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The Washington times., 1910-02-09
INTERNATIONAL RACE FOR
THE SOUTH POLE.

The world VIII now have chance
to IooI. on and see one Of the greatest
races of history. the friendly contest
for the discovery Of the South Pole
Nothing more thrilling and spectacular
could bc imagined
Commander Robert Z. FcaTy ias
been presented a check for $4,000 by
Governor Hughes in behalf Of the Civic
Forum and the citizens who arranged
the demonstration for him just given
in New York. The discoverer Of the
North Pole on receiving the check
promptly announced ne would deposit
II 10 start a fund To send an expedition
into the Antarctic to enter the Stars
and Stripes In "a splendid. brotheTly
race with our British cousins for the
South Pole" Commander Peary's ac-
ton follows on the acton of the Ma
tionai Geographic Society IN Washing
ton In deciding 10 send an expedition
10 the South Pole If the necessary
funds can be raised With PeaTy's
checI. to start with there i no question
practically that the funds VIII be OBJ
tainabIe. 1t l. thought that the eX-
pedition NAV be ready 10 start from
New York. where the vessel Roosevelt
Is now resting after her struggles in
the northern ice fields. as carly as
July.
II Is the intention that the Ameri-
can expedition shall make Coats Land
in the Antarctic the base from which
the dash to the pole shall be attempted
This Is on the opposite side of the
world from the base Of the British eX-
pedition under Captain Scott. The two
expeditions viii therefore not in any
cause conflict. One object of the
American expedition Is the exploration
Of Wilkes Land
Commander Peary VIII not command
the American expedition but he viii
give It the benefit Of ms advice, as well
as the support OF his money In this
he Is exhibiting a side TO his character
I that is likely to 90 far TO remove the
feeling OF many people that his course
/ toward Dr. Cook was not above eriti-
cism. It j. cause for qualification
/ that President Taft has indorsed the
/ movement TO have Congress take sub
stantiaI notice OF Pesry's achievement
1 Tt IS due to Peary, and 1t viii spur on
the man who leads the campaign to
plant the Stars and Stripes at the
/ southern end Of the world.
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
HAVE WE MILLIONS TO BURN
IN WASHINGTON?

We Americans must have money to
burn. At least, we are acting as II we
had. for the total fire loss IN the United
States last year was nearly half bill
lion dollars. To be exact. the destruc-
ton of buildings, the excess cost of fire
protection lover that which would have
been sufficient If less iniammable ma
terial ha6 been usedl, and extra IN
suranee premiums paid for the same
reason. amounted to S456,4s5.OOO.
This comes to the same thing as If
the people had destroyed all the
petroleum, all the gold all the silver
and all the copper produced in the
country IN the same year The Geo
logical Survey Is authority for the
figures quoted, which are as alarming
as they are astounding. Uncle sam
owns buildings which cost 100000. 900,
and Is putting up new ones at the rate
OF $4,000, 90 a year He pays no
insurance and loses little by fire, be
cause al the modern structures are of
approved material
One reason for the enormous loss 70
private owners in this country Is dis
regard Of existing building regulations
another is lack of scientific rules OF
construction. A third 5 Inadequate fire
extiDguiEhiDg service Al three TO-
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woMENs FEELINGS CONTROLLED.

II the wives OF che Senators feel the
reseutments which the Senator's them
selves feel. they seldom show it. 1t
recently happened that Mrs Hale. wife
or Senator Hale Of Maine, gave lunch
con All OF the wives OF Senators were
fnvrcd or their daughters OF whoever
their social representatives might be
They were asked 70 meet Mrs SheT-
man. wife OF the Vice President The
Cabinet women were included, Miss
Helen Cannon. Mrs Anderson, who IS
the sister rI Mrs Taft, Mrs Ions " oTtiir
and a few others
- near AS can be learned. they all
went and had a really delightful time
II Mrs. Srna tor a felt inclined 10 pull
the hair OF Mrs. Senator = because OF
Things aid on the Senate GOgT, u was
kept under cover. All The women, -
10 speak wore their very finest EGH ms
and their poker faces CouUovertcd po-
ilti al topics were escheWed and Such
things as the boycott Of meats, the hlSh
cost OF living. and the Ike we're dis
CUsSeE.
Mrs. AIdrsch. wife or the Senator
from Rhode Island. was there. so was
Mrs "a Toilette TIE two hobnobbcd
pleasantly enough II was an ideal
function, so they say Mrs Hale IS a
delEhtfui hostess, vino has been IN
Washington life since she wSs a girl
she is the daughter OF the redCUbranle
Zach Chandler, OF Michigan
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PREACHING A WAR on
MEDICAL HERETICS.

