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The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

Washington would have liked to have
gotten better acquainted.
He Is one of the few who have
received the Order Of the Garter for
merit; he received il for his ten years
service as secretary Of state for for
eign Affairs while still a member OF
the House Of Commons and before his
elevation to the peerage.
FEW NoN-RoYAL
KNIGHTS OF GARTER
In fact, he shares with the great
Sir Robert Walpole the distinction
Of having been the only statesmen
who rssAived the blue ribbon a.
commoners. Lord Curzon, the pres
emit minister OF foreign affairs and
former yiceroy of India. also won
his garter by sheer merit. But IL
Is dificult to say as much for most
of the other members Of the order.
which was founded by King Edward
III in 1349.
There are but twenty-four nom
royal knights of the Order OF the
Garter. That is the statutory num-
Der. and the majority of them re-
ceive the honor by reason OF their
birth and territorial Importance. As
Queen Victoria's famous premier,
Lord Palmerston. one of its menu
bers. was wont to say. there was
mo damned question OF merit" de-
termining its bestowal
In certain great houses Of the Eng
lish aristocracy the Order OF the Gar
ter is regarded in the light Of .
heritage. So many OF the former Mar
Queses of Londonderry have received
the distinction that IL seems only
natural that it should now have been
bestowed upon the present and sew
enth marquis, although only FIVE yea-s
have elapsed since he succeeded to the
family honors and estates, and he Us
barely 70 years Of age
AS one OF the largest landowners
and greatest coal magnates of the
United Kingdom, he wields a con-
siderable amount of political influence
He served throughout the great war
in France. principally with Gen. Sir
William Pulteney; has commanded the
Royal Horse Guards for some time,
and, alike in the House of Lords as
well as formerly in the house Of COM
mons, has taken a very active and
useful part in public affairs. More
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

are either at daggers' points or are
ready to spring at each others
threats lat the drop Of the hat"
DIPLOMATIC
BREAKFAST.
The breakfast was served at small
tables in the drawing rooms and din
ing room, and the guests were re-
ceived in the library. The tables were
bright with poinsettia- The Under
secretary of State and Mrs. Polk re-
ceived with the hosts. and the only
others of the State Department cir
Gle present were A A Adee. Second
Assistant Secretary of State and the
dean OF the State Department stan
Wilbur ]. Carr, head of the consular
service, and Mrs. Carr. and L. H.
Woolsey, solicitor of the State De-
p6rtment. The Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. William Phillips
were sailing the next day for Eng
land because of the serious illness
Of Mrs. Phillips mother. Mrs. George
o. Haig, and were at their place at
Beverly, Mass, So were missing from
the party, as were the Third Assist
ant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long. who are in mourn
ing lot MT. Long fnOIner. 1nlS
was the first such function for which
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing have
been hosts, because of the war con-
ditions. and their absence in Paris
last winter. 1t is a custom almost
as old as the establishment of the
government, and in all previous years
has been one of the most spectacu-
lar because OF the gorgeous court
uniforms of the distinguished guests.
always worn at the White House
reception of the New Year Day,
which Immediately preceded the
breakfast of the Secretary of State
Last Thursday the diplomats were
all in citizens afternoon dress.
GAY UNIFORMS
ABOLISHED.
In this connection I read the other
day this interesting little item dated
from Buenos Aires:
The precedent established by DR..
Pedro de Toledo. the new Brazilian
minister to Argentina, in wearing
sivilian clothes when he presented
his credentials to President Irigoyen
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water Of the creek meet. Trans
lated. II means Wet place for a
moose"
The President hardly spent a
more quiet New Year than usual.
Ever since his first inauguration he
and his family have passed the day
quietly. It was he who abolished
the picturesque New Year recep-
ton at the White House when the
''hoi polloi" rubbed elbows with the
diplomats. high ofhcials and every
body"
TO BE NO WHITE
HOUSE PROGRAM.
He dined alone in his room after
spending a few hours on the south
portico. while Mrs. Wilson had dining
with her Miss Margaret Wilson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre.
who spent the week at the White
House.
Prince Casimir Lubomirski, Minis
ter from Poland. was one of the sew
eral plenipotentiaries still unreceived
ny President Wilson. who paid a New
Year call at the executive offices
OF the White House Thursday. Fol-
lowing strict precedent, ambassa-
doris and ministers deposited their
cards with the executive secretary for
Transmission to Mr.. Wilson. He also
received Fluctuations from foreign
presidents and royal houses.
So far as the public knows the
White House social program is can
celled for the entire season. The
President has been pronounced much
stronger and almost ready to take an
active part in his duties as chief ex-
ecutive, but even il he improves great
ly imagine he will need all OF his
strength for his work and will have
none to spare for any social functions
this season.
1t was with great regret that WASH
ington saw Viscount Grey depart. He
left town Tuesday and sailed yester-
day for England taking several OF the
many manageable eligibles" on his
stan along with him His last act
was to entertain at a dinner In COM
pliment to the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Lansing the night before his de-
parture from the city. Lord Grey
was a remarkable man with whom
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has evoked favorable comment. The
newspaper La Razon says: 'Diplo-
macy Is at last approaching democ-
racy; these are not times for uni
forms with palms. swords and
plumes.'
Heretofore Brazil's envoys-in fact.
those Of all other countries except
the United Stntes-had always worn
ambassadorial uniforms the day of
their first formal meeting with the
nations Chief Executive"
i, for my part, missed greatly the
sight OF the diplomats in uniform
fitting about the streets; also the
gold lace OF the army and navy dress
uniforms which have been abolished
for all time. Those dress uniforms
used to add more to the picturesque
ness of New Year Day in Washing
ton than everything else put to-
gether. There wasn't a bit of gold
lace to be seen at the reception which
the Secretary OF War and Mrs. Ba-
ker held that day with the Assist
ant Secretary OF War and Mrs. Ben
edict Crowell. It was hastily ar
ranged and was especially for the
army officers now in Washington.
though not along the lines of the
old receptions of that day, as then
only the officers were callers. Thurs
day as many of the other sex called.
The custom OF the ladies all re-
naming at home or New Year Day
has gone with the abolished gold
lace. uniforms and three-cornered
hats Of the naval officers. A few
years ago a society woman Just
wasn't seen on the streets on New
Year afternoon; she was at home
so that the gentlemen who called
would md her there.
DANIELS NEW
YEAR PARTY GAY.
Quite the most brilliant party of
the afternoon was the reception
with dancing, of the Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels. The
ballroom on the top floor Of the
house was gay with Christmas
decorations and the band from the
Maynower was placed there. The
Marine Band was stationed on the
second floor at the head Of the
stairs, and played throughout the
afternoon, and there was dancing
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
PEOPLE TIRED
OF CHARITY BALLS.


