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The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
President-Elect's p Visit
Principal Event of
Busy Week of Season
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

THE Washington season is on
on with a vengeancei There
= were last week not only the
long list of teas, dinners. luncheons
and dances which have marked
every week for about a month now
but there were functions Of special
interest like the huge ball the Sec
retary OF Agriculture and Ms Edwin
I. Meredith gave Wednesday even
Ing, for example: or the several
parties given in compliment to Gen.
George Robert Nivelle, the hero Of
Nerdun; and the dinner which Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh gave in compli-
ment to the Vice President and
Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall. the first
entertainment OF the season in their
honor: also the dinner for the
French Ambassador and Nine. ]. j.
Jusserand given by the Polish Min
lister and Princess Lubomirska; the
several dinners given the British
Ambassador and Lady Geddes; the
presentation of several buds to So
ciety; the marriage Of Marie Sims
and Edward Garrett Riddick, the
Gridiron dinner. the first luncheon
and the first tea for the Congress
sional Club; William Phelps Eno's
tea for the artists who are to take
part in the Washington Opera Com
pany's performance next week; the
first of the series Of Small and
Early" dances to be given by the
Junior League during the winter;
the first of the seasons teas at the
Riding and Hunt Club and such. 1t
was a busy week!
PRESENCE OF NEXT
PnEGUnE THUI,E EVENT
OF course THE outstanding event
of the week was the presence in
Washington of the President elect
and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. Every
move they made was of great in
terest to all. They were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Beale Mclean,
who seem to be suddenly very inti-
mate with the future Chief Execu-
tive and his wife. Their visit was
marked by several things that have
never happened before-for instance
the future first lady of the land was
entertained at the White House by
the present Chief Executives wife
quite informally at tea. 1t was
the first time Mrs. Harding had been
in her future home, II is said. There
were no other guests and Mrs. Hard
ing just wore the same simple cos
tune she had on at the Capitol in
the morning. She spent much OF
the hour or perhaps an hour and
a half that she was at the White
House, Inspecting portions Of It 1t
was a thoughtful thing for Mrs.
Wilson to do; not only to show a
courtesy to Mrs Harding, her sue
cessor, but to give her that oppor-
tunity to get a peep at the place
where she will have to move the
very day the wilson's move out
after an eight years residence. Mrs.
Wilson. you see, is living up to the
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Chase Art
Shou Ends
Exhibition Unparalleled
Success; s;Mdny Fine Pic
lures Sold.

