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LOCAL MENTION. Phose Main 2.190 for Family WmI prices. The Tulman Laundry. tMioiir our AVnnt Ad to Th? Main 2440. FBATEBN1HES (Continued from Ninth Page.) freshments will be served from 11:3 in til 11:50 o'clock.

Then from 11:5 to 12:15 a.m. the members and guests will observe the going out the old year and the coming: in of new. All members of the Grand Arm: of the Republic, the Sons of Veterans U. S. and members of other aux iliaries are invited to the meeting" fron to in o'clock.

The public is invitee from 10 o'clock until the close. 0SSMB Thr free lecture under the auspices ti order on "Christianity Versus Social i by David Goldstein of Boston wil be held in Gonzaga College Hall, street near North Capitol street, Sun day evening, January 24, at o'clock. Mr. Goldstein is as an eminent sociologist and lecturer Spalding Council will be the host at a New Year eve dancing party, to held in Knights of Columbus Hal Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock Peter Carney is chairman of the committee. Many invitations been sent out.

The hall will be hand i decorated, and refreshments be served. Potomac Council will meet tomorrow rug lit in the Knights of Columbus Hall The council is planning a comprehensive campaign in social and fraternal activities for the new year. The Carroll Council anniversary committee will meet this morning the following chairmen of subcommittees v. ill report to Chairman Joseph B. McCunn of the general committee: Reception, William J.

McGee: Press Joseph L. B. Chisholm: decoration, Albert E. McCarthy; music. John Kiley; tickets, James H.

Kates; refreshments, Lawrence E. Dolan; entertainment. Joseph J. Degnan: printing, George A. Daidy, and door, James W.

McLaughlin. Following this meeting the Carroll Council Dancing Assembly will go into session to complete arrangements for its Japanese party, Wednesday, January 13. Christmas eve Chairman George Alpha Howe, assisted by a committee of twentyfive, distributed Christmas baskets among the poor of the city, as gifts of the council. Th success of the Knights of Columbus Choral Society at the reception to Mgr. O'Brjen last week has resulted in the acceptance by Dr.

Dickinson of several requests for the appearance of the choristers. Father O'Keefe, chaplain at Fort Myer, has arranged with Dr. Dickinson to bring the society to the post Tuesday night to entertain the soldiers under his charge. This will probably be the last appearance of the society before the concert to be given in the Knights of Columbus Hall February as considerable time will have to be devoted to rehearsals IOI" SOIlle Ul IliUl lain. UU1I1bers which will make up the program for that occasion.

Keane Council will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Following a brief business session the doors will be opened and the lecturer, William Shreve, and committee will offer a program of entertainment. Capt. Edwards announces that this will ladies' niglit." Refreshments will bt served. The final meeting of Washington Couiicil for the year 1914 was held Tuesday night, and many members were present.

Grand Knight Leo A Hover presided. At 9 o'clock an "open meeting" was held, and Lecturei Charles P. L. Moran and committee presented a program of entertainment, an innovation being "the country which furnished merriment and alsc substantial prizes to the lucky members. Iloltzclaw'f? Newsstand, Pa.

is a convenient place for West End natrons of The Star to leave their little Want Ads. A penny a word a day is all it costs for the householders' such as Rent Rooms, Sale Miscellaneous. Help and Situations Wanted, etc. ON STAGE FOR BELGIANS. Members of Band of Mercy Aid in Swelling Relief Fund.

For the relief of the suffering- Belgians several members of the Band of Mercy yesterday afternoon assumed the role of actors and actresses and presented a comedy entitled "A Box of Monkeys" at the Potomac School, 1200 18th street northwest. This Band of Mercy is in ho way connected with that branch of the Washington Humane Society bearing the same name. Following the performance refreshments were sold. Those taking part in the play were Charlotte MacPougall. Ruth Allen Met Jill, Helen McLanahun and Kve.yn Wadsworth.

Mrs. Montgomery Blair furnished the music and Virginia Blair was stage manager. Charlotte MacDougall is president of the organization, and Helen MeLunahan is secretary-treasurer. Flowern for New Year's. Consuls Gude about flowery and decorations for New Year's functions.

11114 -Advertisement. Commercial Travelers. Council. No. 256, United Com imrcial Travelers of America, wil meet at Pythian Temple Saturday tv.ning.

A short executive busines; session will start at 8 o'clock prompt ly and last until 8:30. when an opei tin-r will be called and Orosveno: we. The noted lecturer, will talk oi a subject that is said to be vitally im port ant to every commercial salesman A ood attendance is expected to honor to the distinguished speaker. ORCHESTRA CONCERTS. At the Home, this evening, at 7:30 o'clock, by the United States Home Or- chestra.

