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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
DR.. DANIEL v. FAUNCE
D|ESAT PROVIDENCE
Passing Away of the Former
Well Remembered Pastor of
E Street Baptist Church.

The Rev DR.. Daniel Worcester Faunce
died yesterday at Providence, r. l., the
eighty second anniversary Of his birth.
DR.. Faunce was the father of President
w. II. p. Faunce of Brown University.
He was formerly pastor of Baptist
churches in Washington and Worcester.
Mass.
Rev. DIR. d. W. F,aunce was the pastor
OF the Street Baptist Church. now
Temple Baptist Church. corner of 10th
and streets northwest. from 1881 to
1889. preceding Rev. J. ]. Muir, the pres
ent pastor.
Rev. DR.. Faunce succeeded Rev DR..
Mason, who resigned to go~yest. Dur
ing DIR. Faunce's pastorate i'm this city
he was regarded as q leader in his de-
nominational work, and was for many
years one of the most active workers in
the missionary work Of that church or
ganization.
Came Here From New England.
DR.. Faunce came from old New Eng
land stock and was transferred from a
Massachusetts charge to Washington in
response to call from the f street
church. Shortly before his departure
from Washington to return to New Eng
land DIR. Faunce suffered the loss of his
wife, who died from the result Of a fall
she sustained about a month prior
to her death and from the effects OF
which she suffered very much. Mrs.
F'aunce had always been a great help to
Mr.. Faunce in his religious work.
Dr. Faunce had three sons, one Of them.
w. H. p. Faunce. president of Brown
University, being very we'll known here
in both the religious and educational life
in the capital DIR. Faunce was the au-
thor of a number of religious books that
today form an important part of the
library of every preached. One of his
books is called "A Young Mans Diff
culties with His Bible which can be
found in the bookcase of almost every
Baptist clergyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Nine. Lehman.

Nine Liza lehman will appear here
at the Columbia Theater Friday, January
q. assisted by her English quartet, Miss
Blanche Tomlin. soprano; Miss Palsrave-
Turner, contralto. who was so we'll re-
ceived here last year: Mr.. Hubert Els
dell, tenor. and Mr.. Julien Henry. bari
tone. A new and attractive program will
be given and. by special request. the
famous cycle of Alice in Wonderland"
will be sung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Arcade.

4 busy week end. featured by the most
pretentious list of offerings of the sea
son. should attract large attendance AZ
the Arcade for the next few days. This
ev.:,ing the regular Wednesday evenine
dancing session, III which the popular
moon dance will have prominent place
Will be held iii the ballroom
Tomorrow evening the skating audi
forum will be the scene of another in
tcresting event in the nature of IA barre
race. starting at 3:i.'.
The first basket ball contest Of the
season will be held III the auditorium
Georgetown speedy quint will have a.
opponent team from the New York
University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
CHILD TURNS ON GAS.
Mrs. Emma Williams Almost Over
come by Fumes Before Help Came.

A little child playing with a gas fix
ture yesterday afternoon came near caus-
ing the death of Mrs. Emma Williams,
southwest.
Mrs. Williams was enjoying an after
noon nap while. a little nephew played
about the room. The child accidentally
turned On the gas and the fumes caused
Mrs. Williams to become ill. Had the
door of the room been closed, it is be-
lieved, she would have been in danger OF
suffocatiOn.
Members Of the family resorted to the
fresh air treatment without delay and
Mrs. Williams recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

F. Eugene Farnsworth will begin Sc
ries of Friday afternoon and Sunday
evening travel lectures at the Columbia
Theater a week from Friday. He is well
known in New York and Boston for the
excellence of his pictorial equipment and
the unusual interest which attaches to
his descriptive talks. For his series IN
this city, for which course tickets are
now selling, his subjects will be 'Old
Nuremberg Salzburg and the Valleys OF
Tyrol," .'The Dalmatian Coast" and SO
cial Life on the Canal Zone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Masquerade in Old Masonic Temple:

Nearly 2'p couples were III attendance
at the fftl. annual masquerade ball of
tn. Hebrew Young Mems Branch, ~; of
Workmeus Circle. last night at the old
Masonic Temple The officers Of the cir
Gle are j Kaplan, financial -ccretary:
II. cohen. recording secretary, and Il.
NatZ. treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
HOMEOPATHS ELECT.
Officers of the Society Are Chosen fol
the Year.

