davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22

problema international, es natural que
81 Institute Geologic lie haya dedic@-
do especsnl atencion. Para este Sc ha
publlcado una synopsis de cuanto Sc
ha escrito en- Mexico sobre Ell particu-
lar, " ademas las o~bservaclones pro-
pias tcmadas en- las PARTICIPATES regio
mes petrolfferas del pals, Sc esta lie
vando a cada estudio detenido de
dichas r%egiones.
En- ell l]aboratorio de Ouimica del
Institute Sc hacen las investigaclones
analfticas del material colectado por
| 81 departamento del %petroleo, asl como
del enviado por ell de Minas y las o.
tras secciones, y las que Ell puollco
presenta para su estuGio quimlco y de
| sus propiedades ffsicas, de n que
en- dicho Laboratorio Sc practican cons
tantemente analisis y ensayes de mine
| rales. analisis de rocas. de sales, de
! productos naturales inorganicos, de a.
| suas. de gases y de los derivados del
petroleo.
Actualmente Ia potencialidad dc pro
| ducci6n de los pozos de petroleo me-
x;cano en- production. superb a Ia de
los Estados Unidos Y a Ia de Russia,
que era considerable antes como Ia
primera naci6n petrolera del mundo.
Por tai motive el Institute consagra
especial atenci0n n Ia geologic petro
! lera, estudiandola embellishments, de
manera practical. porque seguramente
I las reservas de tan importante COM
bustibie no Sc limitan exclusivamente
sino que son de sumo interes. entire
otras. las regiones de Tabasco Y CHA
pas. donde hay claras indicaciones de
riqufsimo petr6leo. a base de parafina-
v las islas del Pacffico y del Golfo
de California donde Sc ha d~escubier
to 1ltimamente ell precioso lfQuido.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22
ESTUDIO DE LOS OEPO.
SITOS DE PETROlEO

En- estos momentos en- que "a in
dustria petrolera alcanza al gran de-
sarrollo en- Mexico, al grade de que en-
pocos amos ha llegado a ser una de
las prineras, sine Ia industrial mas
importante del pats, con tendencias a
convertirse en- una inmensa fuente de
riqueza para Ia naci6n y quiza en- un
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22

Chicago. EST aTo desempeho Ia misma
tarea eL 4totable seism0logo itaiiano,
subdirector del Institute Geodinam!cu
de Roma, don Emilio DAMN, quien
hizo diverSos viajes con Of personal
del institute.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22

reol6cicp de porctones de terEttoE.o
uec!onaI. Pero los estucios IoEth81
Ia geologic nac!onal solo Sc nan no
cho desde Ia creacion del Institute
GeolSg!co N~aciOnal.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-08-22

