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The Washington times., 1917-02-23
E1ceIsLor LiterRy Club.

The Excelsior Literary Club Will
meet on the afternoon Of February %
with Mrs. NJ. N. Gordon, at Coz Ninth
street northeast. Mrs. Jennie L. Brad
ley will give a paper on "corals" and
Mrs. Julia Widows Webb one on
Remarkable Trees" This will be the
last meeting until March IL.
The club was entertained Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. Sallie Price Fer
rem and Mrs. Lydia Adams Williams
in the w. c. T. U. parlors with the
president, Mrs. w. Grace NJ. Daish, in
the chair In honor of Washington's
birthday the program was a patriotic
one and the rooms were appropriately
decorated with flags and flowers. The
program opened with the singing OF
America" Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY
recited "A Tribute to Our Flag" ana
also read an unpublished poem, entit-
led "Wsshington's Name" by Michael
Seaman. Miss FLORA J. McCreery
read an article on Betsy Ross, fur
nished by Mrs. William II. Ramsey.
Miss Gladys Price, in costume, with
Miss Grace Price as accOmpanist, sang
1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner" Mrs.
Williams gave a brief talk on patrio-
tic subjects. Mrs. II. Naylor, long
absent member. was accorded
hearty welcome, and responded with
pleasant "reminiscences of the clubs
early days Mrs. J. J.. McCreery and
Mrs. r. Ide Muller also told of the
enjoyable and profitable meetings OF
previous years. Mrs. Dickinson, a
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
District Federation.

An elaborate classic eItain-
ment" was held recently in
the ballroom OF the Cairo Hotel :cr
the benefit of the District Federation.
The program was in charge Of Mrs.
Eleanore Newton Buckler, chairman OF
the drama committee of the literature
department of the federation, ard
contained several unique features, no
table among which was the presenta-
ton of the balcony scene, in which
Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton took
the part of Romeo, and Miss Nina
Gore, the thirteen-year-old daughter of
the Senator from Oklahoma, imperson-
ated Juliet. Mrs. Milton is one of the
few women who have ever assayed
the character of Romeo, and Miss
Gore enjoys the distinction of being
the youngest Juliet on record. Mrs.
Milton also sang Spanish songs to her
own accompaniment on the guitar.
The president, George Buckler, gave
a soliloquy from Richard III; Mrs.
Farley Vernon Wilcox as Portia, Miss
Pauline de Brodes as Nerissa, and
Henry McGeorge as Gratiano, gave a
scene from 1.-THE Merchant of Venice"
Count Adolph Werner, the Russian
tenor, was repeatedly recalled to give
vocal solos: Mrs. They're Smiths
dainty English comedy, "A Happy
Pair" was presented, with George
Buckler as Mr.. Honeyton, and Mrs.
Buckler as Mrs. Honeyton. Piano
solos were played by Fraulein From
mel.
A large number of members of the
Congressional circle, besides others
prominent in Washington social and
club life, were among the audience.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
cr.nd.lr. A,.nu. Grand.

The photoplay attraction at Gran
dalrs Avenue Grand for both Sunday
and Monday will be The Pride of
the Clan" with Mary Pickford pic
tured in the principal role, that OF
a little Scottish lassie, who becomes
the head of her clan upon the death
OF her father. Unusually picturesque
settings and effects mark this pic
ture. Miss Pickford is supported by
Matt Moore and an excellent cast. A
charming romance Of civil war days,
Her Fathers Son." featuring Vivian
Martin, Is announced for showing on
Tuesday. On Wednesday Viola Dana
will = be seen in the Metro drama,
Threads OF Fate" while as an addi-
tional attraction Beverly Bayne and
Francis Bushman Will be seen in the
sixth installment OF the serial 1.-THE
Great Secret" "A Child of the
Wilds," a romantic drama with pic
turesque settings, in which June Ca
price is pictured in the titular role, Is
announced as Thursdays feature.
Fridays attraction will be THE Ram
bow Princess" a story of circus lie,
featuring Ann Pennington. THE
Darling OF Paris" adapted from Vic
tor Hugo's 1.-THE Hunchback of Notre
Dame" with Theds Bara in the prin-
cipaI characterization, will be shown
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
CrandaIPs Savoy.

