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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-09
Will Interest the Older Residents

Another former resident of Skow
hogan has sent a letter to the indie
Reporter which contains
many names common in the commun
ty around sixty years ago. TIL,
will be of especia
to the older citizens. It il
as follows:
Mr.. Editor:
Please mail to me a copy OF
the Reporter giving account of
the Horse Show | was born in
Skowhegan in 1899 My father
a carpenter, removed to
West Gardiner in the spring of
1854. / have visited SkoWhegan
but once since then, to attend the
reunion of my regiment, the 18th
Maine. | well remember nearly
all the old residents of Skowhe-
gan, who nearly all have passed
over to the great beyond. The
business and professional men
are yet fresh in my mind. Capt.
Patten, venerable old gentle
man and town clerk for some
years. Sumner Patten was a
son of his. | am quite sure the
oldest lawyer | have recollection
of was Kidder, a feeble old man
then and think he served a term
in Congress Judah Mcclellan
was quite a prominent figure and
much interested in politics.
also remember who the forty
miners were that went to Cali
fornia and some of their wives
afterwards followed them. Per
haps kidder is alive and lives in
Skowhegan. Two papers were
edited in Skowhegan, Peoples
Press and Democratic Clarion,
pratt and Littlefeldl. DR..
Mann's sheet, the Down East
Screamer, his mouth piece in the
Coolidge murder affair.
| have mentioned few that
come to my mind. that remem-
bered in my boyhood days Only
few are left in Skowhegan that
remember me as boy. We liv-
ed in the house that Fairbrother
occupied for years, the place my
father sold to Judge White Nh
Ira Norton, who knows me, lives
opposite now. once the old Viii
liam Philbrick place l think. ]
hope to visit Skowhegan in the
near future and will call in and
see the editor of the Reporter
B. +. FAIRBANKS,
Belgrade. Maine.
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The total valuation Of automobiles
In Somerset county Is s23I9S5. that
OF carriages Is Sl3.S93. and that OF
musical Instruments is $l37.3N5.
Skowheran leads the towns and plan
tatiens OF Somerset county in the val
uaiion Of automobiles With Fairfield
second Madison third and Pittsneld
fourth Canaan leads IN the valuation
~ carriages with Cambridge second
Nes Portland third. and Atheus
fourth skoS hogan Is hlah liss. in the
valuations ~ muiscal Instruments
elfa rafacd second Madisaa bird
sad piisheld fourth.
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Obituary

Mrs II. f. Dinsmore of Glendale,
n D. died Jan. 21st. 1916 at the age
of II years Mrs. Dinsmore is sur
yiyed by her husband H. f. Dins-
more, two married sons, Arthur b. of
Roundup Mont. Charles f. of Ellen
dale, ~ d. and sister Mrs Irene w.
Bunker of Hudson. Wis. Mrs. Dins-
more's maiden name was parthena
w. Churchill. She was born at No.
Arson. Nov. Sth, 1874, being the
youngest daughter of the late Tobias
Churchill who moved west in 1865
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Somerset Traction Co.
Winter Arrangement Of Cars
Effective Sunday. September 26, 1915

Leave skowhegan-6 90. TOO. 500.
90. 100. 100. 200. $40. 500. 100
Leave Madison 90. 500. 900 IL. 30.
.210. 400. 40. 500. 500. 500.
Extra Local Cars leave for Cold
Brook at 10 90 a m, 05, sos. 500 p.
m.
close connections with Maine Cen
trail Trains leaving Skowhegan at so5
u IS a. m. and 2 Is p. m Also with
Maine Central Trains arriving at
skowhegan at 7ss. 1915 a. m. and
$50 y. m
Close connections with Maine Cen
iral Trains leaving Madison tEoinE
NORTH at 10 81 a m for kineo and
y m Tor bingham
Close connections with Maine Central
iFtlts leaving Madison going South1
- - from bingham and al
= D. aeon from klueo
SUNDAY AR SCHEDULE
tars leave skoNh"xan far Madison
70 , 20 n 30 a m 100 800 ) 70
30 % m
AZ leave Madison fnr akuwhsgan
70 10 70 a IN % : 90 sac. s 90
& 90 Aaa a.
Special Cars Furnished at any time
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.

