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"If you have but a word of cheer Speak it while 1 am alive to hear." Some one asked Thomas A. Edison, 'Don't you believe that genius is insplra? Hon?" "No," he replied, "genius Is perSpiratlon." By sparifig ourselves the daily task we 7" dig the grave of our higher possibilities. "The world raises its loftiest shaft to liu mo wVm 'flollxnifa ii I uviiTno mc True nu-rlt is like a river. The deeper I it is tjie less noise it makes. postpone and postpone until smiling possibilities dead.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some with you. A Good Listener. Proni tlie Yimkrm Ktstesmnn. i. she a poor listener?" no; she to hear her- I self tak." MUSICAL MENTION Franeeska Kaspar.

soprano, left on Thursday for Philadelphia, where she sang with the Orpheus Club as soloist Friday evening. Miss Kaspar started today for a concert trip, singing first In Cleveland and afterward in Bloomlngton. in a recital for the Woman's Club there, Mrs. Josephine Esputa Daly, who is spending the spring season In Asheville, N. is singing there frequently In church and In concert.

Sunday she sang William Waldecker's Salutaris." Mr. Waldecker was one of the leading organists and conductors in Washington a few years ago and is now a resident of Newark, N. where lie is doing considerable composing, as well as directing a choir and playing the organ. Miss Mary Helen Leefe made a very pronounced success at- the drill, vaudeville and musical entertainment given Wednesday afternoon at Fort Myer. She is a young so? oamu tr? Wnshinctnn fl little more than a year ago.

She sang two "oldfashioned" songs, Old Sweet Song" and Mai.v of Argvle." which so greatly pleased the enormous audience that she sang for encore "Columbia, the Gem of Ocean." with splendid effect and aroused much enthusiasm. Miss Leefe will also be heard Tuesday evening in the Continental Memorial Mall at the opening of th? evening session of the congress of the D. A. R. Miss Margaret Veitch sang in Baltimore at the first entertainment given in the new Eastern High School last week.

She made a very great success. She was tendereii a reception the next evening by tihe music supervisors, when the leading musicians ana music lovers of Baltimore were present. I)r. Wynkoop, former pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church, tihis city, and Mrs. Wynkoop, who have been in the missionary Held in India for some years? in fnct.

ever since they were sail for home in a few weeks and spend their summer here. Mr. Wynkoop was as well known among the musicians as he was among the ohurch people, for he is a cultivated and brilliant pianist and organist. rs. Wynkoop was formerly Miss Dodge of Georgetown, who was for many years a leading; organist and well-known as a pianist and accompanist in local concert circles.

A feature of the Kaster services at the Industrial Home School was the singing of two solos by Mrs. Alonzo 'i'weedale, a soprano of good range and resonant tone. Her selections were "Christ is Klsen" and "Open the Gates of the Temple." which were effectively given. At the morning service of Calvary MethoIist Church last week Mis. Tweedale sang 'Christ is An interesting concert was given in lonrearate derail uau jnonaay evening by some of the leading musicians in local circles.

The Apollo Quartet, com" posed of William McFarland, Howard Butterworth, Roland R. Rodrick and Dana r. Holland, opened tlie program with Wilson's "Annie Laurie;" Mr. McFarland and Mr. Rodrick sang a duet.

Fisher's "The Pilot''; contralto solos. "For ove of by Hastings, and H. I.ane Wilson's "Tho Pretty Creature," Mrs. B.ancue Dalgleish; Buck's "Creole Lover's Song. Edward R.

Kmbrey; Alarm's Faust Fantasy, for violin. Miss Rubie Stanford; Bohm's "Still as the Night and Hawley's "The Sweetest Flower That Blows," Mrs. D. Oiin Leach; Leo Stern's "Spring," Miss Irene Dieterich; Hawley "My Love is Like a Red. Red Rose" and Lehmann's "Gather the Roses, "Mr.

