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The Washington herald., 1920-12-26

and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
,erick .Bohen; their son, Edwin T, jr.,
and his classmate at Culver Military
Academy, Jenneson Parker, of Port
land, Greg. They were the only
Cabineteers. to- have guests. The
Attorney. General and, Mrs. A. Nit
'chell Palmer had some of Mrs. Pal
mer's relatives with them. They
will give their annual Supreme
Court dinner this week. The Burle-
sons had just their family, even the
Grimeses didn't, come on. Secretary
Wilson had Agnes. Mary and Jessie
with him only.
( Eggnog parties on Christmas Day
were not as numerous as they have
been in the past. but yet there were
quite a few of them after all. And
popular-as soon as q host or host
ess said eggnog they knew they
would receive no regrets to speak
of. One of the most charming of those
parties yesterday was given by Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Parmalee. Mrs.
Parmalee was Leila May Henry,
daughter of former Representative
and Mrs. Henry. of Texas, who played
such a prominent part in society here
a few years ago. She is one of the
most attractive young matrons in
Washin gton society, and is extreme
iy' popular. -
Mr. and Mrs Carl Joerrise had
planned "a big dinner party, for to-
might and were going to take all
their guests to the Children.s
country Home Ball but had to call
lit Off because of. Mr. .Joerrisin's
Illness. He has been seriously i'll
but is Improving slowly.
Society fairly danced its feet off
last week. In addition to the EN-
bassy balls and the debutante teas
and tea dances and the dance given
by the Villa m Whiting Andrews at
the Montgomery Country Club there
were TIVE large charity balls. the
midshipmen Of the Navy Academy
gave their Christmas ball up here
for the first time; the Junior League
had tine second of their series of
dances, the Hilary A. Herbert Chap
ter of the U. D. C. gave very fine
dance and the officers at the Ma
rine Barracks gave one ofase their
series Of dinner dances, this, one
proving to. be an unusually large
affair.
LAST OF DEBs ,acs
APPEAR THIS WEEK. -
The debutantes were prominent a,
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DINNER PARTIES
PRECEDE DANCE.

A great many dinner parties pre-
ceded the Geddes dance, preceded all
of the big dances of the week, in
fact. The Ambassador and Lady
Geddes dined with Charles Hamlin
of the Federal Reserve Board. and
Mrs. Hamlin, who asked a distin-
guished company to meet them. Col.
and the Hon. Mrs. Thorne were en-
tertained at dinner by Maj. Gen. Fl.
h. Bethel, military attache of the
embassy. One of the most interest
ing parties was the country supper
and informal dance given by Col.
John Quekemeyer, U. S. A, at "High-
wood" Gen. John ]. Pershing's home
in Chevy Chase. Col. Quekemeyer
Is on the generals stan and there
fore resides with him, as do all his
aides, at "Highwood." which is the
beautiful country place of Mrs.
Henry c. Corbin and the late Gen.
Corbin. Those aides entertain fire.
quently out there and surely have
a good time. of course Mrs. Louise
Cromwell Brooks was at Col. Queke-
meyers party. That goes without
saying. They are always together
and are always thought of in the
same breath,
Gen. Pershing came down from
his home in Rosslyn. l.. l., to attend
Col. Quekemeyer's party and to at
tend the embassy dance. He left
again the middle of the week for
Long Island to spend Christmas
there. He has with him there his
son. Warren Pershing. his two sis
ters who came on from their home
in Lincoln, Neb.. and the family of
his brother. James Pershing.
Miss Mildred Bromwell enter
tained at a dinner of fourteen COW
ers before the embassy party in
compliment to her guest, Miss Mar
garet Dunlop. daughter of Mrs. Arch
ibald McCrea. who Miss Bromwell
visited this fall at the Hot Springs.
Miss Ruth Hitchcock. daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ, Hitch
cock. had dinner guests as did also
Miss Alice Harding, daughter of w,
r. G. Harding of the Federal Re-
serve Board. In that party was Miss
Anna Hamlin. who will give a din
ner party this week. Tuesday, in
compliment to Miss Harding. Her
two sisters. Margaret. who was visit
Ing in Colorado. and Mrs. Frederick
Prince came home for Christmas.
Miss Hamlin expects to have quite
a house party at the time of her
party.
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THE STORY OF MRS.
CALHOUN'S NECKLACE.

