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dance and supper on Friday night at
her home. 52i Fifth avenue. There
will he moving pictures and vaude-
Vile 81 an unusual character during
the evening.
Miss Dorothy Johnson Kavanagh.
younger daughter 81 Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur kavanagh. was formally pre-
scented Ia society on November 20 at
the hoine IL her parents in st. George.
Staten Island. Miss Kavanagh Is a
great granddaughter Of Reverdy John
son of Baltimore.
a Serbian relief ball will be held to-
morrow night at the Biltmore. under
the auspices Of Nine. BakhmeteY and
Lady SPRING Rice, wives respectively
Of the Russian and English Ambassa-
doris at Washington. In addition to
general dancing there will be inciden-
tai advertisements during the evening.
Among those who have taken boxes
or tickets are Mrs. Adrian II. Larkin,
Mrs. +. Mcneil Bacon. Miss May
Moulton. Baroness De Ropp. Sir Ar
thur and Lady Herbert, Princess
Pierre Troubetzkoy, Mrs. Orine Wilson,
Miss Juliana Cutting. Mrs. u. Burn
side Potter. Mrs. Charles b. Alexan-
der. Mrs. Otto II. Kahn. Miss Annie
|, Burr Jennings, Mrs. T. Tileston Wells.
Mrs. |. Chauncey Mckeever, Mrs.
Louis Livingston Seaman, Mrs.
George Henry Warren. Mrs. Thomas
j. Preston. Jr.. Mrs. +. Gray Girls
weld. Mrs. +. Henry Hartman. Mrs.
Herbert l.. Satterlee. Mrs. Bradley
Martin. Mrs. George Leary. Mrs. II.
Fairfield Osborn, Mrs. Edwin Gould
and Mrs. j. Lorimer Worden. Tickets
FOR the ball at S. each and boxes
seating six at $50 each may be OBJ
tanned OF Miss Doane. Is West
Thirty-fourth street. and tonight at
the Biltmore.
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BROOKLYN SOCIAL NOTES.

A IRIS. George II. Coutts will present
MI her daughter, Miss Mabel Max
we'll Coutts, at the conventional
afternoon reception Thursday at her
home. 1H Joralemon street. Mrs. Dom
aid Barton Stewart Jean McPhail
Coutts) will receive with her mother and
sister. They will be assisted by Miss
Frances Hampton Coutts. Miss Margaret
Ager. Miss Mary Caroline Pratt, Miss
Ruth jerks. Miss Mary Praeger. Miss
Zorka POlak. Miss Marie Dorsey. Miss
Charlotte Hibbard. Miss Elizabeth
Haight, Miss Florence McGregor shell
don, Miss Ethel Simmons OF Manhattan,
Miss Louise Freeman of Cincinnati,
Miss Anne Thompson, Miss Constance
Gray, Miss Adelaide MofYat, Miss Lois
Grace Smith. Miss Frances Turner, Miss
Emily Goetxe, Miss Frances Dudley.
Mrs, Robert Parker Stats I'd. Mrs. Ster-
ling Peters and Mrs. Tunis q. Bergen.
Miss Theda Kenyon, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Wood Kenyon. will
give a debutante tea In compliment to
Miss Madeleine Valentine Hallock on
Wednesday afternoon at her home, 12+l
Dean street. Miss Hallock will be for
mally presented on Monday. December
90. at the home Of her parents, John
H'''d'" '''''''&, 4. Hancock street
Mr.. and Mrs. Iu.ph n, Tisbsut Of $50
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morning musicale to be given in the
grand ballroom OF the Hotel Biltmore
on Friday morning next are Nine. Melba,
soprano; Rosa Olitxka. contralto; Leo.
poid Godowsky, pianist. and Louis Sic
gel, violinist.
The first concert of the New York
Chamber Music Society, an ~orsaniza.
ton wnich has been recently formed
mere, VIII take place at Aeolian Hall ON
rriday evening. December II. The MEM
pers OF the society are Ca Beebe
piano; Bonarios Crimson. first violin
heroert Corduan. second violin Samuel
I'lischey, viola jacques Renard, yiolon-
cello; Ludwig Mandy. double bass
william kincaid, flute Gustaye Ian.
genus clarinet Henri de Busscher.
oboe tso Savolini, bassoon; Josef
Franzel, French horn Lawrence Whit.
comb, English horn.
