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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

Grand Master Irving r. Schwinger has
sent out special communication to the
lodges requesting that the general sick
committee of each lodge make special
inquiry among all the hospitals. barracks
and environments for the purpose Of To-
eating any member Of the order serving
more especially in the military and, naval
forces. SO that assistance In any way may
be given to the members Of the order. and
particularly in case Of sickness. Grand
Master Schwinger also requests all MEM
beers Of other jurisdictions who may be
residing either temporarily or permanently
In this Jurisdiction to register with the
several lodges, in order that upon inquiry
from other jurisdictions they may be To-
Gated without any unnecessary delay.
Metropolis Lodge will hold its regular
meeting Friday evening. when the degrees
will be conferred by the degree team un-
Ider the direction Of Degree Director Wood.
Noble Grand OFT has sent out special no.
tices to all members to be present. as It Is
his. intention to take up and consider
plans for promoting degree work during
the remainder Of the term.
Lanedon Lodge, No. 2e. Degree Dr.
rector Hawkins. will hold a rehearsal Of
the degree team tomorrow evening pre-
partory to comforting the degree at the
next meeting Of the lodge. Noble Grand
Harry l. Hilldrup has rssen 1aly. rsc zee We
entered upon his duties in the northwest
part Of the city.
seret. Sullivan. whose enlistment has
expired after thirty years service in the
Z. g. II. c., made farewell visit to
Federal City Lodge. No. 20. prior to his
departure for the Virgin Islands. where
he has been appointed custodian Of Guile
bra Island. under the direction Of the
Navy Department.
| Noble Grand Rambo appointed Con-
ductor Ramsey as an additional member
| of the booster committee to visit the
lodges Of this Jurisdiction in the coming
fall and winter.
Past Grand Zeigler has gone on a two
week auto trip.
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Rebekah Lodges.
Monday-Naomi No. /. and Ruth. No. 2.
business.
Tuesday--Fidelity. No. Z. business.
wedneslay-Axsembly Home Circle, c233
street northwest.
Thursday No. 8, business.
Friday-Miriam, No. o. business.

Assembly Home Circle will meet at
the Odd Fellows Home. 1898 n street
northwest, Wednesday evening at
o'clock. Past Noble Grand Mrs. Bertha
Nichols, chairman of the ways and
means committee, requests members OF
that committee to meet at the home
the same evening at 7:45 o'clock. when
important business matters VIII be
submitted for consideration. President
Roberta Van II. volland will bring be-
fore the committee plans for the fall
and winter work.
The sixty-sixth anniversary commit
tee of the Rebekah Degree will hold a
meeting in the temporary quarters Of
the order. 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. Saturday evening. at
which time the several committees will
submit their reports to the general
committee-organized at their Arst
meeting last week by electing Vice
President Mrs. Floro o. Schwinger Of
the Rebekah Assembly chairman of the
Grand Myrtle NJ. Loebsack. vice chair
man: Past Noble Grand Anna Mettler.
secretary. and Mrs Annie p. Bohrer.
treasurer. Chairman Mrs. Fioro o.
Schwinger appointed the following
members as chairmen of the various
subcommittees: Program, Mrs. E.
Pearl Windsor: printing. Mrs. Ida
Lindstron: badges. Mrs. Molly f. Ed
Juanita Thompson. reception. Mrs.
Lula Phillips: publicity, Mrs. Emma T.
Strobel.
Esther Rebekah Lodge held it's last
, meeting of the month Monday evening
BY a unanimous vote of the lodge II
was decided to purchase several of the
bonds now being issued by the Grand
Lodge on the new Odd Fellows Temple.
Mrs. Cordia Waikart, Miss Esther Sloss
and Mrs. Myrtle Loebsack were APP
| pointed representatives Of the lodge on
| the sixty-sixth anniversary committee
of the Rebekah Degree. Past Noble
Grand Ida Brimer and Past Grand J, L.
Brimer have returned from a visit to
i their son, who h now with the United
States Army in New York city. Past
| Noble Grand Mrs. Laura Lennon ID
spending her, vacation in Boston. Mass
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assistant secretary Of agriculture. was .
visitor in the city Saturday. August Is.
Martiasbsrs. w. val. Clyde whet.
gel, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Whetxel OF
this city. who passed the preliminary ex-
animation. left for Fort Ben Harrison.
Ind. to enter training at the Onicers' Re-
serve Corps camp. The candidates from
this section now at the training camp In
clude {. X. Beall OF Hedgesville, W. Fran
els Daniel Of Shenandoah Junction. George
n Beltzhoover OF Charles Town. Gilbert
Parks and J. Clyde wetzel
Martinsburg. W. va-Gunners' Mate
Z; L. Beckwith. who has been visiting
his mother. Mrs. Emma Beckwith. here
lett Tor New York TO resume his duties.
Mr. Beckwith was one OF the four L. S.
naval gunners who escaped when the
Motano was sunk by a submarine.
Frederick. Md.-Rev. William Hata.
mond Parker. formerly pastor OF the
FIRST BAPTIST Church. this city. completed
course OF three weeks intensive trench
training at the War College Washington.
and has returned to his home in Cincin-
natl to await orders He has been COM
missioned major and expects TO be sent
some where In France Rev. Parker left
Frederick about eight years ago to become
professor OF economics in the University
OF Cincinnati.
\
Wilson. this city. and OHIO +. Baker.
Washington. were married Friday. August
"a. at St Paurs L. Il. parsonage by Rev.
Dr. A. b. Station. in the presence of .
company OF friends.
HaGerstoVn. Md.-Dr. Frank " HofY-
meier. who enlisted as physician in the
United States Army. has received orders
| to report for duty at Fort SIN. Okla.
HaEerstown. Md-A telegraph school
OF Junior marines has been organized
| here. with Emmert Fahrney. manager OF
the Western Union Office. as instructor
Twelve instruments SO far have been put
i at the disposal Of the boys and on the
opening night. Monday. there were more
boys than could be accommodated with
instruments.
Annapolis. Md-The marriage Of
Miss Agnes Blanchard Williams, daugh-
/ ter OF Mrs. Williams OF this city, to Karl
John Lundelius Of Philadelphia took place
at st. Anne's Church yesterday.
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Maryland and the. Virgi,1ias

