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The Washington times., 1908-03-22
AnaOOS1ia
CITIZENS DISCUSS
POSTAL FACILITIES
President James A. Watson
Submits Report. and Com
mitteeS Are Named.

Al a meeting Of the Anacostia Cit
liens Association Wednesday evening
last. President James A. Watson sub
mitted his annual report, reviewing the
work of the organization. the improve
ments recommended, and the results
accomplished. Postal facilities IN Ana
costa were discussed in a report pre-
serted by Eugene T. Thompson, the
chairman Of the special committee
named to consider the matter II was
explained that efforts are being made
to secure The erection Of building for
a postomce or the TemOdeling Of one 10
conform 20 the requirements of the de-
partment- Charles r. Burr, the seCre-
tary. read a letter from Chairman
Smith, OF the House District Commit
Tee, who said that he was glad 10 &C
cord with the association regarding a
pUblic utilities commission. A commit
tee consisting OF Eugene f. Thompson.
Maurice Otterback. and II. c. Lehman
was named 20 confer with those assoc
Citations that have expressed their will
ingness to form a central citizens as
ISOLATION.
A letter was read from Representa-
tive J. Adam Bede relative 10 the re-
Clamation OF the Anacostia fats and
promising support
President Watson announced the Sc
lection OF the following committees for
the ensuing year:
Railroads-Georse 0. Watson, chair
man. George s. King, James W. Mar
bury, II. c. Lehman, and john r. Earn
shaw.
Schools-The Rev. George NJ. Cum
mlngs, chairman; J. d. Miller, and
Maurice Eaiues.
Streets and highways otter
back, chairman. Charles A Stevens.
ana Nathaniel r. Harnish.
Water lights. and sewers-Jalnes r
Harrison, chairman mot Completed.
Police and IRE departmeEt-E. s.
burke. chairman; Johnson Hardy, and
". l. Blankenship.
A1aCOstia fiats-Eugeue z Thomson.
chairman mot completely.
Tnt association decided TO appoint
committee composed of J.. s. Burke
john r Earrshaw- and James w. Bart
ley 10 prepare a petiIioE against the
operation Of certain pleasure parks near
the town the coming summer.
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MOTHER PROVERBS.

At a mothers meeting in Omaha. a
young woman recounted with some bride
a number OF proverbs about mothess.
It is easier for a poor mother to
keep seven children than for seven chill
dren to keep a mother. That sad and
striking proverb, she said, is from the
Swiss.
"A mothers love is new eve,y day.
He who will not mind his mother will
some day have TO mind the taller Bet
ter lose a rich father than a DOOR
mother A fathers love is only knee
deep. but a mothers reaches to the
heart. Those splendid proverbs are al
German.
THE Hindoos say POLITICALLY. Mother
mine, ever mine, whether ! be rich or
DOOR
The Venetians say, Mother! He who
has one calls her, he who has none
misses her.
THE Bohemians say, a mothers
hand is soft even when it strikes.
The Lithuanians say, Mother means
MARTYR Exchanges.
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
B@9klaaI1d
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
IS ORGANIZED
Father McNiCholas Explains
Objects of Order at St
Anthony's.

