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The Washington times., 1920-12-23
|NAUGURAlOAY
FETE PLANNED.
Mardi Gras Such as Is Held in
New Orleans Will Be
a Feature.

The carnival feature of the in
aurugation of President-elect Hard
ing probably will be the main event
in the ceremonies outside Of the
actual swearing in and the parade
incident TO it. a
Edward b. Mclean. chairman OF
the Inaugural Committee, has sent
word to New Orleans and expects
some suggestions from the famous
Mardi Gras committee there in few
days.
DANCING AT PLAZA.
II is probable that he viii appoint
committee to look after this feature
alone. In connection with the earn
ival on the avenue, the dancing at
the Capitol plaza, IL also taking con-
crete form as part OF the carnival.
1t Is expected that General John j.
Pershing lwili be grand marshal OF
the Inaugural parade. He has been
offered the place, and while he has
not accepted the committees invita-
ton II Is considered probable that he
will agree I'd lead the procession. 1t
is also expected that General PERISH
ing viii head the military committee
OF the festivities.
Jess w. Smith. secretary OF the
committee. today said that the gem
eral Inaugural Committee will be an
nounced soon. II will contain the
name of many Washington residents.
he said, regardless OF political at
filiations. The committee will be
larger this year than in previous
inaugurstions, he said.
WOMEN on COMMITTEE.
About thirty-fivc of the comm ittees
mombers Will be women. This will
be the first time that women have
been given any great representation
on the committee. Mr.. Smith said. and
IL probably will establish q precedent
that will be followed in the future.
Mr.. Mclean today announced the
following chairmen OF subcommit-
tees: Edward Mitchell. public com
fort; reception. Woodbury. Blair, and
L. Il. Clark, railroad transportation.
The first meeting Of the general
committee will be held next Tuesday
in the red room OF the Willard Hotel,
when Chairman Mclean will explain
to them what has been done by the
executive committee and what is ex-
pected of the general committee.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
TO DISCUSS COURT FOR
CIVIL SERVICE APPEALS

Legislation providing for a civil
service court OF appeals. will be dis
cussed by Congressman Martin Il.
Madden of Illinois. Tuesday night in
the auditorium of the Interior build
ing.
pices of the Joint Conference on Re-
classification. All government en-
p,oyes and their friends who are in
terested in the betterment of the
Government service are urged 10 at
tend.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
lowans to Hear Meredith.

Secretary of Agriculture. u. T..
Meredith will address the members
Of tho Iowa State Society at s:1S
o'clock Tuesday night in Thomson
school, Twelfth and l. streets north
west. w. @. Jadd will preside. The
celebration of the soventy-fourth an
niyersary of the admission of Iowa
into the Union will be part of the
evenings events.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
TWO HALF-HOLIDAYS
GIVEN US. WORKERS

Half-holidays will be given TO
Federal and District government
workers tomorrow and also on
December 81. II was announced
Officially today.
Following tho custom OF the
last several years. President
Wilson has Issued an order Civ
ing the Government employees
these two hslf-holidsys.
Employees will end the day at
I o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
Catholic Women to Meet.

The Catholic Women's Service Club
will meet tonight at the Catholic
Community House, Sol e street north
east. The dancing class will meet to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock. Fol-
lowing the meeting of the class
social and dance will be held.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

Robbers and sneak thieves may
have the time OF their lives, but the
bird with mask Is looking the
Hoose Cow right smack In the. face.
Christmas. or no Christmas. he'll
be pinched
I'VE will not overlook one law to
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
Santa Claus Tunes Up
His Airplane For Trip
To Make Xmas Merry

Ye Merry Yuletde dcscends upon yet once again.
Dads wallet has opened its and disgorged Yea,
verify, of stuffng is it bereft:
With Ye Merry Yulede epidemic of Yue
trees Yule logs, Yue decorations Yue gimme this and
Yule gimme that.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

concentrate on enforcing anothers
II a man imbibes and shows by his
appearance that he can't navigate.
my men will take care OF him. IL
he Is sober. but shows evidence OF
carrying liquor. he will be promptly
arresteu"
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
ArChaeoI0QistS to Meet.

