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The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
Where You Can Find a
Fortune.
BY ORIsoN SWEET MARDEN.

Not long ago the National Associa-
tion of Waste Material Dealers held
their annual convention. Its member
ship included delegates from every
part of the United States and repre-
sented an investment in the business
of annihilating waste of more than
s700. .000. 900.
Among the many interesting reports
read at the convention was one on
the branch of waste reclaim devoted
wholly to woolen rags. More than
81, ,000, 900 worth of these were export
ed from the United States last year
to be manufactured by foreign mills
into the cloth known as "shoddy"
Old tin cans, worn-out cooking uten-
sils. discarded hardware OF all kinds,
furnished $4,000. 900 worth Of tin
iron Immediately used again in manu-
facture.
OF course. before It reached it's pres
ent stage Of development this BUSH
ness had been going on for years in
a small. disconnected way in all the
larger cities throughout the country.
Now that it is organized and made a
national factor. as 1t were, II holds
an economic-one might even say a
noraI-meaning and carries valu-
able social lesson.
This enormously profitable business
has been built up on the fragments of
material thrown away a. practically
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Fort Myer Notes

Fort Myer, Va. Dec. 4.-Mrs- Charles
T. Menoher gave weekend party
for her son, Darrow. the guests in
GLIDING several young men from
Schadmann's Preparatory School.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert N. Barton
had dinner recently in honor of her
sister. Miss Sharp.
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. Miss
Scott and Mr.. Merrell Scott attended
trip in their machine.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Richard c. Burleson
entertained recently at dinner.
Those attending the Army-Navy
game from the post were Col Wilder.
Capts. and Mesdames Mcintyre.
Haight. Forester. Mrs. Tauscher.
Lieuts. and Mesdames Sheridan, Bur-
Lesson. Kilburn. Lieuts- King, Greble.
Thompson. Carlisle. Treat, and Mr..
Pitney.
Capt. and Mrs. Nelson Z. Margetts
pied by Capt. Edward T. Donnelly.
Mai. and Mrs. McCloskey had
Thanksgiving dinner for Capt and
Mrs. Mcintyre, Miss. Griffin and Lieut..
William Z. Dunn.
Darrow Meaoher entertained recent
ly with a tary. pull in honor of
Messrs. Richards, Graham and Saville.
his house guests.
Mrs. McClelland. mother OF Mrs.
David H. Scott. had as her guest re-
Gently Rev. Griffin, of Georgetown
University.
Capt Felix r. Hill has returned
from Fort Howard, where he has
been on temporary duty for a month.
Mrs. Pomeroy left recently for her
home. in Port Royal, Pa. after spend
ing several weeks with her son-in-
law and daughter. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Homer N. Groninger.
Miss Huston Scott. youngest daugh-
ter of Gen. and Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. is
STAYING with her sister-in-law, Mrs
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duty. It II also necessary to have ON.
Gers above the grade of frst lieutenant.
especially with the increase In the NUM-
Der OF aero souadrons which 10 destined
TO occur.
Tho authorities are gratified with the
progress which has been made. espe-
ciaily In the matter Of commissioned and
enlisted personnel and In the system OF
training. The appropriation which will
be asked by the War Department u
modest one. IL being maintained that It
will not be advisable to e3pend any such
large sums a. have been proposed by
people who are interested In the sale of
aeroplanes or who have become excited
over the necessity Of a tremendous In
crease in aerial facilities. The problem
II mainly one of obtaining q trained per-
sonnet The mechanism IL obtainable
with comparatively little expense and
with not much delay.
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Additional Army and Nsvy
news will be tesnd o. the ell.
tor1sl page, main section.

