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The Washington times., 1908-09-04
MRS. HARRY T. PECK
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Claimed That Columbia University
Professor Neglected Wife
for His Books.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Sept. 4.-Harry
Thurston Peck, professor OF Latin in
Columbia University, magazine writer.
and prominent educator Of International
reputation, was the defendant in a di-
vorce action which terminated today
when a decree of divorce granted Mrs.
Corneiia Dawbarn Peck was filed in the
office Of the clerk of courts in this city.
A dispatch from New York states that
Mrs. Peck is living at the ROycrOft. 219
West Eightieth street Prof. Peck has
not been there for more than a year.
Mrs. Peck said that she was granted
an absolute decree last November, but
on account of her husbands position
the matter had been kept secret
1t is claimed that Prof. Peck neglected
his wife for his books, for in no part
of the record OF the case is there a
reference by Mrs. Peck to real or
fancied rival
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form for the Democrats, the benevolent
feeling for the workingman was thus
picturesquely expressed;
The Democratic party is the friend
of labor and the laboring man, and
pledges itself TO protect him alike
against the cormorant and the COM
mune."
Vague as this was, it was yet gran
eloquent, and it was adopted without a
single request for INFORMATION.
In 1884, the year Blaine was nomi-
mated, the Republicans took an ad-
vanced stand on the labor question,
speaking out in favor of national
bureau of labor and the enforcement
OF the eight hour law. The Democrats,
not to be left behind, spoke in favor
of the repeal of all laws restricting
the free action OF labor" and also for
"the enactment of laws by which labor
organizations may be Incorporated
There We're stanch friends Of the
laboring man before Mr.. Gompers
There were champions OF liberal labor
legislation going round the country
when Mr.. Gompers was an Uncelehrated
youngster. The Republican party,
which has been in power most of the
time since the rights OF labor have
assumed paramount Importance, has
seen its opportunities in this direction
and made much of them That Is the
pledge of what the laboring man may
expect of it in the years TO come.
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AND WIFE.
MAY BE RECONCILED
Wife's Attempt at Suicide Leads
Him to Forget Differences
That Separated Them.

PARIS. Sept. 4.-Whatever the differ
ences were between James II. COlfelt,
OF New York. and his handsome and
talented wife, which are believed 10
have led the latter to attempt suicide
in her apartments in the Columbia
Hotel Wednesday midnight. the couple
are likely to be reconciled as the result
of the Wife's rash act Mr.. Coifelt ar
rived in Paris today from st. Malo and
Immediately went to the Beaujon Hos
pitaI. where his wife was taken after
firing two shots into her breast He
made arrangements TO have her taken
to a private hospital, and announced
that he would remain with her.
Mrs. Colfe1t is believed 10 be out OF
danger. One Of the shots made but a
slight wound, but the other may prove
serious. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Colfelt
will make any statement as TO the
cause of the attempted suicide. AR.
Colfelt brought his five-year-old son
back with him. the removal OF which
by the father. when he left Paris seV-
ersi weeks agOs caused the mother
much dependency.
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Coale-WOrthington Wedding.

Miss Helen Coale, Of Montclair. y. J.,
daughter OF the late Rev. James J.
COale, and Hugh s. Worthington. OF
this city, were married yesterday after
noon in the First Presbyterian Church
OF MontclaiF, the Rev. LIewellyn s. Full
mers pastor Of the church, officiating.
The bride, who was attended By her
sister, Miss Anna COale, Us maid of
honor. wore an embroidered robe of
white batiste. and carried a shower
bouquet of Bride roses. The maid of
honor wore white batiste, and carried
a cluster OF Bridesmaid roses.
George Worthingtou. brother of the
bridegroom, was best man. A reception
in the home of the bride followed the
ceremony and late in the evening Mr..
and Mrs. WorthingtOn LEFT for we'd
ding tip, which viii end in Blaksburg,
Va fheir future home
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REMARKABLE SAFE.

The most remarkable hurglar-proof
safe in the world has just been placed
in a bank at Newburs island. At night
the safe is lowered by cables into an
impregnable metallic-lined subvault Of
masonry and concrete. After reaching
the bottom it is fastened down by mas
sive steel Tugs, operated by a triple
time lock Until these Tugs are released
automatically at a desired time no hu-
man agency can raise the safe, and 0
break in through a mass Of stone an
concrete, which measures ten feet by
sen feet by sixteen feet, with dynamite
would wreck The building without max
ing the safs RyRilSs2A
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Judge jenkins Defeat.

