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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
THE RAMBLER.

I'm so lonesome sometimes that
Pm afraid I'll become insane.
She had the carriage and the
stride of girl. Her voice was soft
and rich, with an undertone of sad
ness that etched itself in my con-
sciousness.
5+Sarels, j Thought, a. eirL~likea=sle
is need not be lonesome.
I caught up with her and her much
older companion: ;an;;d; II ;g;l;anc-
older companion; and | glanced furti-
yely at her as l passed them by. We
were ships passing in the night. |
shall remember her face for long
time. She was not beautiful. And
how can | describe the sadness of it?
She was much older than | had
thought-perhaps forty-five years Of
age.
/ remember standing on the shore
of Cape Cod, near Sandwich, one
night. last fall. Beyond a few lights
twinkling far out on the water there
was no other visible sign of life. Hill
locks of sand, scantily clothed with
verbiage, stretched for miles behind
me. II had but lately ceased to rain.
Lowering clouds hid the face Of the
starless sky. The incoming tide adj
vanced toward me wave by wave,
with a dirge-like, booming cadence
that slithered into a minor note--a
sort of moan-as each wave slough
ed back little, as if seeking rein
forcement for it's attack upon the
shore. In such an environment, if
one is keyed to nature, one must be
sad, and I yas sad-eXquisitely sad.
One may luxuriate on sadness, you
know! And the woman on the street
affected me in just the same way
that l felt that night on the sea-
shore.
You who have never been lonesome,
what gratitude you should feel and
render! And the only return you
can make is in the finding of some
one who is; and in the giving to them
of. surcease of their loneliness-if you
can.
Death, misfortune, many causes
outside of personal fault, make dere-
licts of many splendid women, who
thus find themselves, with age ad-
vancing inexorably upon them, alone
in the world. They must either re-
construct their plan of life or en-
dure loneliness. Sometimes they are
driven to grasp almost blindly at
whatever companionship their limit
ed opportunity affords them, and
they are thus oftentimes wrecked.
There are many such women-here,
there, everywhere. They do not nave
the opportunity to get out and around
that men have. They are hedged
about by host of conventions. Sis
ters, make it point to scan the lists
of the possibly lonesome women you
know and "sister" them little for
the sake of whatever ideal you bow
down to.
I'm going to call him Bill because
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
Mr.. Business Man!

Mr.. Business Man!
Are you one of those who do
not believe that there should
be any sentiment in business?
Do YOU know that sentiment is
the mortar of life? Have you
considered that astute mer-
chants like John Wanamaker
and Marshall Field have Great
ed a strong sentiment between
themselves and the buying pub
lie?
And what do you suppose
enables the little old home
paper to hold its own against
the competition of the great
city newspapers? Sentiment
largely. People like this little
Gazette of our, for many rea-
sons-many of them sentimen-
tai. And they read it!
Don't make any mistake
about the value Of the little
home paper. It's your most di-
rest method of approach to the
the people upon whom you de-
pend.
Yours for Service,
THE GAZETTE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Miss Louise Adams has returned to
her home in Culpeper after visiting
friends in this city.
Mrs. David Mercer Waller, of Broad
Run, Va, is the guest of Mrs. Howard
w. Smith, in Wolfe street.
A class of candidates last night re-
ceived the first degree of the order OF
Odd Fellows in Potomac Lodge.
Stuart King, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank T. King, has passed all the
necessary examinations and has en-
tered the U. S. Naval Academy.
Miss Mary Smyth of this city and
Mrs. John Pryor of Ocean Grove, Cal
were the recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. H. Smyth, at Falls Church
Mr.. William P. Wools Jr. who
has been seriously i'll at the Alexan-
dria Hospital is reported to be i'm
proving.
Mrs. Robert S. Barrett, has return
ed from Charlottesville, Va, where
she spent several days with her son,
Mr.. Tupper Barrett, who is a student
at the University of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis N. Duffey and
little son, who have been visiting Mrs.
Duffey's parents, Rev. and Mrs. E..
V. Register at North Braddock, have
returned to their home in Duke street.
Miss Esther Apperson who IS
spending the fall and winter in Alex
andria visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barbour Apperson in Culpeper
during the week.
Miss. Mary Kavanaugh, president
of the alumni of st. Mary's Acad-
emy, presided at largely attended
meeting which was held Thursday
night at the Academy. Business
which was left over from last year,
on account of the postponement of
the annua! reunion, due to4the scarlet
fever epidemic, was transacted. 1t
was decided that no reunion should
be held this school yea until June.
Delegates were appointed to the as
sociation of the Alumni of the Cath
olic School of America which will be
held in Washington, D. c., in Nov
ember at which time an attendance
of 1000 delegates from all over the
United States is expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Horace Fish, thirty, writer, who
formerly resided in Fredericksburg,
invited two strangers to join him in
drink in New York day or two ago.
His next recollection of the men was
when he awoke at Forty-frst street
and Eighth avenue with bruised chin
and minus watch and sos.
Mrs. Melton, wife of Thomas Mel
ton, young farmer living five miles
south of Charlottesville probably was
fatally burned at an early hour yes
terday morning while starting fire
with Kerosene The DWELLING five
room frame building-caught from.
the blaze which followed the explo-
sion and was destroyed. The husband
in trying to extinguish his wife's
clothing had his face badly burned.
Resisting two colored highwaymen,
who accosted him and demanded his
suit case, John Covalsky, aged 4S, of
Virginia, was shot through the heart
and died instantly on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad tracks, near, North
Braddock, Pa, yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

