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myself on my knees toward what /
had seen
| had discovered. near the Punjab
lasso, In groove in the floor. black
headed nail of which | knew the use.
At last had discovered the spring!
! felt the nail. -. | lifted a
radiant face to NJ. de Chagny. =
The black-headed nail yielded to my
pressure.
And then.
And then we saw not door opened
In the wall, but cellar-fiap released
In the floor. Cool air came up to us
from the black hole below. We
stopped over that square or darkness
as though over limpid well with
our chins In the cool shade. we drank
1t in.
And we bent lower and lower over
the trapdoor. What could there be
in that cellar which opened before us2
Water? Water to drink?
] thrust my arm into tho darkness
and came upon "A stone and another
stone e. n staircase "A
dark staircase leading into the cellar.
The vlscount wanted to ming himself
down the hole; but /, fearing new
trick OF the monsters, stopped him,
turned on my dark lantern and went
down first
The staircase was winding one
and led down into pltchy darkness.
But oh. how deliciously cool were the
darkness and the stairs2 Tho lake
could not he far away
We soon reached the bottom. Our
eyes were beginning to accustom
themselves to the dark. to distinguish
shapes around us circular
shapes on which turned the
light of my lantern.
Barrelsl
We were In Erik'B cellar. II was
here that he must keep his wine ana
perhaps his drinking water. knew
that Erik was a great lover OF good
wine All. there was plenty 10 drink
here!
NJ. do Chagny patted the round
shapes and kept on saying:
Barrels! Barrels! what
lot of barrels!
indeed. there was quite number
OF them. symmetrically arranged In
two rows, one on either side OF Us.
They were small barrels and /
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Scorpion or tho Grasshopper:
WhIch2

WhIch7
The discovery flung us into n state
or alarm that made uB forget all our
past and present sufferIngs We now
knew all that the monster meant IA
Dnae:
Yes or no, II your answer is no
everybody Will be dead and buried
Yes. buried under the ruins OF the
Paris Grand Operai
The monster had given her until
eleven o'clock In the evening. no
had chosen his time well There
would be many people many mem
bers Of the human race" up there, In
the resplendcnt thcatcr. what inner
retinue could be expected for his fu
neral? He would go down to tho
tomb escorted by the whitest ghoul
ders In the world. dcckcd with tho
richest jcwels
Eleven O'Clock tomorrow evening"
We were all to be blown up IN tho
middle Of the performance II
Christine Dane said no!
Eleven O'Clock tomorrow evening"
And what else could Christine say
but nor Would she not prefer to On.
pouso death Itself rather than that liy.
Ing corpse1 She did not Know that
on her acceptance or refusal depend.
ed the awful fate Of many members
OF the human rAcol
Eleven O'Clock tomorrow evening,
And we dragged ourselves through
tho darkness, feeling our way to the
stone steps. for tho light In the trap.
door overhead that led To the room
OF mirrors was now extinguishod; and
We repeated to ourselves:
Eleven O'Clock tomorrow evening""
To BE coSTINUEDJ
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compass, a guide or anything. oh, /
knew what awaited US II nobody came
TO our aid or II l did not find
the spring! But, look as l might,
found nothing but branches, beautiful
branches that stood straight up be-
lore me. or spread gracefully over my
head. But they gave no shade. And
this was natural enough, as we were
IN an equatorial forest, with the sun
right above our heads, an African for.
est.
M. de Chagny and l had repeatedly
taken on our coats and put them on
again, finding at one time that they
made us feel still hotter and at an
other that they protected US against
the heat. was stiA making a moral
resistance. but M. de Chagny seemed
to me quite gone" He pretended
that he had been walking In that for
est for three days and nights, with.
out stopping. looking for Christine
Daae! From time to time. he thought
he saw her behind the trunk of tree,
or gliding between the branches; and
he called to her with words OF sup
plication that brought the tears to
my eyes. And then, at last:
"Oh, how thirsty l ami" he cried,
in delirious accents.
l too was thirsty. My throat was
on fire. And. yet, squatting on the
floor, l went on hunting, hunting,
hunting for the spring OF the invisible
door especially as 1t was dan
gerous to remain in the forest as eve
ming drew nigh. Already the shades
of night were beginning to surround
us. 1t had happened very quickly;
night falls quickly in tropical coun-
tries suddenly. with hardly
any twilight.
