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The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
BIRD CARNAGE ON DECREASE
Easter Bonnets to Have Fewer
Aigrettes This Year.
Audubon Societies Succeeding i'm
Suppression of Illicit Trade
in Feathers.

New York. April Is.-Less bird blood
has been spilled TO decorate the Easter
bonnets of American women this year
than ever in recent history, It was declar-
ed by experts In this city to-day.
Based on careful examination Of the
millinery market as well as reports from
agents throughout the country, this con-
clusion was announced at the head
quarters of the National Association OF
Audubon Societies. With the help OF the
1,000,0)0 women members Of the National
Federation Of Women's Clubs and other
organizations the Audubon workers
promise to keep UP their fight against
this fashionable form of bird butchery
till preparation for Easter Sunday no
longer means a massacre Of breeding
birds.
That minority among the women Of
this country still demands the bloody
scalps OF the mother heron for aigrettes
is shown by the Illicit and secret traffic
in these plumes which officers OF the
Audubon Association assert is to-day be-
ing conducted by the plume hunters. Al
though the Easter carnage among this
slightly species has practically extermin-
ated L in all Of its old haunts in the
United States, sections of South America
are now being secretly secured, as well
as Southern Europe. Africa. and Asia.
for this nuptial plume Of the breeding
heron. Baked in their repeated attempts
to secure legislation in New York State
70, IL ..
sible, the Audubon workers are to-day
unable to effectively check the distribu-
ton from this city Of aigrettes irrespec-
tive Of where they come from, TO the
women who still wear them
Wherever the milliners stil persist in
offering for sale such Illicit goods. how
ever. the Audubon Association IS to-day
taking active measures to stamp out the
practice, which women's organizations in
every town in the country are writing
them they no longer countenance Seven
millinery establishments in Columbus and
Cincinnati have just been convicted and
heavily fined it was reported by the
Audubon agents to-day. for having
aigrettes in their possession for sale
Until this traffic Is finally stopped and
NAiN tAAtttciET VI al win btANS AlUii ENlS
or any other country is no longer hand
led by the milliners. the Audubon work
ers declare their campaign will be fought
on along these lines. This movement,
they declare. is international, not sec
tionaI or local
1T is gratifying 10 learn this year that
American women are standing so solidly
behind US in our long fight against this
Easter massacre Of the mother birds,
said William butcher, president of the
National Association of Audubon SO2i-
cites, at its headquarters, i4i Broadway.
to-day, Il am hearing from women S
organizations all over the country every
day to this effect, and I notice that fur-
key feathers and other domestic bird
ornaments are taking the place of the
ravaged plumes of the butcheTed wild
fowl. We shall not rest, however. till
we can put complete stop to the sale
of wild birds plUmage by the mflliners
and TO this end we call upon every good
woman and mother in the land to help
US
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Nv RUDOLPH DE zAPP.

Easter to-day, and the triumphant
notes of Christ Hath Risen" may be
heard in all the Christian world. in every
chapel and church, no matter how him
bic. no matter how pretentious.
Easter now receives almost as much
recognition as Christmas. and the lily
as an emblem for decoration, IS taking
its place beside the holly and evergreen.
Like many other festival days that have
come down to the present day from prim-
tive times, Easter has been changed
somewhat from its original character.
The festival was once a thanksgiving
ceremony msting eight days, the time
conforming 20 the festivities observed by
the pagans in the spring of the year. The
derivation of the term Easter may be
traced back to our Saxon ancestors, who
called this feast "Oster.' in memory of
a goddess who was the persOnifCatiOn OF
the East. the morning. spring. the rising.
It was the invariable habit of the early
Christians to give a Christian significance
10 the established festivals of the pagans
when they were too strong to be rooted
out. This was peculiarly easy in the case
of Easter, coming as it did at the time
of the year when the people were rejoic-
ing at the return cf spring. and the re-
newing of nature.
Time of Celebration Fixed,
There has never been any difference of
opinion as to why Easter should be cele-
brated. bst the time of iti observance has
been the subject Of much careful caleu-
lation.
1t has been discovered that the OBJ
servance of Easter dates back as far as
the year IS a. D.. and that there was then
much contention as to just when the day
should be observed 1t is supposed that
this contention did not cease until Con-
stantine's time when the council of
Nice. in the year 325 took the matter in
hand ana decreed thai Easter must be
observed throughout the entire Christian
world on the same day of the year. It
was decided that that day should be the
first Sunday after tie fourteenth day OF
the first Jewish month. but this led to
some confusion because CT there being no
uniform agreement regarding the cycle
by which the day was to be regulated.
Finallyl in the year 66s, the Roman rule
was adopted, making Easter fall en the
Sunday following the fourteenth day Of
the calendar moon. For about nine cen
turies this day was observed, and then
change was made by the authorities of
the English Church refusing to adopt the
reformation of the Gregorian calendar sn
the wear 15s9 and IL was not until more
than a century later that the rule was
adopted that makes Easter fall on the
first Sunday after the full moon that
comes on or next after the 2lst day of
March. This maRes Easter q movable
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

