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Evening star., 1916-11-29
Woman's Party EnIarges
Headquarters and Force
to Push U. S. Amendment

In proof of their assertion we have
ONLY Just begun to fight" while the
democratic and republican national
campaign organizations are closing up
their national headquarters, the wom-
ans party, which entered the national
campaign without a candidate, but to
fight for a principle. has enlarged the
working force Of its headquarters here.
All of the voting women who took
an active part in this womans cam
paign are being congregated here to
concentrate their efforts on Congress
to secure the passage of federal
amendment enfranchisng women
throughout the entire nation. Ore of
the big early features of this second
wind campaign is to be a monster pre-
inaugural pageant-the biggest and
most dignified demonstration ever made
by women in this country suffrage
leaders say. Maj Raymond w Pull
man has already issued permit for
this cavalcade and symbolic pageant
March 3.
These suffrage "Joans" are housed in
the historic Cameron house. in La
Evening star., 1916-11-29
MAK|NGPLANSFOR
TOMORR0W'S
Arrangements Being Com
pIeted All Over District for
Thanksgiving Celebration.
DINNERS THE BIG FEATURE

Arrangements are being completed all
over the District of Columbia today for
the celebration of Thanksgiving day to-
morrow. with the prospect that every
one Will have good time. notwith-
standing the high cost of living. which
has made greater inroad on Thanks
giving marketing pocketbooks this
year than ever before in history.
1t has been estimated that more than
10000 persons will be the beneficiaries,
in the way of filled market baskets and
free cooked Thanksgiving dinners at
the missions, the Salvation Army head
quarters and other charitable institu-
tions Some of the plans for feeding
the poor do not include the supplying
of turkey. because of the high cost Of
that feast food this year. but roast
pork and roast beef will take the place
of the national bird in many cases to
the probable satisfaction Of the reclp-
tents.
ming for a quiet day at the White
pected that the President and Mrs. Will
son will attend some inconspicuous
church service, although there are to
be two especially elaborate services
in Washington. one. the annual pan
American mass tomorrow morning at
st. Patrick's Church. and the other q
service" at metropolitan Methodist
E.piSCopal Church.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
AUTO RACE MEET
PLANS COMPLETED
Large Field of Speed Cars to
Compete at Benning
Track Tomorrow.
LOCAL PILOTS WILL DRIVE

Arrangements have been completed
Tor the automobile race meet at
the Benning race track tomorrow
afternoon. The first race will start
promptly at 80 o'clock, in order that
the last race may be completed by 8
O'Clock. A large field of speed cars
Will participate in the various events
including the Beaver Bullet. Eye-See-
Bee. Mercer. Stutz. Weightman Special
kline-kar. Jimmie. Jimmie, jr. David
son Special, Simplex. Semmes Special
and other high powered cars.
These cars will in nearly every in
stance be driven by local speed pilots
who have been tuning up their ma
chimes for the past week in anticipa
tion of the meet. Work of preparing
the track has been going on for come
time and it is said to be in excellent
condition now. In the event Of a heavy
rain no further touches will be neces-
sary for the track.
Tonight at s o'clock the drivers will
draw their positions for the races. All
drivers, mechanicians and officials OF
the meet have been requested to NEE,
at room 314, Washington Loan and
Trust building, to receive final in
Structions
Evening star., 1916-11-29
Entertainment and Dance.

The Washington local of the National
! Federation of Post Office Clerks will
give its annual entertainment and
dance tomorrow night at Pythian Tenn
pie.
The entertainment Will consist of
specialties by members of the local
The stage will be set to represent the
interior of d post office and a practical
demonstration of the manner Of han
ding parcel post viii be given by the
clerks. Stage Manager Milton w. Dren-
nan has drilled large chorus of male
voices and promises number of sur
priseS in stage and musical effects
AS an added attraction President
Thomas r. Mack will recite a mono
logue, The Speaker of the House"
Howard Biting will produce an imita-
ton of Pavlowa. Robert +. Cook, sec
retary Of the carriers organization,
will exemplify the modern dances as a
prelude TO the dancing program.
The following committees are in
charge of the affair: Entertainment,
Milton w. brennan, chairman; Frank
Murray. Bernie Werle. Harry Lemon
and James NJ. Barnard. Dancing Har-
ry 5. Sherwood. g. ]. Hurlebaus and
r. l.. Grimes. Refreshments, g. Il. Bar
rett and Harry Lemon. Stage manager
Il. e. Bond.
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Special Church Services.