The physician Is the custodian OF rhe
public health. Preaching from this
text Dr.. Frank Lee Biscoe- OF this
CITY, contributes a paper TO the Nir-
ginis Medical Semmonthly, in which
he upbraids his colleagues for their in
difference To the advance OF pracUitioH-
ers who "antagonize' the so-called
regular" school
Dr. Biscoe sees a daugeT-not 10 the
profession. but TO the people-In the
operations of every dissenting body
every heresy IN healing, from homeop-
athy to Christian Science. the I'm
manuel movement and osteopathy- He
Is only a little less severe against the
followers of Hahnemann than he Is
against those who believe Mrs Edd-
to he divineIy inspired. He finds that
the former are approaching the meth
DDS of the regulars giving actual IN
stead of infinitesimal doses OF medi-
cines. and recognizing the science Of
baCteriology. OF the Rev. Dr. Wor-
cester's school Of psychO-therapy, he
has this TO say
Let Us consider FOR a moment just
what these healers profess 10 do
They claim to treat only those who
are free from pathological tcslOnS-
That removes the Individual from the
domain Of medicine and surgery, and
calls for absolutely no service from
this fact. should the physician in any
way be associated with these healers2
This Is the foundation Of my attempt
S=d hope TO disassociate the medical
profession from these psyChO-t -theTa-
Bu6ists. and SO 7 say that they are
confronted with a sociological prob
lem which. undoubtedly, Is within the
scope Of the calling OF the clergy
The author Of this paper is undoubt-
edly actuated by the highest motives
He Is at some unnecessary pains TO
combat any impUtation that he and
those who think with him are stUng
10 protest by the loss of the fees which
are paid TO heaIers of various sorts.
Moody who knows the vast deal OF
charitable work that every doctor does
az q matter Of course, and the Unre-
wsrded research for the benefit OF
their profession and of mankind, viii
accuse medical meisin general Of sor-
did and meroenFry purpose in seeking
TO limit the practice of the healing art
10 members of their own guild. Yet
something of the zeal Of the religious
prosecutor Of a bygone age, who pan
ished dissenters for the sake OF the
salvation of the many, appears IN this
remark OF Dr.. BisCoe's;
am highly gratifed that the Mary
land Legislature has passed a Law
prob ibiting any Christian Scientis
from collecting a fee in that state
for this is the only way TO stamp on
Of existence & practice which leopard
ICES the lives OF our own peOpl'
and I hope that II viii not be Ions
before all our States viii have passed
similar laws
Moliere satirized the doctors Of hi
time for pretending that the limit o
medical knowledge had been reache,
BY them. That charge cannot be mad
wAa any justice against the giIZsSciaA
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side the Chief Executive Until tie last
guest had been received and then sat
for a time in the BIue Room before
returning 10 the private spaTtn anus
Upstairs The President Joined her Tor
O. time. but later reioined MS guests,
Considerable disappointment was mani
tested. however. By those who remained
FOR the dancing which has come TO be
httiuE climax for these beautiful en-
Jertainments. for. contrary 10 eNDecta-
lions the President did not dance he
remained in The East Room among the
spectators until the first few bars Of
Home. Sweet Home but seemed 10
prefer watching TO joining IN the pas
time
Rear Admiral sid Mrs William Shef-
field COwIes, 0TCUheT-in-law and sister
Of the former Presid ut Roosevelt, were
the center Of an interesting group
throughout the evening. This IS their
first appearance al White House
function this winter, having come down
70 Washington especially 70 attend
They came with Miss Mabel BOardnlarl n
whose guests they are during their
stay IN the city, and with her re-
uained in the red parlOr for the greater
part Of the evening constantly greet
ieuE Old friends Representative and
Mrs. LOnEworth were also the center
Of an interesting and interested group
in their passage through the various
apartments. though they left rather
early and did not join in the dancing
in the east room
Mrs. Charles Anderson, sister OF Mrs
Taft, and the Misses Anderson and
Mrs Thomas X I-auEhlin. another SIS
ter Of the hostess were also the OBJ
ipCts Of much attention throughout the
evening. The Misses Anderson are
striking looking girls. and always pre-
sent such an exceptionally well-gTOOmed
appearance They were among the
dancers in the east room, Miss Ands<-
son Waiting several times with Post
master General Hitchcock
The secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Neyer were accompanied by their house
guests Mr. and Mrs Appleton and Miss
Appleton and Miss HelOiSe Meyer, OF
I.euCN-
Mrs Taft has reason to be c0nEratU-
lated on the success OF her entertain
ments this winter for seldom has an in
vftation to a White House function car
rfed with It the prestige OF which Il
now boasts. and seldom have they been
Continued on Ninth PRge)
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BACK TO AFFLUEEcE