The annual Christmas concert for
Young people will he given in Carneeie
Hall next saturday afternoon. This IN
the second concert of the series. The
choir from the Cathedral of ST. .John
the DIVINE under the direction of Miles
Farrow will sing French. English and
German Christmas carols. Orchestral
numbers VIII he played by the SYM
phony Society q. New NorN. Walter
Damrosch conductor.
Mary Zentay. IA young Hungarian VIC.
Nnisi who was heard here some seasons
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ago, assisted by Nine, Diane l.avoie-
Herr, the Canadian pianist, aud Morton
Adkins. barytonc. who was with the
companies, will give a concert on Satul-
day afternoon, December Is, ~ Aeol'an
Rall.
The second concert Of the Society OF
the Friends OF Music viii be gwen at
the Ritx-Carlton on Sunday afternoon,
December 10. George Barrere and his
chamber orchestra, with Harold Bauer,
will present Beethoven's quintet in r.
fiat, op. 10 Bach's sonata in t. minor
(No. 80, for ilute and piano, and a
serenade by Brahms, op, lG, for strings
and wind instruments.
A Wagner programme with Kathleen
Howard. contralto, and Alfred Green
field. violinist. a. soloisis will he given
at the second concert OF the Peoples
symphony at Carnegie Han unday
afternoon. December 10.
~. Padercwiski's second recital Will
he given In carnegie Hall Wednesday
afternoon. December %. The principal
numbers on the programme will be the
'Waldstein" sonata ~ Beethoven and
the Is minor sonata OF l.iazt. II will
also contain compositions by Nhou. o..
The New York Chamber Muse : p,ety.
u new organization, VIII g',c it's ii, a
concert al Aco,i.u Van i.,,,mh.r u a
s $50. ~
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81, Marx $ avenue, VIII give a rouse
lance for their daughter. Miss Helen
Miss Helen Ruth Moore. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Butler Moore OF
13S st. Marks avenue and Belle T.rre,
l.. l., when she is formally pre-
scented next Saturday will have assist
ing her several of her classmates at Vas
sar. In the receiving party will be Miss
Lydia Pratt Babbott, Miss Alice Stern
'iibb. Miss Adrienne Kenyon, Miss
Freda Kenyon. Miss Rom Woody. Miss
Edna Lyons. Miss Eloise Cummings,
Miss Helen Straiten. Miss Horatlo
Ownes, Miss Charlotte Wells, Miss Clar-
issa Petite. Miss Marjorie Remington.
Miss Margaret Fairfax. Miss Edith
Meyer. Miss Natalie Miller and Miss
Marguerite Strawbridge.
The Chaminade Club. Mrs. Emma
Richardson-kust conductor. viii give
an evening concert Thursday at the
Academy of Music. II will he followed
by dancing.
Miss Myra butcher. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. DE Witt butcher Of the Shore
road. Bay Ridge. who il to marry Alan
+. Sawyer Tuesday evening. December
4 y NC u W 81 's' VI 'C''' =
Miss Neila Bergen al Brunt. and a
flower girl. her small niece, Miss Janice
A. butcher. The Rev. DR.. Charles J.
Scudder of New Brunswick. y, j., Will
perform the ceremony at the Hotel Bos-
sert. 1t is to be followed by a small
reception.
european will hold its next social
meeting on Thursday AT the u Cal
lery. when the subject of the afternoon
will be Peace n Preparedness" The
programme is in charge of the commits
tee on municipal affairs, Mrs, william
Il. Hale chairman.
vii Irwin. who recently returned from
the war zone. and Henry A. Wise Wood
are TO be the speakers, Miss Mildred Zeitz,
"A daughter of C%hiropean's president, Mrs.
Don Carlos Seitz. Is 10 give several
soprano solos and Albert &. Spooner
OF the carol Club will also sing.