The rehearsais were held Tuesdays. and
after a last Intellectual attempt to find
something sufficiently artistic to suit
Washington swelldom Mr.. Santelmann
said: 'T shall have the waltz that will
do next Tuesday" and went 10 work to
write one. When next Tuesday came
around It was given to the orchestra for
rehearsal, and while they were running
over il the musical committee OF the
Bachelors German Club came in and
heard It, When it was finished one OF
them said:
What a pretty waltz. That is the
thing. What do you call it2"
It's new waltz and has rot been
named yet" Mr. Santelmann repiisd.
IF it is new waltz, then dsdieate 1t
to the new debutantes this year, was
the comment of the committee.
There were twenty-seven debutantes in
Washington that year. The waltz was
dedicated to them and became known as
the "Debutantes' Waltz"
In 1896, when the Columbia Theater
opened, santelmann was made leader OF
the orchestra, which became at-once
feature of that attractive place of amuse-
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
ROUGH RIDERS MONUMENT.
Senator Taylor TO Give Lecture in
Aid of the Fund.


Senator Robert L. Taylor, of Tennes-
see. one of the most noted wits Of the
rostrum. famous the world over for his
Tennessee dialect stories and his ed
dlin' campaigns in his home State, will
deliver his newest and best iecturs
Temptation" at Continental Hall, On
the evening Of April r.
President Roosevelt anticipates being
present. as the lecture is given in aid OF
the fund for the erection Of the Rough
Riders monument at Arlington Gene
tery, in memory of the brave lads in the
Presidents own regiment the First Vol
unteer Cavalry. who fell in Cuba during
the Spanish-American war. II will be re-
membered that the dedication of the
monument occurred on April Y. 1907
President Roosevelt officiating. Rev DR..
Stafford participated and sadly enough,
it proved to be his last appearance in
public The present effort TO raise the
needed $500 to wipe out the debt on ac-
count of the memorial shaft will espe-
elally appeal to those who consider they
suffered personal loss in the untimely
demise of the great Catholic prelate and
orator who was deeply interested in the
effort to immortalize the heroism of the
brave Rough Riders who fell on the fir
ing line.
A very large attendance at the lecture
is expected from the various patriotic
societies in the city. arrangements hav-
ing been made for the Society of Santi-
ago. United Spanish War Veterans, the
Grand Army Of the Republic, the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution, the
Auxilisries Of the Spanish war, the Ma
tional Lineals Of the Spanish War. the
Army and Navy League the Army and
Navy Relief Corps. and for members OF
several of the fashionable private schools.
The board OF education. through The
president. Capt. Oyster. has provided for
q detail OF twenty cadets 20 act as ushers,
and a company of the Naval Reserves
viii act as guard Of honor and reception
committee. The executive committee is
composed Of many welI-known ladies and
gentlemen, among them being:
Mrs- Donald Mclean. Mrs Thomas Carter. Nine.
de euesada Mrs Elmer Burkett Nine COTtes
Nine Guzmau, Mrs c. II. Piles, Mrs. c. W. Full
ton Mn. John DalEell Mrs. T. McCumbef Mrs.
9heen, Mrs. \. T. Wheeler Mrs bennett. Mrs.
Robert Smith. Mrs. James Mann Mrs A, ]. Gros-
Venor Mrs w. b. lamar. Admiral Dewey. Admiral
CoEies Secretary Garfield. Gen. Meyer John X.
Mclean. Commissioner Alacfariand Commissioner
Warner Scott C. Bane. ". F. GUIDE, Representatives
LoudensiagEr Campbell. Anthony. John ". Gaines
Capren. William r. Smith, the Reys. Edward
Everett Hale Charles c Pierce George F. Dudley
H. c Couden, Gen. Hauies. Mai Sylvester. Capt
Oyster, e. G.. Glover &. r. Rudolph A. ~
LotiHop Capt J. Doyle Camody. c. W. Joerissen,
5. " Woodward. Dr. Charles Ban. 2. s Foster.
AID ". T. Gallihcr
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

