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....3 LUNCHEON IN OUR TEA ROOM- Second Floor. Lowest Prices in Greater New York for Rough Pongee Silks. DOUGH Pongee Silks are the rage of the season. Everv store in town is featuring them, but Ehrich Bros, is the only house where you can secure the genuine dollar quality at 55c, and it looks as if we will have to raise the price. We urge upon you the importance of attending this gale, be-yinningomorrdwand Delecting all thtiiTicyo trill 'require PFj duringthe seasonTchile the.

prlceis ttScTand not youlciU surely pay for this quality later. Pongees are the silks of fashion, durability and quality the silks that have that smart, rough finish and they're full 27 inches wide, not 24 inches, as are offered elsewhere. We have a complete assortment of colors, including: Alice Blue, Argent Cour, Queen's Pray, Old Rose, Natural Gobelin, White and Black, Navy, Pink, Reseda, dray. Ivory, Cream, Five Piece Slip Covers at A MONTH later these slip covers will cost all the way up lo S10 a suite. We'll be so busy then that we can't take care of the orders.

So we make the price just half, while this special lot of material lasts. It is highly dust-proof liuen tripe 20 ililTcicnt ili-stKiis. double ftuoil irnnilx. KiumintPfd work- imiuship 20 of niiiti-riiil allowed at our special price Protec your furniture for all time to come at half what it vill cost later, $13.75 for Re-Upholstering. Five pieces of furniture covered with satin Russe tapestry finished with silk cord and gimps, and a guarantee to make them look like brand new furniture that would cost $75.

Samples and estimates free. Sixth 22d to 23d New York. THE BROOKLYN' DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORE. SUXTUY.

MAT. CI I 4.1000 These IS alues Proved Their Superiority Last Monday 5,000 Pairsof Lace Curtains $QaPair 45c Dressing Sacqaes, 29c and Will do it 4gain To-morrow. IMONOSacquesof fancy K' $15 Outfit, $17 98 WE feature these Nottingham Lace Curtains at this absolutely lowest price of the year, because they are the qualities desired by thousands to use as Summer hangings the kind you consider good values at 49c. Fifteen Thousand Fair of New Spring Lace Curl ains Purchased from a Philadelphia Manufacturer at 50c. Feather Pillows, 25c.

$1.50 Feather Pillows, 75c. BEST A. C. A. TICKING.

Monday, Any size Bedstead, with brass rail, head and foot, with extension footrail; extra heavy quality woven wire spring, iron frame; also cotton top and bottom mattress, good ticking and diamond tufting. the Rate of 40 Cents for Each Dollar in Value. pr. for $1.75 extra heavy Scotch lace curtains. 98c pair for $1.50 heavy lace vi r-tititis 2,000 pairs.

a pair for Seoich 1 a r-tMins pairs. striped lawn deep sailor collar, belt and sleeves finished with Dresden border. Pretty, are they not How in the world can they be made to sell for 29c. Value 70c, at 59c. Dressing Sacques, fitted back, white lawn, with polka-dots pattern, rolling collar, sleeve and bottom of sacques finished with ruffle headed with Dresden border, and belt.

Value at 79c. Dressing Sacques and Kimonos, neatly made and trimmed with edg-niade of flowered or dotted Swiss, ings, belt. for pair 5fkO iustwuI ot $10.00 Hair Mattress, full size, 40 covered with A. C. A.

ticking and well made. 7 AO of $12 MattresB-MX est tilled with pure hair, VVJ 4r, fu giZLi t.ov,,,.p(l In best ticking, closely tufted, one or two parts. 3 AO lustend of Our eom-MJ binatlon Hair Mattress, v'of best wood fiber, fully 40 with pure soft hair top and bottom, closely tufted; good quality ticking. 1 A Instead of $M9-Mat-tresses with pure cotton "'-'top. covered with durable ticking; well tilled and closely tufted pair tor Irish Point.

Ile- a pair tor triple thread Brussels and 2.98 KJ rimiv In en Scotch lace cur $20,00 Outfit, $I298 Steel spring, one combination wool fibre mattress, soft top and bottom Keotch luce curtains excel $5 Enamel Beds 2.98 White Enamel Bed curtains 00 in. wide beautiful designs. tainsreproductions of designs deep heavy borders. lent quality and value, $40 Brass Beds 24.98 2 Inch contiuuous posts, 714-inch fillers, massive husks, best construction, all sizes. The circumstances surrounding this mammoth purchase of fifteen thousand pairs of lace curtains are so rare that it is doubtful if you will have an opportunity to equal these bargains this season.

