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10 the Editor: A. your paper has IN
many publications protested against The
injustice Of the government In the delny
of eettIement with the sufferers affected
~ the condemnation cf land ana changes
IN grade for the Union Depot plaza. !
would IKE to relate the situation as II
has affected me IN the so-termed public
Interests. ~
The fiIiing IN of the grade compelled
me to move out Of my house in April. 1sos,
a. Il was rendered uninhabitable. being
niled into the second story. and In about
. year subsequent / was required to
have II taken down by order Of the
building inspector. on account Of being
dangerous by settling Of the walls caused
By now Of water into the cellar.
The house was nine-room building In
good condition. worth sB per month. ~
First street northeast. and would cost to
replace over Aooo.
less the estimated increased value Of the
land-less than 8, 800, the court ruling that
We were not entitled to any compensation
for the deprivation Of the use of build
ing pending the declaration Of award of
damages sustained.
In January. 1913 the award Of the COM
mission for condemnation was made and
we have been on the waiting list ever
since. and how much longer II Is to con-
tinue we are painfully anxious about. and
that It shall terminate
My situation In the matter is: House
and land worth $500. loss of use. rent
paid out for eight years to April. 1914.
$50 per year. $3.50. $3.50: received jan
uary. 1919. $500. and award to come.
This uncaIled for delay in the whole
affair has caused much distress and
financial loss with very many, and some
have been compelled to lose their prop
erty. not able to continue the trusts that
were on them. We feel that We have
been most outrag sously treated by the
plan and procedure of a government
whose fundamental principle states that
(use Is the same) shall not be
taken from the citizen without due pro-
cess. &c. but 1t has been practically con-
fscation.
GEORGE B. ROSE.
10 Adams street northwest
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The Movement Not to Be Checked.

There has been something of an ef-
fort to counteract this movement to-
ward complete LIBERALIZATION by an
annual conference of State governors.
The fact is, however, that these gath
erings are not productive of results,
and only serve to impress upon the
people the futility of hoping to accom-
plish nationwide reforms through
State legislatures.
There is tremendous amount of
common sense in the American people
and this is the reason why the rights
of the States are no longer a matter of
concern. They know that each State is
only one-forty-eighth of the nation,
and that the whole must necessarily be
stronger than any of its parts. The
result is that the Democrats, erstwhile
defenders of State sovereignty, now
bow 10 the inevitable and willingly CO.
operate in the enactment of Federal
laws usurping STATE prerogatives. The
old-fashioned Democratic believer in
State rights has almost passed away, or
if still in existence, preserves a discreet
silence. He has become con1inccd that
it is useless to protest. Monroe's dec
laration that river and harbor improve
ments with Federal funds was unconsti-
tutional and Pierce's veto of similar
bill upon the same grounds did not put
a quietus upon this character of legis-
lation, simply because public sentiment
did not sustain their position. Today
it would be useless for any President.
no matter what might be his personal
convictions, to stand against Federal
legislation favored by the popular will
+ On the contrary, Presidents nova
days, instead of advocating a larger par
ticipation by the States in matters af-
fecting public welfare. deliberately sue-
gest to the people additional avenues
along which Federal legislation may be
directed. This was certainly charac-
teristc of Roosevelt and Wilson is fol-
lowing in the same fine. Roosevelt
took the position that where State gov
ernments win not act the Federal gov
ernment must. In the presen. admins
tratiq|fit seems to be taken for granted
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IN ruGTod Republicans Vie 1(S1
drsGfsed or . Progressive defooe13
:. Tho o,d GarfieId dfntrict sleeto6 -
rick Democrat. four years - -
1rst Demccrst sver chosen en4 - -
. second term. 81.
{ This was ssonIsing to RspubltcanA -
only OF the district. but OF all Quo -
looked upon the old Garfield disex1ek -
one that never could be lost 1he ep2et
ent coming back OF ProgreM1vo 49,
general getting together promhe
least, Republican member Of me ne 49,
and Bathrick long ago annomceo
he was done-slso discourageds
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POLITICAL SITUATION.

