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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

II The unboundea enthusiasm OF the
sns,orrn 10 any criterion. Manager
charlie Rex gave Richmond theater-
,,r.rs . raa5 Christmas gift last ntgh..
Needless a. say the house Was h''ea
IT, %he last scat AT every p@tie. 'tAa''ee'
and Manager Rex was more IMAM
er-sa fnr mis- strenuous efforts 10 90.
lain the excellent bill ny tne Sp's"~'s'
,gerer{ton given every act, 49,.
~, n must be admitted that the
eurtsin did not rise en- the best ana
eraI act until long after the mouse
Md beer deserted This was thc
tnr,st,nas banquet given the perform,
c~s members Of the orchestra anu
ether employees ~ the Ni'c'.,Nt'
SHORTLY before midnight the curtain
500 nm the scene conceived and con-
ttT,,d nv none other iNan lyric Cor
npv NIfFt' Schecr. one song td%'c
rar entirely across the stage, with an
u ,. ri on, md 10 acco nwod ate the
several outside guests lncl4eRtaHs,
ne occasion marked the debut OF
$gl1se as "A caterer. and. Judging from
IA uftssl Effort he has nothing 10
lear An his new Netd of endeaFot,
"pMi," Taylor, famed az the tram
fy and owner, Of that greet cog, the
ta,s ,.fg4per" tAok up the burden ~
ant.rtsirIfsr right where Dave Seed
ara his assistant eff OF. The real
s,nests ~ the occasion. whose lives
ar "A euccession a. audiences. were
given the rare treat ~ s~apntng 1ohs
cor the tifne being 't3&'n appear
% in thc roie e. John 3aSper,t the
Richmond negro pfaacher whose SER
,-n., -.srho 500 Do Move" made him
naturally famous "pi%ie" heard the
famous preacher a sore Of times
and has tho cur2rleie text OF me ser
mon. While the time consumed by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

iness partner ana manager, VINO r
harafding the approach OF the march
king and his army OF musicians and
singerR
.ssusas now European contract,
signed a few DAYS ago. will carry HIM
to rsnyopo for sixteen months. Ho
will play an engagement OF eighteen
weeks in London next May before
starting on the tour of Continental
Europe sail for Europe In Feb
rrary TO pave the way for the Sousa
organization abroad. Lieut. Sousa t.
not inclined to repeat the long tours
he was won't to make In America be-
fore the war. He intimatcd the 9TH
or dag that this present American tour
will be his last one.
Tho armand for his compositions
was never so great. There Is an in
insistent demand for new work per-
r"tually pressing In upon the march
king His inclinatio to turn out
ncw compositions to meet this de-
mand Is no doubt the reason why he
may abandon the road after his
European en@a~emnnt. The marches
COMPOSED by Gausn during the war
and played by the bands Of the allied
armies abroad gave the American
handma str~ tremendous popularity in
Great Britain, France Russia italy
and even in Jaoan. In all Of those
countries John Philin Sousa has been
acclaimed tho gree test living COM
poser of martial airs
Because of the limited capacity of
the theat tors available tho Sousa con-
certs will be given in the CITY Audi
tcriurn. TIE larre seating snace ar
fordcd by tho auditorium enables the
management To present Sousa and his
band at popular prices.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26
lU9G[T BILL sIlIE
Stag N THE SENATE

