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The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

the campaign. Sherman was not Ioath
to see 1t ended. He had won Atlanta.
but its late defenders were still facing
him, being in a strong position near
Lovcioys Station, - miles south of
the city. He determined for the while
to let them remain there. while he and
his men recuperated from the hard
ships they had undergone.
Losses in Four Months.
Even the imperturbabIe old veteran
Thomas-the pendulum which held the
highly nervous activity of sherman IN
check-showed pleasure at the news of
Atlanta's fall. The news seemed 10
him too good to be true" Sherman noted
in his memoirs. He snapped his nm
gers. whistled. and almost danced
In the week following the entry of the
city by the Twentieth Army Corps. un-
der Gen. Henry w. Slocum. the hrst of
the Federals to occupy Atlanta, on Sep
tember .. the three armies under Gen.
Sherman's command moved closer to he
city. The Army of the Cumberland, un-
der Gen. Thomas. took post in and a5Ou,
Atlanta; the Army of the Tennessee, ur-
der Gen. Oliver o. Howard. at East Point.
six miles south of the city. and the Army
Of the Ohio, Gen. John NJ. Schofeld. 4
Decatur. an equal distance east of it,
Sherman made his headquarters in the
city. at the house Of Judge Lyons, in
Courthouse square. There he wrote his
report OF the campaign and received the
statements of his subOrdinates.
The Federal losses in the four months
OF fighting were 442S killed. 22.S2S wound
ed, and 4.442 missing. an aggregate OF
1851. These figures do not include all
the Losses in the cavalry. which was wide
ly scattered. and whose reports were, in
consequence. less systematic than those
of the other arms of ervice.
Losses on the Confederate side in the
same period are set down in the repor:
Of Surgeon Fourd as 3.O44 killed. 1885:
wounded. a total of 1886. 1t will be OBJ
served that there is no return OF the
missing" consequently Gen Sherman
added to Fourd's figures the number OF
prisoners captured by the Federals In
the campaign. 12.sS3. which increases the
Confederate total loss to 1882
With reference to the unreliabiIty OF
the Confederate returns of casualties
Gen. William H. Hardee (Cohfedaratel
stated in his official report. that y1iIt
Gen. John B. Hood. the Confederate com.
mander. summed up the losses Of h..
entire army, from the date Of his as.
suming command on July IS to the Jones.
bOro fight (September I'D, inclusive. al
5,24I, the casualties in my corps alon,
during that time considerably exceeded
1000 in killed. wounded, and captured
In the fighting around Atlanta, Gen. Har-
dee's corps suffered no harder usage thar
the other two of the Confederate army
The existing Confederate returns 6C
not include any OF the losses in the cav
airy, but as the same Is substnrtiaII,
true Of the Federal reports, 4 I. .af,
to assume that the losses offset cne an
other.
Copyright. lsII
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WILLIAM TINDALL AS AUTHOR,

DIR. William TindaIl. secretary TO the
Board of Commissioners. is the author
of a standard history Of the City OF
Washington. just from the presses. The
book contains 5SI pages Of reading matter
and photo-engravings- II contains many
interesting pages Of civil war incidents in
Washington. including a story OF the
assassination Of President Lincoln. II
also describes the assassination Of Presi-
dent James A. Garfield.
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Wartime Shipping.

Except the Oceanic Cymric, and Minnespolis,
requistoned by the British government for war pur-
poses all the passenger of the international
Mercantile Marine Company are again in regular
service Since August than $4,000 passengers
have been brought to the United States Fifteen
steamers will leave New York this month for Medi-
Star Company's Cretc, which will make the second
trip to the Mediterranean on September a. Rus
sian steamer left New York last Monday and the
Scandinavian service is pretty much as usual-Phla-
delphia Record.
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4 Moonacrnper.

Pat had gone back home TO Ireland and
was telling about New York.
Have you such tall buildings in
America as they say. Pat? asked the
parish priest.
Tall buildings, We ask. SUR replied
Pat Faith, sur. the last one worked
on We had to lay on our stomach TO let
the moon pass."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
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NAVAL ORDERS.

