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The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

m EARLY ell manufacturers possess
M trade secrets" which they guard
Eeaiously. Some OF these are OF real
value but the majority are OF only
fancied worth. When a nrm or In
dividual owns a real trade secret" II Is fire.
quently beyond all price. and there are many
other persons ready and willing 10 pay snor-
nous sums for It.
It seldom happens that trade secret :"
leaks out through treachery on the part Of
employees, and that fact speaks well for In
dividual honesty the world over. when a
valuable process does become known II IL
generally due to the ingenuity Of some ex-
perimenter who has worked out the problem
from his own brain.
It has happened many times that valuable
trade secrets have been lost beyond recovery.
For instance, the best watch oil in the world
cannot be made today because the secret
process Of mixing Il persisted with the in
ventor. The last quart OF this famous fluid
was sold for 500, and that was thirty years
ago. Since then every effort has been made
to analyze the product in an attempt to re-
produce the oil, but without success. The
man who made Il and who alone knew its
composition died. and no one knows his name
or even his place Of burial He never re-
vealed to any one the details Of his mixture
and II was not until after his death that
the real value Of the oil was discovered.
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Value of Oil Proved.
After the inventor died, his bookkeeper
took the small stock Of oil on hand as his
pay for the 5000 In salary due him, little
dreaming that he would realize anywhere
near that amount from IT. All during his
life the inventor had tried unsuccessfuily to
sell the oil 10 clocimakers. but they were
skeptioal and would not even give It Q trial
The bookkeeper proved to be a better sales
man than his former employer and finally
succeeded in disposing Of the entire stock TO
a famous clockmaker. This man in turn In
duced great chroDometer maker OF London
to try H. The nrm made q thorough test OF II.
using the oil on come ships thermometers
OF the finest type. The vessel made an arctic
voyage, and upon its return the oil was pro-
nounced wonderful It was as fresh at the
end Of the trip a. when Il was first put on
The OIL had proved its value. but there was
only a small quantity IN the whole world.
and when the owner died, he bequeathed the
remaining lot Of II to an old employee as a
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
Don't Stick Too Closely to Desk;
Getting Away May Benefit You.
By JASON HARGIS.
By JASON HARGIS.

7I oU'vE heard It yourself-haven't you
the old saying that a man can't stick
too close to his desk7 Well, I have.
and I'm one Of the men who disagree
with the old sdage. disagree with It
through experience. Getting away from tha
desk has helped me more than once.
One time # got me a good Job. had Just
started out in life and I was misplaced.
was in an once where there was an immense
amount Of technical. routine work TO DO. 1t
grated on me. tried my best to do the work
and many q night 1 stayed after hours trying
to catch up with the other fellows-and even
10 pass them. for I had ambitions. But Il
didn't seem to do much good. Then changed
things all around.
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The butcher in that suburb had q helper
whom he considered rather impertinent The
helper always wanted to introduce some
thing new. The butcher did wei enough a.
II vas and scorned the suggestions Of the
helper.
A few weeks ago the helper left this particu-
lar snop, and, 70 the surprise Of his employer,
hired q store In the next block. He opened
a snop Of oils own. The employer scorred
the younesIer and foretold his ruin, but only
for q short time-less than week. BY the
end Of the first week the young man intro
duced his own ideas into the butcher busi-
Less.
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Sold Other Things with Meat,
He not only began selling meat but num-
Der OF things that go whit He set aside one
window in his shop for cabbage and other
vegetables that generally go'with meat On
the counter he displayed bottles OF horserad-
ish ready for use. He also got in case Of
fresh eggs. He put up sign In the window
that within few days he would be getting
butter direct from the farmer and bread from
one Of the largest bread concerns in the city.
When this young man had suggested these
Innovations TO his former employer he was
spurned. Now these revolutionary IDEAS are
threatening to force his former employer TO
look for another place Of business. These
are the very things the community wants
The woman going after meat might Just as
well save trip to the bakeshop and to the
grocery for eggs and butter and cabbage.
In the thirty years which have been IN
business said a successful merchant, :" I
nave found II to be the rule that man who
buys store outright say. for 81 900 or 5000.
Is doomed to bankruptcy from the very start.
MOST such men are successful only after they
nave lost their original capital. It Is then
that tney begin at the bottom OF the business
their nrst venture was not really lost II was
the price they paid for their experience.
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Not Necessary tn Fail.
However. It is not necessary for every
man with a few thousand dollars to invest To
lose the money outright and 20 through the
pangs OF failure and bankruptcy before he
becomes the successful owner Of a small
store. There are ways that are less harsh.
" For instance your bookkeeper with the
5000 could do one OF the two things. He
the bank and with that money buy an In
significant little store in some working peo-
pies neighborhood. On the other s., 500 his
family could live comfortably for two yeara.
The store which he would have bought for
$500 would be paying him at the very lowest
SO week profit clear of all expenditures. II
the man had the making Of business man
in him he could work up that store IN vfsId
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position I inquired who had hired him and
learned that it was the foreman Of the con-
struction force. Ihad this man transferred to
the pole gang and Immediately sent outside
for man more suitable for the position
I'VE then changed the wiring Of the
building at cost Of but $3.50 so one meter
would register all the current used, and the
owner of the building said that all was salts
factory.
This little grievance was Of long stand
ing. and this man had come out so bitterly
against the power company that others Joined
and he had been unanimously elected as
mayor. together with board of aldermen. on
a municipal ownership platform.
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Made Friends of CounciImen.


