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The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
*Won1an$ Auxiliary to
Congress Fzourishes
Politics Is Tabooed in Attractive Home Of Unique Social
Organization Whose Membership Consists Of Wives
of Members and Senator's

The Congressional Woman's Club, of
this city, the Woman's Auxiliary to
Congress" as some facetiously call it, is
fiou-ishing like a green bay tree in its
new club house. The membership is
made up OF women most congenial to
each other; the charming and brainy
wives of Senators and Representatives
who have proved themselves delightful
Eostesses.
The clubhouse stands at the corner OF
New Hampshire avenue and u street. in
the hest part OF the city. with several CT
the foreign legations nearby. imposing
homes within a stones throw and the
Avenue of the Presidents sweeping its
length almost in front of its door,
The day Of their own clubhouse was
nastened for the Congressional women
by the unexpected gift of a site in the
spring of 1913 by Mrs. John B. Hender-
son. widow Of the former Senator from
Missouri who for more than a quarter Of
a century has been a leader of Was hing
ton society. The clubhouse was turned
over to it at the beginning of this sea-
son. The club, incorporated in 1873,
moved into it from the old house. for
merly the home of the late Senator Cor
man. of Maryland.
C\ot only does the new dubious, sur
PASS the old one in size. but it is infin-
itely more attractive and restfCl ImaS-
inc house plan spread on triangle,
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22

with the entrance cut in the long dag
onal side. with a tower in the acute
angle and the service features laid out
practically in the right angle Of the tri-
angle-and you may have some concep-
ton Of the Sracefulness and novelty of
the architecture. The whole first floor of
the club. beautifully furnished. spreads
open like a flower to the gaze OF one en-
tering the wide main door-the winding
stairway leading to the auditorium, the
dainty boudoir where my lady arranges
her locks with which the breeze has
coyed. the vista OF the library with its
generous open wood fire.
With SO many good housekeepers as
critics. the clubs cuisine is appetizins
admirable.
The club gave it's inaugural reception
in December. kept open house on New
Years day. and gave a reception to Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall later in that
month. There is weekly tea and spe-
cial teas IN honor Of distinguished guests
from out Of town. such as was given to
Mrs. Havelock Ellis a short time ago.
Dinners. luncheons. suppers are being
given constantly at the club.
Mrs. julius Kahn. wife of the Repre-
sentative from California and one of the
CHARTER members and first temporary
secretary of the club, says that it is
unique among Washington clubs because
it is the only ono that is purely social.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22

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By Special Correspondent Of Tho Washington
Herald.
New York. Feb. 2l.-Dan Beard. the
animal artist and woodcraft man, thinks
he has solved the problem of getting
along without work-which Is the secret
ambition of many il the truth was
known. The idea is to play and make
that pass for work.
Thirty-SiX years ago Beard was a pro-
fessional map-maker. which is about as
hard a job. according to Herb Roth. as
that Of professional bastinS puller. At
any rate, Beard was working like a dog
at II.
In the evenings when he came home
dog tired he would make drawings of
wild animals to amuse himself and to
keep awake until supper was served.
One day the editor OF Scribner's got
hold of one of the pictures. printed IL
and sent a check for so That settled
Beard for map-making-not another map.
He was on strike. He rs still on that
vacation making animal pictures.
New York auto owners now have new
yellow license number tags-which arc
horrible to look at and are ugly beyond
the dreams of Matisse or Picasso. (Note
by copyreader: What league did they
play in0 However, any one can See
them: you do not have to look the sec
ond time TO make out the number of the
swiftly moving car. The tags are all
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
ONE DIVORCE SUIT TO
SIX CHICAGO WEDDINGS
Record Almost as Bad as Japan's. Ac-
cording to Report of
County Clerk.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-One divorce or sepa-
rate maintenance suit was filed in the
Circuit or Superior Court for every SIX
marriage licenses issued in Chicago in
1914 County Clerk Robert NJ. Sweitzer
made public today some Of the figures
which will be included in the first annual
report of the bureau of marriage and
divorce statistics.
Mr.. SweitZer has prepared a table
showing the number of marriage licenses
issued by months. The heaviest number
of suits came In March, when 532 suits
were filed. total Of 5,356 suits were
filed during the year as compared with
SO s97 marriage licenses issued.
Statistics on the number of divorces
granted are not yet available. but will
be in the printed report to be submitted
to the judges of the Circuit and Superior
courts within a short time. The divorces
are about one to every eight marriages.
"Chicago's record is almost as bad as
Japan's." said Mr.. Sweiker. 1T is said
that in Japan one couple out of every
Ave 20 into the divorce court. We must
have in mind. however that Chicago is
the dumping ground for tho marital
troubles of many persons who are not
Chicagoans."
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
MINES KILL 2,451 IN YEAR.
But OmciaIs See Signs of Decreas-
ing Casualty List.