las lIuvtas t~rregula~es. es necearlo
estudiar desde el punto de vista geologl
co las diferentes enc h~idrografi-
cas- v sehalar luga>es a proposito para
la construction de vases lie captacion
de dichas aguas, va sean superficlales
O de circulation subterranea.
La configuracion geografica meI1ca-
ma es favorable en- mucaos casos para
obras de irrigation, pero para que Sc
alcance ell resuItado que con elias Sc
desea. es necesario que siempre Que Sc
, mprndan obras 4 esa naturaleza sc
! lame a IN ee5Iogc a formar parte
del cuerpo tecnico director de dichas
obras. Con los datos recogidos por d.
chos ge6logos Sc ira fernando Ia carta
neutrality-suspicious., que tantos servi
clos prestara a Ia indusdta aSTfco-
Ia
Ell PRESENTER Ell FUTU-
Ro DEL INSTITUTE GEO.
LOGIco.
Como hemos dicho antes. Ell lnSitu-
to Geologic Nacional es n tnstttu-
! Clpl que OIl d AOSSu" poAS fSiAoS
es IN exponente de cultura superior.
FL ha hecho possible Ia torrnacion de
, muchos geElogos meLcapos cuya voz
Sc ha esclchado con respeto Ell los
Congresses lnternacionales de Geologic
Eemos resehado brevemente algunas
, de las PARTICIPATES labores de dicho
Institute, y para concluir digamos al
go acerca de IL labor lue lc esta
encamendada IN Ia obra de Il recons-
tticc.Cn y engrandecimierto lie nues-
tra cuerida patria.
Basic para ello decir que q dominic
, de Ii Cecil ria comprend2 cuanto \
IL moie-, a costa. Rtste recordar
! cue IN el SrIeio cue pisan 5 &c ,lll:ar
las arcl'ias para 4. ccmerto V Ia al
f~arerfa, los kaolines para Ia ~porcelana;
las sales l~norganicaS para los abonoS,
las cameras para Ia construction de
los edificios, el marmol, el hierro, ell
cobre, Ia plata, ell orc, ell p~latino, las
! piedras p~recioSaS, ell carbon de piedra
y csc ORC lfquido que Sc llama. petr6leo.
Cno de los grandes problemas que
nuestra patria tiene Que ~reSoiver es ell
de Ia irrigation de vastas regiones
uoiiOe Ids IuN4GS son eSCdS3S g rEegula
res. Tarde o temprano habra que re-
solve Ell maSno problema, del cual de
pende Ia. vida economical de Mexico.
por 10 que tcdos los ~actuales trabajos
del Institute de Geologic no son sola-
mente te6ricos, sino que tienen I'm fin
practice. cual es Ell de preparar el re-
surgimiento industrial de la Rep1bli-
ca Mexicana.
Antes ell Institute dependfa de Ia Sc
cretaria de Fomento. Desde hace pocos
meses ha quedado bajo Ia dependencia
del Ministerio de Industrial y Traba-
10.
De desear es u todos los gobier-
nos mexicanos sigan impartiendo 81
protection a instituciones de esa natu-
raleza- Lo merece SUI labor hasta aouf
r~ealizada y 10 exige la labor que tiene
que realizar aun. y a Ia mayor breye
dad.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31

Ress, and Mansfred Fuhrer, who was
assistant to the former vice president
"orthington d. Straight and R. f
Mcdonald, now employed as superin-
tendents of economy by the l. X. r.
We're also examined as witnesses by
Mr.. Swami.
The District Attorney. who made it
clear that his summonng of the three
men must not be construed as reflect
ing on them. declared he examined the
former |. r. T. men in regard to certain
information which had come to him
concerning the purchase Of |. r. T.
supplies.
He declared that all three denied
emphatlcally that the information he
had was correct. Mr. Swami added:
1T would be improper for me to
make any statement rejecting on these
men as The matter now stands They
deny the Information given the men,
and 1t may be that an enemy is work
ing against them and seeking TO poison
the ear OF d public official
"The matter will 20 over until Mon
day next, when / will have other wit
nesses and documentary matter from
the I. R. T, offices. Unless the infor-
nation l have is correct, | shall drop
the matter"
an the men were said to be willing
and candid witnesses. 1t developed that
Mr. Swami got statement from Mr..
Hedley concerning the supplies inquiry
several days ago. Straight and Nc
Donald had no information on the mat
ter Mr.. Swami was interested in.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Maine 'Drys' Ask Hughes
10 Lead Legal Battle

Charles f. Hughes was sought YES
terday 70 lead the legal fight Of tho
prohihitonists. The invitation vas ex-
tended to him by Governor Njl]ikcn
and Attorney General Sturgis Of Maine
al a conference nj Mr.. Hughcs's Office
Ao Hroadway. None of TIE parties TO
nc conference would say whether Mr.
tiuPhcs reached decision.
Governor Eliikcn said ono rcoson
for ccnsulting Mr.. hughes wos 70 have
the rights Of states which had ratified
the prohibition amendment defined
Rhode Island. he pointed out. was trv-
ing TO tnd out from the Supreme Court
OF the United States thc rights nf
states which did not ratify the amend
ment. and he thought the ratifying
states should have their position cstub,
lished.
The Association Opposed Is National
Prohibition has announced ns mt.n-
tiWl Of asking the Supreme Court Of
Maii~ To order u referendum ol the
hquor question. alleging tbx. Govoraos
Miillk"n forretalled aefp ..tl,r
fall, whcn the state Legislature ratified
the amendment
you can rest assured" saiA Gov.
erncr Mililkcn yeat' rday, "that any
thing that can be done to pat another
stone on John Barlcycorn's grave viii
be done. Pm for IT,"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Mayor Urges Operation
Of 200 Motor Buses
Tells Board OF Estimate He Is
Ready TO Vote sI,4OO,OOO
to Place Cars in Seruice

