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committee on the Woodmen excursion
to Chesapeake Beach July 19. G. o.
Baum of Camp 6C05, North Manches-
ter. Ind, was visitor.
Washington Camp. No. 11464, will
give its semi-monthly dance for men,
bers and their friends Wednesday
last business meeting Mr.. Reinboldt
was initiated.
Plans are being made for patriotic
meeting July 3.
Thursday night the service flag OF
A. r. Talbot Camp, No. 1912. was
returned with twenty-five additional
stars on its field Of white. represent
ing a total of sixty-seven members
now with the colors, and Mrs. Flor-
ence R. Overbee received the thanks
X. Duncan, B. @. Cowles, w. F.. Black,
A. F. Dobrowolski. NJ. L. Dicus and
A. s. Gill were named to represent
the camp on the committee for the
Joint excursion to Chesapeake Beach
July 10. Glover T. Thrift, Rufus Reed
and ]. w. Schwenk were obligated as
members. G. E. Baxter was presented
with a watch for securing eleven new
members:
S. X. Jackson was obligated as a
Friday night. A watch was offered
to the member securing the largest
number of new members by Septem- :
Der 1. 1t was stated that $3.50 new
me embers were added to the organiza-
ton in May. Fred L. Reichert, a
member living at Summerland, Cal,
was reported seriously ill.
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Conserve Surplus Food.

Increased planting of vegetables
this year almost certainly will mean
an unprecedented yield of fresh vege-
tables in the spring and summer.
This will mean plentiful supplies for
summer tables and large surplus.
This surplus, to be useful to Amer
lea, must be conserved
1t must be canned, dried, brined or
stored in the homes of America.
Home-conseryed food means that
the home will be more nearly self
sustaining. and that the burden on
transportation will be lightened.
Women who have never canned
should now learn how. Women who
know how should prepare to do more.
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Odd Fellows.

Past Grand W. F. Dement,, represent
ative of the Grand Lodge, and chair
man of the Odd Fellows' home excur-
sion. has sent out a call for a meeting
Of the excursion committee tomorrow
evening in I. o. O. F. Temple, 423 7th
street northwest. when arrangements
will be completed. The excursion will
be given to Chesapeake Beach Thurs
day. July 18. The excursions given in
previous years have brought together
large numbers OF members, not only
from this jurisdiction, but from
Maryland and Virginia. "Oyer the
Top for the Home ia the committees
motto this year. Grand Conductor
Andersen. chairman of the amusement
subcommittee. states that many prizes
have been donated for the winners
be a feature of the days outing.
Special memorial services were held
in Mount Vernon Methodist Church
South Sunday evening, in memory OF
year. Grand Warden Dunn. chairman
of the Joint memorial committee, pre-
sided. Grand Representative w. w.
MILAN delivered short address and
read the list of the names of the
Chappell. pastor Of the church, preach.
ed a sermon appropriate to the occa-
sion., Deputy Grand Master Victor p.
Hammer. as. acting grand; master.
with the associate grand officers, oc-
cupied a place on the platform with
DIR. Chappell.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9, will round
out a successful term by initiating
three candidates Wednesday evening,
Degree Director J. ]. La Sale is max
ing special arrangements to confer
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Maccabees.

National Tent. No. 1, will hold me-
mortal exercises at 7th and I streets
tomorrow evening at o'clock. All
members are invited. At the last
meeting Louis Litz was elected tent
deputy.
Anacostia Tent. No. Z. last Monday
evening elected officers for the ensu-
ing term as follows: Past commander,
E. A. Parker: commander. Edward
Flaherty; lieutenant commander,
Louis N. Burch: record keeper, r. A.
Estep; chaplain. James NJ. England; ;
sergeant. Herman Willer; master at
arms. Henry Stehr; first master Of
guard. r. J. Provost: second master
of guard. c. r. Brooks; sentinel, ]. c..
MARI; picket. w. J. Mitchell; trustees,
J. M. England, E. A. Parker and J. T.
Dent.
Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4. met Tues
day evening. State Commander w. w.
Adamson, jr.. presented to Ed. +. La
thum of Long Tent. Buffalo, N. Y, a
past commanders certificate, as q
symbol of efficient service.
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Keep the Pullets Growing.

