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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
PERSONALS.

The meeting Of the Womens For.
eign Missionary society of First Meth
odist church Thursday afternon with
Mrs O. H. Leonard was pleasant oc-
caslon, attended by fifty women wla
are Interested in the cause OF missions
Mrs. W. A. Reeves was i'm charge Of
tho program, participated in by Mrs
Wilson, Mrs. West and Miss Florence
Cruvcr. a social hour followed. Mrs
Leonard was assisted by Mesdamos
Morrison, $. ID. Pickering and j. NJ
Glover and Miss Corinne Calvert.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Marquis who
have recently come from Topeka.
kan. for residence in this city, have
removed from Hotel Tulsa to apart
ucnts pt ia West Ninth street. Doro-
thy and W A.. jr., the Marquis chill
dren who have been visiting their
grandparents i'm Lexington, Mo, ar
rived on Friday to join their parents
IN making Tulsa their home.
The Parrons-Toachers' association.
Of Horace Mann school will meet
Tuesday evening, January 6, NJ : 80
o'clock. The program follows:
Folk dance Upper grades
Piano .........,.. Dorothy Reniio
Address .......Judge w. |. Williams
Violin Duet. Jack and Ben McPhee
Vocal duet Miss Sifterd and Miss Erb
Address ........ Mr.. Ray S. Fellows
Members of the chi omega sorority
will entertain their sister sororities IN
the Pan-Hellcnic association Saturday
evening at the home of Miss Kathleen
ChaStain.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
NitSItl Al.

This afternoon at the auditorium
of Henry Kendall college will be con-
urucd the organ recital series Of Prof
John Knowles Weaver which was in
iuatcd before the HOLIDAYS Professor
Weaver will Dc assisted by Miss Flo
North. pianist The program follows:
tusuc in G minor UequestedD Bach
Midsummer Nights Dream" ...
................. Mondelssohu
a. Prelude. Ch) Nocturne
@. Wedding March.
Nearer, My God, to Thee Mason
Mr.. Weaver.
Plano, Concerto in A minor 90. .GreiS
Miss North
(Orchestra Part on the Organ)
Overture, william TelI' .........
................. Rossini- Buck
synopsis.
a. rhe calm Before the storm.
b. The storm.
@. Pastoillc
d. Dance of the Mountaineers.
Mr.. Weaver.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

Dr and Mrs u Lynn annoruco
the marriage OF their daughter. Miss
lurn Lynn ard Nj knight T.. Doug
lis. which WHH very quietly solemn
led Monday. January X. 20 Cliromoro
Tho bride is the elder dauehtor of
Doctor end Mrs l8nu. aud Mr. hou"
l.,s 's the son of Colonel ana Mrs
Clarence T. Douglss The marriage
happily eliminates o. romance Of soN.
Crnl years unrdng. which began
when the young people were school
Eirl ana boy ia Nuslugee. where both
families formerly resided The bride
Is an accomplished musician ana MT
Douglas b. orc Of Dklahomu's rising
NouuS news spup'i m,u. h,iug at pres
ont identified with the rcportorid
stnff of The World The young couple
viii mpouuc, their At home address
shortly
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

Chldreu's p1l nursery benefit
bridge 100 ElkF home.
Tuesday Boob CLUB meeting 40 pub
lie library
Columbia DhJuHupm circle meet
ing with Airs j. a. lill.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

The public library viii be open
Sunday afternoon from 2 un,il for
reading only There win be no cir
culatiou Of books.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

chi Om,ra sorority ontcrtutue Pan
HcllouI" 1s,ociauou iu home OF Miss
Kathleen tha-Hm.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

Rusllu Nit club meeting iu homo OF
Mrs Fred = clinton
Crown Scu ChW'Wqun meeting bon
HON, of Mrs W A. walker
twentieth century club meets Nrs
IarN ID NurioDk is hostess
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nuuroc ave
hosts Dt evening card party
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

In the absence Of Mrs. \. w. Ilinc.
who is III, Mrs. Benjamin G. Connor
will preside at the organ Of First
Methodist church for today's services.
Mrs. =, =. Lewis OF Jerome, Ariz.
viii be the soloist of the morning
service and Mrs. Travis l.. Golay Will
sing I'm the evening.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

