The National tribune., 1908-10-22

white null was exquisitely embroid
cred. She wore a light brown felt hat
of moderate brim, trimmed with a
scarf of rainbow radium satin- Her
friend from New York, Miss Alexander,
wore a Jumper dress of pink checked
Isilk-b1ack and pink-and large white
hat. Long-trained dresses were worn
by many of the society women, and |
they ran from chiffon broadcloth thru
all the silks and satins to the thinneSt 4
| of laces and gauzes. The hats were q |
study in size and color. Some of them
were so big that the chairs had to be
| set wider apart to accommodate the |
wearers and keep them from striking /
colors." Then some of the hats were |
| very small, and almost no crown at all. |
| Green was the predominant color. |
Bright green satin, bright green feath- |
ers, and few women actually wore |
bright green walls, and looked jaun- |
diced and sickly.
This is the first time in the history |
| of the White House that the lawn has |
ever been used for anything but a Ma |
rine Band concert. The whole effect |
was like that of some pastoral picture |
| of olden times, and was tremendously |
| pleasing to the eyes and the senses. |
! President Roosevelt attended both per- |
fornances of the players, and at the |
| second performance was enthusiastical- |
! ly greeted as he came upon the plat |
| form and made little address to the
| audience, which was largely composed
of children. The President is much
interested in the play grounds move
| ment, and gives every assistance in his
| power to the First Lady in the Land
who so graciously supports the move
ment. 1t is said that over $4,000 will
be realized from the play for the Play
Grounds Association.
Every once in awhile President
Roosevelt gives somebody or something
a boost without really meaning to do
so. His last effort occurred in WASH
ington last week. A new play was on
at the theater. It was being tried on
Washington the first trip, to tell the
truth. 1t was "The Melting Pot" by
Israel ZangwilI. 1t is very good play,'I
pretty sharp, with its numerous home
| thrusts, and seems to be aimed at the
American woman all the way thru.
Divorce is the burden of it. The Presi-
dent went to see the play. He is a
regular first nighter" when pressure
of business permits. One line in the
play, he Immediately informed Mr..
Zangwill, who was his guest at lunch
con the next day, was particularly OBJ
jectionable, and an indictment of the
American woman which he did not like.
The line which the President criticised
was, I'VE are not native born Ameri-
cans; we hold our rroth eternal" The
President said that might apply to the
| 400 of New York, but it certainly did
not apply to the great body of Ameri-
can women, whom he declared held
the marriage tie to be a holy one. He
asked Mr.. Zangwill to change the
words "native-born Americans" to read,
"We are not of the 400," and Mr.. Zang-
will did so. Now the 400" are howl
ing to beat the band, and the President
is being walked upon for his utter
ances-and the play? Well, now, just
think of the advertising that Mr.. Zang-
Wills play is getting!
Mr.. Zangwil1 says himself that he
really thought before he came over here
and began to Studynour social condi-
tons that Americans regarded mar
riage with much more levity' than
people across the water do, and he was
glad to revise his play to that extent,
as suggested by the President.
Mr.. Zangwill, since he changed the
lines in his play. has further elucidat-
ed his views of society in this country.
II have observed" he says, that the
so-called 400 are very loose in their
ideas of what is proper, and standards
abroad differ radically from those here.
Rather than be Hbelous to the Ameri-
can public as a whole / withdraw the
original lines. 1 am simply aiming to
be just
At a meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors of the American Cross of Honor
last week, at the home of Thomas II.
Herndon, the President, 1928 14th st.
northwest, two crosses of honor were
awarded, the first to the King of Italy,
because he is the head of the life-sav-
ing service of his country, and because
10 m honorary
ship in the organization, and the other
to George Poell, of Grand Island, Neb.,
who some time ago received life
saving medal from President Roose-
welt for saving the life of boy.
The boy whose life Poell saved, Paul
Ussary, was seen by Mr.. Poell on the
. railroad track, near his Nebraska home,
in front of the engine of which Mr..
Poell was fireman, and the latter rushed
from the cab of the engine, out along
the footboard, to the pilot of the loco
motive, and threw the child from the
track before it could be struck by the
train. Mr.. Poeu fell, and his leg was
cut off.
The crosses of honor are of gold and
enamel, and are in the form of a mall
tese cross. The Board of Governors is
composed of Thomas W. Herndon.
President; John ]. Delaney, Vice Presi-
dent: Harry A. George. Secretary;
|
. Schuyler Crosby, Andrew NJ. Taylor and
Eugene Longstreet. Mr.. Herndon was
J elected President of the organization
for life.
Information was given out during the
! visit of Booker T. Washington to the
State Department last week that the
Government of Liberia has decided to
confer upon the Tuskegee educator the
, Order of African Redemption, in con-
|, sderation of his services to the Liberian
Government.
1t was thru the efforts of Washing
ton and the Liberian Commissioners
that the President, Secretary of State
and others became interested in the
protection of the black Republic from
the encroachments of European powers
, and in its industrial development
Ernest Lyon, United States Minister
at Monravia, Liberals Capital. says
: the Liberian Government confers this
order with care, and it is much priced.
1t is understood that DIR. Washing
, ton is the first citizen of America to be
so honored by the Liberians.
: Memorial Halls.