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Births Reported.

The following births were reported to
the health office during the past twenty
four hours:
Ralph S.. and Emelia Tower, April. O.
girl
Franklin J. and Bertha NJ. Schuyler
April s. girl.
Nathaniel and Florence Staples. April
6, girl.
Harry L. and Madge T. Smith, April 10
boy.
Herbert r. and Maggie Robinson. April
6, boy.
Hugh and Rebecca Roberts, April 2
boy
John A. and Georgianna Randall, April
2. boy.
Samuel and Sarah Rod. April Z. boy.
James c. and May l.. Robey, April 10
James B. and Elvira E. Porter, April 7
7. j. and Agnes ]. o'connor, April 8
girl.
Harry R. and Violet E. MacIntyre
April Z. boy.
Henry B. and Birdie Johnson, April Z
boy.
Ernest L. and Annie H. Hoffman,
April Z, boy.
Fred B. and Eileen E. Greene, April 10
girl.
JOnu i. anu hdSIcTluC M6TCn
girl.
Louis A. and Mary E. Everett. April IL
girl.
Llewellyn and Annie M Catlin, April
6, boy.
Charles A. and Mildred E. Cross. Apri
4. girl.
Charles E. and Edna Berry. April 1
boy.
willie B. and Mary L. Williams. April
6, girl.
Marcus E. and Emma Williams, Apri
4, girl.
James and Jennie White. April 4, girl.
Joseph and Kate Thomas. April 6. boy.
George F. and Daisy Roberts. April I
John W. and selena Willard, March 30
boy.
Charles and Martha Jackson, April 9
boy.
William and Bessie Houton. Februar,
81. boy twins.
Robert and Mary Carson. April T. girl.
Edward and Emma Campbell, April Z
girl.
William and Maggie Washington. March
IS. boy.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Raleigh-R. E. Buck. Greensboro. N. c.:
A. Rochester. st. Louis; o. L. Gagg. Phil
adelphia: ]. Wilson. Providence. r. l.; c.
H. Kelleher New York.
Hotel Normandie-Mrs. s. p Sullinwid-
er. Washington: f. NJ. Bartram. Philadel-
phia; r. w. Clute. Detroit: J. NJ. Scudder.
Trenton, N. J.: Mrs. w. NJ. Boone. Fort
Smith, Ark: B. c.. Mitchell. Seattle.
Wash; Ruth Douglas. Vancouver. B. C.
New Willard r. C. Williams, New
York: H. w. Jeffrey. Kenosha. Wis: Cur
tbs Guild. Boston, Mass: w. NJ. Carpen-
ter. Chicago: w. s. Barrett. England,
Riggs House-Joseph A. Barry. Rich
mond. Va; K. E. Doolittle. New York
city; e. W. Taylor. KY; c. w. Williams.
Ohio: Jennings Hood. Philadelphia, Pa.
w. e. Carr. Niagara Falls: Mrs e. ].
Carr. Niagara Falls; William Gordon and
Mrs. Gordon, New York; A. A. Lilley,
West Virginia.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Marvin Knott and Mary v. Rinehart,
both of Shepherdstown. w. Va
Albert N. Kirwin and Lolita Hart. both
Of BaitinspEe, Md.
Edward C. Fuelling Of Cripple Creek,
Col, and Anna NJ Schoenborn of this
city. ...
Robert L. Armistead and Edmonia Cal
lahan. both of .Fayette county. w. Va.
Frank Thomas and Carrie Smith.
Spencer B. Connolly and Beatrice
Fischer.
Robert E. Wright and Virginia b.
Reiplinger.
Henry E. Proctor and Minnie Nelson
Samuel Warrick and Mary ". Cooper,
both of Richmond, Va.
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FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESSED.
Contributions for Charity Recently
Received.

