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Georgetown Assemblies.

The first of the Georgetown assem-
blies took place last evening a. Linthi-
cum Hall In the receiving line were
Mrs. Henry s Matthews. Mrs. Charles
H Cragin, Mrs. d. / Wilson. Mrs. Will
liam e OTme, and Mrs. J. Holdsworth
Gordon.
The han was tastefulIy decorated with
Christmas greens and among the guests
were Captain and Mrs. Summerlin. Miss
juliet Williams, Miss Lillian Stone. the
Misses Shepard, the Misses Slack. Mr..
and Mrs. Greenlees. Thomas Hyde, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Peter. Mr.. and Mrs.
ArElistead Peter. DR.. and Mrs. Beale,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlins Hume. Miss Adee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waggaman. Bir. and Mrs.
Thompson. the Misses Fitch. Mrs
Evans, Miss C!abauEh. Miss Schaffer,
Miss Chase, Miss Lincoln. Miss Hatfield
Miss Halford. Lieutenant Berry. Lieu
tenant Merchant, Messrs. Williams
Scott Hume. CTiSt, Ecker, White, Cor
don. Dunlop. Seiden. Parker. Jones
Beverly, Naylor. Scantling, Palmer,
Nicholson. Dr. Walker, DIT. Lehr, Dr.
HURT, and DR.. Dunlop.
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Musicale at Italian Embassy.

The Italian Ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches entertained yester-
day afternoon at a delightful musicale
in the embassy on New Hampshire ave
nue.. the artist OF the occasion being
Signor Erneste Console. chief of the
piano department and one OF the board
Of directors of the Chicago University,
who. with Nine. Console. arrived in
Washington last Thursday.
The affair was rather informal
though about 200 guests were invited.
Following the program. tea was served
in the dining-room adjoining the music
room.
Nine. Pfster. wife Of the naval at
tache. presided at the table, assisted
by Miss de Smernoff. The table was
tastefully appointed with the antique
embassy silver and roses. The baroness
wore a handsome costume Of black vel
vet embroidered in pastel blue.
Some OF the guests were the Austrian
Ambassador and Baroness Hengel-
muller. the Russian ambassador, Baron
Rosen; the Mexican Ambassador and
Nine. Creel Mrs Herbert TVadsworth
Mrs Burke Cochran. Miss Wetmore.
Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs. John G.
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merslau, Of Trinidad. Col: Miss Rosa
Frank and Miss Leona Spear, OF Bal
timcre: Miss Sadie Weisel. OF Norfolk,
Va Miss Rica Schiff and Miss Irma
Strauss. OF Baltimore; Miss Flora Forst.
OF Louisville, KY; Miss LeOna Stern.
Miss Erncstine Rich, Miss Margurite
Kaufman, Miss Lorraine Herman. Miss
Rena F1eishman. Miss Gladys Mayer,
Miss Rhoda Mautner, Miss Rita Baer.
Miss Celeste Goodman. Miss Lillian
CoblenZer, Miss Bella Schinman. Miss
Lillian Harris, Miss Dora Schinman,
Milton Goldsmith. Morris Eirsh. Of
Houston, Tex. Melvil e Fischer. Leo
Forst. Arthur Luchs. Arthur Neuman.
Maurice Eiseman, Dav d Stern. Alfred
Haas. Malcolm Auerbach, Max Lans-
burgh. Stanley Fischer, Herbert Rich.
Herbert Jacob, Lester Neuman. Bern
ard Baer. Milton KinR, Lester Marx
and David Bae-.
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Landers-Yoeckel Wedding.

