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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-15

Roy NJ. Johnson is in Tulsa. From
there he expects to go to Dallas, and
will return to Ardmore tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-15

1t has been reported that the Lone
Star Gas Company, the Healdtcn Pc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-15

Coffey left Tuesday afternoon for
Bonneville, Mo-, where he will enter
the Kempler Military Academy.
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Use Ardmoreite Want Ads for quick
results.
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Miss Lettie Maddox, teacher Of
Glenn. has returned 10 her home In
Newport.
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Use Ardmoreite Want Ads for qucl
results.
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Doris o. coftey, son OF Mrs. Lilley
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-19

an demonstrators who advises with
the women concerning everything
about the homecoming modern
kitchen equipment, laundry machin-
cry and similar subjects
There is nothing like this for the
country town-no organization for
Improvement.
Barns Well Equipped.
1.-THE two great needs OF the farm
are better equipped homes and good
roads" DR.. Rirkhead says. THE
American farm is the best equipped
I'm the world, but modern improve
ments ia the homes are greatly
needed. In many cases the barns
are better equipped than the houses.
perhaps having running water where
there IS none at the house"
In many places, farm tenancy is
increasing and the permanent good
OF the farm and Of the community
suffer. The tenant does not make
the same interest in keeping up the
value OF the land, nor in the coop
erative enterprises OF the cOmmun-
ity. The condition is due 10 farm
ers retiring and leaving their lands
10 tenants. In some counties, as
much az so percent OF the farm
land is occupied by tenants.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-19
SURVEY
SHOWS DECADENCE
OF COUNTRY TOWN
Farmers Outclass Villages So
cially ~ Finds Many
Dead Churches.

KANSAS CITY, No. Nov. H.
One OF the outstanding features OF
"a survey Of social conditions in rural
communities % the middle west by
j.. NJ BiFkhead pastor Of All Souls
Unitarian church OF this city IS The
decadence OF the country town. The
survey is based on Observance made
by Or. Birkhead in more than s 70
towns In Minnesota, South Dakota,
Iowa. Missouri Kansas. Arkansas,
Nebraska. Colorado, Illinois and
Wisconsin, while he was on a lee
ture tour. Dr. Birkhead, who is an
active social worker, discussed com
munity problems in each OF the
towns and made careful inquiry as
TO local conditions in order TO make
his lectures pertinent.
Almost everywhere, Or. Birkhead
reports. the country town is either
actually losing in population or is
barely holding its own. Instead Of
being the capital. as it were, Of the
surrounding farming district, lead
ing in business enterprise, education
and progress. almost everywhere the
country town is Outclassed by the
farmers.
Leadership is needed, DR.. Birk-
head says. but there is nothing TO
y
opportunity for young people, end
they 90 elsewhere. In one COmmun-
ity 90 percent Of the young people
went to the city.
The country town merchant, ac-
cording TO DR.. Birkhead. conducts
his business by time-worn methods
and the mail order house takes his
place. In addition. he SAYS, the re-
tired farmer is not an asset to the
town, seeming to rot out after
leaving the activities Of farm life
Finds Farmer WidcaWakc.
on the other hand, Dr. Birkhead
says. the farmer Is wideawake and
progressive so long AS ne remains
on the farm. Cooperative enter
prises are springing up everywhere.
There are cooperative hardware and
general merchandise stores There
are cooperative mills and elevators
owned by farmers. The projects are
Incorporated, the farmers are stock
holders. they hold meetings and ap-
point salaried men to administer
the business.
Great pride is taken in the
schools. DR. Birkhead's survey
shows. but in every town there were
Some signs OF "a movement TO es.
tablish community churches were
apparent
The farming communities have
received their inspiration from the
national and state departments oI
agriculture, from the agriculture
colleges and from the farm papers
according to DR. Birkhead. There
is farm agent In practically every
county who represents the state de
partment Of agriculture. Farmer
institutes, which began at state agri-
cultural colleges are now held ir
different towns and lectures on farm
subjects are given.
In many counties there is a wom-
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IF those who failed TO receive an
invitation 10 the football banquet
Nov. % in honor Of the Notre Dame
football team viii call or write Carl
Ginz at the American Trust Co. or
Joseph +. Donahue, 211 w. Jeffer-
son blvd, arrangements may be
made for plates. Many were over
looked owing 70 a defective mailing
list and we wish everybody 10 at
tend. UNIVERSITY CLUB.
9431-21
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nand 10
tina sand
aehat he by
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-19
DYE RIGHT
Buy only Diamond Dyes"

