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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
JOHN J. B.LERCH DIES
AT AGE OF 81 YEARS
Served as Body Guard to Lincoln
and Was Post Office Employe
for Fifty Years.

for Fifty Years.
John ]. B. Lerch, appointed to the
post Office at the close Of the civil war
by President Lincoln, and employed
there for fifty years. died yesterday at
the residence of his son-in-law. James
A. Callen, 1415 Montague street He
was eighty-seven years old. Death was
due to complication of diseases result
ing from his advanced age. He left the
post Office service about six years ago.
Mr.. Lerch was one of the four sur
viving members of the Sth Battalion of
the District Of Columbia volunteers.
This organization served as a private
bodyguard to President Lincoln. He
was a native of Bavaria, a province in
southern Germany, and came to this
city when a young man. He has re-
sided here for the past seventy years,
and was an active worker for the Ger
man Orphan Asylum in Anacostia.
Surviving him are his wife. Caroline
Augusta Lerch; two sons. Chris and
George Lerch of Philadelphia and New
York, respectively; and two daughters,
Mrs. James A. Callen. 1415 Montague
street, and Mrs. Ernest Kubel, 31O7
/ Sth street. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the residence Of his son-in-law. In
torment will be in Prospect Hill ceme-
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29

Gen. Pershing today accepted an in
vitation to attend the common sense
BALI to be given for Trinity Com
munity House tomorrow night at the
New Willard.
The general, in accepting. made the
following statement indorsing the
Trinity community movement:
Il am very glad to help Trinity
Community House, because I have
heard of the splendid work it is do
ing, and I want to get behind it and
push
Will Have Two Orchestras.
This ball will be characterized by
plenty of music, as two orchestras
have been engaged. For those who 90
not dance tables for bridge will be ar
ranged. Roland Robbins, chairman OF
the executive committee in charge OF
the drive, has promised that Pat
Rooney and Marion Bent, stars OF the
Keith bill this week. will entertain at
Theater, has taken box at the ball.
and will have several convalescent
soldiers as her guests.
Subscriptions of cash and pledges
for the support of Trinity Community
House reported at the luncheon meet
ing of the teams at the New Willard
today brought the total amount re-
ported on the second day OF the drive
to more than $4,000.
Among the subscriptions was hun
dred-dollar check from the optimlst
Club, composed of business men OF
the city. At the luncheon today a
ringing appeal to work for Trinity
Community House was made by Nine.
Grouitch, wife of the Serbian charge
d'affaires. while Lady Swaythling
talked for a few minutes giving in
cidents from her long experience in
convalescent work as related to Eng
lish community houses such as Trini-
ty Community.
In Charge of Show Today.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. Mrs.
Newton D. Baker and Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt are the, committee of
women managing the special show
ing of Soldiers of Fortune" at the
Garden Theater this afternoon at 5
o'clock. Tickets for this special en-
tertainment have been sold by COM
mitteeS of young society women and
a filled house is expected.
With a report Of subscriptions in cash
and pledges for the three-year budget
of Trinity Community House Of $3.50 at
the initial luncheon meeting of the
$4,000 drive yesterday. the twenty
pledged themselves to undated service
during the four remaining days Of the
campaign. The report of the teams
was made at the luncheon held in the
New Willard and presided over by Ro-
land Robbins, chairman Of the executive
committee.
Helpers for Tag Day.
Announcement was made at Trinity
Community fund committee headquar-
tiers, 1401 F street, that the National
Catholic War Service has volunteered
six helpers for tag day, Friday, Octo-
Der 81. The department of Agriculture
will also be represented by twenty
young women on the tag day.
The baskets and other articles made
at Trinity Community House by conva-
1escent soldiers and sailors from st.
Elizabeth Hospital were all sold at the
two-day exhibition which closed last
night: and the boys have the money
jingling in their pockets.
The committee wants the public to
know that contributions to Trinity Com
munity House should be sent to head
quarters, 1401 F street. All checks
should be made payable to Roy Neu-
hauser, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
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for polishing Floors, Linoleum, Tile, etc.
WIZARD WAX produces hard, dry,
rich, subdued luster of great durability.
1t is easily applied with a cloth and
forms a thick coat that protects the
finish of the wood. Floors polished with
Wizard Wax take on added beauty. In
fact, all woodwork looks better for
Wizard Wax.
"Wizard Wax" protects the surface from
scratches, heel marks and worn spots.
Wizard Wax" is splendid for Linoleum.
1t brings out the pattern and adds to its life.
"Wizard Wax" is an ideal polish for all
kinds of leather and metal.
"Wizard Wax" does not become sticky or
tacky in hot weather nor from heat of the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
Better Than Calomel
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
Are Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
the result of DR.. Edwards deter-
mination not to treat liver and
bowel complaints with calomel. For
II years he used these tablets "a
vegetable compound mixed with
olive oiD in his private practice
with great success.
They do all the good that calomel
does, but have no bad after effects.
No pains, no gripping, no injury to
the gums or danger from acid
foods-yet they stimulate the liver
and bowels. Take DR.. Edwards
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and heavy" Note how they clear
cIouded brain and perk up the spirits.
l0c and Csc, box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
COPIES Of HISTORIC
PAINTINGS TO BE SHOWN
Display at Club Of Colonial Danes
Largely Work of Mrs.
Andrews.

