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D. A. R. Gives Dinner

The Mary Bartlett Chapter. Daughters
OF the American Revolution. held its an
nual dinner in honor Of the State regent
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson. and State
vice regent, Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsfer, at
the Powhatan Tuesday evening. March
81. Before the guests were seated, the
chairman of arrangements Mrs. II. II.
Gordon. was Instructed to send messages
of sympathy TO those members who had
been prevented from attending by sick
ness or sorrow.
At the close Of the repast the Safe re-
gent made an earnest appeal to the
daughters to do all in their power to
unite the society and weld into a. har-
monious whole the different interests
which had necessarily been formed on
account of the rapidity Of growth of
membership. Miss Florence Brown. sec
retary Of the Y. w. C. A, gave a very
interesting talk on the work accomplished
by the Y. W. c. A. during the past year
and outlined its aims, and the chapter
presented her with SO to aid in the
cause. assuring her of their desire to
do more II possible during the coming
year. The regent, Mrs. Amos G. Draper.
called attention Of the younger members
of the chapter to the fact that to the
D. A r. was due the presence in the
army and navy of the corps OF hospital
nurses at the present time. and presented
Miss NJ. F. Ballard. a member Of the
Navy Nursing Corps, with the insignia in
the name Of the chapter. After the mar
ration by various chapter members Of q
number of amusing anecdotes, the guests
before dispensing, drank the health Of the
regent in Poland water.
Lieut. and Mrs. Alexander Sharp, jr,
have taken a house at Coronado Beach.
Cal, where Mrs. Sharp proposed living
during her husbands service at sea. Mrs
Alexander Sharp. who passed the winter
at 1872 Connecticut avenue, has Joined
her young daughter-in-law for the spring
and early summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Loeb. Mrs. Max
Myer, Mr.. Isador Loeb. and Mr.. Alex
Myer reached here yesterday afternoon
from St. Louis, Mo-, to attend the mar
riage of Miss Belle Schiffman and MIR.
Leo Loeb.
Mary Antin will give another lecture
in Washington at the Columbia Theater
Friday afternoon, April IL. at 4:30, under
the auspices OF the Housekeepers' ALL
ance, for the benefit of the furnishing
fund of the School OF Housekeeping.
The patronesses are Mrs. Alexander
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D. A. R. Luncheon Delightful

\ most delightful social feature Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
during the past winter has been the
beautiful luncheons given every month
in the banquet hall of Memorial Cont
mental Hall. Washington. d. c. Promi-
nent women have been hostesses on these
different occasions; the luncheons given
by these different women. The beauti-
full hall, the flowers, the interesting
women, numbering about fifty on each
occasion, all contributed to making these
affairs memorable. as well as the beauti-
full spirit that prompted il all.
In October Mrs. Williams Cumming
Story. president general, gave a luncheon
to the national board. Mrs. George NJ.
especially beautiful luncheon in Novem-
Der. The president general. the national
board and other invited guests were pres
ent. Mrs William A. Smoot. State vice
regent for Virginia, gave remarkable
luncheon in December. This luncheon
was prepared in Alexandria and brought
to Continental Hall
A very beautiful and elegant luncheon in
every detail was given in January by
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. widow Of the
former president of the Southern Rail-
way, and sister to Miss Benning. Of
Georgia. As at all the previous lunch
cons, Mrs. William Cumming Story. pres
ident general, was the guest of honor.
The national board. other officers, and
friends TO the number Of fifty were
present.
In February the gracious corresponding
secretary general, Mrs. Julias Caesar
Burrows, was the hostess. giving a very
beautiful luncheon in honor OF the presi-
dent general, the national board. officers
and personal friends Everything that
could be obtained to make an affair of
this kind enjoyable was planned or
thought out by this delightful hostess.
Miss Virginia Miller. regent of the
Mary Washington Chapter. of Washing
ton, the Oldest chapter in the organiza-
ton. gave a luncheon especially in honor
OF the president general Mrs. William
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To Absorb Freckles
And Other BLemisheS

Every spring numerous inquiries are
made by girls seeking some reliable recipe
for removing freckles. Last year very
favorable reports were received from
many who had used mercolized wax dur
ing the freckling season. The wax seems
to possess unusual properties which COM
pletely absorb the freckles. with no harm
ful eject. The complexion improves
wonderfully, becoming as soft as a rose
petal, and as delicately tinted. Get an
ounce of mercolized wax at any drug
gist's, spread q thin layer of II over the
entire face every night for awhile. wash
ing this of in the morning. For rough,
spotty skin, sallowness, blackheada, pim-
pies. and all cutaneous biemishcs, this
treatment Is superior to any other.