Someone asked me the other day
had l seen Mrs. Calhoun's very
handsome emerald necklace. When ]
said I had they asked me IL l knew
its history. I didn't, so they pro-
ceeded to tell me. The story goes
that when she was Mrs. Barker
Gummere. her husband-also the
late Admiral Fremont-and some
other men we're sent on some spec
ial mission into the wilds Of abys-
sinia where they were extensively
entertained by some of the chief
tains. Mrs. Calhoun-then Mrs.
Gummere-accomRa her hus-
band. At some big dinner given by
some big chief several attendants
brought in three bowls or vessels OF
some sort. one filled with rubies. one
with emeralds and one with pearls.
He asked Mrs. Calhoun which she
preferred and in a pleasant man
ner she laughSngly said il was diff
hcult to decide for she loved them
all. Whereupon an order was given
to the attendants and each Of them
scooped up a handful of the con-
tents of their special vessel and
dropped them into Mrs. Calhoun's
lap. And the emerald necklace is
made from those emeralds. think
some Jewels were also sent TO Mrs
Fremont. She wasn't along on the
trip; at least. not according to the
way i heard the story. Mrs. Fre-
mont has gone to New York to pass
the holidays with her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Hull, and will not be al
home on Saturdays again until
January 20
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BUSINESS FIRMS
WHO HELPED BALL.

Among the Washington firms who
so kindly advertised at the bah for
Noel House were Woodward and
Lothrop, Kann's, Lansburgh's. Erie
bacher's. Rizik. Pasternak. Snyder
and Little. Zirkin. Dulin and Martin.
Droop's, Underwood and Underwood.
Demonet's. Copenhaver. Hisada,
Whitmore. Lynn and Alden. ]. Z.
Donovan. Riggs Market Sherwood.
Gliding, Madame Ash. Madame
Bouchsrd. Madame Rose, Rich's,
Youngs hats, Philadelphia Market.
Berry and whitmore. Saks furs.
Gait. Cornwell. Jellen's, Burtls.
Magruder. AT Ye Sign of Ye Mock
ing Bird" Christmas cards ana
booklets. Emile. The Mode-men's
furnishing shop.
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Henry, of the embassy, who is sail
ing fof home, gave a farewell lunch
con Friday. The. Geddesses were
there. ...~4 @
The Argentine Ambassador and
Mime. LeBreton entertained at a big
ball too. The Ambassadors all seem
to be vying with each other this
winter-and the winter, is scarcely
started; only began Officially last
Tuesday. the 21st-to see which can
give the largest and handsomest ball.
They are. all certainly adding much
to the seasons Eaiety. The LeBreton
party was. on Wednesday evening
and was preceded by a large dinner
to which a distinguished company
was asked to meet the British Ann
bassador: and Lady Geddes. They
also gave a dinner Monday evening in
compliment to, the dean of the Din
Iona tic Corps. Ambassador of France
and Mrs. J. ]. Jusserand. 20 {
The Ambassador of Peru and Mime.
Pezet were the honor guests at a
lovely dinner given by Col. and Mrs.
William Eric Fowler and John Bar
rett and they themselves gave a
luncheon in compliment to Mrs
james B. Haggin. of New York, who,
was here. for a few days and who
was entertained every. minute Of
her visit. '-'
Practically all of the Ambassador,
and Ministers gave large dinner
either on Christmas, Eve or Christ
mas Day when their guests included
the members of their STATS and their
families =
THE Cabinet members had Just
their families with them for
L Christmas, their children COM
ing home from school. college. or
wherever they happened to be-. Mrs.
Colby. wife of the Secretary of
State, had all her children with her
her three daughters-butt the Sec
retary. of course, is touring South
America. The Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. David F. Hous-,
ton had their small children with
them. but their son, D. F., jr., is in
China. where he is visiting the MINI
lister from the United States. Charles
II. Crane. and Is to" enter business.
The Secretary, OF War and Mrs. New.
ton d. Baker bad their. children with
them. and also Mrs Bakers father
and brother from Pottstown, Pa.
PALMERs HAVE - =
RELATIVES HERE. =
The Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels were Joined
by their sons who remained over
today. The Secretary sof Agricul-
ture and Mrs; Edwin T. Meredith
mad as their'guests their SON. in-iaw
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Roy Neuhauser, who IL such a
live wire, was in charge OF the
evenings entertainment and he
managed it all very cleverly as he
always does everything. This time
many things went wrong with him;
first one artist after another dis
appointed him at the eleventh
hour. but he was equal to the
emergency and furnished pro-
gram that was most enjoyab BILE
There was troupe of singers. a
quartet from some. show in town
and another singer, a professional
too. Then a man named Oliver, a
professional clown, was most amus-
ing and helped to arouse the spirit
OF Christmas and the carnival at
mosphere that prevailed before the
evening was hardly well started.
Then Jack o'Rourke. just the living
likeness of Santa Claus, distributed
presents to all of the companv
which by that time was in high
spirits. Then several of the club
members did stunts" DR.. Stafford
danced the Hula Hula. for instance
and then the entire companyl
Joined in singing familiar airs.
IL was such jolly party that
the guests all stayed until a late
hour and probably would have stay
ed longes If they hadn't remembered
that today was Christmas eve and
much to be done. They all were
well sprinkled with confetti by the
lime they departed.
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Arts Club
Has Mixer
Charming Rooms Reflect
True Christmas
Spirit.

