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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
GLYNN GETS WILSON'S o. K
President Approves Selection Of Demo-
cratic "Keyaoter" for St.
Louis Convention.

Washington, May S.-President Will
sons conference with Fred B. Lynch
of the Democratic national commit
tee, it was learned resulted in the
president approving the selection of
former Governor Martin H. Glynn of
New York to deliver the keynote ad-
dress as temporary chairman of the
Democratic national convention at st.
Louis. Speaker Clark it is expected.
will be invited to be permanent chair.
man. .sN 1850
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
TIME FOR. AN AWAKENING.

II there ever was time in the
history of any state when legisla.
ture should call a halt in reckless,
needless and ornamental appropria-
ton Of the peoples money, that time
VIII be due at the next winters ses,
sion OF the Iowa legislature. says the
Keosarqua Republican. The vot-
ers should give thought to this. for
when the expense of running the ma
Gllinery OF state affairs alone, in
creases from about FIVE million dol
lars ten years ago to nearly thirteen
millions the present year. Il is GER
tainiy time for an awakening, This
correction rests entirely with the leg
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
HISTORIC MEXICAN CITY.

Ciudad .Iuarez, the scene OF the re.
cent meeting between General Obre
gon minister OF war In the Carranza
cabinet. and Major General Scott and
Funston. Is situated ON the right bank
OF the Rio Grand river directly oppo
site Ei Paso. Texas and 1923 miles
north OF Mexico City, For more thar
200 years Jnarcz was known as III
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

Since the days of the Montezu-
mas, Mexico's stan of life has taken
the form of the tortillas, made OF In
dian corn, which is indigenous to the
country The preparation of the
tortilla is the work of the Indian wo-
men, who first boil the grain and
then, while adding water, grind it to
a stiff paste on a metate, or fiat NOR
tar. This paste usually is moulded
with the hands into thin cakes and is
cooked much after the fashion OF the
hoe cake" OF Dixieland. .E.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
TWO ARMY OFFICERS KILLED
TWO Others Are Injured In Auto Ac-
cident at Fort Sill at Law
.F# n#H#.. fnn OKLA .... .#...

Lawton, Okla, May S.---Two lieuten-
ants OF the Fifth field artillery were
killed and two other officers were in
jured in an automobile wreck at Fort
Sill. The dead: Lieut.. Herald s. Nay
lor. Fifth field artillery; Lieut.. Edwin
e. Pritchett. Fifth field artillery. The
injured: Lieut. ]. f. Mcmahon, Jr,
Second field artillery; Lieut.. Richard
8. Scott, Fourth field artillery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The newspaper mans mail right
now is filled with boosts for Candi-
dates, railroad wage arguments, pro
and con articles on equal suffrage,
disguised advertisements for schools
and universities, articles on prepared
ness, limping appeals for more and
cheaper booze, and politics until
you can't rest" And so is his waste
haskell
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The Washta Journal dares the
republicans thus: The democratic
leaders of Iowa have agreed on Mere
dith for governor and Meredith is
emphatically dry" Now let the re-
publicans nominate Harding if they
dare"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

-Marshalltown will pave six OF
the roads leading into the city from
the end of the present paving to the
city limits. It, with other work un
der way, will make seven miles oil
paving for that city this season
What is Oskaloosa going to do?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

ID Wire worms are reckoned by the
Department of Agriculture as among
the five worst pests to corn and
among the twelve worst pests to
wheat and oats. WireWorms are
the young or worm stage of hard
shelled beetles, popularity known as
"cliek-beetles,' skipping jacks, "
Hsnauping beetles" etc
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The Brighton Enterprise con
tends that no mans application for a
contract to work the roads should be
considered unless he knows enough
to take dirt off the top OF the hills
instead of the bottom when he has
any filling in TO do.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The Hedrick Journal has Observ-
ed that if one is young enough, it is
easy to find an occasion which seems
to needs celebrating.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

