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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-23
VIII Entertsia st Dinner.
WILSON'S GIVE BOX PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. RoIfe Boiling at the
White House.

The President and Mrs. Wilson en-.
tertained at n theater party at Keith's
Theater last evening, having as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayfe, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones
and Mrs. Wilson's brother and sister.
in-law. Mrs. and Mrs. Rolfe Boiling.
who reached Washington yesterday
and Joined the Christmas house party
at the white House.
Mr.. and Mrs. James 4. Drain will
be hostess at n small dance this eve
ming at the Washington Country
Club, entertaining in compliment to
their young daughters, Miss Gertrude
Drain and Miss Marian Drain. who are
home from school In Toronto. Among
the guests viii be Mldshipman Ralph
whitemarsh, Midshipman Kenneth
Poontz. Midshipman Byington and
Midshipman Busk.
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Mrs. o. NJ. Barber will entertain at
a dance tonight at Cameron House In
compliment TO the Misses Barber.
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Dinner for LanslaEs.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Lansing will be the guests OF honor
at WHICH oNins
and Nine. W. A. +. Ekengren will
give this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall
will entertain about eighty young
folk at a dance this evening at their
home in Wyoming avenue for their
daughter. Miss Margaret Aspinwall,
who Is home from school. The house
has been deliberately decorated with
Christmas green, holly and mistietoe
for the occasion.
Lady Hesketh on 10 England.
Lady Hesketh, who has been at the
willard for a week or ten days, en-
tertained at dinner there last evening
for Senator and Mrs. Francis G.. New
lands. Later In the evening Lady
Hesketh left for New York, whence
she will sail today for her home in
England.
Mr.. and AIRS. Stanley Brown, who
arrived in Washington this morning
from their home In Cleveland, o., to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Barry Mohun, will
be the honor guests at a dinner which
Mr.. and Mrs. Mohun will give this
evening at the Chevy Chase Club.
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LUNCHEON is GIVEN
FOR MISS HAMILTON
The Misses Sims Hostessss at
Buffet Function for Popular
Debutante.

Miss Louise Hamilton. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hamilton and
one OF the seasons most popular de.
butsntes. was the honor guest at a
buffet luncheon which Miss Marie
Sims and Miss Enid sims gave today
at the Brighton.
The sixty guests were seated Mt one
large table OF twelve covers, presided
over by Miss Marie Sims and the guest
OF honor and ut eight small tables.
each seating six guests. All OF the
tables were decorated with poinsettas.
The Guests.
Tho guests were Miss Anna Mont.
gomery, the Misses futile. Miss Macy
Brown, Miss Amy Bennett, the Misses
Beach, Miss Mary voeder. Miss Emily
Kutz. Miss Candacc Howard. Miss
Nellie Johnson, Miss Catherine Bur.
dette, Miss Georgia Schoneld, Baron
ess Lily Won winckler, Miss Charlotte
Won winckier. the Misses Letter, Miss
Maxwell Church, Miss Pauline stone.
Misa Helen Claxton, Miss Helen Nc.
Cumber. the Misses Effinger, the
Misses Brosseau, Miss jamie Hearon,
Miss Dorothy Shuey. Miss Mary Gar.
land. the Misses Chase, Miss Mary
Lord Andrews. Miss Elizabeth Hamii.
ton, Miss Mamie Hamilton, Miss Anne
Dulany. Miss Lois Sprigg. Miss Dor
othy wyoth. Miss Nina Cameron. Miss
Margherritta Tiilman. Miss Marie
Peary. Miss Jane Gregory. Miss Eliza
beth Kingsbury. Mrs. Ashmead Full.
er. Miss Lucy Hall. Miss Eleanor Hoo.
yer. Miss Elizabeth Hills, Miss Lucy
Flather. Miss Beatrice Fairfax. Miss
Ruth Donaldson, Miss Eiizabsth Jeff.
rles. Miss Carter Muliikin, Miss Eliza
beth Jones. Miss Nancy Lane. Miss
Anne Gordon. Miss Margaret Wright,
Miss Anne Hight, Miss Dean Roberts.
and Miss Dolphin Heyl.
VIII Entertsis st Dinner.
Miss Marie Sims will entertain at
dinner on the evening OF December
-. taking her guests later to the
dance which Mrs. A. II. Browne will
give that evening for her daughter,
Miss Mary Browne.
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daughter, will perform on the harp.
Presiding at the tea table this after
noon will be Mrs. Charles w. Richard
SON and Mrs. Perry Heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lombard will enter.
tain at an informal at homo and musi-
Gale on the second and fourth Satur-
day afternoons In every month during
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lombard will be hosts
at dinner on the evening OF Decem-
Der 20.
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To Leave Tonight.
CUBAN ENVOY DUE BACK
Or. de cespedss to Arrive In Wash
Inoton Tomorrow.