Emil A. Fenstad, assist- I ant director. March. Fahrbach i Overture, "Sounds from the. i Sunny South" Iseninan Spanish waltz, "Espana," uiaxcuiei Selection, "Karon Albmi trot.

"Carolina" Vodrey i Hesitation, "Vou Kissed Me" Harris Finale. "Soia'-Land" Ball "The Star Spangled Banner." At the Marine Barracks, tontorrow at p.m., by the I'nited States Marine Band Orchestra, William H. Santelmann, leader. March, "Lurch Katnpf zum Sieg" von Blon Overture, "Poet and Peas- Suppe Serenade, "Les Millions d'Arlequin" Drigo Excerpts from "La Traviata" Verdi Waltz, "Gypsy Ballet music (a) Allegro noil troppo. (b) Allegretto.

(o) Andante sostenuto. id) Allegro non troppo. Hungarian dance, No. J. Keler-Bela KEEPING UP NCTHlMG LIKE, rt FEU I HbLUY UREmHS TO GW6 VTHE Xfyys SPIRIT! A NO COUNT'S EARNINGS BUY YULETiDE CHEER Youngsters Back Home Have Christmas Goodies as Grandfather's Gift.

"Holly, Boss?" "Too late, uncle, I've grot mine." "Thank you, suh. Merry Christmas, euh." The old, white-haired colored man shifted the great sheaf of holly boughs to his other shoulder and was shuffling off through the snow, when a reporter for The Star, who had heard the brief conversation above as he hurried home through the already darkening streets on Christmas night, caught up with him and slackened his pace to fall into step. When he had asked why Christmas wasn't playing a part in the old man's life he learned the old man's story: "Uncle" was from Virginia, and the green boughs with their red berries he carried grew close to the cabin of which he spoke so proudly as "home." There was a son back there, a married son, and grandchildren. "Hard times" had hit the family, the breadwinner was "sick in his chest, suh," and the Christmas the children' had been looki ing forward to ever since the last time that splendid day had passed on the calendar now seemed impossible. So "uncle" had taken his ax and gone out into the wood.

Then he had come to Washington, with his wares in a rickety wagon. They Had That Dinner. They had had Christmas back there after all, he said, and smiled a glad, fnnthU-ss srnilr- ht made and mailed to them two days before was enough to buy the dinner of which the children had dreamed. He was going back the next day. "An Ah've had ma Christmas, suh," he explained as he finished the story.

"Ah knows they had theirs back home, 1 and, you see. the Ah've sold has helped bring Christmas to others, too. Yes, suit, that's a pretty fine Christmas for a old NEEDY POYS TO JOIN Y. M. C.

A. Memberships as Presents From Men Who Occupy Dormitories. Men who live in the dormitories of the main Y. M. C.

A. building, at 1736 street, are making presents of mem? berships in the boys' department to a number needy boys. They are being bestowed under the supervision of Y. M. C.

A. officials, after personal in, vestigations of each case. A "sing" before an open fireplace in the lobby of the main building will take the place this afternoon of the usual Sunday afternoon talk. These "sings" will be continued for several weeks. The first one was held last Sunday afternoon.

PREPARING PILOT CHART. New Features to Be Included in Hydrographic Production. A pilot chart with new features, which is to be issued within a month by the United States hydrographic office, will be of great benefit to vessel masters in southern waters. The chart will embrace the region between 1 and 30 degrees north, and 52 and 100 degrees west and will cover all the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea, and will extend on the Pacific ocean from Acapuloo to Esmreraldas, Ecuador. As its scale of construction is much larger than that of the older pilot charts, being seven-tenths of an inch to a degree of longitude, its hyi drographic features are correspondingi ly more ample.

The variation lines will be tor the epoch 1015, and all the other I features will Up as up-to-date as the office can make them. The ical features, as in the case of the existing pilot charts, will be furnished by the weather bureau. WAR BENEFITS SHIPYARDS. Orders From Europe for Repairs and Construction of Vessels. War conditions in Europe are giving work to American shipyards, not only making repairs to craft of British and other nationalities, but for the building oi vessels.

For the first time in the history of the American industry, it stated, a big steamship is to he built at an American yard for a British firm. 3 A contract was recently placed with the Harlan Ilollingsworth Corporation of Wilmington, by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company of England for the nt" a tank fiOA tons rapacity. Work will be started on the big ship at once, tht contract calling for her delivery early in the coming summer. It Is stated that other American shipbuilders have been approached by foreign vessel owners with requests or bids on the construction of big steamships. The XatUfmond Pharmacy, 22d cor.

of N. will take your little Want Ads and forward them to The Star. Rooms for Rent. Help and Situations Wanted and other little wants are only a cent a word a day. Schooner Elva Hattic Sold.