Springtime also brings wrinkles to
many sensitive skins that are much ex-
posed to winds and changing tempera-
lures To a half pint witch hazel add an
ounce Of powdered saxolite, which quick
ly dissolves. Battle the face In this; the
effect on 4 wrinkled skin Ii remarkable.
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SOCIE Y
CONTINUED From PAGE ONE.

bachelors attached to British Embassy
In Washington o few years ago. Is now
stationed In Rome as also Is Baron
Reidle. formerly Of the Austro-H Hungarian
Embassy In this city.
A tea and sale for the beneft Of work
for poor churches will be held at
Rauschers on Thursday afternoon. April
16. Many prominent society matrons are
interested in the charity, and a large
attendance Ia expected.
Mrs George Bliss win have charge of
the tea table, assisted by Mime. Calvo,
Nine. Pezet. and Miss Sarah Lee. Mrs.
Martin A. Knapp win pre- side at the fancy
table, assisted by Mrs. J. /. Weller and
Mrs. David Mccarthy. Mrs. William
Kearney Carr viii be in charge of the
fee cream table, assisted by Mrs. Gordon
and Mrs. Lands. Mrs william Carter
will have charge Of the utilities table,
and Mrs Johnston will preside over the
lemonade table.
II you have not dropped in for aft.
ernoon tea or luncheon at the Brown
Tea Pot, at 1215 Connecticut avenue, you
may not know what attractive and un-
usual things are TO be found there,
baskets. toys. pottery. from many coun.
tries, as well as a variety Of artistic
Mrs Isador Grosner, of Massachusetts,
avenue, entertained fourteen young girls
at theater party and tea in honor Of
Miss Berkovft1 and Miss Grosner, Of
New York. who are her house guests
The Home Club" has arranged the
following program for this week at its
new club house, II jackson place: Mon
gay open house. games. dancing; Tues
day, April z. swat the fy, illustrated
lecture by Richard B. Watrous, secretary
OF National Civic Improvement Associa-
ton; Wednesday. April 8. special music
Tor dancing, games. etc: Thursday. April
y addressed by members Of Congress
and others to the examining corps of the
Patent Once. everybody invited: Friday,
April TO- open house; Saturday. April II,
| addressed on civil service retirement by
DR.. Lewellyn Jordan. secretary of Civil
Service Retirement Association dancing
The Sunshine and Community Society
will receive with the Woman's Clinic at
the clinic clubrooms, 7l3 Thirteenth
! street. Monday. April 6. from TO :
O'Clock. All members OF the society are
cordially invited to be present
Miss Anna Portner. whose marriage
\ to Representative Flood. of Virginia, will
take place this month, will be the honor
guest Of Mrs. Henry D. CLAYTON at a
bridge party Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. William Wheatley was hostess at
bridge party yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph David Kaufman n
have returned to the city from a two
weeks trip to Hot Springs, Va, and
are now In their home. 1913 Rhode Island
| avenue.
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Cumming Story, with a number Of her
own particular friends. in March. This
luncheon, like all the others. was given
in the banquet hall Of Memorial Cont
mental Hall.
The beautiful spirit of friendship which
prompted these luncheons, the atrnos-
phere and surroundings Of beautiful
Memorial Continental Hall all have con-
tributed in making these affairs memora-
bic in every particular.
The College Womens Club will hold its
last tea for the winter on Monday aft
ernoon from to at 1873 F street. As
II is wished to give the new members a
chance to become acquainted, no program
has been planned.
The hostesses will be Mrs. John A.
Morrow. Miss Sarah Amber, Miss Meta
Aussieker. Mrs. John Barber. Miss Clari-
bel Barnett. Miss Fanny Barnett, Mrs.
Morris Bien, Miss Corabel Bien, Miss
Elizabeth V. Brown, Miss May Cooke.
Mrs. Earl Cranston, Miss Aida Doyle,
Miss Elizabeth Eggert, Mrs. Sarah Farr.