The archaeology section Of the
Twentieth Century Club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the home OF its chairman. Mrs. John
Lowe. 1922 Woodley place.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
Xmas Hip Flasks Here
Mean Jail, Chief Rules

The Christmas spirit which caused Chicagos chief Of police
to W you want to carry flask during the Yuletide
you will not be disturbed busy hunting gunner and ban
dts peteed out before reached Washington There's nothing
like that in Major Gessford's mind.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
55::7 @ss Ge washtnqon 0tme8 80 ':::::::::"

CERGT. MICHAEL LYNCH.
- for thirty years attached 10
the Washington police force,
died this morning at his home,
63s Eleventh street northeast.
He had been i'll since early In
October.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

E ]. AYERS. chief clerk of
tho Department Of the In
terror, -w6 resigned today
after twenty Ave years In the
Government service. He will
be assoeisted with . New
Jersey corporation.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-12-23
WALKING AND TALKING DOLLS
LIfsIiks Forms Gracefully Step
Across the Floor Saying Mamma"
Or "Papa."

8: !: 4: :: g: :; :: s:
dolls seem almost human. rs
they walk In sprightly style across the
floor saying mamma" or papa" lust
a real children would.
Walking dOlB being a new Inven.
ton. seem wonderful and bring
screams Of delight from little girls and
boys, too. who watch with intense In.
terest every step Of the lifelike dolls
as they are exhibited In The shops.
The machinery that moves the doris
legs is set In motion by a key that is
inserted In the works at the waist
line.
The voice Is male active by works
that are wound with key.
The eyes move as the body SWAPS
from side to side. just as the real chill.
dren's eyes roll and blink. etc.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-12-23
''.'sszsSs$t>>-
CHRISTMAS WEEK IN ENGLAND
Time When Scattered Families Are
United and Tender Memories
Are Revived.

AEANY and great are the changes
Ivx which have occurred In England
since Dickens wrote "A Christmas
Carol" but they have not affected the
national love for the festival and the
determination to preserve unImpaired
the traditional warmth and l,eartiness
Of lts celebration. Christmas week Is
still the great week of the year for
the English people. II Is the one week
when scattered families are reunited.
when tender memories and old assO-
Citations are revived. when friend greets
friend with CHEEKY responsiveness In
striking contrast with the character
lstic reserve Of the English nature
10. undem0nstrative to those who do
not know II well. apparently 50 dis
tant and unsympathetic.
From Wednesday all business will
be suspended. not to be resumed nj
Monday morning. The whole nation
will give itself up to good cheer and
good fellowship. and for a brief season
all strife and controversy are hushed.
sad peace. charity and concord reign
supreme.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-12-23
An Anelsnt- Christmas Dish.

An Indispensable Christmas dish u
ancient times was "frumenty" o.
"frumante." Here 10 the recipe for
making the dish according to n faith
ftil old chronicicr: "Tnkc clean wheat
and bray II 10 q mortar until the hulls
b. oil gone OF. and secthc Il un'ii Il
burst, and take Il up and let II cool /;
and take clean. fresh broth and sweet
milk Of almonds or sweet milk Of kline
and temper II all: and take the yolks
Of eggs. Boil Il little and set Il
down and mess Il forth with INT veni.
son or fresh mutton" Frumen'y was
often served alone without venison or
mutton. When served by itself Il was
we'll sweetened.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-12-23
*'~HsS.$taI's"-
euhstItuts for q Trse.

We are not going to have a Christ.
mas tree. writes correspondent. To
make them brilliant many pretty little
ornaments are needed and they cost .
good deal. My plan Is for q barrel
10 place Of tree. have the barrel
now In . closet. II Is covered with old
dark green cambria and the dry before
tho great holiday ! am going to pin
sprigs Of evergreen and holly over II.
Il will look pretty gny. think. when
II II filled with the gifts that are go.
ing into It now. all prettily tissueti
md tied. and my son us jolly Old
Santa Claus stands over It to deive In.
to Its mysteries and to proclaim the
names Of those who nre to solve them.
I am sure we will enjoy our barrel 40
much as We would tree.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-12-23
Best Of All Holidays

TAKING II all In all. Il may
L be safely asserted that
Christmas IL the merrIest and the
best Of all holidays. and one
which 10 likely to be observed for
ages yet TO come. Nations may
rise and fall. new beliefs and re-
liglOns may sweep AWAY the old.
but that would seem, indeed. .
dreary and empty year which
brought no merry Christmas 10
it, annual round. May old Fa.
ther Time long spare his holi.
day to mankind 10 gladden. the
hearts Of all with Its coming.
and may each Christmas he
still merrier than the last.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10
THE DOWN-FAIRY