The Cuban minister. DIR. Carlos
Manuel de cespedes, who has been
In Cuba for several weeks on bust
ness, will return TO Washington to-
morrow.
Nine. de cespedes went 20 Key West
10 meet him. and will return with
The nrst secretary OF the legation.
DIR. Joaquin Torralbas, ac-
panied by Nine. Torralbas and their
young son. Joaquin ]. Torrslbas, will
leave Warrington next Tuesday for
a three months leave.
DIR. A. Forcade, who has been serv-
ing as frst secretary OF the Cuban
legation In Norway, will arrive in
Washington next week TO relieve DIR.
Torraibss. Nine. FORBADE will come
with him.
Mrs, Talbot with Son.
Mrs. A. N. Talbot is spending the
Christmas holidays with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Talbot, at their home In Englewood,
N. ].
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Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Green were
hosts at dinner last evening at their
home on Massachusetts, avenue, when
they entertained in compliment to
their house guests, Col. Charles II.
Krauthoff. u. S. A., and Mrs. Krau'
thoff. The guests asked to meet them
were Gen. and Mrs. William II. Car
ter, Col. and Mrs. william w. Harris,
col. and Mrs. Frederick Marsh, DIR.
and Mrs. John Crayke Simpson. Mr.,
and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Kaufman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ord Preston.
=
Mrs. Il. J. Hubert, of Middleburg,
Va, is in Washington for a few days
aud is stopping at the Shoreham. Mrs.
Hubert Is Mrs. Morgan Belmonts
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To Give Dance Tonight.

Mrs. Mccoy Jones and her son.
Harvey Jones. will entertain a com
pany OF about sixty young people to-
night at a dance at the studio at 1926
Connecticut avenue for Mrs. Jones'
younger son. Midshipman Harry Nc
Coy Jones. and his house guests. three
OF his classmates at the Naval Acad.
envy. Among the guests will be many
OF the midshipmen who are In Wash.
ington for the holidays.
The ball room has been adorned
with holly and Christmas greens and
a large Christmas tree.
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Miss Maud Lichtenstein and Miss
juliet Lichtenstein have as their guest
Miss Ruth Lichtenstein. OF New Haven.
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude y. Bennett will
not spend the Christmas season In
Washington as has been their custom
hitherto. They left for Georgia yes
terday to make holiday visits TO their
relatives and friends in Augusta and
other cities OF Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lombard will
be at home this afternoon when the
guests will be entertained at a must.
Gale.
The artists will be an interesting
quartet. which Mr.. Lombard is direct
ing, and which will play in public for
the first time.
Miss Lorna Atwater, Mrs. Lombard's
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WILL ASSIST MISS HETH
Mrs. Claude Swanson to Aid In
Southern Relief Ball.

Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. presi.
dent OF the Southern Relief Society,
will have thu assistance OF Mrs.
Claude Swanson, first vice president.
In directing plans for the Southern
Relief Ball, TO be given at the vii.
lard Monday evening, February o.
Mrs. Francis ". Chisholm In chairman
of the ball committee. and Mrs. Law
renee II. ouirolio. vice chairman, Will
have charge OF the sale OF tickets
and boxes. Arthur -. Addison will
serve as chairman OF the noor com
mittee.
The Secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institution and Mrs. Charles ID. Wal.
colt entertained at dinner last even.
Ing In compliment 60 the Secretary
o. Agriculture and Mrs. Houston.
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Mrs. II. =. Blaine Beale has gone
TO New York To spend Christmas with
her brother-ln law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Damrosch.
Lieut.. Gordon II. Young, OF the En-.
gineer Corps. In In town on a short
Christmas leave from his station In
Mexico, and H. visiting his mother,
Mrs. John Russell Young.
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Dinaer fer Miss Nee herd.

Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. G. c, Mechord win giye .
dinner Christmas night for their
daughter. Miss Margaret Mcchord.
taking their guests later 20 the ball
ut Rauscher's for the benent Of the
Children's Country Home.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Mason Young will be
hosts at an informal party Christmas
afternoon at their apartment In the
westmoreland.
Mrs. J. X. Oil and Miss Joan OIL
will not receive today nor Saturday.
December 30. but will be at home Sat
urday. January 6, from $50 until 7
o'clock.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson will be
hostess for the Riding and Hunt Club
ind the Washington Fencers Club at
the reception they viii give Thursday
afternoon. December Is from to Z
o'clock.
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Mrs, Talbot with Son.

Mrs. Il. J. Hubert, of Middleburg,
Va, is in Washington for a few days
aud is stopping at the Shoreham. Mrs,
Hubert is Mrs. Morgan Belmonts
mother.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
NEW YORK SUBWAY MEN
HAVE STRONG DEFENDER

New York.-ln his weekly address in
Carnegie Hall Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
made strong protest against the treat
ment of workers employed on the great
interborough subway system in this city,
whose management has been shown, dur
ing the past few weeks, to have been
implicated in astounding financial trans
actions for the benefit of a few.
The moment a stone is lifted which
hides from sight the financial operations
of the great transportation system of Our
city," said DR.. Wise, I'VE come upon a
lot of crawling, Shiny vermin who pre-
fer the security of darkness to the blaze
of public light.
They are not ready to pay the price
of industrial peace save as they dictate
its terms-for instance in cooperative
stores and bonuses. Yet they dare to
deny the workers the right to organize
and prevent them from organizing
through an effective system of espionage.
They pay wages which are not a living
wage and compel men to work seven
days week and thirty days a month in
order to approximate living wage. In
sofar as the city is partner in the
subway system, we are guilty of wrong
ing this great number of men.
"As their fellow citizens it is our office
to maintain their right to organize and
to make certain demands upon the trans
portaton companies which must be sup
ported by us in every way. If the work.
ers of the transportation system in New
York are not whipped ours if they are
men and are not the servile creatures
of the gentlemen who enrich themselves
with millions by their command of the
transportation system they would rise
up and insist upon justice and equity
in the dealings of the system with them
And when they do rise up, making
their organized and collective demands,
we want no college strike-breakers i'm
ported from the institutions which are
among the privately benefciaries
of the gentlemen responsible for the loot
ing at the top and for the crime of in
Justice at the bottom. We want no col
lege scabs to take the place of the
wronged workers.
IF these young gentlemen who some
years ago took the places of the cut
throats ordinarily employed in the busi-
ness of strike e-breaking wish to embark
on a striking adventure let them try the
experiment of reading book.
I'VE would have peace. We pray for
peace and we strive for peace. But there
is something better than peace-justice,
Justice"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
PRESIDENTS CABINET
MEETS TRADE UNIONISTS

Observation-Disclosures of the Presi-
dents Cabinet and Secretary to the Pres
ident, Mr.. Tumulty, together with the
Executive Council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and A. +. of L. De-
partment officials were luncheon guests
of Secretary of Labor Wilson last
month
The members of the Executive Coun-
Gil were in the city attending their regu-
lar quarterly meeting, and the first repre-
sentative of organized labor in a Presi-
dents Cabinet took occasion to have his
present colleagues meet his old-time as
sociates in the trade-union movement.
Secretary of Labor Wilson seated his
guests as follows: On the right-Presi-
dent Gompers, Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo A. f, of l.. Treasurer Lennon.
Postmaster General Burleson, A. +. of
l.. Vice-President Valentine, Secretary
of the Interior Lane, A. +. of l.. Vice
President Perham, Secretary to the Pres
ident Tumulty A. f. of l.. Vice-Presi-
dent Green President Williams Of the
"A. f. of L. Building Trades Department,
and President Lord, of the A. f. of l..
Mining Department.
On Secretary of Labor Wilson's left
were seated: A. +. of L. Secretary
Frank Morrison, Gen. Hugh l.. Scott,
Secretary of War dd interim; A. F. of
l.. Vice-President OConnel, Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, A, f. Of l.. Vice
President Alpine, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Houston, A. +. Of l.. Vice-Presi-
dent Frank Duffy, Assistant Secretary
OF Labor Louis Post, Secretary Treas
urer Spencer of the A. +. of l.. Build
ing Trades Department, Secretary
Treasurer Berrcs of the A. +. of l..
Metal Trades Department, and President
Wharton, of the A. +. of L. Railroad
Employees Department.
Two members of the A. +. of L. En-
ecutive Council were not present-Vice-
President Duncan, who was detained at
his office in connection with important
business connected with his trade, and
Vice president Hayes because of illness
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
STATE EMPLOYEES PROGRESS.