Now night. in the forests OF the
equator, is always dangerous, particu-
larly when, like ourselves, one has
not the materials for a fire to keep
of the beasts OF prey. l did indeed
try for moment to break OF the
branches, which would have lit with
my dark lantern, but l knocked my
self also against the mirrors and re.
membered, in time. that we had only
images Of branches to do with.
The heat did not go with the day.
light; on the contrary. 1t was now
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SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on the last
plight that the Opera Is managed by De-
bienne and Poligny because of the ap-
pearance OF a ghost. said to have been
Christine Daae, a member OF the opera
company. is called upon to I'LL very
part T, end
Eaoul are among those who applaud the
singer Raoul tries to- see Christine in
the dressing room but is unable to do 80
and later discovers that some one is maxi
Ing love to her. She emerges alone and
upon entering the room he finds 1t empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
tirins managers Is going on, the Opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man.
ayers that Box No. Is reserved for him.
Box No. is sold with disastrous results.
The managers receive a letter from tho
Opera Ghost calling attention to the err
ror. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
sshe, sshte, has gone to visit the grave of her
follows her to the church. Wonderful
violin music is heard. Raoul visits a
graveyard. Raoul is found next morning
the performane. Of Faust nn 9sfss from 70 freas sae
sssts ,ss issdra Of that box Garotta who sings
rive the part to Christine. Carlotta.
refusing. loses her voice in the middle
or.!h.s OF e song ,n and ,I,i the main chandelier
Christine. who has disappeared He sees
her at last, but does not speak, and later
. note Is received from her making an
appointment for masked ball. Raoul
meets meets Christine at the ball. He sees
He hears her conversing with some one
whom she calls Erik Raoul visits
Chri0tine and tells her he knows the
nam< or the unseen man whom she calls
the Engel of Music. Christine and Raoul
oecofne secretly engaged prior to a polar
expedition that Raoul Is to make. Chris
tine relates strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with Raoul. Raoul announces his inten-
ton OF marrying Christine. which dis
.pleases Philippe. In the. midst of a per
formance the stage is enveloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears No trace
of her is found Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
madly for the missing singer The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment Of his
allowance, and when 1t Is left at an ap-
pointed place the sum mysteriousiy dis
appears Raoul goes in search of Chris
tine. He meets mysterious person
known as the Persian. The Persian plans
to aid Raoul in locating Christine and
they gain access to a secret chamber
The two find themselves in a passageway
Christine has Undoubtedly been carried
by Erik. The Persian knows Erik to
have been one of the contractors who
built the Opera. Also that while the work
was In progress there was built a secret
torture chamber beneath the structure
From this chamber Raoul and the Per-
sian hear Erik and Christine conversing
keys Christine looks into the chamber
and assures Erik that there is no one
there. She discovers that he is a ven
triloQuist.
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CHAPTER xxIv.-(contlnued1

CHAPTER xxIv.-(continued.)
Then he lay fiat on the floor, as
one does In a wood. and declared that
he would wait until found the door
of the forest, as there was nothing
better to do! And he added that.
from where he was. the view was
splendid" The torture was working,
in spite OF all that had said.
Myself. forgetting the forest,
tackled a glass panel and began to
finger 1t IN every direction. hunting
for the weak point on which to press
in order to turn the door in accord
ance with Erik's system Of pivots
This weak point might be mere
speck on the glass. no larger than a
pea. under which the spring lay hid
den. l hunted and hunted. l felt as
high as my hands could reach. Erik
was about the same height as myself
and l thought that he would not have
placed the spring higher than suited
his stature.
While cropping over the successive
panels with the greatest care. | en-
deavored not to lose a minute, for /
was feeling moro and more overcome
with the heat ond we were literally
roasting in that blazing forest.