/ festival, but one that cannot come earlier
/ than the I'D of March. nor later than the
18th Of April
j Falls on March 22.
In the year 1915 Easter fell on March
%, but that Will not happen. again in this
I century. The nearest approach to it Will
be in the year 1913. when Easter Sunday
will come on the 23d of March. Once only
/ in the present century will Easter sun
day fall as late as April >. and that will
be in the year 1888.
From almost the very first observance
of Easter, eggs have been used in some
way in the Easter festival This is prob
ably because in all ages egg, have been
/ regarded as not only the type but also the
origin OF life. In the book IN which are
/ recorded the household expenses Of Ed
ward / may be seen this item, 80 eggs
/ for Easter. stained and covered with gold
/ Leaf"
The exchanging Of bright-colored eggs
at Easter time among friends is a Gus
tom of very recent origin. In some
countries the eggs have been of silver
and gold, and they have been made hol-
low so that they could contain rich gifts
of jewels. A very old chronicle of Central
France gives an account of a curious
custom that obtained I'm that part of
France On Easter day loo eggs are dis
/ tributed over a level place. and young
and merry couples dance around and
among the eggs. If they can go through
the dance without either OF the couple
breaking an egg it is a sign that they
shall become afiianced and that their
welded life viii be one of great happi-
and the beautiful gOuvernante de Flan-
ders became betrothed after executing
this dance among the Easter eggs, and
that their married life was happy because
they did not break any of the eggs.
Marked by Kind Acts.
Such emperors as Theodosius and Val
entinian marked the occasion by acts of
kindness. and the gates of prisons were
opened, allowing all prisoners but the
baser sort to go free. For the great JOY
that these acts inspired the day was call
ed Dominica Gaudii." the Lords Day
of JOY" In some places the clergy, In
order to further increase the joy of the
occasion. read from the pulpit humorous
stories and legends for the purpose of
exciting what they termed the Faster
smile"
The ancient habit of lifting people in
chairs and throwing them in the air. and
the belief that the sun participates in the
general happiness by dancing in the
heavens. still prevail in countries where
Christianity is not the principal religion.
There are many legends Of Easter Day
in the different lands. One of the most
beautiful is that after the Crucifixion a
good and holy monk found the crown Of
thorns that had encircled the Master
brow. The monk picked up the crown
and carried It TO the monastery in which
he dwelt, and he and his companions
gazed on It with teaT-dimmed eyes On
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
The Judee,s Turkey.

From The Dundee Advertiser.
During the civil war in the Unite d
States, especially during the last years,
the Southerners We're often in sore straits
for supplies Of ali kinds. During this
period Southern judge was rather sur
prised to find a turkey on his table, stuff
fed according to the best rules of the art.
As he had no turkeys in his poultry yard,
and he knew that the sum he had given
to his cook for household expenses did
not run to a turkey. he called the sable
servant, and asked for an explanation.
Why, massa,' replied Sambo. 1T is like
this: That turkey had been roosting
three nights on our fence, and last night
I grabbed him for the rent Of the fence. %
II is not on record whether the Judge
was satisfied with this explanation.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
ORIGIN OF EASTER WAS AMONG THE PAGANS

Easter morning he went TO the little
chapel. on the altar of which the e-Cwn
had been placed. Upon opening the
chapei door he found the room most deli
cately and sweetly perfumed, and on look
ing about for the cause of this ne dis
covered that the crown had been trans
formed into a wreath of exquisite white
flowers. from which the perfume came.
1t may be that belief in this particular
legend gave rise to the pTofuse use OF
flowers, and particularly of white 1ow-
ers at Easter time The lily and the
passion flower have long been associated
with Easter
Earliest Easter Hymn.
The earliest Easter hymn of which there
is any knowledge carries Us back fifteen
centuries. It's author St. Ambrose,
Bishop Of Milan, was born not many
years after the recognition of Christianity
by Constantine The first verse, which
has been translated. is as follows:
This is the very day Of God.
serrne with holy light it came,
In which the stream Of sacred blood,
Swept over the world crime and shGms.
Rome is the place where Easter is cele-
brated with great pCmp and bTilliancy.
Al NdNn Ni urtf the SAf--At SetAit4EH a. NiF
castle of ST. Angelo is fred, and on this
day the Pope officiates in mass at ST.
Peters.
His holiness is borne from the Vatican
in his magnificent vestments. on his
head IS the tiara, very high, round cap
OF cloth-of-gold surmounted by a triple
crown. Above him is borne a canopy
of silk with long fringe of gold. and be-
side him are carried the fabelli-great
fans Of ostrich feathers. in which is set
the eye-ike parts Of peacock's feathers,
supposed to signify the eyes of watchful-
ness of the church The mass Is cele-
bTated with great solemnity, and al its
close the Pope is carried from the great
altar 10 the balcony over the central door
way, and here he pronounees the benedie-
ton. The scene Is one OF great impress
siveness and splendor, and Easter IS one
of the greatest days Of the year in Rome.
In Jerusalem.
Easter week in Jerusalem is a time
when one may see the city under strange
conditions. for all sorts Of unusual cere-
monies take place during Holy Week.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the
mecca Of hundreds Of deyout worshipers
as well as Of curious sightseers. On
Holy Thursday the Latins walk in pro-
cession around the chapel Of the SeDul-
chre. and then comes the feet washing"
The miracle of the holy fire is a cele-
bration in which the Greeks alone parti-
cipate.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
,Toekexfu~.

