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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
oPTIMISTS AT BANQUET.
Entertaining Program Given in Y. M.
C. A. Building

The third annual banquet of the Optimist
Club was held last evening in the banquet
hall of the Y. NJ C. A. building, about 100
guests participating.
After the banquet had been served Thorn
as Edwards, jr., president of the club,
opened the toast list by welcoming the
members and guests and then introduced
DIR. l.. G. Powers, chairman of the banquet
spoke Of some of his troubles In the ar
rangements. Mr.. II. c. Gauss then took
charge Of the program as POSTMASTER.
THE Veterans of the Parish was the
subject of a toast by Mr.. Louis A. Rosafy.
and he was followed by Rev. w. w. Curry.
Mr.. Curry expressed some of the principles
future. DIR. A. X. P. Harvey, the next
speaker spoke on Our Brethren at
Large" and he was followed by Mr.. A. M.
Titus, who in a clever way, complimented
The Better Half" Chaplain H. n. Cou-
den of the House of Representatives was
was assigned to the toast Of The Spinster-
ette,' which was treated Optimistically. The
concluding toast was Anything Some
thing" responded to by DR.. Willard Small.
The officers and committees for the occa-
sion were Thomas Edwards, jr. president;
A. NJ. Condra. vice president; Miss Hortense
Keables, secretary; Mrs. Cora NJ. McMut-
ten treasurer. Banquet committee, DR.. l..
G. Powers, Thomas Edwards, jr., Rev. John
Van Schaick, jr.. II. E. Williams, Miss Hor-
tense Keables. POSTMASTER, II. c. Gauss.
Reception committee the officers and BAN
quet committee, assisted by Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil 8.
Gunion Mr.. and Mrs p. A. Auer, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Perham and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Evarts.
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SONS OF JONADAB.
Installation of Officers by Hope Coun
cil-Business Transacted

At a recent meeting of Hope Council No
1, Independent Sons of Jonadab, at its hall
in Pythian Temple, Grand Chief John c.
Daley, assisted by James J. Spellman and
Robert F. Poore, installed the following
officers for the ensuing term: Worthy
chief, David F. Dee; vice chief, John E.
McCracken; chaplain. John ]. Hickey; re-
cording secretary, John c. Fitzpatrick
financial secretary, James A. Dee; treas
urer, William Green; historian, Capt ].
Walter Mitchell; herald, David B. Dee; as
sistant herald. Patrick Briody; sentinel,
Charles Somerset; outside sentinel. John
McKeon; past chief Maurice P. McGrath
Following the installation there was an
initiation of three new members, consider
able business was transacted and the coun-
ell took a recess for forty minutes to par
take of a buffet luncheon.
Under good of the order, Charles A. Boyd
read an article entitled What Harm In
temperance VIII Do" Albert Stackheimer,
lately from Cuba and an old member of the
order made an address in favor of tenn
perance and pictured several cases of
sorrow and misery caused by liquor and
Of many bg-hearted Young men now serv-
ing time in military prisons on account of
drink
Capt. John C. Daley said the reformation
of the unfortunate drinking man is one of
the greatest pleasures of his life. and be-
seeched the members of the order to give
a helping hand, with patience and kind
ness.
Prof. Garland and James j. Favery and
James j. Spellman rendered vocal and in
strumental music. The majority of the mem.
bers present made brief remarks, among
them being John F. Gantley, Gustave Stew
art, Albert Woodruff, Orlando W. Brodt
John McKeon. ]. S. Killmcn. ]. j. Gill
hooley, John c. Fitzpatrick. Harry Hand
Maurice P. McGrath, James ]. Farley, John
w. Roberts, James A. Dee. David B. Dee
James E. McCracken, John ]. Hickey, Pat.
rick Briody. Edward Archibald, James A
Owen, Charles Somerset, William Green, r
f. Poore, j. ]. Spellman, Frank P. Reeside
and Thomas j. Clark.
At the close the members gathered about
the altar, renewed their obligations and
sang several songs.
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FAIRGROUNDS TO OPEN.
Ludlow School to Be Given Privileges
Next Monday

