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a final report at the next regular meet

nnal report at the next regular liee.
ing.
A communication was read from the
Grand Lodge. asking. the views and
the position of Washington Lodge IN
connection with state associations. The
matter of drafting a reply was re-
ferred to Joseph Burkharr for a report
at the next meeting.
w. ]. Evans of the ladies' day com
mittee reported arrangements for the
formation of ladies' club composed
of the families of Elks was in prog
ress. The next meeting of the ladies.
the chairman stated, would take place
about February 2.
Thursday evening. the oyster roast
committee gave its first affair of the
season for ladies and gentlemen. A
dance was held in the banquet hall and
an entertainment in the rathskeller.
both of which places were tastefully
decorated. All during the evening oys-
ters in every conceivable style were
served, as we'll as other refreshments.
About 500 attended the affair.
Chairman Conrad Hoffman announced
arrangements had been made for the
fourth of a series of the dances to be
given this season, to be held next
Thursday evening.
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Monday evening the following officerr
were installed at Alpha Camp. No: l
Consul commander, J. L. Dickey: ad-
visor lieutenant, J. H. Holm; banker
2. Wolf: clerk, D. W. Thayer; escort
+. w. Litchfield: watchman, H. Hewitt
and manager, J. W. Hall.
At meeting of the district deputie.
called by State Manager ]. C. McCon-
nell. it was voted to hold d class ini-
tiation April 26. under the auspices OF
all the camps of Washington. 1t is ex-
pected a class of 800 candidates will
be introduced into perfected wood
the World Band and the uniformed
rank arc making preparations for the
occasion.
The last year it is said. has been THE
banner year of the Woodmen in in
crease of membership. Not only here
but all over the United States the in
crease has been the greatest the order
has had since it has been organized.
The public installation of the recent
lily elected officers of Maple Camp, No
II. and Olive Grove, No. 2. w. c.. took
place in the town hall at Capitol
Heights, Prince Georges county, We'd
nesday evening. The feature of the
exercises was an address by Repre-
sentative J. Charles Linthicum of Bal
timore. democratic candidate for the
nomination for Governor of Maryland.
The following officers were installed
by State Commander D. A. Thayer:
Guardian, Mrs. Eleanor Noel; past
guardian, Mrs. Clara Link; adviser
MRS Mary Adams: attendant, Mrs.
catherine Wesley; banker. Mrs. Clara
Bryan: clerk. Mrs. NJ. V. Boyington;
Lot, M,sc ENrop l. I.Q yrv,
sentinel Mrs Dora Quill; examining
physician, DIR. Alexander r. Mckenzie.
Maple Camp: Past commander. Mayor
Lyman j. Laughton: consul commander,
Andrew w. Perry; advisory lieutenant,
J. W. Beavers: clerk. Louis F. Litz;
banker. John e. Weast; escort. Frank
Lawrence; sentinel, Leon L. Litz;
watchman, Harry L. Adams; manager,
George A. Adams. Dancing followed
the installation until midnight. The
committee in charge of the arrange
ments comprised ]. w. Beavers, An
drew W. Perry and Louis F. Litz.
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S9yy{t1EQANS