The Arts Club had a real Christ
mas celebration Thursday evening
at their charming old club house
in 1 street. The club entertains
at a dinner there every Thursday
night and there is always some
form OF entertainment after dinner.
But thursdays party was particu-
larly merry. In the first place the
dinner was so good and the club
looked lovely with its Christmas
decorations. One dinner party given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Neuhauser
had the table adorned with a cum
ming little but elaborately decorated
Christmas tree. Among their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs Sidney TaIiaferro
~ho recently returned from Scot
'and where they spent the summer
with Mrs. Taliaferro's mother, Mrs
Fulton They are very. hand.
some couple
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GEDDEsEs ACTIVE
IN FAST WEEK.

The British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes were much entertained dur
ing the week and gave one or two
small ,luncheons and dinner parties
themselves. Yesterday they gave a
luncheon and later a party for their
interesting group of kiddies. Col
and the Hon. Mrs. .Thorne were also
entertained up to the very moment
OF their departure. Capt C. J.
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ed by four maids holding white
satin ribbons. They will be Miss
Katherine Hayes, Miss Martha
Campbell, Miss Julia Harris and
Miss Lulu Mitchell. The ceremony
Is to be performed in the big BALL
room of their, home. Adjoining II
are several large drawing-rooms, SO
there is ample space to accommo-
date large assemblage. 1t is the
Wilson Haywood house, you know.
Among the out-of-town friends of
the young couple who have signi-
fled their intention of coming are
in addition to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sayre, Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo, Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones and Miss
Mae Robinson, of California. The
guests from New York will include
Mr.. and Mrs. Blewett Lee, Perciyal
Sneed, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curran
and Miss Curran. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt
B. Evans and their two young sons,
DR.. Drexler, Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Hayes and Miss Katherine Hayes.
From Georgia will come Mr.. and
Mrs. James Y. Swift, Mrs. Richard
Johnson, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer,
Herman Ellis RiddelL, Miss Natalie
OOcoSA' JdSh DOcock, MI. and Mrs.
William Branch Porter, Mrs. Nc
Even Johnston and William John
ston. Guests from Ohio will be Mr..
and Mrs. Don Young and their two
young daughters, and Mrs. ], b.
Goodsan. From Massachusetts, will
come ID. F. Sullivan. Louis Sullivan,
Miss Julia Sullivan and Miss Jane
sullivan. Also in the company will
be Fitzwilliam Woodrow, of South
Carolina, but now living here, and
Mrs Robert Hanes, of North Caro-
lima: Fitz Woodrow lived at the
White House for a year or so, unit,
the President married the second
time. in fact. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
II. Brown. formerly of Atlanta, but
now living here. and their daugn-
ters, Misses Elojse and Mildred
Brown, will also be in the brilliant
company. They are cousins Of the
Edward Browns.
MARJORIE Is A
CHARMING GIRL.
N N ARJORIE BROWN is an I'M
M usually attractive girl with
2NA delightful personality and
she dresses extremely well. She is
the only daughter of wealthy pa
rents, but hasn't been spoiled by il.
Mrs. Brown is charming. too. The
colonel is the best company in the
world; is a wonderful narrator of
stories. Before the Browns took a
home here about a year or so ago,
the colonel used to come to Wash
ington very frequently and on those
visits always stayed, at the White
House.
To go back bit to the
diplomats. they dined and danced
every day.
The week opened with a delight
full dance at the British Embassy
when the Ambassador and Lady
Geddes entertained in compliment
to the assistant military attache,
Col. A. F. A. n. Thorne and the Hon.
Mrs. Thorne, who left Washington
Tuesday to sail Wednesday for Eng
land. The company comprised about
l5O OF the smart set. mostly the
younger married people, like Rep
resentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth and Mrs. Cromwell Brooks,
but there were a few older ones
present, like the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. David F. Hous-
ton, the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, and others. The
Geddeses are certainly keeping up
their record for entertaining fire.
quently and charmingly. They do
give such nice parties,
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Them all-how do they do it, Some
of them tell me that they are really
tired Of it all. One girl who is a
stranger in town and says , she
doesn't begin to go the places the
others do--yet she has five and six
parties a day. l should think they
would get SO bored with each other
lunching and teaing and dining and
dancing at the parties day after day
and week after week They are
having a good time though. Four
of them-rather six for two parties
were for sisters-made their debut
last week. The last of the debutantes
VIII be formally presented this
week. Last week those two pretty
Smith girls. Frances and Marion,
gra of Mrs. Bailey, were
presented at their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel and il was a
beautiful party. / am told that
those girls are not only good looking
and charming but have "oodIes" OF
money. Katherine Marriott mdde
her bow little later in the week
and she did make such a sweet pic
fure in her truly debutante looking
frock of white tulle and satin, with
big, tulle bow. and a train of, the
same. So. many of the buds don't
look like debutantes any more that
1t. is a picture to see one that does
look the part. =>
Just ~ few years ago-I refuse
to say lin my day for that sounds
so aged--a debutante never wore
silks and satins; just swisses and
organdies and such; much less vel
vets and black and lavender.
,colors worn then only by the most
matronly of matrons. Graciot,si
now they wear black as often as
any other color. and velvet gowns
are very common among them, and
some of them even combine the
two; black velvet or lavender vel
vet, don't you know Ella MAJ
Dougall, who is one of the most
attractive Of the debutantes, was
presented last week Her sister.
Charlotte, who is student al
Wellesley College. but who came
home for the holidays. of course.
was presented with her. though she
really made her debut in London
when her father was military at
tsche at the embassy there Anne
Hight made her debut, too. So
many people cgn'uec Anne Hignr
with Barbara Hight, the very young
daughter-about 13 or Ia years OF
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MARGARET WILSON
To BE MAID OF HONOR.