A Holy Name Society vas organized
last Sunday evening at ST. Anthony
Church. Father MeNIcholas. OF the
Dominican Order. explained the aims
and purposes Of the fraternity at the
close Of the evening services held, after
which the organization was completed
by the election of officers.
The following were elected: President.
Joseph S. Rodler; vice president. J. 9.
Noyes; treasurer, II. W. Bowling: sec
retar'. Capt. Joseph Banner; spiritual
director. the Rev. r. NJ. Southgate.
The Girls Friendly OF The Church Of
Our Savior met at the hame of the
Misses Elizabeth and Jea Molster last
Friday evening.
The Young Peoples Social Ur'5n. of
the BrOokland Baptist Church, held its
semi-monthly meeting Tuesday even
ing. One Of the most pleasing features
Of the evening was the reading OF a
paper on Iceland, by Mrs. Mitchell. OF
New Hampshire. Mrs. Charles K. Mol
ster gave a number of recitauOns. Miss
Edith Brown, Miss Bessie L. nch, and
Glenn Lawrence, and Evan Jackson
presented. in pantomine. The Ballad
Of Betti"
Mr. and Mrs. John Gross, Of KeaFney
street entertained the BrOOkland Lit
erary Society last Thursday evening
Last Saturday evening the Father
Lights Society. of the BTOokiand Bap-
list Church met al the home OF the
Misses Maude and Florence Jackson, Of
Thirteenth street
Mrs. Dalzenc Marean and Miss Allen
Marcan. OF Nh Ia and Monroe streets,
have started on a trip 10 the West. Al
ter two weeks stay in { alifoTnia, they
will 90 10 FalOn, New, Where they viii
remain six months with Stanley Marean,
son Of Mrs. ii -rean.
Isaac Cracksnbush, of Ninth street.
who has been 4 resident of BrOOkland
for a number of years. Will leave short
" for New York State, where he has
purchased a farm.
Mrs. Frank Harrison and daughter,
Of Newton street. are spending some
time tn Atlantic City. y. J.
Mrs. Howard Light and children.
Richard and Martha OF Tenth street,
have returned from a visit 10 Balti-
more.
William Weber. of Baltimore. is Wis
iting Mrs. Henry Jaeger Of Ninth
street.
Mrs. Clark. OF Lawrence street. is
visiting friends a Cleveland Park.
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SChumdnn-Heink
To Give Concert
tuesday Afternoon

Schumann-Heink, the great contraIto,
VIII give her only recital in Washington
Tuesday afternoon, at the Belasco The
ater at 40. In all tie roles she has
sung IL is doubtful if Mime. Schumanu-
Heink ever gave 10 her art more round
ness than she viii give I'm this concert
on next Tuesday, her program requiring
more range than most operas in their
entirety. beginning with the soft aria
CT Mozart's Titus to Waener's aria.
''Adrieno" from the opera ''RienzL"
She viii give A grand opera and song
program. II viii include the following.
La Reait1tiVe and aria 'VitellisL's
from the opera Titus (AfCZaFt): Id
IN Italian, aria from opera Samson
from opera "MlguOn' (An.brOise Thorn
aS)-
la Waltrauten scene, act I. third
scene from the opera "COtterds anime
runG Orchard Wagner; Do recuatiys
ana aria "AdTiano" from opera Ri
enzi' Orchard Wagner.
IlI.-Songs-(a Die AlmaCht CFranz
ScnuberD; tbb ''FrUhliugsIICht G7ObeIt
SchumaunJ- tc) SIX Hungarian fyypsey
songs tcycle) by request OiSrahmsl, 10
There, Gyusey,' High aud Towering
Stream" Know Ye When Ny Lovd
One Is Fairest2' Loving Cod Thou
EnC west" Art Thou Thinking Oft,
Sweetheart "Rosehuds Three"
Five songs In English.-la) The Ros-
aTy'' (Ethelbert Ncvin); Cb) 20 Let
DANA" Chadwick. Cd His Lullaby
&C., J. Bonds)i te) Love in a Cottase
(Rud Ganz)-
ReCitatiVe and aria fpTisCn SCene). act
Y from opera prophetic. E'tdss." SChu-
mann-Heink, in French tMeyerbeerl.
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Up Stray Dogs;
Police to Hunt Tickets

The District authorities have insti-
tuted measures to rid East washington
Heights and vicinity of a number OF
savage dogs, attention TO the presence
OF which was called by the citizens Of
the section. AS the first step toward
bagging all the stray dogs in the COM
munity the pOundmaster sent his force
TO East Washington Heights and more
than sixty dogs were impounded. Police
men will follow this week and require
citizens to take ont licenses within
three days from notice or appear in
the Police Court.
AS a further pTeCautiOn Lieut.. w. T
Anderson OF the AnacOstia station, to
whom the matter was referred by
Major sylvester. Will detail policemen 20
visit the thickets where the savage ami
mails are supposed 10 stay, and they
will shoot any OF the dogs they can
locate. The animals have been a source
of danger to women and children.
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
Notes of the Stage

