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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19
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Mckinley Council has elected officers
for the coming year as follows: Jesse
B. K Lee, president; s. F. Birthright,
vice president: H ]. Stahl, speaker; w.
c. Nicholson, ex-president; r. ]. Jones,
secretary; W. G. Belts. financial sec
Rotary; Charles G. Robinson. treasurer;
W. D. Culleen, chaplain: Thomas P.
RYAN, usher; William ]. OBrien. ser
Reant-at-arms, and c. W. Schroeder,
doorkeeper. H. J. Bright, W. D. Gull
leen and W. ]. Carey as trustees
Delegates to the cabinet, w. ]. Carey,
W. D. Cullen, John T. Donnelly, James
Y: Hughes, r. ]. Jones. Jesse B. K
Lee, w. C. Nicholson, w. ]. OBrien.
Thomas P. Ryan and H. ]. Stahl Dele
gate to immediate relief. Fred d.
Chambers. 1t was decided that the
installation of officers be held on the
second Friday in January.
Pressmen's Council Monday evening
elected the following officers: Albert
Lovelace. president; MILFORD N. Knott,
vice president: Norman E. Miller.
Thomas T. Ryan. secretary; W ~
Barnholt, financial secretary: Daniel
Beckwith. treasurer; J. p. Kelly. chap
plain; Arthur Schoheid. usher; E.
Trupp. sergeant at arms W. NeTfes'
doorkeeper. Delegates to cabinet
Thomas Ryan and L. B. strickrott.
DELEGATE to Immediate relief. Fred A
Strickrott The president of the cabi-
net. Fred A Strickrott, and ]. E. Bor-
land, secretary Of the cabinet. spoke
under the head Of the good Of the
order.
National Capital Council Friday even
ing held its annual election of officers
and its memorial service. arrange
ments were made for the installation
banquet will be held. j. z. Borland
of Potomac Council delivered a short
address.
Treasury Council Wednesday evening
elected the following officers: Presi-
John II. Williams: speaker. Fred
Lecher; ex-president, C. ]. Mahan: sec
Rotary, r. D. Howell. financial secre-
tary. J. W. Harsha: treasurer. A. S.
Balm Farr. A NJ Bugden. district man
ager. spoke on good of the order.
Congressional Council Wednesday
evening elected the following officers:
w. H. Smith. president; John T. Money,
president: U. s. J. Dunbar. treasurer.
Elmer Johnson, secretary; Eugene B.
Bell, financial secretary; ]. Z. Lana
han, speaker; ]. B. Hayes. usher; Ed
ward Herbert, sergeant-at-arms; AL
pheus shoIl. doorkeeper: Albert Lari-
Were. DR.. r. l. spire and T. J. Powell,
trustees. Delegates to the cabinet. L.
S. j. Dunbar. Elmer Johnson, J. Z.
Hogan. D. A Kildare, J. r. Newman.
J. T. Money. T. w. Shomo. W. A. Smith.
Deputies Association, gave dramatic
readings.
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u%RED MEN

Sioux Tribe. No. IS. met Thursday
evening at Painters Hall, 9th and G
streets northwest. Talks on the good
of the order were made by Jacques
Heidenheimer, DR.. Chapman, Washing
ton Evans, Charles Lineback, Henry
Gompers and several others.
President Lewis of the Bowling
League gave details Of the meeting
last Tuesday at the Red Mems CluD.
Sachem Joe Levy was reported still
confined to his bed. Mr.. Tolson also
was reported sicE Visitation night
was discussed by the tribe and voted
success, Mr.. Nicholas and DR.. Chip
man being commended for good work.
Nomination of officers were made for
the ensuing term. as follows: For
sachem, jacques Heidenheimer; senior
sycamore, Harry Lewis; junior saga
more, Henry Gompers. and prophet, Joe
Levy. Election of chiefs will be held
next Thursday.
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derson, Sadie E. Hissey, Laura
Dickey. Blanch Sheckells, George
MarkWard and others.


