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The Washington times., 1918-01-22
Mrs woodyard Entertains.

Mrs. Woodyard, wire OF congress
man Harry c. woodward, will enter
tain at tea this afternoon at her
home in Lamont street Mrs. suth-
erland, wife of Senator Howard Suth-
erland, and Mrs. Cooper, wife of
Congressman Henry Allen Cooper. will
pour tea
Among the parties given for Miss
Alice Norris, whose marriage to Capt.
willet Elmors, u. S. II. c., will take
place on Saturday next, was a tea
given by Miss Margaret Cannon on
Saturday in her apartment at the
Sherman. Mrs. Alfred c. Hutchinson
will give a dinner for Miss Norris
this evening. Mrs. Heitmuller, OF Q
street, will also entertain for Miss
Morris this evening.
-
A very pretty military wedding
took place yesterday morning when
Miss Marguerite r. Rltteau. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A Ritteau, of
this city, became the bride OF Lieut..
Patrick J. Gaudreau, Ordnance De-
partment. u. S. A. The ceremony was
the Rev. J. A. Smyth. The altar was
prettily decorated with narcissus,
lilies and poinsettia-
The bride was handsomely attired
in a blue travelling suit with hat to
match, and wore q corsage bouquet
of lilies OF the valley. Miss Virginia
E. Haley acted as bridesmaid and
wore q rose-taupe suit. with hat to
match, carrying a bouquet OF sweet
peas. Ensign Harold r. Foss, assist
ant paymaster, U. s. N, attended
Lieutenant Gaudreau as best man.
An elaborate musical program was
furnished during the ceremony. Miss
Jennie Glennan, organist at St Pat
rick's Church. playing the wedding
music. Immediately afIer the cere-
-mony a wedding breakfast was served
at the home OF the bride. bo4 Third
street. and after an Informal recep-
tion the bride and bridegroom left for
the South for a short honeymoon.
Upon their return they will reside at
the Hotel Powhatan.
Miss n V. Bolts has gone to New
York.
Miss Larue To Wed
The marriage OF Miss Blanche Ma
rie Larue and Lieut. George Charles
Manning, L. S. N, whose engagement
has just been announced. will take
place on February o. The announce
ment was made by Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
dinand L. de Vesine Larue, her parents,
and the wedding will take pla e at
their home in EsplanRde avenue, New
Orleans, La, very quietly because Of
recent mourning in the brides fam
IL.
Lieutenant Manning Is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Saunders Man
ring. OF Washington, and has been
stationed at New Orleans, La, for
the last several months. He has the
rank OF past assistant naval con-
structor. He Is we'll known In Wash
ington and Annapolis, being a grad
uate of the local schools and of the
Naval Academy.
Col. g. VI. de Loffre. U. S. A, and
Mrs. de Loffre motored down from
New York last week, and are
stopping at the New willard for an
indefinite time. Colonel de Loffre
has been ordered to duty in Wash
ington.
He Is a native OF the District, hav-
ing been born at Woodley. now owned
by the late Senator Newlands' estate.
Sailing to Japan.
John Campbell White, who was re-
Gently the guest of his father, Henry
white. In Washington. is now In San
Francisco, and will sail shortly for
The Washington times., 1918-01-22
Sailing to Japan.

John Campbell White. who was re-
Gently the guest of his father, Henry
White. In Washington. is now In San
Francisco. and. will sail shortly for
Japan, having been detailed as sec
'etary to the American embassy in
Tokyo
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

Lieut. John Terry Remey. Z. S. M. and
Mrs. Remey have arrived at San Diego.
Cal, where Lieutenant Remey has been
detailed to duty.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

Frank Alvah Parsons will speak on
The Power and Meaning of Art in Mod
ern Life" at the Congressional Club on
Friday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The ad-
dress will be followed by tea at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22
Mrs. HammOnd III.

Owing to illness Mrs John Hays Ham.
mond will not be able to receive tomor-
row afternoon.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

The American Minister TO Denmark
and Mrs. Maurice Francis Egan. who
have been visiting their son-in-law and
daught, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Murphy.
are now with Capt and Mrs. Gerald
Egan, at Camp Lee. Petersburg, Va.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who
passed the weekend in North Caro-
lima, will return to Washington to-
day.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

Henry Z. Lippitt, formerly Sena-
tor from Rhode Island. Is taking an
extended rest at Palm Beach, Fla.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Towne Kirby
will entertain at dinner this evening
in honor of Mrs. Langdon Geer, OF
New York, who Is their guest for a
few days.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22
John Barrett In New York.

