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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
COTTON BELT''ENGINEFR
 SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITAL
H. H. Kirchgraber Passes Away as Result of Stroke of Paralysis Suf-
 fered Here During February.

Hannibal Hamlin Photographer, 55 years old, Cotton Belt engineer, died yesterday in the Cotton Belt hospital at Texarkana, where he has been con- fined since February, when he had stroke of paralysis.
 The deceased was an engineer on Cotton Belt passenger trains No. l and No. 2 running out of Pine Bluff, and had been in the service of the Cotton Belt 31 years.
 MT. Photographer is survived by a son in New York city, nephew, B. L. Kirchgraber of this city. also Cot ton Belt engineer. and brother, John Kirchgraber, Cotton Belt timekeeper here.
 The body will pass through the city enroute to Mattoon, Ill.,, for burial. He was born in Marshall, Ill. The Pine Bluff Eagles, of which deceased was a member will meet the train in a body here and will place floral emb- lem on the coffin.
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PERSONALS.

W. T. Pate of Jackson, Miss, is here for visit with Mr. and Mrs. w. z. Tankersley.
 w. F. Bewley of Little Rock visited in the city yesterday.
 John Semones of Little Rock was a. Pine Bluff visitor yesterday.
 B. w. Parker has returned to his home on the Main street pike. after receiving medical attention at the Clark sanitarium.
 Albert Collier, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Clark sanitarium Tuesday, was re- ported last night as progressing very nicely.
 Louis Messenger of Little Rock was in the city yesterday.
 Dr. J. I. Norris is in Austin, Texas
 Attorney R. R. Posev, T. E. Taylor, Judge Waddell and P. T. Lewis If Sheridan were in the city yesterday to hear Governor Brough's address.
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LAKESIDE REVIVAL
 ATTRACTS INTEREST

Preaching an exceptionally strong sermon on "Where Art Thou?" Rev. Theodore Copeland, pastor of the Lakeside Methodist church last night held the close attention of a congre- gation which crowded the spacious auditorium of the church, at the re- vival services which he is conduct ing.
 MT. Copeland, who has just return ed from Miami, Florida, where he conducted a most successful series of revival services. The methods he followed there with such satisfactory results he is following here, and he is meeting with the hearty co-opera- ton of the church stewards and members of the congregation, and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

It gives The Graphlc pleasure to announce that it has been able to in duce Mrs. Vaughn to come to Pine Bluff the latter part of this month to conduct the annual cooking school. It has been The Graphic's custom to give this service to the people of Pine Bluff annually. When the usual time arrived, some months ago, it appeared that Mrs. Vaughn would not be available, and so Mrs. Helen Harrington Downing was secured lo conduct school early in April. Mrs. Dowlings "home managers work" was a success, and, from expressions of ladies who attended, it is certain that good resulted.
 Mrs. Vaughn is so well known and
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SOCIETY

Mann, their 17-months-old danehter scored perfect in baby week at LeWlsville last week. Mrs. Mann was Miss Gussie Jones of Pine Bluff.
 Mrs. J. F. Whaley has returned to her home at Stuttgart, fully re- covered, following an operation at the Clark sanitarium.
 Mrs. Sadie Hankins oi Dallas. Tex as,. formerly resident of Pine Bluff. IS here after an absence of nine years, for visit of a week or ten days with her brothers, James Smith and Dick Smith.
 Mrs. B. R. Donelson has returned from LeWisville, where she has been visiting with Rev. ana Mrs John Wayne Mann
 Miss Bernice Fellheimer of Hot Springs will arrive today for visit with Miss Harriet Peters.
 Mrs. Julia Noel, Mrs. c. H. Bolin- ger and Mrs. Robert Atkinson will be hostesses to the John McAlmont chapter, D. A. R., at the meeting Sat- urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. at the home of Mrs. Noel.
 The Lakeside School Improvement association will meet at 3:3O o'clock Friday afternoon, at the schoolhouse. It will be the final meeting Of the year. and officers for the new year are to be elected
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RAYMOND MAGEE QUINN.

