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The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-13
EDITORIAL P AGE

Che problem of transportation, which should be forthcoming promptly and generously. Alaska will not be op- euod up fully for many days. Bu development is sure. A Goethols is needed lu Che emergency A work .s Co be done m Alaska bigger than chat of Panama. Give Alaska a Co., ethals. witch tbe power of Che nation aI government behind him, to build railroads and make the wealth O, Che territory available and accessible and simplify Che land and miuera, laws. so that the pioneer spirit now dormant win be restored and prom oscd. chen Alaska win come into her own u-her dreams come true And it Woodrow Wilson's administration shall do this or start the construct
 I've work. tt win be an achievement
 chat win cudue forever.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-13

FIVE GOOD oNEu TO DRAW TO.
 Pobblo'ord and Gibson Rye Bud welser. nlae Ribbon and Palo Rain Ter Eyg Rt tho Board Of Trade,
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-13
EASTERN OYSTERS ON THE
 HALF SHELL

Fresh Eastern Oysters on th haIt shell are now Co be had at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Ancient Order Of Hibernians.

The annual reunion and social session
OF Division No. !, takes place this after
noon In their hall. corner OF Twenty-third
and NJ Streets in Georgetown To enter
tain visiting members e vast array Of
talent has been engaged. and songs. musi-
cal selections. recitations, and addi esseS
besides a buffet lunch. angurs well for
a celebration that promises to surpass
any previous one. The committees IN
charge is Patrick +. Carr. Joseph Dugan.
Thomas i. Cook, Thomas Il. keliher,
Arthur Small. and Patrick T. INLAND.
The genial and popular District treas
urer, Thomas McGrath. has been busy
distributing cigars during the week A
pair Of healthy twin boys is the latest
addition to his family.
The District Board, with Joseph Sullis
van in the chair. held meeting last
Wednesday evening in Eagles Hall. when
several important matters were dis
cussed, including a discussion of prelimi
nary plans for the coming national con-
vention and also of ideas and views In
preparing for the unveiling of the Jack
Barry Statue. Under good Of the order.
addresses were delivered by the Rev.
Ignatius Fealy, Patrick F. Carr. William
]. Frizzell and Patrick ]. Haltigan.
Aloysius ]. Handiboe, q popular MEM
ber of Division. No. 6. Is home after a
very successful season as q member Of
the Savannah, Ca, baseball team.
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Anthony League.

Mrs. Julia W. Leavitt addressed .
large number of the friends OF the
Anthony League at the Headquarters.
apartment III. the Portner. last Tuesday
at p. m. The subject was Her I'm
preston Of Women in London, Holland.
Belgium. and France" Her talk was
illustrated by photographs taken on her
recent trip abroad and was most in
teresting.
The class in Esperanto met at p. m.
as usual other classes win begin the
week OF November 10. Parliamentary Law
taught by Mrs. Nannette B Paul, L.
B.: public speaking by Mrs. Sarah NJ
Deeds. English by Miss Luna .Bfgeiow.
Spanish by Mrs. Marie A Watson, and
French by Miss Genevieve Porter.
Next Tuesday at 4 p. m Mrs. Rachael
Tongate Beck will speak on the Segre-
cation of Women and Children IN the
Juvenile Court"
The Anthony League viii have booth
and give a suffrage play. Lady Gerai-
dine's Speech" at a bazaar, to be held
November II and i, at the old Masonic
Temple, corner Ninth and r Streets
Northwest. from II a. IN. to II p. m.
Contributions of salable articles will be
received at apartment 1>l. the Portner,
where tickets are on sale.
The next regular meeting will be held
THURSDAY. November 6. at p. m. in the
ptrlors Of the Portner. Miss Luna F.
BigeIow OF the Lucia Gale Barber
school VII speak on Women and Chill
,lren IN the Bad Roads District" The
Anlhon- LeaSre win have prominent
speakers Mt all Of the regular monthly
meetings
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Royal Arcanum.