Special services are being arranged
in many other churches. and plans are
being completed today to care for the
wards of the District at the jail. the
workhouse. the Washington Asylum
Hospital and other institutions. The
menu will be enlarged at the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital and the Jail by
the addition of fruits, etc. At the work.
house and reformatory homegrown
dinner is to be served. with roast pork
substituted for turkey. Turkey. how
ever. will be served at the Industrial
Home School and at the Industrial
Home School for Colored Children. At
the national training school for girls
a tableau and minstrel show will be
prominent features on the entertain
ment program.
The Central High School Friendship
Club is to meet at the y. W. c. A. to-
day from to pm. for the annual
Thanksgiving eve party. meeting of
the Cleveland Park Chapter of the Y.
w. G. A. is to be held tomorrow, and a
meeting of the leaders of all girls
Friday.
be held tomorrow morning under the
auspices of the boys department of
the Y. NJ. c. A. The competitors are
to be divided into two divisions
Junior and senior. Both divisions will
start from the Y. NJ. c. A. building, at
18th and G streets northwest, at 10
o'clock and cover a course of one mile,
in the neighborhood and in Potomac
Park
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SUITED TO THE OCCASION.
Sample Thanksgiving Problems for
School Children to Solve.

With turkey at 80 cents a pound, how
many pounds can you buy for s2.10?
If there are 2.793 cranberries in one
quart. how many are there in twenty
seven quarts?
These are samples of Thanksgiving
problems being given out in the public
schools of the District of Columbia to-
day in anticipation of Thanksgiving
day. Maybe the children aren't thank
full to get these queries, but they must
have problems; therefore, let them be
apropos
In accordance with laws of psychol-
ogy the children should pay attention
to lessons appropriate to the season and
about which they are already thinking.
Not only do arithmetical lessons bear
on apropos subjects. but history, com
position and other studies also are
made to have bearing.
The Thanksgiving season was appro-
priately commemorated today, although
no general orders had been issued for
the observance. The schools were
closed this afternoon AMI will not re-
open until Monday
Evening star., 1916-11-29
THANKSGIVING OFFERING
BY $4,000 CHILDREN
Donation of Food to Be Given the
Needy of Washington by Munich
pal Fairgrounds Riddles.

a unique Thanksgiving Offering will
be given tomorrow to the needy of
Washington. in the form of a donation
cs food from $4,000 children of the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds. For the past week
the children of the Fairgrounds have
been bringing fruit and vegetables to
their playground directors for distri-
button tomorrow. Each of the young
sters has been instructed to donate one
vegetable or one other article Of food
value to the INDECENT.
In addition to the donations of vege-
tables, the playground children on
some of the grounds are engaged in
making scrap-books containing cut
tings of colored paper representing
popular fairy tales, as well as the
usual Thanksgiving lore. These will
be sent to the free wards of the city
hospitals for use by sick children.
This afternoon, on all of the play
grounds. Thanksgiving stories will be
told and appropriate games played. The
costumes used by the amateur actors
will be made of colored paper cut out
and pasted together by the wearers.
Owing to the wet weather, the parties
will probably be held In the shelter
houses.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
TO AID SUFFRAGE LOBBY
Will Cooperate With National As
sociation to Procure Adoption of
Anthony Amendment.

ORGANIZATION of national cam
paign committee" to fight in co-opera-
ton with the National Woman's Suf-
frage Associations lobby committee for
the passage of the federal amendment
to enfranchise women was effected at
meeting of representatives from all
the local suffrage organizations in the
New Ebbitt House yesterday afternoon.
This was the first result of the or
ganization campaign started here by
Mrs Frank J. Shuler, champion organ
izer and corresponding secretary of the
national association. Mrs. Shuler came
from Buffalo especially to address the
meeting and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
the national president, was also pres
ent. .
The national campaign committee
will officially organize this afternoon
and begin work at once.
1t was announced that in the next
few days a selection will be made be-
tween several large residences for a
HEADQUARTERS for the association here
in the National Capital. and that imme-
diately following this decision quarters
for the local women will be provided
in the new headquarters, where also
will be the offices of Mrs. Walter Nc
Nab Miller. chairman of the Washing
ton committee of the national associa-
tion. Miss Ruth White. the secretary,
and their corps of assistants 1t is
also expected that Mrs. Gait herself
will spend considerable tipe in Wash
ington this winter
While the selection of a chairman OF
the national campaign committee was
deferred until today. the following
committee assignments were made at
Yesterdays meeting:
Finance chairman-Mrs. Helen Rand
Tindall.
Membership chairman-Mrs- Lyman
e. Swormstedt; vice chairman, Miss
Helen Doran.
Entertainment chairman-Mrs. Glenna
Smith Tinnin.
Press and publicity chairman-Mrs. G.
A. Mosshart; vice chairman, Miss Ethel
NJ. Smith.
Conventions chairman-Mrs r. O.
Jones.
Literature chairman-Miss Florence
F.. Stiles; vice chairman, Mrs. j. o.
Moque.
Meetings chairman-Mrs. Wesley NJ
Stoner: vice chairman. Mrs. Frank MI
ram Smell.
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fayette Square, just across the green
from fha White u0nao

