7 THEOSOPHISTS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO Mrs. Annie Besant was cheered when she expressed hope of a reunion with the faction of Theosophists in this country in her address at the annual convention of the American Section of the Theosophical Society held today at the rooms of the Chicago branch, in the Athenaeum Building. An additional interest was imparted to the occasion by the presence of the Countess Wachtmeister and Miss Wilson. The New York Times It was the first hours of the day. The party of Australians had discarded their coat-tails, and sat in their waistcoats with their shirtsleeves rolled as they dealt with the serious business of cards. They played in the comfort of Godfrey Madding’s private suite in the company of both the captain and Yates, the ship’s ginger-haired doctor. Edna