Members Of the Royal Arcanum in
Washington are preparing for big eele-
bration on the evening Of November 5,
which date is known as Charter Day
in the organization. This viii be the
thirty-sixth anniversary Of the grantinS
Of the charter by the State OF Massa-
chusetts, the order having been organ
lied in lST7. During the thirty-six years
OF its existence nearly half q million men
have enrolled as members
The celebration on November will
be held In the old Masonic Temple, Ninth
and Streets, at o'clock in the even
ing, and is being given under the aus
pices Of the Grand Council Grand Re
gent Glendie b. Young has appointed a
committee to arrange the details Of the
affair and an enjoyable evening is prom
ised all who attend. The program viii
consist principally Of vocal and instru-
mental selections, and especially fine
quartet and orchestra having been al
ready engaged At the conclusion OF
the program dancing will be enjoyed TIL
a late hour.
The Supreme Council of the order will
be represented in the person Of Mr.
Samuel N. Hoag, OF Mount Vernon.
n. Y, who has been specially delegated
by the supreme regent to come to
Washington for the occasion. Mr.. Hoag
Is the supreme vice regent Of the Royal
Arcanum and is a fraternalist OF wide
He will make the principal
address of the evening. Besides Mr..
Hoag. there win be present several
prominent members OF the present ad-
who are also members Of
the Royal Arcanum.
The committee In charge is sending out
to every member Of the order IN the Dis
trict a special card Of Invitation, which
states In footnote that he is requested
and expected to bring. in addition to his
ladies, some friend who is eligible for
membership and who will probably be
interested in the Royal Arcanum.
The entertainment and the dance fol.
lowing is a complimentary affair. pro-
vided for the local Grand Council at its
last session. and all members OF the or
der in the city and their friends are
urged TO be present
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improving every opportunity offered 70
do good, to which several Of the mem-
befs responded in like sentiment, and
In all, the meeting was a pleasant one,
and II Is to be hoped viii result in good
to the members and the tent.
The class initiation Is TO be held on
November s. and the class having
the matter In charge win meet again
tomorrow night at Old Masonic Temple
to complete the plans. The deputy mas
received the approval Of the plan from
the supreme commander. and the out
look Is that the second class viii De
more than twice as large as the nrst
Then again. the result Of the good
brought about Is being felt by each tent
participating In 1t. In the tents at their
regular meetings, and in their inter-
course with the members.
There Is possibly as many applications
fled now in the tents. for the second
class. as was initiated into the first class
so the outlook Is very bright for large
class.
The arrangements for the feast on
the night OF the class initiation will be
made known later. but there Is going to
be something extraordinary, II is said.
The State deputy supreme COM
mander expresses himself as highly
pleased with the new life that has beer
instilled into the several tents that have
laid aside the past and gone TO live for
the future, and he hopes to see all the
tents improving the present, looking
hopeful to the future, and passing into
history the past
Maj. Gen. W. II. SletZer some months
ago ordered the department commander
to muster out the Washington Division.
Uniform Rank, and recently he COM
misioned a special deputy to organize an
other, composed Of young men, who had
time to devote to the practice necessary
to make fully equipped soldier boys and
it has been accomplished, and they viii
be mustered in as soon as they all be-
come members of the order.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Junior League Of Washington.

The Junior League OF Washington held
q regular meeting at its permanent
quarters in the American Home Life In
surance Building Sunday. October -
The newly elected president, Harry Co
hen. presided over the meeting for the
first time.
The following were admitted as men,
bers OF the Junior League: Misses Rose
Levy, Annie Dick. and Lena Baum, and
Messrs. Joe Cohen. Abe Goldberg. and
Herman Freudberg. The play commit
tee submitted q report to the effect that
concert and a play would be given
in the near future.
The permanent committees were ap-
pointed by the president. The follow
ing wsre appointed on the executive
COMMITTEES: Misses Brown, s Krupsaw.
Flax, and Soloman, and Messrs- Blatt.
Mincosl<y, L. Kershenbaum, and Bi-
covsky. Misses Levin and Kaufman. and
Mr.. Freudberg were appointed on the
absentee committee. On the press and
literary committee Miss Brown and
Messrs H Cohen. Mincosky, and l.
Kershenbaum were appointed Miss
Brown was appointed sergeant-at-arms.
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Maccat ee Items.
Calendar.