Senator Flint has definitely announced
that he IS going 10 retire from the Sen
ate. His reason is that he wants to 90
back to his law business again and
make some money. He feels that he
ought TO lay up something for rainy
day for his family
Flint is -yeIl-liked in tqe Senate He
Is one Of tie best dressed men IN that
body anC is q good mixer. His retire
menL viii be AT the end OF MS present
term, q year from next March.
II recalls the case Of John g spoon
er. who was growing poorer and poor
81 IN the Senate, but who Is now IN the
law and has more business than ne can
do.
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4tAA - \ g.
In Presidential Box.

Mrs. Taft occupied the Presideuu1-
box at the National THeaJer yesJerdsE
to hear the recital OF the PhEadeLshia
Orchestra Miss Flora Wilson, dauE7-
ter Of the Secretary Of the Asriculture-
was the vocal SOIcisJ. With Mrs Iaii
was her sister. Mrs LaUghlin, and All
and N-s- Gordon Cumming
Mrs. Charles A Williams had IN hSr
box Miss Helen Cannon, Rear AGnir' Il
and Mrs Harris, Mrs Francois B. NJ
ran, and Mrs John Melton HudSlns-
With Mrs CaIderon Carlisle In no
box was MIS-. Vaudeville Carlisle. Mis-
Carlisle, and Miss Pearson
Mrs. John Carpenter entertained =
box party, having amOag her guests
Mrs. Arthur AIurrsy, Mrs HerbeT-
Wadsworth, Mrs. sharpe, Ms PeaTssl''
and Miss GeOrgianna Hopkins
Among those IN the audience were the
c.s-nar Ambassador and the Countess
Sor, Rarns1orff Miss Ethel RGGSeEei-
Mrs Nathan 3. Scott, Mrs Robert =
vTTv0ue Mrs DOIliveT. Miss CTydeTs MS
Seyr1o1Ir Mr. and Mrs LarZ Anderson
Mrs Alvin Sanders and Miss SanoeiSs
Of C,I7icego- Miss Elsie Mclean, MI
-Tbou7as n Carter, Miss Ethel RoogSol-'
Mss Rodgers, Mrs NOblE, Miss ttstL
Ian. Miss Mary Healey, Mrs James =
Mann Miss Wynne, Mrs Jonn D. H.
de-son- Mrs. Henri Clay BToWnlnss an
MIR. de Thai, Of the Russian en-
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VISITS OLD SCENES.