But really the balls, for one good
cause after another, are rather over
doing 1t. People are getting quite too
much of q good thing. The real
people buy tickets, but they don't go
as much as they used to. Then II
won't be long before those who go
mighty whom they read of so much,
will cease to attend when they dis
cover that real society isn't to be
seen at those affairs. They still lend
their names for patronesses and buy
boxes and tickets but they are even
firing of that. Then the never failing
attraction of the President and Mrs.
Wilson isn't to be had any more More
people went to large charity balls to
see them. believe, than for any other
reason.
There used to be only few charity
balls in the season-the Naval Re-
lief ball on Thanksgiving night, the
Christmas ball for the benefit Of the
Children's Country Home, the South
ern Relief early in January and ''the"
charity ball. par excellence, probably
the Oldest of them all, for the Chill
dren's Hospital
New Year eve was generally
celebrated but not in private homes
people like to flock in punches
on that occasion as 1t adds to the
gayety Of the celebration of the
passing of the old year. The Chevy
Chase Club was Just packed with
dinner parties. the guests remain
ing on to dance the old year out.
Then all of the hotels and the Cafe
St Marks were filled to OVERCOMING
and many were the sleepy heads
on Thursday morning. Quite a few
went to Baltimore for, the baehe-
lors' cotilion- But New Year day was
busy one.
The only, oracial function Of the
day was the reception and break
fast given by the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing to the ambassa-
doris and foreign ministers and
their families at / O'Clock, which
was q brilliant AFFAIR. The house
was radiant with the i seasons
greens and reds and so far as /
can learn there was no snariinz or
scratching among the representa-
itves OF sons or the nations who
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04

