The Washington herald., 1919-08-17

What is that about Margaret Will
son ana fried chicken? ! think told
you that she was the honor guest at
community center box party and
picnic a short time ago. All the
girls brought their suppers--enough
for two in fact-in boxes. and the
boxes were auctioned OF to the men
and each man ate supper with the
girl who had brought the box he
purchased. Margaret Wilson brought
q box Just like the other girls and 1t
was bid In by DR.. H. B. Learned,
vice president OF the Board of Edu-
cation, who paid s2.75 for the box
Of food prepared at the White House
and the privilege Of eating its con-
tents with the Presidents daugh-
ter.
And the contents were good, too,
I'd bet. There were chicken sand
wiches, though. instead of fried
chicken. and that was what dis
gusted Miss Margaret" When she
discovered the fact. she stated
most emphatically that she was ter-
ribly disappointed; that a picnic
wasn't a picnic without fried chick
en-and ] quite agree with her.
Then she was all upset because her
box was wrapped up in Just plain
brown paper while most Of the 9TH
er girls had done their boxes up in
all sorts of fancy wrappings.
1t was a big box. though. In It, in
addition to the chicken sandwiches,
were a Jar filled with tomatoes and
lettuce. a thermos bottle filled with
coffee and one filled with cream. There
were dainty little turnovers and cakes
all wrapped separately in oil paper.
salt and sugar wrapped In paper fold
ed over Just like you and I have when
We 60 on picnics: paper plates ana
napkins and silver knives and forks
from the Executive Manson There
was just lots Of everything she had
and almost every one at the party
had a taste of something from the
box. And they all pronounced what
ever they tasted as being awfully
good. But Miss Margaret did not
cease to wish for fried chicken.
METHODIST PASTOR
ELOPED MONDAY.
The Methodist minister who eloped
was the Rev. Edward George Wahl.
OF New York. recently appointed rec
tor of the First Methodist Church at
Pleasantville. n. Y. where he took
his bride. She was Miss Miriam
Fisher Clarke. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William L. Clarke ! think Mr..
Clarke has some prominent position
with that most unpopular land justly
so) corporation. the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. I don't
know the Rev. Mr.. Wahl. but he
must be very young, first because he
was a claSsmate of his brides at
Syracuse University OF the Class OF
1913. and then he was foolish enough
to elope when there wasn't the slight
est reason to do so.
A great big wedding with all sorts
Of bridesmaids. matrons ot honor
and flower girls, ring bearers and ev-
erything aginable was planned Tor
some time next afonth. The enga ge-
ment was formally announced about a
fortnight ago and everybody was
happy. But the young pair couldn
wait and she quietly slipped up 10
New York last Monday and they were
married. She told her family she
was going down to Virginia 10 visit
some girl friend. At frst she wasn't
going TO tell her family and was 60
ing through the big wedding Just as
though it were the first time they had
faced the minister. But she changed
her mind for some reason-ard very
seas!bly.
The romance began at college.
The bride was first a student at
Goucher College but switched 10
Syracuse. and there she met hey
fate. The CIarkes live at 800 Six
tcenth street
Sad to relate. the few members
of Congress who managed TO sneak
off for a vacation are being dragged
back to the city post haste. Yes
1t does seem too bad. and the
weather getting warmer. too. Ac-
tual consideration Of the legisla-
ton recommended by President
Wilson for relief from the high cost
OF living will begin in the House
tomorrow.
This announcement was made a
few days ago by Republican Leader
Mondel. He said all absent Repub-
lican Representatives have been
urged by telegraph to return to
Washington by that time, in order
that no time may be lost in dis
posing of bills as they come from
committees.
Minority Leader Champ Clark
states that he has wired a similar
request to the absent Democrats.
1t is the desire Of the two party
leaders to maintain q quorum until
ell the high cost OF living bills have
been acted upon and the calendar
cleared Of all other important mat
tcrs.
The first measure TO come UP in
the House will be the administra-
tion's bill which provides a pen
atty for profteering and extends
the scope OF the food control act
m include cIothing and food feed