Butterworth; "King of the Main," Dur.a C'. Holland, bass solo, Mr. Rodrick, and the quartet. Parks' "I'ntll the Dawn." by the Apollo yuartet, which closed trie program. Miss Sally Mason had tlie arduous task of accompanying all the numbers, except Miss Dieterich's, and she did it with much skill and sympathy.

It was an especially trying ordeal, as most of the numbers had to be played by her at sight. Mrs. Grace Dyer Knight, who usually spends her summers abroad, will sal! for Kngland next month. Mrs. Knight was booked to sail this week, but owing to a painful accident which her mother met with a few weeks ago she has been obliged to postpone her trip.

She will spend her time with Mme. Hill l.ehmann in Berlin and Mme. Cox in London and return to Washington in October. Mr. Sydney Lloyd Wrlghtson left for New York Thursday night, where he will close contracts for orchestras and bands for the Jamestown exposition and engaging artlstr for tri-weeklv recitals and orffan reritnls during the six months of the exposition.

Mrs M. R. Waldeoker gave her pupils' recital last Wednesday evening at hei studio. street northwest. The program was representative of the greatest composers.

Among the pupils who participated were Misses S. TimpkJns, N. Waldeeker, Brown, M. Myers, M. Relnburg, L.

Schneider, M. Sylvester, J. Cassell, P. McKeever, M. Lynch.

P. I. Cole. K. Allen.

R. Annedale, W. Whitney. H. Muir, H.

White; Messrs. G. White. C. Rudy.

F. Hoover. B. Burn. A.

Miller, Koerner, J. Koerner, F. C'lugston. C. Alford.

C. Watson. Mr. Ralph Coleman gave several songs, accompanied by Miss Leatto; Mr. Van Looch.

violin. A concert of unusual attractiveness was given at Calvary Baptist Sunday school house Friday evening. It was under the auspices of the Central W. C. T.

for work among soldiers, sailors and marines who are stationer! nr the various! forts around the city. There were selections by the Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Club and piano solos by Mr. Loul9 A. Patter. Mrs.

B. H. Smart was the soprano soloist; Mrs. Dana C. Holland, contralto; Mr.

Roland R. Rodrick, baritone; Miss Lena Woodard and Miss Conlyn Smith, duet: Mr. J. R. Stanton, violinist; Miss Levitt and Miss Lydla Hughes, accompanist.

Miss Maud Bell Rice was the reader for the evening. The "Philathea" class of the Centennial Baptist Church, corner 8th and I streets northeast, gave a delightful entertainment In the way of a sock social on Friday evening, the 12th Instant. There were about one hundred guests present to erijoy the occasion. The "following program of music and recitation was rendered: Piano solo. Miss Carrie Llpp; vocal solo.

Miss Sadie L.ipp; recitation. Miss Noel; vocal solo, Mr. Bowsher; vocal solo. Miss Evanna Hlld; violin solo. Prof.

Joseph Harrl son; vocai soio, Mr. scanueourg. mis was followed by the serving of refreshments. Mr. R.

Allen Terrell, the tenor soloist of St. John's choir, has accepted the directorship and solo position of the choir of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. He will enter upon Ills new duties the 1st of May. Mr. Richard Backing, tenor soloist of St.

Paul's Episcopal choir, iias resigned Ills position. The formal dedication of the new HookHastings organ in the Douglass Memorial Methodist Church will take place Thursday evening next at 8 o'clock, and will consist of an organ recital by Mr. H. H. Freeman, assisted by Mr.

B. Allen Terrell, tenor soloist. The music at Wesley Chapel today will be as follows: At the morning service, "Jubilate Deo," Nevin; "In Heavenly Love Abiding," Brown. At the evening service: "Exalt Him," Hanscom; alto solo (selected). Mrs.