Commander J. R. Y Blakely. to COM
mand Chester.
Lieut.. W. F. Whitehead. to home and
wait orders
Lieut. 0uniOr grade). J. C. Stevens.
to navy recruiting station. Buffalo, y. Y.
Lieut.. Junior Erade). G. .. Barnes. to
command Roe.
Lieut. Junior Eradel. F. T. Leighton.
to Naval Academy.
Lieut.. Junior grade. V. V. Woodward.
TO Tallahassee
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chiffon and lace embroidered in pearls.
and carried a bouquet OF Bride roses
Mr.. George K. Leet, OF New York. was
best man. Immediately following an in
formal reception. the couple left for Vel
| lowstone Park and various other points
in the West Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan are
both residents OF Washington, Mr.. Bryan
being a graduate OF the 1911 class Of law
at George Washington University and
a member Of the Delta Tau Delta Fra
| ternity. They will be at home after
October l at Butte. Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Phillips. Of Phila-
delphia, accompanied by T. II. Benner.
wife and son, motOred TO Washington
: for a brief stay. While here they are
guests Of the Hotel Powhatan.
/ Col. and Mrs. Henry May left yester-
day for the White Sulphur Springs.
where they will remain through Sep
ternber Miss Cecilia May and her
cousin, Mrs. Thomas. are still IN SCOT
| land. to remain until October l. Col
! and Mrs. May will reopen their resi-
dence in X street on their return from
West Virginia
! The engagement is announced OF Miss
! Leila Ewing. daughter Of Mai Charles
! Beverly Ewing. L. S. A. TO Lieut. Will
| lam B. McLauren. 4. 5. A. now with
the First Cavalry. stationed in the YeI-
! Iowstone Park The wedding will take
! place at the home of the brides parents
i in Baltimore late in the autumn.
! Mr.. and Mrs. I. Warrington Cot1nan.
the latter formerly Miss Claire Howard.
| Of this city. who have been at their Cape
May cottage through the summer. will
| pass the autumn with Mr.. COttman's
I father. Mr.. Hugh Cottman, in the Green
! Spring Valley. before going to their win
ter home in Florida for the winter.
The marriage Is announced from New
I York Of Miss Mary Regina Rothwell.
daughter OF Mr. John Rothwen Of that
city, TO Lieut.. Francis Rusher Kerr. L.
J s. A. The ceremony took place yester-
/ day morning. CSeptember 81 at the
! Church of the Blessed Sacrament. and
was followed by a breakfast al III"
| brid.s's home in West Sixty-sixth street.
Lieut. and Mrs. Kerr left YESTERDAY for
the West. and at the close Of their honey
moon will reside at the Preside. in
| Francisco. where the bridegroom is now
stationed.
Mr. and Mrs w H. Gibbons ard
family. of New York, have motorsd to
Washington. While here they are guests
. at Hotel POwhatan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Dawson an
nOunce the marriage Of their daughter.
Eveline Harriet. to Dr. Raymond \
Relser. OF GlenOlden, Pa. on Saturda
| evening, September :. at = Baltimore
avenue. Capitol Heights. Md. R-y r
A. Sexsmith. Of tee North Carolina Ave
nue. Methodist Church. oficiated
Immediately following the CEREMONY ,
supper was served and the bride and
bridegroom left for Atlantic CIt,. Th-f
will be at home after September l. a..
East ElmwOOd avenue, GIenplden. Pa
Mr. and Mrs. Jules pemoUet and Ms
Helen Demonet have returned from AZ
lantic City and Cape May. here tn.
have spent the summer
Miss Ruth Gulickson and Mss Teresa
V. Lyons, OF Chica go, who have been
spending the summer at Atlantic c.
are guests at the Hotel Powhatan FOR
short visit
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ARMY ORDERS.

Paragraph Il. Special Orders. No. 10.
July 1914. war Department. relating
NJ. Carson. jr.. Quartermaster Corps, is
revoked
First Lieut.. William ". Vaughan. Medi-
cal Corps. will proceed at the proper time
to san Francisco. Cal. and take the
transport to sail from that place on or
about December ). 1914. for the Philippine
Islands
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ANTS OUT TO WIN.
Working Hard I'm Contest to Tell IL
DistrIct Women Want Vote.