Miss Sarah Louis Yoeckel. daughter
OF John Yoeekel, Of Washingt n, was
married 10 John c. Landers. OF Web
ster City, Iowa, last evening at 6 o'clock
I'm the home OF bride. 6f7 East Capitol
street. Only the near relatives and in
innate friends were present. The Rev.
Albert Evans, pastor OF the Metro
pOlitan Presbyterian Church performed
the ceremony.
The bride and bridegroom were both
unattended. The service was read IN
a bower OF palms. and all the rooms
were decorated with palms Mr.. YOeckel
gave his daughter in marriage. The
bride wore a gown OF white chiffon or
CANDY. trimmed with lace, and car
ried shower bouquet OF BriGe roses
and lilies-of-the-valley.
The ceremony was followed BY a re-
ception from TO 9 o'clock. Mr.. and
Mrs. Landers left later in the evening
for their welding trip 10 Chicago. Des
Moines and Iowa City.
Their future home will be IN RaIston
City The brides travelling go.gn vas
broadclOth. tallOrmade.
Mr.. Landers is a civil engineer. and
Is employed on one OF the Government
Irrigation projects.
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Watch Night Service
To Bid 1907 Farewell
And Welcome Year 1903

Watch-night services and entel tain
ments OF various kinds will share favor
tonight in bidding adieu 10 1907 and well
coming in 1903. Those who are re-
ligi0usly inclined may find services at
many churches throughout the city. and
the more frivolous will have much 20
content themselves with the various
dances and parties which have been
arranged.
1t would be almost impossible TO at
tempt 70 schedule the private entertain
ments which have been placed on the
calendar tonight, but every girl in town
has had an engagement for December 81
mank weeks. and there wiz be more
gatherings OF happy young people IN
the Capital tonight than one could pos
sibly count
Invitations have been issued by the
Washington Aerie, No. 125. Fraternal
order OF Eagles. for a dance at their
hall, Sixth and E streets northwest, at
$50 o'clock. This viii be the second
New Year Eve dance by the order.
There viii be an Informal reception
at the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
ton from 10 II O'Clock. A program
has been arranged. one Of the features
OF winch VIII DC IeduLABS Dy Hu"'A al
low, monoiogist- Dr. Wilbur 2. Thir-
llield will close the program at II o'clock
with an address on THE New Year and
the New Man"
The Central Union Mission viii con-
duct a service beginning at T:30 O'Clock
and continuing until the old year has
gone out and the new year has come In.
At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church the service viii begin at II
o'clock and last until midnight One OF
the features Of the musical program
will be Dudley Bucks Songs Of the
Night"
There will be wstch-night services at
the Church Of the Epiphany, conducted
by the Rev Dr. McKim- Services will
also be held at Hamline NJ + Church
and the Fifth Baptist Church.
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MRS. WHITELAW REID,
in Washington.

The American Ambassador TO Great
Britain, who with Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
is spending the holiday season in the
United States, arrived IN Washington
today as the guest Of Rear Admiral
and Mrs William Sheffield Cowlcs. in
their home on n street. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Cowles have recently returned
to Washington from their place at
harrington. Conn, where they spent
Christmas with their little son. Shelf
field.
The ambassador win be among the
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guests in the Blue Room New Year
Day at the Presidents reception.
and also at the diplomatic re-
ception at the White House Thursday
evening. January 9. Mrs. Cowles will
entertain at dinner in honor OF her
guest this evening. and Thursday even
ing, and a number OF other entertain
ments have been planned in their honor
by their friends here.
Mrs Reid who Is in In New York
with a slight attack OF the grip, will
Join her husband here on Thursday
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HOSTESSES RECEIVE NEW YEAR DAY
Grants Guests
At ElkinS' Home
To Meet Friends