Madame Nazimova is A linguist,
speaking fve languages besides her own,
Russian The actress mastered English
in less than eight months. One o. her
rules in learning a new lang Iagc IL 10
define her terms in other words, 10
seek the exact word with which 10 ex-
press a thought
The three-sheet poster which the
artist Ivanowski designed and which
shows a full-length figure OF Madame
Nazimova, has been placed on exhibition
in the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg-
Miss Florence Fisher, who will be
seen in the support Of Madame Mari
nova at the BelasCo Theater the forth
coming week, was educated at Mrs
Suall,vood's school in this city The
young actress has many friends in
washington.
Brandon lyman. one OF the youngest
and best known leading men on the
American stage. vas until recently
star appearing in his own play. Rob
ert Emme;." He was borrowed" by the
Mcssrs. Shubert for the support OF Ma
dame Nazinova, being stin under con-
tract with David Belasco.
Harry Kelly, the star Of His Honor
the Mayor" i a son Of John T. Kelly,
so long associated with Weber & Fields.
and he is said 10 have inherited a great
mart of his fathers hUmOr. with plenty
Of native wit added TO It.
Hugh Fay and Bobby Barry, with
His Honor the Mayor, 10 De seen at
the Columbia Theater next week. are
sons Of the members Of the comedy
team of Barry and Fay. who were IA
miliar figures OF the stage twenty years
ago,
L Wish / Could Find the Nan Who
Wrote the Merry Widow Waltz is the
name Of a new song introduced in His
Honor the Mayor by Harry Kelly and
Miss Madelyn Marshall. IL is said TO
have made a big hit from the first.
Louise TOZieT the famous pTima dom
ma soprano. with The Stunning Grena-
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A. on L0oKING WE'LL.

Il is curious that many Of the women
noted for their longevity have been some
az che most beautiful and among those
who have cultivated beauty as sci
ence Such examples are encouraging
TO those WHO desire 10 live long and look
their hest all the time. Happily for US
we live in a time when old women are
scarce. we keep young, and ours is
evidently not the only period in the
worlds history when youth has not had
IL all its own way. Helen OF Troy did
not elope with Paris till she was over
forty and must have retained her
beauty long after that. for years after
her husband receivsd her back with
ioy.-ExcF
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
ABOR


The Rev. George NJ. Miller has been
voted seat in the Central Labor In
ion as a frsternal delegate from the
Christian Ministerial Association. This
action was taken upon receipt of a
letter from Claude Q. Jones, secretary
OF the Christian Ministers Association.
ar nouncing the Rev. Mr.. Miller's selec-
ton
When the Rev. Mr. Miller takes his
seat the Central Labor Union will have
two ministers Of the Gospel as dele
gates. the Rev. DR.. Allison from the
Presbyterian Ministers Association be-
ing the other one.
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
Sunday Amusements.

An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the usual Sunday concert al
the Belasco Theater tonight. While the
chief part OF the entertainment consists
Of motion pictures OF importanl events,
travel scenes, comic and dramatic play
lets. a high class musical features will
be introduced 20 add variety TO tie con-
cert.
An augmented program is loo1nced
for the concert at the Academy tonight,
consisting OF the Clark Brothers,
whistlers and imitators; Ed Alien, in
new parcdies and coon songs; Billy
Thornton, in sentimental ballads. the
Academy orchestra, and Shepard s
moving pictures.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for by Manager Weston, Of the
Majestic, for tonights concert. In adj
dition to a new series Of life motion pic
lures, several vaudeville acts viii be
given. 4 feature Of the performance will
ne a mind-Teading act
The Gsyety Theater tonight viii be
the scene Of another OF the Mayer con-
certs. Illustrated ballads and vaudeville
musical features viii be intro iUced IN
conjunction with the animated pictures.
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THEATRICAL NEWS AND GOSSIP