The so-called administration bills, In
troduced in Congress last week, had for
their object the Improvement of COM
mercial conditions. They can be viewed,
however, from another angle. They IL
lustrate how completely the Democratic
party has surrendered to the idea OF
Federal supremacy. The most ardent
believer in Capitalization can ask noth-
ing better than the laws which have
been or are to be passed by Demo-
cratic Congress.
1t was not always so. There was. a
time when one of the vital tenets OF
the Democratic party was an insistence
upon the sacred rights of the States.
The founders of the party denounced
Alexander Hamilton and all of his the
ories as to Federal power. Today it
would be difficult to find the line OF
denarcation between where Hamilton
left off and the Democrats began. Pres
ident Wilson leads the way. He does
not worship at the shrine of the old
tradition. He would have, if possible,
the Constitution amended so that there
might be direct popular vote for
sPresident, and thus do away with the
old unit of the State. The measures
which have been prepared and intro
duced upon his suggestion go to the
limit of Federal authority They prac-
tica1ly confess that the States are i'm
portant to deal with the great problems
of the day. And, as further illustrating
that the old order of things is changing,
it is worth while to note the decisions
of the United States Supreme Court
last Monday which cut wide swath
through the doctrine of State rights.
One of these decisions, it will be re-
membered, upheld the right of rail-
road TO begin in a Federal court the
proceedings necessary to test railroad
rates instead of instituting them in the
State courts.
One of the chief arraignments of
the Republican party in Democratic
platforms used to be its devotion to a
centralized government. Today the
shoe might well be placed upon the
other foot The law creating the Fed
eral reserve banks, for instance, is in
direct antagonism to the doctrines set
down by that stalwart Democrat, An
drew Jackson The utmost limit of the
exercise of the Federal power was
reached, however, in the last Congress
when the Democratic majority enacted
the so-called Federal bird law. This
, is a statute which enables the Secretary
of Agriculture, Federal officer, to ar
rest and punish in the. name of the
government a man who shoots ducks in
South Carolina, wild geese in Virginia,
or blackbirds in Missouri, no matter
what State laws may say upon the sub
ject. No one knows under what pro-
vision of the Constitution the police
power of the States has thus been
usurped and the complaints which are
now reaching Democratic Congress
men indicate that perhaps the national
legislature has gone step too far. This
remarkable law illustrates that there is
no brake upon the tendency toward a
larger and larger exercise OF Federal
authority. At the present rate of prog
ress it will not be long before State
lines might just as well be obliterated
in name as they now seem to be in fact
The Interesting factor in the situation
is that the Democratic party is assist
ing instead of opposing the new move
Inent.
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~
| that Sts1es are pot going TO Do ~
thines swhich in lie opinion Of III
President oushf to Be done. Congress
|thesesore. . 70 enact the legislatior
which the Stzies win not enact fo'
themselves.
What NJ y - Rssukl
II IL. spirit Of federalism continue,
10 iscrease and the scope Of State au'
|thority becomes more and more re.
stricted, the Whole theory Of the Amer.
|ican government viii be changed.
This is inevitable. Already we havs
gone to extremes which make the
warnings of half a century ago seem
absurd. Federalism and larger powers
for the people Save gone forward hand
in hand. The national sovernmeni
seems to be no longer a structure com.
posed of separate State units. but is the
creature of the mass of the people who
compose the States. The result is that
most State legislatures now con6ne
their activities to matters of minor and
purely local importance. The members
of these legislatures seem to realize
that their constituents look to Congress
to discuss and settle the larger ques-
tions which concern the welfare of citi-
zens everywhere. 1t may seem exag-
geration to say that this condition Of
affairs, If unchecked, will result in the
atrophy of State governments, but GER
tainly the tendency is now in that di-
rection.
1t is not so very long ago that a
Democratic Senator from Maryland Of
fered a resolution in the Senate pro-
testing against the extension of Fed
eral powers, while in a speech he as
serted that mo proposition is more hos
tile to the great masses of the people
than the extension of the powers of the
general government" The resolution
was pigeon-holed and the speech fell
upon deaf ears. 1t lacked the essential
element of truth. The hostility which
it portrays does~not exist. On the con-
trary, the people welcome with open
arms every manifestation of Federal
power which operates for their benefit,
even to the extent of Congressional in
vestigation OF local strike conditions.
President Wilson shows himself
keenly responsive to this sentiment
when, discarding the Democratic ira
ditions and principles of the past, he
proposes to extend the Federal author
ity through the legislation which last
week he asked Congress to enact. The
people, irrespective of party, will COM
mend him for invoking the strong arm
of the Federal government to remedy
evils with which the States are power
less to cope and even the most hide
bound. Democrat will not dare to say
him nav.
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The officials of the rubber trust had
better be careful if they dom, want to
get bounced.
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The Power Of de People.

