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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

thirst or fancy coveted, that did he
get. 1t may have been beer, it may
have been champagne; for some it
was Bourbon, for some rye, for
some Black and White. ~
And 20 the lid was lifted. In q
fsshion truly worth while. For two
hours. ali too brief and heeting, it
was not only lifted but lost and
quite forgotten. Then ! climbed
down from the cask and went forth
to see the appalling results Of this
most disgraceful and disgusting
orgy. For of course there were in
Vulnerable fights and the police cells
were crowded and
mo Such Animile."
Hold hard, Missouri! There
wasn't no such animile!" In all PAN
anna that night there was not sin
gle fight. In those two strenuous
hours | saw not blow struck nor
heard an 'nagry word spoken. The
police cells remained empty. The
policemen had nothing to do but to
watch the fun and to edge in for
their bottles when they had
chance. And the only individual l
could find that night who was per-
ceptibly under the influence" was
well, he was man from the
United States, who claimed to have
been the original compounder of the
ambrosial beverage described by
Kipling, champagne and curacao,
half and half!
Remembering that, then, when my
Missouri friends expatiate upon their
lifting of the lid, and when in little
old New York the perennially hope
full talk of a brief Uplifting before
the fateful days of mid January, l
say, with the mocking wrath of
Harte's Enriquez, Believe me,
Friend Pancho, eet it nothingl"
Remembering that, too, wonder,
and wonder. and wonder. Shall I,
or shall l not, revisit Panama and
see the Cathedral plaza with the
lid on?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Harking back to the old day.
when the family used to all prepar,
for the Sabbath worship at tn,
crossroads, where the highly re-
spected of the community gathered
zach Sunday to pay homage to theil
God, back to the days when the
hitching posts were all filled with
the aristocratic farm horse straps
while the masters were attending
divine service within the old edihce
immortalized in the "little brown
church in the vale" M. S. Briggs oi
Plattsmouth, in giving his concep.
ton OF the true church, urges Amer.
ica to recall the days of its youth
His theory is almost generally ac-
cepted-that if the. adult can be
brought to recall the days of his
youth, to remember the little prayer
he earned at his mothers knee, and
fe-grasp that childhood reverence
for the Almighty God, the church
Of today, would be assured of mar
yelous growth and development
But does Mr.. Briggs know how to
sufficiently retard the mad rush OF
the modern man toward business
and worldly success to make him
realize the crying need of the church
OF today for just that type of menu
Der TO build up the Holy Kingdom
on this earth.
The open discussion of what is
. church" will be continued in The
Bee for yet week or two. Opinions
OF readers are welcomed-and pub.
Eshed insofar as space permits.
Organized Working Christianity.
Responses to the query of The
Omaha Bee like that which has as
surance in . multitude of minds and
is even now clamoring for an an,
swer, we alike are inquiring the full
significance of the term, What is
the church?' Not that we do not
have an adequate conception Of the
true meaning, but what do people
situated in the different walks of life
understand by the, expression, the
church,
"'The little brown church in the
vale conveys to millions of people
the inceptions of youth, of mothers
teaching of the little ones when the
first .lispings OF Now / Lay Me
Down to Sleep of the first Sunday
school, of the glad Christmas time,
of the angels song of Peace Of
Earth and Good Will to Men, and
with the preaching Of that good
saint, the country parson, is the ac-
ceptance of the way to live and also
to everlasting life.
"'This in general is the meaning
which millions of people accept as
what is the church, and this they
revere as being True as Gospel
This belief, this faith we would have
them ever keep.
Carpet on the Aisles.
"There is the fine church in any
Of our cities, whose carpet on the
aisles are of plush and ones feet
sinks into the nap thereof like
the barefoot boy, who tramps the
mead, knee deep in June; with the
great pipe organ, the high-salaried
chorus, and the eminent DID,.
whose theology is some tortuous
discourse on the evolution OF man.
or the rising from some other
source or other animal, the human
race; where 60 to be entertained
those who wish to have their minds
diverted from the stress OF busi-
ness, and do not care for the movies.
This is an example not of the COM
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