Markward and others.
jackson Tent. No. 1856. met Friday
evening, Miss Ruth Griffin in the chair.
The committee on country dance re-
ported progress. The tent decided 70
visit South Washington Tent tomorro"
evening. One candidate was Initiated
Onward Tent. No. 1921, met Wednes-
day evening. Several applications TOE
membership were received and acted
upon. Mrs. Mary Waple was present
after a long absence Mrs. BESSIE
Thompson was reported Ill at ner
home. John Billups. member OF On
ward and Union tents, was reported in
jured Wednesday by motor truck.
After the regular business social hour
was held. Remarks were made by Col.
Thomas H. Evans. Joseph H. Hart, 1r.'
high deputy ruler; Miss jeanette Sweeney,
Miss Blanche Ogle, Miss Amy Bickerton'
Mrs. Lucy Mcdonald, Mrs. Catherine
Browning, Mrs. Mary jackson, Miss Mary
Waple, Miss Cora Childs and others.
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rlACCABEE]

National Tent. No. 1. entertained the
members Of Victor Review Monday
night with music. Rotations and
speaking. D. B. Gusdorf presided and
introduced Mrs. Carter and D. W. Gall.
both Of whom spoke. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra.
A request has been sent out to each
Of the tents in the District Of Column
bia for the appointment of a commit
tee OF five to arrange for Maccabee
banquet the night of Washingtons
posed to mix patriotism and fraternal-
ism.
At the meeting of District Tent. No.
commander and John M. c. Cox was re-
elected record keeper.
Metropolitan Tent, No. ~. reelected
Thomas L. Smith record keeper for the
six months beginning January 1.
National Tent held a reception in
honor Of Victor Review Monday even
ing. Robert Cooper Of Baltimore,
member Of National Tent, No. l, who
was In the city, attended the review.
1t Is reported new tent is about
ably early in January. Mr.. Erickson
of that town has the matter In hand.
Thomas O'Brion and Frank Gugel,
both Of Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4,
died recently.
Every Maccabee in the District Of
Columbia, it Is said, will be invited to
the Maccabee banquet the 22d of Feb
ruary.
Brightwood Tent. No. S. at its review
Tuesday night elected the following
officers for the term beginning Janu-
airy /: Homar Smith. past commander:
e. W. Shoots. commander; James M
Grant, lieutenant commander: Benja-
min r. Detweiler. record keeper: George
II. Holt chaplain: e. T. Bowling, ser
Keant: c. H. Manning. master at arms /:
P. Gleason. first master OF the guard !:
J. C. Wheat. IT,. second master Of the
guard; w. T. King. picket: J. Clifford.
sentinel: Edwin Perry. trustee. three
years. The reelection Of e. W. Snoots
as commander was for his sixth con-
secutive term. The tent also appointed
Ayers.
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Grand Army of the Republic.

Lincoln Post, No. 3. entertained q
large company Of invited guests in
Grand Army Hall Wednesday evening.
The adiutant Of the post, o. H. Old
royd. read q paper on the humorous
side Of life. Representative Isaac R.
Sherwood spoke. giving q list of PEN
soidiers who served in the revolution
ary and other American wars, besides
q history Of the authors Of the songs
Of the war of the rebellion. A vocal
solo was rendered by Miss Emma
Cohen. accompanied on the piano by
Mr. Cook. Three young ladies' sang
and the post band closed the program
with a medley. Refreshments wsre
served.
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The Oyster Ancient Food.

From the London Chronicle.
The oyster. now unusually plentiful
and cheap, has been a favortte with
mankind from the earliest times. for
oyster shells have been found with
some of the most ancient human re-
mains. The agreeable practice Of swal-
lowing him raw and half alive remaina
the favorite way of eating the oyster
with the modern gourmand, as with
the unclad barbarian-that first oyster
eater of whom Gay sang:
The man had sure palate covered DER :
With brass or Steel that on the rocky shore
And risked the living noEsel down his throat.
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MVGHa 1E4SiS6

Mrs. Edmonia E. Finnacom was elect
ed councillor of Mizpah Council, No. 9,
Friday evening. The other officers elect
ed are Mrs. Ella v. Richie. associate
councillor; Mrs. Catherine Brewton,
vice councillor; George A. Veitch, asso-
ciate vice councillor: John w. Milstead.
assistant recording secretary; Mrs.
Annie B. Leissler. conductor; Mes.
Susan A. Crown, warden, reelected:
Mrs. Lille Thrift. inside sentinel; Mrs.
Elizabeth Wells. outside sentinel. re-
elected: John W. Arnett. trustee for
eighteen months, reelected.
Mrs. Clara n. Goldsmith was reported
sick.
Plans were discussed for the TWEEN.
tieth anniversary which occurs January
IL. The council will celebrate the event.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Freddie
Beech. deputy state councillor: Mrs.
Cora y. Weiss. past councillor, who IL
waiting her daughter ArA Clayka
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Loyal Order Of Moose.

