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The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
WOMEN ROCKIES
Highly PRAISED
Speakers Laud Spirit of Sac
rihce Impelling Them to
Boost Preparedness.
GEN. WOOD MAKES TALK
Drilling Rain Cuts Down Attendance
and Turns Chevy Chase Camp
Ground Into Sea of Mud.

National Preparedness" and Nation
al Security" were the subjects of the
principal speakers at the National Serv-
ice School Camp al Chevy Chase yester-
day. The day was known as Pre-
paredness Day" The principal speakers
were Henry A Wise Wood, on National
Security" and Carl Vrooman. assistant
secretary OF agriculture, on National
Preparedness"
Both speakers extolled the principles
that inspired the students to give up,
temporarily, lives of luxury and ease in
the social world and endure the hard
ships OF camp life. with the object OF
being prepared to help their country in
time of need
The preparedness most needed" said
Mr.. Wood. "Is not only military pre-
paredncSs. but also spiritual and indus
trial preparedness. This is the message
you students must carry to your homes
when you leave this camp"
National Security Needed
Mr.. Vrooman emphasized the fact that
there Is no more need for military pre-
paredness than for national security. He
declared the time was coming when the
successful business men OF the United
States would OF necessity give both their
money and brains to the service Of their
country.
Not only did the drilling rain keep all
except a few sightseers from the camp
yesterday. but 1t also turned the camp
grounds into a soggy mass OF mud.
Capt (Miss) Emily T. Waterman was
officer of the day yesterday
The first permanent results OF the Ma
tional Service School are shown in the
announcement OF Mrs. Alexander Sharpe,
sr., OF the organization OF a woman's g
radio club. The headquarters will be in
Washington, with branches in various
cities
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
HOROSCOPE.
The stars incline. but DO not compel
Wednesday,, May "a, 1915.

Wednesday, May "a, 1910.
Astrologers read this as an unimport-
ant day. Early in the morning Jupiter is
! friendly. but later the planet changes to
adverse rule. The Sun, also, Is In evil
aspect.
! While merchants and bankers. brokers
and manufacturers may profit from
morning activities they run the risk OF
delays which will Jeopardize their in
terests.
Lawyers should benefit under this rule
Sensational incidents that will cause the
employment Of legal aid will multiply
during the summer. it is prophesIed.
Science, especially medicine and surg
cry. have a rule that is most promising.
, Hospitals will occupy public attention
during the summer and large endow-
uents are foreshadowed.
This Is a fairly good rule for political
conferences, but 1t is not e lucky day t.
bespeak influence or aid from persons in
power.
Women have a direction, which will
make them exceedingly active IN sup
porting national political candidates who
will be unsuccessful.
There is q representation OF cventful
scenes not on the program Of conven-
tions or public meetings called together
| by women.
Again peace negotiations are presaged
, and in these It is said Germany may take
| somo initiative, but the end of the war
| Is not near, the seers believe.
Theatrical mana gers have a govern
nent Of the stars read as indicating that
activities for next season will not be
lucky unless completed before the next
| new Moon.
Summer resorts have a promising sign.
Canada and the northern states. as well
as the Great Lakes should reap big gains.
| Socialist and radical movements will
/ spread during the summer, the seers an
noCnCe. Women in high place will JOIN
in sensational appeals to the public, it
| is predicted.
Persons whose birthdate It is should
beware OF taking any financial risks
Children born on this day may have
many ups and downs In life. These sub
! jccts~of Genlini should avoid the use Of
| liquor
Copyright l96)
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
| BECAME A TRAGEDIENNE.

over the decapitation of two of our
iavorite dolls.
III you didn't have those silly
ourIs, Mary" Jack used to say to
me- youd have pretty near as much
iun as a boy! But sissy girls don't
nave a. very good time-they can't
get around the way we fellows can.
Mhat goods curls, anyway" And
all OF the time he was edging closer
10 the bureau drawer where mother
AePt the sewing scissors.
on could run faster without
ourls, he flattered me, holding il
out as a great temptation. So
alleT ntteen minutes Of Jacks elo-
quence-I let him get busy with
me me SCISSORS. Nip, snip, nipl went
me SCISSORS, but, luckily for me, the
GSoor opened and in came mother.
Wen; l can reminder with what
speed Jack was rushed out of the
room and how funny his legs looked
as ne tried to waddlc away from
mother. who held him by the ear
IN a trm, decisive grasp.
When she came back, she made me
SIT a long time before the mirror
with the fallen curls in my lap, look
ing u1nhlapPily at the jagged, goused-
out hole in my hair.
1t was the memory of this scene
which suggested Poor Little Pen
pima and, by strange coincidence,
Jack, PLAYING the part Of Pcppina's
brother, finished the job he had be-
sur, many years ago, cutting off nv
ouTls But you must not believe
anything YOU hear and only half OF
what you sect was a wig!
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r HIS skips a good many years

