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HEAVY PROFIT TAKING
LITTLE EFFECT ON LIST
Demand for War Stocks So Insistent
Prices Recover and Reach
Higher Levels. -.
No New Market Influences, How
ever, Speculation Being Based
on Prospective Orders.

NEW YORK, July 29.-There was
rush to buy war stocks at the opening
of the market today.
United States Steel, Crucible Steel,
Westinghouse Electric and Allis-Chal-
mers were bought in lots CT several
thousand shares and these stocks. as
well as Bethlehem Steel, reached new
high records.
Speculation in Crucible was particu-
larly vigorous.
The opening was 5000 shares at IS
to 20, compared with yesterdays close
of 65A.
The price mounted rapidly at 76h, an
advance of 1OA on the day ana ~
points on the week.
Bethlehem Jumps to 27O.
Bethlehem Steel jumped six points to
go.
= Westinghouse Electric opened with
5000 shares at 112 to 11212, as against
yesterdays close of HOS. All1s-Chal-
mers rose 2 points to 2Sls
A number of other stocks advanced
to points. Railroad shares were
strong, although St Paul. on which
dividend action is to be taken today.
slumped points.
The advance was too rapid to be
maintained. and after half an hour
trading reaction occurred. betnle.
hem Steel fell back points
Trading in Large Volume.
Speculation in the war stocks contin-
ued in large volume through the morn
ing.
Profit taking was on a heavy scale.
causing frequent relapses of :, and
even points, but the demand was so
insistent that prices recovered ana
reached still higher levels.
There was no new influence Of i'm
portance. and speculation was again
basec on prospects of large profits
from war orders and the improved con-
ditions generally in the steel and re-
lated industries.
Rails Continue to Drag.
Railroad shares dragged. but their
comparative heaviness had little ef-
feet on the specialties
At noon the advance in the more ac-
tive of these stocks ranged from ) TO
49,. points, the latter in Crucible Steel
Bonds were irregular.
Buying Shifts to New Spots.
Quieter conditions prevailed in the
early afternoon with the buying shift
ing to new spots.
Railroads were weak st. Paul. Cana
dian Pacific and Brooklyn Transit lost
considerable ground.
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S AND SO MONEY
to Loan on D. c. Real Estate
JESSE L. HEIsKELL. 1908 II 1t. NV
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following: ,..
Lillian Merritt, to build garage in
rear of 174O r street northwest; archi-
tect and builder. v. r. H. Bien; esti-
mated cost, $500.
J. H. Moore. to. build garage in rear
of 10 Adams street northwest; esti-
mated cost, $3.50.
Nelson Tippett. to repair garage in
rear of 621 s street northeast esti-
mated cost. sol.
S. C. Redman, to repair dwelling at
69S Highland street northwest; esti-
mated cost. $50.
Dyer estate. to repair storehouse in
rear of 426 10th street northwest; es-
timated cost, $1,000.
James j. Croghan. to repair dwelling
at 1914 Lamont street northwest; esti-
mated cost, $95.
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BONDS ARE LEADERS
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
American Security and Trust Only
Stock Traded at SEES
sion Today.
Potomac Consolidated IS Most Active
Issue, Selling $4,000
at 1OOA.

Trading on the local exchange today
was confined almost exclusively to
bonds OF eight sales only one involved
stock
The lone seller in the stock list was
American Security and Trust. ten
shares of which changed hands at 211,
with go bid for more.
OF the bonds Potomac Consolidated
IS were the most active. selling $4,000
at 1905 after call Washington Rail-
way IS sold $1,000 at S1l2.
The only sale during call was $4,000
Capital Traction 5s at 105S..
The quotations for Washington Gas
stock were slightly stronger. Both the
bid and the asking price advanced
quarter.
The quotations for the active trac-
ton issues remained unchanged.
Coalition of Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was: Net balance in general
fund. 500. $4,000; total receipts, s1,1S9,-
491, total payments. S2,30e,915.
The deficit this fiscal year is SIS
341,351. against a surplus of S3,9S', ~!
last year. exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions
To Eliminate Crossings.
In connection with the dhuhle-irack
work which it has had under way III
Virginia and North Carolina during the
past fiscal year on 1924 miles OF its
Atlanta Washington line. Southern
railway has eliminated ffty-four out
of seventy-three grade crossings. BY
building of underpasses twenty were
eliminated, by overhead bridges nine
teen and by changing the direction of
public highways fifteen. The nineteen
which remain are so located as TO
make their elimination physically inn
possible or they involve prohibitive
damages to abutting property.
In all construction worl, Involving
relocation or double tracking of it's
lines the fixed policy o. Southern rail-
way is to separate all important high
way crossings of the revised lines
wherever practica BILE. Though this
policy means large additional expense.
such expense is undertaken a per-
manent investment for safety.
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Sugar Market Is Steadier.

