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and early summer, are now at
Meadow Lodge. their place at Bryn
Mawr, Pa. Major Strawbridge is
keeping open the residence, 1T12
Rhode Island avenue, which they
rented last autumn, as he is technic-
ally on duty here. In his work for
the remount service OF the United
states army. however. he has ranged
far afield. and II was not long ago
that I heard OF him al Jamaica in
search OF thoroughbred stations for
the Government.
Indeed. / believe. he is combing the
country for twenty stations TO be
distributed at the various Govern
ment depots and bred to the better
type of artillery mares. We have
come to know the Importance OF
decent horse flesh to the army and
to realize how dependent the ef-
fcfency of the cavalry is upon the
q1ality Of the mounts provided. Con
sequently there is considerable in
terest in the matter of remounts.
and those who are lin the know tell
me that no one is better fitted to ac-
cemplish genuine results than Major
Strawbrfdge
mas ndu Il lLtloH6 tApth
with horses. and added to that he
Is blessed with an eye for a good.
horse, a qualification not granted TO
everyone no matter how long nor
how varied his experience.
He has already done a great deal OF
purchasing for the army, and, ! un-
derstand. the horses he has bought
have all been Of the most satisfactory
type. Yeti was only as far back
as the spring of 1917 that Major
Strawbridge was playing polo at
Aiken. He had his ponies with him
and entered them in the. horse show
there, taking blues in the heavy, mid
die and light weight classes. And at
that the entries made up the best eX-
hibition of polG ponies ever shown in
this country.
That was the year the Aiken polo
team won the Southern circuit cup.
Wow it is scattered to the four winds.
The back was Major Strawbridge; No.
!. J. c. Cooley. now a private in Uncle
Sans land forces No. 3. Capt. SSiddy
Won Stade, and No. .. young Tommy
Hitchcock. whose meteoric career was
cut short when he was made a pris-
oner of war in Germany. Some years
ago Major Strawhridge used to have
the Cottesmore hounds in England,
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WOMAN EMPLOYS SAME
MAID FOR Is YEARS

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Mrs. Alexan-
der Bremen is not worried about the
servant girl question. Last week she
celebrated the twenty-fifth Snniver-
sary OF the entrance OF Marie Schmitt
as a maid in her family.
1t was on July 10. 1893. that Marie
entered the employ OF Mr.. and MFs-
Bremen, and she has been a faithful
worker ever since. She never takes
a day on, never goes to the ,theater
or the movies The only recreation
she cares about is to look after the
flowers in the garden or to take q
81. Bernard dog. the pet of the fam
ily. for daily walk. Marie Is
member of the family. and the frst
inquiry of friends and acquaintanees
of Mrs. Bremen when they visit Is,
"''How Is Mariec"
Mrs. Bremer's advice to women gen@
orally follows: IL.
Don't let a servant feel that she 10
but a servant: let her rather know
that you consider her as a helpmate:
extend to her sensible and humane
and kind treatment, and let mutual
recognition and appreciation be the
watchword in the household. and the
relation between mistress and servant
will always be pleasant" "a
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ADVERTISEMENT
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Made in the L. S. A. is on the top
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Is Your Face Dis6gured
By Superhuous Hair?

