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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-04
Especial Correspondence of Morning Journal.)

washington, Aug computations
nased on figures of the department of
commerce disclosed the tremendous
erect especially in a comparison OF
lhe ten months of the war to June I,
last and the period Of ten months i'm
mediately preceding the outbreak
Az times the streams of exports and
imports have shrunk since the open
lis of the war until it appeared that
lhey might dry up ana a commercial
afouth might ensue. But, just as IL
mas seemed that the waters would be-
come stagnant the flow in both
streams has been resumed and they
nave reached nearly normal levels.
Threatened Stagnation AveTted.
AT the same time, however, the
channels of these streams have chang
ca Countries which once figured
prominently in the export and import
trade Of the United states now figure
no more With others the trade has
increased Further, i'm some articles
either imports or exports are cut off
entirely while in other items ire
mendous growth in trade has develop
ed
Summarized. an export balance of
5000, 600 i'm favor of the United
lle war has been increased to virtually
VI OOO GOO GOO in the first ten months
Of the war.
Gold Turned Toward United States.
conversely the stream Of gold has
turned toward the United states ana
surplus export Of $50, 10000 of the
precious metal in the ten months just
preceding the outbreak Of the war has
heen turned to an import surplus Of
3eoOO 600 in the ten months from the
"ale OF hostilities, these being the lat
est figures at present available. From
aus. J., 1914, to June /. 1915, the gold
imports ran to S115,S35,3 300 as COM
pared with imports Of S51,640, 36l from
yet l. 1913, to Aug. /, 1914, the ten
months Immediately preceding the
outbreak. In the l0-month period Of
me war the exports have been Sl09,-
t8-, 1875, as against S135.363,291 in the
previous period Of the same length Of
time.
on the other hand. silver continues
10 snow an export surplus. although
mat has shrunk somewhat in the war
period and was $2,000,000 lower than
IN the previous ten months. During
me war period from August / to June
5, the silver imports were S24,-
Il ,9l2 and the exports were $4,000,
$50, While the same figures In the ten
months before the war were: Imports,
f-2,26S,0I5, exports, S43,217.520.
because Of great pressure Of work
On us hands. the department OF COM
loerce has not yet been able TO publish
ls figures for June. 1915. SO the com
parative periods are the respective ten
months btween October. 1915. and Au-
gust, 1914, and from August, 1914, 10
june. 1915.
on this basis. the exports from the
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Tremendous Effects of
War on American Trade
Are Shown by Statistics
EFFECT or THE WAR ON THE UNITED STATES