On behalf Of the joint finance commit
tee, Howard s. Reside, treasurer, as
knowledges the following gifts received
today: Arthur L. Bryant. So; Edward b.
Clement, IS; ]. Whit. Heron. SIS.
For the Associated Charities, 81 G
street, John Joy Edison, treasurer. has
received the following amounts: Mrs.
Royal s. Kellogg. S.; Mrs. R. G. Peck
IS; Gen. and Mrs. Alexander ]. Perry,
$50; Mrs. Walter A. Wells. SO; Mrs.
George Peabody Wetmore, s.; Joseph N.
Whitney, IS.
MiNon p. Allies, treasurer. acknowledges
the following for the Citizens Relief AS
ISOLATION. Morris Bien, SO; Mrs. George
Peabody Wetmore, So.
The following has been transferred from
the Joint finance committee for the Asso-
citation for the Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis, William H. Forwood. treasurer: Mrs.
George Peabody Wetmore. s..
Following are new members who have
Joined the 'Five-DolIar Club: Col. Arch
ibald Hopkins, So; DIR. William c. Rives,
S.
-The more see of the methods pursued
by the Associated Charities, the Citizens
Relief Association and the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis the
more thoroughly l am convinced that no.
where is charitable work better and more
ington" So writes Mr.. Walter c. Gle
plane, the well known attorney Of this
city Mr.. Clephane speaks from a per-
sonal knowledge of the work OF these
organizations. He thus sums up the phi
losophy Of the situation:
1.-The truest charity consists not merely
In giving, but in teaching the needy te
help themselves. Giving alone fosters
idleness and necessitates continual CIV
ing To lift man from the condition
where this is necessary to point where
he can be a benefit instead of burden
to the community is a result fraugh,
with the best consequences. This work
the three charities are doing, and eff
ficiently doing, through their organiza-
tions.
"Those who believe that an unworthy
class Of our citizens is supported In vol
untary idleness by the Associated Chari.
ties and its colleagues will be convinced
by a little investigation that this is pre-
cisely the class to which the organized
charities of the District of Columbia dc
not give money. 1t is equally true that
this is precisely the class which Is the
recipient OF money through indiscrimi-
nate private charity
The "Five-Dollar Club continues to
grow. The membership now numbers
twenty-eight, and more are joining every
day.
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CASSIDY. On Monday, April l2. 1909. at S
o'clock Am. ALICIA. widow OF the late
Funeral from her late ,esidcncc ITO Girard street
northwest. Thursday. April 10. at $50
am. Requiem mass at the Church Of the Inn
and friends invited. Interment at Mount
Olivet cemetery.
At residences Of 'r parents r 81; 18th street
southwest. MARGARETHA KATHERINE. he
loved daughter of Lewis H. and Clara ELY.
Funeral. private, on "Wednesday at 10 am.
MEADs On Tuesday. April 10. 1909. at his resi-
dence. 1o1 4th street northeast. CHARLES
c. MEADS. aged scventy-one years.
Funeral Thursday: April, Is. at 2 o'clock pm.
please copyD
MOORE. On Tuesday. April 10. 1902 at 2
northwest. Mrs. LOUISA w. MOOHE, for
merly Of Havre de Grace. Nd. aged seventy
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
PARKER On Monday. April IL. 1902 at $50
west. CHARLOTTE. the beloved wife Of Cor
nelius Parker. departed this life after long
illness.
Loved in life. in death remembered.
Funeral from her late residence Wednesday;
April IA, at o'clock pm. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend: tHarrisb.rs
ono 'heAAAo PoPSAS P'S"SS WIFI
sTEINMEIER On Monday evening April II.
Ella. beloved wife , Of VIM. {. steinmeier.
in the forty third year Of her age,
Funeral from her late residence; l24i street
thence to Grace Baptist Church. 9th and
south Carolina avenue Rlatyss and Rs
more, Md. papers please copyD
STRAUSS. Departed this nfe Tuesday. April
af "a N "A f-lt
Anacostia avenue. Benning. ID. c.. ALBERT
c. STRAUSS. beloved husband Of Lizetts
seventy-hve years. one month ana thirteen
days.
Over our hearts in the days that are flown
No love like fathers love ever hath shone;
No other worship abides and endures.
Faithful unselfish and patient. like yours
Funeral from his late residence Ihursasy r Ap
respectfully invited to attend.
MnSD JOSEPH WffHERs beloved SON Of
James L. and Susie c. Withers. aged three
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
lie removed from the vault Of Glenwood Gene
terry and taken to Leesburg. Va. Ior intcr.
ment on Thursday. April 10. 1903. !.
In Memoriam.
BAILEY In loving rcme%branss q my sei'y Dc.
parted this life two years ago today.
am lonely since my mother died
Though friends and kindred gather near,
I cannot check the rising sigh
Or stay that silent. heartfelt tear.
RY HER DAUGHTER. MARTHA ROBRECHT.
MEINERS. In sad but loving remembrance OF
departed husband am, and fa.ner' res a. two
wears ago today, April 49, 1907.
MAMMA, HARRY AND EARL.
r.yyoR Sacred to the memory OF my darling
son Wf d. TAYLOR, who left me thirteen
years ago today, April -. 1896.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths were reported to
the health ONCE during the past twenty
four hours:
Edward Young. 81 years. 400 A street
southeast
Nine. j. Esputa-Daly. 80 years. 1928
F street northeast.
J. Arthur Richardson, % years, 4O4
10th street southeast
Sarah e. Knox, 62 years, S33 23d street
northwest.
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William F. Downey to Lecture.

