The Washington times., 1911-04-19

With twenty-three marriage licenses
issued yesterday, the June bride will
have to bestir herself to beat the April
record.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Engineers will conduct a dance
tonight, Just 'to get up steam" for the
national convention.
Janus may not yet have mastered
the science of flying, but by contact
with earth, air, and water, he is at least
learning the elements.
Moonlight excursions down the river
WILL soon be ripe. The river and the
moon, in fact, are already in good con-
dition. and only await the auspicious
turn Of the weather.
The semi-annual personally conducted
honeymoon trip to Washington, which
Mrs. Gin chaperones from Richmond,
Va, has Just started fifteen new families
on their welded way.
II has taken a good many weeks to
set the guy ropes. so to speak. but
everything is today in readiness for
the George Washington Memorial Hall.
Swagar Shirley found Speaker Clark's
gavel somewhat awkward to handle
during his temporary service as presid-
ing officer. Mr.. Clark's gavel was made
for a right-handed man, and Shirley is
left-handed.
The merciful man is merciful to his
beast" so it is gratifying to note that
the United States College of Veterinary
Surgeons has Just turned out a goodly
number of graduates, who will look
after the ills Of Dexter and Dobbin.
Prizes are to be offered for various
athletic events at the forthcoming shad-
bake of the Board of Trade. The first
one should go to the member who is
most successful in throwing Off the
cares of the day.
The great annual maple sugar eat of
the Vermont State Association is sched-
uled for Friday night when 1000 pounds
of sugar on ice'' with Green mountain
sage cheese, doughnuts and all other
New England delicacies will be served.
Academy of Sciences has brought to-
gether three Of the most prominent fig
ures in the scientific world in attract
ing Sir John Murray. DR.. Simon F1ex-
ner and DR.. Franz Boas, all of whom
are to take part in the program.
Several lines in 1.-THE Woman" pre-
sented at the National this week. seem
aptly appropriate to present politics.
Both President Taft and Speaker Clark
heard them the same night, and II is
said there were conflicting emotions
when 1t was said that the Speakership
is the stepping stone to the Presidency.
Think back twenty-five years and see
how many of your acquaintances are
following the same work in the same
place as when you first saw them a
quarter of a century ago. Clerk Lam
bert, of the Riggs House, has welcomed
guests there for twenty-five consecutive
years and will stay until the doors of
the famous old hostelry are closed
June 1.
Everyone interested in the citys in
fant milk supply (and who is notO
should attend the meeting called for
tomorrow night at the Chamber of
Commerce to consider the advisability
of continued existence of the Straus
Pastuerized Milk Laboratory. The meet
ing should determine, too, whether a
continuance OF the Straus plant is an
absolute necessity or whether COM
mercial agencies are not ready to give
the same service. -.
At this time when agitation Of q great
national university Is again revived, 1t |
has been Interestingly recalled by
Georgetown men that in 1893 the Mer-
rick Debating Society, Of Georgetown, |
at its annual prize debate discussed the |
hot Not