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The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
B. P. O. E.

Exalted Ruler Howard NJ. Peter
the officers of the lodge. the degree
team. the EIlls' QUartette and Band.
together with an elaborate collation.
served by the trustees, and an en-
tertainment under the direction of
Abe Dresner, will make initiation
ni-ht-Wednesday October IS, 1920
"a night never to be forgotten.
Tomorrow night, and each Mon
day night until further notice, free
motion pictures will be presented in
the ballroom.
Chairman James Farrell and the
committee for the oyster roast,
dance and entertainment to be held
Tuesday. November 2, have the
tickets ready for distribution.
\ charity ball to be held this win
ter at one Of the prominent hotels,
is contemplated.
James Ward, Edward J. Murphy
and Joseph y Burkhart confe red
with baltimore Lodge, No. Z. as to
the advisaLility of forming a State
association.
One hundred and fifteen names
are listed to date in the Los Angeles
Reunion Association. All amuse-
ment activities of the order are un-
der the auspices of this association
during the fall and winter. Patrick
J. Callan is the Chairamn.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Foreign War Veterans

The good ship admiral Peary
Post, Veterans Of Foreign Wars
was launched at the recreation
room Of the Naval Hospital Mon
day evening. Skipper Sickelmann
was on the bridge, and signed up a
full crew for the voyage during the
coming year. This post of sailors
and Marines meets every Monday
night
The wounded mems post of the
V. F. W. at Walter Reed Hospital
held a very enthusiastic meeting in
the hospital gym Monday evening,
October 4. Past Commander Cor
nelius O'ROUrke was able to attend,
although not in condition to pre-
side. Acting Commander W. G.
Jameson welded the gavel The
post voted to join the department
Of the District of Columbia, and
elected ten delegates to attend the
held at Carroll Institute, October
Is,
Fred Barrack Post is attracting
a large number of the former D. c.
National Guard. and is a Iivewire
organization At its meeting on
Tuesday. October ), resolution
was passed endorsing a State de-
partment Of the District of Column
bia, and three delegates to State
encampment were elected.
Thursday evening. October 7.
Commander Bettelheim made a
complete report of the twenty first
national enCampment. to the mem
bers OF Equality Post. An initia-
tion ceremony was held and seven
teen new recruits added to the
roster.
National Capital Post has a class
OF twenty-five new members to in
itiate at its meeting Tuesday. Octo-
Der u. Col. George L. TAFT, recently
elected commander, will preside.
During the past week the National
Service Bureau Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, situated at 318-319
Metropolitan Bank Building. as at
tanned a new high water mark in
number of cases handled. and sue
cesSfuIly disposed OF.
The National Legislative Commit
tee as at present constituted con-
sists Of chairman, Edward II. Hale,
Robert T. Parrot. of Washington.
d. c. and Judge Advocate Allen. OF
Brooklyn. y. y. The commander in
chief will shortly appoint the two
remaining members, and the com
mittee VII then conv and map
out its legislative program for the
coming session of Congress
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
|. O. O. F.

The rally and roll call held by
Columbia Lodge. No. 10, September
80 was a grand success. Nearly 1OC
answered to the call and several
letters were received from absent
members. \ large number of Wis
itors were present from this and
other jurisdictions. The third de-
gree was conferred and next Thurs
day the initiatory degree will be
conferred on a new class.
Under the retirement act Of Con
Eress approved May %. 1920. the
following past grands Of Columbia
Lodge. No. 10, were retired from
the government employ: James w.
Hughes, after ffty-seven years serv-
ice: Z. c. GrumIcy. forty-four years
service; W. W. MaIoney, twenty
eight and one-half years service, all
from the Government Printing Of
fee, and John 3. 5. Ourand, letter
carrier. with forty-seven years serv-
ice to his credit
Brother josiah NJ Swingle, of Co
lumbia Lodge. is not only the oldest
member of the lodge, but is the
oldest odd Fellow in the District of
Columbia. he having been initiated
in Marengo Lodge Of Martinsburg,
Va April II, 1852 He is nearing
his ninetieth birthday.
The Noble and Vice Grands' As
sOciation will confer the second de-
gree tomorrow evening on a candi-
date in Union Lodge. No. II. The
secret work will be reviewed by the
association at its meeting Wednes-
day evening at 8 o'clock in the
Temple.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of Canton
Washington, No. l, P. NJ, I. o. o. F.,
will meet Tuesday evening at the
home OF the secretary. Mrs. Mar
garet Z. DaUmer, 912 Eighth street
northeast
This will be the permanent meet
ing place of the auxiliary. which
has been hampered heretofore
through the lack Of a permanent
meeting place.
Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 5. will
hold a regular meeting tomorrow at
1880 o'clock in their rooms at Odd
Fellows Temple, at which time the
Rebekah degree will be conferred
upon a large class OF candidates.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Spanish War Veterans