Good Citizenship will be the subject
of free lecture by William +. Downes.
under the auspices of the Association OF
the Oldest Inhabitants of the District OF
Columbia, in the Public Library next
Thursday evening. MIR. Downey is noted
as a philanthropist. He has labored for
more than twenty-five years among the
poor and criminal classes OF the District.
and several years ago established the
Good Samaritan Home.
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MR.. HITCHCOCK BURIED.

Funeral OF Former Secretary OF In.
terror Largely Attended.
ST. LOUIS. April 13.-The funeral OF
Ethan Allan Hitchcock, former Secre-
tary of the Interior, took place here yes
terday from the Second Presbyterian
Church. The brief service was in charge
of the Rev. DR.. s. ]. Niccolls, pastor OF
the church. Interment was in Bellefon-
tame cemetery. The body remained al
the Hitchcock residence until almost the
time set for the funeral
The church ceremony was largely at
tended.
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BORN.

SULLIVAN. On April T. 1909. to Mr.. and Mrs.
T. +. sullivan of Friendship Heights, Md.
daughter.
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Miss Amalyta Talbot. daughter of Mrs.
Talbot of the Connecticut, was hostess at
5 o'clock tea yesterday afternoon
for her house guest. Miss Jean Tyson OF
California. Miss Jenning, Miss Feroline
Perkins. Miss Dorothy Gardner Williams,
Miss Hatch and Miss Julia Goldsborough
were aids to Miss Talbot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13

Mrs. John P. Jackson asked her friends
in yesterday also at ) o'clock to meet
Mrs. Willing and Miss Dickson of Hart
ford, who are visitors here this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13

| Mr. and Mrs. Adolph NJ. Fishel will be
at home Sunday evening from to 10
o'clock at 2614 Connecticut avenue, in
honor Of their twenty-fifth wedding ami
| yerSary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13

Mrs. J. Lane Smith of 1 street south
west and son Grant have gone to Fort
Washington for a brief visit.
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friend.
at a o'clock tea yesterday. when her
pleasant home was thronged with her
friends. who also met her daughter, Mrs.
Ward Brown. Mrs. Mattingly. sister
Of the hostess, and Mrs. Ovenshine preslo-
ed at the tea table, which had a pretty
decoration of sweet peas and marsuerites.
Miss Caroline Shepard served the frappe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Becker have re-
turned from the south and the health OF
Mr.. Becker is greatly improved.
Mr.. John BraXton of New York and
the Misses Braxton. lineal descendants of
Carter Braxton. are in Washington for a
few days en- route to Monticello-the
home of Jefferson.
The little granddaughter of Mrs. CIar-
endon Smith of this city. Lena Allen.
daughter of Mr.; and Mrs. w. F. Allen of
but is still critically i'll.
Mrs. Knox, wife of the Secretary of
State. will not receive again this season.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
'ersham have their elder daughter, Mrs.
Albert Akin of New York and their
young daughter. Miss Constance Wick
ersham. who is only twelve years old,
with them this week.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Dick
inson are again at the Grafton and will
be in this city until they leave for
Panama.
Mrs. Corbin. wife OF Lieut.. Gen. Cor
bin, who was to have entertained at a
luncheon today. was prevented from do
ing SO by illness.
Miss Polly Mason gave . pretty dinner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13

Miss Edgarina Hastings was in Balti-
more yesterday for the wedding Of a
friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13

Mrs. Dustin w. Waldron of Concord.
n. H.. is the guest of Maj. and Mrs. G..
T. Carter.
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The Secretary of War and Mrs Dick
inson are again at the Grafton and will
be in this city until they leave for
Panama.
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. Arrange for a Play