Raymond Magee Quinn, two years and four months old, and only child of MT. and Mrs. Ira J. Quinn, of 716 Cedar street, died after a long ill- ness at 1915 o'clock last night. The funeral services will be held from the Hawley Memorial Methodist church at 3 o'clock this afternoon with Rev. w. J. Dickerson and Rev. B. R. Steel of- ficiating.
 The pallbearers will be: w. A. Bohnert. F. B. Leach, O. Sanford, A. c. Groves.
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SILVER SERVICE FUND AIDED BY DR. BROUGH

The Arkansas silver service fund was increased by something like $100 and two large gatherings of Pine eR9aff people were enthused and patriotical- ly aroused, as a result of short visit and two speeches yesterday by Dr.. Q. H. Brough, governor of Arkansas. !
 Dr. Enough came here at the in- vitation of State Senator Creed Cald- we'll, primarily to aid i2 the raising of funds by local women, with which to purchase a silver service for the bat tleship Arkansas. With this in view, he made a patriotic talk at the Coun- try club, where delightful musicale and tea was held yesterday afternoon. The handsome clubhouse was gay with the national colors and red and white roses, while miniature battleship dec orated the mantle. Throughout the afternoon, a large number of women enjoyed a. delightful musical enter tainment.
 Prior to his visit to the Country club. Dr. Brough spoke from the courthouse steps to large audience, music of a patriotic nature being rur- nished by the Wortham Shows band Dr. Brough spoke principally of the great need for cooperation by every man and woman in the food produc- tions and food conservation campalsn, that America and it's allies might win the victory over Prussian autocracy and militarism. Judge J. M. Elliott introduced the governor.
 The governor made the trip from Little Rock and return by automobile.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

so popular her methods so good, and her experience so great, that The Graphic felt it would not be dong ts duty to the women of Pine Bluff if the opportunity to bring Mrs. Vaughn here for a week were not accepted Mrs. Vaughn will be in this territory soon, and will conduct cooking school for the benefit of Pine Bluff women from May 2S to June 2, in- elusive.
 This will be Mrs. Vaughn's fourth school in Pine Bluff under the auspi- ces of The Graphic. This year she proposes to devote particular atten- tion to teaching ways of making the same size allowance meet the great ly increased cost of foodstuffs.
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|. CALLED OFF BY WAR.

New York. May 9.-An executive session of the National Electric Light association met in this city today and will continue over tomorrow. The ses- sion takes the place of the annual general convention of the association which was to have been held at At- lantic City next month and which was called off because of the war situa- tion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
FROM SCHOOL TO ARMY.

George Holderness, student at Van derbilt University and son of H. l. Holderness of this city, arrived in the city yesterday from Nashville, Tenn. He will leave immediately for Little Rock to go, into training in the off cers' reserve corps camp at Fort Logan H. Roots.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
Iay Day Festival
 h High School Campus.

h High School Campus.
 Under direction Of Miss Lucy Hearn
 roadstreet and Miss Genevieve
 Ieadlee May Day festival is to be
 iven this evening, starting at &
 'clock, on the campus of the Hign
 chool.
 A May Day professional, with Miss
 Ruby McGaughy as queen, will be a |retty feature of the evening, the |pening chorus to be Voices of the Eood," by Rubenstein-Watson.
 The concert is to be especially fine, he following numbers forming the
 program:
 1 Violin trio-"Ballata" (Pajasin) Misses Headlee, Farrar, Mrs. Mo- Clean.
 Chorus -"Blossom Time'' Ger |nan).
 Violin duet-"The Palms." Mrs. plcClean, Miss Headlee. Vocal sextet-"White Butterflies" :" Misses O'Donnell, Woodward, Roe- buck, Hicks, Moseley, Cross. Choral- Freezes" (Den- ka). --,--- Violin duet-"Andante" (Pajsin). Misses Farrar and. Headlee. Choral-"When Life Is Brightest" :"
 Male quartet-"My Rose," Messrs. Brown, Lee. Everett, Rutherford. Chorus-"Springtime" (Wooler). Violin trio-"Marcn Neysteale,' ,'' lsses Levine, Farrar, Mrs. McClean. Star Spangled Banner"-By all; Miss Estelle Simpson and Miss Vim nie Clegg accompanists.
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WILL ADDRESS BOYS.

z. J. Alleyn will be the speaker Friday evening, to the boys of the Y. NJ. C A., at the weekly bean sup pcr. An unusually large attendance If tie boys is expected.
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WILL SPEAK AT SHOPS.

Rev. J. H. Hankins, former pastor of the Ohio Street Baptist church, and now office secretary for the Y. M. c. A., will be the speaker at the weekly meeting at the Cotton Belt shops, under the auspices of the re- ligious work committee of the Y. M. c. A.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

especially the choir. The choir has beeen augmented, and is providing exceptionally good music for the ser vices.
 The song service at the Lakeside church during the revival will begin at 7:45 o'clock each evening, and the preaching will begin at 8 o'clock.
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IlKs, HONOR MOTHERS DAY.