Commander-in-C Chief Witherspoon
has closed Washington headquarters
and removed all records and prop
erty to Portland, Ore. Since the
establishing of headquarters here
six years ago thousands OF COM
rades visiting Washington have en-
joyed its privileges.
Col. James S. Pettet Camp, which
meets in Perpetual Hall Tuesday
evening. will receive reports from
its delegates to the national en-
Campment and confer the military
degree on recruits.
The Ladies Lineal Society at its
last meeting elected two new men,
bers and decided to tender a recep-
tion November ; to Department. Com
mander Mattocks and his staff.
Commander Currier surprised the
members Of Urell Camp Wednesday
by presenting a program of ad-
dresses by Commander Close and
ZUlCh, of Miles Camp, Past Com
mander O'Brien. Petit Camp;
Farmer and LawtOn Camp. and Com
rades Eadis and Turner of UreIl
Camp
One Of the best musters of Miles
Camp was Tuesday evening at which
the national delegates submitted a
full report Of the annual encamp-
ment. 4 committee consisting Of
Comrades T,ausch, McCafrey and
Snyder was appointed to raise funds
to send delegates to St. Paul
At the meeting held by Col John
Jacob AstOr Camp Monday evening
plans were perfected for another
recruiting campaign.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
MARRIAGE CODE
HELD AS JOKE
Writer Says French Women
Laugh When They Repeat
Oath to Obey.
(By Universal Servicc.D

Paris, Oct. 9.-FranCe will soon be
the only European nation where
women are still unenfranchised.
This is the reproaCh made by JUS
tin Godart, the deputy who repre-
sented France at the WOman's Inter-
national Congress in Geneva re-
Gently.
The first thing to do in France"
says NJ. Godart. lis to change tke
marriage formula, that hated article
of ->he French code, according tc
which woman must obey her hus-
band.% This logma of inferiority is
no longer applicable today. The COM
mon sense of the people rebels
against it. and smiles and peaIs of
laughter invariably greet the judge
as he reads out that passage of the
marriage ceremony.
mo one has the right to request
another human being to give up, in
advance, all personal opinions and
personal will. And if it is not right
to ask man to give up his free will.
there is no more reason to request it
of a woman.
But the senate thinks otherwise.
The commission of the senate finds
that abolishing the obedience claus
would first. be harmful to the state.
second, would destroy the unity Of
the family, and, third, would be con-
trary to good order and even to
woman's nature"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Fraternal Notes
MASONIC

KaHipoIis Grotto at the Harvest
Ceremonial at Old Masonic Tenn
pie on Monday night initiated a
large class of neophytes. Visiting
Prophets were present from Brook
lyn, Dallas, Knoxville, Cleveland
and Baltimore. The Grotto band
played.
Monarch Charles A. Stevens an
nounces a Riddles Krismus Kar-
nival at Old Masonic Temple on
December 80. The annual nomina-
tion of officers will take place on
December IT and the annual cleo
ton and business meeting on jan
uary 81.
Monarch Stevens has appointed
Castleman P. Boss chairman of the
committee on transportation, and
Master of Ceremonies Marshall w.
Pickering chairman of hotel ac-
commodations in connection with
the annual convention of the su-
preme council to be held in Atlantic
City June 81. % and %.
Wednesday was Grotto night at
the carnival of Stansbury Lodge.
The Grotto band furnished music.
The conventions committee Of the
local Masonic clubs met Thursday
night in the Metropolitan Hotel to
make plans for the annual conven-
tion of the National League of Ma
sonic Clubs of North America, which
will be held in this city on No
vember 10, IL and IL.
The national organization has a
membership of more than 100000,
iG aEffrrafAH ~
one-fourth of that number will at
tend the convention. Plans are GO
ing forward for entertainment on
large scale during the cOnven-
tion.
The conventions committee is
made up of eight representatives
each from the eighteen Masonic
clubs in Washington. Judge James
". Witten is chairman; E. J Ayres
treasurer, and Charles A Stevens
secretary.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Knights Of Pythias

