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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-21

Has that box come yeti?
Not yet"
Wei. il ought to be there. Il left
| Chicago last week
Have you bin Of lading or rail-
road receipt"
mo bat ordered 1t last week. and
they're always very prompt and know
it's laying over along The road some
where Csitt you look it up2 Dear
me- how provoking
There a sweater in il for Jimmie
and he's teasing me all the time, -
seems like railroad men don't care how
bad We want our goods,
She hangs up her phone peremptor-
,ly and with bitterness ia her heart
She is followed closely by another
Again IL is a womans voice.
Is this the depot You keep the
right time don't you? Win YOU tell
nc What time it is now oh. thank
YOU, | am giving my little boy msdi-
cine medicine yes, medicine.
Would SOU mind calling me up
every two hours SO I'll know Just when
to give it to him? our clock won't
run. I'm be ever 80 much obliged to
YOU
The agent hangs up the phone
abruptly The sQuifs may be admin
istered TOO soon or too late perhaps
with fatal irregularity What cares
he the unfeeling wretch
B-r-r-r-r-r-rl
The phone again Another woman,
is this the depotg Is Hiram swift
thcreg You don't know him? THAT
funny He's going there to set a cats
loguc
when he comes In you tell HIM
when ne buys that rutabaga seed to get
the curly leaf kind. and for aim % sec
what Bandy is paying for eggs, and
10 not forget tina, there's three cents
coming to us at Bucks on last weeks
butter, aud 10 tell Buck that the
rsisius we got OF him last week were
wormy and IL there wasn't some mis-
taAt in the sugar, and We need a new
broom Hello, Hello,
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-r
rhe agent had heaved the lead and
sounded the fog horn for heip He Is q
busy, man
ssstion Net Fsenslins Asylum.
The dispatcher called and pat out AN
order far number slN ana also told
him a. watch number seventy closely
and keep them coming down the main
ae lad tickets to self baggage q
check. express to paster SEAL aud bil.
aa trip af tseo squares Coy mall
bag.
rhe phone rang Soae one Nante
sae arayman Rams again. How Is
( number SIX once more WHAT tius
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! dure. but we credit her @ith wiedon1
| for keeping her baggage 10 her o~H
| possession.
a woman from this country visiting
her daughter ln the city always aa9
the grip loaded with farm deiicsciest
The country cured ham gives = hefts
and the half gallon jar OF apple 0utter
marks it as fragile
II 10 the sad lot Of every baggage
master 10 witness az times purple,
life giving fluid oozing and trickling
from baggage showing too plainly IN"
wantcn ,olts il has received and suF-
gesting the disappointment that I'll
follow when the contents are explored
what is Baggage
have heard ID lntiraatssd taat a bag
gagernan, when he suspects g trunk ot
canned goods Ia glass is moved oy
some raytarious and Uncontrollable
Impulse To give il an extra wniri,
lustier push, or a more crashing fall
and that the sound Of breaking glass
and the sight of an exuding nuid ma
him with an unholy JOY
II NAV be SO He s educated ~
the railroads to consider only samples
and clothing IA legitimate bagsage-
ana he looks with evil eye on otaer
forms of merchandise incorporating
under these homely titles.
woman never understands mny
you can't check anything she may
want TO take along. whether it is the
canary ia tie cage or the lawn swing
Why should there be > distinction ia
the character Of the baggage
We run foul % some very crnde
ideas. 4 rat woman speaking the
PENNSYLVANIA Netherlands dialect
bought a ticket of us for her hofns
back East, and asked for four checks.
we asked 10 be shown the baggage.
she took us around to siae end of ths
depot and pointed ont IN Of lara,
coop of chickens, and two dresse"
hogs
where's the cow" asked the bag
gage master with stagg'f a ssT-
casm
'syotgw
ewhy DIDN'T you take along nice
Hoistein cow and a couple Of cords 9r
wood2 Didn't you know we cam
check this kind of stun
This precipitatad AN argument IhS
woman got red in the face ana ief oVt
a string 81 lesy Dutch upbra'aing ihs
baggagenan aud Fuaiignifg the ROAD
Tire baggagernan would have fetortea'
but he couldn't catch tha DRIFT q neF
remarks. and he did mat know where 70
insert the comeback
Heaped with unanswered reproacnes'
he had the grim satisfaction of kfao"
ing that ths supplies remained behind
ana that the farmer vino dumped them
On the platform afterweTd had 70 re-
load and cart them away
Doaaie in Uniosins Hands.
