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gives a luncheon Tuesday. Mrs. and
Miss Sylvester will entertain the brides
maids at luncheon. followed by a box
party, Thursday. Friday Miss Edna
Roberts, one of the bridesmaids, will
entertain at bridge for the bride-to-be.
and Saturday afternoon Miss Leila Belle
Heron. another of the bridesmaids, will
be the hostess at tea. Mrs.
Sylvester and her house guest. Miss
Margaret Delano of Brookline. Mass.
went to Annapolis yesterday afternoon
and were present at the hop last night
They will return this afternoon Miss
Sylvesters attendants at the wedding
will include Miss Margaret Delano as
maid Of honor and Miss Leila Belle
Heron, Miss Georgia Knox, Miss May
Kearney and Miss Edna Roberts as
bridesmaids.
Miss Katherine Powell of 31st street has
had as her house guests Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Dunckley. who have recently re-
turned from Porto Rico, where they have
been making their home for the past few
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M RS. TAFT will give a small
NH dance for Miss Helen Taft De-
cember %.
~ The dancing season began
most auspiciously with the
Noel House ball Thanksgiving night. and
matrons and maids in their prettiest
clothes NJ, e merry evening of It, The
debutantes were out in almost full force,
and the event was one of the kind which
success followed in every detail.
The first flush Of enthusiasm on the
part of society in general. as we'll as the
debutantes. is a pleasing quantity in the
gayeties just at present, and throws a
glamour which will be hard to counter
felt even when affairs become more for
mai with the advancing season. Other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

years. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunckley are now
visiting other friends in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Billiard who have
been the guests of Mr.. Billiards. parents.
Prof. and Mrs. Jules Billiard, at their
home on 18th street, have returned to
Baltimore.
Mrs. H. II. Peck left last week for Os-
shining. n. Y, where she will visit for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunter Hanna have
returned to their home III 18th street, aft
er spending several weeks in Atlantic
City. Mrs. Lester Baldwin, Mrs. Hanna $
sister, who has been their guest, left last
week for her home in Henderson, Ky.
Past Assistant Surgeon Robert Heiner,
u. s. N, and Mrs. Heiner left recently for
Mare Island, Cal. where Surgeon Heiner
has been ordered for duty for several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. N. Campbell have re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

d Any Of the French embassy and Wis
countess day, Mrs. James Pinchot. Lady
tombstone, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clover
Mrs. Norman Williams. DR.. Henry van
Dyke. Mr.. John Barrett and Mr.. J. d.
Henderson, jr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

Mrs. John Lindsay Morehead gave
dinner last night in honor of the ambas-
sador to Germany and Mrs. Hill, when
her other guests were the German am
bassador and Countess Won Bernstorff. the
military attache of the German embassy
and Frau Won Livonius. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Burton Harrison,
Mrs. Ackley, DIR. Henry Van Dyke OF
Princeton, DR.. Welch of Johns Hopkins
and Mr.. Brantley, brother OF the hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
IT he Best
Pianos
TO Buy
| For Xmas

H Mason & Hanlin Pr
amos are the highest price
n ed pianos manufactured,
N but their vast superiority
\ make them the most eco
nomical pianos to buy.
\ They not only last for
ever, but they lave a
quality of tone that can
not be surpassed. The
Mason & Hamlin Pianos
receive mora endorse
ments from prominent
musicians and the pur-
chasing public than any
other piano manufactured.
All the newest models arr
on show here:
Uprights, 5000 to $500
Grands, $500 to $500
We also show many
other fine Pianos not so
expensive, such as
A. B. Chase, $500 Up.
Vose & Sons, 1915 Up.
Shoninger, $3.50 Up.
Merrill, $275 Up.
Milton, $500 Up.
If you do not wish to
pay cash we will gladly
arrange for easy monthly
payments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

Nine. Franciso Yanes, wife Of the secre-
tary of the bureau of American republics.
chaperoned a party of young people at a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

10000 rolls Of Music are
at The disposal of all who
purchase Player Pianos
from us.
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box party yesterday at the theater at
which Miss Nina Van Arsdale was
hostess and her guests Miss Alice Pontell,
Miss Stella Carusi, Miss Georgia Knox,
Miss Howser, Miss Lucy Lauck, Miss
Frances Miller and Miss Evelyn Car
penter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

