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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
Artistic Floral Work for Weddings.
Shaffer's prices are most rea sonable. 18th & l.
advertisement.
Congress Heights Improvements.

Alta meeting of the Congress Heights Pub
lie Improvement Association Friday even
ing, Edward ]. Newcomb announced 1t is
the intention of the postmaster to have the
postal substation in the village classified
as a post office. The change will go into
effect July l next, at which time, 1t is ex-
pected, system for the quicker transit OF
the mails between the city and Congress
Heights will be adopted. William B. Dunn
recommended that the attention of indi-
vidual property owners be directed to the
fact that each should give attention to
drainage and the putting down of tenn
porary walks. Valentine Waller pointed
out the-addition of several new subdivisions
to the town of Congress Heights within the
last few years, and he declared some OF
them required lights. letter from Com
missioner Morrow expressing appreciation
of congratulations extended, was read. The
Importance of having the association keep
in touch with the various citizens assocfa-
tons throughout the District was COM
mented upon by Mr.. Newcomb. Robert
Cowan suggested that steps be taken to
procure waiting station at the terminus of
the Congress Heights car line.
committee recommended that a build
stock etc. for investment or building pur-
poses. as might be determined later, and
the association Endorsed the proposition
Mr.. Fisher explained the need of new
piano for the school house, and the matter
was referred to the committee having super
vision of such matters. Robert N. Wilson
and Patrick Maloney were elected to men,
bership. C. e. Palmer spoke on the need
Of water and sewerage.
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Annual MAY Ball.

The annual May ball of the pupils of Mrs
Flora c. Dyer was given Friday night at
National Rifles Armory and was attended
by large number of relatives and friends
Of the pupils. The program consisted of
fancy dances in costume. One Of the fea-
lures was Spanish dance, with twelve pu-
pills participating.
The program was: Spanish dance, Misses
Leah Rabbit. Elizabeth Jones, Madeline
Lanning, Helen Adams, Dorothy Hampton
Dorothy West, Harriet Pruitt, Ivy Rupp
Emeline Bruno, Isabelle Bingham Cain,
Evelyn West and John West: Irish Wash
erwoman,' Miss Dorothy Hunt; 'Danse
rBrownie." Miss Irma Bradshaw; 'LMat-
tiche,' Miss Madeline Lanning; Polkarette,
Miss Leah Rabbit and Master Talbot Bar
nard; "Du Bal" Miss Ivy Rupp; Jockey
Hornpipe. Master John West Highland
Fling, Miss Ivy Rupp; LAriel, Miss Helen
Adams; Belle, Miss Irene Gilmore; Mar
cissus.' little Leah Rabbit; japanese,
Misses Madeline Lanning and Helen Adams;
Santiago" little Elizabeth Jones; LEtoile,
Harriet Pruitt and Madeline Lanning; .'The
Butterfly" little Emelie Bruno; Cherry"
little Leah Rabbit: Tyroiean, Misses Doro-
thy and Evelyn West; .I'Amour," Miss
Helen Adams; ''L'Amon,'' Miss Madeline
tanning; Tarantella, Miss Isabelle Bling
ham Cain; Zingarella Miss Isabelle b. Cain
and Master John West: "Stephapie." Misses
Madeline tanning, Evelyn West, Helen
Adams and Ivy Rupp; Mandolita, Miss
Marie Vermillion; Minuet, Misses Leah Rab-
bitt, Madeline Lanning. Elizabeth Jones,
Dorothy hampton. Dorothy WestEIsabelle
B. Cain, Helen Adams and John West
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Will of Ebenezer Ellis.

