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The Washington times., 1915-12-31
CENTRAL MISSION TO
SERVE FREE DINNERS
Special Religious Services Will
Be Feature of New Year Gel
ebration of Organization.

Srocia, rcli~tous sorvices CONTINUING
throuCnout the afternoon and until
n'idnirht y frce dinner to the poor. a
rccention bv the officers of the oreani-
zatjon. and program Of music will be
features Of the New Year Day celchra-
tior at the Central Union Mission. The
dinner will he served at o'clock. and
preparations are being made to feed
about 200
The religious services will begin at
noon and will he conducted hy some
OF the foremost workers Of the orGani-
zation. The Rev. and Mrs. j. y. Cn!-
bprtson viii have charge NJ the service
from /" until |; the womens co-opera-
tive committee from l to .: f. B. Ctle
and J. NJ. Patterson. from to 3; I'r.
NJ. F. Thompson and II. j. Hodges. from
3 to T. and from 7:30 until Alton y.
Cartv will be in charge. From o'clock
until midnight the program Will be m
formal with short addresses by various
members and converts of the mission.
Those who vii! contribute 20 the musi-
cal program include Miss Sadie Y. Lynn.
soloist: the Misses Laura and MollIe
Wade duet; Mrs. George ID. Chase.
soloist: Mrs. Julius A. Eisenbeiss. solo
jst: Miss Mary Anderson, organist MlFs
Bla apche Rouzee. ore1nist: Mrs. vivian
Chown organist; Miss Loretta chap
man. organist: Mrs. Cartv. organist. and
Mrs T. ]. Rouzee. pianist.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
TWO WILLS DISPOSE
OF CAPITAL ESTATES
Brothers and Sister Benehciaries
of M. Velinda Chapman.
Children Get Property.

Albert r. Thompson. w. II. G,
Thompson. and Joanna r. Darby are
principal heirs under the will of their
sister. NJ. Velinda Chapman. filed
for probate In the office OF the
register OF willis. In the event or
the death CT any OF the three bene-
ciaries, their shares are to go to their
heirs. Gifts OF paintings and other
personal property are left to Mary
r. Thompson, William T. Rollins,
Sallie Britt. Clara Thompson. and
Mamie Thompson, and the sum OF
200 is left to Mary l.. Rollins. w.
II c. Thompson is named executor.
The children of Mary +. Dunning-
ton are to receive her estate under
her will, filed today for probate Each
il to have an equal share in tn"
property. life interest in the hom"
stead at 6@2 Moth Carolina avenue
southeast is left TO Marian blanche
Huntington. Upon her marriage or
death the property Is to be sold and
the proceeds divided equally among
the other heirs. The children include
Abner F. DunnninGton. Rebecca NJ
Ncely. Lillian f Otterhack, Ellen r.
NottinCham. and Myra c. Gapen. Alb
ner Huntington is named executor.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
GOSPEL MISSION TO
HOLD WATCH SERVICE
Members of All Religious Denomi.
nations Invited to Participate
In Meeting Tonight.

Members OF various religious denom-
nations are invited to visit the Gospel
Mission tonight and participate in the
Watch-night services which will begin at
10 o'clock and continue until midnight.
ne hour from to will be devoted to
service of song. to be led by w. n.
Evans. From to the service will be
conducted by Mrs. II. Z. Munroe and
Mr.. Myers; from 9 to 10 w. II. Hough-
ton Will be the speaker; from 10 to H.
F. G. Greene will talk, and from II 10
midnight all denominations Will ioin to-
Sether In a service to be conducted by
III. w. Kline.
The New Year Day program includes
reception by members OF the execu.
tive board and prominent women inter.
eested In the mission. Refreshments will
be served. this being the only time dur.
Ing the year that the executive commit.
tee serves refreshments OF any kind
The days religious services will begtr
at noon and continue until O'Clock
The leaders will be w. II. Hougton, W
X. Blackford. VI. J. Brown. Mrs. Bertha
B.; Byrne. Mrs. II. E. Munroe. II. w
Kline. F. c. Greene. Rev S. NJ Croft
and B. II. Warner. There also will b,
special musical program.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
CALLED
H|STORY'S RETRIEVE
National Museum Representa-
tive Terms 1t Search for
Lost Secrets OF Mankind.