The manufucturer assigned. We bought his entire output at 40 per cent, of its value. steads, like cut; extension footrail, brass knobs and mounts, all sizes. Thousands of New Bargains Add Zest to the Carpet and Rug Sale. .98 .49 $27.93 Axminster 1,500 Pieces Royal Granite Ware TO make this the biggest sale New York has ever known and arouse the enthusiasm of all economical housewives, so they will always know where to come for the greatest bargains in kltchenware and housefurnlshlngs, we have marked prices lower than you have ever paid for the grades offered in this mammoth event beginning to-morrow.

$18 $9 $19.98 French Brussels Rugs, Rugs, 9x12 iU S22.98 All-Wool $-g ft.49 Smyrna Rugs, JLmA Size 0x12 feet. Mill samples. $2.50 Alex. Smith's .87 Axminster Rugs, -2L Host patterns, beautiful color combinations. Size Bountiful colors and new Size 9x12 extra heavy.

Colors go through to back. 6-quart 2-quart China Specials. at lc, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c and up to the $16.00 Carlsbad China Dinner Sets at $12.98. Individual Itutter Dishes dozen 3c Fruit Saucers Oatmeal Dishes cacn 1C Houp Plates Brush Vases each 2c Covered Butter Dishes Cake Plates 4c Covered Soap Dishes White Steins, special at We. I-nrge White Punch Howls Covered Cracker Jars, special 5c Tea Pots, full size, special 15c 49c Uoyal Granite Tea 27c 10 quart Royal Granite Dish Pans.

8-quart Uoyal Granite Preserving 29c 39c $50 French Smyrna Rugs. Kettles Wilton Rugs, 9x12 Reversible Smyrnns. Kettles Art Squares. Perfectly reversible. 2x3, mKular 2.25, at 1.IM) 3x3, ri'Kiilur 4.9S, lit a.4M 3x1, regular 6.9; ut a.lS $2.25 Reveaible OlQ.a Smyrna Rugs, Blzo 30x63, frlnped top and bottom.

Between 8 A.M. and 12 o'clock. Royal Granite Double Rice Boilers 18-Ineh 1-pieco Royal Granite Ham Boilers Itxl. valuf value Viilun i i'ur 30 lis. for for I.DM il.lM 7.DH Newest colors and designs-beautiful rugs.

3 qnart Uoyal Granite Tea 29c 69c 19c Royal Granite Colanders, medium size 12c 5-qnart Koyal Granite Preserving Kettles Kettles 38c. Granite $1.25 Velvet 19 $1.45 Axminster Carpets, Carpets, Carpets, Royal Granite, Reversible, 35 in. wide; extra heavy; Berlin Sauce Pans, 2 qt. 3 qt. 4 qt 6 qt.

8 qt. 10 qt. 12 qt. All wool dining-room, parlor, bedrooa Iioyal Axminster Carpets, one pattern only, but (suitable for rooms, halls and stairs. new designs.

Xo mail orders; only 20 yards to a customer. 8 to 12 o'clock only. designs; all colors. Handle and Covers 12c 1 9c 23c 28c 36c 47c 53c Uoyal Granite 3 qt 4Mi qt. I Royal Granite 2 qt.

2H qt. Lipped Sauce Pans, 10c 15c Tea Pots, 19c 25c Royal Granite 2 qt. 2j qt Coffee Pots 19c 25c 17c 69c Cork Linoleum Remnants, per Sq. Yd. Clothes Baskets, Flour lioxes.

hold 25 pounds, Japanned whole wil Table oilcloth. SIS' IOC 1 laun- low, medium 1 and en QAC Heavy Sink "Washboards, dry size, zfnc '39C Special Monday too piece Dinner Sets, $5.74. Neat decorations, sets that are sold at a great bargain at $8.00. tiled size Clothes Ash Cans, galvanized Iron, full size, with QQC cover 7 0w Garbage cans, sral-v a 1 Iron, lap over3Q(J covers fcvw Bread Boxes, ja Hampers, 9C 9C Gas Llffhters box tu.pt rs. -gallon Best Ammonia 29c panned, me- ORG whole wIllow.QQp I JWmK large size, Corn Floor Brooms, $11 Dinner Sets, $11 Dinner Sets, Thai's Right 17c Oil NiZc Mniuluy Only From 8 to 10 .1.