But one transfer of vessel property employetLin traffic on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries, that of the power schooner Elva Ilattie from L. A. Edentield to William Beeeher, was recorded in the customhouse at Baltimore in the past week. The Elva Hattie is a two-masted vessel of nine tons register, and hails from Baltimore. Her new owner will continue her in traffic on the Chesapeake.

Charged With Using Razor. Charged with assault with a dan gerous weapon. Fielding Lawson, col i ored, was locked up at the sixth precinct police station last evening. Lawson is alleged to haye cut Kosie Jack Icon, also colored, on tlie arm with razor at 47 Moonshine alley northwest THE XOuLie. WHAT O'THese HERE NEW SIUL I That yooR.

rt? Tsuriti fg VJHftT HAPPENED i To ny foo-r yjj Ij, Hey Bug-' iypiowi i RIG. GEN. GEORGE IT. HAR BRIES, commanding the District of Columbia militia, was in the city for a short period during the week. The greater part of his visit was spent in brigade headquarters of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, in The Star building, where he went over with the members of his staff and the regi! mental commanders several important matters which were pending, With Lieut.

Col. Almon L. Rarmcrter, adjutant general. District of Columbia militia, lie went over the returns from the recent inventory of property of the local National Guard and discussed plans for lessening the paper work in connection with the issuance of propi erty. i Maj.

Leroy Herron, for more than I five years inspector general, National Guartl of the District of Columbia, dur' ing the week tendered his resignation, to become effective January 1 next. Maj. Herron, it is declared, has resigned his commission in the local National vl Maj. LEROY W. HERRON.

Guard owing to business reasons, liavi irig explained to Gen. Harries that his business interests are such at this time that he cannot give the guard the amount of attention which it should have. The question of his resignation has been under discussion for some time between Maj. Herron ami Gen. Harries, and it was with reluctance that the general placed his approval on the resignation when he was here last week.

It has been Maj. Herron's duty during the time he has been inspector general to make the regular annual inspections of the property and several thousand troops, composing the District National Guard. This takes considerable lime each year, requiring duty every nignt ana a ay ior aoout one month. Maj. Herron's connection with the local National Guard dates back to October 22 of which year he engpSSSKT? I iuzettZ.

FRANCIS B. WHEATON. listed in Company 3d Battalion. In 189 7 he was transferred to Company 2d Battalion. During the Spanish-American war, he served as a second lieutenant of Company 1st District of Columbia Volunteers, when that organization was called into service in Cuba.

May 9 1S99, he was commissioned a first lieutenant in Company 2d Battalion and June 2(5, 1900. he was appointed first lieutenant and adjutant of the 2d Battalion. February 18, 1901. he was appointed captain and adjutant of the 1st Regiment of Infantry. In 1905, he was honorably discharged when the wnuic legiiiiciit muoicicu uui ui service, and again July 13, 1903, he was appointed captain and adjutant o' the 1st Regiment of Infantry.

His first appointment on the staff ol the commanding general was July 1909, when he was appointed a flrsl lieutenant in the ordance department and in the ame year was appointee major and inspector general. Maj. Harry Coope, who now headt the ordance department of the Nationa Guard of the District of Columbia, has oeen selected by Gen. Harries as inspector general to succeed Maj. Herron.

i. Maj. Francis B. Wheaton, Kngineei Corps, has been selected to lake th? Silk Pajamas and Hoi X'LL BeTIN A nilMUTE I UA5 DClw' A FOX "TfcCT UlTH A I stn AMCT He GOT jBiToo foxy AM' OM ny place of Maj. Coope.

In view of the organization requirements of the War Department, there was no place for Maj. Wheaton, as the District Guard Maj. HARRY COOPE. lias no engineer corps. His transfer to head the ordance department gives him a status at the War Department with the National Guard of the District.

Annual inspections soon will be the order for the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and shortly after drills begin in the new year organization commanders will be busy getting their property into shape for this inspection by officers of the regular army to determine whether the District citizen soldiers are ready to take the field in case of an emergency. Owing to the inadequate and unsatisfactory armory and storage facilities which the local National Guard is rcj quired to use because of the refusal of Congress to appropriate money to remedy them, the local National Guard I will be insneeted in its dress uniforms of blue, although it is usual to inspect 1 in the field uniforms of khaki, for the reason that it is the uniform which would be used if the organization 1 should respond to an emergency call. However, the poor armory facilities here make it necessary to call in the khaki uniforms after each camp and store them away, replacing them with the drss uniforms of blue. To issue i the khaki lor just one night would mean an unusual amount of work, which would not be necessitated if proper locker facilities were provided where all the uniforms of a member of the guard could be stored. The inspector instructors from the army assigned to the National Guard of the District of Columbia will make the annual They I are Maj.