G. F. Llppitt will for Mrs. D. Olin Leech at the morning service.

Mrs. Helen Donohue Deyo will substitute for Miss Lillian Halley at uhe Epiphany Church for several Sundays. Miss Halley is suffering from a severe cold. One of the most successful and artistic concerts of the season was given last Wednesday night at the Eastern Presbyterian Church for the benefit of the new organ fund, under the direction of Mr. Charles Myers.

The artists of the evening were Mr. John Porter Lawrence, organist; Miss JUS. XI a Ties Henney, contralto; Miss Eva Whltford, reader; Mr. William Morse Rummel, violinist; Mr. Charles E.

Myers, tenor; Mr. Dana Holland and Mr. Roland Rodrick, bassos; Mr. Charles Henney. euphonium; the Nordiea Mandolin Club and Mr.

George Weber Vail and Mrs. Gay, accompanists. Mrs. Kennedy gave a most enjoyable musical last Wednesday evening, at her apartments In Florence Court in honor of Miss Liiia Snelling. contralto, who has been the guest of Mrs.

Kennedy for a few days. Miss Snelling Is a very talented alnger and sang a delightful program of German and English songs, being accompanied by Miss Ethel Toller. She made a very particular success at the cavalry drill at Fort ltyer last Wednesday. Mlaa Mary Helen Leefe will be the fT 1st for the Daughters of the Revolution. Tuesday.

April 16. Her numbers wtll Include a French aria by Dellbes and "Spring Song," Rheinhold-Becker. Miss X-eefe met with great success last Wednesday at the vaudeville given at Fort Myer. In the character of an old-fashioned girl both her songs and costume delighted the audience. Mr.

W. Gray Hawley gave another interesting planolo recital last Thursday night at the Confederate Veterans' Hall for the behefit of the Church of the Incarnation. He was assisted by Miss I.ydla Hughes, mezzo soprano; Mr. Halstead Hoover, baritone; Mr. Brooke Amiss, violinist: Mr.

W. H. Morsell, comedian, and Miss Florence King, accompanist. Mrs. William Keye Miller gave a deligjitfut musical at her home last Friday night.

She was assisted by Mr. Fritz Christian! Mr. George Weber Vail, violin and Miss A pIav snnrann Miss lithel Tozier. pianist; Miss Rubie Stanford. violinist; Mr.

S. M. Fabian and Mr. Fulton Karr, pianists: Mr. Richard Barking.

tenor. and Mr. Norman Daly, pianist. Mr. and Mrs.

George F. Winston gave an interesting musical last Friday night at the Madison Hall Seminary, which is the second of a series to be given during the spring. The soloists were Miss Elizabeth Leckle, Miss Witten. Miss Rubie Thurmond and Miss Cliampian; the pianists were Miss Marie- Turner and Miss Elizabeth Winston and Miss Mabel Ross was the Miss T.ydia Hughes was contralto soloist last Sunday at the Foundry M. E.

Church. Mrs. William T. Reed, who recently resigned from St. Margaret's choir and has been recalled to her former position as contralto of this church, enters upon her duties there this morning.

Mr. N. Tarkington Hammer, basso of the I'niverealist Church, was soloist last Mon- day night at the annual dinner given by tin Optimist Club at the Y. M. C.

A. Mrs. Alice Chandler Corey acted as accompanist. Mrs. Helen Nye McGhee of Richmond, is in Washington for a visit of sev- cihi weens at ner iorrat'r nome on sireei She has with her Miss Ogilvie, one of the most popular singers of Richmond.

As Miss Helen Nye she was one of the prom! lnent singers in Washington. An interesting piano recital was giver on Friday evening at the studio of Mr. B. Frank Gebest by a number of his pupils, assisted by Mr. Harry H.

Campbell, basso. The program was well rendered throughout, but worthy of special mention was the Andante con variation in major of Beet- hoven, played by Vivian Church Matson in 1 a musiclanly manner, and Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsodie, played brilliantly by Miss Ciarine MeCarty, a young pianist of 1 much promise. Mr. F. Larsalle Spier.