The 1914 casualty list for the 1000 men
employed in American coal mines. Just
made public by the United States Bureau
Of Mines. shows that e.4S1 men were
killed
Comparing the deaths with the year
1918. there is a decrease OF 3S4, or one
man less killed for nearly every day In
the year.
shocking as is the violent death OF
Isl men in a years time in a peaceful
industry" said Van II. Manning. acting
director of the bureau, the men OF the
bureau who are engaged in the campaign
to reduce this casualty list find. in COM
parsons with other years, some indica>
tons that the improvement noted in the
saving Of life will be further accentuateo
as the years pass.
Goal mining in 1914 cost the lives or
50 men in every loo employed. whiic
in the year 1913 the death rate was 3T3.
That reduction alone means a saving of
more than 300 lives.
.sThe number Of miners killed for every
.ooe, 900 tons CT coal mined In 1914 was
an. In the year 1919 there were as
miners killed for every 100000 tons
mined. with the exception OF the year
1872, the 1914 rate Is the lowest yet re-
corded for the United States"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
DAILY SHORT STORY.
POWDER AND PATCH.
By HOPE AINSLEE.



You'll look too pretty for words
with your hair powdered and with a
fetching patch beneath your eye,
dear" said Mrs. Melledge. affection
ately.
Corinne Long laughed. "Flatterer,"
Not at all, Corinne. 1t Is true and
1t will solve the difficulty of the grand
march for us wonderfully. Mrs. RAM
sey is to get a man and I was to ask
if you would lead II. Every one is to
wear colonial costume and you and
your partner are to be exact replicas
Of George and Martha Washington"
1T sounds attractive, but why ask
a poor little unknown dancing teacher
to lead your march when you have
SO many popular members in your own
home club"
Jealousy! We couldn't select the
one couple to lead 1t without incur
ring displeasure. and SO we decided
that 1 was to ask some girl-prefer-
ably a dancing teacher who would
know how to lead a march effectively;
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right-that is IL the Society for the Sup
preston of Unnecessary Noises does not
get after them.
c.. S. X. in the Evening Mail remarks
how paradoxical in these times of six
cent-Ioaf is that song of our childhood.
Surely you remember it,
Wheat and Low"
Orlie Huff is back on the Bowery-
back where the 5-cent WHISTLES are called
Shocks and where men forget their
pasts and live only for the day. Hun
is a Bowery boy and graduated from the
corner gang to the role of bouncer in tho
old McGurk's Suicide Hall.
Three years ago he told some Of his
cronies that he was tired of the East
Side-that the uplift had hit him and he
was going to move up among the high
brows. He secured fiat up in Harlem.
A fiat any place save Harlem is an
apartment.
His wife says HUH began to droop i'm
mediately. He was churlish and a year
ago began staying out nights. Several
nights she followed him and discovered
that he left the subway at Blocker street
and moved cautiously east. The call or
the East Side. beckoned. Then one day
he told her he could stand 1t no longer.
The next day the moving van came and
the Orlie Huffs returned to their be
loved Bowery.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
REV. PERDUM ACCEPTS
CALL Of LOCAL Church
Resigns from Assistant Pastorship of
First Congregational to Become Pas
tor of Ingram Memorial Church.

At the morning service yesterday,
Rev. Lewis E. Purdum rendered his
resignation as assistant pastor OF the
First Congregational Church to accept a
call to the pastorate of the Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church to sue
the Rev. DR.. J. w. F'rizzell, who re-
signed the first of the year to enter the
lecture field.
The call came to Mr.. Purdum two
weeks ago while he was making a short
trip in the West. He has been consid-
ering the pastorate of a church in st.
Louis. but after elaboration has decided
to remain in Washington.
Mr.. Purdum is a native of Maryland,
and spent his early days near the old
town Of Frederick. He was graduated
from the Western Maryland College in
1907. and from the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary in 1910. He vas active
In all college affairs. He was a member
Of both the baseball and the basketball
teams, and was manager OF the foot
ball team. He was president of his
class, president of the college Y. NJ. c.
A, and twice represented his literary
society in the annual intersociety ora
torical contest
Upon graduation he received the gold
medal awarded the best all-round COL
lege man. Upon completion of his theo-
logical studies he received the gold
prizes for making the highest grade in
the study of the Greek and the Hebrew
languages.
He came to Washington nearly five
years ago, having been appointed by the
Maryland Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church to organize the
Park Road Church. In 1872 he was call
ed to the assistant pastorate of the First
Congregational Church. and during the
ten months interim between the pastor
ates Of the former pastor. Dr. S. II.
Woodrow, and the present pastor, DR.. J.
T. Stocking, he served as acting pastor.
He is secretary Of the Washington Asso-
citation of Congregational Ministers: also
secretary of the Washington Association
of Congregational Churches which in
cludes the churches of Maryland, Vir-
ginia, and the District of Columbia
Last summer he spent three months
abroad, visiting Italy, Greece. Turkey.
Egypt and Palestine.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
BARS Jim CROW RULE
IN UTNEY BUSES
St. Louis Judge Releases Six Negroes
Arrested at the Instance of
Chauffeur.

