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DIR. GEORGE M. KOBER AT HEAD
Choice of Officers by D. O. Social
Hygiene Society.

Announcement was made today that
the directors Of tho Social Hygiene
Society OF the District Of Columbia
have elected the following officers: Dr.
George M. Kober. president, DR.. WILL
liam c. Woodward. first vice president;
dent; DR.. Ada r. Thomas. third vice
president; Mrs. Julius Lansburgh.
fourth vice president: DR.. Paul 8. john
son. secretary. and E. c. Graham.
treasurer.
On the executive committee are Rabbi
Abram Simon, William Knowles Cooper,
DIR. Francis r. Hagner. Miss Florence
Brown. H. 3. F. Macfarland and Will
liam T. Galliher.
The society 10 pledged. according to
that promises to be efeetive In promo
ten Of social hygiene ana sen saucs-
Ken a.5T -. e.,
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ton upon the French capital. the eol-
lection Of paintings assembled by the
late Edward Degas was sold at public
auction. and. marvellous as II may seem.
the receipts of the sale totaled $432. ZOO.
Enormous prices were paid for por.
traits by Ingres. portraits by this mas.
ter Of NJ and Nine. Leblanc bringing no
less than $1,000. From $1,000 to $4,000
and from $4,000 to $500 for paintings
by Cezanne. which would seem to indi.
cate that the vogue for the ultra works
by the so-called modernists had not en-.
tirely passed q,
Alaskan paintings by Leonard n. D.
Wis are being. shown At present In the
American Museum Of Natural History.
New York. Mr.. Davis exhibited here
some time ago under tho auspices Of tho
National Geographic Society. :.
Tho sale Of the Frederic May eolise-
ton begins tomorrow and continues for
four days in tho American Art Gallse.
les. New York.
AZ Q recent meeting Of the National
Academy Of Design Rudolph Evans.
sculptor. formerly Of this city. was
elected an associate member Of the
academy. Charles Dana Gibson. chair.
man OF the division OF pictorial public.
ity. was also made an associate.
Felicie Waldo Howell, formerly OF
this city. is holding an exhibition Of hsf
water colors and oil paintings in Clevs.
land. Ohio. at the present time. o.
Miss Catherine c. Critcher and Miss
Clara Hill will hold an exhibition OF
their paintings and sculpture in Miss
Hills studio in the Belasco Theater
building this week and next. opening
on Tuesday: LEILA MECHLIN.
=
The exhibition Of posters shown In
the Corcoran Gallery Of Art prior to the
PereIma exhibition is now being dis
played in the galleries.of the National
Arts Club. New York.
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is The Sower." that splendid figure of
a peasant farmer emphasizing the no
bility OF labor. and which in the salon
Of 1880 was skyed and thought to be a
class prejudice Planting Potatoes''
is another famous canvas In THE col
lection. a. well as Woman Spinning"
The Knitting Lesson" "Shearing
Sheep" and Man Digging"
iss ssf br .as Il a.uen5 land
scapa. "A Road to the Forest In Win
ter; . nocturne. "Farmyard BY Noon
Nght" and two flower studies. DAN
delionS" and "Primroses."
eluded IN the Shaw gift an interesting
collection Of italian renaissance sculp-
turs by such well known masters as
the Della Robbias Francisco di Simone
and Antonio Rossellino.
In connection with the chautauqua
Of the south. which is being held dur
ing the hrst three weeks in May in
Macon. Ga. q comprehensive exhibition
Of art 10 being shown. This comprises
forty oil paintings shown in the annual
exhibition Of the National Academy of
Design, New York, which has Just
closed: nifty water colors shown during
the past winter in the annual exhibi-
ton OF the American Water Color So
ciety; the series of Pennell Autographs
Of war work in Great Britain and
America, shown earlier in the season
in the National Gallery OF this city: a
collection Of art work done in the pub
lie schools Of Washington and a col
lection Of Raemaeker's cartoons, lent
by the Library Of Congress
This collection has been assembled
and sent out by the American Fedora
ton of Arts. which has its ONCE and
headquarters in the Octagon. this city.
The attendance at the Chautauqua
last season aggregated over $4,000 per-
sons.
In Paris. since the great German Of
fensive began and while the great su-
perRun was dropping death and destruc-
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Royal Arcanurn.