Mrs. Harvey T. white of $40 Carlton
avenue will entertain the home and
country committee. Mrs. Onslow A.
Gordon chairman. OH Friday.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Praeger. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs, Louis Jewett Prae-
ger OF l4l Willow street, was presented
to society Wednesday afternoon. The
debutanie wore "A frock Of white tulle
and silver and Mrs. Praeger was gowned
in silver brocade and velvet. Miss Mary
Guild, a sister of the hostess. received
with them,
Mrs. James Lancaster Morgan held
her first Tuesday at home last week.
She was assisted by Miss Mary Seaman
and Miss Susan Van Anden.
The charity dog show for the benefit
Of Little Italy Neighborhood Association
al the Hotel ST, George on Tuesday will
attract the greater part OF society's at
tention next week. In addition to the
show proper and the other attractions
for the children there will be a tea DON
In charge of Miss Jean Murray. assisted
by "A group of debutantes from this sea-
son and last.
Miss Bertha Stockwcll Of 81 Remser
street will act as hostess for the next
lecture in the series being given on "To.
day In History" by Miss Hester Donald
son jenkins on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jessica Lozier Payne in her mex
lecture ON current topics at the Academ,
OF Music will speak on the Campaign
Arguments of the Different Political
Parties" 1t takes place on Thursday at
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CONCERTS AND
RECITALS
,~Conunued From serenth Paoe.)

German and French Christmas songs
also viii he given.
Al her recital in Aeolian Hall on
Tuesday afternoon Mime, Carrie Bride
well. prima donna contralto. formerly of
the Metropolitan Opera and Covent Gar
den, London. will sing a programme that
includes "NeZzOsette q care" Of Andrea
F~alconieri. Aria di Filaura" OF Marco
testi. 1863 Due Respetti" of Wolf
Ferrari and German. English and French
groups of songs. Romayne simmons will
ne nj the piano,
At his song recital in .Aeolian Hall
on Tuesday evening Willy lie Sadler.
barytone, will sing "Pieta Signore," by
\. S,radella seven "Zigeunerlieder,' op.
1913, by Brahms. "Niu Tankes-
Tanke' Gin Danish), by Grieg. and other
songs. including the "Nur wer de
Sehnsucht kennt' and lob heller Tag
by Ts~chaikowsky, which will he sung in
Russian.
Marie Caslova, violinlst. viii offer a
varied programme in .Aeolian Hall on
Wednesday afternoon. Among other
numbers she will play the Bach con-
certo In II major, the D'Ambrosio con
certo in /, major and "a group by Cecil
Burleigh, Harry NJ. Gilbert will assis,
NJ the piano.
AT her song recital in the Punch and
Judy Theatre on Wednesday afternoon
Katharine Dayton will present a pro-
gramm that will include II group OF
children's folksonss and songs by Mas
senet. Jacques-Dalcroze. Stanley Hawlcy,
Sidney Homer, Frederic Norton and other
composers.
At their Joint recital in Carnegie
Chamber Music Hail ON Wednesdo,
Navier Dimarias. pianist, and Gabriel
del Orbe, violinist, will present a pro-
grnmme OF interest. Tn b minor sonata
and iwenty-four preludes. op. 2S. ~
chopin for piano and the concerto In u
major for violin Of Paganini are in the
list OF compositions to be heard.
On the programme of songs which
Julia culp will sing at her recital In
Carnegie Hall on Thursday afternoon
are two old Dutch folksonss and two
songs by the late Gustav MAILER.
ana the Dutch Serenade" by
Samuel de Lange. In English she will
sing the Japanese Death Song" by Earl
Cranston sharp; Passing BY" by Ed
ward Purcell, and THE Cottage Maid"
arranged by Beethoven. Her programme
includes also a group of songs by Schu-
bert and songs from the italian Lieder-
book OF Hugo Wolf, Coenraad v. Bos
will be at the piano.
At her som recital in Aeolian Hall
on Thursday afternoon Ruth Townsend
will sing the aria "Vicno o Figlio" COS
sane), by Handel "Se tu manu. by
Pergolesi. "L'Amour de moi" Old
French a Schubert group, "Novembre,'
by a song for remembrance
by Frank Bibb and other numbers, in.