M. The crowds attending these sales of cork linoleum are the largest that attend any sale of any kind in New York City All because we positively sell odd pieces and short and long lengths of cork linoleum, sold elsewhere at 69c, at 17c. per square yard. We have a contract for these remnants and other stores simply'cannot get them. 3 sewed; the 1 QP heavy kind.

I Ow yards 1HC Clothes line. I Uu Porcelain Salt aium Umbrella Stands, japanned 9QC decorated Dust Fans, very loc Booaum's Liquid Put I Polish Ftterman's Food, box Red 12c Kouch 7C No. 7. "Wash Boilers, Heavy Tin Strainers, large size. Heavy Tin ders, large flize Soup IOC IOC heavy ht-avy tin.

$0.93 Handsome decorations 100 pieces $16 Dinner Sets, S-fl 5 98 Carlsbad China 100 pieces 19C Boxes, blue decorations. cupper A 7 bottom Tl 25 10,000 cakes of Fairy Soap, cake for No Mail or C. O. D. Orders.

packages of Gold Dust, Monday at 1 2Uc No Mail or C. O. D. Orders. .98 15c Chinese Qlc Pcr Matting, at 52 yd- Reversible, 40 yards to roll.

35c Chinese -jl Fyc per Matting, at J. yd. Reversible, 40 yards to roll. $1.50 Inlaid GtyffC sq. Linoleum, at yd.

On, from 10 A. M. to 12 .1. 39c Floor rye sq. Oilcloth, yd.

Half Yard ll 10 lo 12. $17 Dinner Sets, Porcelain 114 pieces EBSEJHHBSmaaEEiaueSBBS Personal AND Social. ill In his home in Melville. He sold his farm several ago to his Bon-ln-law, Rudolph Schmidt. General J.

V. Meserole, president of the Williamsburg Savings Bank, Is making preparations for Vila annual juunt to Florida. Generul Me3erolo is in tho best of health, but finds tho mouth of March very trying and takes this opportunity to escape tin atmospheric influences. at the normal class in the Pouch Gallery, to-day. The Fowler Club, an organization especially for young men, which was started by Dr.

Hill, of Janes M. E. Church, is rapidly gaining members and hopes to be In a position soon to execute the idea of the founder by opening a gymnasium. Some of the boys have an entertainment In mind for next month to raiBe funds for local charitable den, F. Herrlngton.

August Barg, Theodore Whitman, Albert Taylor, ilaviland Bartholomew, S. E. Tillers, 11. Fuuectl. George Faucet Gustav Bbittmachl, J.

Heath, II. Vail, James G. Albin, und itoscoo C. Jones. Alderman Potter will deliver an address at a meeting of the Kings Highway Board of Trade.

)n Netting Raymond office, on Kings highway, to-morrow evening, ut o'clock. Tlie twenty-fifth onnunl mnsquerado ball of the Brooklyn Turn Verelu will be held to-morrow evening in Turn Hull, 333 Atlantic avenue. A progressive euchre nnd dance will be given under the auspices of Miriam Chapter tvfi n. r. A hi I.exltiL'ton Hall.

Gates work. F. D. Bandcll, who has been Intimately connected with some of the biggest realty transactions in Kings County acreage during the past year, has iust returned from a Frederick MacMonnics, thn famous sculptor, coming to America Borne time this spring lor a prolonged visit to Ills mother and sister, who reside la Brooklyn. Mrs.

Alexander Van Waeoner. ot Montaau and Held avenues, on Tuesday evening, March his new summer home, the summer place was christened Breeze Lawn. Tho City Board of Education has announced tho bulletin for the last course of Illustrated lectures this season. In Public School No. 3.

at Far Rocknway. Tho course will consist of eight lectures, four each on North American geography and mimic. The bulletin is as follows: M.trcli 7, Professor Timothy H. Hobortg, "The 'liy nf Waelilngton," illustrated; March 14. Mrs.

Henrietta ley. 'nongH of Uliistraie.l l.y many songs; Mtue.h S. T. Willis, "The MlfHl.xi.lt I'l Viilley ami the Southern Htates." March Miss Pauline Jennings, "The inlieeira." Illustraled hy selections; April 4. Onirics t'liMwell, "Texas," lllustralAil April 11.