Secretary and Mrs. Meyer may return
today. The latter, with the Misses Meyer,
spent the last ten days in Boston and
vicinity. to be near the young son of
the household. Secretary Meyer has been
in Philadelphia for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
Player
Pianos

We feature Player-Pianos
and devote one entire floor of
our large building to the dis
play, which comprises the
largest variety of High-grade
Player-Pianos shown in this
city. You couldn't give a
better Xmas gift than a
handsome Player-Piano, and
you'll get an instrument that
will afford lasting pleasure
and satisfaction when you
select from this stock.
New Player-Pianos
Priced From $3.50 to ST, $50.
Used Player-Pianos,
Priced From, $3.50 to $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

Miss Van Arsdale. whose debut will &C.
cur December IA at a large tea at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
William S. Knox, Will give dance Christ
mas week at Rauscher's, and later in the
season a debutante luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Campbell have re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
Had a Picnic at Austin S.

Last Thursday afternoon in re-
Spouse to dainty invitations from
Mrs. E. j. Austin, Oracle of Eva
Camp, R. N. A.; the young lady
members of that order went by bus
to her home On arriving there they
were given fancy colored tissue paper
and told to make hats for themselves.
This difficult feat being accomplish
ed. fruit baskets were supplied them
with orders to go to the orchard and
fill their baskets. Great was their
surprise to find peaches. pears,
bananas aud luscious plans hanging
from the trees. They were so royalty
entertained that )ne of their number,
Miss Mabel Judd, was unable to sleep
that night until she had relieved her
mind to the extent of composing the.
following song, to the tune Of March
ing through Georgia:
Bring the gorgeous bonnets girls,
The ones we made last night.
Show them how we spent the time
In frolic and delight;
When with gladneSS we marked
To have round of fun.
At Austins. the 9th day of August.
Chorus:-Hurrah. Hurrah, well ne'er for
Hurrah, Hurrah the time she gave each
one
And we sang her praises from the farm
house to the town
While we were coming from AuStin'S.
Yes and there were things to eat,
All hung from bush and tree
Which we gathered on the run
70 eat when e'er we pleased.
Some one was so greedy,
That she a plum did squeeze
All over her white dress at Austin'S.
Supper was Wonder of great culinary skill
Little did we think one could herself so
nearly fill
Every eoodY known to men was on the menu
bill
When we were feasting at Austins.
Chorus:-
We sang and played, and stories told,
Each in her special way,
Every one made fun for every other one
that day
All were sorry when the busses carried
them away
From the frolic at Austin's,
For encore they gave the following
''How the children shouted
When they saw the ladies all
Swinging on the pulley swing
Without a fear Of fall,
How they clambered up the ladder steep
and tall
Shouting with laughter at Austin's."
ChOruS:-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

under circumstances favorable to it's
truth, of information in respect to
the price and cost of production of
goods at home aud abroad, which will
throw much light on the operation of
the present tariff and be of primary
importance Of othcially collected data
upon which future executive action
and executive recommendation may
be based.
The corporation tax is a just and
equitable excise measure, which it is
hoped will produce sufficient amount
to prevent deficit. and which in
cidentally will secure valuable statis-
tics and information concerning the
many corporations of the country,
and will constitute an important step
toward that degree of publicity and
regulation which the tendency in
corporate enterprises in the last
twenty years has shown to be neces-
sary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
HIGH HONOR CONFER'D
ON LANCASTER BOY
By the University of Wisconsin,
Last Week.
Fred DuncaIf the Recipient of Highest
Academic Degree, that of Doc
tor of Philosophy.