-SiouX City Journal: The man who
said talk was cheap never bad read
the schedule of prices for a Bryan
speaking tour of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

The man on the corner says you
can't cash promises any more than
you can live on rabbit tracks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

islature, and the selection OF mem
bers of that body to do this correct
ing, rests entirely with the people"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11

Job holds the worlds record for
patience. But Job never was tele-
phone operator.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
u. s Yards. ILL.,, Nav 10, 9 a.

u. S. Yards, ILL.,, May. 10, a. m.
HOGS-Strong to S higher than
yesterdays average; mixed and butch
ers $945@9.90; good to choice heavy,
$9.6O@9.95; rough heavy, $9.4O@9.55;
light, $940D995; Workers, $4,000
975; bulk, $9t70@9.S5; pigs, 1880
80
CATTLE-Steady to shade higher;
beeves, $7.70@9.S5; cows and heifers,
.$420@9.35; stockers and feeders,
.$575@S.65; westerns, $790@S.65;na
tive calves, $6.50@9.S5.
SHEEP -, Strong at yesterdays
close; native sheep, $7.0O@9.00; west
ern sheep, $7.4O@9.50; yearlings.$ 90
@1O.65; native lambs, $Sl00@11.25;'
western lambs, $S25@12.0O; ewes,
$525@9.25; spring lambs, -$11.00@
1900. -, ..
Closing Prices.
HOGS-Closing slow and lower
than the opening; mixed and butch
ers, $9.40@9.S5; good to choice heavy,
$9.55@9.90; rough heavy, $9.35@9.50:
light, $9.35@9.9O; Workers, $9.55@
go; bulk, $9.65@9.SO; pigs, 1880
$40; clearance yesterday fair.
Cattle closing strong.
Sheep closing strong to 10 higher.
Official receipts yesterday-Higs,
! 1880; cattle, 1928; sheep, 9,283.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
l sos; cattle, 1,277; sheep, 1856.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
IL PAYS 70 az TAXED.

The Vlnton Eagle makes the state
mont that as an abstract question i
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards, May
l0.-HOg receipts this morning were
ground 5000 short of expectations
and the market opened strong and 5
cents above yesterdays average.
Quality was considered only fair. The
late market was slow and the early
gain was lost.
The bulk today sold at $965@9.80,
against $3.50 m9.85 yesterday; $97OW
. so last Wednesday: $95509.75 four
weeks ago; $745@7GO corresponding
Wednesday in 1915; $8.300S.40 in
1914; $8.4jGr8.55 in 1913; $7.6507,85
in 1912; and $6,O5MG.25 in 1911.
The top paid today early was 1896;
yesterday $3.50; last Wednesday
$3.50; four weeks ago $3.50; one year
ago $775; two years ago $8.45; three
years ago $3.50; four years ago $3.50,
and five years ago $6.31.
The attitude of cattle buyers was
one Of Indifference The supply to-
day was nearly all common to medi-
UNI stuff which is not wanted. What
few fat or choice steers offered We're
full steady to a shade higher than
yesterday.
Sheep and lambs were steady to
strong with yesterdays advance, and
both wooded and shorn lambs are at
the highest level of the year, in fact
are higher than they have ever been
before, the wool class reaching $12.1O
and the shorn 5000. Bulk of the Of
ferings consisted of shorn stock. Very
few heavy sheep were offered.
The estimated receipts for tO-mOr
row are $4,000 hogs, 1000 cattle and
| 10000 sheep.
Receipts for today, 12.50O cattle,
$4,000 hogs and 1000 sheep, against
Isl S1 cattle, 2O,496 hogs and 1858
sheep a year ago.
| Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was 1915, against 1915 Mon
day, 1913 a week ago, $749 a year
ago and $S.4l two years ago.
| A load of 1,173-ib feeding steers
sold yesterday to a Wisconsin farmer
at $3.50, being within sc of the record
price for feeding cattle.
Talk of labor trOublesain Packing
town in the near future was bear
ish factor. Armour houses were out
, of yesterdays swine trade.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
ae.rx+ w..lI.s,es u.,..r-l,,.

