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AVto Unrk Sribunr. TU.C8DAV 't 17. 1912. Owned and published daily br the Tl ? imtOl-ttT- r< rk corporeUon; \t. r.r I P JUBMM.nin ?wlldlna, .-...?. * * Paid, oui n?i!' - fl. Dallv ?..?: ? ?Daily . ?? . i nt.::-. ? - . . tv onl- , sl] PnniV ?.? ,? . Cnlvf... I ? ''?<'? | On#mnr; ....glMO Slx month?. ....$3.01 $a 14 One month l aai $1? 2*1 DA11.Y AND Bl NDAT: One mi.r" , .$1.1 ar. * ? : v One jn~nt*i i BO Ooa yat.S* ?"??? NI .Y One montti | .t* t\* ' ? Our re?(t< a arill eoaSer a favor by *dvi*in? un wh?n th of Th? Tiibane freaa tbeir oewadealer. Adflra-" . ent. A PARTIAL V1CTOKY. Tho Su_.ren.ie Oourt afw ? with the ?ourt below In holding thai the ernmeni r. Ued to produce proof that a ral comblnat-oti or cooaplracj ?_c*| lata among the anthracite coal roada Yet v.<> ? i ?erloualy malntaln itbat competition exlata in thla indus? try. Mi thal truat. bave aonght to gc-l cnggpllafa eleewhere appi I ?? tc* eompi . i wlthoui a trust. or at least witl - boee e-ri?ta? ? govarnmenl can prove. Ther. ? ;the apparent unitj of policy thal would I ?a from ' ? doubt the full beneftta of "co-operatlon" are reglixed; the publk l then ra cantly. And ytl tbe taw bai vioiati'ii. or at any rate it has ? 4 been vkuated i;i a waj inaceptible of proof Itanagei er Induatrlea who f..ol the ? ' .'ther'! will lon.; to poeeeei I tho [anthracite ind ibii tlon taking the fi i porotkm, or ex-j l?ressir? itself In writ.t-n contracta ownerahlp, is onl of ihe qneetlon. Thi - are too :. or, Indeed, they n qutre proof. With regard to tl rible only to deny thal Um reotraint <>f trade, and thal deni turning oui to be itopi . wtth tha Bupreme Courl rlewlng tbe drcom cea ??in the llgbl of reaaon.'1 Tbere reau ? Um poeelbUitj of mlti vatlng a atate of mind In an Indaatry. Impalpable to govei ? ling orditu ? ? -. bul plisblug soini'li The : - : t Dhlfled COhtTOl would aehleve Thoai i "? that tboogb the poTernn ? ot fa is aone tho ?? ml troat" wlll ?aorefa dlllgently for tha .eerei of whal tbraclte indua* k ny. I Bul the public was DOt defeated gllj * along the line. - he >f the "OB per cei t conta ? help to tree it from future ezactlona. By -?? contracta the coal roada control tho coal iiiiiuil hy lnde] ind in :i fww jet :.;i->' their own monopoly frotn tbeconl 7<> to 76 per cenl mlned to tbe control ?>f 95 to 100 pee cent of it. The frei Ing of the Inde jomipiit operatofe wlll no donbt becom' pleted when the Interatate Conimerce Cosnmlankm makea Ita Inveatlgatlon Into anthracite frelghl rates und ri thai i ? ? tlgatlon, wblcb waa ordered $ ? reeoli of 'J'he Trlbane'i expoeure <t tbe way tbe coal Inh made Iaal springa atrlke an ezeoM f<?r ?sn azoes Ive increaae In ''..ai pricea,I vriii begin ahortly. Beal hope <?f rellef te tbe pubHc now llaa onlj In thal di rr?-tio?? IMMIGRATION THIS YEAR. Secretary Nagel'i flgmw ibow an Immlgratlon of 838,172 penona f"r the fiseai year 1912, ? dedlne o< 40,41*i rompnreil with the prevldns year. A dedlne would be normal in ? Preelden tiai year, bul ae nnoooally heavy baa i.een the lmmlgnrion glnoB July i that the calendar year i'."!-* will rank third, being aurpaaaed only In l'.xx; and i!*|,7. the two years when tbe hurt bagtnee. hr?oni had reached Ita cllmax. Dp to a tetnlght ago nearly "n<* mllllon ateer* fiire passeii^'r-rs had arriv.-d sin. c tbe first of tbe yoar. Iinnil-r.ition co P Rpomls n.ii?hly Wltb the mirnhe!- of those thlrd clnn peaeengen grr-ving, f.,r while noi n few Amerleana retnra to thi- country from abtoad ln th< gtaerage, aboul :>* many immigrants arrive In iho aecond eabin It may aafely be the lmmigration for the calendar year H?12 will be about 1,000,000. 'I b to be coropared wtth l 100,000 for IBOfl ? 14200,000 for 1907, tba two blgbeet lotala, in round numlwtn, and arlth 8RO.O00 for 1908 and 700,000 fcr 1904, the totals for reoeni Prealdentla] yeara, ii>e Bgurea ln aii caae. being f>>r oai endar years. This year was retnarkhblo by reaaon pf tbe fnci thal a^ many Immigrants arrlved, or win ha%.> arrlved wben it is eompleted, ln the latter half as from January l to July 1. Danally 00 per cenl of l re In t ii? lir^t balf of tbe year. tbe opportunities for employment being better then than wiih wlnter comlng on and putttng an i :,d to mucb ctitilour worl.. Hut tbe boalnes. outlook baa so Unproved tbii year tbat tbe demands ?.r tbe labor market brought an lncreaatng tbrong ion> over i't '??? perlod wben hnml graUon uaually alackena, Tboogb Btock market indicatlona have receatly been nnfavorable, the Immlgranta ?re not I'einjr deterred. There ims not heen niy recent falling off in their nuinher. Tbey, however, pay Uttld attentlon to the exebangee. They tomw when tbeir lelatlvi-s and friends ln this country write tbem that tbe foreman where they are etnpli yed i. looklng for labor ,.i-i(,' || a pn lly wxaI in <]irfl.t-on that the OOVntry is buay. The icimlprHtlon barometer is remarkably -onsitivo to lodoatrlal changea. Imml* gmtftora was m foll force wbea the 1907 panlc occurred. it fell to imall pro portloni ilmoat Inatantly. A DIPLOMAT OF PEACE. ji arai the happy loi of Wbltdau i;. to I,- i diphonai ,>f peace. Thla uraa true of both his edltorlal and bla nmbaaaadoriai labora, and it waa partly !???. ause of drcumstance; bul also ??itiii largely becauae <>f peraonal cho! ? end determtnation. He dlaplajed Ihk - career la n latlou I,, the uatJou'i domeatic affalre, Be fore ind during tbe Cirll War be one of tbe moal \ '??