The Matrimaniac," an exciting nlm
comedy that pictures Douglas Fair
banks in the title role, will hold FIRST
place on the Crandall-Savoy screen
next Sunday and Monday. 1t is a
camera adaptation of a serial story
recently published in a popular
magazine. The film attractions select
ed for the balance of the week will
be shown in the following order:
Tuesday, Threads of Fate" posed by
Viola Dana, and "rhe Test" a film
comedy that features Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Drew; Wednesday, Louise Huff
and Jack Pickford in Great Expec-
tations:" Thursday, Alice Brady in "A
Hungry Heart" Friday, Clara WILL
Jams in Three OF Many" Saturday,
Irene Fenwick and Owen Moore in "A
Girl Like That
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

to the King and Queen OF Belgium,
and he clings proudly to the title even
in exile in America. "As every one
knows" he said in telling the story
OF the end of Belgium's music, "Brus-
sells was before the war an important
musical center. when the war began
everything artistic was stopped, and
very soon the musicians, who num-
bered 1900 in Brussels alone were
without employment.
Only Martial Music.
During the first weeks that fol-
lowed the occupation of Brussels the
only music that sounded in our ears
was that of the flies and drums pre-
ceding the regiments as they marched
into the city. 1t was accompanied
by the sinister voice of the big guns
all through the siege of Antwerp.
up to the very last minute preced-
ing the occupation we had been tran
quill. The papers had been resssuring
and we did not believe they would get
to us. Nobody did, Then one day
went out to buy a late. paper and
there, in the Rue de la Loi, were
masses of vehicles OF every descrip-
ton laden with refugees. The women
were crying hopelessly, for they had
fed from Louvain, and Louvain was in
flames. Our hearts sank and we went
back to bed wondering what the next
day would bring to us.
Heard 1Die wacht Am Rhein.-
Suddenly we heard voices singing.
We listened breathlessly and the
sounds came nearer. At last we could
distinguish a tune. 1t was 1.-THE
Watch on the Rhine Then the sound
of heavy gun carriages rolling over
the stones was heard, and we knew
the worst had come for us. Never, IL
1 live to be 100 years old. will I for
get the sound of those voices singing
in the night" j. Mach.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
Events of the Past, Present,
and Future Among Washing
toms Organizations.
b. A. R. ADDS NEW CHAPTER
Order of the Eastern Star
Scores Success in Drama.
Study Continued.

: Another D. A. r. chapter is just
ready to enter the national associa'
ton.
The Order of the Eastern Star sur
prises itself and it's treasurer by its
own success in the dramatic line.
The District Federation classic en-
tentainment proves to be one Of its
most artistic triumphs, with a Romeo
who is "a perfect lady" and a Juliet
who is not over age.
The study of Shakespeare is to be
continued tonight, and parliamentary
law, tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
CrandalPs.

Theda Bara, whose reputation Is
founded on vivid impersonations of
vampire" types before the camera, Is
pictured in a new flm play of the
same category, THE Tiger Woman"
which will be shown at Crandalrs next
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The
scenes are laid in Russia and the char
acters are supposed to be members of
aristocratic circles in the Cars king
dom. Melting Millions" a film story
of a spendthrift young millionaire
who is saved from himself by his
friends, is announced for Wednesday
and Thursday. George Walsh and
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
POTATOES FREE WOMAN
WiIkebarre Judge Accepts Tubers
as Fine,

wILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. "a
When Mrs. Mary Gessamick was ar
raigned before Alderman Frank B.
Brown today and adjudged guilty of
disorderly' conduct and ordered TO
pay a fine of $3.50 and costs, besides
giving 5000 bail, she offered two large
potatoes in settlement.
She had the potatoes secreted in her
clothing, and the alderman, appre
ciating the humor of the situation
consented to take the potatoes in lieu
of the fine and costs, but demanded
that she furnish bail. The woman
declared that she had one ton OF coal
in her cellar, and she offered this as
bail.
Certainly; go home, Mrs. Gessa
mick. Next case" said the judge.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
Shakespeare Club of America.

