrick's.
Prelude -Adeste Fideles" (Noveno).
Mass, Haydn's Imperial" No. 3, com
plete.
Offertory. "Adeste Fideles' (Novello).
At the communion. "Laetentur Coeli"
tN. HammereD. Christmas Morning
tR. Barrett
After mass. 20 Holy Night" adam
Buck.
Soloists-Soprano, Mrs. Helen Dono-
hue Deyo; alto, Mrs. Elizabeth T.
Evans; tenor. Melville ID. Hensey. bass.
Thomas a. Murray: Organiot. Charles
g Dunn; first violins. Chris Arth, Sol
Minister, Herman Rakemann. director
Armand GumpreCht.
The choir will have-the assistance Of
m orchestra Of picked musicians.
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please tell me how to eat soup7'
writes Grace. There ere many ways.
dear girl Some prefer 20 drink It from
bowl others use a sponge. and
some a syringe It is seldom drunk
from a bottle nowadays.
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Cbrlstnas Nusic
nn the Churches

hgher. Misses Llufrlo. and Davis; tenots,
Messrs. Sharpe, Golden, Stoemont. and
August; osssos. Messrs. McGirr, Middle
ton. Radclim Smith, and Dorsey.
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There is every indication that Santa
Claus will be doing business at the old
stand as usual next Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

According to the reports sent "back
home" all the members Of the House
were unusually honored by their COM
mittee appointments.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

1t is a question In New York which IS
the worse. the grin or automanla.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

It's a Union army, Of course, and It
wants more pay. but it viii hardly go
on a strike
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

What good is money! asks New
York paper. Give it to US. Wen show
Won
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

The churches will celebrate Christ
mas today as usual with elaborate
musical services. The programs are
announced as follows:
CATHOLIC.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

The Thaw trial and Congress resume
together on January g. This will have
a tendency TO give Friday the 18th.
something of a backset.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-01-04
EDITORIAL

We are compelled to day to critic
lze another excess, greatly prelud
icial to the interests of the public.
We refer to the increase in the
rental of post Office boxes.
The public has been informed of
this increase. amounting approxim-
|ately to fifty per cent in the monthly
rental and the hire of said boxes
must be paid three months in adv
ance.
There could be no logical reason
for this increased rental beyond the
desire to add to the number of
boxes.
Some two hundred and fifty dollars
is received by the Poast Office dep
artment from the rental of boxes,
and this generous revenue is now
sought to be further increased by,
approximately, fifty per cent, without
there being any apparent justihca-
ton for it.
Perhaps it will be pretended to
justify the conversion of a public
service into an unnecessary exploit
alton OF the general interests, BY
the constant demand Of the public
for more letter boxes. But this can
in no way excuse the project of the
postal authorities.
There are in the Post Office SOM
ething like a thousand letter boxes;
we'll then, let us suppose that the
authorities should find that, owing to
the increased rental announced, the
present box holders were disposed
TO give up their boxes.
Would it not make necessary the
employment of additional letter car
rics for the distribution of the mail
from house to house, which would be
the duty Of the Post Office were the
boxes given up2
We do not deny the fact that post
office boxes are great convenience
to the public; if this were not SO the
PostOfflcc would not be receiving such
large rental from this source; but
the principal benefit and advantage
accrucs to the Post Office itself, for
with them, the postal author tiles are
enabled to get along with fewer ca
rrlers,. and the service can be han