The Republicans of the Eleventh
Congressional district OF Wisconsin
have defeated John j. Jenkins for re
nomination, and have named as their
candidate Irvine L. Lenroot. In doing
30 they have well served themselves,
their State, the country, and the Re
publican party.
Jenkins has been one Of the devoted
tories Of the House; one of the relia-
BILE supporters of reaction; one of the
constitutional sharps who can always
read out of the Constitution the proof
THAT any proposal in progress Is con
mary to the fundamental law of the
land. He has been a member of the
Coterie of powerful managers of legis-
1ation, whose Rutagonism to anything
they could call radical resulted in max
ing up a record which is now the heav-
iest burden the dominant party has to
carry in the campaign.
Mr. Bryan claims heirship to the
Roosevelt policies. There wouldn [
have been any such legacy to quarrel
about, but for such men as Jenkins.
The Roosevelt policies would have been
Roosevelt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nm accompljshments-but for the
blocking OF legislative wheels by these
men.
Every time one of these obstruction
fists Is nominated by the Republicans,
& increases the effectiveness Of the
Democratic argument that the coun-
Try can't get the progress it wants
without turning the control over TO
Democracy. Every time one of them Is
defeated, emphasis is given to the Re
publican argument that the party
which has accomplished so much unde-
Roosevelt, is able TO purge itself, and
10 90 forward with its work of effcc-
tive legislation.
The Democrats have little to gain by
urging that the country wants a rest,
and that with the Senate safely Re
publican a period of quiet would be
assured by giving the rest of the Gov
eminent TO the Democrats and then
letting legislation fall between the two
partisan stools. The country isn't
anxious for a rest that way, and it
viii doubt Democratic sincerity when
Ehch reasoning Is advanced in behalf of
the Bryan pretensions.
The proper thing for Republicans to
do Is to stand firmly by the policies
Of progress, and unload the men who
have prevented enactment of measures
10 carry out those policies. That Is
what the Republicans of the jenkins
district did when they defeated the
snan who has for several years been
head of the potent Committee on Ju-
dietary. It might be expected that a
constituency would take some pride in
being represented by man with such
q distinction pinned 10 his lapel. Not
go these independent Badgers. They
want results, not distinctions; and
they made their contribution toward
opening the way to more results,
through Republican domination, by
putting Jenkins out of the way.
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patriotic purpose of getting enough
money 10 do the thing right, while, al
the salre time, keeping safely away
4 from the possible charge OF an efOrI
10 buy the election"
Not for Bryan.
Conners and Tammany viii have plen-
Is OF money 10 spend in New York. but
the national Democratic managers have
slight confidence that It viii be spent
IN fashion that viii benefit Mr.. Bryan.
On the other hand they incline 20 opine
that the Democratic powers in New
York state see a splendid chance 10 an
mex Albany to the New York city hail,
make the Iammany wigwam on Four
leenn street the real capitol OF the
state, and fasten the grip Of Tammany
on everything in sight
All or which naturally looks more i'm
mediately profitable and desirable 10 the
practical New York politician than any
experiment In patriotism which might
involve helping Mr.. Bryan. In fact, one
OF Mr.. Bryan's close friends here told
me that he was afraid that If Hughes
were nominated for governor a lot OF
Bryan votes would be traded OFF 10 get
votes against Hughes.
Vermont Situation.
Another fly in the Democratic ONT
ment IS the showing OF the Independent
leaders in Vermont. A statistical sharp
az Democratic headquarters figured out
that II the Independence ticket ran as
well IN New York as in Vermont II
would get about 10000 votes. He guess
ed IL ought 20 run better in New York.
Beyond this, he suspected thar about
so per cent of the Independence votes
would come from the Democrats and
40 per cent from the Republicans;
and ne wound up by saying:
Democrats
ing 10 elect Bryan without New York.
That's the way L am figuring II. what
do you hear about Ohio and Illinois?'
once IN a While, even mere IN benIght-
ed Manhattan, a politician turns up who
knows something about the United
states Of America One Of them drifted
L. today 10 venture that the result OF
the primaries in Wisconsin has increas-
ed the uncertainty about how that State
viii go. Every BODY IN Washington knew
at the close of the Congress session
that there had been a Break between
Senators IaFollette and Stephenson.
Fight IN Wisconsin.
II was definitely understood that Ia
Toilette was prepared to do whatever
might be necessary to prevent stephen
sons return 10 the Senate. He was
profoundly fncensed because stephenson
had opposed his measures at many
points, and had been reported as say
ing some very sarcastic things about La
Toilette.
If La Toilette had purposed 10 de-
feat Stephenson ne must have had in
mind 10 do IL al the election rather
than at the primaries, for he kept out
of Wisconsin during the primary con
test. Therefore. people who know the
amount Of Indian there IS in La Toilette
are wondering II he intends 10 carry
his vendetta TO the polls, and attempt
The defeat of enough Stephenson nomi-
nees for the Legislature to make his
election impossible.
Such a fact would compliCate Wis
COnsin matters seriously. The people
out there have learned independence
from La Toilette. and latterIy they
seem to have been practicing II on la
Toilette. II is noted as one Of the curl
GUS aspects IN the Wisconsin primary
results that while Stephenson, opposed
by La Toilette. won, LenrOot, running
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A Respite for the Straw.

