The Washington herald., 1920-12-08
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Takes Parents on Jaunt Of
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NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-capt. An
drew Patterson. United States army.
commanded a battery OF the Fifty
seventh Coast Artillery In France
In the st. Mihiei and Argonne-
Meuse offensive. He is a New
Yorker. When he came home after
the armistice was signed he brought
a talented and beautiful Frenca
wife with him. The Guaranty.
Trust Company, needing a repre-
sentative in Brussels. gave the post
TO Capt Patterson. who in the last
month has been entertaining his
grandmother, Mrs. John Patterson;
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
A Patterson, and his sister. Miss
Patterson.
The feature OF the visit of his
family" TO Europe was a motor trip
to the positions occupied by his bat
terry in the closing months OF the
war, precisely the hope and dream
of every American soldier who
fought on the West front.
MY son took us TO Hin 800. from
which his battery fired in the diree-
tion of Montfaucon," said the proud
dugout he lived in during the bat
tie. Then we drove on 70 the little
French village upon which his bat
terry had rained its shells. An old
lady in one OF the houses, after
hearing that my boy had been with
the American artillery that shelled
her town. showed us where the rear
of her home had been blown OF. but
added: 1t was worth IL 70 have got
rid OF the Germansr
New LuneAee. Pad.
Banks and trust companies are
getting to be extremely sociabls
affairs. 1t all began with the
'1unching-in" arrangements where
by restaurants were set up for the
benefit of the employees. Tellers
and cashiers came to know the
personal side of runners and vice
presidents. Home folks were dis
cpssed as the bank force fed. The
next step was the starting OF dances.
For instance. the officers and en-
ployes OF the Columbia Trust COM
pany from the main once down
town, as well as the three uptown
branches, dined. vaudevilled and
danced few nights ago In the
large ballroom of the Pennsylvania
Hotel Other financial institutions
are doing the same thing. The
logical outcome has been the en-
trance Of Romance. Stenograrhcrs
are being courted by vice presidents
and bank runners are lifting their
eyes toward the daughters Of high
officials. In short, the fanciful plots
OF the movies are terminating In
real life.
Dry Worker RETURN.
The Rev. George A Henry. Of the
Anti-Saloon League forces working
overseas, has just returned from
Scotland. When seen at the dry
headquarters at sOs Broadway he
gave some interesting details Of the
recent election not covered in the
cable dispatches. He said:
There are approximately SOC
parishes or districts in Scotland. OF
which $50 will be under no license
by the first OF May next year. By
the system Of voting three options
were oftered-'no license 'redue-
tion' and no change meaning =
continuation OF the present system.
! In order to carry no change a sim
pie majority was necessary. but a SIS
/ per cent majority was required to
had TO be IS per cent OF the total
registered electorate. In nine wards
I OF the great industrial city Of Glas-
/ gov no license was given a dis
/ trict majority, but In only four did
/ the 'drys' poll the required percent-
| age OF the total registered vote"
DR.. Henry makes the shrewd point
that because of prohibition in
America. the economic. industrial.
commercial and general sociological
pressure on Great Britain will COM
I pei very drastic action in the near
future. He says that the Britishers
are spending more for drink than
house rent. the annual liquor bill
/ being $4,000. .OoO, 600
Every ecclesiastical body in Scot
land except the Episcopal and Ro-
man Catholic, he said. has come out
for prohibition. and large numbers
Of the Episcopalians and Catholics
/ worked as individuals. The Liquor
/ Defense Council spent $500 600 in
the Scotch campaign, bringing
/ speakers from the United States 10
combat the "drys"
DR.. Henry declares that in ten
/ years Johnny Walker will get his
walking papers from Scotland, and
that England will have TO follow
suit, because Of economic competi-
tion with dry" America
The "Come-Back- Club.
In Roseland Norman L. Sper. eK-
service man with the A. r. F.. pro-
! duced a membership card in a new
| club which he had Joined. II is iha
! Come Rack Club. we are about
Z $50 strong" he said. "All OF u are
men who were wounded in France
Hnd took the opportunity for edu-
! cation offered by the American SOW
ernment instead OF the cash bonus.
I We aim TO spread the idea among
all our boys who were wounded, for
Z IL is better for the country and the
! boys for them to be in a position -
help themselves rather than be-
come wards of the country. Wa
| crippled soldiers OF the club believe
that pensions only make us objects
! OF pity, whereas provided with
| proper trades we become useful ant
happy members Of society. one -
our members is Dan Edwards Whoss
| left side is paralyzed and right arm
gone. He is taking a course ~
| journalism at Columbia University.
] am taking a two-yesr course 10
playwriting"
This spirit Is the sort of hing
which makes America truly great.