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The Washington times., 1917-12-27
General Buchanan Here.

Brig. Gen. James A Buchanan,
U. S. A, retired, who came to Wash
ington at Christmas from his country
place, Ayrshire, at Upperville, Va.
will spend the remainder of the win.
ter at his town residence, 2210 Massa-
chusetts avenue. His son, Francis ].
Buchanan, is in camp near Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover have
as their guests, DR.. and Mrs. Vernon
Kellogg. Mr.. Kellogg is connected
with Leland Stanford University and
was formerly of the Belgian Relief
Commission. DR.. and Mrs. Kellogg
reached Washington Sunday and ex-
pect to remain here indefinitely. Be-
fore our entrance into the-Iwar Mrs,
Kellogg started the fund for feed
ing Belgian school children.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

NO details are given here because
though there are great many lots, none
of them are large, and should we itemize
them they might be gone before you
reached the item on your list unless you
are fortunately here at the store open
ing. Washington people who are familiar
with S. KAHN SONS & CO.'S method of
doing things will not need details.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

These lots, which are many and varied
as is natural after so wonderful a season
as the one Just finished-have been ar
ranged in groups, svery one of which will
be offered in the Rummage Sale at con-
siderably less than our regular low prices.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
Mrs. Scott Hostess
To Granddaughter
And Subdebutantes

Mrs. Matthew T. Scott will give a
in Q street for her granddaughter,
Miss Mildred Cromwell, who is home
from school at Foxcroft, Va, for the
holidays. The guests will be the sub
debutantes and the boys of the
younger set. Mrs. Scott's grandson,
Scott Cromwell, who is a student at
Harvard University, VIII share
honors with his sister. Miss Brom-
well is the daughter OF Mrs. Charles
BromweIl, who is making her home
with Mrs. Scott this winter.
On Monday Miss Cromwell will &C
company Mrs. Frederick L. Chaplin
and Miss Lydia Chaplin to Annapolis
to attend the New Year Eve ball at
the Naval Academy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Newton,
whose marriage took place on Decem-
Der %. will make their home in Wash
ington on their return from their
honeymoon. Mr.. Newton is an as
tronomer at the Naval Observatory,
Mrs. Newton. who was Miss Anne
Piatt Worthington, daughter of Judge
and Mrs r. T Worthington, is a great
granddaughter of Thomas Worthing-
ton, Ohio's first United States Sena-
tor and early governor. On her
fathers side she is a granddaughter
of Gen. A S. Piatt, also of Ohio, and
a grandniece of Col. Don Platt. The
wedding took place in the Church OF
the Nativity, the Rev. Father BischOff
officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan VIII
come to Washington from their home
near warrenton, Va, the last OF the
week TO spend several days with Mrs.
Buchanan's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wharton L. Lester. They were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester for Christmas.
Mrs. apd Mrs. Lester expect to give
an informal dance some time in jan
uary for their daughters, Miss Edith
Lester and Miss Kathleen Lester,
who are debutantes this season. They
will have no formal presentation to
society,"
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
Entertain for Daughter.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard were
hosts at a young peoples dinner last
evening, entertaining for their school.
girl daughter, Miss Adeline oxnard.
The party later attended the dance
Mr.. and Mrs. /. r. Mann gave for their
son, William Mann, who is home from
the Taft School for the holidaya
There were about seventy guests at
I the dance
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The reception which Mrs. John A.
Logan l. accustomed to give on New
year Day for the Legion Of Loyal
Women. has been Cancelled this year.
as Mrs IoEan's home, Calumet place.
l. reHStd this season. Mrs. Ada II.
Weiss. retiring president OF the lie.
gion, and the officers. will be at home
at the residence Of Mrs Weiss. 2SOa
North Capitol street, from 3 to 5
o'clock, on New Year Day
Sir Charles Gordon. Of the British
ministry Of munitions. who landed in
New York from England on Christmas
Day, and Lady Gordon. will 20 to
their home in Montreal for a visit be
fore returning to Washington next
week. Lady Gordon went to New
York to meet her husband on his ar
rival.
Miss Abigail Harvey. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick l.. Harvey. will
be introduced to society at a ten
which her parents will give som.
time In January. Yesterday Miss
Harvey was hostess at a theater party
at keith's. Her guests included Miss
Enid Sims, Miss Elizabeth Hill Of
Nashville, Tenn: Miss Cecil McCuI
lum. Miss Onita Henry. Miss Dairettr
Ficklen. Miss Mary Duncan Gibson.
Miss Margaret DeyereauN. Mis- Ruth
STILES, Miss nth Donal H. son. Miss
Elizabeth kOOnes. Miss ,.aihlern Les
ter. Miss Edith lie ter. Miss Margaret
Smith. Miss Elizabeth f'IaNtnn. Miss
belphin" H"yl. Niss Lucy Flstber.
Miss Elizabeth Hills. Miss lean R,v
nor. Miss .Iary Hill. Mss Pamela
Henry and Miss Gertrude Drain.
Miss Lillian Woodward Of New
York, is the guest during the HOLIDAYS
OF Mrs. Connor, wife OF Major CIar-
ence Conner. L. S. A, at 1881 Kalo-
rama road.
Mrs. Common and Miss Woodward
Will be at home on Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. J. Ryan DeveretN will give n
young peoples dinner at the chevy
Chase Club on New Year Eve for beI
daughter. Miss Margaret pevrraux
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
EntertaInn Mt Luncheon.