The exhibition Of the splendid
water colors executed and shown by
Mrs. Nolney o. Chase at the Arts
Club, which ended last week. was
an unparalleled success.
In the first place the exhibition
attracted Unhesrd of crowds, and
tl,en Mrs. Chase sold more OF her
paintings than any exhibitor At the
Arts Club has ever done before. She
docs very clever works an extra
ordinarily clever woman in more
ways than one. Also she is charm
ing-and so young looking.
One would never dream she has
four grandchildren. Her oldest son.
Lieut.. Comdr. Nathan Chase. L. S. y.
with his wife and two babies, is liv-
ing in Washington now; will be
stationed here for two years and is
with Mrs. Chase at her home in Riggs
place. The other two grandchildren
are the children OF Major and Mrs.
John Mcdonald Thompson. who are
stationed in Texas. Mrs. Thompson
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Chase.
Major Thompson is also q Washing
ton man.
Mrs. Chase has two other chilli
dren, Nolney O.. jr.. who is a mid.
onlpAuoh aN NAVEL
and Susanne, who is making her
mark on the stage and Is now IN
the West. She Is rsvishinE
beauty and as nice as she is good
looking.
Mrs. Chase was formerly Mrs
Susan W. Brown. OF this city. Her
late husband was Capt. Chase, L..
s. N, and one Of the finest ofhcerS
the navy ever produced. He gsve
up his life for his country, for be
died from overwork~ in the carly
days OF our entrance into the great
war. one OF several victims among
the heads of the various Depart
ments in both the army and the
navy. Capt. Chase was the head
OF one Of the bureaus and worked
day and night trying TO reorEanixe
and prepare the navy for Its great
part In the war and TO double its
size practically over night
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there and not been seen by me. But
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith received with
Mr.. as well as with Mrs. Bohen and
all of their house guests; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Kurtz Of Des Moines and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pearsoll of
Newark, n. J. l only saw three
couples from the CabiSet circle. Sec
retary and Mrs. Baker and Secretary
and Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Colby,
Mr.. Colby is en- route to South
America, as you know. Practically
all of the diplomats of all ranks
| and Municipalities were there. It
would be easier to tell the ones who
were not there, in fact the only ones
! missed were the French Ambasss-
dor and Nine. Jusserand and the
former had gone on TO New York
for day or so. Certainly the en-
tire STAFF OF the British Embassy
was there. Those younger attaches
surely can dance and they seem to
know so many fancy steps. How
badly some OF the older guests did
dance, though!
DoNALDSONs LEAVE
FOR SOUTH TOMORROW.
OF course Mrs. Cromwell Brooks
4
meyer in her train. He danced wits
her almost constantly. Other men
would break in but he would soon
break back again and carry her
OF once more. Gen. Peyton March
was there and chatted quite a bit
with Mrs. Borden Hartman, who
looked very handsome in an eN-
tremely low cut gown. So many OF
the gowns We're so low that they
made me nervous, really. Marie
Sims who was married yesterday,
was at the ball with some young,
! very young looking, man in her
train and every. one wanted to know
whether he was the bridegroom or
not. As he was a stranger here
no, one knew him when they saw
him and Marie danced so constantly
l-she dances so well and is so at
tractive-that she didn't mix among
her friends very. much. Col. ana
Mrs. T. @. Donaldson were at the
party, the latter. wearing one OF her
new Paris gowns. They leave to-
morrow for Greenville for their
dau ghter's wedding there on the
4 18th. .-hey will be gone about q
month. z, v.E
Il. They will spend most of that time
In Greenville. but may run down
to Florida for some fishing. during
the month. The colonel has gotten
a months leave Of absence from the
War Department. Josephine SsMc-
Z. .Cormfck. who is staying sf the
Brigbton and Is to be one OF the
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

Peter. wife Of the Swiss minister,
Wednesday afternoon al. the White
House. Mime. Peter looked very
handsome at the Meredith ball that
night -, .. ..
The opening of Congress has
brought the last of the wan
derers back to-, the ; city and
many others too. Practically all of
the members of both Houses Of Con-
gress are now in town, not to mem
tion other off1cials and the army. of
lobbyists and; such who are always
to be, found here when that body
Is in session. There is already talk
of an extra session which would
mean very late social season here.
There is, apt to be a late season
anyway, with q new administration
coming in in March. which is still
too early for people TO scatter much
for the summer. There is apt to be
greaat deal of entertaining for
the newcomers and the departing of
ficia1s in the Spring which would
be atlonger season than usual, any
way. for Easter comes so early this
year. p ~ = ~. -. ..,s
NO HOPE Is SEEN "s - ....t
FOR RENT-PRICES DROP.
The incoming Of the. new adminis-
tration and the, failure Of many of
the old crowd to leave the city, IN
addition to the Usual Spring influx
and the large number of spring we'd
dings, all suggests that the hous-
ing situataion here will be. even
more. serioos by, the time the thaw
sets In. Every indication points to
an increasing population. 1t appears
that those who are looking for a
faH in the price of homes are likely
to be disappointed. The law of
supply and demand will certainly
keep prices at their present levels.
The Congressional Club, which
opens and closes with Congress, was
opened last W ednesday with a bust
ness meeting and luncheon. Then
ON Friday they entertained at re-
ception to the wives. of all Senators
| and Representatives when the Pres,
ident, Mrs. Charles B. Ward, wife
Of Representative Ward, of New
York, received the guests. The club
gives a number, OF brilliant enter
tainments. each season, among their
honor guests at various times being
the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall; the Diplomatic Corps and
such. That club has solved many OF
the social problems OF the ladies OF
Congress, which were getting more
and more difficult as the, members
of congres5 increased in number,
! The club, helps to do away with
much senseless calling and to make
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Orn1e toWed
In Buffalo
Marriage of Washington
Man and Miss Gardner
Set for Wednesday.