Miss Grace Adams and Miss Selene Witmer each played with much feeling. Mr. Harry H. Campbell gave an excellent rendition of Schumann's "Two Grenadiers," displaying a voice of much He responded to an encore. At the close Mr.

Gebest played by request Liszt's Polonaise in Fraulein Elizabeth Schwank. a young soprano new to Washington, gave a charm Ing song recital in the i ling room for the blind in the Congressional Library recently and made a very pronounced success. She has sung also, during her visit here, in the German and Austrian em bassies. A Grieg program of merit was given by som? of tlie piano pupils of Mrs. Joseph Finckel in her studio recently.

Among the young artists who were heard were Miss Pearl Merrltt. Mrs. H. L). Ayres, Mrs.

Daviette Ficklen, Miss Gertrude Finckel and Mrs. Finckel, who also gave a short talk on the life and works of the composer. They were assisted by Miss Grace Alden. soprano; Miss Irma Stern, contralto, and Mrs. Iva Martin White, pianist.

A delightful muskale was given at the residence of Mrs. R. I. Geare. 1318 Columbia road, last Monday evening, in honor of Mrs.

Kmma Prall Knorr, who interpreted, with true artistic temperament, eight of MacDowell's beautiful compositions. MLss Frances Bethune's unusually rich contralto voice was heard to ereat advantage in sev era! songs. Miss Roberta Amies, a young but gifted pianist, played three solos, indicating her possession of much musical in- i tclligonce and knowledge of technique. Mr. David Kindleberger was heard In several pieces which were very skillfully executed.

Mr. Norman Daly's playing was also highly appreciated. Mr. George Wilson of St. Paul's choir.

Baltimore, contributed considerable enjoyment by his fine rendering of baritone songs. A concert was given by the Nordlca Mandolin. Guitar and Banjo Clubs at Anacoetla M. E. Church Friday evening.

It was attended by a large and appreciative audience, each number receiving enthusiastic applause, and they responded with encores. An interesting concert was given recently In the Scottish Rite Temple for the benefit of a chapter of the Eastern Star. Miss Woodruff of the Quintet Club sang Blschoff's "Bobolink;" Miss Wise sang "Fishing;" Mrs. B. H.

Smart sang some solos; Mr. rr'i nloi'ap nrliiotllncr cnlrta I Ml 1111 lit gave ouiiic ib i vt niou.uf, and Imitations of the cornet, violin and a cat fight; Miss Minnie Saxton and Miss Marguerite Hudson danced and sang "Paggy Brady;" little Miss Schrivener danced; Mr. Hicks, bass soloist in the choir of Hamline Church, gave a splendid rendition of "The Two of Schumann; Miss Grace Rosa of the Quintet Club 1 recited "When the Folks Is Gone" and as an encore "Almost Beyond Endurance;" Mr. Harry R. Kvans gave a clever performance of legerdemain and Mr.

Roe Fulkerson gave a chalk talk. Tlje Boston Symphony Orchestra produced last week In Boston a symphony by a young American composer well known among the singers in church choirs. Mr. Howard Brockway of Baltimore and this city. He is of particular interest In Wash- Ington, as he married little more than a year ago Miss Bradford, daughter of Rear aumirui diauluru.

inr. diulkwuj ims ueen known chiefly as a composer of church music and this symphony is not only an ambitious effort, but a creditable one. It was written In 1894 and produced In Berlin In 1895 at a concert upon which only the works of Mr. Brockway appeared, a compliment calculated to turn the head of any young The performances of this symphony In Boston last week were the first hearings it has had In this country. The Junior Stage Fright Club met last Saturday at the home of Miss Alice Burbage.