Officers of the Washinton Homeo-
pathic Medical Society were elected last
night as follows: DR.. G. c. Birdsall,
president; DIR. w. r. Buchanan, vice
president. DR.. John X. Sharp. secretary;
DR.. II. Clifton King, assistant secre-
tary; Dr. J. II. Branson, treasurer; DIR.
Julia M. Green, librarian; Dr. LID. Will
son and DR.. r. A. SwartwOut, two MEM
bers Of the advisory board: DR.. Regi-
maid Munson and DR.. Martha c. Bur-
rift, two members of the board of GEN.
sOrS.
At business meeting of the. society
DIR. w. r. Buchanan and DIR. j. II.
Branson read interesting papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
MASS MEETING TO BOOM
MEMORIAL BUILDING IDEA
Plans for Distributing Pam:
phIetS Also Are Discussed
by Committee.

Plans for d monster mass meeting OF
Washington citizens, to be followed by
the distribution of thousands of PAM
phlets to arouse general public interest in
the project for the erection of the George
Washington Memorial building. We're
made at meeting Of the convention S
committee Of the Chamber of Commerce
last night. \ request for funds from the
Chamber of Commerce to defray the eX-
penses of the mass meeting and the distri-
button Of the pamphlets will be asked for
In the near future by Granville NJ. Hunt,
chairman Of the committee.
1t Is the purpose of those fathering the
plan to enlist in the movement religious,
social and fraternal organizations and
civic associations. The agitation will be
made general According to the plans
discussed last night, representatives of
various organizations will be consulted
before the call is issued for the mass
meeting
The suggestion that the agitation be
made DiStrict-wide was contained in a
report delivered before the committee by
Oliver r. Newman. chairman of the sub
committee on advertising. Mr. Newman's
report was unanimously adopted.
Matter of Funds Taken Up.
The text of the proposed pamphlet was
read. 1t sets forth the advantages that
would accrue to Washington from the
erection of the 100000 memorial build
ing. concluding with a plea that every
public-spirited resident of the District
cooperate with those having charge of
the matter in raising promptly the amount
necessary. Tentative plans also were
discussed for obtaining the funds.
The meeting was we'll attended by
members of the conventions committee
and the subcommittee advertising.
Every phase of the question was dis
cuSsed. The members of the two commit
tees will continue their labors further and
confer with the general committee before
proceeding with the plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Concert at Soldiers Home.

Stanley Hall. this afternoon = at
$50 o'clock. john $. NJ thinner
mann. director.
Overture ''Mirella'' .Gounod
Paraphrase, My Old Kentucky
rome Langley
Selection. TIE Serenade" Herbert
tReuuestl
Porto Rican Dance, "RcSita.'
Missud
Excerpts from The Fair Cold
I.uderS
March col. Petit Zimmerman
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Casino Vaudeville.

The feature of the bill at the Casino
Theater next week will be the special
engagement of Nat Carr, who has been
appearing in the William Morris houses
in New York city most of this season.
MI. Carr il brother of Alexander Carr,
whose limitations of David Wariield in
musical comedy are well known. He en-
PERTAINS in monoloTucS. Others on the
bill are PatZ and SamoIi sharpshootcrS
and thruNcrS Of spears and knives; Ben
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
PENSION FUND IS LOW.
Beneficiaries of Police and Fire De.
partments Must Wait,

Police and fire pensioners will wait a
week or ten days for their money this
month. The pension fund is short again.
Up to this morning it was $3.50 short.
The weeks collection of fines at Police
Court, turned in today, amounted to
$500, which makes the net shortage a
matter Of $500.
In order to make full payments for the
January pension checks to the pension
ers, due today, the payment will be
held up until about January Il, ID or IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Nordica in Concert.

When Nine. Lillian Nordica makes her
temperance in this city at the Column
bia Theater Monday afternoon, January
Is, she will give adequate proof Of her
enthusiastic advocacy of the singing of
grand opera in English by rendering in
that language Brunnhilde's proclamation
to Siegmund from the second act of die
Walkure.'' The sale of tickets for the
Nordica concert will open at IT, Arthur
Smiths next Monday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Majestic Vaudeville.