Grand Chancellor Yates and asso-
ciate grand lodge officers will pay
an official visit to Calanthe Lodge
tomorrow evening. The entertain
ment committee has arranged for a
smoker at the conclusion of the
grand lodge visitation.
Home Lodge will hold its regular
monthly meeting tomorrow evening
at 5 o'clock. Several new members
will be enrolled and a number Of
applications voted on.
Washington Company, Uniform
Rank. will hold a special meeting
on Wednesday evening, October 13.
Reports from the recent encamp-
ment held at Cleveland, Ohio, will be
presented.
The first grand lodge visitation
occurred on Friday evening when
the officers of the grand lodge Off
Cially visited Syracusians and Rath-
bone superior lodges. The two
lodges Joined in extending a frater-
nal greeting to Grand Chancellor
Yates and his associate officers. A
social hour followed the visitation.
The cipher ritual is being placed
in the lodges, and during the past
week active work began in selecting
teams for ceremonial work in con-
ferring the ranks. The Knight Rank
class initiation will occur in No
vember.
Webster Lodge on Tuesday even
ing greeted Chancellor Commander
McGrew with a big turnout of mem
bers and visitors. The page rank is
scheduled for Tuesday evening, Oc-
tOber IL.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
MYSTIC SHRINERS.

A brief formal ceremonial ses.
sion of Almas Temple will be hello
October 20 at 1880 p. m, in the ban.
quet hall of the new Masonic Tenn
pie. No petitions will be received
after October IS.
The first meeting of the charter
members of the Almas Temple Au-
tomObile Club, scheduled for last
Friday, was postponed by Chief
Rabban Leonard P. Stewart until
a later date, owing to the death of
Noble Theodore Picard.
Almas Temple is organizing a
drum corps, which, it is expected,
will rank as one of the most prom
inent features of the temple. w.
l. Jacob will be the director.
The Oriental Band has been
merged into the organization Of the
Arab Patrol, and will be greatly
enlarged in the near future.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
FIND SIGNATURE
OF AVON BARD
Shakespeare's Name on
Window Stonework of Old
Stage Haunt.
CBy Universal Seryicc.)

London, Oct. 9.-Lovers of Shake
speare are jubilant over the dis
covery of his autograph on the
stonework of a window recess in
the famous Haunted Gallery at
Hampton Court. one of the ancient
royal palaces of England. where
Shakespeare at one time performed
in his own plays.
Some time ago one or two faint
rillegible letters were noticed in the
recess, and last week it was de-
cided to cleanup the plaster, with
the result that Shakespearean ex-
perts have been fired with renewed
enthusiasm for the name disclosed
was that of the worlds greatest
poet.
Careful inspection showed that the
initial "S' and the final "speare''
are unmistaka BILE. while the H" and
the * are family IegibIe. Mere
over, the autograph is located in
portion of the historic palace
which is intimately associated with
Shakespeare
The Haunted Gallery formed one
of the suites of rooms used bv pcr
formers in Mosques and plays, and
during the Christmas holidays of
1903 Shakespeare and his colleagues
were summoned to the court, and
while at the palace there is little
doubt but that they resided in these
apartments. On August s, 1905,
Shakespeare's company again Wis
tied Hampton Court, when a por-
tion of the Hampton Gallery in
which the autograph was discov-
cred, was used as greenroom.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Executive Body of English
Church Investigates
Conditions.
Warrington Herald-PublIc Ledger
Service.-Specini Cable Dispatch.

London, Oct. 9.-'"The British gov
ernment has ceased to function in
eighty per cent of Ireland and safety
is found today only in those dis
tricts from which the English4 mill
tary police have been withdrawn" I"
reported the committee sent by the
executive body Of the English So
ciety of friends to investigate con-
ditions in Ireland.
railing to secure an audience with
Premier Lloyd George or to receive
- reply to messages sent him urging
the release of the Lord Mayor of
Cork. the executive body of the
English Friends decided to send a
| commission to make a personal in
vestigation. The members were:
Chairman. John Henry Barlow,
former clerk of the Society OF
Friends in Great Britain and clerk
of the recent eleventh world confer
ence; Roger Clark, present clerk and
grandson of John Bright and Edith
NJ. Ellis, daughter of the late John
Edward Ellis, deputy chairman of
the House of Commons and under
secretary of the India committee.
Spent Two Weeks on Island.
They spent Two weeks touring the
island and interviewing the leaders
of all parties and factions. Accord
ing to Barlow no effort was spared
in the endeavor to learn the truth
about Ireland, which included places
where burnt houses were still
smoking, people sleeping out in the
| fields in terror at a revival of the
attack. The blood of one victim was
\ still red on the white wall of a
burned house. The funerals of the
| police and those slain in revenge
| passed before our eyes and the un-
| coffined remains of an unidentified
| person burned to death in a cottage
| were still lying in a calf shed at the
/ back"
In Cork they visited the Sim Fein
/ court and saw the people outside
the prison praying for the hunger
| strikers.
I'VE are bound to recognize" said
the committee, that a state of war
! is considered to exist and does ex-
| ist. As Friends we must deplore the
| violence and bloodshed on both sides
and as English citizens we must
surely feel the shame of the direct
resi- Cnsibility OF our government
| for the policy of reprisals of the
black and tans."
| Between Two Fires.
The committee stated in its report
to the executive body of friends that
the Nationalist party has gone in a
body over to the Sim Fein and mod
crate people and many unionists
that the only protection they enjoy
is provided by the Sim Fein police
The English friends hope the work
OF the commission will have a double
| effect:
First. to promote unity among the
members of the society in ireland.
! part of whom are sympathetic and
others opposed 20 the Sim Fein: sec
ond to give an opportunity for the
Quakers to take part in reconstruc-
| tion and reconciliation.
| Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
The Excelsior Literary
Club.