Beginning Monday, April Is, the play
ground of the Ludlow School is to be
opened to the children from 3 to ) o'clock
on every school day and Saturday after
noon. The grounds will be in charge of
Miss Maria Erskine, regarded as one of
the most successful kindergartners in
the city.
During the last summer months, I'M
der Miss Erskine, there was daily at
tendance at the Ludlow playground OF
est attendance of any school playground
in the city.
All of the school Fairgrounds of In
dianapolis are open for a short time
each afternoon, in charge of the regular
teachers. In the English preparatory
spend two hours in play with the chill
dren. This has come also to be a re-
quirement of very large proportion of
the German schools.
The President says in his letter to the
Playground Association: Il hope that
soon all of our public schools will pro-
vide, in connection with the school build
ings and during school hours. the place
and time for the recreation as well as
study of the children
1t is not believed the hours of the
teachers should be increased but on the
other hand. 1t Is commended, school life
should not be passed with SO little COM
radeship between the teacher and pupil.
In New York in the primary grades
the teachers now have something more
than an hour a day with their children
in the Fairgrounds. This comes out of
the regular school time.
1t is expected that the opening of the
Ludlow playground may be beginning
of real progress along these lines in
connection with the school and during
the school year.
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MR.. WELLER SPEAKS.
Asks Cooperation of Churches at
Meeting of Clergymen.

At a meeting of the Presbyterian clergy
men Yesterday C. F. Weller, secretary OF
the Associated Charities, asked for in
creased cooperation Of the churches In Sc
curing the enlistment Of volunteers to visit
needy families. He told a story of fam
lily the members of which were in very bad
condition for ten years and Improved
steadily for the next five years until the
man obtained regular employment as a
motorman. The woman became a better
homemaker and the house was well fur
nished and neatly kept.
"If volunteer friendly visitor could have
been enlisted at ,the~tim of promises the
speaker said, the family might have been
strengthened in its upward tendencies. The
seeds of future degradation, however. were
detected at that time in the fact that two
or three neighbering women were begin
ming to exercise a bad influence upon the
woman of the household. If a wholesome
volunteer worker could have been enlisted
as a permanent friend of the woman, her
influence might have saved the day, but a
sufficient number of volunteers has never
been available.
1.-The division agent of the Associated
Charities. having 600 families under her
care, could not give each of them much
guidance and inspiration they needed.
This particular household, for example, was
only seen by the agent occasionally, when
there was sickness some other special
need. Thier standards of life were allowed
to grow rapidly lower. The woman be-
came increasingly shiftless and Indifferent
the home more untidy until the man was
so much worried that he actually lost
twenty pounds in weight and thus disqual-
flied himself for further employment as a
motorman.
Finally, the wife went away with an
other man and the children were scattered
among the homes of poor relatives, who
could neither clothe nor control them.
1T is an indictment against the COM
munity to permit families to deteriorate
in this manner for lack of the personal
Influences of a volunteer friendly visitor.
In the 1890 families with whom the Asso-
ciated Charities has to deal yearly, there
are many opportunities to reform drunk
ards, to save young boys who are beginning
to go wrong, to prevent children from being
brought under evil Influences and to
strengthen the moral character of families
who come to the associate in the crises
Of their lives
Mr. Weller suggested that each church
should devote prayer meeting evening or
a Sunday night service to the discussion OF
such needs and opportunities these and
the workers of the Associated Charities
would gladly accept invitations to present
to the church people-some of the typica]
needs which they are encounterng among
families who need to be strengthened and
upbuilt by the voluntary personal efforts al
earnest Christian workers.
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Jersey Teachers Pensicned.

TRENTON. April, 9-After a brilliant
speech by DR.. Crouthers last evening, the
house members all voted against the senate
teachers retirement fund bill, while the
teachers crowding the galleries looked on
in dismay. Tears were in their eyes as
they saw their pet bill near defeat The
tears We're changed to smiles when, before
the vote was announced all the members
changed their votes to "aye," and when
the teachers realized that joke had been
played on them they broke out into such
applause that it was heard 500 feet away
on the streets. The act removes the CLASH
fication of teachers and increases allow
ances on retirement from one-half to six
tenths of the salary received during the Ave
years preceding retirement
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TO ExTINdUIsH FIRES.
East Washington Heights Citizens
Ask for Facilities.

