Mrs. J. C. Clapp and little daughter, who spent two months with Mrs. Clapp's sister, Mrs. James P. Davis of Drexel avenue, have gone to St. Louis to visit relatives. They will also visit friends and relatives in Mitchell, Louisville and Connellys Springs, N. C., before returning to their home In Greensboro, N. C.

Miss Eve Burton of Mitchell is spending a few days with Mrs. Davis on her return home from the East, where she spent several weeks.

Mrs. D. B. Carter will depart today for a visit of several weeks with relatives in Danville, Ky., and will be joined next week by Mr. Carter. On their return to Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Carter will be accompanied by their daughter, Miss Lucile Carter, who is spending two months with her aunt, Mrs. A. E. Tie, at Atlanta, Ga.

Mrs. E. P. Spangler received calls informally yesterday afternoon for her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. G. Spangler of Mesa, Ariz.

Miss Dorothy Brennan and Miss Helen Keenan, who have been visiting Mrs. Lester McCullough, returned to their home in Chicago the first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Holliday, Miss Mary Lord, Miss Louise Dean and Holton R. Dean of Toledo, O., are taking an automobile trip through Indiana and Ohio.

Miss Carolyn Falsberry of Indianapolis and Miss Kate Vorls of Dublin, Ind., will depart next week for a visit of ten days at Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jordan left yesterday for an automobile trip through northern Michigan and Wisconsin. They will spend ten days fishing.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Nichols and son, Wood Nichols, and Miss Martha Meyers have returned from a visit of several weeks at Lake Manttou.

Mrs. Warren Bird will depart tomorrow for Chicago, where she will join Mr. Bird, and will spend several days before returning to Indianapolis.

Mrs. Lena Kittle and Miss Florence Kittle will return Saturday from a visit of two months at Ocean Grove, N. J., New York and Philadelphia.

George Mitchell, who spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Mitchell, departed Tuesday for his home in Stockton, Cal.

Mrs. E. J. O'Reilly entertained at cards Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Becker of Covington, Ky., who is visiting Mrs. E. C. Gramling.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Browning and family will leave today for their suburban home near Plainfield for permanent residence.

Mrs. Herman C. Tuttle and daughter, Margaret Frances Tuttle, have returned from a visit of two months at Gloucester, Mass.

Mrs. C. A. O'Connor and daughter, Miss Florence O'Connor, have returned from a visit at Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Detroit.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bragdon of East Walnut street will depart today for Lawrence for permanent residence.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Blain returned yesterday from a visit of several weeks at Atlantic City and New York.

Miss Margaret Maley departed yesterday for a visit of three weeks with relatives in Bloomington, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kennington and son Robert have gone to Atlantic City for a visit of a few weeks.

Mrs. J. B. Vandaworker departed last evening for a visit of several weeks at Bernhards Bay, N. Y.

Miss Marguerite Elvin is attending a house party at Decatur, Ind., given by Miss Frances Dugan.

Miss Lillian Edwards of Columbus, O., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Shera of Bellefuntaine street.

Mrs. William S. Boles of Grand Rapids, Mich., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. B. Bringham.

E. B. Brigham departed yesterday for a visit of four weeks at Seattle, Wash.

MRS. GALLAGHER IS RELEASED Head of Ohio Asylum Secretly Given Freedom From Prison. CINCINNATI, 0, Aug 9, Mrs. Dora Gallagher, who recently was committed to the county insane asylum following discovery of a discrepancy of $26,000 in her accounts as treasurer of the Cincinnati home for Incurables, yesterday was secretly released from the Institution, It became known today. It is understood that she has departed for Los Angeles, Cal., the home of her brother, Andrew Cadwallader, who negotiated a settlement with the directors of the home. The attorney for Mrs. Gallagher said there was no objection from any quarter, but several women members of the board were Indignant today when they learned of the action.

Merlon H. Bentley of Chicago former superintendent of equipment for the New Telephone Company, now the Indianapolis telephone Company, died Tuesday at his home in that city. Mr. Bentley went to Chicago from Indianapolis about seven years ago. He was employed by the Western Electric Company. He was well known among officers of telephone companies in Indiana. Mr. Bentley is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katharine Bentley. Before their marriage she was Miss Katharine Haxton. Mr. Bentley was about 40 years old. His friends in Indianapolis have not been advised as to the cause of his death.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Representative Adair today Introduced to President Taft, Mrs. Flora Steele and Miss Isabel Edger of Winchester. Mrs. Steele and Miss Edger are enjoying a trip through the East.

Announcement was made at the Post office Department today of the establishment of a new post office at Deer Creek, Perry County, with Charles F. Klein as the postmaster.

Representative Gray was host today to Joseph S. Rose and Leroy Leonard of Liberty, Ind.

Mr. and Mrs. George Cringle of Fort Wayne are visiting in Washington. Their Eastern tour includes the national capital, New York and Philadelphia. Representative Cline showed them the sights of the capital.

William Johnson of Representative Cline's office force left today for Fort Wayne and will not return to Washington this session.

Citizens of Rutland, Ind., are very much exercised over a report that the Post office Department intends to abolish the post office at that place. Representative Barnhart made a trip today to the department to enter a protest and was informed that the department had never considered the abolishment of the office.

Residents of Ben Davis, Marion County, Indiana, petitioned the Post office Department today to establish a post office there. At present the residents of Ben Davis receive their mail by rural carriers from Bridgeport.

Among the Hoostiers here are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace of Washington, Ind.

F. W. Melig of Warsaw was today appointed a proofreader in the Government Printing Office.

Dr. John E. Lynch, an Indianapolis veterinary inspector, will be transferred to St. Louis, his friends had requested that he be allowed to remain in Indiana, but the Department of Agriculture overruled their petition.

Pensions were granted today to the following Indianians: Sarah Abel, $12; Silas L. Chandler, $12; William F. Dale, $15; Pompoy Derritt, $15; Walter Lambert, $14; Elizabeth McCort, $12; Edward Martin, $15; Ebenezer H, Morgan, $20; Peter H. Potts, $15; Pharaha Smith, $12; John P. Snyder, $17; Josephine Talmadge, $12; Barney Uline, $15; Cornelia L. Wood, $12, and Arthur Woodcox, $12.