Invitations have reached Wash
ingten for the wedding Of James
Booth Lockwood orme. of this city
and New York, and Miss Alice
Lydia Gardner, of Buffalo, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Hamilton
Gardner, on Wednesday next at 8
o'clock at Christ Chapel, Trinity
Church, Buffalo, n. Y.
Only a few invitations have been
received, though, as 1t Is to be -
very small wedding and announce
ments will be sent out later. A
reception is to follow the ceremony
at the residence of the brides par
ents. "A Lincoln Parkway.
The bride is to have only one
attendant-Miss Florence Joyce, Of
Louisville. KY, and the best man
will be Watt Dunnington, OF Vir-
Einia. After a wedding trip South.
Mr.. Orme and his bride will reside
IN New York.
He has just returned from q trip
around the world. Upon his return
he came to Washington to spend
Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. william B. Orme, but has
returned to New York. His parents
and two Of his sisters-Mrs- Thomas
A. Robinson, Of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Rawlins Hume, and her
daughter, Miss Julia Hume will
ALI leave tomorrow to attend the
wedding. They will return in time
for Christmas. Mrs. Robinson, who
was formerly Miss Eloise Orme, is
spending the winter here with Mr..
and Mrs. orme.
met the bride last winter when
she visited Mr.. and Mrs. Orme, who
entertained at a reception in her
honor, and she was very pretty and
very charming. 1 have heard from
Buffalo that she has lots Of money
too. The Ormes belong to one of the
Oldest and most aristocratic families
of old Georgetown and lived for sew
eral decades at that beautiful and
historic home, Every May" In
Twenty-eighth street.
Weren't you surprised to hear of
Mary Hume James wedding? I was
and then wasn't, either. for ]
have wondered why some man
didn't marry her long ago, for she
IS so beautiful and so charming.
know dozens Of them tried to do IL,
but she was too hard to please.
hear the man who was finally 81
lucky as to win her, Frederick
Baird, is very fine indeed. and has
all sorts of money. is vice president
of some big railroad-can't remem-
ber the name to save me-and
lives in Pittsburgh. I'm so glad he
is so nice, for.I have great admira-
tion for Mary James. She was mar
ried very quietly at her home on
December 4. in a tsaveling suit
with only q few of her closest rela-
tives present. The ceremony took
place at noon and the chaplain of
the Senate oficiated. She is sister
of Tom, Charlie, Rawlins and Gra-
hame Hume, you know. Her Oldest
boy. Charlie James, hear. Is about
to enter the Naval Academy.-E.
c. B
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It easier for them, all to get ac-
quainted with each other. 1t is. a
godsend to. newcomers in. the Con-
gressional set, for 1t makes IT pos
sible for them to, get acquainted
with, the wives OF their husband s
colleagues very quickly. Calling
among the official set in Washing
ton is great problem which be
comes more dffncult each year, as
the number of officials Is always in
creasing. A few years ago the wives
of Cabinet officers, diplomats and
all officials had their duties mapped
out for them clearly and distinctly
and they were duly Impressed that
under mo- circumstances should they
diverge from precedehce. But re-
Gently, particularlyssin since, the begin
ming Of the Great War, the. women
have; broken precedents and at
tempted to relieve themselves of at
least a little Of the burden Of re-
turning ca1ls,Sa burden that had
reachea impossible proportions and
broken the health. Of some. !, -.
IMPossIBLR, no RETURN :,
cALLst NO USE TRYING. -, =.
Last winter several OF the wives
of the Cabinet officers announced
that they JUST could no longer re-
turn calls. Each Of them has on
receiving day thousands Of callers
and to return them all was a physi.
cal inpossibility.g To even try. to
do SO meant that they had to neg.
slect everything else; their other
social dutiss.s their families. their
health. everything; so they just de,
cided very sensibiy that they would
not even, try. I'm wondering wha,
the new Cabinet .hostesses will dc
about 1t. One thing 5I1l wager
though even IL they DO decide ts
return calls. they will change theI,
minds about 1t and abandon the Gus.
tom before long. II some OF the
Cabinet members should be men wns
have held similar positions previ.
ously, their wives win find that ltheil
social duties Eaye increased greatly
since they were ofiiciai hostesse.
before. ~ Asss, y.' .-S 4
|T HE largest function Of III,
week-and the tfirst to be, al
i tended by practically ali o.
the diplomats and officials as, s.
many. of them had only. Just sreachet
'to~n--was the Meredith Balf whicl
was Given IN honor of their sen-in,
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The One Hundred Club met last
year always at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes but this
year the first meeting is going 10
be there while the second one will
be held at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff. While on the
subject of dances-I just ran across
some Chicago newspapers with ac-
counts of the Batik Ball held there
recently; the ball Nancy McClellsnd
Barclay, formerly Of this city, wrote
me about. you win remember. Ono
paper had a large picture of Nancy
In IL in the costume she wore to the
ball. Jayanese costume. and she did
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-29
Million Packets OF
Flower Seed Free