/ had been working like this for
half an hour ana had finished three
panels. when, KS ill-luck would have
1t. | turned round on hearing a NUT
tered exclamation from the viscount.
Il am sitting" he said "All those
mirrors are sanding out an Internal
heat! Do you think you will find that
spring soon? II you are much longer
about It, we shall be roasted alive!"
l was not sorry to hear him talk
like this. He had not said word OF
the forest and l hoped that my com
, ,panion's reasdh would hold out some
time longer against the torture. But
he added:
What consoles me is that the mon.
ster has given Christine until eleven
tomorrow evening. II we can't get
out Of here an1 go to her assistance,
at least We shall be dead before her,
Then Erik's mass can serve for all OF
us!"
And he guIped down breath O:
hot air that nearly made him faint.
As ! had not the same desperate
reasons as NJ. 10 Vicomte for accept
ing death. | returned. after giving him
. word OF encouragement, to my
panel, but lad made the mistake
OF taking n fe~ steps while speaking
and. In the tangie OF the illusive for
est. was no longer able to find my
panel for certainl had to begin all
over again. at random. feeling. FUN
bling. cropping,
Now the fo.er laid hold of me in
ny turn Tor / found nothing
absolutely nothing. In the next room
, ell was silence. We were quite lort
- The tesst without an outlet, .
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still hotter under the blue rays OF
the moon. | urged the viscount TO
hold our weapons ready to fire and
not to strsy from camp. while went
on looking for my spring.
Suddenly, we heard a lion roaring
a few yards away.
oh" whispered the viscount, ne
is quite close! Don't you See
him? There through
the trees In that thicketi
II he roars again. will nrs!"
And the roaring began again. loud
er than before. And the viscount
fired. but do not think that he hit
the lion; only. he smashed mirror,
ns perceived the next morning. At
daybreak We must have covered =
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and. with last effort. burst the
bung
What's thisY cried tho viscount.
This isn't water!'
The viscount put his two full hands
close to my lantern | stopped
TO look and at once threw
away the lantern with such violence
that 1t broke and went out, leaving
US In utter darkness
What had seen in NJ. de Chagny's
hands was gun.powder!
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real water! And the desert
was real! And SO was the
forest! And 1t was no use
trying to take him In he was
an old, experienced traveller .
he had been all over the placel
And he dragged himself along. say.
ing: Water! Water!"
And his mouth was open. as though
he were drinking
And my mouth was open. too. as
though ! we're drinking.
For we not only saw the water. but
we heard II! We heard II
flow, we heard II ripple DO
you understand that word "rippler'
II Is sound which you hear
with your tongue. You put
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Lydia II. Pinkham g
V eg o tn bio Com
pound did for me.
One year ago l found
myself n terrible suf-
ferer. l had pains
in both sides and
such n soreness I
could scarcely
str nj gh tel n up at
times. M Y back
nched, I had no ap-
petite and was so
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-06
WOMAN ESCAPES
OPERATION
BY Timely Use of Lydia E,
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Hero is her own statement.

Cary, Maine. -"I feel 1t duty owe
to all suffering women to tell what
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
Law Students WiII
Have First Dinner

The first annual dinner Of the Law
school Of George. Washington Univer-
sity. will be held Saturday night. April
10. at Rauscker's, with Vice President
Marshall as the guest of honor. Other
speakers will be Chief Justice. Peeie.
Of the United States Court Of Claims.
Rear Admiral Stockton. and John b.
Larner. Of the. e.university board of trus-
tees.
Charles Noble Gregory. deap of the
law department. has becn selected to
act as tosstmastsr, and Arthur e. DIE
bert will lead the college yells.
Besides the speakers among men
prominent In official and business life
in Washington who have sfsnifled theif
intention to attend, are James Stewart
Assistant Postmaster Genera1; SenatQr
Francis C. Nevlanda. Representative
BENJAMIN G. H6mphries. Representative
Irwin 8. Pepper: Justice W p stafford.
