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STEVENSON SALE AT END.
Authors Autograph Missivcs Brinx
In Total Of a7.O3S.

The highest price In the two DAYS
sale OF Eober. Louis Stevensohs auto
graph letters at the Anderson Galleries
was paid Yesterday by George ID. smith
for a~'lettcr to the authors mother writ
ten from a lighthouse steamer on a. trip
to the shetland Islands. For the WORK
OF Il boy Of 10 4, Is a remarkable de-
scr,ption OF the Cathedral OF -. Mag
nus. at Kirkwa!l. I, is illustrated win
pen and INK sketches.
Thu. sale Yesterday disposed OF the last
Of the letters which Mrs. Salisbury Field
OF santa Barbara. cal. Inherited from
her mother, Mrs. Stevenson. The total
proceeds yesterday amounted to 81
$3.50. The collection, parts Of which
x,ere sold In 1903, a Melted 3s3.ll6.45.
Mr.. smith paid $500 for another let
ter from Stevenson TO his mother Civ
ing his reasons for dedica'ing The
chlld's Garden OF Verses TO Alison
Cunningham. HIS former nurse. Most
OF the important book buyers from all
over the country have attended the sale
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GEORGE B. POST, JR.,
TO WED MISS GIBSON
Second Of the Seasons Dpbu.
tantpS Whose Engagement
Has Been Announced.

Mr.. anil Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson.
l21 East Seventy-third street. announced
yesterday the enga cement OF their only
daughter. Miss Irene f~.anghorne Gibson.
10 George Il Post. Jr, Miss Gibson Is
one OF the debutantes NJ the winter and
mas been much in evidence AT the promi-
nrnt entertainments OF the season. She
Is named after her mother. who was Miss
Irene ~Langhorne Of Virginia. a daughter
Of Col, Chiswell L~arghorne. and a mem
her of n family famous for it's beautiful
omen and she Is said to inherit a good
deal OF her fathers talent for drawing.
Mss Gibson Is the second OF the
seasons debutantee 10 announce an en-
The first debutante OF the
season TO become engaged was Miss Lii
liam Palmer. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Uuintarl Palmer. whose engage
ment TO Henry &. steers WAS announced
in December.
Mr.. Post, j. a son OF Mr. AID Mrs
George u Pos, OF , East Fittv-aw;
street. II" was graduated from Harvard
IN 1919 and is a member OF the knlrkcr-
booker club Of this city n also % the
Bal,usrol Golf club. He * 1 member
Of the Arm Of Post 4 FlaGg. IS Wall
street. Mr. Po~, Is the third in direc,
lire 10 bear his name. being a grandson
oc he lat. George Il Post. on" of the
w 7 = VI NANNF y ~" 49,
Ing vii, take place in tho spring.
NJ and Mrs. John Porter shannon
40 Wct Fifty-e!ghth street. have an.
rognc"i tn" engagement OF their daugh'
ter. Miss Gertrude Margery shannon. &c
Thomas Van Horn FLOYD Bowen OF this
citN. Mss shannon rs a most accom-
pllshed dancer. having frequently ap'
peared with amateurs in entertainments
for charity.
Mr.. Bowen If u son ~ Mis-. 4 Floyt
Bowen of this city and S~ctaukct. I. 7.
and q nephew OF Harry X NlnGut. whC
married a laughter Of the late Mayo,
Gaynor. No hate has been set for ;hs
wedding
Miss Marian Weller. daughter OF Ny
and Mrs. william J. Weller. announced
her engagement IN John u. Won Glahr
yes,erdar AZ luncheon given AZ he
home. go Garfield place. Brooklyn.
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