-? A reeolute j rapportera of tho [Tnlon caune, bul lm medlately upon lta close he waa equally earneel Lo adrocatiog tbe estal menl of peace Ln n reonfon ol bet rl; ai v,, mere poUtlcal reunlon of m. Tbtacouraebe puraued throngb <.111 hbi career, Booietiinee el the rtak . orring udfaTorable critlclarji ond even of ellenating partlaan frlendahips, bul alwaya onbeeitattafly, >i tbe per formaace of i duty whk* ara*. lo be done witOoul itopplng i" coual tba ceat. n,. went u tflnletet to Fraace il a time wbea tbal countrj* wai la i blgb ? re ir not an IwHable mood ,,,.;,;, R| -rel] .1-1 tber Landa, :, .1 !,. 1 lugbl whal be fell to be 1 lustlce, bul whal Pregwbmen e regarded ai an e*ti*ootdioary eoncea ,.;v compatlble uith theli aa . .* pollcy ind public brteretts Bj l 1 flne bleodlog of tad and . Rtence be eonrpletely won !?,;,;. . retired from bla mln Irrtry wlth 1 peraonal popularitj lu France aurpaaoed by tbat of ao - Amerlcan earoy alnee Fraoklio's tlrae, and wltb ? greai and endttrtag a Bloo 0f Mendahlp and good will be? tween the two nationa. Igaia, lo tbe DegotlatloM m tbe cml of tbe 8panl?b War be -rn** inoxorshle lo bbl loaiat ence thal tbla r*mntry ahouid nol . v reap tbe full beneflta bul ?d aasupe tbe fnll r-earjooaibilities 0f tbal confllct; yd he wae.aleo I moat lo axbibltlog a practical mai , imltv whieh largely af?rad to Bpan , lab prtde tho atingof defeat and whlcb ,1 tbe waj for reoewed frlend* 1 ahip. vFbea at laat be wtol a* Am basaador to tbe Court of Bl Jami while ho fouod Anglo-Amerlcan rcla amieabla he alao found iome of Meel md moal rexatiooj contro |M between iho nationa atlll nn lettled. Ho aucceeded in effecting tho ..?.,...,! of tbe laal of them. on , emlnentl) aatiafi ?"-** ountry; and al the bi.Hw drew the bonda of Mendahlp ... han tbey bad ever ... II,- puraued tbe aame pollcj iti M less important diplomacy of editorablp. ii,. made Tho Tribuoe ao elgoroualy patrioticaa to Incur from aometbeun Jnlnking reprooch of "Jlngotam and "imperiallam." Vei at the aame time ,?. ,, . . , temperance end eom tw- , ? ratmeoi of foreign afl wbicb led equally unthinklng critiei at tbe oppoi ?? ''? ****** ,"ni with too greatly farorlog other eoun* tbe uopleaaanl Veneauela ln fuienl under Prealdent Cleveland he Mupported tbe admlnlatratton aa loyally _.-, ? bad beao of hlaowa ? ? ha eanieetly and BantW connaeUed tbe paeiBc P xvhi.h ultimately reaulted la tho eom - triiuopb of tbe Amerlcan etmten* ? laki boundarj ,??? ?roaegcutely fot Anal dtopoettron beiuflezlbly malntained tbe f , -rhlcfa wai la tbe end con* Armed; bul bedid m arltbonl tbaleaai ? ? ilrment *.f tbe rordlal relartooa wlth Greai Brttatn whhh ho wi tbal rerj time promotiag. Before tbe Bpanlah War bla Influence wa Btrong for tbe matotenance <>f peace -1 it waa later for 1 flfotoni proai tion of tbe arar, and atW mter for an bonorable end geMroni reetrwtlon <-f peace. He wai a lover j* n?i a promoter 01 peace bol II waa of tbe peace de ?crtbed ln the llnei whlch he waa fond of Qoottng not Hke a mourner bowed i'm- honor loet ;in<i d<ur onea waateo; Bttt proud, tt? meet a i?o,,ple proud, with. eyea thtu t<-li of trlumph laated. In his dlpkhnacy he wns Intenaely nnd aggreaairely Amerlcan, bul it waa wltb an Americanlam aeltber coropla* cent under ' ;i eertgUi condeoeenaion 111 fordlgnera'' ti<>r fnlminatlng witli tlie fn^iiiiii of.Jefferaon Brlek. Ho w:i> lmpatlenl of tbe later boaetlnga ol :, "wm-iii power," holdlng thal we hkd oaver been anytblng leai eince are be? came ;t aation. Bnl bla cnnceptlon of tiie 1 oited Btatea as 1 world power arai an adaptatlon of Hualey'a rra premc coneeptlon of enMgbtened man* bood :t nation thal reapected otbere 11 u did it-'- ' SENSELESS OPPOSITION. n/ben :tt laat, after montha <?f Inac tlon, it leema po* Ibli to bring tbe Fojka ordlnanee to make moTing pictnre tbea tn-s Mfer to ;i rote, wttb I tair cl of Iti adopUoa by tbe Board of Alder oneo, tbe (loniniiii tbal II be amended to provlde i?r ottit:lal Bla cenaon h.