Of the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Ceiumbia: FORMER District Comsnission-
or H. B. Z. Macfariand. Adds 3.
Browne. A. g. Worthington. Alexander
Britton. Walter g. Penneld. Melville
Church, Arthur Pete and Walter c.
Ciephane.
The Washington times., 1913-04-06
Last Lecture to b 4
On MilIst, tuesday

Il
The last lecture Of the season in the
course Of master ps:nters. under the
auspices Of the Washington Society Of
Fine Arts, will be given April q at . ,.
m. in the auditorium Of the new Ma
tionsl Museum The subject win be
Jean. Francois Miilst" and the lectur-
er. Miss Anna Seaton-Schmidf. TIE
lecture Will be profusely illustrated and
Will be free to.the public.
ingfon Society Of Fine Arts course have
been transferred from the Public IL
brary Hall to q larger auditorium. the
Public Library continues to arrange. -
in the past. coordinate exhibitions Of
pictures. There have just been put up
In the eShibitien cases On f1se second
foor OF The Public Library hfty prints
ceyering the most inpcrtant pictures Of
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Personal Mention.


Mr.. and Mrs L. Jonas. Of Nashville
Tenn. announce .he engagement. Of theis
daughter. Miss Ruth Jonas, to- Joseph
d. Kaufman. son of Mr.. and Mrs. d j;
Kaufman, Of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs Adolf wsyl. have re.
turned to their home. IN BHShtwood,
after spending the past few weeks In
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goldsmith. Of
Calvert street, left washington today
for Richmond, to be the quests Of their
daughter. Mrs.WiHiam Thalhimer. They
Will attend the wedding OF Miss 1rrna
Thaihimer and SInhG Fox, Of New York.
which takes place at the Jefferson Hotel
Wednesday. s.t
Mrs sydney. ;Reixenstein, who has
been visiting. her sister. Mrs I. Ssks. Of
New York. has returned to her home.
in the Dupont. s.: -: 80
81, .-rtl. -. - ~,
Mr., and Mrs. salvador Richards have
have .rSturpsd home sfter. spending the
~ -f-{
MT. ana MfU irerV1n2Ho Aeyi, h4So TO.
turned to Sumter. 3. c.. after spending
two weeks here with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. MAX Cohen. Of Fillmore
street. .,,
Mrs. Warren Yenewine., who hss been
visiting relatives IN .WashipSton, has re-
turned to her home. In Phiiadelphfa-
Miss Wolf. Of Augusta, Ca. is the
guest Of Mr. and Mre Dave Frank, Of
the Stafford.
e - - ~, -
Miss Eieanere seiisger., Of Columbia
road. 10 visiting reietiyes' in New York.
-;f-
Mrs. J. L. Laidiav.. Of New York, ar
rived today to be::'the Sgiiest Of Mrs.
Helen Gardener. of 1s6ss Lamont street.
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the first time TO score or more Of
women. the wives Of speakers and
special guests of the league. Among
those who have accepted invitations
are: .
Mrs. Thomas Il. Marshall, Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels, Mrs. Lindley NJ Gar
rison, Mrs, Franklin d. Roosevelt, Mrs.
J. s. Mexican. Mrs. George Dewey.
Mrs. William C. Relfe,d, Mrs. John
Hood. Mrs. Charles Fl. stockton, Mrs.
W W Kimbsll. Mrs John Gibbons.
Mrs. A. V. Wadhams. Mrs Perry Bel
mont. Mrs. John W. Kern, Mrs. Philip
Andrews, Mrs. Richard Wainwright,
Mrs. Nathan Twining. Mrs. ". F.. Full
lam. Mrs. Charles F. Johnson, Mrs
Hugo Osterhaus, Mrs. John ]. FHtz-
gerald, Mrs William p. Biddle. Mrs.
B. 4. F'isxc. Mrs Leigh c. Palmer,
Mrs Henry IL. Ward. and Mrs. Joshua
Alexander. 7
Charles Anthoney. Sthe pianist. who
will be the soloist at the last of tine
,washiaston symphony concerts on
Tuesday. April Is, VIII, through, the
courtesy of Mrs, Arthur ]. Parsons,
give recital in her ball room on
Thursday, April IL. at 45o'cIock. Mr..