Mayor BOOkwalter, of indianapolis,
has come TO the rescue Of the capital
of Hoosierdom at a time when its
devotion TO fashion was about to be
put TO the severest test it has ever
been called upon to endure. 1t may
not be known on the seaboard, but the
fact is indianapolis Is the Paris of the
Central West. Its men wear top hats
to business and would starve before
they would dine in the evening with
out a dinner coat.
If we are not mistaken, it was IN
indianapolis that a thrilling tragedy
occurred in which a Hoosier renowned
for the elegance of his planners and
his rigid adherence to the dictates of
fashion was burned to death. Having
donned his evening clothes thought
lessly before o'clock, when the house
caught fire, he refused absolutely TO
ppear on the street in full dress at
such an hour, Preferring to brave che
fiery death of a martyr rather than
the Indianapolis conventions.
So when September / appeared with
the thermometer playing pranks in the
though it viewed with some
apprehension the passing of the straw
hat, yet all Indianapolis was prepared
to blossom out in the latest thing in
derby, stove pipe, SLOUGH and sombrero.
At the very moment when the trans
formation was to take place, however,
Mayor Bookwaltcr issued this procla-
nation:
To the Male Slaves of Fashion OF the
City Of indianapolis:
September i, according TO the irOn-clad
rules OF fashion, IS understood 10 be the
time Tor The disappearance or the com
Portable straw hat. Believing that any
man who would, during d spell OF
u Gather such as We aT6 now having,
discard this comfortable headpiece,
should, in the homcIy Hoosier phrase
OlOgy have himself bored Tor the sim
pies, / here by upon the request OF my
suffering feuoW-men, extend the time
for disappearing" TO September 10, sub
jecL To the WhIms Of the weather man.
Signed, sealed, and delivered AT the
City Hall, in the city of indianapolis,
this LIST day OF September 1903.
CHARLES a. BOOhWALTER,
Mayor.
4 Pool.yKaltnr forever There l. no
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Seeing Washington With The Times Guide

Mrs. Hearst decid-
ed to live in
Washington nd
erected this mag
n efficient resi-
denee. No expense
was spared in its
construction and
the interior decora-
tons are beautiful.
At the tie Of its
erection, but few
Of the handsome
and paIatial homes
which now SUI.
round Dupont Cir
Gle had been built.
Other homes
have been erected
near by which are
larger and more
gorgeous in their
exterior decDra-
tons. but none IS
more comfort sble
and beautiful in
side. The Italian
80 - a - -
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nc dean OF the Diplomatic COrps IN
washington.
Shortly after the close OF the revolu-
tlon' Italy, following the example OF
France and other old world powers.
sent i diplomatic representative to the
United States with the rank OF minister.
il was not until 1881. during the ministry
Of Senior Albert Blanche, that the diplo-
ma ic intercourse between the United
atP IS and italy became so important
tia il was decided 10 raise the repre-
sea alive TO the rank OF ambassador.
ssnog ksFs was chosen as the first 10
The Washington times., 1908-09-04
WANT SUBSTATION
AT SEVENTH STREET
Commissioners Receive Two Peti-
tons From Business Men
and Residents.

The Commissioners today received two
petitions from the residents and business
Een OF Southwest Washington and the
dealers in Center Market requesting that
they Use their best efforts to obtain the
location of the substation between Four
and-a-half and Seventh streets south
west.
The dealers say that this site viii
continue % give TO their patrons the
service of two car lines which patron
age may be permanently lost If the sta
ton is located at Fourteenth street.
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the place for So, 900 but the interior
fittings alone cost much more than
that sum.
Baron des Planches is the most en-
thusiastic automobiles Of the Diplomatic
Corps and owns one Of the fastest ma
chimes in the District OF Columbia
Although representatives Of foreign
countries are immune from arrest. ne
was arrested once for exceeding the
speed limit near Glen Echo, a suburb
or Washington. and international com
plications were averted only By the am
tassadorE sense Of humor."
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CHANGES HIS NAME
TO GET A FORTUNE
Rufus Starkwetter Willing to Be-
come Rudolph Starkwetter for
Consideration OF S5OOOOO.

