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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
DOROTHY DIX TALKS


parties ruined by it, and that when they
indulge in their feud orgies they should
do so in private.
"It seems to me that no matter how
much woman dislikes another woman
she should be enough of q lady 10 bury tho
hatchet when she meets her in another
woman's house, and that the most elc-
mental good breed ing should make her
carpouflage her feelings and act as II
she found her fellow guests congenial.
Certainly she owes that to her hostess.
Even savages respect the bread and salt
that much, but | often have my women
friends say to me when l ask them to
luncheon, "Oh, don't put me next TO Mrs.
So and So. can't bear her."
"Nor is this ALL The favorite indoor
sport of half my women friends is abusing
the other half, which puts me in painful
and embarrassing position. | don't want
to be in an eternal argument with the
traducers, yet if / am not, | feel myself q
traitor. TO sit silent and hear a friend
accused of faults she does not possess, or
derided for little pecuharities she may
have but which are no more than surface
blemishes on fine character, makes you
feel that you are yellow cur, yet you
do not wish To quarrel with the woman
who is venting her spleen for some
grievance against the other woman, and
who is, in spite of it, a good woman
herself.
Certainly those Of our friends who
undertake to pick out our other friends
for us and edit our invitation lists are
guilty of a great impertinenee, and they
commit an objectionable breach of good
manners when they criticize to us those
whom we have selected as our intimates,
for in doing SO they impeach our taste,
our Judgment and our sense of propriety
''Yet who escapes the candid friend who
says, Il don't see how you can stand that
Mrs. Y. She comes of such ordinary
people, or Dear me, what can you see
in Mary Jones2 She gets on my nerves
and you have to bite your tongue to keep
from saying that the reason you don't
like Mrs. y or Mary Jones is because you
haven't enough heart or brain to under
stand them. For we pick out friends as
we do our clothes many reasons and
different wear. Which is a thing most of
our friends don't understand, and never
can understand.
'But all the same our friends enemies
are great and ever present source of
trouble in society,"" finished the woman,
land wish somebody would impress on
women that they should sing their hymn
of hate rs they say their prayers-in pri-
vate in their closets, instead of foisting
them on the innocent bystanders."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06

name do you mecn by crashing crronnd
the house at o'clock in the morning9
Gosh. is il 3 o'clock. pop7 ] sed.
Never mind II it is or not, wats the
idcer Of slnmming and banging in the
dark like = wild man and soaring pee
pic half out Of their scnses2 sed pop.
Wy pop7 l scd,. wat did you think it
WASP and pop sed, 0 shutnp, do you think
this il tre party or wat2 Go rite up To
your room and, III wait heer till you pass
me-
Wich ! started To do, slow, being n
heck Of sensation on account Of IL being
so dark ! couldsent see ware he was,
wishing Afterwards ! had did II fast on
account of pop having time TO give 4
fcnrse kfacks some place wen | went past
instcd Of ony maybe one or 2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.

Last mite Il woak up. suddnly all OF
a suddin, thinking, G, gosh, my base
ball hat is still out on the frunt steps,
gosh q.
And quick got up and went down stairs
in my pidjammers and everybody was
asleep and the house was dark as enything
and the baseball bat was still ware ] left
it out on the top step leening agenst the
door, and took it in and started to sneek
UP stairs without making eny noise, and
wen got half why's up dropped the bat
and il fell all the way down agen, sownd-
ing more like 10 bats than Jest one, me
thinking. Jimminy krismas, holey smoaks.
And | stayed ware was to see if eny-
thing would happin, wich sumthing, did,
being pops voice saying, Whose there,
whose therc3
Me not saying enything, and pop sed,
Whose there, say2
Me thinking, Maybe II / Jest stay hcer
without saying enything he will think he
ony imagined il, maybe.
Spcek or Ill shoot, sed pop loud
as enythinp.
It's me, pop, it's me its ony me. ] sed
loud as everything, and pop sed, Well then
wy ddent you anser, and wat in hevvins
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
Sunshine Society Funds.

Mrs. George w. Dorsey, Jr., president
OF the Delaware Branch Of the lnternation-
al Sunshine Society, announces that,
contrary To nm impression that appears
to have gone forth, the society has no
solicitors at work. The Sunshine Society
il anxious to have all the aid its friends
wish TO give, but contributions for the
blind are made direct to the Delaware
Commission for that work or to officers
of the Sunshine Society
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
OUR FRIENDS ENEMIES.

"Why do women
who are otherwise well
bred and observant of
the amenities of life,
carry their private
feuds into general So
ciety?" asked a woman
the other day.
They do you know"
she went on, "and it's
one of the Affections
of existence against
which l always rebel
because it is so un-
necessary, and so bru-
tally selfish on the part
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
ST. LUKE'S SOCIALS.

