Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 May 1897 — Page 8

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64 CARS, 4 TRAINS.

CAPITAL INVESTED $3,500,000.

ONSOUNOBUSMISSPmNa DAILY EXPENSES

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AND ABOVE THE HEADS OF THE AUDIENCE.

Everything Just as Advertised.

No False pretenses. No exaggerations. Never exhibiting on Sunday. Only show endorsed by •the clergy, the wise and good everywhere.

SPLENDID CHAMPION EQUEPIjlAN DISPLAYS.

Twelve champion male and female bareback riders in the most varied kinds of expert and daring riding acts. The New Woman on Horseback, with lady clowns, lady ringmasters and lady object holders.

ME ONLY TWO COMPLETE MENAGERIES IN THE WORLD.

JOHANNA, The Famous Giantess Gorilla.

Only one in captivity in the-- world. Seven dens.of performing animals. Peter the small, Giantess nearly nine feet high, and the (frissa Twins, Greatest living human' curiosities on eartn. Aaaea taereto. a

GREAT CIRCUS VAUDEVILLE.

Containing male and female magicians,-snake charmers, fire kings, jugglers, lightning calculators, Highland dancers,, child oracle, and scores of musicians, who perform upon quaint, curious and ancient and modern musical instrument?.

THE GREATEST AERIAL EXHIBITIONS EVER SEEN.

rhe most renowned mid-air performance in the world. Gloriously thrilling dives, flights andcatchcs. Alar, the Human Arrow, shot from a huge ancient crossbow away into space.

Mighty New Free Street Parade.

JJCBEOiJucing the great historical, jageant given to Columbus 400 years ago, and containing the magnificent 40-hourse team, at 9 a. m. on day of show.

Two performances daily, at 2 and 8 .p. m. Doors open an hour earlier. Admission to everything, 50c. Children under 9 years, half price. Reserved seats at regular price and admission ticketa,At usual advance at Buntin's Drug Company, 600 Wabash avenue.

IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH.

BR. WILEY'S OPINION OF THE TERRE HAUTE SCHOOL ENUMERATION.

The Superintend^ of the Public Schools Thinks This Corporation Should Get More Mpjiey l^roui the State.

Superintendent °*5V?ley ot' the Terre Haute publi^-'^sch&aig" "'thinks that the" enumerattoft "^X" pVrsons entitled to school .}*4n -.-jthis city is still below What ttrbifeht to be. The superintendent basesiiig opiSiiSn upon three facts: (1) The estimate of the city's population made by the police—402000 (2) the city directory estimate flS 'the population—41,000 (3) the enrollment of pupils! in the schools. The police ancT'eity directory estimates •would indicate a population of school age of about 12,000 and f&tual enrollment in the schools supports the theory by which these figures are arrived at. However the school enumeration, much mere thorough this year than ever before, shows a total of persons between the ages of. 6 and 21 of 10,572. Mr. Wiley is gratified that the enumeration thia year shows a gain of 1,106 over that of last year, but he does not believe that it is yet as high as it ought to be. The following paragraph from, the report of the Terre Haute public schools for 1S95-1S96 will show how iuacuiate was the inumeration last year "The enrollment of pupils during the past year presents some peculiar features, when compared with the enumeration of persons entitled to school privileges. The enumeration of children between six and 21 years of age, taken April 1896, including transfers to the corporation, was as follows: boys, 4,699 girls, 4,767 total, 9,466. Of this total 2,711 •were over 16 years old—leaving a total of 6,577 between six and 16. Now the actual enrollment in the .schools reached 6,376 pupils. Two hundred sixty two of these were over 16 and one hundred thirty seven kindergarten pupils were under 6. Subtracting the sum of these two numbers from the totai enrollment, we have left 5,977 pupils be-

and 16 years of age. Of the 971

pupils attending private schools in the city, 793 were between 6 and 16 years years qld. The two sets of pupils—5,977 and 793—equal 6,770, or fifteen more than the total enumeraiioa for school purposes between 6 and 16 years of age."

