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The Washington herald., 1919-08-10
sTURTEvANT WEDDING
WASN'T SURPRISE.

Miss Vivian Humphreys, Of this
city. has just told OF her engage
ment to Capt. Jacob r. Mcneil. Of
Colon. Panama Miss Humphreys Is
the daughter OF Mrs. Thomas Og
den Humphreys and sister of Lieut..
Col. 7. II. Humphreys, of Fort
NIunroe. That wedding will be an
important social event of next
month. A prominent autumn bride
will be Miss Priscilla Ridgely
White. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry White. OF Brookline. Mass.
formerly of Baltimore, whose en-
cagement to Norman Schaff. Of
New York. was announced a few
weeks ago. Mr. Schaff is the son
OF the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. David S
Schaff. of Pittsburgh. and was
graduated from Yale University.
class 1914. He lived in Washington
last year while working with the
War Trade Board. Miss White.
whose parents also had a house in
Washington during the war. was
among the prominent young women
in society who were engaged in
active war work in the Capital.
Lieut.. Donald Hills Fuller, OF Win
throp. Mass, now serving on the
staff OF Gen. H. ". Lord in this city,
has just told his friends OF his en-
gagement to Miss Marvel Horton.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Her
bert Horton, Of Cliftohdale Mass.
Lieut.. Fuller is the son Of William O.
Fuller. editor OF the Rocklard Cour-
ier-Gazette. Then there IS Flora Be
wicks maria ge. in which the army
set. as we'll as the residential set in
society. is greatly interested. 1t will
take place shortly in Paris, a soon
as Miss Bewick and her mother, Mrs.
Edward T. Donneily, wife Of Brig.
Gen. Donnelly, reach the other side.
They left Lenox, Mass, where they
were passing the summer. about a
week ago to start on their journey.
Miss Bewick's fiance is Brig. Gen.
Wallace Wright. of the British army.
Many Of the brides are having their
weddings at their summer homes, like
that Of Gertrude Greedy, which will
take place this month at the summer
home of Mai. Gen. Adolphus w.
Greedy in New England. The BRIDE
zroom-to-be is Lieut.. Comdr. James
Chatham Cress. L. S. y. There was
an interesting wedding here last week
at st. Thomas Church, when Miss
Annie Myers Crenshaw, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus P. Crenshaw.
became the bride of Ensign Charles
Leslie McCrea, U. S. n. Word has
just reached Washington of the mar
riage of Miss katherine Bowen,
The Washington herald., 1919-08-10


one of the largest and most success
full ever given ct the Greenbrier and
the evening was charged with ip-
terssting conversation bearing on
the great events OF the day. While
Mr.. Mckenna gave his dinner at the
Greenbrier in honor Of the Senatur,
Mrs. McKenna gave a dinner at
Casino Cottage in honor of Mrs.
Poindexter. Her guests included
Mrs. William Haywood. Mrs. Russell
Colt. tMiss Ethel Barrymore) Mrs.
Alexander 3. Brown. Mrs. Thomas
F./Gilroy. jr., Mrs. Walter II. Close,
Mrs. George u. Pynchon, Mrs. An
drew Squire, Mrs. John D. Little
and Mrs. W. James Walker.
/ On Sunday afternoon Mrs Nc
kenna entertained over 100 guests
at Casino Cottage at tea in honor
Of Senator and Mrs Poindexter.
The porches OF the cottage, which
are/beautifully arranged with porch
furniture in blue. and baskets hang
ing from the caves. filled with
ferns and flowers. made a besuti-
full picture and it was one OF the
most successful teas OF the sum
mer.
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs
The Washington herald., 1919-08-10
THREE DEATHS
SHOCK SOCIETY.

Washington society was shocked
by three deaths last week. two Of
them old members OF Washiugton's
best society.
Miss Margaret Selma Erno CAM
erOn. daughter of the late Sir Rod
eriCk Cameron. died Wednesday in
St. Lukes Hospital, New York She
suffered from a complication of dis
eases. but Mr.. Duncan Cameron. her
brother. attributed her death to
-overwork in connection with Red
Cross work In this country and in
France.
She spent six months abroad with
the Red Cross and upon her return
was placed in charge Of the Red
Gross unit at the United States
Army Base Hospital at Fox Hills.
Staten Island. where. at one time.
there were as many as 5000 soldier
patients.
Miss Cameron's father. while Il
The Washington herald., 1919-08-10
MANY WEDDINGS
NOW AND LATER.

