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The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

and another. But last week had the
advantage of having an unusual va
riety and originality both in the ma
ture Of the entertainment offered, and
in the diversity of their objects. One
of the most attractive was a harp re-
cital. arranged by Edythe Marmion
Brosius and her pupils for the bene-
fit of "les Petits Lifts Blancs."
1t was given at the Washington
Club last Wednesday night, and was,
so far as know. the first appeal this
most appealing charity has made to
Washington benevolence. Las Petits
Lifts Blancs"-the little white beds
are maintained for the care of French
children in whom lack of proper nour-
ishment. due to the unspeakable con-
ditlons brought about by the war, has
produced various forms of bone tuber-
cuIosis.
The recital was a most original and
enjoyable form of musical entertain
ment. There were harp solos, and
harp duets, and numbers rendered by
complete little orchestra of harps-
more harps playing together than the
writer had ever heard-and there were
harp accompanies subordinating
themselves to Mrs. Charles Fairfax's
splendid mezzo soprano. 1t was an
interesting demonstration OF the pos
sibilities of A rather neglected instru-
ment. And certainly it made a WON
derful appeal TO the eye as well as
to the ear. 1t is n picturesque lnstru-
ment. and one OF the most graceful in
the world OF music.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wolff Smith.
of this city. entertained at dinner
last night at the University Club.
Those present were Mrs. Jacob A.
Norton. Miss Edith Marshall. Miss
Alice Pollock, Miss Cecil B. Norton.
Maj. and Mrs. Z. l.. Potter, Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, Senator
Charles f. Townsend. Representative
James McAndrews and Representa-
tive Thomas Upton Sisson. Later the
party attended the performance at
Keith's.
Miss Helen Blodgett has been made
chairman of the young ladies floor
committee for the ball on May 4. to
be given for the benefit Of the Diet
Kitchen of Washington. Miss Mar
gaTet McChord is chairman OF the
boxes. Among the box holders are
Mime. da Cana, Mrs. James Wads-
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Yale ConsoGdates
College Courses

New Haven, Conn, April D.-Co-
operation in the chemistry depart
ment at Yale University by consoli-
dating the courses In the college and
the scientific school has been an
nounced. The step is regarded as
one OF the most important reorgan-
izations I'm the university In recent
years, and is described as the cut
ting Of the gordlsn knot OF depart
ment pretudiceE"
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spent a short time In the city during
the past week, the guest of friendsA
Miss Sylvia slnsheimer, OF Balti-
more, spent a short time IN the city
during the past week, the guest Of
relatives.
Mrs. NJ. Golsteain, Of Nex York.
spent a short time in town during
the past week, the guest or friends.
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coNriNuEp rRoM PAGE FouR.

CoNEfNUED FROM PAGE -FOUR.
tween Japan and the United states,
OF the visitors from the Orient. Be
sides. this sounds ungracious. but still
they were the only mission that has
come over here that has not wanted
to borrow money. The official mis-
sions Of all our other allies each paid
what some one has called "a touching
tribute" to the United States. Which
perhaps sounds flippant when one
knows fun well that IL will take more
than a few billions of dollars to pay
our debt to the allies.
The two biggest functions for these
honorable friends were the Lam
sings reception to them, and Ambas-
sador Ssto's. Each was preceded by
particularly brilliant dinner. The
lsansings' dinner was at their home;
the reception, like all their. receptions
to the visiting missions, was down
at the Pan-American Building, which
rs a setting for state function has
the White House beaten to a frazzle.
They were garden parties, in and out
door parties, with the lines formed up
In the great Hall Of the Americas.
Whence, the formality of greeting
over one was free to wander out into
the wonderful Aztec gardens, with
the dark silent pool presided over by
the broOdinE sad Indian" Fairyland
itself could be no loVelleT than those
gardens the night Of that Japanese re-
Ception, with varicolored lights tucl:ed
away in the foliage. the crossed flags
ot the United states and Japan. and
the huge flower beds making splashes
Of brilliant color.
Look said one of the secretaries
Of the japanese Embassy. do look!
The garden Is strung with lanterns
from Japan, and they have even hung
out the moon in our honor" Truly
it seemed so! for it was a wonderful
moon lightnight. and strangely enough,
the first time that we had been able
to hang out the moon for any OF the
big missions. OF course everybody
was there-literally everybody, from
| the President and Mrs. Wilson, and
! all the diplomats and foreign mis-
tsionaries in town. down lowell.
tiown to me!
Ambassador Sato's big reception
was quite as interesting. i'm a different
way. as Secretary Lansing's. Here
were two very distinguished Japanese
gentlemen. and one diminutive Jap
AAese song bird cooperating to make
me eSening a distinguished success.
So Of course it was. Given a perfect
host, a guest Of honor, suave, bril-
liant and distinguished, and such a
winsome little person as Mime. Tamaki
Miura to sing: then as a missen-scene,
the long ball room Of the Willard,
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w1eniawski;

