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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
La noticia de la abdicaci0a

a pesar de los signcs de inquictud
politica, la Emperatriz estaba con-
vencida de que no eXis'ian raZoncs
! para verdadera aiarnia Y alentG el
viaje de Nicolas II q los frentes dc
batalla. Ell Emperador parti6 prone
tiendo regresar Embellishments 81 o.
cuTria alguna dificultad ! rrometien-
do estar en- constante COMMUNICATION
con SUI csposa y cen e Jefe de Ia
%guarniclon de Tsarkoeseio. En- su au-
sencia estallo la revo!ucI0n. Rodea-
do de traidores, el Ear no lego i
apreciar 10 que estaba Dasando. Dos
telegramas urgentes del Presidente
de Ia Duma no lie Iiegaron. La En-
peratriz tampoco Tue informada de
la extension de Ia revuelta, sino que
vino a saber DE ella por conversation
! de uno de los criados. En- segu!da
! encargo al Condo B~encEendorff, jefe
de la casa militar, de Obtener toda
la information possible.
Cast loca de ansiedad, Ia Empera-
triZ Sc paseaba en- sus iiabitaciones
repitiendo: han matado p Nicolas V
no q~uieren decirmelo.'
Ese mismo dia, la Gran Duquesa
olga. que habia estado con saram-
pi6n, fue declarada con trlmonia y
Alexis cay6 enfermo a su vez. La
necesidad de atender a sus hijos au-
mento Ia ansiedad de Ia Zarina, pero
Ia d;strajo tambien de su preocupa-
cioa dominate, que era Ia suerte que
hubiera corrido su marido.
4 las tres de la madruGada Sc pre-
seat6 IN pale, amedrentado Y paIido,
Y pronunci6 estas terEibies paiabras:
"El Enperador ma &bdicado.'
A POGO lego ell Condo Bencken-
J dGr1f, quien' confirmo la noticia. La
Zarina no podia enterder por que el
Ear no habia abd!cado en- favor de 81
hijo. "Es impossible, dijo. cue Nico-
las haya sacrificado sus derechos." Pc
no convencida al fin dc Ia certeza de
Ia n~oticia, Ell una explosion de CO.
lera mostro el desp-ecio cue sentia
hacia el hombre debil cuya suerte
compartia. "a pesar de su miedo,
dijo con enfasis, ha debido recordar
cue tenia I'm hijo."
Pasaron algunos terribles dias. La
Zarlna me rogo fueSe Z Petrogrado
a recoger noticias de la suerse de su
marido. Fui q yer a n amiga, que
de SECURE estaba bien informada, pc
70 no solo no me recibio, sino que do
| 6rdenes de QUE ne echaran de su ca
sd, considerable peligrosa la vista de
una persona adictG a la EmperatriZ.
| Con ell mismo resultado hice otras vi
sitas. Y 10 unico que pude saber, por
las manifestations publicas, fue que
Sc acusaba q la Zarina de haber trail
cionado Il Russia, por su cercano pa
rentesco al Emperador de Alemania.
Las multitudeS recorrian las Gales
dando gritos de: "iAbajo Ia alemana!
;Muera Aiejandran'
Regrese a Tsarkceselo Y referi al
condo 10 que saba y desde esa noche
estabiecimcs una guardia secreta al
rededor de la Zarina, por tenor de que
alguno de la servidumbre fuera indu-
edo q aseSinarla>
Arresto de la Emperatriz.
Mientras discutiamos Ia forma de
decir a Ia E~mperatriz 10 cue ocurria,
(Pasa 4 la Pag. 15.)
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
-yTOAUTiLrs

. Cnsndo verga listed a San Antonio
no necesita listed valerse de nadi.
pars que le .nsehe donde hay unr
oaratS para comprer un autom6vii,
oues nosotros podemos venderle a u.s.
I'D uno va sea nuevo o de segunds
nano, por un precio bajisimo.s No
1eje de vernos y economizara dfaero.
fenea'oa carros de todas nlarcas, CO.
no ciento cincuenta de donde escn-
'er.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS CLEAR
ING HOUSE
22l and 223 South Flores St.
TeIefOnc CT. 1865
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Arresto de la Emperatriz.
Mientras discutiamos Ia forma de
decir a Ia Emperatriz 10 cue ~ocurria,
(Pasa 4 la Pag. 15.)
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I'm PARALLEL
lNTERESANTE