1t was John Marshall who said that
"the supreme and irresistible power
resided in the whole body of the people
and not in any subdivision of them.
1t is this fact which has done so
much to change the whole course OF
our national history. 1t is the senti-
ment of the people which has compelled
the Democratic party to practically
abandon its time-honored tradition as
to State sovereignty. When the people
determined that it was necessary for
the strong arm of the government to
protect them from the imposition of
monopolistic corporations and the en-
croachment of the money power, as well
as against the evils which threatened
public health and morals, the doctrine
of State rights was swept away. The
results have been SO satisfactory that
apparently there is to be no limit TO
the things which governments can do.
Every demand of the present day is to-
ward a larger exercise of Federal
power. For instance, the States could,
and should, decide for themselves
whether women should vote, but the
suffragists do not waste time by ap-
pealing to State legislatures. They
wisely went to Congress and are likely
to be successful. 1t is true that the
final verdict as to ratification or re-
lection will rest with the States, but
if the suffragists can induce Congress
to agree to submit the amendment to
the States, the battle is three-quarters
won.
No one nowadays would think of
suggesting a constitutional amendment
limiting Federal authority. On the con-
trary, every one of the amendments
proposed in recent years or now pend
ing before Congress would give the
national government increased jurisdic-
ton over matters that ought to belong
to the States. There is persistent agi-
tation for uniform marriage and di-
vorce law, for Federal liquor law,
and for uniform hours of labor. If
there is an unsatisfactory condition
anywhere the first suggestion is that
the government not the State, should
rectify it More and more we are do
ing things along the Hamiltonian line
and departing from the Jeffersonian
idea.
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Mr.. Rocks-'-So you want to marry my
daughter. Well. young man, what are
your prospects?" Young Man-"Excel-
ient-if you don't spoil them."-Judge-
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New York Hotel Arrivals.

Special tn The Washington Herald.
New York. Jan observation-disclosures ar
rived and registered today as follows:
Victoria Martha
Miss Carpenter. Washington
B. C. Taliaferro. Mrs. W. c. Wells
Hermitage York
T. 8. Dolan. ". f. Hoover.
wallick- II. v. Koolage-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Magee.
T. Moore. King Edward
Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Johnston.
l. Trudewind. Belleclaire-
Mrs. Myiie. W. II. McAlIister.
Marlborough Endicott-
Blenheim- H. Meininger
c. n. Buckland.
Arrivals from Baltimore were: W. r.
Edwards. Victoria: G. Esselman. Mrs.
Anryroux. A. E Clark. Herald Square:
s. W. Hill. Hermitage: N. Lore. S. Self.
b. Jackman. Grand: ]. @. Mattingiy, Z.
III. Creese, E. r. Ducasse. Jessie Rosen-
stein. ]. L. Sherrick. Navarro: II. c.
Matthew'S Park Avenue: E. Z. Tubman.
Darlington: J. a. Donnelly. Gen. u. Sher-
man. Belmont: l.. Jacobs. Manhattan; J.
Klein. Mr. and Mrs NJ. Bronstein. Broad
way Central; Mr.. and Mrs c. G. Jacobs,
J. A. Gary, jr., Algonquin: NJ. B. Block.
E. Owens, Aberdeen: G. c. Bromide, st.
Denis; DIR. Miss A. b. Dudek. Endicott:
C. ]. Gibson. Netherlands; E VI. Lilly.
Pierrepont: Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Smith.
York: Z. w. Thorn. Flanders: III. c. Win
chester. woodard.
New York, Jan. 23--Among the travel
ing men here today from Washington:
G. Louis. Woodward & Lothrop, s5i
Fourth avenue.
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Mrs Helter-''Tommie, don't you think
you've had enough chocolates?" Tommie
No, mother. There are two left
Life.
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There is a woman out in the street
hobbling along" Crippled or Stylish
Baltimore American
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sIons the path toward complete Federal-
ism. The banking set, 1aade neeesssfy
because State bank CURRENCY Was ua-
safe; the anti-Iottery hw, without
which the evils Of the famous nouisiana
lottery could never have been sup
pressed; the national quarantine act
made imperative because State govern
ments were powerless to cope with i'm
ported epidemics; the oleomargarine
act. the pure food law. the Federal SUI
pervision of railroads, the control of
private corporations, the liability of em-
ployers-these are only few of Fed
erslistic enactments. All the benefits
conferred by these laws were wholly
within the power of each State to
grant, provided that they acted har-,
moniously and universally. The people
realized, however, that it was easier
to accomplish the desired results
through one law enacted by Congress
than, by awaiting the tedious and unI
certain action of the States. 1t might
not have been the way which the
founders of the government would
have advised, but two things are to be
remembered-6rst, that the conditions
which prevail today could never have
been imagined, much less anticipated,
by the men who created this republic,
and, second, that the instinct of the
American people for self-government is
too strong to be thwarted.
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Gratitude,