The East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton at a meeting last evening discussed the
urgent need Of facilities in the suburb for
subduing fires. particularly with reference
to securing extension of the District
water service to the community. II. A.
Buscher. the president of the association,
presided, with Secretary D. c. Fountain
recording the proceedings. The report of
the destructive character of two fires a
few weeks since was made by Rev. James
w. Many, who referred to the burning of
the outbudings on the Overlook Inn prop
erty and the destruction by fire of two
frame residences near Good Hope.
Secretary Fountain submitted a report
of the efforts of a joint committee of the
six citizens associations south of the East
ern branch TO secure an extension of the
water system of the District to the SUBJ
urbs that are not yet so supplied
On motion of Mr. Many the secretary was
directed to write to the Commissioners ad-
visng them of the seSious results of the
fires referred to and asking them to take
early action to provide relief 1t was de-
cided to recommend to the other associa-
tons south of the Eastern branch that the
joint committee be made permanent, with
enlarged powers. as to form a central
committee that will bring together the va
rous citizens organizations and act upon
such matters may be referred to it by
the different associations
The committee public schools reported
that the Commissioners have caused to be
laid from the Hamilton road to the Stanton
Public School building board walk. The
building of a new gateway for an entrance
was also reported
Chairman Jenkins of the committee on
streets and roads stated that Good Hope
road is being macadamiZed, although a de-
lay in completing the work has arisen ow-
ing to a scarcity of material The Bowen
road is being greatly improved by the use
of gravel, he reported.
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ent time a change to the electric system
,nf ho i,,cfi aauJ

ent time a change to the electric system
would not be justified.
The request of L. E. Sinclair. general SUI
perintendent of the Potomac Electric Power
Company, for permission to erect approx
mately fifty thirty-fOot poles on the north
side Of Carroll avenue from the terminus
os the electric road to the Washington San
itarium and string four wires on the poles
was denied by the council.
The proposed line was to be on the oppo-
site side of that occupied by the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company.
The committee on streets and lights stated
that Its action was in view of the fact that
Carroll avenue already has one line of
poles and in addition a railway right of
way, and no further poles should be erected
thereon.
The attention Of the council was directed
by Mr.. j. H. Clark to the need of repairs
to the sidewalks in the town. An appro-
priatiOn of $50 was made for the purchase
of brick to make repairs.
Councilman Derrick presented an ordi-
nance, which adopted, calling a gen.
eral election for Monday, May g. in the
basement of the Takoma Presbyterian
Church, at which time qualified voters Of
the town will cast their votes for three
candidates for councilmen for a term of
two years. The polls will be open from 6
O clock am. to 6 o'clock pm. j. II. Clark.
l.. NJ. Mooers and s. E. Mcneil, We're APP
pointed judges of election.
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Organic
Heart t rOuble

Il was a very sick woman, tho
best physicians gave me up to die.
l had organic heart trouble. | was
troubled with shortness of breath,
and could not walk any distance at
all, those awful fits of coughing
were something dreadful. l learned
of DR.. Miles New Heart Cure which
l tried with the most favorable re-
suits. | have now taken FIVE bottles
and am on the sixth, so you see L
did not die after all" MRS. GEO.
WILLIS, 34z Indiana ST., Albany,
Ore.
II first bottle fails to benefit, money back.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
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are acknowledged by John Joy Edison,
treasurer:
Mr. Arthur L. Bryant, $40: Miss Kate
Bradley, $40; the Misses Sedgley, $40;
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. Edwad
Simpson SIS; Captain s. w. B. Diehl, 50:
Mrs. Spencer s. Wood. IS; George K. Selden.
Mrs. Royal s. Kellogg. 81: e. F. NJ. ST. b.
b. Earnshaw, 81; Orrine Company, -.
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Lighting by Electricity.