For every day that your pullets fail
to lay after they cease growing you
are pocketing a loss
Laying is retarded by any check to
growth at any period from Matching
to maturity.
Laying is retarded by seemingly
trivial disturbances. like moving from
place to place and radical changes in
rations.
eggs laid at a time when prices are
high and eggs scarce-see to IL that
the growth of your pullets is not re-
tarded. and that they are never an
noyed or fiustered unnecessarily.
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the degree. Officers will be elected
Tor the next term who will be in
stalled July 10. jointly with officers
OF Eastern Lodge. by Grand Repre-
sentative John H. Wood and assistants
from Federal City Lodge. No. 20.
At the last meeting the first and
second degrees were conferred upon
TWO candidates. Deputy Grand Mas
ter Victor P. Hammer was present.
The committee on war savings stamps
Is busy and stamps are being sold at
each meeting.
The general I. o. o. F. war savings
stamps committee will meet on July
8. in the new 1. o. o. F. Temple. when
reports Of stamps bought during the
Miriam Rebekah Lodge. No. 6, con-
Ierred the degree Friday evening.
F'loro o. Schwinger complimented the
degree master. l.. H. Windsor. at the
close. Past President Mrs. Annie E.
Grigsby. chairman of the war savings
stamp committee, reported that every
Reoekah lodge had gone "over the
top IN selling stamps. At the close of
the lodge an entertainment was given
der the direction Of Past Noble Grand
Miss Emma L. Grigsby, under the title
OF AN Old-time Circus Parade" in
which the refreshments were served
py the clown. Animals of all Kinds
occupied prominent places in the pa
rade. Miriam Band headed the pro-
cession.
Grand Master John T. Humphreys
has written Grand Secretary Rapp
from Ocean City, Nd, that he is i'm
proving. He expressed his apprecia-
tion Of the progress that Grand War
den Dunn and Past President Mrs.
Annie E. Grigsby are making in the
sale Of war saving and thrift stamps.
Mrs. Floro o. Schwinger, president
of the Rebekah Assembly, who has un-
officially visited the Rebekah lodges
since her installation, reports that she
is highly Eratified to find all the
lodges selling war stamps and doing
Red Cross work.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Canton
Washington, No. l, P. NJ. will meet
at the home of Mrs. Abbie NJ. Gates,
808 North Carolina avenue southeast,
Tuesday evening.
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.


correspondence Ol lue StdEs
WINCHESTER. Va. June 22.-
Thomas w. Dean, who recently sign
ed a statement confessing that he
murdered his wife, Mollie e. Dean,
by shooting her with a shotgun while
talking with Mrs. Perry Mckee, came
came into court yesterday, repudiat-
ed the confession and entered plea
of not guilty.
Lieut.. Grosvenor P. Gather, mem
Der of q prominent Frederick county
family, was killed in action in France
on May 2S. He enlisted at Bladen,
Neb.
Shirley o. Price and Miss Ethel v.
Aff1eck. the latter formerly connect
ed with Winchester Memorial Hospi-
tai, were married this week by the
Rev. Edward H. Lamar in Washing
ton. where the bridegroom is in busi-
ness.
The Virginia Woolen Company.
two city blocks. has had plans pre-
pared for another addition, to be
built of brick and steel. at a cost of
about 100000. The company has been
making Army cloth exclusively for
more than a year.
Southern Methodist Church circuit
near Alexandria, and Miss Lucy Abb
gail Tanquary. daughter of the late
Charles Tanquary. were married
Wednesday at Burnt Factory Church
by Rev. o. d. Lambert.
Stricken with heart disease while
working in a field, Adjourn w. Ware.
sixty-seven years old. a farmer, died
in a fence corner. His granddaugh-,
ter found the body.
Maj Albert Sidney Johnson Tucker,
son of former Representative Harry
ST. George Tucker OF Lexington, Va.
was severely wounded in action in
France on June 8.
Richard r. Brown and Mrs. Laura
v. O'Rear were married here the past
week by Rev. H. G. Spencer.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gibson, eighty
two years old, widow of Capt. Bruce
Gibson, postmaster here under Cleve-
land, died at the home of one Of her
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Green.
Charles Shanholtz and Dick Foley,
alleged deserters from Camp Lee,
who had been hiding in a cave in
Hampshire county, w. Va, since De-
cember have been returned to camp.
They were captured by a posse head
ed by Sheriff Pugh.
Two highWaymen who held up c. c.
Elsea of Clarke county, Va, at Ches-
ter, Pa, were knocked down and
severely beaten by Elsea. The latter
headed a posse which captured the
men. one Of whom was wanted for
evading the draft law.
The Reformed churches Of the
Shenandoah valley will hold q re-
union at Massanutten Academy,
Woodstock, July "a.
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Knights of Columbus.