Since the actual enrollment of children attending school between the ages of 6 and 16 last year was larger than the number of children between these ages shown by the enumeration to be living in the city it is apparent that the enumeration was misleading and the cause of the corporation losing large-

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ly'in cold cash. The school enumeration is taken by a sworn enumerator. After he records the number of pupils in a family the head of the family examines the record and signs his or her name to a statement to the effect that the facts as there recorded are correct. These reports are subsequently reviewed by a board composed of the township trustees, the superintendent of the public schools and probably the county superintendent. For each pupil officially certified to be a resident of the courity or of the'city the state pays into the school fiihd 6f thfe county or city, $3., It appears therefore that every student more or less is $3. more or less and consequently this matter of the enumeration becomes a highly important one. If the enumeration of school children living in Terre Haute is below the actual number of such children the corporation is losing $3 a head on the shortage. "There are two ways in wfiich the enumeration is kept below what it should be," feaid Mr. Wiley to a reporter Of the Express. "One is thus explained: An enumerator asks a parent or guardian the question, 'How many children have you in school That is pot the prop^f question to aslc. The parent or guardian will reply, let us say, 'I have one child in school.' The enumerator records the number

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children or persons of school age

in t'ha.t family to be one. Possibly the parent or guardian has two or (three children under 21 years of age working in some stores or factories of the city. Each of these should he included in the enumeration and not merely the child tat is in school. Do you see how we lose in this case?

The second way by which our enumerator falls short," Mr. Wiley went on, "is as follows: An enumerator goes into a family and asks, 'How many children have you between the ages of 6 and 21?" Immediately the person to whom he is talking suspects that there is a matter of tax involved and- that he or she will be required to^pay in accordance with the number of children he or she ha5s. In many cases th^ truth is suppressed. As a matter of fact, you know their idea is wholly wrong. Nobody is taxed in accordance with the number of children. Indeed, these people would know if they understood the matter that the more children they have the less will be their tax for the more will the state pay into the school fund from which their children are being educated. I have known an enumerator to ask how many children a person had and receive the reply that he or she had none. Then the enumerator would explain and would finally learn that there were from four to eight in the family.

There was a large increase in the number persons of school age living in this township but outside the limits of Terre Haute according to the ktst enumeration, the total of increase was 138 over the year before or 20 pe rcent. The increase in the city, as compared wirh the year before, was only about IP per cent Mr. Fred Tyler, who did part of the enumerating of Harrison township this year, was asked as to how he accounts for the large increase outside of the city. He explained that in his opinion it is due to the fact *that a great many people have settled on the outskirts of the city just beyond the limits in such localities as Highland Place and Smith's addition on the north and Cottage place on the southeast. He also called auontion^to the number of families that had settled beyond the limits in the neighborhood of the tool works.

Confirmation* By the Senate. Washington, May 26.—The senate today confirmed the fololwing nominations:

BUFFALO. N, Y.

A. P. Greeley of Concord, N. H., to be assistant commissioner of patents.

It DeclarM the Cuban War to B» Kzcln J'-.-# gively Spain's Affair and Dejmands Hands Off.

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"DOST MONKEY WHTB LION'S TAIL"

SPAIN WOULD NOT BE HE ATI EST LOSER IN THE FIGHT.

President MeKlnlcy la Warned That He Shall No Longer Trifl* With Spain.

States not sufficiently aliye to the impor-

tance of the advice, "Don't monkey with the

lion's tail." «.

These classes are remarstble -for the eager

ness with which they Invade jurisdiction ia

affairs, which, like the Cuban warf are, exclusively the affairs of Spain. "f'

"The persistence with whicii they rpcog nize the beligerancy cf the insurgents i: crazy and ridiculous. The important conservative interests of the United Stat, should hot forget that the patience of Spain may soon become exhausted. The Spanish government has given abundant proof of its good will by ignoring the many inconveniences that have been caused by resolutions in congress. Those interests ought to be thankful td usjfor our abnegation. We have suffered, feut in case the sword should be unsheathed Spain would certainly not be the heaviest loser in' the fight. "Spain has sent 200,01)0 men to Cuba to settle a domestic difficulty. What woi'Id she not do in the even: of a foreign war with the nation which for a century has abused .our patience by ignoring Spanish honor and chivalry. President McKjnU.y should consider this carefully and if he is to deal with us as enemies, let him take tie advice of an enemy and no longer trifle.with us." .-