. . Q 900 444 . . . . . . . . . . Q Q - . .
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United states show an increase of
S39A324,905 during the war or APP
proXimately 20 per cent. The nm
ports show q decrease I'M war time oil
49,0014I&, on virtually rs per cent
the percentage i'm the decrease in du-
table imports being almost exactly
propOrtionate 10 the shrinkaEe in
the aggregate. I'm the ten months
before the war the imports were ST.
605,S04,7S2; i'm the ten months of the
war to June they We're $13a6, 1903,
the dutable total before the war be-
ing $61T.617,233 ana since the war
$517,0S9,149, The war exports have
been $2,845.903.tS as against ST.
95t,57S,276 in the ten months pre-
vous.
Where American Goods Go.
OF interest and significance, more
over, is analysis of the nations with
which this trade was carried on, but
in this detail the figures for April,
1915, are the latest at hand, and
therefore arc used In comparison
with those Of the same month IN
1914. They show, i'm domestic ana
foreign totals the following
Austria Hungary imports. April
1914, $t,600.00O. April, 1915, S820,09O.
Exports, April 1914, S1S0OOOO' April
1915, $L249.
Belgium-lmports. April 1914 81
100000: April 1915, .$575,000. EX-
ports, April. 1914, S4,100,00O April
1915, $l,400,O0O
France imports, April, 1914, So
10000 April, 1915, $5,4O0,0OO. Tx
ports, April, 1914, $8,S00,000; april
1915. S51, 500 900.
Germany imports, April, 1919,
$t6.400.000. April, 1915, $2,6OO,0OO.
Exports April, 1914 &lS,4OO 600
April, 1915, none.
Gtaly-lmports, April 1914, So
100000. April, 1915. sG,600,0O0. EX-
ports, April, 1914, S5,200,000; April
1915, $19.3O0,OOO
Russia in Europe-Imports, April
1914. $500, 900 April, 1915, $4,000.
Exports, April, 1914. $2,400,00O; April
1915, $4,800,000
Turkey-Imports, April 1914. ST.
100000. April, 1915, $150.000. EX-
ports. April, 1914, $4,000; April
1915, none.
United Kingdom--1mports, April
1914, $27,800,O00; April, 1915, $23'-
100000. Exports, April, 1914. $780,
500 900; April, 1915, $94.S0QOOO.
American shipping Gains.
At the same time. American ship
ping appears to have profited through
the war. the increase in export freight
values carried In American steam
ships i'm April. 1915. being over 200
per cent greater than in APRIL 1914
and the corresponding increase ~
American sailing vessels being 23l
per cent. American steamers show
ed an import increase Of so per cent
for April. 1915. In comparison with
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Artcsia, 81. A.. Aug 3-Artesia's
famous turkey case is still unsettled
but local detectives who are at work
on u declare they have the proof
er, claims TO have Identified the tur-
keys stolen from his ranch as "a part
of The flock found n The possession
of the suspects who were arrested
here week McKmney Mann and
Johnson have been released on $3.50
bond TO await the action Of the Sep
TENDER grand jury
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These on 1873
To- AUGUST, 1914 the
gust, 1914 To-
being the latest figures available
Exports the gained 1924 100000,
cent and imports have shrunk $249OOOOO
from $5450OO000 to almost $l00O,000O00
A gold a
surplus $600O000.
OOO
American steamships show approximately 200
business
American sailing ships 23
animals $95hO00 April, 1914
TO $1,000 0O0 I'M April, 1915.
Exports breadsuffs 100000 April 1914, and
$6ff00000 in April of this
THIRTY thousand dollars April
1914 $10600,000
Trade with Germany, Belgium a
sandsuIL but is large with other beligerent nations
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TUB SKIRTS FOR 49C