MANY pathetic things pass before ~
from day 10 day. There are times when
rhe arbitrary rules of the road naAs
as cruel ana heartiess. only yesterday
! beautiful woman came TO our sta1ioh
10 take train.
II became the painful duty Of one :.
rs 10 brave the soulful and oe~itehlhs
eves ana ten her fruly that heees
white and harmless AZ rs IS. .....---.s
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Give me my money back for this
ticket quick / want to catch street
car
The elang Of a street car beu was
heard in the offiug. The ticket man
took the ticket and looked it over with
exasperating deliberation.
"The ticket is all right" he said
slowly. you bought it this morning
at Upland to come here on. Why didn't
you use it?"
"Use III" she shrieked. why. the
conductor didn't take il up. That's
why. / want you to pay me back the
fourteen cents"
"But you had the ride"
"Tt aip't my fault the conductor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-21
By J. E. SMITH.
Some of the Things that
Happen When Lovely Woman
Comes in Contact Nth the Cold,
Sordid Realities Of Rairoadin9.
coeynsns. The Franz 4. nunsey company


..T AckEYa rubbed his hands bisky with
piece Of waste He was on the siding opposite the depot we
sat down together the edge Of the platform and talked
n the financial situation
injected Pepont Morgan William Jennings Bryan, soup
price outlets into the conversation and BY ana
os through rcuous route, fell to discussing
II went into the bank yesterday and lady
eased went furnishing store and lady
me- necke womans running the railroad restaurant
The depot 5Ts qaaaaa Is.
.They are gradually crowdng us out said mournuy 1T
long viii be with lily white skin and
sitting right hand side OF old 26 and dark
anso. with man melting eyes will side feeding the coal
the old tub undcrtow There will be nothing left
or gAckeys but the place roundhoase molytodden
'Not fast boy fast said Iackey "As long there's
coal smoke and I'll be long before
he. make the changes will preserve her complexion.
ge HuDpeitn and agents all right It's only mat
Of time ii sHf
brother The truth diyested Of all ghtheaied hivoi
DIES making READ progress railroad work any
rrse4f
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package. and at the first telegraph Of
flee sends 4 message to the agent. The
agent finds the package tags Il prop
eriy and ii follows the passenger to
her destination on the following day.
II contains pie and doughnuts
created and assembled for the sole
purpose Of invigorating and sustain
ing on the journey. It is always the
necdful things that woman forgets.
As the Agent Hears Her.
70 the average man the voice Of a
woman on the phone is silver She
speaks and he imaglnes the rest The
phone is blind, and to the blind all
women are beautiful.
An agent forms different concep-
tion. Her queries Of him are usually
tnctured with impatience. A few ex-
atunIaSt
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Farewell scenes are not over with a
clasp OF the hand, quick embrace,
and the drop Of a tear There is no
such brevity TO the emotions Of wo-
man
When She Says Good by.
Every Good by has its details and
raniincations, We witness them with
sorrow. Good bys' are not spoken
until the train comes TO stop; then
We hapo the following.
They proceed 70 kiss.
"Goo-by BE careful
Good by, "a. a.''-isisses the aged one.
Nov don't take Off your woolens too
soon. pa. you know"
"Hey?" shouts pa. crowding to the
fore He hears badly.
Good -bylp she shrieksi Keep on
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there is a hardness-a certain
roughness-ai almost every angle Of
faiIroading that a woman q not quite
fitted Tor III snitc of al the auips
and gibes OF the newer and sterner
woman taere remains ID onr dear sis
lef s certain inhorn God given toucl
y aeiieacy that keeps her tendei Ie
tre4n such eraggy paths
no Place for Women,
0mcials arc given TO solfurc lan
suage and they are depressed ana
spiritually hunifated IL they are
forced te silence by tho presence oi
f=male help m ihe enice
Engineer and conductors c3uuot
diecuss the work 81 ihe d. paieu 2
Niii iadt operator Think ot th's
hUy pate signias - that moan 20
sole hoHg on iho siding aud n~ 0e
able te nse anything stronger bs NaE
comment than
"rsbaa this IS too bad
tsa91ness gracious hos provoking
rhia would boz lorceful Language l9
s lads operator. bat thi paH want
us uudief words auJ they ofr
andiprd Dy thr Drennce of "a l9d}
S5e aiu never be conductor.
lneket dryiy hcoausl There
aip packcl ga the bills She would
reilcule ] presume .hcu su'
.id deiag o. SOME nndiug tiuug
81 ah0sse would have ace au1
alant ana after while train or-
oui3 ln Drnamentcd around tHf
wien pctul panses and io.sel-
nols.