de una de las mas grandes catastro-
fes de la h~istorias.
Tcdas estas ficciones podlan ma
Der sido evi.-das 81 ia joven Empe-
ratriZ Sc hubiera absteniGc &c ma
nifestar sus Sentimientos. Pero no
estaba educada para el disimluIo y
despreciaba la atnosfcra d. la corte.
En- ciertos respectos era come u!a
| nina. con TODD ell impulsiv:smo e m
d~iferencia de los amos h2c!a 10 que
| Sc juZgue de u actos.
Una Y otra vez sc Ia excite a elec-
| Ger 81 Influenza en- cuestiones dc Es-
tado V siempre rehuso aacer!o, COMO
! ciendo Que su inexperiencia pod!a con
ducirla a dar pasos en fa!5o, que tn
vieran terribles con3ecuenclas. SIN
embargo, V por eXtrano que pareZca,
en- los primeros amos de 81 matr!mo-
| MO eXpres0 frecCenteme2s1 su Green
! cia de que seria una ventaJa para
| Russia ell establecimiento &c una for
: ma constitutional de %gobieTnO, que sc
asemeiara en- 10 possible Z IL que tam
TO cxito habia alcanZado en- lngia-
terra. PosteriormeIte cambio de
ideas y Sc afiii6 Il partido reaccio-
mario.
! Sc lie considera una amenaza
E~ntregada q sus prOpios pensa-
mientos. no es eXtrano que cayera
en- las mas groseras formas de su-
perstisi0n, consultando j adivlnado-
res, sacerdotes y monies, para que lie
: predijeran el future V escuchando con
, ciega fe sus diversas predlcclones,
A5sorta cada vez mas por atenclo-
, nes religiosas, llegaron = Gominar tc-
dos sus pensamientos. HlZo poncr en-
oratorio en- su dormitorio Y 10 llenC
de imagenes sagradaS a las cIa!cs no
era raro Sc aglegase una los
dias.
Mezclado cen Su faratismo re.lglo-
so eXperimento el deSeo de ayudar q
81 msrido en- todas sus dlflcultadeS
Y asi principle a hacer 10 que hasta
entonces tan cuidadosamerte habIa
evitado, Is decir, a dar opinion en-
asuntos politicos, consagrandose a es-
tudiarlos de modo de producer conse-
Jos ilustrados. Sus s%upuestas incli-
naciones hacia Alenania. por su pa
rentesco con ell Emperador. de quien
abiertamente Sc mostraba admirable
"a v ferviente hermana, hlzo que el
Gran DuQue Nicolas la ~considerara
un obstaculo a la alianza de Russia
con Francia, de Ia cual 7 abogado
vehemente. Ell Gran Duque, por 10
tantc, y p~rocediendo con una infinita
, astucia, alent6 ell fanatismo de la En-
peratriz y sus tendenclas al ocuItls-
mo; Y por medic de Ia Gran Duquesa
Isabel, abusando de su ~iufluencia, "a
hizo presentar lrimero a Tn frances
llamado Philippe, como uno de los
primeros mediums de Europa y luego
al campesino Rasputin. o las Sc
g~uridades de que era Ell mas grande
de los santos que Ia igles!a rusa or
todoxa habia produeido.
Sc ma dieho que Ell objeto del Gran
Duque Nicolas era producer Ell Ia Ia
rina tales sintomas de superstition
cue pudiera declararsela demente y
recluirla en- un asilo, considerable
que al lado de su esposo seria siem-
pre- IN obstaculo al manejo de este
en- servicio de los ambiciosos planes
de la familia imperial.
Durante un ano Philippe lego q
! ser un ~personaje en- Ia eorte e inspi-
70 a Ia Zarina gran conflanza. Pro
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
CASESE,