A "tackey rarty" was given by the
womans Univergity Club. of George
Washington. ast,evening at the Arts
and Sciences building. The party was
attended by a crowd that was un-
usual In more respects than one. the
girls appea ring in rainbow colors. pig
tails. and hair ribbona
The q. w. y. Players Club IL re-
hearsing for the popular play. "Pru-
neiIa," which u to he given early I'm
January AT one OF the local theaters.
II IL believed that the play will be
ESPECIALLY costumed bv Van Horne. OF
Philadelphia. and plans. are being
made for obtaining costumes worthy
OF the big enterprise.
The plensurable order OF Pegasus
made Its initial night Al y o'clock last
SUNDAY morning. starting from 1899
l. street northwest. under the guild
once OF the Royal Finders OF the
chimaera. Out OF consideration for
ranged TO be compsrativcly short and
sweet, but something different In
promised for the future.
Chi Omega Sorority has Joined the
bask etball league. which In to play at
the parish house gymnasium OF
Epiphany Episcopal Church avery
Monday night. BEGINNING December
4; The following officers have been
elected: Miss Eiys whitcomb. presi.
Miss DAY Daniel. secretary. and Miss
Theodosia Darling seibold. treasurer.
A committee has been appointed to
chrIsten the league and to<draw up a
constitution, TO be referred TO the
members for approval
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
LOYAL LEGION
WOMEN CELEBRATE
Twenty-fourth Anniversary Of
Loyal Legion Of Women
Is Observed.

Many letters OF congratulation are
being received by the membefs of the
Legion of Loyal Women on the sue.
cess OF the twenty.fourth anniversary
banquet, held tlast Monday evening in
the oak room OF the Raleigh Hotel.
The walls were hung with American
flags, while autumn leaves and large
yellow chrysanthomums decorated
the tables, which were lighted by
candles protected by shades in au-
tumn colorr. In order that all might
see and hear those on the program,
the tables were set In the form OF
the letter Il, the speakers and invited
guests being seated at the long table.
The program was opened by Avn
address OF welcome by the president,
Mrs. Ada H. Weiss. Tho tosstmfr-
tress, Miss Grace NJ. Pierce. intro.
duced the speakers. who included
Hon. T. p. Moran, president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. In q Tribute
to Woman" Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood.
THE Spirit OF re-" Miss Cora G. Cur.
.ry. "The Heroes OF 1872" DR.. Thomas
Caiver. two original poems. ITO the
L. l.. w." and a burlesaue, "The 10y
al Danes" Mrs. Saunders Johnson.
Heroes OF the Mexican War. the So
ciety OF Gusdaloupe:" Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker, 1.-THE Army OF the Ten.
nessee:" Col John McEiroy. Tho
Grand Army OF the Repubiic;" Gen.
John II. GLENN. "Tribute to the l.. l..
WI" Mrs. Mercine Il. Cutter. Hero.
ines OF Different Wars" Gen. William
II. Sears, OF Ohio, Clara Barton;f
Mrs. Thomas Caiver. THE origin ard
Work OF the l.. I. W." Mrs. Augu-.
tus Knight. general director to the
District Federation, Tribute to the
L. L. W." DR.. James l.. Gordon. pas.
tor OF the First congregational
Church, Modern Patriotism" Mrs
Isaac Cans presented the greetings
on behalf OF the honorary members;
"The Valley OF Laughter" was svne
by Miss Heima Cheeseman, accom-.
panied by Miss Florence Reynolds: n
letter was read from Mrs. John \.
Logan, who was unable TO be pros
emit, and after silent toasts to 6eS
gram closed with the singing q
"Americs"
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

Chapter 4 will meet on December
~ with the Misses Elizabeth and
Katherine B.reSford, i28 Eleventh
street southeast.
Chapter q viii hold . thimbie party
next Tu,sday nj u. mn. nj IN. Tssl
dence OF Mrs. !. ". frizzell. IA
Eighth street northeast. with a siiye.
offering for the benent Of the District
Day Nursery. All District members
OF the T.. y. q. are invited.
Chapter Dnwill meet on December Z
with Mrs. A, a, Judson at 20 r strset
northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
Heme In.er-.t cIub. rore., GIen.

