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tingly of Washington. Mr.. George Har-
desty of Calvert county has been visiting
friends and relatives here during the
current week. The Misses Margaret and
Grace Fulton of Baltimore are visiting
friends near Chillum, Prince Georges
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Turner
and Miss Clara Cochran of Washington
and family in Tuxedo. Prince Georges
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Grimes
of Pittsburgh, Pa, have returned. after
a pleasant stay with friends and relatives
near College Park. Miss Carrie Went
worth of Chicago. ILL.,. has returned after
a stay of several weeks with friends near
Mount Rainier. Prince Georges county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence T. Young of Bal
timore have returned. after pleasant
stay with friends and relatives near
Grace Turner of Mobile, Ala. has been
visiting friends in East Hyattsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Gladson of
Charlotte. N. c.. are visiting friends In
county. Miss Frances G. Holt Of Bur-
lington. N. j.. has returned after q pleas
ant stay with friends in Mt. Rainier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas b. Lawson of Della
ware have returned after pleasant stay
with friends near Woodville. in the lower
section of Prince Georges county. The
Misses Blanche and Maud Barton of
Baltimore are visiting old school friends
near Chesapeake Junction, Prince georges
county. The Afternoon Five Hundred
Club will hold no meeting Tuesday next.
but will meet the week after, when Mrs.
Edward A. Fuller will entertain. Mrs.
Joseph r. Owens has returned from
visit of several weeks to her brother. Mr..
Charles A. Councilman, in Worthingtons
Valley, Baltimore county. Miss Lewis,
Franklin avenue, is spending several
months with her grandmother In Phila-
delphia. Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Carpenter OF New Bedford have been
visiting relatives near Chtllum In the
upper section of Prince Georges county.
Miss Lillian tombstone Of Frankfort, KY.
has returned after a stay of several
weeks VITA friends near Seabrook. Prince
Georges county. The Misses Della apd
Marguerite Sanderson of Baltimore are
visiting friends on Spencer street here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Tydings of
Boston. Mass, are visiting. friends and
relatives near BeItsville in the upper Sec
ton Of Prince Georges county. Miss
Frances. Burton of Coffeyville. Kan. has
returned after a pleasant visit to friends
near Baden, Prince Georges county Mr..
and Mrs. Frank L. Graham of New Or
leans, La, are visiting friends in the
vicinity of Bladensburg. They will re-
main for several weeks. Mrs. Grant H.
Jordon of Baltimore has returned after
q stay Of several days with friends on
RalstOn avenue. here.
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of Rev. DR.. Louis Stern on Columbia
road. The bride was becomingly attired
in a white cloth suit and a becoming
white hat.
the week end in Baltimore with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Ran of ELtaw place.
Mr. Benjamin Hirsch of Philadelphia
is spending the week end in town with
relatives.
A minstrel show and dance has been
arranged by the Junior Mfnstrels, to take
place tomorrow night at the Pythian Hall.
Representative and Mrs. Jack Beall
| have had as their house guest at Stone
leigh Court Mrs. c. c. Kelly of Austin,
Tex.
Mrs. w. B. Laughton Of Knoxville. for
merly Of Washington, has joined, for a
visit her mother, Mrs. Escott, of Ken
| lucky, who is spending some time in the
| city.
Mrs. James Caperton has as her guest
her mother. Mrs. Thomas Phelps of Rich
mOnd, KY.
Mrs Edward Olney left Friday for a
| trip to the Pacific coast. She will visit
her daughter, Mrs. James A. lander, in
Tucson. Ariz., before going to San Fran
| cisco. where she will attend the biennial
convention of women's clubs.
Representative and Mrs William Sley
Howard and Mrs. Robert Ramsteck have
gone to Atlanta for ten-day visit.
Mrs Underhill entertained at a small
bridge party Wednesday at the Cairo in
| honor of Mrs. Kinkead Of New Jersey.
Mrs. Rodenberg of Illinois gave a mat
| inee party Wednesday, followed by tea.
Representative and Mrs. Oscar Under
| wood are in Birmingham Ala, to attend
the marriage of their eldest son, Lewis
Underwood. and Mary Campbell. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Campbell of
the South Highland Methodist Church
Wednesday evening. April "a.
Mrs. Henry D. Clayton, wife Of Judge
Clayton returned yesterday, having en-
joyed visit to her mother in George
town, Ky.
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Ruth
Tribbe and Miss Callie Hoke Smith at
| tended the ball game at Annapolis yes
| terday, when the Mindless played the
University Of Georgia. They remained
| over for the hop, and were chaperoned
| by Mrs. Tribble, wife of Representative
Tribble of Georgia.
| Mrs E. Nesbit Wright of Chevy Chase
| has returned from Baltimore. where she
went as delegate to the biennial mis-
sionary convention recently held in the
Brown Memorial Church.
Canon Austin of Chevy Chase will de-
| liver an illustrated lecture on Earth
quakes in Jamaica" tomorrow night in
the Library hall under the auspices of
| the Rector's Aid Society Of All Saints
Church.
DR.. H. B. Riley was host for the Five
Hundred Club at the residence of his sis
| ter, Mrs. L. E. Shoemaker, Friday even
| ing.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover and the Misses Glover will visit
California In June to summer at their
| beautiful country seat, Lavergne. at
Napa.
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Mr.. Benjamin Hirsch of Philadelphia
is spending the week end in town witt
relatives.
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Mrs. James Caperton has as her guest
her mother. Mrs. Thomas Phelps Of Rich
mond, KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