81. Denis I Kcsn", savannah, q +,
Svr-ing'on, cleveland.
wsldorf.As,oria SAMUEL Rca. rhiladci.
phi,i \ y county, Philadelphia,
park Avenue william II Cook chi.
60 90: u. II, Cunningham, Troy, Y V.
wolcott--c. n. Bryant, Cincinnati NJ.
and Mrs. waiter L. Ross. Philadelphia
\s,or-Mr and Mrs. " g Early. Mem.
rhis Mr. and Mrs. Il . Little. 'ranford
\. !.
g. Rcgis--Mr. and Mrs. rhilip s,ovcn.
snn. W"~ihury. \. !, Mr.. and Mrs Y,
pipr", Montreal
Manhattan Mr.. and Mrs A. J. McDon
AID. Montreal; Mr.. and Mrs, blanchard
Randall, baltimore.
vani:rSn',p 5. and M, Mira q. ro'G!
stokes. warwick. y. Y.
Arthur i, Jones. Norfolk. Va. il Il H"rs
%i,ondon, Eng william Janor, Toronto
McAlpin.- William u. SsyNry Jr,; VII
w!net"nf m,n, Nj H. ann md Mr. M, Jon" J NJ.
mrr, shreveport La Thomas A, Johnson
D Hsucola, Fla.
Providence. Mr. and Mrs W, u Badger
bcro. Mass; MIR, and Mrs, phiilp =, Mar
den, Lowell. Mass Mr.. and Mrs. A, IL
Ui!a. New Haven,
Martinique william A. Albright. Red
rnrt, Runalo: Nj and Mrs. John $. McIn
IRE, Dayton. MIR. and Mrs. Frank Grey.
baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs, =, X sober
Philadelphia: Mr., and Mrs Herman Snow
Boston.
p~ittsburg, ,i.orgr W. stevens. Richmond
Mr. and Mr;. T.; " ch1na'hsr, ro'um
h ,;ss"I Harold ia j. "t Gross. i rro',ds"e.. ~ an
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DICKENS WORK BRINGS $435.
..sLetches by Bos'' Gcts lest Price
at sale Of First Editions.

4 first edition in octave VI bickens's
Sketches by Boz brought 1888 yes
,erday In the second day OF the sale o;
irs, editions OF rare books n the Ameri-
can Ar. Galleries. in Madison Square.
T.. W. Morris vGs the buyer. The edi-
lion contains forty illustrations by
George tru.kshank.
The total proceeds from III" sale
amounted last night 20 ss.29+1". II
will 10 concluded To-day.
The second highes: price paid yester-
day was $3.50 for a Cambridge lGlO
edition of "chrlst's Vic;or!e. and Trl-
umph in Ieauen. and Earth. over. and
after death" by Giles Fletcher. the
younger. printed within black lines, Will
wooden. ornaments. TIL" buyer was j
T.. Drake.
George II. Smith paid Sl3i for a Ars'
edition In the original eight monthly
parts OF Dick~ns's Tale IT Two Citics'
and 500 for THE posthumous Papers
Of III. Pickwick Club" with f"r;y-'hrct
ILLUSTRATIONS by " seymour and
"Ihiz."
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In New York To-day.

Suffrage play. Waldor:-As'orin, s =. VI.
Liberal Club. annual revei. Webster Hal.
8 p. N.
r~hakespearc festival at Teachers Col.
leEc. \ y. N.
Hudson River institute. dinner. Hotel
McAlpln. q 80 J.. ~,
knights Of Columbus Bal. Madison
Square. Garden. evening.
Association Of CommerciM Traveller,
Waldorf Astoria, 7 T.. NJ.
American Society Of Marine Eng!nccrs,
dinner. Hotel Bresiin. 7 80 y. NJ
New York Railroad Club. meeting "a
West Thirty ninth street. q y, ".
New York Congestion Committee. meet
ing, United Charities Building. y = VI.
Girls Conference, auditorium OF the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. 7:%5 T.. NJ.
vassar College play. The Lady From,
Oklahoma" Century i.yceum. s;l5 y NJ,
Little Mothers AID Association. reception
to Mrs, Charles =. Whitman. :36 ''s, onI
avenue. I +. NJ,
Peoples institute. meeting. and discus.
sion 81 The Conservation Of Human Llfe.''
Cooper Union. Q +. u.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
wYNNE PYLE HEARD.
Young Pianist From Texas who
shows Much Promise.