NEW YORK, July 29.--Raw sugar,
nominal: centrifugal. 4.s3; molasses,
4.06. Refined weak, list price un-
changed. although orders are being
taken on the basis of $50 for fine
graduated.
Sugar futures were steadier early on
a renewed demand from trade interests,
prompted by reports that 10000 tons
Of raw sugar had been sold to export
ers. which offset the sharp reductions
inrenned. Prices at noon were to
6 points higher for the active months.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. July e9-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head: slow: bulk, G.45a6.9O; light,
I.a5a7.60: mixed, 6.3Oa1.50: heavy, 610a
$685. rough, 6.10a6.25: pigs. 6.5oa75O
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: steady;
native beef cattle. 6.20a10.25: western
steers, 6S5aS.15: cows and heifers, $40
a9.25: calves. 7.5Oa1l.00.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head: strong;
sheep, 6.00a6.S0; lambs, 625aS.65
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, July 29.-Cotton-Spot
steady; good middling, $50; middling.
$50; low middling, 4.s4: sales, 10000
bales; for speculation and export. 1000
bales; receipts, 5000 bales; futures
quiet and steady: July. SIS; July and
August, SIS; August and September.
5.19h; September and October, 5.29 u ;
October and November, 5.37; November
and December, SAP December and jan
uary, SAT: January and February, 5.52:
February and March, 5.56 u March and
April, SCI IL; April and May. SOS: May
and June, 5.68k; June and July, 5.71la;
July and August, SIS.
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-Buying
was stimulated in the cotton market
early today by good cables and con-
tinued droughty conditions over the belt.
In the first half hour prices were lifted
to 10 points The demand appeared
to be chiefly from the long account.
Futures opened steady. October, 9.27;
December, 9.51: January, 961; March.
9S2; May, 1902.
Recent buyers turned sellers and prices
fell off under the offerings, the market
toward noon standing unchanged to 2
points up, net.
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PARIS.

PARIS. July 29.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of France shows the
following changes:
Gold in hand increased 7S,03S, 900
francs.
francs.
Notes in circulation increased 1916
600 francs.
Treasury deposits increased 2s,124,00o
francs.
General deposits increased 4,425, 900
francs.
Bills discounted increased 1.749,OO0
francs.
Advances decreased 1o,02s, 900 francs.
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Blau Taken Back to Scranton.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 90
Adolph Blau, the Scranton. Pa, banker,
arrested here Monday on the charge of
embezzling 100000. was taken back
to Scranton for trial yesterday by a
detective sent here for him. Blau re-
turned to Scranton without the neces-
sity of requisition papers.
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Foreign Bank Statements.
LONDON.

LONDON. July 29.-The weekly state
ment of the Bank of England shows the
Following changes:
Total reserve increased s1,723,000.
Circulation decreased f242, eco
Bullion increased f1,4S0,274.
Other securities increased g27,62S, 600
Other deposits decreased f39,O79,0Oo.
Public deposits increased f6S.409, 600
Note reserve increased f1,724,000
Government securities unchanged
The proportion OF the banks reserve
o liability this week is 1917 per cent ;
. asst week it was 1909 per cent
Rate of discount, 5 per cent
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Mrs. S. D. Palmer Dies at Herndon.

SPecfa1 CDfresToHoeute
HERNDON, Va, July 2S.-Mrs. Sue
Darrell Palmer. widow of R. H. Palmer.
died yesterday at her home near Hern-
don. Death was due to heart disease
Mrs. Palmer was seventy-two years old
Funeral services will be held here to-
morrow, and interment will be in the
Herndon cemetery Five daughters and
one son are living.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Butter-Un-
settled; receipts, 1902 packages:
creamery extras coz score). 26; cream
cry (higher scoring). 26ha27; f1rsts,
24a2514; seconds, 22a23k.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 1864
cases: fresh gathered extras, 23ka25:
extra f1rsts. 21a22k firsts. 1Ska2o;
seconds, 16ha1S; nearby hennery,
whites, fine to fancy, 2sa29; nearby
hennery browns. 24a26.
Cheese-Steadier; receipts, 3,508 box
es; state, whole milk, fresh, flats and
twins. white and colored. specials, 1917 a
"A: do, average fancy. 13ha13A.
Live poultry-Firm western chick
ems, broilers. %; fowls, II; turkeys, LA
roasting chickens. 1Sa22; fresh fowls.
iced. 13ka17; fresh turkeys. iced,
l5al6.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO,