Mrs. Edward Olney left Friday for &
| trip to the Pacific coast. She will visi
her daughter, Mrs. James A. lander, II
| Tucson. Ariz, before going to San Fran
cisco. where she will attend the biennia
convention of women's clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

Mrs. Rodenberg Of Illinois gave a mat
inee party Wednesday, followed by tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

Mrs. Underhill entertained at a small
bridge party Wednesday at the Cairo in
honor of Mrs. Kinkead Of New Jersey.
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Mrs. w. b. Laughton Of Knoxville. for
merly of Washington. has joined, for q
visit, her mother, Mrs. Escott, OF Ken.
lucky, who is spending some time in the
city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

A minstrel show and dance has been
arranged by the Junior Minstrels, to take
place tomorrow night at the Pythian Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

Representative and Mrs. Jack Beal
have had as their house guest at Stone
leigh Court Mrs. c. c. Kelly of Austin
Tex.
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Representative and Mrs. William Sley
Howard and Mrs. Robert Ramsteck have
gone to Atlanta for ten-day visit.
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Canon Austin of Chevy Chase will de-
liver an illustrated lecture on Earth.
Quakes in Jamaica" tomorrow night ir
the Library hall under the auspices OF
the Rector's Aid Society Of All Saints
Church.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler P. Anderson are
giving dinner tonight.
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Mrs. Harold Levi and son are spending
the week end in Baltimore with Mr.. an,
Mrs. Elias Raff of ELtaw place.
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Representative and Mrs Oscar Under
wood are in Birmingham. Ala, to attend
the marriage Of their eldest son, Lewis
Underwood, and Mary Campbell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Campbell of
Birmingham, Ala, which took place at
the South Highland Methodist Church
Wednesday evening, April "a.
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Mrs. Henry D. Clayton, wife Of Judge
Clayton, returned yesterday, having en-
joyed a visit to her mother in George
town, Ky.
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DR.. II. B. Riley was host for the Five
Hundred Club at the residence of his sis
ter. Mrs. l.. e. Shoemaker, Friday even.
ing.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Calf are giving a
dance Tuesday night to mark the wooden
wedding anniversary of their son-in-laN
and daughter, DR.. and Mrs. Cary Lang.
horne.
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Mrs E. Nesbit Wright of Chevy Chase
| has returned from Baltimore. where she
| went as a delegate to the biennial mis-
sionary convention recently held in the
Brown Memorial Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

of Rev. DR.. Louis Stern on Columbia
road. The bride was becomingly attired
in a white cloth suit and becoming
white hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

