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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
YOUNG WOMEN TO
RAISE RELIEF FUNDS
Respond to Calls Of Ministers u
Aid Armenians and Syrians.

Many young women psrishioners q
four Of the prominent churches a
Washington today answered the call Il
their pastors, made 1t the morning sers
vices. TO help in the collection Of funds
for the relief Of the Armenians and syrs
iansswho have been driven into exile IN
the war.
These young women win Be organised
into corps by the Washington Auxiliary
Committee Of the American Relief COM
mfttee. OF which Henry b. r. Macfsrs
land IL chairman. and will be stationed
at the department stores, banks an9
theaters OF the Capital.
Proprietors Of these places have agreed
70 set aside space for tables and booths
for this purpose on Saturday, October 1
one OF the days designated by President
Wilson In his recent proclamation for
contributions for this cause.
The four ministers who called for VOL
unteers for this work are the Rev. DR.,
Randolph II. McKim, Of the Church Of
the Epiphany; the Rev. DR.. Charles
the Rev. Dr. c. =. Vincent, OF Mt. Pleas
ant Congregational Church, and the
Rev. DR.. John Van Shack, jr., of the
Church OF Our Father. Universalist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
CAUSE OF SUFFRAGE
TO Be URGED At FAIR
Congressional Union ENJOYS
viii Campaign at Richmond
State Exhibition.

To carry the suffrage gospel to the
Thousands who will attend the virginia
State fair, Mrs. Ida M. Waters ana Miss
Florence B. Morrill,. Of the Congressionai
Union. will leave washington for Rich
mond at noon tomorrow, where they will
begin a program OF speechmaking which
will continue throughout the week.
Both young women are veteran speak
ers Of the East
They invariably work together ana
held open air meetings on the street cor
ners Of New York. Boston, and other
large Eastern cities. During the last
few months their headquarters have
been in Washington. from which point
they sally forth on speech-making tours
In districts where they think the work
will be most effective.
They enroll new members for the Con-
gressional Union. take subscriptions for
the Suffragist. the weekly publication of
the organization, and collect funds for
carrying on the campaign for the en-
franchisement OF women.
Asked IL they would urge the Virginia
voters to defeat the Democratic candi-
dates In the coming elections. az other
union organizers are doing In the West,
they replied that they did not believe
this course would be a wise one to fol-
low In Virginia.
Our aim in going into Virginia Is to
educate the people as to the meaning of
suffrage" said Mrs. Waters, land to ex-
plain to them why they should support
the fight for the enactment OF the suf-
frage amendment"
Mrs. Waters and Miss Morrill, are
known In many cities as the Suffrage
Pilgrims" and always attract n crowd
when they speak. They wear white with
decorations Of white, purple and gold
ribbon, the colors OF the union.
They will be met in Richmond tomor-
morrow afternoon by a delegation OF
women from the Richmond branch OF
tho Congressional Union who will escort
them to the fairgrounds In gaily deco
rated automobiles.
From Richmond they will 20 to Nor
folk. where they will continue their
speechmaking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Why Society Women Wash
Their Own Hair

Few realize how many society
women now wash their own hair,
not because it is a fad, but because
they wish to obtain the greatest pos
sible hair beauty and be sure they
are not using anything harmful. The
thousands who have found that IN
washing the hair it Is never wise 20
use a makeshift but is always ad-
visable to use a preparation made
for shampooing only, say they get
the best results from a simple home
made canthrox mixture. You can
enjoy this, the best that is known,
for about three cents a shampoo by
getting some canthrox from your
druggist, and dissolving teaspoon
full in a cup of hot water. Your
shampoo is now ready. After its
use the hair dries rapidly with uni
form color. Dandruff, excess oil and
dirt are dissolved and entirely dis
appear. Your hair will be SO fluffy
that it will look much heavier than
it is. It's lustre and softness will
also delight you, while the stimu-
lated scalp gains the health which
insures hair growth.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Scott Troops to Live
IN Washington Permanently.