November National Tent. No /. Old Masonic
Temple; Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4. Northeast
Temple. Twelfth and II Streets Northeast; Ana
costa Tent. No. Z, Masonic Hall. Anscostia.
November 4-Brightwood Tent. No. S. Maccabee
Hall, Brighfwood; Metropolitan Tent, No. y. Fifth
and G Streets Northwest.
November 6-GeOrgetOwn Tent, No. 6. Odd Fel-
lows Hall, Georgetown; District Tent. No. 8. Mar
rineTs Temple. foot Of Seventh Street Southwest.
National Tent, No. !, at its meeting
last Monday night. decided to hold a
meeting on November "a, for the men,
bers and their families, which is to be
an exclusive affair, In that it is exclusive
for National Tent members and their
families
4 program for the evenings entertain
ment is being arranged, and in charge
of Sir Knight David Wolf. one of the
recent newly initiated members, who is
more than pleased with the association
and its cardinal principles.
Refreshments are to be served, or a
banquet spread. as may be determined
by the entertainment committee. This
is a step that must materially put the
tent TO the front. Four applications
were filed and the former committee on
class initiation was reappointed.
Last Monday night Deputy Supreme
Commander Gall paid an official visit
to Anacostia Tent, accompanied by Sir
Knight John NJ. c. Cox, r. X, Of Dis
trict Tent, where they were received in
the spirit OF fraternity, which is char
acteristio of the members of that tent
and Is practiced in the lives of the MEM
bers as well as preached at the meetings
and on the public highway.
Mr.. Gall and Mr.. Cox each spoke along
lines of fraternity and the importance of
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
D. A. R.

Livingston Manor Chapter. D. A. r
held its first meeting OF the year al
the home of the vice regent, Mrs Casa
nova. on "Wednesday. October ., at 20
p IN. There was = large attendance OF
members and visitors from other chap
ters. The chapter voted 81, to be paid
in monthly installments of Sc, to the
support of an additional probation Of
ficer for the District for the next sever
mouths
The general topic for the years study
is Problems of the Day." The paper
for this meeting was on Immigration
by Mrs. Brown. The paper was followed
by an interesting discussion. led by Mrs.
Mcintosh. The roll call responses were
Prominent Americans Of Foreign
Birth" Miss McCausland gave a plano
solo and Miss May A. Levers q vocal
solo. Refreshments were served by the
hostess
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

vsmber :. Victory. No. 7. Thursday, De-
eember 4; Maynower. No. II. THURSDAY
December Il; Old Glory. No. Il MondaJ
january s; Friendship. No. 16. JanuarS
l6: Esther. No. %. Thursday. January %:
Mount Vernon. No. IS. January IS
The second OF the series Of the vista.
tons was paid to Independent Council,
No. :, on Monday night az It's hall. as,
Tenth Street Northwest. by the stat<
councillor, Mrs Mabel Caps. and stan
OF officers The books Of this council
were examined by the State officers and
found to be In excellent condition. with
very capable officers to nh these posi-.
tons. After some very interesting re.
marks from various ones. the meetins
was turned over to the good order com.
mittee. who gave the State officers q
very entertaining time.
Esther Council. No. %, the baby coun.
ell Of this Jurisdiction. Is working very
hard, and at the last meeting they had
several applications.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