A. +ha REGULAR meeting of LlncoiH
M Division of Maryland
Sons of Veterans, L. S. a. heio -.
it's hall at 1101 E street north" CO.
last Monday evening, the 1hstaiA1'ioA
of officers for the ensuing year oo-
CURED. Brother Everett r. !,
past commander of the DlVislon oi
MARYLAND, was the installing oihcei'
The officers installed were as follo"s'
Commander, Charles NJ. oversach'
senior vice commander, W. II. NC
CONCEAL; junior vice commander, n r.
Decker: camp council, Victor l.. Har-
rigus. chairman; T. E. Spencer and Dr.
Joseph H. Wood, the retiring COM
mander: secretary, James w. Lyons;
treasurer, E. F. Warner: patriotic in
structor. Dr. O. A. T. Swain; chaplain,
Theodore E. Spencer; guide. Victor L.
Garrigus, and color bearer, y. A. e.
Oehmler.
The camp was entertained under the
Good of the Order" by remarks made
by a visiting delegation from William
B. Cushing Camp. No. 80. OF Washihs-
ton. Those who spoke were Past camp
Commander Arthur B. Barrlnger. Past
Camp Commander Gurnon X. scott ana
DR.. Arthur j. Hall. The speech-mak.
ing was followed by few musical
selections under the direction of j. f.
HAYES, after which refreshments were
served and the cigars lighted.
A committee was appointed to MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS for a joint celebration
of the birthdays of George Washing
ton and Abraham Lincoln, to be held
February 90 The division commander,
George Duffy, of Wilmington, Del. and
the members of his staff Will be pres
ent.
Arrangements were completed for del
egation from Lincoln Camp to make a
fraternal visit to James A. Garfield
Camp, No. l. of Baltimore. Monday
after next This camp is the oldest
one in the Division of Maryland.
Last Thusday evening at the regular
meeting of William B. Gushing Camp.
No. 80. Division of Maryland. held in
Grand Army Hall, 14l2 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, reception was
rendered the commander of the Divi-
sion OF Maryland. Brother George Duffy
of Wilmington, Del. Commander Duffy
has been making tour of the camps
in the Division of Maryland. Friday
night he visited Mansfield Camp, No.
>. Of Hagerstown. Md, meeting at that
time the members of Antietam Battle
field Camp. No. Il. of SharpsburG. and
Henry II. Ross Camp. No. Il. of Smith
! burg. Commander Duffy announced that
on the 18th of the month by espec-
! la request of the members of Hunting
ton Camp. No. 3, of Huntington, W.
Va National Counselor William NJ.
| Coffin of Cincinnati, Ohio, mustered in
the camp as II part Of the national
! organization. The charter application
was signed by twenty-one prominent
| professional and business men of the
| community. Brother T. S. Neale, a
prominent banker, is the commander
! and Brother Austin NJ Skies. United
States commissioner for the southern
district of West Virginia, is the secre
\ tary of the new camp.
| At the close of the reception the
/ members of William b. Gushing Camp
| Auxiliary, No. 4, served Il collation..
! Tomorrow evening Lincoln Camp. No.
2. will hold it's regular meeting in the
| hall at 1101 f street northwest, at 8
| o'clock.
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lt)PRo2yMe11 R2M 1!x 9xe1eR
u%RED MEN

Sioux Tribe. No. is. met Thursday
night, many members being in attend
ance. and also delegation from Logan
Tribe.
The two tribes will meet in a match
bowling game at the Commercial alleys
Monday. February l. at o'clock, Logan
Tribe challenging the Sioux team, which
won its match with the Usage Tribe
team last Tuesday, taking all three
games All members of the order have
been invited to be present.
Great Keeper of Record Altman won
the weekly prize. Remarks were made
by Messrs. Altman. Whitman, DIR. Chip
man. Kubotz and Gompers Of Brooklyn.
n. Y. under 'the good of the order"
The hall later was turned oyer to the
Red Mems minstrels for rehearsal The
final rehearsal will be held a Odd Eel
lows Hall today at 1:30 pm. sharp.
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Knights of St. John Auxiliaries.

officers of Auxiliary No. 72, knights
of ST. John. We're installed Thursday
evening as follows: Past President
Miss Amelia Chew: president. Mrs. Ella
+. Watkins vice president. Mrs. Bertha
Diggs: second vice president. Mrs Ivy
Lancaster: recording secretary. Miss
Jennie Jones; financial secretary. Miss
Blanche Z. Cropp: treasurer. Mrs. Jo-
sephine Christian; messenger. Miss
Carrie Blois: sentinel, Mrs. Annie But
Ter: guard Mrs jamie Smallwood: trus-
tees Mrs. Z. F. Watkins. Mrs. Bertha
Diggs and Mrs. Emma Herbert. Mrs. A.
J. Webster. deputy, performed the cere-
mony. assisted by Mrs. Lula Prater.
Following the installation ceremony
addresses were made by Deputy Annie
]. Webster, District Grand Daniel
Spiggs. Commander Henry Shorter and
col Benjamin Young. On behalf of
the auxiliary the recording secretary
and financial secretary. past officers,
were presented with knight of st. John
pins. The exercises closed with bene-
diction by Rev. Father Humphrey. fol-
lowed by the serving of refreshments.
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COURTHOUSE.