Senator and Mrs. Elkins entertained
last evening al a beautifully appointed
dinner In honor of Lieutenant Ulysses
5. Grant. third. and Mrs. Grant. whose
marriage took place in the home Of the
brides parents, Secretary OF State and
Mrs Root. on Rhode Island avenue,
November q.
Invited TO meet them were The Post
master General and Mrs. Meyer.
and Mrs. Stephen II. 2. Pell. and Mrs
George Law. OF New York, who are
house guests at the ElISIns home, the
Naval Attache OF the Italian embassy
and SignOra Pfister. fdr. and Mrs. Guy
Norman, Mr. and Mrs William COrcOr-
an Eustis Mrs. Huntington Wilson,
Miss Grace Jarvis. Miss Edith Sanger.
Miss Katherine Elkins, Edward Wales
Root. Robert Hit. Joseph Letter. Lieu
tenant Edward McCauley. and Stephen
B. Elkins, jr.
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supper in the New Willard last evening.
Among the guests y.ere DIT and Mrs.
james +. fIitChel, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
HitChbOrn. Miss Constance HOyt, Miss
FrederiCa Morgan, Miss Eleanor Park
er. Major Cosby, Bealc BloOmcr and
Frederick Faust.
Mrs. NJ. Todd entertained at a theater
party last evening. After the theater
Mrs. Dean entertained her guests at
supper in her apartment in the Emory.
AmOuf them were Gen. and Mrs. J.
Franklin Bell, Capt and Mrs Milton
Davis. Major Straubb and Captain
HOwland.
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jackson aud Miss Jackson, Mrs. Hope
Slater. Miss Kean. Prince Koudacheff.
Baron Ambrozy, Mr. de ThaU, and SEN
atOr Kean.
me counselor Of the embassy. SignOr
MontaEna. delivered a most interesting
and clever lecture before the Dante So
ciety, his subject being 'Italy's Place in
the Intellectual Progress Of the World -
The lecture, for the benefit of the earth
quake victims Of Italy, was followed by
q dance
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The Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor and Mrs. Straus have as their
guests their two daughters. Mrs. Hoch-
stadter and Mrs Schaffer. of New
York. who arrived in Washington yes
terday afternoon Mrs. HOchstadteT
will remain with her parents about a
month while her sister will return 10
New York just after the New Year.
ISidOr StUaus. a brother Of the Secre-
fary. and Mrs. Straus are also the
guests OF the Secretary and Mrs.
StrduS
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Joseph D Kaufman, who IS home
from the Pennsylvania Military Col
lege. at Chester, Pa, entertained the
Octsgou Pleasure Club and its friends
at the home of his parents, Sunday
evening.
Those present wee Miss Adele Ham
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Miss Helen Cannon. daughter of and
hostess for the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives. returned TO her home
on Vermont avenue yesterday from their
Danville. Ill, home, where she spent
the holiday season. Miss Cannon's sis
ter. Mrs. r. X lie Seure. accompanied
her to Washington. and viii spend the
greater part OF the winter here.
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KednS Entertain
Miss Roosevelt
At | St. Home

Miss Clristine Kean Roosevelt. daugh-
ter Of Alr. and Mrs. w. Emlen Roosc-
velt, is the guest OF her grandmother.
Mrs. Kean, and her uncle, Senator
kean, in their home on I street. FRI
day she will go to the White House as
the guest of the President and Irs.
Roosevelt. Miss Gladys Roosevelt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis
Roosevelt, Of New York, win also visit
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt dur
ing the season
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Leon Pretzfelder entertained his
friends at dinner last evening at the
Normaudie Hotel Annex. I'm honor OF
his tWenty-fiTSt birthday anniversary.
The toastmaster OF the evening was
Michael Levin. Mr. PretZfelder's friends
presented him with a diamond ring,
Maury Simon making the presentation
speech.
Philip Kronheim, Louis Bendheim, Max
Fischer. Morris Blumenfeld. Charles
l3londheim, Samuel Bendheim, Jerome
kaufman, Harry DasChleger, Leo Forst,
Norman Fischer, Leo Fishel, Philip Her
man, Fred Bendheim, Stanley Lans-
burgh, Edgar Kaufman, Charles Bend
helm, Stanley Fischer, Sydney Guggen-
helm, a. /. Newmyer Melville Fischer,
Nose Bendheim. Sydney SellinEer, Bert
Cohen. Milton Kronheinl. Herbert Gug-
geGheim, Nathan Frank. Baltimore; Eu-
gene Young, Monroe Hollander, Joseph
Beudhelm, and Meyer Loeb.
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Mrs. Eryce Hostess.

Mrs. Bryce, wife of the British am
bassador. entertained at a luncheon
yesterday Among those present were
Mrs MetCalf. Mrs. Beeknan Winthrop.
Mrs. Whitney. Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis. Mrs. Cooley. Mrs. Grant Wat
son. Miss Ashton and the Hon. Nina
ay-Shuttleworth
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W. c. 7. U. Reception.