Neither the warm summer days nor
the deserted state OF society seem
10 have interfered with Dan Cupid.
Important announcements Of engage
ments are made daily; there are
many weddings taking place and we'd
ding plans are being made just as
though it were the height OF the
season.
The latest announcement Of an en-
Eagement in society here is Of wide
spread interest. that of Miss Jeanette
COwan, daughter Of Mrs. John X.
Shields, wife of Senator Shields, of
Tennessee-to Lieut.-Col. Clement c.
Heth. {. S A. Of this city The
marriage will take place in Septem-
Der at the Shields estate in Knoxville.
Washington society regrets that the
ceremony will not take place here as
both young people are prominent in
Washington society.
Mrs. Shields and her daughter
spent last month at the Shoreham in
Washington with the Senator. but
left a few days ago to Join Miss
COwan's brother and sister-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cowan for a few
weeks They made quite a stop in
New York en- route Miss Cowan was
a debUtante in Washington society
ScF q IL Seasons ago ana NdQ DEll-
liant season Since then she has di-
vided time between Washington and
Tennessee Col. Heth belongs to an
old and aristocratic Washington
family hailing originally from the
South where the Heths are connected
with all the famous old families He
returned recently from duty in France
and IS stationed at Fort Washington.
He has been quite a beau around
town for a number Of years and I
rever heard OF him rushing Miss
Cowan so the engagement was a real
surprise.
Another engagement OF equally
as great interest Is that Of Miss
Mary Frances Litten. daughter Of
Gen. and Mrs. Isaac W. Littell. and
Commander George S. Bryan. Z. S
y. Her sister. Miss Ruth Littell.
vas married just about a month
ago to Lieut.. Comdr. Henry Cook
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coNrINuU EEoN PAGE SIX.

season at the popular resort. Nearly
Sll the villas are occupied by people
who stand for the creme de Ia creme
or American society, and the advent
OF Clarence H Mackay and his three
children has added a bit to the glory
OF the resort. 1t Is to be hoped Mr..
Aackay will not dlsappoint the South
ampton colony. Everyone there looks
forward to his giving several sensa-
tional parties in honor OF his debutante
daughter. Katherine. Katherine has
appeared at a few parties given thus
far, among them being the informal
csnee which Mrs. Ned Van Ingen
gave the other evening for her daugh-
>er. Katherine Van Tngen. The Mackay
deoutante has made a deep impression
on the summer sets. and she will, no
doubt. develop into as great a beauty
as her mother. who is now Mrs Joseph
4. Blake, and who is passing the sum-
mer with her husband at Newport
Mr.. Mackay and his children have
one or the most impressive villas in
The colony, and Is admirably suited
for entertaining on q lavish scale.
There are any number OF debutantes
and sub-debutantes this summer at
southampton. and they are all looking
Forward snxiously to the functions
which Dame Rumor has the multi-mil-
honaire banker and clubman planning
to give.
No Southampton season would be
complete without the usual quota CT
social climbers. There is certain
glamour about the al activities
at the Long Island resort which
causes aspirants for places in the
social spotlight 70 descend. in great
numbers. upon that resort.
This year. however. there has
been a verits BILE deluge Of families
who are anxious to reach The apex
of social fame. Not a few q the
most important villas have been
leased to people who are long on
. cash but bit shy on family. Some
. meet with success, while others con-
tLnue on at the resort. season after
season, without making any social
headway.
- The really representative people at
Southampton this season Include tie
O. Charles Steeles and their daughters,
. Mrs. "Dav" MtlbUrn and Mrs. F.
. SIX ddy Won Stade; the Goodhue Liv-
,ingstOns. the Rufus L. Pattersons.
whose daUzhter L-cy will become
the bride Of H. Casimir de Rham in
the autumn: Mrs. Walter Cutting.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Henry COe. NJ. and
Mrs. Francis Burial Hoffman. the
Breeses. the Mortons, the Peabodys.
. the TrevOrs. the Schermerhorns,
etc. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman be-
longs to that group. but has post
pOned going there this season from
time to time until the summer is
- half over and now probably will
not go at all
The Washington herald., 1919-08-10