Justice Siddons. who was sworn in
last Thursday. will preside tomorrow
for the first time in Equity Division
2 He has directed the posting OF
five cases to he heard
Among the floral tributes sent to the
new justice on the occasion OF his IN
duction into office was a beautifui bas-
ing the flowers bore the best wishes
of his former law partners, Raiston d
Richardson. The donor OF large
cluster of American beauties neglected
to attach card and the Justice was
in a quandary as to the sender.
The lawyer should be a guide and
model and should keep close 10 ene
narrow way according to the opinion
of Chief Justice Covington:. The chiet
Justice cautioned the new lawyers an-
uitted last week that ices are 10 oe q
secondary consideration with iaW!er
and that his first duty IS as an oinoer
of the court to uphold the requirements
of the profession so that he may De
entitled to be looked up to for guild
snce by the community.
IuAice Anderson went to New York
recently to attend dinner given by
the Ohio society of the metropolis. Inc
Justice is vice president OF the local
Ohio society.
Justice Barnard. retired. was present
at the swearing in of Justice Slddons
and later stood among the audience
at the meeting of the general term Tor
The admission of new lawyers IL
seemed strange not to see him on the
bench, which he Graced for many
years The retired justice appears to
he enioying excellent health.
Representative ELECT Sydney E. Mudd
paid visit to the courthouse during
the week He has many friends at
city Hall.
Judge Harry Bingham. probate
Judge in New Hampshire, is visiting
here. Judge Bingham is a son of the late
chief Justice Bingham of the Supreme
court of the District of Columbia, and
was both an assistant clerk and as
sistant United States attorney here be-
fore removing to New Hampshire.
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Charles T. Miller made the presentation

Potomac Council met Monday evening
at Pythian Temple. Charles T. Miller
| of State. War and Navy Council. as
J sisted by Thomas H. Dawson of Wash
ington Council, J; 0a; " Hughes 9aa.s Of G Coy
Barrows of Census Council. J. T. Bur
dine of Mckinley Council and T. ].
Powell of Congressional Council, in
stalled the officers for the ensuing. year.
Several candidates were obligated. Ad-
dresses were made by C. T. Miller. F.
E. Ferguson, w. ]. Barrows, T. H.
! Dawson and A. NJ. Bugden. The report
of the secretary was received with
| applause.
Central Council met Monday night at
| Perpetual Building Association Hall
with the largest attendance for several
years. r. J. Jones, assisted by ]. NJ.
Holloway, w. II. Fisher. T. F. Harris.
H. G. Hazard, J. A. Healy. J. T. Money
and ]. c. Mcconnell, installed the Of
were made by the cabinet officers. A
banquet was served in a nearby hotel
Treasury Council met at G. A. R. Hall
assisted by the following cabinet Of
ficers in installing the council officers
! for the coming year: T. P. Ryan, ]. w.
Hughee, Earle L. Keeler, L. Polling, A.
A. Wright, alfred Wilkinson and S. H.
| jacobson.
| Congressional Council met Wednes-
day evening at Typographical Temple.
! Several candidates were initiated and
| one new application was received. Capt.
D. V. Chisholm. the installing officer,
| was assisted by the following members
| of the cabinet: ]. B. K. Lee. II. T.
Brian. w. D. Brown, f. F. Gibbons, J.
! O'C. Roberts. c. B. Welsh and A. E.
| Thomas. Addresses were made by the
cabinet officers and entertainment and
| refreshments were provided.
| The new officers of National Council
! were installed Thursday evening by
| the following cabinet officers: A. T.
| Tracy. d. A. kildare, d. I. Leane,
Charles Fass, r. ]. Jones. V. w. Potter.
| H. c. Surguy and w. E. Peake.
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Tuesday night the minstrels will visit
Fort Myer.