-is spriiiij: Op itrODfag than ovor. It COmei from neraoM aod orgnniaatiooi wboae rnotivcs and aincerity it is Impoeaible to Inrpngn. Bol it ta lamentable tbal tbeireffort to better tn<?iiii eondltiona ln iho morlag picture ezblblti is really Un itroogeal ;n<i remaining t.? 1 moving plcture proprietora and pollti* dani wbo are ^niviti^ with ell tbelr abillty to beal tbe Folki ordiaance be* canee it would oompel them t<> apeud money t<? make their plaeea Mfer. Tho i'<.iks ordlnanee i> primarlly u BMaaore t" bnprove aanitary and atroct* urai eondltiona in tbejnoring pictnre theatrea it would apply to ih<>s?. al huiu aa wall as thoae to be bullt mill wtiiiiii niiiin tbe wlping oul (.f many meoacoa t" tbe heeitb aod aafety of the .'i<tMHt.> utreona wbo go daiiy to theae placee <>f aoraaeawnt u aroold oomptf better beatlog uti'i veotl lattng f;u iiitii's. better peata, better ax* its. tiiorii precautkNM acuinst liros god better flre f*g**t>|*g facUltJei la aoeh place. ln onlv tWO provisiiins flOOl it in nti.v souse p> outsitle of Ktroctnral rognlntlon nn?l outor tbe fWd of inor;il r- ljiorvlsini). One i? iho aboUtlen of tho "viiihIoviIIo'' Mrtertalnmeoi whleb at COOipgOiee film e_Libitioijs In eoino nf the theatres; the otbeT ll tbe -tipula tl.m thal tbe Bureau of Llcenaea ibaH| Lnsped the character of ezhthltloni In theae place. nnd "shall repori t.. the "Mayor any otfence igainat mocallty, "deceocj or pnUlc weUfere." Each k ii h\ prodod ..f the prrov-g-on govoro Ing tbe betteraMOl <>f phyadcal eondi tlona, Blnce the prohiMtion ^f raode> rille Mfegnarda tbe theatre bj removal of tbe stage nnd certaln Hghtlng ar rangementa, while the Inapectioa of building. woold be rarried oo wbetber or noi ii Indoded laapectlon of thi bibitlohe. Thoa tbe Folk. ordlnanco w,.ii!.i noi Interfere with anv otber meaaure deadgned to comnd moving picture theatre praprietora i" abowa <>f higher morai tendendea Eatabllahmenl .>f $ Blm ceaeorablp la a qoeetloa pf poblic poUcy. ii may posall ly be bei earary. If ii ia, ii eno stand on i:s own merita and sbouW be tacked lo ? meeeore arhlch ia de algned to protect btnaau health aud hu man ii>. n woold be Joal as Knatble to bave i provlalon f?>r i Beord of Inebrlety Btock Into tbe BoOdlng Code becauae the Building Code governi Ibe I .11 pf botel and boIoou bulldlnga, By inaiating oo thla eenaorehip aa parl Of the IVIka meaaure tbe emineni rnor aliat. whoadvocate it are letttng tbaaB ae re* be tbe eatnpewa of peany-aqoeea ninoen who daUy endanfer tbe bealtfa and llve. of thouaand. of women and children. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. A record of !?? 183 peraons killed aud 77 17.". Injured ln ..u^ year through tbe ti.iii of steam railroad tralm iiiii.d States i- appalllng. -Tel these are Ihe liguroa ror tbe year ended June 30, a< ordlng ;.? tbe iateratate Commerce Commlaalon. And thla does not Indude ?!"? employea killed and 92.309 Injured througfa "lndnatrlal i ra" noi connected n Ith tlie opera ti.m of traina. Bnch ;i caaualty lisi ls em ngli i" prompi the serlooi tearch made by the commlaalon for the cau.es whi.ii render railabj aci Idenl ? ? common. 'i be ? onclualon Is thal the trouble ls due ln pan i4. .??..Ive speed nnd In parl i" inferlor equlpmenl nnd organi /.'ition. Wben of thlrty-one den.il meut. speclnlly Inveatlgnted by tbe conunisalon fourteen are found to have i.n elther directly or Indirectly cauaed by bad track, 111-- need ?f much bigber .tnndards of equipment ls .pparenl B.2l,*id< ilimenti wi ?? reported to the - o ' "-:: . , tti Ibuted lo di I oada ly nnd -M7 to oi equipment. Thnt ovei ia1f '? l ? ni, i |i ronfe.1 bj tbe tbemadve to bave been due lo tbe bortcoinlngf of thi Ir oa i i meut. Ii 1- true thal ateel will aoo times contaln ? bldden Baa and thal a disaater may be raoaed by a brokeu rnll or wheel s bl< li no care coukJ I Bul adequate Inspedlon and nn? faillng attentlon te evi ;'-' v ,. .I,,,.... eoold reduce looee Inevltal i - of God," as Ibe old uying K lo aa -Imoal uegliglble . ? Ac kb ats due i". rotten ties whlch wlll noi bOld Bpikes and deraUments doe to trnc obvionaly bad aa to be nnaafe even at a Bpeed. as tbe commlaalon found -..n..? were, ai?? i."; "aets of Ood,' bul railway itianaf II tt ,;.,, ibal much of tbe railway m] eage I tbe I nlted Btab adapb 'i ? i npeed traina wblcb . been pol <?n ln the ? ndeavor to pleaee b Buppogedlj Impatlenl pnb ltui the popnlar deelre foi ? i while tt esplaias does noi ex< ua manager* Tbdr dutj li to furnlsb . train., and if tnej cannol afford to provide adequate equlpmenl foi bigb , !., BToid ll Soi baa tbeir led Btopped w Ith Indlffereo 4- tu ? qul] - ,,,,.,,1 The < ommiaai ?n reporta Ibal ?