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THE WASHINGTON TillES SillTA APRIL 28 1907 1

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GOSSIP GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTStBureau of Engraving

and Printing

Messrs Murphy and Schrack j

Goto ChicagoIn July

Jeremiah P ftlurphy and Edward LSchraok plate printers employed in thebureau will represent tile local PlatoPrinters Union as delegates to the convontlon of the International Unionwhich is to be held in Chicago the lat-ter part of July Mr Schrack has heldmany positions of trust in the localunion having only recently retired fromthe position of financial secretary after-a long service The alternate delegatesselected are Frank J MeKenna andJames P MeNally

Printers Interested In Exhibit

at New York Show

Plate printers are Interested in an ex-

hibit that te to be made at theadvertising show at Madison

Square Garden in New York city byone of the largest banknote companiesIn this country The company makesmany of the national bank notes up tothe point when they are sent to theGovernment for final printing Papermoney for foreign countries will alsobe a part of the exhibit but sightseerswill be most interested in watching theengravers work on all the user pointsof national currency which make counterfeittng difficult

Death of Richard D WalkerThrows Gloom Over Bureau

It w with that the manyfriends In the bureau learned of thedeath of Richard D Walker at thehome of his parents in this city onThursday April IS Mr Walker hadbeen in poor health for several monthsbeing compelled on account of illnessto give up Ida position in bureauabout a year ago He was a plate printer and was employed In the printingdivision He was a son of Richard Aand Sophia R Walker of this cityDeath was due to consumption Thefuneral was held from his residence1101 P street northwest on Saturdayafternoon lastSuperintendent Frederick Crocker

Is Married In New York

Frederick superintendent ofthe room who treated hismany friends in the bureau to a pleas-ant surprise by going over to New Yorkcity and getting married several daysago returned to the bureau on Mondaylast He was not only showered withthe customary congratulations but theladles employed in his division prosented him with fine cut glass waterset Mr and Mrs Crocker are at hometo their friends at 1211 K street northwest

Notes and PersonalsCharles B Cameron the new record

ing secretary of Plato Printers Unionlocal No 2 is again at work after having spent In attendance on theannual meeting of the American FuneralBenefit Association of Baltimore whichwas held this year in Lynchburg VaMr Cameron was the delegate from thelocal branch of the association

Miss Gertrude Deach of section 8 ofthe printing division has resigned herposition on account of til health andreturned to her old home In Pennsyl-vania Miss Deach was very popularin the bureau and her many friends hopefor her early return to good health

Wallace Sauntjors of the vault hasbeen confined to his home with a badattack of the grip for the last week

Miss Anna Deahl of the miscellane-ous division who has been 111 at herhome In Alexandria for the last twoweeks is reported to be slowly improving

Miss Trtwalla of the miscellaneousdivision has boon on vacation lor thelast week r

Miss Ella Offett of the miscellaneousdivision resigned her position on Monday last and surprised her friends byannouncing her approaching marriageto Ernest Follin

Miss OMarla messenger In ForemanSzegedys division has been ill for threeweeks but is reported to bo improving

Theodore Helmerichfe and Ed Myersemployee of the prtinting division havebeen selected to take charge of thespecimens to be exhibited and printedduring the Jamestown exposition under the direction of the Treasurypirtment Messrs Helmerichs andMyers handled the bureau exhibit atthe St Louis exposition and made adecided success ot the undertaking

The committee selected by PJto Print-ers Union Local No 9 to present theresolutions recently adopted eulogistic ofthe life and character of Edward DJordan to his composed oYost Harbough Rooney andPresident Leiaeler

KANSASThe wanderlust is raging among

farmers of pontral Kansas to Judge bythe large number of sales going on dayafter day The farmers do not sell

they are poor but because asmany of them express it they can selltheir farms at a profit to warrant theirmoving Some auctions include also thepersonal property The farmers go toIMS developed parts of the country tofcegin over Some however are seekinga rest and retain their farms

Auctioneers are prospering and manyhave ornd the title of col nt whichni ai ut they have vrifu over one1hum 1 ais Many of tho who arpolling go to the Dakotas I

yr the Texas Panhandle A few go toLouis PostDispatch

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MRS ULPIAN F VAN LINDERENBride of Prosperous Farmer