A familiar figure is seen these days
on the foor of the Senate Moving
about from seat TO seat, shaking hands
with the old and the young alike, and
occasionally stopping to listen TO the
bovs- in debate is the venerable form
of former Senator Henry NJ Teller OF
Colorado. F[e has been here for several
davs, and as often as he goes away
lust as often does he return
FIR +wentv-fve years Senator Teller
had a seat I'm the chamber The life Of
the Senate became a part OF his me,
and now he hauuts the scene OF MS
former activities. He is a member OF
The Monetary Commission. and TINS IS
mis- pretext for lingering In Washington
III il should be that he needs a preteXt-
Official life of washington has grown
70 know The little gray-haired man from
ne West He was not only IN the Sen
ate for five or six terms. but he once
retired from the body long enough 20
enter the Cabinet Of President Arthur
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
Ca pitaI T ale S

n oOKER T. WASHINGTON has
X not the influence at the White
IL House in this Administration
that he had under the Roosevelt
oIoer. When Roosevelt was President,
Ut washington was frequently con-
suited when It came 70 ling wheth-
er this colOred man or sthat should
hold Office.
President Taft, so the gossip goes in
coiored political circles in Washington.
told Dr. Washington that before set
tiing appointments he would cunfer with
such men as Bishops Grant ami Gaines,
Collector Charles Anderson. OF the In
ternai revenue Office at New York, and
others Of prominence among the cOlOred
race IN this country. Northern cOlOred
men OF prominence are TO be given
more attention than in the preceding
Administration.
Senator Foraker at one time in the
senate alluded TO Booker T. Washing
ton as the third Senator from Ohio
1 tte remark was apTOpOs o. an appoint
ment of cOlored man III tho Buck
eye state by Roosevelt with Jut the
Senators being couuseIed with.
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
TROUSERS CAUSE TROUBLE.

Senator. Gore - not the only great
man whose trousers have Sot him into
trouble Burning dispatches from the
West tell how the blind Senator hustled
into the wrong pair Of trousers VIXEN
departing for Oklahoma, and found him
self on the train minus his Pocketbook,
with the result that he had TO borrow
money from a stranger
This recalls that Derturbed occasion
when Bill Taft landed ia St Peters
burg. and vas invited, that IS 20 say,
commanded to he received by the Gar
Gen Clarence Edwards was alOnC- 50
was Tafts Filipino valet
In preparation for the function. Taft
OTy.ered his trousers pressed, the only
pair he had suitable for the gaze Of
royalty They did not return Oh schedule
time and the UpheavsI that was caused
were too great 10 tell
Suffice il TO say, General Edwards did
everything but call out the life guards
and finally got the trousers back n time
TO save an international crisis.
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
THREE PERSONS DIE
AS RESULT OF FIRE
Crossed Electric Wires Believed
Responsible for Destruction OF
Jersey Shore Bank Building.

JERSEY SHORE Pa. Feb 9--Three
persoas lost their lives in fire which
early today. destroyed the First Ma
tIouaI Bank building The dead
a /. DRAvENSTADT, killed jump
ing from third-story window
Mrs A L DRAEENSTADT, aged SIX
tv-rvvo, burned to death
WILLIAM O'CONNORr three years
old burned TO death
Crossed electric wires are believed TO
nave caused the fire. Loss $5e.gy1, Gov
era6 BIZ inSuranCe-
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BORAH IS BUSY.

Senator Borah OF Idaho will he one
Of the chief figures in the consideration
Of the national Inc nrTSratiOn bill IN the
Senate.
He Is on the judiciary Committee. 70
which the bill has been referred. and,
besides that. he has been working for
the better part Of a year on the legal
and constitutional problems connected
with national corporation
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cether give the United States an an
nual fire loss rate per capita eight
times that Of any country IN Europe
Firebf pof material now costs almost
as little as easily burned stuff, If
builders would learn that at present
they are using three to six times as
much material as is necessary in their
work. The Geological Survey is also
responsible for that assertion.
The District government should look
carefully into the application of these
facts to local conditions. Especially
should the building code be enforced TO
its limits and amended wherever It
shows weakness. No less important :
the extension Of the fire protection
system to cover the newer sections Of
this rapidly growing city. the purchase
of the best modern apparatus and
various improvements for which the
fire department Is Petitioning- The
Federal Government Is as deeply con
cerned in this matter as any local
property owner. for not all the public
buildings here are Of modern construc-
tion, and a disastrous fire in one of
them may occur at any time only To
teach a lesson which every business
man in the Capital already knows.
The Washington times., 1910-02-09

of this time, but they ought not to lay
themselves open TO an accusation by
the laity that they pretend alone 10
hold the sacred keys 10 health and
sickness
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
McCUMBER FARMERS FRIEND.

