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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
SCORE A CENTER SHOT.
Men of National Guard Battery Give
Eniovah1a Roll

The Social Club of the LIST Field Battery,
n. G. d. c.. gave its first masquerade ball
last night in Eagles Hall. The affair was
entirely gratifying, and the officers of the
club and the floor committee were praised
warmly at the close of the dance.
The festivities were started with a
masked promenade, in which harlequins,
escorted by lady clowns and queens of
night, and comic-paper tramps were the
gallants of daintily dressed Bo-Peeps.
The musical hit of the evening was the
performance of the Battery March,
composed and dedicated to the organize
ton by the battery's trumpeter, Casper
Orange.
The officers of the club are Capt. Charles
J. Fox. Corp. George A. Bonnet, Private
Ralph l.. Curtis, Sergt. w. G. McDermott,
Sergt c. V. Chandler and Sergt. Louis
Vogt The floor committee was composed
Of Lieut.. Lands. Corp. Perry. Corp. j.
II. Smith, Corp. Fl. r. Smith, Corp. j. ii.
Shannon and Trumpeter Casper Orange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
WAS EVER A LOYAL MASON
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST WASH
INGToN CONTRADICTED.
Dr.. Woodman Declares That the
First President Was an Ideal
Member of the Order.

Dr. Francis j. Woodman. past grand
master of Masons of the District of CO.
lumbia, defended the Masonry of George
Washington at the annual banquet of the
Order of Washington at the Cairo last
night. DR.. Woodman had just been pre-
scented by the POSTMASTER Of the occa sion.
Gen. Marcus j. Wright, vice commander
of the order, who acted in place Of Com
mander Charles c. Rogers of the navy.
commander of the order, who was unable
to be present.
Accusations Denied.
1T has been said in some places"
declared DIR. Woodman, that George
Washington renowned Masonry before
his death. but want to refute that charge
upon this occasion. Gen. Washington was
a true and loyal Mason until his death.
and at the close of his life Masonry
gave him the burial which it accords to
its members.
DR.. Woodman then declared that the
First American" after whom the Order
of Washington is named, was in every
sense the ideal Mason. His toast was,
washington the Mason
Former Representative Harvey S. Irwin
Of Louisville responded to the toast
Gen. Washington" and DR.. J. G. B.
Bullocl, cousin Of President Roosevelt.
Society Of Chivalry.''
The Order Of Washington.
The officers and members of the Order
of Washington are Commander Charles
c. Rogers, U.S.N.. commander: Gen.
Marcus J. Wright. vice commander
Ethelbert Fairfax. second vice COM
mander; DIR. ]. G. B. Bulloch, chancel-
Tor and historian; DR.. Charles H. Bow
ker. treasurer; Howard =. Wright. sec
rotary: Cuthbert Brown. herald; William
NJ. Conrad. registrar: DR.. Middleton F.
Cuthbert. Eugene Baylor, Lieut.. Col. l. w.
Littell. LISA: William Castor Bulioch,
Armistead Baylor. Edwin Allston Hill.
Douglass f. Bulloch, r. Mason Ball,
Capt: Phinp Walker, U.S.A.; Henry
f. Sawtelle. Lucius NJ. Cuthbert, Capt.
y. B. Schindel. U.S.A.; Col. G. Noble
Jones' Hart Preston Grigsby, NJ. H. Bow
ker. Judge f. NJ. Bowker, George w.
Brown, DIR. Francis J. Woodman, Josiah
BedOn, J. NJ. Poullain and Henry P. Hol-
den.
The list of special guests included At
wood Wiltshire. former Representative IT.
win of Kentucky, Mr. WEIGH and Mr..
Allen of Kentucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
A N u S E N E NTs.
Columbia.