The District OF Columbia Association
Opposed 10 Woman Suffrage is deter
mined TO win the balloting contest con-
Quoted by the Moose carnival at Fif'
teenth and II streets northeast this week
to determine whether the women OF the
District really want the ballot.
Representatives OF the "antis' are on
hand every day at the carnival. armed
with arguments against suffrage and
plenty Of anti literature. II they win,
they will ask the carnival management
to present the cost of the prize, a loving
cup. to the American Red Crosr.
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Europe After the War.

Those who predict ruined Europe after the war
must remember that this depends partly upon whether
or not the present struggle settles the armament
question. Europe spends over $I;ooooooooo per
annum on the war business. If part or all of this
can be saved it will go far in the work of restora
ton Furthermore is tremendous insprer of
energy France proved after 1870 and as we proved
after the civil war. Science and industry will 90
forward even faster when freed of some Of the bur
den Of the military fanatics Our civilization is not
to be overturned.-Colier'S
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Belgian youth of eighteen, who killed the Ger
F,.a s.. On Buelow on the battlefield of Haelen,
has JeeG %. sted by King Albert with the order OF
~ Knighs Ct ,opold and presented with the dead
ofeer horss s,a purse. A cable dispatch gives
,bis account cf tie Z ling of Gen. Won Buelow:
worth eighteen y, RS old, standing alone in a
rasss If dsad, saw aboL 10 yards distant an officer
stsid, 2 { aep.
Tts ,oF ~rawi.' Quietly aicng among the corpses
until Hithin 600 yardS Of the officer. He took care
fu1 aim s:1d fred. The eA5-cr fell dead. Hurying
to the body tr elsai discovered rat he had killed
Cen Won Bue.ow.
Today the wo. "A resosuizes h. this Belgian boy
hero quite worthy "a Joc deco-ation bestowed upon
him BY his King, and which sill De handed down
to posterity. In time OF Pcase he would be exc
Grated as cod-blooded assassin and the world would
applaud his death on the scafold.
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At the suggestion of Senator Smith, of Georgia,
President Wilson yesterday sent an order to At
lanta for a number of bales of cotton to be pur-
chased and held for his account. Sounds Nike a
regular transaction on the exchange even if it was
merely an incident in the 'buy-a-bale" movement.
started to help the South.
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The 'Docked" ConEressmen.

About per cent of the members of the House of
Representatives Washington got their salary checks
yesterday with deductions for absence on account
of sickness, but the names of the members docked
will be kept secret until after election" OF course
any member who wants the public to know how he
has been abused is free to make the announcement
Ihimself-Boston Globe
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NAVAL INSTRUCTOR DEAD.
Prof. Fred W. Morrison, of AcHdc'
my stan, Dies at Annapolis.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Annapolis, Md, Sept. S.-Prof. Fred w.
Morrison. OF the department OF modern
languages, at the Naval Academy, died
this afternoon at the Naval Hospital
after two months illness Of typhoid fever
and complications. He was forty-six
years old and is survived by his wife, who
resides in Annapolis. His mother also
lives here and a brother lives in New
York.
Professor Morrison was taken Ill early
in July: he began to improve. but euftered
a relapse. then complications set in. He
was a graduate Of Harvard He came 10
Annapolis ten years ago as an instructor.
Last year he was elevated to a professor
ship. His home was in Boston.
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Amateur Straferifks.

Probably there is not typewriter in Kitcheners
Office who cannot this in manner superior
to the secretary of state for war which causes
wonder why one of these expert subordnates has
not landed army Ostend Calais so as to take
in the rear the Germans who are forcing back the
French left. We have been expecting this maneuver
when the time right<-Nashville Tennessean.
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PASSES WAR MONEY BILL.
House ApproprIates RI,OOO,OOO for
Expenses of State Depaprtment.