Miss Margaret Wilson. the Presi-
dents daughter. will be maid of
honor at the wedding which will
take place at the home of the brides
parents in / street at $50 o'clock.
The ceremony will be performed by
the Rev. Troy Beatty. Bishop Coad>
tutor of Tennessee< who will be as
sisted by DIR. c. e. Wilmer. OF At
lanta.
The bride will be given away by
her father. who is one of the
closest men to the President in this
country. He is a cousin of the first
Mrs. Wilson. The wedding gives
promise Of being very beautiful.
large and elaborate affair Mrs.
George McCarty. of Atlanta. will be
the matrOn of honor and the brides
maids will be Miss Esther Smith. of
atlanta but now living here. Miss
Hazel Nelson. of Atlanta. Miss Ethel
Greda Aves. of Galveston. and the
Misses Kathleen and Alma Evans,
the brides cousins. formerly of
Georgia. but now residing in Wash
= ingtOn.
GROOMsMEN FROM
OUT-OF-TOwN.
DIR. Stockton Axson. brother of the
first Mrs. Wilson. will be best
man and the grdomsmen will be Ed
ward III. Brown. brother of the
bride, DIR. Edmund Duvall. of New
York and Harry Stanton, of CIeve-
land. the ushers will include Fitz-
pliam Woodrow. a cousin of the
resident; Percival Sneed. Herman
Riddell, Frederick Stevens. of New
York. and Grant Isaacs. of Tennes-
sec.
The very close friends of the
bride and bridegroom are to be
grouped within an enclosure FORM
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PALMERs HAVE
RELATIVES HERE.