ON this 18th day OF March 4. y. 1916,
reading the foregoing petition, 1t Is
Ordered by the Court. That a hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day Of April
A. d 1915, before said Court at Portland, In
said District, ut ten O'Clock In the forenoon;
and that notice thereof be published In the
Observation-Disclosures newspaper printed
In said District and that all known creditors,
and other persons In interest may appear at
the said time and place, and show cause If
any they have, why the prayer of said pc
titioner should not be granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the Court that
the Clerk shall send by mall to all known
creditors copies of said petition and this
order, addressed to them at their places OF
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale,
Judge of the said Court and the seal thereof
at Portland in said District, on the It'll day
of March A. ID 1916
fInsl JAMES T.. HEWEY, CLERK
\ true copy of petition and order thereon
Attest: JAM S r.. HEWEN, clerk
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YOrk-ScOtt

There was a quiet wedding at the
home Of Charlie Moody in Brighton.
when Mrs. Moody's brother Dana F..
York and Sadie NJ Scott both Of
were united in marriage
by Charles b. Gilman. Justice of the
Peace Only the immediate family
the ceremony which oc-
CURED March g.
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Bankrupts Petition for Discharge

In the matter OF Grin SAWYER
Bankrupt, In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge OF the
District Court OF the United States for the
District OF Maine.
Orln Sawyer
of Moose River In the county OF somerset
and state OF Maine, In said District
represents that on the 18th day
OF Septem Der last past, he WAS duly adJudged
bankrupt unuer the Acts OF Congress relat
ing to bankruptcy; that he has duly surrender
ed all his property and rights of property
and has fully complied with ali the re-
quirements of said Acts and OF the orders
or Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, that he may be de
creed by the Court to have n fun discharge
from all debts provabe against his estate
under said bankruptcy Acts. except such
debts as are excepted by law from such dis
charge
Dated this 2lst day ofJanuary y. u. 1915.
ORiN SAWYER
Rnnk rnnl
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SICK ANIMALS

A BIG BOOK on diseases of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep, Dogs and Poultry, mailed
free. Humphreys Veterinary Medicines,
156 William ctrcet, New Yorlr,
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Yiles. Joseph and Fred
Timberland
$50 80
$3.50 3328.50
1886 90
Total Tx

The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways IN said plantation and
{. q. Butler is hereby appointed agent
To eXpend and lay out the same.
MAYFIELD PLANTATION
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$40.950 $4O9.50
$3.50. 40

Total tax $3.50 40
The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways in said plantation and
Raymond Kicker is hereby appointed
agent to eXpend and lay out the same
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i. l.. J. Weston
and T.. W Yves
ton
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-09

TOiaI TAX $S4I2U
The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways in said plantation and
Perley L. Bryant is hereby appointed
agenl 20 eXpend and lay out the same.
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Rate : nj

Acres Value
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The foregoing TAX to be expended
on the highways In said plantation and ,
Fred f Bean is hereby appointed agent
to eXpeud and lay out the same
Evening star., 1916-03-29
WEST POINT MUST ENLARGE.
Officials Consider Problems Connect
ed With Increasing Cadet Corps.

With the probable passage by Con
=ress of the bin doubling the strength
of the West Point Cadet Corps, officials
of the Military Academy already are
contemplatinp '';o D"oblcms that will
arise when Il ,r ,.; is increased I. ON
la battalion to re-.mental strength.
The building construction which will
bc necessary when the increase becomeS
effective will provide an outlay Of about
81 900, 900. independent Of all othci
needed improvements, the latter %
" hich, If authorized. will bring the ap-
preparation UP to about S3.65o.000.
In his latest report to the War De
partment. Col. Townsley. the superin-
tendent of the academy, detailed ih'
improvements and additions that VIII
he needed in the event the corps is in
creased to loo or 800 cadets Col
Townsley pointed out that the extreme
limit Of the present mess hall tiranl
"A IL is 80 cadets. and that the build
ing and the site do not admit of any
material or adequate enlargement
Evening star., 1916-03-29
The Dinner Committee.