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A quiet wedding was celebrated onMonday erenlne at the home of Georgea who for the last thirteenyears has been connected with the ma-chine shop at 721 Third street north-west when his daughter Miss JennieMay Voeburgh was married to UlpianFranklin Van Linderen the Rev Rob-ert A Davison of Falls Church Vaofficiating The wedding was quiet be-cause of the of the bridesmother

The bride was attired in a pongee silktraveling suit with hat to match Aftermaking a honeymoon trip to severalpoints m New York Stats the happycouple will go to East Qreenbush N Ythe home of the bridegroom to reside

Mr Van Linderen is a prosperoustanner and Mrs Van Linderen for sev-eral years past has taught school atRenseetaer K Y spending her vaca-ttons with her parents in this city

Skiddoo Day on WednesdayInstead of Twentythird

The women employed In the sewingdivision of the bindery in the old build-ing claim that Wednesday was skiddee day tot them the occasion beingthe twentythird time that they havebeen furloughed during the present pe-

riod of depression The furlough ia forsix days

The gathering stitohing and cuttingmachines and other material

the plant that handles the Congrewrional Record after it leaves thepresses is being moved from the condto the first floor where it was locatedprevious to last session of Goaf rws

Job Division on the Move

Second Time Within Decade

For the second time within a decadethe job division is on the OnWednesday morning a force work-men commenced operations against theformidable walls forming the indoeure-of Foreman Michael office and within-a few days when the removal of theprinting paraphenaHa wilt begin inearnest It is expected that only thepartition gashes will remain where thewalls once stood The costly enameledand faco brick are taken out with asmuch care as possible to be used againin other parts of the building wherewaits are in course of erection Whilethe work of demolition Is in progressthe office force has secured temporaryquarters Jn tIe main corridor of theeventh floor camping out as one ofclerks expressed it It J not knowndefinitely what disposition will be madeof the space vacated but it is pre-sumed that part of the bindery depart-ment will use it At the western endof the seventh floor G street side theoffice room of the foreman of the foun-dry which was razed last week willprobably serve as quarters for theootyiMJ mold ers who are said to be bad-ly crowded in their present locationThe job division employee will probablybe forced to break the Sabbath in or-der to facilitate removal as the divisionIs just now crowded with work thatcannot be sidetracked while he removalis going on There are many tons of

matter and many more of standing pickup stacks of chases

frames racks etc allof which must be placed in trim orderready for the regular run of businessso it will be seen that the removal ofone of the large and important divi-sions of the big is a task somemagnitude The new location on thesecond floor G street side will beshared it is thought by a number ofruling the bindery

Nominations For PositionsBrings Out a Good Array

While ome of the races did not Allas anticipated the nominations for of-

ficial positions In Columbia Typograph-ical Union last Sunday brought out agood array of those who will make agood showing on the track f Contrary tocustom President Parsons is not to havea second term without opposition Therace for president will prove Interest-ing and will make up for the disappoint-ment caused by some of the previouslyannounced candidates for minor posi-tions failing tQ quality at the last mo-ment

Many Theologians

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recent assignment has been at tho NavydlVlsloAi to engage in ministerial workservrs to recall tho fact that the Government Printing Office has a number ofmen who can and do preach on occasions William L Post superintendentof the division of documents is a Christlan Science reader and Philip S Steeleof division frequently fills thepulpits of local churches of the Christian denomination John R Bradleyproofreader at the Library division isa graduate in theology and frequentlypreaches The number of men andwomen In the office who are holding

positions on church boards andin organizations doing Christian workruns into the dozens One of the localmissions recently conducted tile entireevenings program with talent from thePrimary

Bade Walter Wellman GoodlyAs He Started For Polar Trip

R E King of the main proof roomwho returned a few days since Crom qweeks trip to New York whli thertsaid goodby at too wharf to WalterWellman as the latter took his departure for Paris In order to Ipok after theconstruction of the airship that is totake him and his party in quest of theNorth Polo Mr King and Mr Wellmanhave long been warm personal friends

Foreman Theodore Hodes

Married to Miss Hattie Jewett

Foreman Theodore Hodes of the fifthdivision and Miss Hattie M Jawott whofor many years employed in thesame division but who recently resignedwere married on Tuesday the ceremonybeing performed by the Rev H R NaylorJr Hodes to from Hudson N Y and

is nf Utree years of age The brideis train Lynn Mass Mr Hodes andMiss Jewett have been engaged for aeveral years and the wedding while

not a surprise to their friends

Will Hustle For LexingtonFor Next Printers Convention

F C Learning of Lexington Kytimes president of the Typograph-

ical Union in that city and often dele-gate to the annual conventions of theInternational Typographical Union whohas many friends among the oraft inthis city is to represent his union again

year as delegate to the Hot SprIngconvention He will present a stronginvitation to the convention on the partof the citizens of his city to hold thenext convention there