Louis T. Hess, medical depart-; ment, United States Army, who will inspect the medical organizations; Capt. William M. Fassett, Signal Corps, United States Army, who will inspect the Signal Corps Company; Capt. Marl-: borough Churchill, Field Artillery, United States Army, who will inspect, the 1st Battery, Field Artillery, N.

D. and First Lieut. George A. Lynch, Infantry, United States Army, who will inspect the infantry units. Vfillmvin thp dntpc cf-1 I fnp the inspections of the various organizations, as approved by the headquarters of the Eastern Division of the army at Governors Island, New York.

In each case the night of the first date will be the time for the inspection of the troops, at 8 p.m., and second date, in the day, the time for the inspection of property: March 8 and 9. regimental and battalion field officers, chaplain and assistant inspector of small arms practice, headquarters, and supply companies, and Companies A and 2d Infantry; March 9 and lu, Companies and D. 2d Infantry; March 10 and 11, Companies E. and 2d Infantry; March 11 and 12, Companies and 2d Infantry; March 12 and 13. Companies I and K.

2d Infantry; March 14. bands of the 1st and 2d Infantries; March 15 and 16, Companies and 2d Infantry; March 16 and 17, regimental and battalion field officers, chaplain, assistant inspector of small arms practice, headquarters and supply companies and Companies A and 1st Infantry; March 17 arid 18, Companies and 1st Infantry; March 18 and 19, Companies and 1st Infantry; March 19 and 20, Companies and 1st Infantry; March 22 and 23, Companies I and 1st Infantry; March 23 and 24, Companies and 1st Infantry; March 24 and 25, headquarters and Companies A and 1st Separate Battalion; March 25 and 26, Companies and 1st Separate Battalion; March 26, general headquarters (except medical department) and 1st Brigade headquarters. The District storehouse will be inspected when convenient, but prior to March 31, 1915. March sanitary detachment with 1st Infantry; March 9, sanitary detachment with 2d Infantry; March 10, field r.ospital; March 11, sanitary detachment with 1st Separate Battalion; March 23, Signal Corps Company; March 18, 19 and 20, 1st Battery, Field Artillery. TO SHOW SLIDES OF KOCKIES.

r. w. to jixniDit uoiorea Pictures at Press Club. Scenes in the proponed Rocky mountain national park in Colorado, covering the present Estes Park region, will be exhibited before the National Press Club Tuesday evening in color photography. Frank W.

Byers of orado will present an elaborate series 1 of slides showing the mountain region in its real colors. i Open Meeting of Y. W. H. A.

An open meeting of the Young Wom; en's Hebrew Association is to be held Tuesday night at o'clock in the vestry rooms of the Eighth Street Temple. Boy. Matches, $15 Damage. i About $15 damage was done bv tiro at 234 Shott's alley northeast yesterday afternoon. A boy playing with matches is said to have caused the fire.

Lighted candles on a Christmas tree In the home of A. B. Gleason, 604 Park road northwest, yesterday rioon set fire to the tree and caused 3 about $5 damage. ly. FeeL A3 aoviM.

As I pick: THIS fW) LIFE WILL mDt iS ALTHOUGH all drills and exer- i cises for the enlisted men of the Naval Battalion of the Na- 11 tional Guard of the District of Columbia have been bus- pended until after the ushering in of the new year, the week just closed has not been one of inactivity on the 1 part of the officers. 1 The lull in the drills has been seised upon by the staff and division officers to bring their work up to date, and to perfect plans for increasing the eftl- ciency of the organization for the sec- ond half of the drill season, which be- gins with New Year and. ends when i the organization makes its annual cruise on board one of the battleships of the Atlantic fleet. I Commander Joseph A. Dempf, com- manding the Naval Battalion, has held several conferences during the week with Lieut.

Frank W. Sigourney, executive officer of the organization, con- 1 cerning the plans for drills during the coming season. In the six-month drill period before the annual cruise I there is much work to be done. Much 1 nrpspnt. it is declared, will be done in the armory, where the men will be taught seamanship.