The special committee appointed at the
last meeting. composed of Mayor Platt and
L. R. Grabill, to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of lighting the town by electricity sub
mitted an adverse report. The committee
reported that 1t attended a meeting of the
council at Hyattsville. Nd, and later in
spected the system in use there. The power
is furnished from Washington at n cost of
SD per lamp per year. there being 112 In
candescent lights at thirty candlepower set
at distances from $50 to 800 feet. The COM
perTn,seion to furnish power to private par
ties.
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Volunteer Contribution Acknowledged

with heartiest approval of and good
wishes for the difficult work which is being
conducted by the Associated Charities Is
+ the phrase accompanying an unsolicited
gift of $40 which was sent to 81 G street
this morning. The gift comes from lady
who has never subscribed to the work In
past years. 1T is particularly helpful"
said Mr. Weller, ito have friends of the
work give voluntarily expression of their
appreciat ton for the earnest efforts which
the agents are making.
Other contributions received at 81 G
street have reduced the balance still to be
raised to $1,716.I5. The following receipts
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Young Couple Wanted a Romance.

LAKEWOOD. N j, April 9.-Although
there was no opposition to their marriage.
Miss Lucia Shearman nineteen years old.
and Andrew b. Griggs. twenty-one years
old. decided to run away to wed They
had been engaged for three months, and
their friends understood that they were TO
be married in June. Miss Sherman left
here Monday, ostensibly TO visit an aunt
In Brooklyn. Mr.. Griggs obtained a leave
of absence TO visit his parents In Jersey
Cit. Both took the same train. Arriving
on their romantic mission In New YORK,
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Broom Plant Destroyed by Fire.

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, April 9.-The plant
Of the Amsterdam Broom Company, the
largest independent brush and broom
concern in the country, was completely de-
stroyed by fire early today, causing a loss
of $4,000. William Sullivan, a member of
the fire department, was instantly killed
by a falling wall. The company's ware
house, containing $150,000 worth Of broom
corn, was saved.
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they went a once TO the Little Church
Around the Corner. where they were mar
Tied by the Rev. DIR. Houghton. They re-
turned to Lakewood last Wednesday and
confded the news TO their intimate friends
The bride proudly displayed her ring and
marriage certificate to her parents who
when they recovered from their surprise
gave the parental blessing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09

ST. PETERSBURG, April 9.-The holy
synod is preparing a project for the revis-
ion of the divorce laws. charging the basis
for divorce which is now granted on limit
ed grounds and has resulted in a consid-
cradle decrease in marriages.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04

If you expect to build, you will
save time and money by seeing me.
Jas. NJ. Early, Jr., Berea, KY.
Practical Craftsman.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04
Taste In Literature.

Taste is to literature what bon ton
n 70 society.-Mme. de Stael.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04

Last Friday Mr.. Anon Brock of
Berea was taking the place Of the reg
ular fireman on the locomotive Of a
freight train between Corbin, Ky. and
Norton, Va. when the train collided
with another freight train. The
trains were not going fast but Mr..
Brock was thrown back into the ten
der and the coal fell over and partly
buried him, giving some severe
wounds on his scalp. face and chest.
The accident was at first reported as
more serious than 1t was and DR..
cowley and Dr. Thomson went to Cor
bin with Mrs Brock to see how things
were. The Railway Company's ply
stefan, Dr. Parker. at whose house
in Corbin Mr.. Brock is being cared
for. said that in ten days he would be
able to take up work again. Mrs.
Brock and the children are staying at
the Davis Hotel next door to DR..
Parker's house.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04
PROSECUTION ORDERED
PsnnsyIvsnls's Drafting Contractors
VIII Bs Required TO Answer.