Gomez Will Confer With McKinley. Philadelphia, May 26.--Advices from Cuba

were received by the local junta to the ef

fect that General Goncz will' temporiJily resign as commander of the insurgent fortes

and come to this coun:ry as "secretary of.

war pro tem" of the Cuban republic in con

fer with President"McKii'.ey 6n the Cuban

situation. During his absence General Gar

cia will command. "J

Abundant Supplies For American* Washington, May 26.—Consul General Lee cabled the state depirtment today from Havana that the amount oi supplies he has now on hand there for the relief of Americajf citizens in distress is abund.iQt and will last for some time. Pres imab1/ this statemeut applies generally to all th-j consulates, for the consul general has been in consultation with his subordinate consuls oil this very matter by direction of the secretary of stale. At any rate the deparfmeni wiil now pause before moving further in the direction of distribution of relief.

KUlinfir Them Off "On Paper." Havana, May 26.—It is officially announced that General Castillo, the ireurgent leader, was seriously wounded ir. the breast, in an engagement which took p'aoe recently between bis forces and the Le Altad battalion. Fifteen insurgents were aiso killed in the same light.

Turkey Meets Out Justice to Murderers.!' Washington, May 26. —Ministsr Terre?!. at Constantinople, has infirm-id the siate department that the two murderers of Yussuf, the man killed whils distributing American relief funds near Bitlis, Turk"r, lave been sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonuisnt at hard labor."

State of Ohio, City of Toledo,,) Lucas'- County. )ss. Frank- J. Ch|ney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. JJ. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City oi Toledo, eotfnty and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case ot Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.

TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, FRIDAY MORNING MAY 28,1897

A 8PANI8H HAVANA PAPER 8EBVXS FORMAL. NOTICE ON UNCLE 8AM.

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Havana, May 26.—El ,Diario De La Marina,

in a leading editorial today* says: We see in the American newspapers, evidence that

there are certain social classes in the United

Frank J. Cheney.

Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. Gleason, [Seal.] Notary Public.

Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney, Toledo, O.

Sold by Druggists, 75c.

ENGINE CHAINED DOWN.

Chicago & Southwestern Engine Attached at Brazil on Judgments. Special-to the Express.

Brazil, Ind.^ May 26.—Constable Donahue today levied on a freight engine bjiong'ig to the Chicago & Southeastern Ra'Iway Co. to satisfy a number of judgments held by mechanics and merchants of this city. Donahue secured the locomotive to the track with a heavy chain and padlock. TL? engine was steamed up and attached to a heavy freight train ready to pull out of the city. The officers made a similar attempt several days ago, but the engineer put on stea.Ti and left the city. The company promisee to settle tomorrow.

MOTHER!

T. G. Steward of Piano, 111., now principal examiner in the patent office, to be examiner in chief in the patent office.

Postmasters: Indiana—J. H. Thornburg at Boonville, Michigan^R. Arthur at .Schoolcraft,

The sweeteit and the most expressive word in ftthe

English language and the one about which the most tender and holy recollections cluster is that of Mother-s-she who Watched our tender years yet the life of every Expectant Mother is beset with great danger so assists Nature in the change taking place that the Mother is enabled to look forward without dread or gloomy forebodings to the hour when she experiences the the joy of Motherhood. Its use insures safety to the lives of both Mother and Child, and she is left stronger after than befoVe confinement. Sent by Mail, on receipt of price, $1.00 per bottle. Book to Expectant Mothers will

svery xiipecwnt moiucr ia ucaci

Mother's Friend

be mail

ed free on request, to any lady, containing valuable information and voluntary testimonials. TkeBradfield Regulator Ce., Atliats, G*

90U IT ALL ORU«Ql»T».

Raced With Bngiue and Wu Killed.

AN UNCERTAIN MATTER.

That as to What Kind of a Street Sweeper Will bo Chosen.

As yet no announcement can be made as to what plan of street cleaning is going to be approved by the common council. There is understood to be a considerable difference of opinion in regard to tie respective merits of different machines. Street Commissioner McKinley has no voice in deciding the matter but he has his opinion as to what sweepers are likely to give the most satisfactory service.

