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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-08
Wife and Daughter. Of
Brigadier General to
/ Return.

Mrs. ]. B. Aleshire, wife Of Brigade,
General Aleshire, U. 8. A., and the
misses Aleshire are expected to return
to Washington Sunday from Parkman.
wyo., where they have been spending
the summer on a ranch.
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Miss Anderson, who has been spend
ing the summer in the Adirondacks, is
in Washington for few days with her
father, Medical Director Frank Ander-
son. U. 8. N, before joining her mother
and sister, Mrs. Anderson and Miss
Eleanor Anderson. at Sandy Spring,
Nd, where they will remain until about
September 20, before returning to the
city for the season.
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Captain and Mrs. Bugge, who have
been spending the summer at Newport.
| opened their apartment at the West
| moreland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
In Gotham for Few Days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter.
who have been spending the summer at
Southampton. are in New York for
few days, at the Hotel Gotham.
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Mrs. George c. Dean, of Lawrence
Park. Bronxville. N. Y, arrived in
/, ter-in-law, Mrs. Haltord, at the Bright
on.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Earle have re-
turned to washington from two
During that time they made number
of motor trips through the White Noun
tains.
Major and Mrs. Henry G. Cole, U. 8.
A.. lave returned to the city and open
ed their mouse on street, after an ex-
tended visit to Major Coles relatives
in Georgia.
Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens, U.
s. N. retired, and Mrs. Stevens are in
New York Tor a few days, en- route to
their home here after spending the sum-
mer on the North Shore
Miss Wallace
Bride of Prof. Larson.
Mrs Josephine Wallace announces the
marriage of her daughter, Miss Nellie
Wallace, to Prof. Carl W. Larson. at
the cathedral in Buffalo, Thursday, Sep
TENDER Z. Mr.. Larson is a member Of
the Pennsylvania State College faculty
and has recently returned from an ex-
tended trip abroad, where he was sent
as a delegate by the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson VIII make their
home at State College, Pa, after a
trip through Canada and down the Great
Lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, who
have been at the Shoreham for a few
days since their return from Shinne-
cock, L. l., where they spent the sum-
mer, have opened their residence in r
street for the season.
=
Horace Westcott has returned to
Washington from a months stay with
Mrs. Westcott. who Is sepnding the
summer with her mother, Mrs. John
Rodgers, at York Harbor, Me.
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Mrs. Amy Talbot and Miss Amylita
Talbot, who are now in San Francisco,
will return to Washington early next
month and open their apartment in the
Connecticut for the season.
Mr. Fenton
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| 1872, 1920; half-cent pieces dated 1909 1910,
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Mrs. Aleshire and the Misses Aleshire
Expected Home Sunday From WyomingI
Ambassador Bryce and
Wife in Massachusett.

The British ambassador and Mrs
Bryce, who have been at Seal Harbol
Me-, for the summer. win leave there
shortly for a visit to Miss Emily Tuck.
erman at her villa at Stockbridge,
Mass.
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Mrs. w. T. Clark, widow Of General
Clark q. 8. A, has returned after an
extended stay at Block Island, R. I.
-
Mrs. Ransom R. Gable, who has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r.
Cobb. Of Plttsfield, Mass, for several
weeks. is now In New York. en- route
home.
DR.. ]. B. Exner has returned after
several weeks at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Edward L. White has returned
from seabright. \; j.. and is the guest
Poe. at the Toronto, for few days.
Mrs. Stone and
Miss Stone Soon to Return.
Mrs. william ]. Stone and Miss Bes-
sic Stone. who have spent the summer
at Marshall. Va, will return to WASH
ington the latter part of this month.
p
Maj. Gen. John p. Story. U. 8. A.,
and Mrs. Story, who are spending the
summer at their country place White
hail." near Annapolis, Md, will return
to Washington the last of October and
open their residence on N street for the
winter.
The Rev. Robert Talbot and Mrs. Tai
bot have returned to Washington from
Long Island and Connecticut, where
they spent the last two months.
The marriage Of Miss jamie NJ Lind
say and Oscar W. Lydard took place
Wednesday evening. at o'clock, at the
parsonage Of st. Paurs NJ. F.. Church
South, the Rev. W. P. Johnston offici-
ating in the presence Of small party
of relatives.
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs Lydard left Washington for
q wedding trip, and after October ! will
be home at 1o5 Harvard street north
west. ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-08
Wife and Children Of Dr..
Richards Have Re
turned.