The management of the Majestic Thea
ter has changed its policy and is now
playing two shows daily, matinee at 2:15
and evening performance at S:15. Six
high-class acts and pictures and full
orchestra make up the program. The
new prices introduce orchestra coupon
reserved seats at Is cents, orchestra cir
Gle coupon seats at 10 cents and balcony
coupon reserved seats at 10 cents. Seats
may be reserved ono week in advance.
bill which will be a worthy successor
to this weeks offering is now in course
of booking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
THE Old Town."

Montgomery and Stone in 1.-The Old
Town." words by George AIDE. music by
Gustav Luders, will be at the New Ma
tional Theater next week. The two
grotesque comedians appear as a couple
of youths who ran off and were stranded
with country circus 1.-The Old Town"
has spent practically all of the time of
last season and this in Mr.. Dillingham; s
own theaters in New York and Chicago.
The same beautiful production and the
same notable cast remarked during the
metropolitan engagement are promised
Tor this engagement. The advance sale
OF seats opens tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
National Board of Trade Meeting

Nearly 600 leaders in the commercial
life of this country will assemble at the
New Willard January l. for the forty
first annual meeting OF the National
Board of Trade The convention VIII be
devoted to discussion of questions affect
ing all business transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Dreamland Burlesquers.

The New Lyceum Theater next week.
beginning Monday matinee, will offer
Dave Marion's Dreamland Burlesquers.
presenting a new, breezy two-act must
"a, extravaganza. 1.-The Aeronaut." For
this attraction Mr. Marion has com
posed new songs. 'Snuffy the Cabman''
will be the chief comedy character, and
there will be a large chorus, handsomely
gowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Getting a Polish

Getting Polish a new farce COM
edy, Will be presented at the Belasco
Theater ali next week, beginning Mon
day night May Irwin is the star of the
new farce, which tells the story of Mrs.
Jim Grigss of Yellow Dog, Mont, who
suddenly becomes rich through q gold
mine, starts out to live the life of a
complicated woman, and does it in Paris.
The production is made by Liebler &
Company and is handsome and elabo-
rate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
THE Spendthrift. :"

Porter Emerson Brownies play, THE
Spendthrft," comes to the Columbia
Theater next Monday direct from it's
long run at the Chicago Operv House,
which followed it's five months engage
ment at the Hudson Theater i'm New
York. 1t is described as telling a mod
ern story plausibly and interestingly. 1t
Is in sense an argument against reck
less and eXtravagant display.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Creatore.

Creatore, the famous bandmaster. will
bring his organization to the Columbia
Theater next Sunday for an afternoon
and an evening performance. All OF his
men, Creatore included, are Italians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
woodward 4 Lothron,s.

While you are shopping leave your ad-
vertisement for The Star at the Infor-
nation Bureau of Woodward & Lothrop's,
where it will be received at regular rates
Wanted Help and Rooms for Rent are /
cent per word each insertion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Cosmos Theater.

The success of Margo's Manikin Actors
at the Cosmos has prompted the manage
ment to retain them for the entire week.
Among the newcomers Thursday is Fred
Cole and his troupe of performing bull
dogs. The Musical Herrings have a must
cal act. Kennedy and Malone, eccentric
singing comedians; Rose Dupree, in a
singing act, and James Kildea, the some
what different comedian, complete the
bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

National-John Drew, in Smith. S:16
pm
Belasco-''The CITY," s:16 pm.
Columbia-Ruth ST. Denis. in Egyp-
tfan Dances, S:15 PM
Chase'sHPolite vaudeville. S:15 pm.
New Academy-''Through Death VAL
ley" SIS pm.
Gayety-Follies of New York and
Paris, s:15 pm.
New Lyceum-"The Brigadiers," SIR
pm.
New Howard Theater, T street near
7th-"Down in Dixie Minstrels. Sir
pm.
Casino-Vaudeville and moving pic
lures, 12:45 to 5 80 and 6:&5 to IL pm.
Majestic-vaudeville and moving pic
lures, :: to and Z to IL pm
Cosmos-VaudevilIe and moving pic
lures. 1 pm. to IL pm.
The Misunderstanding and roller
skating.
Wagon Lanterns.
Small size. complete. soc
Medium size. complete. roc
Large size, complete. IOc-
Shield style. S1.2J.
SIC i2th-C. \. Muddiman & Colon u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
CENSUS OF TAKOMA PARK
RESIDENTS TOTAL 1853
Statistics From Every Section,
Including Maryland and Dis
trict Subdivisions.