At the regular meeting OF the
Shakespeare Club of America at the
Cairo this evening, Philander johnson
will be the principal speaker. Dele
gates to the congress OF the national
society, to be held here in April, will
be elected, and plans formed for the
International congress to be held in
London, next year.
A committee to arrange for dancing
and a general social hour to follow
the programs has been appointed, as
follows: Mrs. Eleanore Buckler, Miss
Pauline de Brodes, Miss Mary Spiers
William H. Saunders, Frank Steele
and AXel Oxholm, of the Swedish en-
bassy, a member of the international
Shakespeare Society.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
WANTED, AN ORPHAN
TOINHERIT FORTUNE
Woman's Uncle Refuses to
Leave Money to Her Now Be-
cause She's ChiIdIess.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-There is q
chance over in Brooklyn for a good
baby, boy or girl, to inherit quite q
fortune in lands and money and at
the same time find a happy home and
a fond mother. Mrs. Ruth Steinbrug-
ger wants a baby and for two rea-
sons. One is to have the baby wear
the clothes she already has made,
furthering a disappointed hope, and
the other is to bring fortune TO the
family.
Aside from always having wanted q
nice baby and being disappointed Mrs.
Steinbrugger has been informed by
her uncle. Duke w. Walker, q Cali
fornia patriot. that he does not in
tend to leave his fortune TO her be-
cause she is without children, and her
husband, who would benefit by the
fortune, is q German. He added that
II she had q child she would be his
sole heiress, as then the fortune
eventually would go to the child.
Doesn't Care which.
Therefore. it is apparent to Mrs.
Steinbrugger that she should wait no
longer, but should welcome q baby
into her home.
'I don't care whether 1t Is a boy or
a GIRL" said Mrs. steinbrugger yes
terday, "just as long as It is a very
nice baby. I would love q baby very
much and would do everything TO
make the little stranger welcome.
you see I already have made all
these fine little clothes, long ago. for
the time a baby would come, but l
guess the stork has forgotten the
number, and now l must ask some
other mother for her baby.
Baby to supplant DOG.
without considering my Uncle
Dukes fortune feel that my life has
been empty without a baby. And just
as soon as do get baby am going
TO find q good home for my dog here.
He II a very good animal, but no dog
can take the place Of a baby"
Duke Walker, brother of Mrs. Stein
brugger's father, owns much property
In Canarsie, Atlantic City, and Cali
fornIa. He is a patriotic American,
and since the trouble with Germany
arose he has decided that none OF his
wealth should find it's way into Ger
man hands. Therefore his edict to
his favorite niece that she need ex-
pect none of his fortune unless she
had a successor other than her Ger
man husband.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday the
feature photoplay at the Leader
Theater will be the superb production
of Hall Gaines brilliant drama of
modern Rome. The Eternal City,"
with Pauline Frederick as the star.
The one-time capitol of the world
passes before the eye lin pictorial
panorama, emphasized by the dramatic
intensity OF the stirring plot; in re-
lief against this classic background
progresses one OF the most powerful
and appealing romances ever con-
ceived. As Donna Roma, Pauline
Frederick is seen in one of the most
notable roles OF her spendid screen
career. Wednesday and Thursday.
Marie Doro will be seen in Lost and
Won" a gripping photoplay of news
paper life. written for her by Chan
ming Pollock and Rennold Wolf. On
Friday and Saturday, Wallace Reid
and Cleo Ridgley will be seen as CO.
stars in The Golden Fetter."
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
FLORIDA SOCIETY TO MEET.