U'Wls W. Armstrong. "Polk Hongs of Scandinavia mill TtUFS1n." Illustrated by vocal selections: April 1 Colonel Kdwln A. Havers. "Indian and t'uwhoy Life," Illustrated; April Mr.

mid Mis. CnnrHd "linoeh iHoarHtr.d by musical selections from Hlchard Htrauss. Miss Vesta Freeman gave a reception to her schoolmates nnd friends in rommemora-tlon of her eighth birthday, at tho residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Freeman, Clarkson street, on Saturday afternoon, February 24. The little ones enjoyed themselves to their hearts' content with various games, recitations and singing. Among those present were: The Misses llemstreet, Mnrjorlc and Dnroihy Itlxon, Ivllth lyt Myrtle Iturke, Kllxa-lieth Hunt. Marr'irel llulphsnt.

Jesslp smith, Mll-dn EIm'r Maurch. beutrlefl Noxon, Margaret Stelts. Dorothy Hatnl. Hlmrcll. Ke.sl.-r and Musters Willie Kt-sslt-r and (ii-orge.

tmrcll. Tho announcement Is made of the engagement of Howard Delacroix Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Emery Stevens of 38D Park place, to Miss Floreneo Mabelle Mathewson, daughter of Mrs. Surah Jenks Mathewson of laa Vinton street.

Providence, R. I. Mr. Stevens Is first Bergeant of Second Company, Signal Corps, having b-on a member of the organization for tho last six years. Ho Is a grandson of Mr.

and Mrs. Hiram Warren Mead of Borough Park. policeman of Brooklyn, has been In charge of the borough a year, and yet he is better acquainted with tho topography of tho town than many a man who has lived in Brooklyn all hiB life. This is due to the persistency with he gets around. Ho ha a lino team his pergonal property, by the way and every tine afternoon he gets hold of (he ribboiiB and dashes off in tine style from his ofllce, on Stato street, to explore some new territory.

By this course of action he has gained a familiarity with the borough that would not conio to him in any other way. With a line senile of locality ho finds his way around with puzzling accuracy; and there is no byway, no alley, no court that he has not investigated. Observant always, ho knows as It by Instinct where he will find a policeman ou post and where he will find his men shirking duty. And he makes his tours useful by bringing up uomo of the loungers with a round turn. well-to-dos of the Arlington Avcyiuc Presbyterian Church have found a new territory for the sweet summer time.

Their pastor was for a while a preacher In Quaker Hill, and the charming country round about has attracted a number of his new parishioners. Among the people of the church who have purchased land for summer tioines In the neighborhood are William B. Tlebnut. Jens F. Bidstrup, Mr.

Godfrey and Mr. Martinson. And every Hummer for the last year or two members of the church council have spent their vacations in the neighborhood of Quaker Hill. Alexander S. Cook, of 15 Jerome sireet, is one of the men who have profited by the real estate boom In East New York property.

Mr. Cook Is a contractor for edg'-gllding. but with an eye to tho collection of the glittering "bawbee" he has managed to take in building "on tho hide." When the boom' In property along Pitkin avenuo began to soar skyward ho associated himself with another canny Scot, Peter Kerr, and since then he has been coining cash by putting up apartment houses and business property on tho thoroughfare named. And lie manages to sell his houses beforo the hole for tho cellar is dug, and at a good profit, too. The first meeting of the Emanon Social Club was held March 1 at the home of Miss Anna Field, S35 Grocno avenue.

The following officers were elected: Walter S. Harlow, president; J. A. Reynolds, vice president; R. Wlnant, secretary, and W.

Fisher, treasurer. After tho meeting a so Oscar Roseborough of Gardiner, who for the past two mouths has been the guest of Granville F. Sturgls of Noble street, has returned to bis home. Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Schulz of 17 Orient avenue, Mrs. William Grocsback and Mrs. Jo'jn H.

Hoeft are to spend tho next few weeks in Florida. The Rev. Father Crowley, pastor of St. Mary's It. C.

Church, Leonard and Maujer streets, who had been visiting in tho South since the mldole of January, resumed hiB place at the church on Sunday last. The teachers In Public School No. 132. Metropolitan and Manhattan avenues, Williamsburg, are expresying muci pleasure at the return of Miss Jennie V. McLean, tho principal of the school.

Miss McLean, on account of iliueHO, was forced to be away from school for almost the past two mouths. After several months of serious illness, during which his lifo was despaired of, Fran-els Thompson, the son of John R. Thompson of the Brooklyn Board of Education, is convalescing at his home, 'M Morton street. HiB condition bes bo for Improved during ftie past week that he has been able to receive the congratulations of numerous visitors. Harry F.

Burns, secretary of the Nassau Trust Company, has returned to his dutleo at the main office of the company, Bedford avenue and Broadway, after four diiys absence. Mr. Burns was In Washington, D. where he was a witness in the Supreme of the District of Columbia In the case of ex-State Senator George E. Green.