Miss Elizabeth Hills, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy B. Hills, enter
tanned ten of the seasons debutantes
at a luncheon today in honor OF Miss
Elizabeth Hill, OF Nashville, Tenn,
who is the guest OF Miss Enid Sims.
Those present were Miss Kathleen
Lester. Miss Lucy Father Miss Fran
ces Belts, Miss Abigail Harvey. Miss
Margaret Denys, Miss Beatrice Fair
fax, and Miss Jean Schroers.
Mrs. Charles B. Howry has returned
to the city after spending two weeks
with Mrs. Barker Gummere at her
home in Charleston, S. c.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

DR.. and Mrs. A. Yelverton Gar
nett are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son last Monday, Mrs.
Garnett was formerly Miss Mildred
Harper Poor, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Harper Poor, OF New
York.
Sir Robert Borden, premier OF
Canada. and Lady Borden are passing
the Christmas holidays at the Home
stead, Hot Springs, Va.
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Miss Lucy Lee Kinsolving enter
tanned a number OF young girls at
luncheon yesterday.
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Mrs. Nicholas LOngworth is spend
ing the Christmas holidays with Col.
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. samuel 2. Ficklin have
selected january as the date Of the
informal tea they will give at their
residence in BiltmOre street to intro
duce their daughter, Miss Daviette
FickIen. The tea will be followed by
4 dinner and dance for the little group
Of this seasons buds who will receive
with the bud and their escorts.
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Col. and Mrs. John T. Dickinson.
L. 5. a, are at the Astor Hotel, in
New York. for a short stay.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27
MSserands TO
Gye Dinnerfor
AdtniralGraSSet

The French Ambassador and Nine.
Iusserand will entertain at dinner to-
night at the embassy i'm compliment to
Admiral Grasset, in command Of the
French battleship lie GlOire. now in
New York harbor, who is in Washington
for a few days. The Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels will be among the
guests.
The Cuban Minister and Nine. de Ces-
pedes who had expected to move into
the new legation in Sixteenth street the
first Of the year. will delay taking pos
session for a month or two longer, as
the handsome legation building is not yet
complete The Minister and Nine. de
Cespedes are in New York at the Seville
Hotel The minister comes to Washing
ton at frequent intervals TO supervise
the diplomatic matters before the lega-
tion.
Lieut.. Gen. Vladimir II. RoOp. chief Of
the Russian military mission now tenn
porarily attached to the Russian em-
bassy. is in New York for a few days
at the Plaza Hotel
Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt. who is in
New York for Christmas. will return TO
Washington early next week. She will
give a dance on Saturday evening. Janu-
airy ;, for the friends Of her school girl
daughter, Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt
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Mrs. James Marion Johnston and
Miss Sophie Johnston will have a
luncheon for young people tomorrow.
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Mrs James Hervey Young was
hostess at luncheon today. entertain
ing for Miss Louise Theron.
Mrs. Charles Hamlin will give an
informal dinner on New-Year Eve for
her schoolgirl daughter, Miss Anna
Hamlin. The party will be one OF sew
eral which will later converge at Mrs.
H. Campbell Graers residence TO
dance. Mrs. Clarence Edwards and
Mrs. Arthur Lee will also be hostesses
that evening, entertaining for Miss
Bessie Edwards and Miss Ellen Bruce
Lee.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

Miss Lucy Lee KinsOlving enter
tanned a number OF young girls at
luncheon yesterday.
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