An announcement of interest made
nj the regular meeting of the Shakes
/ pcgrc club Friday afternoon in the
| home of Mrs. Frank II. Greer was the
/ date ot an open meeting In which
friends ut tho club will he Included
as guests, February 6. Mrs, Scmmos
/ W Parish was appointed chairman OF
the committee composed ot NCsdamcs
I Albert " Roth, Douglas W Franchot,
John H. Hail. ,rbcrt u. Mason,
James B Robinson and Mrs. Greer.
Following the responses Of Shakes
uearcau quotations, act ! of "Othcllo'
was read under the leadership OF Mrs.
Haul. The characters were taken as
follows: Mrs. II. H. Mason, lago;
Mrs. Hail Amelia, Mrs. c. G. Cole,
Biru,o. Mrs James II. kohinSon,
Cthcuo. Mrs Clarence j. Hindmtn,
Rodcrigo. Mrs :. w Parish Modo-
yico; Mrs. story White, Dosdemona;
Miss Ahhic Alley, q visitor from
Boston. took the part of Cassie. \
debate between Mrs. Mason and Mrs.
Haskell ON the subject, WAS
Othclo Justified in his conduct
toward pcsG,mona ." will take place
at tho nest regular meeting.
The High school Thrift club met in
the assembly room Tuesday January
9. and elected officers as follows:
Amos Todd. president; Mary Boll
Ford. vice president; Emma Hatch, !
secretary; Harry Goff treasurer; |
Orpha Hughes, reporter; J. \, Horner, |
critic. The next meeting will be held (
January %, with a special talk by Mr.. |,
UnVcrfcrth.
Tho annual meeting Of tho Young !
Womens Christian association has !
been announced for Thursday, January |
j.. at First Methodist church, at which |
time the annual election of officers
will be held and the years reports
made. The meeting will be proceeded |
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
This Week Be Benefit Bridge for CdenS Day

by a banquet for limited number at
Tho cafeteria.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

Dr ana Mrs. Francis Osteopaths.
317 ohio Bldg. Phones 4525-2S91.-
ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
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DANCES.

The Misses Ruth Younger and
EoXio Marie Marr were hostcsses of
"a Jolly vcck-oud dance Friday night
IN Miss Noungcr's home. About ftty
girls and boys of the high school set
gathered in the Younger homo to
spend the evening dancing and max
ing mcrry Refreshments were served
to the Misses Martha Mowrcy, Maude
Bradley. Mary Walker, Helen Thur
man. l.mm9 Eilla Johnson, Norma
Miller. blanche Eooue. Mildred Mari,
Ethel Mollony, Ethclyn Carpenter.
lrmu Woods. Amelia Brouch, Mar
gar,t Rupp. Mary Ringer, Ruth Han
ley. lrcnC Campbell, Ramona Geek.
Eel~o NNuuue Burkhardt and Juliet
Hunt: Mcssrs Harold Macon, chester
J.. Ncl<cou, Theron Byuum, Fran'.
Schrcyk. Herbert Smith, Robert
poVnire. Homer Watson, Robei
Logan. John }scoe. Francis Lewis
carl simpson. Ray Wiley. James Neil
SON, Robert Lchus. Eugene Rupp.
Harold shaver. Ice Payne, Floyd
lewis. Frank kcrstottcr. George Jus
tice, Walter Eogcrs, Dick Rroach.
John shelton, Harold Nitkiu. Ben
Ch1starnc. Don Swindlcr Mac Rupp,
James N,GiliS lee Carpenter Parker
Robertson. WiIiium lloVis. Thomas
puckctt. Guy Johnson, Melvin Nc
Swain and sam riNam.
Miss MayWc Tuley. a senior of
Henry Kendall college, was hostess
to her fellow class members IN "a
pretty dance ot the home OF her par
crts. Mr. and Mrs j. \. Tilley, Satu:-
day evening
Green and white, the class Colors,
were iu evidence I'm the decorations.
and the hours spout az dancing We're
followed 10y the serving of roirosh-
mcuts There were thirty guests,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

which Prof john knowles Weaver
has planned tor the season win bc
that IT FchrumV I The CLOSING re-
cital Nill bee played February 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
: OBERLIN $3.50:

At a meeting of Salem Lutheran
Church Council last evening resolu-
tions in memoriam of the death of
John Brightbill. late president, were
drafted.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carl's two-year-
old daughter, Gloria, died after a
four days illness from diphtneria
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Kiefer, rep=
resenting the U. B. Church. and Miss
Mildred Eshenour of Salem Lutheran
Church, are attending the county
Sunday school convention at Millers-
burg this week.
Edwin stauffer who met with a
| serious accident a few days ago by
| the breaking of a scaffold while prim-
ing the new home being erected by
Oliver Bishop. and falling twenty feet
| to the sidewalk, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Anna Liners, of New York. ac-
companied by her grandson. Frank
knester, are visiting the formers son,
| Frank Liners, in Harrisburg street.
Miss Rena Brehm is spending sew
eral weeks with friends in Philadel-
| phia.
! Mrs. Clayton Pritz and children,
! Alva and Harold. of Williamsburg. are
| visiting the formers mother, Mrs.
| Sarah Wise.
Timothy Nipple. of Marysville, is
! stopping with his daughter, Mrs. AL
| bert Fetrow.
Mrs. Irwin Hackman is visiting in
| Philadelphia among friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hooker and
family had a pleasant stay at Hershey
| this week.
A painful accident happened to Les
| ter Gerhart yesterday at his home
| when a "thunderbolt" frecracker pre-
maturely exploded in his hand. lac
era ting that membey and burning the
| side of his face badly.
Miss Helen Brehm, a recent gradu-
ate of the high school and a talented
young musician, after a four years
course at Mrs. Froehlich's musical
| conservatory, graduated last evening
| at Fahnestock Hail. where the exer-
! cises were held.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of Salem Lutheran
| Church. will meet at the home IF Mrs.
| Samuel Wilson in BressIer on Sat
urday afternoon at . O'Clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
SteeIton Snapshots

Choir Rehearsal. - A rehearsal of
the First Presbyterian Church choir
will be held at 1880 o'clock this even
ing.
ford is In the borough lookup pending
a hearing before Justice of the Peace
Stees charged with outing Thomas
Easley in the back during a quarrel
at Locust Grove Crawford was ar
rested by Bethlehem Steel Company
police.
Auto Strikes hoy. - An automobile
a 1A-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Wilt, al Second and Mohn streets.
early last evening. The child sustain
ed cuts about the head and an injury
to his right leg. He was given treat
ment at the emergency hospital of the
steel company and later removed to
his home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
STILL FINING
AUTO SPEEDERS
Chief Gardner Continues His
Campaign Against Fast
Auto Running

Chief Gardner last night received
his first threat since starting his
campaign for traffic ordinance vio-
iators and persons arrested on other
charges. After William Thomy,
Front street, Steelton, had paid a
fine of $50 on five charges of violat-
ing the traffic ordinance and was
leaving the police station following
the hearing last night, he threatened
Chief Gardner for his action against
him.
The case of Thomy, who was
charged with speeding ten days ago
on information by Patrolman Fisher,
and with speeding and running with
only one light several evenings ago
on information or the Chief. was the
most warmly debated case in the
hands of the Burgess since Chief
Gardner opened his campaign. The
debate continued between the prose-
cutors and defendant until Burgess
NVigfield put an end to it. Chief
Gardner said to-day that Thomy has
been notified to be at a hearing
Saturday night on a charge of block
aiding a crossing last evening.
Others fined last night were: r.
r. Harmon, 1917 North Seventh
street las tevening to quell some
John Nicholas, West Side, operating
a motorcycle without light. S5; Or.
dan Dameff, West Side. running by
u street car while discharging pas
sengers, $40; Haralambus Brothers.
Front and Adams streets, for violat-
ing an ordinance providing the clos
ing of pool rooms at 11.3O o'clock,
$5 James Morrison, charged with
public indecency,. $40, arrested by
Patrolman Burrell; Everett Barnes.
Philadelphia, disorderly conduct, ar
rested by Night Desk officer Mas
tiers, So; Charles f. Hoover, North
Second street. Harrisburg, $40 for
speeding.
The police were called to Ridge
street. The trip was made in an au-
riotous persons shooting up tho
street. The trip was made inan au'
tomobile owned by r. B. Hannah.
Harrisburg. who was fined for
speeding. When the officers arrived
the crowd had disbanded.
Chief Gardner said this morning
that he is notifying all persons who
have anything stored in the streets
between Front street and the canal,
10 clear them at once. Residents
have been in the habit of storing
things in these streets, which is
against the borough ordinance. The
streets are to be kept open in case
the IRE oulpdHlSS are OAipSilSu "
pump water from the canal.
Notices are being sent out to per-
sons in the borough who place
ground and boards along the curbs
in order to go over them with auto
mobiles and wagons. This, the Chief
said, backs up the water and is d
violation of the ordinance.
Efforts are being made to break
up the malicious sounding of false
alarms. Chief Gardner issued a
statement following false alarm
yesterday that the name of the in
formant be obtained in case of
alarms being turned in over the tele-
phone.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
Businessmen Abandon
Fourth of July Plans

