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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson Spending
New Year Day Quietly-President
Plays Golf Before Luncheon.
Numerous Dances Inaugurate the
Year-Receptions at War and
Navy Chiefs Homes.

The President and Mrs. Wilson, who
still have several members of their
Christmas house party with them, are
spending the first day Of the year
quietly at the White House. exchang-
ing greetings among themselves. The
President played golf this morning,
motoring out to a nearby country club,
accompanied by DR.. Cary T. Grayson.
The first day of the year will have
gay Inauguration, with dancing as
feature, at many of the receptions this
afternoon and with Mrs. F.. b. Moran's
ball for the chief of staff of the army
and Mrs Hugh L. Scott, the meeting of
the Monday evening dancing class at
the Playhouse and the supper dances
at the hotels tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs George Peabody Eustis
will be among those entertaining din
ner parties before the meeting of the
dancing class at the Playhouse. Miss
d. Hauteville of New York will be
among their guests.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker
are receiving this afternoon from 8
until at their residence in street
Assisting Mrs. Baker are Mrs. lngra-
ham. wife of the assistant secretary of
Gen. Young, retired. and the wives of
the major generals and brigadie> gen.
erals stationed at Washington. includ-
ing Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. Mrs. Tasker
Mrs Henry G. Sharpe, Mrs. Henry p.
Mccain. Mrs. William Crezier, Mrs.
Frank Mcintyre, Mrs. William A. Mann,
Mrs. Ernest A. Darlington and Mrs.
George p Scriven.
Mrs. Bakers gown is charming
model of lavender chiffon. A stringed
orchestra is playing throughout the
afternoon.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels are also holding New Year re-
ception. receiving from until 6, at
their residence in Wyoming avenue.
Receiving with them are the assistant
secretary of the navy and Mrs. Frank
lin Roosevelt. the chiefs of the bu-
reaus of the Navy Department and their
wives, and Mrs. Daniels mother and
sisters. Mrs. Bagley, Miss Ethel Bag
ley and Miss Belle Bagley.
Mrs. Daniels is receiving in hand
some gown of white and silver maline
embroidered in silver over silver cloth.
The Dolphin orchestra is playing for
the dancing in the ballroom on the
fourth floor. and section of the Ma
rine Band for the reception.
The Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Mrs. Champ Clark will
receive today. according to their Gus
tom. They will be at home this after
noon at Congress Hall.
The Secretary of Commerce. Mr.. Red
field. entertained at an informal lunch
con today ar his residence in Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Mr.. Charles Henry Butler today gave
his annual farm breakfast, at which
the only viands served came from
Montsweag farm, the Butler summer
home at Woolwich and Wiscasset. in
Maine, where many of the guests at
the breakfast have visited. The affair,
as usual. was a stag, but Mrs. Butler
assisted by a number of ladies' received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

music concerts arranged by Mrs George
Peabody Eustis VIII take place We'd
nesday afternoon. at the Playhouse. at
3 o'clock The Boston Quartet will
give the program, with Mrs. Eustis at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

the piano. and the numbers will include
selections from Beethoven, Brahms and
Dvorak. The net proceeds OF the four
concerts. November 20. January 3. Janu-
Continued on Ninth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

Mrs. Hunt Slater entertained at din
ner last evening at Rosedale. Her
guests were Mrs Tilton of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Atherton. Col.
and Mrs. Wright, Mr.. Thomas Spring
Rice. Mr.. w. Bowie Clarke and Mr..
Platter Tucker. Later the party Joined
the guests at the studio residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bartlett. to see the
old year out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley are hav-
Ing their usual New Year day recep-
ton this afternoon after o'clock They
including Nine. Riano, Nine. Ritter,
Mrs. John Gibbons. Mrs. Horace West
colt, Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer and number
of the debutantes. An orchestra will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

Mr. and Mrs Richardson Gibson are
entertaining at an informal oldfash-
toned Kentucky eggnog party this
afternoon at their residence in 18th
street. Among those assisting are Mrs.
Blaine Beale, Mrs. Poe White, Mrs.
Edith Roosevelt and Miss Beatrice
Crawford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