One lot of new White Linene Tub )
tons and patch pockets, in all regular
ON sale for Observation-Disclosures.
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April, 1914, and the sailing vessels APP
proNimately goo per cent
The export freight carried i'm Am
erican steamers in April 1914, was
valued at $llSO3,S9l and in April
1873 at $24, i23,253 In sailing ships,
American, APRIL 1914, S3S6745, and
i'm APRIL 1919. 4l,2S3,532.
Mostly Domestic Products.
Of exports apprepating a. Q51 50O !
000 i'm tbe fen months before tba war
1.q21 900 0O0 was in domestic goods.
i'm ten months of the war the total
was $2,345,9O0. 600. of which S2,301,-
100000 was domestic stuff
In july, iva, the month Just prior
to the outbreak -indeed the month in
whose closing days hostilitles We're
commenced the exports OF the Unit
ed states were Slo4,l3S94G while Au-
gust virtually the first month of the
war; showed $lld,366l9f. So, too IN
imports July 1919, recorded an arg
gregate of 9l'9t6 tb29l and August
only $l29, $3.50.
ShrinLage shown Early i'm War.
with exports of $27t.S61.0OO 0cto-
Der 1918. opened the ten-montb per
Tod prior to the war a steady shrink
age then ensuing until February. 1914.
when they were Si74OOO.00O. For "A
time they teetered back and forth and
eventually reached the leved of $751;
100000 AS said, the exports fell TO
O,3OOOO0 i'm August 1914, but the
next month, the second of the war,
showed a recovery Of $46,OOO,O00 and
the Improvement was progressive UNI
til January, 1915, when a high water
mark of Sz99,bOOOOO was registered.
Then came steady decline and last
May was S20OOQ,0O0 under January IS
figure.
Imports Lowest In December
From sf29 qdq 400 i'm October 1913
49,, innofts rnsa oradilallv tn sl21
oo0 00o ii Decetnber If that vear AZ
for yhicb tha, fiiIrtitated Win "a fond
-, 49, 5arlino g,bich cnl,,inated i'm
Tnl,. tot4 M st5QGo 00o August
Iofa ~ fi,,st .uar month" saw "a
dron If x2o 000 oo0 win "a recovery
~ eto ooo am H. centef,her From
that time . stoadv decline was noted
sad bntto,, ,,as foiirhed af st10 400 Il
0ao In Deranber 1914 From that
+ir,o on however the improvement
was encouraging and S16O. soc. 900
we're tbe figures for Aprn last. But
"A
ION nor cent 10 $4,000. 900.
Trodo TobIes Turned
- ~ ea,',. ,,a,,hs hafora ,ho u,a,
,,,,artna,, tranorte evcpoded tbo ex-
ports and this condition continued in
August the first month Of the trou-
ble. Since then. however. every
month has shown an excess of exports
over imports. The excess Of imports
over exports for the months Of 1914
were as follows: April, $11,200, 900;
MAY. $500. 600: June, $4,000; July
S5,528.0O0: and August. at the out
break of hostlities, $4,000, 600 Then
the tide turned and the excess of eX-
ports over imports since has been
September $4,000, 5000, October, S56,-
800, 900, November, S79,40O,OO0i De-
ccmber. $3.50, 5000; January, 1870
$145,700, 900. February, Sl14,6O0 ,OOO'
March, S138, SOC, 600; April, $l34,lOO-
600.
AS has been said, the detailed flg.
ures for April 1915, are the latest OF
that description to be obtained, hut
they are sufficiently recent for al
practical purposes and may be used
i'm comparison with the figures for the
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car Miss Mckee is planning to go TO
/ Keokuk next Thursday to spend three
or four days with Miss Elizapeth
Warwick.
rhe ultimate coal.

New York Times: Mr.. Bowen was
having dinner with the Reillys, and the
seven year old son Of the family was
present. -,
And what are you going to De
when you grow up, young man 2" ASA
ed Mr.. Bowen OF the little boy.
WELL, replied the boy, Thought
fully. latter I've been a minister -
please mother. an judge to please
father. I'm goingto be policeman
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Forbes Davis and family, in Seattle
before returning.

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r. cs,.,r. s"csstv "a the Tinted
lp..Is-s~L 49, .,,,,..,,, Iii 10 .ertertsin
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~ - ~ nh"-c,, hv the fni,owinr hosi.
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NJ. e..rcsins nsiSvin has gone I,
ss Csrsss rhsra sha wiIi be
bourne on = lake trir across Lake Erie
! and nm AXE Huron to Sault Ste. Marie.
:. -s.s--
v.llex n. Il society.
rha ladies Ala society Of the val
1.v N = chnrch VIII be entertained
Nv Mrs. Al Fanniri. 1915 Reid street
I. !. 49,
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-. E..uns 1870 49, gt.r.,.s
Iuen e.. s.sS. ..e..
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s,,Iun y oS VI e
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! ..."u 49,, elu ..nI - anu
Siss Asis ..e .l.a 20 r com-
pany - nnel =. .ne oounlIy cluD
1850 IN oasuI -. esenans ~ nonul VI MISS
eu c
! ~ peny IHn.
....:.a au as.r e Sn Ma.less IN
.e. g. sa oonpany a. dln-
IS" e. lily om uAy y eiine a. 'ne Soun-
~
Dr. and Mrs. 2. B. Newcomb who
spent sne Rontn OF august IN chicago
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MOTHER PRAYER.

~Lord. make my loving guard 10
them,
Day and night,
Let never pathway be hard to them,
Keep all bright.
Let not stone or a thorn for them
Spare to these"
So would pray for them
Kneeling to God,
Night and day for them.
Lord, let the sriefs life must bring
to them
Make them strong,
Keep their hearts white though pair
cling to them
Their life long.
Let all the joys thou dost keep from
them
At Thy will,
Give them the power to reap from
them
Courage still"
So ! must ask for them
Leaving to God
His good task for them.
Margaret Widdemer in Good House
keeping.
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Entertained at kensinaton.