Chicago.-EIospital nurses and attend
ants employed by the various State in
stitutions have formed State organi-
zation. These employees are organized in
unions affiliated to the American Fedora
ton of Labor While men and women
doing similar work in other States have
pleaded with lawmakers for relief, the
Illinois State Hospital nurses and at
tendants organized about two years ago
and now have the eight-hour day, one
day rest in seven, equal pay for men and
women and have secured an arrange
ment providing for automatic wage in
creases.
The advantages Of organization have
so impressed the State board which
manages these institutions that recently
the board issued an order to all super
intendents to keep hands off" these
unions. To impress upon superintend-
ents the fact that workers have the right
TO organize the State board later issued
another order to the same effect, and
.superintendcnts were also instructed to
place the order on the bulletin boards of
their respective institutions and notify
the board that they had received a copy
of the order.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
CONVICT LABOR EVILS
PICTURED BY UNIONIST

Richmond Va.-"The trail Of the
prison contract is over every abuse COM
planned of in the Virginia penitentiary,"
said Organizer Dawson Of the machinists'
union at a public hearing on the anti
convict labor bill, now pending in the
State Legislature.
1T is behind the complaints of tlog-
ging, continued the unionist. Men are
whipped because they do not fulfill the
daily stint of several dollars worth of
labor set by the contractors who pay 50
cents for it.
he prison contract system is in
timately linked with all penal abuses be-
cause it is itself an abuse. 1t is an abuse
of the prison warden it makes him a
shop administrator, a master of bound
out labor, instead of a mender of broken
men; ii too often links him with the in
tcrests of the contractor instead of with
those of the State who has appointed
him to be reformer. 1t is an abuse of
free labor; it forces frcemen, at living
wages, to compete with the modern
counterpart of slave labor it enables
employer of prison labor, by reason of
their paying about one-fifth Of the mar
ket price for that labor, to 90 into the
market and underbid the employers Of
free labor.
at is an abuse Of the State; it makes
the State the bearer Of unjust deficits it
gives to a contractor the productiveness
of the prisoner and the State gets the
leavings and shoulders the responsibility
1t is an abuse OF the prisoners family
their bread-winner tolls long hours at
productive labor, his earnings go into
the pockets of private contractors, while
wife and children struggle against the
steep decline to pauperism and eventually,
III Tar too many cases, come up to the
poor house.
1T is an abuse of the prisoner; the
blood that courses through mans veins
is no more sacrcdly and inalienably his
own than is his labor to have it taken
from him with no more recompense
than is granted an OK, to be forced to
labor for the enrichment of contractors
who have been shrcwd enough to make
a ridiculously inadequate bargain with
the State is to sap his sclf-rcspect, bcget
representatives, and finally to break
down the very moral fiber upon which a
mans essential humanity depends.
1T is an abuse of society we no long
er send our offenders to prison in a
spirit OF vengeance we send them there
for our protection and their reformation.
| TO make, therefore, slave instead of a
man of the offender is to cheat society
of its intention and its most enduring
protection
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
EDUCATION IS VALUABLE.

Winnipeg, anitoba-Factory Inspcc-
tor MCGrath did not favor an amend
ment to the school attendance act before
a committee OF the legislature. As the
law now stands school children of -
may be employed in stores for two hours
III the evenings and for eight hours day
during school holidays. The factory in
spector could see no necessity for amend
mcnts. He declared that he worked in
mills at the age of 10 and had not been
harmed. K. A. Rigg, a trade unionist
suggested to the official that a few years
more education might not be injurious.
THE whole discussion," says the
Voice, published in this city, Showed
that the province doesn't yet appreciate
the value Of education. Only men of
extreme limited education will dare to
declare that seven or eight years Of
schooling properly equip a boy for the
battle of life. When man says he
doesn't regret having been meagcrly
educated. he proclaims that he has never
fallen under the fascination Of knowl-
edge. Such man will be forever con
tent to let others do his thinking He
will measure the fulncss Of his life by
his success in business or in law, bliss
fully ignorant of the very existence Of
that magic realm in which humanity at
tains its full stature
"lt is the business OF labor men to de
mand the best education for their chill
dren. At IA a boy usually wants to leave
school AT lG he will understand that
to enter the economic arena unframed
means the junk heap for him at 40"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
LOW WAGE FOR WOMEN.

