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&. ". U. DEVELOPS
VAUDEVILLE Stars
ColIesians. Make Hit in Seven-act
Performance Given for Benefit
of Athletics.
G.RIs SHARE In THE APPLAUSE

Replete with catchy songs. novel
dances, boisterous comedy, and unusual
features, q seven-act vaudeville perform
anca by students OF the George WASH
ington University for the benefit OF ath-
letics at the institution was given Its
premier presentati,n last night before a
large audience in the assembly hall OF
the department Of arts and sciences
The Girls Glee Club opened the pro-
gram with singing novelties under the
caption Of "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod"
and THE Old Cats" Those participating
were Ruth Ayler, Everil Worrel. Letitia
Southgate, Ruth Pope. Helen Cam, Julia
Albes, Marie Gatchell. Marian True, Ma[-
garet Knowles. and Mable Blapchard,
with Joanna Best as accompanist
Twenty Minutes With Tom" a-one-
act comedy. drew forth much laughter.
the cast consisting OF Alden Wheeler,
Esther E. Galbraith, and Theodore
Henckels. The girls OF Sigma Kappa
Sorority presented a one-sct farce, bear
ing the caption. '-Suppressing Mrs. Dem
zil." The cast included Ednah Robinson,
Meta Neuman, Anna McCoach. Mathilde
Eiker, Yetta Brez. and Sylvia Hazlett.
THE Family Album was the title Of
an act by members of the Chi Omega
Sorority. Those participating were Mar
garet Knowles, Martha Browning. Elsie
Ost. GeneNleve InOmaS. Julla AIDES,
Helen Doran. Julia Run. Gertrude Hast
ings, Annie Heider. Pear Schwarzman.
Helen Hotchkiss. Dorothy Kimbsll. Ma
bel Blanchard, Annie Mcknight. Flor
ence Wingate and Florence NJ. Kirby.
The Greek interpretative dances OF Miss
Effie Baker won much applause. The Pi
Beta Phi Sorority staged "A Shake
spearian Nightmare in three scenes.
The characters were Macbeth. Gertrude
Browne; Lady Macbeth. Genevieve Friz-
zell; Touchstone, Amelia Weaver; Ophe-
liza, May Roper: Casca. Flora Hull;
Juliet, Marjorie Barnes, and Friar Law
renee, Dorothy McCleary.
The Mems Glee Club concluded the
program with a Melee of Melody" In
strumental selections were played by the
Hawaiian Trio, composed of John Desha,
Steven Desha and Harry Gilman, and
blackface skit was interpolated by
George Degnan and Thomas Chapman.
Chinese Dialect Song and STORY of
the Lilac" were sung by Leo C. Terry.
The other songsters were Herbert Ram
sey, Arthur Harrison, T. w. Owens, WILL
lam Roades, Carl Wilhelm, William
Wakefield. William Wanlass, John Desha.
Steven Desha- II. Gilman. George Deg
nan. Thomas Chapman and II. Hoffman.
Dancing followed. The performance
will be repeated tonight and tomorrow
night.
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and the attractions OF the current week
for other entertainment.
Casino.