The Home Interest Club OF Forest
Glen held it's regular meeting at the
home or Mrs. ]. u. BurlSet.. of Linden.
on November 10. DR.. Byrd, president
Of the Social Service League, told OF
the history, work. and needs of the
league. lie spoke especially OF the
great need for a colored tuberculosis
hospital. Great interest was aroused
by DR.. Byrd's talk, and after the
meeting a number OF the members
Joined the league. The next meeting
OF the club has been changed to the
at the home OF Mrs. Il. W. Koch. OF
Woodside. Miss Josephine Rich, OF
Washington. will speak on vital sta
tistics"
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

Katherine Montgomery Chapter
win meet at the home OF the regent,
Mrs. j. ID. Croissant, 1TlT q street
northwest, on December IL,
Manor House Chapter will meet on
December . with the treasurer, Miss
Jennie IL. Dwight, li09 Decatur street
northwest.
Marcie Burns Chapter will meet
with Mrs. w. III. Foght, 1900 Emerson
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
United Daughters Of the comssa.raey.

Arlington Chapter viii, meet on De.
'cember 20 with Mrs. Frank Currie.
Stonewall jackson Chapter. T.. u. c.,
viii hold a neediework sale and tea
ON December 4 from I to T:3O o'clock
y. M. at Confederate Memorial Home,
1922 Vermont avenue northwest.
The state convention VIII be held
at the Confederate Veterans Home
ON December q.
Robert E. Lee Chapter. No. ga, viii
give a Thanksgiving dance Tuesday
evening" at Confederate Memorial
Home.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

street northwest. on, December 20.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter will meet
with the Masses Church, at Wardman
Courts. on December IL, n
:. a reception VIII be given by all OF
cember r. from 3 to II O'Clock y. m.
at the Raleigh Hotel, on which date
the state pin will be presented by
Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook, regent Of
n lndi.pen Hr,is. BEL, Chspttsr to- Mrs
The State officers Will act as recep-
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
CLUB CALENDARS !
FOR NEAR FUTURE
Coming Events in Club World
Embrace Varied List Of
Activities.


lexington Union viii meet next
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Darrell
Grain. at a. Seaton street northeast.
A member of the Antl-saloon League
VIII address the meeting, aud Mrs.
Edna Taylor will report on the Ma.
tional Conferences In Indianapolis,
Ind. which she recently attended as
delegate. re ~.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
Council OF Jewish w.ms..

Miss Jepniz MannhauSer.s OF ,he
Council of Jewish Women, will give
n dramatic, reading at the Eighth
street Temple on the night OF DE.
cember Is.
Lawrence Kitchell viii give a trav.
eloGue early In January. and Elias
Breerkin viii give violin concert
at the National Theater early In Feb
runry.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

The next meeting OF the MacDowell
Clsb will be held at the home OF Miss
Isobel 'McGee, 1910 Lamont street
northwest next Monday. The subject
for the meeting will be classic Ger
many, and Will include Bach. Rect
hoven, Mozart, Gluck, Hayden, Han
del, anu schubert.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

The Legion OF Loyal Women viii
call q meeting OF the National Clara
Barton Memorial next Tuesday after
noon at 2:3O. at the Raleigh Hotel.
Important business viii come before
the meeting. and all members are re-
lMested TO be present.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