Mayor Hylan announced Yesterday
at the meeting Of the Board of Esti-
mate that he was ready to vote an ap
preparation of S1,4OO,000 for the Dur
chase and operation by the city of two
hundred motor busses. The ORIGINAL
plans called for only one hundred
busses, at cost Of $4,000, but after
a report had been heard of the in
creased temporary operation of busses
the. Mayor advised doubling the pro-
posed number.
The bus matter will probably be
brought up at next fridays meeting of
tne board. President Riegelmann of
brooklyn seconded the Mayor in de-
clarlng he was prepared to vote on the
proposition, but he did not say whether
ne was Tor or against it.
William Wirt Mills, Deputy Com
Who appeared for Commissioner
Grover Whalen, said that forty manu-
fGcturers had already put in apolica-
tlons for the manufacture Of the busses
N. Is. Ayres, of 35 Broad Street ap-
peared before the board yesterday and
offered to sell TO the city as MANY as
thousand busscs, each of which. he
SAID, could carry fifty people seated
anc twenty standing He said the
busses would cost $4,000 apiece. ard
could haul tralers, and that power
you'd be supplied by steam and kero-
sene. He was told to submit his pro-
position to the Commissioner Of
Plant and Structures
Funds Voted to Clean Streets
Another traction matter claimed IN.
attention Of the board, when il de-
!ci&rcd forfeited the franchise existing
between the city and the Third Ave-
nue. Bridge Company, which operate d
cars across the Queens boro Bridge
nen the forfeiture first came np,
some tIns ago. II was proposed that
the city take over the running Of the
cars Last night, however, CoYnora-
non Counsel Burr declared that no
plan had been perfected to supply the
r1lsslng service
P-csidrn. oi Manharzsn. the board
adopted i resolution removing the en-
crpacnmsnts on The sidvwa ks ON Mad
son Aycnus- between Forty-sixth and
slIy-hrst streets- and widening the
roadway from a. TO 54 feet Kv this
mrans II As hoped TO decrease the con-
gey1 NON ON Fifth Avcnue
nc Puolc playground and athletic
ned vi ifh hass bern presented to the
clty by Mrs Isaac L. Rice and family
VIII be placed al Pelhsm Bay Park. in
stead Of Central Park as first suggest
ed H. B. Herts, architect for the Rice
iamlIy, appeared before the board yes
tfrdAy and stated that the new location
va. adjacent TO salt water and would
pe aGVSn'Aeeous for swimming pools
and aquatic sports.
ne board voted an appropriation Of
$aUO coo II special revenue bonds to
continue the Street Cleaning Depart
nenis WORK Of clearing the streets Of
s'fov- This ~ the second Appropria~
tlon Of the ~-uter for that purpose. the
trs7 npY alInos1 cxhaugied, amounting
70 $500 900.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
SHerald' Passes at
Mellow Age of IS;
Obseqanies Notable
Former Employees Return
TO Share i'm Final Reunion
and Exchange Tales of
the Days Long Gone by