Mrs. J. Ryan DevereuN will give a
young peoples dinner at the Chevy
Chase Club on New Year Eve for bel
daughter. Miss Margaret pevrrauN
The Washington times., 1917-12-27

Col and Mrs. John T Dickinson.
L. :. a. are at the Astur Hotel, in
New York. for a short stay.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-09-01
LABOR'S OWN HOLIDAY

Bulletin
of Labor Dathe the which organized labor claims
national and legislation
of the dignity worth of toing Labor
Day of the uncent products of the American trade union
the which militant
have marched from condition bordering sedom higher
broader civilization where workers collectively
their rights privileges and unshackled and
This Labor Day carries greater by reason of
the world places where
celebrations held bo extending worldwide democracy
will form the principal theme Organized labor standing unitedy
and firmly with President Wilson prosecuting the
officially observed parade speaking New York
during of Knights of Labor Since
Monday September Labor Day
this the has been designated
legislative legal holiday In fact
to of all
the
legaze Monday September holiday
this effect being enacted by the legislature in 1887
Labor Day educator 1t the public
thought of peaceful and who
toll by day and by night that there may be no clutch to the wheels
The this day invariably take
the producers and direct attention the
rghtfu place of the tos the great and unendng scheme
human endeavor.
mankind Whatever and wherever be the
sporadic ubugate labor the general trend
forward Even Colorado where much
industrial by the reckless and
labor
continues.
becoming established and the minds of
people busy wealth is of vastly
welfare than the idle wealth
accumulator.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-09-01
Eae eOptinaistic
Philosopher

TTOW state prohibition officer guar
n anteed to escort in safety two au-
tomobile loads of booze from Chey-
enne to Denver under cover of dark
ness for bribe of $1OO formed inter-
esting news articles for the daily pa
pers this week. The officer got stewed
on the samples and the safety part of
the transaction proved failure. The
city bootlegging squad had been tipped
off and arrested the entire outfit on
Federal boulevard in the suburbs of
Denver. The automobiles and about
$4,000 worth of whiskey was confis-
Gated. Morris Lyons was the state
prohibition official appointed by the
governor to stop bootlegging. His
commission was Immediately revoked
and he can now apply to the bootleg
gers for job.
LWAYS delighted to hear of an old
n friend and shopmate going up
higher in the scale of human en-
deavor. We read in this weeks At
lanta Journal of Labor that Ed. L. Sut-
ton has been appointed as head of the
newly created printing department of
the Georgia Technical High School,
which, as Editor Jerome Jones says,
Indicates that the school board COM
prises some wise men," Sutton is not
only a fine demonstrator of the art
preservative, but is college man and
for some years president of ma
tional fraternity, in which capacity he
visited Denver few years ago. He
has served as president of Atlanta
Typographical Union and l. T. U. del
egate two or three times. The o. p.
has always been proud to call him
friend, and we are pleased to extend
congratulations to Ed. and to the
Georgia Tech for selecting a man so
capable of measuring up to a high
standard of efficiency.
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DENVER baseball fans, few tho they
may be in number, are wearing
crepe about the left wrist. The
Bears" are no more, and this has
ceased to be a professional baseball
metropolis. Manager Hugh L. Jones,
owner of the local Western League
franchise, announced this week that
after mature consideration" he had
decided to play the remainder of the
schedule in Wichita, Hutchinson and
Joplin, thereby saving railroad fare,
even if gate receipts do not improve.
A host of former Denver fans lost
interest in the team because of for
eign ownership, Manager Jones being
a resident of Iowa or Kansas, and his
only interest in the national sport be-
ing to coin money. Local pride is the
chief asset of ball club, and this can
best be sustained thru resident own
ership. Since Jones acquired the Den
yer franchise two years ago the at
tendance has steadily declined, until
the gate and ground keepers constitut-
ed the best part of the roofing" bri-
gade. Denver has been the home of
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-09-01

