The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-19
WASHINGTON news GOSSIP

at the king Cotton ball given Mon.
day night.
The Dolly Madison" breakfast this
week was mi Of the most brilliant
assemblages Of the season, represent.
ing several hundred of the most dis.
t%ainguished women of the Democratic
party. Mrs. ThomasR Marshall, wife
OF the vice president, and honorary
vice president Of the society headed
the list OF the notablesE present. The
cabinet women were all present, with.
tho exception of Mrs. McAdoo and
Mrs. Wilson who has been prevented
by illness from taking part in many
of the social affairs OF the season.
There were twenty tables for the
guests, decorated with Killarney roses
and azaleas the guest of honor table
was on a raised platform on one side
of the ball room. Mrs. w. g. Brown,
wife of Congressman Brown, sat at.
the latter table, taking a prominent
place In the program which was given.
Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. former presi.
dent general of tho D. A.. r. had at
her table among other prominent wo.
men, Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey.
the western aspirant to the office and
opponent of Mrs. William Cumming
Story; among the guests at the table
OF Mrs. Conrad Syme were Mrs.
Stuart Walker, Of Martinsburg. and
Mrs. Meta West Mooney, formerly Of
Sistorsyille..
A fiddle eawing contest between
three men prominent in the United
States government is to be a feature
of the Thursday evening entertain.
mcnt Of the National Press Club. The
contestants already entered are Sena.
tor William E. Chiffon, OF West yir-
Ginta, Representative Borchers, y.
Illinois, and Byron r. Newton, assist.
ant secretary of the treasury, but
there may be some added starters at
the eleventh hour, including some
dark horses. The performers are 20
engage in q sort Of endurance test,
with each allowed five minutes inter-
val to do his cleverest.
Miss Lois and Frances Cochran, Of
Parkersburg, were among those who
witnessed the spectacular pageant at
the king Cotton" ball Monday night.
The Fairmont school, at which the
Misses Cochran are in attendance had
engaged n Of the boxes for those OF
the students who wished to attend.
A Tennessee state flag was pre-
scented to the post office department.
Tuesday by Mrs. George White Baxter,
state regent Of the D. A. r. and was
accepted for the department by First
Assistant Daniel c. Roper,-which re.
minds one that West Virginia is one
of the few states that has not sent
a flag for the flag day decoration.
The large United States flag that
hangs in the inner court of the post
office department is never taken
down. but on flag day, It is drawn In
and furled. the columns decorated
with the smaller state flags and then
the flag OF the nation Is unfurled for
another year. The department now
has state flags for use on these occa.
sions from California, Connecticut,
Colorado. Hawaii, Maine. Michigan,
Missouri, North Dakota. Ohio, South
Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Ten.
nessee. In addition to these 2perman.
ent contributions a number Of flags
have been loaned from year to year
SO that there are usually exhibited
also the flags OF Alabama, Delaware.
Florida, Massachusetts,, New York,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Utah. In his address Of acceptance
Mr.. Roper dwelt upon the importance
of state flags and their represents
tion with the flag oflthe country on
the annual flag day.
Practically all OF the great slaugh.
tertng centers in the country, are Id.
Gated in the restricted area" order
promulgated this week by. the depart
ment Of agriculture. when foot and
mouth disease quarantine regulations
were extended so as stoinclude Ill the
territory east Of the Mississippi and
north Of the Tennessee ina restricted
area. out OF which no shipments Of
live stock, except for slaughter within
tw~enty.four hours, viii be permitted
to the south or west, Virgins, West
Virginia, versiant, Maine and the Dis
trict Of Columbia are the only 1ocaii.
ties where exceptions have been
made. Owing to the fact that few
or no cases OF foot and mouth dis.
ease were found ID those sections,
stock owners In these jurisdictions
will be permitted. Under the revised
regulations, 70 ship out stock upon
affidavit that 1t hns been on their
farms for d certain length offtime, and