> large proportion oi the ai ddi nl ? due to derelldlona on the parl of i pioyei Bul .t declares thal the em plo>es themaelve. are noi wbollj ? aponslbie. The graal lu< reaae In - ?nd weigbl of tralna iml tbe growth ? I trafflc bave pol on employea an andne Btraln and muttiplled tbe chances ol ,.,,?,?? i.i, their part Begulatkm. and dlacipline and niacbanlcal appllances for Mfety havo noi I.d developad ln proportion t<> tbe Increaaed borden pol oo both ." and eqolpment. Such a repori should arooae rallwaj ??.,,. it iboold alao roi the pobllc tblnklng. Tbe managers mnal be torcea l.:,i>'' ttnr?\ "*'?' l"" ""'y muKl alao havi- i cbance to <h. it. On aome roadi al leaal aafety M i matter of flnanclal sbtllty They soak* llttle or ao nninov al eetabUahed ratee, ral .,,.,. often forblddon lo change tbem. The. cannol pay hlgber wage. and make ezpenalve renewala wlthooi money, aii nobody wlll land in Um r.,,e of their balaiioe abeata. Tho I'lil. ||C needs to be reasmiable. nut only ln lt? demands for apeed, bul la Ita attl lude toward railway ratai and earn? lngs, if human life is to be made wfe on American tralna A RUSSIAN "MENACE." The lutlmatlon lhal Ruaaia, In re* Bentmenl ai oor abrogatlon of lw treaty of 1832, may bar American gooda trom bei market.' by means of i blfb tariff, is aoi llkely to cauae profoond coaateroatlon in tbe Unlted Btatea, noi even when coopled wltb the aoggeatlon lhal on may aoi ba able to retallate by ipplylng our inBal' ?,?,? ratea t.. Rnaalaa gooda, bec i:,, i;i wlll Increaae ber tarttf on daases of gooda merely, wltbotjl ref rrence to tbe country of their origln Tba dimenalona of tbe menace ahould ba appareni from reference t?? tbe Bg prea of oor foreign trade and Boaala i in 1910, a fair average yaar ot tbe Iaal decade, oo* exports t" Roaala, In i.Htii Eoropo and Aeta, wore |IT,TW 4] i io iin- laina rear ouif total ea* porta wera 11,744,064,720. Roaala pur ohaaed, therefore, the mereal tractlon 111..10 than i per <enl of "ur foreign ^.?ih-s. she porchaaad laai tbaa Bpaln, little more tban Denaaark, moch laaa tiian Japaa ar Braall or Auatralla, Uttle more tbaa half as moch ai Cen? tral Ainerioan BtOtaa, aud Uttla mOOl than .iin' thlrd Bl iiiiich as Italy. TbB total loaa of Ibel frntrooage woold, jiernaiis. he I'elt by I law indivldiials who aro gpedally (ntaraatad in Boa itan trade. In our Whole fOIOiga '-oni inei.e ii woold ho uegUglble Ulld ? te, l+090M%0*oTam9ma %a *---i ^ ?can ??!>? perceptlbla, ia*re with a mt* croacope. <m tbe i.ther band, our Uoporti from Bnaata were in that year $i7.''77._i-. or just a little leai than ?OT B?peCtB t.? ROSafa. I'.'tt M hor 1->tal export-' were i iinrtflnrablj leai than half of oura tbo i ercentage ef her sales te us was mere thaa twioo as greai ei baat t>r erjra te ber. Kven so. tho leea of eor i-aironane would not he a aertena Mew t" Bowrto. Indeed, ? tariff war betweea two ceoa triea wbicb have ao BtUe cemoierce with each other woaM aaror of tbe ?banrd. Tbe aienace of H hi food for bnmor ratber thaa fear. _.. ? ?* ? BOOZE AND BUS1NESS. ir anybody caa ba auppoeed to b InUmate knowledge of tbe phyalcal : mi paycbolofkal rfed of alcobol ln, tbe bomaa ayetem, tbe barteoder l? tbe man. Be has roere prai; ? ?1 "'? -?!,.?,. wltb it every ilay an.l Digbt j than eren tbe raaglatrate wbo - . i the - <iiniik aod dtoorderly'' pi ** nnen or tbe phyaichina la tl"' boej ital* to uhi, ii tbey ara aomettaaea eooamlt* ,,..i |, \n dlatlnrtly Intereetia fore. to flnd tbe aecretary of i barteod nnloo in Chicago appearti | temperance adrmrate and orgaoixer of th,- "Barteudera* Temperance Club." He rama np bla irgomeobi In tho-1 aordi ? ? Tbe boaa aroo'l like i' lf .'"" - .ii in;. oa tbe Job. \ goy cao'l teod ?har aod iiii tbe I.ee aod make lood. ?ii p.-t- him j11-1 ii QOk* as tbe goy ? i,, rronl wbo paya '"'' "? ,r :l"v ,""' ?wants |,? driOk, h't tho man OH h>' "other ilde of iho hat- do lt." Thal !?* a wamlng i a cotkeirtx, iti aimple am: eloqueoi phraaa The bar temler raogee blmaelf, aa a tenaperaoce ?dvocate, aide by eide wltb tho pn depta aod loperloteodenti of railroada forMd tbelr empktyea t" take i drink within worklnr* honrsj.nrt prefer i,, f-mpioy abetalaera only. Mere aod more it la conrdng to he the opinlon tbat **i goy cao'l MI Illp ,'"07,> nn'1 make good." wbetber as barteoder, en cjneer, clerk <.r profeaaional man. When the Hnpreme OOUTl dieeolvei a trust si.-rks affefted aivODOa in |-? k '. rrhaa M doeen'l tbey also advam ? in prlcfl Iforal: Alwaya own iteeh In mhlnatloo that the goveraaneol u uninK. you ean'l loee -? trnor Wtlaon bopei iooa t,, con* niiit with the "om Baad polnt la the Demoera rjr" aad got bhi bearlogfl i ,,. a ?'.' i ? onaMee a ? u thlrtj -f\\ fl n.iles wlthout a wlre When thing la pwfected candldataa arlll **ei have to ewiag around the . bey oill marely aM al I omi i the wboh ' ?' ;!"Ir i Tl.e Chrlatmaa fundi ael . ...j . ,-..? of thi lotei b -1 ? igh Md - ufaee ni.c1 ba Manhattan tuti h luhataatiaJ rbeogoitlon of ? ' clency aod a potenl encouregemei lnt< real ln | 4? Caahlon, bul mean to ha\o hiM | blll re.luc-d ,. ,, ing aaeouvi lta ? i n -?.