Charlottesville, va.-Miss Mamie Jor-
dan Snow, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
S. Snow Of Schuyler. Va. and First
Corps. u. 8. A. Of Woodstock. Va. were
married Saturday evening. August II.
In st. Paurs Episcopal Church. Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. by Rev. J. Loving Clark.
Charlottesville. va-Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Marshall. accompanied by their
children. Misses Lillian and Page Mar
shall. left Monday for Milwaukee to
attend the wedding Of their SON. Lieut.
arine Mann of that city. The marriage
was held yesterday.
FrederscksbsrE. va-companies from
were the only entries in the reel races
Friday, August "a, which concluded the
Virginia State Firemen's Association
convention. The Harrisonburg boys
won first prize. the custody of the as
ISOLATION trumpet and $3.50 purse
Luray was second. In the open-to-all
race Luray won first prize, $3.50. with
Harrisonburg second. The Harrison
burg Daily News Band secured the
band prize.
who succeeds S. c. Liggett as road en-
gineer. will move to this city with his
family and establish his division office
here. He will have good road work In
the following counties under his super
vision: Spotsylvania. Caroline. Stafford,
King George. Westmoreland, Richmond
Northumberland, King and Queen, King
William. Mathews and Gloucester.
Frederirksburg, Fa-The Orange
Chapter. Red Cross. elected the following
officers: A. 3. Warren, chairman: Mrs.
George s. Shackelford. DR.. l.. S. Ricketts,
Mrs. Virginia Mullen and f. v. Huffman
vice chairmen; Mrs. George L. Browning
secretary. and Frank Priest. treasurer.
Fredericksburg. va-The Orange
Farmers Club elected officers for the
coming year as follows: President. J. F.
Vanderhoff: vice presidents. r. D. Brown.
ing. H. E. Sanford and H. F. Twyman;
secretary and treasurer. Ernest E. Wam-
bersie: executive committee. f. v. HUFF.
man. p s. Boxley. Frank s. Walker, w
F. j. Camper and James A. Hill.
Charlottesville. va-Carl Vrooman
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ARMY ORDERS,