Mr. Andrea Geisser Celesia of the
Italian embassy was host at a small
dinner last evening. entertaining in
compliment to Miss Jean Oil and her
house guests. Miss Mellen of New York
and Miss Johnston of Macon. Ca. the
party being chaproned by Mrs. Josiah
, Kingsley OIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

The Secretary of Commerce. Mr.. Red
field. entertained at an informal lunch
con today at his residence in Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

the $50 guests. among whom were rep
resentatives of the official diplomatic
and residential circles. The invita-
lions and menus were illustrated with
pen and ink sketches made by Mr. But
ler's youngest son, Henry Franklin
Butler, student at Princeton.
Senator-elect and Mrs Peter Goelet
Gerry were the guests of honor at the
large breakfast which Mr.. and Mrs. Gist
Blair gave today at the Country Club.
Dancing followed the breakfast, and
the old clubhouse this afternoon is living
up to the traditions of It's brilliant past.
There were more than 100 guests for
the breakfast
The Chinese minister and Mrs. Koo
entertained at dinner last evening at
the legation. having as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Yung Kwai, Mr.. and Mrs
T. T. Wong. Mr.. and Mrs. Yates. Mr..
and Mrs. Wang. Mr.. Yih. Mr.. Wei, Mr.
WI Chang, Mr.. T. l.. Sun, Mr.. Francis
Shah. Mr.. Y. T. Yang, Mr. Hhe, Mr..
Chung, Mr.. Kao, Mr.. WI, Mr.. Chu and
Mr.. Chen.
The minister was also host at
luncheon yesterday. entertaining at
the Metropolitan Club in compliment to
Mr.. Julian H. Arnold, American COM
mercial attache at Picking. Those
asked to meet Mr.. Arnold were Mr.. w.
F. Willoughby, Mr.. E. f. Pratt, Mr..
Yung Kwai and Mr.. Yih.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

The second in the series of chamber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01
play for dancing throughout the after

play for dancing throughout the after
noon.
Miss Ruth Parker. whose marriage to
Mr.. Robert Dove will take place We'd
nesday afternoon, entertained at a
buffet luncheon today at her home In
Vermont avenue. A large reception at
Rauscher's will follow the ceremony
Wednesday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01
Beautiful Plush Goats

striking Salts Seal Plush Coats;
warmly lined
interl lining
collars Reduced $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

The Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Mrs. Champ Clark will
receive today. according to their Gus
tom. They will be at home this after
noon at Congress Hall.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

desperately trying to bring blood to the
surface on the persons of comrades with
whom on that same afternoon he had sat
at his studies in the village school.
These boys were only initiating their
fathers. All their lives these boys of
Nillers-C Cotterets, like millions of other
boys in Europe on whom war has worked
its change, will be ready for war, alert to
make their boyhood play come true.
Wars come about every thirty years, it
is said. Is this because of the fact that
every thirty years the boy who played
war grows to be a man and wants to
see his play made real? With this ques-
ton in mind, it was gruesome business
to watch the youngsters of Villers-Cot-
terets at play. 1t was like seeing new war
clouds form in the mists of the distant
future-storms of war that We're to be
brought down on the head of humanity
by statesmen still in smocks and knee
breeches. 1t was like seeing an eternal
death sentence of war passed upon
humankind.
(Which side are the Germans?' asked
the general of one of the chestnut armies
Evening star., 1917-02-18

"The side that is whipped, monsieur, :"
he said, grnning in spite of black eye
You'll never weed hate for the Germans
out of the minds of French boys who
fought at their play, as they did, to draw
imaginary German blood. War slaugh-
ters, which is bad enough; but it creates
new and distant slaughters, which is
worse.
The moral and mental disintegration
that is caused by military service in indi-
vidual cases is shocking. This applies to
all armies that have seen.
"That fellow would be better dead"
said friend of mine, as an Englishman
we had known in peace times walked
away from us after chance meeting in
the Strand. Everything that was good
in him is dead already"
Only year before, this man had been
a star of Fleet Street. He wrote with a
sympathy and an understanding of human
nature that made his work stand out.
But as we saw him, after year in the
army as an uncommissioned officer, the
CRIME of war was on his soul as we'll as
on his body.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