Notes and PersonalsSamuel Gompers jr compositor was

recently tiy deferred from filth divi-sion to tor lodit division Raid assignedto clerical duties

John A Phillips of the main proofroom to again at tye desk after an IIIness bf several days

W V P WhIte of the proofroom who has lost much tune from theofflce OR aocoont of several painful ao

the past winter has been forcedto undergo another operation sur-geons having found upon examinationthat the bones had failed to knit properly after setting

Capt G W Manning of the mainproof room became suddenly ill at theoffice the first of the week and was takento his home where his trouble was pro-nounced a nervous breakdown He wasable to resume his duties at the ofiteehowever on Thursday

Maj John D Russell of the mainproof room has been oonnnsd to hishome for ten days with an atiek ofrheumatism

S D of main proof roomhas been from the office for thelast ten days tile bedside of his wifewhose protracted illness ie said to havereaohed a critical Mr Howelta-to a brother of the novelist Wltttan DeanHowelta

Mrs Josephine Plumer of the sewingroom of the bindery who recently suf-fered a stroke of paralysis as she wasentering the office te still confined toGeorgetown Hospital where she is re-ported as doing as well as coaHI be ex-pected

J Nat Steed who a abort time sincewas transerred from the War divisionto the audit division at the main officehas resigned his position in order to goto North Caroline where he will editand manage newspaper

S T Covert chief of the estimatingdivision comes in one of the manypromotions that have been passed aroundrecently His salary is increased fromZOO to 2SO per annum

Howard G Brown a clerk In thestimating division has been promotedin salary to 92030 per annum j

Louis H Wilcox watchman at themain door of the old building has beenconfined to his home for several daysby illness

Miss Lucy H Van Kirk temporaryclerk in the division of documents resighed her position Thursday to take apermanent position In the forestry dlvision Department of Agriculture

Mies Ora A Brady cashier in the division of documents has been

to the audit division Fred Cromwell been appointed acting cashierto succeed Miss Brady

Miss Alberta N Rowzee temporaryclerk In the division of documents hasresigned her position In order to take apermanent one in the forestry divisionDepartment of Agriculture

W J L Dlllman Is among the recenttransfers from the first division to theJob room Mr Diilman an amateurphotographer of the first rank some ofhis camera wo Jc particularly views ofpublic buildings having attracted wideattention

veteran typo who cruteofcwith the famous Missouri pirates yearsago is back to the old stand in the jobroom having transferred from thefirst division last week

Work In the job division has beensteadily increasing The force employed-is larger in numbers than ever beforewith constant additions to both the dayand night shifts Last week a call wentthrough the dflicc for men who could 4oJob work thp following compositorsvcro hroirlv up

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Continued from Fifth Pagercnce Faacut Johnson McGuire Claronce and Wllber Robinson Louis Bar-ley George Cochran Gilbert Cox Rich-ard Green and Edward tempore Thecolor scheme was pink and green eachlittle girl being presented with a beau

ui La France rose

Emily Smith of BerryvJllo Is thelost of Miss Mary Watts BlackburnMrs Louis C Barley entertained very

handsomely Wednesday afternoon at a-

bridge party at her home on Columbusstreet Her guests were Mrs T Marshall Jones Mrs Carroll Ashby MrsThomas W Robinson Mrs ArthurSnowden Mrs John Lcadbeater MrsWilliam J Boothe Misses Lldd Philand Nellie Walters Mrs Jessie Armstrong Mrs Henry F Robertson MrsWilliam WatWis Mrs Robert PullerMrs James Reid Mrs William BDangerlield Mrs George French Mrs

Gibson Mrs David J HowollMrs Kirk Uhlor Mrs Samuel GordonBrent Mrs Stuart Jamison MrsGeorge Uhler Miss Thompson MissKllon Herbert Miss Jean I3r mt MrsJamod D Gatewood of WashingtonMrs Gardiner Bootbc and Mrs Clamence Leadbeater