st. Louis. Mo-. Feb. I.-"Jitney' bus
drivers cannot draw the color line. This
ruling was handed down by Judge Hogan
in Police Court today in the case of John
]. Hickey. chauffeur. who had six negroes
arrested yesterday when they refused to
get out OF his bus. Judge Hogan held
that the '.jitney" bus IL q public convey.
ance, and as there was no evidence that
the negroes had conspired to raise
trouble he dismissed them.
Ten minutes after leaving court Hickey
knocked down a man, and as he was
driving away from the hospital to which
he took the man he struck another auto
mobile and damaged It
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Read. wife . q one-time
railroad conductor who IL now an invalid,
started as q "jitnsy" bus driver today
and made $6S. She will continue In the
business
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and Mrs. Ramsey. the vice-president,
was to ask a man friend to be George
Washington. Strategy, I call it,
Anything you like and, of course,
I'll do it for you. You've helped me so
much with my classes and I owe my
present success to you," said Corinne
heartily.
Don't forget, then. that you come
to me for the entire weekend, the
Goth, 21st and 22d."
ut will be a pleasure to look for
ward to. My studio in town is all
very we'd, but your delightful sub
urban home is more than home to me
many thanks"
Mrs. Melledge, president Of the VII
lage Civic League. felt very much
satisfied with her selection of CO.
rhine Long as Martha Washington to
lead the march in the dance to be
given by the organization on the ap-
preaching patriotic holiday. She had
always been fond of Corinne, and
when the girl had been forced through
war time conditions to earn her own
living she had been glad to help her
to get a dancing class in the city.
TIL have the sweetest little Martha
Washington you ever saw" she told
Mrs. Ramsey at a committee meeting
on the Following day.
And walt till you see my George
Washington" Mrs. Ramsey counter
enthused. And he dances perfectly.
I'm fortunate in being able to secure
him, for-be it known-he's a most
popular dancing man in a fashionable
circle in town"
The members of the committee were
naturally curious as to the identity
of their leaders-to-be. All the town
girls We'd with each other in plan
ming their costumes and the men of
the town sought city costumers of
colonial suits for themselves. Much
interest was manifested in the ap-
preaching ball.
When Corinne arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Melledge and was
placed before a cheerful hickory fire
in the great dining-room. she sighed
more contentedly than she had sighed
on any evening since she had become
a wage Garner in the great city. This
was her first real holiday, and she
felt, once more. like the old Corinne
who used to be member of house
parties in fashionable suburbs. with
and gayety In prospect How
little she had appreciated her care
free existence of those days! How
little!
She wondered IL the merry group
she once made a vivacious member of
ever thought Of her She had never
once gone back to visit at home; she
had been too busy with her dancing
lessons, and she had hesitated to re-
turn for fear OF the Inconsistencies the
visit would produce.
"You haven't showed the slightest
interest in your gown. Corinne," said
Mrs. Melledge, as she approached the
fire and sat on the arm Of the girls
chair. Don't you want to see it,"
Corinne slipped her hand into that
Of her friend and sighed. 'Oh. I've
Just been so happy and comfortable
right here In the big wing chair that
I didn't give . mere dress a neeting
thought" she admitted. where II
itr'
I'm your room, hung up with Law
ender bags and all its accessories. II
you aren't the success OF the evening
I'm not . good forecaster." Mrs. Mel
ledge said. squeezing the girls hand.
"And my partner? Has he comet"
asker Corinne. 4
Hes to be here tonight-Mardsn
Drew, no less. my dear"
CUfinns shrank into the corner Of I,
her chair. 'Hardsn Drswi Oh. Nra
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
Sixteen.inch Fall Kills Girl

New York, Feb. Y.-Although she fell
only sixteen inches. from the second step
OF the stairway in her home, fourteen
year-old Ellen Nopoli broke her neck,
suffered internal injuries, fractured her
skull and died today. A cut glass bowl
she was carrying when she fell was not
even cracked.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