/ Washington, Dec. 25.--tI devol-I
oped during the first series Of hear
ings on the Mccormick budget bill,
ust ended. that the senate select COM
mittoe on the budget Ia not entirely
in accord with It's chairman and au-s
thor OF the senate bill. Senator Me-
AIN Mccormick, Of llfinotA Two
members OF the committee seem 0p 4
posed TO the budget system. whilnI
another is trnngly in favor OF placing
responsibility for the work program
upon tho president instead OF upon
tho secretary Of the treasury, a. pro-!
viGed in the Mccormick bill.
Senators Reed Smoot and William
II. King, of Utah, have thus far
shown a strong feeling against giving
the executive branch Of the govern
ment any Jurisdiction whatsoever over;
the annual esttrna ties of expenditure.
Senator Smoot was first to cvince OPP
position to the budget plan Senator
Snoot Is one OF those congressman
who believe that congress should
; have comnIcte charge of the running
of the government His opinion Isl
echoed by his colleague, senator King
| Senator Walter Il. Edge, OF New
i Jersey. represents the other extreme
on the senate committee. Senator
Edge believes that the president
| should run thf government and that
congress should do no more than
place a rubber stamp ON what his
does. He Is against giving the sccre-
tary OF the treasury any power In
the held of expenditure.
Senators Keyes, Jones. Simmons
an' Lenroot do mot profess to know
/ anything about the budget. but from
what they have learned at the early
HEARINGS are strongly In favor Of It..
Senator Miles PoinGe<ter, 1t Is report
ed. has been too busy taking q swint.
around the country in the interest
OF his presidential boom to attend
any OF the hearings. hut Is strong
advocate Of the system and win come
In strongly in favor of IL when the
committee In ready to report to the
senate- Senator Nalcntt- at peia :
| ware. has been unable to attend any
| OF the meetings and where he stands
on the question OF budget In 4 mat
ter Of conjecture.
Senator Mccormick declared ye4-
, terday that he does not believe that
the bill wifi 70 to the senate ur !
amended. There are certain terms or
1t that he In not convinced belong In
II and he will base his decision q tr,
their worth when tire hearings OF his
committee have been concluded.
Nothing. however. he SAYS, can rnovN
him from retaining the main provis-
ions of the bill which would max d
the secretary OF the treasury q txuo
finance offlcer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26
Midnight Matinee at the Lyric
Proves Hit Of Merry Yuletide

Jasper In delivering the sermon was
over two hours, the masterpiece fose
none of it's effectiveness through fh-
ing condensed 70 a twelve-minute
sketch.
Eliminating the banquet, Dave
Seed scored the most pronounced mt
v i;h his remarkable clever dancing
insane antics. His grotesaue, apc-ihe
am ole almost threw lis audience INTO
Mysteries and stamped him az being
certainly. not over as minutes from
broadway. Dave has haf-dozen chic
dancers with him. one OF them being
a former Mack Sennett bathing beau
ty, who appeared in Yankee Doodle
in Berlin
The III Ray sisters. Zoe and klaire.
open the show with some extremely
accomplished work on roller skates
Their costumes are good and the act
is pretty a. well AZ clever.
Harry Mayor, "A knight Of the
Road" IL not funny as he might be
in the appealing role of an unregen~
crate bum. Hazel Harrington e. Co.
present The Sauab' which proved
10 he the bright comedy playlet' OF
the program.
Harvey and Carroll possess voices
seldom heard at the Lyric, Especial
iy is this true Of the maa. who has a
voice of cTrn1tional range and tim
bre. l. "as APP
nt!y in the mood for other things
and HA t-.4rt. tAe ap"
rlause he Justly mcrited-
Manager Rex has undoubtedly
scored "a Knockout, both with the
thea ter -gocrs and with the artists
whose Christmas would have been a
very dull affair but for his energy and
consideration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Paris. Dec 26.--I have no hest-
fancy ia declaring fhat the n1tHtsfF
-i-I.4.4sd- States Of Arncrica
contributed very largely. by their
wulendid display OF valance, efficiently
directed, 10 The anal supreme triumph
Of right and liberty.
During the war I aimed an inti-
fr4ate frs,- hand knowledge OF tne
American fgntlng mems qualities. MY
oersanal admiration for him Is ohiy
couallcd hy my professional respect
A considerable number Of American
cc,-nbat divisions were trained, under
ya.. command, in the zone or the group
of armies Of the east ! saw tbes"
divisions pass triumphanuN throush
their first baptism OF hte IN inc
trenches north Of Tout Later /
watched them go over the TOP IN
the victorious offensives OF l9ls+
They were my own troops; / know
them az only IA commanding general
knows AS u,cn-
From the moment the American
sold,er first met the enemy until the
v9xy end he displayed the most re-
marKahle indis iuual courage. fiis
MAGNIFICENT spirit III battle Was IA
vlnclhle Officers and enlisted men
rlvallea each other i'll pravery. eooi-
ness energy, tenacity and the spirit
Of self sacrifice. =
NJ owl French troops, veterans al
a score Oh more campaigns. were
struck with admiration for their new
aIIIes one Id campafgner on my
staff aptly described the American SOL
der t. me la this pithy phrase: liza
never knows VII he's had enough :
/ can conceiye ot no higher and no
more lust tribute To the douEhhoy
who fought win us on the batlleneAos
OF France. He was literally unbeat-
able because he never knew when ne
was beaten.
After once seeing the American
army in action. we were so Impressed
hat had or confidence In victory
needed a stiinulant,. she presence OF
aur trans Atlantic comrades wooio
have been sufficient to assure us CT
the inevitable victory.
Whenever troops show such spien-
did soldierly qualities az displayed NY
the America ns tndsv,d aa ily-~-And 1t IL
on thu Individual soldier that Tie gen
era la the last analysis, counts Tor
succeas--ail hopes aru jusi.nap'e. all
STRATEGIC and tactical plans are i.asa-
Die ana success lis inCNttaole.
Not only the Individual American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