With this mornings issue "The New
ork Herald founded eightv-fve years
ego by James Gordon Bennett. the
elder, and recently purchased by Frank
A. Munsey, makes It's last appearance
as an individual newspaper To-mor-
row it will be merged with "The New
York Sun under the name of "The
Sun and the New York Herald"
AT 2:30 O'Clock this morning. the
time for the closing of the last edition,
THE Herald' was put to bed" for
the last time following a celebration
which took place in the city room Of
The Herald" plant, at Broadway and
Thirty-tifth Street. This celebration
was attended by all present "Herald"
employees, from the lowliest COPY boy
to the department heads. and by scores
of former Herald" men now engaged
in other walks of life
The last night Of this newspaper.
which once held a prominent place in
American journalism, long will be re
embered by those VINO took part in
it. 1t took the form of reunion.
Old-Timers Write Last Stories
At II o'clock strange faces made
their appearance in the city room. Thcv
we're some Of tho old-timers OF the
Herald" organization, returning to
write a final story before the paper
became amalgamated with "The Sun"
These old-timers, now bit rusty at
the tricks of newspaperdom, seated
themselves at typewriters and for an
hour proceeded to pound out sucl
the night city editor. These stories
appear in the issue Of The Herald"
this morning.
Exactly at the stroke Of midnight
the clatter Of the typewriters ceased.
Desks were slammed down and desk
lights switched OIL The old-timers.
as we'll as the staff men, had finished
their work. The city room became
silent as other employees swarmed
through the doors. Only the incessant
click-click OF the city news tickers
could be heard. Into the centa1 of the
room stepped stoci,ly- built boy in
uniform. He lifted huglc to his lips.
and after slight pause blew "taps." ="
the notes sounding clear and loud 1t
was thirty" for The New York
Herald"
All Join in Aud Lang Syne~
From then until O'Clock this morn
ing the celebration continued in tho
city room, the old-timers swanpinc
stories with the youngsters who more
recently have come into the game. Old
time songs. such as con the Sidewalks
Of New York and "Auld Lang Svne."
were sung for several hours. Copy
readers, reporters, editors, former cdi
tors, advertising solicitors, editorial
writers and copy boys joined IN the
singing.
Among tho former "Hcraldv men
who attended the celebration we're
William j. Guard, now press repre-
sentative for the Metropolitan opera
Company; Gene Alderman, editor Of
Export and American Industrv":
oharles ulrich, press representative
for the Famous Players motion pic
turc corporation; Caroline Harding
society editor for many years. and
Roy Fuller ''''N
At . o'clock Sunday morning there
Will be a banquet Of "Icraldy mon
past ana present, and Sew York
Herald Association viii he formed
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31


Shells, Otello and Sappho
are the names of the balls,
chocolate throughout, which
are made in our own factory
where these particularly
French confections are made
from French recipes.
They may now be pur-
chased in the dainty Cameo
Shop, which was inspired by
Just such shops in Paris.
Main floor, Old Building.
Motor entrance at Ninth St.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Ccneta: Wrather Conditions


WASiilNGTON. Jan. 20 High pressure
the cTt'Vme Canadian Northwest with the
crest northeast Of Lake Superior and as "a
1tNui' Inc weather fair throughout the
country. except in llurida. the south por-
tons of the east Cuff states and in the north
I"clhc states. whore there were rains and
IN the north portions of New York and New
-nRland whore there We're light SHOWS II
Is much coldrr in the plains states the Mis-
,",ri and upper Mississippi valleys and the
."0s region and warmer from the ONO
irf eastward and southwark In Now
England and the extreme West tcnpcrat 1lres
chanrrd hut h,tlc
With the exception of rain Saturday and
p1ooAbiy Srnday IN the southeast and snow
log .undAs O the upper lake region tho
weather. VIII hc fair Saturday ard SUNDAY
81. of the Mississippi River. 1t wil be
r,older Saturday feon tho Ohio Valley and
lo""r lake region eastward. and warmer
sunday IN the upper lake and west lower
l"hc regions storm warnings are displayod
on the Atlantic roast from Sandy Hook
~ J.. TO frovinc"'own. Mas
rorscr-t for Special Districts. Eastern
.'"" York, lair and colder today. with
"nr nprthwca. 10 north winds tomorrow
0oth''n Nov ENGLAND. fair md colder
'lay. WIN iiesh - strong northwest To-
ie.' winde to-n'o,gosv fair
'''" j",e's fa'' and colder to-day: TO-
row tn.f
Eastern rennaylvania and Delaware. fair
md cnid'r tu-day to-morrow fair
-'esrcrn rcnnsvlvnnin' cn~dy div rr,h
'. i''nt fu'"'N colder in southern portion .
W"stern Now York. locnl SHOWS TODAY.
colder. tomorrow fair
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
NE "
For Miss II to 70