The I gun crews to fire the guns on the batI tleships at target practice during the course of the annual cruise will be I picked soon after the beginning of the new year and the work of training I them in loading and firing the big guns, one of which is installed in the 1 I Naval Battalion armory for practice purposes, will be started. Every effort will be 'made to make sure hits out of the gunpointers of the division, so I that the gunnery trophy offered by the Navy Department to the naval militia organization with the best gunnery record will be brought to Washington I in 1915. The urgent deficiency bill, which car- ries an appropriation for the pay of the enlisted men of the naval militia I of the District for their annual cruise aboard the Rhode Island last summer, i passed the House of Representatives last week. It now goes to the Senate i for action. i The S.

S. Sylvia, training ship as- 11 signed to the local naval militia, is under orders to proceed to Norfolk on or about February 15 for docking and repairs. At the same time the U. S. S.

Sylph, at the i I Washington navy yard: the gunboat Montgomery, assigned to Maryland naval 1 'militia as training ship, and the entire I reserve torpedo division at Annapolis, vonjsisting of the Bailey, Barney, Bagley and i Biddle, also are ordered to Norfolk for docking and repairs. It is not known how 1 long the Sylvia will be away from Wash- ington, but as she is in need of a thorough overhauling it is probable that it will take a month or so. Commander Dempf declared that he was anxious that the vessel should i back at Washington in the early spring, so that the regular cruises could be kept up and the men raised to a high state of efficiency by the time they leave Washing- ton to board one of the ships of the bat- tleship fleet. Although Commander Dempf has not yet heard officially of the orders for the i vessel under his command to proceed to Norfolk, he is beginning to make up the crew for the trip, which probably will take about three days. The Sylvia's speed is about ten knots an hour and it will i take approximately all of this time to make the voyage.

When the vessel is delivered at the dock yards the officers and men will be returned aboard a merchant vessel. i However, by the time the Sylvia returns to her station here it is declared all of the small boat equipment of the local naval militia will have been thoroughly overhauled and in prime condition for participation in boat drills in connection with the operations of the Sylvia. Lieut, (junior grade) Harrison K. 1 Knauss, U. S.

commanding the U. S. 1 S. Sylph, used by officials for short trips on the river, has been assigned to the local naval militia as inspector-instructor. Lieut.

Knauss has reported to Commander Dempf for duty, and has already estab- lished a school for the officers of the i Naval Battalion. During the holiday season sessions have been suspended along with the drills, but -e right after the beginning of the new year Lieut. Knauss will start the instruction of the naval militia officers to prepare them for the examinations which all of them must have taken by February, 1917, in 1 order to serve aboard United States warships under pay. Small's Flowers Make the Moat Fitting New Year greetings. J.

II. Small I Sons, 15th and H. Washington; Wal- dorf-Astoria 1153 Broadway, N. Advertisement. POOR LODGED AND FED.

Charities of Emergency Home for Women and Children Enumerated. More than H.oOO meals, from September 14 to date, were furnl3hed to Inmates and destitute applicants at the Emergency Home for Women and Children. conducted by American Bescue Workers at 313 Missouri avenue, ac- cording to report made yesterday by I Capt. and Mrs. George F.

in I' charge. Lodging was furnished to 750, baskets of food were presented to twentytwo families and fifty-four garments were given away. Cash furnished for car tickets amounted to 15.40. Thirtyfour loaves of bread were distributed. There were eleven inmates at the home during the period covered in the report.

C. C. Frost Reported Better. Charles C. Frost, former secretary of the democratic campaign committee, who was taken to Georgetown University Hospital Wednesday, suffering from pneumonia, was reported last night to be doing as well as could be expected.

The attack reach the crisis within the next few days. It matters little what it is that you situation or a servant want ad in The will reach the person who will till your need. 1 4 I lJ to LO PAl Doc VSAyf r-sc iR 1 HOW ABoai MISS ROSA BELLE CHILDS TO WED C. H. BOUGHMAN Ceremony to Take Place at the Home of Bride-to-Be Tuesday Afternoon.

The marriage of Miss Rosa Belle 7hilds, a teacher in the public schools )f this city, and Charles H. Baughnan of the post office service of Inlianapolis, will take place at the iome of Afiss street, next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 Miss Childs is the daughter Dr. Creed W. Childs, a member of board of education. The ceremony -vill be performed by Rev.

D. F. pastor of Berean Baptist Church. The bridesmaids will be Miss Beatrice Childs of Atlantic City, N. and Miss Gertrude V.

Bacchus of Rich- nond, Va. Mrs. Nora Kincaid 3ell of Louisville, and Catherine B. Armstead of Iniianapolis, will be matrons honor. Dr.

