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/ Poynton. the associate matron. Charles
. r.. Roberts of Electa Chapter, No :.
sang baritone solos and Mrs. Gusach OF
! Bethlehem Chapter, Nc. /, played Nlo!in
solos.
The officers installed are as follows:
Mrs. Bertha s. Wood. worthy Inatron
Thomas Bynum. worthy patron; Mrs.
Annie Higgins. coaduCtress: Mrs 1iat-
tie Poynton, associate matron: MIS-
Mary Omohundrc. associate c"nductrcSS.
Miss Matte Gould. secretary tscven-
teenth termb: Mrs. NJ L. Willis treas
urer; Mrs. Agnes Montgomery. chaplain
Miss X. Brez. marshal: Mrs NJ Knapp.
warden: Samuel Plumley. sentinel; Miss
J. Gould. organist; Miss Adcn"aid,
Adah; Mrs McCuen. Ruth: Mrs. Gavin
Esther: Mrs. Sweet, Martha; Mrs Heard,
Electa
At a special meeting of Temple Chap
ter. No. II, O. f.. s. Tuesday evening.
officers for the ensuing year were in
stalled as follows: Worthy matron, i.il-
liam CARL: worthy patron, John n.
Sands; associate matron, Emma c.
Coumbe; secretary "lccted third ternl:
Emma ]. Smith, treasurer elected third
term. Fannie Schoenthal: conductress
Josephine V O'Meara: associate con
ductress. Arnie Miller. chaplain. Edith
Lynn: marshal, Elizabeth OdekoNcn;
organist. Clara Abbott; .tdah. Maude SOL
lars; Ruth, Mary T.arrimorc. Esther,
Rose Tanner; Martha. Frances WOOD
Electa. Rose Bartholomae: warder, flor-
ence Prince: sentinel. Charles TWetddie
Past Matron Nora Henry was Installing
officer, assisted by Mrs. Arnie Miller as
marshal and Past Chaplain Mrs t. san
born.
A past matron's jewel was presented TO
the retiring matron, Mrs. Nora Henry,
past patrons jewel, with diamond star:
to retiring patron. Charles Hoover cut
glass flower vase to the incoming ma
tron. Mrs. CARL as we'll as a bouqtei .,
American Beauty roses from the Admiral
George Dewey Auxiliary. :. w ". Oh
which she il past president. "A Gu. SiaS"
water set to Grand Lecturer MIS-. lcath
UNI. and cut glass bowl 10 faSt 'faiiu
Matron Mrs Julia Streater. together WIN
other remembrances-
Among the distinguished guests OF the
evening were Past Most Worthy Grand
Matron of the General Grand NAPIER
Mrs E.imira Foley, Grand Patron W "a mace
Streater. Past Grand Masters DR.. Fran
els j. Woodman and Henry *. Simpson
and others.
The annual dinner of the Masonic Vet
Grams Association will occur at the liotei
Gordon January ~.
The Matrons of 1%,s. o. +. s. held
their sixteenth regular meeting THURSDAY
afternoon at the home of Mrs Eugene
Bernhard 30 \ street southeast Ih"Se
present we're Mrs. McAleer. Mrs. Streatcr,
Mrs. Crawford. Mrs, Kidd Mrs tabcr
and Mrs. Smith. The regular business ,4
was omitted. letter was read from the
president, Mrs. Elizabeth Heinline. VINO
with her husband. went to Rosebu!2,
Ore. December q. for his heath ihes
will make Oregon their home lildeiinitei3;
Refreshments were served and social
horr was spent al the table. The matrons
adjourned to meet with Mrs Carrie Nidd
in January.
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READY SALE FOR OYSTERS.
Supply on Hand at Wharf Being
Rapidly Exhausted.

The supply of oysters aboard the six
vessels that arrived here i'm the middle
of the past week is being rapidly ex-
hausted and yesterday afternoon there
were less than a thousand bushels aboard
the boats. 1t is not thought that there
will be any shortage i'll the supply for
the New Year day market, as two of the
local tugboats are down the river and
are expected to reach here with four or
five boats i'm tow early this morning
The ice and the difficulty i'm obtainin. =
oysters at anything like what the runboa I
masters paid for them "A month ago are
keeping prices up. Yesterday the bi-
valves were selling at from about a.,
cents to 81 per bushcl. AN advance Of
about p cents per bushel over the price
prevailing early iva the season.
