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Evening star., 1916-01-01
HONOR GUESTS AT RECEPTION.
Senior and Sonora Monteverde and
Lady Jane Barlow to Attend.

Senior and Sonora Eduardo Monteverde
of Uruguay are to be special guests, with
Lady Jane Barlow of England, wife of a
member of parliament, at the annual New
Year reception to be held at the w. c.
r. L. building, 522 9Th street northwest,
this afternoon and evening. The hours
of the reception, according to announce
ment of Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton,
president of the District of Columbia w.
C. T. L., in charge of arrangements, will
be from to pm. 1t is expected the
foreign guests will attend from Z to 9
o'clock and that Sonora Monteverde will
give a short address.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
RADIO MESSAGE BRINGS
NEWS Of THESSAL0N|K|
Is Reported Proceeding Under Tow
of Unidentified Steamer to
New York.

NEWPORT, r. l., January IA mes
sage from an unidentified steamer
picked up by the radio station here
early today stated that she had taken
the disabled steamer Thessaloniki in
tow and was proceeding to New York
Because of weather conditions the
name of the vessel and her position
could not be learned.
The message said that the Thessalon-
Xxi was short of "steaming water
which indicated serious engine trouble
The weather along the coast was
thick and the radio station had great
difficulty in reading the message The
coast guard cutter Seneca had re-
ported during the night that she was
still trying to locate the Thessaloniki,
but had been unable to get in touch
with her.
The steamer Florizel has been search
ing for the disab bled vessel since early
Yesterday, but it was not known here
early today whether she was the ship
which reported that she had reached
the Thessaloniki.
The radio station continued its ef-
forts to get further advices.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
DEATH OF THOMAS c, YOUNG.
High Episcopal Churchmen Oficiate
at Services for Late Fireman

Thomas c. Young, a member of the
District fire department for several
years. died Tuesday following a brief
Illness. Funeral services were held
Thursday at Bethlehem Chapel, Bishop
Alfred Harding officiating, assisted by
canon William L. ,Devries. Canon
Richard p Williams and Rev. F. r.
Nitchie. 1nterment was in Rock Creek
cemetery.
MI. Young was born in Manassas
va. He was married to Miss Bertha
Conley, daughter Of the late John and
Margaret Conley. of Seneca, Md. He
leaVes his widow and three children
the eldest of whom is eleven years old :
nve brothers and five sisters.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
CAPITAL OBSERVES
NEW YEAR ADVENT
WITH open HOUSE
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decorations, and members of st. Johns
choir sang New Year songs at mid
night.
OF course, the lights went out a little
before the old year broke away, and
flashed up again when the little new
year had slipped in. the band played
and there was general rough house
in dress clothes.
Souvenirs Distributed.
All the hotels had very pretty SOU
venirs for the diners and dancers; all
of them had vaudeville, music, dancing
and all kinds of little table pretties.
In nearly all the dining rooms electrical
Happy New Year signs had been erect
ed to greet the first moment of the
year, and, perhaps it is because this
is a leap year, a large proportion of
the girls seemed to be exceedingly
glad 10 meet it. In one of the din ng
rooms a flock of peace doves fluttered
through the air as the new year
came in.
Then there were private parties and
dances in great number. 1t seemed
as if every other house in some sec
tions was lighted and filled with happy
folks.
The Elks held cabaret show: the
Modern Dancing Club of the Margaret
Wilson Social Center at Grover Cleve-
land School gave New Year eve
dance.
At PythiaA Temple.
Richard J. Harden Camp, No, 2.
United Spanish War Veterans, held its
annual ladies' night at Pythian Tenn
pie last night under the direction of
Camp Comma nder w. T. Heritage and
~. C. Wilson, chairman of the enter
tainment committee. On the program
were r. Mansfield. cartoonist and
lightning sketch artist: Maurice Fitz-
gerald. solost: Miss Fl. Dyer, recita-
lions: Vivian Marinelli, toe dancer;
Miss Estelle Murray, soloist Miss
Grace Cotton, dancer: Miss Sadie May
Lipp, dancer: Miss Emily Ditto and
Ambrose Durkin. soloists. A Hawaiian
quintet also sang.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
TO OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Roberts to Hold
Reception This Evening.

Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Roberts are to
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary tonight at their home, 1905
Girard street northwest, where a re-
ception is to be held from until 10
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Roberts were married
at Bolton. n. Y. Mr.. Roberts is en-
ployed in the proofroom of the gov
ernment printing office. Among the
handsome presents received at the Rob-
erts residence to day WAS a gold clock,
gift from his fellowworkers Mr..
and Mrs Roberts have one child liv-
ing, Mrs c. r. Schmidt and two grand
children. Miss Luella Schmidt and Miss
Ruth Roberts.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
CAMPAIGN Of NEWYEAR
FOR PROHIBITION BEGINS
Anti-Saloon Leaguers Meet at Y. M.
C. A. Building-Take Stand
Against Referendum Here.

Off to an early start in its campaign
to make Washington dry before the
year is out. the board of trustees OF
the Washington branch of the Anti
Saloon League, at a meeting this morn
ing in the Y. NJ. c. A. building. adopted
plans for holding a series of big mass
meetings to urge favorable considera-
ton by Congress of the Sheppard pro-
hibition bill.
One of the meetings will be held this
month. and the other two in February
and March. the dates and places of
meeting to be determined later. In ad-
dition. neighborhood meetings will be
held in the various police precincts.
Effort is to be made to gain the sup
port of the entire city by a systematic
and thorough method of presenting the
cause of temperance to the home own
ers and residents of the capital.
Supplementing the efforts of the To-
cal organization. the Anti-Saloon
League of America. which has placed
the winning of Washington" Is the
next goal to be achieved in its nation
wide fight for prohibition. is planning
to go into the districts of members OF
Congress and arouse national support
for the Sheppard bill.
Oppose Referendum Vote.
At its meeting today the board of di-
rectors adopted a resolution protest
ing against the proposed plan of hav-
ing a referendum vote in the District
on the question of prohibition.
THE referendum was suggested by
the liquor forces. not for the purpose
of obtaining the sentiment of the resi-
dents of the District OF Columbia. but
to prevent the enactment of prohibition
at this time" the resolution recites.
The referendum is now being vigor-
ously urged by the organized liquor
lobby, said now to be in Washington in
great strength, as the only possible
available means of defeating prohi-
bition.'
In delegating to the headquarters
committee authority to look after the
details of the prohibition campaign, the
board of directors named the personnel
of the committee as follows: Andrew
Wilson, Thomas G. Shearman, Ten
Eyck Wendell, Rev. D. c. Blakemore,
Rev. George A. Miller, Rev. Clarehce
A. Vincent, Rev. Charles II. Butler,
Rev. Lucius c. Clark, Rev. ]. Milton
Waldron, H. T. Worley and Rev. Paul r.
Hickok. Rev. Lucius C. Clark, Charles
W. Gates and d. w. Gall were elected
to membership on the board of trustees.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Reception by Woman's Relief Corps
ROTAR|ANS H|LAR|OUSLY
ENJOY A PIE DINNER"

At the pie dinner" given by RotariSn 4
Samuel ]. Prescott to the other MEM
bers of the Rotary Club of Washing
ton yesterday afternoon at the Conti-
mental Hotel many novel and unique
features were introduced and hilarity
and happiness reigned supreme. 1t
was a sort of seeing -the-old year out,
with a vengeance. Eighty-six of the
ninety members of the club responded
to Mr.. Prescotts invitation, the four
absentees being away from the city.
AS they arrived at the hotel each
guest was provided with set of sleigh
bells Promptly at 1890 o'clock the
party was formed in columns by Past
President Joseph NJ. Stoddard, who
was properly attired to officiate as
grand marshal of the day. To the
music of an orchestra, with a trum-
peter in advance. and the sleigh bells
jingling, the Rotarians marched in and
around the beautifully decorated din
ford X. Bergman to officiate as pre-
siding officer. The latter took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to get
even" for alleged ruthless treatment
received in the past from George w.
Harris, president Of the club He dis
regarded all precedents and parlia-
mentary rules and ran things. as he
admitted, with high hand. He was
Every Dish in Shape of Pie.
Every dish of the elaborate menu
to coffee. The principal number was a
mammoth chicken pie, which was
escorted into the room on truck
drawn by the walters and guarded by
three chefs. At the head of the pro-
MOI ha1
dard, and Immediately behind him was
a kazoo band. The pie was hoisted
from the truck onto the table by a
formidable lifting apparatus. President
Harris. who had been missing and who
was reported to be in New York. at
this point was found to be one of the
three chefs.
He was cleverly disguised and the
majority of the members of the club
did not suspect his identity until dis
closure was officially made. In the
procession Mr. Prescott marched as
"Uncle SAM" attired in the costume
appropriate to that role. The Rotarians
were serious for a moment, while Past
President Dolph. on behalf of the club.
presented to the host a framed cartoon
by Bergman, showing Uncle Sam"
Prescott holding in his hands an inn
mense pie and inviting his fellow Ro-
tarians to assist him in consuming the
same. The drawing bore the sigma
lures of every member of the club.
One of the innovations was entitled
Can the Mister.r The idea is that no
member shall address another as mis-
ter" but should employ the first name
of the member addressed or referred
to. The first to offend was Rotarian f.
H. Droop, who addressed the presiding
officer as "Mr. Chairman" Mr.. Droop
was promptly decorated with a large
tin can, which was suspended by rib
bons from his neck: He was compelled
to wear the can until Rev. Charles
Warner, the Rotarian preacher" Of
Tended in like manner and the can was
transferred to him.
1t was late in the afternoon when the
walters passed around more pies,
which, when the crust was removed,
were found to contain appropriate SOU
Venirs from the host.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