Each Of the following named officers of the
National Army will proceed to Camp Custer,
battle Creek. Mich, for duty as indicated:
Brig. Gen. John l.. McMahon, to command
the 160th Artillery Brigade.
Brig. Gen. Samuel ". Miller, to command
the l8Uth Depot Brigade.
Brig. Gen. BENJAMIN Z. Morse to comma md
the i89th Infantry Brigade.
Brig. Gen. julius A. Penn. to command the
10th Infantry Brigade.
Mai. l.. NJ blanchard is assigned to duty ms
Judge advocate Of the s5th Division ut Battle
Nal MAI. ". B. Beals is assigned to duty as fudge
advocate Of the 4lst Division at Camp Greene
Capt Robert r.. Higgins. Ordnance ofncers
Reserve Corps, is relieved frcm duty at the
arsenal. Rock Island. ILL.,. md will proceed
to Washington. d. e., for duty.
First. Lieut.. Harry N. Fuller. Sanitary Corps
National Army, will report to the surgeon gen.
eral for duty in his ONCE.
Capt. George Draper, Medical Reserve Corps,
is relieved from duty at the remount station,
Front Royal. Va: and will proceed to WASH
Inxton. p. G.. and report at Walter Reed
First Lieut. Thomas 8. KNAPP Aviation Sec
ton. signal Ofhcers' Reserve Corps, will report
TO the chief signal ofhcer for duty.
Each Of the following named Officers Of the
National Army will proceed to Camp Dix.
Wrightstown. N. J.. for duty as indicated:
Brig. Gen: James T. Dean. to command the
l58th Infantry Brigade:
| Rrig. Gen. Mark l.. Hersey. to command the
1a5th Infantry BRIGADE.
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Improved Order of Red Men.

Great Sachem Heidenheimer has issued
the following call to the members Of the
order in this city: Red Men. take notice.
help your country. a chance for every
Red Men to do his Bit There will be q
patriotic meeting to discuss the advis-
ability Of forming company Of Home De-
Tense League Rifles. composed Of Red Men.
to be held in the wigwam Of Sioux Tribe.
corner Of 9Th and G Streets Thurs
day evening at $3.50 o'clock. Col. NJ. A.
Winter and other officers Of the Home
Defense League Rifles will be present
to explain the objects. eligibility. quail
fcations and rules of the league Every
member is cordially invited to be present.
In accordance with the conference held
with the food administrator August 10 he
has also issued the resolution as adopted
that day by the representatives OF the
order:
Resolved, That this committee earnest
ly recommends to each member of the
Improved Order Of Red Men the observance
OF one wheatless and one meatless meal
each day throughout the continuance Of
the war"
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Daughters of America.

The twenty-frst annual session Of the
State Council Of the District Of Column
bia convenes Monday. September 10, at
Old Masonic Temple. 9Th and F streets.
The national councillor and other ma
tiona1 officers are expected to be pres
emit, also members Of the order from
Maryland and Virginia.
State Treasurer Elizabeth Mann is
spending a vacation at Greensburg, Pa.
Past State Councillor Rose Lanham is
also having an extended outing at High
Point, Va.
weekly session Wednesday evening and
received three members by card. State
Secretary c. H. Miller was present and
addressed the council upon the welfare
Of the order.
Independent Council. No. 2, has quite a
number OF sick members on the care Of
the council. who are keeping its re-
lief committee busy. Deputy G. H. Miller
made his farewell call and felicitated the
council upon Its excellent gains during
the year, both in membership and
finances.
Mizpah Council. No 3. Tuesday even
ing. in it's new home In the Potomac
Savings Bank building, granted the State
Council the use of its hall for the Sec
ond night of the annual session Of that
body. September 10 and II. Also plans
were perfected for the lawn fete to be
held Friday evening"
National Vice Councillor Mrs. Naomi E.
Swami. representing the council on the
Red Cross Daughters of America hos
pital bed fund. made a favorable
report.
Martha cambridge Council. No. I, met
Wednesday evening. Mrs. BERTHE Dudley,
the councillor. presiding. Past State Coun-
cilor Mrs. Annie N. Dykes was present.
the first time since she was hurt, June 80.
The deputy: Mrs. Mary Ferguson: Past
State Councillor Mrs. F. A. Brumaginy and
Mrs Grace Woodward Of Fidelity. No. 4,
were among the visitors. Each gave a
short talk
Fidelity Council. No. 4. met Tuesday
evening. the councillor. Miss Maude Dom
aidson: presiding. The deputy. Mrs. E.
Viola Thompson. is away for ten days at
Ocean City. Nd. Mrs. Ida Kerper Of Old
Glory. No. II. and Mr.. Milton Thomas OF
AnacOStia. No a. were R1eSfs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