ssn't It splendid that the Scott Thropps
are to live In Washington permanently?
Rebekah Wilmer made a real sacrifice
on her marriage to young Thropp when
she agreed to 60 with hi INTO the little
town in Pennsylvania where he was liv-
Ing. He was transferred to Philadelphia
before the wedding took place and that
was better but still It wasn't home.
They're tickled to death to be here and
everybody's glad to have them.
They moved last week into the fas-
cinating little house. 17l7 Nineteenth
street, which they have recently pur-
chased. Returning to town from Phila-
delphia In April. they have been at Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph f. Thropp's home. In
Twentieth street. ever since. except for
the weeks they spent with DR.. and Mrs.
Wilmer at their country place near
Boyce. Va. They reached home early In
with the Dupont National Bank.
The elder Thropps. who have been at
their country place, in Pennsylvania,
since early summer. will not return to
town until Thanksgiving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Have Been Chums
Since They Were Babies.

II was quite to be expected that Eu-
dora Clover would be her maid Of honor.
for the two girls have been devoted
chums since babyhood. They came out
together in 1912. with Sophy Johnston.
Gladys Hinckley Mary McCauley, now
Mrs. Herbert Howard. and Mrs. Jimmie
Curtis, who was Laura Merriam, a big
six" who made the season notable.
It's been hard to get the details of the
marriage of Frances Lppitt and Cen
eral Gage. but word has come that after
a short honeymoon In Paris. the general
will 20 back to his command, a brigade
OF Indian troops, and the new Mrs. Lip
pitt will take up hospital work In Paris.
Theis Is a veritable Wartime romance,
for II was while she was working with
ance formed while General Gage was
military attache at the British embassy
in Washington ripened into warmer re-
gard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Breakfast Was an
EpOch-Making Affair.

Let's face the thing II was a ma
tional affair. It was epoch making. And
In New York It happened. that break
fast for one thousand loyal Republican
women who have been and are working
for the election OF Charles e. Hughes.
One ought in truth to say there were
Progressive women among them. lots of
them. for when i go to meetings or
speak at them. Roosevelt's name has
only to be mentioned and loud applause
follows. The Plaza is a large hotel, but
It was full to capacity, as far as the
seething mass OF women in awfuliy best
bibs and fuckers looking for each other,
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Photo by Hsyn.
MISS LUCILE BACON,

Of the weaithiest prelates in England,
having inherited large estates from
his mother and his brother. General
Yeatman-Biggs His wife. who died q
Of the Fourth Earl OF Dartmouth. His
estates are in Wiltshire, and there he
rides his two hobbies. horticulture and
archaeology. The bishop still has q
ceiied when in college. Miss Yeatmen-
Biggs is with her father and bishop
Montgomery also has his daughter
Miss winsome Montgomery with him.
First Hand Word Of
The Hughes Breakfast.
1t broke my heart not to be able to
attend the great woman's Hughes Al
lance Breakfast In New York Monday.
/ wanted most awfully to be there, and
besides / wanted to tell you about II
first hand. You are the gamer by my
loss. however. for I'm passing on a let
who describes things much more graphi-
cally than / can. She says:
1t seems as IL you In Washington
ought to hear FIRST hand from some one
living in the midst Of events political and
social In the metropolis Just how our
future Presidents wife struck us as we
watched her at the famous breakfast.
am a Sundays. child and have the
power to foreteI the future, and you
note / say our future Presidents Wife
without any qualifications such as
probable
-
photographs so seldom do decently
by people and all I have seen of Mrs.
Hughes gave no clue to her true like
ness, her dignity, modest charm and
FORCE or personality. ] enthusiastically
extolled her behavior under the FIRE OF
the 1000 eyes OF 1000 women at the
Plaza. where she was the guest OF honor,
to some impressive elderly persons high
In the Supreme Court of Society. they
In Washington during the last years,
she was the most 'digne' of official po-
sition and OF what the country will
lay at her feet. vicariously. in Novem-
Der so help us God in whom we trust -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Brings Lucy Seeligson
For Short Visit.

Sidney Burleson arrived in town last
week. bringing Lucy Seeligson with her;
5ust for a short visit. however, as the
little lady is going away to school, She
Ia the daughter of Judge Seeligson, OF
Ban Antonio, who visits the Burlesons
Whenever. he is in town. Her mother
was Miss Sprigg, sister Of DR.. William
Mercer Sprigg. and consequently she Is
related to the Addisons and all manner
OF old Washington families.
Lucy Burleson will remain In San An
tonic with her sister, Mrs. Richard Van
Wyck Negley. until November l, but
Sidney had to hasten back to take UP
her studies at George Washington Uni
Versity. There is no truth In the rumor
that she Ia to make a formal debut this
season. She is working for her A, 3.
degree next spring. However. she'll find
plenty of time to frolic, know. In
bpite of the fact that they've been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Mrs. Won Engleken Is
Back in Washington.