Columbia Lodge. No. 12s. met IN
Moose Home Tuesday evening. Repre-
sentative M. NJ. Garland OF Pennsyl-
vania. general dictator of the order.
accompanied by Supreme Dictator e. J.
Henning of San Diego, Cal. and d.
rector General James ]. Davis Of Pitts
burgh. Pa, visited the lodge: All made
addresses, referring to Mooseheart, To-
Gated at Aurora, Ill, thirty-two miles
from Chicago, where the headquarters
Of the organization, college and an
Industrial school for the WIDOWS ana
Director General Davis announced
that he would visit Washington again
about February /. with his organiza-
tion force OF twelve men.
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Trinity Commandery. No. 522. met
Saturday night with a number of visit
ors. The meeting was enlivened by
Rotations and addresses by Court r.
Wood. Grand Commander Joseph B.
Bailey. Grand Keeper Of Records W. e.
Graham and others. Refreshments
were served at the close Of the meet
Ing.
MAnday night Mount Vernon and 81.
joins Communicates he3d . Joint cele-
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United Daughters of the Confederacy

Stonewal Jackson Chapter, No. 20. met
Monday evening at Confederate Memorial
Home, 1922 Vermont avenue. Mrs. Drury
Conway Ludlow. first vice president, pre-
sided. The bylaws of the chapter were
amended to enable the chapter to hold its
elections hereafter in November, to con-
form to the resolution passed at the an
nual convention. The present officers will
serve until November, 1916, in accordance
with the amendment. There will be no
election until then to fill the position of
chapter president, made vacant by the
death Of Mrs. Magnus s. Thompson
The chapter held a historical evening,
following the program outlined by Miss
Mildred Rutherford. the historian gen.
eral.
Miss Pansie Casanave Wilson, retiring
president Of the Winnie Davis Chapter.
has been presented with a gold U. D. G..
pin by the chapter. The next meeting Of
the chapter will be held Wednesday after
noon at the home OF Miss Asha Wells.
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The Tribe of Ben.Hur.

Gideon j. Pillow. a member Of WASH
ington Court, No. l, will deliver the
illustrated, Ben Hur" lecture Tuesday
evening in the old Masonic Temple. 9Th
will be free to members and their
friends. Music appropriate to the sub
ject will be feature. Members have
been requested to meet at 7:30 o'clock
for the transaction Of important bust
ness. which will include the annual
election of officers.
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TRAVELETTE
Singapore,
RY, NIKsAH.

