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Veterans by Miss Rose Seton; also
from women of the G. A. r. and many
friends.
The meeting closed with remarks by
Commander Mckee. salute to flag and
singing of America"
The lexington w. c. T. u. met re-
Gently in the home of Mrs. George Speidel
Friday evening. Mrs. Munger led the
devotional exercises.
Reports from superintendent of differ
ent departments We're read. All report
ed increased work. The superintendent
of Sunday school work outlined her plan
Of work among the various. Sunday
schools, which were Endorsed. Mrs
Thatcher, national and worlds super.n-
tendent of soldiers. sailors and marines.
told of the work in Japan and other
countries throughout the world. Re-
freshments were served. Owing to the
death of the vice presidents husband,
Mr. William Keiser, the social program
was omitted.
Reeves Aylman of Seattle, Wash, ad-
dressed the Anthony League at the Port
ner Monday night; on the subject Of the
work accomplished in the cause of suf-
frage by the women OF this city. Mr..
Mckenzie of this city Endorsed woman
suffrage in an address. which was con-
cluded with poem, Bread and Roses. -
Mrs Percy v. Pennybacker of Austin,
Tex. president of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs: Mrs. L. L. Blanken-
berg, wife of the Mayor of Philadelphia,
first vice president of the general fedora
ton. and Mrs. Eugene Reilly Of North
Carolina, corresponding secretary, have
been house guests of Mrs. William e.
Andrews, president Of the District of Co
lumbia federation, this week.
Mrs William e. Andrews was the
hostess at tea last Wednesday in honor
Of her house guests. She was assisted
In receiving by the women Of the Texas
delegation in Congress. About 400 guests
were present.
The District of Columbia Federation of
WOmen's Clubs kept open house during
Inauguration week at the quarters in the
Woodward building. Club women from
every state in the Union registered at
the headquarters during the week. A
pay" luncheon was served last Mon
day, the proceeds being for the club
house, which is to be built by the Dis
trict of Columbia federation. The affair
was in charge Of the ways and means
committee of the District of Columbia
federation. of which Mrs. M. e s. Davis
Is chairman and Mrs. G. s. Raster vice
chairman.
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Asked the other how John was com.
ing ON.
on. she wondered how long it would be
before two such other old men could
come together and brag about some other
Johns airship.
There was nothing to the. incident, of
course. nothing at all, except that 1t
stood for progress.
And progress is the greatest thing in
the world.
The servant problem, like that medic
val shield. has two sides-and the view
you get depends upon whether you are
discussing it in your parlor or on the
Street-say at o'clock in the morning
A woman who was brisking along to
early church had the block to herself
Until at one corner two neatly alert
young women turned from side pave
ment and walked ahead And this is what
one of them was saying:
II certainly did hate to leave that
service place, because there were only
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president, Claude n. Bennett. in the
chair.
The subject for the evening was
'Pantomime talks being given by Prof
Edward C. Townsend and Miss Violet
f1erson, followed by general discus
sion among the club members. An OBJ
Jective illustration Of the subject was
furnished 10y wordless play, members
or the cast being as follows: Miss Nellie
FLETCHER. Mrs. Sarah Morrison Smith,
Alfred Roderick and Theodore Willis A
musical accompaniment on the piano was
given by Miss Ada L. Townsend, who
i n,ai music to suit the spirit of each
situation of the play AS an impromptu
number Edwin Callow gave his latest
Italian dialect topic, Woodrow Wise -
Inc chairman of the program committee,
Miss Grace Ross. had charge of the pro-
gram.
joint public installation of officers
department convention held the week
OF FEBRUARY "a, took place at G. A. r.
nan February %. Department Com
mander Bloodgood called the meeting
70 order. Capt. Thomas H. Mckee and
MS staff were mustered in by Muster
ing Omcer Comrade Slaybaugh.
Department President Margaret A.
Walker took charge. National Senior
vice President Isabel w. Ball was
escorted by color bearers to the Mat
form and introduced to the convention.
Mrs. Rosamond B. Meacham, past pres
ident OF Thomas Corps and past DE-
partment president, was introduced
and installed the following depart
ment W. r. c. officers for the ensu-
ing year: President, Mrs Title D.
Entriken: senior vice president, Mrs.
Ella L. Washburn; junior vice presf-
dent. Mrs. Olive Raymond; secretary.
Mrs. Sallie p. Fenin; treasurer Miss
Anna Roberts: chaplain. Mrs. Melissa
ID, CrOwell. counselor Mrs lido A
Oldroyd: inspector. Mrs. Ellen S. Myers
patriotic instructor. Mrs. Emma 8.
Newton; instituting and installing officer,
Mrs. Ida Ferguson: press CORE
spondent, Mrs. r. b. Meacham; chief of
staff, Mrs. Mary W. S. Thatcher; ex-
Margaret Brodt. Mrs. Nettie Boorland,
Ella Morgan and Cora L. Smith: dele
gate at large. Mrs. j. N. Layton; alter
nate at large. Mrs. Bell Harris; dele
gate, Mrs. Fannie Worden: alternate,
Mrs. Mamie E. Dent: installing con-
ductor. Mrs. Emma v. Webster: color
bearers, Mrs. Emma Ferguson, Mary W.
| S. Thatcher. Clara Mayer, Mrs. Bonce,
Mrs. Sara Mcmillan.
| Department color bearers for the
dent, as follows: Mrs. Emma Ferguson
Miss Grace Taylor, Mrs. Ritner, Mrs.
Bowen and Miss Caufman.
A jeweled badge and jewel box were
given Past Department President
Walker, also many bouquets. Mrs.
gave a remembrance to each member
of her staff. Past Commander Entri-
ken presented the president with a
bouquet of roses. The installing officer
received from President Durham a
bouquet of scarlet carnations. Thomas
Corps presented the president with q
bouquet of roses. Commander Mckee
received flowers from Daughters Of
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FAMOUS WOMEN OF HISTORY.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY, 182O-19O6.
copyrighted. 1913. by Willis ]. Abbot. /,