# HIS skips good many years
and goes bacl; to the time
when I was five. just prior
to the season that l really went on
the stage.
When Lottie, as a little tad, was
asked. What do you want to be
when you grow up?" she would al
ways lisp in reply, "I wanna dance
the waltz" OF course, when it came
TO my brother Jacks turn, there was
only one answer for him, "Engi-
neer." although as he grew older he
ran the gauntlet OF many imaginary
professions, from policeman to ope-
rating the calliope in a circus.
But I was always resolute in my
desire to become an actress, a great
tragedienne, the Lady Macbeth Of
the stage. Secretly, as the years Of
my childhood sped by, I hoped that
in spite of my blonde curls
would grow up to be very tall and
dark. Then, l promised myself, I
would brush my raven locks and
weave them into two long braids
like the beautiful fairy princesses
in my story books.
Sometimes pictured myself walk
ing down the streets, and it was
my intention to have two Great
| Danes always guarding me. This
would give me an air of dist;nc-
ton and make people stand around
a little bit in awe Of me.
Mother is always amused to tell
| about our homemade theatricals
of those days when Lottie, Jack,
Shakespeare and l produced our
| dramas on that stage between the
dining room and the kitchen.
Lottie was the one chosen to be
| the leading lady; l was always the
vlllainess and Jack was the property
man. Back and forth across the din
1ng-roop floor he would drag the
stage settings, and with the paper
cutter | would stab the furniture,
regardless of the damage done TO it.
There was not a chair or table
IN the house that was not nicked
in our dramatics, but our little
mother was so patient with us, just
for the reason that she, in her
youth, had lived through the same
imaginary dramas that we staged. OF
course, when it came to poisoning
the parlor sofa by pouring ink over
it and watching its last Pickering
agonies, we were whisked up stairs
not too gently and locked up in the
nursery.
Once I remember that Jack, who
was eager for Indian games and al
ways wanted to scalp Lottie and me,
built bonfire in the bathtub. 1t
was a magnificent spectacle, but if
mother had not come home when
the blaze was at its height the whole
house might have burned down at
the end of this Indian uprising.
And woe betide US when one Of
the neighbors told Jack the story Of
Charles the First, who had been be-
headed Lottie and l not only had
to flee for our lives, but to lament
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
DEMOCRATS ISSUE CALL.
Committee to Meet Friday Wnen
Election Details Will Be Given.

A call has been issued for a meeting
Of the Democratic central committee in
tho office Of National Committeeman
John F Costello, in the Riggs Building.
next Friday night, when a list OF the can
didates and the boundaries of the twenty
two districts in which voting will be
held, together with the hours for the
election and the names OF the judges
in the booths, may be issued.
William Nick. Clayton has written to
Chairman Robert E. Mattingly. OF the
committee, asking for the appointment
of supervisors for the primaries on May
81 other than the District Commissioners,
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
BAND CONCERTS.

By the United States Marine Band, VII
liam II. santelmann. leader. at Potomac
Drive this afternoon, beginning at O'Clock.
Program:
March. Call Of America" Won der Mehdea
Overture, Bronze Horse" .Auber
Andante and Rondo Carioroso........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mende seohnn
Duphonium solo. variations Of theme,
"CarneTsl O! Venice .Whitt1
Musician, Peter Hazea
Suite, "A Day in Venice" e"............ Nsrin
l. Dawn 2 The Gondoners. ). Venetian
Love Song. 4. Goodnight.
Waltz, The Debutants' ....... .santelmAnn
Hungarian Dance. No. 6.............. Brahms
March. Sons Of the Brave ....... .Bidgood
The Star Spangled Banner
By the Soldiers Home Band, John g. N.
Zimmerman, director. at the Home this
afternoon, beginning at O'Clock. Program:
March, Sons Of Liberty '......... .Rollinson
Overture, Raymond" d".........-....... Thomas
Two Iish Songs
l. For Killarney and You. .Tessdsls
?. 81 Love the Name Of Mary .olcott
Selection, Brio a. -Brac" ".......... .Monckton
Fox trot, The Kangaroo Hop. Morris
Waltz suite, Merry Comrades" ... .Vollstedt
Oriental caprice, "El Mauresque". .Dernisr
Finale. "Measidor' Fulton
The Star Spangled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