5 San 81 thuuga uher lt wou
e au tame te hatc lads ufiiciaIs
Iahe ne. f0r instance handsome ara
aA ana. ri be coming oui ei
Heag0 on the limited right now n-
adiue with a drag
This talk wiih l.acks lea nae 40
Htct that from JOan of Are 10 uno
a1s pf -aIric Nttiun women have had
place in the literature pf .hrN tim.
ne t IS ating thai they should DE-
sicaiioned b. isiiroad annals ihe'
1te ass ass tahits az tle depot l9r ia-
rulaatun and they rayc on "Rf
-ar
Many simple incideuu attend lhtir
plcsenes and ne nho Wait upon theu
gather scattered Impressions thai
should b. reduced TO print That is
fh $50, xcust i1r tnc feW kind words
whien follow
I woman ae mean Sine of uo-
saestt habits inexperienced in ibe
rtss lf thf nefll and unarquainiri
t.fir Esf fnrus ai4i rsa GEES ef Hisil.ss
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-09

I Mrs. Marian Iongfellow O'Donoghue;
| Doctor Sphinx" by Caroline c. Walch;
His Triumph" and IF She Will She
WILL" both by Mary A Dennison.
The Excelsior Literary Club met on
Tuesday last at the home Of Mrs Cal
vert, first vice president Mrs. Ferren,
.. presiding. A talk on The religion Of
Sweden was given by Mrs. Emma
Grayatte, and a paper on Current
events and literature read by Mrs.
Gordon Discussion on both subjects fol-
lowed. A Swedish luncheon was served
by the hostess in true Swedish style The
meeting for the next date was changed
and the club will meet with Mrs. Smith
On April Ii. at 1876 street southeast.
The annual business meeting of the
Ohio State University Association. of
Washington, was held April 6. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: President, Carmi A. Thompson,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior; vice
president. G. l. Morton, of the Patent
ONCE; secretary. Irwin G. Priest, of the
Bureau of Standards; treasurer, Miss
Nellie T. Sheets. of the tariff board.
The incoming president appointed Miss
M. Isabelle Weber and A c. Nothstine
members OF the social committee. Fu-
ture dinners and other social meetings
will be arranged for by this committee.
A meeting was held last Tuesday in
the Fillmore School for the purpose of
organizing a home and school associa-
ton. Mr.. Janney, supervising principal.
presided. He spoke of this organization
as call for the common good, explain
ing the need OF cooperation between
Parent and teacher. Mrs. HolIingsworth
sang solo. accompanied by Miss Page
Mrs. Rafter, representing the Mothers
Congress, gave an interesting talk. She
spoke from the standpoint of a parent
showing how much the teachers are
doing for children. The following officers
were elected: President. Frank W.
Booth: vice president, Mrs. Henry
Weaver; corresponding secretary. Miss
Page; recording secretary Mrs. Charles
Lane, and treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Zim-
norman Charles Finckel. principal of
the Thompson School. spoke of the plan
or teachers and parents meeting to talk
matters over fairly. The following COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws was
appointed: Mrs. John w. Douglas. c.
H. Lane, and Mrs. E. L Lake. Miss
Lincoln sang solo. after which tea
was served by several little girls. Mr..
Booth. the newly elected president, spoke
in a sympathetic, interesting manner of
the parent.
Monticello Chapter. D. A. R., was en-
tertained last evening by Mrs. D. H
Alebrich at 1873 P street. Each member
by request OF the hostess represented
some book. Mrs George Rogers and
little Clara Barclay were the successful
contestants. and drew for the book
prize, the latter drawing the ace. A de-
licious collation. was served.
At the annual meeting of the Washing
ton Waldensian Society, in the Church
of the Covenant, on April 5. reports
showed a steady increase in contributions
since the organization of the society in
1906 The membership has increased to
FIVE times its original number. Contin-
gent expenses have been readily met by
the generous offerings at the collection
The society received a number of special
gifts during the year. Mrs. J. Wesley
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Zachary Mizell. Miss Marguerite Decker
Mrs. Betty f. Leach, and Miss Ada
| Louise Townsend. Dancing followed the
| entertainment The committee having
! the affair in charge was composed of the
president of the chapter, Mrs. J. Sumer-
vile Harris: Mrs. Maud Howell Smith.
| chairman. Mrs. Phillip Kemon, and the
Misses Anne Selden, Lucy Morton, Mar
| guerite Donally, Ethel Swaine, Mary
Yeatman. Margaret Daniels, and Evelyn
Daniels.