diers." will be remembered by many
as having played Prince Eagle in
Henry ". Savage's production of
Woodland" Miss Tozier Is a tall,
charming brunette. with a striking fig
ure.
Walter c. Kelly. THE Virginia
Judge" has spent the better part Of
this season in London, where he made
a big hit
Nile. Flor d'AIisa, the Partisan chan
teuse, is special attraction with the
Stunning Grenadlers.
Fanny Rice has changed her mind
again, and now says she intends becom-
ing clown with Ringing Brothers cir
Gus
Lillian Shaw. the one-time celebrated
slfheuse, is I'm vaudeville. presenting a
character singing speciality Of clever
clever composition.
Miss Jessie Richmond, the pretty
young soprano with Elsie Janis in The
/ Hoyden.' was last heard in Washing
ton IN minor role with Grace Van
Stuodiford. in De KOven's opera. Red
Feather She was understudy TO the
prlma donna. however, and Miss Van
Studdiford falling III one time, Miss
richmond found herself a prima donna
when she read the papers next day.
isabel Diamond, the petite so1bre+te
With Elsie Janis in The Hovdeu.' was
last seen here in the Shuberts. 7roduo-
ton OF 'Fantana," supporting Jefferson
De Angels. Miss Diamond followed
Toby Claude in the name role. Pre-.
viously she had played Fiji in The
Belle Of New York"
Sydney Jarvis. the baritone with Elsie
Janis in The HOyden." was in Washing
ton with Henry savsge's English Grand
Opera Company. Mr. Jarvis is A Ca
madam by birth. His great success
singing in oratorio at Covent Garden
London. established him a general IA
vorite abroad He has sung twice by
command AT St. James Palace before
the King. the Queen. and his imperial
nighness the German Emperor.
During ker Engagement in Boston.
which was q -hree weeks duration.
Miss Elsie Jams was entertained by the
Harvard l-n- Among the prominent
students were Theodore Roosevelt. IT..
Oliver Har~-- Frank and Maurice
ROaChe. Oliver 2. Hartman. and 0. p
Belmont, jr. The principal diversion
was dinner parties and automobile
rides.
Announcement has come forth from
the New York office Of Florenz Ziegfeld,
telling 10 an anxious world that Bickel
and Watson. now featured with The
Fol!ies OF 1907" are 10 be starred next
season by the producer OF The Soul
Kiss The Partisan Model" and THE
Follies-" The production has not been
announced.
Harry Rapley. accompanied by Mrs.
Rapley. arrived in washington Friday
morning Of last week. after A four
weeks vacation in Havana. Palm
Beach. and ST. Augustine Mr.. Rspley's
tanned face was a great surprise to the
attaches OF the New National.
Anna Held will be a London attraction
rext season. Miss Held will take over
the complete company which is now
supporting her in The Partisan Model"
Henrietta CTOsman will revive The
Country Girl this week in Detroit.
This will be the first OF a series of
revivals which Miss Crosman viii make
with a view ID forming a repertoire for
next season
Eleanor Robson has abandoned
"Salony Jane" for the remainder Of her
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
Hod Carriers Union Boasts
Man Kaighted by Italian King

John f. Breen. International president
OF the Hold Carriers and Building La
boreTs' Union. with headquarters at Ell
mira. is in Washington. He reports
that the organization work among his
people is going on nicely. MI Breen
Is proud of his distinction as being the
only building tradesman who has on his
stan a real live knight.
Domenica D'Alessandro. a labOTer in
New York, and one OF Mr.. Breen's ON
cial staff. was knighted by the King
% Italy last week.
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> )1l11eeie5 -
Metropolitan Grand Opera
At National Theater April 10

Washington will have its usual season
Of grand opera, three performances. at
the National Theater, beginning Thurs
day evening. April Is. with matinee ano
evening performances Saturday, April
IS
The operas to be given are: La Bo-
heme." Thursday evening with Cavaleri
and Bonci in the cast; 'Mignon," Satur-
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day MATINEE. with Farrar and Bonci in
the cast, and Saturday night the double
bill OF "Cavaleria Rusticana.'' and
'PagIiacci." The conductors VIII b.
ROdolfO Fenari and Samuel Boyy. The
GLORIOUS Of 100 voices has been complete
" reorganized. Special attention ha
been paid Il the organization OF the
ballet. which will appear under the di
rection OF an able master.
The Washington times., 1908-03-22