nice girls. too; many Of the debu-
tantes-can dance with their faces
pasted against those Of their part
ners. That style Of dancing certain
ly doesn't look pretty and I should
think would grow very disagreeable
particularly after the dancers grew
warm. / think II looks very pie
beian-to express II mildly.
Tomorrow's ball Is for the Episco-
pal Home for Children-a most
worthy charity. The ball. judging
from the sale Of tickets. Is of keen
interest to society. which is plan
ming to attend in a body.
MRS. WILSON
PATRONEss.
Mrs Wilson heads the list OF pa
tronesses. Among the boxholders are
the former Imperial Russian Ambas-
sador and Madame George Bakhme-
ten, Col and Mrs. +. v. Abbott, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Mrs Delos
A. BIodgett, Col. William Eric Fow-
Ter, Mrs. David Meade Lea, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mesta. Mrs. F. B. Moran,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick D. McKen-
ney. Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Epson and
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood The
complete list Of box patronesses in
cludes, Mrs. Marshall. Sonora de Ri
ano, Sonora de Matthew, Madame Le-
Breton. Baroness Romano AVezzano,
Madame Sulzer. Madame Cremer. Mrs.
A Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. VIM. Phillips
Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs. Al
bert Niblack, Mrs. George Barnett,
Madame George Bakhmeteff, Mrs. G..
w. Baird. Mrs. Delos A Blodgett,
Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Bernard
Baruch, Mrs. Richardson Clover, Mrs.
F. Ward Denys, Mrs. Stephen B. Ell
kins, Mrs, Gibson Fahnestock, Ad-
miral Selfridge, Governor Folk, Mrs.
Charles C. Glover. Mrs. Cary T. Gray
son. Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Mrs.
Wilbur W. Hubbard, Mrs. Carl B.
Keferstein, Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
Mrs. Randolph McKim, Mrs. F. B.
Moran, Mrs. Frederick d. McKenney,
Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes. Mrs. John
Lowe Newbold, Mrs. Seaton Ferry,
Mrs. Tryman @. Palmer. Mrs. VIM. C..
Rives, Mrs. Thomas o. Selfridge, Mrs,
John Caryke Simpson, Mrs. Richard
Townsend, Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp,
Mrs. Dennis A. Upson. Mrs. B. H.
Warder, Mrs. Walter Wright, Mrs.
Norman williams. Mrs. George West
and Mrs Charles Boughton Wood.
Col. William Eric Fowler is chairman
Of the ball committee, and Mr.. Efflng-
ham Townsend is chairman Of the
floor committee and Mr.. William
Bowie Clarke chairman of the mems
committee. Mrs. David Meade Lee
Is president Of the board Of lady man
ayers of the home, which now cares
for fifty-two children Of all denomi-
nations.
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are either at daggers' points or are
ready to spring at each others
threats "at the drop Of the hat"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-04
IRIS. KAUFFMANN's
HOwN GORGEOUS.

i0wN GORGEOUS.
One OF the best looking gowns I
ave seen this season was worn
" Mrs. Victor Kaufman. All of
ter gowns are especially good looking
ut this was a dream-was made In
ne piece with perfectly straight
Ines from the shoulder to the hem
4 the short. trainless skirt and
Tas one solid mass of bright
reenish black sequins that reflect
d the light and sparkled. The
Taist line was marked by a mar
ow cord tied loosely of small
'rencb blue beads. Miss Hoy, who
visiting Mrs. Kaufman, Is very
God looking and judging from the
ray the men fiocked about her Is
cry popular. Among the other
uests in Mrs. Kauffman's box were
wo army couples who used to be
xceedingiy popular in Washing ton;
Fere stationed elsewhere for a
yhile and are back again and have
Tipped back into their old niche
4 society-CoL and Mrs. Ernest
eek and Col. and Mrs. Clarence
)ay. Col. and Mrs. Peek are both
cry tall and very handsome; you
N hCAP DdN hOlACc IucIn tine
linute you enter a room. He is
TX feet four and a half and she "a
ertainly six feet, IL an inch, and
God looking. Mrs. Day is extreme
attractive too. her chief attrac-
lon being her pep" She is such
God company.
The Minister Of Salvador and Mime.
Of had a box full of guests. The
ne OF the Cuban Minister was At
he party. the first time I have seen
er In ages and ages, as she has
ust returned from six months
ID abroad and before that was sick
,r months and spent most Of her
ne In New York. There seemed
be plenty OF men at that BALI
Tags blocked the entrance to the
ailroom like in the good old days
befp, the war" II never ceases TO
. surprise to me how the girls
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10