Reproductions of about thirty his
toric portraits. largely the work of
the artistic ability of Mrs. Eliphalet
Fraser Andrews. are to be placed on
view next Monday and Tuesday, No
vember and 4, from until'7 o'clock,
at the Club of Colonial Danes, 1927 K
street northwest.
Among the famous individuals por-
trayed in this interesting series are
George Washington. George Mason of
Gunston Hall. Dolly Madison. the
sixth Lord Fairfax, John Playfair.
Bishop Gilbert Burnet, Sir Walter
Raleigh, Simon Fraser Gord Lovat).
Lord de la Ware and a number of
others.
A few in the list were done by the
late Eliphalet Fraser Andrews. for
many years one of Washington's
most eminent artists; a portrait of
the late Bishop Satterlee was done
from life by Mrs. Andrews. and in
cluded in the pictures are a few
studies in color and black and white
loaned by a publishing house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29

sumo command of the auxiliary re
mount depot at that camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29

tons Of the government of the United
States and the country's commercial in
situations" Because of this apparent
domination of the federation by radical
elements, the resolutions declared. the
section severed all connection with the
federation.
The Treasury section of the Society
of Craftsmen is composed of architects,
structural engineers, mechanical engi-
neers and estimators. in the office of
the supervising architect of the Treas
ury Department. 1t was organized in
April. 1919, and its membership was
about ninety. A. l.. Rlakesley is presi-
dent, and Ben Focht secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
These Fleas Didn't
See Their Finish

When Polk Miller, chemist and dog
expert discovered Sergeant's Skip
Flea Soap, he rendered it possible
for you to make your dog fit COM
panion for your children.
Froehling & Robertson, well known
chemists, write as follows:
I'VE have witnessed the application
of Sergeant's Skip-Flea Soap on
flea infested dog, and made micro
scopic examination of the feas re-
naming on and taken from the dog
after the bath. We found every flea
dead, the bottom of the bath tub
brown with dead feas and many
floating on top, all dead. It is per-
fectly harmless to the most delicate
skin"
These f1eas didn't see their finish.
1t was too quick for them. Battle
your dog frequently with Sergeant's
Skip Flea Soap. It destroys feas
and other vermin, and makes your
dogs coat soft and fluffy.
also wash your children's heads
with it once week. It's wonderful
protection for the young 'uns" and
for "grown-ups-chemically pure,
soothing to the human skin in sham
poo and bath, but destroys all vermin.
Quick relief from itch and smart
caused by chiggers, sand feas, woods
punkies, bot flies, bed bugs and mos
quitoes.
Get Sergeant's Skip Flea Soap at
Drug, Department, and Sporting
Goods Stores and Pet Shops. It's
Csc the cake. If your dealer cannot
supply you, write Polk Miller Drug
Company, Inc, Richmond, Va, en-
closing Csc and q cake will be sent
you postpaid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
WIZARD Liquid Wax