August Belmont. president of the jockey
Club. at a dinner, said of racing:
Racing is honestly conducted in the
main. The stories that one hears about
it are like the story Of Starlight
''Once there was a group Of sportsmen
who were all quite broke. They must.
however. get in to the races, and one at
time they presented themselves at the
paddock gate.
I am the owner of Starlight, the first
said He was well dressed and Imposing.
~ am Starllght's trainer. said the
second His red face and bluff manner
bore cut his story
''fhe third man, small and thin, next
appeared.
'Starlight's jockey he said, shortly.
and hurried through the gate.
The fourth and last man of the group
was very shabby, indeed.
Well. who are your they said i'm
patiently, when he presented himself
am Starlight was the meek reply. .
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
LEADS MARINE BAND
VII SANTELMANN HOLDS HIGH PLACE AS
MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER

the papers. were returnd with the admoni-
ton to be on time In the future. as he
knew the EmperOr's orders.
II happened that Friedrich Wagner.
retired leader. Of the Saxon Blue Hussars
Regiment Band, was organizing at Leip-
zig body Of thirty-fve picked musicians
to come to America. 1t also came about
that Wagner accepted an American en-
gagement at Philadelphia for the sea
son (lSs6). at Ridgway Park. Smiths ISL
and. On July 6, Of that year. the Ridg-
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
wasted Caution.

Prom the Congegationalist
Church-Whats that piece of cord tied
around your finger for2
Gotham-My wife put it there to remind
me 10 mail her letter.
And did you mail it,
No; she forgot to give It to meI''
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-03
ATLANTIC LEAGUE TO
APPLY FOR PROTECTION.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, March S.-Repeat-
ing the history of the Tri-State league,
representatives of the Atlantic league.
which was an outlaw circuit last year,
decided to apply for protection at a
meeting in this city yesterday.
President Dobbins presided. Shame
kin, Mount Carmel, PottsvHle, Easton
and York had representatives present,
and Dobbins held Lebanon's voting
proxy. Hazleton's representative missed
train connections and was not in at
tendance. Allentown had no delegate
here, but it favored the move. The
vote for protection vas unanimous.
Owing to Elizabeth having dropped
out of the league, a new schedule will
have to be arranged. President Dob
bins Will send out a schedule about
April L.
Dobbins was we'll pleased with the
prospects for a successful baseball sea-
son and especially commended the dele
gates in adopting protection.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-03
NEXT N. B. A. TOURNEY AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Madison Square Garden probably will
be the Ger of the next tournament of
the National Bowling Association. At
Association, the members of which
comprise the United Tournament Com
pany. held yesterday afternoon in
Brooklyn, it was decided to make ar
rangements, if possible, for the big
amphitheatre for three weeks, begin
ming May IS, 1909.
William Cordes, of Brooklyn, was
elected president of the tournament
with Henry Lankenau, of
New York, first vice-president; Albert
II. Buschmann, of Greenpoint, L.. L.,
second vice-president; Lee r. Johns. of
Newark, N. j.; third vice-president;
Maurice Wynian. of New York, secre-
tary, and Fred Schwartz, of Brooklyn,
treasurer. As a body, the alley own
ers Endorsed John ]. Clingen, Of New
York, for president of the National
Bowling Association, and Maurice C.
Wyman. of the same city. for secre-
tary.
There were five amusement places
from which bids were received for the
1909 tournament, Luna Park, Dream
land, the new Steeplechase Park and
stauches, all of Coney Island, and
Suffers Harlem River Park, of New
YORK. None of them was acted upon.
The first assessment was made on
the stockholders of the tournament
company, and it was paid in full. The
alley owners of Greater New York will
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-03