Miss Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Ruth
Tribble and Miss Callie Hoke Smith at
tended the ball game at Annapolis yes
terday. when the "Middies" played the
University Of Georgia. They remained
over for the hop, and were chaperoned
by Mrs. Tribble. wife of Representative
Trfbble Of Georgia.
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The National Society Of Colonial Danes
will hold reception at Rauscher's next
Thursday night.
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Continued from First Page.)
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The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengelmuller will entertain at dinner to-
morrow night, to take the place of the
dinner postponed on account of the IT.
tanic disaster.
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Mrs. Fairchild, wife of Representative
Fairchild of New York, who has recently
returned from a trip to Panama, Is again
at the New Willard
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Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover and the Misses Glover will visit
California In June to summer at theil
beautiful country seat, Lavergne, al
Napa.
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The assistant secretary of war and
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver entertained at
dinner last night, as did Mrs. Letter, the
Spanish minister and Mime. Riano and
Capt. and Mrs. Carpenter. The latter
host and hostess had their company at
the Chevy Chase Club.
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Miss Helen Taft left yesterday by train
for Warrenton, Va. to join Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth's riding party on a trip to
the Virginia Hot Springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

Mrs. and Miss Gusdorf OF 18th street
have closed their home and gone to
Atlantic City for protracted stay. Mr..
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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Keinlin of the
German embassy are giving a small
dance Thursday night
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| Miss Frances Moves and Miss Ethel
Noyes of 1898 Vermont avenue arrived In
New York Friday on the new French
| liner La France. after q year abroad, and
returned to Washington yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

visiting her parents, Senator and Mrs
Lee Overman. at the Cochran, left las
week for her home in Salisbury, N. c.
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Miss Grace Margaret Gould. who spent
the past week with her uncle, Mr.. An
thony Gould. at the Hotel Logan. re-
turned to New York today.
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A quiet wedding took place Thursday
afternoon. when Miss Minnie E. Altman
of this city was married to Mr.. Harry
+. Sinser Of New York. at the residence
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

had to take my curl-papers out, so
am sure my hair will not curl at ALL"
The gay young people gathered in
the immense kitchen after breakfast
was served, to examine the stockings
that Santa Claus was expected to
have left in prosperous condition. OF
her gifts the diarist remarks: "Such
beautiful gifts have never received
away from my home. Some beautiful
mink skins, sufficient to make my win
ter fur and muff, from dear General
Floyd, taken from animals caught in
a trap near the milk house. Baxter's
Saints Rest and nice volume Of
Watts hymns from Mrs. Floyd, a
white velvet pincushion, painted with
roses and leaves, from Catherine, and
a pretty collar of lace footing from
Mary. My dearly beloved gave me a
ruby ring, the emblem of eternal fidel-
ity and love-" The clearly beloved
became her husband a few months
later.
christmas Day was indeed joyful
one; after we had seen all our gifts,
all the young people went to the hill
back Of the house and coasted for two
hours on the hard crust of ice and
snow; the distance from the top of the
hill to the gulf ravine was nearly q
mile."
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
MELISSA WOULD LIKE TO BE
CANDID HERSELF.

"You seem thoughtful this evening.
Melissa" remarked Mrs. Merriwid's
maternal maiden aunt Jane. looking
at her niece over the rims of the
spectacles that she wore in the priv
acy of family life.
Mrs. Merriwid stopped frowning at
. far corner of the room and laughed.
Il get that way about every so often,
dearie," she replied. Sometimes,
oftener still. Just now was thinking
of Mr.. Pikestaff. He's been making
his intentions quite plain and l was
trying to frame up few well-chosen
words for use when needed"
ITO what effect?" inquired Aunt
Jane, with interest.
II really can't say what the effect
will be-" said Mrs. Merriwid. II hope
1t won't shatter the windows, but Mr..
Pikestaf has theory that language
was given us to express our feelings,
and they tell me that some of his
candid opinions are calculated to pre-
cipitate heavy rainfall. He's a man
of decided views.
"He impresses me as being very
genuine" Aunt Jane observed.
"As genuine as mud pie," agreed
Mrs. Merriwid. "A downright, out.
spoken, homespun, frank rhinestone
in the rough. There are no frills about
Mr.. Pikestaff. Nothing namby-pamby
or wishy-washy. He believes in giving
things their proper names-With a
few qualifying adjectives thrown in
II he doesn't agree with you, he'll
take the liberty of telling you so. and
II you don't like 1t, you can do the
other thing"
Il can't help thinking that sincerity
is an admirable quality" Aunt Jane
remarked.
"Not in husband at least, dearie,'
said Mrs. Merriwid. "What married
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

