The Washington herald., 1916-05-12
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
by o. o. MCINTYRE

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SPECIAL Correspondent Of Ths Wasausuo. B-u,d.
New York, May ll-New York la 10
play hostess to 10000 clubwomen from
all OF the United States when the na-
uonal convention OF mems clubs
meets here during the last week in
May. Reservations have been mad. in
tfty-eight Of the leading hotels and
the committees are planning to assure
their sister guests from al the States
a memorable sojurn on our we'll
known little island
At the hotels a dollar only ia To bs
demanded for an apartment even 10
those where S2s for the single day IA
the ordinary asking price for The luTu-
ries onered The daily conferences will
be held at the Astor.
Sisters from kentucky give a lunch
con ~ the Plaza, those from Indiana a
reception At the McAlpin and up al his-
torie Clsremont the sisters from far
away California will give a garden
parry. Pennsylvania entertains AZ the
Waldorf. and at divers times viii an
the congress Of State societies keen
open house al the Majestic
Nora Baycs gave one OF her famous
24-hour parties the other night on
West End Avenue at her apartment.
II was her object to have every type OF
emplOye Of the thester represented at
the party firm the star to the carriage
starter.
There were press agents, box or,cs
men, stage managers, and the like
but al the last minute she forgot to in
vite a representative OF the ticket spec
ulstors, but when she tried TO get them
she found them all too busy counting
their money.
Miss Bayes is giving a series Of new
limitations which Gmuse the Broadway
ties who care for her style Of humor
one Imitation is Of a Hebrew drummer
boy going to war. Here it is, but say il
quickly:
To the bank. to the bank. 10 tn.
bank. to the bank, TO the bank,
Another is her imitation OF a cat.
This is IL: Goodness. Maud. did Won
ever see such looking hat az Agnes Is
wearing?
AT At the next meeting Of the Rainy Day
Club next week, rain or shine. an
nOuncemCnt will be made that the Ia
nous organization has completed It's
work. After nearly twenty-one wears
OF constant and persistent endea1or.
the Rainy Daisies have sccomplisheG
their great object.
They have raised womsn's skirts
from the ground. The club was organ
lied back iE 1896 to promote th. vye.r-
ing Of short skirts In those 6svs o.
was the style 10 Wear LONG trailing
skirts that did a portion OF the WORK
now paid for by the department uf
street cleaning.
II was the trouble II caused the poor
working woman, whose long skirts
dsmpened in the rain, sometimes made
her i'll and caused her much ANNOYANCE
The aim Of the club was 70 raise the
skirts four inches about the ground
II has been a hard fight, but inch by
inch the club has succeeded A glance
sk1rtward in any Up-to-dste mixed
gathering will confirm this statement
Leroy Stevens is an ice man who
Eaily clspenses his frozen chunks in
New York despite the fact that he is
worth cold" $70.OOoOOO The only
little difficulty is that his millions are
Up IN frozen Alaska. The wealth IS
represented by more than 100000 Gu
bic yards Of land about eighty-fuu-
miles from Fairbanks. Alaska
He acquired II by stalking IL out some
seven years ago. He went broke while
trying to get the gold out Of the
ground There was nothing for him TO
90 but 10 return TO New York, and be-
Ing used to the frigid things OF life. hs
took UP Ice wagon driving as an Occu-
patton, and he is probably the only mil
lionaire in New York who uses an ice
wagon as his private carriage
He says he made much money vhIla
there. but the cost Of living was so
high he could not save. Cucunberp and
strawberries sold for 81 apiece. which
is just a trifle above the price in the
lobster area But Stevens is contented.
and some day he says he Is going back
and bring back enough gold 70 make
his old age free from want.