Anthony Is a pupil Of some Of the best
known teachers abroad, and scored a
great success. both private and public,
in London.
-
Mr.. Won Bulow, of the German en-
bassy, who has been transferred. to the
foreign office In Berlin. was host at a
tea at the Rochambeau yesterday after
noon. when the German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bcrnstorh, the Nether-
lands Minister and Madame Eoudon
and others from the Diplomatic Eofps.
with number from resident and Of
fetal society, were his guests.
O. - 81 d
Lieutenant Commander and u Mrs.
Gherardi entertained the German Sec
ond Secretary and Madame Kienlin and
a; number of others at dinner last night.
The Misses Timlcw. Of Scott Circle,
will be at home for the last time this
season on Monday afternoon from =
to 6. - F.Hf
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but to the many friends and pupils of
the same as the one recently given in
Leesburg, Va.
The President and Mrs. Wilson ex-
pect to occupy, one of the boxes to-
morrow evening at the George Wash
ington University Hospital benefit TO
be given at the Columbia Theater,
when Miss May Robson will appear
in her successful play, A Night Out"
Others who have taken boxes for
that evening are Rear Admiral
Charles H. Stockton, president of the
George Washington University, and
Mrs. Stockton, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker. Of Baltimore, and Command
er and Mrs. Reginald Belknap as
their guests; DR.. w C. Borden, dean
CT the medical department of the uni
versity, and Mrs. Borden. with Mrs.
Eugene Byrnes, president of ,he
board Of lady managers of the George
Washington Hospital. Mr.. Byrnes, Dr.
Isuffin, and Mrs. Z. II. Liscuin as
their guests; Judge and Mrs Martin
Knapp. with Judge and Mrs. Hunt:
Mrs. Thomas Walsh. DR.. and Mrs. F.
G. Seibert, with Or. and Mrs. VIII
liam J. Mallory and DR.. and Mrs. Lor-
en- Thompson: and DR.. and, Mrs.
Charles W. Richardson ard guests.
BENEFIT tickets may be procured
from Mrs. Z. G. Seibcrt, 1877 Nine
teenth street or any member Of the
board of lady managers.
- -.'-
The spring dance of the Chi Psi So
rority was given. last night in the red
room OF the New. Willard. The colors
OF the sorority were used in the sdecora-
tion of the ball and reception rooms
Supper was served later in the evening.
IS o. s-5Fr
The Italian ambassador returned to
Washington today after spending a few
days in New York. = or. -. -...-~,. .
Col. and Mrs. Thomas w. Symons
entertained at dinner, last night Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Miss Eleanor Rey-
burn. Miss Caroline Ogden-J ones, Miss
McCluekey. Mics Symons. Commander
Burstyn, Austrian naval attache; Com
mander Boy-Ed. German naval ,attacie;
W. Bowie Clarke, and Thomas W.
Symons, Jr. ..--.. 1.,..
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I 4 d - a
She yin be . speaker At the suffrasette
n Getting 1t the Columbia Theater to-
orrow morning.
-
Miss Lucille Lowenberg has returned
to the. Bristol School after spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Lee nowenbsrE. Of Norfolk. Va
!; MIR. and Mrs George Barton, French
have returned to New York. They were
here last, week for. the ,cotilAen given
b. Mr.. and Mrs. Edson Bradley.
=
Mrs. Martha Gitlew win speak ia
Grace Episcopai Church. Silver Springs.
Sfl.. Monday evening, on the work OF
the Southern Industrial Educational As
sociation among the rnountaineers.
Robert Downing. the actor. is to ap-
pear asSin In a dramatic production,
after a number Of wears. duying whicn
he has been engaged exclusively I'M
eyanselistie work. Mr.. Downing VIII be-
well remembered by washingtonians AL
one who had well deserved rsputation
asa star in the finest type OF drama.
ffis otheilo. Nrstnits. and Spertacus
the 0aaA3Stor. viii be particularly re-
msmbered. Several years ago. Mr..