There must come a time when en-
gineering specialists will be a prime
requisite in the commissioned person
mel Of the navy. There are Difficult
ties now which are recognised as des.
tined to produce trouble and expense.
and some action which will correct .
serious defect in organisation and
compel a safeguarding policy must be
taken. The situation could be ade-
quately met. of course. under the
terms Of existing law: but. inasmuch
as nothing has been done in the d.
rection SO greatly needed. 1t IL sur
missed that the coming personnel leg
islation will furnish the means OF
preventing what some observers re-
gard as a threatened disaster.
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terials. This would in the end greatly
increase the cost Of maintaining the
army and navy. in addition TO limiting
the production of war material for both
the land and sea forces.
I'VE have no faith In the estimates OF
the comparative cost of work in the gov.
eminent yards and those Of private build
ers. and we suggest that the Secretary
submit these estimates to the Naval Con
sulting Board. which is composed Of gen
tlemen familiar with the elecents that
enter into the cost Of manufacture. The
New York Navy Yard estimate the over
head charges at s74S.377, while the expe
rience of private manufacturers shows
that 100000 should be allowed for this
Private builders allow five per cent. fol-
depreciation of plant during the building
of a battleship. the government nothing
though We have large expenditures for
upkeep in the form of appropriations for
new buildings. new machinery, etc.
Does the Navy Department include In
its estimates the cost of drawings and
plans, estimated at $4,000 for a battle.
ship. the cost of timekeepers and other
minor officials. the salary and other ex.
penses of officers detailed for duty in
connection with construction, the cost OF
surety and Indemnity bonds? These items
private yard estimates at s250.ooo. and
the allowance for sick leaves. holidays
vacations. etc. would amount to ss5o,Ot
in the case OF a private yard. And there
is 10000 for trials. which the Navy De-
partment charges against operation and
construction. And. further. governmen,
property is frees from the taxation and
assessments which the private yards
have to pay
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Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk Dec 4-Ensign and Mrs. Her
bert ]. Ray gave swimming party re-
Gently at St Helena. Later they had tea
on the Richmond.
Lieut. and Mrs. Archer N. r. Allen had
dinner recently for Misses Josephine
Wrenn. Fannie Etheredge. Messrs. Wal
ter Doyle. Robert Fields. of Kansas City.
and Lieut.. Davis De Treville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hughes and Miss
Virginia Hughes had dinner recently in
honor Of Miss Emily Beatty.
Mrs. John G. Quinby had a card party
recently for Mrs. Isaac Minis. of Savan-
nah. Ga.
Capt and Mrs. Walter E. Noa gave a
large tea-dance recently for their guest.
Miss Dorothy Smith. of New York. and
Miss Anna Wales. a Norfolk debutante.
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useless. How many millions of dol
lars worth of energy and time do most
of us throw away daily. wantonly
waste in purposeless action or un-
thinking idleness?
Yet there is nothing in this world
so precious as time. because time
means opportunity. 1t means a chance
to make good. a chance to achieve, a
chance to make life. character. a
chance to make reputation that is
priceless.
1t cannot be repeated too often. nor
EN- pha sized too strongly. that what we
are really to amount to in this world
depends absolutely on the way we
spend our time. Wasting time is kill
ing that which is infinitely more pre-
cious than rubies. for time-the days.
hours, minutes. seconds-are the cur
rency with which We purchase the
gold of life.
On the floor OF the gold-working
room in the United States mint at
Philadelphia there Is wooden lattice
work which is taken up when the floor
is swept and the fine particles of gold
yearly-are thus saved. One who
hopes to make the most of himself
must have a similar network to catch
''the raspings and parings of time.
those leavings Of days and bits of
hours" which most people sweep into
the waste of life.
One man becomes rich by means. of
trifles which others throw away
scraps of leather. cotton waste, Stag.
iron filings, hoofs and horns of cattle.
abandoned mines. abandoned farms.
One man rises to fame by means of
the "odd moments" that another re-
CARDS as useless. Each has the same
number of hours in his day. The diff
ference lies in the use to which the
hours are put.
From the same material one man
builds a palace. another a howell One
surrounds himself with comforts and
luxuries and another lives in poverty
and obscurity. But there Is no favor
itism with Fate in her distribution of
time.
We need not go back to Franklin,
Clay, Webster. Lincoln and other
giants of past generations for exam
Piles of what may be achieved by
utilizing every spare moment for self
Improvement. There are instances in
plenty in the lives around us-Edwin
Markham. Senator Beveridge. Presi-
dent Schurman. of Cornell University;
Andrew Carnegie, and hosts of others
prominently before the public. have
risen to their present positions chiefly
because of their assiduity in getting
the gold of self-improvement out of
every spare moment.
A young woman in Waterloo. Iowa.
whom poverty had compelled to be
'.feld hand" from the age of seven to
fourteen, and who from the age of
fourteen to twenty-four carried the
household burdens of q family Of
twelve. devoted her evenings and spare
hours to preparing herself for col
lege. She is now a practicipg physi-
clan of such ability that her income
amounts to $4,000 a year.
Alfred Trombetti. one of the great
est living philologists. laid the foun-
dation Of his greatness when. a. .
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Fraternity a Success.