The funeral OF Mrs. Philip WHIT
lock WIN be from the residence. EOS
East Grace street. this afternoon al =
o'clock. Mrs. wnitlock died wednes-
day evening at 6 o'clock, aged seventy
eight years She was the widow cf.
Philip Whitiock who died several
months ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26
Chicago Univ. Nine
May Tour Orier

Chicago. Dec. rs --Invasion of Ja-
pan by the Univet sity of Chicago base
bail team today was discussed on the
campus as one of next summers prob
abilities The players may leave In
June. playing along the route TO the
Pacific coast, spend the autumn In the
Orient, and r, urn to the college about
Christmas. according to the tentative
plans.
Chicago teams have made the trip
twice before. The 1910 journey
through Japan, China. the Philippines
and Hawaii WIS repeated IN 1915.
1t was understood that the trip de-
PENDED upon a financially successful
football season. Revenue from the
gridiron game set record at Chi
cage this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

the audience considerably as well.
The national hymn OF the Jewish
commonwealth OF Palestine is said
to be the identical melody sung by
Miriam to commemorate the crossing
Israel and the overwhelming ef
Pharaohs armies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Republican now occupies the exec
utive mansion in Kentucky, and they
gay Frankfort was a riot OF color" on
the day Of his Inauguration, We knew
there would be much colo there bu3
the off icars ought To have made them
bekave observation-disclosures Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

1t is claimed that the peopln OF
New Zealand spend more money for
music per head Of population than
do those OF any other country In the
world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Perhaps II la true that pedestrians
are to blame for 80 per cent % tire 49,
t1rnobile fatalities. but they VIII have
to be excused for living. Just tho same.
Boston Globe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

The Welsh Folk Songs society is
trying to increase interest > in harp
playing, ana has adopted resolution
favoring the appointment of an itin-
erent teacher of the harp for the
schools of Wales
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

II with the persistence Of stressful
economic conditions We may ncr be
ahie to save money. there Ia no earthly
reason why we shooId not have day
sight saving.--Frovidence Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

N1brbcaeuattyeass-A n u y A-dTAOTSN
with real winter weather here. tho
time has come TO predict AN ice fam
ire and higher prices to consumers next
suanmer.--Sew York World
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

The Eewb~t , battery of lawyers lost
the nrst rounds in Judge Sessions court
y.fterday. 3ut losing skIrmishes
doesn't cut much ice. II you can win
hsttles.---pc ltiac tkich) Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

We fear that Or. Gomrers VIII not
be successful In rersuadinc the farm
crs to poiu his crowd II 10 not q mat
ter OF more money. The vorkingrnan's
real aspiration is position of equality
with hts boss. The farmer has 40 bosa,
consequently he has no aspiration Of
thtt sort.-Ch.cago Tribune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

There will be no moaning OF the hAr
when the Reds put out to seA--NerfoIk
Yirgi imam Pilot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Clifton woodfin and Miss Maudc
Tatum were married Tuesday night
by Rev. Duncan McCloud in the home
Of Rev. Frederick w. Moore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Thieves entered the home OF J. r
Drewry on Byrne street and carried
or several articles of clothing and a
quantity of food. Entrance was made
through a window.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26
'0uSA nv Wis FINAI
TOUR Of AvER|cl

Richmond mus"i lovers will see
ana hear ohm Philip Sousa ana his
oand Tor the last time when the sousa
concerts are given nj the City Audi-t
forum January TO-" said Harry s.
Askln, the famous bandmaster's bus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

William r., Scott and Miss Mary
TuEenia Garnet we're married yes
terdav morning at 10 O'Clock by Rev.
w. Oliver Gordon in the minister $
residence on w. Washington street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26
G9nPfRS AND

tContiued on Page Two,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Prof Arthur KYLE Davis, OF this
city, will leave this week for Cleve-
and Ohio, whore he will speak
Monday at the annual meeting OF the
American Historical association or
''Tle Publication Of War Material"
Mr.: Davis Is the chairman Of the Vir-
ginia War History Com mission.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

jaime Herbert Tench, OF this city,
and Miss Frances Wcllman, OF Hunt
ington, w, Va, We're married on. De-
cetaber % in the brides home In
Huntington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Plenty OF Goa Is now arriving daily
to ST.. My all r.. gate families as we'll
as manufacturing plants. Further
SUPPLIES nj coal will be coming en-
route while the factories are closed
during the HOLIDAYS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