II you 30 to The woods i'll The carly
prins time and f YOU have be-
ewing heart. YOU shall see what
y -ou shall sec. El;zabe: h read The
words over and over. OF course. SHE
had read hem ntanv 1 time before for
faeV were ut the end Of a story in her
faror.te fairy story book. but hey
never before sounded Just he same Us
they did today.
If you 90 TO the woods in the cary
spring time. and if you have a he.e.-
ing heart, you shll! sec whit YOU s..-..
see"
Today was iearlv spring tIrsa. =.
birds were singing over the.r res;
building. the breeze blew soft. are
warm through the nursery window 20
that the curtains sIeeply brushed
against Elizabe,h's hair bow and the
smell of freshly dus gardens and
growing things was in the air. O.!
course, it was spring. And as for Il
believing heart? Where could you find
q more trusting one that went "thump.
hump" under Elizabeta's pink neck
tie? She believed so thoroughly that
she never had, really truly. doubted
fairics-thoush of course, she did
sometimes wish she could see just
what sort of clothes they wore.
II think I'll do it!'' said Elizabeth
suddenly. "who wants to stay indoors
on such 4 day anyway. And it isn't
far to the grove by the meadow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10

And as She went down the stairs and
out IF the house and through he
sarden and down the path toward he
srovesthe words Of he old story boob
Kept running through her head
lou shall see what YOU shall see.
You shall see VIVA. you shall see"
They seemed So beautifully mysteri-
ous--most anything might happen and
sill! be true.
~ she reached the grove she Went
ne slowly, for person never eou.d
ii W hat might happen. and she dion
Want 20 miss angthing-of course. not.
She passed The beech tree-nothlng
20 see. She passed the cluster of BABY
oaks-everythIns looked just like yes
terday. She passed the. damp spo'
where the spring beauties we're So
thick a person could hardly step witk-
OF, scrunching one-but not a new
thing could she see.
Maybe you have 10 sit down."
thought Elizabeth. 1T is little easier
to see things when you're not walk
ing" So she sat down on the stuck
up roots Of great tall tree cher
mother didn't like her to sit on the
damp ground in spring ume), and
prepared to look sharply at anything
that might come her way. You shall
see what you shall see," the story had
promised.
Now it just happened that when
Elizabeth sat down to watch, she sat
facing the meadow at the edge OF the
grove. And that n the meadow were
lots of yellow dandelionz-hundreds
and hundreds of golden blossoms that
looked as though the sky had sprung
a leak and had spilled out piles OF
lovely stars. Elizabeth couldn't help
but see them where she sat.
While I'm waiting to see things.
guess I'll count the dandelions." said
Elizabeth. And SO she set TO work.
But counting dandelions in a
meadow is awfully sleepy work and
Elizabeth would surely have gone 70
sleep-only-at that very minute. a
dainty little fairy. oh, so very little
that he could ride on fluff Of dande.
lion down. slid down onto the ground
right in front Of Elizabeth.
II was looking for you" said the
fairy as he stepped off the down and
made a bow, I'm the Down.Fairy
from Dandelionville and every spring
IN the early spring, come to the edge
Of the woods And if see a friend
there. friend with believing heart.
like you. l am happy all the year
And if l don't-but then, why worry
you're here!"
Elizabeth started to, answer-she
wasn't bit sleepy. not she! Blu. the
Down-Fairy was gone, just that soon.
There remained only the meadow and
the grove and. of course. the dande-
lions. hundreds and hundreds Of
them. But she had seen what she
had seen.
And every year. Elizabeth promises
herself. in the early, spring. she's go
ing 10 the woods so she can be sure
the Down-Fairy is happy. =. $500 /,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10
"A QUEER PLACE
FOR , A HOME