81. B. Kubatz, NJ. Levy. W. W. Burrows.
Samuel L. Platz, Past Sachem F. Bur-
rows, Sachem C. H. Scheible, J. F. Com
mody, P. R. Loutham, }. T. Brown, j..
Thornberg, W. c. Scribner. w. F. But
Ier Past Sachem G. w. Sedgwick. Of
Logan Tribe, No. s; Past Sachem George
KoIb, Harry Kessler, w. E. Osmond, l..
c. Clemens, NJ. Sullivan, Past Sachem S.
Z. Custard. Sachem ]. r. Corroll, Past
Eachem John 'Holzwart. Of Oscola Tribe.
No. -; Great Keeper of Wampum J. y.
Altman, f. NJ. Rensch, w. H Wootton,
]. H. Hsymaker, Past Sachem w. Ellison,
Past Sachem A. D. Scott, CT Seneca Tribe,
No. II, and ]. P. RAIDER, of Indiana
George Gartren spoke of the history OF
The order; John /. Bunch gave few in
teresttng remarks; d. ]. Marvin spoke of
the history of the order in the District
Of Columbia; w. c. White spoke OF the
Visitations; Henry W. Tippett gave the
report of Mineola Tribe, and related its
history; A C. Nichols gave report
Of the tribes finance; David A. Harvey
gave O short talk; James Madison, IT.,
spoke Of the work OF the Great Council
Of the United States, and the active part
they are taken in the work OF promoting
n mother pension bill through Congress. A
vote was afterwards taken and the order
voted in favor OF such a bill ] 3. AIT
man, j. ThornourS, ana LEWIS N. Dern-
stein followed with interesting talks
Music was furnished by brass band Of
fourteen pieces, and Anacostia was awake
until the Indians left the camping grounds
and the wigwam Of Nineola Tribe Past
Great Sachem Henry w. Tippett pre-
sented the great sachem with beautiful
bouquet OF flowers, which was tittingly
responded to. Refreshments were served,
and several good jokes were told by the
joke tellers of the order.
Usage Tribe, No. 8, held its regular
meeting last Monday with all the chiefs
present Visitors John HolZwart, Of Osce-
ola Tribe, No. 19, gave an interesting
talk, followed by other visitors and mem
bers of the tribe.
November is Red Mems day at the
carnival given by the NJ. E. Church at
AnacOStia-
Idaho Tribe, No. Is. held its regular
meeting last Tuesday with the stumps
filed. Business Of Importance
was transacted.
Sioux Tribe, No IS, held its regular
meeting on Thursday with all the stumps
filed. and business of Importance was
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Capitol Hill Literay Society.

The Capitol Hill Literary Society metz
Monday evening at the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs c. H Gordon, corner of East
Capitol and Eighth Streets. As 1t was
TO be IAN evening with the States" the
parlors were decorated with American
flags and the flags and coats of arms
OF the States. The meeting was called
TO order by the president. Mrs N G.
walport. and the program was opened
with a basket Of coal and a bunch of
flowers from that State. After a re-
sponse from the president the program
was turned over to Mrs- Gordon. who in
troduced the speakers Each one told
OF the glories and beauties of his native
State, and many presented a product OF
the State The following States were
represented: District OF Columbia, Mrs.
A. NJ Hobbs and Mrs. B. T. Beaton:
Pennsylvania, Mrs. K L Power and
Mr.. ]. L Gilhool; Virginia. Mr.. James
Kent, Mrs. NJ Q. Ewing. and Miss c.
]. Lee; West Virginia, Capt ]. E Hart;
New York. Mr.. A H Frear. Mrs. A
II. Frear, and Mrs. A C. Kent; Wis
consin, Mrs Frear; Michigan. Mrs. Cur
tbs Eisinger; Illinois. Col. G. C. Ross
Mr.. Ellis Logan, and Mrs. Ellis Logan;
Ohio. Mrs. Blanche Sanborn; Iowa, Miss
Flora McCreary; Maryland. Miss Daisy
Alwine. Tennessee. Mr.. ]. W. Davis
North Carolina, Mr.. Hunter; Massachu-
setts. Mrs Z. v. Carr. and Missouri,
Mr.. z V. Carr. Mrs. Ella G. Page sang
several State songs. Mrs. A. H. Frear
and Mrs. K v. Carr gave several piano
selections. and Col G. c. Ross sang, by
request, Illinois" Others present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gordon. AIRS. Ar
thur Gilchrist, Mrs NJ C Batter, and
Miss Lillian Kastendike.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02