The committees in charge of the pa
triotic celebration of the local knights
to be given under the auspices of
Washington Chapter at Chesapeake
Beach Tuesday. July 9, have secured
a military band to furnish the music
for the day, also an orator of national
prominence. who will deliver a patriot
ic address. The athletic committee re-
ports the program of events com
pleted. Special events will be held
FOR soldiers and sailors and tho prizes
will be thrift stamps.
Potomac Council will meet tomor-
row night, but during July and Au-
gust the council will meet on the
fourth Monday of each month.
The newly elected state deputy. Mi
chael D. Schaefer, made an address
at the last meeting.
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NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

Ralph s. Childs, formerly a corporal
in Company L. 9Th Regiment, N. G.,
D. c.. has been appointed second lieu
tenant of that company, according to
announcement today by Brig. Cen
Richard d. Simms..
The contract for the erection Of
buildings at the Congress Heights
rifle range of the District National
Guard has been awarded to J. H. Bur-
ton & Co. The buildings to be erect
ed include q mess hall, barracks, off,
GERS quarters, shower baths and other
smaller buildings. The mess hall will
be complete with mess tables and
other equipment.
Sergt. Flanagan of Company C, 5th
Regiment, N. G. D. c.. has enlisted in
the Marine Corps, and has left for
the training course at Paris Island,
N C.
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National Union.

The assembly of the District met
at Typographical Temple Tuesday
evening to elect three senators from
the District of Columbia to the SEN
ate, the supreme legislative body of
the National Union. William G. Belts
of Mckinley Council was elected
permanent chairman. with Jesse B. K.
Lee as secretary. The candidates
were ]. Harry Jones of Fraternal
Council, James A. Williams of Column
bia Council. C. T. Miller of State. War
and Navy Council. w. D. Brown of
Washington Council, D. v. Chisholm
of Congressional Council, H. c. Knapp
of United Council and U. S. J. Dun
bar of Congressional. d. v. CHS
holm. ]. Harry Jones and James A.
Williams were elected for a term Of
four years. Chairman Belts, J. E.
Borland and DUSTY" Rhodes were
elected to the executive committee.
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Another Weds by Telegraph.

MINEOLA, n. Y, June 22.-Private
D. Rankin, an artilleryman at Camp
Mills, near here, was married by tele-
graph to Miss Theodore A. Johnson of
Cokato, Minn. The ceremony. which
Is the fourth by telegraph since Camp
Mills was founded, was performed in
eleven minutes. Rankin and his bride
formerly lived in ST. Joseph. Mo.
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Alameda Shipyard Under Way.

SAN FRANCISCO. June Coon
struction OF the new ten-way ship
yards of the Union iron works divi-
sion Of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Corporation in Alameda. Cal. is under
way, upon authorization of the project
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
it was announced by J. J. lyman. gem
eral manager Of the works. The new
yards will cost between 5000, 900
and 100000, lyman said. and will
furnish employment to $4,000 men.
Evening star., 1918-06-23

The excursion under the auspices of
the ways and means committee to
Chesapeake Beach in July is said to
be arousing great deal of interest in
the membership. An elaborate pro-
gram Of events to amuse and interest
the anticipated crowd has been ar
ranged by the committee. It is an
nounced that the Pythians of Baltf-
more also will be in attendance that
day. The proceeds will be used in de-
fraying the debt on the Pythian Tenn
Pile.
Webster Lodge, No. I, dedicated its
roll of honor. comprising its members
in the United States service, with ap-
propriate ceremonies, Tuesday even
ing.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. S, paid the
last Pythian tribute to one Of its hon
ored members and one of the old
guard in the Pythian ranks of the
District. Past Grand Chancellor A. j.
Cunning, Monday afternoon. Full
Pythian honors were accorded. Mount
Vernon Lodge has had the unique
honor Of having among its member
ship five past grand chancellors I'D to
the death of Mr.. Cunning, the others
being Past Grand Chancellors John T.
Moiing. John NJ. Kline. ST.; H. P. Will
ley and H. M. Vanderbilt The pres-
end grand chancellor. James N. Kline.
also is member of this lodge.
The grand keeper of records and
seal, states that from nearly every
lodge in the doman the reports fndi-
cate general awakening of interest
in the order.
Many members in the service at
the camps adjacent to the city, are
availing themselves of the oppor-
tunity to visit the District lodges.
and at every lodge meeting a large
number of visitors clad in the United
States uniform. Is in evidence. 1t is
the rule to give special welcome to
visitors. especially Uncle Sans SOL
dier boys.
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10, confer
red the rank Of esquire at its last
last convention and also received an
application for membership, and at
its convention on next Friday
evening will confer the rank Of
knight and possibly the rank Of
page. The committee in charge of
the observance of patriotic week,
which will be observed by this lodge
on July 6, reports that quite an
elaborate entertainment 10 in PROS
pect for its members and friends
on that date. at which time it will
dedicate its honor roll
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Caunergrams,