>HEY all call me "Eed-head," but
don't mind it bit. as all OF our
family have the most beauulul
~ red heads you ever saw. and none
Of them are ashamed OF 1t. But tne
red on our heads. IS not the KIND the
humans speak Of as .'red headed" oot
it is the red that a SCARLET geranlu"
wears. or the flaming red that paints
the lobelia blooms alongside OF the
brook in the meadow. But my neao
was not always red like it Is today.
When we, that is my sisters anu
brothers, lived down in the bottom OF
a deep pocket that our parents aug
out in the wood Of telephone pole'
our heads. as we'll as~cur bodies were
covered with yellow fuzz. And we
we're pretty good sized children before
The red began 10 show. and even then
it was a mighty common shade OF req.
Why our parents ever happened 10
pick a telephone pole, for q place 70
raise a family, am sure don't knoW.
particularly when there are so many
other places that seem to be better
| fitted for the purpose. tree IN the
cool. quiet woods. for instance. or
hollow limb bending over Il tinkllns
| stream. with minnows flashing in the
sunlight. But our folks seemed. TO
have fancy for place where things
were happening. and where they would
| be right in the midst of things. Well,
the particular pole they selected stood
on the busiest corner in the town. and
! if things did not happen there ] should
like TO know it. And the worst of 1t
was. we were away down in kind
Of a wooden pocket. where we could
not see thing. and could only huddle
| together. and wonder and wonder
what the awful noises could mean.
The only door was away up higher
than we could reach. and half the
time one OF our parents would be sit
tins there. cutting off every bit OF
light. and any stray breeze that might
be stirring. SO all We could do was &c
shut our ewes and tremble when q
louder noise Than usual seemed to be
rolling hv. making our pole CULVER and
shake. We learned later in life, that
the noises were the footing and roar
OF motor trucks, the changing and ra.
ling Of street cars. and the poppin:
of motorcycles that sounded like E
thousand claps of thunder second
And then as If all that was MOI bedlan
enough, father had habit Of pechius
on he pole. that was all he world likt
a baby motorcycle. And fathers voic,
VAS not as soft and musical rs It Nigh
have been. but he did not seen, e
knnr,- II. and besldes all the OF d
>1Inds he kept up Il continual chat
term: that was deaferins. And III,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10

Before beginning. number of weav-
ers can be separated. wound about the
hand, tied and put in pail Of water
one at time. a little while before 1t
is needed. When put in the water to
soak the gloss or finish is marred and
a thin coat of white shellac brushed
on the seat after it is woven will re-
store the gloss and finished appear
ance.
The medium cane Is usually used for
Gaming the common dining room chair
although fine and extra fine may be
used for special jobs. Cane put on at
the factory is usually woven on 4 loom
and put up in rolls like window screen.
Cane put up in this way is held in
place on the seat by strips glued in
grooves made in the frame of the
chair.
For hand Gaming holes are required
and if not already made they should
be spaced off on the seat frame start
ing from the center of front, back and
sides and working to the corners.
Make one-quarter inch holes. sone-half
inch from the inner edge Of the frame
and either five-eighths inch or three
quarter inch apart.
Pegs about two inches long Whitfield
a little smaller than the holes are re-
quired TO hold the cane from slipping
back thrcugh the holes while you are
working.
Start by pegging one end of the cane
in the middle hole at the back OF the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10
Mr.. SCARE-HIS-SON SEES A
GHOST

MR.. Thoushtless Seare-his-son.
M Used to have lot Of fun
Saying, Now my little Thomas
Will you mind me as you promisea
If your manners are unruly.
! am here to tell you truly.
The garbage man will have to come
And pull you with him by the thumb. -
Poor Thomas shiveyed in his boot.
And thought that garbage men were
brutes.
Till one day little Mary Smile
Was sitting with him on the style.
And Thomas told her there and then
Of dreadful. big. black garbage men.
And Mary laughed because she knew
That nothing he believed was true:
That garbage men were good and kind
As any humans you could find.
So Thomas went back home that nigh,
And made himself perfect fright:
fie wrapped up in a great big sheet
And looked ghost from head to feet.
When Mr.. Scarc-hs-son came in
Tom bsat a pan and made a din.
He scared his father most to death.
/ AT least he took away his breath.
How Mr.. Scare-his-son did squeal'
It taught him just how scarings feel.
That evening he and Thomas walket
t away
/ And as they walked thew talked mos
r gay.
And both decided they would never
Scare each other ever. ever.
And Thomas minds now dufi!uIv
And does his lessons beautifully.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10