John Barrett, director general OF
the Pan-American Union, spent the
weekend in New York at the Astor
Hotel.
The evening world., 1918-06-04

9 Go. THE New York Evening World.
Why / was talking about that
young noodle Bullwinkle." replied the
other: but l got TO thinking OF a
more interesting type OF young man
TO me. They always have brain
fever-that is. they did before the
war pictures were so popular. because
It Is a tidy sickness. OF course. II a
hero has to be wounded no can be
wounded in the arm, or a slight scalp
wound-only enough to stun him
isn't messy. And the crusty Did army
surgeon will think he is dead, but
into the loving eyes OF Grace Thorne,
who had been the tenure and win
some Salvation lassie before she be-
came a seraph Of mercy on the
battlefcld"-
III you are talking about young
Bullwinkle. talk about him." inter-
Jected Mrs. Jarr. And II you are
talking war drama gush. talk It TO
yourself" And she prepared 10 30
upon her way.
Would you take all from
lfeY" asked the younger matron.
Simply because l gave my hand
where ! could not give my heart
NONSENSE" shifted Mrs. Jarr.
you gave your hand where you
could ind a fat pocketbook to put It
on. | think your old husband Is
rather an old dear. You should be
nice TO him and let other peoples
heart affairs alone"
But would you call young Bull
wrinkles desire to marry one OF those
Cackleberry girls to escape the draf'
a heart affair? l should consider 1t
a case OF safety hrst.'" said the old
mans darling.
ITS better for him to marry one
OF the Cackleberry girls and be man
aged, for they would manage him."
replied Mrs. Jarr. THAT would be
better than for him to fail a prey to
a girl who has nothing bright about
her but her hair and that needing
constant attention TO keep 1t so--a
girl whose only indication OF good
form is that she wears tights in
vaudeville and has colored moving
pictures OF flowers. birds and butter
niles thrown on her, concluding her
part OF the entertainment as a rather
too plump background OF the nags OF
our Allies, ending with the American
nag and patriotic airs-you know
such an individual came near marry
ing young Bullwinkle?'
Yet Mrs. bullwinkle is terribly
upset about the Cackleberry girls.
She thinks her BOBBY of a son Is
throwing himself away" said Mrs.
Mudridge- Smith.
We'll, | think she needn't worry"
said Mrs. Jarr. young Bullwinkle
Is the ~silliest person | know, except
the sillier person who would marry
! him."
The evening world., 1918-06-04

when l know there Is 50 much 10 10
done in war service. In fact am
anxious to do active work either
over here or over there ] nave
been a big success in business. there
fore l think | could make myseIf NJ
for war work. Could you suggest o
branch where l might make myself
useful and where l might apply
A number Of letters come to me
like this me-. The desire to go V
there" is evident on all sides.
OF the girls who think they would
like I, 20 have no real knowledge or
what they must face and what they
will be called upon TO do. II they
would all truly admit II. many OF
them think only OF tho romance the
excitement, the journey and the ad-
venture. The hardship, tho toll, the
expenditure OF energy and strength
and the trials and tribulations h a
must be faced Is thrust In the back
ground In the longing 10 be In II"
know a very nice girl who had
| the urge" TO get to the other side
in some kind OF war work, She had
always stayed Mt home, and had very
| little burdens OF any kind TO bear,
Yet she applied for an opportunity
TO go. She began training for the
work and the very routine OF it
getting up early In tho morning
studying certain things. becoming
efficient. was n truly difficult tasl
for her. In fact It was hard work
When she came to realize the things
she would be called upon to do, oh,
found she was not only physically
unfit but would 20 be able TO carr,
out the programme for n length
OF time.
II was suggested TO her that II sh,
was truly patriotic she might do hel
bit right here In a very effective way
She Joined a Red Cross group ant
has made good. She showed manage
rial traits and they gave her a par
OF the work that suited her. III,
The evening world., 1918-06-04
Letters From the People