Miss Cora S Latham was marriedWednesday morning at the home ofher parents Mr and Mrs W E Latham to J B w Timberman The Rev

R Servlor performed the ceremonyThe couple left for a short weddingtrip after which thoy will reside at 309Fairfax street An interesting featureof tho wedding was a silver servicepresented to Mr Timberman byyoung men of the town with whom helet r Great favorite

Ernest Simpson a brother of the lateMayor George Simpson was In this cityto attend the iuneral of his brotherbut as Mr Simpson was in Oklahomaho was not able to net here in time todo so

Mrs A D Brockett entertainedThursday evening in honor of Mrsof Washington and Mrs

Heart of Philadelphia Invited to meetthem were Miss Fanny Dixon Mrs WlllIam Wattles Mrs David J Howell andMiss Rose McDonald

Iting at the home of his motherinlawMm Kate Waller BarrettMiss Mary Pattleson of Baltimore whohas been visiting Miss Mary Hooff on

Seminary Hill returned on FridayMtae Belle Dangerfieid te traveling withfriends in China where she will oejoined shortly by her brother and sisterwith whom she will return to this oountry In September

Mr and Mrs Benjamin McK Aitcheson have returned from their wedding

Francis Walrus U S N spent theweekend with friends in this cityThe Thursday Club held Its weekly

meeting at the home of Mrs ThomasW Robinson Those present were MrsJames Reid Mrs William J Boethe jrMrs George Uhler Mrs Henry P Rob-ertson Mrs Louis S Scott Mrs Arthur Snowden Mrs George French andMrs T Marshall Jones Mrs W JBoothe won the prize

Mrs William Bowls and her littledaughter are visiting her mother MrsStarr Wattles

Virgil M Boyd a E Jones LeoHartley H Van D Bogert W J LDHl an J Lv Fritz C L Williams BS Elliott and a C Hlpkins

Robert W Summers assistant fore-man is in receipt of a promotion to Ute2009 class

Harry J McGowan h s made good inth position ofaqting cittef stockkeeperand received a permaaent appointmentwith a salary of 000

William Primer pressman who hasbeen employed in the main pressroomhas resigned his position in order to re

to Cumberland Md where hetakes a position with a commercialprinting establishment with which hewas formerly employed

Leroy Strasberger who has been em-ployed in the oQIce for the last sixyears resigned his position in the packing and delivery division few dayssince in order td enter into business atFrederick Md

Michael Featherston of the hydraulicprces division who has been a wellknown employe of the office for the lastthirteen years has resigned his positionIn order to return to his old homo inWilkesbarre Pa whore he has a

as special policeman with a min-Ing company Mike formerly engaged

and he says he is looking for-ward to his amployment on his oldstamping grounds with a great deal ofpleasure

John Martin compositor and Lanstonoperator has been granted leave for anextended period without pay and willgo to Morgantown N C

William L Post superintendent ofthe division of has been inChicago for several days on officialbusiness

S P ODonnell of the pamphletof the bindery is making a trip to

Baltimore Philadelphia Now York andBoston and will return by sea to

where he will spend ten dayssightseeing

The employes of the printing divisionof the afllco have oxtonded condolencesto President T C Parsons of ColumbiaTypographical Union in the dean of hismother which occurred at UnionSprings Ala on Wedaa day Mr

has been at her bedside for severalweeks past

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LAST OF THE CONVICT SHIPSRenders of The Convict Ship will be

Interested to know that until recentlyone of these craft was In existence The I

ship It few years ago was moored andexhibited In the Thames between Blackfriars and Westminster bridges Jt hadtaken to Australia in its time 337000poor wretches exiled from England forvarious offenses The sank inSydney harbor but was later raised

to England It hadtwo cells a black hole and a chapel Theship began Its voyages to Australia in17FT and sailed eightyone years inwhich time It carried to imprisonmentand exile 116813 men and 20313 women

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William C Butler of Londonland Is the guest of his sisterinlawMrs E F Andrews

Mr and Mrs Alfed Ubler left ThursJamestown Lewis Machen also

attended the opening

A D Brockott has as her guestMrs Branchford Adams

Alexander Stratton has returned fromshort visit to his father in Lynchburg

Miss Rose McDonald entertained at asevenhand euchre party on Fridaynight to which she Invited Mrs WilliamWattles Mrs Cabroll Ashby Miss Ros-alie Stuart Mrs C C GambiA Miss MajrGreen Miss Henderson and Mrs GeorgeUhler who won the prize