Singapore is a city. an island, the,
end of continent and the heart of,
the east, meeting place of all races
and harbor for all ships. They come
and go. quiet and ghostlike. tearing a..
white wake through the rich Glue ,
water-steamers and freighters. yachts
and junks and tramps. They bring to-
Singapore the men of every corner OF ,
the globe.
There are the Malays and the Tamils
OF the islands, the Sikhs and Bengalis .
from India. the ever-present Chinaman
of the far east. the English soldier and :
the English civilian. distinguishable at
q glance frora the Eurasians who
English have brought polo and golf
and tennis. built barracks and bunga-
lows. laid out a park around govern!
ment house that might he in one of the
changed the surface a little: Singa-rr
pore win always belong to the east. :,
The islands are green and red-green
with a wealth of tangled plant life,
everywhere. The costumes Of natives,
and Eurasians are white, set on with
ribbons of red and blue. The soul OF
tho land Is almost tangible In the glare =
Of crude color under a merciless sun. ~
With the sudden nightfall. the life
of the orient draws closer. even to the
veranda of the exceedingly English 4
hotel. A thousand lights flash in the
",
ali the streets like multitudinous twin =
hrefies The hum Of the crowded ma
tive quarter, the murmur of the busy
bazaar with its winding narrow streetsn
sounds float on the heavy air and
mingle with the far away boom of az
Chinese gong and the eerie high notes :
Of an Indian pspe. From the hot, moist
bush come little night noises through
the stiilness. The east is breathing In
her sleep. 50.
Lima, Peru. =
Lima Is noted for its pretty women y,
its scenic railway and its fieas. -
The person who runs away from =
Guayaquil to escape the mosquitoes b
comes on to Lima only to encounteras
heas- It 10 merely another case or
leaping from the frying pan into thsln
IRE. The arrival of stranger In Lima
always causes great excitement among
the worlds largest colony Of fieas. y
During the first few hours they explore.
his person SO thoroughly that they
Leave tracks all over him.
If newcomer ventures on the streets
he Is besieged by another kind of pest.
the vender Of lottery tickets. Lima ts-
as lottery ridden as II Is fiea-bittsn.-
Every time you pay your fare on thsw
The railroad that climbs up the Steep
Andes from Lima II. indeed. wonder.'r
It cost more nonAy than i win ever
Meiges," that being the name Of thsnI
who put IL through. Its con.
Dtruction cost 20 many millions that II =
broke the government OF Peru and put
Ter, There are no more hank notea in
circulation In Peru because the psople,n
have no faith In money that will not.
Il aH
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Columbia, drills and exercises of the
organization will be suspended until
January 6. During the interim the
Sylvia will be laid up at her dock. No
cruises will be made during the holi-
days.
Under orders issued by Commander
Joseph A. Dempf Thursday night the
Sylvia will leave her dock, at the foot
of Water and streets southwest. at
8 o'clock today, and will steam. down
as far as Indian Head. The officers
and men who are not on watch wis be
given shore leave. and the vessel will
raise her anchors and start for the
city in time to arrive here about 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
In an address to the members of the
battalion Thursday night Commander
Dempf reviewed the progress OF the
battalion during the year Just ended.
He said it had been one ), Of It. the most
cation. While recruiting has not been
as brisk as it could be, he said. never
theless a better class OF men had been
obtained, ..-1
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Company who went to Fort Myar last
Sunday listened to a lecture by Lieut..
Milliken, 5th Cavalry. on the horse and
the diseases to which it is subject.
Another detail will go to the Virginia
army post today
Several changes have been made in
the Signal Corps armory, which has
resulted in giving the command more
room.
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A man fell from his bicycle-skidded
wheel-and the crowd fringed him in.
1t was that day of snow and slushy
asphalt-but the crowd didn't mind It
nudged and elbowed itself into as close
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National Capital Council Friday even
ing held it's annual election of officers
and its memorial service. Arrange
ments were made for the installation
services in January, when the annual
banquet will be held. J. z. Borland
of Potomac Council delivered short
address
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P EDALS and prizes for the an
nual rifle shooting competi-
tions, as we'll as the insignia
; earned during the regularly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

Potomac Council met Monday night.
Chairman Richard L. Lamb Of the
Knights of Columbus employment bu-
reau reported the work of this body
during the past year. Lecturer Thomas
Rooney presented the program of en-
tertainment.
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Keane Council Dancing Assembly
will hold it's initial dance of the 1916
season Monday night, January II. in
knights of Columbus Hail. P. c.
Brady Is chairman, S. Melville Tucker.
secretary, and David E. Barry, treas
urer.
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Five members were added to the
board of directors of the Insurance
at a meeting held last Sat
urday night in Knights of Columbus
Hall. Benjamin F. Myers Is chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

Keane Council will have a Christ
mas tree from which a Santa Claus
will distribute gifts to the members at
the meeting Thursday night. Grand
Knight John ]. Keenan, and Lecturer
Joseph P. Cain are cooperating with
the entertainment committee on an am
bilious Yuletide program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

Wednesday evening District Council
will have a progressive euchre party
after its regular meeting at No. 11o1 E
street northwest.
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President Joseph B. Mccain of the
Knights of Columbus Bowling League
has arranged a duckpin match be-
tween the members of the Baltimore
Knights and those of Washington. the
former to come here for half of the
set Of ten games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

The members of the District will en-
terrain the members of Virginia and
Maryland January "a at the Northeast
Temple, provided suitable arrange
ments can be made for that night.
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PITTSTON