He may, on some occasions, act like
a hog or cur. but believe mo. auntie,
1t doesn't do any good to tell him co.
You'll get better results by letting
him suppose that in your estimation
he's about the wisest, most generous
and noble specimen of humanity that
ever happened, because, as q general
thing, his vanity will make him try
to sustain your delusion-and that lit,
tie old rule goes double every time.
You see. dearie, a man may act like
hog and not be hog, and a woman
may act like fool and yet have con.
siderable sense tucked away under
her puffs. Anglo-Saxon is all right
when 1t isn't Billingsgate. but some
bull-necked, big-mouthed gentlemen
never seem to get wise to the distino
tion. II pay twenty-five dollars for s
hat, don't want the partner of my
joys and sorrows to tell me that it's
piece Of silly, wanton extravaganza
and that I'm not f1t to be trusted With
money any more than rabbit. II he
let's out long, low whistle, that's
about as far as he has any right to
CO." 4,
II agree with you there" said Aunt
Jane; "but surely Mr.. Pikestaft has
not presumed to use any language Of
that nature to you"
"Not directly" replied Mrs. Merri.
wild. Il imagine he means to be com.
plimentary to me. I'm a plain man,
! Mrs. Merriwid,' he told me, and you
mustn't expect any soft soap and but
ter from me. say what mean and
mean what say, and don't believe in
splitting hairs; and I tell you right
out and to your face that you're .
confounded smart woman, and a con.
founded good looking woman. by
George! You know what's what and
who's who, and I don't make any
bones of saying so. There amt any
two ways about it. You're smart and
you're good looking, and II any man
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looking about him when q small. warm
hand was cuddled into his and a
child's voice said:
please take care OF me till nam.
ma finds me-I'm lost!"
It was q little girl, and on her face
was both q smile and q look Of en-.
treaty.
why, Of course" replied the out.
law. pressing her hand and drawing
her back little. $50 you came here
with your mother after Christmas
things and got separated?"
that's It, only think she ran away
from me so that I shouldn't know
what Santa Claus was going to bring
me tomorrow night"
II hope twill be something NICE"
"Oh. 1t win be. Are you buying
something for your little grit"
MOO"
maybe she's dead?"
IL don't know"
The girl looked up and noticed the
grave expression on the outlaws face.
and cuddled closer to him end said:
I'm sorry II have hurt you. Nam.
ma says talk too much. I've Just
thought that maybe you are not mar
ried at all?"
Il guess that's pretty near It," re-.
piled the outlaw as he tried to laugh,
but made poor work Of 1t.
"Well. IL you haven't got any little
girl I haven't got any papa. What
you going to buy.
"Why, whatever you say?"
"But not for me?"
Yes, for you. Well select some
thing, and then when your mother
comes Ill ask her If she'll let you have
it."
Il hope she will. You look to be
such a nice man that she shouldn't re.
fuse. picked you out as the very
incest man that came along"
Thank you," said the outlaw as he
felt his heart grow big. Nov, then,
about this doll. Real hair, eyes that
wink, pink shoes and almost as big az
you are. She'll be a sister to you"
"And how much is it,"
"Only ten dollars"
my. but can you, pay that much! II
you can you must be rich"
"But you see have no little girl Of
my own"
That's 80. Isn't Christmas nice?
Do you know-there's mamma over
there! Let me run and tell her"
The outlaw turned his back on the
crowd and gritted his teeth and
winked his eyes. He had been hit
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