Independence Bell Chapter met last
Wednesday evening with Mrs. Samuel
Burleigh Milton. OF 1853 Eighteenth
street During the business meeting
$40 was pledged toward paying the
Continental Hall debt, and money APP
propriated for one foot OF the ground
adjoining the hall, which Is to be re
built and enlarged when one chapter
has bought and paid for Its foot Of
ground. Independence BELL is one OF
The first chapters to make its contri
button.
Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY, chapter
historian, described the historic spots
, which she he'd visited Hn;o during g,n her nn
Roads, and vicinity, concluding her
talk by reciting n poem on the Amer,
can flsg, Mrs. Velrna $. Barber, re
gent of Columbia Chapter and chair
man of historic spots and records
trict milestones. Miss Marcia Brook
sang. 80 Perfect DAY" accompanied
nv. Mrs. Harvey ID. Bowden ON the
niano and MrS :. ". Milton on the
banjo. Mrs, Milton later sane solo
10 her own compartment Mrs.
IJerndon. Mrs, James A. whitney Of
West Nirginis. and Mrs. ". ~. Per
l'ins, were guests of the chapter
Manor House. Chpntar held lts first
meeting for l916taiT on SATURDAY.
o"er'ne, Nth the regent Nc. Sarah
~ Van Deusen. at 2?OT NJ street,
whose narlors were artisticalIv deco
rated with yellow and white chrV"an-
tten'ums apI F"'"mp IeaVes. rnd her
S.-'-" "oom with ni~l; ro"rs "nd
r,piden-h"ir feT"'. I'll" f~llowne
rcwIy elected of"i"ors 70" tho wear
we've snpcun"ed' Nrs = ~ Van Deu.
son. president IS"H"ll" prlIeu smith.
"i"o nreSident. Miss Nav .TbapdIOr,
ro"ordin" se"rctarv: Miss ouis HUI.
"orrespondinr' secretary Miss I"nnie
~ D"i~ht treasurer: Mrs william
"o"wi"k stuart. registrar; Miss Ella
- 80 = .'-',ion
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
c.,,,.,. mn, H,.,.,, C,...

The Capitol HiIi History Club IL
planning an evening at promenade
nj the Masonic ana Eastern Star
Home on December 10. at which the
husbands Of the members will b. IN.
guests,
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
wemsn's Ciub. Rockville.

The woman's Club OF Rockville met
on November II with Mrs. Ohio Tai
bott and Miss Choate as hostesses.
Mrs. Duncan Bradley read an Interest.
ing paper on "Wsshington, the Capi-
tai" A solo was rendered by Miss
Choste. The club has offered a prize
OF America" TO be prepared by a pupil
OF the Montgomery County High
gnhnaI
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
FEDERATION NEWS
OF MONTGOMERY co.
Women)s Clubs Of the County
Well Into Winter Plans
Of Work.
woman. c,u. Of chevy chase.

The Woman's Club OF Chevy Chase
held Its regular, meeting on the 18th
with Mrs. Mikkelson. The club had
the unusual pleasure OF listening to
an address on American humorists
by Miss Annie Wilson. who spoke In
an especially happy vein
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
TweAtIeth f,entar, CIu..

The archaeology section viii, meet
on Tuesday afternoon at o,1b o'clock
al the home OF it's leader. Mrs. John
Lowe. a822 woodIey place. The sub.
Ject win be "The Paleolithic Age"
treated by Mrs. II. r.. Williams. All
members Of the club are cordially In.
vited,
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
wem.n.. Club OF Be,he-d..

The woman's club OF Bethesda met
with Mrs. G. =. Robb. In Edgemeor. on
November. II. Miss Julie Lsthrop. OF
the Children's Bureau, gave a talk In
favor OF woman's suffrage. Mrs. Tai.
bolt, executive secretary OF the Asso
citation Opposed TO Woman's Suffrage.
equal suffrage. Then each speaker re
piled to the other In n ten. minute talk
and members OF the club were given a
chance TO ask questions. Among the
guests were Mrs. &. GrIscom Randall.
Mrs, stevens, Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Briggs.
Mrs. LukeI, Mrs. J, Maury Dove. and
Mrs. 4. u. Barber. The club will
meet on November IN. with Mrs.
James &. Adkins.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
suffrage.