professional baseball for thirty-one
years, holding an original franchise
when the Western League was organ
lied in 1886. In baseball as in theat-
ricals, this city was for many years
the saving financial place, but with
war, automobiles and moving picture
shows, things are not what they used
to be.
MEN to serve as husbands are want
ed in England, wanted to such an
N extent that they are being adver-
tised for in Denver. Volunteers for
the army of homemakers are called
for, yet it must be remembered they
are likely to be as badly needed in
this country before the war ends. In
Sundays issue of the Denver dailies
there appeared the following adver-
tisement:
MATRIMONY-If good men, all
ages and classes, able to main
tain a wife, will send me their
particulars, also photo, will place
them in personal correspondence
with good, true and home-loving
women. This movement is strict
ly genuine and for the good of hu-
manity. No fees. Address A.
Thompson, 72 Market ST., Man
chester, England.
This is, indeed, pathetic feature of
the world war The human race must
be maintained, and it will soon be
made crime for men of health and
virility to remain unwedded. Marry
or dig trenches is likely to be an or
der issued by all the warning nations,
so why not begin doing your "bit"
right now!
ERED CHILsoN of the News ad
room and Jack Parker, mining
promoter and printer were prom
enading the aristocratic residence dis
trict of Colorado Springs during the
/. T. U. convention. Passing by an
imposing church edifice they paused to
admire the exterior architecture, being
more or less unacquainted with
structures of this character. Chilson,
carrying an eagle eye as well as pos
sessing an inquisitive turn of mind,
was struck by the bright electric sign
over the main entrance, and directed
challenge to Jack thusly: "U. P.
Church; wonder what that stands
for?" "You ought to KNOW" replied
the promoter printer. "What are we
here for this week? U. p Church
That means Union Printers Church of
course. These Colorado Springs folks
are doing the thing right-churches
for union printers. Surprised, Fred,
that you should disclose such dense
ness" Fred was elated, likewise
prolific of praise when relating his
discovery to group of friends short
time afterward. Not until he reads
this will Fred learn that the church
people economical with initials when
they used the letters "U. p" to desig-
nate the United Presbyterian Church.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-09-01

Denver is showing greatest growth in
receipts of live stock of any market in the
United States, having handled in the year
1916, 100000 cattle, 100000 sheep and
lambs, 100000 hogs and $1,000 horses
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04

WHEN BILLY GOT RELIGION.


Detroit.-The recent death of Harry
Munroe, OF the Pacific Garden Mission
in Chicago, who led Billy Sunday to
penitent's bench, inspired the latter tc
tell the story OF his conversion. It wac
Munroe who invited the then famous
BALI player so years ago. into the Pa
cific Mission and brought o his
conversion.
Thirty years ago." said Sunday. q
walked down a street in Chicago in
company with some bali players who
were famous in this worfd-snne Of
them are dead now-and we went into
a saloon. 1t was Sunday afternoon, and
we got tanked up and then went down
and sat on a corner. go by that
place but l pray. 1t Is in Van Buren
street, Chicago.
LAS 1 said." he continued. I'VE
walked down the street to the corner.
It was a vacant lot at that time.3t We
sat down on the curbinS. Across the
street a company OF men and women
were playing horns, flutes. trombones
and the others We're singing the gospel
hymns that l used to hear my mother
sing back In a log cabin in Iowa.: and
back in the old church where I used to
go to Sunday school.
"And God painted on the canvas of
my memory a vivid picture OF the
scenes of other days and other faces.
Many ave long since turned to dust. I
sobbed and sobbed and a young man
stepped out and said:
I've are going down to the Pacific
Garden Mission won't you come down
to the mission? I am sure you will: en-
JOY it. o can hear d~runlkards tell how
they hav. been saved and girls tell how
they have been saved from the red light
district
Il arose and said to the boys: I'm
throulh. We've come to the parting of
the ways I turned my back on them.
Some of them laughed and some of
them Knocked me: one of them gave me
encouragement: others never said q
word.
Thirty years ago I turned and left
that little group on the corner of State
and Madison streets. walked to the
little mission, went on my knees. and
staggered out of sin into the arms OF
my Savior.
II went over to the west side of. Chi
cago, where I was keeping company
with a girl, now my wife. Nell. i mar
ried Nell. She was a Presbyterian, so
I am a Presbyterian. Had she@been q
Catholic 1 would I'VE been a catholic
because l was hot on the trail of&Neli.
The next day I had to go to the a
park and practice. Every morning at 10
o'clock we had to be out there and
practice. / never slept that night. I was
afraid of the horse laugh that gang
would give me because I had taken my
stand for Jesus Christ.
II walked down to the old ball
grounds. l will never forget 1t. I slipped
my key into the wicket gate and the
first man to meet me after 1 got inside
was Mike Kelly.
up came Mike Kelly. He said: Bill,
I'm proud Of YOU He concluded, Re
ligion is not my long suit. but / will
help you all I can
up came Arson, Pfeffer, Clarkson.
Flint, Jimmy, Mccormick, Burns, Will
hanson n Dalrymple. There was not
a fellow in that gang who knocked;
every fellow had a word Of
ment for me-"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
State Controls All Prices.
From the Now York Trihune