A census of Takoma Park, including
the District section and that portion
lying in Maryland. has just been COM
pleted by Z. Norman Jackson, q civil
engineer of Takoma Park, who will pre-
sent complete report of his work at the
meeting Of the town council next Mon
day night.
The report shows that there are 29e
residents in the District portion and sc
on the outskirts of Takoma Park not in
cluded within the corporation limits
Within the corporation limits there are
1864 residents, making a grand total OF
1888. OF this number about .O51 per cent
are colored, the population numbering
IS. OF the other go, the colored resi-
dents number 16s. There are 900 Sew
enth Day Adventists residing in the
Park.
Population by Subdivisions.
The census of Takoma Park, Nd, in
the various subdivisions is as follows
North Takoma, 243; old Takoma, 1888;
new Takoma. 344; Lipscombs & Ernest's
subdivision, 133; Holt tract, II: lots, 81;
to 1881; Cunningham's subdivision. Is;
CARROTS addition, 112; Carroll tract, 40;
Fifield tract, Al. making a total Of 1854.
OF this number 4S3 were children, 797
male population, S67 females, and col
ored, s..
On the District side and outlying por-
tons of the park. the result of the can
vass was as follows: Old Takoma Park,
D: c., 1888; Fiteld, D; G.. IS: Hodges
80; Grammer's addition, D. c., 1856; Ia
koma Heights and Blair road. D. c., 116:
North Takoma, Md, 8: Fenton-Palmer-
Priest tract, Md, 20, and Gibbs & ko-
sacks subdivision, Nd, 80, making q to-
shows 300 to be children, 40 of male
population and 400 females, and 16s col
ored.
Maryland Section.
On the Maryland side there were 3O7
buildings and residences, Of which num-
Der ten were vacant, being untenable,
while on the District side there were
found to be but eight. which were prac-
tically Of the same character.
The total number of children in the
District and on the Maryland side is
79s; males, 1887; females. 1896. and col
ored. 253.
Churches and Schools.
The report further shows that there
are two churches, six schools, nine stores
and twenty-five springs. The ground
covered by Mr.. Jackson in compiling his
report was about 1900 acres. The census
has been taken from time to time by the
Washington police, but their report only
covers that portion lying immediately
within the District limits. This is, there.
fore. the first attempt to get a census OF
the entire town. The report will become
part OF the towns records. 1t is espe-
cially interesting at this time in view III
the recent census taken by the federal
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Churches and Schools.

Downey's Turn0uts Are Particularly
desirable for occasions demanding the fin
est. Hired reasonably. Stables, 1920 Lst. NV.
-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

ton Wilkerson and company, in "'Why
He Left Home: the Mortimer Sisters,
song and dance artists: the ZENITH Trio,
musical experts and jugglers, and pic
ture plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

The Approved Carriages for All
social functions are TTCO taxicabs Ready
on the minute. s. per hour Phone N 1912
-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

Sacks Asks 35c Lib. for Best Elgin
creamery butter Center & Western Mkts
-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Matter of Funds Taken Up.

Call Sacks, Center & Western Mkts.
35c Id. for lest Elgin creamery butter
-Adyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

1911 Model Davis Rotary, - Fer
cent swifter. best for dressmakers. exs
pert repairs: advice free e13 eth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

Lantern Slide Col0rist,
E. M. Platt 1908 X street northwest. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

Whisky That Promotes StrengtA,
You will find VIM Cannon's famous
Purissima Rye ideal In every way. Try e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

HOme-Co0ked Dinner
from 4:30 to Z pm. pc and 35c The.
Royal, sos 11th st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04

Cabs on Call y. 3134, Thomas Circle
Cab Co, 14th and Mass ave NV.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-04
High School Lads
Train for the Meet
Expect to Win in the Big Indoor AZ
fair at the Auditorium April
First