We believe in flowers around the
homes Of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those VINO
have them.
We have set aside more than one
million packets of seed of beautiful,
yet easily grown flowers to be given
to our customers this spring for the
beautifying Of their homes.
Hastings 1920 Seed Catalogue is
now ready. Brilliant cover in natural
colors. 100 pages of garden and farm
information, profusely illustrated. It's
the one worth while seed book for
southern gardeners and farmers. This
catalogue is absolutely free to you on
request. Your name and address on
a postal card or in letter, will bring it
to you by return mail.
This 1920 Catalogue will show you
just how you can get five packets OF
flower seeds Give different sorts) ab'
solutely free of cost this spring. Send
for this catalogue today without fail.
No obligation to buy anything unless
you want to. n. G. HASTINGS CO,
Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.-(Advt.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-29
State is lower than it could be made

State is lower than it could be made.
The commissioner has never be-
lieved that the agriculture Of state
is truly illustrated by enormous
yield" in contests, but this State has
taken prizes with such a regularity
that we must believe that there is
something in the prize winnings.
Jerry Moore's feat of 22S.13 bushels
of corn per acre was the cause of the
greatest amount of favorable publicity
that the State ever received. When
his record was lowered two years
later, not much attention was given
to the later fact-for a South Caro-
lima boy had broken the worlds rec
ord. There is one worlds record
that has never been lowered, and
that is the production of Capt. q. j.
Drake, of Marlboro, of 25S 34 BUSH
els of corn on one acre.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-29
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Cases In Bambera and

Many Similar Cases In Bambera and
Vicinity.
This Bamberg woman's story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week, year after
year, our neighbors are telling SIM
liar good news.
Mrs. c. e. Simmons, New Bridge
St., Bamberg, says: Several years
ago my kidneys were in poor, weak
and unhealthy condition for long
time. I suffered awtuly. My back
hurt me so badly that I would some
times have to press my hands upon
Il to ease the pain. The action OF
my kidneys wasn't right and my
hands and ankles often sweIled. l
always felt tired out depressed and
miserable and a'ched Ill over my
body. This is the way was suf-
fering when I started ustuy Doan's
Kidney PMs. got them from Macks
Drug Store and they brought me re-
Eef from the start. In short white,
they rid me Of all this trouble. Every
time hear anyone complain Of their
kidneys now I advise them 20 use
Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pins - the same that
Mrs. Simmons had. Foster-Mflburn
90. Mfgrs. Buffalo. N Y,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-29

Not single pound of cotton seed
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
Don't Forget Stock
Ordinance March 70

II you want to see the horses and
cattle kept up in. certain sections Of
the city, or if you have a cow and
want to see it range all over the city,
you had better attend the special
meeting of the Commission Council
which will be held at l o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, March goth, be-
cause the present intention Of the
Commission Council is to take def
mite action at this meeting.
If Bogalusa is to have pretty yards
and parks and profitable gardens and
the appearance Of the city improved,
the stock must be kept up, but if a
majority Of the citizens Of Bogalusa
prefer to have the stock run at large
and damage other peoples property.
the Commission Council will pass no
law. They want to do what the ma
jority of the citizens want, and they
will reach their decision at this meet
ing. So, if you own cow or horse,
and don't want them kept up, you had
better be present. The stock owners
will be there and state their side. If
20 are opposed to the running at
large Of stock, you had better be
present and give your views.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
ON SCHOOLS
PROGRESSING NICELY

Architect Tore of the firm Of No
Ian and Tore who are the archi-
tects for the city school buildings,
was visitor to Boga:usa Friday to
inspect the work on the building and
was pleased with the progress which
has been made. The school in North
west Bogalusa is now having the roof
put on; the Columbia street school
is having the walls erected while the
Richardsontown school is ready for
the roof, and the foundation for the
Pleasant Hill school has been started.
The contract for the High School
building in North Bogalusa will be
let on March %, and it is expected
that all buildings will be ready for
occupancy by the time school opens
next fall.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
Free Night School
For Working Boys