Archaeology was characterized as the
great retriever Of history by w. H.
Holmes. OF the National Museum. In a
paper read. before the international Con-
gross of America nists.
Or. Holmes pleaded that archaeology be
not regarded as n drv. as dust science.
but termed II search for the lost Sc
crets Of mankind
"It must follow back the obscure trails
OF tradition and substa ntiate or dis
credit the lore OF tho fathers he said.
"Tt must interpret tho nictorial records
Inscribed nv tho arcicnts on rock faces
and cavern walls. these being the most
lasting and Durnoscful records.
Sylvanus G. Morley OF the Carnegie
institution Of WashintCon, had paper
on "The Rise and Fall Of the MAYA
Civilization In the Light Of the Monu-
ments and the Native Chronicles" lie
pointed to manv interesting discoveries
made recently in the history OF this
race
Other papers al the session this morn
ing held In the National Museum audi
torium. were by Alfred NJ. ToZzer. Har-
ward: Dr. Ellsworth Huntington. Yale
Edward II. Thompson. Cambridge
Mass: DR.. Raymond r. Merwin. Pea
body Museum: Marshall II. Saville. Co.
lumbia: Miss Adela Breton. London. and
Stansburv Hagar. Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
w. c. T. u. Officers to Keep
Open House Tomorrow

Tho officers Of the w. c. T. I. arc
TO give public reception at 522 Sixth
street northwest, tomorrow from to ?
n. IN. Members OF the committee for
the reception are Mrs. Francis A. st.
clair, chairman: Mrs. Bella NJ. TRULY.
Mrs. Mark Tyndall. Mrs. A. A. Arthur,
Mrs. Alvin Day. Mrs. w. w. Howard,
Mrs. Edna Proctor. Mrs. Florence Fear
now. Miss Gussie Nichols. Mrs. s. A.
King, Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifier. Mrs
y. y. Whalen.
The state officers will also receive
and will be assisted by Mrs. Court
Wood, Mrs. Ellis Logan. Mrs. w. L.
Andrews, and Mrs. John y. Speel.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
ElkS to Greet 1916
With Joyous Fete
Marine Band Orchestra Will Pro-
vide Program-Cabaret Show
In Rathskellar.

ammo lsomini 1916 will .be greeted by
IN" Eiks and their friends with revelry
with the orchestra of the Marine
band to furnish the music, a dance
program will begin at $50 and continue
uhtil O'Clock. During the evening a
CABARET show Will be in progress in
the rathskellar the members of the
company which opens at the Bijou mex,
"oiluey reading in the merriment
Noise-makers will he providod to otd
the guests in welcoming the New Year
ana souvenirs will be distributed
chairman c. E. Eagle has arranged
an attractive dance program and, as.
s,steu by Walter e. Mack, will greet
me merrymakers and keep the festiv.
tiles moving.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
Women of PetWOrth to
Give Reception Monday

The petworth woman's Club will re-
ceive at the Petworth NJ. T.. Church
o clock. The program will be directed
by Mrs John McMechan and will In
cude an instrumental duet by the
Misses Ramsey, a soprano solo by Mrs.
McMechan, and a piano solo by Melba
Jones quartet will render My
True Love" and Little Boy Blue" A
recitation will be given by Miss Isabel
Peachin. a contralto solo by Miss Flynn
piano solo by Miss Frances Cute.
Illus. and a soprano solo by Mrs. Cham
berlain. Mrs. Jones will be the pianist
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
ELECTIONS ARE HELD
BY NATIONAL UNION
Federal and Northeast Councils
Will Install Officers At
January Meeting.

Officers for the new year have been
elected by Federal and Northeast Wash
ington Councils OF the National Union.
Installation of officers will take place
a the first meeting in January. The
officers Of Federal Council include:
T. c. Simpson. president; F. \. st.
Clair. vice president; J. w. Ayers,
speaker; J.. D. Simpson, ex-president;
W. w. White. secretary: j. Eliot
Wright, financial secretary; j. F. HuGer-
ley, treasurer G. L. Connor. chaplain
u. E. Hussey. usher; Fl. NJ. Gulman
doorkeeper: l.. X. Beatley. sergeant at
arms; H. NJ Gulman. l.. X. Beatley and
T.. r. Major, trustees. and w W.
White and ]. Eliot Wright, delegates TO
the cabinet
Northeast Temples officers for the
coming term are: Mark Barnn. jr
president: e. G. DrigG. vice president
John T. Maddox. speaker; James A
Healy. ex-president; Henry l.. Jen.
kins. secretary: 7. r. Burr, fnancia
| secretary: w. r. Carver. treasurer
John T. Bund'ck. chaplain; George
Vaughan, usher; Lloyd p. Robey. ser
Ceant-at-arns; Samuel H. Senoir. door
keeper; G.. W. Vaughan. A. T. Ginan
| c. j. Zeigler, trustees: Mark Rarnn
| jr., delegate to cabinet, and W
+. Carver, delegate to immediate relief
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