During his iiiny In the Capital City Mr. Burns registered at the Washington Hruneh of tho Brooklyn Eagle and witnessed the unusual Bight of a 4-inrh fall of snow, which brought out all the sleighs In that vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.

Harrison of Blng-hamton, N. are visiting frlend at liil Clymer street. They arc on their way homo from Washington, I). and an extensive trip through the South. Sergeant Steinbruek, who Is the right-hand man of Police Inspector CrotH, is one of the Intellectual oddities of the department.

He ia polyglot to begin with, and can chatter nway In French and German with the fluency of a native, while his knowledge of English, not bv any means mother tongue, Is accu- 6. The will uigin promptly hl o'clock. There will be I went y-iive prizes beside consolation prizes for nun-players. T. St.

John Gnffney, t'niled States Consul General at Dresden, Germany, was a passenger on the steamship I'rlnzess Irene, which sailed yesterday for Genoa. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, of 502 East Seventeenth street, Flalbush, have returned heme from a trip to California and the Middle West. On Friday.

March 9. the Economic Club of Springfield, will have un informal discussion on "Municipal Ownership of the Public Utilities." Borough President Bird S. Color will speak In favor of the question, while Professor J. W. Crook, of Amherst College, assuming not a partisan's standpoint, but a conservative view of the problem, will speak ugalnst it.

A dance wns given by the Kappa Delta Sorority on Friday, February ut tho Wil-loughliy Mansion. The ball room was dec-oral ed wiib palms, greens and sorority pennants. Among those present were iJouglas Allaire, Miss Kulh Allaire, Fred Wildiiaiicr, Miss Met.i ll'irth, ltuseiniuest, Miss 0lg4 Kuoblorh, Mr. Seymour. Miss Grace Meal-ley, Sber'nuu Iteese, Miss Amy Orth.

Frank Klelschmann, Miss Estclie i'otts. Clarence Blnuvelt. Miss Edna Prlngle, Floyd Shethclil, Miss Mildred Sehalfer, Fcrd Wintermute, Miss Jessie Zundt, Charles Slieppurd, Charles Sheppurd, August Hurih. Miss Stnlger, Charles Hoffman, Mrs. Snyder.

is it barely accommodated tho crowd that turned out. A fine entertainment preceded the dancing. Charle3 S. Tighe was chairman of the arrangements committee and Joseph F. Itussi was at the head of the reception committee.

Joseph E. Goldlng, M.I)., was floor manager, and was assisted by Charles J. Dodd, Louis L. Cohen, John M. O'Connor and William M.

Gennlnger. The officers of tho association are: John J. Doman, executive committee member; William R. McGulre, president; Louis Spitz, vicr president; Georgo H. Gardiner, vice president; John F.

Scanlon, secretary; Peter S. Dorlng, assistant secretary; Samuel Cohen, financial secretary; Charles W. Jannlcky. recording secretary; Edward H. Dunne, corresponding secretary; William F.

Thompson, treasurer, and Gustave Weil, sergeant-alarms. The second of the season's series of pupils" recitals of tho vocal department of Ilia Muster School of Art, 10S Montague street, on Tuesday evening, was a pronounced success, an exceptionally fine progrumme being given. Mr. Rabke, who possesses a beautiful voice, sang "Fahr Wold." by Llll Leh-niann, two seluctlons by MacDowell, and repeated by request the aria from "Tann-hauser" that ho sang at the recltnl a fortnight previous. Miss Hurdle was heard Irt tho aria "Ah Rendlml." from "Mltrane." Rossi, which exactly suited her eontraltrj voice and also sang ln the duet "Abschleil der Vogel," Hlldach, with Miss Noble.

Tho latter sang effectively two solos, namely, Bizet, and a selection from "Nnzze di Figaro." Mozart. Miss Cury saim charmingly a song by Mendelssohn and another by Sebugort, the correctness of her German diction being noticeable. It wna announced that Henry T. Flnck, of Manhattan, who gave a course of lectures last year on tho history of music, will begin a now series on Tuesduy afternoon, March 13. at the school.

The tlmo Is from 1 to 3 o'clock, and the courso Is open to those, not connected with tho institution as well as the students. Tho lirst lecture will ha on "Handel." Th I.aurler Club gave a musical Wednesday night at the residence of Mrs. Franklin I'lerc The artli were mi, Pauline Hathaway und Auhrev It. and tenor of Hi. church; Churchill, violinist.