NY be proved by looking up their sub
scriptions to Liberty bonds and the
lted Cross Why Is It that so many
ScandinaVians las the writer asse rts)
noIu positions with all this
opposltloh against them IL they have
not gained II through efficiency? Eyl-
GENTLY the writer has been IN agninst
q scandinavian foreman who required
results instead OF bluffs. We have a
JUST Government and surely the
writer mas been paid according TO
MS abillty. We Scandinavians feel
sorry Tor this '%infuriated Ameri-
can ms own quotation), who seems
10 he under the influence OF a
jealousy that is consuming his whole
personality. Now. TO be patriotic, let
US set aside our personal differences
ana unite in the common course we
nave Detore US II. J.
Says Aliens Are worst shIpyard
shIrkers.
To the Editor Of The Evening World:
In answer to a letter signed "A. D.. Z"
by a man who doubts the REPORTS
about ~shipyard slackers, would like TO
say that A ., probably never was
near a %shipyard. II A. o. went aboard
some OF the ships lying In any OF the
brooklyn yards and went IN TO some
OF the out-of-the-way places he would
probably ind quite a few patriotic
shlpyard workers sleeping away theiI
Time, especially after the fun day, al
the comfortable rate OF 60, 10. ~ or %
cents per hour.
Amy mar who Is holding up or 40.
laying Government work at the pres.
time canno be very patriotic
And there are certainly "A large mum.
Der OF men doing II (mostly allens)
ships, OF course, cannot be built with,
out men, but they can be built b,
Americans. II a man IL %earning nj,
money In this country and living her,
he should become a citizen or 20 bacl
TO his home cross the sea. lie prob
ably would. only he would make n,
much In a week there as Re makes n
a day here. Another reason he doesn'
become a citizen IL the fact that II h,
does he Will probably have 10 20 int,
the army. Fine chance OF such allen.
becoming citizens! READER.
The evening world., 1918-06-04

WHILE the war is not yet ended.
w the American Y. NJ. C. A. and
brother organizations among
our Allies have already o praise
from the highest military command
ers for their work In maintaining the
spirit OF tho armies OF democracy
This great organization originated In
an invitation extended by George
Williams, a London dry goods mer-
G mt, to his young men employees -
meet in an upper room OF his store
for a period OF Bible study and
prayer. This was In 1874. The meet
ings were so successful that larger
and better quarters were secured and
other young men were invited to join.
Similar associations were formed In
other English cities. In 1851 the
movement reached America, that year
witnessing the formation OF the Y.
NJ, c. A. branches in Montreal and
boston. In 1854 the first International
conference met in Paris, with dele
gates present from America, Canada,
England and several countries OF
The evening world., 1918-06-04

sfa @NNf
must get him to enlist"
wv cried that dashing young
mntron, Clara Mudrldge-
Smith. Dashlng In this instance is
quite correct. for she was dashing up
10 Mrs. Jarr. Yes. We must save
him.
"Who?" asked Mrs. Jarr.
why young Alfred Bullwnkle,"
replied the other. His mother was
to see me, weeping At TO break ones
heart. 1t seems her darling son Is q
conscientious Director to going of TO
the war and getting shot. and in
order that he may escape the draft
by having some one dependent on him
he raves about marrying one of those
dreadful Cackleberry girls and wants
his mother to Increase his allowance
80 he can keep a wife and another
motor car"
Mrs. Jarr did not quite like the
remark, one OF those dreadful
| Cackleberry girls for those W
modern maids from ancient Phila-
delphia had met young Mr.. Bullwinkle
while visiting her.
"You must think you are a regular
Flora Barton or Clara Nightingale,
talking OF saving people, remarked
| Mrs. Jarr coldly. The little work
you have done for the Red Cross has
turned your head"
~ VAS always OF a tender. he!ptal
heart, I'll admit" replied Mrs. Mud
| ridge Smith. Even before the Red
| Cross drive l wanted TO be OF service
to humanity. l have always longed.
even before the war, to be a Salvation
Army lassie and so as an angel Of
the slums by day, and at night collect
money In my tambourine when the
theatres were turning out. And when
spoken to insultingly. and with an
insolent leer, by IA coarse ~man-about-
town In a fur overcoat. then | will
be defended nv Clarence Throckmor-
ton. who saved the football game for
Harvard by breaking the legs and
arms OF tho members OF the rival
eleven, For q gentler knight never
rescued fair lady, as the subtitle In
the picture says. He will knock the
brute sprawling in the snow and
escort me to his luxurious bachelor
apartments and treat me with every
respect, and we would part, not know
ing each others names. to meet again
on the battlefield, where l would
recognize the wounded officer had
dragged from the hell OF fire and
shot
Are you talking about Alfred Bull
Wrinkle or a moving picture full OF
the usual gush and slush?" asked
Mrs. Jarr. i~nterrupting nv friends
cow or romantic sloauspS-
The evening world., 1918-06-04
American Defends shipysrd
workers.