The men at the post Office say
they are glad when the Christmas
season is over, because these are
the busiest days Of the year fol
them. Extra help is engaged TO-
the annual rush of the parcel pos
distribution, but even then th'
packages accumulate faster thai
they can be delivered.
The basement of the post office
yesterday looked like Santa Claus
headquarters, with heaps of presents
sent from friends and relatives to
those near and dear in Omaha.
On the main floor are other heaps
of presents sent by Omahans to per-
sons in every state in the union and
to nearly every country in the
world. The limits of the parcel post
system were extended this year 10
include countries not heretofor rec
oognized in this manner.
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their hands on other IN could i'm
part this wonderful spirit, which is
also called spirit of knowledge,
spirit of prophecy, ETC.!
. They are taking upon themselves
the places of the Milchesidek priest
hood. Paul says, No man taketh
this honor upon himself save he
that is called of God, as was Aaron
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Now, how was Aaron called! And
God said unto Moses (an inspired
prophets: GO call thy brother,
Aaron, and when thou hast laid thy
hands upon him he shall be
spokesman unto thee
I'VE find after that Aaron became
prophet. Now If we have any in
spired men to restore the church
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

church it seems the Bible school is,
and should be, the one with the
greatest possibilities for a better
life here and a true and abiding
faith, leading to that life which is
to burst on our view and realiza-
ton, when we shall be baptized,
born into that world of service be-
gins this one of many doubts.
IN. S. BRIGGS,
"Plattsmouth, Neb."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Behold I send the promise Of the
Father upon YOU He also said.
When He, the Holy Spirit of
Truth, is come He will guide you
in to all truth
Take Upon Themselves.
"Can any of the preachers say
they have such spirit as was sent
to these apostles, who by laying
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Canadian bank clerks, whose
wages average from $22 to SIS a
week, will be given = bonus at
Christmas time.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

Vital knowledge Of God.
"Dear Editor:
"My answers seriatin are, first, each,
some; the first and last most; sec
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Millions of People Retain Their Faith
Z And Reverence for Omnipotent Beingin
Sweet Memories of Childhood Religion

Brown Church the Vale Conveys Americans the ncep
tons of Their YouTh First Prayer Taught by Moher-Frst
day SchooGlad Christmas Tmeep Preangs Of Good Saint Cou
try Paron as Way to Live to Attain Everlasting Life
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
MISS MILDRED CROMWELL,
Daughter of Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell.

ing. The Acting Secretary OF state
and Mrs. Polk entertained in honor OF
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
and so did Senator and Mrs. Frank B.
Kellogg, and Friday night the Mar
shalls had their first official dinner OF
the season, entertaining in Compli-
ment TO the President pro tempore of
the Senate and Mrs. Salisbury. This
was. in point OF fact. the first Of
fetal party the Marshalls have had
since we got into the war, if one eX-
cepts the luncheon they gave at the
Pan-American Union Building for II.
l. II. Prince YOhTito Higashi-Fushimi,
which occasion the Vice President
was functioning in the role OF "Presi-
dent pro tenn"
There has been some talk OF the
Marshalls having one or more of the
delightful receptions, with dancing,
which they were wont to give each
season before the war, but there
seems little likelihood of this now,
as they are preparing to leave town
on March 3 for a trip to the Far
West. On their return, If an extra
session brings them back, as il
doubtless will. they will take an
a apartment at Wardman Park Inn in
stead OF making their home at one
of the downtown hotels, as they have
ever since they came to Washing con.
Other official dinners were given
by Senator and Mrs. Salisbury. the
Of the Netherlands and Nine.
CremeT, Senator and Mrs. Francis l..
Warren. and Congressman and Mrs.
Samuel +. Winslow. Then there was
Mrs. Richard Townsend's very pretty
party on Tuesday evening. When
Mathildc Townsend was a schoolgirl.
Mrs. Townsend inauEurated the GUS
tom of giving a party each year on
February Il, her daughters birthday.
and she has kept it up ever since.
although Miss Townsend is now Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry. wife OF tho Jur-
ior Senator from Rhode Island.
The nature of the entertainment has
changed a bit with the years, but for
the last several seasons it has taken
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Wardman "YIctOry Dinner"
A Notable Affair.