paign against allied shipping is pelng
carried on off the entrance to the Suez
canal
The dispatch from Consul General
Skinner at London was probably oaseu
on the British admiralty report. II
follows:
"P. and O. liner Persia reported
sunk, summarized, while approaching
Alexandria. Robert y. McNesiy, amer
lean consul Alden. going to post left
London as passenger. Nearly al OH
board perished.
Robert Ney McNeeley was making ms
first trip to a consular post for the
United States government, having been
appointed October is last, and assign
ed to Alden. His home is at Monroe
n c.. and he was a member of the
North Carolina legislature from iSoS
to 1910. He is thirty-two years oid.
Arthur Garrels. American consul at
Alexandria, Egypt. was instructed by
the State Department TO gather all
available information about the sinking
of the Persia and forward 1t at
once to Washington.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
MISS ADELE BARALT.

upon the platform assisting to smooth
out the knotty linguistic problems
which must invariably confront a con-
ference in which the nationalities of
the audience are diversified.
Nine. de Baralt is an accomplished
lingust. Born in this country, she went
to Paris while still a girl. and was there
educated. After her marriage to Prof.
Baralt she went to his native home in
Cuba, and the island has. since that
time. been her home.
She has received Phi. D. from the
University of Havana, and lectured in
this country at Columbia University
and before the New York League for
Political Education and many other
similar organizations.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
MIR. BUCHANAN PLANS DEFENSE
Congressman Under Indictment En-
ploys New York Counsel.

Representative Buchanan of Illinois.
under indictment in New York on the
charge of fomenting strikes in Ameri-
can munition plants. has retained as
counsel in New York Arthur English,
an attorney at 81 Cedar street. Mr..
Buchanan said today that he had not
vet determined just when he would
leave Washington and go to New York
to answer the Indictment, but that he
would probably go some day next
week. Representative Rainey of llli-
nois has been acting as his legal ad
wiser. but pressc of business in WASH
ington will keep Mr. Rainey here and
has necessitated employment of coun-
sci in New York, it was said.
1t is likely that Mr.. Buchanan will
demand a bill Of particulars in con-
nection with the indictment against
him. specifying just what act he is
charged with committing.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
GERMAN WAR COUNCIL
is CALLED BY KAISER

LONDON, January Lit is reported
from German sources that Emperor
william has summoned a great war
council and a similar naval council to
be held in Berlin on his birthday. JAM
uary ~. The war council Will be at
tended by the crown prince, Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. Field Mar
shal Won Mackensen, Field Marshal
I,iman Won Sanders, Count Zeppelin,
Crown Prince Rupprecht OF Bavaria,
the Duke of Wurttemberg and other
leading generals.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
SIR JOHN A. SIMON
OFFERS RESIGNATION
Only Member of British Cabi-
net to Quit, May With
draw Action.
POSSIBILITY OF CRISIS
IS NOT YET REMOVED
Other Ministers Must Be Convinced
if They Give In on Conscrip-
ton Plan.