Each package OF Diamond
DYES contains directions so simple
that any woman can diamond-dye
worn, shabby skirts waists. dresses.
coats. gloves, stockings, sweaters.
draperies, everything, whether wool,
silk linen, cotton or mixed goods,
new. rich, fadeless colors. Have
druggist show you Diamond Dyes
Color Card" Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-19

Underwear Reduced $50
$50 reduction on Spiro standard quality under
wea. offers wonderful opportunity-great stocks
to choose from. Regular and stouts, all sizes, "a
to So Buy now and save 259c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-14
Society Spends
ABusy Weekm
Spite of Lent

NI-cAREME, which used TO be
M an evening of frivolity injected
Ava into forty days OF fasting and
prayer-like the scenes OF comic re-
lief" In q Shskespearean tragedy-ls
now, when Lent is so little observed
that the relief Is scarcely needed
spun out to pretty nearly a week.
AT least so IL was in Washington
THIS season. The festivities OF last
week began with a perfectly delight
full birthday party-celebrating the
anniversary of a nation as well as or
an individual-and ran through pref
ty nearly the usual number OF more
or less formal dinners and luncheons
and teas, from a reception and dance
in honor OF General Pershing on FRI
day and an extremely smart dinner
dance-"for the beneft or'-on Wed
nesday, to q series of parties at the
end of the week for Miss Helen Tart,
Who has been here in the interest or
the Bryp Mawr endowment fund
drive.
The birthday celebrated was at
once a birthday and q debut-the first
birthday, approximately IL not liter
ally. OF the Czecho-Slovak republic
the seventeen birthday OF its trst
president. DR.. Thomas Garrigue Ma
saryk, and the social debut OF the
Czecho-Slovak legation here. And the
host for the brilliant reception at the
New willard given to mark the dou-
bile anniversary was President Ma
saryk's son, Jan Garrigue Masaryk,
charge d'affaires OF the legation.
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Delightful Violin Recital
Given ny Mrs. Williams

Mrs. williams came to Washington
principally to be the bright particu-
lar star OF the Ohio Society at its
when she gave a very delightful vio
lin recital-Mrs. George Peabody Eus-
tbs, who has won laurels as a pianist.
also played, as you doubtless remem-
ber--and sundry parties were given
for her. Justice Day had a luncheon
in her honor and so did Senator and
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. Ohioans all.
Mrs. Larned started the Children's
Tin Box Fund. through which $1,000
000-in pennies-was collected and
distributed to orphan children of
France, Belgium and Serbia: and
through this work she has been asso-
ciated with Nine. Grouitch. Indeed,
having organized Serbian relief com
mittees in over forty cities, Nine.
Grouitch has made friends far and
wide-shs's an American. you remem-
ber-and she entertains at the lega-
ton constant stream of guests from
all over the country and from beyond
the seas as well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander van Rens-
selaer, of Philadelphia are coming to-
morrow to make a brief visit to Dr.
and Nine. Grouitch, who will give
dinner for them tomorrow evening,
with such notables az the French Am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand and the
Minister of Sweden and Nine. Eken-
gren among the guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Matthews, OF Buffalo, were
with the Grouitches for a long visit
not long ago. and Lady Campbell OF
oil Qf al 0h N
the legation. Then there were Lord
and Lady Swaythling, who came over
in the autumn to place their son, the
Hon. Even Montague, in Harvard
University, and stayed for some time
with DR.. and Nine. urouitch. And
only a week ago young Mr.. Montague
was down to spend week end with
them Lord Swaythling, you know, is
one of the great Jewish leaders in
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Bayly. and Mrs Frederick SibIey. OF
Detroit, sister and guest of Mrs.
Henry Fitch.
Mrs. Sibley has charge OF Serbian
relief work in Detroit and Mrs. Will
lams' husband is secretary Of the
fourishing committee for the Serbian
aid fund--Mme. Grouitch's pet activ-
ity-in Cleveland. He's very inter
esting person. by the way. a professor
of political economy and an authority
on ways and means OF improving re-
lations between workmen and IN
ployers. He has smoothed out a lot
of difficulties in a lot of instances,
principally because ne so well under
stands the psychology of the work
man and his point OF view. And he
arrives at this understanding by go
ing into a factory each summer for
two or three enthusiastically Gin
cog" of course-and mingling with
the poor workingman-at $40 or S12
q day-on his own ground.
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Reception to General PeF.hiAS
Brilliant Occasion.