CASESE,
CatalOgO dc damaS mexIcanaS y otraS
naciOnaliiiadeS; cNtcnsa iiSta de hermO-
SOS nOmbreS. q
ilaEde UN DOLLAR v lie enriarefnos a
vuc!ta de cGrrco, nucStr0 cOrnpletO, ca
ta!UJO Matrimonial. con de%ScrIpcioncS
cOnpletas, de muchaS J6venes y aIgu-
mas viudaS, que buScan q un marfdo
bTeno v honrado. Puede listed eScrIbIr
a cuaITuiera de elias y cOntraer un fe-
NOSOlr0s, pOr nueStra parte Som0S per-
SonaS rcc0mendableS, nueStro negOcIo
esta baSadO S0bre Ia honradeZ v Iegiti-
midad; asi cS que no dele que la peque-
lin cantidad de UN DOLLAR Sirya de eS-
tUrbO en- una probable FELICIDAD MA
TRiH0NIAL. EScriba hoy miSmo o:
COSMOPOLITAN CLUE
p. o. Box ij2 Venice, Cal.
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Las TRAGCAS EGURAS DE la HlS1ORA

fiestas. La familia imperial fue a
Petrogrado y permaneci6 cuatro dias
en- eli Palacio de Invierno. Al aban-
donarlo, no volveria a dormir bajo
sus techos, aunque u cuartos estu-
vieran siempre listos para ser usados.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05
ATENCION. ATENCION.
A CASARSE

A CASARSE
Catalogo de damas meyicanss y otras
ndclonalldldes y ex.enSa llSta de her
mUSos nomhres.
Enyienos IN DOLLAR soiamente y
noSOiros lie remifircnos, 4 vuelta de
correo. npesrro complete ~catalogo ma
trimonial' con descripcIones detalladas,
FuTuGRAFIAS, NOMBRES Y DIRECCIU-
MES de iovelcs. scioras y senoritas
meXlcsnas Y lie otras nacionalidades, al
gunas v.udas de Iniachables anteceden-
les, quienes deSean %cncOntrar I'm nonra-
do Y huaa eSposO. I'd. puede escribir-
le directamente 4 cualqulera de elias
y contraer un mafrlmOni0 fellZ Ell
corto tempo. SOmos dignos de con-
fiJnza Y hos dedicamos a IN negocIo
hoDrado y licitO. No permita, pues
que la pequela SulTa de un dollar este
de pOr medic entire I'd. Y Su muy po-
S!ble FEI.lCIDhD MATRIMONIAL.
EScriba hoy miSmO q:
RE.iLIANCE CLUE
Box SIG. Los Angeles, Cal
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.uomRREs,-PERMITANME QUE LOS EXAMINE-YO LES
DIRE A UDS. 10 CIERTO RESPECTO A SU NJ
MUCHCS iCR3RES PUEDEN SER R~ESTAURADOS
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LA MITAD DE MIS- HON.

Que dicha tan grande es para mi ell sanar y a
podido obtener I'm t~ratamiento apropiado: Vale Ia
lugar. Vengan a VERNE Y 70 les aconsejare 10 que der
ha hahido personals que vuelVen el mlsmo Ola q su cas-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-05

INTO 4 IDS i que me v>Hru r@rsonalrcnu : me on-ir"n "ta >enana. CnaN:1t
'vrr.au lq.r Lee. iUr tu -.r"I personal; "NaIIn&r" >Uor:iy 81 T$t en- r@1W
crceIuu vr>lu" y u~ ~l EadrTa r%is. en- Cutir"nt> IL" aruh-IHNS bWh. , "A
wDt m. Hrrhr- ruan .-IrIla>u do HIrnTr ' rHUGn IN GHIar>r. ruanuO en-
reaEiaG 81 N>tut "S' HW' DE- "Nr.i":t"S ) .AENhN r> nSWn@ . - IN
rrurI- Ur~u ur Lu> A~ ruUDr"~ que sun hr1urMF>E ~2lrn aif"9AF .h bh
~ianIrnr. Hm y>un hr@, par! dl|"s AN a,nado chSro. AN"E 'obfAto u|a
rury Ia nuHi lie mis- huurTn> ruNuutraiJ fep -" >d Hr.AnNNt par 81
Ms ,NaS son rn,-Gu> ,r uutaoS &c IDS y I3 c"H no IS M"2tr "H W 20
ID. t, r4mr~s cr 4. ia ,rlurn son raatr>r con los ulTUS idiJUS crnNt"tS
poeJ una ar-Ha ar>Lr haze" "aI'no ucnio Gr 81" eELH"'H' : - MH Lac" "a
para mayor ccnodidad de mi ciente Ia, mi cfcina permanecera alberta los
dominsos dcsde las s a. m. h2Sta las , Z. n.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-12-21

a Red cress ca every Christmas
tfee-srais sign OF practical seed
will 10 men.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-12-21
SION Up