Thereafter, at the suggestion Of the OH
GERS OF the company represented. attended
all the meetings Of the city council and met
all the troubles in exactly the same spirit
until the council decided that we wanted 70
do what was right and became our friends.
The newspapers OF the town were prac-
tcally all against the company. began to
advertise In the same way that any other
business would advertise, telling the public
through the medium Of the press about the
actual articles we had for sale I also kept
the public informed as to the actual work
which was being done in the way OF extern
sions and improvements in the service. The
result Of this policy was that the newspa
pers soon recognized that the company was
willing to do all it could for the community
and became our friends.
In answer to the question as to how to
get along with the public I would say. gem
orally. use a little common sense be a good
judge Of human nature. also be diplomatic
and patient. From my experience In con-
tact with the public think 1t IL no hard
matter to get along with the general public
as long as you are firm IN giving the public
q square deal and fair treatment"
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1t Pays to Treat Patrons Right;
Power Company Learns Lesson.
R,u II r MADISON
By H. T. MORRISON.

B. MCDONALD, who manages the
Idaho and Montana Power COM
pany at Kalispen, Mont. Is a
public service official who be-
lieYes in being honest with the
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

Hny man is capable 81 getting
cut Of himself what IS In bin, but be
can't progress furfber than bis gifts
will Garry bin.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

Suspended Judgment Best.
II you do not know the other side OF q
Question, the least you can do. as a person
Of any breadth OF mind and understanding,
The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
Modify Your Prejudices if You
Wish to Make Most Of Yourself.
By c. S. MADDOCKS.

EFT understandings" said Solomon.
Exait her. and she shall pro
mote thee: She shall bring thee
to honor. when thou dost embrace
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The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

SUCCESSFUL bookkeeper talked It
over one night with his wife and to-
gether they decided that he had had
, about enough Of working for wages.
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Evening star., 1912-08-25

OF guests. A small white wand had been
given Miss Clausius and whenever she
reached point where she needed any
thing she was told to close her eyes,
wave the wand and count twelve, and
during this process the article appeared
before her. The gifts included hand-em-
broidered articles, the work Of the donors.
The Misses Mary Z. Nolan and Flora
C. Trainor have returned to their homes
after an extensive trip north. including
Boston, Portland and the White noun
tains.
The Misses Ethel Y. Benton and Lille
V. McCullum have returned to Washing
ton. after spending several weeks at At
lantic City and Philadelphia
Among the attractive additions to
Washington society, wien former Gov.
Montague enters upor ais term as repre-
sentative from the third Virginia district.
will be Miss Gay Montague. his debutante
daughter.
Minister I.arz Anderson. who has
passed the greater part of the summer
at La Bou1ie, the French golfing center,
is about to sail for this country.
Capt Henry Lay. just back from
Cuba. has been ordered to the Boston
navy yard. a billet particularly acceptable
doubtless to him. for he has many friends
in Boston, says a newspaper of that
city. His mother. who was a Low
ney of Baltimore married Count Goetzen.
military attache to the German legation,
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of Baltimore will be pleased to learn OF
her engagement. to Mr.. Adolph Manner
Of Baltimore.