Casino.
The famous Boris Fridkin troupe Sof
Russian songers and dancers, with gorge
ous scenery. beautiful costumes, delight
full music and the famous whiriwind Of
Russian dances, will lead the Casino
Theater bin next week. This troupe Of
eight genuine Russian artists has made
quite q hit in vaudeville this season and
It's offering is described as one of the
rare novelties Of the season.
The Conroy-De Marie players will be
seen in their iaughable farcical comedy.
"A King for q Night" The Pepper
Twins, singers. dancers and clever mu-
sicians In Kaleidoscope changes Of gor-
geous costumes; Al Wild. the fat come
dian, in galaxy Of witty parodiss and
mimicry. and D'Aiglon. the flying sailor.
In a perilous series Of feats on the hori-
zontal ladder, VIII furnish other enter
tainment The added features will In
cIude the surprise party Monday night.
the country store Tuesday and wednes-
day nights, the prize dancing contests
Thursday night and the amateurs Friday
night Moving pictures will be shown at
every performance.
Sunday from 3 to 1880 p. m. the con-
tinuous, concerts will offer an exception
ally fine orchestral program and all the
attractions Of the current week.
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for services to be rendered the paper
company, entirely outside his official
duties, and having no connection with
the government, he said. The district at
torney in his opening address said he
expected to prove that some OF the paper
submitted by the company did not come
In TO specifications, and was likely to
be rejected by Mai. Zantzinger. who was
actually engaged in inspecting the pa
Ter. He claimed the check was for the
purpose Of bribing the official. Trial Will
be continued this morning.
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N.tion.I-aMaIa. OF Athens.


A musical production comes to WASH
ington at the National Theater next
week under the management OF Henry
W. Savage and with a cast and sym
phony orchestra which (even without Its
famous authors and produceD would
make IL a notable event.
maids of Athens" Is its title. and i
is familiariy known as the merry
Widows Big Sister, from the fact that II
is the first play that the authors OF thar
stupendous success have written In col
laboration since they made themselves
the most sought after composers ana
l.brettists by writing that operetta-
The English adaptation las been mace
by Carolyn Wells, whose delightfui verse
is familiar to every newspaper ano
magazine reade. in the United states'
while Mr.. Savage's general stage director,
George Marion, who staged The Merry
widow" and "Sari'' has directed the re-
hearsals of Maids of Athens.
There are no less than hfteen musica'
nnnnbers and the company OF io m
ciudes fifty-four beautiful young girls
Bernice Mers.on, a grand opera ano
concert singer of renown, sings the primo
donna role; Leila Hughes has scarceiy
less important part. and James Harroo.
a robust young tenor VINO mas
the idol Of the past grand opera season
in Paris, sings the principal masculine
part
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PoIi,s-ssKindling."

"'Kindling." the three-act drama 0.
Charles Kenyon, in which Margaret
Ellington starred last year and the SEA.
son before. will be revived next week oy
the Poll Players. The play tells story
Of life in the tenements OF New fork;
1t deals, specifically, with the case ..
one woman who becomes tmel INA
tar unborn babe may have a fair chance
in life. In the big scene Of the play,
When detectives arrest a young wife Tor
the theft of diamonds, the auoience
near, a terrific indictment OF mooern
Conditions. In the revival next week
Frances Nelson will have the role ere
ated by Miss Ellington and Richard BUN
Ter will be seen in the big opposite foie'
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Cosmos.

A dashing review Of Highland humor,
songs, dances, and general merriment by
the Eleven Merry Macs, bonnie lads and
lassies Of old Scotland. is the tempting
headline offering OF the Cosmos for next
week The volcanic comedienne, accord
ing to the bill, Alice Hanson and COM
pany, a vaudeville singing comedienne in
four new comedy songs, four new comedy
costumes, and with four real comedy hits,
is another big offering.
Other attractions will include the Daily
Brothers, marvellous head-to-head bal
ancers and acrobats; Cole and Rogers,
in q comical sketch. THE Suffragette
and the Voter" the Wheeler Sisters in
an offering of song and dainty dancing.
and Walker and Ill, in their new comedy
playlet, "Just a Girl" ~
Special concerts will be run Sunday
from 8 to 1880 p. m, with an elaborate
program Of high class musical selections
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The claim was turned down sometime
ago by Mr.. Downey, but the claimant
had the case reconsidered. To allow the
claim, said the Comptroller. in his opin-
ion. would be tantamount to saying that
Congress and government officials ex-
pended this money fer works that were
of no use to the government. Cush had
made his claim on the ground that the
delays had not damaged the govern
ment
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n. #. Keith's-HiEh-cIa Vaude-
Vile.