south Lee Street.
Mr.. 0. B. Hopkins will represent
the Marv Washington Council of the
Dappbters of America in the Nation
al Convention of that body in Wheel
ing. w. Va, next week.
Judge Louis C. Barley, and the
Hon. James R. Cation, will go to
charlottesville on October 9th to be
nresent at the dedication of the
Gypsy Smith tabernacle.
Judge Waddill of the United States
district Court came to this city to-
day and opened court in the cham
hers. All the cases on the docket
were continued until the January
term.
The regular monthly meeting CT
the Whatsoever Circle of Kings
n.,oh+ors ,of Grace Church, will be
Ill - +ho ros;dence of Mrs. George
n1 no south Royal street. Tues
October 3rd at 8 o'clock.
u"'
an ;,,;on Henderson, who has
80 .4.o,d.nce nnon the State
o..:o. 80 of tho w c. r. u, held
1: 4h;s u,ook in Tazewell, is ex-
.o+,,rn 70 her home this
p r,.o sossiors ended las:
iisi'''
49, ,oot;na yof the Mis-
~ .;ot;o. of tba M F. Church
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
New Clothing Store

The Leyinsona Clothing Company
will open up, a new clothing store in
this city at i426. King street on Oct
ober Z, at 6:3O p. m. with full line
of mems boys and children's cloth
ing and furnishings. 229-5t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

r X An D NJ U S I c a J. E
Benefit of
St Mary's Parochial School
In the Auditorium of Elks' Home
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 4, 1916
At 8 o'clock P. NJ.
Well-known Local and Washington
Talent.
TICKETS % cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
CHURCH SERVICES.

/, The congregation of the Baptist,
Presbyterian and Methodist-except-
ing only the Free denomination
churches of the city will hold neither
morning nor evening, services tomor-
row. They will participate in those
to be held in the Tent at II o'clock
in the morning and 7:3O o'clock in
the evening. There will be a meeting
in the Tent for men only at 3 o'clock.
In all the churches mentioned Sun
day school will be held, however.
The members of the Lutheran con-
gregation will hold their usual servi-
ceS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

III. III Finnell, Ford Service. I go
anywhere at reasonable rates. Give
me a call. Bell Phone 69O-J. Station
corner Fairfax and Queen. 229-3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
For Sale.