of Baltimore will be pleased to learn OF
her engagement. to Mr.. Adolph Manner
of Baltimore.
Mrs. G.. Jordon and family Of Georgia
are visiting her mother. Mrs. M. Silver
Of New Hampshire avenue. The Misses
Silver of Macon, Ca. are also visiting
their aunt, Mrs. NJ Silver.
Miss Irene Einstein of 10Th street Is
spending several weeks at Atlantic City
with frienda
Mrs. Otto Luebkert and daughters, Mrs:
Gustave Breaux Of Louisville, KY, and
Miss Louise Rowell. have left East
Gloucester, Mass. after q two-month
stay, to visit other resorts north before
returning to their homes.
Mrs. Sylvan Bensinger and son, Samuel
Bensinger, jr.. Joined Mr.. Bensinger at
Ingleside. Md, Thursday after a visit of
several weeks in Atlantic City. where
Mrs Bensinger joined her mother. Mrs.
Julia Luchs.
Miss Kate Dean Owen. who sailed for
Europe in May. will return the 2sth
instant and will be the guest Of her SIS
ter, Mrs Charles D. Ehgle of Grafton
street, Chevy Chase, until she opens her
apartment in the city for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tiller Of Chevy
Chase leave this week for Oyster Bay.
Mrs Tiller will remain about three weeks
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Harris & Ewing Pboto.)