-, turned him dowa Another a n fot ! .. aboul ti ? Intan al of I i fling ?hi? tu tdeotlfr f failure t Bi --t ? Bupi i Inti ndenl Maawi aarolog teacben an<i puptli of Hi? II* Itj of contrlbutloni lo ? gift r,,r i .t it mighl thlnk .-r ? thla form of "1 neat grai 'i bi ? nriaklng a ireal m terj aboul flvi loaded revohrera found in Madloon Bquare Oaurdea after t:i*j -ix .j.i . blcjrcle race. Perhapi they were Lntended to he iismi to goi a buret of ipeed oul of tha racera wbea aii otiier nn anu bad fallo.J. THE TALK OF THE DAY. "Napoieon'a al?.-i| rid? <>><?i battle Deldfl." whJcfc eame lo an aad -it Draadaa i ii 1-..... i . lm, wa ? thi rubjeel of ? ommeai al the tin ?> a, *?* ,.-..- b'fdortan aald, .< demonetraUon ef aou .| :? kl) raal fllilaaoi * roighl ba ? l ii ,i i n..- ul DH ? -s.uk i*-.-,i llie loutii anniversary <>f tha Img leurne} from Bmaig ?? 1, <" Rueela, t" i'r^-.tr-ri "Whlch waa eccompflabed la lha verj i.,.it perlod of thlrteen ih-k ma**l*n it \e -,.i the limporor lo reaek lha Tulleriea before the inif condltlon of ifl is :. mm koowa ti tha werM" i* raoelvlni lha attaattoa or annlvateai iiiint'is leveral automoMii cooeeraa in Oarmauy **& mukniK uai <?! tha HaVyear* old >-'"! r te ad ? ei Um twenUeth oei 11.ii. "UM* <li>ne all li?r ' 'ln IftiiKi*. lhO| - t i>)'., \e*; laal momn Noa ? j Detrolt Fn c i ILORIMBTl i I vymi. h tha ledlei aa Um ptke; ii.,v. ti ? ??. hike! ?4 ?? tt,.- i anm ?? lhal thej tetfl fot t \ot.-' Oaei tii<-1 wetra i onti nl to lalh, Ni,\\ t! . y \Milk' The flxarople uhleh th-> n \\ un i hi- in.t Tni tbe anUa thej ii'\e (ot ? ni ih.- trol' Now, tba igh : uflraai itn m Theafl won't bodge! .MakiiiK it appaaaal thal Thej atand pat! Um i haii t"i theb part liake .i atait. Lat ua ^.iMi than all good lueh i ,,i tbelr pluak. . i >ugk ?*-? don'i appravfl 11, tn. ir aaovot ug thal they aii wtfl en glhenn aixi their aralh naar de them good, \. n ahouidI O, U M a lart.*- can pul <?;.. theuaand aorda tofi tn, i ?? ih"in flrorth OiOOO. rhat'a iei?;il abiUti K l.ipt oan pul oiip th'iusaiifl words to* lethcr end make them worth flfteen plunka, pa>ablfl on publloatlon. That'fl i....? 11 ? washlngton Herald iniM tho i.iniiiin* "What <'nn Tbei i>? with Tll#m'," a Vlrnna paper tella of a number ol thefti arhtoh *>r? leoaatlr perpetrated in ehurebaa in thal dty. l-'ioin tne Church of St. Stanlaluua a ~ .<r. _,,..?-- ?*???_fl"*-a* ^"*^|4f44? (i ^ *|ii^n BtataM >f St. Peter was atoien. of which th. aeoOUttt lOjrej "It is made. of wood, <inrk brown tr. color, many hundred jraai* Old and prloclesH." Tho thief, who U DO gevel to ba a yo-ith who was aaa. em ployed in b cioist'T, alao vlalted tha church of tlie Anjteif Cholr and carried away a w..od eanrmg throa Beat hlgh and at t!i~ MUM length at tb. baeOi r.-prc BOBrtlag the baptlum Of Chfl-d bf Ht. John. Th. -W ladudaa aeveral other rimllar ob ? of -orti:. aad th. auaB?etlan Ibal f..i..nn eallaocan af oid ehureh nat tjcn?> may he taftBteatad." Bi.',;,. Do rou think wa Bhall kaow ther li ' , ?,:,, i,? iata . ??? ?? ?" '" B I'bllmbl:'!: a He. onl TRIBUTE OF AN OLD FRIEND A Reminiscence of Whitelaw Reid in the Days of the War. f9 r ? Bdl oi ' Th. Tribune. t hav. Ju-rl this momi l ?-"l 'ba nnneuaeemen1 ef tl i death o? Mr. wTUte law ReM Tl i Bho. k to ma la that a. pnaaea away -?< th. Iaal of a long bei of .,.,t -oaaa ?en whom I hnew ln IVaahlnatoa ln tha eerlj daya of th. war. ?vv,,,. MI bo eams ther. as s war I to meel hlra almoal .,. hla pAea er at tha OThlte Houae, i ..?,:. a eloes rvii.i of my neat trtsnd aad "'':' ? aaaoi ata John gay with Mr. Nlcolay, alao, kds relatlon. were pacullarly rriendly I ??"? ran ****** hls aad eheen tat . ?:, I ipa or J n?ira ?>- te u II us arl ii* \< m lamaa ' ' ,;1. ,, .,.., ; | .;., Klng and Preaklern and aii th. iaod and aroal i W> pealalng l.t-rsir.r adltor, dtphnnat, b rt I ar;. ,,.w i...v n k mv rery ooi hoad ,?. ?...,? ..v af tha brunaal bay who:,. I kaew aa reU b ha t baatory age la ma a .i:,' i of tba war. wu.l.i.-M ?> BTODDAKD Madlaon. M. ?' ? i>'??;? "'?? m2 FOR SUBWAY EMPLOYES Pure Air and Eight Hour Day Advo cated. To ?? - Editor el The THI The eendHloae outUned ln tha lat? ter "Wt ah la ?ohwoy- Intereal not only the mllHor." carrled by the BUbwayS, hat alao ihe ei t oha are compelled to Ucaatha th. pottoted alr aoena twatve .... i... ra a day The BUbwaj B now bul ni"*. and rontem ! BtMUtd all bo operated under the l-ht.hou N'"? ",llv ttat BBfety i. but tha latura p*a<-, of nctl ?*i tho mlaty cf th. manda that tha -1 Hon Hr.es ha ? ployt ' such eondll oaa tl at phyal b ? saltn bo ? aaerved ... ... ,. | . ,. ? nayoralty aam . mitetlon ol ahortar heora il i ibl i of i ? . i tbova atated. bul al i.ur, tboutand. of tb. ium ? .. ,,r thia . ita v.ni bo '? n "i by piittlna Bl1 ,'"" ? f our trana vi i:\ rVNDKR I ?? '?? \#w Y" ?: .