Idaho Tribe No. Is, met Tuesday
night at Northeast Temple.
The following officers were installed: !:
John Philips, sachem: William II. ker-
per, prophet; William Giddings, senior
sycamore: John Cats, junior sycamore;
William Thompson. guard of the forest;
Thomas johnson, guard of the wig
wam j. D. Bragunier. chief of records;
, George w. Vaughan, collector of wam-
pun. ninth term; William ]. kolb,
keeper of wampum. seventh term.
Resolutions of regret were adopted
on the death of Mr.. Thayer, who was
buried by the tribe last Sunday
OSceola Tribe, No. 19. met Wednesday
night at Masonic Temple, Tenleytown.
! Past Sachem Donaldson was reported
as confined to his home, threat tened with
grippe, and Mr.. Hudson, one Of the
members of the tribe, as having met
with painful accident.
Sachem Benner has appointed T. Ent-
| wisle fourth warrior.
A fraternal visit was paid the tribe
by Great Keeper of Wampurn Charles
Limbach and a number of members of
| Sioux Tribe, No. Is.
Logan Tribe, No: 8, met last week at
Red Mems Hall, Wisconsin avenue and
N street northwest. One of the men,
bers of the tribe who has been cared
for the past year was reported very
badly off.
| Remarks were made under good of
the order by Sachem Boulter. Senior
Sycamore Charles Fuller. Junior Saga
more Paul Lauthum. Prophet Souder
and others.
night at Masonic Temple. Anacostia,
and conferred the chiefs degree on Mr..
Norfolk. The tribe has recently Sc
cured an upright piano, Past Sachem
W fnYH ha inc holt hh
Mr.. Boyer was reported as being very
Red Wing Tribe. No. 20, met at Paint
sachem Fuller Of Logan Tribe, No. S.
| raised the second sanapp and guard of
| the wigwam. Past Sachem Boyer
| spoke. Remarks were made also by
Usage Tribe. No. 6. met Monday night
at Society Temple. A practice was
! held for the public meeting to be
given by the Red Men Oft the District
Representatives. of Logan, Sioux. Min
cola, Osceola and other tribes were
present.
sachem Heidenheimer of Sioux Tribe
| and Past Great Sachem DIR. w. S. Whit
! man have charge of the public enter
tainment Wednesday night at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
White Eagle Tribe, No. II, met
w Wednesday night at Pythian Temple.
The invitations for the public meeting
to be held Wednesday night were dis
tributed and all members attending z
were requested to wear badges.
Seneca Tribe, No. 43, of Herndon, Va,
at last council elected the following
chiefs to serve for the next year:
Sachem, George r. Woods: senior
! sachem. Joseph f. Orrison: Junior sa :
chem, John Mills: prophet. Leonard j.
Vogt; keeper of records, Harry Dutton
| collector of wampum, John l.. Moffett /;
keeper of wampuln, W. G. Mills; repre-
sentatives to Great Council of Virginis
| Richard Henry Dutton and X X Keys
Department Grand Sachem Harry A.
Sager will raise the tribal chiefs at the
| next meeting.
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Retailers Officers to Be Chosen,

officers for the year are to be elected
ty the board of governors of the Retail
Merchants Association Tuesday even
iIig in the headquarters of the organi-
zation in The Star building. Following
the election of officers committees viii
he named.
The optical section of the association
- to meet tomorrow night. when II. C.
Wall will deliver au address.
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B-P'f'LKS

Washington Lodge met Wednesday
evening with an unusually large at
tendance.
The report of the committee for visit
ing the sick showed those on the sick
list we're being well taken care of.
The committee appointed to consider
the advisability of issuing a bulletin
monthly to the members reported their
idea, and after discussion the secre-
tary of the lodge as chairman of a
committee of five was asked to make
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Heptasophs.