w,nne Pyle. = young Texan pianist.
vfo was announced as having appeared
as sololst during Ave years Of concert
work on the Continent with many Of the
leading ordhestras in Germany. gave her
hrst recital here yesterday afternoon
IN Aeolian Hall. Her programme in
GUIDED B~eethoven's sonata, opus 81.
Branmss variations on a theme of
PaSanini. Schumann's Fantasy Pieces"
opus L., and Ravel's "vallee des
cloches."
Miss fyie's playing disclosed unusual
talents as a performer. though her
merits were uneven. She began with
Schubert's Moment Musical" opus ~.
No ,, which she delivered with q tone
generally musical, but with an exag-
sefa'ion in the expression OF senti-
nen'' Defects in the Beethoven sonata
we're largely those Of tone, az In forte
Passages she allowed II to become hard
and Il was often without SUFFICIENT color.
There Was. furthermore, lack in flexible
ana accurate finger work. As 4 whole,
however. the composition was played
with keen understanding.
In the Brahms variations the pianist
was more at ease INC did some OF her
nest work. She played them In good
part with a commendable command oil
'echnic and a good treatment Of tonal
effects and mood. To sum up the
PAYERS abilities, In the matter Of fine
rhythm, brilliance Of technical finish
and a general broader style Miss Pyle
mas yet some things to acquire. As
pianist who can hold the attention OF
the more critical listener she IL alread,
lar on the o toward achieving re.
suits.
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A dance will be given under the auspices
o,the Automobile Ciub OF America on
Wonday eveninE. February Is. at the Hotel
Riitmorc for the benefit Of the Actors
Fund. $1,000
,.avs the cast of The Princess Pat" Is
recovering and expects to retoin the com
pany next week at the Majestic Theatre.
KIa l. Erlanger have acquired 2 new
..vv,thin the Law" II Is AS yet unnamed
There are twenty four scenes In the three
acts Of the picec.
HIchard Lambert Will present his farce,
"The Blue Envelope" In New York within
tcv weeks. Ths cast will be headed by
waiter Jones and Franklyn Ardell. The
risv had q two weeks trial last season.
PIdditional features for the performance
M the Liberty Theatre next Sunday might
,,rder the auspices OF Company 4 OF the
sswenty. nrst Regiment !n;lais Allyn King
Rslle blanche and the Dolly sisters.
Walter Percivai, and Frank Mrrornick
iucinS Company for Come to Bohemia."
,Ns new comic opera which. u. will pro
n ~" Georse q. Chsppsii and Kenneth NJ.
Wurchison are the authors OF the work.
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mrs. John Aston returned yesterday
from Washington. u. g., and IL AZ the
Ritz Carlton.
Moncure Robinson gay a dinner last
nigh, in n private dining room NJ the
RItz-Carlton.
Mrs. Horace $. Ely gave a small dance
last nigh, at the Gotham for her daugh-
ter, Miss Fannie Ely.
Mrs. Justus Rupert will give a brldg"
party this afternoon at her home. 40
East Seveuty-frst street.
Mrs. william A. Barnum OF Brooklyn
will give a card party followed by sup
per and dancing this evening in III. ball
room of the Gotham
A dance will hs given tonight at
Shcrry's for Miss Eleanor DE Graf Guy
le., dchutante daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T De witt Cuyler ~ Philadelphia.
MIR and Mrs. Anthony J. Drexcl bid
die. Jr., gave a small dinner last eve
ming. af,erUard taking their guests TO
the Globe Theatre 10 see stop LoOS
Listen
Mrs. j. Yves, Roosevelt, and Ms
Tuckerman Will give Il reception this
afternoon In The ballroom Of the Colony
club for the Vicomtesse de I,ancougne
who will give an account Of her work In
the French and Belgian hospitals.
The Georgia Society will give a re-
| ception and dance this evening at Del
monico's, Among the ratronesses are
Mrs. Percy G, Magnus, Mrs. Rober,
! Adamson. Mrs. Chester Alexander. Mrs
, Albert y. Atkinson. Mrs. Ernest L., Nal.
comb and Mrs. John Hart Gress,
In a Philadelphia despatch In vcster,
49,, c,,.. ti,n ,,,n h,
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IN THE E BOXES.
'Sarmenr Brings Out . large and
HrilIiaut Audience.

" Vas TO De expected. the opera Of
as; night brought U an interesting
aulience. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
Her. WIKI Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills
and ne guests OF Mrs. Ogden Goelet
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert D.. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Gerry and
Mss Carol Hartman were with Mrs.
l. Henry Hartman n the guests OF
Mrs. Roche were Baron and Baroness
Hasperg and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stewart
Walker.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Oliver Hartman and
NJ. and Mrs. Beverly Bogert were
with M-. and Mrs. Charles Mather Mac.
Neil.
Mrs. Richard Gambrill's guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Warren and Mr..
and Mrs. X. Horace Gal!atin.
Mr., and Mrs. Luther Kountze's guests
included Mrs. j. Russell Soley and
Charles Hayden. Mrs. Reginald Rivcs
Was with Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry
Warren.
Among others in the audience were
Mr.. and Mrs. Enesto c.. Fabbri. Miss
frelinghuysen. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p.
Huntington. Miss Georgine lselin. Mr..
and Mrs, John W. Cross, Mr.. and Mn.
Henry r. Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.. B.
Pratt. Mrs. Frederick c. Havemeyer.
Miss Anne T. Morgan. Miss Maude X.
We,more and Lloyd Warren.
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CHARLES HITCHCOCK. JR.
widely Know Golfer aud Hockey
Player pneumonia victim.