Harrisburg. Pa. June 2s.-The Cap
itol Investigation commission has COM
pleted the taking OF testimony. The
commission will now prepare its re-
port to Governor Stuart and civil and
criminal prosecutions will be insti-
tuted by Attorney-General Todd.
The report will set forth. according
TO a member OF the commission. that
there was evidence Of collusion and
conspiracy between Joseph M. Huston,
the Philadelphia architect, and John
II. Sanderson of Philadelphia, con-
tractor for the capitol furnishings; that
the contracts for the 100000 fur
nishings were improperly let, and not
TO the lowest bidders; that the furnish
ings we're not purchased at the pre-
vailing market prices, as the law re-
quires; that inferior goods were sup
piled. not in accordance with the plans
specified, and that there is evidence Of
shortages; that the members OF the
building committee Of the board of
public grounds and buildings were
negligent In their duties to the state
in not checking the evident fraud and
collision that existed. and that there
we're gross overcharges and extrava-
gances In supplying the furnishings.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04
A Letter from c. J. Lewis.
creech, KY, June %, /!

Creech, KY, June 20, 1907.
Dear Friends
For the last three weeks have
been having a nice vacation here in
Harlan. KY. next to the grand old
state OF Virginia. near the Pine and
Black Mountains have secured one
of the best schools in the county and
begin teaching about July 18th. Their
is a Sunday school in the district and
hope to work with 1t and help to
make II more useful. There is a great
need OF good teachers in this county
where thirty out of every hundred
voters cannot read and write. Other
counties have just as high percent
OF illiteracy. Now let us Normal teach
ers OF Berea College do our best to
spread Christian education and do our
best to improve these counties in
the next few years. | will be glad to
receive any Berea friends in my
mountain home this summer, espec-
tally those that are out in the Sun
day school work.
Yours for success in life,
Cam ]. Lewis.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04

Houses and Gardens for Rent.
Call on G. ID. Holiday at the
Berea Bank and Trust Company.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04

Next week DR.. Thomson leaves for
Galesburg, Illinois, where he supplies
the Central Church for six weeks.
X. Il. Harris, formerly OF Harris,
Rhodus d Co. has bought the stock
of j. b. Richardson and will con.
tinue ,he grocery business in the
same place.
TIE College is soon 10 put up a
$4,000 brick block on main street,
which. will contain the post Office and
two stores, below, and a modern
hotel occupying the rear, aud
entire upper story. The building
will be on she corner disgonally OPP
posite tho Ladies Hall, where Logs
don's store nov is, and will not oc-
cupy the entire space available there
but will leave place for some grass
aud shade trees 10 add 10 the park
effect desirable there.
Miss Haupt is 10 carry on Miss
Fox's school at Narrow Gap for a
Ntth VI th0 MniAC Atno VA NtHAto
friends in jackson County.
Miss Bessie Roberts, who has been
visiting friends and relatives near
Berea for several weeks returned ~
her home at Lafollelte, Tenn, Fri
day.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Green was Ia Richmond
Monday on business.
Mrs. Bette Mason Of Corbin, KY,
is visiting friends and relatives in Be.
rea this week.
Mrs. Lou Boulware OF Kingston
is spending few days with X. W.
Boulware aud family.
Miss Nell Burdette was in Rich
mond Monday.
The ancient burial ground by Red
Lick church house has been enclosed
with good wire fence This Is one
OF the most Interesting burial grounds
in Madison county.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-07-04

Mr.. BiokneII's Account OF His Trip west.
Mr.. /. ID. Todd and left Berea June
eighteenth. and arrived at Frio. Tex
as, Friday, June twenty-second and
what we saw was a plenty" We
saw the Pan Handle, northwest Tex
as, the most choice and fertile country
in the. Union and, as we heard 1t ex-
pressed by people who had seen many
lands and countries, this Pan Handle
land is the greatest land In the
world"
We arrived at Frio at five o'clock
Friday evening and as we had not
made proper connections at Kansas
City, Mo-, the men numbering 80
had ali been moved thirty miles out
from Frio to Spring Lake. The
company has twelve powerful auto
mobiles to carry these people over
their lands. They we're all at the
camp Friday evening and after taking
supper at Frio we got into one OF
these flying machines on wheels and
made a trip over these grassy plains
at the rate Of thirty miles in less
than two hours.
The next morning, Saturday. was
the great land sale. More than thlr-
ty thousand acres we're sold before
noon that day. people from Iowa and
Illinois being the largest purchasers.
expect to go to Frio, Texas. again
on July 18th.
]. p. Biclnell