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Show manager of that splendid organization, the Y. M. C. A., who!e banner was floating float-ing everal weeks before the political parties thought of swinging theirs. It was up to the Commissioners, and th,ere was nothing to do save to give in or order or-der the Y. M. C. A.'s banner down. And this brings to mind a ptory I heard about a son of Germany who connected himself with the Y. M. C. A: in my city. 'The good wife of the new recruit fell ill and died. A few days after her death one of the members met the bereaved husband, and said: " 'I was grieved to hear of the death of your good wife, my brother.' "Yaw, mine frau is det," was the reply. re-ply. " 'I trust that she was resigned.' "'Resigned? Mine Gott! she had to be." HAD TO BE. "The mllk-and-mush effort on the part of the District Commissioners to prohibit pro-hibit the swinging of banners across the avenues and streets of Washington," remarked re-marked a Congressman from New York, "reminds ma that the drop was secured first by the enterprising advertising |