George c. Meeks and Miss Eliza beth
King. of this city. were married at the
parsonage of Washington Street NJ Il.
church by Rev. John r. Winn Tues
day evening at o'clock. The only
attendants were Mr., and Mrs. c. NJ.
Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Meeks will re-
side in Petersburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

Louis WESLEY Pulley aged two years
eleven months, son OF 8. w. and Mas
to1 H. Policy, died Tuesday morning
at II O'Clock at the home of his grand :
motier, No. 10 Main street, Ettrick,
following a brief illness OF pneumonia
He. with his parents, was spending
the holidays with Mr.. Puiley's mother
when the little fellow developed pneu-
mpnia and died. The funeral took
place yesterday at 3:3o o'clock from
the above residence. Rev w w. Roy
all. p. D.. oficiated. and the fnterrnent
was made in Ettrick cemetery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-26

more than $4,000 employees OF trunk.
,on@eco and other factories In Peters
burg are being given their annual
Christmas vacation The several davs'
rest NJ local workers this year IL the
i"rgeSt given In four or FIVE years In
PREVIOUS years at the Chriatmastid .
TIE workers remained on the Job. maxi
nE supplies of various kinds for the
army abroad
Evening journal., 1919-09-25
AT THE VICTORIA.

For those who say that there IS
nothing new under the sun, trip TO
The Victoria Theatre, where Douglas
Fairbanks new picture. "His Majesty
the American" opened Monday will be
a tonic
We had thought that Mr.. Fairbanks
had done about everything that mortal
could do-and stay whole But we
were wrong. And if his future screen
offerings can furnish as much real en-
tertanment as was given to the
crowds that attended the opening per-
formances at the Victoria, we hope to
continue to be wrong.
The picture, in the flrst place, tells
genuine story. which we are not
going to spoil your pleasure by repeat
ing here. Whether the story is prob
able or not doesn't matter. 1t is en-
lertaining in high degree. and that
is what we seek in a theatre. If we
want series. heavy, problem dramas
we don't expect Fairbanks to furnish
them to us. His Majesty. the Amer
ican" is made to amuse, and that it
does from start to finish It is bright,
snappy and clean-a picture that will
delight boys and girls from five to
eighty-ilve.
Evening journal., 1919-09-25
MAKE INSPECTION
OF filter PLANTS
CONTINUED F:om First Page,

A
Board; Ex-Alayor Timothy w. Good,
who is general superintendent of the
Cambridge Water Works; Members of
City Council NJ. A. Heeley and Hugh
Anderson; City Messenger Frank A.
Montgomery, Clerk Of Committees A. f.
DOYLE, Registrar OF the Cambridge
Water Department w. II. Harding, II. j.
Maioney. editor OF tile Cambridge Sen
tinel. and c. b. Seagrave, editor Of the
Cambridge Chronicle.
The Cambridge delegation arrived in
Wilmington on the i57 O'Clock train
yesterday afternoon. and proceeded to
the Hotel dupont, where they had din
ner.
Following the dinner The party left
the hotel in automobiles furnished by
the Board of Water Commissioners, and
first, under the leadership OF Mr.. Van
Trump looked over the rapid filtration
plant at Sixteenth and Walnut streets.
The Cambridge officials were then mo-
iored TO the Porter reservoir, where
they gave the slow sand filter close
inspection.
The visitors were especially Impress
ed by the beauty OF Porter Reservoir
Park, and the view which is Obtainable
from the top Of McKees hill.
After listening TO Engineer Van
Trump's facts and figures, the party re-
turned to the pumping plant at Six
teenth and King street, where they in
spected the DeLavel pumps. They left
Wilmington on the 51J o'clock train
over the Pennsylvania railroad for
Philadelphia. where they are to inspect
the filtration plant there.
The Cambridge city officials travelled
on a schedule starting early yesterday
morning from Cambridge, and proceed
ing TO Trenton. n. j., where they were
the guests Of the Trenton Board OF
Water Commissioners. The party left
Trenton shortly before noon dming
from the New Jersey town directly to
this city.
A number Of the visitors had never
been in Wilmington before. They seemed
favOrably impressed with the city. espc-
cially admiring the Municipal Building
and the interior Of the Hotel dupont
They expressed themselves as having
had a good time here, and thanked Mr..
Van Trump for his efforts in showing
them the points Of the Wilmington
water system and expressed regret that
they could not stay longer.
1t was learned yesterday from one
Of the visiting officials. that Cambridge
has no filtration system at present, the
inhabitants using drinking water from
an open reservoir. An appropriation
has been made by the Cambridge City
Council to install a filtration system
Most OF the visitors seemed more i'm
pressed with the rapid sand filter, at
Sixteenth and Walnut streets, than with
the slow sand filter, at Porter Reservoir
Within a short time the committee
will present their recommendations 10
the Cambridge Board OF Water Com
missioners for action.
Evening journal., 1919-09-25
ODESSA TEACHER
LEAVES FOR FRANCE
specIal b The EvenIng IournaI.