Are you afraid to go out except
in the dark? Is your face your
misfortune. due to unsightly. dis
tressing superfluous hair? Don't
experiment with dangerous, mys-
tcricus preparations or seek the
highly expensive services of the
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factory.
Restore your womanly charm
be nature fair. Use MANDO.
Tested by thousands for over Is
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The original and best depilatory.
Positively removes without
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natural and bIemish- free.
Sold bv O'Donnell. Peoples.
Riker. Christiani. Ogram, and
other good drug stores. or write
direct to Josephine lie Fevre Co.
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rent that the only person in the corps
more popular than General Barnett Is
Mrs. Barnett, and ii needed only her
illness to prove the truth of this
statement. So many flowers were
sent her while she was at the hospital
that they overflowed into the corri-
dors and were often sent to brighten
the various wards on her floor. The
White House conservatories contri-
buted their share of blossoms, and
the list OF those who took this form
of expressing their regard for Mrs.
Barnett ranged through the ranks of
official society to priyates OF ma
rines and many an unknown strug-
gler whom she had befriended in one
way or another.
When her convalescence has pro
gressed a little further, Mrs. Barnett
expects to go to Wakefield Manor.
her place near Front Royal. Va, for
a few weeks of complete rest. and
after that she will go to Narragan-
sett Pier in the hope that the COM
plete change will put her on her feet
once more. Her activities. patriotic
and philanthropic. are many and
varied and she wants to be in con-
dition to resume them all in the
autumn.
The Gordon girls, Leila and Anne.
daughters of Mrs. Barnett, are here
at present and will probably go to
Wakefield with her. Her son, Lieut.
/ Basil Gordon, L. s. NJ. c., is on duty
at Quantico. Ii is he who will
eventually be the owner OF Wake
field, the beautiful old place which
Mrs. Bennett inherited from her first
huU@ 10 3 l..
Baltimore. 1t has been in the Cor
don family for several generations.
One OF the pleasantest events of
last week was the musicaIe-with
vaudeville variations-on Thursday
evening at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. in the Virginia hills
near Jewell. 1t was one Of the series
Of musical entertainments that are
three weeks; and someone had a hap
py Inspiration to have the entertain
ment out of doors Consequently a
stage was improvised at the eight
eenth holt-there's no virtue in the
nineteenth hole nowadays-which lies
in a natural amphitheater and is so
situated that the guests grouped
about on the verandas and terraces
could both hear and see perfectly.
A searchliGht was arranged to give
the effect of moonlight, but before
long the moon herself showed her
face above the tree tops and bathed
the whole scene in a radiance which
dimmed the artificial light and made
a lovely picture. The program was
good. Mrs. Beulah Harper Dunwoody
sang, accompanied by Mrs. l.. A.
Hunnewell; George O'Connor gave
some of his inimitable humorous
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NINE. RAFAEL ELIZALDE,
Wife of the Minister of Ecuador.

sociation, and the War Camp Com
munity Service. has its quarters in
the old Morris house. 1914 Massa-
chusetts avenue. where the late
Judge Morris used to live with his
four or five sisters and h.s niece. Fd-
garina Hastings. who died but few
years after she made her debut It's
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and sent over ten couples " Capt.
Plunket Stewart, to be hunted in Ches-
ter county, near Philadelphia.
Lieut. Robert E. Strawbridge, jr.,
is-or was-at Camp Meade. Nd. !
believe he is with the 3l0th Field Ar
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The engagement of Miss Cook and
cent date, so far as I can learn; but
he received sudden orders to sail in a
few days. Consequently preparations
were completed in less than forty
eight hours. In spite of this fact It
was a gala wedding. with the bride
gowned in the traditional white satin
and point lace and attended by n
bevy of pretty bridesmaids. with
ushers to match.
A small reception followed the cere-
mony, breakfast was served on the
shady verandas surrounding the
house. and the telegraph proved so
effective a means of sending out in
vitations that nearly 100 guests were
present.
Mary Stafford Munford went on
from Richmond to be one of the
bridesmaids. and the others were
Philadelphia girls-Mary Newbold.
Lucille Polk Carter, and Katherine
Putnam, sister of the bridegroom.
There were also two maids of honor,
Emily Cook, the brides sister. and
b. !. Brooke. and Earl B. Putnam. jr.,
was his brothers best man. They are
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl B. Putnam,
OF Philadelphia.
The color scheme was particularly
effective, the maids Of honor wearing
frocks or sunset cOlored georgette
crepe. and the bridesmaids blush pink
frocks. also of georgette. They all
wore sashes of larkspUr blue satin
and big black velvet hats.
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songs, with Mat Horn as his accom-
panist; Edwin CalIow recited dramatic
and humorous bits with good effect.
and Miss Louise Pugh danced. 1t was
interpretative dancing. of course, and
very lovely in the moonlight. There's
another entertainment to be given at
the club in a few weeks. and all man.
ner of interesting things are prom
ised. but their nature is shrouded in
mystery for the present.
On Friday night for contrast 1 took
in the formal opening of the National
Congress of Mothers United Service
Club for enlisted men. which was
quite as interesting-but by no means
as cool. It was not a formal enter
tainment, but since all who are inter
ested in the success OF the organiza-
tion were invited to come and inspect
the quarters, and most OF them came,
the big airy rooms took on quite the
gala air of a wintertime reception.
The rooms were full of flowers, too.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker was among
those who came early and stayed late
z-she is always so interested in any
thing that is being done for the well
fare OF the boys in khaki-and took
her stand in the receiving line with
the national officers. Mrs. Frederick
Schon, of Philadelphia, president of
the congress. received, and so did
Mrs. G. V. Mears, of New York. Mrs.
w, +. Thacher, Mrs. A. A. Birney, of
Washington. and Mrs. ]. II. Francis,
of Columbus, Ohio, all officers Of the
organization Mrs. Philander ClaXton,
one OF the vice presidents, was to
have been present but was prevented
at thA last moment.
Mrs. Schoff. Mrs. Mears and Mrs.
Francis are staying on in Washington
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Mrs. Barnett Unable
To BE Present.

