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COUNTESS AT .wARRENTON.

at the embassy within \ few days.
-
COUNTESS At .wARRENTON.
Now that her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar T. Crosby, are in Washington for
the winter. Countess Mario Caracciolo
di Melito is established at Shadow
Lawn, the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Isham Keith in Warrenton. Va.
Count Caracciolo has gone back to
Italy on business.
Miss Celeste Crosby Is with Mr.. and
Mrs. Crosby. who have apartments at
the Lafayette Hotel.
Major George Oakley Totten. jr., and
Mrs. Edouard Albion, wife of the di-
rector of the Washington Opera Com
pany. were joint hosls IN the man
agements" box at Polls Thcater on
Monday night for the premier OF
Aida" their guests including DR..
Bedrich Stepanek. the new minister
of Czecho-Slovakia, and his sister.
Miss Stepanek: Mrs John Joyce Brod
erick, wife of the commercial coun-
selor OF the British embassy; Col.
Alfred du Bosch. military attache Of
the Belgian embassy; Mrs. Arnold
volps and John c. Freund.
=
y.
ton today for Philadelphia, where she
will meet several important social en-
gagements before going to Boston to
spend the Christmas holidays with
friends.
Mrs. William Turnham Carleton is
visiting her son-in-law and daughter.
DR.. and Mrs Livingston Farrand.
dinGs of the season took place last
evening at ST. Margarets Church,
when Miss Agnes Dickson Gran,
daughter of Mrs. Edward II. Droop
by a former marriage, became the
bride of Maj. Julien Francis Barnes,
U. S. A. The ceremony was per-
formed at s o'clock by the rector, the
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. Quanti-
ties of yellow and white flowers fes-
tooned with streamers of tulle were
the decorations. and an added distinc-
ton was given the scene by the uni
forms of the bridegroom and his
brother officers who attended him.
The bridal couple and the attendants
| Of the bride passed under the drawn
swords Of the officers as they left the
church. The bride was lovely in
gown of rich cream satin, draped
model, made hare.n 1aSnioh, Win thS
bodice formed of Duchess lace veiled
in tulle, which was caught on the
shoulders by clusters of pearls. The
low neck bodice had short sleeves
reaching half way to the elbows, and
the court train was OF the lustrous
satin, with folds of tuile appearing
on one side, the whole mingling IN
the billowy tulle of the long bridal
veil. which was caught to the hair
by filet of pearls across the brow.
finished on either side b. clusters OF
orange blossoms. The bridal bou-
auet was of white roses and shower
effect of lilies of the valley.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Droop, and was attended by
her sisters, Mrs. John Thilman Hen
drick and Mrs. Karl Corby. both of
whom wore handsome gowns OF yell
low satin. decollete draped models
made with long satin trains combined
with trains OF brown tulle. Coronets
of gold leaves rested on their dark
hair, and they carried shower bou-
quets of Ward roses with streamers
adorned with sweetheart roses. The
best man was Maj. Theodore Bornes.
U. s. A., brother of the bridegroom,
and the ushers where his brother
officers in the army. Maj. Charles
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MISS HELEN TUCKER.

