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The Yale expositor., 1916-10-26
LET THE IMAGINATION LOOSE
Well for Many Of Us Would Be a Re-
turn to Belief in Gods and
Fairies.

When the world was young, people
believed that spirits dwelt in trees, in
storms and in mountains. When the
wind blew they heard the voice of
Boreas, when the ocean beat with I'M
usual force against the rocks they
knew Neptune was angry with them.
Phaeton, the glorious son OF Helios,
daily drove his chariot sun across the
heavens; Jove flashed his displeasure
in the llghtnings, and gods looked
down from the stars at night or dwelt
on earth disguised as flowers Of the
meadow,
Nowadays there is a growing ten
dency, fortunately for art and poetry,
20 again let the imagination loose.
There is conscious effort being made
by many grown-ups to stay young by
keeping in touch with youth, with 'the
lore of the gods and legendary folk.
Age comes when we no longer believe
in beauty, in gods and fairies. when we
deny fancy for what we are pleased to
call fact, when we no longer peer
among the flowers for their spirit, but
tear them apart that we may count
their petals or see how their stamens
are formed.
Now, the first people, in order not
to so far forget themselves as to for
get the gods, made images of them and
set them about their gardens or IN
their houses, where they could be con-
stantly seen. To this very day stone
or wooden Buddha sits under a
thatched shelter at the head of the
rice fields in Japan that the laborers
may see him and thus remember to In
woke his aid with their crops, and
every Italian garden has shrine or an
image of a god or goddess. Thus the
world of worship, imagery, legend and
history is kept in remembrance.-The
Craftsman.
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Invisible Clock.

A public clock which can be heard
but not seen is one of London's curl
Gus possessions. 1t is in the tower
of st. Mary Abbot's church, Kensing-
ton, and is the only public clock In the
immediate neighborhood. 1t chimes
the quarters and the hours, but COM
mits itself no further. 1t has no dial
no hands, no outward and visible sign
Of any kind to show that II Is a clock.
This eccentricity, II is explained, is the
result of two causes, one esthetic, the
other financial. When the tower was
built I'm 1879 clock was suggested
as an afterthought, but the architect
protested that II would mean the ad-
dition of 10 feet to the tower, and the
ruin of its cherished proportions. A
second point was that the church, hav-
ing but slender funds, could not afford
a clock with dial. A compromise was
arrived at by installing the works of a
Ginning clock In the belfry without
dial or hands.-London Et-Bits
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CHAPTER XIV.
Ethel Makes an Impression.

Etnci MIKES an IHlpTSestOUs
Those German infantrymen were a
formidable-looking company to descend
upon a peace-loving innkeeper such as
Henri Christophe. 1t was, indeed, no
wonder that he viewed them with ap-
prehension, as they stood there at pa
rade rest and stared stolldly into his
startled face. 1t seemed to him that
wherever he looked he met the deter
mined, impersonal, almost inhuman
blue eyes OF one OF those businesslike
Germans. And there was something
sinister in the very way they crowded
his hostelry. Henri Christophe could
not help feeling that even so they
would crowd every house in Belgium.
To him they seemed like locusts sent
by a displeased God to swarm over
the land until it should be filled 10
overfowing. And always, he
told himself, there would be count
less throngs to fill the slightest gap in
their grim ranks.
While Christophe viewed them with
mingled alarm and amazement, a tele-
phone sergeant joined those gray
ghosts from beyond the Rhine. He
carried a gun slung over his back and
field telephone in his hands. Placing
the instrument on one OF Christophe's
tables. he proceeded TO run a wire
through the doorway to the street.
"The major is comingw he an
nounced to his friend the corporal. who
at once commanded his men to present
arms. So they stood, posed like stat
ues, when Major Won Brenig entered,
saluted the flag. and then cast quick
glance OF satisfaction about the room.
Just before him another figure had
slipped inside the door. and returned
the salute Of the corporal; and now he
stood impassively looking on, much as
If the proceeding were merely an ev-
eryday occurrence with him. But
however unconcerned he appeared. he
was far from disinterested. However
much he appeared at ease in his uni
form Of a German captain, he felt any
thing but at home in II. There was, in
truth, no uniform that suited Larry
Redmond so well as that OF his own
Irish Guards.
"This is goodr' Major Won Brenig
told his corporal. And it was evident
that Lieutenant Baum and Sergeant
Schmidt, who had arrived simultane-
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SYNOPSIS.