The will of Ebenezer Ellis of Hornells-
vile, y. Y, has been filed here for pro-
bate. The document is dated August IS,
l9ol, and bequeaths 500 to his sister, Eliza
Ellis of Horneilsvilie. and devises the resi-
due of the estate to the American Security
and Trust Company to manage and pay net
proceeds TO his sister during her life
At the death OF the sister the following
requests are to be paid: One thousand dol
lars for benefit of Claude E. Ellis of Grass
Lake. Mich; $3.50 to Arthur W. Ellis of
Weedsport. n. Y; 500 TO Florence E. Ellis
of Syracuse, n. Y; 800 to Joseph Ellis
of Caro-, Mich; $500 to Ellsworth Ellis of
Grass Lake. Mich: 500 to Frank Ellis of
the same place: 500 to Mrs. Ellen A. Bro
kaw of Hornellsvile, n. Y; $500 to Mrs
Jennie NJ. Bradbury of Puteney, N. Y
and $500 to Frank Foreman of Pulteney.
The remainder of the estate is ts~be in
vested for the benefit of the Park NJ E..
Church Of Hornellsyille, n. Y. The Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company is named
as executor.
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QUESTION OF LIABILITY.
Corporation Counsel to Decide Re
/ garding Reimbursement

The question has been raised whether or
not the District should pay the expenses
incident to injuries received by John Wells
an employe of the District pound, who was
recently bitten by mad dog. According
to Poundmaster Samuel Einstein, Wells
was bitten in the leg by collie dog be-
longing to J. H. Pasco of 1884 18th street
northwest while conveying the animal to
the home of its master. He has made a
number of trips to Baltimore for treatment
at the Pasteur Hospital. and has thereby
incurred considerable expense.
Upon the recommendation of Health Off,
Ger Woodward, who has supervision of the
dog pound, the matter has been referred
to the corporation counsel of the District
for an opinion as to the Districts liability.
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COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE IT'S FINAN.
oIAL CONDITION.

Many charitably inclined Washington
women recently began a comprehensive
campaign for the improvement of the finan-
cial condition of the Columbia Hospital fol
Women and Lying-in Asylum. A general
appeal has gone forth to all womankind In
the national capital to stand by the insti-
tuition and to do all in their power toward
securing the construction of new and
modern hospital building on the present site
at the intersection Of 18th street and Penn
cyivania avenue. Particular emphasis Is
being placed on the fact that Columbia is
a hospital for women only and it is stated,
the need for larger quarters is pressing be-
cause the institution long ago reached its
capacity, and in times of emergency Its
wards have been taxed to the utmost to af-
ford accommodation for the crowding pa
tients.
The Columbia Hospital for Women was
incorporated in 1885, and from that time
to the present day its progress has been
steadily forward. For many years 1t has
ranked among the leading institutions of Its
class in the country. The main building of
Columbia Hospital was originally construct
ed as a dwelling about the year 1872 Struc-
turally it has been pronounced in excellent
condition by the District building depart
ment, but 1t lacks many of the necessary
appliances Of the modern hospital, and
there is no space in the building for the in
stallation of such apparatus
Estimate for New Building.
An estimate was submitted to Congress at
the last session for an appropriation for
the construction of new building. to cost
not more than 100000. The appropriation
was not granted, and it is upon a plan to
secure the needed amount from the next
Congress that the women interested are now
working 1t is proposed to construct the
new hospital in sections, tearing down por-
tons of the old buildings as the new Sec
lions are completed and ready for occu-
pancy. As long ago as 1872 Congress pro-
vided for the purchase of the original build
ing, together with 10000 square feet of
ground, for the total sum of $4,000. The
title was vested in the United States for the
use of the hospital, and it was then de-
clared that no part Of the real or personal
property now held or hereafter to be &C
quired by said insti tuition shall be devoted
to any other purpose than hospital for
women and lying-in asylum without the
consent of the United States
According to the present scheme of MAIN
tenance Of Columbfa>> Hospital 1t receives,
through the board of charities, $40 per
day for each INDECENT adult patient and 40
cents day for each infant, and the an
nual income from that source is about
5000 In addition the hospital affords
accommodation for thfrty-seven pay pa
tients, and the amount collected in this
way during the year, ended June &c. 1906,
was $15,092.96 Between eight and nine
hundred patients are treated in Columbia
Hospital each twelve months.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
ATTEMPTED Suicide.