copal Church, Georgetown, the brides
maids will be Miss Nell Hemsley Fornan'
Miss Jeannette Richardson, Miss Bessie
Mcclure, and Miss Margaret Lanlng. sis
ter of the bridegroom.
Mr Alfred H. Laning Will be best man
for his brother, and the ushers will In
elude Mr. Douglas Stuart, OF Philadel'
phia; Mr.. Luclan Friedu and Mr.. de
Waele Tharp, brother OF the bride.
The ceremony will be performed by the
Rev. c. P. Sparkling, rector OF the church
and will be followed by small reception
for relatives and intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Hathaway, OF
Boston, are at the Willard for a stay OF
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Con are spending
4 few days in New York City and are
stopping at the WolCott Hotel.
Judge Randall lie Boeuf, OF Albany
n Y. is in Washington for a few days
and is staying at the Shoreham.
AN Evening Of Music, Mlrth and
Melody" will be given by Miss Jean
Wilson, assisted by distinguished mus
ical talent. in the large ballroom at
Rauscher's on Friday evening at S:15,
for the benefit Of the Methodist Home
for Children.
Mr.. and Mrs William G. Crocker ana
Mrs. B. b Bull, Of Minneapolis. are
staying at the Willard.
Mrs Sarah E. Dakin has issued in
vitations for the marriage OF her
daughter, Maude Irene, to DR.. william
Sidney Johnson, on Saturday evening.
June 3, at s o'clock at 1855 Church
street
The wedding of Miss Eloise Pier
son Bloodgood to Lieut.. Delavan Blood
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

expected arrival Of q
baby. But in the mean
time the comfort of
the mother is of vast
Importance. There is a
splendid external rem
edy known as Moth
er's Friend" which ex-
erts a wonderful influ-
cnce upon the expand
ing muscles. They be-
come more phi a n t,
stretch without undue
pain, make the period
one of pleasant antic-
ipation instead of ap-
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

who have declared they have not the
time to oversee the voting
Chairman Mattingly yesterday stated
that the committee probably would re-
turn Mr.. Clayton's check for $500, the
Zee required Of whoever run for na-
tional committeeman
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
District Tars to GO On Cruise

Ten days aboard the battleship Illinois
Is the schedule for the tars who compose
the naval battalion Of the National
Guard OF the District OF Columbia. They
will board ship at Philadelphia on July
Is and make port on July ..
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

NItiIN II "Ou!Q De very cunning and
quite original.
]. c. F.-That was not I. bu,
my sister Lottie, whom YOU saw
in The Diamond From the sky
Isabelle M.-Many moving pictures
are taken at night. If l were YOU
would register with several of the
companies, explaining you would be
willing to work any nights they
called you.
Ruth z. G.-I do not know whether
l shall be at Asbury Park this
summer or not. I only hope so
my memories of my last visit there
were so pleasant.
P. D. S.-If you are not sure that
the copyright on a book or poem
has run out, you have no licensed
right to make It into a film play and
try to sell it. 1t will get you into
considerable trouble.
Mrs. L. McD.-Instead Of taking
medicines to reduce your flesh, WHY
don't you try exercises and a proper
diet? CHc OF tic best books written
on this is Eat and Grow Thin" l
would advise you to read it
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
Wilson MAY Address A. F. of i.

President Wilson yesterday told a COM
mittee from the American Federation of
Labor that he would gladly deliver an
address at the dedication OF the new
American Federation Of Labor Building,
Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest, on July 4, II national affairs
permitted
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

