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little sufferers of the dreadful influ- enza epidemic.
 The present officers of the society are Mrs. L. s. F'inkeistone. president; Mrs. M. Horwttz, vice president; Miss Kate Nelson, secretary; Miss Augusta Mendel, financial secretary; Miss Birdie Reich, treasurer
 The society will start the season s activities by giving an informal dance at the Brooklawn tonight. The com mittees have made many novel plans for the enjoyment of those attending. The affair promises to be one of the most successful dances given by the society, as several hundred tickets have already been taken.
 Miss Sara R. Lederer. chairman, has as her assistants, Miss Lillian Rosenberg, Miss CeciIe Kane, Miss Carrie Reich, Mrs. Horowitz. Miss Fanni, Pious, Mis- Kate Nelson and the Misses Heller. Miss Lederer hopes to realize a big sum to replen-
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Personal Notes
 Entertaining Features
4 PRACTICAL JOKE

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my health SO can do all my work 1T; I am so grateful that am reconnuler:e ing it to my friends. Mrs. D. 5, ALTERS, R. R. 1, Oregon, III.
 Onlywomen who have suffered the tor lures of such troubles and have dragEe. along from day to day can realize ths relief which this famous root and her. remedy, Lydia E. Pfnkhan's Vegetable Compound, t,Y Es1t to Mrs. Alters.
 Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters condition should profit by her recon mendation, and if there are any com plications write Lydia E. Pinkham' s Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass, for advice The result of their 40 years experience is at your service.
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IN MOURNING a family is in mourning for loss of 9, parent pr q child, how long time elaDses in polite society before the family re- sumes formal visiting, or enter aiming company 7"
 CAnswer).-On year, as a general rule.
 IN HIS AUTO.-"Is 1t considered proper. in circles where rules of stric- propriety are observed, for an un- engag young woman to go for a long automobile ride with a young man in his car if they are not ac- companied by any third party?''
 (Answer). l. would be considered a breach of propriety. The presence of a chaperon or companion Is called for in such d case.
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THE LUXOR OBEIISK.

October 25 commend orates a blaz- ing day of ceremony and ''Viva!'' when the Obelisk from Luxor on the Nile, Egypt, was erected on the Place de Ia Concorde, Paris, 1886, in the presence of the royal family and half a million spectators. The Obe- fisk stands on the spot where the guil1otine stood in 1793.
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MT. and Mrs. Richard Howell of Stratford will entertain at the Black Rock Country club on Friday even ing in honor of Mrs. HowelTs birth day. The guests will include Mir. and Mrs. Frank E. Ballard, MT. and Mrs. Angus Thorne, Miss Dorothy Hun Miss Dorothy Smith, Alex Sperry and Morton Butler.
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Members of the Round Table club will meet on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Mary E. Witt of 528 Park place. Mrs Witt will have the paper of the day which will be ''The Holy Graf1,' one of Tennyson's poems.
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Miss Helen I. Boyd, superintendent of the Visiting Nurses association, and Miss Mary Baron, one of the staff nurses, will attend the American Child Hygiene association convention to be held at Ashville, N. C., on Nov 10 and Il.
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h, S%-a&- ,~J JJiEb1S " III Ci ;f,!ie<s irls down un- <: 1 cocid not put ny foot to the floor and could scarcely do my work, and as 1 live on 9 small farm and rais e six hundred chickens every year it made it very har;1 for me.
 "I Saw the Corr pound advertised i. OCT paper, and t1ie "A TL
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ish the treasury which viii be needed sorely by the society to keep up the good standard of the work among the needy for the coming winter.
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Mrs. Richard Howell entertained at tea on Monday afternoon for the members of the bowling team, com posed of women members of the Black Rock Country club. The team meets for practice every Monday af- ternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the club.
 The Wellesley club of this city, will meet Saturday at the College club rooms on Washington avenue at 3:30 o'clock. Miss Candace Stimson of New York, recently returned from France, will talk of her experiences A cordial invitation is extended to all.
 Miss Selma Heating of Sixth street. is spending several days as the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Y. G. Heating at their home in Syracuse, N. Y.
 The executive board of the Busi- ness and Professional Women's club of Bridgeport will hold a meeting on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Dr. Harriet Van Densen at her of fee in the Security building.
 Members of the Bridgeport club will hold a Halloween party on Fri
  non street Dinner will be served and dancing will be enjoyed It is planned by the club to give a dance every Saturday evening.
 Among the many reservations made for the card party to be given by the Bridgeport Comfort club at the Strat- field this afternoon for the benefit of the Y. D. rooms, are Mrs John T. King, Mrs. John Bray, Miss Florence Hastings, Mrs. L. ". Anthony, Mrs. L. Brown, Miss Catherine Flynn, Mrs. Charles F. A. BiItz, Mrs. Irving Davis, Mrs. H. Hubbs, Mrs. Charles L. Cros- by, Mrs. Harvey Christie, Mrs. Chas- Sprague, Mrs. John R. Woodruff, Mrs w. B. Price and Mrs. Charles Keller
 Miss Jeannette Goldberg of Seaview avenue, is entertaining at her home, Miss Sarah Cross of New York city, for several days.
 MT. and Mrs. T. K. Looms of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting at the home of Mrs. T. Goodwin of Laurel avenue.
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HEBREW SOCIETY HELPS POOR
 CHILDREN