The great civilian and industrial
army a, home h ready for inspection
The review sill De held during IN.
week OF December 10 to 23rd. Inclusive
when the Christmas Roll Call Of IN.
American Red Cross will give ever,
worker 10 every industrial plant an op
portanity TO come into the ranks and
show that he or she ia behind the men
who have been serving the celors that
TIE gratitude OF the Americans Who
are working to keep the home fires
burning ~ With the boys Who ven,
across and whose work has been 40
well and 30 eheerfaily done.
Each person is requested 10 sien
the roll but once Your signature and
the paymen, Of dollar makes you a
member. The Red Cross rell call 10
drive for members. not fuaas.
IN previous years the workers have
been asked to buy Re q Cross seals Al
Christmas time ahd they have respond.
cd generously. This year no seals are
to be sold, because the funds for the
work Of the Nation tuberculosis A.
ISOLATION have already been provided
by an appropriation trom the Red
Cross. The seals sill be forwarded
THIS year; 10 each member who piRns
for the roll call and tiny button the
love button" with the blue border
and The bright red cross aill show thai
The name has been entered on the
lists OF the nations hackers
Peace viii not lessen the worn oE |
The responsibility Of the Red croas
There are millions of homeless faml. /
l'es' fatherless children. sica, helpless
and the sufferers Of the var. The Red 1
crosse In cooperation With Allied agep.
eies mpst help by making reeonstrue.
ton plans providing them With EN-.
ployment, sssis,ing them to regain On
neariy az possible the normalAosns life
which vas once theirs II
Schools fer the children vito were
made mental and physical wrecks Nv
lie constant bombing Of their eitles
schools where the men wAo have .os,
their banda or feet or eyas NAV laayu
trades. canteena ~Asse
'aF boys may be able 10 and eosnfevs
'nsii such time as they cone bach 20 II
s-all these will be provided by the 4
'oiisrs whleh come 10 sos msmbsrsasp
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-12-21

III yoa wsnt anything that i, isn't
the arny's Business TO DO for you ,sl,
pour troubles TO the Red Cross man /"
SAID 0 rookie la az Eastern sanp
lie 10 good listener. a aales actor
some red taps cutter. and On the ,oA
from FeysIlIe 10 sapa"
Evening star., 1918-06-16
The Rambler Continues His Story of Fairfax Places and Families

were at home on the cool. wide front
porch. Mr.. Barbee married Miss Re.
becca Jackson, a daughter OF wyatt
Jackson. and the Barbee place was
the Wyatt Jackson home. wyatt
Jackson's wife was Keren Elgin. In
the cemetery of Andrew Chapel is
tomb inscribed "Keren A. jackson,
wife Of Wyatt n. Jackson, born 1881
died 1897"
Andrew Chapel is named after
Bishop James Osgood Andrew: who
was ordained in 1892 and died March
2, 1871. He was prominent IN the
first general conference at Peters
burg. Va, May. 1s46: when southern
Methodism was instituted with six
teen conferences. 455.217 members
and two bishops. they being Btshop
Andrew and Bishop Joshua Soule;
who was ordained in 1924 and died
March 6, 1867. In 1874. upon the issue
of slavery. the Methodist Church in
the United States, by vote of the
general conference, was divided and
the Methodists of the south organ
Church South. That is how Andrew
Chapel came to be established. Up
to the time of the separation Of the
Methodists all of the doctrine living
which the Rambler has been writing,
worshiped at Old Union Church.
When the Southern Methodists left
Old Union they built Andrew Chapel.
Before passing to the story OF An
drew Chapel and Old Union Church
little church at which he stopped
few Sundays ago and which stands
on the south side of the road leading
from Lewinsville to the Alexandria
pike, a short distance east OF the
Jackson-Barbee house. 1t is Pleasant
Grove Church. All the colored people
in that part of Fairfax who do not
worship at Shiloh Church, near
Odrick Corners, pray. sing and speak
at Pleasant Grove. 1t is sometimes
called the Sharper Church from the
fact that Uncle Daniels descendants
were prominent in esta blishing 1t
and are prominent in supporting it
In building the church L. II. Sharper
and w. S. Sharper were the head
workmen and they were assisted by
the congregation. Among the tombs
there are those inscribed: Samuel
Sharper, born November "a, 1922, died
August 10. 1894: Henry Eskridge,
born March 10, 1911, died July 13,
1900, and Emma Henderson. born May
%. 1888, died June II, 1905. Some
of the other names carved in stone
son. Alice c. Reed, Andrew d. Con-
nor. Eliza, wife of C. E. Dean; Odie
William Price, Nellie M. Wesley and
Amy, daughter of w. T. and ]. R
Fairfax.
Opposite the church and its little
cemetery is the farm Of r. T. Bon
ham, a place green with thrifty crops
and where. in addition to wheat, corn
and fruit, acres are given over to
vegetables. Like SO many other
houses in that country. the Bonham
home stands far back from the main
road and in the shade of a clump-o of
trees.
Evening star., 1918-06-16