appointed Past chancellors p. p. Pat
rick, OF Franklin Lodge, No. 2. and
Henry +. Barnard. OF Mount Vernon
Lodge, No. 5, as members Of that COM
mittee.
virEiHia 10 Ne Reprcscnted.
Grand Vice Chancellor woodhouse, OF
the Domain Of Virginia, was an interested
and honored visitor TO Harmony Lodge.
No a, at Its last convention and re-
ported that throughout the entire State
OF Virginia the subordinate lodges are
working hard for the purpose OF send
ing large delegations to the celebration
here, and as an Incentive have offered
Q free trip to Washington at that time
to every member securing ten or more
candidates.
NJ. w. konisrberg Elected Secretary
The committee on class initiation held
q very enthusiastic meeting last Mon
day evening. at which n. H. Konigs-
berg, Of Capital Lodge, No. a. was
elected secretary. Reports Of the rep
resentatives Of the subordinate lodges
on the committee showed a great in
terest being taken In the securing OF a
large class for initiation at that time.
one lodge having guaranteed to present
at least twenty applicants and another
at least ten November was the date
set for commencing to secure applica-
tons for the class to be initiated on that
occasion by the two world-famous rank
teams.
Public Comfort Committee Appoint-
ments.
Past Grand Chancellor Albert KahIert.
chairman OF the committee ON public
comfort. has named the following mem
bers OF the subordinate lodges as men,
bers Of that committee:
Franklin Lodge. No. 2. H. C. Glading;
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. s. J. N. Kline.
Jr.; Webster Lodge, No. z, r. T. Whiting;
Decatur Lodge. No. Q. J. A. Dempf:
Spracuslans. No 10, S. w. Wolfhelmer
and J. H. Williams; Calanthe Lodge, No.
IL, g. w. Barkman. tr.; Hermone Lodge,
No. u. w. E Poole; Excelsior Lodge,
No. IA, II. ]. Gasson; Germania Lodge.
No. Is. 7. e. Mulllcan; Equal Lodge.
No. II, ]. r. Has<ins; Harmony Lodge
No. q, Frank slye; Union Lodge. No.
2. g. W. Haley; Capital Lodge. No. "a.
Isaac Hartstall: Myrtle Lodge. No 25,
NJ. Z. Crowther; Columbia Lodge. No.
%. G. Cerrone; Amaranth Lodge. No.
Is, w. Z. Bradley; Rathbone Superior
Lodge. No. .. T. o. Pulizzi, and Century
Lodge, No. 80, E. f. Sedan.
Grand Visitation to Capital Lodge.
Grand chancellor. ad interim. Mark
Sherman and his associate Grand Lodge
officers paid their otficial visitation to
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Doings of the Odd Fellows.
Calendar.
SUBORDINATE LODGES.

November S-Union. No. IL; Covenant. No. Is,
Langd0n, No 26. and Beacon, No. Is. business.
November s-WashingtOn, No 6, and Golden Rule,
Nc. q, degree work: Amity, No =, business.
November 5-Eastem. No. T. grand visitation
Harmony No. g. and Friendship. No. L, business;
Federal City, No. .. degree work.
SOEembe- 6-Columbia, No. 10; Excelsior, No. II,
and Salem, No. - business
November Central, No. !, and Metropolis No.
e. degree work; Phoenix, No. 3. social session.
ENCAMPMENTS.
November Mount Nebo No. S. business ses-
ZION.
November 7-Nagenenu, No. 4, degree WORK.
EEBEKAH LODGES.
November 5-Nacmi No. l, aud Ruth, No. ., busi-
lcss session.
November 7-Mriam. No. 5, business.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
November s-CantOn Washington, No. J. social
and drill.
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bia Camp; BENJAMIN f. Gibbs, OF West
End Camp, ]. w. Downs. Of Lincoln
Camp; L. A. White. OF Central Camp
and c. J. Beck. OF Brightwood Camp.
The society has been called upon to
mourn the loss of two very loyal meni-
bers In the city In the past ten days
Neighbor Farquhar. OF Georgetown, a
member Of Columbia Camp. who was Bit
ten by q mad dog. and Nelghbor Z. W..
Jones, banker. Of Central Camp. Who died
following an illness OF less than two days.
Both men were held In very high regard
In their respective camps
An increase. Of over 90 per cent over
last years work TO date is reported by
the District deputy. who Is in charge
Of the business of securing new menl-
bers, and all camps In the District are
In a splendid conditlon.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
AMONG SOCIAL CLUBS
The Arguers.