BY a unanimous vote the House yester-
day passed a joint resolution apprOpriat-
ing 100000 TO enable this government
to meet the expenses incurred as a re-
suit Of the war In Europe. The resOlu-
ton was put through at the instance Of
Secretary OF State Bryan, who estimated
that to cover expenses incurred by Amer
lean diplomatic and consular officers
abroad 81, ,OOo,OOO would be needed.
Most Of this money expended for the
time for other governments and their
nationals will ultimately be returned TO
the United States. II is expected that
the Senate will take prompt action on
the resolution.
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Perfectly Tame

''WOmbat used to be a great outdoor
man and an-around sport. Is he broken
to married Hfe?'
Il think so. I called on him recently
and found him sitting ashes with an old
tennis aCket."-Courier Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

And, getting back TO baseball what has become
of those experts who, earlier in the season, were
wont to declare that the only thing that kept Wash
ngton up in the first three the pitching Of
Walter Johnson? The Nationals still third,
but what is Walters number?
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Germany is reported to have raised the embargo
on the expectation via Rotterdam, of dye-stufs and
most of the medicinal products which we buy from
that country. The fact that chloroform and car
bolic acid may not be sent out of the country will
serve to remind US of the grim necessities of the
war, though we have every reason to be thankful
for what we are permitted to receive
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When wisdom LinEers.

The operation was successful: also the
patient was dead. The doctor spoke
kindly to the mourning widow.
Marvellous that the poor man lived
through so many years Of 50 much dis
case and suffering
Yes. doctor" the widow replied, I'VE
rad tried our best to make him have
the operation long, long before this.
lifa
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Luck.

Diogenes was looking for an honest
man.
What luCk?" asked the wayfarer.
"Oh. pretty fair" replied Diogenes. Il
still have my lantern"-Life.
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LATIMER ON BENCH.
Fresides Over Juvenile Court at
First Session in New Home.

Judge J. Wilmer Latimer who re-
turned from his vacation several davs
ago. presided over the first session Of the
Juvenile Court to be held IN its new
home, 203 l street northwest. yesterday
morning.
The building is better suited to the
needs Of the court than that AZ Eight
zenith and F streets which was formerly
occupied.
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NAVY TAKES OVER RADIO.

tIOn with Censor in Charge.
Under the authority delegated to ii by
the Presidents order, of September 5. the
Navy Department will begin running the
high-power wireless station al Tucker
ton. y. J., today. Lieut.. Felix Y. Gygax.
now commanding submarine G-3. will
take charge of the station.
The Tuckcrton station will be the only
Cne from which code messages may be
sent and then with the provision that
the officers in charge understand the
ode and decide whether or not the mes
sages are neutral
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Prince William abdicated King of Albania and
got three lines in the press dispatches. Two months
ago it would have been good for half page.
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How would you like to live in that town in Hi
nois, where half the population is German and the
other half French?
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A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
THE LOWER SLOPES.
Written Exuressly for The Herah.l
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
lCOpynght. lsll

NNppsAAeAt- wv.
Despite my high. ambitious hopes
/ rather like the lower slopes
The prizes may not be so rare.
But life IL very human there
And on the heights I've always found
So many frigid gods around.
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The good women of New York held peace
parade last week, but don't believe it has done
any good.
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The United States government takes charge of the
great wireless tower at Tuckerton, n. J., today, SC
perhaps we shah be able to get some reliable news
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THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