The organization Of the dinner com
mittcc and its subconmittces for the
occasion was as follows:
Wingrove Bathon. chairman; Henry
g. HanfcrG. cN-ofiicio: T. boran Nc
Carty. H. X Southland. 4. X, Berry
man. Leroy w. Heron. Philandcr John
son, {. Fred Cook. John +. :ima llwood
Earl Goodwin tudolph Max kauffmann
Ncwhold Noyes and y. Q. Messenger.
Subcommittecs: TO get up The
Morning Star-W iuGroNe Bathon. Earl
Goodwin. Rudolph Max klGlfmann, c. Is
Horryman. II. *. southland, T. Dorau
McCarty. Newboid N"yes. W. II. Me
Lean. Scott Walker and K. =. cerwin
TO get up an extra Of The Mornin
Star-Earl Goodwin. Henry 6. Hanford
g. * Bergman. y. O. Messenger. II. *.
Southland. Scott Walker, T. D"ran Me
Carty and ". Bathon.
Decoratious-Ma e. Fred Cook
chairman.
Music-H g. HaGford. chairman
Special entertainment feature-EarI
Goodwin.
Menu and business arrangements
Henry iianford airl W Bathon.
distinguished gUcsts-J"hn Il. Small
Evening star., 1916-03-29

ut ~, ,;, 49,,
Sehted 10 nun Il Dig lecdy Bear,
| bearing a, card: ITO dear Cliff Berry
man, with the sincerest appreciation
.,1 ,:.. e .,. Eou; Ca.
:.
''iuo' at It's ahhuai uilhef' MaFch >
! 1916" This was in recognition of the
I fact tb,. NJ p-r,,,,, ,1r.,r ,,,,r. ,h,r
SIN'! o1Slhal cartoons lof ne MORN
| ing Star.
This little bGrl"Suuc of The Star.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
From Senate and House.

senator Pomerene, Senator Smith II
Arizona, Senator salisbury, Senator
works. Senator Kenyon, Senator Shcr-
man. Senator owen, senator Robinson.
senator BeckhaH, Senator Chamber
lain. Senator Hitchcock, Senator Lewis,
senator Jones, Senator Curtis, Senator
Sterling, Senator James.
Representative Ben Johnson. Repre-
sentative Davis Of Minnesota. Repre-
sentative Rainey, Representative Kitch-
in. Representative Kahn, Representa-
tive crosscr. Representative HamiIl,
Representative Lobeck, Representative
Burke. Representative Ragsdalc. Rep
rcgeutatiVe NiuSoi, Representative
poolimg, Representative Bailey, Repre-
sentative billiard. Representative Cary,
Represcntativc Napes, Representative
Eocht Representative barrow, Repre-
sentative Oakley. Representative Tink-
ham, Representative Gard, Representa-
tive Winslow, Representative Fuller.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Hall Lavishly Decorated.

The thinner was given in TIL" large
banquet hall Of the Raleigh, decorated
1avishly for the occasion. Well laid
plans were responsible foT 4 prompt
serving of the dinner and insured ID
good start for the evenings entertain
ment.
bcrs of the club all found mention in
print and in Bergman cartoons in the
third annual issue OF the clubs paper,
The Morning star, 4 burlesque minia
turc Of the big Star Of which T. Doran
McCarty was the efficient foreman. To
this years edition was added ii picto-
rial planograHure supplement. and
later in the evening a hamboyant ''eX-
ira was rushed through the hall
Evening star., 1916-03-29
COMMUNITY SINGING
SOCIETY IS NDORSED
Organization Now Meeting Weekly
at Thompson School Finds
Wide Favor.

The community Siu-iu: S"rlct,. v1ih
u membership OF siNtH H-scNcu. has been
"rSanized and is holding weekly meet
'nss m the auditorium Of tho StronI
John Thompson school The meeting
~" held each Tuesday evening. aud ~"
members of the society. under TN: III
r"cti"n Of \. ". Harmed. are studNlUt
lighter "pcrdtic music. It IS piann"l
70 produce the opera Martina some
tinc in the futury.
Tho socj"ty. according 20 Mr Harn"i.
! IS planncd son"v h.i aior- toe lines %
'hc Welsh singing societies OF the OH
Missouri harmony societies of the mtu
die west. It is ucsIrued. Mi. Harmed
said 10 afford - means whereby pcr-
sous from ail paris % the prstrici ~
f "lumbia may come toGcthcl aud stu"n
singing ia Systematic mann'r an
ttHdcT the lcati.l snip of u director.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
From Official and Private Life.