THE Political study Club met Fri
day afternoon with Mrs Helen r..
Tindall, 1859 l.anier place northwest.
where twenty-five members respond
ed To roll call with personal expert
ences in connection with the recent
national political campaign, pledge
of S3J to the national suffrage SO
ciety Was raised during the business
meeting The club voted to buy copies
Gently complied by New York sur
fragists for use i'm the suffrage
schools Ia be organized throughout
the United states.
Mrs. George \. Armes readla cir
cmlar letter. from The WASH lngton
the city to send notices OF their
meetings for publication d their
Saturday afternoon edition,
An invitation was given by the
Anthony League to take parq IN their
rummage sale To be held nqk week
In order to raise their SHARP OF the
fund being raised to help larry on
the battle for the passage the An
thonN amendment.
Mrs. Charles Fitts. chairr{an of the
AnthonysLeagu committee working
for the Florence Crittentkn Home,
presided over an entertainI lent at the
Paul Institute on Thursda Svening,
when Mrs, Frank l., Gard Der, pro
fessional story teller of ST. College,
Pa. told number OF 6nteresting
stories, and Fraulein Fr mmel and
Mrs, Margaret Sperry cont ibuted sew
eral musical numbers.
Mrs, Nanette Il. Paul is nducting
course In parliamentary law at the Will
son Normal Community C liter, which
Is open to all members Od the League
and their friends.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
a.ors. w.-AIns,o. Unl,.r.,,, Notes.

given under the auspices OF the Won
ans University club on December q
Those In charge or this annual social
function are Misses Fay Pierce. Lett.
tia stewart, Emma Reh. and Gertrude
walter Miss stewart is In charge Of
the program for the evening.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25

The womsn's Alliance OF All Souls
Church will hold their annual bazaal
and sale Mt the New willard on DE
crmbcr 4 and 3.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
Nswconb Club Of B~shesas.

The Newcomb Club OF Bethesda
held Its regular meeting on, Novem
Der II at the home OF Mrs. George
Hane, In Alta Vista, with Miss Flor
ence Miller In the chair. A paper on
the "Romance of Nome" was read by
Mrs. Walter A. Perry. Reports from
the semi annual meeting OF the state
Federation In Frederick, were given
by Mrs. Jed Cuttings and others who
were In attendance,
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
wem.n,. H.nrarrnt s.cIr,y.

The woman's Benefc-nt Society ~
the Peoples Church will hold a sock
west. on December n.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
suushluS seeiet,,

The hospital branch OF the sun
shine and Community Society will
meet with Mrs. Sanford Taylor, Si+7
Seventeenth street northwest, on De
cember \, at ESQ y, m,
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
Peswsrth wemsn's Ciah.

The art committee will meet at I::O
o'clock next Monday evening to study
period furnishings.
The civic committee will entertain
with a Christmas party on Dec.m
Der T.
The Washington times., 1916-11-25
Exssi.isr Literary CIub.

The Excelsior Literary club received
it's usual cordial welcome at the home
Of Mrs. John l.. Nc creery, and her
daughter. Miss Flora McCreery. last
Tue sday afternoon. The president, Mrs.
Grace NJ, Daish, presided, and Mrs. j..
NJ. Holmes acted as secretary pro ten.
The ROMANCE az James V. OF Scotland,
and Madd0en. daughter or Francis 1
of France, under the title THE King
Weds," by Henry Baker. was read by
the author, and Mrs, clyde Aitcheson
gave vocal solos,
Pieces of red. white. and blue ribbon
decorations ON the spade used In plant
ing the Federation oak tree at MI.
Vernon were offered for sale by
AIRS Addie W. Foster, and added
materially To the clubs flower fund.
Much sympathy was expressed by the
secretary In her recent
bereavement In the death Of her hus'
band. Capt. Martin Darringer,
Mrs. Ellis Logan, former president
or the Federation of WOman's Clubs.
was guest Of the afternoon. Re
Treatments were served during the
social hour following the program.