10 Tie Ddto Of Tue Evening World;
About the Stacker shipyard
worker" controversy. permit me TO
express my views In defense OF the
worker. OF recent years the ma
jority Of u young men entering the
business world have chosen the clerl-
cal fields. and but few. relatively
speaking. have learned mechanical
trades. On the other hand. the ma
Jority of scandinavian or foreign
born young men do engage In me-
cnauicai trades. Therefore. in the
present crisis, Uncle Sam needs
skilled mechanics for ~shipyard work.
n cannot get enough American
mechanics.
Shipyard work Il not all a bed OF
roses" as some writer's would have
US believe, The men are not paid
for loafing. or for time thai they do
not work. 1t is for the most part
hard. laborious, dirty work. with
long hours, and there are slack
times and lay-ofs. In many cases
the worker Is obliged to travel long
distances 10 and from his work
Therefore, In view OF the increased
cost OF living. II the Government has
seen fit 10 give the shipyard worker
q living wage why should any one
obJect2 IF the laborer Is worthy OF
his hire" he should be paid a wage
that will permit him and his family
TO live.
/ believe all Of our ~shipyards doing
Government work would give prefer
ence TO any American shipyard
worker who would apply. and who
was worthy OF his hire.
AMERICAN SHIPYARD WORKER
Denies There Are shipYard Stacker,
To the Editor Of The EVsnina World;
Being a constant reader OF your
paper I have seen the letters about
shipyard slackers and noted especially
the one signed ~, r." In justice &c
the Scandinavlans l challenge the
writer TO prove his assertion that they
are slackers and pro-German. On IN.
contrary the Scandinavians are tbs
most patriotic people, and 1t an cas-
The evening world., 1918-06-04

= w. AiHo z lOfh kftuAuA 'OfNls
truth Is the girl who thinks she Is
going over on n taunt will find b
Is mistaken. All activity there Is
some hat OF a military character.
While many women are doing Won
derful work side by side with man In
the most difficult places, yet every
girl who wants TO do war work cannot
compete with those who are fit. IL
II Is SO with men, then how nue.
more 30 with women who have not
been accustomed t. meeting emer-
gencies. difficulties, &c. Out OF the
hundreds of men who apply for mill
tary duty, many are rejected. Why
should II be any different with
women? Besides. II one is truly pa
triotlc there IS plenty 10 do right here.
would say to this girl that she
should remain on her Job. All busl-
ness Is In need OF our sex at this
wheels going Is OF paramount i'm
portance In helping to win the war.
Nothing must be neglected. Thou
sands OF girls do not realize what a
big part they are playing In war
work by faithfully performing the
services they are required to do In
their everyday Job.
Never In the history OF the world
was the demand for women's brain
and Drawn so essential to the well
fare OF the world as II Is to-day.
Without our women the war would
fail.
Any girl can believe that she is
doing her bit II she sticks to her pos,
in any industrial pursuit. II she feels
she Is not doing enough. there is op-
portunity to Nil odd moments and
hours. In a word, there Is no rea-
son for any one Sitting around
getting lonesome for something &c
do. Every %purposeful effort on thl.
side is as much var work as It II
"over there"
The evening world., 1918-06-04
Sixth Avenue 81"
Thirty Nine Years Old

THE first successful elevated rail.
way in the world wa opened In
sixth Avenue. New York. ON
June 5. 1879. The following August IN.
Third Avenue line was opened T,hs
average y per mile OF these lines
was very high, n steam was Ionv
used for motive power. BROOKLYN snS
Chicago were the next cities 10 sson,
the overhead transportation system'
The latter was the first city TO usa
electricity on elevated lines. The fsrst
attempt az an overhead railroad was
short, single-t. ack road. s~unnor,"S
q single line OF iron pillars, ana
q complete failure. ~ ~ -
The evening world., 1918-06-04

The saddest and most beautiful and glorious sight in America: That
of the old blue serge business suit. hanging in the closet, where he left it
to put on his beloved uniform. -
1t must be simply awful to be a man. and TO have to wait until you
hear or sec n read about a thing that a woman knows all about by intul-
ton long before II even happens.
As soon IS a woman has given a man the key TO her heart he seems
to fancy that he has merely to prop 1t open and go off and leave II that
way while he tries a few other locks.
In selecting a husband or a wife, let your heart be your guide but for
heavens sake use your brains as a brake" occasionally.
Nobody really falls in love-" A woman dives into It deliberately, and
a n a Just skds into II when he isn't looking. and founders around until
the girl pulls him out on the dry banks of matrimony
The average husbands most annoying weakness consists in his deter
minaton to show his strength OF character" around the house.
Strange how time flies when a al Is trying to kiss a girl and how II
hobbies along when he feels that she is expecting him to.
The evening world., 1918-06-04
First Storage Battery.