The chief characters are Ethel VIII
ioughby, Henry Streetman and Capt.
Larry Redmond. The minor characters
are Sir George Wagstaff OF the British
admiralty and Charles Brown, a New
York newspaper correspondent. Ethel.
a resident OF Sir Georges household,
secretly married TO Streetman. German
spy, though she did not know him as
such. Captain Redmond. her old lover,
returns to England after long absence.
From him she learns the truth about
6treetman; furthermore, that he has
BETRAYED her simply to learn naval Sc
crets The European war breaks out.
Ethel prepares to accompany Streetman
to Brussels as a German spy in order TO
get revenge and serve England. Captain
Redmond, Ethel and Charlie Brown turn
up at a Belgian inn as the German army
comes. She is Madame De Lorde. She
begins to work with a French spy
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ously with him, shared his sentiments
heartily. "Can we not spend the
night hereT the major asked.
Then he proceeded to avail him.
self of the aids that the foresight Of
the general staff had long ago devised
for just such an emergency.
Baum" he said, turning to the lieu
tenant, have you the papers and the
map from the WilhelmstrasseT
Lieutenant Baum saluted, and at
once he handed some documents to his
superior officer, who scanned them
quickly.
"Lion d'Org" he read aloud.
Proprietor, Henri Christopher
Bring Henri Christophe," he ordered.
At that the innkeeper himself
stepped forward.
81 am Henri Christophe," he an
nounced in a quavering voice, even as
Sergeant Schmidt was starting to
search for him.
"oh, you speak Englishg' the major
said.
Yea m'sieur Christophs did not
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COMPLIMENT. OF HIGH ORDER
Happy the Woman Who Could Truth
fully Be Described as Trail
lnq the Beatitudes."

There comes Mrs. MacGregor-
trailing the beatitudes,'" said young
man admiringly as a beautiful elderly
woman came out Of the hotel door and
stopped to speak TO a group on the
steps.
The girl beside him turned In sur
prise. What a funny thing to sayI"
she cried with a laugh. what do
you mean by such a speech as thatT'
"Just look, and I'm sure you'll see,"
he answered softly. "Watch her face
as she talks to those people,"
For a moment the girl was SILENT
studying the face that was turned
toward her as Mrs. MacGregor sank
into a proffered chair.
II do understand" she whispered at
length. turning back to her companion.
"Blessed are the pure in heart That's
there isn't itT
Yes" answered the man quietly
"and all the rest OF them, too. looked
them up at once when heard someone
say that about her, and they're all
there, and I'm her life, too-the mercy
and the peacemaking; and the hunger
and thirst after righteousness most OF
all. She's the mother of friend OF
mine, so know her right we'll"
"What lovely thing to say about a
woman" mused the girl thoughtfuIly.
Il thought IL was funny at first, trail
ing the beatitudes,' but now I appre-
ciate 1t. 1t is as IL she were clothed
In them, isn't itl Beautiful and bles-
sed Why, it's the most wonderful
compliment you could pay youths
Companion.
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COARSE JOKE is PUNISHED
Made Him See Things In
Different Light.

Some years ago 1t was the custom
in France to conduct condemned GRIM
inals through gaping crowds Of idle
spectators TO the public guillotine.
On one such occasion, the unfor-
tunate, seated upon his coffin in the
cart, heard would-be wit In the
crowd remark to companion:
swell, I'll bet that fellow doesn't
feel much like laughing"
The coarse attempt at joke stung
the prisoner, and when he arrived at
the scaffold, he asked that the proceed
ings might be stayed a moment as he
had a confession to make.
although 1 denied it at my trial,
had accomplices in the crime for
which 1 have been sentenced; and
there pointing to the joker, Stands
one of them! :"
Great excitement ensued.
The person designated was seized by
the gendarmes with no gentle hands
and placed on the scaffold beside his
accuser.
Such a fearful spectacle OF abject
terror as the joker presented was
never before witnessed In that SOM
Der locality.
After enjoying his helpless fright
for a few moments, the fated convict
said to the official In charge:
"He tried TO make sport Of my suf-
ferings, but the man is innocent. And
as soon as he seemed to be sure that 1t
was no laughing matter for me to be
here, was curious to see how much
such a funny fellow would laugh un-
der similar circumstances himself"
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FuIhIlment.