Charles Hitchcock. Jr. - years old.
formerly intercolleg tate golf champion
and "A widely known hockey player. died
from pneumonia last night at his home.
80 Madison avenue. After graduation
from Yale In 1903 he becdm. "a broker
In Wall street and WAS elected a mcmbe
OF the New York Stock Exchange in
February. 1909.
Mr.. Hitchcock was a son Of Or. and
Mrs. Charles Hitchcock Of 81 East
Sixty-ffth street. He was born at Mar
ragansett Pier. Il. l., and after entering
Yale became captain Of the college golf
and hockey teams. His first success in
golf was when he won the ShInnecoclt
tournament in July. 1922. He captured
the presidents cup by winning the New.
port golf tournament in September. 1900,
and the following year won the Point
Judith cup In the golf held
at N~arragansett Pier. MIR. Hitchcock
won the intercollegiate golf champion.
ship In 1902.
He vas a member of the Yale Club,
His wife and one son survive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
"SIEGFRIED" SUNG
WITH FINE EFFECT
Pink Heard as
Erda After Thirteen Years
Interval.

The presentation Of Der Ring des
N%ibelungen" continued on its way at the
Metropolitan Opera House yesterday
afternoon when 'Siegfried' was sung.
Those h may have harbored a fear
hi the Wagncrian drama was In dam
ger Of a loss Of prestige have been
comfor,ed by the size Of the audience.
almost az many ISLANDERS as II the only
Caruso had been east for the title role.
II was a performance Of singular In
terest. For one thing Ernestine Schu-
mann-Heink reappeared for the first
time in thirteen years at the Metropoli-
tan and once more sang Erdd as u II
simple Justice to say only she can. Her
delivery Of the portentous words or the
mysterious wala was profoundly inn
prcssiye by reason OF its nobility OF
s,yl.. Her tone. her diction and her
dramatic accent were all Of the splendid
type to which she accustomed wagner
lovers in years past.
But the merit OF the performance was
not hers alone. In Johannes Sembach
there was "A Sie0fried who radiated
youth and vigor. His singing was gen.
orally admirable and his enunciation oil
the text was good. Free in action. alive
with boyish vivacity. he succeeded also
in indicating the awakening OF manhoo
in the presence Of the aroused Valkyr.
Clarence whitehill as the Wd~dere'
was superb. His voice was in Its best
condition. and he delivered the great
defamation with a breadth and virihty
of style which made the character stand
forth in all its grandeur. Nine. Gadsk'
was still indisposed. but her place as
B%ruennhilde was capably uled by Mime
Kurt, who had already been heard In the
role with pleasure.
There were also Messrs. Reiss and
Goritz as the two NibelunGs. Mr.
Reiss's Mime retains its cunning and ~
remarkably detailed psychologist sienih
canoe. IL has long been one OF the
important contributions TO our under
standing OF the artistic purposes ol
wagner. Miss Mason was tolerable a
the Forest Bird. -,
The conductor vas naturally MI
Bodanzky. He has introduced cut
! which may have displeased some per
feet Wagnerites. The whole question o.
| cutting the Wagner scores In q vexet
one and will probably never be settled
IN general satisfaction. II We coult
have the Ring dramas given as the,
are at Munich and B~ayreuth. beginning
in the afternoon and with long inter
missions, there could he but one settle
men, and tina would he the presentation
without a single eXcisiOn. but comb
tons here are vastly different.
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Ms Elizabeth ';rc'unau, ~
Mr.. AVID Mg. William Burt irrtnm"h'
was married 70 Charles haNleS HrcWer.
son OF MIR. aud Mrs, John Brewer of
F'or,., His. |. !, last evening IN ,he
First Reformed Church, Broonlyn' Inc
Rev. Ur. James Nj. l'arrar performed Inc
,cr.,,orv. which was followed by a re-
,.n,inn a, the nom. ~ IN" brides parents.
o3N President street. Miss iiatr'",
B,ers ,;r.cnman WAS her sisters mahi ''
Eouor Tn. bridesmaids were the Misses
Thcda Kenyon. Marion burr N,o''
Brew,r and Adelaide N";cl 'anI IRA
land of Ro~iou WAS best man ana 'ne
ishcrs we're l'ordham Pave Ier'N 'h'I',
Kenneth Wilson. Arthur y. oi
Hronklyr. Lawrence. Austin of Hartford
and Edmund B,ssc't OF Taunton Mass
Mr.. Rrewcr was graduated from tia''
ward In 1872 and Is q member OF 'ne
Harvard club OF New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
GERALDINE FARRAR
MUSCULAR CARMEN
pr;ma Donna Does Some Nov.
inc Picture Acting in
Bizct's Opera.
Mr.. CARUSO ADMIRABLE