Mrs Williamson of St Louis spentthe week end with Mrs Albert Brockett

Mrs Charles Warren Lippot is visitingMrs Howell

Mrs Charles Eylott Caboll has goneBorryvillo for the summer

Mrs Samuel Monroe entertained Thursday night in honor of her sister MissSnow Invited to meet Mien Snow wereMrs Carroll Ashby Mrs Stewart

Mrs Alexander Sands Miss CarrieStribbllng Miss Rosalie Stuart MissOault Norton and Miss Helen Cummines

Miss RosalIe McCormick spent a shorttime in this city with fnonds on herway to Berryvllla

Mrs K W Barrett and Miss KittyBarrett left Wednesday for Cape Henrywhere Mrs Barrett will open her

Mrs Barrett attended the openingof the exposition

R D Rodgers has moved to Cumberland where he will make his futurehome

C C Carlin and J F Ryan were InUpparvllle during the week

Miss Wittte Williams who has beervisiting Miss Mary Glenn Uhlor hasgone to Washington Miss LouisePayne who has also been visiting MissUhler has returned to her home inWytheville

Mr and Mrs Charles ShepardBon enThursday evening the ones

ton being the first anniversarr of theirwedding

A reception was gives Tuesday even-ing in honor of the Rev W W VanAradale the recently appointed ministerto Trinity Church Addresses were made-y the Rev F S Stokeley Walter Pier

pont end Oscar Baggett

Hunter Johnson te visiting his brotherJehn M Johnson

Mr and Mrs Adolfo de Nesti and Mrsde Nash the latter Miss Agnes Armietead of tile city wilt salt ItalyMay 2 where they will take a cottagenear Vallambroee for the summer

J E Kidweil who is connected withthe Panama Canal ta in this city for avisit He expects soon to be assigned toduty In Washington

W D expects to remove hisfamily from Hampton where they nowreside to this city

Mr and Mrs KHenburg spent a fewdays with Mr and Mrs B Well Mrand Mrs Khenburg were on their wed-ding tour

ATLANTIC CITY April 27 If theweather man has been tempting todemonstrate the various kinds and

of weather possible to make lita given time certainly he bus been suceaseful so far as the weather in At

City has been concerned ThereIULS been everything summer toArctic samples But withall there hasbeen a large number of visitors at thehotels and unlike visitors in formeryears they did not pack up and leavewith the first signs of unpleasant at-mospheric conditions It needs but aglance at the boardwalk on fair tfternoon to e that the crowd is muchlarger than ever before at this seasonof the year

Preparations ao t completed forthe aniiual spring golf tourmmant ofthe Atlantic City Country Club whichwill be held on the links of NorthAeldThursday Friday and Saturday of ntxtweek May 2 t and 4 Qualification playto consist of thirtysix holes medalvtttl take place on Thursday

Among the April visitors here is GonA D Strauss consul general of Nicaxagua a member of the Diplomatic3brps of Washington General Straussis not in the best of health and thetrip to the shore was made in the hopeand belief that lie would be greatlybenefited by the change Mrs Straussand Miss Strauss accompany the general

A delightful progressive veuohre was

evening by a number of the guests ofthe house There were ten tables andthe game was In progress until 11 oclockAt Its conclusion refreshments wereserved by the management The prizeswere captured by Mrs T W Dalton ofWashington D C Miss Simon of Win

Canada T W Dalton of Washmgton Peter OBIonls of Paterson andthe consolation by the latters daughterMIse OBlenis

Mr andMrs George W Knight ofNewark are spending their honeymoonnt Hotel Raleigh Mr MrsGeorge of Elmhurst L Iare their honeymoon at theHotel Chotwoode Mrs DavidW West of Baltimore and Mr andamong the bridal couples spending sometime at the Hotel New

Lieut Commander D L Wilson retired of the United Isspending a month here for the benefit ofhealthknown society people of Philadelphiaare spending ten atsenator Ernest Tustln or Phlla

TraymoreMrs F C wite of

wife of Captain Coloman one offrom Fort Seward Alaska to spend thosnring at the shore They are stayingat the New Belmont