Despondent because of his increasing age
and infirmities, Valentine Murrback. sixty
years old. an inmate of the Soldiers Home,
attempted suicide Thursday night about
9:3o O'Clock by shooting himself in the right
temple He was removed to the Soldiers
Home hospita, and was there given treat
ment. 1t was stated yesterday by the
will recover
Murrback was alone in his room when he
attempted TO end his existence, but the
noise of the shot attracted those nearby.
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ARBoR DAY EXERCISES.
Young Ladies Of Chevy Chase Semi
nary Entertain.

~es~y .6AAtSA e0AAs
Under the direction ca Mr. and Mrs
Samuel D. Barker, principals, the Arbor
day exercises Of the young ladies of the
Chevy Chase College and Seminary were
held Friday afternoon at o'clock upon
the college campus. Glass trees were
planted by members of the alumnae of the
classes Of 04, 'O5, 'O6 and of the senior
class of O7
The annual recital of the Undergraduates
IN piano work occurred at s o'clock the
same evening. The program was as follows
Chorus, ITO Thee, o Country" piano (a)
~ Shepherds Tale (b) Second Air ,
Ballet" Miss Scholtz; piano, 1.-The Butter
fly" Miss Daniel; song, Should He Up
braid?' Miss CALDWELL; plano, Wedding
Day. Miss Glascock: chorus, Ave Maria
tb) The Two Larks,'' Miss Layton piano,
(a) 'Mnuet- "a rAntico,: CD Caprice. On
u, No; L" Miss Blair; song, who IS
6anea MISS MISS Layton; piano. The Witehes
ming Song" from 1.-The Flying Dutchman, -
accompanist, Miss Glasccck
The ladies of the faculty yesterday after
noon gave an lat home and last evening,
| from 8 o'clock to IL o'clock, the alumnae
and students received. There are a num-
Der of house guests at the college, including
members Of the classes of past years.
The graduating exercises are to be held
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the
college. The annual dinner of the junior
class was held May Q. 1t was given to the
senior class and an elaborate menu was
served. The hand-painted place cards con-
taining original humorous chara cter
sketches were unique in design and pleas
ing IN literary effect. The college songs
and toasts were most appropos and tle
table and spacious dining hall were ar
tistic in their decorations of daisies and
white fieur de lis. the class flower.
The class day exercises were held last
Thursday. The program was marked by
originality, humor, enthusiasm and vivacity
1t was as follows: Here We Gather"
school adapted and dedicated to alumnae):
salutatory president of class, Miss Rector;
class history, Miss Thomas; class poem
Miss CALDWELL; class prophecy, Miss Dehler
c.ass will, Miss Rueckheim; confirmation
song, junior class; acceptance of mascot"
MISS Glascock; presentation, class gift, Miss
Rector; Farewell, song, junior class
adapted and dedicated to class :, class
Hill; Cremation, college campus, c.ass OF
The class of '07 includes the following:
Miss Margaret Caldwell, Tennessee Miss
Lillian L. Dehler Kentucky; Miss Eliza
beth r. Hendrickson, New Jersey; Miss
Thekla L. Hill, New Jersey; Miss Isabel
3. M. Kirk, Ohio; Miss Alma E. Lewis
Georgia; Miss Mary MARI McCandless, Ken
lucky; Miss Clara L. Peck, Michigan; Miss
Henrietta A Peter, Tennessee; Miss Ma
talie 1. Rector, mississippi; Miss Lillian
Rceckheim Illinois; Miss Elsa W. Scholtz
Kentucky; Miss Dorothy c. Thomas.
Massachusetts; Miss A. Beatrice Toy Penn
sylvania; Miss Eftie c. Zabriskie, New
Jersey.
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Orders From Lighthouse Service