Today, when the status of women IN
most states of the American Union be-
fore the law is practically that of man
except so far as the right to vote is con-
cerned-and in 1913 that right is full con-
ceded by nine of the states and partially
in most of the others-today. when wo-
men can hold. sell and devise property,
when the wife has right to her earn
ings, when all.the learned professions and
a host of minor occupations are open to
the sex. the conditions which first forced
Susan B. Anthony into lifetime of work
for the rights Of women seem almost in
credible.
Miss Anthony used to enliven her
speeches demanding legal equality for
women with this story, for the truth OF
which she vouched: "A farmers wife in
Illinois, who had all the rights she want
ed, had made for herself full set OF
false teeth. The dentist pronounced them
an admirable fit; she on her part said it
gave her fits to wear them. He sued her
husband for his pay, and the latter
counsel put the wife. the wearer of the
teeth on the stand to testify to their
worthlessness. But the judge ruled out
her testimony saying: A married woman
cannot be a witness In matters of joint
interest between herself and her hus-
band Think of that, We good wives
The teeth in your mouth are matter OF
joint interest with Your husband about
which you are legally incompetent to
speak!
Devoted Her Life to Fight for Sex.
Susan B. Anthony. who consecrated her
life to fighting the limitations thus placed
upon her sex, was born of Quaker par
entage. at South Adams, Mass. February
Is, 1870.
Her instinct was for public life. In
part this sprung from her fathers public
spirited and progressive mind. partly it
came from her early association with the
Quakers, who held the right of women
to be heard In public meeting equal to
that of men. The Society of Friends held
slavery. and Miss Anthony fought for the
one and against the other.
Her first active public work. however,
was In the struggle against intemper-
ance. It was a time OF practically uni
versal addiction to liquor. The farmers
barn was raised" with demiiohns of
rum, and the harvest was garnered by
the aid of the same stimulant. Absti-
nence was an eccentricity, and drunken
ness a gentlemallly diversion. But IN the
course of her assaults upon this evil she
became convinced that it could only be
abated through the ballot. She had mo
time to dip out vice with a teaspoon while
the wrongly adjusted forces of society are
pouring 1t In by the bucketful." Even the
ballot she found was not. as then held
and cast an efficient weapon against the
foe.
After observing impatiently the cool in
difference with which delegations of
women were treated i'm political converl-
lions she vowed to fight for votes for
women and. Joined with Elizabeth Cady
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Stanton. led that fight until the day of
her death.
Her Best Contest for Anti-Slavery.