CHICAGO, Sept Am order was is
sued by Judge Honore yesterday chang
ing the name OF Rufus Gates Stark
wetter to Rudolph Gates Starkwetter
The change was made in order to IA
cilitate The transfer of an estate of $780,
900 left the petitioner by an uncle named
Rudolph Starkwetter. who died recent
y near Dresden, Saxony.
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DIPLOMATS Family Returns.

The minister from Nicaragua and
Nine. Corea, accompanied by their in
FAINT daughter and Nine. COTeas mother
Mrs. Robert !. Fleming have returned
10 Washington from Deer Park, where
they spent the summer The minister
will leave for Nicaragua Saturday for
months stay and, during his alb
sence, Nine. Corea viii remain with
her mother
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you, Ia
dies and

you, Ia
dies and
gentlemen, is the
Italian embassy.
the red brick build
ing, with the tiled
roof. on the corner.
1t Is 400 New
Hampshire avenue.
The park through
which we have Just
passed is Dupont
Giro e, the center
Of the most exclu-
sive residential dis
triet in Washing
ton.
The embassy is
the home Of Baron
EdmOndO Mayor
des PlanChes. am
bassudor extraordi-
nary and minister
pie nip otentiary,
who has represent
the King Of Italy
in this country for
seven years. He is
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represent Italy in washington as am
bassadOr and the rank Of the United
States representative at Rome was like
wise raised.
give or six years ago. the italian
government decided to establish a per-
manent home for its representative and
purchased the building before you from
the wife OF former Senator Hearst Of
California. mother OF William Randolph
Hearst.
'sAr the death Of her husband. about
twelve years previous TO the purchase
Of the place BY the Italian govegment,
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Honor Guest at Luncheon.

Mrs. Julian James, Of Washington,
Who is the guest of Miss Sophia Fur
Mss, at Edgecomb. her Lenox estate,
was the honor guest of Mrs. Richard
Starr Dana at a beautifully appointed
luncheon yesterday. Invited 10 meet
Mrs. James were Miss Furniss. Mrs
David Q. Turner. Mrs Clay Chamber
lain. Mrs. Franklin Osgood, Mrs. Thom-
as Shields Clarke. Mrs Richard G.
JJiNey, Mrs. Joseph Marie, Mrs. James
3. Ludlow, Mrs. John A Hadden. jr
Mrs. John g Peters, Mrs. Robert F.
Dayton. and Mrs. s. PaTkman Shaw.
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wood. formerly
of Portsmouth, Va, but now of Wash
uncle. J. W. Wood. in his home in South
Dipwiddie street
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Return From Canada

A1r. and Mrs c. ". Huske and their
daughters have returned to their apart
meut IN the Cumberland from a trip
TO Niagara. the Thousand Islands. Mon
treal, and New York city.
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me- FLYING SQUADRON.

when these aeronauts f1v through
the air, who's going TO arrest 'em for
speeding2'
7 suppose they'll call out the spar
row cops. '-EXcnans &c
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Mr.. AND MRS. RUSSELL
WILL GO TO ECUADOR
Former Venezuelan Minister
TO Be Uncle Sans Repre-
sentative at Exposition.
Wife Much Entertained in
Washington During Her
Brief Visit.

The fOFmer American minister 20
Venezuela, W. ". Russell, and Mrs
Russell. who have been spending some
months in this country since their re-
turn from Venezuela, on account OF
the strained relations between the TWO
countries. viii san from New York the
latter part Of the month for QritO,
Ecuador Mr.. Russell his been dcaig-
mated as the United States commissioner
TO the exposition 10 be held there he
coming year
Mrs. Russell is one Of tae most charm
ing women In the American diplomatic
service. and during their brief visit 70
Washington, when Mr.. Russell came 10
report to the State Department, was
much entertained by her friends here.
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Marriage Is Announced.