The Hebrew Children's Aid society mas completed all it's plans for the dance this evening at the Brooklawn Pavilion. The society, which is start Ing on its eighth year, has done a great deal of very good work among the poor and unfortunate Hebrew children of this city, many of whom nave been entirely supported by the organization.
 Through the cooperation of a New Ensiand Home for Little Wanderers, many parentless children are placed m good homes, their clothing and board being paid for by the society. Scores of children whose parents are unable to fully care for them. are ma terlalIy assisted with both food and clothing. The society started 6 milk and egg fund last winter, which went far to bring back the health of the slants of the baseball artists. Pretty glrl members, selling pop corn and peanuts, will add to the occasion. The sight of the frankforts, sizzling on the grill, will make the man with indiges- ton wish he stayed at home Halloween will be duly ushere1 in by the Black Rock Country cluT, and the celebration will long be re1nem- bered by the members and their friends.
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Miss Margaret W. Byrnes, daughter of Mrs. James Byrnes of 537 Hollis ter avenue, was the guest of honor at a, surprise party given at her home Sunday evening by Miss Frances F. Gill, and Miss Mildred M Wotton. During the evening dancing, singing, and the playing of games were enjoy ed. Piano selections were rendered by Miss Dorothy Wotton and Miss Martha Snooks. A delightful supper was served. Those present were Miss Mabel Frost, Miss Mo1lie Connors, Miss Eleanor Noonan, Miss Martha Snooks, Miss Mildred Wotton, Miss Frances Gill, Miss Mary Byrnes, Miss Dorothy Wotton, Miss Marion Scan lon, Miss May Splaine, Miss Vivian Watson, Miss Nellie O'Brien, Miss Viola Benner, Miss Hortance La R.oue, Miss Helen McKein, Miss Anna Futile, Miss Alice Comlish, Miss Gladys Smith, Mrs. James Byrnes, Ernest Miller, Raymond Rowland, William Shultz, Ru-se1 Johnson, Jo- seph Noonan, Joseph Biezel Joseph ShuH, George Nieman, Robert Flynn, Roderick Yer Vaine, Douglas Tyler, Charles Haggerty; Charles Wright, New London; John Denman, Provi- dence, R. l.; George Tracey, New York; Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Byrnes, Baltimore, Md.
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veil is a graduate of Yale Sheffield, 1913, and is now competed with the Bridgeport Brass Go. During the war he served as a lieutenant with the 3O4th Engineers 18th Division. Miss Foster has been feted a number Of times by her friends, since the an- nouncement of the date of the mar riage.
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ID TELL FORTUNES
 AT CLUB

The committee in charge of the
 Halloween fair to be held at the
 Black Rock Country club Friday and
 Saturday nights of this week have.
 decided that it will not be necessary for the members and guests to mask or wear costumes on those evenings although prizes will be awarded each night for the most novel and unique costumes. It is hoped that as many as can will wear costumes and mask. By special arrangement, Madame Astrola and Madam Luneta, two met ropoitan palmists and fortune tellers have been secured They will tell the present, past and future of all who call upon them and it is claimed some 1 of their revelations are most startling and one who desires to conceal any portions of his past life should not call upon these seers.
 1 The club members are speculating about the special attraction, "The Perfect Thirty-Six." which is in charge of F. E. DcolittIe of the club
 and a corps of assistants. So far this has remained a deep, dark secret. 1 The "Rube Band" specially engaged
 for the occasion, wiu render con 1 unuous concert during the evening.
 arriving upon a horse-propelled hay
 wagon and ready to to their "dernd- | est"
 Bad Eye" the celebrated African
 Dodger, will attempt to dodge the fast
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NOW RAISES
 60O CHICKENS
Alter Being Relieved Of Or ganic Trouble by Lydia E. Pinkhaz4a's Vegetable
 CCfazr,os1G1ra.