Get down to cases-cases of home
canned products.
A row of filled preserving jars is
good defense against winter.
Sterilized, sealed. saved-the three
"S's" of home canning.
S. o. S.-Sterlize on stove-another
way of saying boil those Jars of
fruits and vegetables SO they will
keep perfectly"
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Dauqhters of America.

A Red Cross unit of the Daughters
of America has been organized, with
a membership of ninety. and the fol-
lowing officers: Chairman, Clara
Rock; vice chairman, Lulu Grubbs;
recording secretary. Mabel Hall !;
treasurer, Flora Reagan. The unit
will sew every Wednesday at North
until 4 pm.
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Modern Woodmen of America.

The degree team Of West End Camp.
No. 120s9. Monday evening in Pythian
Temple conferred the degrees on John
Coon and Thomas Reid. Daniel Web
ster. J. H. Kohlmer and c. E. Miller,
a special committee. presented reso-
lutions on the death of Arthur G.
yanderlip at Walter Reed Hospital.
Joseph ]. Batch was elected to mem-
bership. Daniel Webster. e. M. Hum
ter and George B. Haaske were ap-
pointed for West End Camp on the
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= ratern1t1es ~
Masonic.

LODGES.
Monday-Dawson. No. 16. q. A.; stans-
bury, No. -, d. A.
Tuesday-Federal, No. 1. social; Aca-
eta. No. IS, NJ. NJ; Tnkozna. No. %.
f. A.
wednesday-Harmon No. II. 3. A.;
school Of instruction.
Thursday-The New Jerusalem. No. y,
M. NJ; Naval. No. 4. special. e. A.
and F. c.; Stansbury, No. "A, spe-
cial, NJ. NJ.
Friday-st, Johns. No. IL. F. C.;
Hope, No. 20. 4. A.
saturday-Potomac, No. 5. Pm, =.
A., F. @. and N. n.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Monday-Mount Vernon. No. 3. P. N.
and NJ. E. NJ; Hiram. No. TO-
r. A.
ruesday-Mount Horeb. No. Z. R. A.;
washington Naval, No. 4, spe-
cial. Mark.
rhursday-washington No. .. Mark.
Saturday-Columb No. /. special
r. A.; Mount Vernon, No. 3, spe-
cfal, r. A.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Tuesday-Robert de Bruce Council,
Knights Kadosh. election OF omcers:
Albert Pike Consistory, NJ. X. s.,
4 quarterly business.
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Plenty of Fresh Water.

Next to cleanliness, sunlight and shade
it is essential for the chicks to have an
abundance of cool. fresh water always
before them.
Small earthenware fountains are splen-
did receptacIes for watering chicks. The
fountain is filed and then inverted, all
lowing the water to flow in proportion
to its consumption. A barrel may be
arranged in a shady place and the spigot
so arranged that tiny continuous flow
of water falls into a shallow vessel, thus
insuring a constant fresh supply at all
times Where hydrant water is avail
able it is simple matter to rig up some
sort of fountain.
Provision must be made to keep young
chicks well supplied with succulent
green food. Lawn clippings. grass and
the waste from the garden may supply
much of this food. in addition to which
provision should be made for a success
sion of special green crops. Forage and
vegetable plants may be utilized. They
are grown on a small plot Of ground. II
precautions are taken to protect them
from the destructive chicks.
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Royal Arcanum.

Kismet Council. No. 1885. Thursday
evening. decided to dedicate a service
flag and also to celebrate the forty-
first anniversary of the Royal Area
mum Thursday evening. Mr.. Bolineer.
the newly elected secretary of Kismet
Council. read a letter from G. C. shinn.
who is now "over there" with the
Y. M. c. A.. thanking the members NJ
the council for their kind remembrance
on his departure for the front,
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Beware Of Spoiled Feed.