| Stanton. led that fight until the day of
her death.
Her Best Contest for Anti-Slavery.
In the days just prior to the civil war
Miss Anthony gave much of her time and
energy to anti-slavery work. Indeed, the
freedom of the slave. votes for women
and the destruction of the liquor power
We're the issues that ever occupied her
mind. Among her intimates in those
days We're Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phil
lips, Frederick Douglass and other abo-
litionists, and if her home was not a
regular station on the underground rail-
road" it was at least a watering place.
Her real fight came. however when it
was desired to maintain Lincoln's eman-
cipation proclamation by a constitutional
amendment forever prohibiting slavery.
To aid in this work the Woman's Ma
tionai Loyal League was formed in 1853
with Mrs. Stanton as president and Miss
Anthony as secretary. Its task was to
awaken public sentiment by writing and
speaking, and to secure signatures to
petitions to Congress. Miss ANTHONY was
untiring in this work, raised all the
money necessary for its prosecution, and
by August, 1864. petitions with more than
4OO.0OO signatures had been sent to Wash
ington. Senator Sumner declared that
these petitions were the bulwark of the
demand for the thirteenth amendment
Males Only Entitled to Vote.
But alas! In the end all their efforts
were employed by Congress in a way
which the devoted women thought a
direct stroke at their cherished doctrine
Votes for women While still en-
gagged in collecting and forwarding Sig
natures they learned to their wrath and
fndiOn bof Intended tn
propose another amendment, granting
the word male" in such a way as to
make it clear that under the Constitu-
ton only males were entitled to the
franchise. Prior to this amendment much
doubt rested upon this point-and for
that matter does still Miss Anthony
and her colleagues felt that the poll
ticians had taken the fruits of their
efforts and repaid them by betrayal. So.
changing front. they fought the four
teenth amendment. but to no avail.
In 1872 for the purpose of making
test case, Miss Anthony attempted to
and put on trial before an associate
justice of the United States Supreme
Court, who discharged the jury, himself
pronounced her guilty and fined her 500.
Resistance to tyranny. said Miss An
thony. addressing the court, lis obedience
to God. and i shall never pay a penny
OF this Unjust claim. And she never
did.
With Mrs Stanton in 1868 she estab-
lished i'm New York weekly paper
called the Revolution, of which she act
ed as business manager and to MAIN
tain which she busted herself on the
lecture platform. For like most radical
papers. the Revolution did not pay.
thougf, Ike most revolutions It cleared
the ground that others were to till. In
two years 1t had consumed all the money
she could raise and involved her In debts
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The Bridge of Arta.
I'm the London Chronicl,

From the London Chronicle
II was by the bridge at Arta that the
Greeks on the west side entered Turkey
The Bridge OF Arta," one Of the most
pathetic OF Greek folk songs. tells of the
sacrifice of human victim at the build
Ing of bridge to appease its demon. In
the version translated by Mr.. ]. c. Law
son sixty apprentices and forty-five
craftsmen have toiled for three years at
the bridge. and every night their days
work falls In ruin. Then the demon 8
voice bids them sacrifice the master
craftsman's wife as she comes to supper
They induce her. with a false story of q
ring to be fshed up, to let herself be
lowered. and her husband himself huris
a stone down upon her. She prays that
the bridge may ever tremble and all who
cross II fall as now she trembles and her
tresses fall: but reminder that her
brother may some day cross 1t changes
her prayer to one that bridge and pas
sengers may be as ir0n-like as she now
feels.
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prophet named Selall. And the prince
said to the prophet:
If You will strike that rock and make
God
THE prophet struck the rock and out
walked camel ct was big camel
! with three beautiful humps) And the
camel went around the town crying out:
Ho, all that wanteth milk, j will give
II to them. Then the prince believed
(What else could any prince doD
The man went on to note that Balaams
ass browses in the fields of paradise. He
earned his way there by reproving the
disobedient prophet. The OK of Moses
and the calf that was offered up in sac
rifice to save Isaac are nearby, and some
where in the branches of the tree of life
is the cuckoo of Belkis with nest of it's
very own. Solomon's ant, that said things
to the sluggard, keeps himself busy in the
green turf of paradise. and in the waters
OF life swfms Jonah's hospitable whale.
Oh, yes; there are green fields and wav-
ing trees and nice watery rivers in para
disc. Dante saw them on his round trip
to the other world, and when he came
back he wrote them down in a book and
the book is illustrated, which is double
proof. And when you come to think
about 1t. Dante's word ought to be as
good as the one scientist who throws
souls in the waste basket, or the other
scientist who makes a speciality of put
ting souls in the scales to find exactly
how much they weigh. Which shows
that science has no mind of her own.
She is merely word of seven letters.
And that settles that.
The everyday folks take our souls as
matter OF course, but we draw the line
at animals. But, as the man wrote:
Who can say animals are immortal?
Who dare say they are nOt?'
suppose you were offered a million dol
lars to prove it one way or another.
How would you go about earning the
money?
The mans notebook could tell how, but
that would be giving business away.
4 X = *
Two hucksters. very old and very
brown, were talking on the Center mar
ket curb. One of them asked the other
how John was coming on. The old fell
low who answered for John spryed up
with Importance of having news to tell
Johns amblin' on in fus-rate quail
ity style. He's gotta telefome. Yes, sub,
Johns gotta telefome. an he sits up all
evenin' talkin' to lists up all evenin'
talkin' to it.
The repetitions of Johns sittings up
seemed to impress the other old man.
and as the woman who overheard passed
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Mother Of Queens.
From the London Chronicle.