fayette Square, Just across the green
from the White House.
Among the women from western SUI
frage states who are now living at
Cameron house, and who are here to
assist in the attack on Congress to be
gin in earnest next week. are Miss
Maud Younger. Miss Mildred Gilbert
and Mrs. Bessie H. Bapandre of San
Francisco, Miss katherine r. Fisher OF
Los Angeles. Miss Vivian Pierce. San
Diego. Cal: Mrs. Ella NJ Dean. Helena,
Mont: Miss Hazel Hunkins, Billings.
Mont; Miss Berta Crone. Dupuyer.
Mont, and Miss Cornelia Wyse, Chi
cago. Other speakers and organizers
who were in the woman's party cam
paign. and who will be here within the
next day or two. include Miss Anne
Martin of Nevada. national chairman
of the woman's party. who will be in
charge of the Congressional Union
lobby work during the coming session.
and Miss Mabel Vernon of Nevada. sec
retary of the woman's party
Evening star., 1916-11-29
Other Entertainments Planned.

The Washington Saengerbund is to
celebrate the day with an informal
dance at the clubhouse. 314 street
northwest, tomorrow evening. The new
Halliewood Golf Club is to be opened
formally tomorrow as part of the day s
celebrations, the first event on the pro-
gram being a fox hunt. There will be
a foot ball game at o'clock and a
championship golf game at o'clock
The club is at Seabrook, Md.
In the Park View community the day
will be celebrated jointly by all the
residents of the neighborhood in the
Park View School. beginning with a
concert by the Park View Band in
front of the school at 10 am. The pro-
gram in the auditorium of the school
Will begin al IL am, and an invocation
will be pronounced by Rev. Walter F..
Smith of Whitney Avenue Memorial
Church p 2. Claxton. United States
commissioner of education. is to spea k
on The Public School Community Cen
ter as an Agency of Democracy"
The Sons of the Revolution will cele-
brate the day by attending special
Thanksgiving services at the Church of
the Epiphany.
The Smithsonian Institution an
nounces that the Smithsonian building
and both the old and the new National
Museum buildings viii be open to the
pubic from am. to 80 pm. tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
DEVINY IS REELECTED.
Chosen President of Local Plate
Printers Again-Other Officers.

John ]. Deviny was reelected presi-
dent of the Washington Plate Printers
Union at a meeting yesterday. Other
officers elected We're: Vice president,
A. II. Mills: recording secretary Ray
Burrows; financial secretary, Frank S.
Milovitch: treasurer, David A. Fulton
inspector, +. b. Brooks; outside guard.
Earl Smith, and inside guard. Clement
]. Clergen.
Trustees elected were James A Ke-
hoe, Richard l.. Grace and j. F. Hardie.
The executive board will be composed
of John J. Deviny. A. II. Mills. James
Fl. Beck. Chris Lehmkuhl, +. !. Ryan,
c. b. Rout and Jesse Watt. The fol-
lowing were elected delegates to the
Central Labor Union of Washington:
Robert S. Jones, Daniel NJ. Hassett.
James A. Early, Louis Nichols and Ed
Zernia.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
TROOP HOLDS THIRD DRILL
Presidents Own" Highly Praised
by Its Commander. Mai. HERON

' Troop IL. LIST cavalry, \. 6. ID. G., OF
the presidents own held its third
drilI last night at the l. street armory
and on Il street. devoting its time
chiefly TO company foot movements
This was the troops second drilI in
company movements. and Maj. LEROY
W. Heron. the commander. praised the
work of the men highly
Sixteen more men are needed TO be
sworn into the service in order to com
plete the personnel of the troop. Nearly
100 men passed the physical examina-
tions creditably. but many of them have
not been present to be mustered in.
The next drill of the troop is to he
held at o'clock Thursday evening.
December Z. and Maj. Heron urges de :
linquent members of the troop to re-
port.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
Racer of New Design.