Ds~nins turned- his talents to evapgel-
ism. which has brought him into cen
tact With conditions as they exist in the
country districts Of the Southeast. '1his|
experience and his dramatic talent have
assisted him in writing q play csiIed
"fhe Country Psrson, 's in which, these
cqrditions are set forth IN a story Of
xrest cherm and With characters osI
great interest. -
- The play sfto be produced this COM
ing week on four nights. beginning Tues
dag, April g. in the parish hall OF St.
Andrewss Church. Fourtsenth and Cor
cerah streets northwect. DovninGs d
presentation Of this part may be counted
upon TO be not oniy true to lie. but
dramatically convincing. He Ii to be
assisted by very capable cast Of char
acters.
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Daughter Of Former Secretary
Of Navy Will Wed Naval
Officer This Month.

Saturday. April IS, will bring to Wash
ington society almost the last refrain
from the Administration just past. when
at high noon on that day. Miss Alys
Appleton Meyer. daughter Of the former
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer,
will be married to Lieut.. c. Ray
mond p Rodgers, U. s. y.
Miss Helen Taft will come on from
New Haven to be one Of the brides
maids. and will join in the extensive
festivities preceding the wedding. Miss
Julia Meyer will be maid Of honor for
her sister, and the other maids will be
Miss Ruth Appleton, Of New York,
cousin Of the bride; Miss Martha Nc
Cook, of New York, daughter Of Mrs
John J. McCook; Miss Cristine Hume
well, Of Boston; and Miss Katherine
Jennings and Miss Dorothy Williams, Of
Washington.
Lieutenant Rodgers will depart from
the rule Of having his entire party made
up from the ranks Of brother ohi-
GERS. and Donald Rodgers, brother OF
tine bridegroom, will be best man. Ar
other brother, Alexander Rodgers, will
be an usher, and others Of the party
are George Won L. Meyer, jr., brother
OF the bride-elect; Clarence Hay, and
Sloane Danenhower. Lieut.. David
". Bagley, U. s. N, and Major James
A. Logan, L. s. A., will complete the
party.
The Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector
Of st. Johns Church, on Lafayette
square, will perform the ceremony at
high noon, and several members Of the
Cabinet of President Taft will be guests,
including Mr.. and Mrs. MacVeagh. Mr..
and Mrs Garrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher,
and the former Secretary of Agriculture
and Miss Wilson.
p
The Secretary of War will leave
Washington in the morning for short
visit in New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lesry and their son. james
ieary, of New York. who are stop
ping at the Shoreham, are practically
the guests Of the Secretary and Mrs.
Garrison. and Mr.. Leary will accom-
pany Mr. Garrison to New York.
II
Mrs. Wilson will occupy a box at
the comic opera, The Brigands, by
Offenbach, which will be presented at
the Belasco tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock for the benefit Of the National
Homeopathic Hospital. Others who have
taken boxes are Mrs. Belmont. Mrs.
Edison Bradley, Mrs. f. B. sGrandin.
Mis- Eliins, Mrs. Martin Knapp. Mrs.
Arthur Lee. DR.. T. L. Macdonald, Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. Ray
mond Paterson. Mrs. Downey and Mrs
T. De Witt Talmage. .
- -S.-.
Good weather took number
of luncheon parties out to the Chevy
Chase Club today, among the hosts
there being Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuck
erman, Captain Evans. Mr.. and Mrs.
James F. Curtis, H. r. Robinson and
Mrs. Horace westcott. :.
-
The Misses Wilson will be the guests
Of Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard at a
dinner at the Chevy Chase Club on
April 1s
=
An important social event for the
end of TIE week will be the banquet
which is to be given at the New Willard
Hotel Friday evening by the Navy
League of the United States. The an
nual convention of the league will have
been in session for two days and the
city will be full of official and society
people who are particularly interested
in the naval branch Of the service.
Invitations have been extended for