Columbia Conclave, No. II, Improved
Order of Heptasophs, met in the Per-
petual Building Association building
last Tuesday evening. Several new
committees were appointed and many
matters of general and particular in
terest were discussed, among them the
offer of ten trips TO the Panama Pacific
exposition. and $50 additional. made b.,
the supreme executive committee, to be
distributed among those members who
obtain the greatest number of applica-
tIons for membership before April J.
This proposition is exciting enthusiasm
among the members.
Leland r. Atherton. secretary. has
been appointed chairman of the com
mittee on reception to be given to olin
Bryan. general counsel of the order.
upon his visit to Washington within
the immediate future. Arrangements
are under way for an elaborate pro-
gram. in which it is expected ispre-
sentatives from all the conclaves in
this jurisdiction will take part.
The meeting WAS followed by an en-
tertainment of humorous reading and
the ''Hept Quartet accompanied by
Robert c. Tracy. pianist.
Preparations are being made for the
annual installation ceremonies at the
first meeting in February, to be follow
ed by banquet.
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Catholic Knights of America.

The State Council. Catholic knights
of America. held a meeting last nighy
in St. Mary's Hall. 5th near G street
northwest, with State President NJ A.
Mess presiding. The chief events of
the evening were an initiation and
smoker. which Immediately followed
the meeting. class of five candidates.
was given the first degree. A new ser
of robes was used by the degree team
for the first time and was much ad-
mired.
1t was announced that at the ne1
meeting of the State~Council, to be he Id
February is. the second degree will be
given to the members initiated last
night. Another class of candidates also
will be given the first degree at that
time.
More than 200 members of the order
attended Mount Pleasant Lodge, No.
30. Tuesday night. at 14th and Kenyon
streets northwest, and witnessed the
comforting of the initiatory degree by
! team from Eastern Lodge. No. 4. Ten
jurisdictions were represented by WIS.,
| iting Odd Fellows. Noble Grand Ed
win Allan Swingle reports the baby
| lodge" to be in a fourishng condition
and extends fraternal welcome to the
| fraternity to attend it's meetings. A
Union Lodge, No. IL. will have the
| morrow evening. The lodge took part
| in the services for the late Samuel A.
| Murdoch during the past week. MIR.
| Murdock was highly esteemed by the
local fraternity. in which he had Il wide
| acquaintance.
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Order of Rechabites.

Eagle Tent, No. =. Independent Order
of Rechabites, celebrated its sixty
sixth anniversary Friday evening at it's
hall, 304 B street southeast. Included
in the half-hundred members and
guests present were John r. Mahorney
and Peter J. .Cooksey, who were in
itiated in Eagle Tent fifty years ago.
Extracts from the first minutes of
Eagle Tent showed that three pounds
Of candles were purchased to light the
hail." and an appropriation was made
to buy wood for the fireplace.
1849, in Odd Fellows Hall. then at the
east. A public school is now located
on this spot. 1t was seven years after
the order was formed in the United
States and fourteen years after it's
first forma ton in Stafford, England.
Mr. Mahorney stated he believed Eagle
Tent was the Oldest temperance fra
ternity in America. William E. John
son, a member of John B. Henderson
Tent. stated Mr.. Mahorney was right
with one exception, and that was an
Indian Temperance League, which was
formed by Bascomb Lake CO the
Seneca tribe of Indians about 1900.
This league is still in existence. he
said, having formed confederation
and meeting annually.
Four new members were admitted,
Messrs. Boyd, Herford. Ashdraft and
Clemens. About 10 o'clock oysters and
coffee were served.
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Patriotic Order of Americans.

Camp no. At its meeting Thursday
evening installed it's officers and enter
tanned visitors.
District President Mrs. c. Mace, as
sisted by Mrs. f. Heeter of Camp No.
4. installed the following officers: Past
president, Miss X. Johnson: assistant
past president, Miss l. Thomas: presi-
dent, Mrs. n. Wilmington: assistant
president, Mrs. H. Stricken: vice presi
dent. Mrs. Minnie Johnson: assistant
vice president, Mrs. Z. Ridgway; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. c. Z. Thomas.
reelected: financial secretary, Mrs. Eva
Raba, reelected: treasurer. Mrs. f. V
Ball. guard, j. Golden; conductress.
Mrs. Robey; assistant conductress. Mrs.
Fuller; chaplain, Mrs. n. King: orator.
Mrs. H. Litchfeld. After the installa-
.tion the retiring president was pre-
sented with the past officers jewel by
presented with fern. Mrs. c. E.
Thomas also presented Mrs. f. Raba
with a handsome centerpiece from the
retiring president for serving as her
chairman.
Washington Camp. No. S. Tuesday
night at Jefferson Hall. S1st and NJ
streets northwest, received visits from
Camps Nos. and 4. Washington Evans.
district president, was also prese IT.
Next Tuesday a fraternal visit will be
paid to Camp No. 4, which meets at
314 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Camp No. / Wednesday evening had
degree work by the degree team. The
office of orphanage committee of the
District has been given to Mrs. Emma
NJ. Buell. of Camp No. l, and the an
nouncement was received with ap-
plause. In behalf of the camp, a tok-
en- of esteem was presented by Mrs.
Emma Buell. to Mrs. Lena Weber, the
retiring chairman of the good of order.
Refreshments were served, the table
having previously been spread with
dainties and the national colors and
flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. George Webber
invited the members to help celebrate
their thirty-seventh wedding anni-
versary-
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Royal Neighbors of America.