"I've quit writing" he said, with
weak grin that displayed the absence of
two front teeth. Something's happened
to me. l can't ever write again. | don't
even try to do it. Anyhow, what's the
use? It's all war.
The man that he had been year be-
fore would have killed himself with his
own gun rather than become the man we
saw and talked with that afternoon in the
Strand.
His was only typical case. Every
mother, sister, and wife in Europe has
seen some change of this sort take place
among the men-folk she knows. Some
times it is less, but sometimes death
would be better than the upheaving
conversion to baseness which war pro-
duces.
mo more books or music and no more
women. I'm simply rotting mentally"
l have had officers make this confession
to me in five different languages in seven
different armies. "I'm rotting, and /
can't help it,"
Not all the bad things of war happen
to human bodies.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

Much obleeged, Elinor,7 says |, "but
got to be gettin' back to the store. You're
dandy driver says |. "You never
missed one of en-"
Don't be scared says she, after she
had watched the young man with the
flannel pants crawl out and take spring
inventory of himself. "Nobody's hurt. :"
NO. says |, except in the feelins.
AS for me, says |, Il felt like was sittin'
up in my casket shootin' rapid for the
judgment day. To man with as much
to answer for as me, that hain't no holiday
picnic.
Elinor wasn't paying much attention
to me, apparently, for she opened the door
and scowled vindictive-like at the young
man with the white pants. | didn't blame
her, and | says over her shoulder:
Young feller hain't you got more
sense than to be goin' along in daylight
wearin' that rig? This here travelin'
payin teller's window SHE'D at them
pants and like to have throwed us out. ("
But he wasn't paying any attention to
me. either-just standing there looking
hard at Elinor.
Evening star., 1917-02-18
MAGAZINE SECTION for February 49, 1917

plenty of opportunity to know what war
looked like.
In the afternoon, after school was out,
l used to go to the grounds of the old
chateau to watch the boys of the village
play soldiers as they called it. They
did not play soldiers as American boys
who have never seen war might play it.
They did not have paper caps and wooden
swords and drums and tissue-paper cock
AIDES; in fact, their game was not sol
diers, but war" They chose sides,
these French school-boys who had seen
dead men, killed in battle, like American
boys choosing sides for zone old cat or
"pom! pom! pull-away.' Then, under
the chestnut trees, with huge horse-chest-
nuts-and sometimes with stones when
the supply of chestnuts gave out-they
fought it out.
l have seen boy of ten with his
scalp laid open, his face covered with
blood, grunting with exertion, curs-
ing, wild-eyed, playing war in this
fashion on the beautiful sward under the
majestic chestnuts of the old chateau at
Villers-Cotterets, needless of his wounds,
Evening star., 1917-02-18
The Omitted Question
m the for


y
seventh of March. When | moved
- here the town was five miles from
the city; now the city's grown five miles
past the town, and | suppose | amt
a country groceryman any more. That's
what know-it-all folks say when they
stand around advising me to put
in a fancy glass front and lot of
doo-days and what-d'ye-call- ems. But
it don't have any effect on me. YOU can
bet your bottom dollar. I'm the man
that's running this store, and as long as |
run it I'm going to do as | darn please
Anybody that wants to trade with glass
fronts and dingle-bobs can find them, |
calc'late
The trouble with the grocery business
now is that it's just business. All folks
want is to buy sugar and tea and bakers
bread. Nobody wants to stop and talk
any more. Why time was when tiggered
to know leetle more about my customers
than they did themselves But that was
before the business run down to a point
where it wasn't anything but swapping
stuff to eat for money. But it don't
make no difference to me. | do just like
l used to.
To say the thing short and sweet. nova
days people who come into groceries to
buy are just customers. Well, with me
they hahn 't-they'r FOLKS.
| call to mind the time hung up one
of those canvas hams filled with sawdust
and painted yellow. You've seen them.
Sort of advertising affairs. Wen. along
come Mrs. Wilkins, and looks at it. and
saws what a lovely-looking ham and how
much? She snapped it up quick before
somebody got ahead of her. | learned
subsequent that they didn't consider it
appetizing. But did Mrs. Wilkins get
mad and quit trading with me? Not any.
| calc late she enjoyed the joke as much
as me. But nowadays-huh-l spose I'd
be arrested for violating the pure food act.
OF course there's families that's lived
here eighteen, twenty year that haint
changed much, folks that's traded with
me since the Worlds Fair and before.
And the second crop is coming along
young wimmin that used to give a stick
OF candy to on the sly when they wasn't
far removed from nursing bottles. and
boys that used to come sneaking up to
swipe my bananas. They're getting mar
ried, and some stays in the neighborhood
A number of them calls me Uncle Eli and
brings in their new babies for me to- see
But them kind is in the minority. Most
people-'tain't right. to call 'em folks
calls me Mister Popple, or else .-my good
man. Makes me feel like Sending EN-
cold-storage eggs.
There's the Cushmans, now. Twenty
Evening star., 1917-02-18