The choicest building sites around
Alexandria, situated on Braddock
Heights. ! Fine roads and accessible
to the Electric Line. Prices moder-
ate. It will pay you to look them over
before deciding upon the location of
YOUR home. For particulars see your
local Real Estate Agent or N. Lind
sey and Co, Inc. l-21s-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Mrs. j. H. Mansfield. leaves the
city tomorrow morning to attend the
National Convention of Daughters
of America, which will be in prog
ress in Wheeling, w. Va, throughout
practically the whole of the week.
Mrs. Mansfield represents the Mount
Vernon Council, the oldest in the
state, as State Councillor to which
office she was appointed for five years.
As the Gazette goes to press it is
reported that j Albert McCuen, is
dying at POI Cameron street. At
the request Of friends the Gazette
got in touch with the Washington
papers in an effort to locate a sister,
Julia Carter, who is said to be in
that city, but who has not been seen
by her brother for year. 1t is said
that Mr.. McCuen is anxious to see
her before he dies.
Gypsy Smith, Jr., is to speak in a
wooden tabernacle in Charlottesville.
1t will be builded by volunteer la
borers. Professional and business
men will don overalls and mingle
with the regular sort of carpenters
and contractors who are also to give
their labor without charge. The wo-
men will also participate in the days
activities in that they will serve free
meals to the workers in one of the
churches.
Thursday next, October 5th, six
o'clock p. M, will be an eventful hour
in the experience of Prof. Forest
Cole, the efficient musical director
who is associated with evangelist
Gypsy Smith, Jr., In Du Quoin, Illi-
nois, at that time he will be united
in marriage with Miss Grace Mar
low, an estimable young lady Of tnat
city. They will return to Charlottes-
vile, Va, shortly after the wedding
and both will travel with the evan
gelistic party during the remainder o.
the year.
"Give a penny, a potato, an onion,
an apple. Such, is the quaint appear
of Mrs. Lycurgus E. Uhler, chairman
of the Finance Committee of the
Board of Governors of the Ann Lee
Memorial Home, to the school children
cf Alexandria. There are nearly l.
900 of these. They will provide q
good many barrels full of the COM
modities named, saving only the pen
nies. if they all respond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
NOTICE TO GAS
CONSUMERS.

Gas bills for. quarter end
ing Sept. i, 1916, having
been delivered; this is to
notify all gas consumers
that all bills paid on or be-,
fore Oct. 1, 1916, will be
entitled to a discount Of 80
cents per 1000 cubic feet.
After that date no discount
will be allowed and all de-
linquents will be required to
make an early settlement,
Bv order of committee Oh
Light. ;.
]. B. WALLER,
ry EDE or GAG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Oyster season open. When down
town visit the Rammel Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

The three Episcopal churches will
hold services in the morning only,
excepting St. Paul's, in which the
Rector, the Rev. P. P. Phillips, will
conduct Evensong at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. In st. PauPs also the
morning service will be held at 9:45
o'clock. In both Grace and Christ
Episcopal churches Holy Communion
will be administered at 7:30 o'clock
in the morning. There will also be
Sunday school in the morning in all
three churches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

The Rev. Edward T. Kirkley, pas
tor of the Methodist Protestant
Church, will address the Sunday
School at 9:3O o'clock in the morn
ing. Subject "Joy"-An invitation
to the public is extended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
EIklexandria City News Condensed

Miss Clara Gurley, Of High Point, ;;
North Carolina, has ftfor her home
after visiting Miss Louise Abbott IN
south Lee street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
men SCHOOL NIGHT DRAWS CROWD !
Il,lt,t II'4NcING DENOUNCED IN scATHING TERMS.

Evangelist Smith Uses Plain Language in reference 70
tta Subject and Calls Forth Rounds of Cheers From
Audience
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

In St. Mary's and st. Rita's
church, under the direction of Rev.
Father Louis Smet and his assis-
tants High Mass will be celebrated
tomorrow morning. The evening SER
vices will also commence for the
season again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

I'm going to call him Bill because
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
]. 3. WALLER,
CLERK OF GAS.

When in Alexandria, visit the RAM
mel cafe, North Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

A class of candidates last night re-
ceived the first degree Of the order of
Odd Fellows in Potomac Lodge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Stuart King, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank T. King, has passed all the
necessary examinations and has en-
tered the U. S. Naval Academy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Mr.. O. B. Hopkins will represent
the Mary Washington Council of the
nanohters of America in the Nation
al Convention of that body in Wheel
ing, w. Va, next week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Miss Louise Adams has returned to
her home in Culpeper after visiting
friends in this city.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
CLARA YOUNG'S BEAUTY
WON HER A film JOB
Appears This Week at Garden Theater
in The Foolish Virgin"