Senator lIcCumber OF North Dakota
never misses a chance % say something
good Of the farmer Whether it is tariff.
the cost OF living. OF anything else
having a bearing on the dowu-trodden
aEriruTturist. Senator NcCumber is right
on deck
1t would not he fair % say that the
Senator's concern is intimately related
to the fact that North Dakota IS almost
wholly given over 10 farniI-E. Senator
NcCUmber shares with Secretary Wilson
the conviction that The high prices OF
food products cannot be blamed on thu
farmer. and that II e the middIeman
who is the guilty party.
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
SIZE HEADS FIRE BRIGADE.

CHESTER. Pa, Feb. s--Miss Sarah
Osborne. Of BOOthwyn, headed bucket
brigade which extinguished fire tnat
threatened to destroy the Osborne home
stead. Loss. 500; insured
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is suing the Pullman Company because
she was not walked up in time 10 dress.
had a butter-fingered husband who
couldn't hook uD her gown fast enough
Glad TO hear quinine Is an auestheuc.
Jp 10 this time its principal use has
been an excuse for some rUmmy 10
take drink Of whisky with IL
pfttsburg needn't feel all sweiIed up
1e-ause she has only 500 bad eggs.
Think Of the other bad things in that
town
There is one fine advantage in marry
irss- miUiner- She can get the best
valses in Easter hats for the least
money
out in Kansas City there is a rapid
Iv growing impression that the profes-
sion OF numbering for money is hazard
Gus
The time is fast approaching when
the political constituents viii cease TO
be uuissnces and become necessities
Either this Government is going broke,
OF Representative Macon OF Arkansas
/ is wildly extravsE giant in his speecr-
American horses are said To 10 well
/ in England How about American heir
I csseS over tEere2
All tHe rest OF the world has the
laugh on Bermuda Dr. Cooks down
there
! II seems that everybody viii know
about IL when Theodore Roosevelt comes
home
/ That man who has twenty detectives
/ on his traH must be a fast traveller
I Al any rate. the Swope millions
haven't been swiped yet
A knight-errant in the navy seems 10
have no official standing
They're running harmony against
/ Harmon in Ohio.
The Ohio Democracy IS about 10 be
I Wade-eIIisJd-
Who has cornered Wall Streets com
I mon seuse2
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
WOMAN 100 YEARS OLD.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. s--Mrs-
Martha. Sharon is celebrating her one
nundredth birthday anniversary at
SteeIton- The family party was attend
ed bv six children. eighteen Srandchil-
Eren, and twelve great-grandchlldren-
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
What s on the Program
Tonight in Washington

Wisconsin Republican Club, room SO
Corccran building, p. m
RandIe Highlands Citizens Association,
RanGIe Highlands Baptist Church
Inspection of Knights Of the EIacca-
bees, .Pythian Temple, S p. m.
National style Show. the Arlington, .
2. m. to 10 p m
Theaters.
NationaI-Elsie Janis in The Fair Co
Ed" SIS D NJ
BeIasco-Nszimova in THE Passion
Flower SD D m
acknowledgements CrOsman in sham, q"
s.15 o. n
Chase -s-PoIite vaudeville. SIS p m
Academy Lena Rivers SIS p. m
Casino-Continuous vaudeville, IL a. m
TO Il D. N
Majestic-Noving pictures and vaude-
vile, TO il p. m.
Iyceum-"BiE Review SIS p. m
Gayety--S -Serenaders," S:I5 .. m
Masonic AuditCrium-Afoving pictures,
80 to 1880 D m
A(The Times will be pleased TO an
nounce entertainments and meetings in
this column. Phone or write announce
ments-l
The Washington times., 1910-02-09

IF the ladies' tailors viii make it the
fashion. for woman to wear dresses
she can put on without the help OF her
husband, the cook, and a monkey
wrench. they will be popular with the
fellows who pay the bills.
The Washington times., 1910-02-09

DIT Cook is undertaking a useless task
when he says he VIII return 70 New
York 10 sJraiEHteu out the polar tangIe
It's a cincH that ne didn't kick any
dents iu the Pole OF lean on it long
enough TO bend IT,
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
Miss Edith Sutherland Will Wed
A Robert ElmOre of New York City
Senator and Mrs. Suther-
land Announce Daugh-
ter s Engagement.
Wedding of Popular Girl
of Official Society Set
for May 3.