At B. F. eith's Theater next week
Gertrude Hoffman and her company OF
forty New York players will be pre-
scented. Miss Hoffman will be seen in
big new revue, with twelve scenes divid-
ing its action. Another stellar feature
will be Dane Claudius and Lillian Scarlet
in "The Call of the Sixties" studded
with the folk songs, patriotic ballads of
half a hundred years ago. Mr.. and Mrs
Vernon Castle, the famous creators OF
society dances, will be seen in motion
pictures Of THE Castle Walk" and others
Of their terpsickorean figures Other Of
ferings will be the Harward-Stafford COM
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Pleasure Seekers"

The Winter Garden show. lie" ris,ua
end Marcus Loew's spectacular proous
tion of THE Pleasure Seekers winch
has entertained New York for Ioul
months. comes to the Belasco Tnea'ef
next week. Saith
The play is written by Edgar emnn'
and the music by Ray Goetz, VINO Iur.
,,isbed the book and melodies for almost
ali of the Winter Garden product,ons'
The piece is produced by Arthur Whson;
stage director of the Winter Garden, anu
special mechanical effects have oeen ue
yised by Arthur Voegtlin. stage airec.ol
of the New York Hippodrome. Inc s'ai
cast of comedians seen here last year
with .'Hanky Panky" have been ensaseu'
IN addition to which Miss Vera Micneiena
appears. The names Of the company az
as follows: Max Rogers, Bobby Nortn,
Harry Cooper. Hugh Cameron Clay
smith, Vera Michelena- virginia Evans;
MvrtIe Gilbert, Flo May, Sally DAILY, ano
Montgomery and Moore. In adoi.ion 70
these. two famous European ice skaters,
Alfred and Sigrit Naess, appear, having
come to this country from the ice palaces
Of London and Berlin
The scenes are said to contain some oi
the most unusual incidents seen In musi-
cal comedy.
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B.umsnrdt Lecturc-sunday.

Woven into his lectures Mr.. Baumgardt
tells the history of the country of his
subject. he peoples 1t in other ages.
watches It rise, flourish, fall and even
redeem itself. Not the history Of its
politics alone, but OF its literature, its
poetry. its music and its art. He does
not talk on q city or q nation, he has
made of 1t a lecture that reveals Its all.
It is a somewhat new idea for the realm
Of travel talks and is what makes Mr..
Baumgardts lectures so different
The lecture on Venice, which will be
given at the Belasco Theater next Sun
day. is illustrated with II remarkable
views, executed in water-color, which
give not only a faithful portrayal Of the
Venice of today, the dream city. but also
of Venice at the height OF her glory. in
the days of Enrico Dandola. Foscari and
Falieri
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CONTRACTORS CLAIM DENIED.
Downey Refuses q
Give w. l.. Cush S4,1I1.0O.

The claim of William f. Cush. con-
tractor, for S.111.D. collected from him
by the government as fines for not COM
pleting the remodeling Of the upper Sec
ton Of the Georgetown reservoir Of the
Washington adueduct, within contract
time, again was denied yesterday by
Comptroller Downey. Of the United States
Treasury.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-05

In outlining the defense to be made by
Peter G. Thomson, president of the Cham.
pion Coated Paper Company of Hamilton
Ohio. whose trial for alleged attempted
bribery Of Maj. w. P. Zantzinger, a post
cffice inspector, is being heard before a
jury in Chief Justice Clabaugh's Court,
defendants attorney yesterday said no
denial of the sending of a 800 check to
Mai. Zantzinger would be made, declar-
ing that it was entirely for different pur-
poses than set forth in the Indictment
1t was to recompense Maj. Zantzinger
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c,,,ub,.-NearIy Married."