Squeeze the juice of two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
OF orchard white, shake well, and
you have a quarter pint Of the best
freckle and tan lotion, and COM
plexion beautiher, at very, very
small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter
will spply three ounces OF orchard
white for a few cents. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the face,
neck, arms and hands each day and
see how clear, soft and rosy white
the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is harm
less and never irritates.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper Cox en-
tertained yesterday at a dinner and
dance the Southern Social Club in
their charming bungalow at Twenty
eighth street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Those present were: Misses
Nettie Humes. Anna Humes. Ethe!
kdwell. Charlotte Nindham. Mildred
Nelson. Matte Tucker, Marie Bruner
Gertrude Ni!burn and Messrs Frank
5. Carroll F J. Parker, Jack Pe!ton
and II. Joseph Ryan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15

farm homes These lads are asking
for modern lighting and heating sys-
TENS in the old farmhouses They
expect proper ventilation. They want
the conveniences that lessen the
drudgery of housework for mothers
and sisters and wives.
These returned soldiers are getting
what they want, too. 1t is reported
that new business along such lines OF
improvement has already outSrcwn
the available stocks Of goods.
Soldiers returning to city homes
and to small towns will have the
same desire for better things than
they had before the war. AS more
and more Of them return and settle
down at definite. positions in their
communities they Will probably ex-
tend their improving efforts to the
controlling local affairs
Schools and government and the
public welfare will all profit by the
higher standards Of those young men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
LENT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

Lent Of course is a religious insti-
tuition primarily, but some of prin-
ciples involved in its religious OBJ
servance are. as a matter of fact,
based on the fundamental laws o.
health.
It makes no difference what the re-
ligicus belief is. Most people eat more
heartily and eat richer, heavier foods
in winter than in summer. Since this
is true, the thing which Lent requires
of some as religious observance is
really the comn1on-sense requirement
for everybody This is the practical
elimination of meats from the diet,
and the substitution Of green foods
instead Modern dietitians would call
it low proteid diet" and it is the
best one for anybody in the period Of
lassitude which is known as spring
fever. This very !assitude is nothing
but the protest Of tired livcrs and
ovcrworked digestions.
Lent is supposed also to be a Pc
riod of rest and quiet after the late
hours Of winter, a time to get not
only the body but the heart and soul
rested, and who would not be me
better for that? Ones belief may
not take one to church to pray, tc-
f it takes one to the woods to walk
or rest ocietly at home the effect
S much the same.
.'r,er all, if one takes the trouble
q study the matter bit, there are
cts of Aleas scorred in these material
days as old-iogyish religious notions
which have as their foundation the
very principles advocated by the
most modern disciples Of hygiene.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
PACKING THINGS PROPERLY.
x E,Y,.asE. --

The American Express Company
has started a campaign Of education
in the proper packing of small goods.
such as the average individual usually
sends by express. Instruction is to
be given to employees, and they in
turn may help and make suggestions
TO patrons of the Company bringing
improperly wrapped articles to the
Offices.
In nom matter are people as a rule
more careless, and a little education
along these lines is sorely needed.
1t is said that one reason why the
Germans secured and held against
most comers their enormous foreign
strado was that they understood the art
of packing goods for shipment. Each
bnnale was packed with meticulous
care which insured its arrival in Al
condition at its destination, though
il circled the globe on the way.
There is much avoidable breakage,
and the bulk of many packages could
be less if people would learn to pack
properly, to know what is the best
method of protecting fragile materials
and last but not least, what is the
proper way to tie a string.
It would be a good thing if a course
in packing could be included in the
school curriculum. a packers class
might be started in almost any neigh
borhood to the advantage Of all con-
cerned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
Pisgah News and Views.