/ At the meeting the most important
question that win be discussed is the
salary limit. There are some managers
VINO are in favor of increasing the unit
above the present 81, 300. A number of
the players who are dissatisfied with
the salary that has peer offered them
and who refused to sign were in at
tendance. II is expected that after the
meeting all win be satisfied with tho
result.
Charles r. Carpenter, the present e.
hcient president, has nc opposition, and
at tomorrow's meeting will again be
chosen president, secretary and treas
urer. Mr.. Carpenter has held the posi-
ton for two years, and is held i'm high
esteem by the managers and officials
of all the clubs. A schedule committee
will also be appointed al the meeting.
The officials who arrived yesterday
are: f. b. Trout, George A. Caeman
and Clarence Foster, Lancaster: Col.
Lewis Perrine and John ]. Carney,
Trenton; w. s.. Tunis and George w.
Heckert, Harrisburg; Thomas Gray
and Harry Wolverton, Williamsport;
Harry Joslyn. NJ. c. Grady and James
"A. Kelley, Wilmington: John r. Book
81, w. S. Taylor. r. II. Morrison and
John y~'arrelle Altoona: Louis Oppermam.
and Eli Ashenbach, YOUNGSTOWN, and ia
cob A. Weitzel and Thomas owens.
Reading.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-03
MUELLER WILL
GO SOUTH WITH TIGERS
StaIlineS Secures Signed Contract From Young frankfort,
Pa. Box Artist Burnham Tried for Several Years TO Get Him.
Newark Batteries Be Will Shipped South in Two Weeks.
Newark Manager Never Tried to Obtain Batch.
BY G. A. FOSTER.

the Hartford Club. and a member of
the Newark team i'm 1902, visited the
local manager at baseball headquar-
ters yesterday. and contributed his
share of praise for the young pitcher.
Spring training time for the Newark
players is now close at hand. The
pitchers and eatcherse will be shipped
to H~addocks, Ga, within two weeks,
giving them a fortnight to be baked
out before the rest OF the squad re-
ports at Wilmington.
Manager Stallings expects to have a
collection of cub Tigers on his pitch
ing staff. Besides Mueller, he is figuring
on three promising youngsters from the
big league sieve. Then there are Par
dee and Brockett and Wilhelm and
Frill, The latter two. a pair of SOUTH
paws, may be taken South, but
whether or not they will survive the
test will depend upon their showing
during the training period.
Stallings yesterday entered a fiat de-
NAL to the report that he was after
Outfielder Heine Batch, of the Brook
lyn Nationals. 1t is generally be-
that Batch will play third base
for Jersey City this season. That was
his natural position while with Hol-
yoke, in the Connecticut League.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-03
Canadian A. A. u. to Sever Relations.

3 is said that the Canadian A. A Z. has decided to entirely break off re-
latons with thu Amateur Athletic Union Of this country Athletes from
ana VIII not b permitted to engage in contests or his side of the line
M the entries OF American performers will not be accepted for events thai
IRE to be held lin Canada. Relations between this ountry and Canada in
athletics haV not beer friendly for sos time and few stars from This conn
try have taken part in any meetings across the linz.
IL is beheVed that the Amateur Athletic Unions stand in regard tt long
boat he Indian runner, who a declared a professional by the governing
ohclals here, nay have hd something to do with making tho sput a com
pete me. 1t "a reported that the Canadians intended I osed Ioneboat To
compete in the Olympic games in London, despite the action OF IN American
A. A |. Such action would certainly cause a big eruption. md might resurt
In the American athletes being withdrawn from the Olympic games II is
lhougn ne Nauona sowing Association tournament which is to open
tonight in Rochester N. Y, will draw together SON high-cass pefforn-
ers TIT interest in 1t IS not indicative of any particular interest in the affairs
o the organization by the Eastern owlers. The organization was erected
10 rival tn American Bowling Congress the pin knights in this section of
the country 10 being able to agree with the Westerners IN the ouesion of
rules There is however, an apparent lack of energy in the I'M in which
ne affairs of the organization are carried on, and 1t car hardly be consfd-
cred a representative body.
Newark however. will be fairly well represented in the coming CONNECT
ton. an the local interest will be considerable. The next AM tourna-
ment Q. the National Bowling Assoca ton is practically certaint o be held in
New York