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know" This was his reply to every
thing that was said to him.
II was. necessary to discover from
fthe way in which he said it whether
he understood or not. One day his
mistress gave him long instructions
as to getting his master up very early
the next morning and giving him his
breakfast so that he might catch a
train at dawn. When she had finished
the Chinaman said: Good night. lady"
That was all. But he carried out her
instructions exactly.
Woman servants are called "cri-
adas" and wear their hair down, either
in tails or falling loose around their
shoulders. They can be trained into
clever cooks, neat mattresses and
careful housemaids, but it is not often
that they are so trained. Much pa
tience is needed. 1t is useless to ex-
pect too much of them. If they are
scolded or worried they simply leave
without warning. They must be al
lowed to do their work more or less
in their own way. Certain habits have
to be checked.
l suppose nearly all cooks use their
fingers tc test the temperature of the
soup. Mexican servants practice even
more unpleasant tricks until they are
taken in hand. They are sometimes
inclined to pilfer, more from curiosity.
believe, than from thieving propen-
sity. But it is libel to call them all
dishonest, as many people in Mexico
do. They have odd ideas which may
make them appear dishonest when
they are not so.
Negro Servants Preferable.
For instance, woman who washed
for an acquaintance of mine in Mexico
City told him one day she was going
to live in Toluca. He paid her and
said goodby. A little later he discov-
cred that his linen press was short
several sheets, pillowcases, etc. He
also missed some shirts. Naturally
he concluded that the washerwoman
had stolen them. Three months after
ward she called at his Office and said
that she had left the missing articles
at his rooms and would he please pay
her? She had taken them to Toluca,
washed them, and kept them until she
had an opportunity to bring them
back. Time meant nothing to her.
Besides. "he had so many"
This is the kind of mentality one
is frequently "up against" in Mexico.
1t Is useless to argue. 1t is worse
than useless to be angry, for the poor
Mexican is simply bewildered. The
only thing to do is to see the humor Of
it and smile. Smile when you are told
of some valued piece of china that "at
dawn found itself broken" Smile, al
though you know for certain that your
coffee and sugar are supplied regu-
larry to your "criada's" relations. Even
when you are sued for defamation Of
character by servant whom you have
had convicted by the courts of theft
(this actually happened) smile
At the same time, however, ook out
for negro servants. AS cooks they are
far better than Cinnamon. md they
keep a house cleaner than Mexicans
ever will. They are faithful, and you
do not have to wonder always what
they are thinking about. for they have
not the duplex Asiatic mind They
have to be paid more. "Criadas" sell
dom earn more than G24 a year. and
sometimes as little as 910. But the
change will be worth the money.
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Golf in Canada.

Canadian golfers are looking for
ward with interest to an unusual
match which will be staged at the time
of the annual championships of the
Royal Canadian Golf association at
Ottawa, next summer. George S. Ly-
ons, winner of several amateur cham
pionships, recently challenged any fa-
ther or son to meet him and his fif-
teen-year-old boy in foursome play. A.
q. Palmer and his son, Allen, have ac-
cepted, and as all four will be in the
qualifying round of the Royal Canadi-
an Golf association title tournament,
it was decided to hold this match dur.
ing the championship week.
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NOTES OF SPORTDOM

Wildcat" Ferns bested Charlie
Pierson in a 15-round bout at Joplin,
Mo.
Happy is the baseball player whose
jumping possibilities become a mat
ter of national interest.
Remember Heinie PETIT? He is to
be head coach of the Kansas City A.
A. team In full charge of the pitchers.
Pongo Cantillon would be willing to
buy Long Tom Hughes back from the
Washington club If Hughes was will
ing, but Tom says no.
Johnny Coulon has decided to meet
Kid Williams, the conqueror of Campi,
at the next show to be staged by Tom
McCarey in his Vernon arena.
Charlie Herzog has signed an old.
time catcher named Lewis Deal to go
south with the Reds and help In the
coaching and conditioning Of the
team
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Cornell Next to Have Stadium.

Cornell university alumni are get
ting busy on the fund for the new
stadium and expect to have that struc-
ture started as soon as possible to
hold the big football games there next
fall. 1t will be the University of Penn
sylvania's year to go to Ithaca for the
annual game, and as Coach Albert
Sharpe's eleven overcame the hoodoo
by winning from the Red and Blue at
Franklin Field. Philadelphia, on
Thanksgiving day, a big turnout will
no doubt occur when the Ithaca eleven
tries to make 1t two straight victories,
having the advantage of its home
field.
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GOLF STARS COMING

Harry Vardon and Edward
Ray, the British golf players who
made tour of this country and
Canada last year, are to come
back again this year. Other
British professionals who may
come with them are James
Braid, j. H. Taylor, George Dun
can and Abe Mitchell.
Negotiations are under way to
bring over these players-prac-
tically the cream of the British
professional golfing world, and
Alex Findlay, who has the mat
ter in charge, is said to be con-
fident that all the players men
toned will consent to make the
trip.
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Famous English Oak.