Oregon, Ill., took Lydia E. Pink hams Yegetaoie Compound for an or
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The executive board of the Busi- ness and Professional Women's club of Bridgeport will hold a meeting on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Dr. Harriet Van Densen at her of Zee in the Security building.
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SOCIAL JOTTINGS

Contributions Either Barnum or o editor.
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Miss Selma, Heating of Sixth street. is spending several days as the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Y. G. Heating at their home in Syracuse, N. Y.
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MT. and Mrs. M. F. Wilson of Still man street, and MT. and Mrs. T. G. Black of Hough avenue, are spending a few days touring through New York state.
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Mrs. c. T. Hathaway of Clinton avenue, was hostess for a meeting of the Mosaic club yesterday at her home.
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well known manufactures knitted gcvesk turned his line of This assortment comprises silk top merced se and plain underwear This remarkable variety should immediate attention The pngs low Thursday.
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Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Miss Mary Glass of East Main street and Jack Wohl of New York city No date has been set for the wedding.
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Miss Sophie Wilson of Washington avenue, returned from several weeks visit with friends in Hartford, Water bury and New Haven.
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Miss Rose Unofsky of Coleman street, will spend Friday as the gues of friends at a Halloween party, ir Port Jefferson, N. Y.
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Miss Jeannette Goldberg of Seaview avenue, is entertaining at her home, Miss Sarah Cross of New York city, for several days.
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MT. and Mrs. T. K. Looms of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting at the home of Mrs. T. Goodwin of Laurel avenue.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
FORT MYER HEIGHTS.

FORT MYER HEIGHTS, Va. @cto-
Der 11.-At a meeting Of the Citizens
Association at the home of Mrs. Lewis
a committee was appointed for the
reception Of Capt. ana Mrs. J. w. Cox.
health officer and wife. and Mrs. Rud-
asill. school nurse. and for the teach
ers, Misses Jacobson, White, Woods.
Cockrell, Homes and Payne. The
postal deliveries committee was di-
rected to confer with the postal au-
thorities regarding the rumored
changes and further to inquire about
numbering the houses if house-to-
house delivery is to be given. A COM
mittee, composed OF Mrs. Lewis, Mr.
Rich and Mrs. st. John. was appointed
to urge on the supervisors the need
of a concrete walk around the school
house and for other walks and road
improvements. Messrs. Rich, Shepherd
and Greathouse were named to confer
with the fire department regarding
the renewal Of the fire service.
Miss Agnes Corkery and Mr.. John
Munson Jasinowski, jr., were married
Monday evening at Fort Myer by
Chaplain Fealy. The happy couple
after wedding breakfast at the Home
Of the brides parents. left in an auto
mobile for a trip to the homo Of the
bridegroom in Pennsylvania. They
will return and make their home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Corkery.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
ARLINGTON.

ARLINGTON. Va, October 1.-THE
Citizens Association of Arlington at
it's meeting Tuesday entertained sew
eral Of the candidates who are run
ing for county Offices in the coming
elections, all of whom made addresses
General satisfaction was expressed
over the improvements to Columbia
pike, which have been started. It was
reported that work on the new post
Office ts progressing nicely, and that
the new postmaster will be installed
by November 1. Realizing the neces-
Sity for good water and sewerage
systems steps will soon be taken, it
was announced, for providing them.
The Young Peoples Social Club is
held in November.
Mrs. Emily L. Batcheler was taken
to Garfield Hospital for treatment
last Tuesday. Her condition, while
serious. is not dangerous. it is said.
1t is announced that Miss Jones of
Clarendon will come to the Arlington
school in the capacity of principal
In an attempt to amuse a crowd of
younger boys. Arthur Sharrard, twen-
ty-two years of age, of Penrose,
climbed pole which carried the
power to the radio wireless station,
near Hatfield. accidentally touched
live wire and dropped to the ground
fatally wounded. He was given first
aid treatment by DR.. Corbett and
rushed to the Fort Myer Hospital,
where an effort was made to save his
life. but without success. he having
died shortly after reaching there.
Sergt. and Mrs. Schlager and their
son have left Arlington for Detroit,
Mich, where Sergt. Schlager will as
sumo a new position.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
CHERRYDALE.