It will be remembered that Councilman Briggs, chairman of the committee on streets and alleys, is rather disposed to favor the purchase of two kinds of machines—one for dry and one for wet weather. Mr. Briggs expressed himself as of the opinion that the Furness machine of Indianapolis would clean the streets effectually in dry weather. Street Commissioner McKinley doubts the advisability, certainly the necessity, of buying the Furness machine. He does not think it could be used to amount to anything undei present conditions in Terre Haute. "You see," said he, "our streets are sprinkled more or less thoroughly by a man who contracts to do the work independently of the c}ty. Consequently there is almost always more OE less water on jpur streets no matter how dry the weather and when streets aire wet the Furness machine will not do any good on them. I. was at Indianapolis and rode in the Furness sweeper. It works admirably in dry weather—or rather when the streets are absolutely dry—but only then. I am personally of the opinion that the city cannot afford to invest money in a valuable sweeper tha£ cannot be used a good part of the time."

Mr. McKinley believes that the sweeper which was tried here a few weeks before the St. Louis machines were brought in does better work than any other that he has seen. However, it is too slow, he says, and it Is not likely "to be considered on that account. The street commissioner thinks very favorably of the gutter machine now in use in the city, and he seems to like the Mueller outfit as a whole, all things considered, better than any other machine he has examined.

It is possible that the matter of street sweepers will be taken up and that something definite will bo done about it at the next meeting of the council. It is probably more to be expected, however, that before the matter is decided other machines will be brought into th city for trial.

BLOWN TO ATOMS.

Terrible Accident in an Attempt to Thaw Dynamite.

Duluth. Minn., May 26.—A terrible accident occurred today at Herman town, seven miles from Duluth. Frank Lueck, a farmer living there was -thawing some dynamite to be used in clearing some land of stumps. He was heating it over a fire, when it exploded, teairing the bouse alipoet to pieces .and killing Luck and two yoang sobs. His wife and another small son escaped alive, but are badly hurt The boy was blown through a window. Whait remained of the house cagh-t fire and was destroyed. The mother and son were brought to JDuluth and are in the hospital. The boy may die but the mother may recover.

The Vandal la'a Parks.

Th Vandalht railroad is making many improvements along thefr lines. The most marked

Special-to the lfixpress.

Indianapolis, May 26.—George Trayford, a Contractor, ras. killed tonight while attempting to cross the railroad tracks at Newman street by a Big Four engine. Trayford was riding- a bicycle and had been scorching down the cinder path at the side of the track just ahead of th? engine and the engineer declares that he was racing wi the engine.

BREWERIES1 WATER.

NOTHING BUT FUBK WATER FOB WASHING VATS AND K.BUS.

Afraid of Bach Watar As Vied In Kltcneas For, .Washlnj Pots, Pan*, Dl»hes, Ktc.

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The brewers believe in chemistry and the best of them require germ-free water, because of its good effect on color and extraction, but some go farther. A German publication, for brewers' use, speaks of the employment of sterilized or pure water for washing the tanks and articles about the brewery, and advises the condensation of the waste steam to secure a germ-free water for the purpose.

If beer vats, kegs and bottles ought to be washed in pure water how about the water to be used in the home kitchens* and bath rooms? Boiling will sterilize water and a solution of soap will destroy bacilli, but ordinary cistern water is very rich in sorms, of bacilli, and is not always boiled or soaped before use.

It is exceedingly important that every cistern should be inspected and cleaned frequently and upon no point does the public require more instruction than this. The writer could give, instances of the grossest pollution of cistern water, arising from ignorant neglect of simple and self evident precautions.

The 'filtering' cistern, which is constructed by dividing the cistern into two chambers by a brick wall, is an arrangement that cannot be too strongly condemned. The The wall is a mere strainer at the best it cannot be properly cleaned and it gives a false sense of security. The very worst case of contaminated water, the writer ever saw, came from such a cistern. The houseroofs are a twofold cause of Impurity in cistern water, because of the materials of which they are composed.and of the foreign substances that settle therein. Street dust, soot, droppings of birds, leaves and mossy growths are among the contents of a roof-col-lected water.