One of the pleasant parties of the
past week was the kensington given
By Mrs. Elizabeth Wright and her
daughter Mrs Henry Schouten, at the
home OF the former 1ff2 Exchange
street. At the close of the afternoon,
i'lncheon was served at tables set for
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Party at Ft. Madison.

Miss Sarah hamilton and Robert
Casey entertained at dancing party
on Friday evening, to which a nun
Der of Keokuk young people were in
vited. The party was held at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Joseph ]. Casey and
was attended by the younger set in
Fl. Madison as well as by the Keokuk
young people. Ice, cake and punch
were served during the evening and
various games played on the lawn,
which was decorated in strings OF
electric lights. Mrs. o. S. Stanbro
chaperoned the following party:
Misses Mary Louise Hueston, Florence
Little, Mary Harrison, Louise Harri
son, Beulah We'll, Ida Ruth We'll
Louise Sterne, Katherine Pyle. Dor
othy Stanbro Lydia Rich, Katherine
Tucker, and Edith Dysart, Messrs
Jewett and Marshall Fulton. Valdimel
Higgins, William Crane, Bernard
Davidson, Edward Schmidt, Staffcrt
Stricken, Alois Weber, Jack ant
Junior Wees. David and PAU Dysart
James Hollingsworth, Asaph Buck ant
Madison Sterne
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Entertains for Nephew.

Mrs. George w. Delaplaine enter
tanned company of young people on
Saturday evening at a dinner at the
Country club IN honor of her nephew
Wallace Burnett of Chicago.
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aeeond church aocIety.