In the history of photoplays there Is
no more striking an instance of the re-
ward for painstsking effort backed by
an exceptional talent for expressing emo
ton and superlative physical beauty than
In the career OF Clara Eimball Young.
the famous Selsnick picture star, who
appears this week at the Garden Thea
ter In The Foolish Virgin"
Miss Young's entrance in picture work
was somewhat unexpected and sudden,
as she herself says. She was working
with the Orpheum Stock Company IN
Philadelphia some few years ago when
she chanced to meet one of the oficiaIs
OF the Vftagraph Company He was
struck by her beauty and offered her a
contract with his, company.
With great foresight Miss Young rec-
osnized the possibility of a future in
hlmdom. and although the salary was
much smaller than she was receiving for
stage work. she accepted the position.
Her record proves that she made a wise
step.
The rush Of flm life seems terrible.
when you think about 1t hard" saws
Miss Young. But really It isn't nearly
so bad as It looks on the face While
nearly every minute of the day there is
something have to do, so much Is really
happiness itself. that never mind how
tired get. I love my work, and the
hours actually spent before the camera
are the happiest In my life.''
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

Our greatest fun maker, of course, Is
the incident Of stealing a skinfiint's
money from his safe. paying 1t back to
him. and then picking It out of his pocket
TO return to the safe. Jack Hazard wrote
the first version of the play, and It con-
tanned this idea We built the situation
up. worked other situations around It,
and constructed our characters for It.
Now this situation gets the biggest laugh
Of the evening
We tried. too, to use the element Of
surprise as much as possible. We had to
do that because the criticism might be
raised that we were working with hack
neyed 'rube' stun. a mortgage on the old
farm. mother we are to be turned out
tomorrow and all that sort of thing
The play would have been a nat failure
had we continued along the line of the ex-
pected. OF course, everybody knows from
the start that the two young crooks in
Turn to the Right" are to be reformed,
but thanks to many days of labor on the
part Of Mr.. Hazard and myself in the
early stages of the play. few can guess
at the start how these crooks are to be
made over
Turn to the Right" has proved to Mr.
Hazard, my collaboration; to John L.
Golden. my business partner. and to my
self that clean comedy has a huge fol-
lowing, II you can only put into It the
mysterious something that touches the
heart. don't know what that is any
more than my crooks in Turn to the
Right" knew what Mrs. Bascom put
into her wonderful jam. but 1t is the
most satisfactory experience of my ca
rser that the one play in which I tried
so hard to prove the potency of real
goodness. should prove the greatest sue
cess of all my efforts"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
THE RIALTO Is YEARS AGO

II had my wish on New Years Eve,
there would be a repetition of the New
Year eve on Broadway after the per-
formance Of 'Trelawney Of the Wells'
at the Lyceum, on. the last night of the
year Of 1885. II you were here then you
will recall that the Lyceum was sneaked
away on Fourth avenue near Twenty
third street. The manager was an old
friend whom ! had known when he
shufrled the cards in the box ONCE Of
the Columbia Theater IN Chicago when
VIII J. Davis was manager. In a remi-
niscent meet that afternoon he asked me
to nh q chair in his box that night The
play was in its first American run, hav-
ing opened the Lyceum q few weeks be-
fore-November n. You know. OF course,
that Pinero wrote II, and that It has
never failed to 70 to the heart Of any
audience that saw II.
OF course, again. II you ever saw IT,
you know that the orchestra plays all
through the acts the air Of the delicious
old song. Ever Of Thee I'm Fondly
for the play, but the play would not be
''Trelawney Of. the Wells" to some of
us who are watching our steps with care.
without the air.
When the play was over my friend 10
whom was indebted for the most de-
nghtful New Years Eve IN my New York
life, was waiting. II do not quote him
exactly IT VIII make no difference. but
II was something like this: "Come on.
The most beautiful snow scene you ever
saw II on" As we hurried out great
fakes were falling lasily-e At closing
scene of the last hours on the calendar.
The barbarians had not yet violated the
sweet solemnity Of the occasion. The
departing audience Of the Lycem was
humming or whistling Ever of Thee"
We started up to Madison Square and
the multitude there had taken up the
strain. We walked over to Broadway.
The dazzle Of light along the course was
rooed with the white mantle, and IN
every block the crowd IN soms way had
oAuEht- ~ -infssticn e -Ep9 s9 Ussssi
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
Winchell Smith Tells How
He Wrote Turn to the Right"