The bees know not whether they will
eat the honey they harvest. {.
As they go from flower to flower, col.
lecting more honey than themselves
and their offspring can need, let us
go from reality to reality, seeking food
for the incomprehensible flame, and
thus, certain of having fulfilled our or
ganic duty, prepare ourselves for what
ever may befall. The very sus-
picion OF the possible aimlessness Of Its
exhausting effort will only render the
duty the clearer, will only add more
purity, power, disinterestedness and
freedom TO the ardor wherewith II still
seeks."-Maurice Maeterlinck.
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single detail of that amazing spectacle.
But he had no wish to involve the wor-
thy innkeeper in any needless trouble.
So he started for the stairway.
"Well, you know where to find me-"
he said. A band was playing outside.
Every moment the strains were grow
ing more distinct. And Mr.. Brown had
hardly disappeared to regions above
when a German corporal led squad
of eight men bodily into the Lion dor.
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Jolly Man (whose appetite Is the,
envy Of all his fellow oarders)-"well,|
i neveri I've lost two buttons on my
vest" Lady Of the House (who ha(
been wanting to give him a hint)-<
You win most likely nnd them In ~
dining room, SIR 4
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Does II seem possible that
Madame de Lorde can "put II
over" on the German officers
and get an opportunity TO give
the precious information she
seeks to the Frenoh7
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In this installment you get an
unusually vivid picture of how
the German troops took posses
sion Of Belglum-of her homes
and farms and industries. II Is
a picture to make you hate war
and it's perpetrators-one to win
your finest sympathy. And the
picture Is moving-the plot &C
ton goes forward with speed.
Evening star., 1916-12-31

Pittsburgh were hosts last night at .
beefsteak party at the Suburban CLUB
to about Twenty-Five couples: inciud-
and New York. Attractive souvenirs
were distributed betwe--o the dances.
Among the guests. besides the host
and hostess. were Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Miss Mae Harris. Miss Lillian Harris
Of New York. Mr.. Julius Golden
berg. Mr.. Morton Goldenberg. Mr.. L
Samuels of Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs
Simon Kann. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney C.
Kaufman. DIR. Joseph NJ. Heller. Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney II. Reizenstein. Mr..
and Mrs. Meyer Nordlinger. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry King, Mr.. and Mrs Leon
Tobriner. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sigmund,
Mr.: and Mrs. Isaac Behrend and Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Marks.
Miss Rita Nusbaum gave a dance
Christmas night in Post Office Hall in
honor Of her house guests, the Misses
Frances Lowenstefn of Manchester. N.
H.; Miss Rosetta Sloane of Brooklyn,
N. r, and Miss Carlyn Bierier of Gull
peper. Va. Among the guests were the
Misses Henrietta Sonneborn, Miriam
Kleeblatt, Beatrice Kaufman. Pauline
Cohen. Johanna Adler. Julia Kohner,
Florence Cohn. Hilda Luchs. Beulah
Smith Of Baltimore, Hortense Hano.
Roma Sanger. Fay Levy of Orange. Va:
Antoinette Wol1berg, Thelma Eichberg.
Selma Rosenthal. Miss Bessie Ball of
New Ork, ana the MeSSrS- Leon NUS
baum, Jerome Wolf. Raymond Good
man Of New York. Bernard Baer. Louis
Kaufman. Sidney Rosenthal. Henry Cole
man. Sidney Kaufman, Maurice kohner,
Percy Hirsh, Sidney Soloman, Bert Cohn,
Milton Baer, Herbert Simon. Percy
Schwartz. Abe Blumenthal. Aaron Nus
baum. Jeoffrey Sloane of New York.
Mrs. B. Brill, Mrs. A. Nusbaum. Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Wollberg and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
kaufman.
Mrs. Harry Kaufman OF Columbia
road entertained at luncheon and
bridge last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wolf are al
Atlantic City until over the New Year.
Last Thursday night they were hosts at
a dinner party at their home in Wood
ley road.
The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club
was entertained at luncheon and bridge
Wednesday by Mrs Meyer Cohen.
The Town and Country Club Civ.
| ing a house tomorrow after.
| noon at its new town house, 1906
Adams Mill road.
| Mrs. Harold Levi entertained a,
| bridge, at her apartment. on Tuesday
the Afternoon Bridge Club.
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Weddings.
Garfinkle-Bass Nuptials.