This preparation is especially adapt
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work, Automobiles, etc.
The only difference between W1zard
Wax Paste and Wizard Liquid wax IS
one is paste and the other liquid. lney
both do the same work.
Wizard Liquid Wax, however, is easier TO
use than the paste. It polishes quicker ana
requires less rubbing
Wizard Liquid Wax takes thu: CLOUDY
smoky appearance off your piano, turnlture,
etc, leaves clean. hard, rich, subdued iuSter
that is joy to behold.
Thirty-two- ounce bottle for S1.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
TREASURY CRAFTSMEN
RETIRE FROM A. F. OF L.
Infiltration of Men Holding Radi-
cal and Un-American Ideas
Stated as Reason.

Decision to withdraw from the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor was reached
by the Treasury Department section of
the Washington Society of Craftsmen
at a called meeting yesterday, follow
ing adoption by unanimous vote of reso-
lutions deploring infiltration of ultra
radical clements into the. membership
of the federation.
The resolutions declared that recent
Investigations have established that
during the last few months many men
holding radical and un-American ideas,
both economically and politically. have
become members and active leaders in
the American Federation of Labor.
These men. the resolutions stated. now
appear to dominate and control the
policies of the American Federation of
Labor and thereby threaten the founda-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
PERSH|NG TO Be
At TRINITY BALL
TOMORROW NIGHT
Is "GIad to Help Community
House, of Whose Splendid
Work He Has Heard"
Bishop Harding Makes
Plea for Trinity House

The following appeal to the
people of Washington in behlaf
OF Trinity Community House
va. issued Tus.day by Alfred
ton, 1.-THE work of Trinity Com
munity House must be carried
ON. without immediate help 1t
cannot he continued. 1t Is
worthy Of the help and conf
dence of all the people OF
Washingtcn. and especially all
members Of the Episcopal
Church."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
WIZARD Polish

Wizard Polish acts as natural warm
ish food, and gives hard, dry, natural
finish, while preventing the finest warm
ish from contracting under the severest
climatic conditions.
A finger rubbed over a surface newly
busted and beautihed with Wizard
Polish shows no grease or mark of any
kind
Produces high, lasting polish to
which dust will not adhere.
Made for the finest varnish finishes. Fine
enough to use on the piano, cheap enough
to use on floors.
Used on the Wizard Mop and all other
mops, it keeps floors at their best all the
time. Used on cheese cloth buster. it
cleans and beauties everything in one dust
ing operation-from floors to chandeliers
chairs to pianos.
Unequaled for renewing all polish mops-
unequaled as body polish for automobiles.
12-ourice bottles. soc
1-quart cans at Sl.O0
Half-gallon cans at Sl7o
l-gallon cans at $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29

temple. which will be built at a cost
of about 100000 Joseph II. Milans.
grand master. of Stansbury Lodge.
was present. The corner stone OF
the new home of Stansbury Lodge
will be laid. with appropriate cere-
monies, November 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
GROUND BROKEN FOR TEMPLE
Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, F. a: 4.
M tn Rnild New Home.

Ground was broken this afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock for the new temple
of Stansbury Lodge. No. "a, F. A. A. NJ.
at the site of the temple at Georgia
avenue and Military road. Bright
wood, D. c.
Mrs. Henry C. stein, wife OF the
master Of Stansbury Lodge, took out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
WIZARD Wall busters

the long handle makes it
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They are light and easily handled.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-29
Sent to Command Remount Depot