The members who were there and played were Miss Florence Herman, Miss Vera Murray, Miss Clara Jones, Miss Laura Mae Burch, Miss Creecy. Mr. Eric Shilling. The club Is preparing for its spring musical, which will take place about the end of May. The pupils of Miss Marie Grice Young will give their spring recital next Satur The Piano Club, organized last spring by Mrs.

Hough, will meet next Saturday In her apartment in Stonelelgh Court. Mr. Thomas Evans Greene has returned from a short visit in Easton, accompanied by Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard, where Mr. Greene gave a recital for the benefit of the Emergency Hospital of that city.

They drew a large and fashionable audience, and both Mr Greene's singing and Mr. Howard's piano solos aroused well- deserved enthusiasm. The cast for the cantata "Queen Esther," which is to be produced by the augmented choir of the Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church on the 25th and 26th of this month, in Linthicum Hall, under the direction of Mr.

Win. T. Glover. Is now complete. Mr.

W. Arthur Storm will play the part of King Ahasuerus; Miss Eva Whitford is to play Queen Esther; Mr. Roy Biroh. Haman; Mrs. J.

A. Houghton, Zeresh; Mr. William T. Glover, Mordecai; other roles will be filled by Miss Bessie Birch, Oscar Gardiner. Mrs.

McKnlght. Newton John Wa- ters, M. Raub. I. Birch.

Mrs. Raub, Miss Louise Birch and Mrs. Roy Birch. Mrs. Isaac Birch is the accompanist and assistant director.

The cantata will be eiven with full scenery and costumes. Jamestown Exposition Music. Mr. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson conferred with the board of governors of the Jamestown exposition last week. They have adopted every recommendation made by Mr.

Wrightson In the program presented i to them three weeks ago for the music of the exposition. Mr. Wrightson has accepted the hymn composed by Mr. Wilberfoss Q. Owst of Baltimore, the words being by Mr.

William E. Pegram of the same city, as the official hymn for the formal opening of the exposition April 20. During his visit to Jamestown Mr. i Wright son asked the board of governors to permit the singing of this hymn as the first public rehearsal of the same at the Choral Society concert In this city Wednesday evening, April 34 There were over three hundred compositions i. esented to the musical bureau, and after careful consideration the composition of Mr.

Owst was derided upon. Mr. Owst Is the harmony teacher at the Washington College of Music, is an Englishman by birth, and M. G. London, England; pupil of Percy Goetchius.

Dr. Emmanuel von Falast. Prof. Carl Dappler and Zumpe of Stuttgart. He has written many beautiful compositions, which have been sung in this city by the Musical Art Society and the Washington Concert Choir, and is recognized as one the rapidly rising composers of the present time.

Last Bischoff Concert. The last concert of the Bischoff course will be given Wednesday evening In the First Congregational Church. This Is the twenty-sixth season of thes? concerts, and they have grown in artistic merit each year. The soloists will be First Congregational Church Choir (solo Mrs. B.

H. Smart, Miss Edna S.ott Smith, contralto. Mr. Douglass U. Miller, tenor; Mr.

J. Walter Humphrey, bass; Dr. J. W. BisehofT.

organist and director; Mrs. Elsie Bond Bischoff. accompanist. The first part of the program will be composed of miscellaneous numbers, including: March, r. Dr.

Bischoff; jewel song. "Faust," Gounod. Mis. Smart; Kortheuer. Mr.

1,. mi iiici i rti in, rviUMi. ill ic? ouiuu, "Gloria Te," Buzzi-Peccia. Mr. Humphrey.

The second part of "the program will consist of Frederick H. cantata. "The Rose Maiden," a poem adapted from the German of K. E. Fratcillon.

This wjs wrilten in 1807, and is a little work of much beauty. Or. Bischoff will not only act as director, but as accompanist. Concert in Willard Ball Boom. The follrifring musical program will be given under the direction of Mr.