Announcement was made this
morning by officers of the Business
mems Association that plans for the
celebration of the Fourth of July
have been abandoned, owing to the
fact that Steelton has recently re-
covered from the expense of the
mammoth parade last month, and
that a demonstration is being plan
ned when the new motor apparatus
arrives, in August. One of the fea-
lures of the small program in the
town will be a game of baseball be-
tween the Steel Company team and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Motive
Power team, in the afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29

property. but have not included the
cat except in Connecticut. He also
says that the fact that cat gut, u
commercial article, is generally be-
lieved to come from a cat might be
considered as giving property value,
but such is not the case because the
bulk of that commodity is taken
from sheep.
I'm the doctrine of property ra-
tionae soil, as applied to wild ami
mails, where such animal voluntarily
goes upon real property" says he,
''its ownership becomes vested in the
owner of such real property. Were
this doctrine to be applied to cats.
it. is course, obvious that the owner
ship of a backyard fence would
carry with 1t qualified or commun-
ity property, or, as it were, a shift
ing title in the cats of that neigh
borhood." Some cats, says the
deputy, notably Angoras, are given
values and are objects of sale. He
concludes: "The law lends itself
to the affairs of people as the whims
of society create new conditions and
values, and we do not say that ulti-
mately the courts may not, even In
the face of an outraged public, cata-
log a cat as property"
Care For Families.-Represen
tive Dithrich, Allegheny, in making
a presentation speech in the House,
called on the members to make ii
their care to. look out for families
of men who go into the armed serv-
ice. He is one of the legislators who
are members of the National
Guard and said that lawmakers
could do their state much service by
helping to organize their communi-
ties. ..st
No Decision Givcn-The Public
Service Commission has not given
any decision in the Hummelstown
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
MIDDLETOWN

Mrs. Della Dasher, aged 70, died
at her home yesterday morning. She
is survived by three sons, Charles
and George Dasher, of town; Rob-
ert Dasher, of Albany, N. Y, and
one daughter, Mrs. William Wag-
ner, of town. Funeral services will
be held from her home tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev.
7. c. McCarrell, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church, of which Mrs.
Dasher was a member, will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Middle
town Cemetery.
At a meeting of sne Royalton
School Board the following teachers
were elected: intermediate, Mrs.
Mabel Famous; secondary, Miss
Dorothy Schock; first primary, Miss
Margaret Fear.
Walter Henry, of Chambersburg,
is visiting in town.
Thieves entered the cellars of
John Leiby and John Foltz, of Roy
alton, Wednesday night, and they
got away with a can of lard, thirty
quarts of canned goods at the for
mer place; at the latter place with
fifteen dozen of eggs, half can lard
and several Jars of fruit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29

property, to the effect that diligent
search has shown but one state in
which a cat is considered "a thing
of value"
Mr.. Davis says: while 1t is not
the practice of this department to
give opinions to others than officials
of the state government, the fact
that this question has doubtless
arisen in the minds of many law
abiding citizens of the common
wealth and for fear that it might
become the subject of statewide dis
cussion, is deemed sufficient reason
for departing from the rule" He
also says that the novelty of the in
quiry has impelled state officials to
make an exhaustive search. Various
states, he says, have listed bees when
not in wild state, deer and dogs as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29

Croatian Sokol Starts
Campaign For New Fund

AT patriotic meeting of the Croa-
ton Sokol last night, attended by
nearly every member, $50 was sub
scribed to the fund for volunteers
from the Sokol Union, at the open
ing of campaign for contributions
The fund will be donated to the use
OF volunteers for the armies in Eu-
rope. Luis Skukan and Joseph Do
brinic, two Sokol members, were con-
graduated by their Sokol brothers
last night on their enlistment in
Company c, of the National Guard.
Others are considering enlistmen
and are being urged by members of
the organization who are unable to
respond to the call.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
COULTER FUNERAL TO BE
HELD MONDAY MORNING