''obertass Mazurka." wIeniawski;
Miss Estella Thomas.
voice-'1dngerinr Lonely Rose. ." 81
bella; Good Morning. Brother Sum
shine" Lehman; Miss Olga Krumke-
second Hungarian Rhapsody"
Liszt; orchestra.
Accompanist-George Dixon Thoinp-
son.
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CLUB notes.
Anthony League.

At the meeting of the war service
committee of Anthony League, held in
the home OF the president, Mrs. Anna
4. Hendley, on Wednesday afternoon,
Miss Ellen NJ. stone gave a most en-
tertaininK talk on her experience In
the Balkan States, and Of the present
conditions there. She spoke Of the. in
spiration that the United States is TO
those small countries, particularly
along educationa' lines.
Twenty-Five dollars was raised for
the fund to establish the War Victory
Commission in France for the use Of
the American soldiers and sailors when
on furlough. The need OF this work
was presented with feeling by Mrs.
Augustus knight, OF the General Fed
GRAFTON of WOman's Clubs.
Mrs. Frank B. Lord sang several de-
lightful selections, accompanied by
Mrs. Stearns.
Next Wednesday at 4 o'clock Mrs
Gertrude Bonnim. wife OF Lieut.. Ton
MIN, member of the Indian tribe. and
graduate of Carlisle Institute, will
speak Of the effort to protect her peo-
pie from the evils OF the drug to which
they are becoming addicted. She will
appear in her native Indian costume.
The Excelsior Literary Club.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home OF the hostess. Mrs. Z. A.
Hawkes.. who was assisted by Mrs.
Il. 7. Beaton. Mrs. Beaton spoke on
the work done by the Junior Red
Cross in Southwest Washington. Mrs.
Frances Howlett-Wright, one OF our
new members and field secretary for
the Crittenton Mission, spoke on dress
reform. One OF our beloved members.
Mrs. NJ. Gordon. passed away last
Tuesday. Delegates to the Federation
of women's Clubs OF the District are
Mrs. James w. Dorcey, Mrs. Miller
O'Keefe and Mrs. J. Gravatt alter
mates. Mrs. J. w. BuIla. Mrs. NJ. Bar
ringer. Mrs. w. Webb. Mrs. J. NJ.
Holmes and Mrs. Warner. The next
meeting will be held at the Young
Womens Christian Association on
April ..
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CuItuH CIUb,

The Cultus Club met Tuesday. April
Is. at the residence Of Mrs. Charles r..
Nesbit, with sixteen members present.
The first paper was by Mrs. g. w.
Harris on "Distinguished People in
the District OF Columbia" second by
Miss L. Heiberger on THE United
States Navy and Its Heroes" third by
Mrs. A. c. Taylor on Stories OF Men
Who Have Risen"
The program was concluded by a
reading from Oliver Wendell Holmes
old Ironsides" by Mrs. Charles De-
monet
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Our last ambassadorial acquisition
Lord Reading-is still being dined as
regularly as the dinner hour comes
around. Every night last week. ex-
cept Friday. when he himself was
host, somebody was entertaining at
dinner in honor OF the British AM
bassador and Lady Reading" The
dinner Friday was a large one; and
with the one given for the Archbishop
of York gave a few Of the elect an
opportunity to note some of the
changes In the embassy during the
first month of Lord Readings regime
while he was still in Mrs Moran's
house on Massachusetts avenue. They
all declare themselves charmed" :"
The ball room in which hang the
great portraits of the late King Ed
ward and of the Dowager Queen
Alexandra has been transformed into
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Personal Items Of Events Washington Homes and the Clubs