LONDON. January lit is stated
that Sir John A. Simon, the home sec
retary, has actually rendered his resig-
nation, but that it has not been ac-
cepted and that hopes are entertained
that it may be withdrawn. Thus far
there are no other cabinet resigna-
tions.
The possibility of crisis still is
present, but for the moment there is a
lull. There will be no further cabinet
meeting until Tuesday.
Terms of Measure.
According to the Press Association
the following is an outline of the terms
of the compulsion bill:
"The bill will merely require that
single men who have not enrolled un-
der the Earl of Derby's scheme shall
present themselves to the recruiting
officers in the districts within a spec
ifed term of days. Hoa"y penalties
will be laid down for failure to COM
ply with this obligation.
These men will. as far as possible.
be dealt with IL groups precisely as
though they had voluntarily answered
the call, and their enlistments will be
subject to all the reservations hitherto
laid down. They will be in no way
dSdiiSt VI ma hS' 80
as bad citizens or unwilling soldiers
when they join the ranks.
Cause of Objections.
Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the
exchequer. and Walter Runciman, pres
ident of the board of trade. objected to
the bill on the ground of the financial
strain of big army and because it
will drain the country of the men re-
quired to maintain industrial and
commercial efficiency.
They submitted interesting figures on
these phases of the problem at yester-
days cabinet meeting and if. when the
cabinet reassembles Tuesday for final
decision on the whole question their
requirements can be satisfied as to the
ultimate size of the army, they may be
brought to acquiesce in the govern
ment's policy.
Arthur Henderson, president of the
board of education, will only resign if
the labor conference should decide that
he must
Ireland May Be Excluded.
AS the Earl of Derby's enlistment
scheme was never applied to Ireland
Ireland takes it for granted that it is
excluded from the operation of the new
bill.
The cabinet met twice yesterday,
each session lasting more than two
hours, and devoted itself to consider
ing a draft of the proposed bill.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

establishments along the river front.
Some few of the plants shut down all
day and others closed at noon. as did
the Offices of the lumber and wood
handling firms. There was no general
display of bunting by the vessels in
the harbor. though some few displayed
their flags in honor of the coming OF
"a new year. At the wholesale fish
market all the dealers were open for
business this morning. but purchasers
were few. and most of the dealers
closed their doors shortly after noon.
New Year day marks the close OF the
holiday season along the river and
a number OF vessels that were laid up
while their crews spent the holidays
at their homes ashore. will return to
service. and will be operated through
out the winter if no ice comes to
prevent
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Alleged Slayer Is Still at Large

James ilson. colored. better known
as JACK the Bear, who yesterday was
named IN coroner's verdict as the
slayer OF Lucien Mines. also colored. at
SSi missouri avenue Wednesday morn
ing has not been apprehended. VIII
in all sections of the country He has
been In the theatrical business. tbey
state. and probably has many friend.
VINO VIII willingly assist him to keen
out OF the hands of the police.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
1916 is YEAR OF VICTORY,
POINCARE TELLS TROOPS

PARIS January NINETEEN hum
dred' and sixteen Will be the year of
our victory" says President Poincare
in a message to the officers and SOL
diers of France" which is distributed
along the whole front.
The message, which is one of great
SIMPLICITY expresses the confidence of
the entire nation in its defenders.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
CHURCH BURNS MORTGAGE.
lexington Presbyterian Then Holds
Watch-Night Service.

Before holding watch night services
last night the congregation of Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church, North Capt.
tol and Q streets, with impressive cere-
monies. burned the church mortgage.
The mortgage. which was for $17.50o.
was placed in a wire basket After
the lights were extinguished the trus-
tees and members of the debt fund
committee came down the aisles with
lighted candles and held them under
the receptacle which contained the
mortgage. AS the document burned
the congregation sang the doxology.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
MIR. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bowie I,
Celebrate Monday

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bowie are to
celebrate the fftieth anniversary of
their wedding at their home, 1912 10th
street northwest. Monday evening. For
'hirty-four years Mr.. Bowie was en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, retiring October I, 1915, on a
pension. He was born a slave in Prince
georges county. Md. seventy four wears
ago Mrs. Bowie is sixty-eight wears
oId and Is the mother of sixteen chill
oreh' ' ana mas eleven grandchildren and
TWO Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Contribution Acknowledged.