The Pine Bluff lodge of Elks will attend in a body the services Sunday morning at the First Presbyterlaa church. it being the custom for the organization thus to worship on "MOthere' Day."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
lnation Club u..
 '~T.:nveh1p Tilnes

nation Club u.
 s,1 1DSy w M. Earnest entertained the
 s.;on ITS, v" club at her home, S14 To-
 ] lla.l a.reet. yesterday afternoon. She
 assisted by Mrs. J. E. Brown and s.or s%' a business meeting the aft le,, aon was spent in games and mu- 0or and a delicious luncheon was ,aa a The next meeting will be ' ,'ui Mrs J. E. Brown, S15 Plum sso sse guests were Mesdames J. T. f1vev % T. L. Gordy, j.. B. Britt, E. A. ;tt W. J. Wrenn, w. M. Bethge, M Wilhite, J. k. Brown, l.. w.. |ettfhewick; Misses Dorothy Ear l. E alyrtle Wilhite, Rowena Wrenn, |d I John Gordy, Billy Bethge, Guy Eselv Brown, Glenn 5. Wilhite and Inv Wilhite.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
TWO MORE ENLIST.

Corporal c. c. Cooper, of the United States army recruiting office here, reported two recruits enlisted yesterday, both going to the engineer ing corps. They are Clyde Me- Culloch and Joe Dodds, both of tha city. They left for Little ROCK ycs- terday afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

Salted whale meat is regarded a delicacy by the Japanese,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
krprise Party 1c
 .liiie'liful Affair.

Members of the Royal Neighbors
 America yesterday afternoon de-
 bhtfully surprised one of the mem Ers of the organization, when they filed without warning upon Mrs. J..
 Elkins, at her new home, Eff yenth avenue and Hazel street, for 1 impromptu "housewarming." Erhe afternoon was e1joyably spent |ith music and games, and delicious Treatments were served by the bstess. Those in the party were Fesdames Minnie Hays, Emma Mer- |tt, Sidney Slaughter, Minnie McFall, allu Bethge, Minnie Afford, Katie |emrod, Jessie Glover, Laura Holt, [aud Hays, Chas. Proper and Tom ayrlc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
BIRTHS.

Born to MT. and Ms. R. H. Peter son, at their home, 1908 East Seventh agynue Tuesday, boy. ts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

The United States has 380 piano factories.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
Moonlight Picnic Ills Enjoyable Affair.

Miss Ida Corder was hostess Fri day evening at delightful moonlight picnic to a party of her friends, on the Princeton road. A most enjoy able time was had by the members or the party, who were:
 Misses Fay Phillips, Gladys March 1 of Memphis, Minnie Cooper, Artie Corder, Myrtle Gibson, Vera Haynes; MT. and Mrs. Howie, Mr., and Mrs. George Shelby; Messrs Cliff Gaston. John Dixon of Memphis, Edward Corder, Clifton Corder, Boyce Harris and Bryan Lloyd.
 Visiting members are cordially in- Vlted to attend the regular meeting or the Union Chapter No. 40, o. B. S., at 7:3O o'clock tonight in the Ma sonic hall.
 MT. and Mrs. w. w. Alexander have returned from New Orleans.
 Mrs: Cornelia Craig of Dallas, rex, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Ierry Pearce, in South Olive street.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond Block and MISS Emmarie Block have returned to lnelr home in Little Rock, after a Vlslt with MT. and Mrs. Eisenkramer.
 friends of Rev. and Mrs. J. Wayne 4 Mann Of Lewisville will learn with pressure that Baby Leonora Donelson
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
PLANS PROGRESS FOR
BATH VOCATION SCHOOL

Gath, Nc, Dec. 3.-Plans are pro-
crossing most satisfactorify toward the
establishment Of the vocational educa-
ton school, which is to be consolidate
cd with the Bailey evening school and
through the passage Of the Smith
Hughes act it now appears that the
Board of Education will probably have
$1,000 from the State and Federal gov
ernments for use of this branch before
the end of til, year,
The new vocational school plans are
meeting with hearty endorsement from
the heads Of Industrial plants Of Bath
and all agree that it will undoubtedly
DC gro It thing for the city 1t ex-
poets That many young men will be
given an opportunity to attend the
school on part time and secure APP
prentice positions in the industrial
shops the remainder or the time thus
gaining practical knowledge of the
very subjects they are studying
Supt Giles a. Stewart who has been
working upon the plan for some time,
Las received the endorsement of State
Superintendent y. 9. Thomas, accord
Just received YOUR specification on the
Smith hughes work and feel that YOU
have lined the matter up in fine shape
1t will take very little changing in or
der to get into the fun swing of the
vocational lines you propose We
shall make a few immaterial changes
i'll your plans and fix up document
for your signature and the signatures
of Your board. and forward the same
TO the Federal Board for Vocational
Education. | am very confident the
arrangements will meet with their APP
prevail and that we shall be able to
cooperate with you for the building
of fine trade school. While the be-
ginning Will be small there is no
doubt opportunity will be given for
growth, and that in time Bath will be
proud Of her advanced position in re-
gard To this work. You will hear
from US again in a very short time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