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NW YORK April 27Jameetewnscelebration ha taken a large number ofpeople from New York down to Vlr

and society is extensively ropreat the festivities organized te

connection with the origin of that partloular English colony now an Amencnn State which is indebted for itsname to Elizabeth popularly known asthe Virgin Queen Many of the

visitors from abroad includingthe Juke of the Abruzzf andPrince 1 void of SaxeCoburg willafterward come on to New York fromJamostown and Washington and preprations arc already being made here fortheir entertainment

What with a couple of coachingin town the annual

and gyrahana at Lakewood on Fridayand the steeplechase meeting for gentlemen riders at Hempetead organized bythe Meadow Brook Club for Saturdaynext it may be fairly stated that horseswJH occupy a considerable share of theattention of our smart set this week

As for the annual parade of the LadlesFovrlnHand Club on Thursday nextit te certain to prove a picturesquespectacle providing the weather is inany degree clement and one of its

win be the debut of Mrs CharlesB daughter Harriett afourinhand whip said as a member ofthe dub The others who expected

Borden Harriman Mrs Arthur Iselinlies Mary Harriman Miss Gladys andMiss Dorothea Cromwell Mrs WilliamGoadby Lowe Miss Louise Gwlilver andlast but sot least the president MrsThomas Hastings All there will beabout eight coaches in line and theywill follow their customary routethrough Central Park the review takingplace on the Mil near XBth street MieeJean Reid and Miss Angelica Gerrywho were to have figured in the affairwill both be For Miss Reidcalled ten days ago while Miss AngelicaGerry goes abroad with her sister hermother axed the gallant old commodoreon Wednesday next

Despite the popular prejudice againstmarrying in prejudice due tofoolish superstition quite a number ofyoung couples have decided to braverate and Miss Jane HeWs marriage toReginald Robbins in Grace Church onMay 17 will be preceded by the weddingof Miss Lefferts to Henry Rawlein St Bartholomews on Tuesday May14 Miss Lefferts who win have a verypicturesque bevy of bridesmaids

of Miss Dorothy Edwards MiesEmily Grugaa Miss Aleld Schenck andMiss Mary Amory Is a daughter of Mrand Mrs Marshall C Lotteries of

of Colonel Letterts who commended theSeventh

war Henry Rawle the bridegroom wasformerly in the navy serving on boardthe battleship West Virginia is son

Frauds Rawle the Philadelphialawyer and the nephew of Henry Rawlethe great ironmaster of Erie Pa Thefirst Francis Rawle in tala countryfounded the settlement kaown The

have among his uebese A J DrexelPaul Marshall C K Lefferts Jr andRaymond Neitson who WIle a fellowensign of his on board the West Virginiaand who some Urn age married MteaMary S Park

com panted by her sons Cedric DelGeorge has Joined a party of friendsfrom New at Reddest Hell

Major Gresham of the regular armyaccompanied by Mrs Gresnam

Gresham Washington andWheeler of New are guests ofMrs William F Zeigler at her cottage 501 avenueE W W Griffin of Washington Assessor for the District Columbia aceompanied Mrs is spendinga fortnight at the shore areat the HotelMrs A C Jackson of 1411 V streetWashington has herdaughter Jackson at theHotel New stay inthe resort Miss Jackson is a wellknown vocalist in the National CapitalMrs Charles T of Baltimoreis spending a couple of weeks withatW R a merchantof Washington is enjoying a fortnightsat resort He hisAtlantic City headquarters at the HotelF W Dalton a Government officialand Mrs are

Washingtonians spending a few days inresortClarence L CuRes anewspaper man of Washington iea few days AtlanticHe is a visitor at AtlanticHoteLDr W H a dfetiaguished of Washington

by Mrs isa ten days visit at the HotelBrighton He is at the shore seekinga rest from his professionalMrs Jetties E a society matron of the National

her attractive daughter Miss iFlorence is sojourning at theHotel BrightonThe E a promineat divine of Baltimore isa fortnights stay at the shoreMr Edwin B Bruce a society leader

and Miss Bruce Js spendinga fortnight here She andter are at the Hotel Brighton

of are theend of April at the Hotel ChalfonteMr and Mrs F H andMrs L S Bacon of Washingtonare at the Hotel a fort-nights stay In the resortMrs Richard C Adams and MissMaude Meigs of Washington are cn