One of the features of the regular
meeting OF the Florida Society, to
be held at the College women's Club,
1904 f street northwest, tomorrow
night. will be vaudeville sketches.
including, "A Pair OF Lunatics."
Views of the Potomac will be shown
by Adrian Sizsr.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
TO LIVE IN TWO ROOMS AND
II Takes an Artist to Make Wee
Place Attractive.

1t takes an art to live in one of
the new two or three rooms and
bath" apartments or a wee bungalow
that boasts no dining room. Though
your less ingenious neighbors thus
reduced to two or three-room
menage might solve the problem by
taking breakfasts at the kitchen
table, luncheons standing by the ice
box, and dinners 'out," you know
that this IL not NECESSARY. You can
manage quite nicely to turn the living
rooSa into q dining room.
IN fact, so much does the informal
ity Of this sort OF menage appeal TO
you that instead of having a dining
room twenty feet by eighteen and a
living room eighteen feet by twenty,
you would rather have one room of
rather lavish proportions and call 1t
a living room-and there, with inf
mite attention to the small details that
make this sort of studio or picnic liv-
ing a blessing rather than a bane,
breakfast. lunch and sup. For It really
can be done.
Ne Large Furniture.
When your space is limited why
devote one room to those awful china
closets and serving tables and buff
fets, stiff chairs and dining tables?
One might think that a quarter of
our time was spent feeding when we
devote one of our three rooms to a
dining room Sideboards and serving
tables were invented for folk who
had buffers, and footmen under the
buffers. And five have only a half
time maid, or perhaps none at all, why
should we so indulge our futile aspirar
tions toward having buffers and foot
men and things.
Nowadays you can buy r0und table
tops that fold away very neatly when
you don't want them. They can be
fastened quite securely to the top of g
table. With such a top you can give
quite a spread in your contracted
abode. And when the feast Is over
1t can be withdrawn cs speedily as II
was spread. Instead Of the guests
withdrawing-or going to the draw
ing room-the feast does the with
drawing.
Table Always Spread.
In one studio apartment where one
large living room does service for the
full quota of drawing room and din
ing room the table is always spread
in one cosey corner of the room
Against the wall is arranged fairly
long cushioned seat-high enough to
serve as a bench for the dining table
when it is drawn up.
Above this built-in seat is row
of book shelves that extends almost
to the ceiling. One gets the top one;
down by standing on the seat. Their
there is a rather narrow black paint
ed table that stands in front of this
seat, one end touching the wall. Al
electric plug in the floor below makes
possible a low light that stands or
the table. 1t Is an ideal corner fol-
reading. but IL is in reality the dining
room part OF the ROOM For there 4,
a large, oId-fashioned settee lonG
enough for two that can be drawn VI
to the opposite side OF the table, thus
making a little stall shaped dining
compartment for four.
With chair placed at the end of tn,
table five can sit down quite con-
veniently-and in this menage fve 4,
the maximum number Of guests pos
sible.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

Anna Luther are pictured in the prin-
cipal roles. "A Child OF the Wilds,'
posed by June Caprice. will be shown
the last two days OF the week.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

club woman from Massachusetts. told
of the work being accomplished there.
Roll call was answered with facts
concerning General Washington.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
Order Of the Eastern Star.

Columbia Chapter, No. 70. o. E. s..
will meet on Monday at 8 p. m. over
the bank at the corner of Fourteenth
and Kenyon street
More than $50 were cleared at an
unusually successful entertainment
given by the chapter on Tuesday
night at st. Stephens parish hall on
Fourteenth street. The play, Among
the Breakers" given under the direc'
ton of A Is. White, director in the
Drama League OF America, and super
vised by Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Wolcott
had the following cast: Larry Devine
T. J. Rowell; Biddy Bane, Mrs. Frank
II. Pierce; Mother Cary, Mrs. Frank
3. Curtis: David Murray, J. NJ. Vol
colt; Scud, Knut Nilsson: Hon. Bruce
Hunter, A. 3. White; Clarence Hun
ter, Clare johnson; Miss Minnie Daze
Miss Edith Williams; Bess Starbright
Miss Mary G. MinniN: Peter Para
graph, Maurice Jarvis.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
suffrage.