The Excelsior Literary Club held
its first meeting of the season at
the home Of Mrs. Baker, with Mrs.
Filler as hostess. There were
twenty-five members present and
two guests. Mrs James Gilbert and
Mrs. NJ. Baker. The meeting was
opened by Mrs. Barnhart, the presr-
dent. and later turned over to the
incoming president. Mrs A. E. Tfb-
belts. Our study for the wear,
History Making Events in Our
Country" with roll call and topics
Of other days, will be interesting
as we'll as instructive. The pro-
gram of the day was vacation ex-
periences. A member living in
Maryland who said she had regis
tered and would vote on November
was Enthusiastically received.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Frear, 223 Eighth
street northeast, on October ls,
Refreshments were served.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
ENGLISH WOMEN TAKE
TO COARSER FOODS

London. Oct. 9.-English women
nave dropped the famous bun and
milk luncheon and are now eating
substantial meals, according to
John Pearce, pioneer of chain res
taurants in London.
Before women and girls began to
take big part in English business
life they ate lightly and sat for
hours over l0-cent meal. Now
they eat steaks and pies in a hurry.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Grand Duchess
Gives Up World
And Takes Veil
(By Universal SeryiccD

Modena. Italy, Oct. 9.-"Now that
| may no longer rule my people,
my days are dark and my power
has turned to ashes tn my mouth. 81
With this public declaration.
Marie Adelaide, Grand Duchess and
former ruler Of Luxembourg. who
abdicated after the armistice. has
entered the convent of st. Theresa
here.
The former ruler of the buffer
state" between France and Germany
has taken the full vows. She will
never set foot outside the convent
in which she has elected to end her
days.
Born in 1892. the eldest daughter
of the Grand Duke William of
Luxembourg and the Grand Duchess
Marie Anne of Braganza, and cousin
of the Queen of Belgium, the
Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide was
crowned on her majority in 1912.
She is 2S years old and called the
most beautiful princess in Europe,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
CHEESE THEFT LAID
TO BERLIN OFFICERS

Copyright, 1920. Cross-AtIantic Newspaper
Service, Inc.)
Berlin, Oct. 9.-Two officials of
the Berlin food office were tried for
having forged cheese coupons and
obtained possession of AIS pounds
of cheese.
The accused pleaded hunger; their
wives and children, they said, were
starving, and they had eaten up the
whole quantity. The court accept
ed this defense, sentenced them to
four weeks Imprisonment, with a
recommendation to mercy.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Knights of Columbus.

This afternoon at 2:3O at K. Of G
Hall Past State Deputy Edgar n
Canister Of Baltimore will exemplifv
the Third Degree to class from
SpaUldtng and Potomac counties.
Visitors from Maryland and Eir-
ginia Councils are expected.
Washington Council will meet
Wednesday night with new officers.
An exemplifiCatiOn of the First De-
gree will be given. The baseball
team OF the council was entertained
Monday with a dinner at the Dewey
Hotel Guests were entertained with
selections by Tom Cantwen and
Hugh Fagin. Addresses were made
by the Grand knight, DR.. Frank
O'Hara- Past State Deputy Leo A.
Rover and State Deputy Maurice
McAuliffee.
Potomac Council has inaugurated
series Of dances to be held every
Friday night. Potomac Council will
meet tomorrow night for. the first
time under the new corps Of officers.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
SCOTTISH RITE.