The Ladies Auxiliary of St Luke's Re
formed Episcopal Church, Eighth and
Monroe streets, will give ice cream So
cials Friday evenings August @, l3, 20
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
Boston Trip in the Balance.

The Boston Trip Committee of Della
ware Lodge, |. 90. f., will hold ameeting
in the lodge room next Monday evening to
discuss the question whether the trip will
be made this vcar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
y. c. Braffon Recovering

+. c. Bratton, agent for Pennsylvania
Railroad at Charlestown, Md, who has
been seriously i'll with blood poisoning.
Is improving
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
Voiles
Ginghans
Tissues
LineneS

Brand new mod
els of higfn-grade
georgette crepe,
some beaded, 9th
ers trimmed with
real fllet and baby
Irish laces. S6.98
S7.o8 and up to
$40 values. To be
sold Saturday at
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or course. President Wilson again
did Che expected. by doing the uneS-
pected. AS Mr.. Colby has had abso-
lately no diplomatic experience. and
has practically no knowledge OF State
department routine-almost no knowl|
edge OF official life in Washington,
except under abnormal condition.
no one pretends to guess what he Will
do. Those who were associated with
him In the Shipping Board say un-
hesitatingly that he's no mans rub
Der stamp" Certainly. he doesn't
look as IL he was. He's a masterful
looking person--nothing OF yielding
amiability in his expression, or physi-
cal makeup. And those who know
him best say he is as autocratic as
the PRESIDENT himself.
At the same time, is is quite prob
able that the President really has
found the man OF whom he wrote to
Mr.. Lansing-"Whose mind will more
willingly go along with mine" pc
cause Mr.. Colby is known as one Of
the Presidents most ardent admirers
and enthusiastic supporters. II seems
rather impossible that man who
was known as Roosevelt enthusiast
But q man who is rather widely ac-
Quainted with public men. In a reri-
iniscent mood occasioned by the an
nouncement that. Colby had been Sc
lected-as Lansing's successor, spoke
of talk he had had q year or so
ago with him when no had Expressed
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Washingtsn InelineA To
Overlook Cnblneteers. y

Overlook Cabl.etsers.
One is reminded how often Wash.
ington quite overlooks future Cabi-
neteers, when they are living here in
relatively unimportant positions, by
the return OF Mrs Gregory Thomas
Watt, wife OF the former Attorney
General who has been at the Dewey
for the last week househunting! She
and her family had been at the Dewey
all one season, while Mr.. Gregory
was merely q special assistant to the
Attorney General (McReynoids), and
no one has discovered her-at least
very few. Then of a sudden. when
those supposed to, be ''in the know"
were guessing almost every we'll
known lawyer in the county as thn
next Attorney General, Gregory vas
named. and Washington discovered
the Gregorys.
1t was at the premier Of Percy
Mackaye's new play. George WASH
ington." at the Belasco. Monday night,
when the whole house had been
bought up for the benefit of the Ma
tional Victory Memorial Building
mortal Association is going to put up
here on land given by Congress, that
ran into Mrs. Gregory. / couldn't
believe my eyes when / saw her com
ing down the stairway from the box
tiers in the mezzanine. But her out
stretched hand. and her gracious
smiling person were quite convincing.
Yes. she was back in Washington
simply delighted to be here! She
was househunting. They were COM
ing back permanently. Wasn't it
perfectly lovely?
II certainly was. But IL was not
until a second chance to talk to her
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unbounded admiration for the Presi-
dent Colby called him then and
doubtless considers him now the
greatest man OF the generation-per-
haps the greatest man or several ssn-
erations. A man who so lowered over
the rest OF his party that he simply
had to be the whole Administration.
and carry the whole burden of the
country. A man so big that those
who were in daily contact with him
couldn't appreciate him, he was too
near for their visual angle to take
him all in. Possibly the next gem
Grafton could appreciate him. and his-
tory get the proper perspective. or
course, IL Mr.. Colby feels that way
and the man that was remembering
that conversation very much doesn't!
possibly he is just the man the
President wants for his Secretary Of
State, and not rubber stamp, At
that!
felt that I ought to have smsllcd
rat, when / saw Mr.. Colby in the
Cafe st. Marks a few nights ago,
and Joseph Tumulty there, too-,n
ly interchanging messages, until IL
nally Mr.. Colby got up and leaving
the lady wh6 was with him with a
word of apology went over to Tum-
ulty's table, and had a few words
of earnest converse with him, before
returning.
Few IN Warrington
Knew Mrs. CoIby Well.
Very few people in Washington
seem to know Mrs. Colby we'll or to
be able to contribute very much in
formation about her. But one friend
of mine speaks of having known her
years ago when she was a blooming
"sub-deb" school girl, with dark hair
and eyes, the loveliest milk and roses
complexion, and a perpetual crush on
one or another of her teachers. Sincs
then. she had only heard of her from
time to time-as very much occupied
with her husband and children and
the usual interest Of a woman Of
wealth and position-and brains.
For Mrs. Colby has brains-plenty
OF them. All the Sedgwicks have.
She IL one of that Massachusetts
Sedgwick family from up around
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be admitted to the bar there-just as
you have to live in Reno a certain
length of time. He Is representing q
number of big corporations-as,I I'M
derstand 1t. chiefly with big claims
against the Government. War claims,
you know-and that sort of thing.
Some of them against the Shipping
Board. And the irony OF the situa-
tion is in the fact that he will argue
a good many of them before the
United States Court of Claims, to
whose bench his confidential assist
ant when he was Attorney General
Samuel ]. Graham (formerly of Pitts
burgh) has recently been appointed.
And another irony of the situation
lies in the fact that even II he wins
his claim, SO far as the Court Of
Claims goes-that doesn't do much
good. For it's one thing moral
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Laasisgs Coming Back
After Little Vaestion.