Mrs. Richards, wife Of DR.. Theodore
w. Richards, U. 8. N, accompanied by
their children, arrived In Washington
last evening from jamestown. r. l..
where they spent the summer. DR..
Richards, who has been stationed at the
War College there. will return within
the next few weeks
Mrs. James +. Barbour and Miss Mar
guerfte Barbour are now In Atlantic
City, at the Brighton Hotel, for several
weeks before returning to Washington.
+
Col. George Richards, u. s. NJ. c.. and
Mrs. Richards, who have spent the sum-
ner at Cape Cod, will return to WASH
ington September IS.
-.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert 8. Beale, of Nine
teenth street, have returned from LOU
down county. Va, where they spent the
last two months.
Mrs. LeDroict Langdon Barber, who Is
spending the summer abroad, Is now in
austria. She win return to Washington
In October.
Mrs. A. L. Barber, who has been
spending the summer at Black Rock,
bridgeport, Conn.,, Is now touring in the
White mountains. She will return to
washington the latter part Of this
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Times Inquiry Department:

The books were both written by Rob
ert Hichens. He probably had several
objects in writing the book you refer
to. but it is hardly possible to find out
what they were.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-08

Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you please publish in the Inquiry Col
umn the population Of the largest city in the
world, and oblige, NJ. E.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-08

Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you kindly publish in the paper a good
formula for cold cream, and also tell me
how to prevent odor from perspiration
Thanking you in advance, ! am,
Yours truly, B. C.
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Times Inquiry Department:
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Tomorrow Story-"Blackbird's Visit to
the City
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
Y. M. G. A. Park to Be
Greatly Improved
Lake VIII Be Dredged and Many
New Cottages Erected
This Spring.

improvements amounting TO nearly t1,OO0
win be made at the Omaha Young Mems
Christian Association park at Carter lake
this summer. Dredging the lake, improving
the grounds. the sanitary arrangements,
will constitute the chief part Of the work
to be done.
The Young Mems Christian Association
park has been a decided success since It
was started several years ago. Last year
the ~ base ball team showed some real
players on its list and a number OF tennis
and swimming champions developed dur
ing the summer.
The plan OF improving the park e TO
dredge the lake in front OF the association
docks and grounds a little over seventy
I'VE feet straight out ana i50 feet In width
Dredging the channel for beats viii also
be undertaken. Work on this viii begin
March Is.
courts viii be gone over and renovated and
improved. Lockers. Of the latest style,
VIII be placed IN the dressing rooms so
that the athletes many change into their
athletic suits and leave their belongings
in safety.
Ten new houses are being planned At the
Young Mems Christian association colony
and a large number Of tent campers arr
expected out this season. Several OF the
last years members are planning 70 builc
new boats this summer, and the assocl-
alton club promises TO become a live boat
ing club.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
State "Y" Meet is to
Be a Real Hummer
Teams from AN Over the State to Be
Here Next Saturday to
Contest.

Young Mems Christian association track
squads over all Nebraska are preparing 70
come 20 Omaha Saturday 70 enter the an
nuai state track meet, to be held at the
Omaha gymnasium on that day. There will
probably be Representatives from between
thirty and fifty OF the Nebraska towns.
A silver cup viii be presented 70 the
team winning the greatest number OF
points IN the meet Lincoln won the cup
last year and announces that Il Is after
the goblet that Is being given for the 1911
honors. The individual making the highest
number OF points IN the athletic events. the
quarter mile race, high jump and twenty
yard dash. viii be given a gold medal and
the best performer Of the horizontal bars
parallel bars and horse viii win another
medal silver medals wiz be given for
first place In each event and badges for
the second. third and fourth places.
Omaha Young Mems Christian association
has been practieing and training for the
last month IA preparation for this meet
and Is going 70 make a struggle 20 take
first honors- IL Is understood that several
Of the towns Of Nebraska boast fast
teams. and are coming prepared 70 do their
best IA Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
School Boys to
Have Great Indoor
Meet at Auditorium
Lads from All Public Schools to Com
pete for HonOrs on May
Nineteenth.