The large American nag which the
Grand Council of this District received
from tho Supreme Council several
years ago as a prize was transferred
from Oriental Council to District Coun-
Gil recently. Following the established
practice, this flag will be displayed at
every meeting Of District Council dur
ing the term OF Office Of Grand Regent
James H. Ruth. who is a member of
Oriental Council. Che exercises at
tending the transfer were patriotic in
their nature and were participated in
by Sureme Sentry c. r. Zappone, Grand
Orator ]. c. Eckloff, Regent B. p.
Depenbrock, L. c. Morrison and others
w. F. Sherman has announced that
at the meeting Of Oriental Council
Tuesday evening. in Pythian Temple,
DR.. William c. O'Brien will deliver a
lecture on III, A."
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EUGENE HALE, JR., JOINS ARMY
Brother of Senator Hale Of Maine
Enlists as Private.

Eugene Hale. jr., brother of Senator
Hale of Maine. and son Of former
Senator Hale of the same state. has
enlisted as a private in the United
States Army He came to Washington
Friday to see his brother. and then
left for Camp Devens. whore he IL to
train.
Mr.. Hale is forty-one years old and
married. He is a graduate Of Yale Of
the class of 1898. and until tho war
broke out was a broker in New York.
He went to France Immediately after
war was declared. With two French
cooks he has lately been conducting a
canteen in the only room Of the only
house in a certain evacuated territory.
A short time ago ne decided to enlist
in the American Army. So he returned
to this country. saw his wife and fam
fly and enlisted in the infantry.
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The supreme chancellor has advised
the Pythians in this domain that the
Insurance department of the order.
Supreme Lodge. in order to show its
patriotic spirit. has just purchased a
half-million-dollar liberty bond Of the
third issue. Tho supreme chancellor
recently sent out a circular requesting
as many as possible Of the knights to
purchase bonds, and it is declared that
the Pythians in the District have re-
sponded nobly to this request.
The Grand Lodge committee on mem
bership met Wednesday night with a
considerable number of lodges repre-
sented. all of whom are actively work.
ing to secure the prize offered for tho
coming year.
Past Grand Chancellor Amos Cunning
has had q stroke Of paralysis and is
reported IN a serious condition.
Tuesday evening Columbia Lodge viii
give grand bal! IN Pythian Temple
largo number of tickets have been sold,
assuring success, 1t 10 said.
Grand Chancellor Kline reports that
many moro than the required number
Of new applications for membership
IN the Homo Lodge have been APP
lodge will be instituted within a few
weeks
At the last meeting of Excelsior Lodge
George N. Fix was elected keeper Of
records and seal for tho remainder of
the present year..
Julius Viedt. ST., for many years mas
ter Of exchequer Of Capitol Lodge,
who has been i'll for two weeks, Is re-
ported on the road to recovery.
Mount Vernon Lod GO has amended its
bylaws relative to fees for the ranks
Of knighthood.
The ways and means committee has
voted to purchase a liberty loan bond
OF the third issue. Capitol Lodge, at
It's last meeting. purchased another
one-thousand-dollar bond.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lodge Friday
night will consider important changes
Century Lodge tomorrow night will
have a large class for the first rank
and class for the second rank
At the meeting Of Columbia Lodge. No.
rs. "wednesday evening a ball for the
penent of the Red Cross was announced
for Tuesday evening.
members Of the lodge answered their
names They are Placide Petrone, Gu
seppe Puglist and Antonio Periano, max
ing SIX members of the lodge now in the
service fighting for the freedom Of the
world.
The lodge also backs these members by
buying liberty bonds and war savings
stamps, having purchased a 500 bond Of
the tnird issue and a total Of $500 worth
IN all By unanimous vote of the lodge
1t 10 to purchase one IS war savings stamn
every meeting until victory is obtained !"
Next Wednesday the rank of esquire
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Independent OrderRechabites

Onward Tent held an apron nsc9ktis
party" In its hall Wednesday evening.
The receipts viii help swell the fund
for Rechabite boys who are "over
there" Rev. Reidell Of Eagle Tent was
tho speaker. Miss Freda Marks played
a plano solo; Miss Catherine McGill, .
four-minute certificate girl, gave q rec
itation on war savings stamps. and
Rotations were given by Misses Ag-
mes Totten and Louise Sheckells; =
monologue by Mrs. Waple. jr.: patriotic
songs by Masters Kenan and Stewart
Taylor. accompanied by Miss Viola
Stevens and remarks by High Tent
Chief Ruler Charles T. Carroll.
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National Union.

Mckinley Council Friday evening init.
ated three candidates. anu the treasurer
was instructed to purchase $500 worth
of the third liberty loan bonds. Speaker
Stahl was appointed council representa-
tive on the executive committee having
in charge the reception to be rendered
the visiting delegation from Baltimore
May Is.
Government Printing once Council
Saturday evening initiated four candi.
dates. Speaker Nachman. chairman OF
the entertainment committee, announced
an elaborate entertainment for the re.
ception Of visitors from Baltimore
Nav Is.
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Wood1nen of the World.