Joseph H. Ward )f Indianapolis will be best man, ana T. Moria Saunders of this city will act is master of ceremonies, assisted by Messrs. Mansfield and Creed W. Childs, jr.

Little Roger B. Chaney is to be ing-bearer. and Misses Clementine Murphy of Baltimore and Alexina Todd lower girls. A "stag dinner" party, in honor of Mr. Baughman and Dr.

Ward, will be jiven today by R. W. Thompson of Lndiana at his home, 1506S street lorthwest, at which Dr. C. W.

Childs, 1,. H. Hershaw, W. L. Houston, Thomas Jones and Judge Robert H.

Terrell vill be guests. Anacostia. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C.

Townsend of Wheeler road had as their guests durng the past week Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Baltimore. W. G.

Thomas of the bat- leship New Hampshire is visiting his parents on 13th street for the holiday Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ross, the ormer ofvthe battleship Washington, Lre also visiting at the home of Mr.

md Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Ross "was formerly a Miss Thomas of this suburb. Hr.

and Mrs. Ott P. Boh ma 11 of Falroner. X. and their young daughter ire the holiday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. George F. Pyles at their home, 13th md streets. Mrs. Bohman was ormerly Miss Mabel Pyles of this sublrb.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green have arrived 11 this suburb to take up their new esidence on Pleasant street, following heir honeymoon, which was spent in 7uba. Their marriage was a recent went in Buffalo. N.

the home of Vlrs. Green, who was formerly Miss Florence Hayes of that place. The Embroidery Club of Anacostia omitted its social meeting the past week, and inends also to omit its gathering schedlled for Wednesday of this week. Rev. md Mrs.

George Davenport and family of Boston arc the guests of the lev. and Mrs. W. G. Davenport at theif lome on Maple View avenue.

Rev. 5eorge W. Davenport is secretary of he first missionary department of the episcopal Church in this country. They vill remain for tiie holiday season. Mr.

md Mrs. Ralph P. Ballard of East X. are visiting relatives in Congress Heights for the season. Mrs.

3allard was Miss Agnes Magruder before her marriage. Rev. George Fewer is visiting relatives at Congress heights from Drew Theological Semilary, where he Is a student. PLANNING TO CBUISE. N-' Two Yachts to Make Trips if Weather Permits.

The steam yacht Hoxanna, belonging to JLarz Anderson, which has been lying out of service at this city for several weeks, is being connected up md made ready for duty, and if ice conditions will allow, it is stated, she will leave here in a few days for southern waters, to remain throughout winter. Water will be pumped into boiler of the yacht tomorrow or ruesday and steam will be placed on ler in readiness to leave at the first opportunity. The steam yacht Gaivota, belonging John R. Dos Passos, of New York, ying in the dock foot of street southwest, will, it is stated, make a to the lower river, with her owner md a party aboard, as soon as conlitions will allow. The steam yacht Gretchen, one of the arger steam yachts owned here, has seen laid up for the winter in the dock foot of street southwest.

Of the big fleet of pleasure launches md yachts that berthed in the harbor off foot of 10th street, all have been into some sheltered docks to rcnain throughout the winter out of the vay of drifting ice. Yesterday afternoon only vessel at anchor in the yacht inchorage was a small houseboat, and she was lying well over toward the sea vail. WEATHER REDUCES SUPPLY. Few Oysters in Market Late at Wharf. Late yesterday afternoon only one with oysters aboard was lying it the 11th street wharf market, but tugs J.

O. Carter and Capt. Toby went to Mount Vernon after the schooner Bessie Reed, with oysters iboard, and late yesterday afternoon Drought' her into port. As the ice is heavy enough to keep oyster run boats from working it, even where they are equipped with gasoline power, the lealers at the wharf market are not ooking for arrivals of oyster-laden jraft today unless a tugboat is found iown river to bring them up, and this improbable. The schooners Hallie K.

and Winnie Windsor and the sloop Enola are reported laden in the Wicomico river, and telephone message, requesting the sending of a tug, was received yesterlay morning from that point. It is probable one of the tugs of the Taylor leet will leave here today for down iver to meet the oyster boats and sring them through the ice. Oysters at the wharf yesterday afterloon were selling at from to 70 jents a bushel, but the demand, folowing Christmas, was light. Good denand is looked for in the coming week md by that time it is thought several pyster craft will be here. Pop.

ott lYOOVC GOT BEAUTIFUL OF TH' PWOA ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES Montgomery County Bar Association Appoints Representatives for Brunett Funeral. Special of The Star. ROC KVILLE, December 26. The funeral of John L. Brunett, clerk of tlie circuit court for this county, who died yesterday will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning from St.