Steps are being taken for the preser-
vation of the famous oak tree at TIL
ford, Surrey. Upon the advice of Q
prominent official at Kew gardens, de-
cayed matter is being removed AID the
cavity filled with masonry. The age
of "the kings oak" as it is generally
known, is variously estimated to b
from 800 to 1000 years,
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Il think that Willie Ritchie is the
greatest light weight champion we
have had since the days of Joe Cans.
The only thing he lacks is ring expe-
Tience. Give him the generalship of
Tommy Murphy and actually believe
he would be better than Cans"
This is the opinion of Leach Cross,
New York's fighting dentist.
"Ritchie could have whipped Bat
tling Nelson and Ad Wolgast the best
Gay either OF them ever saw" contin-
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Protection Against Liohtninu.

Coral necklaces have often been
worn for warding off lightning; also an
eagles plume, as that bird is supposed
to be quite invulnerable to lightning
from it's connection with Jupiter The
Romans were also much addicted to
wearing bay leaves as a preservative.
The laurel. the holly and the fig trees
are supposed to be quite free from
evil effects of lightning. The elder
Pliny said: Lightning never strikes
the laurel"
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Canada to Have a New Yacht.

The Royal Canadian Yacht club is
raising an $4,000 subscription fund for
the building of new yacht racing
Union cup defender. The trophy was
won by the Patricia on Lake Michi-
gan last summer and the Chicago
Yacht club has challenged for the
cup, the races to be held during the
summer of 1914. The new cup de-
fender will be designed by George Ow-
ems Of Boston, who is also designer of
one Of the new candidates for Amer
ica's cup honors.
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Revival Of Auto Racing.

Prizes for auto racing will total
100000 in this country next year, it
was conservatively estimated. The
largest purses now in sight are as fol-
lows: Indianapolis, $4,000; Seattle,
$4,000: Sioux City, $25,000; Wander
bilt and Grand Prix. $500; Los An
geles and Sacramento, $14,300. Cor.
ona, $1,000; Tacoma, $10,500; San.a
Monica. $4,000: Elgin-Los Angeles
Phoenix, $500; Ell Paso-Phoenix.
36,400: Galveston. $4,000. Total,
S197, TOO.
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College Horseshoeing Course.

The latest subject to be added to
the studies at Cornell university Is a
horseshoeing course, which all horse
shoers of the state are invited to en-
ter without charge. 1t will be given
by the farriers' department of the New
York Veterinary college The last leg.
islature made an appropriation for
euuipment.
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Sends Baby by Parcel Post.

Olympia, Wash.-A package, made
up of a lusty, kicking infant, and
Weighing 20 pounds, was sent by AS
sistant Postmaster Jesse Havens to
the home of a relative at Hoquiam,
Wash, distance of 60 miles, Mrs.
Havens being Ill. Miss Eva Smith. a
postal clerk, saw that the bundle
reached its destination
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This Athlete a Point Winner.

Capt. Tom Halpin of the Boston Ath-
letic association team, was a winner
q times in track competitions during
1913, counting his relay races, and
scored no fewer than 1864 points.
Halpin scored in SO events, from one
to five in each.
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Escape for Jack Dunn.

Colliding head-on with an automo
bile curving triangularly from a side
street nearly cost the life of Jack
Dunn, manager of the Baltimore club,
of the International league The force
of the collision demolished his tour
ing car. but Dunn escaped with lacer.
ations and minor injuries.
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Many Do Nc

Many Do Not Agree With Haughton.
Well known football critics in the
east, including Walter Camp, replied
to Coach Haughton's criticism of the
forward pass and stated that the
west had proved its efficiency.
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lasues TANGO Man.

Paris.-A publisher here has is
sued map of the world which indj-
Gates where the tango is danced,
where it Is prohibited by the clergy
where it is frowned upon by officials,
and where it is barred by royalty.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-27
FRANK GOTCH RETIRES AGAIN
Champion GrappIer Spurns Offer Of
$25,0o0 to Engage in Match With
Foreigners in New York.