The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels were joined
by their sons who remained over
today. The, Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith,
mad as theirsguests their SON Law
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APPEAR THIS WEEK. -
The debutantes we're prominent Al,
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CONTINUED on PACE FOUR.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-05-06
WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN NEWS
The State Sale

The State Sale
The Annual State Sale, held under
the Holstein-F riesian Breeders of Wis
consin in the Auditorium in Milwaukee
last week was a record making event.
One hundred ten animals were sold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-05-06

for $4,000; Pabst Creator Pontiac sold
to Swoboda Bros, East Troy, for
81 900; Walcowis Ollie Cornucopia
consigned by Waleowis Farms, sold to
Fred Southcett for $4,000; Bluebird
Pietertie Burke consigned by Harvest
Farms Company. sold TO Gustave
Pabst for $4,000; Enterprise Segis Di-
do, consigned by Chas. Wander Schaaf
sold to Frank Borchert, Sturgeon Bay
for $1,000; Canary Fobes Inka DeKol
consigned by B. F. Berg, sold for
sl40o to n. Dickinson & Son; Pohan-
ma Segis Barbetta and daughter, Ca
nary Segis Johanna, consigned by C.
NJ. Beveridge, Lake Mills, sold to Carl
ton College, Mortified, Mimi, for
$4,000; and King Canary Homestead
Segis, also consigned by Mr. Bever-
idge, sold to the Milwaukee County
Agricultural School for 1,100
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-05-06
FAKIRs-LooK OUT FOR THEM

To the Farmers of Wood County
| understand that several statesmen,
representing the Northwestern Cata-
log Company, are in the county sell
ing fifty dollar privileges to buy from
their catalog house.
They may be good reliable COM
pany. | do not know But if you want
to buy out of town, you do not have to
pay Sears & Roebuck or Montgomery
Ward & Company fifty dollars for the
privilege. | can not understand how
a good sensible farmer in a wide a.
wake county like this will fall for such
proposition.
| presume when you read this, you
will say that this is none of Clark's
business, and he wants to stop US get
ting a good thing Two years from
now and very Likely sooner, you will
be ready to admit that | am right.
Before you let go of your hard earn
ed fifty dollars, write to some of the
prominent newspapers of ST. Paul and
Minneapolis or to the farm Journals
of this state; write to some of the
leading banking houses of ST. Paul and
Minneapolis; consult your own local
bankers; find out the financial stand
ing of these people; look into their
methods
They have smooth statesmen and
you need to use all your mental pow
ers in dealing with them.
If you have fifty dollars lying a
round to invest, put it into pure bred
bull or female, telephone, electric
light, washing machine for your wife.
hot and cold water in the house, some
thing that will do you and your COM
munity some good.
w. w CLARK,
County Agent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-05-06
CONVENE AT
EAU CLAIRE JUNE %

Eau Claire, Wis.-Between 800 and
4Oe Norsemen and their wives will
gather here on June p and % when
the annual convention of Smaalens-
laget Stevne is held here North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wis
consin will be represented at this
gathering of natives of Smaalen, in
southeastern Norway, now citizens of
the United States. This is the first
time this society has met in Wiscon-
sin, former conventions having been
held in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
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for a total of s1o1 $40 or an average
of S924.OO each. This is the highest
average price ever attained in State
sale in Wisconsin 1t is double the
average price received two years ago,
and is an increase of one-third over
the 1919 average. It is higher than
the sale average of Illinois, Iowa, and
all other states with possible exception
of Minnesota. It is an indication of
the merits of the consignment which
the Wisconsin breeders entered in the
sale, and it is also an indication of the
appreciation of the buying public for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-05-06
FROM FRYING
PAN To FIRE

A story goes that once upon time
a live fish was placed in frying pan.
In its agony it gave one mighty flop
and landed in the hotter Goals of the
fire.
We fear the story of the fable is
being enacted in real life today.
There is a growing unrest among
young men on the farms-an unrest
which constitutes distinct peril to
the nation.
Stories of abnormally high wages
paid for even unskilled labor in the
cities have fired the farm hand with
that greatest of all American curses
"a desire to get rich quick.
In imagination he sees the money
rolling in, but there his imagination
stops. He never thinks of it pouring
out again.
And in the big cities, despite the
high wages paid, there is quite as
much pouring as rolling.
Just why bright eyed, keen mind
ed and energetic young men of the
country should prefer the exasperat-
ing perplexities of the city to the
peaceful certainties of the country is
difficult to conceive.
From infancy they have been train
ed in the hard headed school of ex-
perience which has enabled their ia
theirs to achieve success in an era
when the hand of fate was against
every farmer-when there was no
adequate recompense for their labors
when the star of hope was obscured
by the low prices of their products.
Yet all of this splendid training
seems to be without avail. They want
to leave the farms.
Fathers have pleaded. Mothers and
sisters and sweethearts have shed bit