Joseph T.. Davies. chairman of the
federal trade commission: Albert Lee
Thurman, solicitor, Department of
Commerce; Robert W. Wooliey, direct
or of the mint: Byron S Newton, as
sistant secretary of the Treasury; Jo-
seph T.. Ralph, director of the burea
of engraving and printing: Thomas
Ewing. commissioner of patents: Gay
lord NJ Saltzgab ber commissioner of
pensions: Maj. Gen. George II. Harries,
y c. -. G., retired: Carter b. keene,
director Of postal savings: George W.
Bovd general traffic manager, Penn
sylvania RAILROAD: NJ. =. Chance, post
master of Washington.
oliver J.. Newman. chairman of the
Evening star., 1916-03-29

Morning Star and its burlesque extra,
FOR which the Morrison Paper Company
furnished the paper.
very large share of the success OF
the dinner and entertainment was due
to the untiring efforts of Wingrove
Bathon who not only served as chair
man of the dinner committee. but as
editor of Tho Morning Star. Mr..
Bathon and Mr.. Hanford, president OF
the club, and in charge of the talent,
worked for the dinner twenty-four
hours a day for many weeks, and with
out their intelligent end"aVor ana
{ ocaselcss vigilance many desira"ie fca-
lures would have been overlooked
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Color Scheme Reflects Patriotism.

The transformation of the banquet
hall into bower of color and beauty
was accomplished under the personal
direction of &. Fred Cook of the dinner
committee, in charge of decorations.
The result would not have been pos
sible without the generous and enthu-
siastic cooperation and assistance Of
Henry LansDurgh and Samuel Hart of
Lansburgh < Bro. and of GUIDE Broth
ers, florists. In this day of patriotism
and preparedness patriotic color
scheme was adopted and in the decora-
tionS the national colorS predominated.
Old Glory Wa everywhere. drapcd in
artistic festoons, completely covering
the walls. The Presidents flag was di-
rectly above the chair provided for the
chief executive, while in rear of the
chair of the Secretary of Commerce was
the official nag OF that cabinet officer.
The flag Of the Secretary of the Navy
was also in place. Mr. Daniels had
expected to be present, but was detaIu-
ed away from the city
aims ana olossoming plants were
a3ed everywhere they could possibly y
ness OF the scene. which included the
stage, on which most OF the enteftain-
ment features were presented. ON
"a ch of the pillars around the room
were placards. festooned with small
flags and smllaN, showing the stalS
or coat -of-arms of the various organ
izatious o: this and other cities with
which the guests of last evening are
connected. Al the north end Of the
...tt IN .tectTic letters eighteen inches
high was The Evening Star. Club -
Immediately below this was silk
American flag which huttered to the
breeze created by an electric fan on
appropriate occas ons throughout the
Evening star., 1916-03-29

Steckman. the Washington Post: l.. Ames
Brown, the Philadelphia Record: John
Monk. the New York sun: Thomas +. Lo-
gan. the Philadelphia Inquirer: c. :. \.
Goodwin. the International News Service :;
Charles NJ. Pepper the Pepper Syndicate {:
Francis a. Richardson. IL L. Snyder.
Shepherdstown. w. Va. John Oliver La
Gorce. the National Geographic Maca-
zine Franklin l.. Fisher. the National
Geographic Magazine James IA. Mctraw,
president the Mc,;raw Publishing Com
pany. New York 5 r. Henry. vice presi-
dent. the McGraw Publishing Company.
New York: William ~. tnler. jr.. l;lc"-
triCa1 World. New York Or John crayhc
Simpson. director. The Evening star
Newspaper Company Robert II. Heinl.
associate editor. the Nations Business J.
Harry Cunningham. secretary the Grid
iron Club Ralph {. Collins. the Washing
ION Times; W. Il. Shaw. editor of System.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