"Good morning, Elinor, says he, reach
ing for his hat which wasn't where he
thought it was. The automobile was
standing on it.
"Miss Cushman, says she coldly. Il
thought, MIR. Bundy," says she, @that |
asked you not to annoy me again"
Really, Miss Cushman," says he,
with a grin you couldn't help liking,
"when let your car skid up and run over
me, hadn't the least idea it was you.
If | hal known, l beg you to believe
should have lodged. 1t was not done
with the slightest idea of obtruding my
self on you
She just shifted dainty-like.
HAS this young man with the pants
been botherin' you, Elinor?" says !.
"He has" says she. "He asks me to
marry him every time he sees me-"
THAT Is annoyin'," says l, especial
in a feller with his idees of dress. But"
| says, IL dunno's he's to be blamed such
a sight, neither. If | wasn't sixty and
smclled of coffee and soap and sich, / guess
maybe I'd git to be nuisance myself
She shifted another sniff.
The young man looked right at her,
still grinning, and says:
"lts customary, when drivers run
down pedestrians and injure them, for the
drivers, as aforesaid, to ask solicitouslv
if they can't drive the pedestrians home.
Young man." says |, "you kin have
my seat. I'm through with it,"
"IIe can't" says Elnor. And before
could leap out, she started the automo-
bile to backing, and the next | knew we
was heading for home, with me expert
encing the pangs of terror.
Maybe that amt exactly precisely the
way the thing happened, if l was
made to testify about it before jury;
but there's the substantial facts. You
can CLEAN the main idea from them.
WELL, sir, the next day or so went along
quiet, with me doing nothing but sell
groceries to folks hired girls and explain
ing over the doggone telephone that !
didn't put in one bad egg in the dozen
out of personal spite, and pointing out
to wimmin with Eyeglasses that l was
the proprietor of that store and proposed
to run it like | wanted to, letting my
kerosene tank stand jest exactly where
stood it, even if it was next to the molas-
ses. Some folks is that persnickety!
Then | looked up from opening case of
canned corn, and there was the young fell
low with the white pants-only he'd left
them to home this time.
"Howdy," says l. "What kin l do for
you?'
"Well.' says he, "Td like quart of
lard and n peck Of eggs and about five
hundred beans
Evening star., 1917-02-18

three year ago Eli Popple was
all the caterer Mrs. Cushman's
ma could afford when Mabel
got married; and, though
Cushman's got rich in this
here automobile flare-up.
they're still buying of me, and
Elinor. who's m st her mas
age when done that catering.
calls me Uncle Eli. She favors
her ma consid able, though
prettier, I'd say. Twenty she
was last spring, and she was
as tickled over gettin' a birth
day present from me as she
used to be fifteen sixteen year
back. Why, dunn it all if she
didn't kiss me when | come
fetchin' it to her.
Her father gave her one of
these electric automobiles. and
nothing would do but | must
go out to see it and go for a
ride in it.
Kin you run the dummed
thing?7 says |.
She just looked at me 80
scornful l pried open the door
and got in without saying a
word. She grabbed hold of
the dingus and started to
navigate her out of the gar
age and down the driveway.
We made it without damaging
anything but the door and a
bunch of shrubs: but then.
there wasn't anything else to .
way. | begun to have misgivi
We got into the street and tu
Ehnor twisted the things tail q
We went scooting along like we '
ing to catch a train we knew ha'
~Elinor. says ]. you hahn t b
and kin afford to spend a mont
the hospital; but me, I'm sixty
times short. | don't want to W
of it lookin' up into the kind fac
them trained nurses.
~Shucks,' says she.
AND then. all of a sudden. a c,
and a baby cab and an auton
a milk-cart and what not sort of p
Of nowheres. and surrounded u
started to dodge, and the rest
clear to me. 1t was sort of like r
plowed field in a merry-go-rour
to a runaway engine. Then We b
leaning against a front porch. ia
nor east, as the sailors say. a
ding young man with viii
pants on.
| reached for the door.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
EAST CHICAGO
TO HAVE NEW
LIGHT SYSTEM