Mary's Catholic Church, llockville. Burial will be in the new Catholic cemetery. The Montgomery County Bar Association here today decided that the three judges of the circuit court and the members of the association should attend the funeral in a body. A committee, consisting of Frank Higgins, chairman; Philip D. Laird.

Alexander Kilgour, Thomas Dawson and William H. Talbott, was named to prepare resolutions on the death of Mr. Brunett and report at the January term of coirt. A collision between a freight car and a passenger car on the Washington and Rockville electric road yesterday afternoon resulted in serious injury to Leslie Vaughan, conductor of the freight car, and much damage to both cars. Switch Left Open.

The accident occurred at Wagner's switch, two miles east of Rockville, and was due to the entrance at one end of the switch having been left open. The freight was on the siding, and the passenger car, operated by Motorman William Voght. from Washington to Rockville, turned into the switch and crashed into the freight. The ends of both cars were crushed, and Vaughan suffered injuries to his head and face. Neither motorman was hurl.

Vaughan was brought to Rockville, where his injuries were dressed, and was later able to proceed to his home in Tenleytown. Among the couples married in Rockville are Charles H. Cutts, forty years old, of Washington, and Miss Viola Mary Readmond. aged twenty-one, of Philadelphia, and George F. Brandenburg, twenty-one years old, of Monrovia, and Miss Catherine E.

Williams, aged nineteen, of Gaitliersburg. Gov. Goldsborough has appointed Albert M. Thomas a deputy forest warden for this county. i Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate were recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court here during the week: Christopher E. Watkins to inic J. Naples, twenty-six and a quarI ter acres; Benjamin S. Pendleton to Worthington Griffith, four and a half acres; H. Eatene Lewis to Mary N.

Hackett, two acres; Oscar C. Clagett to J. Hampton Jones, lot at Halpine; J. Hampton Jones to Oscar C. Clagett, lot at Halpine; Caroline Harding to James T.

Du Bois, lot at Glen Echo; Mary D. Lewis to Balch B. Wilson, one acre; Balch B. Wilson to Mary D. Lewis, one and one-half acres; H.

Latene Lewis to Mary D. Lewis, one acre; David E. Turner to John H. Duffin, one and three-quarter acres. A license to inarry has been issued by the clerk of the circuit court to William Thomas Hobbs of Colesville and Miss Fannie May Leizear of Burnt Mills.

COURTHOUSE. Justice Stafford will go to New York city to attend a watch meeting of the Authors' Club of New York. The ushering in of the new year is a feature of the club, which includes among its members many prominent men of letters. Justice McCoy is taking advantage of the Christmas recess of the courts to work on the opinions which he is preparing in a number of important cases now under submission. The "Beauty Shop" case, the eight-hour law.

and the Ardmore Hotel case are being considered by the justice. Various branches of the District SupremeyCourt are hereafter to be known as "divisions." In the future it will be proper to speak of Equity division No. 1, Circuit division No. 1 or No. 2, as the case may be, and Criminal division No.

1 and No. 2. New signs are being prepared, and when the courts convene for the new year tne oia signs -equity uourt 1" and the like will have given place to gold lettered insignia reading, "Supreme Court division No. and so forth. William J.

Neale, one of the counsel for W. J. Frizzell, who is testing the eligibility of Commissioner after practicing in the local courts all day, sits on the bench an hour or two after returning home. Mr. Neale lives at Riverdale, where he is a justice of the peace and an ex-officio judge of the Juvenile court.

The offices of the recorder of deeds and of the register of wills closed at noon Christmas eve, and will also give a half holiday next Thursday. The office of the clerk of the court observed the regular working hours. Dan Cupid and his lieutenant, William A. Kroll, were too busy accommodating the Christmas rush for marriage licenses to take a half holiday Christmas eve. Clerk Kroll says if the present demand for bliss permits continues until December 31 he will smash all records for the number of licenses issued in a calendar year.

McADOO TO SPEAK IN CHICAGO. Secretary of Treasury Off to San Diego Exposition. Secretary McAdoo left Washington last night for San Diego, to open the Panama-California Exposition there on the night of December 31. Mrs. McAdoo accompanied hini.

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7090. Virginia Theater That's all. "I rhour Voiic fVtot 44 Tkc Main If FIRE DEPARTMENT. Christmas celebrations were Indulged in at some of the quarters of the fire companies, but only on a small aeale. Battalion chiefs and captains schedules for the various companies in order that the firemen might eat dinner at homo with their families.