The size of a poultry house is influ-
enced somewhat by climate and partly
by the amount of care that will be
expended on the flock, though the prin-
cipal factors are the varieties of chick
ems to be housed and the units or size
Of the fiocks. Let me explain this more
fully.
In the southern sections of the coun-
try, where the climate Is more or less
mild during the winter months and
where snowfall is practically negfi-
gible element, chicken houses need be
only shedlike structures. entirely open
on the least exposed side, which Is
usually the south WALL thereby permit
ting an abundance OF ventilation. OBJ
viously, where there is constant
changing of the air. with no chance for
the interior air to become foul and
moisture ladened from the fowls
breathing, the cubical contents OF such
a house can be substantially less than
the house that, due to a more severe
climate, must be Afforded greater pro-
lection from driving SHOWS and heavy
gales, and therefore more closely shut
in on the south wall.
In other words. the more it becomes
necessary to closely house poultry the
more cubic seet of air space is required.
The cubfcal contents of the house is the
length multiplied by the depth, multi
piled by the height.
A fat man takes up more room in
trolley car than a thin one: Sometimes
the former will all but block an aisle or
true of fowls Ordinarily. the heavier
breeds. such as Plymouth Rocks. Brah-
mas and Orpingtons. require about one
half again as much room as the small
or medium-size fowls. like the Leg
horns. Campines and Minorcas.
On the other hand. the lighter breeds
or egg varieties. being more excitable
and flighty, are more likely to become
unduly agitated and panicky when
crowded into the corner of small pen.
conducive to egg production. In fact,
the birds are apt to seriously fnture
themselves by striking against corners
and projections. Eggs have been
broken internally by sudden flights. re-
sulting in the hens deaths. Bundle
foot is caused by jumping from high
places to hard floors.
The size of the flock is still another
factor. When fowls are kept in small
units more floor space is needed. The
the small flock. say twenty birds in a
pen 10 by II feet. each hen is confined
to a very narrow compass, though she
has an allotment of six square feet.
large flock of 500 layers, housed in a
building 16 feet deep and 100 feet long,
each bird would have but a trifle over
three square feet OF floor space, yet it
would have the freedom of roaming
and scratching over the entire area,
and would not be oppressed with the
feelingnpf constraint.
In the small house or pen the attend
ant will have difficulty in cleaning
without appearing to crowd the flock
into corners. In the large house the
flock can always get away from the at
tendant. and will not fear his activities
Chickens do not require unlimited
the deficiencies of a small Enclosure are
met by supplying them with sufficient
green stuffs. animal food and SO on.
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PROHIBITION ONCE MORE
IS AN ISSUE IN VIRGINIA
Action Of Republican State conven-
ton Likely to Cause an Active
Campaign.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, September Twill
the republicans Of the state make a
determined effort to capture Virginia
That question has arisen following the
nomination of a state ticket and a
clear-cut declaration for prohibition.
In making the nominations the repub.
licans scattered their candidates to all
sections. save that tidewater is not en-
braced. T. ]. Muncey Of Bland Is the
candidate for governor: B. A. Davis.
Rocky Mount, lieutenant governor; W.
w. Buttner. attorney general, Freder-
icksburg: Henry Reed. Botetourt; sec
rotary of the commonwealth: James
Mclaughlin. treasurer. Lynchburg: =
H. Ruebush, superintendent OF public
instruction, Rockingham. and D; B.
Bowman. commissioner of agriculture.
20 declaring for straight prohibition.
stands for equal suffrage. workmen's
compensation act and for equal pay to
women who do the work of men.
This would indicate. in the opinion
Of astute politicians. a determination
on the part of the republicans to make
a state political issue on the prohibi.
ton matter. that party declaring that
the democrats are merely temporizing
with the proposition and riding 10
power thereon and ready to . cast IT
aside II occasion demands. This step
prohibition party-in rather embar-
raising position. 1t opposed the nomi-
nation of,Mr. Davis. who is claimed by
the vets to be their nominee, and on
the other hand the paper will have 70
repudiate either the nominee OF the
democratic party or champion the man
whom 1t opposed on the grounds that
he was not a strict prohibition advo-
cate. The chances are that the paper
will support Mr.. Davis. the democratic
nominee.
One of the best known members of the
state senate, an unrelentfng opponent Of
prohibition. has expressed the belief that
soon there must be a change OF the state
laws regarding the dispensing OF liquors
in this state. He says that to his way
Of thinking the people have passed on
the subject in no uncertain terms. hold
ing that if they had been allowed to re-
ceive the one quart a month they would
not have been disposed to raise any
issue. but he says they are unalterably
opposed to the Reed amendment, which
prohibits the shipment of liquor to a
state in which the stun is not manu-
featured or allowed to be sold.
1t will be task for the vets to
organize as they were three years ago
seeing that in the cities of thee state
their nucleus for getting out the vote
is now out Of business and hundreds OF
that element have left the state.
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B. P. o. Elks.