day, and Miss Marjorie Brown,
daughter OF Col. and Mrs. Edward
Il. Brown, who on December 2S VIII
become the bride OF Benjamin King.
Miss Sidney Burleson. who was one
OF the bridesmaids at Miss Marie
Sims wedding last Saturday, will
perform the same service for Miss
Beach just a week later. The other
attendants are Miss Elizabeth
Beach, Miss Alice Barbour. sister
OF the bridegroom, and Miss Mary
Pearre. Miss Katherine Beach will
be maid OF honor. The wedding
will be in the Bethlehem Chapel,
with Bishop Harding officiating.
Miss Brown Is to have home
wedding. but a large bridal party
including several girls from out of
town. Her fiance, who is a Cali
fornian, but now makes his home
in New York, is with an exporting
Arm which has interests in Central
America and he and his bride en-
pect to spend the first six months
of their first winter OF married life
in Guatemala.
The list of engagements announc-
ed during the last week is rather
stratlingly long and interesting
Miss Margaret Perrin, daughter of
Mrs. George Howard, and Francis
L. Amory, of Boston; Miss Caroline
Ogden Jones. daughter of Mrs. Paul
Bartlett, and Armistead Peter, Bird:
Miss Jane Gregory, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory,
and George Stuart Heyer, of Hou-
ston, Texas; Miss Alexandrine Fitch,
daughter of Mrs. Henry NJ. Fitch,
and Major Cresswell Darlington.
nf EnDinnprs " and
the three Helens, Miss Helen Welsh,
Miss Helen Claxton and Miss Helen
Tucker. Miss Welsh, an army girl,
Is to wed an army man, Lieut.. Vir-
gil Farrar Shaw, and probably will
be in Washington only intermit-
tently thereafter. But the two
others happily are marrying Wash
ington men. Miss fuckers fiance
is Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, and
Miss Claxton is to marry John
Curtis Walker. Her wedding is set
for January 1, in ST. Thomas
Church.
YESTERDAYS WEDDINGS.
The wedding of Miss Agnes Graff,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Z. H
Droop. to Major Julian Barnes
which is properly covered" further
on-was one of the important events
on the calendar last night, and an
other wedding of more than a little
interest took place here yesterday,
the marriage of Miss Mary Lena
Gaines, of Warrenton, Va. and
James Cornell Biddle, of Philadel-
phia. 1t was a very simple wedding
at the home of the Rev. II. Allen
Griffith, chaplain of the United
States Soldiers Home. who per-
formed the ceremony-but Mr..
Biddle is ono of THE Philadelphia
Biddles and Miss Gaines family is
we'll known in Washington as well
as all through Virginia She is
the daughter of the late Judge Will
liam II. Gaines, of Warrenton, and
is the present owner of Paradise,
the beautiful old Gaines estate on
the outskirts of Warrenton. Mr..
Blddle, once American minister to
Ecuador, has had a romantic his
tory, having been for nearly twenty
years an inmate of Trappist mon
astery in Kentucky.
MARsHALL's CHRISTMAS DINNER
The Vice President an Mrs. Mar
shall will spend Christmas In Penn
sylyania, where the Vice President 1:
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Many Weddings
To Take Place
At Christmas

n AN CUPID usually lays orr
at Christmas time, leaving
- the field clear for the debu-
tante and the ubiquitous young
person home from school and col
lege for the holidays. But he's
taking no vacation this year.
Witness the fact that there are
several Christmas brides-meaning
by christmas" the season and not
tho day-and pretty nearly every
day brings the announcement of
an engagement of exceeding in
terest.
Today two events OF Importance
TO Washington, socially speaking,
are taking place out OF Washing
ton-the marriage of Miss Augusta
Glass, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Carter Glass, to Robert Nc
I-anahan Allen, and the marriage
of Miss Mary Sue Donaldson.
daughter of Brigadier General and
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MISS HELEN CLAYTON.

scheduled to make several addresses.
They will leave town next Tuesday,
returning to Washington the follow
Ing Monday
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith will entertain thirty
guests at dinner tonight in compli-
ment to the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. The French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand. the Spanish AM
bassador and Nine. de Riano and the
Belgian am bassador will be among
those in the company, also Secretary
and Mrs. Meredith's son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Owen Bohen, who are staying with
them.
Mrs. Walter McLallen. of Evanston.
ILL.,. who has frequently visited m
Washingto mas the guest of the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall, will ar
rive here the first week in January
to stay with Secretary and Mrs. Mere
dith. Mrs. Meredith has invitations
out for a luncheon on January 6.
Mrs. Marchail was entertained yes
terday by Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh in
her box at the National to hear
Rachmaninoff play. Among the other
guests in her box were Mrs. Walter
Penfield and Mrs Fred Britten.
y
GROUITCHEs ENTERTAIN.
The Minister Of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch will
give a dinner tonight for Nine. Mende'
of Switzerland, who arrived today to
spend a week with them. Nine. Mende
was formerly Miss Elsie Porter. and
is the daughter of Gen. Horace Por-
ter, once American ambassador 70
France. While her father was on DUTY
in Paris she was a great favorite N
society. She is a very charming wom-
an. and Is blessed with a beautiful
voice. Her husband is perhaps the
most celebrated oculist in Europe
Their house in Berne Is favorite
gathering place for prominent men
and women from Europe ana the
United States who go to Switzerland
and their hospitality is unfailing.
Nine. Mende will be much feted dur
ing her stay in Washington. Tomor-
row evening she and her hosts Will
dine with Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, ana
on Saturday Mrs. Marshall Field Will
have a luncheon for her.
3
The dinner which Mrs. cambridge
Colby is giving on Saturday evening
for her daughters, the Misses CODY
will be followed by small dance 10
which additional young people maze
been invited.
The French Ambassador and Ma
dame Jusserand were hosts last night
for the first time since their return
to Washington when they gave
musical at the embassy In honor OF
Madame Gripon and N. Brenot, VINO
are singing in opera at Polls this week
There wero about 100 guests, the
company being seated in the ballroon
and a buffet supper was served after
the program.
The Ambassador and Nine jug
serand will entertain the members
of the embassy staff at dinner On
Christmas night, according to their
annual custom.
Madame Grippon, who will sing the
role of Aida" tomorrow night, gave
group Of songs
Baron de Cartier. the Belgian am
bassador, who has been spending a
long leave of absence abroad, has re-
turned to Washington. Tho Baro-
ness do Cartier remained in New
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III
Ertebacl1er
hehp-Na st
Final Disposal of
so Exclusive
Erlebacher Created
Trimmed Hats
$50
con cor e0n
Formerly Priced $40, SIS and $50