East Chicago will change its orna-
mental lighting system, substituting
the one light equipment for the three
light electroliers
Plans and specifications are now in
preparation which viii provide for the
removal of every post now in use be-
tween corners and the substitution on
the remaining posts of one bulb nitro
gen lights in place Of the three lights
now existing
This movement has been coutemplat-
ed Tor some time because of the high
cost and comparative inefficiency Of the
present system Some of the new lights
are now in use on Guthrie street and
they are not only much less expensive
70 maintain but they are far superior
10 the three-light clusters
II is estimated that the change Will
cost the city about S2.509 but that the
saving the first year will amount to
fully $500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
Classified Advertisements

Indiana. offer for sale az public auction
the following described real estate. to-
Wit
Lots Ore % and Two 62). Block Three
t3), Gostlin G. Webb's Harrison Park
Addition TO the City Of Hammond Lake
County. Indiana, together with the I'M
finished brick apartment building erect
Cd thereon, and together with all mater
ial now on said premises, said building
being and intended to be the same build
ing which has been erected by the Olson
Scofes Company and which is located
on Southeast corner OF Waltham street
and Park Place IN the City OF Hammond,
Indiana. the same TO be sold free Of
ALI liens, the receiver reserving the
right 10 reject any and all bids.
TERMS OF SALE.
The purchaser must pay all cash on
date Of sale or at least one-third cash
and the badance in two equal install
ments. one payable in three months and
one in six months from date Of sale. the
deferred payments TO Be evidenced IN
promissory notes payable to the order
of the Receiver with interest thereon
al the rate of six per cent (6cc) per
annum from date, providing for at
torneys fees and without relief from
appraisement laws. and all secured by
FIRST mortgage upon the real estate,
and the sale. when made will be made
subject to the approval and conhrma-
ton OF the Lake Superior Court
LAKE COUNTY SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY Receiver.
1I-27-I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
MEETING SET FOR
WEDNESDAY NOON

me foliowing notice has been sent
out 10 aoout 100 citizens and civic
workers in East Chicago.
eatlssoay noon. November 2sth.
'he ih4l4iPs Hotel corner Chicago
anu ole"'I avenues an open meeting of
''7 hai"oer o. commerce VIII be held
Niseuss matters or city sanitation.
ieep rTseh tal ives Of the state board of
iit'' IN ana the local board viii be pres
- 9tateu IN lne notice this is an open
meeting ana All citizens interested are
'"Nite0 70 De present Only those that
reserve plales py O'Clock tomorrow
morning however can be assured of
seats.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27

D. 1918. the same being the 2nd dav
Of tho next term Of said Court 10 be
begun and held in the Court House.
Room g at Hammond, in said County
and State on the 2nd Monday of Jam
uary. A. u. 1918, said action will BE-
heard and determined in their absence
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal of said
Court at Hammond this 18th day OF
November A. D 1917.
HERBERT l.. WHEATON.
By Clerk l.. s. c.
ROSCOE HEMSTOCk Deputy Clerk
Nov 20-27 Dec 4 1917
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-27
BOARD HOLD MEETING

Al the meeting Of this board OF works
Of East Chicago held yesterday at the
CITY hall bids were received for the
Improvement Of Grasselh avenue from
chicago avenue TO the Aorth line of
lot q block p. The paving viii be
concrete.
oiuS were as follows: Campbell
Construction Co, $2.S5 per square yard
Tor paFins Il cents per foot for side
walks 90 cents Per lineal foot for sew
or pipes. 81 for water services. Shea &.
% bid s2.so per square yard for paving.
- cents for sidewalks and s24 for
water services.
Inc bids were referred to the city en-
slheer Tor examination and tabulation.