New York. Dec. 4.-The Baseball Play
ers' Fraternity. according to the third
annual report issued yesterday by David
L. Fultz, its president, has more than
l.100 members. The report says condi.
tons are favorable for the extension of
the Fraternity's activities, as all clubs
Of the major leagues. the American As
sociation and the Pacific Coast League
are represented in It. The Fraternity
agreement entered into last January has
been Of great assistance to the players
and has been lived up to fairly by the
big league magnates, says the report.
The agreement has been especially help
full to tho minor leagues.
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and should be prevented II military exi-
gencies will permit All the attention
possible should be paid to the need OF
change In the mental environment while
the men are under the influence of such
continued stress, especially as adequate
recreation could not be obtained. owing
to the military precaution necessary in
such a situation. That the results were
not more regrettable can only be due to
the standard of the men and their moral
and of that nothing too good can be
said"
It should be mentioned that of the crew
of the ship in which the observations
were made the majority OF the men were
derived from the Royal Fleet Reserve. a
considerable portion were Royal Naval
Reserve ratings. and only a very few
were active service men.
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Psychology Of War

The psychology of war is a fascinating
subject, and letters from officers and men
serving in the fleet have been SO rigidly
censored since the war began that the
keenest interest will be evinced in an
article which appears in the journal of
the Royal Naval Medical Service" under
the heading Some Observations on Neu-
trail Conditions as Observed Amongst the
Ships Company of a Battleship in War
Time"
The author of the article is Tempy.
Surgeon Thomas Beaton, NJ. D., 4. n,
late assistant medical officer. l.. c. G.
Long Grove Asylum. and in dealing with
the new influences to which the ships
company were subjected and TO reactions
which occurred. he divides the time since
the beginning Of the war into three pc
riods-first. a long period of over four
months. during which the ship was lying
in an exposed position on the east coast:
second. a short period amounting to two
days, while the ship was at sea: and the
third. another lengthy period of. so far.
about six weeks, in the course of which
the ship was lying in a protected harbor
in the south coast.
The varying and striking effects OF the
conditions existing during these three
periods are carefully described and will
be read with interest by laymen as well
as members of the medical profession,
but We can refer here only to the gen.
eral conclusions arrived at. Reviewing
the whole period. the author points out
that the psychological conditions con-
sisted of prolonged and monotonous
stress. followed by sudden increased
stress. and then by quiescence as re-
CARDS the present, the only worry exist
ing in the future. So far. he assures us.
the men have come through exceedingly
we'll mental troubles of a really serious
nature having occurred in less than l
per cent of the ships company. while the
mild neurasthenic conditions amounted
to under per cent or per cent.
The conclusions to be drawn" he
adds. "can only be that such lengthy
periods as the first four months under
the conditions which prevailed in the first
part of the war are highly undesira BILE
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West Point Notes

West Point. Dec. Capt. and Mrs.
De Witt and her son John. of Washing
ton, were guests Of Capt and Mrs
Estes for the Army-Navy game. Capt
De Witt and John left Monday for Wash
ington and Mrs. De Witt will remain
at West Point a few days longer.
Mrs. Osborne and Miss Frances Os-
borne, of Charlotte, y. C. are guests
Of Lieut.. and Mrs. Osborne.
Col. and Mrs. Wilcox's guests at dinner
recently were Miss Miller. Miss Webb.
the Misses Townsley. Miss krayenbuhi.
Cadets Townsley. Hodges. BellinSer.
Miller and Rundell.
Col and Mrs. B. \. Poore, Of Washing
ton, were guests OF Capt. and Mrs.
Simonds for the weekend and football
game.
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The New Jersey branch was founded
by a native Of Derbyshire, England. He
went first to Long Island. but before
1855 he had settled at Crosswicks, N. ].
The woodwards of Farquier County, Va.
ore of this branch.
The Maryland Woodwards are appar-
emily of a distinct origin In this country.
They were early settled in Anne Arun-
del County.
The Woodward arms illustrated are
blazoned: Or on a bend cotised sable
three martlets argent within a bordure
engraved azure.
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Activities Of Knights Of Co.
lumbus.