Last week the University of Wis
consin conferred its highest academic
degree, that of Doctor of Philosophy
upon Fred Duncalf of this city. Mr.
Duncalf was born in Lancaster and is
a product of our high school having
graduated in the class OF 1900. Under
Prof Clarke he completed all the
studies but two book keeping and
Medieval history In his senior year
he won the Mills contest.
In the fall of 1900 he entered Beloit
College and was graduated with the
degree of A in 1904 at the close OF
his Junior year he won the Rice prize
for extemporaneous speaking and was
one of six chosen to speak at coE-
mencement. In his Junior ye ar Prof.
Richardson, a Yale man, took the,
chair of history and percieving that
Mr.. Duncalf had a trend to HISTORICAL
research he urged him to take graduate
work.
In 1904-5 he was assistant in our
high school teaching history and i'm
1905 acted as assistant in the Dodge
vile high school teaching the same
subjects In 1905 he attended The.
Summer school at the University OF
Wisconsin, and in 1867 was chosen
graduate scholar in European history
The next year he was elected as
sistant in European history and was
re elected again in 19O89 and the
summer 'O9.
That Mr.. DUncalf has taken an in
terest in the social life of the Uni
versity is shown by his being elected
president of the graduate club. With
others he started graduate fraternity
and he was elected honorary member
Of The Yellow Helmet Junior and
Senior society. Mr.. DuncaIf has
taken Medieval history for his Major
aud American history and Political
Science for his minor studies. He
goes as instructor of European history
to the University of Texas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

Wisconsin conference in 1854. After
the division OF the conference, be
was a member of he West WiscoD-
sin conference.
As minister, he was. according
TO the practice of his church as
signed to different charges, being
successfully pastor at Platte mission.
Wyoming mission, Fennimore. Fay
cite, Shullsburg, Montfort, Linden,
Dodgeville, Lancaster, Mazomanie,
jamestown, Belmont. Benton. Patch
Grove, Bloomington and Prairie du
Chen. -Dodgeville Chronicle. Rev.
Simms served as pastor of the NJ. E.
church in this city from 1868 to 1871.
Funeral services were held Monday
at 10 a m. from the residence 10
Council Bluffs conducted by the Rev.
j. w. Williams, pastor of the Broad
way Methodist church. assisted by
Rev. W. P. Mcclure of the First
Presbyterian church and Rev. Frank
A. Case of the First Baptist church.
Interment followed in the Walnut
Hill cemetery in Council Bluffs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

After many years of patient wait
ing it appears that the Northwestern
railroad company is to reward the
hopes and modest demands of Lancas-
ter with better terminal facilities In
the way of a new depot, round house
and trackage at this station. The
passenger and freight depot has stood
the vicissitudes of use and the ravages
of time for about thirty years, it be-
ing the one originally built when the
railroad was extended to this city in
70. 1t was all right in its day but
the city has grown away from it and
it's capacity is no longer adequate to
the business, neither is it in keeping
with the Importance of the town.
Lancaster gives the Northwestern a
larger patronage than any other sta
ton west of Madison.
It will be remembered that last
April, at the earnest solicitation of
some of our citizens, number of the
railroad officials visited Lancaster
and looked the situation over. They
met number of representative
citizens at the Country Club. in the
evening, upon which occasion some of
the things the city asks for at the
hands of the company we're pointed
out and earnestly urged. While no
specific promises were made by the
officials. they agreed that the city
demands were reasonable and just and
pledged themselves to do all they
could to have them met az promptly
as possible.
The following letter which was
received by the company's agent in
Lancaster, Mr.. Rockwell. Monday.
would indicate that the officials
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
PIONEER METHODIST
MINISTER LAID TO REST

Rev. Jas. Simms an Old Time Lancaster
Preacher Dies at Council Bluffs Iowa.
Rev. James Simms, for more than
half a century a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Wiscon
sin and Iowa, lied on July 3Oth at his
home at Council Bluffs. Iowa. Death
resulted from illness which daued
from a stroke of paralysis about one
year ago. Had he lived for six more
days, Mr.. Simms would have been sc
years old, his birthday falling on
August 5.
Besides his widow seven children
are bereaved by the death of Mr..
Simms. They are Jacob Simms,
formerly for many years an attorney
of that city and now located in Deni-
son, Ia, where he is a member of the
law firm of Shaw, Sims e Kuehnle
Mrs. William E. cambridge of that
city ; Mrs. f. D. Hamilton of Min
neapolis; Mrs. @. S. Bell of Montfort,
Wis. Mrs. j. Nj. Sylvester of Wash
ington, D. c., and Misses Jennie and
May Smith Of that city.
Mr.. Simms was a native of Corn
wall, England, where he was born on
August 5, 1923. Mrs. Simms, born
Ann Harrison was a native of the
same locality, and they were associat-
ed together from childhood. In 1915,
at the age of % years, Mr.. Simms
came to America and soon after 10
Gated in Wisconsin. Two yeals later
Miss Harrison also came to Wiscon-
sin and after brief courtship she and
Mr.. Simms were married near Dodge
Vile, Wis, on June "A, 1847.
Mr.. Simms and his wife had in their
native place become members of the
Wesleyan church, and in their new
home united with it's American
branch, the Methodist Episcopal
church. Seven years after their
marriage Mr.. Simms entered the
ministry, becoming member Of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF
ST. CLEMENTS CHURCH
VIII Be Celebrated In Lancas.
ter Next Week.
Fiftieth Anniversary of Establishing q
Catholic Church Here to be
Fittingly Observed.