Paid in Full" the first of Eugene Wal
ter's notably successful plays, was pre-
scented at the Columbia Theater last night.
Washington has not had an opportunity
10 get acquainted with this playwright's
productions In the order of their develop
ment. Yet Paid in Full might easily
seem to rank as the result Of experience
gained in the construction Of The Easiest
Way" rather than its forerunner. Paid
in FuII' is less audacious. less brutal-and
yet harsh and uncOmpromiSing enough in
its pictures of people who are below the
ordinary level of intelligence and moral
sensibility AS the first act opens 1t Is
hard to believe that an interesting play
can be evolved from the materials; young
woman of sound morals. but with ten
dency to complaint: her husband, young
egotist with glaring yellow streak;
a mother-in-law as unreasonable as any
heroine of ancient jest; western man
with a chivairous regard for his friend 8
wife, and. saving character of the cast. an
iron-willed old seadog. who by his &C
curate measurement of men has gained
the reputation of being a tyrant. but
who Is finally revealed as the finest speci-
men of human nature In the story.
The acting OF Mr.: William Riley Hatch
is the really essential feature of the per-
Torrance, the one which explains the ire
sistble grip of the auditors interest
which the presentation maintains. NO
finer delineatfOn OF quaint simplicity has
been seen since w. j. Florence played
Capt. Cutie. Yet. with all his simplicity,
this Capt. Williams" is a strengthened
man. master Of the situation in any emer-
gency whether one of physical or moral
danger The third act is given over to
this character, and a masterful piece Of
work it is. In dramatic construction as
well as in acting Guy Bates Post. In a
role so unsympathetic as to be repulsive,
gives a performance of wonderful finish.
There is not CLEAN Of decency In the
role he pOrtrays. whose purpose Is evil
IDENTIFY to illustrate the depth to which
human nature can descend, yet he plays
it in manner to compel admiration for
psychological perception as we'll as MI
nuteness of technical detail
In a cast of extraordinary efficiency
throughout, one that gets full value out
every syllable of the unpretentious dia-
logue. Julia Deane has the role OF the
wife. and Ben Johnson that of "Jimsy
Smith. the rugged knight Grant. whose
western picturesQueness of speech con-
tributes comedy without detracting from
the serious dignity of the role
Like Mr.. Walters other plays. Paid in
Full makes scant pretense to the literary
graces. 1t is story for the storys sake.
an achievement in dramatic construction
in which the significance of a scene is de-
veloped by action rather than by speech.
The presentation shows fine skill In stage
management. and the scenic display. while
not ostentatious In massive magnihcence,
is a revelation Of artistic discernment.
The play is one of the most interesting
of the season. a production which goes
straight to human interest for its reason
of being.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
New National.

Robert Mantelrs Interpretation OF
Macbeth at the New National Theater
last night met to the limit the demands Of
a large audience that filled the house
and manifested its approval by unstinted
applause throughout. 1t was not Mac
beth as Shakespeare wrote the play. for
the bill announced that the version used
was prepared from Edwin Booths prompt
book and is marked by the usual onis-
sions Of both text and character The
original scenes. laid In England, and the
English characters taking part in those
scenes were eliminated. This had the
effect OF making the tragedy more COM
pact vet few of the famous lines OF
the original drama were sacrificed.
Nh Mantell has commanding figure
and a splendid voice, which he uses to
great advantage. His Macbeth is not the
traditional character of that long line
of distinguished actors whose names are
inseparably connected with Shakespear-
can tragic roles.
He appeared to greater advantage as
the play unfolded and was especially ef-
fective in the scene with Banquo's ghost,
again when the death Of his queen was
announced and last in the final scene
with Macduff. although in that his con-
ception of the requirements was far from
what the Shakespearean lover or the OLD
days has been wont to gloat and glory
over.
The Lady Macbeth Of Marie Booth
Russell won several curtain calls. Fritz
Leiber, as Macduff. was notably strong
in the scene wherein he is informed OF
the slaughter Of his wife and babies. Guy
Lindsey as Malcolm. was also at home
with his role The stage settings and
cos umes were elaborate and beautiful to
the finest detail.
A performance of THE Lady OF Lyons
Yesterday afternoon presented Mr.. Man
tell as Claude Melnott and Miss Russell
as Pauline. The strongly contrasted per-
formances of afternoon and evening. the
one romantic and the other tragic. gave
assurance of convincing renditions OF the
varied repertory announced for the week.
Tonight king Lear Will be the play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
DELEGATES TO BALTIMORE.
Sons of American Revolution Elect
Representatives to National Concress

The Sons of the American Revolution
at the annual meeting. at Rauschers
yesterday afternoon. elected the delegates
and alternates to the national congress
of the society, which meets at Baltimore
April 80, as follows:
Delegate-at large W. l.. Marsh: dele
gates. John E. Fenwick. Philip f. Larner,
James r. Dubois, William A. De Caindry.
Frederick D. Owen. w. Fl. Pearce COM
mander John II. Moore. c. G. Dodge,
Caleb c. Magruder. jr.. Francis E. Grice
and A. J. Gore. The following were
elected alternateS: DR.. Ira w Dennison
Col. Charles Lyman. George c. Maynard.
Paul Brockett. II. w. Samson. j. c..
Greenawalt f. A. Hill. DR.. William Dom
nelly, Henry Seymour, F. II. Parsons and
l. S Carman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
INDIANS ASK lABOR'S HELP
PLEAD WITH UNION MEN TO
SECURE RIGHTS.
Creek Orators Address Central Union
Meeting in Native Tongue-La-
Dor Demonstration Planned.