Miss Ella Bass. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Bass. and Mr.. Hymen Gar
hnckel. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Gar
finckel. were married December "a at
pm. The ceremony. which was per-
formed by Rabbi Silverstone, took place
at the home Of the brides parents in
the presence of relatives and a few
intimate friends. The bride. who was
given in marriage by her father. wore
gown of white georgette over a
foundation of old lace. Her veil of
white tulle was caught with orange
blossoms and she carried a shower
bouquet Of bride roses and lilies of the
valley. Miss Gertrude Garflnkel, sister
Of the bridegroom, was maid of honor
and Mr.. Sam Bass. brother Of the bride,
WAS best man. During the supper,
which followed the ceremony, the en-
gagement was announced of Miss Ella
Rosenbiot. cousin of the bride, and Mr..
/. W. Sniker Of Denver. Col. Among
the out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Bass Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs
Goldstein. Miss B. Schaff Of Baltimore
and Miss NJ. Weinberg of Richmond,
Va. Immediately after the supper Mr..
and Mrs. Garhnkel left for a brief
honeymoon. the latter wearing suit
Of blue velour trimmed with Hudson
seal. and a large hat Of black velvet.
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mother. Mrs. Thomas Fulton Of Glas-
gov, Scotland, with her.

mother. Mrs. Thomas Fulton OF Glas-
gov, Scotland, with her.
Mrs. Hosea Ballou Moulton, with her
daughter, Miss Elma S. Moulton. will
be at home New Year day from to
o'clock, at their new residence, 1851
Girard street northwest.
Midshipman Daniel c. wilkerson
spent the Christmas holidays with his
mother, who entertained him and sew
eral of his classmates at a dance.
Midshipman Charles Il. Gary and Mid
shipman Ford H. MacElvain spent their
Christmas vacation as the guests of DIR.
Walter H. Evans and family at Cleve-
land Park.
Mrs Richard Douglas Simms will be
at home Thursday. January 4. and the
following ThursdSys in January.
Miss Hilda Lucina Davis Is spending
several days at Annapolis. where she
went to attend the New Year dance.
Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan Of Brooklyn, N.
r. Is making his annual holiday visit
to Washington and stopping with his
brother. Mr.. John Ryan. at S1S M street
southwest.
Miss Rossie Lean will be at home,
1914 10th street, from till 3 New year
day. with Mrs. Mary johnson.
Miss Ellie D. Boulden Cat the Mag
nolia) will be at home Monday, January l.
after 4.
Miss Ruth r. Bombardner of Topeka,
Kan, who has been here for some
time. has left for her home. En- route
she will visit friends at Baltimore, Mo.
Mrs. Thomas L. Sampsell, formerly
Miss Florence Buehler OF this city.
whose wedding to DIR. Thomas L.
took place in the early spring. is spend
ing several weeks with her parents at
Washington.
A benefit dance will be given by the
Aid and Relief Society for the Columbia
Polytechnic Institute for the Blind at
the Cairo Hotel January II. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to establishing
new Industries for the institute, which
employees the adult blind.
Mrs. Addie Nixon Shay Of Seattle.
Wash, is visiting her father. Capt. A.
Keefe. Mrs. Shay will be glad to see
her friends Mondays after January 5
at 1907 10th street northwest.
Miss Muhlenhofer. who has been very
Ill for two weeks. is convalescing.
Mrs. C. H. Dickson Is now in her home,
2O1 A street southeast, where she will
be pleased to see her friends. Mrs.
Dickson will be at home the second
Monday in each month throughout the
season.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Erlebacher are at At
lantic City.
Mrs. Adelaide Gardner. 1884 Ontario
place, will go to Baltimore to visit her
sister. Mrs. r. v. Crane. to receive New
Year day.
Miss winifred Bronson. 1874 Park
road. will be at home January 1. from
4 tiIi 2.
Mr.. Samuel B. Kobren of Baltimore Is
the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Newhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Berman and
family have left town to attend the
wedding Of their son. Nathaniel H, to
Miss Martha Frank at the. Hotel Savoy,
New York, today. The bride and groom
will be at home after January Is at
2411 18th street northwest.
Miss Ruth H. Block has returned to
her home after spending the holidays
In New York.
Miss Ruth Latimer. who is visiting
at Pittsburgh. was one Of the brides
maids on Friday evening at the we'd
ding of Miss Elizabeth Phipps Mar
shall. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
d. Marshall, and Mr.. William Walker
Darsie, which took place at the Church
of the Ascension.
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and Mrs. Joseph Lynch. Later the
newly welded couple left for short
honeymoon in the south. They will be
at home after January 10 at Hope
well, Va.
Reber-Henneberge
Mr.. and Mrs D. C. Henneberger of Bal
timore. Md, announce the marriage of
their daughter. Edna A. and Mr.. George
T; Reber OF Washington Grove, Nd. on
Rev. Mr.. Briggs After the ceremony a
reception was held at 1914 Federal street,
the brides home. Later the young couple
ieft for their honeymoon. the bride wear
trimmings, and hat to match. After
January they will reside at 645 9Th
street northeast, this city. for the winter
The marriage of Miss Marian Van
velsor win, daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Elmer Will, formerly of Wash
ington, d. c. and Mr.. George Barnard
Bush of Riverside. Cal. took place at
the residence Of the brides parents. in
Fort Lauderdale. Fla. The Rev. DR..
aasiett of Trinity Episcopal Church,
Miami, Fla. performed the ceremony in
the presence of the immediate family.
A. reception to a few intimate friends
OF the bride followed the ceremony. The
house was beautifully decorated with
Christmas greens. roses and lubicus, the
Taxing pldCc DenedCn an drCn
OF Christmas greens and poinsettia. The
bride, who was given In marriage by
her father. wore gown of cloth of sill
yer with embroidered panels of gold
thread. The wedding veil, which was
worn twenty-five years ago by the
brides mother, was caught with sprays
of white jasmine. Mr.. and Mrs. Bush
will spend several weeks in Washing
ton before going to Riverside, Cal,
their future home.
A very pretty wedding took place
Tuesday evening. December 26, at $50
o'clock, at Grace Lutheran Church, Rev.
e. A. Doermann officiating, when Miss
Rose Charlotte Elliott, only daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Elliott of 1853
Euclid street, was married to Mr.. Lau-
renee NORM Leonard. formerly Of
Washington now a resident of New
York. Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard left for bridal
trip west and upon their return in Feb
ruary will make their home at New
York.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Grace H. Morton of Upper Marlboro.
Nd. and Mr.. Henro Jean Milette of
Montreal, Canada, Thursday, December
%. at st. Mary's Catholic Church, Mnrl-
boro, Md.
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Twelfth Night Dance.