Miss Fanny Fiske, Miss Ella Given. Miss
Agnes Graham, Miss Ono Imhoff, Miss
Clara Jameson, Mrs. Grosvenor Jones,
Mrs Karl Kellerman, Miss Julia Lathrop,
Miss Elizabeth Leech, Mrs. Max LorenZ,
Miss Fanny Manning. Mrs. George Mar
tin, Miss Margaret Mer1llat, Miss Loretta
Muckenhaupt, Miss Florence Murray,
Mrs. Henry Ramsey, Miss Berenice Sill
berberg. Mrs. NJ. B. SomervelL Miss
Mabel Taylor, Miss Eliza Tonks, Mrs.
e. B. Townsend, Mrs. David White, Miss
Emile White, Mrs. Henry White, Miss
Lewanna wilkins, and Miss Lydia VIII
kins.
The College women's Club will hold
theater benefit Wednesday, April 10. al
the Columbia, the play being The Re
juvenation Of Aunt Mary"
The dansante and musicale to be given
at the Playhouse. April IS. BY the sun
shine and Community Society. for the
benefit Of Little Blind Evelyn's tuition
In the Arthur Home, promises to bring
out IN force the younger set Of the Con-
gressional Circle. Miss Genevieve Clark.
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Graham Bell. Mrs. Emile Berliner. Mrs.
Clifford h. Bergman. Mrs. Willard d.
Btgelow. Mrs. MarEarite Spalding Gerry,
Mrs. John Hay. Mrs. John Henderson.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Adolph
Kahn, Miss Bessie Kibbey. Mrs. Robert
NJ La Toilette Mrs. II. B. F. Macfarland.
Miss Lucy Madeira, Mrs. Guion Miller.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. Henry 7.
Rainey, Mrs. Elizabeth Sampson, Mrs
Thomas Sidwell, Mrs. Wendell p. Stat
ford. Mrs. L. B. Swormstadt. Mrs. Rich
ard Wainwright, Mrs. Harvey Wiley, and
Mrs. S. B. NJ. Young.
Mrs. William Thalheimer has srreturned
to her home in Richmond. Va. from a
short visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Goldsmith, in this city.
The dance to be given by the Army
and Navy League in the sail loft at the
navy yard on Easter Monday night will
be one of the social events Of the post
L,enten season. There will be continuous
dancing with music by the Marine Band
and the Engineers Band from the WASH
ington Barracks.
The guests will be received by Mrs.
George N. Sternberg, who is president
OF the league assisted by Mrs. Garrison,
Mrs Daniels, Mrs. Breckenridge, and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
The President and Mrs. Wilson have
accepted a box and the other boxes have
been taken by Gen. Crozier, U. S. A;
Admiral Dewey, u. S. N: Gen. Barnett,
U. S. NJ. c.; Mrs. Julian James, Mrs.
Thomas g. Walsh, Gen. Gordon. Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Foster. and
Mrs. Martin A. Knapp.
The floor committee will be in charge
of Commander Chester Wells, U. 8. N,
assisted by Lieut.. Harold Wirgman. U.
Is. NJ, c. Others on the floor committee
will be Can't. Jarrett, U. S. A; Comman-
der Needham Jones, Commander T. s.
Jewell. Lieut.. Commander II. c. Din
ger. Capt. William Mitchell. U. 9. A.;
Lieut.. Commander r. Kurtz, Mr.. Robert
Hume, MI Fred Huidekoper, DR.. Howard
Hume, Mr.. Harry Meern, DR.. Edward
P. Larkin, Mr.. Dunbar Dodson, and Mr..
George A. Bentley.
Mr.. Gerald Grosner, of the University OF
Missouri. is spending the Easter vacation
here the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. Grosner.
The students at Martha Washington
Seminary will give a tea-dance in COM
Club at the seminary on Wednesday aft
ernoon at 4 O'Clock.
The house committee of the Woman s
Clinic Auxiliary. gave a delightful re-
ception last night from 5 until 10 o'clock.
at rs Thirteenth street
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, who re-
Gently returned from abroad where she
and Mr.. Hammond spent the winter, as
sisted the committee in receiving the
guests. The members of the committee
were Mrs. William Hitz, Mrs Julius
Lansburgh. Mrs. E. G. Siggers. Mrs. Z.