An innovation at the weekly meeting OF
the Central Labor Union i'm Typograph-
ical Temple last night was the appearance
of two Indian orators and an interpreter
before the aSSemblage of workingmen.
The principal address was by Eusaula
Harjo, fullblood Creek Indian. who is
known as the orator of the four moth
ers.' or four civilized Indian nations of
Oklahoma. In his talk to the pale
face workers he spoke bitterly of the ms
representations that are made to the gen.
eral government here by emissariss from
Oklahoma claiming to be red men. but
who. Harjo claimed. are halfbreeds and
mullatoes, and not the real representatives
of the fullblood Indians. 1.-The words of
these men" he said. ARE not the words
of the Indians
Both Harjo and Cesar FiXicochlee, an
other fulblood Creek Indian. expressed
the hope that the great father" and the
government in their dealings with the
Indians will listen to the fullbloods and
not the negroes, halfbreeds and "squaw
men
At the conclusion of the talk Pres-
dent Torch referred their matter to the
legislative committee with instructions
10 its best efforts to have the COM
plant of the red men given proper con-
Sideration by the government, in order
that the full bloods may receive justice
and fair play at its hands.
4 committee was appointed to devise
ways and means for the employment of
an educational secretary for the Central
Labor Union. to take up labor matters
in the District of Columbia and make
recommendations for necessary reforms.
The committee consists of F.. l.. Tucker
of the machinists. John H. Hartley of the
tiremen and Sam De Nedrey of the
printers.
future meetings of the central body shall
cson the press committee was dis
charged. For several months the meet
ings have been held behind closed doors
Preliminary steps were taken for a
labor parade and demonstration. to be
participated in by all label trades. TO be
held in this city next April or May
A resolution was adopted by unanimous
vote declaring that the Central Labor
Union of the District of Columbia eX-
tend to President Gompers its sincere
thanks for his presence on that occasion.
and, notwithstanding the newspaper COM
mentS to the contrary, we hereby pledge
our sincere support and manifest our con-
fidence in his loyalty to the labor move
ment in general. and particularly his deep
interest in the central body of the Dis
trict.''
The Gallinger gas reduction bill was
read by its title and referred to the
legislative committee. with instructions
to report upon it at the next meeting OF
the Central Labor Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Belasco.

"Marcelle'' had its opening performance
Of the Washington engagement last night
at the Belasco before an audience that
awarded every good line and bit of har-
mony with abundant applause and went
home humming THE Message Of the Red,
Red Rose
"Marcelle'' has plot to spare. but few
situations to interrupt its placid musical
telling. The story Is not one OF change
lings exactly. but is nearly so. 1t has
tuneful songs, very smart chorus In up
to-date and beyond costumes. with some
of the reminiscent period Of other jingles
laid in Deutschland. and new solo. duo
and trio terpsichOrean feats. The grand
opera tendencies of the first half or the
Louise Cummings high notes in her final
solo constitute vocal attainment OF both
popular and artistic appeal.
The scene of the operetta is laid In
the small German town Of Berghof. near
the French frontier, Baron Won Berghof.
hereditary proprietor of the Berghof es-
tates. has to face grave complication.
He is admonished that as he has no
heir. his nephew Kali Won Bershof Of the
German army must. according to the
a cheerful parsonage, devoted to wine.
women and song, but quite equal to the
necessary emergency of palming on a
youth dragged from the occasional train
which steps at BerghO1. Ills seTNltor sent
on this errand brings back a nineteen
year-old. but girl. The natural mix-ups
follow. as the lady in question is an &C
tress and quite up to the share demanded
CT her in the plot. The device fails but
give chances for several love king and
dancing incidents.
The big laugh of the evening went to
the baron in his punch-drinking scene
with the barrister. who is there to Sc
cure the rights of the next heir. Lieut..
- = fnn0 rot m
in response to his invitation to join him
at the bowl-'Dr;nking is really the king
of indoor sports"
Frank Smithson has staged the operetta
and David Bennett who leads one of the
lightest shuffies, directs the dancing. In
the cast. besides Prima Donna Miss Gun
ming are Jess Dandy. Herbert Cawthorne
and other comedy favorites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Lyceun.