The boys of Bogalusa who are
compelled by circumstance to work
have no excuse for not improving
their education, as a night school is
now being conducted at the Central
school building on the South Side.
Classes are held each evening from
Z to 9 p. m. at which all subjects are
taught. Men, as well as boys, who
desire to improve their education, are
invited to attend this school. There
is no charge whatsoever and a SPLEEN
did corps of teachers are in charge.
The school opened a week ago and
at present there are fifteen students,
and it is hoped by the end Of the
present month there wilN be class
of fifty or more.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
Red Cross Finds
Plenty Of Work

Bogalusa may have come to the
conclusion that since the war is over
the Red Cross would have nothing to
do, but at present from five to seven
calls a day are being received for
help of one or another kind. Since
the Mothers Honor Commission has
ceased to function in Bogalusa, hav-
ing depleted its funds and retired in
Difference to the Red Cross, that or
ganization has become the virtual
charity society of the town. Not
only are. the wants of ex-soldiers and
their families looked after, but any
case of need, caused by sickness. is
brought before its secretary, Mrs. A.
D. Driskell, who maintains her office
in the Y. w. c. A. building. Extern
sive plans are being laid for further
work in Bogalusa by the American
Red Cross.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
Another Contractor
Arrives On Work

w. H. Thomas, who has the con-
tract for the Bogalusa end of the
model roads now under construction
in Washington parish, arrived with q
part Of his outfit Tuesday morning
and Wednesday moved to his camp
location at Station AIS, which is
about six miles from Bogalusa on the
Franklinton road. Mr.. Thomas has
been expected for some time, but was
delayed in finishing a Florida con-
tract by rainy weather. He has a
5O-team outfit and will employ some
sixty or seventy men.
Mr.. Thomas stated yesterday that
with fair weather he would complete
the dirt fill into Bogalusa in about
thirty days. This will be of great
benefits to traffic, as the fill can be
used while the gravel surfacing is
being done.
Resident State Highway Engineer
Ross reports work progressing salts
factorily at Warnerton. What is
known as Section B between Sheri-
dan and Franklinton, is still without
a contractor on the work, but Mr..
Ross expects this to be taken up with
in a month.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
POSTOFFICE SHORT
FOUR EMPLOYEES

It requires more than a shortage
of four employees of the local post
office to make Mrs. Landry, the as
sistant postmaster, give up. When
Emmett IRELAND, carrier on the
North Side, went down with the flu,
on aFriday, and his substitute could
work, she kept busy at the task until
Charles Blanchard went out with the
mail.
Then more troubles came in the
parcel post department when DR..
Hall, who looks after this depart
ment, was taken sick. The parcel
post was little late, but it was de-
livered the same day.
AlbeTe DeLoney, one Of the en-
ployes Started on his vacation just
before Postmaster Wilcox was forced
to his bed. Despite the fact that
about half the force is off, Mrs. Ian
dry has handled the situation in a
most satisfactory manner, but she
feels that she owes the public an
apology, while the public feels that
under the circumstances she has done
exceptionally well.
The condition of Postmaster Will
cox is satisfactory.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-11
Women
Bright and Quick

Mrs. ]. P. Somers, wife Of Super
intendent Somers of the branch cigar
factory of Seidenberg & Co., arrived
last week from New York city, ac-
companied by her daughter. Both
are expert cigarmakers and will as
sist Mr.. Somers as instructors in
teaching the women Of Bogalusa the
cigarmakers' trade.
Superintendent Somers is very OPP
timistie as to the future Of the local
factory. He now has some forty
women and girls employed, to whom
he is paying a wageSof So weekly
until they become proficient, after
which they will earn from SIS to $50
per week. The instructors speak
very highly Of the aptitude and intel
ligence Of the local women and say
they are making surprising progress.
The Somers family have been with
Seidenberg and Company for many
years and are the only family in the
United States to have charge of a
factory as instructors.
Mr.. Somers especially invites the
mothers and relatives Of girls en-
pIoyed under him to visit the plant
and make a thorough inspection of
conditions.
The first production report of sale
able cigars was turned in last Mon
day, and while it was only 200, it is
considered extraordinary, as the fac
tory has only been in operation two
weeks, and started with green hands.
Mr.. Somers says that within an
other month the women now under
instruction will be turning out first
grades smokes.