Maple Camp. No. 750S. celebrated the
election of its new officers by a So
cial at the home of the recorder, Mrs.
Cora Irish, Wednesday evening. City
Supervising Deputy Mrs. Martha Nc
Cafrrey addressed the members in the
interests of the order. a musical pro-
gram was rendered by Charles Althoff,
Mrs. Althoff, Mrs. c. webb, Mrs. Marion
Gilbert and Mrs. Nina Hunter y
luncheon was served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be held at the
home Of the oracle, Mrs. Althoff, go
o street northwest, Wednesday. The
new officers are: Oracle, Anna Althoff
vice oracle. Ida Van Tassel; chancel-
lor, Nina Hunter; recorder. Cora Irisu.
receiver, Marion Gilbert; marshal,
Catherine Webb; inner sentinel, Nina
Mckinney; outer sentinel, Nicie Saun-
ders; managers, A. II. Jaeger, Eliza
beth Gibbs, Annie Ward.
a joint installation of officers OF
Myra B. Enright Camp, Dolly Madison
Camp and Maple Camp was held in
Donohoe's Hall Friday night. Mrs. IL.
II. Millard was installed as oracle OF
Myra g. Enright Camp. Mrs. Amy
Donaldson of Dolly Madison Camp and
Mrs. Anna Althoff of Maple Camp, in
the presence of a large gathering. y
social session followed the ceremony
and refreshments were served.
State Deputy Ida J. Swiggett is re-
ported convalescing, after six Weens in
the hospital.
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MnHdi GraA.

New Orleans, Mobile. Pensacola. Feb
ruary 11-16. Very low round-trip fares
via Southern railway. Four daily
through trains Consult agents, 7O5
18th and 9O5 F. streets northwest.-Ad-
yertiSement.
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moving pictures and >Jhand- colore d
views. Admission free

Chairman Thomas J. Gaffney of Ms
lntercouncil Dancing Assembly re-
ports that tickets for the second an
nual dance to be held in Rauscher's =
Monday. February s. at . O'Clock pm,
will be limited to 125 couples.
The Knights of Columbus Dramatic
Club has two plays in rehearsal. INA .
val Engagements and MY Lord in
Livery" which are to be produced ir
New Carroll Hall. G street near 10th
street northwest. Wednesday. Februarv
10, at o'clock pm, for the charity
fund of the Particular Council. Society
of st. Vincent de Paul. Last Sunda y
morning many details were cleared up
relative to the costumes. properties anS
stage effects.
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For q Good Job Of Tinnisg or Heating
telephone North 6267. Chr. and VIM. A.
Gebicke. 1sOS I'd st. NV
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CITY ITEMS.
Robert

Me for Penn Gardens Today. Rob,
Warrick in THE Dollar Mark"
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Phone Ysur Want Aa to The stnA
Main 2440. Z
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Degree of Pocahontas.

Idaho Council, No 1. met at North
east Temple Friday night. The regu-
lar routine of business was transacted
and committee reports were acted upon.
White Eagle Council, No. 4. met
Wedne sday night at Society Temple
The great senior sa gamore paid tic
council visit. A surprise is said to
be in store for the members in the near
future. Remarks under the good of the
order were made by Great Senior Saga
more John L. Bunch and others.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Virginia Theater. That's all.