the wives of the delegates to the
Pan-American Scientific Congress.
-
Mrs. Frank r. Recside and Miss Lois
noon at their residence. Ii0 Wyoming
avenue.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin will
he a. home on New Year Day after
4 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac T. Mann have
cards out for dinner at their resi-
dcnce in Sixteenth street on the eve
ning OF January -.
Miss Helen Hopkins will entertain at
her annual reception tomorrow after
noon in compliment to the class OF
1918 OF the Western High School. She
will be assisted by her house guest
Miss Jennie Pearce. of Richmond. Va,
The Army and Navy Club viii he
the scene OF many large dinner parties
tonight which will be followed by a
dance. The large dining room has been
elaborately decorated with Christmas
greens, flags. and bunting. Among the
hosts of the evening will be Capt. and
Mrs. s. j. Bayard Schindel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert II. Brown. and DR.. X. r.
Sheehan.
One of the largest dances of this
"
by about sixty girls prominent in " ash
lngton society The committee on ar
rangements will receive the guests and
their mothers will chaperon the party.
In the receiving party will be Miss
Dorothy Adams. Miss Dorothy Rrookes,
Miss Frances Effinger, Miss Antoinette
Ray. Miss Pauline Stone, Miss Dorothy
Taylor and Miss Dorothy Wyeth
large number of dinners will pre-
cede the dance. Among those who will
entertain will be Miss Mary Wheeler
vest who will have twenty-one guests:
Baldwin MCtoy, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
c. II. Colqutt. and DR.. r. f. Sheehan.
-.s-
Congressman and Mrs. Ernest Roberts
will give. dance tonight at the Con
gressional Club for their son and
daughter, Ernest Roberts and Miss
Dean Roberts. There will be about one
hundred guests An elaborate seated
supper will be served at II: 20 o'clock.
DR.. and Mrs. William II. Fox will en-
tertain informally at an egG-nog party
tonight from . to T. O'Clock, at their
residence in jefferson place.
Mrs. Robert Fitch Sheppard and Miss
nesday afternoons January and T.
from to 7 o'clock.
Cadet William Decide left Washing
ton today for West Point.
Mrs. Thomas z. Waggaman and Miss
Christine Waggaman will entertain al
a tea on the afternoon Of January 10
| from to o'clock,
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
Newton w. Preston to
Address Maine Society

An invita- tion TO residents OF Maine
now in Washington IL extended by
the Maine Association to hear Newton
w. Preston. of Nebraska, in q lecture
recital on James Whitcomb Riley"
at a meeting OF the association next
Saturday evening at 522 Sixth street
rthwest
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
Reception to Bows.

Charles A. McGhan. president OF the
Junior Roosevelt Club. is to give n re-
Ception tomorrow noon to the bows at
his residence. 64c Sixth street northeast
The boys will sign a folding postal card
of New Year greetings to Colonel
Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
Library Closes at 6.

The Public Library will not be open
tonight after o'clock. Tomorrow and
Sunday. however. the building will ne
open during the usual hours. No
change In the hours will be made be-
cause OF New Year Day.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
To Speak on Peace.

Miss Laura Clay. OF Kentucky. will
speak on Constructive Peace" in the
drawing room of the Brighton Tuesday
night.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

Baltimore and Ohio To Baltimore.
81 80 Round Trip every Saturday and
Sunday. good returning until 9 a m.
Monday.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31
LOCAL MENTION.

Don't Let Riddles Mss Charlie
Chaplin at Virginia today. in AT the
Show"
The Sunday Evening Times Give,
with over forty thousand homes
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

Harvey's Famous Restaurant l.
headquarters for Fish and all other
Sea Food.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

Cadet william Decide left Washing
ton today for West Point
Mrs. Thomas e. Waggaman and Miss
Christine Waggaman will entertain at
| a tea on the afternoon OF January 10.
from to I o'clock.
The Washington times., 1915-12-31

Alice Shepard will be at home on We'd
nesday afternoons January and L..
from 5 to o'clock.
Douglas Island news., 1915-10-13
The NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