Fish are also scarce. but this naitiort
is looked for at this season of the yrat.
and causes no surprise to the dealrr~
Rough weather on the coast. whence the
bulk of the fish supply is coming. is
largely the cause Of the shortage With
the first of the year the shad and hcr
ring season opens in this city. and il I,
now legal to sell the fish in the marker
The first Shad of the season arc er-
pected from Florida This week
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Springman; master of finances, l.. 3.
Gordon; keeper of records and seal. J. c.
Wilson: master-at-arms. s. NJ. Banks;
master Of work. c. s. Jones; inner guard.
W. J. waste: outer guard. H. NJ. Locke:
trustees. NJ. A. Leese. George p. Cart
rell. Jefferson Middleton: representatives
to the Grand Lodge. NJ. A. Leese. r. v.
Springman. Charles Boyd. George H
stallation of officers is scheduled for next
Tuesday evening.
Excelsior Lodge. No. IA, elected the
following officers Tuesday evening: Chan
chancellor. A. w Sherrier: prelate. A.
S. Nichols: master of work, {. T.
Winans: keeper of records and seal, r. S.
Williams: master of finances. j. b. Con-
ner: master Of exchequer. H. J. Gasson;
nlaster-at-arms, J. A. McCracken; inner
Scott: trustees. W. A. Wilding. c.. w.
Jones. F. T. Scott: representative to the
relief bureau, w. A. Wilding; representa-
tives to the Grand Lodge. j. Bonacossy
ing. F. T. Scott. The lodge conferred the
rank OF esquire Tuesday evening The
installation of officers will occur Tuesday
evening.
Capital Lodge. No. "a. Tuesday evening
elected the following officers: Chancellor
commander J. L. Hyde; vice chancellor.
II. I. Sinclair: prelate. b. L. Harrison;
master of work, G. l.. Sellers: master ~
f1nances. e: l.. Saur; master of ex-
chepuer. Julius Viedt: keeper of records
and seal. ]. w. Carter: master-at-arms
F. M. Pezman; inner guard, F. A.
Snlth: outer guard. J. +. Skidmore: dele
gate to relief bureau. G. w. Bauman:
trustees; F. skidmore, ]. f. Wilson,
r. +. Harrison; representatives Tn the
Grand Lodge. b. r. Harrison. A. A Roc,.
Z; L. Saur julius Viedt. II. r. Tucker
These officers will be installed ruesday
evening. e0uo'
Washington Company No I. Uniform
Eank' knights of Pythias-Captain. Fred
N, peIzman; first lieutenant. George n
Wnltlng; second lieutenant David Vein
stem recorder. Joseph B. Conner: treas.
"rer. Roger A. Reeves.
Sovereign Grand Commander JAmeS n
r.lcnardson of the Ancient and Accented
oecttIsh Hite is reported by his physician
-; ~ ne making steady Improvement, and it
f.. iopeo ne Will be able to take up his
uut,eS again in about a month. The
grand commander occupies suite of
rooms on the third floor Of the House Of
tne iempte, where his wife is with him.
Iacn DAY recently he has been. able ia
slt up Tor while but great care Is being
'ahen 70 keep him quiet and undisturbed
biuS TOT the new Scottish Rite temple
winch is to be erected at 18th and s
Streets northwest the coming YEAR will
ne opened by the architect, John Russell
rope. IN New York. Wednesday at noon.
ne Speclncations call for plans and de-
talis as already outlined in The Star.
As soon as the contract is awarded the
work will be pushed rapidly to connie
ton. The new ed'fice, it is predicted. win
De the handsomest OF its kind i'm the
world. '' ''''
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LIABLE FOR UNPAID LABOR:
stakeholder in Insolvent Company
So Held by Court.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md. December 81
Judge Francis J. Kooser, at Somerset,
In the case against the Penwood Coal
Company. decided that a stockholder of
an insolvent corporation was liable it,
dlvidualIy to the amount of his stock
for unpaid labor claims against the COM
pany. Fifty creditors of the Penwood
Company instituted equity poceedings
in which it was held that Capt Charles
J. Harrison and Charles J. Chl, jr, of
Somerset. are liable for the wage claims
amounting to S3.j65.J7 because they were
original subscribers to about two-thirds
OF the capital stock of the corporation.
The company is now in the hands OF
a receiver and the labor claims range
from SIS to $175. The Penwood Coal
Company had offices in the Continental
Trust building, Baltimore. for several
years. It's mines We're located at Rock
wood. where for a time it had con-
tract for coaling Baltimore and Ohio
engines.
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Jan Potomac. No. g.
Rcui. II. French. No. L., Called
AnacoStia. No. ~.
Fentalpha, M. -,
ian. > Nyron VI. PARKER No. -. t. t.