Wardman "VIctOry Dinner
A Notable Affair.
The victory dinner" out at Ward
man Park Inn on Tincoln's Birthday
was notable in a social sense from. the
prominence of the women who as
sembled from all over the country.
But. of course, It's chief interest lay
i'm. The fact that 1T was part Of the
conference of these leading women OF
America to decide what they can 90
to best meet new conditions and TO
help solve afterthe-war problems
The Secretary OF War appears 70
have been the only mere man pres
ent- at any rate nc was the only enc
among the speakers, and h" told bls
reasons for backing the League cI
Nations. a protector principle
which has been heartily ind0rss4g ~
the conference. Mrs. Besha BTeck
inridEe. of kentucky, who presided
introduced Mr.. Baker, and httie
later presented Nine. Catherine
,Breshkovskaya, tho aged and pane
tic "iittIe grandmother of the Rus
sian revolution" In batting Enghsh
and breaking frequently into Frsnch'
'Babushka" asked the sympathy
and help OF America for Russia.
which, she said. is sick, unhappy.
and ignorant, and in that couditon
danger to the world
Secretary Baker left his chair on
the platform behind her While the
gentle old revolutiOnist was speak
ing and sat on the edge of the plat
form at her feet. looking up at her
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

crOwded-it was just comfortably y
filled and that the music was not so
noisy as to make one yearn for the
silence which like a pouItice comes
TO heal the blows of sound" There
was spirit, swing, and rhythm to il
without the crashing of cymbals and
the clatter of tin pans which seem to
be the accepted method of marking
time.
This was the first time I had seen
Nine de Matthew and ! had a good
look at her as she stood in line with
her husband-she must be years
younger than he-the host and the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Also l got winning smile. a cordial
hand clasp. and a graceful word or
two as we went down the line" foe
the little lady is blessed with a most
gracious and charming manner. That
also is one Of Mrs. MarshalTs greatest
charms. and both the Vice President
and Mr.. Barrett are provcrbially
genial.
The diplomats OF them as
are not away-wcre quite numerous
" present on this occasion. psrticu-
larly the diplomats of the South and
Central American countries. Then
there was the usual grist OF State
Department officials, the Frank PollIs.
the BreCkinridge Longs, ct al, sundry
ether official folk and many OF tho
resident set, a EOOdly company and.
in all, highly representative one. I
noticed amazingly pretty gowns and
alsO-tell il under your breath
some amazingly pretty knees. This
sounds shocking and it was rather,
but quite unintcntiOnally so, J be-
lievC. The newest frOcks seem to be
cut with trains and skirts so curl
ously draped that when the train is
lifted, as il needs must be TO dance,
1 he DErnnL oil slarllinc-
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
MISS OLYVE GRAEF,
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Campbell Graef

stands quite we'll that il would be
painting the lily u decorate the
classically beautiful Hall of the
Americas the perfectly proportional
double, marble stairway with its
broad landing skirting the patio, or
the patio itself, where luxuTiant trop-
teal vegetation clusters about Mrs.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
latest Barrett Dinner
Another Big Success.

For a time the Fates seemed to be
against John Barrett and his hospita-
BILE project for entertaining to well
come the new Ambassador OF Chile
and Nine. de Mathieu But his din
ner, with the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall and the Matthews as honor
guests, although twice postponed,
was q very brilliant function when it
did come OF on Monday evening. 1t
was followed by a particularly en-
joyable reception. This, l believe,
was q more or less impTomptU affair,
as ! had heard nothing of-it when the
dinner party was discussed at the
time IL was first PLANNED.
In consequence the invitations were
a bit late getting oUt-Mr. Barrett
was away for almost q week before
the Darty, and that complicated, mat
ters-snd a bit original in form when
they did arrive, the formal Mr.. John
Barrett. at home. the Pan-American
Building, Monday evening, February
10, 9:45 o'clock" being Carefully typed
in the middle OF a large sheet Of
heavy note paper, bearing the en-
S crossed seal Of the Pan-AmeTican
Union at the top.
however nODOQy seems 10 nave
stayed away because the invitations
weren't out two or three weeks ahead
OF time, nor because they were not
engraved strictly according to Eoyle.
And everybody had q good time.
Everybody always does at Mr.. Bar
Tetts parties. He is a perfect host.
blessed with the faculty Of conveying
10 each guest the impression that he
or she-has really made the party
a success by being present. And his
house" is a perfect place in which
to entertain.
Save, for the flowers, used laFishly
on the dinner table, and a few green
things in the anterOoms, there. was
no attempt at decoration on Monday
evening. Indeed, Mr.. Barrett under
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Fun and FroEc
Mark the Days
Before Lent
EAR SUSAN:

n EAR SUSAN:
The week. which was ushared
in by John Barrett'sy party At
the Pan-AmeTican building, closnd
with the carnival OF the League cf
American Penwomen on Friday night
and Saturday afternoon aSd a par
ticuIariy jolly dance at Washington
barracks last night for which the :'f-
ficers stationed on the post were
hosts. ,-..- . .-
1t was a gay scene at the WILLARD
when the Penwomen staged their
''frolic OF famous folk" and there was
something happening all the timc,
with no chance for a dull nome7t.
Fact and fancy mingled in kaletdO-
scopic fashion and real heroes from
Chateau -Thierry and Belleau wood
rubbed elbows with the heroes md
heroines of the, worlds best beloved
books. And although the crowd w.Ls
not so unmanageable as at some Of
the charity balls, il was large enough
to assure the members of the league
a good start toward their project Of
establishing a permanent home Sor
writing women here in Washington.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

the form Of a dinner dance. This time
there were but seventy guests. most
of them Mrs. Gerry's intimate friends.
Mrs. Townsend, who scarcely enter
tained at all last winter, has given a
series Of large and brilliant dinner
parties since the armistfce ws signea.
Invitations. of course, have been very
much in demand, for Mrs. Townsend
wields no inconsiderable social irfiu-
ence, and to be invited to her house
gives the debutante or the newcomer
to Washington cachet for all time
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

Harry Payne whitney's lovely Aztec
fountain.
Informal Dance Was Different.
The informal dance into which the
reception developed, differed from
most of the parties I have been to
this winter in that the floor wasn't
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Fancies, Fads,
And Foibles of.
Capital Sotciety

which Induced a proper spiFft eE hu-
miIity. She paid a glowing tribute
to the Labor Party OF England an
to the League OF Nations plan faith
cred by, General SHUTS.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw spoke,
gracefully and to the point aS.aaI.
ways. and other speakers were Mrs.
Beverly MuAford and Mrs. v. EVsritt
Macy.
The list Of Washing tOnidAF present
was significant OF the al-embraoipg
nataEe OF the conferencs. Here are
q few names. for instance, Mrs. New
ton ID. Baker, MRS. Thomas Watt
Gregory. Mrs. Charles S. Hamllp, Miss
Mabel Bo&rdman, Mrs. Louis Brown
lOWs Mrs. Frederick II, Brooke. Mrs.
Alexander Graham Bell, Mrs. George
Ehle, Mrs. Henry X. Bush Brown.
Mrs. Franklin Ellis, Mrs. EIarry Leon
ard, Miss Eliza Scidmores the Misses
Sedgely, Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott, Mrs.
Corcoran- Thom. Mrs. Harvey Wiley.
Mra Frederic "A. DelaRo, Mrs. Lucy
Madeira Wing, Mrs. Fred A. Walker.
Mrs. Henry Rea. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood, Miss Marion Oliver. Mrs.
Stanley Mccormick Mrs. Medin Nc
CormiclI, who had fiTe or SIX guests
With her; Mrs. E B. MeCagg, Miss
Marie Sims and her cousin, Miss EuIa
McDonald: Mrs. F. J. Maxwell, Mrs.
Chase Palmer, Mrs. Granville Fortes-
cue. Mrs Gilbert Grosvsnor, and Mrs.
Louis HertIe. It would be. hard 70
hnd a group OF women OF more d.
verse interests and a greater variety
OF accomplishments.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
Canadian Woman Tells
NJ sfsaSEa. r3LS...ass s-KaF.a.--

Canadian Woman Tells
OF AtIiSE RetHfpisd selaIefs:.
Mrs ,C6a5Ess Rgbs6nJ 1 Z brilliant
CsdaEiarl> woman, gave Hsssuis high
lyi iRuHiinstihg iafornStfsn about
what Canada is doing fot herEetufnsd
soldiers, the thousands of acres OF
farm lands being set aside for them
apd-the ItbersIity with which they are
being treated until they are on their
feet again,
Miss Julia Lathrop. head OF the
Children's Bureau, who has just ar
rived from England, told about hav-
ing crossed on a transport through
The ..uncopsciOus courtesy OF Secre e'
tary Baker" and remarked that she
vas feeling quite et.up about IL un-
I'll she discovered that she was listed
as a casual miscellaneous female"
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

Time was when a girl was expected
to have at least a;ssaEOn OF two In
society before the thought Of matrt-
mony entered her pretty head But
nowadays it's nothing unusual for her
to be a bud and a bride the same sea
SON and frequently DEn Cupid steals
a march on her elders. and wedding
(continued on Page 15)
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