The reception for General Pershing
was given by the Southern Society
by virtue, probably. Of the fact that
his mother was a Tennessean. II was
quite the most brilliant party the So
ciety has given this season, and the
willard bathrooms were crowded, Of
fetal society being numerously rep
resented and Washlngton's Southern
contingent present In force. There
as he could be spared from the re-
ceiving line-with DR.. Clarence ].
Owens, president of the Southern So
ciety, at its head-Geperal Pershing
was out on the floor. Undoubtedly he
was 1.-The belle Of the ball" and I'M
around" many OF the youngest and
slimmest of his lieutenants. Again
Miss Wilson was present, standing
next to the general in line, dancing
with the general and other partners
galore and seemingly enjoying her
self thoroughly.
For the rest, much OF the entertain
crop OF Interesting visitors" Prince
and Princess Michael Cantacuzene.
arrived yesterday to stay with Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock and were guests at
the dinner which their hostess gave
last night for the Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Burleson. Miss Taft
was the guest Of honor at the recep-
ton which Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
hammond gave on Thursday evening
tho guests limited to her old
friends and those particularly intel
ested in the welfare of Bryn Mawr
College, of which the former Presi-
dents daughter is acting president,
but numbering several hundred for
all that-and on Friday Mrs. Elipha-
let Andrews had a supper party at st.
Marks for her and Miss Charlotte
Harding, with whom she Is staying.
MRS. Edwin Claiming Larned, OF
Bristol, X. l.. was here the earlier
part or the week. staying with the
Minister OF the Serbs. Croats and
Siovenes and Nine. Grouitch: and at
a luncheon which Nine Grouitch gave
on Tuesday she shared honors with
two other visitors. Mrs. Charles Whit
ing Williams, OF Cleveland, who was
staying with Mrs. william Hamilton
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S WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

two OF her eneoTes. IL was gracefully
done. and in those few minutes he
proved himself no mean musician.
Young Masaryk 10 half American.
you know, and comes by his talent
naturally. for his mother was a Miss
Garrigue. OF st. Louis. OF notably
musical family. He Is a really brill
liant and many-sided young man and
has had a most interesting career.
which includes some very active and
peculiarly thrilling war experiences.
1t is told that he was taken prisoner
in Austria at a time when his mother
was also in the hands or the enemy.
and was given to understand that her
life depended on his obedience to the
demands OF his captors. In Washing
ton he Is proving that he has pretty
talent for diplomacy and socially he Is
one OF the most sought after OF the
bachelor diplomats.
Mr.. Masaryks aunt. Mrs. Henry NJ.
Ferguson. OF New York. played host
ess for him. with her pretty daugh-
ter. Miss Lydia Ferguson. TO assist,
and likewise another cousin OF the
host, Mrs. Michael Gallagher. of Chi
cago. She's very chic and quite
charming. The military attache Of
the legation, Col Vladimir Hurban.
and Nine. Hurban were also in the
receiving line. Their marriage "a
Chevy Chase last autumn-she was
a Miss Olga Boor. OF Czecho-SloyaK
birth, but long in this country-was
one of the interesting romances OF
the wars aftermath.
Nine. Destinn. who sang in Czech.
mostly folk songs. thrilled her audi
tors with her spirited rendering Of
the Freedom Song. beautiful
thing-the national anthem of the
new republic. And she stood with
her eyes fixed on the new Czechc-
Slovak flag. shown for the first time
in Washington since it's adoption
half red. half white. DIVIDED horizon
tally. with It's wedge shaped insert
of blue-hung side by side with the
Stars and Stripes. Miss Margaret
Wilson scarcely took her eyes from
the singers face during the program
you've doubtless noticed how rapt-
ly she listens to music-and later,
when Nine. Destinn was presented.
her warmly on her pei
Torrance.
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lands legation.