 Efmira, N. T., Jan. 9.-The pretend ed commercial activity of the soviet bureau in New York was a blind for distributing letters from Lenine to American Workingmen and the distri button of other propaganda direct ( | against the government, declared Stale Senator Clayton R. Lusk in a state ment here today as chairman of the joint legislative committee investigat- ing. radicalism in New York state.
 Senator Lusk, who issued the state ment from his home. answered the questions which the five socialist as semblymen, as yet unseated in the state assembly, had prepared to pre- sent to the legislature against the joint committee.
 The statement said:
 No one outside of members. coun- sel and agents of the committee and state and local officials have had any, thing to do with the so-called raids on the soviet bureau or any other organ ization. No papers seized have been received by anyone other than agents of the committee. Any papers seized at the soviet bureau were brought in evidence before the committee in pub lie hearings. Photographs of some of these have been published in news papers. I do not know for what pur- pose thoy have been used or whether copies have been sent to England
 ''R. N. Nathan (said to be British secret service chief in the United States) never had any more informa- tion, to my knowledge, than did the newspaper reporters and the public peneralfy''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10
COAL OPERATORS STUDY
 COAL STRIKE ISSUES

Washington, Jan. 9.-The policy of the bituminous coal operators in the settlement of the coal strike issues and the attitude to be assumed to- ward the commission of three ap- pointed by President Wilson to inves- tigate wages and prices, was consid- cred today at a meeting here of the wage scale committee of the central competitive field, which was prelimi- nary to the opening Monday by the commissions hearings, at which both miners and operators will appear.
 Although no announcement was made after todays meeting, it was learned that refusal to accept the commission as now constituted was advocated by some of the operators who have heretofore publicly charged that the body would begin it's work with commitments.
 Most of the operators agreed that a declaration of their stand should be made before the work of the con- mission gets under way. That this declaration would be either flat refu- sal to deal with the present commits sion or a statement of the operators willingness to cooperate with reser- vations" appeared probable tonight. In opposing the commission as organ ized with one representative for each, the miners, operators and the public, some. of the operators argued that an impartial tribunal all of the members of which would represent the public, would be more satisfactory.
 Another course favored by some of the mine owners was to furnish the commission whatever information it might ask, but with the express f understanding that the operators would not consider themselves bound by the conclusions of the commission.
 The position of the operators out side the competitive field in the pro- posed settlement also is doubtful, it was asserted by F. W. Lukins of Kansas City, president of the South western Interstate Coal Operators As sociation. Although only rebresenta- lives of the central competitive field were invited to the hearing Monday, the attitude of operators outside, the central field will be considered tomor- row.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10
World
 Movement Budget
Calls For the Expenditure of $1, ,33O, 900, ,00O in the Next Five Years.

Atlantic City, N. J., Jan s.-The
 budget of the Interchurch World
 Movement to be used in co-ordinating
 the energies of the Protestant denom-
 nations and the evangelization of the
 world. was approved today at the con- ference of 1400 church leaders here.
 The budget calls for the expenditure
 of $1,330, 100000 in the next five years. It provides for evangelistic work in
 America and the foreign field, proper financing of hospitals and homes, hb-
 eral awards to struggling colleges. for the fighting of social and industrial unrest, and better wages to both min isters and missionaries. It is speci- fed that no part of the budget shall
 be changed by board of review to be
 appointed with equal representation of all denominations. without the consent Of the denominational board directly affected
 Three hundred and twenty millions are to be expended in 1920. Presby- terians and Methodists joined in pro- testing the original selection of the period between April 21 and May 2 as the time for the drive to raise this years quota. Dr. Nolan R. Best. a | Presbyterian, complained that these dates would conflict with the Presby- terians' "every member" canvass and
 moved that the drive be deferred to
 February 16-27, 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10
SUIT AGAINST THE
 VoLSTEAD ACT IN BOSTON