Fortunately it's not a. permanent
and fnal farewell to the Lansings-
they are coming back. They started
for Florida yesterday. you know-but
Just for a little VACATION" They
expect to make their home hero still.
loading members of the resident set
as they have been of the official
free from official cares and duties.
free to spend rather longer summers
back in WATERFOWL and Henderson
Harbor. with little more time for
Mr.. Lansing's fishing.
Also. tho Colbys are not newcom-
srs exactly. Mr.. Colby was a mem
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IS WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

Der OF the shipping Board during
the period OF the war. and. for q time.
Mrs. Colby and the children were
here. They had a house out connecti-
cut avenue extended-number 2i1o,
Just beyond the bridge, hard by the
Tumultys by the way But the fam
lily never really got scciimsted.
Even while the war was ON, Mr..
Colby WAS always on the go. Several
times he went TO Europe-on mis-
sions" OF one sort or another-and. la
fact, was away SO much OF the time
even when he was here"-no, my
dear. 1 was not born in Ireland-that
Mrs. Colby gained very little of her
husbands society by moving here. So
that II was not surprising that she
returned TO New York as soon as she
could.
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Fancies, Fads,
And Foihles of
Capital Society

cs%. 20 .S: =. 's 1. c:.r s.a
does owe you|fhat money; IT'S unite
another TO get bill through Cos
sress appropriating money TO pay his
debt. But corporations somsttmAs ca
accomplish things which individuals
cannot heh
Memorial DaiiAtaS i
Beaeat the Evest.
That National Victory Memorial
Building benefit was undoubtedly
THE event of the week. II was really
quite like Mrs Henry r. Dimock's
private party: for she IL president of
the George Washington Memorial
Association and she personally sold
the seats and boxes amcng her friends
boxes from 500 to $500. seats - to
$40 each. And Mrs. Dimock's frtenls
are the cream OF diplomatic. official
and resident society here.
Mrs. Wilson bought box-yes.
really, I saw her check-and occupied
IL. II was the first time she had
been at any public gathering In the
evening since the President came
home sick last summer. The Cabinet
was numerously represented--the
Bakers and the Burlesons entertained
box parties. and so. believe did the
Daniels, although ! didn't see them.
And the Houstons and the Lanes were
there with Mrs. Marshall Field, hav-
ing dined with her earlier in the
evening. Mrs. Dimock had a double
box party, which included the French
ambassador. Chief Justice and Mrs-
White, Justice and Mrs. Pitney. Lady
Campbell. Judge Barton, Payne. who
will succeed Franklin X. Lane as Sec.
rotary Of the Interior: Capt. Guy de-
Lavergne. Of the French embassy, and
others.
In fact. 1t was hard to tell just who
was in whose box In that glittering
horseshoe, for between the acts when
the lights were up everybody was
visiting everybody else. II was that
sort of an audience. And there's no
earthly use trying to tell you every
body that was therefor almost
everybody in town was there. The
play. a sort OF pageant-drama. was
sometimes thrilling. always inspir-
ing. a thing of color and fire and
beauty throughout. But yet, one al
most hated to have the lights go out
and that wonderful audience lost in
darkness. Some OF the clothes I no.
ticed reused a degree of envy I'M
becoming in q church member.
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that 1t developed that they were COM
ing so permanently that they were
not renting a house, but buying. as
soon as they found one to suit. Pref
ty Miss Jane Gregory was in Texas.
where she had been spending most Of
the winter. but she was to join her
mother in fortnight-and one
realized that in a few years the baby
or the family. Miss Cornelia, would be
OF debutante age. So here was an
other Cabinet family taking its place
among the resident set.
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MRS. JOHN BUCHANAN,
With Her Two Small Daughters.
Mrs. Buchanan Was Formerly
Miss Ruth Lester.