An event of much Importance to
the Catholic citizens of Lancaster
and vicinity, and one which has
been planned and looked forward
to for long while. is the ceIebra
tion of the st. Clements Golden
Jubilee or 5Oth anniversary of the
building of the original Catholic
church in this city.
The dates for the celebration are
August % and 26, which are now near
at hand. and Father Geo. SchIeicher
the local pr. or has been busily en-
gagged for a number of weeks past in
active preparation for the event.
It is expected that not less than
forty, possibly fifty, priests will be
in attendance and in the list of those
who will most surely be here are
Fathers Kaluza, of Lacrosse; Salem
tine of Juneau: Ambauen, of Dodge
Vile; o. Keefe and Weyer, of Mineral
Point; Becker of Prairie du Chen,
also several of the Jesuit fathers of
the same place; Lillis, of Platte
Vile; Pape, of Potosi; Fischer, of
Dickeyville: Ollig. of Keller; Jones,
of Cassville; Field, of Fennimore.
Brudermanns, of Bloomington Orthen,
of Mt Hope; Birsner, of Highland,
and many others. 1t had been ex-
pected that Bishop Messmer, of Mil
waukee, webach, of La Crosse, and
Schinner of Superior would be
present, and it is yet possible that
one or two of the three may do so,
but owing to i'll health it is at
present uncertain.
Wednesday, Aug. % will b Q given
over largely to the reception of
guests. At o'clock p. m an en-
tertainment by the girl pupils in st.
Clements school will be given in the
school hall. The program for Thurs
day, Aug. &c. will be as follows:
10 100 a. m. Ponticfal High Mass ::
Sermon in English by Rev. John
Salentine, of Juneau.
Sermon in German by Rev. L.
Kaluza, OF Lacrosse.
10 10 p. m. Grand procession headed
! by the Lancaster cornet band will
march 10 the fair ground.
10 80 p. m. Dinner.
100 p. M. Classical entertainment
by school-boys on the fair grounds.
A: 100 %. IN. Entertainment 1.-THE
Sign of the Cross, by James Francis
O'Donnell, monologue actor, who
impersonates eighteen different
characters in that powerful play.
80 p. In. Supper on fair grounds.
The intervals will be filled in with
selections by the band, and short ad
dres ses. An admission of 10 and 25
cents at the grounds will be charged
and iced soft drinks will be sold
there.
At s o'clock p. m. there will be
panoramic views and lecture by Rev.
E. Gehl, at Reeds opera house, show
ing a trip around the world. An
admission of 10 and 10 cents will be
charged. Everybody, members and
non members of the church are in
vited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
Henry EuIich. of Mt. Hope, wa!