hung with the flags OF the allied ma
tons through which the lights gleafn-
ed rosily. and such a representative
company Of official folk. diplomats
and resident society. has one not all
the elements OF -sn unforgetaolet
evening?
First there had been a dinner for
about 100 guests, at which the Jap
anese Ambassador proposed the
came back with toast to the Em-
peror Of Japan. Afterwards came the
reception with dancing ad 10. The
guests began to arrive about 10
o'clock. and half an hour. later the
dance was In full swing. Little Mime.
Miura was quite the most attractive
figure In the room. She made a
charming and quaint figure in her
gay Japanese costume with its great
gold obi. waltzing away, like any
American girl, first with one of the
secretaries Of the embassy, and after
wards with a succession of desirable
partners. She was In constant de-
, mand. but noticed, as did many
others. that she found time for an
animated chat with Yiscount ishii,
who seemed vastly entertained. also
noticed that she wore French heeled
slippers with her Japanese costume,
and the most occidental of tiny gold
wrist watches was a somehow not
inharmonious accessory to her pic
turesque Oriental attire.
On the whole she seemed quite the
belle Of that ball. though Senator
James Hamilton Lewis ran her .
close second. For J. Ham Ii admit
tedly something of a sartorial cyclone.
When he fathers a distinct innovation
in evening dress. as he did that night,
II is up to the young bloods to sit up
and take notice. He was there-svery
much there-and this is what he wore:
Item-one coat. conventional black
''swallowtair'; item-one shirt, soft
white; item-one vest. white with
large black buttons; item-one pair of
trousers, white; itenf-one pair shoes,
likewise socks. both white. canvas and
silk respectively. Did he. or did he
not, point the way for the boys to
follow this summer?
But with such pleasant memories II
1t any wonder that Washington is
ready to extend a welcoming hand to
Ishii. and to make the acquaintance
of the Viscountess Ishii, who was not
with him last summer and, perhaps.
Of his charming youngest daughter.
Most Of his children are married and
scattered in the service Of their coun-
try in various parts OF Europe, but
understand that there Is one young
daughter whom Washington may
hope to meet. And the diplomatic col
ony needs some young girls to replace
the four daughters Of the Minister
from the Netherlands, and Nine. Plhi-
lips, who. like the hero Of q song pop
ular few years ago, came right In
and turned around and went right
out again. They said. politely, that
they hoped to return. when the min
lister was restored to health, but
there seems to be general skepticism
as to that.
Our last ambassadorial acquisition
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The Red Cross auxiliary Of the In
torstate Commerce Commission will
give a benefit on Tuesday afternoon,
April 80, al 2:3O. Through the cour-
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HOROSCOPE.

The stars incline. but DO not compel &"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

Last week-like many past weeks.
and many a week yet to come-was
a week OF war benefits of one sort
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

. The College Equal Suffrage League
will hold its annual business meeting
Monday. April .. at S p. m, at 1GN;
Rhode Island avenue. Election of Of
flcers. the adoption of constitution
and the report of the program COM
mittee will constitute the business of
the evening.
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
To the President and Mr.. MCAdOO
Is There Any Way of Making the American Dollar
Worth ONE HUNDRED CENTS In Neutral
Countries Abroad7
Countries Abroad?
This question it seems to US is important.