good Downer. U. s. n, is to take
place June l in the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION. in New York City.
honor. and the bridesmaids will be the
Misses Louise DOwner, Rosalie Coe.
Emily Sherman and Frances Gordon
Wendell Mr.. John Van Schaick Blood
good will be Lieut. Downer's best man,
and the ushers will be Lieut.. Fritz
Rteskold, Lieut.. Archibald Stirling and
Ensign Donald f. Washburn, u S n;
and Messrs. Elmendorf L. Carr, John
Kerr and John H. Montgomery. A re-
ception will be held at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Fanshawe Bloodgood in East Fifty
sixth street.
Mrs. Joseph Earle arrived in Wash
ington from Savannah and Joined Capt.
Earl t the Washington Barracks.
| Mr.. Frederick R Coudert of New York
! is in Washington for a brief stay and
is stopping at the Shoreham
Other arrivals at the ShOreham are: Mr
and Mrs Morris Gray and Miss Gray, OF
Boston: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Durfee also
I of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs John H
Whitaker, of Chestnut Hill, Pa; Dr. Ed
ward K. Dunham and Miss Durham, OF
New York. and Mrs. Walter L. RICHTER
of Plainfield, y. J.
Senator and Mrs. Pittman will entertain
at dinner on Thursday at the Willard
| in honor of the former United States
Amba sSadOr to Russia and Mrs Narve
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

The Jutis, commonly called the Gu
ban rat, is related to the porcupine
and makes an afectionate pet
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
fhe Coming Baby!
Rooray! Kooray!

Nothing else can so completely endear
US to the present and the future as the
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

BHtain's regular army costs the gov
ernment $500 a year each man
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24
Answers to Corresnnndents

F. X. and S. S.-From your de-
scription Of the sunbonnet babies. I
think 1t would be very cunning and
quite original.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

Senator and Mrs. Pittman will entertain
at dinner on Thursday at the Willard
in honor of the former United States
Ambassador to Russia and Mrs. Marye
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

Mrs. Joseph Earle arrived in Wash
ingtOn from Savannah and Joined Capt.
Earl at the Washington Barracks.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

Mrs. Thomas B. Hutchinson was host
ess at luncheon, followed by bridge, at
Dover House yesterday In compliment
TO Mrs. George T Narye, wife OF the
former Ambassador to Russia.
Mrs. HutchinsOn's guests Included Mrs.
Theodore Baldwin, Mrs. Walter Wells,
Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Samuel J. Graham,
Mrs. Stimson Brown, Miss Flora Wilson.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage, Mrs. Nc
Cutchin, OF Pittsburgh; Mrs. Claude
Swanson, Mrs. Ira Copley and Mrs. John
Temple Graves.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-24

The bridge and garden party. to be
held at the Washington Home for
FOundlin-s this afternoon at 80 will
If the weather is unsettled. he postponed
until the first clear day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-22
WHEN THE HOUSEWIFE TAKES COLD.

housewives colds is a matter Of pure
carelessness.
A dozen times a day. perhaps, in cold
and damp weather. the housewife goes
from q warm, often o~verheated, room
to the front or back door. Instead of
opening the door and closing 1t with
all possible speed, and insisting on hav
ing the tradesman OF postman. or Who
ever has called, step into the hall. the
housewife stands with a gale Of cold
air blowing upon the open pores Of her
skin. There should always be a weater
hanging where. if it is necessary. the
housewife a reach it on her way to
answer calls to the doc
Another feature that is conductive to
the housewives cold is the usual over
heating Of the rooms in which the wom-
an does her homework. Kitchens must
necessarily be too hot for comfort at
times. But. by making @ rule of leav-
ing the windows open in the kitchen
when no one Is in the ROOM. the VEN
tilation there can be very much inn
proved and the general temperature
kept reduced. In the winter time when
active work. such as sweeping. busting
and s%crubbing. is going IN, the best
thing Is to leave the windows open and
to wear a sweater and possibly q cap
and cotton gloves for protection against
the cold.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-22

Copyright. 1916, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
How many women in your block who
do their own work have a old
And how many Of these colds are
those long, lingering, dragging colds
hat leave n in a very poo condition
to face the trying climate of spring?
Perhaps there is no class Of women
who SO frequently get winter colds as
the woman who has the privilege of
being the home body" And 1t is not
hard to find a reason for this state of
affairs.
There is nothing that will ward off
colds so surely, or check a cold after
it has begun with such promptness as
the regular morning walk. And the
who stays at HON very seldom
breathes the outdoor air until after she
has done half her days work. Still
it would be possible for her to make it
a rule to fill her lungs with the outdoor
air either on a porch or from an open
window every morning before starting
at the routine housework. Sometimes
a brisk constitutional up and down a
secluded porch for only 10 or Is min
utes will do wonders in the way of
hardening the woman who must neces-
sarily remain indoors during the morn
ing.
Another factor that conduces to the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-22