THE storage battery or electric &C
cumulator OF Faure was first
exhibited In London thirty-sev-
en- years ago. Since then the inven-
tion has been greatly improved by
Edison and others and is now sue
cessfully applied to the operation Of
street cars and other uses. 1t has
been predicted by electrical authorl-
ties that the wireless" system OF
electrical operation may eventually
extend TO all the railroads and tram
ways ot the world. 4
The evening world., 1918-06-04

employed as ex-
pert clerk and
typist in "A big
New York con-
Germ. Just at
present business
routine Is very
slack on account
OF conditions due
to the war and !
become restless
slttlng arc
The evening world., 1918-06-04
Founder of the Y. NJ. G. A.

continental Europe. There are nv
10000 branches in the world. Of
which 2,l92 are in North Americs-
The international headquarters on
the Y. NJ. C. A. are at Geneva.
Switzerland.
The evening world., 1918-06-04
Bachelor Girl Reflections
Bv Helen Row

Copyright. 1913 by TIT Press Publishing 90 CSe Sw York EVENING wOhh.
X rOwADAYS every new cult offers a different recipe for prolongtns
M youth and beauty-but the rouge and rice-powder counters ~ Va
l Y drug store 20 right on doing the same old rushing business
The evening world., 1918-06-04

Now that the boys are learning to knit and the
girls are running street cars. you seldom hear Of any
body having time to worry about the equality Of the
sexes" and all that sort OF thing. any more.
The evening world., 1918-06-04

Secretary Baker depiores what he calls Col. Harvey's Eek.
t%raordinary and depressing lack OF information"
Lord Morley. In his "Recollections," recalls Cromweu,s
exhortation to a group OF pernickey Presbyterians:
my brethren, beseech you, in the name Of Christ, TO
think II possible that you may be mistaken"
The evening world., 1918-06-04

A man will never have any trouble in convincing
a woman that he is perfectly wonderful or perfect.
fascinating. II he will merely begin by convincing he
that She Is perfectly beautiful.
The evening world., 1918-06-04
The Girl Who Longs
For "Over There"
BY Sophie Irene Loeb

Copyright. 1918. by he Press PUBLISHING o.. The New York Evening World.
YOUNG woman writes as truth IL the girl who thinks she
\ follows; going over OF a taunt will find
The evening world., 1918-06-04
GERMANY SHOWS HER DREAD.

@ERTAINTY that German L boats are operating off
American coast not q hundred miles from New York produ
no sort Of panic.
The evening world., 1918-06-04

The agent promised Schorveder should receive from
OF s25, 900 In return for an accurate copy OF the plans
German fortress Of Posen. The young man was very muc
he was embittered by poverty. He consented.
But II proved impossible for him to steal q map of
get It safely into Russia. Germany. even then, was plann
the Russians-a war which was to engulf the whole wor
years later. And German secret agents kept a sharp WI
who might be tempted. by hope OF gain. to betray their cot
The evening world., 1918-06-04
The Jarr Family
By Roy l.. McC ardell
CopJhsht, 1918.
by The Press Publishing %,
The New York EVeninR Word)

Copyright. 1918. by The Press PublishiuI
SSNVJE must get him to enlist"
w cried that dashing young
p,otron Clara MudridEp-
The evening world., 1918-06-04

Schorveder knew he was wa
the authorities had seen him II
a man suspected OF being a II
could see no way OF earning
which he longed. He took his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
HOPKINS ATHLETIC
CLUB Is BUSY
ORGANIZING

If Carlton Z. Stevens wants to
play ball again with the Tacoma
Tigers this year, all his has to do
Is say the word.
The San Francisco team in the
Coast league cast loose all ties
that 1t had upon Stevens, and no
titled Russ Hall that he could
take the big backstop il he had
any luck inducing Steve to return
to the diamond this year. Hall
promptly wired Stevens at his
home in Santa Ana. offering him
a big fat salary. And Russ is so
anxious to get his catcher back
again that he trembles now every
time he sees a messenger boy. No
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-05
ADJUSTMENTS
STEVE CAN COME
IF HE WANTS TO

answer has yet arrived.
When the Northwestern league
blew up last year Stevens signed
with the Seals for the remainder
of the season. He was still FRS
co.'s property this year, but refus-
ed to turn out for practice, saying
he was thru with professional
baseball. After trying in vain to
get him oct, the Seal management
got tired of the job, and turned
him back to Tacoma.
The Tigers are well fortified in
most departments, but they need
a catcher badly. II Stevens signs,
he will save Owner Hall lots OF
worry.