Although brewers Were at one time held
in little. esteem. there Is a curious historf-
cal fact in connection with 1.-THE trade
that they may Well be proud of. During
the reign of Charles a country girl
came to London in search of situation
and applied for the position of "tubwom-
an" or carrier of beer. at brew house.
The brewer, struck by her good looks,
married her. In short time he died.
leaving her large fortune. She gave up
the brewery, and for the proper settle
ment of her husbands affairs was recon-
mended to Mr.. Hyde, rising young bar
rister. whom she afterward married. This
gentleman ultimately became Earl OF
Clarendon, and from his marriage with
her he had one daughter, who became
the wife of James II and mother OF Mary
and Anne both subsequently Queens Of
England.
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Only Words.

From London Opinion.
The Agent-Then well consider that
settled. =
The ctor-But--er-what about the CON-
tract?
The Agent-Oh. that's all right. A ser-.
bal contract IL do. :
The Actor-Laddie. listen. The last.
time had verbal contract drew -
verbal salary!
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Prepared.

From Pele Mele.
. Wife-How imprudent You are You've
only just finished dinner and now You
propose to battle.
Husband-Thats all right, my dear, I
ate nothing but fish.
The Washington times., 1913-05-29
FIREWORKS JULY4
TO EXCEL RECORDS
Imposing Display, As Well As
Many Other Features, Are
Planned BY Committee.

Plans for an exhibition of fireworks
which will excel all previous displays
are being made by the fireworks COM
mittee of the joint committee on the
cele bra ton of Independence Day. Col
J. Fred Kelley and Charles II. Fenning.
chairman and secretary of the fire.
works committee, have received sew
eral proposals from fireworks manu-
facturers.
With q view Of obtaining as impos-
ing a display as funds will permit,
careful consideration will be given the
various bids, and q recommendation
made to the Joint committee for action.
The fireworks exhibition will be held
on the Ellipse, beginning about $3.50,
and Will be followed by the illumina-
tion Of Pennsylvania avenue.
The use of Continental Hall for the
morning exercises has been rendered
by a committee Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, consisting Of
Mrs, Woodbury. Pulsifer and Miss AL
lene e. Solomons. Henry B. F. Mac
farland, chairman of the exercise COM
mittee, Is arranging a program which
will include the reading of the Decla-
ration of Independence, an address by
a member Of the Presidents Cabinet or
an orator chosen from the Congress
sional list.
Charles B. Hanford will be asked to
recite The Star-Spangled Banner"
The exercises will be interspersed with
music. The committee on athletics, OF
which c. H. Beckett is chairman, Is
arranging a splendid program of field
events
The Washington times., 1913-05-29

late Of Cook and Lorenz. who comes
this time with his own show including
his famous ''pianophiend' hit and a
galaxy OF novel specialtes. Still others
include Dorothy De Schelle and COM
rany in the laughable one-act comedi-
eta, THE Get Away" which shows
what happens when a theatrical troupe
is stranded: Gertie Falls. a charming
little aerialist. in a speciality Of her own;
Van Dyck and Macintosh. in a yodel
of song. and Natalie Sabel, who is said
to be irresistible in voice, song and
method. in song numbers with the
Pathe Weekly Review and a supple
mental series Of photoplay film fea-
The Washington times., 1913-05-29
Decoration Day To Be
Observed at Glen Echo

Tomorrow at Glen Echo Park a record
crowd is expected to celebrate Memorial
Day at the resort. Special features will
mark it's observance. All Of the half
hundred amusements will be running
and no charge will be made for admis-
sion.
On that night dancing. with music by
an augmented orchestra. will begin al
Z o'clock. and continue until u:30. Free
motion pictures. two new films. viii be
shown, as usual
Glen Echo's popularity As an outing
place Is shown by the number Of special
days scheduled by the Sunday schools
Of the Capital, six of them having COM
pleted arrangements this week.
Sunday the concerts by the Soldiefs'
Home Band. led by John g. NJ. thinner
man. will be the special drawing card.
The Washington times., 1913-05-29