Dear Aunt Laurie:
don't belong to any club, but writ
ing plays suggests something to me.
Perhaps some of the cousins who be-
long to clubs would like to give little
entertainment for the benefit of their
club.
To have play of course stage must
be made. Old lumber will do in the
construction very well, and the barn
will make q splendid theater.
First take some strong lumber and
make platform, or perhaps some
father will make one for you. Then
take some cloth, or better still, take
a newspaper and with water colors,
crayons or colored chalk draw sketch
such as would suit the play, and after
1t is colored cut 1t out and paste 1t On
a box or framework so it can be moved
from place to place.
Next comes the question OF seats
Chairs would do for reserved Seats
while piles of fresh hay would serve for
cheaper seats or planks stretched from
one box to another.
Lights must be thought Of too. Per-
haps you could get enough tin lanters,
but it may be necessary to use lamps
also.
Footlights would add to the splendor
of the stage, but as most barns are IN
clined to be windy candles would be
best. If they were set in boxes they
would be better still.
Our theater is now complete with the
exception of a curtain. This some
mother or big sister can perhaps make
or some girls of the club could make IL.
Our theater is finished and we are
pleased as we view it and begin TO
look forward to our entertainment with
expectation. ELINOR ELLIOTT;
Grove Inn, ATS Lime street, Riverside.
Age Is years.
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An Arch of Lilies

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I think that clubs and societies for
children are real nice if they are the
right kind.
If 1t is a secret club the children
should be old enough to know enough
to keep the secrets of the club. The
secret club should meet where they
know no one would disturb them.
A couple of weeks ago six girls in
our room decided to have secret CLUB.
So one of my schoolmates and / went
to each one of the girls and told them
to meet after school in the hail. So
after school we met and decided to
have our club colors be pink and light
green. Well, we thought it better not
to have q president, because consist
ing of so few members, and that we
would always be on more friendly
terms if we didn't.
But two of the girls said that their
mothers thought it best not to join
on account of music lessons and school
work. But we girls never could think
to bring our ribbons. so it was decided
to have a Flower shower" on Miss Bal
ley, our teacher.
We found that school law had
been passed that no Flower showers"
should be given the teachers, So we
planned to have the room decorated
with flowers and have an arch of lilies
for her to pass under. Everything
went off very nicely, although she was
a little surprised. So that's what our
club turned into with a sign for "Se-
cret club" 1 have belonged to other
clubs, but they were all broken up.
HELEN JUNE PAUL.
S37 Chestnut avenue, Long Beach.
Pine avenue school, A6th grade. Age
II years.
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Young Litterateur

Dear Aunt Laurie:
have belonged to several clubs
since | went to school, but the one
like best is the one belong to now.
This club is literary club, and l Will
tell you why we have 1t.
One day while at school / noticed
that one of my best friends carried q
roll of paper tied with blue ribbon. I
wondered what it was, but did not ask
her until recess.
at is a story I wrote myself" she
answered.
"Let me read it," begged, but she
answered. "Well, maybe, sometime"
and ran away. Several of the girls
wanted to read it, so she promised to
read it to us.
That day at reiess we went into q
small ante-room to hear 1t.
81 am going to be an author" she
declared, before she began. 1t was
very good story, but l thought If /
tried 1 could write a story myself, and
each of the. others thought so, too.
That night / began to write a story
and became SO interested that / got up
early the next morning to complete 1t.
/ took ii to school to let the others
read it, and discovered that they ha l
begun stories. too.
Lets have club" suggested one
OF the girls, and the plan was eagerly
adopted.
We met that recess to elect officers
and select a name. l am secretary,
and we have president and treasurer.
/ will just tell you the initials of the
name so nobody will know. They are
I'D. d. K" The children call us Dad
dy's Dirty Kids and make lots Of
fun of 1t.
We are going to have a picnic on
May day and have invited all our
friends.
I. Another club at school is "B. b."
and we all call them "Bawl Babies"
Still another one is the Soap Bub-
bles" They have a basketball which
so resembles a soap bubble that We
call them that. LOIS WAGNER.
FL Centre school, seventh grade.
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Club Entertainment

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 think that certain kinds of clubs
are all right, but some are not. / am
a member of the Loyal Temperance
Legion and the Junior League. The
league meets every Sunday at $3.50
o'clock. Last June before we closed
for the summer the Junior league gave
an "old folks social"
Mamma put my hair on my head and
I dressed in black. 1 put my glasses
rather far down my nose. so l was
funny enough.
NV sister introduced me as her sis
ter. the school marm." One little boy
was dressed like George Washington.
Some one pulled his wig off. so there
was an uproar for few minutes.
am the third vice president.
We give entertainments and sociais
to raise money for the treasury. 1 De.
long to a number of other clubs but
will not stop to mention them.
VIOLET GERVAIS,
r. f. D. No. 4.
Anaheim Grammar School, Grade 6,
age IL years.
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Dramatic Club