Jan. +-Dsrs NJ. ~ +. 4.
Jau. > Masonic Board Of Relief
EOYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Jan. Washington Naval. No. t. grand
visitation.
Jan. 4 C"lunlia No. I, business
Brigbtwoo1 No. ., grand vista
tim.
Jan. g Auac"stia. NJ. II. special, sraho
visitation
School of Instruction.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS.
Jan. Orient. No. =. called on
Jan. q Columbia. No 2-Rrd Cross.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Jan. NiihraS I>odSc Of Perfection.
Ladies Night Cathedral Hall
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
Jan = Rub. Ma. |.
Jan. Mizpah. Ne. $.
Jan. I-Arcme, No. Ia.
Jan. J-t;rand Chapter. ~ O'Clock a-m.,
annual meeting
Esther M. =. grand cciebrat ton.
Jan. u Martha, No. 4.
Esther. No =. anniversary ban
quet at New Etbitt House.
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ODD FELLOWS.

LODGES.
Jan 2-Eeacon. No. Is: Excelsior. No H.
and LangdOn. No. %. installation
of officers.
Jan. 3-t;oIden Rule No. ri: Amity. No.
%. and Phucnix. No. -. installa-
ton of officers.
ian. 4-Eastern No. .. and Harmony, No
g. Joint installation of officers;
Friendship. No. II. and Federal
City No. 20. installation.
Jan .-Columhia No. TO- and Salem. No
- installation of officers.
JAN 6-Centrai. No. /, and Metropolis
No. III. joint installation in Me
tropois lodgeroOm.
ENCAMPMENTS.
Ian. Mount Nebo. No. 6, regular bust
ness.
Jan. 6-Macenenu. No. 4. regular business
REBEKAH LODGES.
Ian. Naomi No. I. installation.
Jan. I-Ruth. No - and Martha Wash
ington No :, installa tion.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Ian. 3-Canton Washington. No. L. install
lation Of officers. inspection and
CAPTION degree, in auditorium, ].
O. u. L. Hall.
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Harvard and Princeton Waiting.

BOSTON, Mass, December 3l.-Grad-
uatc Manager Garcelon of Harvard
speaking of the possibilities of Prince
ton-IIarvard foot ball game next season.
says that the two universities understand
each others position, but that nothing
definite can be done until the Harvard
advisory foot ball committee meets.
1t is generally understood that the
Harvard foot ball season in 1911 will be
a week longer than the 1910 season. The
calendar gives six good foot ball Satur-
days-October II and IS. November I, IL.
Is and %. The HarvardYale game will
probably be played November %.
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Busy Polo Season on Coast.

PASADENA, Cal, December 3l.-There
should be some very good polo played
here this winter. Several teams have been
developed and interesting tournaments ar
ranged in southern California Eastern
and English teams are expected to play
here.
The RockaWay team of Long Island is
to winter here. The Winans team Of
English players Is expected to come. and
there will be organizations from differ
ent parts of the middle west and Cali
fOrnia.
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Naomi Lodge. No. 1, d. of r.. will meet
Monday evening for installation OF
officers elected for the ensuing six
months The installation exercises will
be followed by a social hour and refresh
ments.
Tuesday evening Canton Washington.
No L. will hold its monthly meeting.
The newly elected officers-Ray y.
Humphrey. captain: w j. Rogers. lieu
tenant and William +. Humphrey. en-
sisn"wilI be installed. Following the
installation service the canton will be
inspected and then confer the canton
degree upon several candidates. Every
member of the canton has been urged to
be present. and participate in the exer-
cises of the evening.
The installation of the newly elected
officers of Washington Lodge, No. d
has been postponed until Tuesday even
ing January IN, and those of Covenant
Lodge No. 13. and Union Lodge, No. IT,
until Monday evening. January ..
Officers in the subordinate lodges hav,
been elected as follows:
Columbia Lodge, No. to L. a. White
noble grand: Bcrt V. WoIf. vice grand
r.. &. t;rumicy. recording secretary: Il;
r.; Williams. financial secretary: ThOma.
W Fowler treasurer representatives u
Grand Lodge. George H.. COLLISION, r. w
Fowler \. Il. N"rmilIon, +. b. rowdcn
George Gerbcrich. l.. &. Grurnlcy, J. "
Frederick j.. W. kcck. T.. H. IaughIiu
y. NJ. Pollock. G. - Shackclford, =. o.
TAYLOR. r. T. Wines, j. -. Yoaklcy. f.. u
Scifert aud &. +. Sample.
Eastern. No. John SrhWeitzcr. noble
grand: \. q Th"skeiIy. vice grand: =. L.