married sister, Margaret Darnell Her
husband, John, was the son Of Joe Dar-
nell, who was the son of Peter Darnell,
a free colored man who lived at Peters
Hill, near woodward in Prince Georges
county, Md. John was raised down that
way-'.reared' is such a formal word
and he and the Rambler found that they
had many mutual friends among the
old-time colored folk down around Sur
rattsville. He knew old Aunt" Char
ity, Aunt Dilly and old ABE" who
suffered SO that it took him half an
hour to tell his name, but he could hoe
tobacco. and chew it, much faster than
he could talk. John also knew Brent
Davis. Elnora. Sidney and May Cathe-
home and was nurse to good and beau
tiful Ida Griffin, who became the wife
Of Sydney Mudd, father of young sid"
Uncle Daniel had several children.
They and their children had offspring.
and the great-grandchildren and great
great-grandchildren of Uncle Daniel are
plentiful in the country traversed by the
Tolson Mill road and the Alexandria
and Leesburg pike. Some Of Uncle DAN
iefs children were Samuel, who is at
rest in Pleasant Grove churchyard: San
ford, Daniel, Alberta and Georgianna.
Samuel inherited the log house and his
children were Samuel Lott, named after
Lott Crocker, who lived near Lewins-
vile and for whom Samuel used to
work: Lewis Henry. William Sanford.
James Howard, Mary Courtney, Virginia.
Anna Maria, Margaret and Frederick
Douglass. Lott Sharper lives two or
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Crismond's restaurant on Sth street
southeast near the navy yard gate.
She knew Mrs. Daggs. famous laun-
dress. who. with the aid of a wash
board and a fiat iron, soap and starch,
could make celored calico shirt look
like a dress shirt Of fine linen. She
knew Frederick Douglass, young
Fred. Charley Douglass and Joe. who
turned out to be distinguished vio-
linist. She knew Sam Lucas when he
was a boy. She could remember John
Fenwick. a colored farmer, who lived
in DR.. Frank Walsh's frame house,
Bryan. and which stood close to where
the police station stands now. But
her memory could not go back, like
that of the Rambler. to the time when
Peter Lyons, a black blacksmith, kept
his shop by the roadside about where
the new Hillsdale school for colored
children stands. just this side of
Douglass Hall.
Leaving behind the shady, quiet
home of Lott Sharper and his family,
the Rambler continued along the Toll
son Mill road until, seeing a farm
lane leading to the right. he followed
1t along the edge of one of the largest
and best fields of wheat in Fairfax
and halted under the trees that grow
about the home of the wheat fields
owner, which faces on the Alexandria
and Leesburg pike just east of An
drew Chapel. 1t is the home Of J. N.
Barbee. who came to Fairfax from
FauQuier county. He and his family
Evening star., 1918-06-16

home of R. T. Jackson of wide fame
in those parts as a school teacher.
A bend in the road brings into view
Climbing around the hill to mount it
easier, the road leads close by pig
pen before turning and passing the
entrance to the lane that invites one
to the house. The sun was not high
when the Rambler passed that way,
and one Of the pigs, taking fright at
the presence of a stranger, voiced his
alarm. He was big pig. He was
born white pig, but one could not
guess this from surface Indications.
He scampered Off to where three other
pigs were taking mud bath, and in
excited accents told them that a
stranger with a camera was passing
up the road.
Not far from this point the lane
that leads to the house strikes off
from the road. The house is powered
in green shrubbery, and prosperous
crops and orchards grow on all sides
of it. 1t Is now the home of w. T.
Powell, but many years ago it was
the home of Wether Smith, one of the
old settlers on the Tolson Mill road.
In that same neighborhood, but on
different roads, are two other ancient
homes of the Smiths of Fairfax.
These were the homes of Rezin Smith
and Temple Smith. Members of this
old Smith family are still living in
the region. A daughter of Temple
Smith, Mrs. ]. N. Iden, lives in
pretty home by the side of the road
opposite Bethel Church, a new church
which has been built close by the
Evening star., 1918-06-16