Maj. Gen. George Barnett. COM
mandant OF the marine corps. and
Mrs. Barnett were among those from
Washington who were asked to the
wedding: but. Of course. they were not
able to go. as Mrs. Barnett is still
confined to her room convalescing
from a recent operation for appendi-
citis. There's a saying widely cur
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tillery, and in that case he has al
ready gone overseas.
Invited by Wire
To weddings.
It's not unusual nowadays to be
summoned by telegraph or telephone
TO the wedding of one or another of
ones intimate friends; but formal in
vitations sent out quite generally by
wire are l believe, something new
under the sun. At least the proceed
ings was new to me until / CHANGED
TO be with 4 friend of mine on Mon
day when she tore open the familiar
yellow envelope of a telegram and
read the following:
"Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus wynne
Cook request the pleasure OF your
company at the marriage OF their
daughter. Nancy wynne, to Alfred
Putnam on Wednesday. July "a, at
wynnemere, Lansdowne, Pa"
Mr.. Putnam. who is a lieutenant in
the marine corps. was in Washington
not long ago to serve as usher at the
marriage of Halle Davis and Lieut.
George Almy Percy, U. S n. c. And
the family has furtehr Washington
connections from the fact that one OF
the Putnam girls. Elizabeth, married
Admiral and Mrs. Schroeder's son,
Seaton Schroeder. jr. They are living
in Brooklyn
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Swift & Co . sales OF fresh bet-f IN Wesh-
ingtoa ID. c. for the week ending Saturday.
July 20, 1918. averaged M osnts pW
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a wide-roomei. spacious mansion, and
ideally suited TO its present purpose
Fondly yours.
JEAN ELIOT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
Weekly Cotton Review

New York, August 16.-The cotton market has shown continued firmne5s during the past week and prices have made new high records for the season. October contracts, for instance, sold at 3l 5Sc during today's trading, making an advance of more than $33 per bale above the price prevailing shortly be- fore the publication of the last govern ment report while later deliveries Nave worked up to nearly the 31-cent level
 The advance has been in the face of rather a bearish or -reactionary senti- ment around the ring, reflecting be- lief that the 30-cent level of prices would bring new crop cotton on the market more rapidly than it could be absorbed and that drouth damage in the southwest was being exaggerated
 Showery conditions reported in Tex as during the middle of the week passed without any adequate relief from the drouth, however, while hedge selling failed to develop in any volume and selling for short account was held in check by the continued reports of crop deterioration. the encouraging crop news and the indications of a continued active domestic mill consumption as shown by the census figures for July Except for realizing, consequently. there has not been much pressure aEainst prices and while no marked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
WEATHER OUTLOOK
 BETTER FOR BELT
Announcement Offset Bull- ish Crop Report of Un-
 favorable Conditions