The Christmas party given by Carroll
Council Dancing Assembly at knights OF
Columbus Hall last night was well at
tended and enjoyed by a throng of the
younger set. The decorations by Joseph
B. McGann were in harmony with the
spirit of the Yuletide season. Refresh
ments were served. The 6ffcers of the
assembly are: w. +. burst, chairman;
Joseph ]. Degnan. vice chairman; Albert
W. Brand, secretary, and James Rates.
treasurer.
This afternoon at o'clock the third
degree will be eXemplified to initiates of
Washington Council TO the number of
eighty-two, under the direction of Dis
trict Deputy John A. Eckert. Following
the exercises dinner will be held at the
National Hotel with the council as host
TO the newly raised third-degree mem
bers. those who proposed them for MEM
bership. and the degree team, with the
. following committee of arrangements:
DR.. A. d. Wilkinson. chairman; William
j. Wilson. Joseph S. Repetti. Charles
p L. Moran. Joseph s. Repetti, and
James 5. Mckee. Prominent members of
the order from Maryland. Virginia. West
Virginia. and the District of Columbia
will be in attendance.
joint meeting of Keane, Spalding, and
Friday night in knights of Columbus
Hall at o'clock, when a large class of
candidates from the three councils will
receive the first and second degrees. The
degree team of Potomac Council will con-
fer the first degree, and Spalding Coun-
ciTs corps will put on the second degree
District Deputy DR.. Charles l. Griffith
has completed arrangements for the pro-
posed exemplification Of the third degree
with a class numbering about eighty-five
from Keane Spalding. and Potomac
councils, the degree to be given in X of
{. Hall next Sunday afternoon, December
l.. at go O'Clock.
The knights of Columbus Choral So
ciety will hereafter hold regular weekly
rehearsals on Wednesday nights in the
K. of c. Hall. S o'clock, in preparation
for its initial concert for the 1916 season
The officers are: DIR. James Dickinson
director: Maurice p. Fitzgerald, presi-
dent; Albert Schulteis, vice president and
Henry ]. Zilliox. secretary and treasurer.
Washington Council announces that
following the business meeting on Tues
day. December IA. . m. an open ses-
sion will be held with q reception in
honor of the members Of the Holy Name
Society. of Fort Myer, when tribute will
be paid to the members in the service of
Uncle Sam. The second meeting for De-
cember will b held on the 10Th instant,
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FRATERNAL NEWS