crazy sentiment? All right: but that's
just exactly the way I feel about 1t.
To put it in plain words. David, I a
my greatest comfort in farming because
L feel that my harvests. wrought with my
own hands. have divine approval. we
never been able to feel so about my land
speculations or my horse trades. I've
managed those on my own hook; but the
hand of God Is in the increase of the
fields. That's frank speech. i shouldn't
wonder If 1t reveals ME to you in an UNI
familiar light. You've never had particu-
lar reason for thinking of me as a devout
man. l don't believe you've heard me
pray aloud In all your life. And l know
I've never been able to talk about religion
as some men can, explaining and defining
their faith in a glib, cocksure way. Mine
has no definitions. no forms. no rules; but
it's in me just the same.
Often and often, when we've been sitting
round the fire at home on Il winters night.
you've seen me put down my book toward
bedtime, exchange my lipperS for boots,
button my coat round me and go out for a
last look at things. I've done 1T for years.
till mother has come to make a jest of 1T
| as Il fussy old mans habit. But 1t isn't
that. I've never told her or anyone else
| what that simple little nightly ceremony
| means to me. / think it's fit to be called
a religious observance. It's just my way
of saying my prayers.
go into the big barn and stand listen.
ing to the sleek horses nosing the hay In
the managers. to he deep breathing OF
| the contented cattle on their clean straw
beds, to the low bleating of the sheep in
their snug sheds. every beast of them we'll
fed, comfortable, friendly. If the night
happens to be cold, with driving storm
/ blowing, 80 much the better for my state
| of mind. Overhead are the full mows;
round me are the full cribs and bins
plenty, plenty!
| Going back to the house I've been used
to stealing a look through the living room
window at you and mother sitting In the
glow OF the freight: and then comes a
quick thought OF the full cellars and store
room and pantry-plenty! A stickler
| might find a SAVIOR of selfishness in the
'"Thank God!' I've been used to saying
under my breath at such times; but it's
been the fervent expression of q feeling as
devout as any man may ever know in this
life. And I'm not beholden to any man
nor to any lucky circumstances for this
rich abundance. Nothing intervenes be-
tween me and the fact. I've brought 1t
| about myself, with no obligation to any
but God.
That's the great feeling. David. to re-
ward a man for his years work. I'm
glad that you're to do this work. SO that
you may nave your own share in the feel
ing. 1 can't wish for you any p%rofounder
satisfaction. For myself, IL I had life to
begin all over again, with my lifetime Of
experience to guide me, 1T stick to sarm-
ing, though the rewards were cut in half
and the hardships were double. On my
word, I would!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-22

Joffre resembles the late ]. P. Morgan
somewhat, in that he is the same kind Of
monster. His head is altogether too big
for his body. His nose Is very large and
very ugly. His upper teeth stick far out
over his under lip, SO that his thin mus
tache does not hide them. His shoulders
are narrow and rounded over upon his
flat chest. His arms are very long and
rather thin for a fat man. His hands are
enormous and bony. like the hands of a
long. skinny man. His belly is little and
pudgy. His legs and feet are those of an
i'll developed, little fat man.
He has a way of squirting and gi'inning
which is very characteristic. He stands
badly, dresses ridiculously, never rides a
horse any more and walks about like
President Poincaire.
Hard. Calm Head.
The soldierly part of him is his head,
which is hard. tough. calm and hideous
with the same sort of interesting hideous-
ness which the late Mr.. Morgan had TO
such an extraordinary degree. The pretty
photographs which make him look like
Mr.. Taft do not resemble him a bit. He
is simply a softer edition of Mr.. Morgan,
with more kindness and humor and with
less conscious force. initiative and pug
nacity. He is perfectly French looking
and strikes the French officer as a nat
ural development of the type of French
general of plebeian origin. The noble gen.
erals have a different look about them, a
superior stature, thinness and sharpness,
with a touch of scorn in their facial
makeup.
His officers say that zone OF the three
or four sayings attributed to him by Jour
nalists since the opening of the war was
really uttered by him, and that he has
no "sayings'' in him. He gave one inter
view, to an old school friend turned jour
nalist. and was highly amused because the
censor cut it all out OF the papers.
Never Writes or talks"
He has never made any speeches. He
sat silent through four months of daily
socialist discussions of the three years