-??-' MISUSE OF AN ARMORY National Gnard Haa Dance Bai. Prob lem of Its 0--n. Says Correr.pondcnt. TO th. Mltoi ef Ths I ?h Ona renh a thla i ? ha .??' ' for a . ? ' ' - . could t . . ? and In an\ i . ? ,n Within itate at inoi icm, but ne way of mlauaa "f Btata property, snd i ra_n acti - ????? that this phaaa lara i .1 irorh on its ??-iu: ? i: r K \. 0 V." ?!. !"-.' 14, 1.12 ? - VOTING not a sex function B cntially Human. Calling for Manly Men and Wonunly Woinen. To i. e Kdltor ol Tha Ti Ibuna BU \?nr corroapondenl hor* MH m h b (Jiurl b Plain oroman)" weeat n oaa adjuat areag. bi a 11?- ?. t ? ? .'Ir Inflnence ln chamMta WhON lt Wfll rtach lh. proper louro. better than by th.> ballot m ??' doina they wlll keep , ni* bound. of womanUneoa aad Ntiii h?>ep the aeteem of manklnd." Hon would it aound lo ^'i1 ! inijiiht wronaa bettar wlthoui the < than with lt and I) ao dolni hei p aithtn Um bouada ,<f manlln<_s and atlll retnln tha ?? !? am ??' . omanl v,,i . s . ? nelther \? it aomanl], aoi mora it. ia oatlng !?? ? fuactlen The loag*halred own, aaeh ? i >r Parkhurat '"' aaample, i? auita ..it-ii im antl-i iffraaUH aa tha ahoii h.iii.-.i aonian li ?< aulfraalel ITotlai 11,i_r <-.v4.".ti .iiv ,t human mattcn. it is t.> I a , thal tl i ."? ?? I. ? t womanHi i i. ba tranacended by i gen eratlon <>f Chriellan men and women la l... in.i far .llaini t future, whlch wlll BO thlng aft.-r the flcah yn,i ., to thi ? indarda of poiiti ,,,1 |oi ? lina to * i' it Ti and iusii.-.^ nnd human welfara ln Ita .!? ?p . i ind fulleal a J \NC il .RRIBOf Dei I a J'LATO AND SUFFRAGE - - "Not the BiiHineHB ol' the Legi-slator to Let Woman Live .Softly." ?|.. I..- i. utoi of Tha I \; m. B., ol Roa ?. i ??? a ho ? bo 1 h.iti..>io.i?i> redund.nl aa to labol I -is.;r .it.i ber '??Iter h ? ni,.),,,. i ?? .i ii .. ptaii W ? man" (no i .'ll.'.'ti.in .. I ll ' ??i ).ir men lavlata thi li .iN mi our aromi b to rt*. ?? thei ? 11 . ..,? , h.\mi of l'??? ? "i" 11 i* '?"ii . ?? iroiB la bo .orn >j their r.ur om Kow I cna 1 i .......n m m" m ,, - i guota Plato In renly io thla an : rnent, Tlato'a dead." Thal mii b. th. iii.su ar wh ium.nl a m ra <i a Plalo'a "repljrM ls aa foiiowa: "Tbe bUOlaaB. ef 'he leulHlalor ls not to h-t weaaea li..ftl raata moaej aad hav. ao aeder of life." bul u> m..k.- them re ?nonsibiH . itiaea. That i- the gial of his pbUoaaphy ai well as of every unaalAsh laitalater Bai that l? not the kln.l of !.??? lolatora a/a set by aanaaraay (< ?! \v Bo ton. Dec. 14, I1U TO MEET IN COLLYER'S MEMORY. A publlc meeting In BMBBOry Of Dr. Hobert Oollyar wlll be hel.l ln tha rl.nrch house af the Ohoreh of the ifaaalah, Park BV< BUO nnd Mth ulr.'il, thm ov.-nlni? at 8 o'clock, n wlll * i held under the au Bploes of tha Hobert Coliyor .Men'a Club. wr*i g| w*tva .' WW i o ~r' People and Social Incidents AT THE WHITE HOUSE. (From The Trlbun*- TVireau 1 Washlngton. Dec 1?.-Mrs. Taft has rhauged the date Tor the dMBOfl whhh was ta have t>een Klven on Deeember 28 for Charles Taft and his arhoolboy and tfrl friends to the evenlng of January L The ebange waa made after lt v.a.< decided to have Cbarlaa TOW aaaanniaar hai i>:11" Mtl on tl.elr til[> to lMnarna, for whlch J thev uiii iaave here on Thuiadajr nlght Uhm Taft oceuplod a ho\ at Cbaee'i Theatre to*nlgM al tii- baeatt aaarferm* aaaa rnr the Ber ieoute, an.l later wenl to the Charlty Uaii at the New Wlllaro Hotel Iflaa aJdrlefa ta Itill v.hh Taft, bul Mra LeuM Baeoa and MI V Aldt'i. h. Whe were gUIOH at the White Houaa on rridar and Betnrdey etghta, bava lefl Waehtogton._ THE CABINET. . B i"*?i! I Waahlngton, Dee. M Mra. Wkkei l tim Etayheuee thla efterneon wrta . ,|?,i company af aeraeoa to hear .: and Mma. lang-< onlne .1 ptagraHttee. Mia Tafl m i .Vlekerabam'i Bmet, as aleo were Mra MeeVeagb, Mra. ilehar, Mis. M Ifra Nagel and Mra. Bawaaeak Othen Prench Amlw laador and rand, tha Brlttah I ?__ liri Bryi a, the Otorman ? t/oa Bernetorff, Ceual aaa Couateaa ia Chamhrun. Maaa. l*eedoe, Ifra Martaa, MMa Lhara Hartan, Mra Blater. Ora Rlehard Bi ' U:A Mlaa BU ? . i H Regerfl ~ *i tan af the Naej Ki., ? i ,-.-,. ?? ii out eardf fer rw 11 ,.. M. , ; narr I and :?". frem W lo Daaeiag wii fOBew eeeh ?...ii _^^^ THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. i ? i fiU - Wbehtagtei. Dw Ut -The BrttMt am? baaaador has mturued hrem r short rlaM ln Kew Tork. The BraOUaa Amhaaaadar and Mme. de Oama went to New Vork thls morning to rerr.aln untll the mlddle of the week. Mr Brua, the Danlah Minister; Lodd Buataea Perey, af tha Bettteh Bnbaaey Itaff; Mr. Knlinsohrlkoff. of the BW-Oan Bmbeaar. and Mr. Behiaalrtf, or the Metb arlanda Leganeo, wera Boor manaKers for the Charlty Bnll glv-n st the NeW Willard to-nlght for the heneflt of the Workhag Boya* Home. |N WASHINGTON SOCIETY. [Krr.m rbfl TrO) UM ? Waahlngton, Dee II Two Imp. ta for ebartty elattw I the att ,,f Wa I agtou floMoty te-nlght. the flr*.t belng ti.