before returning home, while Mr.. Tile
will accompany Col. Roosevelt on hi
'coast-to-coast" trip.
| Mrs. B. W. Parker and children o
Oliver street. Chevy Chase, are spending
the month of August at Ocean View, Va
Mrs. John Gardner and two sons O
! Northampton street. Chevy Chase. have
, returned from visit to Braddocl
| Heights.
Miss Helen Emery Of Grafton street
! Chevy Chase has gone for a months v1si
| to Bryn Mawr, Pa.
| Mrs Eva Stratton OF Lenox street
| Chevy Chase, has returned from a visit
| to Pennsylvania.
| Mrs. w. s. Cory, Mrs. Fred Treuleben
| Mrs. Eugene Stevens and Mrs. Eva STRAIT.
| ton have returned from an auto trip ir
! Maryland.
Mr. Robert Cook spent last week at AS
bury Park. N. ].
Mr. and Mrs H. G. Schermer have been
! enjoying an outing at Piney Point, Md.
Miss Roberta lola Braddock with a
party of friends went to Bethany Beach,
Del, Tuesday for a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Garziglia are having
! a pleasant summer in France. makins
short trips to interesting points from
United States from Marseille Septem-
| Der s.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Jordan are having
a series Of pleasUrable visits and enter
tainments in eastern Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
l Mrs. Selma Beam of Philadelphia. who
hos fnv fyy,oo hAa fho - hnr
! daughter, Mrs. T. III. Mumford Of West
Brookland. has returned to her home.
Miss Nellie Middlekauff of Brookland.
with her aunt, Miss Martha Middlekauff
OF Hagerstown, Md, are at Atlantic City,
n. ].
Mrs. ]. H. Parsons and daughters OF
2642 18th street northeast are home from
a sojourn at Colonial Beach.
Mr.. Maynard Saunders is in Virginia,
the guest of his uncle. Mr.. William
Cobey.
Miss Elizabeth Wagner Of Meyersdale.
| Pa. is the guest OF her uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Johnston Of Michigan
avenue.
Mr.. Fred Mannheim of East Orange
N. j., was the recent guest of friends in
BroOkland.
! Miss Minnie Fiske of New York city
| has returned to her home after a pleasant
visit with her cousins. Judge and Mrs.
J. B. Hurd Of Great Falls, Va, and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Willis of North Cap
itol street
Miss Rachel Johnston and Miss Laura
Johnston returned last week from an en-
joyable visit with the Misses and Messrs.
Remsburg at Dickerson, Md.
L
Mrs. Jackson of Philadelphia is the
guest of her son. Mr.. Elmer Jackson of
Kearney street northeast.
Mr.. Henry T. Richards, whose approach
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some fourteen years ago, wien as the
beautiful widow Lay she was one of the
most conspicuous women In washington
society Countess Goetzen IS always Us
with her son and she may visit him while
at the navy yard.
| The British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
since they arrived in Australia last month
have been tie recipients of great social
attentions In Melbourne reception was
given for them at Parliament House. The
, Melbourne Times says of the event:
1t was a pleasant informal gathering
and many of the guests were presented
to the visitors. who chatted over the tea
cups until o'clock.
Mrs Bryce, who has a CHEEKY person
ality, wore coat and skirt of violet
taffeta and Ter soft gray hair showed
from under small hat, arranged with
lilac and sweet peas. With her was Lady
Fuller, enveloped in topcoat OF velvet
and lace and a large picture hat.
Mrs Bryce is a member of the Victoria
League July 16 the hospitality commit
tee of the Victorian branch of the society
entertained her and Mr. Bryce at the
Alexandra Cub. On arrival tley We're
welcomed by Lady Madden. Mrs John
, Grice Mrs Edward Miller. Mrs d Grant
and Miss Chomley- Tea and dainty re-
decorated with high standing silver vases
arranged with pink towering plum, roses.
violets and maidenhair fern.
Miss Robinson of the Lennox left yes
terday for Atlantic City for visit of
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Nj. Fishel. who have
been spending two weeks at the Hotel
Rudolf have returned to town.
Miss Celeste Goodman has been spend
ing the week at 1neleside. Md, as the
guest Of Mrs. Gerson Nordlinger.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Silverman. Mr. and
Mrs Milton Kadden, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Strauss. Miss Edna Strauss and Mrs,
Never Stern who were spending several
weeks at Braddock Heights. Md. have
returned to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil West and son Alvin
are taking trip north Tor severai weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bendheim and
daughter and Miss Lillian Commers. who
have been spending several weeks at
Ocean City, Md, are expected to return
to town today.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Ganss, who have
been spending two weeks at Hotel Merton.
Atlantic City, have returned to the city.
Miss Anita Sanders has returned to her
home in this city after stay OF several
weeks at the Ifert cottage, Braddock
| Heights, Md, with friends
Mrs Edward Sommers and daughters.
Julia, May and Lorraine Sommers. have
returned to their home on Lamont street
after a two-week stay at Wildwood,
n. j.
Mrs. Louis Newmeyer OF the Stafford
| is spending some time in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph SinShimer OF Bal
timore are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
William Bornheim of Georgetown.
| Friends in this city Of MISS Carrie Fay
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TO Boston to attend the wedding Of her
sister. Miss Breed, who will be remem.
bered as her visitor here last winter.
Miss NJ E. Fearing of Portsmouth, Va.
is the guest Of Mrs. B. G. Legg, 1920
Washington circle.
Miss Minna Schafer Of this city has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Emma Excl.
and the Misses Excl at Narragansett
Pier After the 25th they will be at
Delaware Water Gap.
Mrs. Robert w. Medkirk of the Wood
worth had as dinner guests last We'd
nesday Mr., and Mrs. ]. L. Smith of
this city; Mrs. Lutte d. Cochran, Misses
Lucille and Matilda Sandford Of Coving-
ton, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleishmann OF
Capitol Hill and their daughter, Mrs
Walton. of Baltimore. are spending a
two-week sojourn at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Theodore Tiller has given her
grounds at 3745 Oliver street, Chevy
Chase, for lawn fete Thursday. August
%. from to 10 pm 1t will be given
under the auspices of the District of Co.
lumbia section of the Woman'S National
Democratic League
Miss Elizabeth P Crump of o21O 1st
street northwest is visiting friends in
SillCdSO dilu NlllNduhct.
Miss Jessie V. Mitchell of Hyattsville,
Md, in company with Mr.. Percy Cox and
family of this city. is. spending this
month near Remington, Va.
Mr. and Mrs George Robinson and their
daughter, Miss Helen Robinson, of Lang
don, after brief visits at Baltimore and
Philadelphia, will enjoy ten-day sojourn
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. L. III. Patterson has returned from
visit among relatives and friends in the
mountains of Pennsylvania. Mrs Pat
terson will not return until September B.
Mr.. Patterson will complete his vacation
with fishing party at Colonial Beach.
Mr.. John Fox, with his wife and daugh-
ter, of New Jersey is visiting at the SUBJ
urban home of his brother-in-law. Mr.
c. H Van Hook, Evarts street Langdon
Miss Susie Custis Harvey of Langdon
Heights is at the farmhome of her
uncle, Col. Truman Cross, in Prince
Georges county, Md.
Mrs Jennie Thomas and her daughter.
Miss Emma Thomas, OF 1910 North
Capitol street. have returned from a de-
lightful sojourn at Ocean View, Va.
Mrs. J. A. Dickinson and daughters of
Falls Church. Va, Were visitors at the
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Miss \. Hughes. who has been spending
several months in Colorado. is at present
in California where she will remain dur
ing the early fall months.
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to Boston to attend the wedding Of her
sister, Miss Breed, who will be remem-
bered as her visitor here last winter.
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Miss NJ E. Fearing Of Portsmouth, Va,
is the guest Of Mrs. B. G. Legg, 222O
WASHINGTON circle.
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Miss Corbett OF Mount Pleasant is visit
ing friends in Ohio.
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Mrs. Ashurst. wife of Senator Ashurst
OF Arizona has returned to her home
where she will be Joined by her husband
dt the close of Congress.
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Miss Minna Schafer Of this city has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Emma Excl
and tho Misses Excl at Narragansett
Pier After the 25th they will be at
Delaware Water Gap.
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MrS. Elizabeth Wicker:ciam and Miss
Simms. who have been spending the sum-
mer abroad, will return to Washington
early in September.
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Mrs. Theodore Harding Is spending the
month of August in New Hampshire.
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Mr. and Mrs. c. Morris have returned
to Washington from a brief trip to Can
ada.
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| Mrs Jennie Thomas and her daughter,
Miss Emma Thomas, OF 1910 North
Capitol street. have returned from de-
| lightful sojourn at Ocean View, Va.
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Mr.. and Mrs L. Cabell Williamson Of
this city, who spent the early part OF the
summer months at their cottage in Wash
ington Grove, have gone to Maine for a
brief stay.
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COS TO 6l4 ELEVENTH STREET