Old Glory Camp. No. 3. held a. mock
initiation Tuesday night for the bene-
fit Of Its friends. The following officers
presided: Consul Commander Brown OF
Seat Pleasant, Md; Past Consul Com
mander Humphreys, Adviser Lieut..
DR.. Woodward, Banker Whitaker.
Escort Humphrey and Degree Master
George Wilsher. Misses Margaret and
Agnes Walters contributed musical
numbers and Master Earl sangston
several solos. Addresses were made
by ]. C. Mcconnell, H. Brown, w ].
Whitacre and Head Adviser DR.. H. W,
Ttppett, who was tho orator of the
evening.
Refreshments were served and dane
ing followed.
Oak Camp, No. 4, Wednesday night
presented the degrees. State Manager
r. f. Clark and Consul Commander w
G. Stott made addresses. It was an
nounced that Company A. 103d Regi-
ment. will hold mock initiation and
dance May 20.
Refreshments were served.
w. A. Brazier Camp, No. IA. will
meet Monday, May 10. The debating
club will be the ENTERTAINERS of the
evening.
Tuesday. May %. Frazier Camp will
give its yearly dance.
J. c. Mcconnell has introduced the
new state manager for the District, r.
E. Clark.
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Odd Fellows.

Deputy Grand Master Victor P. Ham.
mer. accompanied by tho Grand Lodge
officers. will pay the annual grand
visitation to Central Lodge. No. 1. Fri
day. IN the new temple. Senator George
w. Norris Of Nebraska will make the
address OF the evening. All Odd Eel
lows are invited.
Grand Master J. T. Humphreys. It ia
.eporteo, Is improving but slowly, and
Langdon Lodge will meet tomorrow
night and adjourn early to attend in
don N. F. Church. given By BY the the h men: :
Bible class. The feature OF the even
Ing Will be a discussion on "Esau and
Jacob-Who Was the Greater Man"
East Grand NJ. 8. Fall Of the lodge will
committee on sale OF war savings and
thrift stamps reports that members OF
the lodge have purchased quite a num-
Der OF third liberty loan bonds. An eff
meeting Jointly with Friendship Re
bekah Lodge for the purpose OF in
creasing membership.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. II, will con-
fer the first degree Tuesday evening
in the New I. o. o. F. Temple, 7th
street near d. AT the following meet
ing the second degree will be con-
ferred. The lodge will also consider at
that time business Of special impor.
tancc relating to members who are in
the military or naval services Of the
country. Members of the lodge and the
order in general are invited to be pres
ent at the meeting Tuesday.
Washington Lodge. No. 8. will confer
the initiatory degree Tuesday night.
Members Of the lodge have purchased
or sold thrift stamps and savings
stamps to the amount of $111 since the
last meeting. Hereafter the lodge will
meet every Tuesday night in the new
temple,
Columbia Lodge. No. 10, met Thurs
day evening for the first time in Its
1odgsroom in the new temple. The
lodge has several candidates for de-
grees and expects shortly to begin the
degree work. It's committee viii make
a house-to-house canvass OF the menu
bership in the interest Of the war saw
ings stamps campaign. The entertain-
ment committee has been instructed to
provide something special for the next
meeting to celebrate the entrance into
the new temple.
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rolled it up. put it in his pocket ana
took 1t to school,
AS he was going home in the after.
noon he took the snake out and was
doing things to 1t when a passing
woman asked him where he got IL
The boy stretched the snake until he
Strengthened out the squirn into a tube
of green-gray with an under stripe the
color Of putty: Then he released one
fash a tongue like forked lightning.
Il caught 1t in the branch last Sun.
day"
day?" .
He didn't say he had whipped It ont
every chance he got. He didn't need
to. being a regular kid.
Il know you are too nice a boy to
just stop and think how a water snake
must suffer. smothered up in a hot
dry place like that"
"Oh. I'm not going to hurt 1t. I'm just
playing with it" Then he rolled the
snake s,,aa.a up p, put it, iu his pocket and
Which is merely tabled down by way
OF backing up the wise man who as
serted a few cons ago that good-na-
tured Ignorance IL responsible for half
of the miseries Of this world. II he had
been a wiser wise man he would have
added this postscript:
1.-The biggest half"
4
A man was marching through park
You couldn't call it walking, because he
marched. Perhaps he had struck the
gait that suited him because there was
no one around-unless you count SPAR
rows and = woman feeding q squirrel
Perhaps, again
Anyhow, he was marching through q
park. holding before him a jonquil with
q long, sappy stem. He must have seen
In the blossom something more than
an everyday five-cents-apiece flower, for
he held 1t before him as an altar boy
carries a blessed candle.
The woman stopped peanutting the
ing figure, but the man paid no atten-
ton. The jonquil might have been Q
magic wand that was visioning to him
other 5onquils that bloomed in the gar
You never can tell what wonderful
thing is going on in the heart and soul
and brain OF any man or woman YOU
pass on LIES cross-roads. especially .
carrying jonquil as If 1t were blessed
candle: And especially again. when 1t
reminds you OF those other jonquils that
n pi9st BE- nor running s IKE golden ribbons
grassy ridges at the far end Of the farm
garden-such unkempt and ancient
ridges that only handed-down reverence
can tell which are ancestors and which
are slaves.
The man was marching himself out Of
the incident when a tiny girl trotted
from around bush. and he handed her
the 5onquil with the chivalry of an old.
time cavalier.
Then he unlocked his cane from his
arm and held 1t before him-as an altar
on.
so you sec you never can really tell
MAMIE LANCASTER. .
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the committee, is making special prep
arations for q successful meeting.