The lighthouse service authorities have
Issued the following notice to mariners re-
garding buoys and light, in waters frequent
~ visited by vessels from this city:
Wolf Trap light station, YirgInia-Lo-
Gated in sixteen feet of water, on the east
erly end of Wolf Trap spit, westerly side
of Chesapeake bay. The machinery operat-
ing the fog trumpet at this station was re-
ported disabled May Is, and until repaired
a bell will be rung by hand during thick
or foggy weather.
Point No Point light station, Maryland
Located on the point of the shoal making
OF from Point No Point, westerly side of
Chesapeake bay. and about six miles to
the northward of Point Lookout light house
and the mouth of the Potomac river The
machinery operating the fog bell at this
station, reported disabled May l. was re-
paired and its use resumed May &
Baltimore harhor entrance, Maryland
Beaverton channel buoy Is, SPAR found
missing, was replaced May H.
Fort McHenry channel buoy A, spar
found missing, was replaced May Il.
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Bows Brigade Meetings.

The Boys Brigade has arranged to hold a
joint mass meeting for boys Sunday, May
&c. at 4:15 pm. in the boys gymnasium OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. Commissioner Macfar-
land will preside and the principal address
will be made by w. A. Smith of GLASGOW
Scotland, who founded the original Boys
Brigade twenty-four years ago. He is still
the executive secretary and administrative
head Of the British organizations, number
ing now over 5000 enlisted boys. On Mon
day evening, May a. the Boys Brigade
will give reception to Mr. Smith and Mrs
Smith in the hamline M. E. Church, 9th
and streets. Admission to these meet
ings viii be by tickets, to be obtained from
superintendents of Sunday schools or men,
bers of the Boys Brigade.
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RAILROADS.
Chesapeake &Ohio Railway

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MARCH IL, 1907.
200 P.M.-OLD DOMINION EXPRESS. week
days-Stops at principal points in Virginia.
vestibule train: standard coaches; parlor car
to Virginia Hot Springs. Pullman seepers
Clifton Forge to Louisville. Cincinnati. Indian
spolis, st. Louis and Chicago; buffet service
from Gordonsvile.
$3.50 P.M.-NEw c. & O. LIMITED. daily-Fast
new yestibule train stops only at Gcrdonsville,
Charlottesville Staunton, Clifton Forge and
Covington. Va; Ronceverte and Hinton. W..
Va. Pullman sleepers to Lexington Louisville,
Cincinnati, Indian apos, st. Louis and Chicago.
Dining cars, q la carte service One night out.
l1:10 P.M.-F. F. v. LIMITED, daily-Solid yes
tibue train. Pullman sleepers to Cincinnati,
Lexington and Louisville. Compartment sleep
ing car to Virginia Hot Springs week days.
Dining a Ia carte service. Sleepers Gin
cinnati to Chicago and st. Louis and Louisville
to Memphis, Nashville and southwest.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Offices b13 Pennsylvania avenue. 600 I4th street,
F. and Sixth Street Station. Telephone Main
$3.50 for Pennsylvania Il. r. Cab Service and Main
l066 for G. 4 O. Ticket Office.
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EXPLANATION SATISFACTORY.
Commissioners and Fine Arts Society
Reach Understanding,