Boston, Jan. 9.-Suit to restrain the federal authorities in this district from enforcing the Volstead prohibition en- forcement act, on the ground that it has not been legally adopted, was filed m the federal district court today by Patrick Henry Kelley, an attorney, on behalf of George G. Dempsey of the wholesale liquor firm of P. Dempsey .Ss company of this city. Judge Ander- son set next Monday as the date for a hearing.
 The bill in equity is directed against District Attorney Thomas J. Boynton and Acting Collector of Internal Reve- nue Andrew J. Casey. In it Mir Kel- le contends that the Volstead act, in order to become operative must first be passed by a twot thirds vote of con gross and then ratified by three fourths of the state, in the same man ner as a constitutional. amendment.
 Neither the congress nor the sev- eral states" the bill says, have any power of separate and independent legislation and action delegated to them under the provisions of Section 2 of the eighteenth amendment (the na- honal prohibition amendmentl, and the national policy intended to be se- cured by the eighteenth amendment cannot under the constitution of the United States nor under the eighteenth amendment be perfected, determined, ascertained or secured by the eXer- else of the separate and independent action, power and will of the congress or the several states
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10
PROBING EXPENDITURES
 IN WAR DEPARTMENT

New York, Jan. 9.-A story of how American capitalists spent vast sums without expectation of return or prof it to aid the government in it's eff forts to supply explosives for the war was told here today to members of the house committee on expenditures in the war department. Incidentally it de- veloped that the same men had put at the serviceof their country valu- able secrets learned from the Germans for the extraction of nitrogen from the vestigation into the expenditure of 84,000, 900 for two nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
 Frank $. WaShbuprn, president of the American Cyanamid Company, which built one Of the plants at Muscle Shoals, informed the committee that the company had made no profit on over $S9, 100000 worth of war work it had done for the government. The plant cost the government $62 ,000 900; produced 1,500 tons of ammonium ni- trad when the armistice was signed and then ceased operating.
 Tt was inconceivable to me-" said MT. Washburn, that during the wal some men of affairs should be enabled by the government to make large prof it's and others should give their ser vices for $1 a year or risk their lives at the front. The American Cyanamid Company did not want any profit out of it's war work. As a matter of fact it had none. Government officials in sisted that we were paid fee of $1,- 20, 900. When we receive this fee we must pay 85 per cent. of it ill taxa ton. It has not been feasible for the government to repay us our entire eX- penditure.''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10

Dr. David C.. Downey of New York, a Methodist, called attention to a declaration of the Methodist leaders that followers of that faith should participate in no other drives until after Methodism's centenary fund of SIP, ,000,0 is completed pr. Downey said the world surveys of the Inter church World Movement, which would be used basis. for the $320, ,000,0 900 drive "are incomplete and inconclu- sive.'
 After considerable discussion the administration plan to have the cam paign this. year was adopted.
 Metnodists and Presbyterians as- serted that they could not be partici- pating bodies without first gaining the consent of the ruling bodies of their bodies of their denominations.
 Another discussion occurred over the manner in which the funds to be raised in the cooperative 'ingather- ing" are to be apportioned. John D. Rockefeller, IT,, proposed that all money received through the central treasury, aside from the several de- nominational funds. be distributed among the various active denomina- tionS pro rata.
 substitute plan advanced by pr. c. H. Patton, of Boston, who present ed the report, proposed that the gen. eral fund be apportioned on the basis of actual collections made by the de- nominations. When, a fight seemed imminent the question was referred to the general committee to be appoint ed later, which is to rule upon all questions in conflict.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-10
SubIlOenas Served on
 Martens -NuOrteVa
To Appear at Hearing Mon- day Before Senate Commit tee.

Washington, Jan. s.- subpoenas were served tonight on Ludwig c. A. K. Martens. self-styled Russian soviet ambassador to the United States, and his secretary and spokesman, Santeri Nuorteva, calling for their appearance at the initial hearing Monday of the senate foreign relations sub-commit- tee, charged with an investigation of Russian propaganda in the United States. Both accepted the summons
 Martens, for whom department of ustice agents have been seeking with a warrant for arrest, it was said at the temporary headquarters here of the
 Russian soviet bureau, was served with the subpoena "at the home here of friend with whom he had spent the afternoon The subpoena for the appearance of Nuortevas was served at the offices of the "bureau''
 Members of the sub- committee. which, in addition to Senator Moses, is composed of Senators Borah Idaho, and Knox, Pennsylvania, republicans, and Pomerene, Ohio, and Shields, Tennesse, democrats, said that the examination of Martens mad Nuorteva would occupy several sessions. Addi- tional witnesses have not been select ed
 Nuorteva. in recent statement, said that Martens was prepared to substantiate charges made by the embassy that certain, blanks in the