Pisgah, March 9.-The farmers
are up to date with their work ex-
cept blowing. The land is so wet that
it can't be plowed. SO planting WI
be late and possibly that will be best
for the price of cotton. The very dry
fall was an indication Of q wet spring.
Small grain mas come out a gre2:
deal. Peach trees are not bloom;a&
Very little guano has been hauled.
Indications are that not much VIII b
used.
The cut in cotton acreage VIII be
done. Many, the first of the year cut
down one-third and over.
Mr. John McCaa and family Of Co
lumbia spent the weekend with rel
atives here.
Carlton Kenny who has been in
Burlington, y. C. for some time, has
returned home.
Miss Lula Baker is visiting relatives
and friends near Sumter.
Miss Lois Ei1nore celebrated her
birthday Sunday.
Mr.. J. L. Shiver, who got so badly
i1urt in his saw mill ten days ago,
came back home Friday from TIE
Tourney Hospital and is able 70 sit Up
some. He got his right collar bone
broken and his left arm in three
places. Two places below the elbow,
ard above; the bone was crushed. His
clothes we're entirely stripped from
him and about one-fourth Of the skin
peeled off. One Of his legs is badly
iacerated. In the whirl of his body
IN the machinery it is wonder that
he was not killed. It looks like a r1er-
ciful providence saved him. He is q
worthy and good man and his many
friends hope that he will soon recover
and be himself again. This is the
third time that he has been badly hurt
in his life.
Rev Lilies preached a fine sermon
at Pisgah church Sunday evening.
Pissah church sent eleven bushels
o. grain to Connie Maxwell Orphan
age. The superintendent said the corn
and other crops were short last year
and grain is much needed for there
are many little ones to feed and care
for.
1t is unfortunate that the peace
conference did not try to make peace
with the warning nations so business
could be fully resumed, before dis
cussing a world league Of nation:'.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
THE RED FLAG.

The federal law framed to prevent
he display of the red has in public
olace seems to have gone to the dis
card. along with much other desir-
able legislation, in the closing days
If the session. However, the favor
,5le report on it made by the senate
judiciary committee served a useful
purpose, and even without & formal
prohibition there viii! not be much
-.ore Haunting of the Socialist ban
Ger in this country.
The incident serves as reminder
of the degradation of a symbol whose
original purport was not only unob-
ject;onablc but admirable. The So
:ialists who first adopted the red flag
as their emblem chose it precisely as
Americans chose the red in our nat
ional banner, merely emphasizing its
significance. They regarded that color
as emblernatic of human brotherhood.
It typised the blood whose color is
the same in the hearts OF all man
kind. 1t meant universal love and
sympathy.
By a monstrous perversfon, that
red flag has come to suggest, to noss
people, not the sameness Of blood
but the shedding of blood. And while
there are unquestionably many iau-
name Socialists who still hold to the
old view, the bulk of present-day so
cialists have drifted so far frona !he!.
original ideas that they think OF th<
red flag very much as the genera
public Goes.
To only too many of them it rea!h
stands for bloodshed, in pursuance O.
| a war OF violence against socie;s'
rather than for the peaceful REQ:
ganization and regeneration of so
cicty throagh warm, loving synpa
| Inv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
ENGLISH SHOULD BE EAIPHAS1Z
ED.

Into the pool of violen. controversy
over foreign language instruction
some one casts this little pebble: IN
stead of spending so much energy
agains. the foreign languages. why not
spend some of it to enforce the teach
ing of English ?''
It is not a bad idea. In education
the positive method is ever the best.
It would pe a good plan for every
educational institution in every To-
cality to be watched FROM this point
of view. Not just What else are they
doins?" but, is there vigorous. COM
petent instruction in English ?" Is
Americanization actively conducted
Mere opposition is Of as little value
in educational concerns as in any
other wal OF life, It is intelligent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
THE BANK THAT SMASHED.

Here's little extract from the
4 days news: "Kasson Harp, factory
worker of Toledo, O., lost $4,000,
the savings of lifttinle, when 2 ccr-
hdence man persuaded him to draw
i the money from the bank He olac "a
s the money in a strong box and gave
the sswindler a key. When he open
ed the box he found three 81 bills.
He told the police the confidence man
said the banks were going to smash.
Now lit is true tha7 banks some
times smash There are states whose
banking laws are so fixed that any
private person may hang a sign
.sBank" in his window and take in
money from others, bearing pra actic-
ally no responsibility,
But 40 NATIONAL bank, no state
bank. no reputable, wen-estabI;shea
bank Of any sort .snashes wiIhcl.
warning, without resp onsibility to de-
s tfOSttOIS. ~ jt1SS 1o1A OO1AS. ~AiAO lAC
ShakieSt Of banks is not so shaay as
the Ole sock, the bag under the ma:
tress and the other fire and thief-at-
tracting methods Of keeping money.
Nor can the crookedest of crooked
banks compare in danger with CIV
ing the key TO ones life savings to q |
Stranger.
The great business Of the country |
Is done by the banks. They are not |
only the strongest and best protect
ed means of keeping money, but they
are: the only sensible means. More,
over. money idle is money wasted
Money should be earning interest, do-f
ing the country's work.
Characterization is nowhere more !
needed then in convincing the igno-
rant foreigner Of the stability Of our
barking systems And many ma
tive. needs instructions also.
When some willy stranger tells you
the sound and reliable banks in your
town, are going to smash" and Of
fers himself. as the guardian Of your
savings it's just about time that his
fevered brow be given a chance al
the cooler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15