CHERRYDALE. Va, October IL
with about twenty men at work each
evening the foundation OF the new
engine house 10 nearing completion.
The laying of the corner stone. which
is to be quite an event, is expected
to take place shortly. although the
date has not yet been set.
The Girl Scouts are making ar
rangements for an entertainment to
be held in the school auditorium
Wednesday. October 22. at 8 pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Spates expect to
occupy their new home on Schutt
avenue by November l.
Officers of the School Patrons'League
elected for the year at recent meet
ing are as follows: Mrs. Bruce Smith.
president: Mrs. Grenwell. vice presi-
dent: Mrs. De Witt Stehman, secre-
tary The next meeting of the league
will be held Friday. october II.
In connection with the movement
to organize debating societies in all
the schools Of Alexandria county Miss
De Schfelds, principal of the Cherry
dale school, has offered two prizes to
the pupils of her school who write
the best essays on the subject of why
a debating society should be organized
in each school of Alexandria county"
1t is expected that a debating society
will soon be organized at the Cherry-
dale school to be composed of teams
from the sixth. seventh and eighth
grades.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

| ALEXANDRIA, Va. October H.
The Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora
!; tion recently purchased all of the
ships which that concern built in
alexandria for the United States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor
poration.
This, it is stated, means stabilizing
| the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation
| and its future success Is now as
sured.
oficials of the United States Ship
ping Board are authority for the
statement that the ships built at
Alexandria rank among the best
afoat.
The uncertainty regarding the per-
| manency of these yards at Alexandria
| is now dispelled.
Recently this corporation has been
organized on peace basis and now
gives employment to 1000 men.
which organization has been welded
into a compact. efficient and loyal or
ganiZatiGn.
late Conception Church, Washington.
will preach the sermon at the annual
knights of Columbus vesper service
which will be held at s o'clock tonor-
row night at st. Mary's Catholic
Church in connection with the OBJ
The vespers will be sung by the
choir of st. Patrick's Church, Wash
ington.
Miss Margaret Baldwin Moss,
daughter of Frederick H. Moss, Mark
ham. Va, and John T. Stephenson,
this city. were married this afternoon
at the residence of the brides aunt,
Miss Mary Whitehead. Lovingston,
Nelson county, Va, by Rev. Frank
Mesick, an Episcopal clergyman.
The bride was attended by her
cousin. Miss Catherine Whitehead, and
his brother. Henry Nevill Stephenson,
this city.
A reception was rendered the bridal
party, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephenson left for northern trip.
They will reside here.
The first meeting of the city council
since that body adjourned for the
summer recess is scheduled to be held
at o'clock Tuesday night
Ministers in all OF the churches here
tomorrow will make an appeal in
behalf of the Jewish Welfare drive,
October "a.
Gov. Davis has issued a proclama-
ton asking all citizens, regardless of
race or creed. to assist in this drive
The allotment for Alexandria is $4,000
daughter of Richard Skaggs, and Bar
rett young Williams, both OF Washing
ton. took place at noon today in Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church, Rev. DR..
w. j. Morton, rector, officiating. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father and Harry c. Rollins was best
man. Other attendants included S.
warren Skaggs. brother of the bride,
and Mrs. A. Williams, both of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Mollie v. Shuman has sold to
Mrs. Katie e. Finnell and Miss Mary
Hellmuth two houses and lots on the
east side OF Fairfax between Wilkes
and Gibson streets.
"A meeting of the board of directors
OF the chamber OF commerce will be
held Monday night at 8 o'clock in the
rooms Of that organization.
The quarterly term of the corporation
court, Judge L. G. Barley presiding,
Evening star., 1919-10-12