Wrestling promoters have been try
ing for some time to bring Frank
Gotch. the heavyweight wrestling
champion of the world, to New York
for three bouts with foreign mat stars
He was offered $4,000. Gotch re-
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IS GREATEST TENNIS PLAYER
Champion WiIdins Of Australia Select.
ed to Represent Antipodes In
Davis Cup Tournament.

Anthony F. Wilding, the Australian
champion who only recently won the
international match at Stockholm,
Sweden, has just been selected to rep
resent the Antipodes In the forthcom-
ing tennis tournament for the Davis
cup to be held in this country this
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Publicity Wanted.

AT the recent meeting Of the direc.
tors of the South Michigan league. it
was voted to engage a publicity and
press agent in order to boost the re.
spective clubs, increase the attend
ance and compile statistical dope ON
the leadif g players of the league.
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ued the pugilistic dentist. "Ritchie is
all class. Wolgast was a slugger.
Nelson could not whip any man who
did not first break his hands upon him.
What a fight Cans and Ritchie
would have put up had it been possible
to bring them together when each was
at his best. Cans was a great defen-
sive fighter. Ritchie is clever and ag-
gressive. l would have travelled
long way to see them in action against
each other"
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MeGinnity Believes In Youngsters.
1t is a team of young players that
Manager Joe McGinnity is assembling
to represent Tacoma next season. The
Iron Man" also has ten youngsters
in line.
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6inshamton Signs cranston.

slnshamton Signs cranston.
Binghamton of the New York state
league has purchased Second Base
man Cranston from the Troy club of
the same circuit. Cranston goes to
the champions In exchange for Out
fielder McChesney and a snug cash
consideration
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fused the offer and says he will never
wrestle again.
From his Iowa home, Gotch, in re-
ply to the New York offer. wrote that
he positively" had given up wrest-
ling forever. His wife and he had
gone over the situation, he wrote, and
nothing will induce me to change
my mind"
The call Of the foreigners and the
offer of big New York purses. he said,
will never make him leave his farm
again. He suggested that Beell and
Americus get together and let the win
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w. L. Snow has two splendid two
year-olds belonging to J. F. Adams.
One is by General Watts and the 9TH
er by San Francisco, and it is
hard to say which has the greater
speed.
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One Cup Defender Already Named.
The cup defender designed by
George Owen for a New York syndi.
cate will be called Defiance" ac-
cording to announcement made re-
gently.
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She Ellis Bill

Yonkers, N. Y.-Ralph Herman,
who advertised for ''homely wife," is
satisfied. Miss Rose Beechman OF
Westhchester says she is 'incompara
BILE" that way.
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Maps Release xIbble.

The Cleveland Maps have released
Jack Kibble, third baseman, to the
Evansville club, of the Central league.
Evansville paid $500 for his release
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ner defend the title, saying that he
was willing to waive his rights in IA
vor of the better of the two.
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Herbert TO MANAGE Cairo

lack Herbert, formerly a member
of the Brooklyn club last season boss
of Pekin. has been appointed manager
Of the Cairo club. K /. T. league.
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One Thing in Which ST. Louis Led

The st. Louis Browns led the Amer
lean league in something. They made
124 double plays. But for this prof.
cheney in cutting off runs the Browns
never would have given the New
Yorks such battle for last place.
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Knockout Sweeney of New York and
Tommy Jones of New Castle, Pa,
fought a 15-round draw at Dayton.
Ohio.
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own country that he would neither be
buried there nor allow any of his
relatives or fellow-countrymen to bene-
fit by his death. He left the whole
Of his money to the poor Of London.
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summer. The champion, who is con-
ceded to be the greatest tennis play
er of the day and his partner, Norman
Brookes, are certain to play an inter.
esting and instructive game.
Evening journal., 1914-12-08