Sterling Kerr, new general sec
retary Of the local Scottish Rite
bodies, was installed last Tuesday
night by Roe Fulkerson, supreme
council deputy in the District
When Kerr was named secretary
recently. he resigned the position of
supreme council deputy, which he
then held. FuIkerson being appoint
ed to succeed him
The class for the fall reunion,
which will start October IS, now
numbers about 100. it has been an
nOunCed
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
American Legion

( Location of he site for the pro.
posed American Legion Memorial
which has been offered to the Amer
T lean Legion by the knights of Co.
iumbus, is being given much con-
sideration in local legion circles.
The suggestion that the building
should be located near the Lincoln
Memorial does not meet with favor
1 among some of the legionuaires
Those who oppose this site say tina,
/ it is so far away from the center
of the city that it would not be
easy OF access for post meetings
and conventions.
Howard S. Fisk. junior vice COM
mander of George Washington
Post, speaking of the proposed site
said it is so far away from the
center of the city that it would
/ likely affect the attendance at meet.
ings. He suggested that a proper
site for such a beautiful memorial
would be on the government-own-
ed land bounded by Fourteenth,
/ Fifteenth and f streets and Penn.
| sylvania avenue. This would be d
central location, he said, and would
make it easy of access for those
attending meetings and conventions
| which will be hCld in it
Kenneth q McCrae, commander
! of George Washington Post; How
ard L. Fiske, junior vice com.
mander. and John Thomas Taylor,
chairman of the national legisla-
tive committee, who represented
| that post at the recent national
convention, made reports at the
meeting of the post last week
A meeting of the ten delegates
and ten alternates who represented
the local department of the Ameri.
can Legion at the recent annual
convention is to be held in the near
future.
| Col. E. Lester Jones, past depart
ment commander of the local le-
gion, gave to George Washington
| Post some pointers on the Japanese
situation on the West Coast. He
| has just returned from a trip to
Alaska. He will deliver an illus.
trated lecture of his trip at a meet.
! ing of the post in the near future.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
ART AUTHORITY FRIENDS TELL
TO VISIT: HERE OF IRISH VISIT
Leon Benedite, Famed Cura.
tor OF Luxembourg, En-
Route to America.
(Washington Herald-PsbIic Ledger
Service-Special Cable Dispntch)

Service-Specfal Cable Dispntch)
Paris, Oct s-Leon Benedite. d.
rector of the great gallery of mod
ern art in the Luxembourg Palace
and also curator of the Rodin Mu-
scum, has sailed for an extended
trip through the United States, un-
der the auspices of the French gov
ernment. He will deliver lectures
on modern painting and sculpture,
probably beginning his tour either
in Philadelphia or New York early
in November. Thence he will pro-
ceed to Boston. Washington, Chi
cago and other places for confer
ences in each city and also in va
rious universities.
Center of Controversy.
NJ. Benedite's visit is full of in
terest to all American artists for 1t
was he who first discovered Whist
Ter, and since has done more than
anybody else to promote American
art in Europe, and also on account
of recent and stirring events in the
art world. These include a long
controversy over the recent exhibi-
tion of American artists in the Lux
embourg Palace gallery when Bene-
dite overruled the American judges
and decided that the permanent
Luxembourg collection of Ameri-
cans-including Whistler and Sar-
gent-must be part of the same
show in order, as he said, that the
exhibition might be really repre-
sentative of what America had
done.
Friend of RodIn.
Shortly after that episode. in
which charges were made that the
American judges were promoting
the work of a certain clique of
mediocre painters. came the famous
affair of the False Rodin.''
Benedite was the center OF the
I storm that ragged many weeks. 1,
was he who finally proved TO the
BeauX Arts what were and were not
the real works of the sculptor.
NJ. Benedite, who was Robins
closest friend. took entire charge OF
he sentiment OF his estate.
Arouses Tigers Ire.
Now Benedite has placed a bust
Of Clemenceau in one of the most
prominent places in the museum
That masterpiece is the object OF
| intense loathing on the part of the
Did Tiger. who apparently considers
it does not fiatter him. The first
time Clemenceau saw the bust OF
himself he remarked that from tina,
moment he believed in the Darwin
ian theory and ordered the bust
taken out of his sight.
Speaking Of his forthcoming trip
Benedite explained his object was
to bring about an interchange OF
relations between American and
French artists and to arrange Joint
annual exhibitions in both coun-
| tries.
Copyright. 1890. by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
Many Suicides Prevented.

Paris, Oct. 9.-Since his appoint.
ment in 1907 as official life saver
at the Quai de Gesvre, Yves Marie
le'Megarat has saved 20 lives, the
majority of the persons rescued
bring would-be suicides.