Ruth Lodge. No. .. wifi meet Monday
in lodgeroom No. 2. new temple. when
q large number Of candidates will be
initiated. The committee on war saw
ings and thrift stamps has reported
large sales and much interest being
displayed by members. At the last
meeting the school Of instruction was
attended by members from every lodge
In the jurisdiction. At tho invitation of
President Mary NJ. Dement, the officers
of the lodge rendered the unwritten
work Mrs. Dement, was presented
with q handsome basket Of cut flowers
by the lodge. after which Refreshments
were served,
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Jr. o. u. A. M.

Anaoostia Council. No. 18. Tuesday.
with a large attendance Of members
and visitors, entertained the star ooun-
cilor Of New York, who made an adj
dress The council made an appropri-
alton to buy third liberty loan bonds.
The council had previously purchased
$1,000 of the first liberty bond, also
81, 900 Of war savings stamps.
Short addresses were made by R. A.
Estep, James A. Frye Councillor julius
owen. J. w. James. F. c. Prather J.
D. Simpson. w. J. Mitchell, P. H Mar
tin, E. Bunkley and others.
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Daughters of America.

Progressive Council, No. 9. will have
a joint patriotic night and Red Cross
Lodge Hall, with boys in uniform as
guests. Speakers from the Red Cross
and Y. NJ. c. A. will be heard and vocal
and instrumental talent will add to
the attractions, with dancing from 8
to IL. A silver offering will be for tho
benefit of the Red Cross
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Sons and Daughters ofLiberty.

Tuesday evening Hope Council. No. 1,
| held a short business meeting, followed
by card party and an informal dance.
A delegation, from Friendship Council
Of Alexandria was present. Definite
arrangements are being made for tho
convention in this city this month.
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Knights of Columbus.

Washington Council celebrated its
twenty-frst anniversary Tuesday night
at the knights Of Columbus Hall. with
the following program, Address, Grand
Knight Leo r. Stock; bass solo. Am
brose Durktn: male quartet, Messrs.
Lane, 4. and z. Howard and A. purktn;
The Virginia Judge" Fred G. PArksEl
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musical sketch. '.rhs Fortune Teller.
Misses Scherger ana YoungkwAr and
George O'Connor; soprano solo. Miss
Florence Scherger; baritone solo. Theo.
dore Howard; contralto solo. Miss
Youngkwar: songs, the male quartet
The accompanies were George Herbert
Wells and Matt Horne.
The first and second degrees ws1s
given a large class by the ofilcers Of
spaulding Council, headed by Grand
Knight Maurice McAuliffe. Monday
night.
State Deputy Leo A. Rover and Ais
STAFF exemplified the third degree It
Annapolis. Nd. last Sunday afternoon.
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AROUND THE CITY.

