The Washington herald., 1916-10-24
NEW YORK, DAY BY DAY
BY o. o, McINTYnF.

7pecle OorTesponoent Of The WsshinFfon Herald
New York, Oct. B.-Bus boys in the
large New York hotels are 10 get their
ilrst taste Of American culture Through
The munihcence OF the New York Board
OF Education They are to be helped
upward on their path TO becoming tux
eooed walters and looking askAnce at the
neagre tips through the continuation
school plan
The first class under the direction OF
MIS-. Florence Engle, Of the public
schools, met at the Majestic this week
ana thirty-fve young Greeks, Spanisrds
ana Austrians who have been in this
country from two weeks to two years
were assigned to their desks.
Ihey have individual desks. with states
ana sponges. CThe sponge Is not signih-
can't They are taught to pronounce
words to read and ethics-which means
pOlIteness
a "oro on the blackboard. He wrote IT,
It spelled Tip"
teacher '''
Piled. "e
But in few short years Nicholas will
no doubt be getting his share OF tins for
most ot the Broadway walters started IN
as Dus boys and many Of them now ride
around IN lmousines and have besutifYI
homes in the country.
oscar OF the Waldorf who started as
Dus boy, is soon 10 retire to his coun-
Try place with a fortune that is said 20
be in the millions
A family Of newly Riches who ..,.
from the social ooze Of the of SsI5, N
OklAhoma have caused a great stir sIong
,he exclusive sections Of Fifth avenue
oy buying ground for the erection of a
palace which will he A cross between the
IempIe OF Karnak and the Grand Central
1t is their intention. # is said N ..r,,,t.
rlEht into society and the upper circles
are fearing they will for the NAV .,
the house has bank account that viii
produce the w6llop They started OF nv
entertaining Bohemi in their n1sFenta
and gold dining saloon. but now the, ar.
entertaining some Of the fringe Of So
ciety.
The fear is that soon they will be en-
tS IerIainlng social leaders. The head Of
the family has Joined q Fifth avenue
club and has secured a box for the opers
he" are being made in social circles as
10 whether or not they will get in tbs
inner circles. The odds favor them.
IL Is far cry from catching rats IN a
cellar IN Scotland to becoming a pett.6
uNi mig on hlIIh avenue, but the Ecoftfsb
terrier has accomplished Il. The te--5ar
Is becoming the last word IN dog. ana
the price for them is going inward
steadily. Instead Of feeding on rats he
now eats creamed scoIOps and marion
g.aces and wears diamond-studded col
lars
Dog fanciers claim that th. Scottish
terrier e far more popular this wirte-
than the Pekingese And the Peke Is ~
royal birth, too. His forbears have for
years occupied an important place in fbs
goIden palace Of the Chinese Empress
The Boston bull is next in the point ~
popularity His price has doubled ana nv
next winter many believe he viii be tn.
] most popular OF all
{ New York women who reside on River
{ sioe Drive have organized TO save River
side Park They claim that the rsIlros.5
that has tracks along II is despoIIinF m.
beauties Of the trees and that odor from
the livestock cars is almost unbesrabIs
The railroad has hs!f way consented 10 8
plan 70 lower the tracks. but the blasting
would 60 on for about ten years. and mis-
the women claim, would be a. much Of
nuisance as the other snnoyNnces.