into tho country, going further
af1eld as the President gains strength.
Three Cabinet Receptions
Marx Mi-Csrene.
Mi-Carems proper-Wednesday-
was marked by three Cabinet recep-
tions%Mrs.. Baker's-quite Informal,
as aIways-Mrs. Meredith's, and Mrs.
Alexander's; Mrs. Frank b, Kellogss
tea for Mr. and Mrs. Cordenio Sever
ance, who were her guests for a rev
days before starting for Europe, ana
q bakers dozen of dinner parties OF
which the most important, perhaps,
were the one given at Rauscher's by
DIR. and Mrs. David Jayne Hill and
Mr. and Mrs. Alybert Strauss dinner
in honor Of the Russian Ambassador
and Nine. Bakhmeten. The dinner
dance given at the Cafe st. Marks 10
swell the fund to erect memorial
at Somme-Py, France. to American
marines, who fell nearby, made a Mt
ting climax to the festivities. taking
the place of the usual Mid-Lent ball
for one or another of the popular
charities. go
This was a subscription party. with
perhaps 175 guests present Tor dihner
and others coming later to JOIN the
dancers. A good many prominent
hostesses gave dinner parties, other
fashionable folk got up "Dutch treat
parties, arranging to be seated To-
gether, and altogether 1t was quite
like a dinner dance at one of the
smart country clubs-save that there
isn't a club anywhere near Washing
ton which can provide so charming
setting as ST. Marks lovely italian
r,r dep with ira high stone WALL It's
lick trees and the wonderful lumin-
Gus blue of it's painted sky.
The Argentine Ambassador and
Madame LeBreton, the Peruvian Am
basasdor and Nine. Pezet, the Italian
Ambassador and Baroness Romano
were among the diplomats present.
So were the Minister of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter-Mme. Peter, by the
way, seems to have been taken TO
Washingtons heart, socially speak
ing, in an amazingly short time and
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1 don't know when I've been to
Iovelier party. 1t was perfectly ap-
pointed, dignified even stately. but
withal marked by q spirit Of genuine
friendIiness and good will Mr.. Ma
saryk seemed much pleased al the
very evident success of the function.
and at his guests enthusiastic OK
preston of their enjoyment. He ex-
pressed his delight naively. "for I've
never before given a party like this,
you know" Certainly he made
charming host from the moment he
welcomed tho FIRST arrival with a
cordial word Of greeting and a fine,
arm handclasp until he sped the last
guest; and 1t struck me as particu-
larry gracious that no should lay
aside the role Of host just long enough
to be accompanist for Nine. Emmy
Destinn, tho famous Czech soprano,
who came down from New York espe-
'cially to sing on this occasion-for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-14
Fancies, FadS.
And Foibles of
Capital Society