A dinner without a single speech. eX
Canton which was nipped in the bud, was
gwen by The Evening Star Club last night
~ the Raleigh Hotel II was the clubs an
uraI entertainment. at which We're pres
ct guests representing the executive
branch Of the government, the judiciary.
Lo,h Houses of Congress. the diplomatic
corps. the army. the navy and all walks
of Wasnington's business, financial and
social life. Among these were President
Wilson. Vice president Marshall. Chief
Justice White and scores of others whose
names are known nationally. The Even
ing Star club is an organization com
posed OF the employees Of The Star, and
the one rule OF the clubs dinners, as ex-
Evening star., 1916-03-29

through the doors and distributed
scarehead sheets bearing fun par
ticulars of the strike" settlement.
'If the strikers are pleased good
ness knows am" Managing Editor
Kaufman Was quoted therein as say
ing. Il have been trying for twenty
FIVE years to get them to report at
30. J now have them where | want
them and cvcrybody's happy
The strike story was only one of q
number of thrilling and strictly eA-
elusive features contained in this eN-
fr3 edition.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

w $ rarks II. l., Bryan, Col. Myron NJ
Parker. president of the University
club; Henry LansburGh. Rev. pr. James
Shcra Montgomery. Samuel Hart. G W
Judd. H. G. G. Stiles. John Il. on
trich. Frank +. Murray, q. !. DE Mol
Thomas &. Charles. samuel j. Stein
berger. c. e. Schroth. +. W. Harper
Walter Brownley. William Burton
Green.
Charles Schneider. William Haysack,
Lee MaiseI Dr. Henr. krogstad -. j.
callahan. W. :. Corhy. Edward H.
Droop. Eugene Cochran. DR.. J. Roziei
Bggs. Dr. NJ. G. Gibbs. Charles stuart
Alden. DIR. William Scherer. Joshua Is
Callahan, Wilton J. Lambert. Bert Cor
win. +. Q. Craig. +. ". Zea. c. J.
Gockeler. Henry G. Eergheimer. VIII
liam -. West. f. Richard Gasch. Alfred
Hutchinson. \. r. r. oryon. Dr. \
Thomas Utz. &. e. Rhame, Clark Grif-
i.tith. manager Washington base ball
club: Robert Callahan. Charles Lincoln
l.. Whiting Estes, poteHtate of Alma
Temple; Charles +. Berry. .Iohn W
Brawner. Eugene e. Gott. r T. Bous-
Thomas VI. Gale. former Representative
James Rankin Young Thomas ~
Lockwood. jr. J. B. Thomas. j. n
Johnson. J. Henry Small. Mark Hann;,
Rurnham Carl Darneli, y, {, Giilett,
Thomas q Brien RobeI; ". Mont gomery
Edward +. Walsh. Edward j. Hart
Edward NJ. Nevls. NJ. y. Bodenheimcr
G. y. Mon"san, Charles Fitzpatrick. T.
White Busbey. Alexander c. Bentley
Charles W; Ray, $; \. kimberIey
Kline. Louis Bridges. Mai. u. Spencer
Bliss. George T. Cooksey. secretary tc
the Secretary of the Treasury: James
Mooney. w. W. Flanagan, secretary OF
the rural credits commission: James l.
Wilmeth. chief clerk. Treasury De
partment: Dr. Frederick. H. Morhart
John sullivan +. Il. Richardson. George
G. Shinn. Charles b. Matthews. H. :
Baker. Calvin T. Milans. John B. Beha
|. Goldsmith. Fred S. Hazard, J. Ed
ward Lewis. Theo VI. Judd. H. T. Ro-
der. II. {. Stevens.
+. II. Neumeyer. Byron Walierstein
J. Martin McGee. William Staub H. s
Omohundro. George A. Lewis Fred
Marble. j. Albert Shaffer. Gardiner
Johnson: Charles Finney. u. V. Smythe
Daniel Miller. George Ostermeyer. W
T. Kent. Malcolm H. Lamborne. Rober,
II. lsbell. DIR. Frank Gibson. Joseph f.
Murphy, Richard Jervins and Charles
SVEN.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
List of the Entertainers.