One of the song hits published by the
music department of Noah's ark wal
dramatized the other afternoon, with q
war-work lady in the role Of the VAN.
pirish spider and a passing citizen a.
the fly.
The web was spun for the third lib
erty." and the citizens fatal curiosity
learn what was going on. He found out
see what was going on. He found out
Without even going through the sinister
preliminary of asking him to walk into
her parlor-maybe for the reason that
there wasn't any-the w. W. lady
bounced out Of her patriotic lair and
caught him-on the fly:
You want to match the Presidents
flfty-dollar bond. don't you? How love-
|dy Of you"
The citizen. obviously astonished at
his suddenly acquired charm, went in
his pocket and brought out q check
book. And that ended the likeness be-
tween the song and story. except that:
than M EnG eo9 %hs
were bled the fifty will have a tri-
umphant comeback. while the fly
Ask the vampirish spider.
He was an old man with a crick in
his back. And he was trying to pick
up pin.
The pin lay on the street. It was q
ladylike pin with a shiny head that
must have had one idea in 1t, anyhow,
Judging by the vixenish pleasure it
took in keeping out OF the old mans
reach. You see. when your fingers are
nd
poor old joints rheumatic you don't
have fair show with a pin like that.
A young sailor boy paused to cay in
the nice way most young men have:
ALLOW me-"
But tho old man wouldn't allow him.
He kept on fumbling and grunting at
onephateaer It Is i that ' victory pef does
perch on-and he Strengthened up with
the slow laborfousness that comes OF
joints and crscks.
much cbleeged to you, young Teller,
but II had let you pick up this pin for
me it would have turned my luck. It's
a sure sign of good luck to pick up q
pin. but you have got to do it your own
self. I ain't ever passed ono in all my
life that I can remember"
Yet he did not look 40 q lucky man
ought to who had been picking up
pins for, say. seventy years.
There 10 q lace exhibit over at the
Museum. and two women were looking
1t over not so long ago. They skipped
descriptive labels. but apparently rev.
eled in reading out the names of the
society women who had had the taste
to select. the money to buy and the
generosity to loan to an educational
showing rare webs that tho majority
of people would have no other chance
to se6.
The collection includes laces that
have been worn by royalty and historic
gers whose toll mast have been re-
cloths. shawls. do0nooS, handkerchiefs
and collars from every nation and era,
until, at last. q rare example OF time
yel1owed rose point reminded ono Of
the women OF something personally i'm
portant.
I'm making q table scarf. It's grand
to work with-made half yard OF it
yesterday and didn't hurry a bit-looks
the color Of this, but richer yeller-"
The other woman had not tried car
pet warp yet. But the interest she
showed in the subject proved that for
two women in this town. anyhow, the
Museum has collected laces In vain.
Supreme satisfaction In ones own
achievements must be An idyllic condi-
Oh. nsishbers. think Of having to live
in tho same house with lei
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~ Fratern1t1es ~

X. c. B., now on duty with tho British
war commission, will mako an address
Ex-President Taft has been invited. The
American University Camp quartet and
the Camp Meigs Glee Club will furnish the
music, At this meeting the report Of the
committee on bylaws Will be made.
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Maccabees.

National Tent. No. 1, Monday evening
announced degree work in amplified
form for tomorrow evening. The state
commander was present and gave a
talk. A visitor. Mr.. Kniess Of Forest
City Tent, No. 457. Cleveland. Ohio
who is an enlisted man stationed at
Fort Myer, gave two solos, accom-
panied by the tent musician. F. Nc
C1oughan of st. Louis and DR.. Kuh-
muck Of Manhattan Tent, No. 1873, New
York, also were guests
Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4, announces
the amplified form Of degree work for
Tuesday. u. j. Biller and w. w. MUIR
ray. charter members of this tent, were
visitors at the last meeting, and Messrs
Harmon, Lathum of Buffalo, N. Y. and
State Commander w. w. Adamson, jr.
made addresses.
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Masonic.

LODGES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B. French, No. 10,
r. c.; Anacostia. No. H.. =. A.;
Psntalpha, No. %. anniversary;
Mount Pleasant, No. SO. E. C..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., No. %. business;
King David, No. %. r. @.
Wednesday-Grand Lodge. general bust
ness; st, Johns Mite Association
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., No. %. 9 p.m.,
special, e. A., F. G. and NJ. NJ.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Eriday-Eureka. No. 4. R. A.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
EITE.
Tuesday-Mithras Lodge Of Perfection,
business; Robert de Bruce Council,
knights Kadosh. Goth and 21st de-
grees.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TAursday-Kallipolis Grotto. Yelled Pre-
phets, business.
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and roll cali tomorrow evening. at its
FIRST meeting in the new Odd Fellows
Tsmple. The Noble grand, MISC lillian
Burroughs, has urged . full attendance.
1knk v. Dstsale Yea1Ele1. ohairMaa Il
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Knights Of Pythias.

LODGES.
Nsnday-Century, init1atisn, Amaranth
business; Calanthe. lecture; Decatur,
business.
Tuesday-Excelsior, Installation; Web
ster, initiation; Capitol. business:
Myrtle, business.
Wednesday-Union, election: Columbia,
initiation; Hermione, Installation;
Mt. Vernon, business.
Observation-Disclosures Superior. election;
Syracusians, initiation.
eaturday-Ways and means committee.