Neutrality-suspicious. iG per cent Of
sales girls and women and - per cent
Of the women in all other lines OF work
in the nations capital receive less than
Sc a week, asserted Secretary l'alk OF
the Consumers League, in an address
in this city. She declared that Washing
ton has swcatshopS and that remedial
steps must be taken Immediately. She
stated that women in domestic service
often worked 20 hours day. and in
answer 10 q question aS to what the
league was doing to remedy this condi-
ton, she replied that the matter was
being investigated" and that evidence
as 10 existing conditions in all parts OF
the country is now being gathered When
completed this will be compiled to de
terminc just what problems are upper
most in this work and what can be done
so remedy present evils No one sug-
gcstcd that these workers be urged to
organize that immediate relief be Sc
cured
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
EMPLOYERS AGREE
TO ACT TOGETHER
Engravcrs Form Organization i'm
Afternoon and Employees Dis
cuss Wage Scale at Night.

Practically every corporation, firm and
individual employers Of engravers in
Cincinnati met yesterday, perfected an
organization and signed an agreement to
stand together on any question their men
may submit or demand they may make
in regard to wages, hours or conditions
of labor.
A committee, of which II. Serkowich,
of the Chamber of Commerce, is secre-
tary, was appointed to handle all future
differences between employer and en-
ployee. This committee has full authori-
ty to act, and its decision will be final
as far as the employers are concerned.
While no trouble is anticipated, the
employers are aware that a wage scale
committee Of the Engravers' Union has
had the matter of an increase in wages
under consideration for several weeks.
This committee made its report last night
and the employers, knowing it was to do
so, organized in the afternoon.
The union men met early in the eve
ming at Carpenters Home, on Walnut
street, heard the report of the commit
tee, discussed it informally, but took no
action on it, The question will come up
for further discussion at a meeting tC
be held in the near future.
In the meantime, the employers de
clare they are ready for any demand the
men may make, and according to the
agreement signed yesterday, will stand
together on any proposition presented,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
OPERATORS ENJOINED.

Omaha, Ncb-Judgc Rcdick Of the
district court OF this county has cnjoned
members of the Moving Picture Opera
tors Union "and all others" from inter
fering in any manner" with non
union theatre The Judge does not deny
the worker the right Of free speech or
free press but they are notified tha, the
business OF the non-union theatre must
not be injured by the exercise Of this
constitutional right No single picket is
permitted even in the vicinity OF the
theatre and if any circulars are printed
on which the word unfair or words Of
like import appear, this, the court de
clares, will be violation OF his orders
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
y. q. LABORERS WIN INCREASE.

Washington.-Th house has accepted
the recommendation Of its post-otce
committee that post-oflicc laborcrs be
paid an annual minimum wage of $50
Nine hundred laborcrs will be increased
from S720 under this amendment.
Congressman SiSson of Mississippi
made an unsuccessful attempt to climi-
nate the compcnsation-io ior-injury egiS-
lation for certain employees in the postal
service who are killed or injured while
on duty The southern representative
defeated an attempt to include other
postal employees in this legislation by
raising the point that it was not ger
name to an appropriation bill
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
WILL ARBITRATE WAGES.

East Liverpool, Wage differ
cnccS between employees and the manage
mcnt OF the y. 4 O. Intcrurban line
will be settled by arbitration. The steam
men are paid 30 cents an hour; they ask
10 cents. Motormcn and conductors are
paid -, 26, rs and 30 cents according
to length of time OF service; they ask
2S, 30, 30 and 36 cents, Under the terms
OF the franchise the company is obliged
to accept arbitration. The workers are
members OF Division No. 81, Street Car
Mons Ininn
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

St. Louis, Mo-Typographical Union
has secured wage increases for its men,
bers employed in commercial shops For
the first six months, an additional 81
week will be paid second six months,
so cents week, and third six months,
80 cents a week The following appren-
tice scale has been agreed to: First
year, 81 per week; second year SO; third
year, $12; fourth year, $15 first six
months of fifth year, $1S; second six
months of fifth year, $40.
McAlestcr, Okla.-The Typographical
Union has signed three-years' contract
with publishers. Wages are increased 81
week during 1916; so cents during
1917 and so cents during 1913. This
makes the scale $23 week during the
last year of the contract