Monday night. when a Christmas party
is billed.
Warden Joseph Marsden was signally
honored by the members of Spaldine
Council Thursday night, when hand
some jeweled X. of c. charm was pre-
scented to him by Grand knight J. RozieI
Biggs on behalf of the council. He
responded feelingly. giving testimony OF
his deep interest in the order and Its
ideals and pledginS his support and CO.
operation in the future activities oil
Spalding Council and the order. Lecturer
John c. Merkling was chairman of the
committee on presentation.
The Washington General Assembly,
fourth degree. will meet tomorrow
night at s o'clock in the X. of C. Ha
with DR.. William Z. Pairo presiding.
AT Carroll Councils meeting on
next Tuesday night. a large class will
be initiated. Grand knight Frank A.
Kidd. Deputy Grand knight Joseph A.
Petty. Chancellor Bertram G. Lennon
and Warden Redmond De Vaney and
degree corps officiating.
Forty-two candidates of Washing
ton Council were admitted to men,
bership at a special meeting held on
1ueSudy GNoNCihpci oo. AhS
first and second degrees were confer
red by Grand knight James E. Colli-
flower. Deputy Grand knight Leo F.
Stock, Chancellor William E. Leahy
and Warden Wallace H. Morris and
degree corps.
Keane Councils regular meeting
will be held next Thursday night.
with a special program of entertain
ment including solos by Glenn w.
Ashley, director Of St Aloysius CHOIR.
and an excellent musical program.
TIL Columbus Country Club basket
ball team will shortly begin indoor
practice under the supervision of
Coach Jim" Collifower. Manager
Charles p. L. Moran has received
challenges from Baltimore. Richmond
and other cities and intends playing
six local and four out-of-town games.
The local games will be followed by
dancing with the Boosters" in charge.
The barbecue held at the Columbus
Country Club in November. which
was such a success. despite inclement
weather. was the opening event OF
the winter attractions at the club
house. The next. one will be an oys-
ter roast on December -. beginning
at $3.50 p. m. Attendance will be
limited to club members and their Ia
dies. Reservations should be mailed
at once to the secretary OF the club.
sos E street northwest.
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held Thursday evening. December, 2, 1915,
at the Old Masonic Temple, and election
of officers took place. The following
officers were duly elected for the ensuing
year: Consul commander, E. W. Reese;
past consul commander, w. w. Wolfy,
adviser lieutenant, F. Bradshaw: banker,
II. Sangston: clerk. B. Pratt: escort, Nc
Donald: watchman, II. Levin: sentry.
Graves; camp physician, DIR. II. w.
Tobias: manager three years.. ]. e.
Bradford: press reporter. F. Bradshaw.
The meeting was marked by an un-
usually large attendance and such en-
thusiasm displayed throughout the
session. Two candidates were present
and received the degree. Ten applica-
tions were received. After the meeting
refreshments were served and the men,
bership entertained by a pleasing pro-
gram.
The installation of the newly elected
officers will take place at the first meet
ing in January.
Oak Camp. No. 4, held its regular meet
ing on Wednesday evening. December /,
at the Northeast Temple. Twelfth and
H streets northeast. Consul Commander
William G. Stott. presided. The meeting
was very interesting and the degree was
conferred on seven new candidates and
thirteen new applications were presented
to the camp.
The election of officers was held and
the following officers were elected: Con-
sui commander, Benjamin F. Williams;
advisor lieutenant. Edward A. Sutton:
banker, Casper F. Gieir; escort, Walter
Locke; clerk, J. E. Thompson; assistant
clerk, G. F. Nash, watchman. Henry
Goldberg; sentry. Harry Saunders;
manager (three years.. William J. Kerns:
manager Ctwo years.. William G. Stott;
deputy. B. F. Williams, E. A. Sutton,
and w. G. Stott.
The following named were elected
camp physicians for the year 1916: DR..
A. L. Potter. DR.. N. Brecht, DR.. E. T.
Stephenson
Atthe regular meeting Of Forest Camp.
Nc. 13. the annual election of officers for
the ensuing year was held. The follow
ing officers were duly elected: Consul
commander, Ruby Downs; advisor lieu
tenant. T. s. Reiher; banker, William
E. Eisinger; clerk. L. R. German. escort.
R.. p Skinner; watchman, c. G. Senseney;
sentry, II. F. Dewitt; camp physician.
Downs. L. r. German. William e.
Eisinger.
The organizing of the new camp of
the Boys of Woodcraft, White Elm
Camp, No. 4. was instituted by Consul
Commander w. G. Stoff, of Oak Camp.
No. 4. woodmen of the World, at
meeting held in Oak camp Hall. Twelfth
and H streets northeast. Wednesday De-
cember 1, 1915.
he election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the election of Sovereign,
]. ]. Hallock, of Oak Camp, No. 4, COM
mander: William c. Mcconnell. past COM
mander; John Hill. adviser lieutenant;
Milton Lewis. banker; William E.
Rupprecht. clerk; Edward Taylor. escort;
Milton Brown. watchman; Christopher
Tucker. sentry.
After an interesting meeting. durinS
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By FRANCES COwLEs.

To be named Woodward does not neces-
state relationship to other Woodwards
in the country for there were no less than
five colonial first settlers" of the fine
old English stock of Woodward
Those who embarked at Ipswich Eng
land. April 10. 1884. settled in the province
of Massachusetts,. The Connecticut
Woodwards and the Wyoming Wood
wards are Of this connection.
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Annapolis Notes

Annapolis, Dec. 4-Secretary Daniels
has written Capt. Eberle: Il cannot al
low the opportunity to pass without con-
graduating you. the Naval Academy, the
brigade of mdshipmen and the team
upon the gallant fight they made in the
game with West Point. The spirit of the
team and the brigade upheld the best
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Answers to Correspondents.

To J. P. l., who asks for the origin
Of the name Pollock and a description
of the coat-of-arms Of the family:
There IL a theory found In some of
the genealogies that the founder Of the
family was one Paulus, or Paul. and
that the surname Pollock Is a diminu-
tive deriyative Of this name; but this
theory must retire to the background
to which are consigned many other
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BARRIERS boy. working at salary OF
one franc a week in Bologna. Italy.
he mastered English. French. German.
Latin, Greek. Arabic, and Hebrew dur
ing the evening hours when others
rested or amused themselves.
He makes the most OF life who
makes the most of the passing instant.
Copyright. Isl5)
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A Corner In Ancestors.
THE WOODWARD FAMILY.

Five Branches of the Woodward
Family in Americls-WOOdwa
Arms-OrfRin and Coat-Of-arms of
Pollock Family-First Settlers
Named NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Coat
Of-arms.
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which refreshments were served, the
camp adjourned to meet again the first
Wednesday of January, next.
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Woodmen of the World.

The regular meeting Of the Woodmen
Of the World, Elm Camp. No. & was