and as other employees pass the twenty
year service mark their names Will be
added.
OF the club members, twenty seven
have served q quarter OF a century,
while nine have a record Of thirty
years or more. Among this number
Max Fischer. treasurer Of the company.
and four others helped unpack the
goods when the store was first opened
In 1880. At that time Il was In Mar
ket space, between Seventh and Eighth
streets. Later 1t was moved to Penn
sylvania avenue between Ninth and
Tenth streets northwest, and finally into
the present building.
The president of the club ID +. 4.
Woodward. who viii also act a. toast
master at the banquet Other officers
are ". E. Lake, vice president; George
B. Ostermayer, secretary, and Mss T.
M. Shacklette. secretary. The commit
tee in charge Of the banquet includes
W. ]. Mcmahon. w. H Lehman. ]. +.
Pyle, Mrs. N. johnson. and Mss
Arnold.
The organization II for social and
fraternal purposes, but has no sick or
other benefit features. No regular meet
lngs are planned other than the annual
banquet. where old times win be- ~
called and new policies and projects
discussed. The officers are elected to-
serve one year.
The Washington times., 1913-05-29
WHITE R|BBONERS
At ADVENTIST TENT
W. c. T. U. Is Holding Meeting
Today With Conference at
Takoma Park.

White ribboners today are meeting
with the Seventh Day Adventists at
the general conference at Takoma
Park, and the big tent presents beau
tiful appearance with its W. c. T. L..
banners and regalia. The big meeting
was scheduled for 2:30. DIR. Patience
Bourdeau-Sisco. Of the medical stan OF
the Department Of Health. was to pre-
side. About 200 members Of the or
ganization were to have places on the
platform.
The principal speaker at the camp to-
night will be Pastor N. C.. Wilcox:
editor of the Sign Of the Times, Of
Mountain View, Cal.
A reception to all the foreisn con-
yerts at the conference vas n,,vs held ,yem Yes,
nearly every foreign country where
there are Seventh Day Adventist mis-.
sions were heard In q brief statement
Of their conversion and the conditions
in their native land. A statement That
satisfied with American rule in ths
islands was one OF the features OF the
meeting. This statement was made IN
q report from the Philippine mission:
A report from South America declared
superstition reigns everywhere.
Many interesting experiences were re-
lated by missionaries and their con-
verts. Some Of the converts were un-
able to speak English. and had their
remarks repeated by an INTERPRETER.
Chinese. Japanese, Fflipinos, nauves
from India, Africa, Australia. ana many
Europeans were among those VINO
testified to the glory Of Christianity
The alleged attempt to prohibit laoor
or business on Sunday was rounoly
scored by speakers at the conference,
and II was declared these laws were
just as truly laws requiring sunday
observance as when they require men
to go to church on that day. 1t IL
not necessary that q Sunday law snouid
affect all classes" 1t was declared:
that It should prohibit all work ana
require all to go to church before It en-
forces Sunday Observance. II 1t pro-
hibits but one person from doing one
thing on Sunday. II enforces Sunday
observance to that extent"
The stereopticon lecture by Prof. J. L.
Shaw last night was full Of interest.
More than 900 people were present. The
pictures included the Goddess Collie. to
whom human beings were sacrihced
until the English government forbade It;
the great Bengal tiger, elephants pilin9
teak, the famous temples Of India and
views Of Advent1sts schools and mis-
sions. Six evangelist workers from In
tiia, dressed in native costumes, ap-
peared and sang to the audience. Prof..
]. 8. James explained the costumes and
described conditions in India.
The Washington times., 1913-05-29
Navy Surgeon Sent to
Probe Won Ruck Vaccine

In order that a thorough study Of
DR.. Carl Won Ruck's tuberculosis vac
cine may be made. Passed Assistant Sur
geon George Blaine Grow has been de-
tailed for q six months tour Of duty at
Asheville, N. c. Medical Inspector Ed
ward R. Stitt previously had been de-
tailed to investigate the Won Ruck
treatment. and IL was on his favorable
report that Surg Gen. Charles F. Stokes
decided on a more thorough study Of
the serum.
II II the plan Of the surgeon general
to make provision for the general use
Of the anti-tuberculosis serum in the
navy II DR.. Crow makes q favorable re-
port. Surgeon General Stokes has look
ed into the Won Ruck treatment far
enough to declare that its diagnostic
value . positive. He says the Bureau
Of Medicine and Surgery Of the Navy
Department. while not prepared to give
unqualified approval to the treatment. is
disposed to be very optimistic regarding
n