Sydney IJoyd Wrightson in the bail room of the New Willard Hotel tomorrow evening, from 8:30 to o'clock, for the Daughters of the American Revolution: Theme and variations. Paderewskl; Mr. Felix Qarziglia of the faculty of the Washington College of Music. Legende, Bohm; Zephyr, Hubay; Mr. Fltzhugh Coyle Goldsborough of the faculty of the Washington 1 College of Music.

Beloved. It Is Morn. Aylward; The Years at the Spring. Beacli; Miss Gertrude Karla Reuter. pupil of Mr.

Sydney Lioyd Wrightson. Nocturne, Chopin; Tarantella. Moszkowski; Mr. Felix Uarziglia. A Song of Thanksgiving.

Allit- 1 sen. inr. oyune) i-ioya rigiuson, president of the Washington College of Music. Serenade. Pierre's, and a new composition his own entitled "Scene Orlentale; Mr.

Goldsborough duet. Absehied der vogel, Hildach; Miss Reuter and Mr. Wrlghtson. IRtcbmonft gocietg Special Correspondence of The Star. RICHMOND.

April 13, 11HI7. A society event of special Importance and interest during the past week was the wedding of Miss Helen McGill Hamilton to Mr. Thomas Pinckney Bryan at noon of W'ednesdaj" last, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Petersburg.

Va. The church was beautifully adorhed with Easter lilies and white roses, the chancel being banked with palms, and the music directed by Mrs. Charles D. Witherspoon. The service was read by the Rev.

R. W. Barnwell, assisted by the Rev. Corbin Braxton Bryan. D.D.

The bride is the lovely daughter of Mr. Alexander Hamilton of Petersburg. The Hamilton home In Petersburg and the country residence in Albemarle county are Nvnonvms for the most ileliirht f-il unrt lavish hospitality. Mr. Bryan is the young- est soil of Mr.

and Mrs. Jos. Bryan of Laburnum. near ivichmond, and was a graduate in the class of l'JOJ of the University of Virginia. The ceremony took at noon and was followed by a wedding breakfast in the Hamilton home, filled with the breath of springtime from sprays of bridal wreath, cherry and apple blossoms, daffodils and jonquils.

The bride wore white duchess satin and lace; her veil was caught with orange blossoms, and ahe carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and white orchids. Her maid of honor. Miss Elizabeth V. Hamilton, was in white chiffon over pink, with a pink hat. The bridesmaids, Misses Sarah A.

and Roberta A. Hamilton, had very pretty costumes of chiffon voile, embroidered In roses, embroidered girdles and garden hats of white maline with pink roses and white plumes. Mr Rrvan HmkI tn groom, other attendants being Dr. Robert C. Bryan, Messrs.

R. B. Campbell, M. C. Hall, P.

L. Conquest, R. E. L. Taylor, YV.

L. Zlmmer, E. J. McGlIl, C. W.

Grandy. W. II. White and H. N.

Page. The beauty of the day and the flowerbedecked lawn at the Hamilton home gave the wedding reception something of the nature of a garden party, which the lovely gowns of the many guests present rendered most attractive. After the reception Mr. Mrs. Bryan left to spend their honeymoon at the Bryan country home.

Eagle Point, In Gloucester county. Va. Many-private residences In Richmond are already being taken by wealthy northerners for the time of the mating here of the general Episcopal convention on the 2d of October next. Mr. J.

Plespont Morgan has leased for that month the home of Mr. Thomas M. Rutherford. The house is big, square, and built on generous lines, standing back from the street in Its own grounds, and shut away from the street by a substantial brick wall nr. ienn In ill iuc i rai aim an uwu imiK.tr uir iiuui.

It was owned formerfy by Mr. James Thomas, the father of Mrs. Rutherford, whose sisters, Mrs. Richmond Pearson, wife o-f the United States minister to Persia, and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, are well known in Washington society, after having been Richmond belles In their girlhood days.