New Fall Suits i'm man=taored models and
New Fall Dresses for formal and Informal occasions
ready. EARLY buyers have the advantage of
choosing from exclusive fabrics that cannot be
duplicated later Betweem=season prices NOW
prevail, and alteration department give you
better attention now than will be possible later
Prices range upward from S19.75. Misses and
Ladies' sizes.
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Senator and Mrs. Sanders left the city
yesterday for their home in Chattanooga.
Tenn. where they will spend the fall
months at their country home.
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Mrs. Louis Newmeyer OF the Stafford
Is spending some time in Atlantic City.
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Miss Susie Custis Harvey of Langdon
Heights is at the farmhome of her
uncle. Col. Truman Cross, in Prince
Georges county, Md.
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Miss Minnie Fiske of New York city
has returned to her home after a pleasant
visit with her cousins. Judge and Mrs.
J. B. Hurd Of Great Falls. Va. and Mr..
and Mrs Theodore Willis of North Cap
itol street.
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Mrs Edward Sommers and daughters.
Julia. May and Lorraine Sommers. have
returned to their home on Lamont street
after a two-week stay at Wildwood,
n. j.
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Mrs. Robert w. Medkirk of the Wood
worth had as dinner guests last We'd
nesday Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Smith of
this city: Mrs. Lutte d. Cochran. Misses
Lucille and Matilda Sanford Of Coving-
ton XIV.
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Mrs. William F. Morrison, wife of Capt
Morrison, left Portland. Ore, early last
week for this city TO visit her father, Col
Taylor. She was accompanied by her
daughter. Virginia. Capt. Morrison has
gone to- San Francisco. from which point
he will leave for the Philippine Islands
on a government transport September >.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sinshiner of Bal
timore are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bornheim Of Georgetown.
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Miss Rachel Johnston and Miss Laura
Johnston returned last week from an en-
joyable visit with the Misses and Messrs.
Remsburg at Dickerson, Md.
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Mr.. Fred Mannheim of East Orange,
N. j., was the recent guest of friends in
Brookland.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleishmann OF
Capitol Hill and their daughter, Mrs
Walton. of Baltimore. are spending a
two-week sojourn at Atlantic City.
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Mrs. B. G. Legg of 22oO Washington
circle has returned after a two-week visit
to Old Point Comfort, Newport News
and Portsmouth.
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Mrs. Jackson of Philadelphia is the
guest of her son. Mr.. Elmer Jackson of
Kearney street northeast.
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Mrs. J. A. Dickinson and daughters of
Falls Church. Va, We're visitors at the
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A miscellaneous shower. given FOR a
southern girl, was cleverly arranged.
After an hour or so of music and S..mes
luncheon was served, the table decora-
tions being a large centerpiece of pink
roses, with pink carnations and dainty
crepe paper baskets decorated with
hearts and filled with bonbons as favors
for the guests. The color scheme of
pink was carried out In the salads. jel-
lies and desserts. At the close of the
luncheon the guest of honor was re-
Quested to read a story, written by the
hostess for the occasion. This portraye ed
fancied difficulties experienced by the
bride-in preparing to entertain guests
shortly after arriving at her new home
According to the story. her trunks had
failed to arrive on time, and because Of
this she was without various articles
which she needed for the entertainment