Guiding a group of songs by Richard
Strauss.
Maud Morgan, the distinguished harm
ist. will be assisted at her concert at
Aeoiinn Hall on Thursday evening
by DIR, William Crane Carl. or.
ganist: Charlotte Elliott, soprano
Henry j. Miller, barytone. Carmine
lists. ~
The artists who will appear ut the
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Charlotte piatt. Margare, Luce. Lillian
Talmage. Mary Knapp. Gretchen
Damrosch. Helen Flake. Angeline
krcch. Theodore Durham. Flora Nc
Alpin. Margaret la Fargo and Fran
ces Hawk.
Mrs. Harry Scdgwick has arranged
the tableau representing the first in
auguration ball In New York. In this
Airs. Irwin A. Powell will represent
Martina Washington and Gr!swold A.
Thompson will pose as George WASH
ington. The old time mnuet will be
introduced into this scene and will he
danced by the Misses Elise Rice.
Symphorosa Bristcd. Marion Tiffany
n Lillian Palmer. Hermann lie
Gendrc. F1avel Hubbard. James NJ.
Beck and Frederick Cunningham. In
the group of onlookers will be the
Misses Ai.een Sedgwick. Dorothy and
Gwynne kavanagh, Katherine Dahl
gren and Louise Wilton: Frederick e.
MacDonell. Richard Emmett. Frederick
Bellinger. Andrew Stewart and George
b. Downey.
Another group will represent Will
fam Penn signing the Treaty With
the Indians" and the final tableau.
"The Part the Ladies' Played in 20"
has been arranged by Mrs. Michael J.
Nulqueen.
Among the boxholders are Mines.
John NJ. Bowers. Henry Pierce. Tiffany
Dyer. Burke Roche. John II. DreXe
William Grosvenor. John A. Black.
William II. Benjamin. W. Lowe Rice.
WILDER Bloodgood. Irving Brokaw and
Morgan ]. O'Brien. There will he a
floor committee headed By W. Wick
ham Hoffman and his assistants will
include Kenneth =. Budd. Bertram de
n. Cruger, Clarence Grim minis. DIR.
Dave Hennen. Austen Gray. George
Glider. +. Burial. Hoffman. Jr.. Philip
w. Livermore. Anton Schefer. Francis
Burke Roche and Henry +. Godfrey.
Among the ~patronesses are Miss
Lcary, Miss Iselin, Mines. John Giraud
Agar, Charles Astor Bristed. Nicholas
Brady, James Byrne. ]. Townsend Bur-
den. .Ir.. James Blanchard Clews.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Drexel Dahlgren.
Thomas l.. Feitner. Albert Flake,
Francis Burial Hoffman. Edward II.
Hawke. Jr.. William +. Sheehan. Cor
nelius Tiers and Schuyler n. Warren.
-
ToI iot thdh uVS"ue Nv ~
League. an organization composed OF
prominent debutantes OF the season.
has held forth In the Held or charity
entertainments, beginning in a small
way with performances of a comedy
or musical sketches. Mrs. Charies
Cary Rumsey, VINO was MISS Mary
Hartman, organized the league whose
membership seems ever 10 he growing
with the increased hummer eacn sea
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N;s. Grace Iyo,rv while i,s ti,,o
..rho EIam. ~ tho E,nur +" wight SIG.
Goat somstbinp Oriental, II viii Inc
nur.,y ~ New York with scenes laid
In New York and suburban houses the
actors all prominen, in society. To he
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philosophy Of Suffering" wss the SUBJ
ject OF the day. and "Ixion" with
"Promethus Unbound" by Shelley, the
poems for study at the third regular
meeting Of the New York Browning So
ciety On Wednesday at the Waldorf. Mrs.
James NJ. Stewart. chairman Of the day.
not only presented the subject for discuss
sion hut spoke On the myths on which
the poems are founded. "Ixion'' was
read by Mrs. Charles Appleton Terry,
and addresses we're made By Mrs. Bern
Budd Gallaudet and the Rev. Henry E.
jackson.