The w. branch of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will re-
ceive their friends tomorrow evening
from to 10 O'Clock at So Sixth street
northwest.
Those receiving will be Mrs. Don p.
Blaine. Miss Jennie Shock, State sec
retaTy for West Virginia; Mrs. a. c..
Giles, Miss Olea NJ. Wood. Miss Gwyn-
cite Christian, Miss Daisy Fridley. Mrs.
Clayton Z. Emlg. Miss FIossie z. Bate
man, Miss Augusta B. Palmer, Miss
Bertha Artz. Mrs. Robert c. Jenkins,
Miss z. Pearle Grigsby, Miss Annie
Laurie Elmore, Miss Eleanor Z. walker
Miss S. r. Beamer, Miss Belle Johnson,
Mrs. Hattie O. Rupert, Miss Florence
i. Jett, Miss Marion Bateman, Miss
Leila Evelyn Frost, Miss Bessie ChenO-
weth. Miss Margaret +. Kephart Miss
Maud Belle Rice, Miss Olive Witham,
Miss Lydia Hughes, Miss Linda Cliff.
Miss Leila Cliff, Miss Berue Winlfred
Zellers Miss May +. Simpson. Miss Bes-
sic Sanford. Miss Fannie BlOunt, Miss
Bertha Cook, Miss Virginia l.. Ray
mOnd. Miss LOra Jones, Mrs. Nellie
Bishop Jones, Miss Eta Jackson. Miss
Florence i. HaTTies, Miss Clara Grand
field, Miss Carrie Lipp, Mrs. G.. W
Bowen, and other members Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia ~"
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Mrs. Russell to Receive.

Mrs. Benjamin Reeves Russell, wife Of
Lieutenant Colonel Russell, Will receive
New Year Day in her home on Eight
zenith street, assisted by Miss Cooke
and her daughter. Miss Sessions.
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Mrs. Don Cameron and Miss Cameron
are expected 10 return TO Washington
tomorrow They spent Christmas on
their estate in South Carolina
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Rear Admiral Refers Tea.

Rear Admiral Reiter will entertain at
a tea this afternoon in his home on
Fifteenth street. from 4 to $50 p. m.
IN honor Of Miss Edith Benham and
Miss JuIliette Willl ms
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Benham and Mrs
John Phillip will pour tea.
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Mrs Ramsay. OF the Ethelhurst, as
sisted by Miss Carolyn Sperry. Mrs. VII
Us. Miss Mary kearney, and Miss y
McCabe will receive tomorrow after
noon.
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Carfelds Have Guest.

The Secretary Of the Interior and
Mrs James r. Garfield have as their
guest until after New Year Mrs. Stan
ley Brown. formerly Miss MoIlie Gar
field. sister Of the Secretary. Tho Sec
Tetary and Mrs. Garfield will entertain
at luncheon on Friday in honor OF the
Ambassador TO Great Britain and Mrs.
Reid.
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Mrs. Z. b. Lyon. OF Vermont avenue,
entertained ner young friends last even
ING IN honor OF her niece. Miss Camille
Jacobs. OF Columbia S. c, who is her
house guest The evening was devoted
TO music. and later a delightful lunch
was served The table was decorated
in pale pink.
Among the guests were Miss Jacobs
Miss Maud Garner. Newport News. Va /:
Miss Blanche Stern, Miss Edith Auer-
bach, Miss Juanita Kaufman. Miss Bes-
sic Lansburgh. Miss Malvine Woog, Miss
Rae Hahn. Miss Elsa COblenZer. Miss
juliet Meyer, Miss Estelle Hans. and
Benjamin David. Columbia S. c.; Sam
uel Steinberger. Harold Kaufman. Mel
vim Behrend. Zion ID. Burnstein. Sylvan
Luchs, Joseph Solomon, Louis Hlrsh
Allan BaChraCG. Joseph Dryfoos. Milton
DOwenthal. Baltimore: Gilbert Ben-
singer. Joseph Baum, and Jerome Lyon.
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Miss RhCda Mautner gave a dance
last evening a. Burns Hall. IN honor
OF her house guest. Miss Sadie Weisel
OF Norfolk. Va
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Mrs. Strawn and Miss Strawn, Of SO06
Thirteenth street northwest. will receive
tomorrow from 40 to $50 They will
have with them Mrs. KidWell. Miss Kid
well. Hiss Porter, Miss Cunningham
and Miss Durnan. and will be assisted
by Miss Lang. Miss Minnix. Miss Bal
lnger, and Miss Marin.
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Mrs. Koester Entertains.