Thu divorce courts have furnished the
Mot for many amusing plays DuS se
cording to report. none more ore, saroe.
.r,Saa-,v Married" which Conan ana
Harris will present here at the coiumoiA
Theater next week ,,a,
Nearly Married is in three acts Ina ina
are said to be crowded ss.na WIN az 10
unusual situations that an audience -
[snt in a constant state OF laughter
every minute the curtain Is up. 49,.
M seiwyn's play comes to us with the e
stamp Of four months OF approyai t.
the Gayety Theater in New YORK. u
,L.,1, I'M he shown here with the original cast
and production as at the Gayety Tne- @
atsr The company includes as Its tea,
tnred members Mr.. Bruce McRae anu no
Miss Jane Grey, who are assisIea pS.b. ~
Ruth Shepley, Mabel Acker' fhoepe
P.ts, John Wesley, Mark smith,
SCHUYLER Ladd, Robert Fisher. HAIRY
Toraine, William Phinney, and otners'
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Gayety-Gay New Workers Com.

VIII Fox and Harry CMarks) Stewart
are the leading Hebrew comedians in the
two-act musical burlesque, Madame
Who Are You," which is brought to the
Gayety next week by the Gay New
Workers. company. Harry Won Tilzer
wrote the music, Don Roth the books
and lyrics, and Jack Mason staged the
dancing numbers.
Fox and Stewart are seen in the roles
of two Hebrew merchants. while James
]. Lake. in the role of the department
store manager. acts as a foil for their
comedy methods. Carol Schroeder. lead
ing woman. is seen in the title role.
Beatrice LOTUS impersonates a female
fioorwalker and Rose De Young Is seen
as a stenographer. Eddie Nelson and the
Raymond sisters contribute not only TO
the body of the production. but appear
in vaudeville specialties besides.
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Elmendorf TraveIosue To-day.

Bombay viii be the starting point of
the second Indian travel talk to be de-
livered by Dwight Elmendorf. globe trot-
ter and lecturer, at the New National
Theater this afternoon at $50 After
visiting many places Of interest. includ-
ing the native quarter with its strange
mixture of Arabs. Persians, Afghans, Ma
lays, Parsees, Rajputs. Portuguese. Sc
poys, Sahibs, and Fakirs, trip will be
made up Malabar Hill to the famous
Towers of Silence" where the Parsee
dead are exposed to the vultures. and
another excursion to the Elephanta caves
and the great cave temple at Kali
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"The Three Mu.keteer.--Sunday

At the New National Theater next SUM-
day will be seen a film version of Alex
ander Dumas masterpiece OF fiction.
'The Three Musketeers." in six parts
and encompassing rs separate and dis
tinct scenes. The many adventures of
the romantic D'Artagnan and his friends
have held hundreds of thousands read
ers spellbound, and now they will have
a chance to see 1t for the first time on
the screen. 1t has been elaborately
staged, carefully produced and correctly
costumed. Two performances will be
given, one in the afternoon at and the
other in the evening at Sis.
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In the District Courts.

Oliver c. Gerhart, tailor in the Wood
ward Building. Yesterday filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy, listing his
debts at S.016.2 and assets at a,Sa.2.
Charles A. Muddiman and John p.
Evans were appointed yesterday by Jus
tice Stafford as receivers Of S. S. Shedd
& Bros. Company. plumbers and gas
filters. 4S2 Ninth street. fixing their bond
at $1,000. The appointment followed a
suit filed by John L. Shedd, one of the
principal stockholders, in which he
claims that financial difficulties of a num-
her OF builders have thrown the COM
pany into insolvency. The company's
debts are listed at ses.6f373 and assets at
s15,57L24.
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Antony and CIeopatra-sanday.