CHICAGO. July 29.-Butter-Lower.
Creamery, 21ha25.
at mark. cases included, Halt; ordi-
nary firsts, 15Aa16: firsts, 16Aa17
.Potatoes-Lower; receipts. Is cars:
Virginia cobblers. barreled. 1.3Oa135;
bulk 4Sa50.
Poultry-Alive lower; fowls. 1917;
springs. 17ka19.
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OPTIMISTIC REPORTS ARE \
HELPFUL TO THE BEARS
Lower Quotations From Liverpool
Also Contribute to Material
Decline of Wheat.

CHICAGO. July 29-Wheat under
went a material decline in value today
owing to lower quotations from Liver
pool and because of optimistic reports
concerning the outlook for the do
nestle spring crop. A leading expert
telegraphed that the black rust in
South Dakota had made no progress for
a week and that ten days more of ia
vorable weather would leave the South
Dakota crop safe.
There were also advices that the yield
per acre of the whole winter crop belt
would be larger than had been ex-
pected.
Opening prices. which ranged from
last nights level to II lower. were fol-
lowed by further setback all around.
Corn Prices Ease Off.
Corn eased off with wheat. and as
result of slightly higher temperatures
throughout the west. The warmth was
taken to imply a more rapid rate of
growth. After opening Aaas off to IA
Il up the market declined to moder-
ate extent below last nights figures.
Oats took the same course as other
grain Trade was light.
Lower prices for hogs weakened pro-
-. eli
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Gold Exchange at Paris.

PARIS. July 20. 4:45 p.m.-The
amount of gold exchanged for paper
by the Bank of France since May 81
Of this year totaled 22o.O00.0O0 francs
($44, O00,0O0).
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Will Go to Rye Beach. N. H.

Assistant Secretary William P. NAL
burn of the Treasury Department
starts on his summer vacation tonight
He will spend several weeks at Rye
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Regular cali-Capital Traction IS, $1,000 at
1864. 81. 600 at 1864.
After call-IOtomac Electric Cons. IS, 81 600 at
1OOa.. 81 900 at 1OOA.
American Security and Trust 10 at I'll.
Potomac Electric Cons. IS, 5000 at 1904.
Washington Railway Is, $50 SIN. $500 at
S1k. :
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An Attractive Investment
1OR Preferred Stock

100 shares Of 1917 preferred stock of established
local manufacturing industry for sale at par
value $500 per sharel, to cover heavy fall and
winter business. Full particulars upon request
Box 226, Star Office. 81
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NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co..
members New York Stock Exchange, New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
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WEATHER..
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
Probably Thundershowers.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland, partly cloudy tonight and
Friday. with probably thundershowers;
not much change in temperature; light
to moderate southerly winds.
The pressure is relatively high along
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and low
over all interior districts. This pres
sure distribution has been attended by
local showers and thunderstorms in the
middle Atlantic and New England
states the Ohio and Mississippi valleys,
the lake region and the northwestern
states
Temperatures are near the normal in
all parts of the country. and there have
been no material changes within the
last twenty-four hours.
The indications are that there will be
local showers and thunderstorms in the
middle Atlantic and New England
states, the Ohio valley and the lake
Atlantic states the weather will be
generally fair tonight and Friday. ex-
cept that showers are probable in
Florida.
No Important temperature. changes
are indicated for the eastern half Of
the country during the next thirty-six
hours.
The winds along the New England
and middle Atlantic coasts will be mod
crate south and southwest; on the
south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
light to moderate variable.
Tide Tables
Today-Low tide. 4:19 am. and 4:46
pm high tide, 10: IT am and 1O:43 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5 0S am. and
5 81 pm. high tide, II O4 am. and II :29
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:57 am. sun SETS
Z is pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4: 5S am; sun
sets. ia pm.
Moon rises 9 02 pm.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 29.-Flour-Firm
Pork-Unsettled.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steady.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Hay-Strong.
Hides--Firm.
Leather-Firm.
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/ Will Sell