In the first race of five miles there
will be included in the entries a new
car of the latest design from the
standpoint of engineering and con-
struction. 1t is of the four-cylinder
type, with sixteen valves. developing
100-horsepower. 1t recently developed
speed of 100 miles an hour on the
Sheepshead Bay track on Long Island
Entries for this event have been re-
ceived from Philadelphia and New Jer-
sey. as well as Virginia. The second
event also Will be at five miles and
will include several specially built
cars. The third event will be for a
distance of fifteen miles and will bring
out a large field of drivers. This will
be a free-for-all event.
The fourth race will be over a dis
tance of five miles, and will be a free
for-all handicap. All of the races will
be under the sanction of the American
Automobile Association. The meet is
being held under the auspices of the
Middle Atlantic Motor Association, In
corporated. Some of the local pilots
lined up in the various races are Brai-
Evening star., 1916-11-29
Hughes Plurality in Minnesota, 3e2

ST PAUL, Mimi. November %
Charles f. Hughes plurality in Mime
sofa at the recent presidential election
was 392 votes. the state canvassing
board has determined. Discovery of
slight errors in the original tabulation
resulted in a net loss Of four votes by
Mr. Hughes. the final official count be
ing: Hughes, 1854; Wilson, 1889.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
SPIRITED FOOT BALL GAME
A THANKSGIVING FEATURE
Teams of George Washington and
Georgetown Universities to Meet
on Latter's Field.

With banners waving. sirens shriek-
ing and brass band blaring out its
HNcliest tunes. hundreds of students,
alumni and faculty members of George
Washington University, in mass forma-
ton, Will march tomorrow afternoon
from the university's Medical School
Evening star., 1916-11-29
ARMY-NAV.
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. William A. Squires. Den
tai Corps. is relieved from station at
Fort Leavenworth. Kan, and ordered
to duty at Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
The following named officers of the
Quartermaster Corps are relieved from
duty in the Philippines department and
will proceed to the United States: Maj.
Frank A. Grand and Capts. Charles H.
Errinston and William H. Winters.
@. NJ. Sergt. Jonas F. Bitterman,
Quartermaster Corps, Washington bar
acks. District of Columbia. is detailed
to duty with the National Guard of
Pennsylvania.
Capt Richard H. Somers. ordnance
department.. is detailed as a member of
the board of officers appointed to make
a study of all features of guns. car
riages. ammunition. fire control instru-
ments. range tables. and range charts.
with the object of determining their
probable effect upon the accuracy of
fire with seacoast cannon. vice Maj.
William I. Westervelt, ordnance de-
partment, relieved.
Capt. George A. WiecZorek. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is detailed for service in
the Signal Corps.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Martin F. Scanlon.
infantry.
Capt. James w Everington. infantry.
is relieved from station at Redf1eld. S.
D.. and is assigned to station at
Fort Crook. Neb.
First Lieut.: Clarence c. Benson. 18th
Cavalry. will proceed to West Point.
\. Y. for duty at the Military Academy.
The following named officers on the
retired list have been advanced a grade
on the retired list in accordance with
special acts of Congress; capts Robert
First Lieuts. Charles s. Fowler and
David D. Johnson and Second Lieut..
Charles H. Towsley.
Col. George w. Burr. ordnance de-
partment. will repair to this city on
official bushes pertaining to the OPP
erations of the ordnance department.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Simon B. Buckner. 27th In
fantry. is extended one month.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Charles L. Mitchell, in
fantry.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Louis Farrell, infantry.
Capt. John NJ. Craig. infantry, is re-
Mo.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Richard b. Bar
nitZ. cavalry.
Ihe 1OllO"1nS cHaHStS III tHe QudI
termaster Corps are ordered:
Maj. David e. Case, from the Ha-
waiian Department to Kansas City
Mo-; Maj. Morton J. Henry. from East
ern Depa rtment to Honolulu: Lieut.. Col
George G.. Bailey. from the Hawaiian
Department to San Francisco. Cal
Maj. Charles E. Stanton. from Sar
Francisco to Governors Island. \: Y.
Lieut. Col Joseph l.. Knowlton. from
the Philippine Department to the
United States. and Maj. Beecher b. Ray
from the Philippine Department to the
United States.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. (junior grade> w. A. Richardson
from Reina Mercedes to Parker.
Ensign II. w. Hoyt, from Nebraska tc
naval aeronautic station, Pensacola, Fla
Naval Movement.
The t. S. S. Chester has been desig-
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Girl Students Are Welcomed.