Funeral services for Ross Coulter.
aged 80, q lineman for the local
branch of the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company, who was almost in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon
when his neck was broken in a fall
from pole in South Front street,
will be held from the home of his
parents, 452 North Front street,
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The
Rev. IL. ID. Germer, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Baldwin
Cemetery. Coulter was the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Coulter. He is
survived by his wife and three small
children. Coulter was working on a
pole near the coke ovens and grasp
ed a highly-charg wire with his
left hand. The shock threw him to
the ground headlong.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
Boys Leave For Camp
at Ingelnook in Autos

Harrisburg's delegation of thirteen
boys to the Y. NJ. C. A. state camp at
Inglenook left the city this morning
in automobiles for the campsite. The
lads will be under canvas for two
weeks. More than one hundred boys
from fourteen cities OF the State will
attend. The Rev. S. w. Harman, pas
tor of the Zion Lutheran Church, is
camp director and will be at Ingle-
nook during the outing. C. w. Miller,
physical director of the association,
will have charge of the local boys.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
NEXT DRILL July 9

Because Independence Day will be
celebrated on Wednesday this year
Reserves will not be held on that day
The next drill of the company is
scheduled for July 6. After next week
two drills a week will be held We'd
as the days. More than $50 persons
are now on the rolls of the company
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29

Wednesday. July 4, and Saturday
July IA. are the visiting days. Special
athletic events will take place on
these occasions. The names of the
boys who left this morning are: Har-
old, Hibler, Arthur Hibler. Laird Lam
dis, Richard lands. John Beck, Leon
Neefe, John Koch. Frank Foose, Harry
Mace, Ernest Noll, Robert Matthias. A.
Wilson Sheckues, Theodore, Langdon
and william Diener.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
No Freight Received
After 4.3O P. NJ, Says
Notice to Shippers

Final notice was given to-day that
beginning Monday the Reading and
Pennsylvania Railroad companies will
not receive freight for shipment at
any of the Harrisburg stations after
4.30 o'clock in the afternoon. Wagons
arriving after 4.So will not be re-
ceived.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29

or Newport water cases. argued this
week.
Getting Ready-Paul w. Houck,
the new Secretary of Internal Af-
fairs. is getting ready to assume his
Office next week.
To Organize Companies-Lieute
ant j. b. Wheeler will be in Pitts
burgh to-day to organize two new
truck companies for the truck sup
ply train.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
MARRIED LAST NIGHT

Miss Mary Critchley, daughter of Mr..
Front street, and Frank McLaus hin.
500 Chestnut street, Harrisburg, were
married at o'clock last evening, at
the parsonage of the st. Johns Luth-
performed the ceremony. The newly
married couple left on wedding trip
to New York City. They will return
August
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
CATS CAUSING
ROW ON HILL
Not Included as Private
Property in Many
States

Deputy Attor-
ney General Hor-
ace w. Davis has
written an opin-
ion in reply to a
question of John
s. Ritenour, su-
perintendent of
t h e w e s t e r n
Pennsylvania HUI
name Society, of
Pittsburgh, as to
whnthar n cat iS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS

A meeting of the Harrisburg Acad-
emy of Medicine will be held this
evening. Local physicians who are
members of the Medical Reserve Corps
have been sent a special invitation to
attend. The. subject to be discussed is
Medical Preparedness"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29

A letter was received this morn
ing by Chief of Police asking infor-
nation concerning Mrs. Sophia Fry.
who is believed to be living in this
city. Her maiden name was Hans.
The letter was sent by Miss Clara
Hans, from Rolla, Missouri.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-29
BOARD TO ELECT

Reorganization of the Steelton
school Board will take place at a
meeting to be held Monday night.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-11-21
Beginning of Letter Writinu.

The actual period of the beginning
Of letter writing is, like many other Of
the familiar things Of today, lost in the
mists Of time, observes writer in tho
New York Evening World. Probably
the earliest historical records of epis-
tolary achievements are found in the
days Of the Egyptians under the Phar-
aohs and Of the Greeks who wrote
out their social or business commune
cations on blocks Of stone or wood. But
for the first letter writer Of distinction
1t is necessary to turn to the Book of
Kings, where in chapter q, verses S to
10, we are told how Queen Jezebel,
wife Of Ahab, wishing to compass the
death Of Naboth, "wrote letters in
Ahab's name and sealed them with his
seal and sent the letters unto the eld-
ers and to the mobiles that were in his
city and that dwelt with Naboth," these
dfgnitaries suggesting a plot which
ended in the death of Naboth by ston-
Ing.