Joying a at the shoreare registered at the Hotel StCharlesP McCall Mercer a

Washingtonian is visiting at theat HalLW C Keegan a Washington business-

man is atmore for a two weeks stay in the resort

Mrs A G H Snow and Mrs Goodellwellknown society matrons of WasnInglon registered at the HotelBrighton for an extended

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Among the weddings for the presentweek is that of Miss Rachel Kennedydaughter of Mr and Mrs Van Rensse

Kennedy and granddaughter ofMrs George A Robbins to Frank

Porter tomorrow afternoon atthe home of the brides parents in WestFiftysecond street It will only be aszaalt affair and the Invitations

restricted to relatives and afew tatimte friends Hebert Porterwilt be his eottslas beat man an l theushers will consist or James F Goodwin Mark White Charles Lawrenceand BeaU HalHstor

Bishop David H Green will officiateat the wedding of Miss Gwendolynto Albert J Akin which

takes ra e en Tuesday art rn jn inSt Georges Church on StuyvesantSquare The bride who only made hera year ago is the daughter ofMr and Mrs George W Wickersaoia2he will have Miss AHce Koboe as hermaid of hone s 4 Miss Elsie NicoUMiss Clara Wright Barclay RuthHutbel Miss Florence Burton and MissMartha PKkia all extremely prettygirls ae her bridewnaid

who is a son of Mr and MrsAlbro Akin has selected DuncanHolmes as his best man and AlfredWagataff Jr Cornelius JClinton Work George Hedsee Arthur

and Stewart Sloeson ashis ushers The ceremony will be lollowed by a reception at the Wickersham home in East Sixtyfirst streetLMner weddings for the same datathat is to ay for the last day in Aprilare those of MIsS Winifred Ives toThomas L Clark in St Agnes Chapel

Craig F Drake at St Thomas thatof Miss Anne Sooner to Sterling TFoote in the Madison Square Presbyterian Church besides many othersTIM are again Jnmourning in tact

may compensate her in a fashJon for continual restrictionsince her marriage to thegarments woe time deathfamily is that of Clarence Mackof Mrs John Wand of Countess demiseof the venerable lady whom Clanence Mackay seen but at the mosttwo or times In her life will somewhat mar her for the summerand will likewise prevent all enterwhieh John Mackay badplanned to take place at mansion onterrace in honor of her son andon the occasion of theirvisit this summer to whereClarence due as one of the threeAmerican directors of the

Horse Show at the Olympiain LondonOthers who have recently beenuraintr are P BelmontMr and Mrs W K theDuchess of Marlborough through thedeath of a littleover a week ago after an operation forappendicitis Smith a daughlate MurraySmith and a sister of Mrs O P Belmont the lateCountess de and Mrs M VF She was greatly interestedin charities of one anotherand established at a workinggirls which has been In successfuloperation tor about fiveIt decided to discontinue theThursday evening dances organ

six by Mrsde Peyster and J Montgomery Strongdances have among mostenjoyable tad most attended ofof the subscription Andtheir cause much disappointment and regret among that eleof societym this entertainment Thedancing was preceded aner each of the patronesses having atable of her own to whichher friends The reason forthe discontinuance of the dinner dancesis on account of Mrs de Peyster havingMen In mourning for the past yearsand Strong is outgreater time and no one elseseems willing to accept theity end the time needed for theirarrangement

quarters at the Hotel Shelburne He 1

accompanied by his wifeHenry C Adams of Washington is

among the visitors at the Hotel Denniswill be here for another week before returning to the National Capitalto up the reins of busi-ness career

Mise Bosse a pretty Washingtonbelle te quartsred at theduring a stay at tbe shore

Mrs Richard S Hill of Baltimore wh are staying at the HotelMorton an entertaining Mrs W SMyers and of WashIngton

Mrs A C and daughter ofWashington are making home atHotel during a protracted

vtelt to the resortH F Brandeberg of Washington Isx visitor at Hotel

following residents of Washington at these AtlanticCity hotels during the week

American and Mrs H BThomas

Hotel Brevoort J A MacDonaldCornell Inn Robert Archer Mary ElliottCraig Mrs G A

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aad Mrs L S Bacon and daughterMrs Arthur Ramsey Miss Mrand Mrs F Edmunds Mrs HenryS HapTiscn

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Haddon L 11 P McCall MercerHotel Holmhurst Mr and Mrs W R

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Hotel Miss BorneHotel Morton Mrs J Moshar Miss

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