Uncle Sans Bellies entertained a large
audience at the Lyceum last evening. The
two burlesques together can boast OF
very near score of costume changes
and as many catchy songs. Dan Gracey.
in the character of Mike Maloney, makes
much Of his few opportunities.
The vaudeville features of the show are
all good. 1t is hard to say which is most
conspicuous. While Provost and Brown,
in their acrobatic skit. are excellent, the
honors go to Harry Lamount in his light
ming change act.
At the conclusion of the second bur-
lesque Joe Turner. the we'll known Wash
ington wrestler, met Patterson, also of
this city, with the agreement that he
would forfeit SO If he did not throw Pat
terson in fifteen minutes. While Patter-
son weighs 137 pounds more than Turner.
he was thrown in thirteen minutes and
fraction. Later in the week Turner
will meet the champion of the Cherokee
Nation under the same conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
LAUNDRY GIRL LOSES ARM.
Miss Buechling Shows Wonderful
Nerve in Distressing Accident.

While Miss Kate Buechling of 1851 kra-
mer street was working last night at the
Yale laundry. 437 New York avenue, her
right hand was caught between the heavy
steel rollers of q mangle and her hand
and forearm terribly crushed before the
machinery could be stopped. Other en-
ployes heard her screams and went to her
assistance. and she was hurried to the
Emergency Hospital.
1t is stated that the young woman dis
played wonderful nerve when released
from the machinery. She did not lose
consciousness. but was able to converse
with friends and explain how she happen
ed to get her hand caught between the
rollers. DR.. George Tully Vaughan, as
sisted by members of the hospital staff.
amputated the arm at the elbow. 1t was
said this morning that the patient was
in splendid condition and probably will
be able 10 leave the hospital in Few
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
THREE MEN HURT.
Sustain Injuries as Result of Over
turning of Wagon.

AS a result Of the overturning of a
wagon in which they were riding Sunday
morning William Sardo of 4Os II street
northeast and William Schofleld and Ed
ward Reddin were thrown out and pinion-
ed to the ground. Mr. Sardo received in
juries to his left hip. leg and wrist. Mr..
Sohofield was injured about the body
The three men had gone to Oak Hill
cemetery In the wagon and while driving
through the grounds the pole of the
wagon broke. overturning the vehicle and
throwing the occupants over the DASH
board, rendering them unconscious. The
horses stopped at once
Supt. Summerville and several employees
Of the cemetery discovered the accident
about fifteen minutes after ii had occur
red and lifted the wagon from the in
iured men. They We're later assisted to
their homes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Randle Highlands News.

Hiram II. Woodwork of Cochranton.
Pa, is visiting his sister, Mrs Miller OF
q street.
"A two-story building on Q street. near
18th street. S. Snyder is the contractor
George Myers is building a bungalow
OH his lot on Naylor road.
r. T.. Marriott is now occupying what
he calls The Santiago Blockhouse" on
Naylor road.
Several Indian visitors from Oklahoma
attended the Baptist Church services yes
terday forenoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
EXPLAINS DISTRICT NEEDS.
Commissioner Macfarland Before the
House. Appropriations Committee.

Commissioner mcfarland spent two
hours yesterday afternoon with the House
committee on appropriations. explaining
the various items requested by the Com
missioners to be inserted in the general
deficiency bill
1t is estimated roughly that requests
have been made for appropriations aggre-
eating half million dollars, to be used
by the various departments of the District
government. AS both Engineer Commits
sioner Cosby and Commissioner West
were out Of the city yesterday. the presi-
dent of the board explained the needs of
all the branches of the District service.
Commissioner Macfarland was accom-
panied by the auditor. Alonzo Tweedale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Workmen's Circle Gives MASQUERADE.

Fully a thousand persons assembled in
Masonic Temple. 9th and F streets. last
evening for the fourth masquerade and
ball of Branch No. 90, A. r. of the Work
mems Circle. Many societies were repre-
scented in special groups. among the most
successful of which were those represent
ing The Future Hope" with Louis Vein
stein taking the part of Father Time;
his son Richard, the part of The Angel"
while II. J. Kamerow represented La
Dor. The Messina Earthquake was
participated in by Mrs. Fanny Cordova
and her children. Belle. Mary and Alice,
as survivors OF the disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
MERCY SHOWN BRADY.
Twenty-Five Years for Homicide
Near Minimum Penalty

Eldridge A. Brady. colored. recently
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree for causing the death of Milford
Carter. also colored. October 8 last. was
sentenced today by Justice COULD in Grim
inal Court No. l to serve twenty-five
years in the penitentiary.
The jury had recommended the defend
ant to the mercy of the court. Justice
Gould took this into consideration and
gave Brady only two years more than he
minimum of twenty years provided by
the statute.
In response to the inquiry of the court
as to whether he had anything to say be-
fore sentence. Brady declared he had no
murder in his heart when he struck Car
ter with fence paling.
Attorneys c. II. Hemans and H. l..
Thomas represented the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Cushing Camp Meeting.