Mrs. H. Victoria Wilde soprano, and Wilfred Ivlge. baritone. After lies musle there wan a reception, Airs.

tli.j reeeivlng with the member of the pro-sramms and house Amor.g thoae present were: MI.HS William an.l Mr. an I Mips rVnultji, of ttie park Slope, Mr and Mrs. Knowles. Miss Andrews, J. Lyr.ri arid Mr Kddy, Dr.

and Mrs. Kdward dike. Miss ijoo.isle, S'any J. ib.od. Prtfcsor William Hewed Howards, Mr.

an. I Mrs. llieknell. Mrs. and Miss Mllis.

Cow-ari, Mrs. Smith Mrs. Alice tdw.trds. Mr. and Mrs.

William Broadhurst, Miss Andrews, Mnts Dixon. KImS) Ituy Kddy. Mrs. II H. hi Bols.

Mrs ISith. .1. Johnson. Mr. and Mr-, Miss Cunningham.

Miss (irctchen Hetdellaiy, Hols rt l-'alr. Miss) orewa. Miss Conn. Tile aeoenip.inls were MLsS Mabel nrley, Cowtan and Wlllougliby Wtlde. A large afternoon musk-ale, was given Mondsv by Mies l.ulse IMpre- lit al her residence, set Tenth street.

U'llilam Klscher, 'eelllM, and Mimi llertha 1.. Clarke, viollm-t. gave the Heleetlons, with Miss Kuprcchl as pianist. Four pupils of the hostess took part. Sls e-Mlsses Helen Hchilllng, Ituth Ladlutn, Kutherlno Tliolsa ani Isabella Hoxle.

Tho regular meeting of tho Lambda Slgm Gamma Society, which has recently coma week trip to Washington and Pennsylvania, where he went to stir up Interest in Long Island realty. Several of his newly made clients are to visit Brooklyn for the purpose of inspecting Brooklyn and Queens in automobiles. Mrr L. Parks-Richards, of Brooklyn, Is preparing a Beries of three Lenten lectures on Oberammergau, which she will deliver at the Waldorf-Astoria. George L.

Hammond and family, formerly of Washington Park, are stopping at the Hotel Breton Hall, Manhattan. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bowie spent several days in Washington last week. They were taken to the White House by Representative William M.

Calder and presented to the President. After shaking hands with the President, Mrs. Bowie reminded him that she belonged to the same religious denomination he did and attended the Twelfth Street Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn. "Is that so?" exclaimed the President, smiling cordlslly. "Well, then shake hands again." said Mrs.

Bowio, "and Mr. Calder here Is a deacon in the same church." "Well, well," exclaimed the Presldont, "shake hands again, Caldor; I always thought you had the look of a strong churchman." Pay Director John N. Speel, the general storekeeper of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, has returned from Washington, where he spent several days In connection with special duty at the Navy Department The four Republican Congressmen from Brooklyn, Messrs. Calder, Law, Dunwell and Waldo, were entertained at dinner by Representative J. Slnat Fassett, In Washington, on Wednesday night last.

The Misses Cullen, sisters of Judge Edgar M. Cullen of Brooklyn, gave the last of their afternoon receptions on Wednesday of this week, at their street home In Washington. Charles Lewis of Port Washington. L. chairman of the Nassau Republican County Committee, Is visiting his daughter, who is In school at Staunton, Va.

Mr. Lewis stopped In Washington on his way to Brooklyn and called on the President. Mr. and Mrs. William H.

Cornwall have returned to their home In Baldwin. L. 1.. after several days spent at Old Point Comfort and Washington. street, is spending the winter at 1'uim Beach.

She expects to return to her Brooklyn homo about the flrst ot next month. Newton 0. Zelders, who has been the guest ot Mrs. Mary Carney, ot 124 Ashland place, for the past seven months, has returned to bis home In Lemoyne, Pa. Miss Stasia Kelly, of City Island, Is visiting at the home of Miss Anna T.

Mulrancy, 343 Seventh street. Phil Glllmartin, of Nineteenth street and I'tfth avenue, has returned from a brief visit to friends in Newark, N. J. Captain Patrick Murphy, of the Fourth avenue station, raises most of the vegetables that are placed on his table. The captain has a tine homo in Parkville and plenty of ground on which to do his farming.