TRUSTEES SALE IN BANKRUPTCY OF ALL
Of the assets belonSng 70 the estate Of r. A.
Thomasson 4 Bro. formerly engaged ~ stair
builders and mill workers in Rosslyn. Va By
virtue Of order Of the Supreme Court a the
District Of Columbia. . Court Of Bankruptcy.
in the matter OF R. A. Thomasson & Bro. bank
rupts bankruptcy No ss6. the undersigned trustee
will receive scaled bids for the purchase Of all
belonging to the estate including machinery.
tools. office furniture. horse wagons. and all mar-
chandiss belonging to the estate. also lots l. H. Is.
6. II and IS. block Is subdivision Of Rosslyn.
Alexandria County. Va. and lots - and %. block
Is. subdivision. partly improved by . two
story milling plant. also premises known a. SIS
Tenth street northeast. Washington. d. c.. being
lot 2. square sas. and a certain tvostoD brick
stable. located in the rear Of SIS street north
east. Washington. d. c.. the property being sold
subject to all liens and encumbrances existing
thereon. 1t being intended only to sell the rights
and interests Of the trustee IN any all Of said
property. For detailed information and terms and
conditions. apply to the undersigned trustee. AL
bids must bs made in accordance with and sub
ject to sIch terms and conditions. WALTER g.
EISINGER. trustee. 2l09 7th st. NV. Washington.
ID. G.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
sTUMBLES OVER SLAIN MAN.
New York Police Confronted with
New Murder Nxsterx.

New York. Feb. IA mysterious muir
der was reported to the' police today by
q peddler who stumbled over the body Of
q weil-dressed young foreigner who had
been stabbed through the heart.
A long dirk was found near the body.
All clews to the Identity Of the victim
had been removed. but q large sum Il
money in his pocket was not touched
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
"Paupero Leaves 500, 900.

Binghamton, N. Y, Feb. N.-Beheved
to be q pauper. and dying at the county
DOOR house, James Crimpton, for nifty
years a pack peddler. today was dis
covered to have left an estate Of 100000.
The money will be divided among fifteen
relatives.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
Burglar Fractures Womau's SkulI

New Brunswick. N. J.. Feb. N.-Grap-
ping with . negro burglar she found
riding her bureau, Mrs.. George Lons
was beaten into insensibility and her
skull fractured in three places. She n
not expected 70 live. The 1s01o seeaDsa
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22

Great Britain has carried on IN sxtsn-
sive trade with Turkey in reeant ysasa
britain impsgts frem tAa$ ssuntzx bsing
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DIED

on Saturday. February
20, 1915, at the residence OF her
brother-in-law, William H. Baldwin,
1915 Twenty-frst street. Miss ELLA
W. CORT. Of New York City.
GEE-On Sunday. February q. 1915, at
the residence Of her daughter. Mrs.
Johf<H. Anderson. 1901 Wyoming ave-
nue. northwest. ELLEN C. GEE. widow
of Joseph c. Gee.
Funeral services at the chapel Of John
r. Wright Company. 1881 Tenth street
northwest. Tuesday, February q. at
l2:S p. m. Fredericksburg, Va, pa
pers please copyD
1URLEY-On Saturday, February %.
ISIS: at Riverdale. Nd. NARY HUR-
Funeral Tuesday. February q from
Riverdale, at SIS a m. Mass at st.
James Church, Hyatfsville, q. m,
Interment 1T Mount Olivet.
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
FUNERAL FLOWERS
- IsU Dosiytin-hs6ss1l15 Ha16
SORa NuaA -s ~
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22

FOR SALE-FOLLOwING BUSINESS
places: Corner drug store. annual busi-
ness $4,000: corner grocery store weekly
business $500; corner grocery store. week
~ business 500: roomfng house, nice loca.
ton. cheap; apartment house. nets annu-
ally $500; tailoring place. monthly BUSH
ness 800. Room 311. Metropolitan Ma
tional Bank Building. 18th st. NV.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.