or the drive for ones pet charity a
a favorite indoor sport Harvard
Princeton. Cornell-YaIe. too II mis-
take not-all have had their nation
wide campaigns apparently every
one thinks In millions these days
and now all the women's colleges ar
at IL. Bryn Mawr is to be conten
with $4,000 900. but Mt. Holyoke
out after $4,000. 900 for its endow
ment fund. and Smith College, North
ampton, Mass, wants $4,000.000 an,
Is determined TO get IL.
The president OF Smith, DIR. Williar
Allan Nelson, was here for the BIZ
meeting at Mrs. Breckenridge Long
yesterday afternoon. with which Tn
drive opened; and Miss Mary Emm.
Woolley, president OF Mt. Holyoke.
coming down this week 10 fire In
ope ming gun In the Mt. Holyoke cam
paign. Nine. Panaretoff. wife OF tn
Bulgarian minister will give re
ception in her honor on Tuesday even
ing at the legation. iii Connection
avenue. Nine. Panaretof Is mos
enthusiastic slumna and Is taking !;
very keen and active interest in ever.
movement for the welfare OF her aim
mater.
Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
writer and humorist, who is a Smitl
graduate, came to town to speak a
the meeting at Mrs. Longs yesterday
sharing honors with DIR. Nelson, an'
several parties have been--or are t.
be given for her. Yesterday IT
Nelson was entertained at luncheon
by Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman, AM
last night Mrs. w. w. Harris. who II
taking a leading part In the raising
of the Capitals quota, gave dinner IL
his honor.
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already one meets her everywhere-
General Collardet and a whole grist
of others. Most OF them were seated
at big table with the ladies of the
receiving line: Mrs. George Barnett
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney Nine. Peter. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Gist
Blair: the members of the committee,
Miss Biddle Porter. Mrs. Henry Price
Wright Mrs. II. II. Rousseau, etc,
and their respective husbands. And
they all seemed to be having a won
derfully good time. So. for that mat
ter did everybody else.
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England. and his wife has come to be
known as the "godmother of the gobs"
from her work for the entertainment
and welfare Of the American sailor in
England during the war. A very
charming Russian lady who was a
lady -in-waiting to one Of the grand
duchesses in the old regime and is
married to an American-for the life
OF me. I can't member her name
was another Of Nine. Grouitch's visi-
tors this winter.
Helen Taft Returns
To Capital i'm New Role.
Helen Heron Taft comes back to
Washington In a new role, the young
est college president in the country,
but she's very much at home here,
having lived in Washington both as
a school girl--the National Cathedral
School--and a debutante-a White
House debutapte. Leaving the Cathe-
dral School. she went to the Baldwin
School at Bryn Mawr. and then to
Bryn Mawr College, entering in 1908
with the highest average in the en-
trance examinations of those stu
dents competing from Pennsylvania
and the Southern States.
Her college career was interrupted
for two years while she came home
10 help her mother. then in frail
health, with the somewhat arduous
duties of Mistress Of the White House
md to devote herself assiduously to
society. She didn't like 1t much, but
at the moment it appeared to be her
job. She saw IL through as she does
every task which comes her way, and
il will be remembered that she filled
the role of White House bud with con-
siderable dignity and grace. AS soon
as opportunity offered, however. she
returned to the more congenial atmo-
sphere of college, taking her A. B.
degree with the class of 1915. In
that year she was awarded tho
George w. Child's Prize for being the
Lest essayist in the senior class.
Miss Tafts major subjects in col
lcge were modern history, economies
and politics. After her graduation
from Bryn Mawr, she continued
scholastic work at Yale University
for two years, receiving an A. NJ. de-
gree in 1916. In 1917 she was ap-
pointed dean of Bryn Mawr College,
which position she held until Presi-
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into tho country, going further
afield as the President gains strength.
Three Cabinet Receptions
nAl-Careue-
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She was present at some Of the
festivities in honor of the King and
Queen of the Belgians, and again
when the Prince of Wales was enter
tanned. But during all the early part
Of the winter she kept pretty close
to the White House, sharing with
Mrs. Wilson the task Of relieving the
tedium of the Presidents GONZALES
cence, playing billiards with her of
an evening, and only occasionally at
tending n concert, the play. or a din
ner party. And then she spent a
month or six weeks at Asheville, N.
c., resting and seeking to restore her
voice, which had suffered seriously
from the strain of singing for the A.
E. F. in France.
The last week was an eventful one
at the White House. for the President
went motoring. He's been out several
times now-frst in closed and then
in an open car-with his wife. his
daughter and his doctor on guard
He looks well-if one may judge
from a feeting glimpse in passing
and 1t is regarded as a great step for
ward that he is able to be out at all.
And now that the weather Is moder-
ating-Washingto emerging from
the blizzard of last week seems to
have landed all in a heap in the lap
of spring-both he and Mrs. Wilson
will probably spend considerable time
motoring through the parks and out
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DIpIom Il "CominE and
GOinr Season. mt Hand.

There's a good deal OF coming ant
going these days. particularly amont
the diplomats. The Mexican ambas
sador, Senior Bonillas, had gone off u
CONTINUED on Page TwentyD
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Miss Margaret wilson Brings
Greetings FrUm President.

Yes. Miss Wilson was there-very
much so! She came early. bringing
greetings from her father, who mad
earlier taken official recognition Of
the day. She stayed late for the
dancing with which the party would
up. And she was, as usual, constant
ly the center OF An interested group
even more than usual. it may be-.
for Miss Wilson has not attended
many functions in Washington this
season.
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dent Thomas went abroad last year.
leaving her as acting president.
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The drive" for ones college seems
to be replacing the Liberty loan drive