The mex. regular meeting of the lodge
will be held next Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock, and 1t is the desire of the
exalted ruler and officers to have every
Elk in Washington present at this
meeting, as business which will be
transacted vitality affects every member
in this vicinity.
u II. Nihion, captain of Company F.
Elks. Home Defense League Rifles. will
nresent some important reports of his
Committee. Company F Is now reality.
and Ia composed of Elks only, and Its
success depends upon the support OF
ready Joined and 1t Is urged by the
committee that all who are now men,
hers and who will Join in the future are
expected to drill regularly lever, every Fri.
the Elks' Club. instructors from the
Regular Army will assist at the drills.
and after the members show efficiency
arms and equipment Will be furnished
Enrollment blanks can be had from
can't Nihion or Lieut.. John Hogan.
charles Hermann. chairman of the
E,Iks' oyster committee. will outline the
nIans ~ his work for the coming sea-
son and as the committee. with the
hoard of trustees. expects TO install new
forms of entertainment IN the club,
should receive tIC So-opCid liou VI
the members.
Ed ]. Murphy. chairman Of the Elks
milton dollar Red Cross fund. held a
meeting at the club on last Wednesday.
at which time 1t became known that
the work in hand for this great cause
was going beyond the expectations of
the committee. fun report VIII be
dnv fhe officers of the lodge express
annreciation at the hearty support
siven this movement by the members.
md on rext Wednesday will outline
their work for the coming year.
plans have been perfected by a COM
mittee to hold an annual Elks' outing
at Chesapeake Beach during Septem-
her. Prizes will be given for different
athletic events. and souvenirs will be
nrSvided for each member and guest.
n is stated that each Elk may invite
two guests. and as the tickets will nee
essarily be limited it has been sug-
0ested that tickets should be purchased
at an early date: The selection Of a
| Farrell has been named chairman: w.
: A. Thomas. vice chairman; J. A. .Taven-
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~ FraternItles ~
derived therefrom. but he confidently
believes it will range between $1,000
and $4,000,

Greetings and best wishes for the
success OF the liberty class of 1911
Of the local Scottish Rite bodies have
been received by Henry Eansburgh
father Of the class in a letter from
Corp. Walter w. Connel, jr.. thirty
second-desree Mason of the valley OF
indianapolis, who was q. guest Of Mr..
Lansburgh at the banquet of. Mtthras
Lodge of Perfection last evening. and
who is now with the 9Th Regiment Of
the Marine Corps. Somewhere ; In
France" He writes that newspapers
are scarce as hens teeth. and that
copy of The Sunday Star, dated July
8. afforded him especial pleasure In
recalling the hospitality Of Mithras
Lodge and the good brethren Of the
valley Of Washington: and also recall.
ed the hopes and predictions expressed
at the banquet for the success of the
liberty class, which will begin to re-
ceive its degree Of the rite october
]. Mr.. Lansburgh says that this par
ticular brother of the rite will not
want for 1.-The news" in future. but
he wonders If there are others who
will,