Dear Aunt Laurie:
am going to write and tell you
about the club l had.
About four years ago. when was
down at Santa Ana some other boys
and myself had club. 1t was very
funny club, too.
will tell you what we had for
desert. We had apples and bananas
and candy.
We showed pictures and played a
horn all in one show. When the next
meeting came we showed moving pic
lures. One time we had club Tor
wrestling, and we would hit each other,
but did not hurt, because we had grass
in our waists. There were five of us
in the club. My uncle belongs to the
La Habra Farmers club. 1t meets
out here every month. / go to the Cup
sometimes. / like to go to the CLUB
with my uncle. FRANK HUNT.
La Habra school, fourth grade, Full
erton, r. F. d. No. 3; age IL years.
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In Central America

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I thought the Juniors would be Inter
ested in a story about foreign lana,
SO I write about my first trip up the
river Winks, in Central America, L nao
only been there a few days when the
steamer arrived to take us up the river.
Everything seemed strange, the dense
forests all about, the Indians in their
canoes, and even the steamer was an
old fashioned one. We started early
in the morning for our trip up the
river. About noon we arrived at our
first Indian village and l saw the sight
of my life. There was troop OF IN
dian children down on the bank TO
watch us, and as for dress they were
dressed in string of beads and a
heavenly smile.
That night the boat anchored along
the bank and at about o'clock l had
the serenade of my life. The monkeys
began to yell, and If you have never
heard o monkey yell, you have missed
something.
You cannot understand how little
animal like that could make so much
noise, but he does, and the first night
you pass very sleepless.
The next day we went on, and saw
many other interesting sights. Alli-
gators along the bank offered live tar
gets and the men on the boat shot at
them but did not seem to hit any. The
scenery got prettier as we went on up
the riyen; the bamboo groves are very
pretty, although the people who have
to travel through them do not appreci-
ate that.
We arrived at our journeys end the
next day without any extra mbishap,
tired but very pleased with our trip.
CARLTON HENLEY,
DO orada Eoovar street school. citY.
Yes. Carlton, we will enjoy reading
of your Central American experiences.
You will confer a favor on me If you
will leave more space between the
lines in your letters, and try to make
your writing little more distinct.
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Loyal Temperance Legion gave tenn
perance entertainment. Among the
features of the evening was a spelling
match. Two of my girl friends and
stood up longest. Each of us was
awarded prize. That same evening
these was an essay contest, to be writ
ten by the members of the seventh and
eighth grades. The eighth grade pu-
pills, however, did not compete. / won
the medal by one per cent.
When am older am going to join
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. and be white ribboner" like
my mother Some people make fun of
the white ribbon. but 1 should be
proud to wear it.
Next week / am going to join the
Girls History club. 1 am very, very
fond of history and as long as have
a history in front OF me am con-
tented.
1 was very much pleased to find that
my letter took the prize, and l wish to
thank you for 1t.
gladys GERvAIs.
Anaheim. Cal.
Anaheim Grammar School, Grade A q,
age Is years.
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as to make 1t a means of Improvement
and an aid to our school work.
We have not settled upon any topic
for study.
We are to have an exhibit of our
drawings and have recitations at our
next meeting. We have ten members
and we hope to have a great many
more. 1 think 1 shall enjoy the club
very much.
DOROTHY MILLER,
122 Ditmar street. Belvedere school.
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WRITERS CONTEST

Los Angeles, first prize $100-Willam Emerson, ll45
East Adams street
Honorable Atwaer 168 East Thirtyffth
Out of town, first prize $1O0-Efe B. Nichols, Corona :
Honorable mention-Veora Pelter Monecito; Rose Han
San Pedro.
LIMERICK CONTEST
Angeles first prize bookRuh Luttman, 5O4 East Tween
ty- third street
Honorable misunderstanding Connor o7 East Forty eighth
street; Bertha Wardell 1919 Rich street
Out of first prize book-May Rothwel Selgman, ARR
Honorable mention-Ove Mlhous Whittier R. +. D. No. )
Lille May Schick Tropico.
UNFINISHED STORY CONTEST
First prize book-Loyla Weiss 52z College street.
Honorable mention-Bernice Benson San Fernando; Katl
crime Lucid La Habra school, Fullerton, R. F. d. No 3.
YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST
Prize picture ST O0-Lorita Bates 4O5 Carolina street