Henry Cabot Lodge says the HepUn:i-
can senate Will reject any league OF
nations involving the right Of his
cot <ry to act for itself as it always
has, and / guess he IS right. Wish the
n2pcrs would publish Washington s
farewell address, then the people
would see what he advocated &nG
VINO is right.
Of people have not read Washing
.o:i's farewell address in the school
readers, they would not reaG il in the
papers.)
The speeches that were made in
n presenting iovinG tokens to certain
members OF congress were fir.e.
Miss Adele Mcleod OF Ren1bert at
tended services at Pisgah church
Sunday
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80 80.
AMERICA AND ARMENIA q

1t is now accepted as foregone
l.conclusion that if the League of Ma
tons pact goes through. the United
States will be asked to act as man
datory,'' for Armenia. And opinion
seems to be swinging around to the
view that if the formal request is
made, we cannot avoid the duty.
There will be good deal Of rather
thankless work for the big powers to
do in the way of helping weak or
backward peoples to get onto their
feet politically. Great Britain, France
and Italy will have their hands full.
They can hardly be blamed for want
ing to unload some Of the response
bility on America, particularly as the
ideas and inspirations on which this
benevolent protectorate plan is bas-
ed are so distinctly American. They
ask US to practice what we preach,
and 70 undertake the tasks that are
q natural outcome of our war mo-
tives and peace principles.
In some respects, 100, Armenia
would be a congenial protegee. Amer
leans have always sympathized keen
ly with the prosecuted Armenians,
and have done more for them,
through private philanthropy, than
any other people There is closer
tie between the two nations than one
might suppose. The environment of
Armenia, is not one that appeals to !
Americans. It suggests all sorts Of |
oriental difficulties and entangle-
nents. But the Armenians them I
selves would much prefer to have
Jncle Sam adopt them, and he can do /
t if he has to.
The task may indeed prove easier
han most persons suppose. The
turks are thoroughly hunbied and
and Will hardly make
auch trouble It is thought that one
egiment Of American soldiers would
e all the troops we should have to
end over. Miriam Sevasly, chairman
f tee Armenian National Council of
.merica, says that there are more
han $4,000 Armenian soldiers in the J.
caucasus and Siberia who would be
laced unreservedly at the command
f the American mandatory, but "the
onvictior at the American eagle is
caring Mount Ararat will do
more than any army to keep out
ntruders and disperse trouble-mak-
.rs''
At best, such an enterprise would
,e entered upon with many misGiv-
ngs. 1t would mark great turn
ng-point in American history. BY
he same token it would be mighty
Interesting adventure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
Summary Executions
Huns Are Putting to Use Les
sons Learned in Belgium.

London, March IA Copenhagen
dispatch says the lre OF the fight
ms between govcr nent troops and
:rartacan bands ~ the eastern SC
burbs Of Berlin seems TO indicate that
local Spartacan groups were formed
for no other purpose than to plund-
er the city
Al Amsterdam dispatch says that
one Spartacan who was captured had
jewelry valued at nearly one million
marks. He was executed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
SOLDIERS WANT IMPROVE
AIENTS.


1t was taken for granted that one
inevitable result of the raising and
training of the selective service army
would be a general elevation Of
standards of living. Along with the
military training went certain
amount of education for health anc
sanitation which would not be for
gotten when the men returned TO
their homes.
SO far, Kansas has found this de-
nland FOR improved living conditions
particularly evident among the boys
who are returning from service to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-15
a.asss.eissa@. .as.zsl ii.s
Enc Dover-Calais Tun-
mel.
French and English Engineers
in Accord.

Paris, March II (Havas).]t is
stated in the French technical circles
that N. Sartiauv, chief engineer Of
the Northern Railway company, and
of the French Company. who holds
concession for participating in the
building Of q tunnel under the Eng
lisn Channel, is in accord with Sir
Francis Fox. the British expert. as
to the details Of construction. The
assertion was made today that it Only
remained for the British parliament
to sanction the tunnel. when the
work OF construction would begin.