The Kleine-Cines photo-drama An
tony and Cleopatra" has been secured for
another Sunday at the Columbia Theater,
and the coming Sabbath two exhibitions
will be given, at O'Clock in the after
noon and at Sis o'clock in the evening
Some idea Of the exceptional excellence
of the pictures may be obtained by those
who have not been fortunate enough to
see them when 1t is said that they are
possessed Of all the impressiveness OF
"Quo Vadis," THE Last Days OF Pom
peii'' and other offerings by the same
firm. No story in the realm of literature
has SO perfectly lent itself to the needs
of the motion picture camera as has
Antony and Cleopatra"
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At the Theaters Next Week

pany; John and Winnie Hennings; Edgar
Berger. and the Pathe weekly review.
Next Sunday at and sis p. m. the
bill win contain the same special fea-
lures.
Philharmonic Society of New York.
A program that win appeal to every
music lover In Washington has been ar
ranged by Stransky for the next appear
ance here of the Philharmonic Society Of
New York at the New National Theater
on the afternoon of March 10. Mime. Alma
Gluck, one of the young and most at
tractive sopranos on the concert stage,
! will be the assisting soloist. She will sing
the Aria "Depuis lie Jour" from carpen-
tiers Louise" and five charming songs
with piano accompaniment At the COM
ing concert the orchestra lead by Stran-
sky will render the Schumann Overture,
Scherzo and Finale; Bizet's Suite No. l.
'L'Arlesienne;" Strauss Tone Poem
Death aad TRANSPORTATION" and the
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. ! In +.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17

Karl Mathie's boy scouts took hike
on Saturday out through Alexander
Park.
There is no indication of the foot
and mouth disease among, the cattle
in this locality.
Mrs. J. A. Rowley received the sad
news the other day of the death or
her sister in California.
About 5000 hunting licenses have
been issued to the nimrodS of this
county by County Clerk Cook during
the present season.
The thermometer showed 20 above
zero last night. This with the sharp
wind made it ascold as fit was really
10 or II below zero.
Callies paints, oils, glass and wall
paper stock is as complete now as
during the summer months, and you
can now buy same for much less
money. Store 3l3-3l5 Jackson st. adj.
The snow storm on Thursday was a
good forerunner of winter, while II
lasted but the warm spell which fol-
lowed turned it all into SluSh and by
Friday morning there was nothing
left of it. This was in turn followed
by freezing weather and now there
are a good many looking around after
the fellow who said we were going to
have an open winter.
Joe Eicha, Jr., was arraigned in
Justice Larner's court yesterday after
noon on a charge of embezzlement,
the complaint being made by NJ. j.
Brennan, representing an out-of-town
firm and the amount S46.6l. Inc
hearing was postponed until Monday
next, the defendant furnishing bail
bond of $500 for his appearance when
the case is again called.
Sentenced to serve a term of one
wear i'm states prison at Waupun, is
what Barney Shellbach of the town
of CaSsel got when he pleaded guilty
TO statutory offense, after being ar
raigned in municipal court Saturday
forenoon. He was escorted to his
present quarters by Undersheritl
Goerling on SATURDAY, leaving a wife
and seven children to care for them
selves.
Joseph Schneider, farmer, was
arraigned in Justice Larner's court a
week ago yesterday ON charge OF
selling potatoes underweight ana en-
tering plea of not guilty his
trial was put over until yesterday
In his second appearance he plead
guilty and was fined $500 and costs,
the total amount being s4.64. This
example should be warning TO others
Engaged in similar otfenseS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
SHOOTING ACCIDENTS.

The list of dead and wounded is
growing daily in the great battle now
raging in the northern forests. 1t IS
supposed that hunters are out after
deer, but now and then they make a
mistake and kill human being.
DR.. W. Fl. Lindsr of Minneapolis,
mistook Peter ST. Mary of Duluth, for
deer on the first day of the open
season and killed him.
An Amigo man was badly wounded
by bullet which glanced from the
water.
Gordon Chase of Oshkosh, was shot
and instantly killed by Joe Hardy at
Donald, Wis. Mr.. Chase was skin
ming deer which he had killed and
Hardy caught a glimpse of the deer,
shot and killed his partner.
Martin Falk, "A years of age, was
shot near Appleton. His wounds are
not fatal.
Barney Maslowski in Portage coun-
ty, while experimenting with an
automatic rifle came within a very
little of being killed. The bullet
grazed one of his cheeks.
Glen Cox of Black River Falls, was
killed by a stray bullet on the 18th.
He was p years of age.
Aug. SAKE of Bloomyille, was shot
through the ribs by hunter and
brought to this city on Saturday for
treatment.
Clyde Bacon, of Pittsford, Mich,
was shot through the leg while hunt
ing near Escanaba.
Chas. j. Himbert, "a years old, lost
a portion of his hand while hunting
Sunday, near Waterloo, Wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
OWNER FOUND.