carmen was presented at the Met.
..,,,,ap opera House last evening with
r.rrsr in tho title role and
6ef"'o'"' %. r,,. .o,,.. %.
Mr Caruso az 10" 'o'e' u "'u'e ""S
,aeked and the performance was greeted
-, some laughter and much applause.
wu,. rarrar nrst impersonated
Wheh -. -. ....,-,.s
the sypsy iona moves "e'o
tina, she wou,d develop the role into one
=, tho most valuable In her repertoire.
THESE "op'' Z-~-
minutes after her entrance last 'en,hs'
Her Tossed showed no evil enects OF her
,~ncurslon Into the feld OF the moving pic
lures. but there was a vast oiHerehce
IN the Carmen.
This role was subjected TO elaboration
for the photoplay. and necessarily action
was added with much generosity. Some
Of this action Nine. Farrar put into the
opera last evening with the result that
the once elemental type created by
Merimee became a common drab. The
rue Carmen. as fitted to operate needs.
vas a p~iebeian Messa'ina. over whom the
dark shadow OF tate spread poetic
a trace Of high tragedy last night he
mus, have had more imagination than
Nine. Farrar. Biset's opera Is for her =
companion piece to Spinelli's "A Basso
Porto. a rank and offensive excrescence
cf the stews Of humanity.
when she emerged from the factory
after the quarrel inside. her gown had
been torn completely OF n she vas
IN u~nderwsist and pettlcost with a smear
of blood on the left sleeve. Presently
she seized = chorus girl (collar and
slbow) and forced her to the mat At
the grapple. And she Jumped on the
cir, when she was down and throttied
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
RESERVES EMO WILL DECISION.
Surrogate Fowler Delays action
ON Application of columbia.

Surrogate Fowlog reserved decision
Yesterday OF the application IN behalf
~ Columbia University, leGat"" of the
las, will of Amos T.. Emo 10 the buik o'
mis- estate. 10 s~ud the contest by III"
heirs AZ Law to the SiHren" Court
for trial instead If to the S~urr"gaice
Court,
Counsel for tho heirs questioned III"
power of surrogate Fowler To pass on th'
application OF ia" ground mat ms as.
so'i,,s. Surrogate cohalau. had placed
,bc cas-, on his March I calendar. They
contend ,h,, the Application should have
lc,u mad. before sur, oeat" tnhalan,
I'm, Austen g, FoN, in behalf % Column
h!a, argued that IT was man iatory on
| S~urrogat. Fowler to pass on the APP
rlirution.
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$40 FOR OCTOBER MORN"
uctiOn At Salmagundt CIub
Br1uus Total Of $4,000.

Last nights session OF the auction
sale of pictures at the Salmagundi Clup,
II West Twelfth street. brought "a total
Of $500. half Of which goes to the club
and half to the club members who
painted the pictures.
October Morn by Carleton Wig
gins. ex-president OF the club, brought
the highest price Of the evening. $40,
paid by II. T.. Leppert. william j.
Quinlan, n deaf mute artist, was present
when his picture. The Grand Canyon.
was sold for $40.
Paul r. Albert. treasurer OF the club,
expects tina, to-night's session Will bring
at least $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18

william Alfred Perry. n Years old,
died AZ his home, : East FTl,y-siNth
street. yesterday. He was an engineer
and had retired from the firm of Henry
X Worthington Il 90 TWENTY Years ago.
tie is survived by his WIFE" = son. Henry
P"rrepont Perry. and Il daughter. Mrs.
Pierre Lorillard Itoualds he Was grad
ua;ed from Columbia I'm the class OF
MAO and was . member Of the Uni
v'rH.ty, Century aud Engineers clubs
ana the Society Of Colonial Wars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
THOMAS F. RYAN GIVES DINNER.
Hts Guests Inclade senator CndeP-
wood and Others Of Prominence.