department has been organized
under the direction Of Medical In
spector Cox and Mrs. NJ. A. Rudasill
school nurse A chief health officer and
an officer from each grade have been ap-
pointed to see that the health regula-
tons are not violated. The newly ap-
pointed "health board is as follows
Ida Gadd, chief: Jessie Crack. eighth
grade: Elizabeth Boswell, seventh grade;
Virginia Smoot, sixth B grade: Rich
ard Harris, sixth A grade; Ruth Ashton,
fifth grade: George Graves. fourth
grade; Taylor jenkins, third B grade;
Erlie Huffman. third A grade.
On account Of the overcrowded condi-
opened. with Miss l.. S. Chamblin of
Leesburg, Va, as teacher. Miss Cham
bin wfN have charge of the pupils who
could not find desk room in the third
and fourth grades.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October Ii
Paul Sleman. chairman; Thomas Daw-
son, Charles F. Kirk, Galen L. TAFT
and Alfred Warfeld. composing the
republican state central committee for
this county. have fled with the super
visors Of elections for the county GER
tificates of nominations Of republican
candidates for the various Offices to
be filled at the November election.
Inasmuch as no republicans filed
certificates of candidacy with the SUI
pervisors of elections within the time
fixed by the primary election law, it
became the duty Of the state central
committee to I'LL the vacancies thus
created. The candidates named are
those selected at recent conference
parts Of the county. as follows:
For the state senate-Wtllis B. Bur-
dette.
House Of delegates-wilMam e.
Brown. Thomas !. Fulks, Frank l.
Hewitt and Charles T. johnson.
States attorney-Thomas L. Daw.
County commissioner. third district
Harry L. Willard.
County commissioner, fourth dis
trict-Frank II. Karn.
Sheriff-James L. Howes.
Judges Of orphans court-Henry c.
Chaney, John S. Gilliss and J. Hen
ming Purdum.
County surveyor-E. Norman jack
son.
For the purpose of cooperating
with the state conservation commits
laws and the protection Of game gen
orally, the Montgomery County Game
Protective Association was organized
here last evening.
The officers chosen were: Presi-
dent. deary A. Fisher: vice president,
Roger spates; treasurer. w. Frank
Ricketts,. The organization starts
with a membership Of thirty.
Following a long illness Mrs. Eliz-
abeth McAtee, wife OF Oscar McAtee,
died Thursday night at her home
about thirty years. She IL survived
by her husband and one child. She
was q daughter Of Bradley J. Riggs
Of the Cedar Grove neighborhood.
The funeral will take place at noon
tomorrow from the Baptist Church
The funeral Of Miss Eliza Brooke,
who died Friday at her home. "Fall
ing Green" near Olney. this county.
at the age OF eighty-four years. took
place this afternoon from the meet
Ing house OF the Society Of Friends,
SdhNy 0pAAA AsAASo ASAooAO " do q
sister Of the late Charles H. Brooke
and was the last OF her immediate
family.
Russell Gorham of Washington,
formerly of Hunting Hill, this county,
was arrested today by Deputy Sher-
iff Stanley Gingell on q charge OF
forgery. He was released on bail
for his appearance at a preliminary
hearing.
On charge Of running his automo-
bile in excess Of the legal speed limit
DR.. c. B. Pritchett of Danville, Va.
was arrested yesterday afternoon on
the acknowledgements pike by
Deputy Motor Vehicle Commissioner
George A. Gloyd. Judge w. Frank
Gather, in the police court here, i'm
posed a fine OF $40 and costs.
Miss Margaret e. Bissett and Fran
els o. Day. both Of Potomac. this
county. were married in Rockyiiie
this afternoon by Rev. John T. CooIa-
han, pastor of st. Mary's CathoIic
Church, the ceremony taking place at
the rectory.
The Kensington branch of the Amer.
ican Red Cross has elected officers to
serve one year as follows: Chairman
| Mrs. w. w. Skinner; vice chairman'
| Mrs. Irwin w. Linton; secretary. MIS-
George II. Snyder; treasurer. Mrs.
Willard Warthen.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
New Industries in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nd. October 1.-THE
industrial bureau Of the board OF
trade in its report for the month OF
September just issued, records nine
teen new industries and expansions,
of which three are located on the
eastern shore and one in Baltimore
county. The others are accredited to
Baltimore. During September permits
were issued for the construction OF
$2.ss2,570 worth Of buildings. among
which were 239 dwellings. This
brings the total number of dwellings
for the nine months OF 1919 to &SsS.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
Junior Order of y. A. N. to Meet.

LYNCHBURG, Va. October 1.-THE
annual meeting Of the state council
Of Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics will be held here October
81 and 90, local arrangements being
to entertain about IFS delegates.
the address of welcome for the city.
and Rev J. T. Watson. pastor of Eu-
clid Avenue Christian Church. for the
local councils. State Councillor Samp-
son of Richmond and Rev. j. p.
de Gafferelly of Newport News will
respond.