During his spare moments he tills the soil and plants, and as a result always is well supplied with vegetables, especially potatoes, lie says the hard work connected with farming helps materially to keep him In good physical condition. Many persons wonder why Magistrate Tlgho sits on the bench at 7:30 o'clock In the morning instead of at 0:30 or even 11, like some of the other magistrates. He does It in order to let the drunks get away In tlmo to be at their places of business by 8 o'clock, so they will not lose their jobs. He is naturally an early rises and seldom Iceps Ister than 6 A.M. Nobody but persons charged with intoxication or disorderly conduct Is arraigned prior to 9 o'clock.

At that hour the examinations and the arraignment ot prisoners charged with serious offenses take place. Just who the best handball player in the Butler street police station Is. is now a matter of dispute. William Tierney says he is: John O'Donnell claims he is superior to them all; Roundsman Coughlln asserts his right to the honor and so does ScTgeaut Howe. Tierney and Coughlln practice the game together very much on the court In the Young Men's Christian Association, while O'Donnell and Howe do most of their playing In a court in Degraw street.

Friends of th officers aro trying to arrange an Individual tournament to decide who is the best. The four are admittedly One handball players. One of thi veteran teachers of Brooklyn Is Alonao A. Ashmun, principal of Public School No. 76, Wyona street, near Fulton, in the East New York section.

Thirty years ago Mr. Ashmun was at the head of the village school in Babylon, where he made a fine record and was much esteemed hv parents and pupils alike. Some of the solid citizens of Babylon to-day were his "boys," and have always held him In pleasant memory. Leslie Willis Sprague, leader of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, baa returned to Brooklyn after a week's absence In Philadelphia, where he has been occupying the chair of the Philadelphia Ethical Society. During the week, he went to Atlantic City tor a short real, lit will probablg preside One of the big St.

Patrick celebrations this year will be that of tho Celtic Club. This club, which is one of the youngest of tho St. Patrick societies In tho borough, ts now one of the strongest in point of membership. In order, however, not to Interfere with the celebration of the senior societies of this county. It has fixed on March 15 as the dale of its celebration.

Tho club at a recent meeting elected Dr. Joseph J. O'Conticll. of Eighth avenue, its president. Dr.

O'Connell Is also president of the St. Patrick's Society. The club dinner is to bo followed by a ball, and not only tho members of the rlub will attend the dinner and dance at the ball afterward, but also their wives and sweethearts. The dinner is to bo given In Prospect Hall, which Is to be decorated for tbe oct usion. Some of the best speakers In the state will be present.

The officers of tho elub elected with Dr. O'Connell nre Mnrtln P. Lynch, first vice president; Thomas Klllgallen, second vice president; Thorns Franeis third vice nresldent: John William Black. Miss Isabel Haas, Stewart Zuudl. Miss Lillian Cain.

Dr. E. Marsh, Miss Florence Hashrouelt. George W'elker, Miss T'Mna Welker. Iir.

William Bernhardt, Miss Florence Wildnuuer, James Conaiy, Miss Agnes Conaty. A. F. Wlnterson, Miss Nellie Comlsl-ey, John Burke. Miss Burke, Guy La Mont.

Miss Gerda Wngtier. Mr. Rudd. Miss Bertha Bobbins, Kogrr Butts, Miss Lillian Carr, Charles Balthazar, Miss Irma Balthazar, Ed Llngeman, Miss Anderson, August Fuchs, Miss Emma Kngelhardt, Elmer Bennett, Miss Adelene Wooley, William Stalger, Mli.s Emma Honiatin, John Mead, Miss Kuth began life by running away from home to go to sea and subsisting on inaKgoty beef and weevlly ship biscuit. His dream of the future I Is oget rich enough to have time enotinh to secure many amendments of the laws affecting the merchant marine.

Sergeant Steinbruek wuh for years the private secretary of I Theodore Thoman, and his knowledge of fine music Is the result ot years of training. But no one would expect such accurate xpert-ness In music in a police sergeant, and fore Steinbruek is a wonder. D. Moisten, fourth vice president; Leonard Ooildiird, ttnunctnl secretary; James M. cial session was enjoyed, during which vocal selections were rendered by Miss F.

Walsh, assisted by C. Heinz at the plnno. Those present were the Misses Anna Field, Florence Walsh, E. Brettel, E. Kinchcllff, S.

Mlrrcleos, M'ssrs. W. Harlow. A. Walsh, H.

Forde, D. Tyon, C. Heinz, R. Wlnant, W. Fisher, J.