Jackson gracefully demonstrated the
thoughts of the poet while musing on
the dancing figures on the Grecian
urn
In Persian costume of deep orange
and crimson, Miss Jackson gave her
opening number a 'danse arabe. She
danced to the accompaniment OF
Tschaikowsky' 'Nutcracker Suite
Unlike the Grecian dances. this was
largely composed of posturing and
sinuous alluring movements.
Miss Marshall was warmly re-
ceived and sang numbers from Mas
cagni. Schubert and others delight
fully. The concluding number was
an ensemble. Miss Jackson, in In
dian costume. dancing while Miss
Marshall sang Sadko' and The Tenn
pie Bells"
The Canton Daily News of Friday
last says:
"A select audience of about three
hundred persons attended the second
concert of the Artist Series under the
direction of Mrs o. b. Portmann, in
the banquet room of the CORTLAND
Hotel Thursday night Miss Janet
d van ilutN tHuuiE JACKSON. classic
dancer, and Miss Ellen Richmond
Marshall, mezzo contralto. accom-
panied at the piano by Miss Bertha
McCord. furnished a program that
met with the delighted approval OF
those present
Miss Marshall was at her best in
Ronalds Dawn In The Forest
which she sang with delightful deli
cacy of tone shading. "Win o. The
Wisp." by Spress, was also well rem
dered. The distance which separ-
ated her from the piano probably had
a great deal TO do with Miss Marshall
singing off pitch occasionally during
the earlier number of the program.
On the whole, her work showed a
great deal Of merit and the effect OF
very good training in tone produc-
ton.
Miss Jackson created quite a
furore in her Interpretation of Schu-
bert's Moment Musical and was re-
called for its repetition She was
/ also very successful in the interpre-
tative dance Of Keats ode To The
Grecian Urn set to music by her
younger sister, Miss Lillian Jackson. -
Evening journal., 1914-12-08
RICHMOND SYRACUSE
With INTEUNATIONALS
BY The United Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Richmond,
Va. and Syracuse, N. Y. will be rep
resented in the International League
next summer unless all signs fail.
Rivalry. squabbles Of the calibre TO
rank the International as big league
marked the meeting az the Hotel I'M
perial yesterday and II was tangled
skein that the reorganization commit
tee set to work on today. The propos-
ition, which appears TO be most ac-
ceptable to everyone is that Richmond
promoters be allowed to buy half
interest in Jack Dunn's Baltimore Or
ioles and that one half of the Jersey
City holdings be sold to Syracuse. w.
/ S. Bradley. the Richmond contractor
who was popular as the owner OF the
Richmond Virginia State League Club
remained over in New York today. TO
push the Richmond claim for an In
ternationai League franchise. Nicholas
Valentine and George d. Meehan, OF
the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
also remained TO rattle Syracuse gold
in the hearing of holders of the jersey
City franchise
The matter Of 140-game schedule
remained unsettled today.
Evening journal., 1914-12-08
MATCHES Turtles
IN HIS BACK Yard
Amos Hahn Has III Small
SnapperS TO Be Turned
Loose on Marshes
HE AND CECIL HAHN
FOLLOW THE CUSTOM

Amos S. Hahn, of No s3s Church
street, has III small swapping turtles
which he expects to turn loose in the
marshes in the spring, simply in the in
terest of sport.
He and his cousin, Cecil c. Hahn, fol-
low the custom annually of propagating
snappers and turning them loose in the
lowands so that Il upply OF turtles
will not become exhausted.
out of 200 eggs buried in the yard
back of Amos Hahn's home, 1877 snap
pers, about an inch long, we're Matched.
lie has given away 20 OF them. The
others were placed in shoe box today
to be shown 20 several persons. The
eggs were buried three or four inches
deep. The baby turtles, born in Octo-
Der, are kept in a rub of water in the
cellar They require no feeding, and
will not cat until spring, when they will
be given a diet of worms and vegetable
growth.
1t will require at least ten years fol
the srlppers to mature, Cecil Hair
said today. He has made observation
OF turtles marked and released OF
North East river. Md, which did MOI
gain a pound year. Twenty five years
growth is required for a snapper to at
tain the weight Of twelve pounds, MI
Hahn estimates.
The Hahns say the snapper eventu
ally will become extinct unless some
thing is done to protect it. 1t is to TT.
to perpetuate the turtle that they eac
year hatch and turn loose the littl
ones.
Evening journal., 1914-12-08
CHRIsTMAs cHEER FoR POOR.

The Volunteers of America under
the leadership of General Darlington
and Mrs Maud b. Booth. following
their annual custom for the past 20
years. will distribute free Christmas
dinners to the poorest families OF
Wilmington on Christmas eve. from
their local quarters, No. sos Shipley
street Captain Boss announced last
night that during his past fourteen
years of social service work in the
slums Of New York. Brooklyn. Phila-
delphia and other eastern cities, he
has had more appeals so far this sea.
son proportionately than any other
preceding year.
Evening journal., 1914-12-08
I. ". c. A. CAMPAIGN
TO BE OUTLINED.
Association Directors Will
Meet Financial Agent
Here Tomorrow
ASK OFFICERS
TO HOLD PLACES