Bov.-e recording tserrctary: &. W. u
F:roWn. linancial secretary: William J
I-I.
Brown. G. W. RI. Brown. = L. Boyc.. j
T.. Champion. r. y. Loeffier, W. J. Ricf
and J. w Searle.
Washington. no. Ga. H. NOakS, noble
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Taken Suddenly III i'm Street.

James G. Mc,iraw was takc, suddenly
Ill on 9th street near Louisiana avenue.
yesterday afternoon. and was taken go
Casualty Hospital.
The physicians found he was suffering
from an overdose of morphine. -Mct;raw,
who says he is a resident of Chicago
and has been i'm this city several days,
told All attendant at the hospital that he
was suffering from pain and took tho
morphine for relief. 1t Is expected he
will be able to leave the hospital today q,
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are seen Sa1lyine out together carving =
dipper and .
Disappointment Attend Kettle Of
the Day in Scotland. .. 80 IN IN
They will go from house to house OK.
changing draughts with their netghhor5
while the young folks make merry at
home. The Scottish swain believes in his
footing in on New Year day. il his
knock Is answered by the daughter OF
the family and he gets his foot inside tho
door before she escapes he is entitled to
salute her lips. How great his disap-
pointment if the matronly mother or
stern maidenly aunt appear at the doori
In Central hrica. when by careful OBJ
serNatinn OF the suns position the medi-
cine man of a tribe concludes that an
other year * complete Tn" chief holds
solemn council. \ special watch Is kept
Tor evil spirits 9nd the priest chants all
night over the cot Of boiling herbs he is
converting into a brilliant dye Vt the
first ray of the rising sun his assistants
beat a weird call on some native drums.
The warriors who have been especially
valiant during the year come forward.
and their faces are decorated with SYM
bolic designs put on by the priest from
the official dye. They proudly wear these
marks during the feast and dancing
which follow. The trial of young men
a feature OF savage New Year celehra-
lions. The American Indians usuall>
tested their braves i'm connection with
the ceremonies at the opening of another
year.
Among American cities New York
celebration is the most important. II
point of extravaganza il threws Paris
into the shade. Although there are many
similar effects. New York has NAM
features distinctly its own. Perhaps TIA"
most unusual is tn" Wall street New
Year celebration. The staid and sober
brokers for one night throw OF all re-
serve and revel in the youthful io!lir>
of their school days. All the members
assemble i'm the Stock Exchange build
ing. Shortly after midnight the chair
man of the board stands n the east
gallery. which resembles a great marble
throne. Just midnight strikes he
presses button and a food of add
tional light is the signal for beginning
the revels.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Myrtle Lodge, No. %, received an I'M
official visit from Grand Chancellor II. P.
Wiley Tuesday evening, who entertained
the members with an interesting adj
dress. At this meeting a letter was read
from Harry Mitchell. from New Orleans,
extending holiday greetings to the MEM
bers and announcing that he had been
promoted to one of the leading characters
of the Ben Hur Company. with which he
has been travelling for the past two years.
Equal Lodge. No. II. will install it's
officers tomorrow; Decatur Lodge. No. o..
January .: Century Lodge. No. 20. jan
uary >: Amaranth Lodge. No. 80, January
III. and RathbOne-SuperiOr Lodge. No. %.
January Is.
DR.. d. Elmer Wiber, whose death occur
red suddenly at :; o'clock Wednesday
morning, from acute Indigestion. at his
residence in this city, was a past SUI
Pythias, attending the New Orleans con-
vention Of the Supreme Lodge i'll 1905, and
at Boston i'm 1905. At meeting of the
council of Grand Lodge officers at head
quarters Thursday evening. Grand Chain
cellor u. p. Wiley presiding, appropriate
action was taken. addresses made. a floral
tribute sent ano honorary palibearers
selected as follows: Supreme Representa-
lives Thomas \. Bynum and James w.
Carter. Grand Chancellor ii. T.. Wiley,
Grand Vice Chancellor RI. !. Bassett, Past
Grand Chancellor Albert kahlcrt and
Grand Keeper nf Records and Seal II. j.
Gasson. Pythian burial service was per
formed hy the lodge of the deceased,
We l,Stcr Lodge. No. I. and intermeut was
at GlcnWood cemetery.
Friendship Temple, Pythian Sisters. had
| its hall beautifully decorated Wednes-
day evening and Christmas tree laden
with ornaments aud presents erected near
: the station of the most excellent chief.