Carroll Council. No. 81, knights of
Columbus. win entertain at a dancing
party Easter Mond ay night at the Knights
Of Columbus Hail.. A committee, of
which d. J. Crowell is chairman, held a
meeting Wednesday night to make ar
rangements for the affair.
The Steel Plate Transferers' Associa-
ton of Washington. at a meeting Friday
night at Eagles Hail. made plans to
entertain delegates from every large city
in the United States at the national BIZ
ennial convention to be held in this city
May 9 and 90. The national president.
Benjamin GoldSworthy, and the national
secretary, ID. II. Sherman, are both resi-
dents of this city. and are employed at
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The national treasurer. Robert Nc
kechnie, resides in New York.
Officers of the local association elected
for the ensuing year were indicted into
office as follows: Benjamin Goldsworthy,
president; John A. Mooney, first vice
president; w. f. FRANKIE, second vice
president; Walter Doxon, treasurer, and
John Prender. secretary.
The committee appointed to complete
plans for the convention is composed of
George L. Dant, chairman: John c.
Mooney, John c. Newman, l. B. Brooke,
and ]. T. w. Miller.
Following the regular business and in
stallation of officers, the association
passed resolutions in memoriam of late
member. T. B. Mckallor, who died
March IS.
Elm Camp, No. S. Woodmen OF the
World. at its meeting Friday night at the
old Masonic Temple. made plans to join
with the other camps and with the ladies'
auxiliaries of the order in the District
to observe Woodmen memorial day on
Sunday. June 4. Frank T. Murphy was
appointed chairman of the committee OF
Elm Camp to confer with similar COM
mittees of the other camps to complete
plans for the memorial. The drill teams
will march in full uniform, and the pro-
cession will be headed by a band. The
graves of the deceased members of the
order will be decorated at the various
cemeteries in the District
Rathbone Temple. No S, Pythian Sis
tiers. entertained at a euchre party at
Pythian Temples Friday night. Fifty
beautiful prizes were given to the sue
cessful players. The committee on ar
was composed Of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Mattchette. Mrs. Estelle Kahlert,
Mrs. Bertha Williams, Mrs. Julia Delay,
Mrs. Harry Gasson. and Mrs. Minnie
Wolfsheimer.
Grand Master Thomas ]. Gates and his
corps of grand officers, paid Ruth Re
bekah Lodge, No. ., l. o. o. F.. their
annual visit Wednesday night at Odd
Fellows Hall. There was a large attend
ance, all the Rebekah lodges in the Dis
trict being represented. In the absence
Of Grand Secretary w. E. Clapp, Past |
Grand Master D. A. Dugan filled the |
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| once OF grand secretary, and reportet
| the lodge to be in fiourishing condi
| ton numerically. Grand Treasurer Johl
w. Holfyday reported the financial con
dition Of the lodge to be excellent Tn,
grand representatives found the officer,
to be proficient in the rendition of tn,
secret work. and at the close of the ex
animation the grand master was pre-
scented beautiful clock as a token o.
esteem by the lodge.
Canton Washington, No. 1. Patriarch.
militant. i. o. o. F., at a business meet
ing Tuesday night. made arrangement:
to attend the celebration of the ninety,
| second anniversary of the order to bs
heid April Is. Plans were also made &c
| entertain Canton York, of York, Pa, or
the occasion of its pilgrimage to this city
on June 20. At a special meeting Of the
Canton Saturday night, March 8, clever
patriarchs were elected and mustered
into service as members of the Canton
army. Capt. Ray A. Humphrey has issued
orders for regular drills to begin Sat
urday night, April Is. at 7:3o o'clock. The
new tactics adopted by the military coun-
Gil OF the order will SO into effect at
this time.
During tho past week there has been
degree work in nearly all Of the /. o. o. F.
lodges Of this jurisdiction, and the COM
ing week will be a busy one, as most of
the lodges will confer the several de-
grees upon one or more candidates.
The Grand Lodge, !. o. o. F., of the
District held a special meeting Friday
night to fill vacancies caused by the
resignation Of several officers. John w.
Hollyday, grand treasurer, resigned to
accept an appointment as grand conduc-
tor. This vacancy was filled by the
master of the order. w. ]. Rich was ap-
pointed grand GUARDIAN; W. J. La Varre
was appointed grand herald. and W. B.
Hartley was appointed grand chaplain.