logs were weather-boarded, and now
Uncle" Daniel Sharper was a cele-
brated colored man in Fairfax coun-
ty. He came from the James river
country long before 1900, because he
bought his land from the Tolson fam
lily and used to go over to the court
house, which stood on Freedom Hill.
This part of the Tolson place was in
the woods-primeval woods. no doubt
and Uncle Daniel hewed the logs
and built his house in the clearing.
He was free man, and his descend
ants believe that he bought his
freedom. He bought the freedom of
his sweetheart, who came to be
known as Aunt" Molly, and married
her. He was a famous carpenter, and
several of the ancient houses and
many of the old barns in that part
Of Fairfax were built by him. His
Daniel wore a coonskin cap and al
ways carried a shotgun, and this
fact is testimony OF the regard in
which he was held by his white
friends. Uncle Daniel carried that
gun with him when he went over to
the courthouse on Freedom Hill,
which was before the present county
seat of Fairfax county was laid out.
At that court building, every vestige
of which has vanished, Uncle Daniel
no doubt saw George Washington,
George Mason and all the other
notable men of Fairfax county in the
revolutionary era
Living in the log house that Uncle
Daniel built are two of his direct de-
scendants, Daniel M. Sharper and his
Evening star., 1918-06-16
AMONG THE CLUBS

Lucy HOlcomb Chapter, d. A. r., met
recently for it's last business meet
ing of the season at the home of
Mrs. Edwin A. Hill. The following
officers were elected: Regent, Miss
Alice B. Sanger; vice regent, Mrs. F.
E. Cunningham; treasurer. Miss Lille
Hazleton; corresponding secretary,
Miss Alice Short; recording secretary,
Miss Marie Stewart; historian, Mrs.
Edwin A. Hill; registrar, Mrs. Eliot
H Thomson; chaplain, Mrs. A. L.
original poems. The chapter held no
meeting in April, but in March it was
entertained by Mrs. Eliot H. Thom-
son.
Sixteenth Street Heights Sewing Cir
Gle met recently at the home of Mrs.
Morehouse, who was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. Elliott. Mrs. Daniel
Roper was elected vice president for
the remainder of the term. Mrs.
Stowell gave list of finished sewing
turned in to the Red Cross unit by
the Circle. Mrs. Herbert Eastwood
mitted to membership. Mrs. Roper
entertained the, Circle Tuesday at her
home in 10th street.
The Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter,
ID. A. r., held a special meeting Mon
day at the home of Mrs. Wilfred G.
Burgan, 357S 18th street. Contrary
activities for the summer, the chap
ter decided to continue its monthly
meetings during the summer months,
in order that its patriotic work may
not be interrupted. Following a
short business meeting the members
were entertained with refreshments
and informal dancing.
The chapter will entertain the men
in uniform at the soldiers and sailors
recreation rooms, 141S Pennsylvania
avenue. Friday evening. Mrs. clayton
E. Emig, former regent, acting as
hostess for the occasion.
The Maj. William OvertOn Gales
Chapter. D. A. R.-Mrs Margaret M.
Berry, regent, presided at the recent
meeting of the chapter, at the home
of Mrs. E.. K. Bonney. 1924 Lanier
place. Annual reports showed satis-
factory accomplishment along all
lines of war relief work. War stamps
and liberty bonds have been pur-
chased by the members to the amount
of several thousand dollars. and
hearty Endorsement was given to the
pidH u raise luuuS IOr war TeleI
through a rummage sale, which will
receive special attention in October.
Educational work in the mountains
of Virginia will continue. cordial
reception was given Miss Edith Hart,
a member of the chapter from Hong
kong, China, who gave a talk on
"China, From Its Historical, Re-
ligious and Political Point of View"
The following officers were elected:
Regent, Mrs. M. NJ. Perry: vice regent,
Mrs. Claud Bennett; second vice
regent. Mrs. William A. Wayne; re-
cording secretary. Miss Lille C.
Abrahams: corresponding secretary.
Mrs. E. X. Bonney; treasurer. Miss :
Antoinette Peterson; registrar, Mrs.
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