DELICIOUS HOT CAKES.
MI ENG Hot Cakes are never 80 appetiz-
ping and Wholesome As when
SElf.RAISJy6l made Of MLI1ER'S Self-raiang
NM 0vuneAP Buckwheat SPECIFY MILLERS.
UUGAWu6Au and decline all substitutes.
DAt your grucer'a, No consumers supplied
B. B. EARNSBAW e BRO.
whslesaleFs, nth and n SITS. .. =.
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state are preparing for prohibition By
remodelling their plants for other
business. The Olympia Brewing Com.
pany Is being converted into a dairy
products plant Breweries are also
preparing TO make heavy calls upon
Oregon orch rds and vineyards for
fruit from which TO make fruit ex-
tracts and soft drinks.
w. c. T.. y. Advances.
The National woman's Christian
Temperance Union which held its
forty-second annual convention In Sc
attic. October to IL. reported a re-
variable gain in membership Not
only has the organization held the
1914 gain Of a0,S7s members, but In
q w C. T. U. year OF less than IL
months, and in spite Of the handicap
Of the European war. its net gain for
1916 is 5000.
Prosperity in Russia.
when vodka was on sale the aver
aee saving bank deposits IN Russia
were in the neighborhood OF from
$4,000. 900 to $4,000, 900 q year
year. not . month. In the 81 days of
January, 1915, five months after the
sale Of vodka was prohibited in one
month-the former vodka drinkers
put $50. 000. 900 into the savings banks
IN the empire. They saved nearly
twice as much in month as they
formerly saved In 9 year.
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At
BALDWIN HOUSE
DRAWlNGCROWDS
suecial star-BulIetin Correspondence

yc,nan;a, CO. p,,lI.ti,, r,,,.roano,,da
- pee'ai 2 a. = -
LAHAINA, OCT zn.fono,glh y
through the many irIenas o. MIS-; n.
p. Baldwin. Interested IN the develop
ment Of the work which she Is sup
porting in Lahaina at baldwin House
Settlement, and which occupies the
old Baldwin missionary estate. me
entire plant has been remode'ed
during the past summer under
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FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Beretania avenue at Victoria street.
Leon L. Loofbourow. minister.
Sunday school az 9:45. Mrs. e. A.
Cooper. superintendent
At II O'clock the Sunday school will
be the guest Of the church. Illustrated
sermon By minister to children and
their parents.
Epworth league at $50. RALPH
Turner. leader. -
AZ 7:2Q o'clock the minister win
preach on Your Calling and Mine. (
AIrs. William Henry Fry nlll be
the soloist Ct both morning ana eve
ming services.
Strangers and visitors are cordially
invited to al the services and privi-
leges Of our church. II YOU have come
for q few weeks visit and have no
other preference. come and visit us.
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REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER DAY

Located on King street near Thorn
as Square
Services will be held on Sundays as
follows:
9:45 a. M, Sunday school
II a. m. preaching, Hawaiian sery-
ice.
s p. ~, lions Religio Literary So
ciety's meeting.
1880 p. M. preaching. English sery-
ice.
Visitors are invited to attend any
of the services held in this church
and welcome will be extended to
those who come.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCHES

St Andrews Cathedral Emma
street. near Beretania Rt Rev. H. B
Restarick, bishop: Rev. Canon VIM
Ault. vicar. Holy Communion, Z a. m.
morning prayer and sermon, II
O'Clock; evening prayer and sermon
z: 80 p. m; Sunday school. 9s45 q. m.
Hawaiian services. Rev. leopold Kroil
pastor. 9:15 a. IA
81. Clements Church Corner Wild.
ef avenue and Makilf street Sunday
services: Holy communion, z q. M;
morning prayer and service, II a M;
evening praper, 1880 D. m.
Sc. Marks Mission Kapahulu
road. Rev. Leopold Knoll. priest in
charge. Services: Holy Communion,
first Wednesday each month. 10 q. m.
and 1880 p. nd. Sunday school every
Sunday at 10 q. m
Holy Communion first Sunday of the
month.
st. Elizabeth's Church Located
corner King street and Pua lane. Rev.
w. Merrill. priest in charge Sunday
services: Holy Communion at z a. m,
on second, fourth and fifth Sundays,
III q. m. on first and third Evening
prayer and address at p. m. Korean
services at $3.50 q. N, and 8:15 p. m.
Epiphany MIssion, Kaimuki = 10th
and Palolo. Rev. l. III. Tracy in
charge. Sunday school at 10 q. m.
Services at III q. m.
Miss Maude Seyde, organist.
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SALVATION ARMY

Rkular meetings are held ia the
Salttion Army hall at 10 N. Hotel
strd, near Nuuann. as follows Tues
day. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
nigls at 8 O'Clock.
snday school at 10 a. m.
Hvhg Peoples meeting at 6:1a
p.
cher Sunday schools are. held as
folIWs: At 10 q. m, Kukui street
NED Liliha street Japanese corps)
at bl0 Liliha street fKorean corps) ;
3l2Fineyard street Spanish corps
1:3Ip M, at School street, near Iiliha
strtt, corner room tEnglish corps)
Acordial invitation to any or oil
theb meetings is extended BY
ADJT. TIMMERAfAN.