DAWSON
OFF FOR BOSTON

Thomas Dawson, attorney at law, OF
this place. has gone 10 Boston on a
combined pleasure and business trip,
and will be gone about month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Warner, Of Ham
ilton, Va, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Morgan, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Oehman, Of
Washington, were guests OF friends in
Rockville during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis. Of Rock
vile, are visiting their daJg hter, Mrs.
Susie Kerr, OF Washington
Henry A. Dawson, a native of this
place. who has been engaged in busi-
ness at Pine Ridge, S. D. fer twenty
oue years, is here visiting friends and
relatives
Misses Mary and Elsie Byrd. Of Daw-
sonville. spent last week with friends
IN Baltimore.
Z. Reeves BraGdock, Of the Washing
ton postotflce. who passes the winter
months at the Capital viii return TO
his Rockville home about May I.
Prof. ]. Willis Moore, chief OF tho
Weather Bureau, has returned with his
family TO their country homie near Rock
Vile
The Shoemaker turnpikes Ia this
county, completed and uncontrolled
have Deen thoroughly roasted by every
body during the last few weeks. and
Judge Henderson, Of the circuit court
instructed the grand Jury to make 4
thorough Investigation OF the subject
and bring indictments against persons
responsible for the condition of these
highways.
Il is said that the local option law is
being yioiS ted in various sections OF
the county, and the Auti-salocn League
is after the viclatcTs through the in
strumentdlity of their detective force.
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
aBCTurCG
SURPRISE PARTY
FOR MISS SHREVE
Columbia Baptist Church
Will Have Special Service
in April.

Inc young IOlkH OF J. ais AHuttl eANE
surprise party 10 Miss Shreve Friday
evening. Those present were Miss
Grace Thompson. Miss Alice Colt, Miss
Hale. Miss Lille Potter, Miss Virgie
Shotwell. Miss Louise Byrne. Miss Edna
Biauton. Miss Fannie Bell OstrOm, Ben
Ostrum, Claude Garrison, Harry Blau-
ton. Frank Thompson. TkOmas Hodg-
son, Clarence Burns, and Gibson Shot
we'll.
The Columbia Baptist Church Of Fails
Church have arranged a special service
for the fifth Sunday in April, which will
be the FIRST anniversary Of the service
OF their pastor. the Rev. W. 5. o.
Thomas. The morning sermon will be
preached by the Rev. George ). Truett,
of West Washington. w. 5. Henry, OF
Chevy Chase, viii deliver an address.
There VIII be special music by the choir.
Mrs. J. II. Crossman. of Chattanooga,
and Miss Addie NJ. SpOhord, OF Wash
ingtOn. were entertained at dinner BY
Mr. and Mrs NJ +. Church last week.
Mrs Ann Eliza Van Orden, aunt Of
Mrs William II. Norolan, died at the
residence Of her niece, Saturday morn
ing She was ninety years VI d6ts 4 4lN
Rev. J. Edwin Amos conducted the
funeral services. which were held at
the residence OF Mrs. Norolan. Sunday
afternoon. The burial was in lakewood
Cemetery.
George T. McInturff, who was
former resident OF Falls Church, was
married Tuesday TO Arthur d Cults, OF
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Cults viii
make Falls Church their home.
Mrs. c. \. McGroarty and baby left
last week for ShepherdstoWn, w, Va
where thew Will visit relatives.
Miss SalHe Updike. OF Washington,
Rappahannock county, Va, is the guest
of her brother, Z. NJ Updike, on Wash
ingtOn street.
Tn, Ladies Aid Society Of the COlura-
bia ;s4Htist Church, spent an enjoyable
day at the home of Mrs. r J. Northrop'
on Washington street, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Blackburn.
after spending the winter III Washing
ton, have returned 10 their summer
home. at Fails Church.
DR.. 6. T. Mankin is attending the
State board OF pharmacy. which Is in
session in Richmond this week.
At a business meeting Wednesday
night Or T. C. Quick and J. s Par
lumDia Baptist Church.
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What classes are TO weak eyes,
Cascarets are TO weak bowels.
Old people constantly need them.
and the need is natural one.