$1,000 Wash. Gas so at 1854.
81 1000 Potomac C0nsld. SO Mt 1OO1s.
$1,000 Wash. Ryvy. Elec. 40 Mt S4A.
p Capital Traction at NJ.
. Wash. Rwy. pfd. Mt S3A.
$50 Wash. Gas at 72A ex div.
400 WaahingtOn Utilities Co. Mt %.
10 MerEenthaler Mt 1901.
1OS LanstOn ut 63H.
20 Wash. and Southern Bank at 901z.
d Continental Trust ut 40.
IL Munsey Trust at 05A.
3 N. & w. Steamboat Mt 1921.
100 Warrington Base Ball Club Mt 1879
Il Gayety Theafer ut 155.
2 $40 GRAPHIC. pfd. at s.. e..
10 GRAPHIC. com. at n.
I Real Estate Title at 90.
II Law Reporter Printing Co. At IA.
$500 Oklahoma OIL at 81 cents.
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange.
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BALTIMORE.

BALllMUhC.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, July 2s:-Wheat-
Weak; spot No red. 1.1034; spot NO.
2 red western, 1.14A July No. red,
1.IOA; August No. red. 1.o9&; Sep
TENDER No. red. 1.10h asked: re-
ceipts, 50.375 bushels; southern by sam
pie, 93a11O. southern on grade, 1.07A
a1.13h
Corn-Receipts. 12,7ss bushels.
Oats-Firm; old standard. SO y asa
old No. 3 white, SO; receipts. 1904
bushels.
Rye-Firm: No. 2 western export,
fO5 bid: receipts. ! ,304 bushels.
Hay-No quotations.
Grain freights-Firm: steam to Liver
pool, per bushel. unchanged; picked
ports, per quarter, unchanged.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July 29--Wheat--spot
No 2, Manitoba, lis Sd; No. 3. lis sd !;
No l northern Duluth, lis 712d; No. 2
hard winter. lis It'd.
Corn-Spot, American mixed new,
SIS sd,
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French Bourse Steady.

PARIS. July 2s.-Prices were steady
on the .bourse today. Rentes, 50 francs.
Exchange on London. ~ francs 20 CEN
times.
An :. Italian university professor as
seFts> he has found radium In ordinary
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l Will Buy

$1,000 GeOrGetown Gas So At 1921.
% Capital Traction at 90.
Is Washin&ton Rwy. pfd. Mt S2A.
$50 Wash. Gas at 72A ex div.
10 Mergenthaler at 170.
SO LanstOn at 60.
100 Farmers 4 Mechanies' Bank Mt 24S.
10 RIGGS Nat. Bank (ofYer wanted).
50 Washingt0n Base Ball Club mt 10.
Subject to previous acceptance or
cancellation. All executions for cash.
Buying and selling orders on all listed
stocks and bonds solicited.
Deliveries for cash At your own bank.
THOMAS L. HUME, Broker,
1910 G. St. Tel. M. 1916.
Rooms 9-11
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Naval Movements.

were about one-half as great as In
Marchss 1914. - 8. ss
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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Notes.