Plans for the holding Of the Twelfth
Night dance Friday evening. January
5. 1917, by Washington Camp. No. 3o5.
Sons of Confederate Veterans. at the
Raleigh Hotel. have been almost COM
pleted.
Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer. matron of hon.
or. will head the list of patronesses.
and the names of others who Will serve
as patronesses will be announced later
Miss Suzanne Chase, sponsor, and
Miss Olive Plant. maid of honor. will
assist in the receiving and will be in
charge of the young ladies' committee
In addition to the names Of the young
ladies' already announced. the follow
ing will also serve on this committee:
Miss Harriet Clarke. Miss Molly Ham,
Fianner, Miss Mabeile Michener, Miss
Ardath Mccormick. Miss Sarah Daniel
Miss Ruth Daniel, Miss Janet Murray
Miss Louise Owens. Miss Selma Nc
Millen and Miss Helen Claxton
The floor committee. with Mr.. E. A
Brand as chairman and Mr.. Benjamin
Estopinal as vice chairman. will con-
sist OF Messrs. Robert Watson, r. j
Norman. Hugh Brewster. Elwood H
Seal BENJAMIN +. Butler, c. H. Ball
r. Stuart Murray. r. Q. Burton. San.
ford Covington, Marshall J. Smith
James U. Mccormick. John Dudley
Smith. Eugene C. Brockmeyer. DR.. Fen.
| Nielsen. Walter J. Kervin. John Brew.
er. Jesse s. Cottrell. John L. Alverson
Harry w. Brimer. Colley Bell, Louis
Bartiey. Roger Mehurin, Edwin G. Bal.
niger. Clark Coleman. Lemuel Billings.
, ley. Peter II. Becker. Theodore Uhier
| Paul Sweeny. Bates Stovall. Ned Will
I lis. Marshall Spencer. Richmond
Brooks and Leo Madigan.
The reception committee, with Mr.
George B. Ashby as chairman and Mr.
w. Everett Brockman, vice chairman
will consist of Col Robert n. Harper
Capt. &. c. Calhoun, Mr.. South Trimble
ir.: Br. J. Roy Price. Mr.. Clarence J
Owens and Mr.. George 7. Rawlins.
Mr.. William s. Stamper is chairman
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