You old peop1e-Cascarets particularly for you.
You who don't exercise much you used to. You
who like the easy chair.
You whose steps slow, and whose muscles are
less elastic. You realize that your bowels have
also become less active.
They need this gentle help every day.
Don't regard Cascarets as physic
They stimulate the bowels just some foods will do;
just exercise would do, if you Eook enough Off
They are not harsh like salts and cathsrtics
The help which they give weak bowels is just as
natural and gentle as the spur of youth
When eyes grow dim you help them.
Do with bowels age active
There is nothing more important.
Cove bowels that deayng clogged there
diets of the bowels suck its peisons into the blood.
You can't feel we'll until this is corrected.
But it geatynot with And do regularly
one Cascaret q day
Coax the weak bovyels-don't drive
Cascares candy tablets They sold BY ali druggists
but IN bulk. Be the genuine, with &C
every tablet The price is 50c 25c md
Ten Cents per Box an
The Washington times., 1908-03-22
Notes and Personals.

A pleasant evening was spent al the
nome of Miss Daisy Eleanor Phipps, "a
Franklin street, where she entertained
at a birthday party a number OF her
young friends last Wednesday evening.
Those present were Miss Mary Malone,
Miss Edna Emo. Miss Virgie Stone, Miss
Mabel Pyles, Miss Edith Tew, Miss
Augusta Remsen, Miss Lucy King, Miss
Margaret Phipps, Miss Hattie Kester-
son, and Anthony Malone, Anderson
Richie, Randolph Long, Frederick
Dresher, John McCubbin, Felix DriscoI
Frank Tew, Percy Barse. Thomas
Phipps, Gilbert Lee, Roy Naylor, How
ard Phipps, Mrs. /. z. Phipps, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ball, Mr.. and Mrs. Suthard. Mrs
Rowe. Mrs. D. DOrman- Miss Phipps
received many pretty gifts.
Plans have been prepared for the new
Baptist church that Is to be erected on
Minnesota avenue. The estimated cost
4. the building is placed al $4,000.
General interes- has followed the spe-
clal eyangelistic services that have been
led IN Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church the last two weeks
The ministers who preached recently
were the Rev. :. NJ. Afford, pastor Of
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church; the
Rev. =. l. Wright, pastor Of McKea-
dree Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Rev. Charles Z. Guthrie pastor of
Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church.
At a meeting OF the Guiding Star
Mission Band. of the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church, held yesterday at
ternoon the following were chosen as
officers: Miss Margaret Quinn. preSi-
dent; Stanley Rogers, vice president:
Miss Jane MoWatt, secretary; Miss Flor
ence Cummings, treasurer, and Richard
Swindells, organist.
Policeman T. S. .Delany was sent from
the Fifth precinct 70 the AnaCoStia sta
ton for duty in Hillsdale. making
SQUAD OF three officers in that district.
All Of whom are colOred.
Thomas Corners the young son OF
Patrick Corners of Pierce street, sus-
raIned fracture of one Of bis arms
a few days ago by falling while on
Washington street.
The Rev Charles NJ Bart pastor OF
So Theresa's Church. who Is on a va
cation. has arrived at Havana, Cuba,
where he witnessed the recent carnival.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hutchinson. who
left Anacostia about a year ago TO
lie at Atlanta, Ga, are visiting rela-
tives here.
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CONTINUED from Third Page)

liver at the BelascO Theater. beginning
Monday. March %, will be Arizona. -
The following four IN the course Will
be: ''Old Mexico" New Mexico
california" and The Land OF the Hopi
Indians" and these will be delivered
Tuesdays, March 81 and April 7. II. and
81