Special 10 The Evening Journal
MlDDLETOWN. Sept 25.-AIrs. Irene
Wright, Of Wilmington, teacher in
The Odessa public schools, was recalled
home last week, having received a call
TO join relatives i'm France Miss Mabel
Jones, OF Philadelphia, was appointed
to nh The vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Mrs Wright.
The Baker and Watkins cannerles, OF
Odessa, have closed rhe G Harold
Baker, Of Middletown, closed last Fri
day.
Elias NJ. Shallcross has given 90 VIII
Ham Johns the contract for building
a residence on South Broad street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Letherbury
have returned from a ten-doy trip TO
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Polk, OF POGO
2lOkc City, Md, visited Mrs. w. B.
Eggs, last week; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Williams, Of Cambridge, Mass, have
been guests OF the Rev. G.. A. Crowley;
Mrs Theodore Whtloek. Jr., and
daughter, OF Wilmington. visited her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Lockwood, last
week; Miss Florence Pennewill viii go
70 new lpfk lhlS week Tor WISH with
relatives; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Byron
and daughter, Of Chester, Pa. were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. JOhl Byron last
week; Miss Beulah Jewell has returned
from a visit with relatives In Phlladel-
phia; Mrs. Frank J. Permission had her
niece. Mrs. Tatum, OF Collingswood, n.
j., for a Sunday guest: DR.. Victor Coeh-
ran, OF Philadelphia, visited his sister,
Mrs. Howard A. Pool and family. over
sunday; Miss Mabel Derr.cks0n, OF New
York city, is the guest Of her mother.
Mrs. George Derrickson. Miss Bernico
Metten spent last Sunday in Now York.
the guest Of her brother, Lieutenant,
Irving II. Metten, and Mrs. Mcttcn: Mrs.
Lucian Bean has returned to Chesa-
peake City, Md, after a visit with rel
atives here; Mrs. 5. B. Foard and Susan
J. Foard have gone to Baltimore. Md,
where they will spend tho winter.
Evening journal., 1919-09-25
MOVEMENT ON TO
KEEP CITY CLEAN

Attention Of City Council, at a meet
ing OF the committee OF the whole last
night, was called TO the practice Of
overlooking cars, carts, wagons, etc,
and the spiIling OF the contents along
the streets. causing an unnecessary
accumulation Of dirt which is ground
60 a fine powder by the usual street
frafllc and is carried into homes by
every passing breeze.
Clerk OF Council Simmons was in
sirucied TO call the attention OF the
street and Sewer Department to the
overlooking Of cars hauling cinders
from the power houses OF the Whining
ion and Philadelphia Traction Company
at Delaware avenue and on Nandever
avenue; also relative to the dirt which
IS constantly accumulating In the city
streets due to the continued dropping
from overloaded carts and trucks.
Evening journal., 1919-09-25
OLD CHUMS MEET
AFTER 30 YEARS

Peter C. dupont, cigar maker, OF No.
400 Shipley street. recently met on the
streets OF this city, Edward Ludwig
Nelson lKieisen), a bOyhood chum
from Denmark. Both men have lived in
this city for 80 years without knowing
OF each others presence here. Mr.. du-
Pont and Nelson were boys together in
their native land Mr.. Nelson is en-
ployed by the Diamond Ice and Coal
Company. >
Mr.. Nelson long ago lost track OF his
relatives in Denmark, not having COM
municated with them, or they with
him. for over 50 years. When Mr.. du-
Pont and Nelson met in this city re-
Gently, both being Danes, they soon re-
membered each other. In a recent let
ter home Mr.. dupont spoke of his
strange meeting with Mr.. Nelson here.
His folks got in touch with an uncle Of
the latter who, glad to hear Of the
whereabouts Of his nephew, commu-
nicated with him.