The United States has forbidden gold exports which
is wise Since gold fetch among the nations let keep
our fetch supply at home.
But while we keep gold at home let arrange in
way that the American dollar will not be marked
down too low the bargain counter of other countries
The dollar in Spain worth seventy or less
Spanish money.
The same thing is true of China, Sweden, Norway Ho
land and Denmark In all the neutral countries the Amer
dollar is worth much less than hundred cents.
There ought to be some way to stop this
MIR. Warburg, of the Federal Reserve Bank might de-
vote his mind to the probem-he has excellent financial
ability.
This is written primarily for the President of the
United States and the Secretary of the Treasury.
is the duty of the Government to protect the Amer
lean CITIZEN abroad it is also the duty of the Government
to protect THE DOLLAR abroad The dollar travels and
buys for the citizen.
Federal Reserve exchange and credit banks the other
side properly organized would be able to attend to the
matter.
This is creditor nation in every of the word
The world billions
And exports far In excess of our imports.
In other words the outside countries including the neu
trails much than them. Therefore our
dollar should be THE BEST DOLLAR.
The thing CAN be arranged and it ought to be.
The four big neutral countries Spain Norway Neither
lands Denmark, every year tens of millions more
than the-because exports exceed imports
Continued In Last Column)
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
Consistency a Jewel We All Need---By Elizabeth Jordan

loyal in our friendships, now is
the period of our greatest Joy in
them. For there they are-all
around us-men and women We
have loved for years.
But what OF the incOnstant
friend-the friend who fiutters
from one TO another and fingers
by no ones side? The years OF
middle age and Of old age will be
hard on him. NJ. NJ. E.-because
he was hard on friendship and love
In the years OF his youth.
AS for advice, here it is. 1t is
radical, for nothing but radical
treatment will cure you.
Make no friends for two years.
Do it voluntarily. Be an exile
from social life. Say to yourself:
an the meantime, l will work
my hardest. / will study. l will
improve myself in every way I
The Washington times., 1918-02-13

Just now, you are young. In
youth one makes friends easily.
II one loses them, others may
come to take their places.
Also. in youth, there is an. en-
thusiasm, a zest for life. which
temporarily at least-may take
the place OF close human relations.
AS one grows older, values
change. We begin to realize what
is worth while and what is not
We are cooler than we were.
We are more critical. more eau
tious, harder to please. We have
had a number Of disappointments
and these have made US wary.
odd friends are best" we tell
ourselves. Consciously or uncon-
sciously our hearts turn and cling
to those we have long known and
loved
II we have been sincere and
The Washington times., 1918-02-13

can. At the end of two years | Will
take an inventory of my Gualifica-
tions. II my loneliness, my work
and my effort have made me ft
for friendship, and if a friend
comes along, l will accept him
gladly.
But even when l have found
him l will still be on probation.
! will make a study and an art Of
friendship. / will be the best
friend my friend ever had-the
most thoughtful, the most consid-
crate, the least selfish.
Don't conf1de In any one.
This experiment is a matter be-
tween you and your conscience.
II you are as you see yourself, and
II you wish to make yourself over
You can only do It by following
some such radical plan as the one
i have suggested.
The Washington times., 1918-02-13

The picture on this page is lesson in race prejudice
and stupid religious hatred and bigotry
The difference between England civilized and free, and
Russia cursed with anarchy at moment and autocracy at
another is the difference between these pictures
Even while Russia procaims the rule Of brother
hood and benevoence you read Of brutal attacks upon Jews
by those that have been trained hate every religion
their ownn spite of the fact that the of Russia
to the Jews at least rs per cent of such education
they have.
The nation that has the intelligence utilize the good
in men and in races is the nation that prospers.
And the nation sunk in medieval degradation that de-
soys what hates and does not understand is the nation
that sinks lower and lower-to the inevitable end Of revolu
on anarchy and reorganization that has overtaken Russia
The story that this picture tells is much older than the
present movement toward intelligent recognition of equality
In the British empire
The Jews in England were freed from this last eds
ability and the right to sit in Parliament conferred upon
them only half a century ago.
Millions of men living remember when Disraeh stood
In the English House Of Commons despsed and assaied
Jew, phlosophcaly looking down upon the half drunken
Tories who attacked him and saying Gentlemen the day
will come when you will listen to me.
The day did come when England selected the Jew
Dei to represent the empire at the conference at Berlin
she has now chosen Rufus aacs to represent her here
Disraei came back bringing England peace with honor
and incidentally considerable valuable territory.
pn Of the Tas OF TaE EWsH PEOPLE
THE JEWISH GENIUS
You must go as far back as the day when Cromwell cut
of the head Of Charles the First to realize what the Jews
have done for the British empire and what brutal treatment
of them has meant to other nations.
In the seventeenth century, when Cromwell had power
he asked himself first of ALL What does England need?
he knew that commercial nation needed that UNDER
STOOD COMMERCE
At that time persecution and torture were inflicted
upon Jews in countries that hotbeds of superstition
blind fanatca ignorance and hatred-such Russia
From Spain and Portugal especially the Jews were
driven and in both of those countries they submitted
to persecution and unbeievably atrocious torture.
As they were driven from Spain and from Portugal
they were received by Cromwell in England.
The gradual decay and degradation of Portugal and
SPAIN the marvellous prosperity of England since Crom
wells day. ought to teach lesson to the Jew haters
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
DEAR mss JORDAN:

DEAR MISS JOhDAN.
Won't you write an article on
Constancy? I am sure il would
greatly beneft many men and
women who lack that quality.
Take me. for example. l have
not one atom OF II In my makeup
! can't stick to my friends or to
anything. Almost as fast as
make them l lose the associates
love and respect. I have lost
or disappointed every friend l
ever had
What can do? Lay it on as
strong as you please. l deserve
everything you can say. But give
me some good advice-for l am
wretched. NJ. NJ. f.
.HERE is no reason why 1
should lay It on" NJ. NJ. E.
You see yourself so clearly
that ! need not stand with you
before your mirror.
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
HAUL COAL OR MOVE SNOW.

II your coal bin was empty
and you had the choice Of get
ting a ton Of anthracite or hav-
ing a man come and sweep the
snow from IN front Of your
house, would you hesitate long
in answering?
That's the situation Washing
ton has faced for several days.
People who have lambasted the
Street Cleaning Department for
not removing snow should real
ize that as many as 125 teams
a day have been diverted from
the snow work to the coal work
and THAT alone saved Wash
ington from unspeakable suf-
fering.
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
Is There No Justice For Govern
ment Clerks?
One story Out Of the Tens of
Wages for Faithful Workers
By EARL GOODWIN.

Why does the United States Government the richest
and most powerful Government in the history of the world
hire man with family at the rate Of $50 month";
Why does this omniscen Congress of our spend more
per day on Junkeng tour than it viii allow for whole
month to some OF the countrys Government workers.
When you think the hair OIL the fancy waters the Roman
Injuries which the proud Senate of the United States buys
for its members exclusive use you will have no doubt that
angels weep they ponder upon the gross seshness of this
set of in appropatng year after year. year after
year. just enough money to keep employee chained to
desk but not enough to get square meal for him or his
children from one day to another
wish that every member of the Senate and every men,
Der of the House would read this letter from Louis Plum
it srs their hearts it does mine, the long fight
of the clerks for than subsarvaton pay is already
won. Here is the letter.
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To the President and Mr.. McAdoo
Continued from First Column

lContnued from
Spain for instance must pay forty-one millions more
than we pay to Spain, in year.
Our money ought to be at premium-it is just the
other way round
Senator Owen Chairman of the Banking and Currency
Committee of the United States Senate is to be congsu
lated upon the interest that he has shown in this unnatural
and harmful condition.
The American buying in neutral country should not
be obliged to pay dollar and twenty five cents for
dollars worth of goods.
And the buyer from a neutral country should not be
able to buy dollars worth of American goods for seventy
five cents of his money And that the present con-
dton
The Washington times., 1918-02-13

Can It Be possible that 80 good q
line as the Capital Traction Com
PGny Is overlooking the opp0rtunity
to collect RieEels b. running partly
empty cars to Georgstot0R?
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
Welcome to Lord Reading
Representative of Modern Civilization and Ancient
Thought.

The special ambassador and high commissioner from
Great Britain to the United States Lord Reading Jew
As Rufus Isaacs this made Lord Chief Justice
of England. Now he is chosen to look after Englands
interests, most important work, in this country.
The Washington times., 1918-02-13

DOC BEELER says that more cars
are SCHEDULED to run on Four
teenth street than on the George
town line.
The Washington times., 1918-02-13
HEARD AND ZEN

LlGER told one-tenth Of what he
might tell about the crowded Four
teenth street line. q great light
would be shed on the problem