William B. Gushing Camp, No. 50, Sons
of Veterans, will hold its next regular
meeting tomorrow evening. and members
of the Grand Army of the Republic have
been invited to attend.
There will be a muster of several can
didates and important business matters
will be brought up for discussion. The
national encampment of the commander
in-chief will be held in this city in
August and the division encampment will
be held at Wilmington. Del, some time
during the month of June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

National-Mr. Mantell in Macbeth
8 pm.
Belasco-Louise Cunning in Mar
eellc," SIS pm.
Columbia-Eugene Walter in Paid in
Fun S:1J pm.
Chases-PoIite vaudeville, SIS pm.
New Acadcmy-"The Ninety and Nine,
Sis pm.
New Lyccum-''Cncle Sans Bellies"
S:1I pm
tiavety-"The Blue Ribbon Girls" S:15
pm.
MaieStic-continuouS vaudeville and
moving pictures, $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Lecture for Fairgrounds Benefit.

The Race, the Epoch, and the Indi-
vidual in Art' will be the subject Of the
second lecture in the series on art and
the Human Spirit by Edward Howard
Griggs. to be given tomorrow evening in
All Souls Church, 14th and l. streets
northwest. These lectures are being
given under the auspices and for the bene-
fit of the Washington Fairgrounds AS
ISOLATION. The lecture tomorrow night
ds the second in series of six, all on
successive Wednesday evenings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
PICTURE WASHINGTON'S LIFE.
Members Of Calvary Baptist Sunday
School Give Tableaux.

TableauX depicting the life of George
Washington were presented in Calvary
Baptist Church last evening by the adult
department of the Sunday school Through
all it's phases the career of Washington
was shown until the quiet life of retire
ment at Mount Vernon was reached. Then
tableaux of the thirteen original states
and the costumes of colonial days brought
the entertainment to close. The final
scene showed the evolution of the Amer
lean flag.
At the close of the entertainment Col
Thomas a. Hopkins delivered an address
on the history of the flag. Refreshments
were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Free Lecture ON Vaccination.

John ~. Bonner. lecturer and organizer
for the National Anti-Naccination League
OF England. will deliver IA lecture on the
subjec, us Compulsory Vaccination Justi-
Gable?" this evening al s:l5 o'clock in
the hall Ct George Washington University.
The lecture is free to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
NATIONAL CoLoRs BLENDED.
Flag Displayed a
Washington Celebration.

The Excelsior Literary Society and the
Isabel Worrell Ball Flag Association Gel
ebrated Washington's birthday with pa
triotic exercises at the Public Library
last night. The auditorium, which was
beautifully decorated with pan-American
flags. was well filled.
Mrs. Florence Dufie. president of the
Excelsior Literary Society, reviewed the
work of the society. The history of the
pan-American flag, which blends the col
ors of the republics of North. South and
Central America. was told by Mrs
Charles NJ. Pepper.
George Washington's career and influ-
ence were described by Judge E. P.
Seeds. Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, presi-
dent of the Isabel WOrrell Ball Flag AS
social. told the Story of the Flag" F.
O'Donoghue recited The Star Spangled
Banner" The exercises were under the
direction of Mrs. Edith Sage Emerson
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Page, Mrs. Emma A.
Hawks and Miss a. Nj. Chamberlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
Retail Clerks Smoker.

Several addresses from men prominent
in the labor circles of the city will be
1lle feature of the open meeting and
smoker TO be given by the Retail Clerks
MON. No 80. in Typographical Temple
1aXt Monday evening. The entertain
lnent will be given for the members and
friends of the union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
illustrated Lecture on Wakefield.

An illustrated lecture. showing scenes
about Wakefield, Mt Vernon and neigh
boring points. which figured in the life of
George Washington. was given by Joseph
J. keifer in the old Union engine house
last night. The lecture was under the
auspices of the ladies' auxiliary of the
Volunteer Firemen's Association. Mr.
Eefer is a member of the Association of
Columbia