Through more or less involved mis,In-
derstanding between the District Commits.
sioners and the committee of the National
Society of the Fine Arts on the preserva.
ton of the Rock Creek valley, differences
between the heads of the local govern.
ment and the committee were threatened
but series of letters dealing with the Rock
Creek valley project. made public at the
District building, it develops that the clouds
have passed.
The first letter of the series was written
by Commissioner Macfarland to Mr.. Glenn
Brown, member of the committee, and
it's leading paragraph contained the fol-
lowing extract from The Star of May IA:
committee was appointed to call
on the Commissioners and endeavor to Sc
cure the appointment of Mr.. Frederick Law
Olmsted, jr., one Of the park commission
OF the District, as one of the comm: ssion
who was to investigate and report on the
future o. the valley. Your subcommittee
called on the Commissioners, but the result
of its efforts was not very satisfactory"
Commissioner Macfarland requested that
he be furnished with the names of the sub
committee. and declared that he was not
present when any request such as that in
Dictated was made of the Commissioners
He also stated the Commissioners of their
volition. have conferred with Mr. Olmsted
and have arranged for further conferences
with him on the subject, when the en-
cheering data and any other facts neces-
sary for any proper determination of the
matter which are now being collected are
in hand. The Commissioner also declared
Mr.. Olmsted was favorably impressed with
the plan that no immediate determination
of the matter should be made, and it was
asserted the opinions of other members of
the Senate park commission were also de-
sired. :.
The second letter, an answer written by
Mr.. Brown to Commissioner Mcfarland
was in the nature of an explanation of the
misunderstanding, and Mr.. Brown stated
the difficulty arose because It. was under
stood Mr.. Olmsted was to be EMPLOYED as
one of tho party to investigate and report
upon the Rock Creek valley question but
that the investigation was to be under
taken solely by employees Of the District
Mr.. Brown expressed his appreciation that
Mr.. Olmstead had been called to conference
on the subject. =
In the third and last of the series of let
tiers Commissioner Mcfarland stated that
none of the members OF the subcommittee
had requested the employment of Mr. Ohm
sted, and that there was no Suggestion
for the appointment of any one outside the
District service.
He declared that 1t Is for the Commits
sioners to decide what shall be done when
all the facts have been gathered.
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Court Grants Injunction.

Chief Justice Clabaugh yesterday enjoined
Mrs. Caroline Cotton Martin Dahlgren,
John B. Dakigren, her husband. and Wal
ter j. Bartnett, executor under the alleged
will of Mrs Ellen NJ. Cotton, from remov-
ing any personal property from premises
No. 1917 Connecticut avenue northwest I'M
til the collectors yesterday appointed for
the estate by the Probate Court shall have
qualified.
The order is based on the application of
Attorneys r. Golden Donaldson and B. W.
Parker for Helen Margaret Beatrice Sacher.
the seven-year-old granddaughter of Mrs.
Cotton, who is contesting the validity of
the alleged will.
The order forbids the removal of the
property from Mrs. Colton's former home
or from any utEer place to which any of
suon property may have been removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
IN COMPETITIVE DRILL,
ANNUAL EVENT OF LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOL YEAR.

All is in readiness for the annual COMPETE
tive drill Of the ten companies comprising
the High School Cadet Regiment next Tues
day and Wednesday afternoons The first
day the following companies will drill In
the order named: Companies I, g, A, e, B;
the second day. companies D. c, X, F, H.
Company H of the Western High School,
the last of the ten to execute the maneu-
vers, is the holder of the prize flag from
last spring, and the boys of that school are
determined to do their best to defend their
title.
The drill will be held at the American
League Base Ball Park, and will begin
Tuesday at pm. Wednesday it will begin
half hour earlier, in order to allow time
for the dress parade and flag presentation
at the close.
For the last eight months the members
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Baltimore and Ohio r. r,