Wfnchei1 Smith. who has reapsd q har-
vest OF wealth from the royalties of The
Boomerang" "Brewsters Millions" Via
Wireless" THE Fortune Hunter" "Of-
hcer 666" is waxing richer through both
royalties and managerial profits Of Turn
to the Rightr' his latest big hit. 1t is
interesting to know why and how he
cane to write this play. which. while still
running in New York City, In its sixth
month, Is to be presented at the National
Theater here this week by another spe-
cial company bound for Chicago.
For a long time" says Mr.. Smith, IT
had the conviction that a good play could
be written around a character whose in
herent goodness was reflected In all the
persons and circumstances surrounding
her-goodness. you understand, Of which
she was entirely unconscious herself;
goodness that sort of radiated from her
naturally.
Hence Mrs Bascom. the dear sweet
mother Of Turn to the Right" We had
her put something into her famous peach
jam that made It more delectabls than
other jams. We made her an elderly
mother in order to take away as far as
possible the sex appeal; in order that
those she influenced to live better lives
might not seem to be acting solely out
Of a sense Of chivalry.
Then We realized that IN order to get
this idea over, in order to teach a new
lesson Of goodness, we must sprinkle in
plenty of fun. for We knew that the audi
ence wouldn't stand for a sermon. And
SO our pair Of crooks are impossible fell
lows, yet consistently amusing, and to a
great extent human. They are the foil
for the appeal OF mother love, Of mother
goodness that We try to register in Mrs
Bascom.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
Foreign FARCE FALLS
below our STANDARD
Fair and Warmer" Author Dispels
Myth of European Superiority.

II hesitate a little to discuss farce, {"
says Avery Hopwood, author of Fair
and Warmer" which comes to the Ma
tonal Theater for a return engagement
Of week commencing Monday evening,
January s. because all my farces have
been written with the idea that they
were comedies. Then the public called
them farces. and there was!
The truth Is there is no clear line
between the two forms in this country.
Comedy and farce slide into each other,
and often only an astuts critic can tell
which Ia which.
"Farces in this country are infinitely
better on an average than those abroad
I've spent many months going to theaters
In Paris. Vienna and Berlin, and I know
that the farces on the other side are
less subtle, less funny, and far coarser
than American productA
They stick to q few old conventions.
Certain risque situations always appear
In Just about the same bald and obvious
way. To them the mere presence of
an unfaithful husband or wife. and a
series Of compromising situations, are
an that are needed for an uproarious
farce" 49, :
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

The first Rectors, cutie unpretsntious
then, was on the way and we went in.
Somewhere an orchestra was PLAYING
Ever of Thee" and it chined with the
unkle Of the glasses on the tables. The
oaroarians were still in leash-not a horn
blow had broken the harmony.
Stop and read the cast Of the play at
the Lyceum that night
Toll Wrench-Edw. J, Morgan
Ferdinand Gadd-Wm. CourtleIrh
Jamese Telfer-Geo. C. Boniface. .sr.
augustus Colpoys-Chas. w. Butler
Rose Trelawney-Mary Mannerinr
Avonia Bunn-Elizabeth Tyree
Mrs. Telfer-Mrs. Chas walcot
1mogen Parot-Hilda sponR
ODwyer-Grant Stewart
Denzil-Thos. Whiffen
Mortimer-Louis Albion
Hunston-Douslas ]. Woods
Brewster-Maude Knowlton
Hallkeeper-J. Hollingsworth
Sir William Gower-Chas. walcot
Clare de Foenix-Helma Nelson
Trafalgar Gower-Ethel Hornick
Capt. de Foenix-H. 8. Tabor
Mrs. Mossop-Mrs. Thos. whiffen
Ablett-John Findlay
Charles-w. B. Royston
Sarah-Blanehe Kelleher.
or that roster there are stfll living,
Cnas- w. Butler, Mary Mannering, Eliza
beth Tyres, Grant Stewart. Louis Albion.
Douglas ]. Wood. II. 8. Taber, Mrs. Thos
Whiffen. John Findlay. =
There may be more. but Boniface, sr..
and Thos. Whiffen are gone; Hilda Spong
and Mary Mannering and that gentle
spirit, Mrs. Thos. Whiffen, are playing
somewhere tonight.
When it was over and was far away.
removed from the din, wrote q story
about the night when Broadway vas
In the spell Of Ever Of Thee"
An appreciation of that story Is among
my papers-the sentences brief and ten
der and signed. &C. F." to whom DEATH
was beautiful as he saw It walking the
great deep.
FRANK H BRooKa.
N ths Dramatic Nirror