Mr. Thomas was one of the signers of the bail bond which gave Jefferson Davis release from his two years' imprisonment at Fortress Monroe. It will cost Mr. Morgan $5,000 to occupy next autumn the residence which caused a sensation at the time of its erection, and which was called Thomas' hotel. In consequence of Its open-door hospitality.

Mrs. Frank Eugene Stacy of 1S20 West Grace street gave a reception Thursday afternoon. April 11. in honor of Miss Rthel Hickey of Washington, D. and Miss Marlon Thompson of Lynchburg, her house guests.

Receiving wtth the hostess and her friends were Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. John D. Clothier, Mrs.

B. H. Ellington. Mrs. Edgar 1).

Lafferty. Mrs. A. F. Huntt, Mrs.

Evan Chesterman, Mrs. Preston Carson, Mrs. Anton H. Thlermann and Mrs. F.

D. Johnson. Jr. At the punch table were Mrs. D.

T. Williams and Mrs. Norton Ladies assisting in the dining room were Mrs. Charles D. Larus, Mrs.

Carlton Jackson. Mrs. It. VV. Walkins, Mrs: Harry Randolph Wayt, Misses Carrie Neale, Hattie Shields, Eugenie Taylor, Rosalie Milnes, Cora Younger.

Charlotte Miller. Florence Stacy. Katherine Watkins and Miss Frazier. Last Thursday afternoon the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Kerr Gilmour, daughter of Mr. Matthew Gilmour of 8 North Laurel street, to Mr.

William Henry Sterling, jon of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sterling of Norfolk, took place at the bride's home, which was a symphony of green and white.

Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour, assisted by the Rev! Russell Cecil.

D. of the Second Presby- terian Church, officiating. Two maids of honor. Miss Lois Sterling md Miss Bertha Gilmour. were attired jn white Korean silk and had bouquets of sweet peas and maiden-hair ferns.

Mr. John B. Taylor of Norfolk was best man, hu rihixina u'uru IiaIH hv (t itlil.u.n Rogeraon, Eleanor and Byrd Sydnor and Margaret Brown. The bride was gowned in white lace and carried white roses. Her veil was fastened with a diamond crescent.

Mr. and Mrs. Sterling will spend several weeks in travel, returning early In May, to reside at the Tazewell in Norfolk. A very pleasant party, made up of Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Nelson Carter, Miss Isabel Carter and Mr. Jonn AtKinson 01 Richmond, and Misa Page, of Saratoga. Clarke county. sailed by the White Star liner Canoplo from Boston on Wed- nesday last for Gibraltar. After a tour through Spain, the party will go Into Italy md move northward on the continent In leisurely fashion, reserving a coaching trip through the British Isles- for the latter i part of their stay abroad.

They will not return until next autumn. Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Banister Lodge, Halifax county, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ethel, to Mr. Robert Withers Williams of Richmond, the marriage to take place In the early fall.

Miss Clark spent the greater part of last 1 winter in Richmond, and the announcement of her engagement Is received here I with lively Interest. I TO AMGEFOR PEACE Presidents of Nicaragua and Salvador Will Meet. END OF THE WAR IN SIGHT Conference Will Be Held at Amapala. 7TTT A A rYDDrecrc a TTTTrnr iiAi U1.UJIJO llUilUlUDL Thankful for the Attitude of Thi3 Government During the Recent Hostilities in Central America. Zelaya of Xlcaragu i of Salvador have agreed to In person at Amapala.

on Tigre Island. In Fonseca hay, that lionduran port surrendered to the Nl' araguan forces Tlie conference is for the purpose of arranging for a settlement of the difficulties in tral America. Salvador was the ally of the defeated Hondurans, and now the Xicaraguan president demands that the Salvadoreans recognize tlie provisional government which has been set lip in Honduras to succeed the Bonilla governni This would mean tin- complete victory of President Zelaya. as the Honduras provisional government, made up almost wholly uf Honduran revolutionists allied witli araguan forces against their own govern uir-in, ib i ui nine id rrrnnu'in This information was received at the Stale Department yesterday from Philip Brown, secretary of the I'nited States legation iti Guatemala, but who has been at II'nion as an emissary of President Zelaya to Siil vador In negotiations looking to a cessation of hostilities is not stated. His dispatch to the Slate Department said VIIai piuvt nn nnnui ru I I i niu' iu I guera having agreed to accept a proposition made for the meeting with President Zelaya.