It is certainly good to have Mrs. Won
Engleken back In town again. She
visited her brother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson. here
last winter. Now she has come to stay.
for her husband. ]. F. II. Won Engle-
ken, is the newly appointed director OF
the mint, who succeeded Robert Wick
life Woolley. Mr.. Woolley.. by the
way. is a cousin of Mrs. Gibson and
Mrs. Won Engelken, so the mint re-
mains 'all in the family" so to speak.
Mrs. Won Enkleken has Joined her
husband at the Rochambeau, where he
has had an apartment for several
weeks. and now they are busy house
hunting and making plans for the win
ter. They are Florida folk. but they
spent the summer at their place In
kentucky.
The Woolleys have taken a house In
r street for the winter months, but
Mr.. Woolley. who has his hands full
providing publicity for the Democratic
national committee, will probably have
little time to spend in Washington until
after the elections.
The Bishop of Washington Is enter
tanning some very real lions this week
end in the persons of two distinguished
prelates. Bishop Montgomery, head OF
the Society for Propagation of the
Gospel, and the Lord Bishop OF Wor-
cester.
The Lord Bishop OF Worcester 10 one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08

there's 70 be an informal hop at the Of
nGers Club Thursday evening. This
VIII be the FIRST festlvity OF the season
and II u probable that there'ii he an
INFORMAL dance frequently during the
winter. No plans have yet been insde
Tor the formal hops.
Mrs. William G. Langfitt was in town
recently for a little. while before going
20 the border to join Colonel Lanefitt.
She spent q few days at the Hirhfand IL
an and made a short visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Armat at Graystone, THE
kanghtts have been in Savannah. ca
since the colonel was detached from
command at Washington Barracks sew
eral years ago; and only recently he
was ordered to Fort Sam Houston. Tex'
There they rent q fine big house and i
think Mrs. Langfltt was quite pleased
at the prospects for the winter.
Capt: and Mrs. Francis b. Wiiby-,be
was Dorothy Langfitt-are still in
Havenswood.. w. Va, where Captain
willy, has charge OF work on one OF
the Ohio river dams. I saw the dear
est picture recently OF Dorothy and her
son. Bunny" who II as handsome n
youngster as ever ! saw.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Washington Barracks
Has Many Young Officers.

Cheer up. girls! While tho national
guard may have taken its quota OF dan
s cling h men on , II. recent departure for
young lieutenants at Washington Bar
racks-Just to prove that the towns not
an Adamless Eden-and only three OF
them are married!
Many OF them are newcomers. who
have been having a taste Of active
service with the punitive expedition In
Mexico; and. better. stu, a good many
OF the boys VIC got to know and like
winter before last have, been ordered
back. Most OF them have been in
Brownsville for the summer months.
Liegts. D. Q. Elliott. o. o. KTenta. 3.
r. Kimble. George Richards. J. F. smy-
Is a dear-E. z. Gesler. and J. F. Conk-
lin. Lieut.. Henry Holcombe is back
with his bride, who was Dorothy
Brooks. and Lieut.. and Mrs. Mason
t xUgnS are srer also among those who re.
tenants" who will be welcomed back
gladly after an absence of a year or
more are George F. Lewis. Harrison
Brand. J; F. Bragdon. A; T. Kronkhite,
Hines. d. A. Dawson. Douglas Gillette,
and Brehon Somervell. They are ali
to attend the Engineer School. but
half Of them will be quartered at the
Barracks and the other half in town.
The Holcombes and the Youngs will
both live UP town.
The return Of Lieutenant Somervell
reunites THO. with Lieut.. Bernard
Miller and Snowden Skinner as the
other two, who were continually to-
gether winter before last. They went
the same places. did the same things.
had the same friends. courted the same
girls. and were dubbed the three
musketeers."
era ana the arrival ~ tba pswcnnsrs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Mrs. Fry Tired Of
KAeninR Big House.