gerous proceeding, as the eggs arc
easily loosened and scattered around.
\ year ago government men canvassed
this territory and destroyed nests that
they found but this year nothing OF
the sort has been done and 1t looks
as though. the farmers will have to
delegate themselves a committee Of
one to destroy them on their own land,
Saturdays snow was somew nat OF
a disappointment to the ice boat own
ers. Friday the lake was covered with
beautiful surface of ice as far as
the eye could see and two or three
good nights freeze would have COM
pleted the job. 1t being so early in
the season. however. the chances are
still good for ice boating.
The hunting season that has just
closed is said to have been the poor
est for game shot in kennebec county
for a number of years. Red foxes are
very plenty and it seems highly PROB
able that they have destroyed a great
many partridges in the woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
GERMANS CLAIM
CAPTURE OF 5000
BRITISH PRISONERS

Berlin, via London, Dec. 3.-Snce Friday
the Germans have captured 5000 British
prisoners in the Cambria region. the Ger
man general staff announced today. The
guns taken numbered 10).
ION the front of Grown Prince Rup-
precht: Early yesterday after a violent
drumfire during a moonlight, the British
with strong forces attacked our positions
at and north of Passchendaele. Hessian
troops threw back the enemy in A sharp
counter attack and took 50 prisoners.
"A British local attack at La Vacquerie
broke down. In a counter attack nine
guns and IS machine guns were captured
The number of prisoners taken since Fri
day has increased to 5000 and the guns to
100"
last three days our opponents lost in
aerial lighting and by gunflre from the
ground q airplanes and two captive bal
looms.
Eastern front: In many sectors Of the
Russian front local armistice has been
agreed to by several divisions. The Rus
sian army in the region from the Pripet
to south OF the 1.pa. and several Russian
general commands have decided upon a
truce Further negotiations are pending
A Russian deputation has arrived at the
command Of Gen Field Marshal Prince
leopold of Bavaria with the object Of
bringing about general armlstice.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
pERSHINC REPORTS
DEATHS OF SIX MEN
FROM NATURAL CAUSES

Washington. Dee. 5.-These deaths
from natural causes among members
Of the American Expeditionary Forces
were reported to the war department
today BY Gen. Pershing:
Private Charles =. Peppers. cnsi-
necrs. Nov. -, lobar pneumonia; motl-
en- Mrs Sarah Johns, Audubon, Iowa.
Private Edward ~ Wright cngi-
reers. Nov. -. lUbar pneumonia. cmcr-
scncy address, Mrs. &. Z. Wright, st.
Maries, Idaho.
Private Martin Heron, machine gun
company. Nov. Is. broncho-pneumon
Mother Mrs. May :. Davis, Pine street.
Littletcn, y. II.
Private first class, Kenneth B. Hay,
NJ. +. r. g.. base hospital. NOV. %. APP
pendicitis and pneumonia; uncle. l.. 5.
Hay. Dubois, Ia.
Private Ross r. BCOr. engineers, NOV.
80, pulmonary congestion and hericar-
dltis; mother Emma Boor Conotton.
hio.
Private Earl c. Monahan Machine
Gun Co.. Nov. &c. alcoholic poisoning.
Father. John Monahan, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
QUALITY EXCELLENT
Says Surgeon Generals
Office of Army Ra-
tons at Train in G
Camps

Washington. Dec. Stood provided for
the National Army and National Guard
units training in this country is excel
lent in quality says report of the food
division of the surgeon generals office
made public today, but conditions sur
rounding its preparation in the National
Guard camps leave much 70 be desired.
:In the National Guard environments,
the report said. 1.-The cooks have the ad-
vantage Of permanent kitchens, provided
with a Plentiful supply of hot water. good
storerooms, large refrigerators. etc. The
National Guard orga IMITATION housed in
tents have temporary kitchens, often with
dirt floors. poorly constructed storerooms,
smoky ovens and refrgerators too near
the fire.
The surgeon general. upon the reports
OF the officers of the food division. has
recommended the inauguration Of syste-
matte instruction of cooks, mess sergeants
and mess officers in the National Guard
camps. The quartermaster general has
acted upon these suggestions and such in
structions Will soon be general
"1n many camps the element of waste
is already under control continues the
report an some camps the contractors
who undertook to dispose Of garbage at
a price based upon the amount they ox-
pected to get are threatening TO throw W
their contracts because the amount Of
garbage is so small"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
CHINA

