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when the members sat for a group
photo in the original costumes worn
at the last st. Patrick's day fun par
ty. There were 13 in the photo, TAX
en- at the 18th hour--one o'clock. At
ter the photographer had made an afli-
davit that he was exactly l3 years in
business each member made a deposit
OF l3 cents for a picture. The photog-
rapher then agreed TO show a proof in
13 hours and a finished picture 13
hours later. The club, which is one
of Boston's unique organizations, has
been in existence for 10 years. 1t
numbers among its members the anna
teur schoolboy writer of II and the
finished professional writer OF TO-
The lately organized Harvard Chi
nese club has thirty-one members, most
Of them youths sent here by their gov
ernment and maintained at its ex-
pense. Running over the list Of names
OF these picked young men and the
subjects they elect to specialize in, 1t
is suggestive to see how many Of them
have chosen economics and political
science, several taking engineering,
and one or two education" Most Of
them seem to expect TO serve the Chi
nese reform" movement in admins
trative positions. To this country
China sends youth thus minded; but
when 1t comes to instruction In mill
tary science Germany is the favored
nation. The newly appointed Chinese
minister to Germany took recently TO
Berlin twenty graduates OF the No
bles' College in Pekin, sons OF the
weightiest and wealthiest Of the rul-
ing class.
If you go to visit the navy yard to-
day you will have no more trouble TO
gain admittance than heretofore, but
you will be subjected to a new little
formality. AS you enter little check
or ticket, something like those In use
on the elevated, will be given to you;
upon 1t you may read Good for exit
only-this day-U. S. navy yard, Bos-
ton" And this ticket you must give up
to the guard at the gate In order TO get
out again.
The workmen in the yard will al!
be given Identification checks, which
must be shown whenever challenged at
passing the gates. The idea Is TO keep
the workmen of the yard from going
in or out except at the beginning and
close OF the day, TO prevent the escape
of naval prisoners, and TO keep sailors
from leaving the yard without author
ity. Enlisted men must have passes,
as usual. But any respectable visitor
will be as welcome as ever.
Hon. Elmer A. Stevens OF Somerville
is now treasurer and receiver general
of the commonwealth. He formaiAy
resigned from the senate one after
noon this week and shortly after
appeared before the governor and
council, qualified and, his bond Of
100000 having been approved, took
possession OF his new Office directly.
His first official act was to approve
the bond, In the sum of $4,000, OF
Hon. Arthur B: Chaplin of Holyoke, his
predecessor In the office OF state treas
urer, as banking commissioners.
Mr.. Chaplin qualified as banking
commissioner before the secretary OF
the commonwealth early In the after
noon, and In a short while he was In
his new Office of banking commission
ioner and the wheels OF government
were in regular running order again.
The indications are that Mr.. Stev-
ems place In the state senate Will re-
main vacant. In other words, that
there will be no special election be-
cause the session is so far advanced.
The new Capt. John G.. B. Adams
nospital on Powderhorn hall, down in
Chelsea, to be used for sick and infirm
veterans of the civil and Spanish-Am-
erican wars now registered at the SOL
diers' home, Is practically completed,
the finishing touches alone remaining
TO be done.
The hospital is named after the late
Capt. J. G. B. Adams, former COM
mander-in-chief of the G. A. r., serg-
eant-at-arms for many years at the
state house and chairman OF the board
Of trustees of the soldiers home at the
time of his death.
Col. Charles E. Hapgood, superinten.
dent Of the home, said recently that
he expected that by Memorial day the
new hospital would be ready for the
reception OF patients. II means great
deal, he added, to the comfort of the
veterans who will find conditions much
more agreeable in the new hospital
than in the old wards.
The new hospital is located near a
group of the home buildings. The
entrance is on the northerly side
and accessible to the main building
by a passageway.
On account of the infrmity OF the
inmates q dining room has been pro-