B. Boyle. Mrs. T. c. Howard, Mrs Sara
James, DIR. Elnora c. Folkmar, and DIR.
l.. H. Lamb.
Capt. George 7. Summerlin. the newly
appointed first secretary to the Ameri-
can Legation in Chile has arrived at his
post.
Mr.. Harry Burnstein. OF Albany. ".
Y, Is spending a few days In the city
to attend the wedding Of Miss Belle +.
Schiffman TO Mr.. Leo Loeb.
The Sisterhood Of the Washington He
brew CONGREGATION will hold its annual
Kafee Klateh. complimentary to It's
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members on Monday, April 6. A most
entertaining program has been arranged.
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you feel unit for household duties social pleasures
daily employment. write and tall me Just how you yuef.
suited to your needs. hsa eansot ssSsrskasd wosrs
su1erings- What We women know from expsnsnes. -
yourself home at cost Of aboutt7 cents week.
nyou suffer from women . peculiar ailnsna e.ns.
and draGEns deyn sensation. falling dspiaeeosst Il
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INVITE YOU TO SEND T0DAY FOR MY HfE Ten DAYS TREATMENT
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Mr.. Gerald Grosner, of the University o.
Missouri, is spending the Easter vacation
here the guest Of his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. /. Grosner.
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The College women's Club will hold
theater benefit Wednesday, April 10, At
the Columbia, the play being The Re
juvenation Of Aunt Mary"
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The students at Martha Washington
Seminary will give a tea-dance in COM
pliment to the Colgate University Glee
Club at the seminary on Wednesday aft
ernoon at o'clock.
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Capt. George T. Summerlin. the newly
appointed first secretary to the Ameri'
can Legation in Chile has arrived at his
post
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Loeb. Mrs. Max
Myer, Mr.. Isador Loeb. and Mr.. Alex
Myer reached here yesterday afternoon
from st. Louis, Mo-, to attend the mar
riage of Miss Belle Schiffman and Mr.
Leo Loeb.
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bachelors attached to British Embassy
In Washington o few years ago. Is now
Reidie. formerly Of the Austro-H Hungarian
Embassy In this city.
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Mr.. Harry Burnstein. of Albany, "
Y, Is spending a few days in the city
to attend the wedding Of Miss Belle +,
SchiTman To Mr. Leo Loeb.
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While all the world Of fashion acixnowl-
edges this is to be season OF color, with
crepes and tulles. silks and gauzes. to
carry on the work Of the rich brocades
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first time in our Union. the chorus TO each verse
bel being re-echoed by tnose present wit. ta'nl E
times during the morning
Although the exact date of this event
has not been fixed, ii Is probable that
1t was not long after September 18th.
when the poem was first printed.
The tune which had been adopted was
one well known and very popular at
that time-''To Anacreon in Heaven"
1t has been asserted that this air was
selected ty Judge Nicholson. but It is
undoubtedly more accurate 10 say that
Key had 1t in mind when he wrote the
poem in its completed form. and that
. Judge Nicholson mercy requested that
the name of the tune be added when he
directed the song to be printed. Indeed
1t is quite absurd to say that Key or
any other roetica!ly inclined patrio:
volved meter and peculiar form in sc
short a time without following. con-
seiors'v or uncoosciously model.
September y. 1871. the poem appeared
in Baltimore under the heading. DE
Tense of Fort McHenry," together with
the first. though brief. account of its
origin. and the 2Tth this account was re-
printed in the National In-ei,iyencer OF
Washington. 1t is interesting to note
here that in neither of these publications
nor in the first so-called handful edition
was the name of Key disclosed. and. In.
deed. several weeks passed before the
real authorship was made known to the
public Keys unusual modestv and g
fear that the British might attemDt tc
harm the author OF the words their fou
footsteps pollution account in larg,
measure for this.