Hats of Velvet, of Metal Cloth Fur Trimmed
and some with combinations of Duvetyne and Sill
ver-in variety of shapes and colors that have
sold for much higher priceS-realy charming col
lection of the kind of Hats that have made Erie
bacher Millinery Shop stand out as the fashion CEN
ter of this city.
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MISS HELEN WELSH.

York. but will join the ambassador
at the embassy within 4 few days.
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was nothing more than a struggling
village. and has Kept pace with the
growth of his home town. to It's pres
ent metropolitan attainments. He has
served this district since the admis-
sion OF Oklahoma into the union, IL
years ago and Is now a candidate
for his eighth term In congress. His
speeches ia this and other campaigns,
have never bpen OF that bitter par
tlsan nature which heaps abuse upon
the rank and tilc OF opposing parties.
He presents his case IN a pleasing
and entertaining manner. His ad-
dress tonight will be less partisan
than usual. FOR IL is expected that
he will devote practically all his time
IN an analysis and discussion OF the
league OF nations, which is the real
Issue in this campaign, and In replying
To the many Misrepresentation made
by the opponents OF the covenant.
Tho messagc Charley Carter brings
10 the voters comes from hcadquar-
tcrs. lie was on the ground ut
Washington from the time the Ameri-
can congress directed the writing OF
the league uf nations, until the sem
atc's last refusal tn ratlfy same. and
ho should be able to give some inter-
csting sdc-lights by any or our speak
era.
The meeting will not In any wise
be confined TO Democrats but cor
dial invitation is extended to Repub.
leans. socialists and persons OF all
political faiths. The ladies' are es'
pecinlly asked TO be present for u
IL said Congressman Carter has
real message for them.
John II. Carlock. chairman Of thu
speakers bureau. and his committee
all OF whom have done such splendid
work for the past month, are expect
Ing that Convention Hall will b
taxed to capacity at the meeting 10
night -
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OKLAHOMA CAMPA|G On
CLOSES TOAlGHT IN
BLAZE OF 0 RA TO RY
DEMOCRATS CLAIM STATE by A
SAFE MAJORITY; REPUBLL-
CANS ASSERT THEY WILL
ELECT L. $. SENATOR

Oklahoma City, Nov. l. - With
eleventh hour appeals by congress
sional candidates to both Democratic
and Republican voters OF Oklahoma,
the political campaign in the state
will close tonight. In statements is
sued by headquarters of both major
parties early today. confidence was
expressed that nominees OF the two
organizations woUid come out vic
torious at the polls tomorrow.
In the senatorial campaign, Scott
Ferris, Democratic candidate will
wind up his campaign with an adj
dress hero tonight, while j. w. Har-
reid. Republican nominee, will speak
at Lawton, the home town Of his op-
ponent. Stump speeches III many
sections Of the state which are con-
ceded TO be strategic are on the sched-
ule of both parties, and rallies Of
various descriptions are planned in
other districts.
An announcement from Democratic
headquarters, by the chairman OF The
state committee. declared that the
state would give Governor Cox, the
presidential candidate, safe ma
jorty in the state and predicted that
the entire local, state and congress
sional ticket would 30 solid for the
Democratic party.
Opposing this announcement was
one by John Appleby, chairman OF the
Republican state committee In which
he claimed the Republicans would
return at least one Republican senator
to Washington, and that the local
and state ticket would show decided
inroads into Democratic strongholds.
Oklahoma's Democratic plurality in
the past general elections has ranged
from minimum OF approximately
1000 to maximum OF approximately
! 5000. The latter vote was given
President Wilson in the election four
years ago A statement. today, which
Republican leaders declared conserva-
tive placed the Democratic plurality
this year at slightly over 10000,
while In many sections the Republic
can vote would be the largest In the
history Of the state.
! \. a. Bagwell, of Springer, social
| ist nominee for United states senator,
has made an active campaign for
his party, assisted BY other cxccu-
tlves of his organization. No state
ment had been given out early today
on what strength the Socialists ex-
pect to show In tomorruws' election
The Usage Trust period extension
question has been injected into the
campaign In the first congressional
district, T. d. Howard, Democratic in
cumbent, advocating the extension OF
the period, while T. A. Chandler, Re-
publican has denounced him and urged
that the period be determined at the
time oe It's expiration 1881.
Democratic leaders In the eighth
district, which normally IL Rcpub'
llcan claim the opportunities OF theii
candidate In this district have improv'
ed In the past two weeks. due &c
q severe campaign on Manuel Herrici
of Perry, the Republican nominee
Zach A. Harris OF Blackwell heads tn,
Democratic ticket.
/. +. d. Swank and q. T. Hainer. Dem
ccratic and Republican candidates from
the fifth district, have both mad
(Contlnued on Page Two)
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For l,ayorile Son

Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 1.--Ohlo vot-
crs today were turning TO the specula-
tive ana trying TO pick the winners
in tomorrow's elections In which one
OF two natives Of the Buckeye state
Senator Warren G.. Harding OF
Marion or Governor James NJ. Cox
OF Dayton--will be elected president.
Political speeches were few. the only
one OF Importance being that o. Gov
crnor Cox at Toledo tonight.
During the campaign which prac-
tlcally closed last saturday. ohioans
have received literal avalanche ..
political arguments, With Senator
Harding conducting many front porch
meetings Ut Marion, and Governor
Cox delivering 60 speeches on his
sturnping tour OF the state, there has
been no lack OF stimulus, and never
before has there been so much In
terest and stir over an election.
Among the candidates for office, the
only one who will speak tonight IS
W. A. Julian OF Cincinnati. Democratic
candidate for United States senator,
who delivers an address ut Canton.
Most OF the others have gone 10 their
homes to vote and do not expect TO
return to the capital until after the
election.
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Roth Sides Confident

New York, Nov. with the open
ing of the polls less than "a hours
away both Republican and Democratic
headquarters today took up the stride
which will carry them in the final
scene of the presidential contest to-
morrow, either to victory or defeat.
Both major parties, began their
campaigning day by reasserting conf
dence In the election Of their candi-
daie.
Cox and Roosevelt will win," declar-
ed George White, Democratic national
committeeman.
Will II. Hays, leader Of the Repub-
lican forces, translated his execu-
tons into figures, expressing the con-
v!ction that Harding will have no less
than 96s-probably 395-electoral votes
out of the possible 53l. The number
REQUIRED to elect is SG6.
Interest in the last day Of the great
fight centers in the final desperate
attempt TO bring over the 'doubtful
states with large electoral votes to de-
liver. or to save United States sena-
tors in other doubtful states, where
the electoral vote Is not large enough
to be Indispensable. The salient ex-
ample OF states N the first category
Ia Ohio. home stale ot the TWO prin-
cpal candidates, with y votes, wni!e
the outstanding case OF the second
class is Nevada, with only three.
Other states where the eleventh hour
contest is intense with both parties
sanguine OF success are Arizona. Ken
tuclty. Maryland, New Mexico, Tennes
see North Carolina and oklahoma. All
OF these, as well as the Buckeye state
are claimed BY both Republicans and
Democrats.
Second only In interest to the out
come OF the voting Is the subject
what will the women do"'
Speculation of both major parties
disclaim possession OF advance infor'
nation OIL what is 10 be expected oi
the new class OF voters exercising theiI
franchise in all the states for thC
airst time
Speculation in ordinarily We'll in
formed political circles, ccnters abou
the numerical proportion OF womeI
who will vote tomorrow In comparison
with the male vote. section dlsiribu
ton of the womens votes, and th'
probabilities TO be looked for.
Most of the wlseacrcs declare tina
the recent Maine election, where TN
women's vote was well under half tha
OF the men. can be considered no cri
terion for predicting national election
results. Women In states where uni
versal suffrage has been obtained 10
some years are expected To outdo thel
newly enfranchlsed sisters, and, OF
the other hand. the experts admi
this hypothesis also may be- wrong
The Socialist party has made c'aim'
for the largest proportion0'e women
vote. With the new voters proper!
belonging to the party added 10 TN
non-socialists. who, they say. Will NoV
the ticket again In protest against TN
imnrlsonment of the purty's preSiden
tial nominee Eugene V. hebs, I'm
Socialists predict a vote OF at leas
5000. 900. In 1916 The Socialist vot'
was less than 100000.
II any OF the six national partle
start out to break electoral colleg
records tomorrow, they must aim a
thcsr set up In the election OF ticket
headed by President Wilson. In l9l
his majority OF SSs was the creates
,ppord esf the elections,
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LADIES ESPECIALLY
Invited TO HEAR
CARTER ON LEAGUE
FAIR VOTERS REQUESTED TO AT
TEND SPEAKING AT C0NVEN-
TION HALL WHICH CLOSES
THE CAMPAIGN