MarShaIIs Give First
Official Dinner Of Season.
The list Of official dinners given
last week was perhaps not so extern
sivc as usual. but sufficiently impos-
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

and listening with intent ana respect
full attention. -St =
New-York tribune., 1919-03-10
Mother, Ouerjoyed at -
Sight OF Soldier Son,
k'airsts if, His Embrace

CAMP MERRITT. n. J.. March g.
For eighteen months the hopes and
prayers of Mrs Laura Baxter, of West
114th Street.. Manhattan, centred on a
reunion with her son. Arthur, private
in Company, 10Th Infantry. Yes
terday afternoon that moment arrived,
but found Mrs. Baxter unable to meet
it. She fell unconscious when she
sighted her boy entering the Y. w. G..
A. hostess house, his arms outstretched
to embrace her.
Mrs. Baxter was one of the three
thousand relatives and friends of the
men of the eth Division VINO bravcd
the pouring rain to spend a few hours
with their loved ones. Hundreds re-
turned accompanying soldiers who had
been in the city on twenty -four-hour
passes and were due back in camp at
noon to-day. Automobile parties Of
this kind splashcd into camp in a
steady procession.
Mrs. Baxter sat at window with
her husband and two eager, impatient
children, the younger brother and sis
ter Of Private Arthur. An orderly had
been dispatched to bring the soldier.
As tho hostess house door opened
and Arthur swung in, the two children
gripped him around the neck Mrs.
Baxter started toward him. "My boy,
my boy" she managed to say before
fainting. He lifted her easily and
placed her in a chair in which she was
carried to the rest room. A physician
revived her.
Many relatives came by way of Du
mont and nett their heroes at the
Catholic hostess house there. Other
reunions took place on the roads in the
camp Up to 4 o'clock, relatives and
friends We're permitted to pass into
the camp and search out their own.
A muddy reunion took place between
a big private of Company g. 107th In
fantry and his mother, who had ira
velled from Albany for a glimpse of
him. She was trudging through the
rain along Madison Avenue when the
private stepped out Of the telegraph
Office after having sent telegram to
her He made headlong rush,
tripped and sprawed in the softest
spot in New Jersey.
Some Of the men were called upon
to do what Corporal Stoll, Of Company
c, 10th Infantry, declared was the
were called to the hostess house by
tear-eyed mothers, wives and sweet
hearts of men who we're left under
French soil.
Upstate men of the 107th and 10Sth
infantry regiments, men from the old
lst, 10th and 73d regiments of the Ma
tIonal Guard, were pleasantly sur
prised with an order from headquar-
ters granting them seventy 1.-TWO hour
passes. Delegations from Buffalo and
other cities have visited the men of
the 9th to discuss preparations for
the homecoming celebrations.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-10
Returning Soldier
Takes Old Role i'm
S'Veronica's Veil''

Throngs struggled last night to gain
entrance to the opening performance Of
the fifth season Of "Veronica's Veil" at
st. Joseph's Auditorium, West Hoboken,
which marks the first appearance Of
many new players, when an incident of
yesterday afternoon became known.
Shortly after the Niouw Amsterdam.
bringing home troops of the 9th Di-
vision, had docked in Hobokcn, Father
Conrad, director Of the play, was called
to tho telephone.
Hello. Fathcr!" said a voice. "this
is Sergeant Gerard Coll. Pm lust back
from France, and, gee, I'd like to play
my old part this evening""
SO for one night Sergeant Coll reap
peared as Caphas, high priest Of the
Jews, the role now being regularly
played by Thomas Kiduff. And West
Hobokcn nearly broke down the doors
to get in to see him.
in every respect "Vcronica's Vcilr
was given with the careful attention to
detail that has marked its former pres
entations. One hundred players take
part.
The five acts Of the drama. written
by Father Bernardine, Passionist
priest, depict Chrst's condemnation bv
the Sanhedrim, the making Of Veronca's
Veil and the ensuing miracles which it
works.
Father Conrad announced that n
benefit performance will be given soon
by his players for the New York
Founding Asylum. Archbishop Patrick
J. Hayes, of New York, has requested
this. If the metropolitan Opera House
is found suitable the presentation will
be given there. This will be the first
appearance of this play on Broadway
The entire membership Of the ex-
ecutivc committee was present, including
the Right Rev. J. J. O'Connor, Justice
L. "A. Philbin, Augustin McNally,
Father Conrad, Father Bernard, Mon
signor P. +. Hare Monsignor j. A.