Thomas +. Ryan gave a dinner last
evening at his home, SIS Fifth ave-
nue..
His guests included Senator Oscar ".
Underwood Of Alabama. Francis I.ynde
Stetson, DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Henry Clay Frick. Charles NJ. Schwab,
Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, James r. Duke.
Morgan J. O'Brien. &. c.. Dula, Alex
ander J. Hemphill. John 4. Dennis. Judge
Francis X. Pendleton. Charles $, Miller.
John b. Ryan. Theodore 7. Shonts, John
n. Archbold. J. Sergeant Cram, Daniel
Guggenhelm, Robert A. c, Smith. Ber-
nard ~ Raruch. Francis |" H'ne.
Charl. o. '~cXander. Henry Clews.
Williamson W. Fuller. Fa..'aN Land
street, Paul u. Cravath. DAME q. Reid,
James $, Alexander, Percival :. Iiil!.
Junius Parker, DE I.ancey Nlcol., August
d. Juilliard, John pyneley Prince, VAL
entine T.. Snyder and william c, Potter,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18

The estate OF Albert Lloyd Hopkins,
president of the Newpoit News Snip
huiId,n g ana nrS Dock Company, who
died on III. Lus!'auia, was appraised
Yesterday at s2l,.Il, but his net estate
vas only S3,liS lie left our-third OF his
estate to his wife. May Davies Hopkins
OF a,0 riverside Drive. and the remainder
tn their daughter, MAJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18

BosToS. Feb. l..-Col. Francis r. Hes
seltine. SO. a retired lawyer. died at his
home in Newtonvillc Tonight. When q
student at Colby College he raised a
company OF volunteers and commanded
the Third Maine Regiment at ia" first
battle Of Bull Run. Later in command
OF 10" men operating on IT," Texas
coast he repulscd u regiment Of tonfcd-
crate cavalry. For this Congress
awarded him "A medal Of honor. He was
a former commander Of th. Loyal Lee
gion Of Massachusetts,.
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Barri-utos soloist at Receptio..

Mr., and Mrs. A. Murray Young gave
a reception with music at the Colony
u'uo last evening. when Nine. Marie
barrlentos. the new Spanish soprano Of
me Metropolitan Opera Company. was
me soloist. Her programme included
.El Mato." a new sons by 0ranados !;
Air des Rossignols,' by Rameau !:
.Pourquoi Roster Seulette." by Saint
saens "Vedrai Carino." by Mozart. and
Caro- Nome" from verdi's "Rigoletto."
ouiseppi Bamboschek was at the piano.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18

About go members Of the George
White Alumni Association will gather to-
morrow night NJ III. Savoy Hotel for
their sixteenth annual dinner in honor OF
George White. who for ~hf,y-'hree years
Was teacher and principal in New York
city hubble schools.
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WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

HERMAN A MYERS. = l.lsitahia We
tim. i,ft sa.5.i to hi, Wife, mother. four
sisters and brother,
BUTTON oTl.Er WRIGHT who d'od
December -. 1874 l"r s.".i20 H. gave
his personal effects 20 his wife. lean 9.
wright. and diyid.i the residue among hct
nnd his three children NirIiu.s, Robert
and william Dutton Nr.gn'.
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Little Mothers to lee Mvs. whitman

Mrs Charles 3. whitman. wife OF the
Governor, will visit the Little Mothers
This afternoon. from I until 8 O'Clock. At
Happy Day House. 236 Second avenue.
Q station Of the Little Mothers Aid As.
ISOLATION. She will convey the saluts.
lions OF her daughter Olive. who 10 .
member.
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Norseu XNIII. club NJ Banquet.

About $50 employees Of J. i, Morgan
e. co here and in Philadelphia who
cali themselves the NNllI. Club gath.
,red a, the Hotel McAlpin last night
for "A banquet. The speakers were
Uerber, l.. Satterlee. Robert y. Macon
and Henry p. Dawson, The toast
master was william Person Hamilton
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TIL. Junior prom, which marks the
height ~ the social year NJ Ncw York
University. viii he held Tonight in the
gymnasium students from AL the de-
partmcnts are invited, Chancellor
Brown will lead the grand march.
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Robert ~lDVuuIa>s,

Robert rnurl,sS. ~, ann .rpottnr Of
lac"s ia Manhattan, dl,d %; N'- ON" IT
BaySIdc .N"'ul" and rH''', second
street, Nhit"s'onr i"u.d,n-. {. /. yes-
,"rd,ty MorniuG.