SO many new frocks are
arriving every day and the
styles are so fascinating that
we could not resist sketching
two of them. We also want
you to see them because the
prices are decidedly moder-
ate.
The Crepe Meteor frock.
trimmed with many little pointed
loops of two-toned. double faced
satin ribbon, is only SS5. Navy
blue or black.
The frock with the charming
little Eton is of navy blue serge
combined with black satin. and
there is a touch of Oriental
color in the gallon girdle. $49.5O.
Prices in general range from
$3.50 to S125.
Second floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Train Crashes Into " arur

T3aHerHNrN on The (;IAdatOne tXurc9a
~ Ihr LHcr~wHnna we're badly scared
ycatcrdny whcn thu, train crashed NJ o
wagon stalled Il. e crossing in East
Orange, near the Rusevilla station. A
Hrd"T weighing i>Ccen tons on thr
wagon was thrown fifteen feet, break
INK one uf the 0vosstnE gntas and II
tsis.-xayh pole. No ono was nsalsrsd
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Hedley Asserts
/. Il. T. Holders
Lost 100 Million
Slump Is Due to Deprecia-
ton of marlborough OBJ
legations Alone. President
Declares in a Statement
Not Earning Dividends
$lO,OOO,OOO Present Sur
plus Not in Cash and Not
Now Available, He Saws

Frank Hedley, presden Of the In
tcrborough Rapid Transit Company
issued a statement last night dcclar-
ing the company's security holders
who had reaped large dividends in the
past, bad suffered a loss of almost
S10O 100000 through depreciation of
the Interborough obligations alone.
Mr.. Hedley said the investigation
of the Board of Estimate had revealed
no facts which are not matters of rec
ord. He explained the $4,000 900 pres
ent surplus Of the Interborough was
not in cash. and was there ore 10.
available for present emergencies.
He defended the .nterborough' ad-
vanceS to associated companies. sore
q which were on doubtful financial
basis, on the ground that these loaEs
We're git to the travelling public,
necessary for the continualion Of IT,"
transportation systems involved.
Mr.. Hedleys statement read:
at is apparent that there has beer
much misunderstanding of the surplus
account of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company.
This seems to be due to the widely
ncld but mistaken idea that surplus
E; necessarily cash or quick assets.
shs may or may not be true.
Depletion Blamed on War
The accounts Of the Interborough
Napid Transit Company are kept ac-
oording to forms prescribed by law
md the surplus account is book ac
~cunt only. and represents simply the
cess Of all assets over all liabilities,
yhether it be in property Investments
nr cash.
The depletion OF the cash and quick
let's of the Int THOROUGH since 1913
has been due to economic phenomena
rowing out of the war, such as in
creased prices of materials and sup
plies. increase in price of money, IN
crease OF wages, etc, which have had to
be borne by the company. In other
words. current earnings have not been
sufficient to pay all necessary obliga
lions, and we have had to draw on sur
plus accumulated in previous years.
The company's surplus balance as
Of June 80, 1919. as shown by books
and reports to the Public Service Com
llisson. was $10.162,092.
This was not all cash, but WAS rep
resented by the following assets:
Advaac,u TO associated com
psnes .....................s So 4ls oso
operating materials aud sup
plies Observation-Disclosures 4. c34 $50
Is'tsost with CITY and state
Industrial Commission .... 40 Al
liberty L}ai. .-olds ........... Ul5 900
Cash o. hand .--......-... .0SI 074
ls 2as sol
Against these assets there were:
Unpaid bills t,- supplies
taxes. etc ........-...... l.774.A5o
3,O4 459
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
To-day Is Happy Family Day
Good morning!
This is January 81!
The weather to-day will
probably be fair.
Some Parents
bring up their
Children
as if life were a holiday.

do ~ III W IL q AiOllOd
After much observation, it is
apparent that many fathers and
mothers do not teach their boys
the value of time or money,
though they expect them to turn
out models of thrift
All children should be taught
to work and to save as we'll as to
play. "A penny saved is a penny
earned
These young. innocent travellers
should not be put on the untried
road of life, in its early morning,
without a sympathetic view of the
course to follow, carefully laid
out from an old travellers obser-
vation and experience.
Let the mothers also, who did
SO much to win the war by their
we'll regulated work, have say
to their big, growing boys.
Advise your boys to open an &C.
count in one of the good savings
funds. ~ n
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31

highest temperature Yesterday a. degrees
'A' 10 p. m.) ; lowest, 90 1cqces tat
d M average. 32 degrees average same
cate last year. 3. degrees average same
date for thirty-thrce ycars, 80 degrees.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Mother and Daughter
Die hv Gas i'm Home