Reynolds and W. Allen. The twenty-first anniversary reception of Kings County Lodge, No. 1016, K. and L.

of will he held at Buffalo Hull, Fulton street and Buffnlo avenue, on Wednesday evening, March S8. Mr. and Mrs. Van Do Mark gave a dinner and reception at their home, 150 Lciferla place, Tuesday night, In honor of the eighteenth birthday of their nicer, Miss Beatrice Burg. Tho parlors were decorated with palms and flowers.

Miss Helen Heath Bnrg and Miss Beatrice Smith gavn vocal selections nnd recitations; Theodore Whitman and Miss Grace Wood, songs and pl.ino solos; Lulu llarg. songs; Edith Evans, piano solo; Mnrtha St. George, vocal selections, and Madame Marcla was the "gipsy fortune teller." Among those present were: Mr, and Mrs. Horton, of Rork-villo Centre, L. Mrs.

Barg, Mrs. Faueeit, the Misses Lulu Hurg, Fannie HochctH-, Grace Woods, Elizabeth Prall, Helen Barg, MsKdaleua Srhmitt. Martha St. George, Kathryn Klernan, Elizabeth Klernan, Mildred Champney, Florence Stutt, Beatrice Smith, Matilda Fartb; Messrs. Arthur l'ru- Mead, Mr.

Morrlsy, Miss Morrlsy. Oito i t'yrlux, Miss F.lsa I'yrlux, Waller Wlldnauer, Miss Dora Cyrlax, Hugo Stulger, Miss Helen Sehucffer, Frederick Orth. At Flushing, on March 17, will occur tho wedding of Miss Helen liogurt. Lane, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.

William Henry Lane, 1 lo Charles Davis Drew. Joseph F. Huss has purchased a summer 'home at Rockvllle Centre, L. I. Mr Kuss i has been for the paft five years president of the Sixth Assembly District Democratic Club and upon retiring from tho nllVo wns pre O'Connor, recording secretary; Ktnmet O'Donnell, treasurer.

President O'Connell has appointed the following chairmen of committees: Speakers' committee. Deputy Police Commissioner Arthur J. O'Kocffo; reception committee, Thoms F. Wogan; press committee, John A. Heffornan; dinner committee, Thomas F.

Bradsbsw; entertainment committee, Matthew Tobln; dee-oration committee, A. M. Daurnvanernhelm music committee, Dantel Ryan; printing committee, Daniel J. Griffin; floor committee. August Maul: committee on toasts.

Smith Cox of Hempstesd, L. of which town he was formerly supervisor, spent several days in Washington last week. Mr. and Mrs. W.

J. McAveny, who have been spending a month at Palm Beach, win return to their home, 134 Second plare, next week. They are now In Washington and will remain there several days. I Mr. and Mrs.

George I'plngto'n, of 770 Police Inspector Wiegand never rides It he can help It. He Is an old cavalryman, and during the late unpleasantness got all the riding ho needed. So now, when he goen out on Inspection, he tulles shank's mare, and he is to be found in all parts of his district at all hours of the day. nlglit and early morning Wlegnnd lives In an anartment house In Man Into prominence in the Sluyvesant Hcig.ji.1 section, was held Friday evening, at the residence of the vice prejadent. Elmer H.

Rams-botham, sxa Decatur street. The member of the society co-operated with Mr. and Mrs. William T. Itauishotham to give their son, Elmer, after the meeting, a "surprise party." lo which a number of women friends ami male friends of the members had been In- vitrd.

Young Mr, Ramabntham was pleasantly sHirprised. To pass part o( the evening, an exciting progressive euchre contest was) participated in by all. Afterward, danclns; was enjoyed (or an Uuur or so, ocd coutluuc Greene avenue, are In Washington for a sented with a handsomely engraved set of resohit Ions, hi meeting In tho ctutihouse, at ll'l Tompkins avenue. The presentation speech was made ly John J. Donnan, the executive meniiwr of the Sixth District, who recently succeeded William R.

McGulre. At a recent galbcrlug of Mr. Hues frimJi ut I Luke D. Slapleton. The Sixth Assembly District Regular Democratic.

Association had the biggest hall of Its hlslory on lsst Monday evening. It was bcltl at Scawabuu Hull gad largo as tho hall few days, on their way to Old Point Com where they will remain for a week. 1 John H. Cnlyer, for many yeara a well known resident of Cypress Hills and Brooklyn, whore be bad a large dairy, ia lying very hattan, but he has a hankering for Brooklyn' and may some day buy one of the houses which so lako hie fancy In Prospect 1'arki South. I rollce Inspector Cross, who la tho boss.