noises never seemed 10 cease but the
last thing at night and the first thing
in the morning we would hear the roar
and the rush of monsters that an.
peared TO get along without sleep. Tia
awful sounds did not seem TO frigh.en
our parents at all. and they were al.
ways cool and collected when they
brought us our dinners Of srubs. grass.
hoppers and cherries, and did not seem
to notice that there was anything I'm.
usual. So after while we children
quit being frightened. and only shiy.
cred and wondered. As our wing
feathers grew out. we sometimes man.
aged TO half flutter and half climb up
10 where we could see out | shall
never forget the day that clambered
dough-shod over my brothers and sis.
tiers. and pulled myself up in the door
and sat there looking out. at the PEG.
pie and the big wheeled things that
made all the noises. And after that.
all Of us would go out on piece Of
timber spiked to the pole. cross-arm
I think it is called. and sit for hours
watching the queer doings below. We
used To sit out there between the III.
tie glass pusts with wires TWISTED abou,
them. and listen to the music the wind
made AS it passed the tightly Strung
wires, and imagine we were attending
a, concert. They say that people talR
over these wires. but that must be a
mistake. as We used to listen and
listen. but VIC never heard word.
] don't know. but when I am mated
and have nest of my own, | rather
think I'll have it in regular tree.
out IN the woods somewhere, maybe
near a country road. bat not in ;ele.
phone pole on the nolsest corner in
town.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10

A ANY boys have written me
asking for work they might do
ITO earn money and then a few
u y b weeks ago 4 reader of the BoS-
ton Advertiser wrote requesting infor-
nation for Gaming chairs. This gave
me an idea. as this is just the kind Of
work ! am sure would suit any boy
who wished to earn money doing work
during his spare time. Surely a boy
who can make toys from drawings
could figure out the steps required to
cane a chair. In the larger cities it
is almost impossible 10 find anyone
who will cane chairs and a boy who
can do a neat job will find all the
work he can do in his own neighbour
hood. A little house to house can
wasting will acquaint your friends with
what You are doing and one customer
will soon bring many more.
Cane comes in hanks or punches
usually containing SOC or 1000 feet.
Two kinds of cane are necessary. me-
dunn for covering the seat and bind
ing cane for finishing the outer edge
and covering the holes. Ii can be pur-
chased at any upholstering shop or or
dered through your furniture dealer.
Cane Is the outer bark taken from
palms, known as ra;tans that grow in
China india and other tropical coun-
tries. Cane dries out quickly and be-
fore using should be soaked in water
for q few minutes or longer. depend
ing on the dryness. to make it pliable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10

: ''she's haunted. all right" replied
Roy. There're hollow groans come
out OF her and old Tim Badly said
that often green birthstone lights
shine out Of her at night. an once ne
saw shape dancing in the green
brin1st one light an"
Everybody laughed so loudly at that
that he could not go on and Eddie
Powers, one of the Wolves. said: II
guess maybe old Tins elders getting
hard"
well. none Of us is scared" said
Bill. Come on. We Wolves"
Are we all going in together?"
asked Harold.
I Sure" cried Bill. Follow me. Q
We fearless Wclves!"
"B--but." faitercd Roy. "old Tim
says he thinks there's wild animal
living in the cave"
The boys began 10 examine the
ground about them for tracks. Eddie
found n curious one. Look he
I cried. What is it," The others clus-
tered around and Bill said: "A bears
track"
After thai even he did not care 10
go into the cave until John Faber sud-
denly exclaimed: why. it's got seven
toes and there never was {. seven-toed
bear. that / know Of"
Then t'isn't Il bear track" said
Bill
It's a spook." cried Roy. who half
believed in them.
And you call yourself a Wolff" ex-
! claimed the leader. reproa chfully.
Come. . se Wolves, follow me-"
| He picked up a stout club which
was his Sceptre of office and started
/ boldly into the yawning cave
II got to mind him" Whispered
I Harold to his cousin. but YOU STAY
out here. Jim, and be ready if We need
help"
Jimmy wondered what he could dc
against a full-sized Grizzly bat be
nodded his head and gave Harold Il
Feassuring thunn on the back. Then
after the Pack had d!sappe red into
the cave he began looking around fol
i weapon. Il happened that right
over the entrance was sort of shell
of rock on which lay number oil
large houlderS.
Jus. the thing" thought jim. III
climb up there and if Il bear or any.
thing comes out I'll push 4 boulder or
him"
So up, he climbed and waited. II,
waited andswaited ard waited. Tn,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10

oh. dom Yer do that the queer
figure exclaimed. IT'S only old TIM.
boys"
Come 1gt then." said Jim, s;erniy.
He backed out followed by old TIM
and the Pack. In the light they saw
that Tins face Nas panied black and
the front nf him was draped IN IA
sheet. He looket - funny the DC. :
had 10 laugh.
Gee. exclaimed r y. "IIe did give
us p scsFe.- Wei go' MO The narrow
part OF The r4ve whom he came at rs
from behind and cronle'i like bear.
We II tii:.ned aso,lni md there We