The proposition was made through Mr. Krown and it was settled that the conference should be held at Amapata upon the surrender of that port. Zelaya Grateful. The State Department lias received, through Mr. Brown, the grateful appreciation of President Zelaya for the friendly attitude of our government in behalf of peaee in Central America.

In return the Statu Department has Informed the presidents of Nicaragua and Salvador that t'nited States naval vessels in Central American waters will be placed at their disposal In helping them carry out the proposed conference As Amapala Is situated on an island on thn Pacific coast the gunboats Chicago. Boston and Princeton wtli be of great service. TinChicago is due to leaae that vicinity soon for San Francisco, the Boston being her relief. From the dispatches from Mr. Brown tii? Stale Department could not confirm the re poi that President Bonilla of Honduras is a refugee 011 board the Chicago, but neither is there any information to the contrary.

The att'tude or Salvador mi tinsubject of recognizing the provisional eriiment In Honduras Is not known. Heretofore Nicaragua only has recognized tinrevolutionists. The differences between Nicaragua and Salvador" are many, iiut are not believed here to be beyond settlement by conference between the two presidents. Proposed Conference Here. Assistant Secretary Bacon lias the report that representatives of the five Central American republics have under consideration the Idea of a permanent peace conference to be held in Washington or Mexico City to settle many of the questions constantly arising.

There have been numerous treaties between various ones of the republics, but no agreement to which all of the five republics have been parties. It is believed here tiiat the opportunity han arrived for a satisfactory broad agreement covering all of the Issuer, and to which all of tiie republics would now become party. Surrender of Amapala. PARIS, April Nioaraguan legation today received a dispatch from Foreign Minister Gomez, at Managua, dated yesterday, confirming the surrender of Amapala, Honduras, and adding: "The surrender was adsolutely without any conditions, but we guaranteed Bonilla's passage abroad. ine oaivHuorrnii suveruiiiriii in ennuis peace commissioners to Amapala." TWO NECESSITIES IN ONE.

Shoe Horn and Shoe Buttoner Combined in One Implement. A New Jersey man has conceived the excellent Idea of combining a shoe horn and a shoe Instead of having two separate shoe horn and a shoe two Indispensable necessities are combined In one. As shown Shoe Horn and Buttoner. in the illustration, one-half shoe horn and tlie other half the shoe part not interfering with tho use of the other. Bronson Alcott's System in England.

From the London Daily Mali. Educational circles In Wolverhampton dis? -i a in incident which has occurred In a voluntary school. A boy had been punished by the headmaster, and complaint being made to the managers the chairman, who Is a well-known clergyman, went to the school and asked that he niiould receive the punishment which had been indicted on the boy, so that he could test and judge of its severity. The headmaster explained that the boy had received six strokes, three on each hand. said the reverend gentleman, "I'll lake them." and he held out Ills hand In.

conventional boy's fashion. The headmaster screwed up his courage, and in the presence of the assistant teachers and class idrnlnistered six'vigorous strokes. The clergyman lost his smile at the secinj wlncMl tit nnrh of the jnf-8, to the great Joy of the uaaembled yoya. After the punishment he picked up lis hat and hurriedly left the room. Cash Better Than Time.

"rom the Philadelphia Ledger. "Have you a few moments to spare?" "Younfr man," said the capitalist, severely, "my time Is worth $100 an hour, but i'll give you ten minutes." "If it's all the siune to you," thoughtfully replied the visitor, "I believe 1 would -ather take It In cosh.".