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Fol the benefit OF the Silver Cross Day
Nursery a Christmas sale will be held
at the Waldorf on Thursday. Mrs. .Jud.
son q. Wells Is chairman Of the sales
committee, Mrs. George c. De Lacy will
he In charge OF the toy table, Mrs. War.
rem Van Kleeck will preside over the
baby booth, Miss Ella Louise Hender-
son in charge OF handkerchiefs and Mrs.
Frank Stevens OF the refreshments.
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In the Church OF the TRANSPORTATION
on Tuesday Miss Anna G.. Wettlaufer,
daughter OF Mrs. Otto Wettlaufer. vas
married to Capt. Harry Kenneth Ruth.
erfurd, L. $. A.. Of Philadelphia. Only
relatives AND a few intimate friends
witnessed the ceremony, which was per-
formed by the rector. the Rev. DIR.
George G. Houghton.
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Marcus NJ. Marks. Borough President (:
Arthur Woods. Police Commissioner Of
New York city John Gillespie. Police
Commissioner Of Detroit: Thomas W.
Churchill. president Of the Board OF
Education Darwin r. Kingsley. presi-
dent OF Safety First Federation Of
America Harold ". Newman. Commits
sioner OF Public Safety Of New Orleans,
and Charles N. Talbert. Director OF
Streets OF 81. Louis. will be the guests
Of honor at the meeting OF the Safety
First Society OF the City OF New York
Tomorrow evening at the Hotel Bilt-
more.
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Miss Dorothy Beatrice Stratton.
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas G. Stratton. was married on
Wednesday afternoon at her home, III
West E~!ghty-sixeh street. to William
Frederick May. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev Arson p. Atterbury
and was followed by a reception.
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81. Marks avenue, will give a house
dance for their daughter. Miss Helen
Tiebout. Tuesday evening. December 81.
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Mrs. Jessica L.ozier Payne in her next
lecture on current topics at the Academy
OF Music will speak or the Campaign
Arguments Of the Different Political
Parties" 1t takes place on Thursday at
10 :<5. -.
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Marie Caslova, violinlst. viii offer a
varied programme in Aeolian Hall OF
Wednesday afternoon. Among othei
numbers she will play the Bach con.
certo In Il major. the D'Ambroslo con,
certo in Il major and "A group by CeciI
Burleigh. Harry NJ, Gilbert will assisI
nj the piano.
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German and French Christmas song
also will be given.
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Miss Bertha S~tockwcll Of 81 Remsen
street will act as hostess FOR the next
lecture in the series being given on ITO
day In History" by Miss Hester Donald
son Jenkins on Tuesday afternoon.
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Zentay. IA young Hungarian yio-
linist who was heard here some seasons
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The Daughters OF Ohio will entertain
the presidents OF the various clubs Of
this city tomorrow in the Waldorf. The
affair will he in honor OF the Ohio's pres
ident. Mrs. John Harden Dorm. and the
programme will be rendered by Miss
Jennie Mannheime.. dramatic reader.
and Miss Beatrice McCuc, contralto.
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At her song recital in the Punch and
Judy Theatre on Wednesday afternoon
Katharine Dayton will present a pro-
gramme that will include IA group OF
children's folksongs and songs by Mas
senet. Jacques-Dalcroze, Stanley Hawlcy,
Sidney Homer, Frederic Norton and other
composers.
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The artists who will appear at the
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The Harlem Philharmonic Society vii
have its season musicale Of its twenty
NTH season on Thursday morning At the
WaldOrf-Astoria. The programme will
be rendered by Percy Granger. com
poser-pianist. and Louis Graveurc
barytone.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Samson Ste
bNiN,s. v~.o are at the Plaza for the
early part Of the winter, will go later
to Aiken. s. G. They are giving IA small
dance tomorrow night at Sherry's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
and Miss Flora Payne Whitney re-
turned from California early last week
and are now at ST. Madison avenue.