Santa Claus.
It went back i've years. He. the son
OF railroad magnate, had dared to
fall In love with the blue-eyed daugh-
ter OF locomotive driver on his IA
ther's road-a man whose face and
hands carried grime-who dwelt in a
'cottage-who had no society outside
OF daily toilers. And he had dared
stand before the father who thought
himself specially created and say:
Father, I going to be married"
"Well?"
ITO Gladys Davis"
"Never heard Of her."
The daughter Of one Of our en-.
.gineers."
There was moment Of painful sus.
pense and then the storm broke.
"You shall not! You are either a
fool or a lunatic to think of It. An
engineers daughter! Think of your
mother-of me-of your sister-the
disgrace! You must have lost your
senses!"
But am to marry her." was the
steady reply.
Il say no! If the jade has trapped
you into an engagement buy her of.
The father must use his influence or
take his discharge"
"But we love and are promised to
each other"
In the next half hour the father
stormed and cajoled. II the son in.
sisted on such q marriage he would
be cast out by the family; he would
be ridiculed even by the common peo.
pie. And the magnate ended up with:
Fred, I will have, the engineer call.
ed up here and give him check for
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life calls for is diplomacy, and di
plomacy with its coat on at that
When man gets to speaking his
mind to his wife. he generally winds
up by believing it, and then there's
all kinds Of trouble. Poor dear Henry
Merriwid got to be perfectly sincere
with me at one period of our happy
life together. I remember one time
I asked him what he thought Of q new
dress had just put on.
My dear, said poor Henry, q
won't attempt to deceive you. think
it's the sloppiest looking thing, the
most unbecoming, botchy. skew-geed
waste Of material ever saw in my
life. The color makes me sick, and
the trimming gives me q pain in the
back Of the neck. It looks as If II
had been designed by q cross-eyed
house painter. suffering from delirium
tremens, and put together by a sail
makers apprentice with sore thumb
What is ia masquerade costume!''
what did you say?" inquired Aunt
Jane.
II said I was very sorry he didn',
seem to like 1t because it was goine
to lower his bank account seventy.five
dollars" replied Mrs. Merriwid. "It
was the most devilishly cruel thing
could think Of at the moment. But
I cured poor Henry of plain speaking
before It got to be very much Of Z
Aabit with him.
NO." Mrs. Merriwid resumed, ~
think most Of your fine. rugged. blur
straightforward men. with no shilly'
shallying nonsense about them. need
. plain, hearty. straightforward kick
ing. The trouble with them generally
as that they're too big. Il takes BIZ
man to tell people the unvarnished
unsweetened truth about themselves
and get away with It IA llne, full
bodied man like Mr.. Pihssta6, for eI
,Anple. with q collsction Of good, hon
lest Anglo Saxon Language.
\ suppose there are momsnts q
every married womans life when M
realizes that her husband1 bshatio,
= foolish" Mrs. NerriwA went Q
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
WHEN THE YULE LOG BURNED
Pretty Customs Of Former Times
That Surrounded That Necessary
Feature Of Christmas.

The Yule log on the fireplace roared.
The whole hall was aglow,
The great hounds lay before the blaze.
Dreaming Of stag and boar.
One of the prettiest sights Of the
old-time Christmas must have been
that Of the Yule log being drawn
homeward. surrounded with joyous
laughing children. shouting merry
greeting to each wayfarer as he,
doffed his hat in reverence to the log
80 full Of good promises whose flames
had the power to burn out old wrongs
and heartburnings. On the arrival Of
the log at the "baronial hall'' It was
customary for each member of the
family to greet It in fitting manner
either In verse or song.
In some parts Of France there was
also the custom of the Christmas log,
although there has been a different
significance. There the log had sus.
pended from each end the toys. cakes
and fruits for the children Of the
house. These were the gifts Petit
Maulet or Christmas child was said
to have brought.
In the mountain districts Of Ger
many the Christmas log was supposed
to have the power Of warding OF dan.
gers from lightning and was kept be.
meath the bed Of the master of the
house from one Christmas till the
next. when It was used to light the
new log. On Christmas, eve ali lights
and hres were extinguished In the
house and piece Of the last years
wood was taken to the neighborins
church. where It was lighted at the
flames Of the sanctuary light, signify.
Ing the new Hight that had come into
the world on this night.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

republic the journey from New Yorl
BY sleigh took ten days.
In preparation for the coming fes
hvities. the diarist notes that the
keeping room Gas the main room was
then called), which today would be
called the parlor, or drawing room,
was trimmed elaborately with spruce
and cedar branches. there being no
holly growing In that region. Roses
made Of tissue paper, in red, pink and
white. were plentifully distributed
through the evergreen decorations.
The roses we're made by two young
women guests. Miss Catherine Floyd
and Miss Mary Floyd. who were en-
gagged to be married to James Madison
and Thomas Jefferson. afterwards
presidents Of the United States. They
were assisted In entertaining guests
during the day BY the Misses Virgins,
netghbors Of the general. Among
other guests, Bishop Whipple and a
fellow clergyman were present, -
we'll % the hance Of the diarist.
The festivities began Christmas Eve,
and all the family hung up their stock
1ngs in front Of the huge kitchen IRE
place. The illumination was that OF
tallow candles In silver and brass can
MeSticks. Mis- Catherine Floyd had
expected her dance. James Madison
las was jottsd down In the diary).
and was sreatly disappointed at his
not coming. He sent BY way Of .