Mr. and Mrs. James 0. Carter an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter,
May Emile, TO Herbert Newton Keene.
jr.. August Is. at Christ Church, Alex
andria.
Afr and Mrs. Keene viii be at home
after October /. at 1852 Fairmont
street.
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Kaiser Bill has succeeded pretty well
IN keeping Germany half-hid in that fly
by-night Moroccan crisis.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Mrs. Catherine Gill, formerly o. Bal
tinOTe. but now of This city, is spending
several weeks AZ the Florentine Hotel,
Franklin. W Va
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Mrs Ada Brooks. who has been tie
guest Of AIr and Mrs. " e. Brooks.
in their home i'm Portsmouth, Va, for
the last few weeks, has returned TO her
home in Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Miss Nav WitherspoOu OF Norfolk.
Va. who spent several weeks in Wash
ingtOn, has returned TO her home
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Our District commissioners have
checked their baggage for the station
between -and-a-half and Seventh
streets
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Miss Danata Gilman. of 1924 Wiscon-
sin avenue, Is entertaining her cousins.
Miss Charlotte Bell. Miss Bunadette
Bell. and James Kelly, o. Piedmont w.
Va
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Miss Flora Holiday Is the guest OF
the Misses cellars. in their home IN
LincOlnton, Ca
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hill
and Mr. and Mrs. Philip NJ. Prescott,
Of Washington. who are spending the
summer at Narragansett Pier. were
among the guests Of Mrs. R c. Dun at
dinner at Dunmere last evening.
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Visiting in Suffolk.

John Love. OF this city, is the guest
OF Blackwell Lloyd. in his home on East
Washington street, Suffolk. Va.
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Mrs. Herbert Lee Alexander, Of Man
unSburE. ". Va, formerly Miss Ida.
May Barr. whose marriage took place
in Washington. June Il. is the guest of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester A.
Barr, in their home on California ave-
nue. Mrs Alexander has returned re-
Gently from HagerstOWn, Nd. where
she and Mr.. Alexander were guests OF
relatives.
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After all. this Independence party is
not so different. As nearly as one can
see these days its platform IS just like
all tho rest. The people must rule.
We are the people"
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Mr.. Schwab breaks into his Bethieh am
steel works ana surprises good many
of his workmen in idleness. It's a safe
bet ne wasn't any more shocked TO ma
them idle than the wOrkmen were to
ind him at work
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Mrs. J. n Heron and Miss Belle
Heron of this city, are guests at the
Wiltshire Hotel. Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

North Carolina has a new distinction
as the one state willing 20 wound and
exile rather than care fov its own sick
and dying.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

''FiddHng Bob" Taylor says he can
hear nothing but Bryan. Maybe he
isn't in tune with anything else.
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at Lake PLACID.

Mr. ana Mrs. Z. X LErdy. Of the
Van Cortlandr, who were s.m0ng the
guests at "OwlyoUt Lodge" Upper
Chateaugsy lake. in the Adirondacks,
when it was recently destroyed by fre,
are now located at the Grand View
Hotel, Lake Placid. n. Y. where they
will remain until the middle OF Septem-
Der.
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BY contributing 5000 to the Demo
cratic campaign fund as the net earn
ings of the Commoner for five weeks,
Mr. -yan demonstrates a capability as
ar editor which It is a shame to i'm
peril by doubtful success in politics.
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That church in Pittsburg TIlC5 had
to 90 TO court to enjoin its SO ing peO-
pie from dancing must have lest fatth
in the example set by re old Iclks
with the rheumatics
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Mrs. Hinckley and Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley, VINO spent the summer at York
HarboT. have gone to Pomfret, Conn,
for the autumn.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Miss Lottie Janghenry has returned
20 Washington from an extended trip
through Virginia.
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Miss Rena Mencke. OF Baltimore is
the guest % Mrs. George Langhenry,
of Capitol Hin.
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Mrs. Churchill Candee has returned
10 Rer home in Rhode Island avenue
Tor few days from abroad, where
she spent the summer touring France
and Switzerland Mrs Candee and her
daughter Mrs Harold Chauncey Ma
thews, Of New York. viii 20 10 Bar
Harbor for the remainder Of the sea
son Godfrey Holme and John Coot.
Of England, who are making a tour OF
the United States, viii be Mrs. Can
dee's guests for several days.
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William ]. soIeau is making a tour
of the West.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Miss Halle lett. or Bristol. Tenn, is
the guest OF Miss Mathews. 1912 Cor
cOTaa street.
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

A Bool,walter forever! There is no
need of boring him for the simples."
The Washington times., 1908-09-04

Miss Bertha Leon, OF Norfolk. Va.
Is the guest af her cousin. Miss Sarah
Leon, 1l33 FouU zenith street.
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Miss NJ ,ha E. Dement, and Thomas
L. McA1Srray were married last even
ing at O'cieck IN the rectory of Christ
Church. The Rev. a. s. Johns Officiated.