SOUTH-The all day meeting of the
Red Cross Auxiliary will be held at
the Library Thursday Dec. s. Mrs.
J. II. Mosher and Mrs. Alvah Mosher
will entertain the ladies at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Whitehouse and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Plaisted and daugh-
ter. Florence. passed Thanksgiving
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Her
bert Whitehouse
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Thompson have
returned from their trip TO St. Louis
to attend the National Grange sessions.
A number of the hunters in this sec
tion succeeded in securing a deer after
the snow came. Among them are Ell
mer Haskell. Raymond Reed, Fred
Plaisted, Ed Hewett, Marlin Nelson
and Frank Richardson.
Mrs. Howard Fuller.underwent a Sc
we're surgical operation on Saturday
last. She is comfortable at present.
Many of the telephone lines from
this central Office are badly disabled.
and Will take a number of days to re
pair them,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
TWO WE'LL KNOWN
OLD ORCHARD MEN
PASS BEYOND

Old Orchard, Dec. During the
past "A hours death has removed two
Of old Orchards most widely known
and highly respected toWnsmen.
Charles \. Clark, one Of the oldest ex-
pressmen, haG been engaged in truck
ing by sumemr residents for omre than
30 years and died at hospital in
Cambridge, Mass. Yesterday. The
body was brought here where funeral
services will be held tomorrow at $50
His age was So lie is survived by a
wife and ono son, Ira l.. Clark
Charles " Gorham, for many Years
proprietor of the Gorham House who
conducted a hotel here in the days
when people first began TO come TO this
resort. died last night. aged 63 years.
He was born in Saco in 1854 He
leaves daughter, Mrs Catherine
Sears of Old Orchard. The funeral will
he held tomorrow at l T. NJ. and will
be private.
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ALBION

Herbert Williams has sold his farm and
will make his future home in Hallowell.
George Hammond has returned from
Bakers Siding, bringing two deer.
Miss Gertrude Davis passed the Thanks
ing recess with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Davis.
Lester Dckey has purchased a farm OF
Abel Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wentworth were
Sunday guests at Harry Elliott's.
Mrs. Leon Haslum has returned to her
home in China.
Mrs. Pearl Phillips OF Lewiston is visit,
ing friends in town.
William Trenholm went to Bingham for
few days last week.
The Ladies Aid at the birthday social
and from the cards sent out realized he.
tween SEQ and s75
Miss Olive Gould. who teaches at South
China, passed Thanksgiving at Albion.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Walker and family
passed Thanksgiving day with her broth
er. c. E. Fuller, with whom Mrs. Walk.
er's mother, Mrs. Julia Fuller, has her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
WINTHROP
Plans for Congregational Church
Deaf h Of Eula K.
Sprague - Red Cross Cam
paign Under Way

Miss Florence Hale, state agent Of ru-
raj schools, Will speak to Winthrop teach
ers At the High school building Friday
evening at 80 o'clock. Parents and all
others interested are invited to attend
The annual fair of the Congregations
church Will be held at the Town hall
Thursday, Dec. s. afternoon and evening,
tho evening beng given over to an enter
tainment. This viii be called the Fair OF
the Seasons. The booth representing
Spring will he given over 10 aprons. hand
kerchiefs and fancy work. Mrs. E. D.
kmbal will have charge of the aprons,
Mrs. Edward Mason of the handkerchiefs
and Mrs. Newland Hannaford OF the fan
~ work The Summer booth will serve
refreshments. Mrs Ida stevens and
Mrs. Harris Woodman will preside at this
booth Mrs. Nellie Cummings. Mrs.
George Towle and Mrs. Raymond Riley
tunlu. food. canned goods, vegeta bies and
Gut. Winter will have a Christmas tree.
Mrs. Jessie Webb. Mrs. Helen Sanborn
ana Miss Dorothy Eannaford will preside.
The program for the evening is as FOL
lows The opening piece will be male
chorus. pantomime. Changing Sea-
song. - girls. solo, Miss Graves; Sand
mans song" Dorothy Hannaford and
children; psntomime. America" by Miss
Arvilla lin with singing by Mrs. c. W,
Taggar, Intermssion. Solo, Miss
Graves: comedy in two acts. How the
club was Formed" by IS ladies.