- performaaea al aa< ? Thaa* .nt of tha a, ln whom Mlaa Taft la Intereatedi and I i other ? omi at the New Willard ha i Mome. it Wl I th P fl ; -..?, ii aaw rai *??> k part tfiai Tafl aad her party at - b B BUdaa had as ?s |fi l Cbarlaa W. Falrhanka aad , thei Mra Bb kard Pfal iwrtght, Mra. Bepreaaatatlva and >?'?*? nn ailed beaaa aad ? h fur tha ,,',.,v I I Mra Nn -!. Mna B^kman Wlnthrop, Mrs Beborl ghaw Oliver. Mr?. [_ 2 - Mrs Winthrop M :rrav n. Mrs Bl ?. ifra, gtaphea B. Ajrraa, Mi - Am, ? . Champ Clark, Mi W Wltherepooa, Mra, Jamea W. Placboe,, Mrs. Hewrj 0 9tT9 I*eonar.l l ?,.. Kn t n Page. Baa part* i! . f,,r tbl '-ntire week. .,. thi M< w W lla ?'? arai i lant 1 .table. The pa troaeoata we:e Mrfl ? Bflrnaterff, Mra ? Ifn M - **M?* . | ifra, Hoarard Mra v . un-ggiat af ihe Board tor ti,e Worklni Beye* Home, ara || - Q T9 Ot riaa thi : . ,h-:r i for I 1V ' I ? Iva Oaanen, waa thi gumt at n lun beoo to*dey aith Ml*-? other ireri lai Iti ,i le ? ? ?: Ifra Porter t MeCtnobar flntertelaed a partr <>f young foUi al luachw n te ? tor her daughter, bttaa Ua '? raber. Mr-- Walter Wllcea an'1 aeveral other aoau mtartalnid dbmer partlei te-aigbt . | ? , | m the Mew Willard. ? NEW YORK SOCIETY. Un i ailia Townaand gav? h luach* ?i lay at her bouee, la Madtaon avenue, for Mlaa Bdltk Logan, the debu* tunto daughter al Mr.? .i.?hn a. Logan. Her -pieete, numbertng Udrty-Bve, rndud nl Miss Hope llainllton. Mis*. Cftritde m i M irgarel Trever, MMa I Wa ?ad Mi-s v.M.ii.- Townaand, Mlaa Ka* thalle Blo4*una, Muu Bleaaor Tarlor, m.s-< Carollna \s reth, Mlaa Carolina Da L_j (Vard, Mlaa Paullna Clarkaon, Mlaa Au* grer Oaborn, MUa Jttlla K.i.v, Mi--s Amy i:. johnaon, MMa Qrevene Vail COaeeree, IgfUm Margarel Herriek, Mi**. PriaettU Bull, Mlaa LouMa Cheppt %,ll*s Blaanor i ii.uis.1,,11 ? Mlaa Margan * C Overton , and Mlaa Margarel Behleffe m Davla Barnea k.iv.- a thaatra party, fi i lowed by a dance al ?herry'a, last msht f.?r mi aa Comella Da Leaeey Cammaaa, the debutante daughter ot Mr. and Mra, Cbarlaa L Caaaawaa, Jr. The gueati ut thi theatri meluded Mh \^r. <;. John* , ;. rti Ide ll"'- t. Miss l',.r .Valnwright, Miss Louiaa Chappeli, Mlaa Kleanor Hai tahoraa, MMa - i Wai ran, Mi--j Katherlae Turnbull, Mk Lf lefl Iciaflin, Undell Batea, Willlam Bramwell, (Jeoffrej Taylor, Philip Crovat, Bhlppen I Davla, Budotph IConhardt, Prederioh Dea ni-, Hamilton Campbell :i':,i Laagdoa i.. -- lie A few addlUonal gueati were ln* Ited .,, i ,- ..., \i r and U i William Aieaandi i fi - - i dlnner laat nlght it thi Ht. Beglfl Thair t;n,sis v..-it- |fr, and Mrs ilrndl-ih John nn, Br. aad Mra adrlan laelia, M.I Mr, ,iii,i .Mis. Jay Qottld, Mr. an.l Mis. Boh* art La ftoy, Mr. and Mra aJlen fJouver* Wellman, Mlaa Helen Coater, R. Thorntoa vVllaon and Kredertek i-> huj san Mi J Mayhew vTa?twrlghl ?_ .i dlnner lolluwed hv a theatre |,art\. laal nlgbt Her Ktn-hts lnoiiuh-d MMa Bvalyn and Mlaa ?Uaabeth Pjraoa, Miss DUen E_eyaar and Miss Boea HaaaU, uii of r.^ii Umore, who ara tha gueata f?>r a u.-.-k ot .\fi>. Walnwrlght Bbe took tim i?arty to ma "Tha Qovemor*! Lady." Mrs. Waln* wrlght wttl Blve another theatre party ? his *? vonliiK Mrs. .lohn II. Bhoeoheffgev gave a <iiii Mf last nlght at har house, No. 18 BaM i_ii street, for her dehufinte nleee, .M i Helen Jay im Baia Aftarward ?he io<.k ber gueata to the Astor Th<?utre tn the party Were Mlm Maud Van IlertKaelaer. UQm I'oin.'ha OeW, Miss Florence Col Kate, Miss Bliia PYaaako Mlm itds Katth, Bt John (irlflith, Janios Duaae LiVtBgl* toa. Arthur Majson Uu Dols, Francla H. t'.cer, Regtnald Hsrik* and Robert Ogdei Du Bols. Mr? Bevertey Ward gave the laeoaJ of tbaaa laoeptteoa paatwOay affesraoai at her house. No. 47 East 58th street, te IntrodUOa IMP daughter, Miss Carolin*. I* Lsmeey Ward. The debutante. who wm ln a froek of white satln and chiffon, wai as?lted ln letolOtl.B by Miss Kate Gor? don wniis. .Mis? Baaaaao Warron, MMJ Bllaabeth Tbompoon, Mlaa Caramal car roii, MhM BUaa Fraacka, Mlaa Loulfl Johnaon and Mra, h. Percy Thompson, Tho laM receptloa win be h? id or. | bar M Mra AllOB ntch gave a small infor mal luncheon yesterday at her house, \?, - p BBl Mtl Btreet, for her daughter, >ttna Olantha Flt. I.. Mra Walter Rutherfcrd gpve a ani||| lun.heon yesterday at the Coemopolltfi Club. Mlss Baoon anii Mlaa HairttBgi Kav? a brMga party ot oii" bundred ano gfty peraeas aftoraoea at Shetry's, an.i Mrs. li Mason Raborg a brldgo at bai bouae, in i_ast s.th stroot. Ubi ?? Moii.i Bagbdb ntualcal mwiilna al rti? WaMeff-Aetofii yesterda wera Mile. I.uerezU nyr\, I>inii Ollly aml BugetM Ysnye. Am^jng audlenca wera Mrs. i^.ry KairM.ld (?:.".rn. Mr?. GlBN-Mi (itgy ora, Mra wiiham l>>uKias sioaat, Mra. John Clinton Otay, Mra HraoW/ Jr., Mra Edain Qould, Mn \vu:. lam m Klngeland, General Eforaoa Por ter, Mra. Burfto Rocbe, Mr? w R.i*h.on? Baoon and MTO Qeatsjai h. Bead, Mra. Wtittam EL Vanderbilt, Mrs. n<a_ry W, Taft, Mrs. Arcber M, il"-i'.??gtoa, Mra Bradlej Martin, Jr. Mrs Henrjr w TUford an.i Mra. Charlea C atiiir-^ ate among the patron?