The leave of absence granted FlrSt
Lieut.. Ralph Met. Pennell. 5th Field
Artillery, is extended to September s.
1915.
Leave of absehce for four months is
granted Maj Robert G. Paxton. Quar-
termaster Corps.
Mai. William l. Westervelt. ordnance
department, will proceed to Tobyhanna.
Pa, for duty.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt James H. Bryson, Quar-
termaster Corps.
Leave of absence for one month is
master Corps.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. A. c. Wilhelm, to Georgia.
Lieut.. Thomas Withers, jr.. to treat
ment, Naval Hospital, New York. N. Y.
Lieut.. G. E. Davis, from XII to works
Seattle Construction Company, Seattle,
Wash.
Lieut. Gunior grade) c. H. Morrison.
from Colorado to Naval Academy prac-
tice squadron.
Lieut.. Junior grade) H. D. Bode,
from Cheyenne to K-7.
Lieut.. (junior grade) ]. S. Hulings.
OO---
pany, Seattle, Wash. to Cleveland.
Lieut.. ,(junior grade) c. E. Battle,
from Kansas to Mayfiower.
Lieut. (junior grade) P. M. Bates,
Ensign E. G. Small. from New Or
leans to Naval Academy practice
squadron.
Assistant Surgeon W. A. Stops, from
Naval Hospital. Newport. r. l., to
Assistant Surgeon S; ?. Hart. to
Naval Hospital sarps ssTP 70 Mcc,e,,a
M r. c.. to marine recruiting station.
Los Angeles. Cal.
Pay Clerk J. 6. Stanton. to Columbia.
The following chief pay clerks have
ry Price, c. E. Beatty, R. j. Dodd. Q. S.
Con-. B. w. Shumaker, c. H. Breyer.
s. III. Knowles, J. M. Holmes, E. A.
Artois and w. H. Crap.
The following pay clerks have been
warranted A. B. Dayton, W., B. Chase,
H. H. Lowry. E: M: Cronin. G. G..
schweiser. NJ. ]. Dambacher. A. ]. Nc
Mullen, w. E. Lund. r. H. Veirs, J. G.
Masters, A. P: M. Shock. F. G. Lack
McK NICK q. stanton, W. j. Smith,
r q. Herbert, c. E. Rappolee, N. R.
wade and E. r. Mckenzie.
Chief Carpenter E. F. Pullen, retired,
died at Norfols. Va. July %. 1915.
Naval Movements.
The Supply arrived at Hongkong July
90. the Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin at
San Diego July %; the Cheyenne. HI
and h. at Mare Island July %; the
Nanshan. Fortune and Nereus at Homo
lulu July %; the Washington at Port
Au Prince July %; the Glacier at San
Francisco July %; the Kanawha at
Norfolk July IS. anf the Prometheus
at Unalga July Is.
The Paul Jones. Stewart, Perry and
Preble sailed from Sitka July q for
Kodiak; the Nicholson from Newport
July % for GARDENERS Bay: the Proteus
from Boston July 2s for Hampton
roads: the Wahneta from Norfolk July
rs for Indian Head, Md: the Jason
from Guantanamo July % for Port Au
Prince. and the Hopkins from San
Diego July % for Ensenada, Mexico.
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Hourly Sales Of Stocks Today.
ToIIa.m... 5000 To IL m.....66l $40
To lp.m.. .825,5W
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Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to T&fs Star.
HARPERs FERRY, w. Va, July 20
The Potomac ri ler was clear and til,
Shenandoah rived partly muddy TIL,
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-f four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-Yesterday pm, "a; 8
pm. SO: IL midnight, II; today. 4 am,
10; s am, Is; ~ noon, So; pm, 49,
Maximum. 80, at pm. today; mini
mum. 70. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, II; minimum, SO.
Observation-Disclosures pm, 5000; 8
pm, 5000; IL midnight, 1899; today,
1891; 2 pm, 1895.
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II pays 10, read the want columns q
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
50: condition, IS. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. 81: condition at north
connection, 9: condition at south con-
nection, 3.
Weather in Various Cities,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-05
M,LLlcAN NEWS.

saturday night. October 30. Mr.. and
MIA. c. n. McGreror entertained the
hieh school seniors and their friends
WITH q Halloween party. There were
weird sights. witches. jack o Ian
terms and the ancient customs were
we'll carried out. Much merriment
ensued when partners were selected
ana scsd n rrn around the nock with
n mouthfuI Of salty water. which was
rather difncult. for only one out OF
the crowd succeeded. After this each
cnr was told to draw a black cat on
a airing. on the back OF which some
autlc. was written which had to be
carried out. II was quite funny
SIGHT when. they all began. Some
whIstIed Yankee Doodle" some sans
IN the Good Old Summer Time and
numerous other things. The way OF
selecting partners for refreshments
was IutNtF HAttH'' 'f~
we're siveu TO the boys and girls tell
ing Of some remote spot 70 meet thei'
partner. Quite a JOKE on two q TN
girls. who. because Of the scarcity o
boys. spent several anxious. long
minutes. one on one corner and tn
other nearby. until they finally be
came discouraged. and having con
promised. went In together. Tn
dining room was beautifully decora'
ed and the refreshments were del
cious. Beautiful music was furnish
ID throughout the evening. AT lat
hour the guests bio heir host an
hostess goodnight, after a most 81
joyAble evening.
Those present were Misses Eulall
Hempning. Ruth McGresor Glad,
Johnson. Irene Furman. Mamie Ma