The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-27
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
BRILLIANT SOCIAL IolNGS AT
WHITE OUSE-CAUcUSES
FOR u. S. SENATORS,
TIE n. " YEAR OPENS
Gov. Hughes to Be lnaugurated on
the First Day of 19o9--others
Also to Be Inaugurated--
Many Big Meetings.

Washington, Dec. 2G, Many and
varied ingredients will enter L.tl
the dash to be served to readers OF
newspapers the coming week. Bfi
liant social doings at tie VIII G
Horse, legislative caucuses for
United States senators Inauguration
Of governors, celebrations Of the
BIRTH OF the new year, meetings OF
countless educational bodies all
these and countless other events of
greater or lesser interest to hte pub
lie at large win have place on tie
news menu for the ensuing seven
days
Invitations are ont for small
dance at the Wh.le House Monday
evening r Is is Miss Ethel Rocse
ye'ts eoming-out ball, and as a
ldy announced, viii be supplement
ed by three informal dances later iii
the season
New Years Day in the nations
traditional brilliance and another
win be added to the long list Of re
ceptons at the White House. where
the President and Mrs Roc osevet I
Will receive the hundreds of peepie
Of all classes who call to pay tn il
respects.
Legislative caucuses for UHitri
States senator will be held IN sey-
eral states, notably In Ohio, where
Charles p Taft and Representative
Burton are fighting for the seat OF
Senator. Foraker. and in ladfaua.
where half dozen Democratic as.
oirants are contesting for the honor
OF succeeding Senator Hemenway
On the first day Of the new year
Gov. Hughes of New York win be
for a second term with
that promise to be more
han usually elaborate On tie SAM
lay Geo. l., Lilley Of Connecticut
lu,l several other governors chosei
1t the November election win b, In
'talled In office.
On Friday the departure of TIN
u ltiEti IIdlIlt iIoin f1dNdnd Will
our hundred marine aboard will
mark the beginning of the evacua.
ion Of Cuba by the American troops.
Fifteen of the eighteen members
t the house committee on interstate
M foreign commerce are scheduled
o leave Charleston Monday fer Pa.
ma to inspect the progress of the
anal work there.
A monument erected by the Ero
iuois Memorial association of Chi
ago in memory Of the COO victims
# the lroQuois theatre 1re viii le
nyciled Wednesday which VIII be
he fifth anniversary Of the terrible
Mississippi will be added 10 the
ist Of dry states Friday. when ths
tatutory prohibition bin passed by
be- legislature year ago will cCma
nto operation.
The Old age pension law. which
as attracted the attention Of all
ivilized countries. will come into ef-
sct in Great Britain the first of the
ear This means that on and after
ext Friday every person IN Great
ritain over ~ years Of age who
not a lrnatic anI abs not been
onvi,ted Of crime. and who's, h.
lme does not exceed $3.50 a year
Ii' bA entitled 20 a pension If Gv,
Killings q week from the publi,
easury
The customary holiday week NEE.
~ of state teachers aassociafiors
.H numerous learned and scientific
.iies viii AFFORD a yeritab'e feast
reason and flow Of soul throug.
Il the land. One Of the largest q
csc gatherings viii b. the conyea
r. uf the Southern Educational a.
citation which viii hold forth h
iauta for three davs.