Omaha's annual public school athletic
meet will be held at the Auditorium May
-. according to the announcement made
today by W. NJ. Davidson, superintendent
OF schools. Every public grade school in
the city viii be represented in the indoor
meet. the preliminaries to the big event
being held at the Young Mems Christian
association gymnasium May Is, Is and II.
Last year was made the first attempt to
have a competitive track meet between the
various school track squads and the affair
was an undoubted success. The Audi
torium was packed to the doors on the
night the youthful athletes met in the
finals. A humber OF record marks we're
set which the runners and jumpers OF this
year win have TO hustle TO beat
There are so many schools which viii en-
ter teams in the meet that 1t is impossible
to hold the entire meet in one night Be
cause Of this on the three nights preceding
the meet preliminaries viii be held at the
Young Mems Christian association and the
winners OF these compete at the Audi
toriurn.
For the events OF the meet there are
races. high jump, broad jump and possibly
there viii be a shot put The 50-yard dash,
i00-yard, go and 440-yard runs make up
the ones for the single runners and then
there is the mile relay for four men teams
In training for their meet the grade
school lads call In the aid Of the athletes
OF the Omaha High school as coaches.
number OF the track men OF the high
school squad were busily engaged in train
ing their charges all last winter and teach
ing them the finer points OF track work
Superintendent Davidson, in his announce
ment declares that he and the school
board heartily approve OF the older lads
acting as coaches and would suggest that
all training and Assistance given the grade
school boys come from the high school.
The following has been announced as the
athletic board for the meet OF 1Sll. II Is
the same as acted In the last years meet:
Emily J. Robinson. principal Saratoga
school. chairman; Helen Wyckoff. princi-
pal Comenius school, Ann E. Hutchins,
principal Franklin school; Jennie L. Red
field. principal Lincoln school; Agnes NJ
Harrison. principal Earnam school; Dora
h Harvey, principal Walnut Hill school;
Nora III. Lemon, principal Lotnrop school;
Mr.. r. S. Flower. boys secretary Young
Mems Christian association: Mr.. u. f..
Denison. general secretary Young Mems
Christian association.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
Several Wrestling
Matches Are Billed
Gotch and Haekensehmidt Are to
Appear in Omaha This
Month.

Omaha promises 20 be a live wrestling
city during the month OF March Several
OF the big men OF the wrestling world.
including rankF Gotch and George Hack
ensehmidt win be seen here this month.
Hackenschmidt viii have the first Of
the coming matches, meeting Mysterious
Waffles." the Chicago heavyweight here
Monday night at the Krug theatre. The
Lion ana his opponent are matched for
q finish match. but most OF the fans be-
Heve that Waffles will do well 70 last
an hour against Hack
"Mysterious Waffles,@ IS a big husky
Nell-built fellow who shows remarkable
speed and knowledge OF the graphing art
He win stand a little taller than Hack
snschmidt and weighs nearly $50 pounds
THIS viii probably be the last appear
ance OF the Russian In Omaha this sea
son He intends 70 sail for Europe. hav.
ing given up hope OF a match with Gotct
this year.
Charles Cutler. the Chicago man. who
tire Frank Erhler here Friday night
and Frank Gotch may meet at the Audi
torium about March go. Manager Giller
is figuring with Cutler and Goteh OF
Cutler and Westergaard 70 appear hers
and says he vim be able 10 announce d
match definitely IN a rev days Thin
viii probably be the last match OF th'
season az the Auditorium.
Following the Hackenschmidt -Yvaffles
match Monday, Manager Francke declares
he viii put on another good go some time
In March
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
NEBRASKA IS WORKING HARI
Realizes it Will Have Strong Competi-
ton in Spring.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ACTIVE
Hope to Acquit Themselves Well
When the Time Comes.
HAREER Is THE MOST FEARED
HTsehIEan Man Has All the Colleges
WorkinG Hard. rs He T. strong
in Several Of the
Events.