The arrangement proved satiefac'ory to the men, and all tho latter had do was to arrange their dinner hour at different hours. "Our dinner would have been much more enjoyable," remarked a liftman, "if Congress had presented with suitable and substantial pension measure. A "But." he added, "wot aro satisfied that our campaign of publicity calling the pension question to the I tion of those who have not hereto ore WJ understood the questions involved fl the proposition." Private O. H. Barteman of No.

10 engine company and L. W. who is taking a friendly interest with tho Firemen's Association in 'lie mat'cr of endeavoring to get an adequate Iremen's pension measure passed by Con- gress, interested members of the Cast Washington Citizens' Association in the affair at a meeting of the aseocin- tion last Monday night. Barteman made a favorable upon the members ot the association and succeeded in getting a strong resolution adopted Copies of the resolution have been sent to committees of Congress, and, it is stated, mem hers of the associatioti are going to assist in getting favorable action on a bill tha will give the firemen assurance assistance for their families should they get killed or disabled at a fire. "Auditor Tweedale recommended that the present pension law be amended," Barteman told his hearers, "and that the appropriation for the pension fund be made either wholly or one-half out of the revenues of the District.

"But." lie added, "we wan' it paid under the half-and-half plan." Deputy Fire Marshal Seib is never a welcome visito along: Louisiana avenue between 9th and 10th st.eeta. There was a time when persons employed along the market line welcomed and chatted with him. "But that is a thing of the commented a member of the department, "and all because he performed his duty in the matter of guarding against fire." The change was brought about by the fire marshal putting a stop to the use of tin-can stoves. Persons employed in front of business houses were in the habit of having fires in cans to keep themselves warm, hut the deputy fire marshal thought the danger of starting serious fires was too great and put a stop to the practice. "There was a time when I would get a grasp of the hand." said the deputy, "but now it is something said a tone fl that is not audible." I The vacation season is over and only fl in emergency cases are tlie firemen permitted to take a day's holiday.

Chief fl Wagner likes to have his full eoinple- ment of firemen on hand during the JH holiday season, realizing the danger of Christmas tree and store fires, and, it is stated, members of the department take their vacations accordingly. "But we were given ample time to do our Christmas shopping," said a member of one of the companies. "Our captains, with the sanction of the chief. gave us as much time off as he could. "It was a few hours at a time," the fireman said, "but plenty to get rid of our cash." Members of No.

1 truck company expect to give an oyster roast shortly after the first of the year. They have had two enjoyable roasts this senior, and it was suggested that a thi.d one be held during the holidays. Capt. Schrom thought it best to hold the event after recollections or th- Christmas turkey had disappeared. His thought was shared by others, and the roast will be held the middle of Jana- I Private Stephen Porter of No.

li engine company became suddenly ill Tuesday last. His ailment was diagnosed as an attack of appendicitis, and he was bur rieci to ijeorge vvitsiiiugiuu Hospital, where an operation was per- formed. The operation proved success- ful, and the patient is on the road to recovery. fl Capt. P.

J. Sullivan of No. 9 truck company, who was seriously ill and off duty the greater part of the month, is able to sit up. He may be able to return to duty next week. Members of Nos.

4 and 25 companies. No. 7 truck company and the harbor company have made a number of worsted shawls and neckpieces during the past month and presented them to their friends. "They make an attractive Christmas present," said one of the firemen. The shawls are made on fra.nes, and.

it is stated, more than 3,000 halfhitches are taken in each one. Private H. F. Hooff of No. 8 engine company constructed a Christmas house during his spare time before Christmas, and the house is now forming part of an attractive display under a large tree.

Members of the department received Christmas greetings from Commfsi sioner Siddons, who has immediate sui pervision of the department, and Chief 1 Wagner. Commissioner Siddons said: "To all of you I extend the season's greetings and my sincere wishes that I ri-iv will hrine- to Mrh your families much happiness and good cheer." Chief Wagner's greeting was as follows: "Your work during the year 1914 has been performed with-the same efficiency and careful attention to duty which has been so characteristic of the past, and as ch ef engineer of the department wish to assure you of my sincere appreciation of your efforts to uphold the reputation of our deI partment and to command the respect of our fellow-citizens and officials of the municipal government. "I extend to each and every one of you all the good wishes of the season and trust that you and yours will have a most happy Christmas and a prosper- ous New Year." Christmas Cantata, Ingram Church. "The Santa Claus Family in Disguise" .1 nntut to be given by the members of the Sunday school at Ingram Memorial Cburch Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. A speelal musical program also will be given by the vested choir of the church.

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