Chicago, August 16-Improved weather conditions more than offset in the corn market today the bullish effect of unfa- vorable crop reports. Prices closed un- settled. 1s@1sc net lower, with September Sl6lA@$l6l5s, and October S1. 1.63zsQol. .6s54 Oats finished ssc to 1q1% up and pro- visions off Pc 10 35c.
 Weakness in the corn market did not develop until after material new up- turn in values had taken place. the re- suit chiefly of adverse opinions regard ing the crop situation.
 In particular today one expert figured that since August l the damage done amounted to more than O,00O 900 bushels. scarcity of offerings, rather than any Ill gent buying, accompanied the advance. News of good rains however brought about rather free selling and carried value we'll below yesterdays finish. With a better moisture supply and with further downpours in prospect, a fore cast of temperatures above normal counted but little as factor for the bulls.
 Talk of delayed threshing in the north- west tended to force the oats market up- ward Gossip was current also that many illinois farmers were beginning their oats and would not sell at present levels.
 Provisions lacked support. One Of the reasons given was the fact that stocks of lard in warehouses here showed a substantial increase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
STOCK EXCHANGE
 CLEANING HOUSE General Motors Removed From Issues to Be Cleared
 in the Future

New York. August 16.-Trading Tn stocks today was uninteresting and uu- important from start to finish. The nom inal turnover of 1so,OoO shares was again confined to a few favorite investment issues participating in negligible degree
 One of the significant incidents of tue session, as Illustrating the conservative attitude of the exchange, was an order , removing General Motors from the is sues to be cleared in the future.
 General Motors has been one of the most sensational and unstable featui es of the stock market, and today's action, resulted from an exhaustive investiS2 : tion of it's speculative ramifications IL was said that other stocks lacking wide distribution may meet with like restric- ton.
 Money once more proved deterrent, although local bankers were reported as deprecating reports of undue stringency. Call loans on mixed collateral held at per cent, an advance of # per cent oeins demanded for all industrials, while tltie funds were limited to small renewals.
 Rails and industrials were lrresu'ar and sluggish until the final hour, "nen short covering followed an inquiry ior shippings United States Steel made an extreme advance of large fraction, only to react at the end
 Oils. low-priced motors, fertilizers, General Cigar and Telephone ana Ieie' graph issues were yariably better at the close, few gains. however, exceeding fractions.
 Liberty S1Ac at the years new nigh or 1O0O4 and a moderate reversal in Pacls 6s were the contrasting movements of a dull and contracted bond market. Iotai sales, par value, aggregated $4, ,750,ooo.
 Old United States bonds were un : changed on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
Weekly Cotton Statament

Comparisons are to actual dates, not to close of corresponding weeks: In sight for week, 1000; same seven days last year, 6S000; same seven days year before 90,000; for the month, 12S,000; same date last year. 157.000 same date year before, 196,000; for season, 12S, 900: same date last year, 157.000; same date year before. 196,000, Port receipts for season, 5000: same date last year, 103,000; same date year before last, 134,G00. Overland to mills and Canada for season, 19.000; same date last year, 44,000; same date year before, 18,0C0 Southern mill takings for season, 125,- 900; same date last year, 118,000; same date year before, 116,000. Interior stocks in excess of September l, 105,- coo; last year, 1oS,000; year before, 72,000. Foreign exports for week, 79,000; same seven days last year, 83000; same seven days year before. S9,000; for season, 5000; same date last year, 162,000: same date year before. 183. .000 Northern spinners' takings and Cam ada for week. 2S,00o; same seven days last year. 33.000: for season, 56.000; to same date last year, 7S,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, August 16--Wide advances to new high levels for the week were scored in cotton today, the market feel ing a steady demand throughout the session. Toward the end stop loss or ders in considerable volume were caught on the short side and the topmost levels reached. At the highest the trading months were 90 to 8 points over yester- days close; last prices were 79 to S5 points over.
 On the opening bear pressure was felt and the market lost Is to 9 points. On this soft spot a good inquiry sprang up. the decline was recovered and the active months forced to a net advance, which was constantly widened as the session progressed. No real reactions from the advance occurred. Buying was based on the continued dry weather in Texas and Oklahoma, on reports of deterioration from heat and drouth east of the Missis- sippi river and on claims of strong demand for spots in the markets of Texas.
 The weather may was clear, dry and hot and fair weather was the forecast for practically the entire belt. This state of affairs led to predictions from the bull side that the August condition re- port would be fully as bullish as that issued to July 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
Sugar In Sight for Preserving
 and Canning During This Month
Rx JOHN c. MOSES
By BRIGGS