Nebraska university and Omaha High
school are making great preparations TO
have their rooters present IN force at the
annual indoor meet at the Auditorium
April l. Both Of the schools will have a
special section in the gallery filled solid
with the track supporters and aided in the
cheering by a brass band.
Nebraska viii have a harder struggle
this year 70 capture first honors at the
meet as Michigan. with its crack runners
and jumpers. Is going TO be team 20 be
feared. Craig and Homer both crack
runners. and Homer. high jumper and
shot putter. are a mountain Of strength
themselves
The Omaha High school will have the
west end OF the hall and Nebraska will
probably be placed next to il on the south.
The sections will be decorated with the
schools colors.
Entries for the meet are expected IN
this week from q great number Of the
schools and associations which viii enter.
With only four weeks before the big event
comes off, the entry list looks much better
now than IL did for the successful meet
OF 1910
Among the men who sent IN their names
last week are Don Stophelt with q West
run OF minutes sois seconds H. c. Bard
wen. formerly Of Illinois and a crack hur-
die man, will be here. as win also Harry
Kanatzer, winner OF the weight events in
the International Young Mems Christian
association tournament held at Seattle;
JuliusKoenigsdorf, inter-scholastic cham
pion for Missouri valley IN the 100-yard
and the 22O-yard dashes Koenigsdorfer
IL the lad who defeated Bob Wood, the
crack dash man OF the Omaha High school,
in the Missouri valley meet at Des Moines
last spring, pulling IN one and One-half
inches ahead of Wood. The Omaha boy
will be out for revenge at the coming meet.
Harry Drummer. one OF the Kansas City
fast short distance men; c. D. Hamilton.
the pole vauIter champion OF Manual High
school Of Kansas City. and George May
berry. who took second place in the 90
yard dash at Omaha last year, will be
entered
Preparations for the proper handling OF
the meet and for the building Of a splendid
new track are to be made by the Omaha
Athletic association this week. The track
viii be built a little higher at the curves
80 as TO allow more speed TO be made by
the runners. Another thing, and one that
viii appeal to the spectators. Is a sus-
pended announcement board to be hung
IN the center Of the building and on which
announcements viii be placed OF the various
evets and Of the results. Thus the spec
tators viii be able to keep posted on the
progress OF the meet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
RACING SCHEDULES ARE TO STAND
KaIamaaoo WIN start on Seventeenth
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KaIamAHso WIN start On Seventeenth
OF Juiy.
DETROIT, Mich, March At IS def
niteIy announced that Grand Circuit rae
ing win conform 20 the original schedule
OF the stewards adopted at the Buffalo
meeting and positive dates and stakes
for the Kalamazoo meeting are given out.
Kalamazoo viii start on July II. Grand
Rapids on July "A and the Detroit blue
ribbon meeting on July 81, irrespective Of
what Is done at Lexington. Columbus or
any other city where harness racing
thrives
Secretary and Manager Engelman OF the
Kalamazoo meeting has sounded the horse
men generally and announced the follow
ing early closing events Tor his uzsatiIS;
Trotting: 2.l4 class, Paper Mills stake,
$1,000; 40 class. $780, 2:1s class. $1,000
Pacing: 40 class, 5000; 2:0 class, 5000;
2.i5 class. 5000
Entries 20 these events VIII close with
Mr.. Engelman on April IL In addition.
he win hang up enough money for the
lats closing events 10 make the total
for his meeting $4,000 and insure the at
tendance Of the best horses In America