DR.. and Mrs. Henry Fry, who are back
ut their Nineteenth street residence after
a summer spent at their Long Island
home, are striving to sell or rent their
house. They want to take an apartment.
as there are only two in the family, the
doctor has been In poor health for some
time and Mrs. Fry doesn't wish the care
of a big house.
Congressman and Mrs. Thetus w. Sims
have given up their big apartment in
wyoming avenue. Mr.. Sims Is not COM
ing to town until after the election. and
as It's a short session of Congress, he'll
stop at hotel. Mrs. Sims and the
girls will reach here October 16 from
their home, at Linden. Tenn. and VIII
and daughter, Commissioner and Mrs.
Brownlow. The girls, Marie and Enid.
will stay with them all winter, but Mrs
Sims win Join her husband on his ar
rival.
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Little Margaret Billiard
Marries John Hereford.

So little Margaret Bufiard In married,
shes the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles l.. Billiard. of Bowling Green.
Va. and her mother. an artist Of no
Washington as Nell Richardson. The
brdegroom2 Well, that is important,
Isn't II? He 10 John Hereford. Of Wash.
ington. The wedding took place last
evening at the Billiards. homo In Bowl
ing Green. and was very simple owing
to the recent serious Illness of the
brides grandmother. Mrs. 8, 8. Rich
ardson, of Washington.
Mr.. Hereford. who 10 a promising
young business man. and his bride are
their two weeks wedding trip in the
North. Young Mrs. Hereford Is most
artistic. like her mother. and is a gradu-
ate OF Blackstone Female College.
-
The wedding must have been very
charming. There were only immediate
members of the two families. present,
save for three OF Margarers class
mates, Emily overton. Nadine Hoskins.
and Miss Richerson. who served in
They all had on white frocks. Margaret
Smoot sang before the ceremony. and
Mary Elliott played the wedding march.
The bride wore a blue gabardine trav-
cling suit. with a blue beaver hat to
match. with gray gloves and shoes and
n gray feather run. Her father gave
her in marriage. and the Rev. Edgar
Hill, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
of Bowling Green. performed the cere-
mony. Reginald Hereford was best
man.
Mrs. Reginald Hereford. Of Linden.
Va; Miss Sarah Billiard. of Lynchburg
and Robert w. Richardson were the
only out-of-town guests. Mrs. Billiard
wore a lovely mauve crepe de chine
gown, with point lace. and Katherine
NJ pt.llarH xUhn aNl d,
school, were very dainty in their lin
gerie frocks. with blue sashes.
There. there. there; it's too beautiful
this day 10 stay indoors q moment
longer, and I've already a bad case OF
writer's cramp. Ny love TO you and
yours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Urges Fire Prevention Day

ASBURY PARK. N. j.. Oct. S.-Presi-
dent Wilson last night issued a call for
observance OF fire prevention day, Oc-
tober g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Organization Of Breakfast
Perfect In Every Detail.

The organization OF the oreaktnst
Itself was perfect. M had ! raynSS
whtnsy the ho wsrs courses nSq and
courses, and lovely roses. and round
Such a sea of women! Then think OF
the pleasure. !. who make the
paign speaking and our former q. O.
Cameron Forbes almost the nrst word
OF the text. think of the pleasure
felt to see him the chairman VINO IN
troduced the speakers! He Is the pic.
ready for all that may come;
Mrs. whitney in>the simplest frock,
and hat with cheerful autumn leaves.
had on her right Mrs. Hughes. on
her left Mrs; Rumsey. and then
s,ssS. MI Mr. YsSn NJ Mr. Harvey Harvey and
others of that caliber interspersed
with Mrs. Longworth, Mrs. OShau-
messy, Mrs. Wadsworth, Mrs. GlF-
FORD Pinchot Mrs. Paul Morton:
their caliber. The way they managed
the seating was simple but effective;
each woman received a card as she
entered the dining room with the
number OF her table on II; each table
had a .placard with its number on II;
autos were requested at the end OF
the short but very 'snappy speaking
to take, all they could In their ma
chimes to the station where the real
despedida ling was to be done.
II
1T fell TO my lot to 20 with the i'm
posing elderly members of society's
Supreme Court already mentioned.
One of them said she was q relative
OF the Plnchots. And say to Amos
IL you must vote for Wilson. why
don't you do II quietly. and not make
all this publicity out of a divided
family Then we discussed the Gift
ford Pinchot letters. We deeply APP
proved. Don't you believe the news
paper twaddle about bands and cheer
ing. There weren't any. II was toe
serious and important. Doubtless the
ladies who made the trip in the train
lost their voices from spea king
doubtless they were heckled; but thai
doesn't lessen the weight of the
event. Women in politics have come
to stay. and my 'credo' Is that II
will be to the benefit of the country
next the world; and all the time
POLITICS.
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A. Chronicle g. :
0ociety