The list Of those who contributed to
the entertainment was as follows:
Courtesy of Joseph Weber and Of l..
Stoddard Taylor, Eeiasco Theater. from
The only Girl" company now playing
there: Miss Leona Stephens, Miss
Marion SitGreaves, Miss Eleanor Mas
ters, Miss Antoinettc Morton, Miss Mar
jorie Egglcston, Miss Gertrude Thurs
ton, Miss Janet McIlWaine, Richard
Bartlett. Jed Prouty, Ernest Torrance
and Arthur kautZenbach.
Courtesy of Roland S. Robbins, Keith S
Theater. from attractions now playing
there: The NORM Sisters, in dancing
diversions; Deiro, the worlds only
piano o-accordeonist: Mr.. Hall of Palfrey,
Hall and Brown in "Follies of Faude-
VILE; Kaufman Brothers, in 'Tuncful
Oripinalities" Tony Hunting and
Corinne Frances, in Love blossoms.
and the headliner at Eeith's this week.
Miss Joan sawyer. in an artistic dane
ing exhibition, assisted by NJ. Rudolph
and her special orchestra.
Courtesy of Julian Brylawski. Cosmos
,Theater from The Fortune Seekers
company. now playing there, Harry
Sauber, in monologue.
4. j. Maxwell. musical conductor o.
the Cosmos. played the accomp2 nj
ments for most of the entertainers, and
gave special selections i'll electrical
chimes.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Newspaper and Magazine Men.

Louis Strayer. president of the Gridiron
club; Theodore Tilier. president of the
National Press Club jackson S. Elliott
superintendent OF the Associated Press
l.. G. Probert news editor Of the Assoc-
ated Press; Ralph A. Graves, dramatic
editor of the Washington Post; Fred W.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Col Edward M. Knox Dead.

NEW YORK. March 29.-col. Edward
NJ. Knox, civil war veteran and retired
head of the Knox Hat Company. haa
died here. COL Knox served in the
.r under Gen. Meagher and received
. medal of honor from Congress Tor
gallantry at Gettysburg. lie was born
in New York in 1872.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Rerorters walk Out.

The extra of The Morning Star. dis
tributed toward the end of the evening.
at time when most of the guests We're
jmot looking for additional reading mat
ter, uShered in by little sketch
depicting q determined strike on the
part of the reporters of that mammoth
daily. The lines were composed b.
Eari Goodwin and those participating
included RuGoit,h Kaufman, the man
aging editor. q. y. Lyon, associate
cuitor; {. Fred Cook. news editor; John
H. SmallN ood. city editor: Dan +.
IDtonneN. assistant city editor. the
POSTMASTER and most of the newSroom
staff of reporters.
Mi. hauffmann. in perturbed tones.
reported To Toastmaster Heron that
ne had just learned that all his report
ers had StrucN because of ruling that
they hereafter should report for duty
at $50 O'Clock instead of $50 O'Clock
in the morning, designed to do away
with the airy persihage of the first
nour OF the day. At this juncture the
reporters in question rushed ~scow ling
and growing into the room and We're
only checked from violence by the de-
termination ana physical restraint OF
the news editor and the city editor.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Other Distinguished Guests.

Richard Winner Boiling William J..
Meredith, James C. Courts Kennedy +.
ltea, John W. Thompson. Benjamin :
Minor. DR.. Walter S Harlan. Brig. Gen.
L; NJ Weaver, L. S. A. chief of coast
artillery; s. H. Kaufman Henry +,
spencer. vice president Southern rail
way; Murray ~ cobb. John L. New
bold. T. {. Brandemburg. president OF
the Washington Board of Trade: T.. Y.
.toiladaN, president of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations; chapin Brown.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Cheers for President Wilson.

There was an informal reception, but
the diners were in their chairs when
President Wilson arrived. lie was es-
corted by Wingrove Bathon, chairnla II
of the dinner committee, to the center
of the head table, and there Henry q.
Hanford. president Of the club. and
Leroy W. Heron, the toastmasttr OF
the evening, We're presented to the
chief executive. During the progress.
of the President through the had he
was cheered to the echo. Mr.. hanford
raped with the gavcl. the diners were
seated, ali lights were cXtinguished, d,
and after momcntary pause The
Evening Star Club" blazed forth in
electric letters from the wall at the
north end of the hall. Mr.. Hanford
welcomed the guests, the lights were
flashed on and the serving Of the re-
past started.