The Arguers entertained at very de.
lightful Halloween party on Thursday
evening. including straw ride to syca.
more Island and return. The clubhouse
there was very tastefuIly decorated for
the occasion, and before and after the
service OF a Halloween supper dancing
and games were INDUCED in Music
was furnished by Prof. Hollis Orchestra
Among the participants were Mes
danes Connell and Burdette, Misses
Plowden. Murphy. Kearney. Louise Cra-
mer. Gibson, Fisher, Osborne, Rendrick,
jackson. McGraw, Fitzgerald. Carpenter,
and Waters, and Messrs. Connell Bur-
dette, All@n, Victory, Kearney. Williams
Hines, Nee. Fisher, Masterson, G. Scho-
eneman, McGraw, McCrelght, c. Scho-
eneman, and Waters.
The committee in charge consisted OF
Messrs- James W. Burdette, chairman:
George Schoeneman, and John Victory
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Knights Of the Golden Eagle.

The dance and Homecoming given by
Harmony Castle, No. 10. Knights OF the
Golden Eagles, was a success In every
way. The large number of those In at
tendance helped to encourage those in
charge OF the events.
The committee is already making elab-
crate plans for the dance this month.
and the annual bali is now arranged for.
1t is said that this latter event will be
the best that has ever been held on a
similar occasion.
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Modern Woodmen.

What proposes to be the greatest event
in the history of the Modern Woodmen
Of American in the District % Columbia
viii be held in Odd Fellows Hall in
Seventh Street Northwest on the evening
OF November g. the occasion being the
visit of the head consul of the order. A.
r. Talbot of Lincoln, Neb.
1t has been assured that another menu
Der of the order OF national Importance
will be present and deliver an address.
The affair will be under the auspices OF
the several camps in the District, under
the direction Of State Deputy William Me-
Caffrey and District Deputy II. H.. NIL
lard, assisted by an advisory committee
from each camp. The Representatives Of
the different camps are c. c. Coulter.
Washington Camp; vergne w. potter. Of
Talbot Camp: J. IL Redmond. OF Coiurn-
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Last RebeI<nh. visitation.


The last Rebekah visitation of the year
occurred Monday evening, October q.
when Grand Master z. D. Thompson and
bekah Lodge, No. 8, I. o. o. F.. in their
lodge room at Odd Fellows Hall in
Seventh Street
The room, which is the largest room
outside the auditorium in the building,
was filed to overfiowing, there being a
record breaking attendance for this year
in the Rebekah visitations.
It is said that the work in which Noble
Grand Anna E. Melter and Vice Grand
]. l. Brimer were examined, was ZEN
dered in an almost perfect manner, which
caused quite favorable comment from
the grand master and his staff Of officers.
The report OF the grand secretary
showed the lodge to be in a fourishing
condition, Esther having been the largest
Rebekah membership in the District Six
new applicants were received on this
evening The report of the treasurer
showed the lodge to be in highly credi-
table financial condition
Immediately after the official work was
done the lodge was placed in the hands
of Vice Grand ]. L. Brimer. chairman
half of Esther Lodge. Past Grand sister
Billings presented Grand Master Thomp-
son with a beautiful -igar case. in a
speech which was feelingly responded 10
by the grand master. In his response
he jokingly spoke of the characteristics
and some incidents that befell some Of his
grand officers.
The program which followed consisted
of a piano duet by Sister Morrison an
her daughter. a recitation by Miss Youns,
medley Of old war songs. with violin by
Brother H. X. Averill, and a recitation
by Past Grand Master W. w. Milan. Of
the Jurisdiction. The program was heart
lily enjoyed by every one, and the mum
bers were encored a numher Of times
Following the program the entire as
sembly was marched down to the dining
room. led by the grand master and his
stan with their ladies where a bounteous
repast was served.