While its softness recommends it for laundry uses, and the absence of lime-salts renders it desirable for cooking, rain water, on the whole, is not so suitable as a pure ground (well) water or surface (river) water for general domestic supply." (Water Supply from a Sanitary Standpoint by Wm. P. Mason.)

As cistern water is not good, and requires constant watchfulness, and well water in cities is not pure, the consumer is obliged to turn to the surface or river water which filtered at the water works. He is saved the expense and care of wells .and cisterns, and the trouble of thinking about them, or the quality of water. The use of the water works is the city's sanitary co-operation.

A Dangerous Lethargy.

The forerunner of a train of evils, which too often culminate fatally, is inactivity or lethargy of the kidneys. Not only is Br'ght's disease, diabetes, gravel, or some other dangerous integral disease of the organs themselves to be-apprehended, but dropsical diffusions from the blood, rheumatism and gout, are all traceable to the non-lemoval from the blood by the kidneys of certain impurities. Hos-tetter's Stomach Bitters depurates th* blood, renders the kidneys active and prevents, their .disease. ...

these is the improvement of the

psrks at Green castle and this place" Graham & Son[ the florists of this city, have sent men to Greencastle to lay out the floral park, for which they received the contract some time ago. Their men were also at work at the Untyn depot yesterday beautifying the lawn ia front of that place with many Sowers.

SOMETHING

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expensesj there are

TH6 Man ylio is Raising a Big Crop

Harvesting Machines are' the profit'bringing

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28 South Third Street,

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COLE NOT HEAftD FROM..

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Marshall Citizen Who So Mysteriously appeared, Supposed to .Be Dead.

The Express recorded the disappearance of Walter Cole one day last ^eek from Lis home In Marshall, Til. Inquiries weie received here from the aulborUi*s at t&a! place and a request that the police keep an eye.out for him or trail, clue to bis whereabouts.

Cole \vas a prosperous citizen of Marshal: and a member of the firm of Colo

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who conduct a),oah, ebttr&ct and Insunsace business. No theory cait'ke advanced as his disappearance. It was not knowu that he had any bitter enemies, and susp'ston of insanity had never entered his friends' minds,, Hij disappearance was as sudden as it was mystifying, and j|}s' relatives at this moment know no mpre about the matter than, they did.at first..,

The following ,a letter from Walter's brother, to a friend in Vincennes, Is taken from the Commercial? "Walter has not, atr yet, been heard from. We fear he' is dead. I. have endeavored to give the matter as wide.circulation, through the press, a$ possible, hoping to locate him."

The missing man is described as follows: "Forty-one years of age, height feet 10 inches, weight 135 pounds, sallow complexion, smooth face, deep scar on jaw, caused frof racture, small scar on wrist, dark gray check suit, soft brown fedora hat, black leather shoes, white shirt, turn-down collar with Slack string tie, initians 'W. C.' worked on bottom of shirt bosom. We will pay a liberal reward for any information of his whereabouts. Vera Cole."

Stepped Off Into a Shaft HoleSpecial to the Express. Brazil, Ind., May 26.—John Quigley* a prominent citizen of Carbon, was fatally injured today In the shaft of the Sherbum Coal Co. Quigley was walking in the mine and stepped off into the shaft hole, falling a distance of fifty feet.

Eloped With Hi* Nalgbor'* Wife. Special to the Express. Danville, III., May 26.—Quite a sensation was created here today by the elopement of Napoleon Bailey, a prominent Republican politician, with the wife of one of his neighbors. Bailey is about 50 years old aj»d leaves a wife and children.

Now Cigar Miionfactorern Enter Protest. Washingtou, May 26— Representatives of practically all the tobacco manufacturers in the United States with the exception of toe 'cigar manufacturers met here todav to protest against the proposed-ftd^ince of 2 ccnts a pound in the tax on tobacco CGr.tempkteJ in the senate amendment

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contains no cocaine, mercury, nor aay other injurious drufc.

It is ttuickly absorbed. Gives relief at once. It opens and cleanses

the tariif bill

There were present andf rep^csontel about 150 manufacturers. Resolutions were unanimously adopted, which briefly cite th jury inflicted upon the trade bv the frequent changes of the rate and protest against the adoption of the senate amendment.