The campaign by the Democratic
party in Carter county will be brought
to a close tonight at 1880 o'clock with
nm address by our own" Congress
man Charles d. Carter, ut Convention
Hall.
Charley Carter Is one Of our earli-
est pioneer citizens. He came to
Ardmore In September 1883, when It
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-01
HARDING URGES GOOD
REPUBLICANS OIE
A STRA|G Ticket"
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WOULD
IMPRESS UPON FOLLOWERS
NECESSITY OF ELIMINA-
TION or SCRATCHING

Marion, Ohio, Nov. His campaign
over and his final analysis OF cam
paign issues laid before the people on
u prediction statement, Senator
Harding took rest today, from the
long and arduous labors of the presi-
dental contest.
\ smile answered those who asked
for his prediction of the outcome Of
tomorrow's balloting and prepara-
tons of any special prediction claim
he called attention to his public ut
terances in the past weeks, in which
he has declared many times that he
fully expected TO De inaugurated next
March, rs the nations chief execu-
tive.
Detailed forecast OF the result the
nominee lett to his party managers
saying that he had made his fight
to the beat OF his ability. and was
ready TO abide by the result.
He and Mrs. Harding who has
been his constant companion through
out his campaigning plan TO 20 to
the polls early in the afternoon and to
spend the remainder OF the day qulct-
ly at his home.
a straight Republican ticket has
been recommended 10 the voters by the
candidate repeatedly, in his public
addresses. Several times he has de-
clared that ne did not want TO be
elected president unless Il Republican
congress were chosen to translate the
party's executive promises into per-
formancc and in every state where h>
has spoken he has made an appeal
for selection OF a Republican senate
TO advise and consent" in the for
nation OF foreign policy.
At present the party has majority
of only two In the senate and al q
particular spur to Republican SUCCESS
in Rel, lblican senatorial contests Mr..
| Harding sent 10 each senatorial nomi-
nee last night . telegram declaring
that the people would bring promo
ton to American leadership in world
affairs by increasing the Republican
majority in the upper house.
Tomorrow night the Senator and
Mrs. Harding will receive the cleo
ton returns at their home, bulletins
keeping them advised during the eve
ming OF the latest totals reported from
each Of these as states. Throughout the
campaign the senator has maintained
a leased telegraph wire in his news
paper headquarters. a few steps ava.
from the famous front porch" and
as the results OF the ballotlng ar,
made known in distanc parts Of the
country they will be flashed imme'
| diatelv ia Marion,
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RETURNS TUESDAY NIGHT

The Associated Press will FUR
nish the Daily Ardmorcite With
returns from the state and nation
al elections Tuesday night. A sne-
cial wire has been installed IN the
Ardmorcitc offices Tor the pur-
pose OF handling state figures cx-
cluslvely. In addition, the out
side returns will come on the
regular leased wire. All OF the
large papers In oklahoma are de-
pending on the Associated Press
for their special state service. The
state has been divided into nine
zones. The manager OF each zone
will be In constant communication
with county seats and the central
bureau Mt Oklahoma City
This same sort OF organization
has been perfected by the Assoc
cinted Press In other states and
promises the quickest and most
reliable report obtninable on the
| national returns.
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Democrat and Republican
Chairmen Both Feel Con-
fident of Swinging the
Nation Tomorrow
WOMAN VOTE is YET
UNKNOWN FACTOR
WHAT WILL NEWLY ENFRAN-
CHISED SISTER DO?" Is MUCH
MOOTED QUESTION BY LEAD
ERS OF BOTH PARTIES

Washington, Nov. 1.-The Demo-
cratic campaign committee Of the
District of Columbia is planning
to hold a league or nations dem
onstration In front of the White
House tonight. II is planned to
have league sympathizers, grouped
by states, march up Pennsylvania
avenue to the executive mansions,
where patriotic songs will be sung
and probably several brief address,
es will be made.
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LOCAL POST AMER| CAN
LEGION MEETS TONIGHT
CHAMBER or COMMERCE

An important meeting OF George II.
Anderson Post American Legion. will
be held tonight at TAO o'clock ut the
Chamber. OF Commerce. The newly
elected officers will be installed and
following the business meeting a
smoker win he enjoyed. All members
are urged TO be present.