In the PILOT of last week was men,
toned the finding of gold watch on
the person of Ernest johnson, who
was lately shot and captured at Elder
on, on the inside case of which was
engraved the name of Ed. A. Back
hauS. On Thursday telegram came
TO Chief of Police Malone from an
officer at West Bend, stating that Ed.
Backhaus, a young farmer, had been
held up there and robbed of S25 and
watch valued at S3l which it would
appear that Johnson is the guilty
man and that the time-piece belongs to
the West Bend man. The chief also
received letter from the chief of
police at Fond du Lac, stating
that store had been robbed in that
city and among the articles taken
was Mauser automatic gun. Such
weapon was carried by Elmer 5. Dale,
Johnson's partner in crime, who was
also shot and captured at Elderon at
the same time. Dale has since passed
away and Johnson is still at the coun-
ty hospital suffering from his serious
wound and lowering between life and
death
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
Thanksgiving

Arrangements are being made to
supply each poor family in the city on
Thanksgiving day with a basket of
eatables for dinner. TO do this up
as it should be, it will require about
500. Those desiring to help will
please leave their cash contributions
with H. g. Flieth at the National
German American bank or with Z. B.
Thayer at the PILOT office. Dona-
tions of food or clothing leave with
f. E. Schneider, city poor commits
sioner. The raising of the money,
purchasing food, and distribution of
baskets has been in the hands of the
same committee of citizens for the
past twenty-five years. Every detail
is looked after and every dollar &C
counted for and the wants of the poor
attended to according to the gener-
osity of our people. Telephone in the
amounts you will give and they can
be collected later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
MASONS MEET.

Two thousand Sind degree Masons
are attending the meeting of the
Wisconsin Consistory in Milwaukee.
The first session was held yesterday
afternoon and sessions will continue
for four days;
Reunions and banquets will be held
by many of the classes. The class of
1873, known as the golden jubilee
class, is the largest in Wisconsin,
having 375 members.
The principal banquet of the week
will be that given by the consistory
itself in the dining room in the base
ment of the cathedral Thursday even
ing Among the speakers will be
William P. Kenny, COMMANDMENT.
chief; John Campbell, most wise mas
ter; Andrew d. Agnew, sovereign
prince, and Murray NJ. Hunter, thrice
potent master.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-17
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
sCHoFIELD ITEMS.

viii Damro and George Schultz
left Tuesday morning for Woodruff
~ hnnt for a week. They are at the
home of f. Mattke, uncle Of Mr..
DamrO.
The Misses Kumero and Puffold Of
Wausau, spent Sunday with Miss
Lillian Boyack
Mrs. Rob. schansel, Mrs. Chas:
Wendorf and Mrs. julius Graves oil
Wausau. spent Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Ben Wendorf
Miss Anna Rankin, who has been
III for some time, is reported improy-
ing.
Miss Mable FitZke. who has been
empIoyed at the Marathon Paper
Mills Co, has resigned her position.
Albert Kent has gone up north
with a hunting party for several
weeks.
Mrs. John Gilocke has gone up 70
Arbor Vitae for months visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Gibcke.
Mrs. Bauman and Mrs. Wendt VS.
tied the past week With Mrs. Otto
T-eptow.
Mrs. Henry Holt spent Wednesday