Mrs. Stephen Suydam Whitney has
left Fair Lawn, Morris Plains. ". j..
and is at the Plaza for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Oelrichs have
left Newport and will he in New York
for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Il. Emmons and Miss Emmons, who
sAeo were in Newport for the summer,
have returned to 80 Park avenue,
where they will pass the winter, Mrs.
ID. Willis James will return from On
unda, her country place in Madison,
n. j., on Wednesday. to 40 East Thirty
ninth street. Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
d. Russell have returned from Prince
TOM N. J.. 10 81 East T~hirty-sixth
street.
Mrs. George Arents. Jr.. will give q
not nave nv.s~eu ~~sssv+ssssss
new generation which looked on 1t
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,sd vorite national falacy that anything In Mr. van wy
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The Chaminade Club. Mrs. Emma
Richardson-K uster conductor. Will give
an evening concert Thursday at the
Academy of Music. II will he followed
by dancing.
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II you buy a u,ed Piano from " you csn return II any ~
ANY, new Cprxht OF PLAYER Piano In stock. NO INTEREST
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Mr.. Bagby's second musical morn
Ing for this season will he held to-
morrow in the grand ballroom of the
Waldorf-Astoria, when the artists viii
be Nine, Nellie Media, Giuseppi de
Luca, barytone of the Metropolitan
Opera House; Miss Ada Sassoli, harp
Isl. and Albert Spalding, American
yiolinist.
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WAsufNGToN. Feb. 2s Representative
Calder Of New York, a member of the
fortihcations subcommittee of the Com
mittec on Appropriations. practically ad-
mltted In the course Of debate in the
lious to-day hat IN case of wal New
York and other big cities on the Atlantic
coast would he in danger OF lombard
ment by a hostile fleet.
While Mr.. Calder was very cautious in
his references 20 the preparedness of the
dcfences OF New York he made the state
ment in reply to questions put by Repre-
sentative Gardner Of Massachusetts that
II the American fleet were DESTROYED
New York would have to depend for
protection on howltzcrs and other IN
m.ut omplaced on Rockaway Beach.
The debat" 81 this question was pro-
yoked by "a Washington despatch to TTU
SUN in which a secret discussion befpr"
"a House committee of New Iork's posi-
ton IN the event of an attack by Il Tor
,ign ileet was set forth AZ some length
MIR. Gardner read tins despatch. dwelling
particularly on "A statement made by
ten Weaver ana other military experts
who appeared before the fortiiicatious
subcommittee To- the effect that owing
20 the ~shailuVness uf the water off Rock
way Reach a hostile fleet could not get
within gun range OF New York.
Did such a discussion take place and
can you enlighteu W concerning it|"
asked Representative Gardner
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Taking up the question of exporting
arms and Ammunition from This country
to rhe h'lligercuts MIR Taft said
w" de- not discriminate between the
bell'yercutS I'm thc matter of furGisn-
ing maj material. II IL only that the
fortune OF wa and the circumstance
over which We have 10 contr.l prevent
one side from purchasing In u mar
kets. which are open TO the world.
Nor ~ Z posS bile to soc why the doing
Of that which reu,rals in all wars
have been permitted 10 do should he
made %unneutral 10y sue circumstances
The change f the well established
fuie. however. where sue a change
would iuure only to IN. benefit Of
one of the parties. might we'll BE- 30
eardei as unnei.trdl. ~ has he n
poiuted out by the President Neu-
tral'ty leagues. therefore. which are or
ganized to press legislation in the ma
ture Of an embargo on tn" sale of
arms and ammunition do not seem to
he rightly named"
Mr.. Taft said that his chief objec-
ton to giving up the lawful and usual
course Of Il neutral % sell arm aud
ammunition TO hcllirer"u;S" Wa based
ON the "hiChes; n3tona. Interest,"
wv, are. he said. "a country which <
never likely 20 he fully prepared for
war We must have III" means Of
prepar ng rs rapidly as possible after
wal Is imm,nrn. ard inevitable. We
would be most foolish TO adopt a policy
of refusing TO sell arms and ammuui-
tion 20 h~o'lirerent Powers which y II
was pursued against us when SO" We're
driven into wal would leav" US help
less