CATARRH

DRUGGIST

For a Generous

TRIAL SIZE

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HARDWARM

—realizes that the harvest time atea4

Ideal farming comprehends not only the growing of the tallest grain—the nlost tons' to*the'acre of. hay| .the best farming—-the farming that pays—^most contemplate something more than thisj for there is a harvest time, and just in proportion as crop is saved, successfully, speedily and economically, in just that proportion may be measuftd the season's 'profit or loss. «•r-

kind

'they'l&r^rthff'kind that keep dowft

and-arein

they are so constantly out of fix. Let's admit, that we are elf trying to make money let's admit also-—because experience has proven it true—that there nothing chcspec than the best.

harvesting machinery here it is,

fact^a-constant expense because

The McCormfck Right-hand Open Elevator Binder. The McCormfck New 4 Steel Mower. & The MeQprmick Folding Daisy Reaper, V""

The McCormlck Vertical Corn Binder. Come in and let us show you these machines 1 they ate the oaly kind we handle^ they are the only kind to own.

M'CORMICK HARVESTING MACHINE COMPANY

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GREAT deal of nonsense has been written—and believed, about blood purifiers.

What purifies the blood? MM*.

THE KIDNEYS PURIFY BLOOD

AND THEY ALONE.

diseased* however, they cannot, and the blood continually becomes more iriipure. Every drop of blood in the body goes' through the kidneys, the sewers of the system, every three minutes, night and day, while life endures.

puts the'kidneys in perfect health, and nature does the rest. The heavy, dragged out feeling, the bilious attacks, headaches, nervous unrest, fickle appetite, all caused by poisoned blood, will disappear when the kidneys properly perform their functions.

There is no doubt about this. Thousands have so testified. The theory is right, the cure is right and health follows as a natural sequence.

Be self-convinced through sonal proof.

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AN AFTBRN'OOX RECEPTION.

A Pleasant Society Event Takes Place aj Miss Perdue's Home. The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pa.'dua was the scene of a beautiful afternoon reception yesterday. The function was given by Miss Jessie Perdue, "Mrs. Ernest Roun-sa-ville and Mrs. Alexander Crawford. Over 300 invitations had been issued and front the steady stream of guests during the hours from 2 to 6 it was evident not many ifgreta were received. The receiving partyt, consisting of Miss Perdue, Mrs. Rouusavilie, Mrs. Alexander Crawford, Miss Apua Car. lisle, Mrs. A. J. Crawford and ^Jjs. L. B*. Perdue, were stationed in the rear jjailor.

The many guests as they arrived were first shown into the main parlor, a roopa exquis» itely decorated with cut flowers* smilax and a beautiful bank of wild flowers in. /rout oi the mantel. The arch connecting .tie par* lors was made very attractive by0iliuniqu floral decoration, the flowers haying,been ar« ranged to represent a perfect shower of cu( roses, ar. arch way being obtained by thi lines of flowers being draped, tiach of tin .rooms was also outlined with pslflaa.

During the afternoon a delightful musical programme was carried out by the Riag^oW orchestra, stationed in the hall on the second floor. In the north room refreshments v.-er« served by the Misses Fanny Bumin, Maud Paige, Alice Welnstein, Katherine Wj'ry Lucy Brokaw, Laura Paxton of Kansas, 111.} Sue Ross, Isabell Oakey, Agnes Parker, Mrs Smme Crawford, Mrs. Grace Briggs, Mis Warrc-n Hussey and Mrs. John Barker. Aft» cr the guests had been served Ifttlo Anm Kidder and Mollie Crawford act^d as flowei girls and pinned marguerites on every on*

The perfect weather had permitted th« guests to come dressed In the most becomir spring costumes, the frocks worn by th hostesses being especially bei^i?:i!, Misi Jessie Perdue was ittircd in riband? nud« over green silk. Mrs., Hoiint'aVilio wore 1 figured organdy made over pini, Mvs. Perdue, figured China silk trinviieti In lace Mrs. Alexander Crawford, figured or gaud? over silk Mis3 Carlisle white organdy,

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Mrs. A. J. Crawford, blue and white ChiO^ •ilk trimmed with

lace.