On Tuesday night last the district
officers made a visit to Metropolitan
Tent. No. L. where they were met by a
large attendance of the members OF the
tent. Interesting speeches were made
and plans perfected for the addition to
this tent Of many new members in the
near future. This tent now has the
honor of having the district commander
in the person of Sir Knight Thomas L.
Smith.
On Friday night Georgetown Tent. No.
6, held a rousing meeting and initiated
two members, and had five applications
filed.
A large delegation Of visitors from
Anacostia Tent, No. . of Alexandria,
Va, was present, and added to the new
life developed in this tent.
Frederick Wolff. a member Of Alex
'andria Tent. No. . died in this city
the early part OF the week, and after
the regular funeral services here. the
body was taken to New York for inter
ment- Alexandra Tent No. 2. is get
ting things in readiness for the State
convention, to be held April 20 and q.
District Tent, No. s. is going to give
Georgetown Tent. No. 6. hustle for
the district banner. which is now held
by National Tent. but which it is likely
to lose July l.
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Plans are rapdly being pushed to com
pletion for the District rally, to be held
by the Ladies of the Maccabees OF the
World, in National Rifles Armory, April
! Is.
In the afternoon a large class of new
members will be given the first degree
in Maccabeeism, and prizes awarded for
delegations and classes In the evening,
Mrs. Emma S. Odds, of Efyria, Ohio,
will speak. military drills by the uni
form rank of National Hive, No. !, and
the Union Guards, of Baltimore, will be
given Both teams have been drilling
for weeks the National Hive team under
Mrs Annie Holcer, captain, and the Bal
timore team under the direction of Mrs
Mary E. Robinson, district deputy for
Maryland and Delaware.
SpaIding Council, No. AZ, Knights Of
Columbus at its meeting Thursday night,
made plans for the celebration of the
twelfth anniversary of the organization
of this council on April 9. A committee
was appointed with John T. Fitzgerald as
chairman, to make arrangements.
Carroll Council, No. 81, Knights OF
Columbus, entertained Representative
Ben johnson, of Kentucky. at its meet
ing Tuesday night. Following the regu-
lar business of the meeting a smoker
was enjoyed and short addresses were
made.
Forest Oak Lodge, Knights of Pythlas,
OF Gaithersburg. Md, is making progress
in preparation for laying the corner stone
for the new Pythian Temple and for the
fair which is to be held May Is. II. Is,
and ~. President Taft has already sig
nified his intention to be present on May
16. and yesterday Gov. Crothers, of Mary
land, accepted an invitation to participate
in the ceremonies. Hon. Blair Lee and
Judge Z c. Peters have also accepted
invitations to be present. The Ladies
Auxiliary held meeting Wednesday and
organized for the work Among those
present were Mrs. Clifford Robertson. Mrs.
+. NJ. Ricketts,. Mrs. J. F. Trazzare, Mrs.
A. G. Carlisle. Miss Jennie Burdette. Mrs.
George Marshall, Mrs. P +. Waters. Mrs.
William Wiley, Miss L1andelle EtchiSon,
Miss Anna Pace. Miss Maude Broome,
Miss Rachael Young. Mrs. q. w. Ftchi-
son, Mrs. Laura Dell Stoddard. Mrs. A
G Merriam. Mrs. c. E Becraft. Mrs.
James L. Trundle. Mrs. Walter Thomp-
son, Mrs. William Rigley. Mrs. r w.
Murphy. Mrs. DR.. 1. G. Warfield. Mrs.
j. B. Ely, Mrs. Vernon owen, Mrs
Thomas I. Fulks. Mrs. H. S. Kingsley.
Mrs Carson Ward, Mrs. S. NJ. Griffith.
Mrs. Fred c. Ward, Mrs. H R. Nc
Kabe, Mrs. Roy Frazier, and MIS-. r H.
Miles.
West End Camp. No. 1909, Modern
WOcdmen of America, initiated two can
didates at its meeting Monday night in
Pythian Temple. There was a large at !
tendance. DR.. r. +. Gibbs. past consul
of the camp. had charge of the cere |
monies. The degree work was followed |
by a social session.
At a recent meeting OF the District of |
Columbia Comma ndery. Military Order |
OF Foreign Wars of the United States !
the following officers were elected:
Rear Admiral Richardson Glover, L. S. |
N, commander; Capt c. c. Marsh. L. S |
N. vice commander; Maj. Joseph NJ. Hell |
Ter. secretary; Pay Director George W.
Simpson, L. S. N, treasurer: Capt. Rich