The track season Of the Omaha High
school win begin in less than month.
On March l. a class and school meet will
be held at the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation for the purpose Of training for
the annual indoor meet, which Is held on
April l. In this meet the Omaha High
school will be ably represented by Rouse,
Willard. Wood. Andrus. Baldrige and Yer
gil Rector Secretary earns has arranged
for the high school to he in several impOr-
tant distance runs and also relay races
The relay team win most likely consist
OF Rouse Altllard and Wood. In the 100
yard dash Robert Wood will perhaps finish
with laurels, as he is one Of the fastest
lOO-yard men in the state. Vergil Rector.
who has a record OF ten feet three inches
liz the pole vault. win he seer in the meet
and has already begun practice
In the shot put and hammer throw
Andrus and Baldrlse Will be entered. Raoh-
man is another man who viii be entered In
these events. In the mile and three-mile
runs Lee Ellsworth. the captain OF the
cross country track team, wilt-be Omaha :
mainstay. Ellsworth finished the race
last year and has improved a great deal
since the last meet. The high school viii
enter only a few scratch events. however,
but in these the students are expected to
do credit 10 the school
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-04
WASSEM AND GioN TO MEET
Two SWIFT WrestIcrs VIII soon Try
Their skin ON Mat in
Omaha.

Omaha will probably see George Gion
pitted against either Oscar Wassem or
Big Bill Hokuf H the near future .
match has been agreed upon and Wassem
and Gion win probably get together.
Pa Rourke is now holding SioO forfeit
money for zach side and expects 70 get the
srest OF tho side bet in a few days,
Wassem and Gion have been a long time
getting together for this match. each OF
the pair standing off I'm his corner and
waiting for the other to issue the chai-
lenre And then all at once both get to-
gether and the money came along in the
same mail The bout will be put on either
at the Auditorium or one Of the local the
aters.
Preliminaries FOR the big wrestling match
scheduled between Frank Gotch and Bob
Managoff at the Gayety theater February
II are lining up. Manager Johnson has
four good local men in view. Jack Meyers,
the Cerman-American champion Of Ne
braska, and Walter Thompson want to get
on for finish match and Paul Hoge and
Jack Light are considered for the second
finish match
Manogoff. the big Armenian. Is training
hard for his go with Gotch and is likely
to stick we'll against the champion $
strength Every morning the big figure
Of Manogoff may be seen pacing it up
sherman avenue the white vapor Of his
breath making more OF trail than the
steam OF a railroad engine. Gotch has two
bouts I'm the same week he comes Ia
! Omaha one with Osman I'm Sioux City
February 6, and one February with Beell
| in Des Moines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-04
OMAHA LADS TO PLAY LINCOLN
Basket Hall Game VIII Ne Played iH
state Capital satuFday-Teams
Are Evenly Matched.

Saturday night the Omaha High school
basket ball five is TO play the Lincoln
High school team in Lincoln. The Omaha
team has improved considerably since last
Saturday, and is In good shape for the
game Captain Carson has recovered
from his injury enough TO play the game.
with Carson back In his old position as
center the players have regained conf
dence In themselves and expect TO wallop
the Lincoln team. The Lincoln team, how
ever. has a strong lineup and it win be
an evenly matched game.
All four classes at the high school have
strong basket ball teams this year, and
have arranged games for the remainder
OF the season The senior team will play
the second team OF Council Bluffs and
also the Walnut FIN Crescents at some
future time. The senior team consists OF
Blake. Carey Geyer, Israel, Ludwig, Part
ridge and Reel The juniors have also
quite q strong team which consists Of
Blake Myers. Delametre and Bowman
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-04
Jess Westergaard and
Roller to Meet Here
Two Grapplers Sign Articles for Big
Match in Omaha February
Sixteenth.

One Of the best of the wrestling matches
Of the year scheduled for Omaha is the
coming bout between Jess Westergaard
and DR.. Franklin Roller. The two big
grapplers have just signed up with Man
ageT Gillian OF the Auditorium to wrestle
a finish match here February is.
There have been two big wrestling
matches in Omaha so far this year. In
one Roller defeated Mandino in a finish
match, and the other a handicap match
Westergaard won against the Russian
lion, Hackenschmidt. Now nothing better
could be wished by an Omaha audience
than to see these two men get together
for they are almost perfectly matched
and II will be a go for fair.
WestergaaTd and his manager, Thorson,
were in Omaha this week on their way
back from Denver to their homes in Des
MOines. They finished up the arrange
ments Thursday with Mr.. Gillian.
The prelirlinaries for the event have not
been arranged as yet. but some fast bouts
between several of the local men and per-
haps an outsider are promised by Man
ager Gillian.