Manager-Mr. Smith. of late your work
has been very perfunctory.
Smith eagerly interrupting)-Mr. Jones,
I've been working here for three months
now. and. though I have tried my best.
that's the first bit of praise 1 have re-
ceived since I've been here. Thank YOU
Pail Mall Gazette. .. rar e
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Naturally.

Kitty-Jack told me last night that I
was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
Ethel-Oh. that's nothing; he said the
same to me a year ago.
Kitty-I know that, but as one grows
older ones taste improves, you know
Boston Transcript.
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The Inquisitlon.

Miss Maguire-Any letter for me?
Postmaster-What name. please?
Miss Maguire-Must I tell?
Postmaster-Certainly
Miss Maguire-weil, II I must. Tom
Dolan."-Christian Register.
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A Line O Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
NOTHING TO DOa"
Original Poem written for The Heald
BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
tCoryright. lsii.)

tCopJnght, lsl3.)
As long as some one shiyers in the cold:
As long as humans hunger anywhere:
As long as Gods sheep wander from the
fold:
As long as any heart grows faint with
care;
As long as souls are thirsting for the light.
Or cropping onward blinded to the true,
Man may not claim with any show Of
That hse !. dun because there's "sassAs
70 do"
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Loo IIis BaIlast.

"Did you gain in weight after your
hunting tripr
soon a. the doctor removed the shot
Exchange.
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Morning Smiles.
Unhappy Cenhinatiss.

Lawrence Barrett. though stern ana
dignined, could unbend httie occs-
sionaily. Once . popular 70. n,S..s
proposed q combination with NM
he declined. So,
.It would have been an unhappy illus
tration.s said the tragedlan. In reiating
1t, .,of Grin and Barrett."-Texas Ssit'
ings. Z.
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Meaeries of Marriase.

There's one thing VIII say ior my
first two husbands"
whats that?"
..They always paid their alimony
promptly. Free Press.
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soft Job.

what are you doing now. BIZ!
'T'm collecting"
'.Collecting what?"
my thoughts"
Gosh! you always were lucky In strfk-
ing an easy job."-Boston Transcript.
Rapid Transit.
The Caller-I want to see your master
about a bill. s
The Diplomatic servant-He left for
the country last night
The Caller-I want to pay him.
The Diplomatic Servant thastily)-But
he returned this morning.-Sketch.
The SiIencer.
The MAGISTRATE Ito offending motorisD-
You are fined 20 shillings.
The Motorist-All right. old mani! You
must take II out of a fiver.
The Masistrate-You are now hned nve
pounds. Anything more to say?
The Motorist-By jove. sir. no! You're
too quick at repartee.-Exchsnse.
He still Had IL.
Look here. you swindler" roared the
owner Of the suburban property to the
real estate man. When you sold me this
house, didn't you say that In three
months wouldn't part with 1t for ten
thousand dollsrs?'
Certainly" said the real estate dealer
calmly; land you haven't. have your
Iadies' Home Journal.
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that Ssses as< 4 not going to % he
tfines swhich in he opinion Of the
President oushk to Be done. cougress,
therefore. . 70 enact ihe iegislation
which the Stzies win not enact for
themselves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-15

THE annual meeting OF the stockhold-
crS of the Southern manufacturing
Company Will be held It the Offices OF
the Company, Nos. ] and - South
Twelfth Street, Richmond. Va. on
Tuesday. September 10. 1914, at II
o'clock noon. BY order of the President
4. EDWARD ROEBER.
Secretary and Treasurer.
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LADIES' TAILOR

II. LEWIS. Rlchmond's leading ladies'
tailor. will continue giving reduced
prices until September 90. We are
showing the most exclusive line Of
fabrics ever shown in this city and
every model from our workroom tx
executed with accuracy and individu-
ality. II. Lewis. Commercial BLDG
Second street. between Broad and
Grace Streets.
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DREssMAKING ANr MILLINERY.