R. Shymau is a commercial traveller wh O visits WrangeA.
 The first automobile appeared on the streets of Anchorage last month.
 A. Lemons, of Pasco, Wu., has made application to mine coal in Alaska.
 Mir. Marion Mckinney bought the Wraugell sbingle mill recently for sl,2OO.
 The Wraugeu dairy has raised the price of milk to l5 cents a quart straight
 Coal from the Herbert mines Sc dovia is being sold in Seward for Sl1 per ton.
 The latest in Seward: Why is a 4 a. m. breakfast like a pigs tail? Do you give up? Because it is twirly.
 Dawson boasts of a mushroom 1S1S inches in circumference, weighing one pound, that sprung up over night.
 A womau's club has been organized at Anchorage with Mrs. F. Mears, pres ident, and Mrs. l.. F. Shaw, secretary.
 Joseph Moser, a miner, who was in jured by a dynamite explosion on the North Star claim, Port Wells, died last week.
 The pupils of the Seward public school have organized a dance club which bears the name of Tillikum Dan- oing Club.
 John Conelli, an Italian, aged 28 years, was killed last Friday afternoon by an explosion in the Ebner mine, back of Juneau.
 Three sons of former Governor Ogil- vie, of Yukon Territory, have enlisted with the Canadian contingents being sent to the front.
 Every owner of an Alaska copper property ought to feel that there is really something in this talk of pros perity-Seattle Times.
 F. Frank, a cement expert, is at Sew ard, where be intends building a S1OO, GOO plant for the manufacture of Port land cement from clinker
 The stern-wheel steamer Tyconda, the largest vessel of her kind on Cook Inlet, was destroyed by fire Oct. 1st, causing a loss of 527,OOO She was fully insured.
 A veritable epidemic of weddings has taken hold of Fairbanks and hardly day passes without a marriage. No less than four brides arrived from the out side in one shipment.
 The Commercial Club of Anchorage has sent a request to Washington to change the name to Alaska City as the majority of the people voted for No answer has yet been received to the re- quest.
Douglas Island news., 1915-10-13

A proposition has been submitted to the Seward city council that the prop erty owners be required to pay but half of their taxes before the taxes be- come delinquent, and the balance three months later.
 Joseph Ibach, his wife and two chil- dreu, and William B. Hancock, who left Cordova on Aug 2l, for Middleton island in a gas boat, havo not been seen since, and it is supposed that they were blown out to sea.
 Republicans are showing signs of awakening all over Alaska, especially in the Second, Third and Fourth divi- eious where repu bIicau clubs have been organized or are now in process of being organized.
 Word was received at Nome that the trading schooner Diamond h., which left there early in the year for the North Siberian coast, has been crushed in the ice and lost, and her valuable cargo confscated by the Russians.
 At Auchorage the citizens are taking up a subscription to hire school teach CTS. It is said that Commissioner Mears has promised to build a school house if the citizens will provide the running expenses. Anchorage being a model government town, saloons are not li- censed.
 A Valdez paper says: Plans for box ing aud wrestling bouts in connection with a smoker to be given here by sol- diers from Fort Liscum had Co be abau doued today on account of Che refusal of the federal officials to permit them under possibility of arrest for conduct ing a prize fight.
 Dr. Howard Russels, founder of the American Anti-saloou league, states that the league will make a determined effort to put Alaska and the Hawaiian islands iu the dry column at the next election. He announces that the league now has a fund of S2,OO0,0OO, which will be used in the campaigns.
 Let your light SO shine that when vour summons comes to join that in- uumerable caravan, you may put au S8O parka over head and thank God that you have lived to see the price of flour get back somewhere within reach. Pan. caaes have been getting so small over at Anchorage that the old prospectors take gold pans to breakfast and pau for them.-Valdez Prospector.
 Nome.- Two of the most remarkable strikes in the history of Alaska have just been made in this camp. One is placer strike at Solomon which means nothing less than the picking up of a new Third beach line and the other is a strike of quartz on Boulder creek which has resulted in the uncovering of ore chat has more gold than rock iu places.
 The Copper River & Northwestern railroad has just placed orders for new rolling stock and equipment that will aggregate in price one hundred thous- and dollars. Amongst the new equip ment ordered are three locomotives, a rotary plow, fifteen box cars and three bunk and eating cars. From the order it is concluded Chat the Guggenheims intend to do a large amount of mining soon.
Douglas Island news., 1915-10-13