NORTH-Mr. Morrill, of North AL.
gusta was the guest Saturday Of his
cousin, Mrs. G. B. Putnam.
Among the visitors and callers al
c. X. Green's during the week were
Mrs. Alton McKingsley Of Joice; Mrs
Scott Powers and Miss Bernice Wat.
son Of Chelsea; Mrs. A. Roberts O,
Augusta, and Henry White and John
Matthews Of West Chelsea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bolster and lit
tie daughter Barbara of Gardiner were
Sunday visitors at A. NJ. Cooper's.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Putnam enter.
tanned as guests Sunday Mr.. and Mra
Shepherd and Mrs. Altera Putnam OF
Gardiner and Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Pur.
nam and daughter Doris Of whitefieId
Mr.. Hubbard and Mr.. Babb were in
this section the first of the week look.
ing for standing timber. II enough can
be found and purchased a portable
mill will probably be moved here to
saw il into lumber.
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BY the prompt and hard efforts Of neigh
bors the fire was quickly extinguished
with loss OF about IS.
The stork visited the homo OF Bert
Collins Tuesday morning and left . boy.
Mrs. Lnwood Littlefield and Miss Edna
Cochrane Of Oakland are guests for
week Of Mrs. Ida Towle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bickford Of DAM
ariscotta Mills were weekend guests of
his mother. Mrs. Ida Towie.
Miss Beatrice Cutler Of Augusta 10 the
guest Of her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
P. C. Cain.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Green and Mrs.
lille Grant and little sons Of Pittston
were at the National Home Wednesday
calling on Patrick Hayes. who Is in the
hospital. They report him az gaining and
able to be out on the voEanda-
Mr.. and Ms. E. H. Libby were Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Foye In
Pittston.
Miss Bernice Watson passed wsdnes-
day night in Pittston with her aunt.
Mrs. Ellen Green.
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COURT pine Tree
ELECTS OFFICERS

AT a largely attended meeting OF
Court Pine Tree, No. 20, Foresters Of
America. held in Golden Cross hall or
Thursday evening. the following Off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing term
Chief ranger. left open till next meet.
ing: SUBJ chief ranger, B. A. jackson;
recording secretary. Merton Barrett;
senior woodland, Jos. Couture; junior
woodland, Thos. Michaud: senior bee
die. H. F. Britt. Junior beedle, W. J.
Hitler: lecturer. Everett A. Garland.
The newly elected officers will be in
stalled by Deputy Grand Chief Ran
ger Peter Bush, Jr., at a public in
stallation to be held July IS. The de-
gree team Of Court City Of Westbrook
will assist in the ceremony.
This team, which is under the direc-
ton Of City Clerk Wilson Of West
brook, is considered the finest in New
England and carries with it full
Band, who are members Of the court.
Those who are fortunate enough to
witness this work will indeed enjoy a
rare treat. A banquet will be served
after the ceremonies to which all
Foresters and invited friends will be
admitted. The various committees re-
Gently appointed are hard at work in
preparation for the event
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that out Of % registered letters and
packages seven arrived in Sweden
opened, while the greater part of the
other mail had been censored. OF the
Adriatic's mail which arrived in Goth
enburg June 8, several letters were
said to have been opened and one
registered unit to have been retain
ed. Whether the pieces Of mail mat
ter shown by a comparison of re-
ceipts TO be missing was an official
communication has not been revealed
but it is known that diplomatic cor
respondence was sent from Washing
ton on the Adriatic.
1t is understood tonight in diplomat
ic quarters that the matter probably
would be the subject of representa-
tons by the United States to Great
Britain asking that special precautions
be taken to protect American mail
passing through British territory.
Unofficially it was stated in allied
diplomatic circles that there had been
verious instances Of interference with
official mail in this country and that
the Russian embassy had evidence OF
six cases in which mail had been tam
pered with on United States railway
mail cars.
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FURTHER OCCUPATION BY AUSTRO-
GERMANS IS ADMITTED BY REPORT

losses in the past two days in fruitless
offensive attempts.
Elm counter attacks in the region east
Of Mariampol some villages were occu-
pied by the enemy. and Tuesday night
the enemy began a bombardment OF o.
sowetz. but about o'clock in the morn
ing the fortress got the upper hand.
Along the NarewOmulew valley front
there have been unimportant encounters.
I'm the Orzyc valley Tuesday night the
enemy opened an intense artillery fire
against Jednorojetz village, throwing
tens of thousands of shells within a short
space. The enemy ended with the occu-
patton of only part or the completely
destroyed trenches of one regiment.
North of Przasnysz, by energetic coun-
ter attacks we occupied all of the ad-
vanced trenches which the enemy had
held since his attack on June u.
in West Galicia the battle on the
San continues with increasing fierce
ness, the enemy continually sending
fresh forces into the fight.
''On the Dniester, the fighting along
the Tismenitza and the Stry contin-
ued. Monday and Tuesday to our ad-
vantage. South Of Jidatcheff near
Bereznitza and Kroulevsaa we captur-
ed another five hundred German pris-
oners, including IA officers and also
four guns