for invited friends. for. the hostess and
the guest OF honor. A few men wander
ed about uneasily, whom l made out 70
be speakers and who were very spe-
cial Hughes Alliance officials. ~
II did overhear one saying the silly
things to a woman I thought men had
learned were no longer In style: i was
awfully hungry until I got among all
you charming ladies'; now can think OF
only your charms. Am I the only man
in this crowd7 hope SO; 1 like 70 think
/ am getting all the attention, etc. But
Il wasSa moving thing to realize that
every woman there was q leader OF
some number Of other women. and that
they have done work that has put them
on the map as women who count, ana
men have sincerely welcomed their CO.
operation and say II is the best work OF
the campaign In this region, That IL
was supposed to be a 'despedida' for the
how doesn't loom SO big AZ the signifi..
canoe of the quantity and quality OF
those present. All ages. all walks OF
colonel's lady, and Judy O'Grady, ana
even wonderful colored woman, head
OF band OF her race, working Tor
Hughes.
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JEAN ELIOT|
LETTER.

SUSAN DEAR: What q week for
surprises! First the news Of Frances
Lppitt's marriage to Brig. Gen. More
ton r. Gage. of the British army, and
hard upon that the announcement OF
Margaret Diapers engagement TO
Prince Andrea Boncompagnil
Truly. think this last has reused
more genuine and kindly interest among
people quite outside the Diapers ken
than any similar event since Mathilde
Townsend married Peter Goelet Gerry.
Indeed, Washington people seem to
have the same sort Of affectionate re-
gard for Miss Draper that they had
for Mr.. Gerrys beautiful wife in her
girlhood days. And rightly, too, for
in spite of long. extensive travels, long
residence abroad and the memories OF
two courts which she cherished. Miss
Draper has always regarded Washing
ton as home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08

studying hard ever since they came TO
Washington, the little Burlesons have
always had a royal good time.
BY the way, hear Katherine Effinger
and Antoinette Ray are taking a course
at George Washington this year.
The Postmaster General had his first
vacation in six years when he Joined
Mrs. Burleson at Allenhurst, N. j., FOR
the month of September. Yes. their
cottage was at Allenhurst. although the
papers have located 1t quite variously at
almost all the resorts on the Jersey
coast. That's understandable, though.
for while Allenhurst Is the station, the
the cottage stands in q little community
just two blocks square which Is known
as Loeb Arbor.
Spent Delightful
Week in Washington.
When Mrs, Chester Barnett left last
Sunday for Elkins, W. Va. she closed
a delightful week. spent in WASH
inston; She was officially stop,
Of the time with the Frederick Eichel-
berger's at their summer homo near
Rockville. Mrs. Barnett gave dinner
for her hosts one night at the Army
and Navy Club. and they had numerous
cosy. little luncheons and tea parties.
altogether quite a gay time.
Mrs. Barnett will leave Elkins in q
day or two to join her husband m San
Antonio, where she has leased house
for six months. Chester Barnett was q
lieutenant in the army. but resigned
some time ago when he was ordered to
Honolulu. Just at present he Is a
major In the Indiana militia, hence his
presence on the border. When not sill
diering. he is engaged in the coal busi-
ness, in partnership with some of his
wife's Davis connections. When Uncle
Sam disperses the militia, he expects 10
locate somewhere in Ohio.
Oh. yes. the Army and Navy Club.
That reminds me, the Thursday night
Thursday in November. which is No
vember 2, only a few weeks of. The
club room which was so enjoyable dur
ing the hot weather, closed about the
middle OF September.