Senator and Mrs. George Sutherland
Of Utah announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Edith Sutherland.
70 A Robert Eimore. OF New York. The
wedding, which viii be an important
event Of the spring season, will take
place Tuesday May ,. in St. Margaret
Episcopal Church Miss Sutherland j.
one OF the most popular girls in Official
circles OF Washington society and her
engagement is OF interest 20 a wide
circle OF friends
The Washington times., 1910-02-09
PROGRAM

March-.tThe Gray Champion"
Robinson
Overture aymond' -------. IhomaS
CBy. reqUest)
COrnet solo-"Desr -------- lNlngsoury
Gar Air,I ,ouis XIII, ''Amsryilis'
Ghys
Cb) Prize song from the ''Meister-
singer of 1Vurnberg ---.--- Wagner
4 tone poetr-''Lilacs''-- '----.--- Roberts
SeIection-"I ucia di Lammermoor'
CBy reqUest) ..-------.--- -Donizetu
Tutermezzo-. Renita"...-...- Hoffman
BIarch-"Arny and Navy ,-.-Tyrreil
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Curtain Of Lent Falls
On Gayest Of Seasons

Today IS Ash wednesday ana -
zo-iaI calendar IS blank The penl5ertla-
o,,-+sir Of Lent has fallen for a time
oI +bs gavest OF social seasons that the
TstionsI Capital has known for many
years
For forty-tvo days society viii attend
c1,,rcb services regularly and entertain
rnents VIII be on a somewhat smaller
scale The lnforIuality OF the few
weeks preceding Easter and the gay
1,ttIe spring season which Is becoming
so nopular in Washington, is always
welcome. as II provides a better oppOr-
tunftv for really becoming acquainted
than the larger functions The usual
cro, Of spring engagements which al
Tavs follows this luH in social aCu-
,,fties NAV be expected as Dame Ru-
MOI. Is already busy linking the names
OF several prominent bellies and besuN
Of the winter
Miss Edna DTyfuss uSlo has been
spending the DaSt three weeks In New
York, returned TO her home today
Mrs. Sacks, Of II street northeast vas
hostess At q euchre yesterday iu honor
OF Mrs. Henry MeIhauser, OF BsItimore.
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Farewell Tea
At Italian Embassy.

The Italian Ambss5adyr ana Baroness
Mayor d-s FIanches were hosts a. d
farewell tea yesterday afternoon At
O'Clock at IHs embassy
Assisting the aWbassador and the
baroness IN receiving their guests were
the members Of the embassy stan Mss
kean and NiSCCUntesS BenOlst d Azy.
vy5fs of the naval aLcache Of the EIencl
embassy, presided al the tea table
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page entertained
ar an informal tea at O clock yeSJeT-
day n honor Of her hOuse-Eues[. Ms
Herbert ward, who IS better known IN
the literary world as Elizabeth StUsI
Phelps
Mrs. 7 Van VsSateu OIcott entertained
al a tea IeSI eTdaE afternoon IN COmpI--
nent 10 her house guests, Miss Endicotr
and Miss Richards, of Boston and her
niece. Miss Eleanor Hoffman ROdeWaId.
Of New York Mrs William Barrett
Ridgely anO MS KUser presided at the
tea table.
The HouSekeeper's Alliance AID the As
sOcfaJiou Of Collegiate AlumuaS, two cr-
Eanizations oE Washington wCEles-
have arranged To have Miss Beatrice
He~ford give four Of her irInItaBle
ruonoIo-ues IN the ban room Of the
AriIEEJOu Hotel on February l. tn
program viii consist OF The Pay Sta
tiCn Girl Changing the Presents
The Only Child" and The Lady from
England
The Washington times., 1910-02-09

Maybe that New England woman. who
Is suing the Pullman Company because
she was not walked up in time 10 dress.
had hutter-fngered husband who
couldn't hook up her gown fast enough