Oxen-6Gp7c. Fat Yearlngs-TdSc. Medium Yearlings-6@7c. sf Vealers-9Qll0c. Hogs:
 Choice to Corn Fed Hogs, l65 and up-- 170D1Sc.
 Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1ss to 1es- 17@1Sc. .ef Choice Corn Fed Hogs, % to 1s5-15@asc.n Light Pigs, 90 pounds down-1sG14c. " Best Heavy Rough Hogs-l6@17c. Half Fat Rough Hogs-14Q15c. Soft and Oily Hogs from 1c to 2c per pound less than above prices.
 Hides and Tallow Green Salt Hides-l59l6c. Half Cured Hides-14Q15c Green Hides-I2q13c.~ Dry Flint Hides-26QNc. Dry Salt Hides-24Q25c. Damaged Hides half price. s Sheep Skins Wool-s1 25q1.50. Lamb Skins-75c@s1.o0 Horse Hides-$l 00Ql5.00. sNs Ginseng. Wild-s7. .00dQS00. Colt Skins-25Q50c. vlg Shearling Skns-25@75c. asr Goat Skins-754S5c. Hog Skins-25G5Oc. Beecwax-23@35c. Tallow-12Q14c. Washed Wool-750bS0c. Clear Unwashed Wool-55GI60c. Burry Grease Wool-35Q37c.
 Cotton Good middltng ................. 2S Strict middling ...-......-...... 27& Middltng ........-......--.......s 271s Strict low middlng ............. 27
 Pig Iron s
 (Under Government Basfp Coke Iron NO. l ..-................. SSSW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
Port Cotton

New Orleans: Middling, 29 soc; re- ceipts, 7sS; sales, 12t; stock, 242,36S. Galveston; Middling. 32 25c; receipts, 31S0; sales, 571; stock, 1S6,092.
 Mobile; Middling. 20. 75c; receipts, 421; sales. 607; stock, 159,s00.
 Charleston: Middling. 2sc: receipts, 50; stock, 3i 296.
 Wilmington: Stock. s2,S64
 Texas City: Stock, 17,o1o.
 Norfolk Middling. 30 soc; receipts. p34; sales, II; stock, 61,T09
 Baltimore: Stock, l3,450.
 Boston: Mddling, 3S .S5c; receipts, 109 stock, 17,659.
 Philadelphia. Middiing, s4.75c; stock, s621.
 New York: Middling. s4 soc; stock. SS,4S6.
 Minor Ports: Receipts. 45o9; exports, 637S; stock, 15,3S2.
 Total today: Receipts, 945s; exports, 6370: stock S34,4 ,424.
 Total for week: Receipts, 47,567 ex- ports. 79.114.
 Total for season: Receipts. S9.o71; ex- ports, 163.414.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-17
Statement of Spinners' Takings

Statement of spinners' takings of Amer ican cotton throughout the world: This week, 154.000; same seven days last year, TOT, 600; same seven days year before, l9S,- 600; total since September 1. 366,0o0; same date last year. 339, 900; same date year before, 4S3,000.
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week. 67,O0o; total visible last week, 2.210,O0o: total visible same date last year, 2.572, 900; total visl- ble same date year before, 2,80l, 900. Of this the total American this week, 1.694,- GOO: of this the total American last week. 1,761.0 GOO; of this the total last year, ,322, ,0OO: of this the total American year before, 1,s42,000. All other kinds this week, 1,073, GOO; all other kinds last week, l .o49, 900; all other kinds last vera, 1,250, 1 900: all other kinds year before, 1,250. 900. Visible in the United States this week, 1,361, ,OO0; visible this date last year, O6, 900; visible in other countries this week. 1,4O6.- 900; visible in other countries last year, 1,S66.000.