Kate Gordon Chapter, of the South
Srn States Suffrage Conference, will
bold its regular weekly meeting to-
morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock with
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner, at 1927
Rhode Island avenue, for the study OF
parliamentary law, which is becoming
so popular under the leadership OF
Mrs. katheryn r. Eslin.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
ID. A. n.

Invitations are out for a reception
to be held tomorrow afternoon from
} to o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Edgar, Allan, 34O2 Sixteenth street,
in honor of the newly organized
American Liberty Chapter. The off,
GERS are: Regent, Mrs. Edgar Allan,
formerly of Our Flag Chapter; vice
regent, Mrs. Isaac Pearson; treas
prer. Mrs. W. C. Harvey; recording
secretary, Mrs. Dewhirst; correspond
historian. Mrs. Z. S. Lougee; chap
lain, Mrs. l. B. Thompson.
Marcia Burns Chapter will meet
on March II at the home OF the
chaplain, Mrs. John Farnsworth, 112o
East Capitol street
Marcia Burns Chapter held its Feb
ruary meeting with Mrs. Charles j.
Gates, 1860 Hobart street, the regent,
Mrs. w. J. Ethel, presiding. The
principal business was the election
of delegates to the continental con
Kress, which resulted as follows: Re
gent, Mrs. Ethell: alternate to the
regent, Mrs. Frank Miller: other al
ternates, Mrs. H w. Foght, Mrs. c.
z. Hesse, Miss Edna J. Sheehy and
Mrs. F. w. Won Dachenhausen.
( Mrs. Charles Perley Smith described
fhe personality of Martha Washing
ION and her inspiration to her hus.
band during the trying period of the
Revolution. Mrs. H. w. Foght spoke
on Educating the Indian" giving
anany facts regarding the Carlisle
and other Indian schools. The pro-
Eram closed with refreshments.
Margaret Whetten Chapter will
meet at p. m. tomorrow at the home
of the recording secretary, Mrs. Will
lam w, Smith, the Portland.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23
Belgian Musicians E1IIed.

audiences, he points out, in the other
nations at war; but Belgium is the
only sovereign nation whose mu-
sicians are exiled or without hearers
as a whole, the places where Ahey
once held forth now being occupied
by alien invaders.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

Edouard Deru, the violinist, who 50
charmed an audience of the Friday
Morning Music Club by the beauty
and the exquisite fineness of his art
has told in a New York Times inter
view of some interesting and sad con
ditions of the musicians of his native
Belgium, emphasizing again the ma
tional speech OF music.
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

Marcia Burns Chapter will meet
on March IL at the home OF the
chaplain. Mrs. John Farnsworth, 112o
East CAPITOL street
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

Many of the great composers. con
ductors, pianists, were not Germans
as they are designated, but Hungar'
ians or Bohemians."
The Washington times., 1917-02-23

This same question of nationality Is
touched upon by "Mephisto' in his
Musings" in Musical America. lie
has just been giving David Bispham
his proper place as q fuli-nedgeo
American, born in Philadelphia, when
he concludes with the remark: "How-
ever, il is a common error to bunch
all musicians, whether they are Ger
mans, or Austriens, or Bohemians, or
Hungarians, under the general head o.
Germans; whereas, as ! said, there $
a vast dieffrence.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-15
GO BsREF00TED
and You Won't Have Fallen Arches
Remedy As Bad AS Disease.