Mrs. Mary Dehringcr, sixty-nine
years old. and her daughter. Miss
Jennie Dehringer. forty-tNo years old,
who lived in a bungalow at 1872 Wash
Ington Avenue, Kockaway Park, were
found dead yesterday on the floor of
the kitchen. A jet in the gas stove
was turned full on. The police believe
me gas had been turned on accidon-
tally
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
The Corridor of
M0yateis
Au Ou0friene

Arranged CORRIDOR An Quot,ie2ne is collection
OF antique wooden mantes and decorative ane paint
ings.
Some fine examples of Adam mantels, with character
lstic ornamental garlands and oval motifs
A very beautiful Chippendale mantei carved with great
flowers to be used in the modern small house apartment
Decorative Ouey-nanfeE Paisfings
A collection of paintings to be used mante pieces
includes very gay and lovely Italian lower painngs-b
tlful IN design and color, and very much spirit with the
old mantes There also few architectural paintings
fine in color and amusing in design.
Any one Of these mantels and ovel-manel painting
would make nucleus around which to build beautiful room
floor Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
Weather Report

Moon rises :28 o. m. Moon sets. 1872 a. m.
Local Forecast. Fair and colder TODAY.
VtA strong northwest 10 north winds to-
morrow fair.
Local Official Record. Tho following of-
;iclal record shows temperatures during the
1T tweny-f'ur hours IN comparison with
the CORRESPONDING date Of last year:
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31
fiun,iiiiY
Barometer Roadins :

s. m. % p. NJ. 54S p. NJ.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-31

Husbands randn magnet CO0n
furniture drnrs them here, this Fe
Sale the assembling fn
made in americas gaeres-one Jo
filled th priced per cent beo ouy rea1or u;
H Saturday from Nonday February 3D.
FIFTH GALLERY furniture
ntne DESKS bookcases day beds clilogue
gaeeg tables hall clocks reed
SIXTH GALLERY Bedroom and
separate pieces brass beds, white bec.co
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-07-09
EVER HAVE IT!
If You Have, the Statement of this
EdgertOn Citizen Will Interest You

Ever have Flow down. pain in the
back?
In the ''small" right over the hips.
That's the home of backache.
If it's caused by weak kidneys,
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Edgerton people testify to their
worth. Read case of it:
Mrs. Oscar Olson, 41O w. Fulton ST.,
Eegerton, says: 81 was ailing all one
year and couldn't understand what the
trouble was until my kidneys began to
act too frequently. My back and hips
ached continually and broke my rest at
night. Next morning arose feeling
tired and unfit for my household work.
There were puffy sachs beneath my
eyes, too and my appetite was poor.
One of my neighbors advised me to try
Doan's Kidney Pills, SO got box at
Swift's Drug Store. When had fin
ished taking that one box, was all
right. My appetite improved, my kid
neys acted regularly and the backache
didn't bother me any more. gladly
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills."
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Olson had Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-07-09
SMOKE IN WOMEN'S CLUBS
Special Sanctum for Lady Nicotine is
Very Latest at Washington's
Up-to-Dates

Washington, July GA special sane
tum for Lady Nicotine is the very
latest In women's clubs here.
A real and up-tO-date smoking room
is the feature of the WOmen's City
club of Washington, affOrding a new
thrill to the Puritanical atmosphere
pervading the capital.
The club has $500 women mem
bers, many of whom are prominent in
national affairs. With an initiation
fee Of $40 and the membership fee OF
like amount, the club raised $7O,OO(
and purchased as it's home the his
toric old Mary Scott Townsend house
which for a brief time during the
Roosevelt administration was the ex
ecutive mansion, where the Roosevelt
family lived while the White House
was repaired.