Apparently the song was first sung il
a formal gathering at the Holda,
Thao for RpI+ acfn hnr fn,
at that time there appeared, the follow
ing announcement in connection with tn.
presentation of the historical play 'Coun
Benyowski":
After the play Mr. Harins will sing muci
admired scH, writ by a gentleman o
Maryland in coumemo alton of tie ,alant de-
Tense of Fort McHenry, called The Star span
gled Banner"
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negro race and this prompted him both
to found the African Colonization So
ciety. an organization devoted to the
abolition of slavery. and to manumit all
the slaves he inherited and owned. Be-
ing devout Christian. he was a regular
attendant at church, and while living in
Georgetown he became vestryman in
st. Johns Episcopal Church. In this
building. which is still standing in a re-
modelled form at the corner of Potomac
and streets. can be seen a mural tab
let to the memory Of a former rector.
the inscription on which Key himself
composed. and to the church hymnal he
ing Heart I'd Praise Thee
1t was as a poet that Key achieved
national fame. Said one who knew him
intimately His countenance is not re-
Inarkab1e when at rest. but as soon as
he lifts his eyes, usually fixed upon some
object near the floor. the man of sense,
of fancy and the poet Is at once SEEM"
During his lifetime Key wrote over fifty
hymns and poems, all of which were
published In 1851 in volume OF stS
pa ges, but of these THE Star Spangled
Banner" only has become widely known.
1t alone placed him in the front rank of
American patriots.
Such. in brief. is the life and character
of Francis Scott Key. On January Ill,
1913. at the age of sixty three he passed
quietly away at Baltimore. His remains
were first buried In Baltimore. but later
were removed TO Mount Olivet cemetery
at Frederick, Nd. near. his old home,
and there they now lie beside the body
of his wife. A beautiful monument
erected by the ladies' of Maryland marks
his resting place and from nearby pole
waves the flag which he loved SO dearly.
The story Of the origin OF The Star
Spangled Banner IS an Interesting one.
It has already been said that Key was
in Baltimore harbor during the attack
of the British fleet on Fort McHenry,
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new encroachment of the pest a second
rabbitproof fence was built from the In
dian ocean on the south parallel of the
ori einal fence. but to the west about o
miles and running north and east to n
junction with the first fence 600 miles in
the interior
1t cost the government of western Aus
tra.ia $1,T5 600 to build these fences:
They are maintained at an additional
large expense per annum. Crews of men
are kept constantly employed to ride up
and down the fences each cay to see
that there is no break through which
a rabbit can gain entrance across the
line. Each fence rider covers thirty
miles day. For hundreds of miles the
fences run through an almost barren and
uninhabited region. The men who look
after the upkeep of the lines of the bar
.rier live lives of isolation, the monotony
Of which few are able to Withstand for
any great length of time.
Although it is only a few years ago
when the first pair of rabbits escaped
through the transcontinental fence in
western Australia, they have bred so
muititudinously that the 20O-mile-wide
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ment Is authorized to compel any. land
owner to rid his property of the pest.
Where an order of this kind is not Oheyed
promptly the department sends one OF
Its poison squads to the place and does
the work at the governments expense.
charging the cost against the owner of
the land and enforcing its collection when
necessary.
Some idea of the magn tude of the
measures that have been taken to pro-
tect the more remote portions of Aus
tralia from the encroach-nent of the
plague of rabbits ma? be had by stating
that there as built several years ago
a fence of wire netting all the way across
this continent from rorth to south. a dis
lance OF more than LOO miles.
This fence traverses western Austria
LA, starting at Starvation Boat harbor
and running almost due north. having Its
upper terminus on what is known as
Ninety Mile Beach," on the Ind an
ocean. In some manner a colony of bun
MES got through the lower end OF this
fence and began to multiply with their
usual rapidly. In order to check this
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of sustaining any kind of animal life
except few specimens of living crea-
lures that are indigenous to the desert.
1t was when the oncomins ra bbits had
penetrated and were about to reach the
other side of the vide expanse of waste
country that the people of western Aus
tralia were awakened to the necessity OF
providing Means for protecting them
selves against the army Of depredat n g
animals. 1t was then that the first long
fence was built to shut the myriads of
grass and crop destroyers out from the
more settled portion of the sta,e. That
the barriers that have been erected viii
prove only temporary obstacles is the
general belief, and un'ess some more eff
fective method of coping with the pest
Is devised than those now in force 1t will
be probably not many years until the
whole Of Australia is rabbit-ridden.
One remarkable effect of the long trek
of these animals from east to west across
Australia is discernible. The travail which
the pioneer immigrants of this animal
tribe went through in crossing the wa
terless desert caused gradual change in
their phys cal structure. Although all
the rabbits belong to the same strain, the