OGOOU0 NU0SSU 0OSsSSy
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Sec.
ond Presbyterian church will have IN
all day picnic on Tuesday 1t MI
Harry Dletz' cottage. Seldom Inn, =.
the beach on the Iowa side Of tho
river. The ladies are asked to brins
well filled baskets, and meet at thss
chapel In time to take the half pas.
ten O'Clock car. Mr.. Dietz will meet
the cstfat the entrance OF Rand park
with Automobiles to take the ladies q
the cottage.
TRICKY Mstrcns' Club.
The Tri-City Matrons' club OF the
10. u. 8. will be entertained on Satur-
day afternoon at the home ~ Mrs:
Lula laws, 81 Fulton street, who. VAL
be assisted In entertaining by Mlss
Alice Tolmie. The members are askef
to take note that the meeting viii De
held on Saturday. instead OF on Tues
day, which 10 the regular day Of meet
ing.
FIRST Baptist Ladies' Society.
The Ladies society of the Fir,t
baptist church will be entertained IN
the parlors OF the church at kensins.
ton on Friday afternoon with the fol-
Ilowfne l1ostesses: Mrs. C. 8. Town
lsend. Miss Della Daughrity. Mrs. D. p.
Linquist and Mrs. Vincent H. PHILIPPE
st. Paul's Society.
The Ladies' society Of st. PauPs
German Evangelical church Will be
entertained In st. Paul's hall on We'd
nesday afternoon by the following
committee: Mrs. Karl Klann. Mrs.
Theodore Bode. Mrs. Charles Schultz,
ST.. Mrs. Swartz. Mrs. Sauer. Mrs.
Callahan and Miss Kate Marley.
Entertained at Dinner.
Miss Marjorie Wilson entertained .
large company Of her girl friends at
q s. O'Clock dinner at her home "a
South Eleventh street. The party was
a beautifully appointed one In al It's
features. This is the nrst OF series
OF parties Miss Wilson will give dur
ing the coming season.
Birthday Surprise Party.
A surprise party was given Friday
evening at the home Of w. v. Martin,
1900 Bank street, in honor OF Mr..
Martins birthday. Refreshments were
served during the evening and all
pres ent wished Mr.. Martin many more
birthdays.
Willing Works. Society.
The members OF the Willing Work
|ers' society had q picnic supper in
the West Keokuk park on Friday at
600 o'clock, after which they went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Har-
rfson, where they spent the evening
very delightfully."-.
viii Visit in California.
Misc Anna u navj. xviJ1 loayn m
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t Trinity M. e. Mission Society. -
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society OF the Trinity NJ. e. church
will be entertained on Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. G. w. Hart
ley, who win be assisted by Miss
Mary c. Jackson, Mrs. Fred Rhodes
and Mrs. Raber. The general top
for the program is The Open Secret.
The program follows: Devotionals.
led by Mrs. T. A. Wilson; Tho Pre-
eminent Need, Mrs. E. 8. Patterson;
Your Prayer and Answer, Mrs. Grant
scott; A Missionary Survey. Mrs. e
M. Teeters; The Third Prayer, MIS-.
Peter Ayres; Noontide Prayer En-
circling the Earth, Mrs. J. y. Dument'.
| Entertained az 4kensln0ton.
Mrs Frank Price, 913 Concert strees,
entertained a company of thirty ladies
lat a very delightful kensington ON
Friday afternoon from to o'clock
Inc party was given in honor of Mrs
IL. e. Miller, who will leave soon 70
lspend the winter in Minneapolis: Mrs.
George Land of Peoria, and OF Mrs.
Arthur Hull OF Boston. At 500 o'clock
| luncheon was served, the dining
room decorations being in golden glow
and other yellow autumn flowers. Mrs
Price was assisted in the dining room
by Mrs. D. e. Linquist.
i. o. II. Lawn Fete. &.
The auxiliary of the A. O. II. held
/. very successful lawn fete on Friday
evening at the home Of the Misses
ward 524 South Seventh. More than
ave hundred were In attendance. The
lawn was lighted with electric lights
and Japanese lanterns. The color
naed In decoration WAS green; the
tables. which were laid for four each,
had for a centerpiece . green mat on
which was placed a bouquet Of green
.rd white. The affair was both So
cial and financial success.
Miss punIap Honcred.
davenport Daily Times: Mr.. and
Mrs n e. williams OF 1872 Mississippi
sranna davenport, entertained COM
nanv Of about forty young people at
thinner wednesday evening at the Out
ing club for their daughter, Miss Per
sic WflIiams, and to honor her house
puest Miss Virginia Dunlap OF keo-
Iut The table was decorated with
GO rdan flowers. The young people
remasned for the informal club night
dance.
Christian Ladies' Aid.
Tho IaJies' Aid society OF the First
~.-;s.,,n church will be entertained
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viii vTkit in California,

Miss Anne B. Davis will leave or
v ednesday for California where she
WI visit Miss Alice Holiday in San
Diego She will attend both the ex
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Motored 10 keokuk.

Quincy, August %: Mrs. Charles s.
Nichols, Mrs. II. F. J. Kicker. Mrs.
Keokuk yesterday In the formers
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children of Kansas City are expected
here for visit with Captain and
Mrs. A. c. Decker
Entertain. AZ Dinner.

Miss Jennie Hawkes. entertained at
evening in honor of Miss Hannah
Hawkes. and Mr.. Paul r. Williams OF
this city.
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trinity ladies, society.

The Ladies' society of the Trinity
Nj. E. church viii be entertained on
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs
iG. r. Hombs, 227 High street. who
will be assisted by Mrs. c. NJ. Teeters,
Mrs. Frank Griffey, Mrs. Anna Martin.
Mrs. H. L. COPYRIGHT, Mrs. Gabriel.
Mrs. P. G. Benner and Mrs. HERNIA
| Fliesbach.
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M;e. Dunlap Honcred.
chr,etian Iadies' Aid.

The Ladies Aid society OF the First
christian church will be entertaine. !
on friday afternoon by Mrs. r n sui'
man 312 North Eighth street.
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Maxine Plans Tor lecture.