FIRST class drcssmaker. b24 North
Tenth street. Phone Madison 1O3G-L.
Thin dresses made. $3.50. shlrtwaists.
30c. Garments rcmodclcd.
MY season commencing September -.
VIII appreciate your patronage.
Dresses. suits and evening dresses. both
style and workmanship guaranteed.
Mrs. w. y. i;uiliu. 2l9S West Main.
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y stated communication of the
KY Richmond Randolph Lodge No.
w -. Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons. viii he held THIS Cruesday)
Evening. September 10 1919. at I
o'clock, in the Mason's Hall. Franklin.
near Eighteenth street. Work In first
degree. All Master Masons in good
standing are cordially invited
Hy order Of the master
w \. CLARK. JR.
Secretary.
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BUSINESS FOR SALE.

DRUG store for sale. located on a very
prominent corner in one Of the best
cities in Virginia. New fountain. solid
OAK fixtures. no dead stock. business
principally cash. For particulars ad-
drcss !. i5o, care Times Dispatch
For sale. drug store In town OF 2.oo0
great bargain for man Of small
means. Splendid opportunity Don't
answer unless YOU mean business Good
reason for selling. Must be sold at
once Address l. 453. care Times Dis
patch
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

SHOES! SHOES. SHOES.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

WANTED. the public to know that
Jahnkc Bros, jewelers.. 9l2 East
Main Street. buy, SELL exchange and
rcniount diamonds In the latest styles
Ola gold and silver taken III exchange.
Tidewater and Western railroad Com
pauE.
TO All Whom 1t May Concern-Takc
notice that on September %. 1914.
at 10 4. NJ, we Will make application
to the state Corporation Commission
of Virginia for authority to raise 10
the extent Of from o to IL per cent
Al! joint rates between points on this
road and Richmond. South Richmond
and Petersburg.
Tlbt.WATE:R AND WESTERN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
For the best auto or livery service
At reasonable prices call Auditorium
Stables. Smith X Xix, Projectors.
Phone Madison 2723
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FOR SALE-Horses


FOR sale, fine work or driving horse
suitable for laundry or grocery bust
ness; also wagon and harness: must
ne seen TO appreciate the bargain.
phone Randolph 43lN-L
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POULTRY AND BIRDS.

FOR sale, 30 pairs of homer pigeons.
mated. Apply :"o3 kcnsington Ave-
nue.. or call Randolph 4A36.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

line of popular maps
and books Low prices Easy sellers
Big commissions. our war atlas quick
est sellers ever published. Hudgins
a.. Atlanta. Ga
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FOR RENT-Houscs.

HOUSE OF . rooms with all modern
conveniences, In the West End one
block from Robinson Street car line.
Phone Madison 1891. or apply to Nc
Weigh e Giinn.
FOR rent. store and dwelling: good
business location. VIII rent cheaD
TO quick tenant. Apply Richmond Re
fninf COMPANY
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS WANTED.

WANTED. to bay for cash household
goods ~ any quantity. Phone Madi-
son 3k5l.
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TO EXCHANGE.

BOARDING houses. We can use Your
house grease. bones or fat III eX-
change for soap or cash. Richmond
Refining Company. Randolph ll4a.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

WORKMAN PEATROSS.
Engineering and Surveying.
County Phone Hanover Y:
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FOR S.ALE-Falms

FARM and home for sale Lovely
home and fine farm and safe invest
Inent. Hundred and thirteen acres fine
land. with splendid buildings in
and Richmond. Splendid water: store
aud post office corner OF farm. Price
about value OF buildings or land either
alone. w. u. Broaddus, West Point
Va
FOR sale, forty acres land at Milford
Station, r.. r. 6 l.. Railroad. Fine
view Price low. 30. 80. Milford, Va
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y called communication OF Hen
Ny rico Union Lodge. No l3O. A T.
w & y. NJ. will bc held in Masonic
Hall. III IL North Twenty-hfth Street
THIS Tuesday EVENING. September
10. at o'clock. Members of sister lodges
and transient brethren are fratcrnally
invited TO be present
by order of the worshipful master.
JOSEPH s. WILSON
Secretary