Henry EuIich, of Mt. Hope, was
brought before Justice Fl. L, Moses
Monday afternoon on a charge of un
lawful SEEMING in inland waters.
Atty. E. NJ. Lowry appeared for the
defendant and Dist. Atty. G.. B.
Clementson for the state After the,
testimony of several witnesses had
been given, the jury retired but we're
unable to agree on verdict. At
eight O'Clock On motion OF the state
the case was dismissed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
CITY COUNCIL HAD
RATHER DULL SESSION
Discussed the Building of Sew
eral New Walks
But Did Not Order Any More Con.
demned at Present-Allowed
a Number of Bills.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held last Tuesday
night, Aug. 3. with Aldermen Abrams,
Lathrop. Goble, Barnett, Henkel and
Treloar present. After allowing
bills amounting to 1915 discussion
followed concerning several walks
that are in bad condition and will
have to be replaced in the near
future.
No action condemning any of
of them was taken at this meeting
but it was decided that the board of
public works consult with Ii. G.
Nathan, S. ". Doolittle and G. W.
Knapp & Son in regard to the walk
running along the west side of their
property on north Madison street.
At the lower end of this block the
cement walk installed several years
ago by G. w. Knapp & Son is in
such bad condition that after every
ram the water stands in pools SO deep
as to make the walk almost impas-
sable. To put it in proper condition
it will be necessary to build an
almost entirely new walk although
the curbing can probably be raised
and some expense saved in this way.
AS the board walk north of this
stretch is in bad shape, the property
owners of this block and the board of
public works will doubtless come to
to some satisfactory agreement where
by the entire stretch can be laid at
one time. The board walk past the resi-
dence of Mrs Chas. Meyers in the south
east portion of the city will probably
be replaced in a short time although
it was not condemned at this meeting
The next matter to come before the
city fathers was in regard to the open
strip of land belonging to the city
on Pigeon hill which was primarily
intended for rock quarry.
This strip of one half acre is the
camping ground for several tribes Of
gypsies who make their appearance
annually and cause the land owners
of that vicinity no little annoyance.
An offer by Sam'l Walker, Allan
Vincent, Jas. Fursten berg and DR..
Doulittle, all of whom own property
in that neighborhood, TO fence in the
land was accepted by the council.
w. S. Lathrop was present to ask
the council to extend the sewer from
the Geo. Muesse corner to connect
with his new ice cream factory.
A motion to make this extension of
about 1876 feet was carried.
1t was decided to consider the ex
tension of sewer asked for several
weeks ago by R. N. Trentzsch and
other residents on the west side of the
NJ. E church block. A motion to
put in this sewer provided that at
least two residents of the block install
closets and baths carried. The in
spection of water meters was also
talked over and the council decided
to have this matter attended to more
faithfully in the future than it has
been in the past.
No other business of any import
ance came before the council and the
meeting adjourned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
Different Arrangements.

George 81. st. Clair, Cassville and
Mary Walker, Waterloo.
John H. Wisdom, Marion and Julia
M. Noone, Woodman.
Everett Treloar, Lancaster and
Rosetta M. Taylor, Wyalusing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
PRESIDENT TAFTS REASONS
Signs the New Tariff Bill and Gives His
Opinions Concerning 1t.

have signed the Payne tariff bill,
it to be the result of sincere effort on
the part of the republican party to
make downward revision, ard to
comply with the premises of the plat
form as they have been generally un-
derstood and as interpreted them in
the campaign before election.
This is not a perfect tariff bill or a
complete compliance with the promises
made. strictly interpreted, but ful
fillment free from criticism in respect
/ to a subject matter involving many
schedules, and thousands of articles
could not be expected. 1t sufices to
say that, except with regard the
whisky, liqnors and wines, and in
regard to silks and as to sumo high
classes of cottons-all of which may
be treated as luxuries and proper sub
jects of revenue tariff-there have
been very few increases in rates.
This is not a free trade bill. It
was not intended to be. The repub-
lican party did not promise to make a
free trade bill.
1t promised to make the rates pro-
tective, but to reduce them when they
exceeded the difference between the
cost of production abroad and here,
making allowance for the greater
normal profit on active investments
here l believe that, while this ex-
cess has not been reduced in a num-
Der of cases, in a great majority the
rates are such as are necessary to
protect American industries, but aIe
low enough, in case of abnormal in
crease of demand and raising of
prices, to permit the possibility of
the importation of the foreign article
and thus to prevent excessive prices.
Tha power granted to the execu-
tive under the maximum and mini
mum clause may be exercised to Sc
sure the removal of obstacles which
have been interposed by foreign gov
ernments in the way of undue and
unfair discrimination against Ameri-
can merchandise and products.
The Philippine tariff section 1 have
struggled to secure for ten years last
past and it gratifles me exceedingly
by my signature to give it the effect
of the law. l am sure it will great
" increase the trade between the two
countries and it will do much to
build up the Philippines in health
full prosperity.
The administrative clauses of the
bill and the customs court are ad
mirably adapted to secure a more uni
form and more speedy final construc
tion of the law.
The authority of the president to
use agents to assist him in the appli-
cation of the maximum and minimum
section of the statute, and to enable
officials to administer the law, gives
u wide latitude for the acquisition,