With the president. Mrs. W. S
Prickett. presiding. the monthly meet
ing of the board of managers of the
Young woman's Christian Associa-
ton was held yesterday afternoon.
Most of the afternoon was taken up
with routine business including the
reading of various reports. An an
nouncement that aroused considera-
Bile interest was that NJ. c. Williams.
of Oberlin, Ohio. who is to conduct the
building campaign here in April would
meet the board of directors in special
conference on Thursday afternoon at
s o'clock in the evening he would
meet the Advisory Board. II is desired
that all the members confer with Mr.
Williams as there is much business to
be discussed concerning the campaign
AS treasurer of the association. Mrs.
j. Frank Ball reported that the bulk of
business for the month amounted to
$1.56526. Mrs. Harry Link. chair
man of the education committee. re-
ported that registration and class in
cluded SO. AS chairman of the house
and lunch committee, Mrs L. G.
Thompson reported that the family for
the month averaged 80 girls and that
transient guests included 10. All
boarding accommodations are taken.
AS chairman of the committee in
/ charge of the bazaar held last week
at association building, Mrs. George
w. Hook reported the net proceeds as
$135.63.
Mrs w. S. Prickett. Mrs. J. Frank
Ball, Mrs. A. w. Swarts and Mrs.
George w. Hook will attend the Field
Conference for Volunteer Workers, TO
be held in Philadelphia. December
and 10.
Announcement was made by Mrs. L.
G. Thompson, chairman of the house
and lunch committee, that the house
committee would give a Colonial Tea
on February %. at which George"
and Martha" would receive.
A call was extended by the board of
managers to Miss Mabel Fowler gen
eral secretary. and to Miss Anna Van
tine office, secretary and business
manager Of the exchange to remain in
office for another year.
The Rev Richard w. Trapnell and
Clifford E. Iszard hoe accepted the
call to be on the advisory board TO fill
the vacancies caused by the death OF
DR.. George W. Twitmyer. and by tho
removal from this city of the Rev. Kin
sey J. Hammond
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LEFT HER HUSBAND
TO make LIVING

In Superior Court today the d.
vorce case of William S. Jourdan VS..
Margaret A. Jourdan was called for
trial. Henry r. Isaacs represented
the plaintiff and Josiah o. VOL
soft appeared for the respondent. The
ground for the divorce was deser-
ton.
William s. Jourdan testified he was
married in ST. Johns Church. on
April Q, 1890. and was deserted by his
wife on November 3D. 1898. A few
days previous TO that time he said he
was arrested and committed to New
Castle jail. after creating trouble
when he learned that his wife had at
tended a party in Twins Court Az
ter being released from prison Jour
dan said he learned that his wife had
gone to Philadelphia He said he had
seen his wife in Philadelphia. and
had asked her TO return with him
but she refused, saying she had an
opportunity to so on the stage He
had not seen her again until the May
term of Court of General Sessions
when she had him arrested on a
charge OF non-support. Jourdan said
he had received but one letter from
his wife In ten years.
Several witnesses were examined
in the case including the respondent
who testified that she left her hus.
/ band to earn a living. The court
| took the case under AMUSEMENT
When the case was tried four years
ago the court was divided in its de.
cision
Evening journal., 1914-12-08
YOUNG DOCTORS TAKE TESTS.

Special 10 The EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Dec. S.-The Delaware
State Medical Examining Board conven-
ed this morning for three days session
TO examine applicants 10 practice medi
cine in Delaware, the following taking
the examinations; Harvey Allen Murray,
graduate Howard University, 1918; Emil
r. Raven, AIedico Chi College, 1914;
Clarence W. Lieb, Howard University,
1914; Walter A. Reiter. Cornell Uni
versity, 1913; Constantine c. Paski,
Georgetown University, 1913.
The examiners include DR.. Wurten-
baker and DR.. j.. II. Wilson, today DIR.
p. S. Downes and DR.. George F Jones,
tomorrow, and Dr. II. II. Briggs on
Thursday.
Evening journal., 1914-12-08
cRrIKsHANK.HALSEY.

The marriage of Miss Dabney
Maury Halsey, of Philadelphia and
Harrison Cruikshank of Wilmington.
managing editor of The Morning
News. will take place at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs
James T. Halsey. No. 105 South Twen-
ty-second street, Philadelphia, on
Wednesday evening. December 16.
Only the immediate families and a
few intimate friends will attend the
ceremony, which will be performed by
a cousin of the bride, the Rev. James
Biddle Halsey, of st. Timothy s
Church. Roxborough. The house Will
be artistically decorated with Christ
mas greens and mistletoe. A recep-
ton will follow at $50 o'clock.