-y?es of the t\\ annual bail to be triv.-n by Auxlllary No. ! Of the New York 1'iet. Kltchen Asao . ia>!on, on January 7. at the Hotel Plaaa lt will be a costume affali. Mr BBd Mra J, ll. Bears have arrlrtd la town from their country pla e 0n i/ong Matftd, and are at the Hotel II Eto| - The iiai'.an < harge d'Affairei, M. Cata : ii.i. baa arrlved ln town from U'eshMf. nn, for a few days' atay hore. Throgg. hls mother he li grandson of Musuna ." i... abo for naora than a quartor of a entufy represent'-.i the fl iblimo I'o-taaa Its ambassador in I.ondon. Mr. and Mrs Aifrrd 0>, Var.lerbiit who bave been Btajing at the Van.JerM.lt Hotd slri'-a their return from Saganioro l.orige, their i lace ln the Adlro :k, aall te day for Bagland on bi tn* Mauretanla. Mra. M. Ormo P/lleoa'a ho a ? i th? .?..-.?ne on Kri.lay aftemoon al . of n meeting of tbe Vlvlaectlon Inva io. roagllO, tO whlch Mrs. BtUyvoOBnt 1'lBh, !'. I.nrr;. (1 Hoffman. ? }? rederlck Hoffman. Krank K. Bturgl. and W tua Bcbarinorbori I Mr and Mrs Joaeph T ? i oi' Tuxedo, whoaa daut_hter Ls ona. ..f th* tanteo of tho i .? ? tn boaao af MTi Bw-Jamln Knowei la E0i 77th atreet, for the winter. i.ouise Jaekaaa*. areddlng B ' ornell arill nke ;>ia"e this afi im at_ the East Mtii street hous.. Of !rf LouM .7. BaMonl, who ts an aunt of tl.e - Lo k?on. r daughter af lt k Pfoaaen fachaoa. win haveaa atteadaata Mlaa Bath Ha-kins, || ;???;.< Motley aad m:?s rauia Pleit [rvtae COnBall arill be his btether*a i?.t ?an, and tha ushers wl!l taduda to Cornell, Karl Rclir. Dou? u I rr k Bwlng, <;.-.re.- - _vl Perry Bogua Tr ? bo pjk formed by the Rev. Henry glooao CoflB v renue Presbyterlaa ? . i?'..:? tho beaefll of the Ba n et> af the Parfarii of Bt Tlntoal <ie Paol a draasatto oatertainment, followed by a Baaaa W"I be yii\en fo-night In the larga roceptloa room of the French Stearr.shl. l.lne. Plor 57, whlch ls at the end Of Wast litii atreet There win be two comediettas iu whleh MaBS Henri Uoiran, M;ne. Do eeaaea, Hei.^ Wildtrsfeln and tlie "'oratB de Pontac wlll appear. These wlll be fol? lowed by rei-ltationa by Mme. gtmOM aad M d. Max, aftT Whhtk tliere wlll bi 80P per and danclnp. Mrs. Hrnrl Gourd, Mra linil Kull.'i, Mra ?l Morgan Browaa Mrs. 1'1-rre Mall. Mra. i>raldln? RBd :.. .? d Miss laelln aad tho Comtess* da l/Aiigier-X ilinrs -ra among tha patraa aaaaa Mrs. Herbert r~ BatMrlea Mra HanaU tm McK. Twombty, Mra, OTUllam DouHaa Sloane and Mrs. John \V. MlBtOra .ra iineng the patrbaMasM nt a concert widoh aill tak." plaM thli afteraeon st ti.ehoaoo ..!" Mrs .lohn HOBty lliimiiioi.il, in _aat MM street. for the benetlt of the Hambtse Btn et Bettl.ment Henry Mailon Ward itHes a dlnaw danoa tid"" oveatna at his house in Port avonaa f\>r bis uteco^ Mlm Pt.-woo warl who ls one of the dobutantes of tbe ?00 son and a daUghtOff of MI and Jlnv Charlea Montagu Ward. llra Uilllam C Rates wlll ho 4 ??? eeptlen thli aftcrnoon at her realner.co 1. Kasi 34th street for her daughter, Mlaa Amv Bra-ttah yohaaoa, one of the d*bu tautes of tlm season. Robert 07. Qeelet ls nc.w on tbe ocoan aad dae on frlday oa Um Provenca om crs arrlving thi. week from abi ' ?r* \ii-- ,i Plerponl Moraan, Bir Krae?t BhackleCOB) the Bouth Pole e.plorer; 1 Barton Wllling. Sir Charles and Lttf K.. | Mr and Mrs. <>.??-.- Eustll aai Mr. i.i nl Mrs. C A Murin Mra Mareu. Daly arrlToa ln towa '? day ttem Montana ror lh. Boaaen. vi - Emlly gla.ma haa laaued invitatloaa tor a dinner on Pi ral t. I'l-'d I'lers. n has left tft**" for Hlgh Polnt tt. C. <;,,.._.? i; Bourne, son of Mr and Mr* i--..-,'.. .. i i urne, whoeo mai I ll M Mi-s ii. i ,, whitney. daughter of Mr. aaA Mrs Charlea B. Whltney, takea placo oo Saa v ai'? Day at st. Barthoiomeara Church, wlll aivo hls rarewell ba ;ei<?r !:ni.-' al Si.-nVs on the evenlng of D*" .-. BBbOT :" Mra Jamta Brown Botti r, who has bo>j at the St. BagM Blaoo her arrlval tram gUlppa a few days ago, wlll lea">? t*# a- to day leo Btehmond. Sha wtS re? turn to New York oarly ln tho now yOB*. Mrs. Frcdorlc Bronson has taken apert nients at tho St. BegM B>r tha winter. AN ENGAGEMEN-T. Mrs. John N Tally announces the B?* gagement of her daughter Ethel ? Chastaa Waaana Huff, s<m of* Mr. *** Mrs. A. R, Huff, of Allentown, raaa Th? wedding will tako placo la Aprll