Are we destined TO become nation
of cripples? Examinations OF men for
the army disclose numerous cases Of
Eat feet in young men, and hardly a
man has reached the age OF 40 or 80,
without at least developing 1atfooted-
ness to an appreciate degree, say a
letter in the New York Sun,
High-heeled shoes are producing
wabbly ankles in seven-tenths of the
women, as anyone who chooses to use
his eyes can sec. Shoe dealers are adj
vertising special shoes for fallen
arches, and sell many Of them.
1t is said that Indians never had fall
len arches. Why? Possible because
indian boys usually so barefooted till
they are 10 or 12 years old all through
the summer months.
When the writer was growing up in
Massachusetts, over so years ago, no
boy ever wore shoes in the summer,
and it was from choice, not from COM
pulsion. Just as soon as warm
weather arrived the shoes would come
off, and not go on again till cold
weather. In those days boy who
wore shoes in summer was looked
upon as q Sissy" and was summed
by the other boys as playmate.
Let the boys go barefooted in sea-
sonable weather and they will grow
up with strong and well-formed feet
A boy who has never tried it has no
conception of the luxury of running
around with bar feet. 1t Games lit
tie hard at first, but the feet soon
grow tough
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-15
The Wide Open Door
BY Ralph Barton Perry
OF The Vigilantes.

Ii is now regarded in some quarters
as evidence Of intellectual advance
ment to smile condescendingly al
those who declaim about patriotism,
liberty, fraternity and equality. But
never before have these things pos
sessed so much substance and so much
truth as today. Liberty as self-gov-
eminent, as willing submission to self
imposed law and to benefcent insti-
buttons. is more clearly than ever
The only escape from the opposite
calamities OF license and tyranny
Fraternity, or the sense Of fellowship
and mutual dependence is the only
thing which can save our human re-
lations from the meanness of obse-
auiousness and from the hatefulness
of arrogance. Equality. the recogni-
ton OF the common lot and the COM
mon humanity, the wide-open door of
opportunity, remains the only gospel
BY which men may be sa from the
bitterness Of undeseTved failure or the
false pride of undeserved success.
These are more than ever the preci-
Gus things. the things worth living
and dying for. the things we love and
call American and patriotism is more
.assuredIy than ever the most power
sui force by which they may be kept
alive and safe in the world
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-15
IHURsDAY NOVEMBER i. l9l7.
4 Big Picture At The
Republic Theatre SATURDAY..

Jane Cowl, the heroine Of within
the Law and Common CLAY > snnd
one OF the foremost Of American dra.
matte actresses, comes to the Repubiie
Theatre On Saturday as the star Of the
Goldwyn production Of The Spread
ing Dawn" This is the fret screen
appearance a. a Goldwyn star of this
noted beauty, actress and dranatist
VINO created the famous roles Of Merg
Turner and Ellen Neal
The Spreading Dawn" is pictur.
ization Of remarkable story by Basil
King which. when it was published in
the Saturday Evening Post attracted
country vice attention.
Georgina Vsnderpyl wishes 20 marry
her solder lover before he leaves for
France and is prevented from doing
50 by her aged aunt who dominates the
family and is a disbelieger in love.
Challenged rs to her right TO disavow
the existence Of love the aunt reveals
TO ner niece the story of her eva re-
nance in years before.
Through her diary she relates how
Patricia Mercer Vanderpyl (Jane
Cowl. belle of New York society.
married her soldier lover at the out.
break of the Civil War. In the midst
OF ner happiness. her husband, back
on furlougb, meets with death under
circumstances that apparently revealed
him as faithless, and the proud girl,
never rslenting. lives on into old age
with the firm conviction tnst love is a
mockeEy. There is letter which she
hal never opened and Georgiana In.
sists that it should De read. II is the
last word from Patricia's dead hus-
band and reveals the truth about mis-
death. Convinced that she had mis-
ju3ged him, the sged Patricia sane
tions the marriage OF her niece and
tnan goes to meet Anthony in The
Spreading Dawn.