New York. Sept. S-As a rule the
mother-in-Iaw jokes are an abomination
and should not be tolerated. hut an
amusing incident was brought about by
the war the other day. according 10
Robert Edgrcn. the sporting writer. It
seems that Edsren saw a telegram from
husband 10 wife. whose mother is abroad.
which read Mother safe in Berlin.
War is all that Sherman said
Painless babies are becoming more pCr-
ular every day in New York. and pros
peCtive mothers are going by the scores
to the Jewish Maternity Hospital To ap-
peal for a chance 10 enjoy the wonderful
twilight sleep" An additional wing. to
accommodate seventy patients is being
built at the hospital and the list Of ap-
pliCants is soaring The twilight sleen-'
is a state Of uncOnsCioUsness. or. rather
semi-unconsciousness. obtained by the ry-
peatcd iniection OF the drug sCopulamin
which from the very beginning prevents
the patient from feeling subjective Dafn
while in no way interfering with the nat
ural process Of birth. According to the
physicians, the mother. besides suffering
little or not at all before the birth Of the
baby, is much stronger afterward and
ConNaleSces more quickly than in Ordi-
nary coninements.
When B. F. Keith bought the new
Palace Theater it was thought bv shrpwd
theatrical men that he had struck 4
oliver Now is a time to preach a
little lesson ON advertising f. F AlbpA.
general manager for Keith. decided that
the only hope o. the Palace was in print
ers' ink. so he accordingly began a cam
paign in all Of the New York newspapers.
Tand. coupled with some headline acts. he
began 10 fll a few seats. 1t was slow
work. however. but pNrsistenCy won.
After about a year the Palace Is said -
he the hest paving theater on the Keith
circuit in New York. II is filed every
night to the doors. and now the Keith
people refer TO II as their pet theater."
Here is a peace note: Ellis Ashues1
Bartlett. a war correspondent with The
Turkish army. declares that he has evo~-
assurance from Turkish friends who
know that Turkey will not get MIXED ~
= in the present battle. "Turkev." said
Ashmead- Bartlett. lis through with fight
| ing"
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Judging by Emperor Williams address to his
troops he must think he whipped the allies all by
himself
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Our guess is that Turkey will eventually get a
good dressing.
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Adjournment hove in sight when Congress began
to dock the members for absenteeism.
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Morning Smiles.
Soap Premiums.

Little boy-"Ma wants a scent cake
O soap, an she sez will you please wraS
1t up in a good love story"-Truth.
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1t looks as if are going to keep our troops in
Mexico because peace has been restored in Mexico.
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The Weather Bureau reports that there was no
snow in this section during the month of August.
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Room for Hope.

Suffrage-Oh. if the Lord had only
made me a man,
widow-Perhaps He has, dear. but
you haven't found him yet.-Judge.
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We have had comments on the European war
from everybody except John Lind.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

The Germans claim to have captured 10000 Rus
SLAMS at one dip, and you believe it if you want
to
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Riding hobby may be pleasant, but it never gets
you anywhere.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Yes, Jason: we think commission as chaplain
in the commssary corps would be very desirable.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Judging by the way John Redmond talks he mus
be feeling blue.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

The boys will soon be going back to college to
resume their study of football.
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We see by the papers that new building is to
be erected in Philadelphia
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

If there has been anything fair in this war W.
haven't seen il.
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snake has hard time of it, we suppose, but
it doesn't suffer from corns.
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Anyhow, Europe is not getting any gold away
from US now.
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Somebody ought to make it hot for the cold
storage people?
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Really, it looks as if some of the candidates are
running backwards.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

And, in the meantime, aren't there few arctic
explorers yet to be located?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

And just think Baseball players used to get lot
of space on the front page.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

TOnOrrOw-Sherma prpopOses q
march through Georgia.
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THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
September l86-The Federal Armies William T. Sherman
Were Resting the Vicinity of Atlanta Ca which Had
by the COnfederates the Night of September LOSES
Campaign

lwrItten expressly for The washington Hsraldl
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Europe is replenishing her stock of ruins.
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We wish Turkey wouldn't strut so much.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Gibbons ard
family. of New York, have m"tOrsd 10
Washington. While here they are guests
at Hotel Powhatan.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell Of "A
Panic that Halted Improvement in Navi-
cation"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Jules DemoUet and MS
Helen Demonet have returned from AZ
lantic City and Cape May. where TIL
have spent the summer
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

The engagement is announced Of Miss
Leila Ewing. daughter Of Mai. Charles
Beverly Ewing. u. S A. TO Lieut. Will
lam B. McLauren. T.. $. A. now with
the First Cavalry. stationed in the Yel-
lowstone Park. The wedding will take
place at the home of the brides parents
in Baltimore late in the autumn
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. l. Warrington Cottfnan.
the latter formerly Miss Claire Howard.
of this city. who have been at their Cape
May cottage through the summer. will
pass the autumn with Mr.. COttman's
father. Mr.. Hugh Cottman, in the Green
Spring Valley. before going to their win
ter home in Florida for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-09

Miss Ruth Gulickson and Mss T,rest
V. Lyons, Of ChiCH go. who have been
spending the summer at Atlantic c ,
are guests at the Hotel Powhatan FOR
a short visit