Sour and musty feeds are RESPONSE
BILE for numerous losses every year.
Great care must be taken to zee that
all foods to which the chicks have ac-
cess are free from any trace of mold
or fermentation. Under no conditions
should feed be stored in damp places;
it is almost certain to become musty.
Heated grain, though it may not show
any trace of mold, Is often injurious.
and should not be fed. Soft foods that
have been mixed with water or milk
sour quickly. especially If. they are
exposed to the sun, and should not
be used If there is the slightest trace
of fermentation. 1t is a great deal
more economical to throw tainted
foods away than to take the chance
of injur1ng whole flocks of young
chicks by their use.
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HOME GAMER AIDS
IN CONSERVING FOOD
Every Home a Canners' Club. -
Urges Department of Agriculture.
Rules Are Simple.

With thousands and tens OF thou-
sands OF home vegetable gardens
coming to maturity and yielding a
surplus OF crisp, fresh vegetables
every day, the canning season is at
hand- Every pint of surplus peas.
string beans. lima beans; beets, etc.
produced in the war gardens of the
country should be canned and put
away for use next winter. In this
way the people of the whole country
may feel reasonably certain of ade-
quate food supplies and may he fairly
sure OF immunity from high prices
ana scarcity, either natural or induced
ANYBODY who can do good house
work and who will make a serious
can be a successful home canner.
of course, good sense and more than
ordinary care must be exercised, and
certain definitely demonstrated prin-
ciples must be adhered to.
IS not necessary to discuss those
principles here. The United States
department of Agriculture has re-
duced them to simple terms and print
ed them in plain language. Full
printed Information on canning may
be had from the Department of Agri-
culture by any who care to ask for it
cific Information on particular fruits
and vegetables. In addition to that,
the Department of Agriculture has an
army Of home demonstrators. experts
in canning. who are anxious to give
practical, f1rst-hand instruction, and
| one of whom is within reach Of prac-
tically every housewife in the United
States.
Equipment Costs Little.
The operation is simple. Means of
instruction are adequate and easily
available.
The equipment is neither expensive
nor hard to find. An ordinary wash
boiler with some strips of board at
the bottom Is as good canning boiler
as can be found. There is no equip
| ment required in canning beyond the
| ordinary articles to be found in the
average household.
| readily dismissed Is the duty of every
body to see to it that all fruits and
vegetable not required for immediate
use shall be canned and carried over
into the winter, to increase the food
supply of world that. for some time
to come, cannot be very far from the
| verge of hunger.
There is, as everybody knows, a
shortage of available labor for food
production. All people cannot do all
the kinds Of labor that are necessary
to produce food. But here is an op-
portunity for those who cannot plant
and plow, harvest and gather into the
| garner-an opportunity to make
available large quantities of as good
| food as there is in the world.
Whole Family May Help.
Probably the housewife, in most
cases. will have to be the director OF
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Knights Of Pythias.

LODGES.
Monday-Calanthe, No. II, rank of
page, and Decatur, No. 8. business.
Tuesday-Webster, No. Z, and Excel
sior, No. IA. rank of knight. and
Capital, No. "a, and Myrtle. No.
25.l business.
Wednesday-Mount Vernon. No. 5.
rank of page; Columbia, No. 20,
rank Of knight, and Hermione, No.
II. and Union, No. %, business.
Fiday-Syracusians, No. 10, rank Of
knight. and Rathbone- Superior. No.
20, business.
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Moderate Feeding Methods.

There is practically no danger from
overfeeding chicks after they are six
weeks old and running at large. They
should be induced to eat plenty of
food in order to secure rapid growth
and development. and under most
conditions they are likely to be un-
derfed rather than overfed. However.
it is possible to overfeed certain
things, as. for example, wet mash.
Judgment must be used in supplying
this part of the ration. 1t is seldom
advisable to give more than one wet
mash feed daily to chicks six weeks
Of age.
Lack of variety is a common fault,
and frequently serious handicap.
Chicks will not eat large quantities
unless suitable variety Is given. On
ration consisting of one or two
grains their appetites are likely to
fail, whereupon growth is checked.
Making sudden changes from one food
to another or from one feeding sys-
tenn to another is a common source
of trouble. Chicks will do well on a
wide range Of foods If they are given
an opportunity to gradually adapt
themselves to successive changes:
whereas a sudden change in the ra-
tion, though it may seem to be SIM
pie and entirely harmless, will often
result in diarrhea and heavy losses.
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Girl. in Oyeralls, in Railroad Shops

TOPEKA, Kan. June 22.-Girl ap-
prentices are being employed in the
local shops of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad to take the
places of young men called into mill
tary service, 1t is announced. The
girls. garbed In overalls. are working
beside men in the tool and upholster-
ing departments.