sAIS AVN" ioiA pL4ll
II New York should experiment with
the Australian system OF state and mu-
n1cipal regulation Of food commodities
there would be a substantial and immedi-
ate downward trend in the cost OF living,
IN the opinion of T. E. Quinn. commission
South Wales in this city.
The housewife in Sydney pays 36 cents q
can be no %huctuation from that rate with
out the permission of the government. In
thfs city the housewife reads quotation OF
Al cents for butter, hoping that 1T will not
jump a nickel a pound through the night.
purchasers of cheese in Sydney pay only
1t, "a or u cents a pound. because the gov
OF 8 cents on this popular dairy product.
Whole milk cheese brings 241a cents a
pound In New York. a fiat increase of
per, 1915. In the large cities of the Anti
podes eggs are selling around rs cents a
dozen. Here storekeepers get is high as
Australia recognizes that the only way
TO prevent the undues increase Of food
Quinn. say NJ
I'm Australia we believe that a govern
men, zen Which can not coptrol the market
benefit of its people is not living up to its
obligation as a democracy.
Although our commonwealth Is pas
stress, when food prices tend to rise, the
people Of Australia are getting their food
ota Res m YoTh cheaper than the Inhabitants
New South, Wales has a state bakery
which furnishes a two-pound {32 OUNCE
loaf OF bread for z cents. The master
bakers OF Brooklyn held q meeting a few
days ago to consider q plan to sell a u
loaf for Is cents.
Mr.. Quinn clfnched his argument TN IA
wore of the Australian housewife by say
Ing that she bought for S cents a 5000
yard spool Of thread-just three times as
price in New York.
This illustration is all the more re-
markable." he added, when you ,consid-
sr that Australia grows no cotton and
mat the nickel paid for a spool in Sydney
includes cost Of transportation from Eng
taller; It almost looks as though people
a IT. this country enjoy getting stnng.
go. MT. Quinn mentioned the city owned
trawlers. cold storage plants and distrib-
lting dspost In Sydney which have re-
a ans ta the Prize 1h,s q ero ash to the s%ongarner
hands OF q group OF spectators formerly
known as the FISH ring The govern,
ment of Victoria has erected large cold
storage. to AID In regulating the
price OF frozen meat In the interest az tho
farmers and exporters.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
To seek ! APure Gem. Law.

An officer of the American Jewellers
Protective association recently had an
interesting talk with q gem expert of
the United States geological survey. As
4 result of this talk, according to the
New York Times. a movement is to be
started In the jewelry trade that will
have for Its object the passing of a
law which will govern the interstate
shipment of reconstructed, synthetic or
scientific gems.
The principal object OF the proposed
measure Will be to prohibit the inter-
state shipment Of these "gerns," In adj
dition to Japanese culture and other
manufactured pearls, except under con
sditions analogous to the restrictions of
the pure food law. Such legislation is
required. It IS contended, for the pro
lection OF the public.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04

Elected that there would be no harm
in marching down the aisle a best man
in a delayed wedding. ii that was all
there was to do. I could disappear as
one would be the wiser. The real best
man would probably turn up and then
they might wonder a. they pleased Tor
/ would be far away and perhaps TINS
was as good a place as any In which TO
hide for half an hour until my pursuers
were baffled and we'll on their way
seeking elsewhere for me. 1 can see
allowing even SO much deception. but
1 did not see any harm in it then, and
they all seemed in great distress for the
ceremony to go forward Bear in mind
also that ! vas at that time entirely
taken up with the Importance of hiding
to my chief. Nothing else seemed to
matter much. If the real best man was
late to the wedding n they were will
ing to use me In his place what harm
could come from 1t? He certainly de-
served it for being late and il he came
in during the ceremony he would think
some one else had been put In his place.
They introduced me to your brother
Jefferson. / thought he was the bride
groom, and I thought SO until they laid
YOU hand in mine!"
obi" she moaned, and the little
hand went to help it's mate cover her
face.
81 knew it," he said bitterly. 9"
knew o would feel just that way as
soon as you knew. I don't blame you
l deserve it! I was a fool, a villain, a
dumb brute-whatever you have a
mind to call me-! You can't begin to
understand how I have suffered for
you since this happened, and how /
have blamed myself"
He got up suddenly and strobe over
sunlit street, and wondering how it was
that everybody to be going on in
exactly the same hurry as ever, when
for him life had suddenly come to a
s%tandstill.