Mrs Koester. wife of Captain Koes-
ter. entertained at a euchre party yes
terday afternoon. The guests were asked
to met Mrs. Snow. wife Of Capt. VII
liam J. Snow. who has recently come
70 WashInEtOn.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Legare were hosts
at dinner OF sixteen covers last even
Ing. Among their guests were the Aus
HengelmuIler
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The naval attache OF the French en-
oaSsy and Nine. de Blanpre. entertained
az dinner last evening. Their guests
were; the counselor OF the French en-
bassy and Mile. des Portes de Ia Fosse
NiscOunt and ViscounteSs de NTarta1
Mr and Nine. Noel Sc Bardoc. ViscolInt
de Chambrun ana Major Fournler. an
OF the embassy.
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Miss Halterman to RECEIVE.

Miss Myrtle " Halternan will re
ceive Oh New Year Day from 20 8
p. m, ~ apartment 19Z7, The cairo, as
sisted by her cousin, Miss Ada =. Gill
land. and Miss Gertrude Clements.
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The Woman's Relief Corps, Depart
ment Of the Potomac. will keep open
house tomorrow at Grand Army Hall.
opposite the Willard on Pennsylvania
avenue. from 1890 to O'Clock
The department president Mrs Isa-
ebl WOrrell Ball. will be assisted I'm re
ceiving by her department staff, Mrs
Annie +. Hoagland senior vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Annie r. Cromwell. treas
urer: Mrs. Emma c. Littlejohn, secre-
tary; Mrs. Jennie Cusic. chaplain; Mrs
Mamie G. Davis. inspector. Mrs. Ida
A. Oldroyd, counselor: Mrs. Ida J.
Hart, patriotic instructor: Mrs. Chris
tone Walton Dunlap, chairman OF the
executive board, and by past depart
ment presidents. Mrs. Annie w John
son. Mrs Margaret =. Tew, Mrs. HusG
A. Peck. Mrs. ROsamOnG B. Meacham,
Mrs Georgia G. Balm. Miss Happy
Lowe, the past and present presidents
Of the corps. and by many others.
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Dance at Rauscher's.

The Dervishers gave a delightful
dance last night at Rauscher's- This
was the second dance Of the season,
and was well attended
The Epworyh League and the Metro
politan Bible Class of the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mar
shall place and c street northwest, will
receive tomorrow evening from TO 10
in the church parlors.
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Gen. and Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell and
Gen. and Mrs. Ernest Darlington vii,
receive tomorrow in the drawing room
will be assisted by a bevy Of attractive
young girls from army and navy cir
Clcs
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A great deal Of interest has been
shown in the dance which will take
place this evening IN the Washington
Barracks, under the auspices OF the
Womens Army and Navy League.
All the lights will be turned out on
the stroke of T., anC Immediately az
terward they will be tuyued on again
and the dancing continued.
The regular dance in the barracks for
Friday evening has been postponed Oh
account Of the dance this evening Two
car lines will run cars from the bar
racks until $50 o'clock.
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Misses Mellon Return.

The Misses Mellon have returned 20
their apartment IN the Connecticut from
MOrristown. \. J., where they spent
Christmas. with Mrs. Charles Mellon.
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Mrs. Joseph 2. Rudy. assisted By Mrs
r, II. Tyner. Mrs. D. A. Defandorf
Mrs. T. Edward Jasper, Mrs. A. E
Thomas, and Miss Eva A. Rudy, will
receive tomorrow at 312 Seventh street
northeast from to 10 o'clock.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Jordan were
hosts at a theater party followed by a
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Miss Roosevelt
At White House
From New York

Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who has been
spending few days in New York with
her friend, Miss Cornelia Landon.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hutton
Landon, returned to the White House
last evening, shortly before the arrival
of the Presidential party from Pine
Knot. Va. where the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Carew, Mrs.
Roosevelt's sister. and three of the chill
dren have been for the same length of
time.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Elihu
Root have as their guests in their home
on Rhode Island avenue their son and
daughter-iu-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu
Root. jr.. their son Edward Wales Root.
and their son-in-law and daughter,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, third.
Tafts in Mourning.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
are in mourning for the Secretary's
mother. and will neither attend the New
Year reception at the White House. nor
hold their usual afternoon reception for
the officers OF the army and navy.
They have retired from official enter
tanning for the season.
The Postmaster General. George Won
L. Meyer. has returned to Washington
from Asheville. n. c., where he has
been shooting for several days as the
guest OF the HOustonville Hunting Club.
Mrs. Meyer. who has been indisposed
for several days. is much better, and
expects to attend the New Year recep-
ton at the White House. and hold the
usual afternoon reception at her home.
Mrs. Bonaparte, wife Of the Attorney
General, will arrive In Washington this
afternoon. 10 remain until after the
first Of the year She will have several
out-of-tOwn guests. Among them will
be Mrs. Moses Williams of Boston;
Mrs. and Miss Gozzaldi, Of Cambridge,
Mass; Miss Stewart, and Miss Rather
inc II. McSherry, Of Baltimore.
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Nine. J. ESputa-Daly. assisted by the
Misses Helen Burch. Margaret Dunn.
Irene Prescott. Kathleen Fitzgerald, and
Lorraine Esputa, will receive their
friends at 112S + street northeast. from
TO G New Year Day.
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Mrs Daniel P Mccartney was the
hostess at box party in the BeIasco
Theater last evening for her Young
niece. Miss Annie Irwin. daughter OF
Commander William Manning Irwin /
s. n. and Mrs. Irwin.
Mrs. Mccartney end Mrs Irwin vii,
be at home Saturdays in January.
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Mrs. John G. Capers Will be at home
Thursdays In January this season.
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Mrs Elliott J. Dent will be at homo
on Fridays in January at 1872 @ street
The Washington times., 1907-12-31

Mrs Gillyie announces the rnerriaes
or her daughter, Miss Florence OIo
Gilke. TO James William Maple. which
took place November 30 in AIexanIria
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-28
PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
Priends Of the Movement to Hold q
MeetInp Jan. 70, 1909.

Priends Of the Movement to Hold q
Meeting Jan. 70, 1908.
Dallas. Dec. 27.-The members OF
the executive committee and the field
workers OF the Texas Local Option as.
ISOLATION held a conference here. Att.
or the meeting II. A. Ivy. secretary Of
the executive committee. said:
After q free discussion OF the vari.
Gus phases OF the work. Il was decided
by the conference TO hold n more gen,
eral meeting In Dallas on Thursday.
Jan. is. 1908.
1t was the general sentiment Of
the meetings that campaign for state
prohibition was imminent. and Il was
thought best TO invite q conference
OF representative friends OF the move
frem from all over the state to con.
slider the most judicious methods Of
handling the preparatory stages OF the
campaign.
The general expressions regarding
the situation were To the effect that
the friends OF prohibition In the state
had been exasperated by the attitude
Of the liquor dealers until the cam
paign was inevitable. II was clear
that the movement win be projected
upon strictly non-partlsan lines and
steercd clear OF all entangling political
alliances with other issues"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-28
rEAcHgRs MEET.
Large Attendance At the Annual Gath.
erino. Held st Houston.

Large Attendance At the Annual Gath.
erlno. Held at Houston.
e Houston. Dec. 27.--When President
Sim. N. Mars called the annual meet.
Ing Of the Texas State Teachers a.
ISOLATION to order there we're many
delegates present. Bhhop Ward de-
livered the invocation. Mayor Rico
welcomed the delegates. Miss Kate
Daffan OF Dallas. first vice president.
responded.
State Superintendent Cousins made
. well received address.
Civic Federation Of women's Clubs
entertained the visitors at the Carne.
gle library.
superintendent and Principals as.
sociation convention was presided over
By President c. T. Evans Of Abilene.
A number Of musical selections were
rendered by q class Of forty boys and
girls. directed by Miss Bessie Hughes.
Who has charge Of the music depart
ment Of the Houston public schools.
A committee was appointed to look
Into the matter Of consolidating the
two organizations.
A number Of interesting papers were
read and discussed