At the game the George Washington
roofing section will be on the east side
of the field. Arrangements have been
made for the supplying of megaphones.
noise-making machines and sirens.
Girl students will be welcomed to the
roofing section. A delegation of girls
Sity has been rehearsing yellS and
songs for the past month to use at the
game.
The head cheer leader will be Charles
Lynch. assisted by Eugene Underwood
and a Medical school Student nor Vet
named. These cheer leaders will wear
G. W. U. sweaters and white flannel
trousers.
This afternoon at 4:45 o'clock open
air mass meetings will be held in front
of the Arts and Sciences building. Law
School quarters and Medical School
building to rehearse cheers
Evening star., 1916-11-29
ley Gish, who holds tho New York
Washington and Washing

Washington and Richmond-Washing
ton automobile road records; Milo Bur-
bage. Harry Myers. Ray Semmes, lrV-
ing C. Barber and Paul Minor. while
Don Dickinson, f. l.. VALLEY and other
out -of-town drivers are expected to
make things interesting for the local
drivers.
The officials of the meet are: Ameri-
can Automobile Association represent
ative. Horace c. Chandlee: referee, $. $.
Grosan; starter, e. Royce Hough; clerk
of the course. William McCandliss
timers. a. o. Hutterly. Roy King. J. o.
Waxsmuth: judges, Howard =. FISK
Harry Ward and Burton Leary. 1r.;
scorers, Monte w. Sohn. Roy Living
ston and Charles Brooks.
Evening star., 1916-11-29

building, 1925 H street northwest, to
Georgetown Field, where will be staged
the most spirited foot ball game of the
season in the National Capital clash
between the city's time-long university
rivals
The procession will form at 1 o'clock
in front of the Medical School. where
rmbands, banners. megaphones and
sirens will be on sale. At the head of
the parade will march the George
Washington University Brass Band. or
ganized especially for the foot ball con
test. The band will be under direction
of David Davis, with Tom Stayton as
drum major.
Evening star., 1916-11-29

Rev Charles B. Donohue. fifty-nine.
of Portsmouth. Va. is dead. He was
one of the best known priests in Fir-
ginia.
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Naval Movement.

The T. S. 5. Chester has been desis
mated receiving ship at Boston.
Evening star., 1916-11-29
SPIRITUALIsTs.

MRS. J. Z. MALTBY. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM
ll12 10th St n.w.-Meetinxs. Wed. pm and
, Fri. 1880 p.m.. pc. A message to each Daily
readings. 81 North SOB
Evening star., 1916-11-29
Naval Orders.

Lieut. (junior grade, w. A. Richardson.
from Reina Mercedes to Parker.
Ensign II. w. Hoyt, from Nebraska to
naval aeronautic station, Pensacola, Fla.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-25
THINK FORMER KENosHAN HURT
Milwaukee Story Causes Speculation
Among Friends of Joe Will
liams in Kenosha.

Friends Of Joseph A. Williams, form
er well known Kenosha man have been
considerably worked up today over
the following story which appeared
in Milwaukee paper this morning:
"a canopy at the second floor of
the Wisconsin hotel on the Third street
front probably saved the life of Joseph
Williams, forty-eight years old, a guest,
early Wednesday morning. Williams
had a room on the third floor. While
asleep, he became frightened and jump
ed from the window. His descent was
broken by the canopy. The injuries
he received to his body were treated
at Emergency hospital. Williams is a
salesman Of Minneapolis. =
Williams, who was formerly con-
nected with big manufacturing com
panies in Kenosha, has been living in
Minneapolis for some time and he has
been working as a salesman. Efforts
to get more detailed facts in regard
to the story from Milwaukee brought a
reply that Williams was not known
there and that he had left the city
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-25
GO TO MILWAUKEE TOMORROW.
Committee ON transportation and the
Mayor to Study Elevation Prob
lem in Milwaukee.

The first move in the investigation
of elevation is to be taken tomorrow
when Aldermen Goodman, Smith and
Hoppe, members Of the Railways and
transportation committee of the council,
and Mayor Pfennig City Attorney
Slater and City Engineer Brennan will
go to Milwaukee. The officials plan to
make the trip by automobile and they
will start early in the morning in order
to put in whole eight hours of
the day Investigating. During the
morning if the weather makes it pos
sible, the Kenosha investigators are
going to see the elevation work done
in Milwaukee. They are taking a tape
line along with them so that they can
find out just how it is between subways
in Milwaukee. The members of the
committee expect to get some idea of
subway construction. In the afternoon
the Kenosha officials will have con-
ference with Mayor Hoan who was city
attorney when the work of elevation
was done in Milwaukee. The officials
expect to get many valuable sugges-
tions from the Milwaukee mayor.