Application will be made to congress at the coming session for appropria- tions for two more coast guard cutters for service in Alaska, according to Car tain Ellsworth Price Bertholf, of Wash ington, D. C., who recently made a tour of the coast to determine the needs of the service. The loss of the Tahoma near Attu island last year was serious blow to the service. The cutters are more needed in Alaskan waters than anywhere else owing to the increase of commerce in the North, which is in creasing each year.
 Ruby Record Citizen: That hither to unknown river of considerable pro- portion, was found on his late trip. southward from the Tanana is the strange news brought by II. M. Eaken, of the geological survey, last Saturday. The rlver is not indicated on any map; neither has it been spoken of by any of the people supposed Co be most conver saut with the general outline of the region through which it flows. Its out let is in the Panama at an undetermin ed point above Cor east) of tue mouth of the Cosua, and it. is notably larger than the last-named stream.
 The steamship Mariposa, Captain OBrien, of the Alaska Steamship Co.,, struck the rocks at Pointer Island, B. C., ten miles south of Bella Bella, in fog, last Friday morning. The passen. gers and crew were taken from the wreck by the steamship Despatch. The Meriposa was built at Philadelphia in 1883. She was 3l4 feet long, fl foot beam and carried a crew of 50 men. The Mariposa and her sister ship, the Alameda, were purchased by the Alas ka Steamship Go. for the Alaska run about five years ago. 1t is reported that the ship will be total loss.
 The government, having been noti- fled that Seward is making a bid for the establishment of the lunatic asylum for Alaskans here, has sent a. commu-I nication telling how matters stand in relation to the proposal. According to this communication a contract has been made for care of the Alaskan in- sane with the Morningside Asylum au- thorities for five years and three or four years of this period yet remain but the contract is such that it can be revoked by the government at any time. The government regulation as to loca ton only says that the asylum must be "west of the Rocky ins."-Gate- way.
 Two hundred ounces of gold in five days with only ten men and a mi serab ! ly small plant is the splendid record of the Independence mine of Willow creek last week. l.. S. Robe, the we'll known engineer who is in charge of the mine, telephoued T. W. Hawkins yesterday to tell him of the result of the few days work aud to inform him that the mine is now richer by far than it ever was before. Two hundred ounces will be shipped on the next boat to the Bank of Seward. Robe declares the property is looking better all the time. A new lead has been struck which beats any thing formerly discovered there and from all accounts the lnde- pendence, like other mines in the neigh ghborhood, is sure of being splen- did producer from this time forward.- Seward Gateway.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20

II. Swarthout read a paper before
the Rotary club at the Wausau club
house, Monday noon on "Architec-
ture," which was listened to with
much interest and pleasure. His en-
deavor was not to discuss any special
styles or methods Of architecture, but,
as he said. ito call to mind the rela-
ton of architecture to the people of
the past and how they expressed their
characters and ideals in the design of
their buildings; also TO point out
few reasons why the men Of today
should be interested in the cause of
good architecture and what effect it
would have upon our city" In clos
ing Mr.. Swarthout said: "Wausau is
very Interestingly situated in the
river valley, growing up over the hills
like vine; nature has done her part
and it is not only necessary for man
to lay out series of quadrangleS to
build upon, but should provide means
for the amusement and recreation Of
the people, which, with the active
and intelligent care on the part of
enc citizens in the erection of their
various buildings, will result in a
practical growth of the city. This,
as / said before, seems to me will re-
suit not only in fairer city, but also
in a more efficient and practical work
ing unit"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
lInhreIla Morals.

Not long ago at a tea." said a man
who freQuents such decadent diver
tisements. somebody walked of with
a new umbrella of mine. What | got
In return was not fit for publication.
Il spoke to the host about 1.-THE tea
was at a bachelor apartment--and he
gave me list of all those present,
with their addresses, about twenty five
person. suggesting that | write and
ask who had a new umbrella in place
of an old one.
IL took it with some degree of hope
which he at once crushed by telling me
that Oh one occasion he had lost a new
silk hat at a social function and the
hostess had given him list of sixty
four men who had been among tdose
present. He wrote to the entire lot
and received four replies in the mega
tive. The others simply ignored his
notes of inquiry.
"Thereupon 1 concluded to let some
body have my new umbrella. But
stealing's stealing just the same, in my
opinion. New York Sun
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-20
Two Kettles of Water.

Sir Robert Hart, speaking OF mar
rage and death customs IN the Far
east. told a story of great Chinese
scholar and high official who said that
the foreign way or letting the young
people fail in love and choose ana the
Chinese way OF nrst marrying ana
then making acquaintance reminded
him of two kettles OF water. The tirst
the fOreign-was taken at the boiling
point from the fire by marriage and
then grew cooler and cooler, whereas
the second-the Chinese-was d Kettle
of cold water put on the IRE by wed
lock and ever afterward growing
warmer and warmer. 80 that SAID
his friend. ''after fifty or sixty years
we are madly In love with each 9th
ery'-Exchange.