Lieut. Col David l.. Roscoe. field
artillery. has been ordered from this
city to Camp Kearny, Calf. to as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Darling of $40
Nineteenth street returned yester-
day from Auburn, Iowa, where they
visited with relatives for several
days.
w. E. Cederberg. head of the
mathematics department at Angus
tana college, sails today from New
York for Stockholm. Sweden, TO
visit his parents. He has been
granted a leave of absence of a year
by the college. He expects to pursue
his studies for his doctors degree
in mathematics.
Sergeant Gabriel Gernaey has no
titled friends in Rock Island and
Moline of his arrival in New York
from overseas. He expects to be at
his home, 2307 Fifth avenue, within
the week. He has many music
pupils in Rock Island and Moline
who will be glad to hear that ne
expects to be able to resume his
work here in a short time.
Henry o. Hansen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Hansen of Big Island,
and a member of the One Hundred
Thirtieth infantry, Thirty-third di-
vision, has returned home from
Camp Grant where he received his
honorable discharge Mr.. Hansen
entered training in September, 1877
and has been overseas since May
1918. He saw much service and es-
capped uninjured.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peterson, 1927
Sixteenth street are the parents of
a daughter born yesterday at the
Lutheran hospital, Moline.
Rev. ]. Clark Granger has re-
turned home from Denver, Colo,
where he attended a conference of
the Baptist denomination.
Fritz Bodaker, a member Of COM
pany B, One Hundred Eighteenth
infantry, Eightieth division, has
arrived at Camp Lee from overseas
service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03

IWTTH.s55V NOzgNflEzNoT 0zglDIlAAlY1Es

The Salvation Army was the only
organization rendering service at
the front during the war, which
was headed by a woman. This is
a significant fact when one recalls
that, of all the controversy held
over the different organizations
working for the boys, regardless OF
persons, creed, opinions or exper-
fences, the Salvation Army was
unanimously declared a success.
The Salvation Army women were
mothers to the boys in khaki. They
gave them a touch of home that no
other organization could possibly
give them. Besides making their
famous doughnuts for the soldiers
they mended their uniforms and
rendered little motherly services
in many other different ways.
Captain Pearl Hamilton, who is
the adopted daughter of Command
er Evangeline Booth, made a spe-
cial trip to Washington recently to
make doughnuts for the grand mil
itary ball which was given to open
the Salvation Army drive in the
national capital. The doughnuts
were made in exactly the same
way as those made by Captain
Hamilton for the soldiers in the
trenches in France.
The work of these women will
be long remembered and the reso-
luton recently introduced in the
senate to award a distinguished
service medal to Commander Booth
seems to be the least honor that
can be shown a woman who has
done what Commander Booth has
done. And since medals are given
out so promiscuously to civilians
who did not more than sell Liberty
bonds in the face of eager crowds,
a woman who faced cannons and
made doughnuts under heavy fire
should surely be allowed to wear
one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Party Admits Women.


Approval of the plan that no sep
arate women's organizations, eX-
cept for temporary purposes, be
formed within the Republican par
ty and that women be admitted to
party membership on an equality
with men was voted at the con-
Guiding session in Washington re-
Gently at a conference of Repub-
lican women with viii II. Hays,
national committee chairman.
It was agreed that independent
women's clubs should be given
party participation If recognized
by the state central bodies.
All states, except Mississippi and
Texas, were represented by women
at the conference, while state chair
men or their representatives NJ
tended from all states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Soldier Dance Friday.

The social committee of the war
camp community service will
sponsor a dancing party Friday
evening at the Community Service
league rooms, Nineteenth street and
Third avenue, to which all returned
soldiers and sailors and girls of the
school are invited. Any returned
soldier wishing to bring young
woman not a member of the social
league may do so by giving her
name to some member of the social
committee which is composed of
Mrs. Charles Mixter, R l. 1909;
Mrs. W. L. Yellman, R l. 4677-Y;
Mrs. Frank Bahnsen, R 1. 707, and
Mrs. G. L. Walker, r. l. 1873.
Whites orchestra will play the
dance program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03

The Standard Bearers of the
First Methodist church held their
regular June meeting with Mrs. G..
W. Buckner, us, Twenty-second
street yesterday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. After the business session
short program was given in
charge of Miss Helen Lavender and
consisted of these numbers: piano
solo by Nadine Drury; vocal solo
by Marian Stirratt. Some of the old
er women of the church who are
honorary members and are called
big sisters, were present by special
invitation, as were the pastor and
his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Van
Pelt. A most enjoyable social hour
followed and delicious refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Buckner
in the dining room where the deco
rations were carried out with lovely
pink peonies. All the guests voted
the affair a most enjoyable one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Here and There.

Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, who was
the first English woman to qualify
as an airplane pilot, and who
knows more about airplane con-
struction and flying generally than,
in all probability, any other mem
Der of her sex in Europe, is on he-
way to New Zealand, but will stop
in the United States for a short
time.
London has an official force of
policewomel who work in eight
hour shifts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Social Announcements.

The Woman's Relief Corps will
hold the social and sewing session
at Memorial hall tomorrow after
noon The Milan ladies will serve
and a full attendance is desired as
plans will be completed for the rag
day June IA.
The Busy Bee Sewing circle will
meet Thursday afternoon at Odd
Fellows temple with Mrs. Mary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Miss Ridden League Head.

Miss Margaret Riddell was chos-
en- president of the Democracy
league. a branch of the Community
Service league composed of women
employed at the Young & McCombs
store, at the annual meeting held
last night at the Community Ser
vice league rooms. Miss Emily
Kemnitz was made vice president;
Miss Anna Lynch, secretary and
Mrs. Leone, treasurer. Dinner
was served at $50 o'clock with
covers laid for 20 and during the
serving of the meal the business of
the league was transacted. Plans
were made for the summer actiVi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Ladies' Circle Meeting.

Mrs. Louise Anderson was hos
tess to the members of the Ladies'
circle of the Zion Lutheran church
last evening, entertaining at the
home of Mrs. c. G. Norman, 45O9
Eighth avenue Routine business
was taken up and the remainder OF
the evening given over to sociabil-
i-y. when refreshments were
served.
The Misses Amanda and Lena
Eastberg at their home. 726 Forty
third street. will entertain the circle
members at the July meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Animal BANQUET at Tower.

Members of the Westminster
guild of the Central Presbyterian
church held their annual banquet
last evening at the Black Hawk
Watch Tower. the affair proving
most enjoyable. Dinner was serv-
ed at Z o'clock on the south porch
of the inn, covers being laid for IA
at table lovely and springlike in
it's decorations of purple and white
iris. A four-course meal was
served.
The after dinner hours were
spent in informal sociability. This
banquet ends the activities of the
guild for the year. Meetings will
be resumed in October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
HARRY MUSS, PRESSMAN. DEAD

Champaign, Ill, June g. Harry
Muss, one of the oldest pressmen IN
the state and an employee of the
Champaign Gazette for rs years,
dropped dead at his home here last
night. He was u years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03

Arsenal lodge No. 1886 Mystic
workers will meet in regular ses-
sion Wednesday at o'clock at Odd
Fellows hall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Last Dance Of Series.

Members of the drill corps and
the auxiliary Of Rock Island Com
mandery No. IS. Knights Templar.
held the last of the series of four
dancing parties at the Masonic
temple last evening. A company
of 125 members gathered at the
temple at $50 and were served a
dinner. After the meal a short
drill was held and the remainder
of the evening informal dancing
was enjoyed. the music being fur
nished by Whites orchestra.
Monday evening the Knights
Templar are to hold the annual
meeting and election of officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
PAIL as the hostess. Friends are

PAIL as the hostess. Friends are
welcome.
Childrens day services to have
been held next Sunday morning at
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
have been postponed one week and
will be held Sunday, June Is.
Trinity guild will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Miss
Charlotte Custer, 1917 Sixth ave-
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Rridee-Tea for CHESTS.

Mrs. NJ. Rosenthal of 322 West
Twelfth street and Mrs. Louis Liv-
ingston of 2416 Harrison street,
Davenport, are entertaining this
afternoon at the Livingston home,
as courtesy for out Of town
friends, Mrs. Harry Strasburger Of
Parsons, Kan, the house guest of
Alrs. NJ C. Rice of this city; Miss
Dorothy Milius OF st. Louis, the
guest of Mrs. Simon Mosenfelder of
this city; Mrs. Abe Rothschild Of
Atlantic, Iowa, who is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. /. Rothschild and Miss
Sylvia Nussbaum of Springfield,
ILL.,, the guest at the M. Landauer
home in Davenport. The affair is
also a farewell for Mrs. Bertram
G. Landau of Davenport, who is to
go to Charleston, w. Va, in the
early fall to make her home.