period of her war service here, and
was originally Mrs. William II. Bliss,
being still alluded to as "the Bliss
apartment" and presumably being
still the habitat Of the Bliss furni-
ture.
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Went To New York
To BE Admitted To Mar.
1t seems that after all they had no
real intention of deserving Washing
toni; but Mr.. Gregory had to 1.-Two in
New York for six months in order to
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The campaign to raise the SO ,000, 900
needed for the National Victory Ne
mortal Building great building
suitable for a variety of patriotic
purposes, to be a monument to every
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
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Mrs. Meredith. by the way. is out in
Des Moines, with the Secretary, get
ting her house there closed for an in
definite period. She is due back next
Wednesday. and has announced heT
first Cabinet reception for Thursday,
March 4-since she won't be back In
time to observe the usual Cabinet
Wednesday''--when she will have her
daughter, Mrs. Frederick o. Boben,
with her. She also expects to receive
the following Wednesday March TO-
The Merediths gave up the house.
idea and took an apartment finally;
but an apartment that is "as big as
all outdoors" in the building at 1888
Massachusetts, avenue. 1T is a build
ing put up by Mrs. Stanley Mccor-
mick, wealthy Boston woman and
prominent sunragist, as an invest
ment, with just one apartment 10 the
foor-a very big, very luxurious one.
with every imaginable comfort ana
luxrry and spacious rooms, and al
sorts Of service. The particular
apartment that the Meredith's have
corralled is the one occupied by Mrs.
Henry Rea, of Pittsburg. during the
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Stockbridge way that has made some
notable contributions to the country's
brains and to the country's literature.
II I mistake not Anne Douglas Sedg-
wick is of the same family. In school
they used to predict q literary future
for Nathalie Sedgwick--she seemed
rather inclined that way. But so far
as / know she has never done any
thing in that direction.
Naturally, Washington is feeling
about her as It Id about Mrs. Mere
dith: that 1t had an opportunity to
get Acquainted--they were both here
during the war period-and let 1t get
by.
Mrs. Meredith Coming
Back This Week.
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
"Murdering Laws"

head O .'durdering a n exchange larnents that laws when placed trial to their validity given much chance q who is accused of crime and who be convicted only by the united voices of twelve There is something wrong with system, exchange, which permits court majority of in appellate court, make null law passed by Iegis lature and approved by governor president a law enacted by the people.
 Assuming what know many laws enacted by and legislatures sttutional, and adopted by popular vote apt be how their with respect to constitutionality be determined than by the way determining it?
 Our exchange complains lower courts and even justice courts sometimes pass upon the constitutionality may be true in extraordinary but Arizona they 10 not. It would be futile if they did matter of the validity of the law would be unsettled only the crowd at the grocery agreed that it constitutional unconstitutional. Our courts leave that matter the supreme court of the state and the supreme when d question whether the law contravenes the federal arises gen orally decides in law it is tenv unconstitutional. knowing that supreme court must have the word.
 mere majority of a court en banc is not neces- sarily right. But the majority is more apt to be right than the minority Unless we should settle these questions in this way--if should require unanimous agreement-frequently would have no settlement at all This imperfect world. There is not in the whole circle single, perfect sys- tenn for anything. Would exchange have the constitutionaty of laws finally passed upon by the jures. or, worse yet by a plebiscite?
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02

a few riots put the fear of God into his ! heart
Arizona republican., 1920-05-02
The Same Old Thing

Among things determined at the late San Reno conference participated by great powers it determined that certain parts of the world treaty workable. Great Britain Italy and Japan decided treaty could not be literally carried if Europe to survive as an economic whole France favored literal inter pretation and execution the treaty which the worlds wise Versailles spent months and having finished their work, pronounced good.
 The first flaws found in it discovered by the senate of the United States though they the at San Reno. The objections the latter are that the effect application be disastrous to Europe. The objection was that it would be disastrous United States to accept it. Thus believe that the peace treaty is far from perfect document entirely unworthy of great time and expense spent upon it.
 The question has been asked What would have happened at San Reno if the States had rati- fled the treaty and have thus qualified particpa- tion in that conference?" We think the answer is that it already furnished in the presi- dents criticism of French Our representative would have joined with three powers against the literal application treaty
 It may be true been charged that the powers met at San Reno agree among them selves to the right thing do. to try to have done what the best for The con ference different the scenes of European diplomatic struggles which enacted for cen turies. since nations began playing the game Of reaching.
 Frances interpretation of the treaty was that literally applied, it would enable her to crush Ger and keep her crushed, leaving, France the mistress of continental Europe. was the exact position in which Great Britain and Italy did not France placed.