, III the conclusion of tho routine business
Santa Claus made his appea rance and
distributed presents to every member and
visitor in the hall, after which refresh
mcntS were served.
| Eathbonc Temple, Pythiau Sisters, was
presented with fine portrait of Past
Suprem" Chancellor Edward Dunn Fri
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Famous High Jinks
on Stock Exchange.

music is i'm progress attendants enter
high in push carts. This is seized ID.
eager hands. Whole boxes arc lung up
and broken open. Soon the air is thick
with rosy paper flakes. Sometimes az
effigy of a prominent member serves a.
target for the confetti charges. \
great leather push ball il brought in and
a grand scuffle ensucs Various Other
athletic and amusing stunts follow one
another in quick succession until a sign
rom the chairman indicates the close
of the fun. The band starts Aud Lang
Syne, vigorous voices take up the cho-
rus. and the celebration ends.
In contrast with these scenes Of eXtrava-
gance is the simple solemn midnight service
with which the MOravians of Pennsyl-
vania celebrate the New Year. A waSch
night meeting is held in the little church
and as midnight strikes the watchers
pass out into the adjoining graveyard
where an open grave awaits them. While.
the sexton shovels soil into this empty
space the pastor reads the service for
the burial of the old year. i'm wkich PEG
pie are eXhorted to bury their old sins
hatredS and worldly desires and to star
in afreSh with renewed religious purpose
These solemn peOp.e then return to their
homes and are peacefully asleep before
the orgies of the great cities lsave fairl,
begun.
TOmOrrOw-DODGJNG THE LAW.
B-SMUG(:LING.
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japanese New Year
Lasts Five DAYS

iCdStluS' IcJOiC-
japanese New Year ing and gift
Lasts Five Days. , nna nsses E .,,f,s
The poorest peasant. If he can do no bet
ter. sends to his friends a small piece of
dried fish wrapped i'm paper tied with a
peculiar red and white string used only
at this time. The fish conveys the senti-
ment God bless you and send you hap
piness this year. The celebration ends
with the feast of poetry. In December
announcements are made of prizes for
original Japanese poems. Those judged
worthy are chanted by their fortunate
writer's on the last day of the festival.
An original poem by the emperor always
closes the program. The decision for
merit is made by the official court poetess,
Nine. SeishO. who for twenty years has
had this duty. Formerly Nine. Seisho
was the teacher of the empress.
The Chinese New Year is a movable
feast because of the difference in their
calendar and that used by the Christian
world. This year it will fall upon jan
uary 30. The New Year holiday period
covers thirty days in China, during which
time no unnecessary official business is
transacted. Generally the holiday be-
gins ten days before the New Year and
continues twenty days after. although
this varies according to the orders of the
court circular issued annually. The day
is devoted largely to religious celebra-
tions. although fireworks and feasting
arc i'm evidence. The most important
event of the period Is the feast of lam
terms. This always comes five DAYS after
New Year ard is "A time Of brilliant
illumination. SO far as possible the
Chinese in foreign lands celebrate their
national holiday after their native Gus
tom and the Chinese quarter in every
large city gives evidence of festivity at
this season.
In Russia the New Year festival lasts
two weeks 1t begins AT midnight on
New Year I've. when the czar attends
public mass. At the stroke OF II a can
nonade of 700 shots is fired. after which
the revclry begins. The streets OF all
the towns ars gayly decorated and festiv-
tiles are evident everywhere. These end
ut the eve of '.Sojelnek." the last day of
the festival. Then a cross is made upon
each front toor to. prevent satan from
entering. The people fast and there are
no public entertainments. At O'Clock
there is Il solemn service in every church.
In Scottish villages the parents often
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NEW YEAR DAY.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

New Year is the one holiday in the
year kept and celebrated by every nation,
be IL civilized or savage. 1t falls upon
a different date for those who do not
use the Christian calendar, but even the
savage tribes of central Africa and the
cannibals Of the South Sea Islands cele-
brate with some ceremony the beginning
of the new year.
The establishment of January l as a
special holiday as recognized in most
parts Of the world dates back to 1l:i
B. c. when the feast of Janus was sub
stituted for the Jewish passover 10y
Nurma. The passover, which marks the
opening of the Jewish religious year
dates back to 1891 h. c. From its In
auguration down through the centuries
the feast of Janus January u has been
recognized and celebrated by all the
ruling nations of the world Its religious
significance as a feast Of the CIRCUMCISION
of Christ sanctifed IT throughout uhe
period Of Catholic ascendency. In nlon-
ern times this is less dominant, eSpciahy
in Protestant countries. where New year
is kept chiefly as day Of pleasure ann
feasting.