The Star hereby acknowledges a con-
tribution from Girl Scout Troop No. l of
James A. Garfield School of $3.50 to OPP
portunity No. of the fourteen Christmas
opportunities conducted by the Associated
Charities. The contribution was received
December "a and through an uninten-
tional oversight was not acknowledged at
that time.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
New Train on Seaboard Airline

The sesboard Airline railway an
nounees that Monday it will put in
service new train. the Seaboard Flor
ida limited. which is scheduled to Ieav.
Union station at s;25 o'clock in the
evening on its initial Journey to Palm
Beach and Miami. II is described as a
solid steel train, all Pullmans, elec-
trically lighted and having the usual
complement of drawing room comparr-
ments and section sltepers, diner and
observation car and library club
smoking car.
Evening star., 1916-01-01


A reporter for The Star was intro
duced to John Vavasour Noel, assistant
secretary general of the Pan-American
Scientific Congress, the other day. Mr.
| Noel was described as being from
Peru"
Then you are Latin American
Notwithstanding your English name?'
was asked.
NO. the introducer interjected. "Mr
Noel belongs to that new race-the
pan-Americans."
So it turned out, for although Mr.
Noel was born in Moorestown, n. j.
in 1870, he has spent many years. as
SO many other citizens of the United
States have done, in Latin America
making the interests of those countries
his, until today he is, in fact, "a pan
American"
Publisher and Author.
Mr.. Noel is a publisher and author
his friends in the newspaper business
call him newspaper man." He re-
Gently returned to the United States
from Peru and has been building up a
news service in New York city design
ed to cover the Latin American field.
He was called to Washington at the
outset of the Pan-American Scientific
Congress by John Barrett, director gen.
eral OF the Pan-American Union. to
direct the publication of the daily
bulletin of the congress, which is the
newspaper of the congress, issued every
morning, without advertisements, and
to take charge of publishing and print
ing matters in connection with the
congress. The day before the opening
DR.. Glen Levin Swiggett assistant sec
retary general, became i'll, and Mr..
Noel was called to take charge, tempo
rarily. of general arrangements for the
congress.
He is the friend of the newspaper men
who are covering" the congress- He
was educated in the United States and
abroad. and after some commercial eX-
perience abroad he identified himself
in New York Journalism. making a
speciality of the Latin American field
He spent some time as a special writer
for New York publications in Venezuela
and around the Caribbean, and had
several interesting experiences when
Castro made his appearance in Vene-
zuelan affairs.
Served as Director of Publicity.
Broken in health he returned to the
United States to recuperate and later
he served as director of publicity in
connection with various Latin Ameri-
can gatherings. He covered" the Pan
American Congress at Mexico City in
l900-19Ol as representative of a
syndicate of Sunday newspapers. In
1908 he moved 10 Lima, Peru, and there
founded monthly magazine, called
Peru Today, and the West Coast Lead
er. weekly paper, in English. cover
ing the west coast of South America
from Panama to Patagonia. and a
Spanish paper covering the same field
called Noticias. These publications
maintained a free reading room for the
travelling public, as we'll as general
information bureau.
The panic which affected South Amer
iea at the opening of the European war
made it necessary to discontinue some
of these publications for the time
being.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Nine. Blanche Zacharie de Baralt,
who is in Washington in connection
with the women's auxiliary conference
to the Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress. her professor husband, Louis A.
Baralt. being delegate to the latter
gathering. has been prominent in the
large gatherings of the most infiuen-
tial women in the three Americas, by
her assistance in translating announce
ments and speeches at the conferences
in Memorial Continental Hall
At the opening session of the confer
ence Nine. de Baralt addressed the dele
gates on THE Spanish-American Wom-
an" and since then she has daily been
Evening star., 1916-01-01
DR.. R. D. Moore to Address League.

Grimes and Criminals is to be the
subject of an address by DIR. Riley ID.
Moore before the Washington Secular
League, at Pythian Temple. tomorrow
afternoon. A general discussion of the
subject by members of the league and
the audience will follow the address.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Greets Admiral Dewey.

Capt Joseph p. McCrink, national aid
de camp. l.. S. w. ", made a New Year
call on Admiral Dewey today. wishing
hi ma happy new year Capt. McCrink
served as chief machinist on the cruiser
Boston In Admiral Dewey's feet in the
Philippine Islands
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Rev. Harrington Littell Here

Rev Harrington Littell, missionary
to Chi"a. Is in Washington for a brief
stay. /, viii occupy the pulpit of the
Churcl. 81 - Nativity protestant
Episcopa ts- Jrrow evening on invi-
tation OF t.v vicar, Rev. Enoch NJ
Thompson.