Making Plans for Lecture.
Arrangements are being made
through the program committee OF the
Civic league, for lecture under the
auspices of the league, by Mrs. Lora
Is. LAMance, on the subject: Can
Mary Help John" the date Of which
will be Monday afternoon, September
Is. The lecture will be open TO the
public without admission. The pro
gram committee has about completed
the outline of the years program,
which deals with various civic topics
The Iowa federation has asked all
federated clubs to devote some OF their
meetings to the question OF suffrage
and In conformity with that request
the Civic league has planned two OF
three addresses on suffrage. the lee
ture by Mrs. LaMance on September 6,
being one OF these meetings. Her ap-
pearance in many cities has been fol
lowed by very complime ntary press
notices. She is said to be woman
is hoped that large audience will
hear her.
Child Conservation League.
The Keokuk circle OF the Child Con-
servation league will hold its first
meeting of the club year on Thursday
afternoon, September 2, at half past
two O'Clock, in the girls club room OF
the Y. w. c.. A., with Mrs. Nathan
Lowitz as hostess. The following pro-
gram will be given:
Roll call.
3laxims On self control
Paper-The Relation OF the Physic-
al Condition OF the Child to His Sci
Control. Mrs. c. NJ. yogler.
Paper-The Part Suggestion Plays
lin Self Control, or Changing the
Thought, Mrs E. G. Wefsman.
| Reading-Sketch of Mozart's Lilo,
! Mrs. D. A. Glascof.
| Paper-strengthening the Will Pow
ier, Mrs. c. F. Sawyer.
| Music Selections from Mozart
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Willing works' Society.

The members OF the Willing Work
|ers' society had a picnic supper in
the West Keokuk park on Friday at
600 o'clock, after which they went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Har.
rison, where they spent the evening
very delightfully."-
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TO visit At Deckers.
Mr. and Mrs. c. R.. Decker and
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Chapters Birthday.

The p. E. .. chapter Will celebrate
the twenty-sixth anniversary Of the
on the evening Of Tues.
day. September Z. with Mrs. G. J
christensen and Mrs. Moore as host
|esses.
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Newcomb, to Return.

DR.. and Mrs. E. b. Newcomb who
spent the mouth Of August in Chicago
and Lake Forest, will be at home the
latter part Of this week. Their SON.
Theodore. who mas been In LudingtoA,
Mich, will return with them.
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Woman's Alliance Meets
The Woman's Alliance VIII meet on
Monday afternoon In the parlors cf
the First Unitarian church
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eirthday surprIse Party.

A surprise party was given Friday
evening at the home Of w. v. Martin,
1900 Bank street, in honor OF Mr..
Martins birthday. Refreshments were
served during the evening and all
prese nt wished Mr.. Martin many more
birthdays.
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q. U. Meet Friday.
The Benevolent Union will meet o
Friday morning at 10 o'clock in req
liar monthly session at the Brig
Benevolent Union home.
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Needle Club Thursday.
Mrs. George Bunner will entertain
the Needle club on Thursday afternoon
lat her home, 1922 William street
The Washington herald., 1915-08-12
MT. VERNON COUNCIL
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Order of American Mechanics Give.
Entertainment on Iwenty-eishth
Anniversary.

Mount Vernon Council, No. 10. Junior
Order of United American Mechanics, a
patriotic organization. last night cele-
brated the twenty-eighth anniversary of
its establishment with an entertainment
at the society's rooms. Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
]. T. Conner. chairman of the enter
tainment committee. presided and deliv-
cred brief address. Prayer was offered
by G. F. Bateman, and the history Of
the organization was related by ]. E
Smallwood. Musical selections were
given by Misses Davis. McClosky, Mr.
Nesbitt. Mr. Boyle. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover,
Miss Elizabeth Emmons and Miss Ida
Lusby.
Addresses were delivered by James
Frazier. deputy national councillor, and
w. Bobb. A song and dance was given
by Miss Wilson. and blackface skit was
presented by Charles Cook. Mr.. Will
Jams won applause in his buck and wing
dance number. The Lafayette Mandolin
Club played a number Of selections.
The entertainment committee was COM
posed of J. T. Conner. chairman; G. A.
Cohill. secretary: C. e. Sanderson. treas
urer, and A. C. Columbus. A L. Kirk.
G. L. Watts and n E. Nichols. The
decorations were donated by s. Kann
Sons.