LEAVE STATION, New Jersey Ave. and st.
ROYAL BLUE LINE
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
NEW TERMINAL, 23D STREET. NEW YORK.
100 am. Diner. Pullman Parlor.
t9-00 am. Buffet, Parior. 5-Hour Train.
500 am, Diner and Pullman parlor Car.
LOO an. Diner and Pullman ParIor Car.
s1O0 pm. Diner and Pullman Parior Car
$50 pm. Royal Limited" All Pullman.
1900 pm. Coaches to Philadelphia.
800 pm. Diner and Pullman Parlor.
800 pm. Coaches to Philadelphia.
s1130 pm. Sleepers,
1851 am. sleepers.
ATLANTIC CITY. t7.oo. 1900 tIIoo am.
HSNAhoLfs. "' weekdays. 500 am. laos noon.
AS. Goo pm. Sundays. $50 an. 80 pm.
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR"
"ee.'. To B BAL Tim s00 pun
s257, $500, f630. 100 II 90 $500 rs. 80, 1900,
1880 1000 .iI.oo m. tie 90 noon, tI2o5. i 90.
ills. TACO. 300 t3.20 1880 t4.00 ti.+o. q. 90.
t5O3. $3.50, TOGO, $50 t7.0O. 's0o f93o. 1000.
'O.''' ii.'0' w %E siW RID.
CINCINNATI. ST. Louis and LOUISVILLE,
800 a m. 405 pm. 'l2.40 right;
PIrTSBURG. 500 am, '1.22. $40 p.m-s
CLEVELAND 800 an. $40 pm.
WHEELING. 800 am. $3.50 pm.
WINCHESTER. ts.35 am. !.o5. t5;0o pm.
HAGERSTowN. ts.35 am, 100 pm.
Daily. Except Sunday. sSunday only.
Reservation of Sleeping or Parlor Car space, rates
of fare. etc, will be quickly furnished BY TELE-
PHONE at all Of the following Ticket Offices: l4l7
yania Ave, Telephone Main 27s. Station New Jer-
sey Ave. and C St.-Tcket Office. Telephone East
0sT. Information Bureau East 724.
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Revenue Cutter Service Orders.

Orders have been issued by the authori-
ties of the revenue cutter service as fol-
lows:
Capt. d. F. Tozier. in addition to present
duties, assigned to duty as superintendent
of construction Of nfe-saving stations, Pa
cifc coast.
Second Assistant Engineer ]. w. Glover,
detached from the Thetis and granted sick
leave.
Chief Engineer C. H. Foote, detached
from the Thetis and ordered to the Marine
Hospital. San Francisco, for treatment
First Lieut.. r. 8. Van Boskerck directed
to proceed TO Trenton. N. J., on Inspection
duty.
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Work at Fish Commission Station.

The L. s. fish commission service yacht
Philarope, in service on the river as a
tender to the fish propagating station at
Bryan's Point, Md, gathering the shad
eggs collected by the fishermen and taking
them to the station to be put through the
process of Matching, has about Completed
the work and will soon leave the Potomac
for the fish commission station at Woods
Hole, Mass, where she will be employed
in deep water fish work
The Matching of the shad eggs is st II in
progress at Bryans Point, but in conse-
quenCe of the non-arriyal of shad in the
Potomac in any large quantities this sea-
son, and the difficult of getting eggs to
hatch. IT is stated that the operations at
the Bryan's Point hatchery will close in
the near future. The yacht Philarope
came up to this city yesterday afternoon
and took a party of young people for a
trip on the river. The yacht sailed about
4:3O O'Clock and returned after dark
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Meeting of lexington W. c. T. q.

The lexington w. c. T. u. met Friday
for the last time until September at the
home Of DR.. Isabella Munger. A Scripture
lesson was read, Mrs, Linton led in prayer
and the secretary and treasurer presented
reports. The union decided to become an
affiliated body with the Anti-saloon League.
Mrs. Nellie Bradley, the guest of honor.
entertained the members with "reminiscences
of temperance work in the District Read
ings were also contributed by Mrs. and
Miss White. Mrs. G. T. Shimick, county
president from Harrisonburg, Va, was re-
ceived as a member. Refreshments were
served.
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:, Death of William E. Bond.

William Edward Bond, for the last twelve
years a director of the American Graphic
phone Company and for the last five years
chairman of it's executive committee, died
last Thursday night at his home in New
Canaan, Conn, after an illness of more
than six months. In 1872 he became con-
nected with the business interests of the
late William Walter Phelps, and since Mr.
Phelps death had been one of the execu-
tors of his estate. His wife, two daughters
and a sister survive Mr.. Bond. The funeral
will occur Monday from st. Marks Ep!s-
copal Church, New Canaan, Conn.