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Successful BALL Even
without British Lion.

Even without the presence of the
British naval hero to give an added
fillip of interest, 1t would have been
a most successful ball--a very pretty
party, with the young people pre-
dominating and enough shining social
lights to assure Ats brilliance. There
were a number OF dinners before
hand-several of them given by or
for some OF. the diplomats-and Col.
Fowler had q big dinner which
was one of the most perfectly
appointed parties of the year. pis
guests included most of the dehu-
tantes and the younger diplomats
whom they play around with, some
thing like fifty all told with Mrs.
Joseph Hampson and Mrs. James Car
roll Fraser chaperoning. Colonel
Fowler does love the buds. and they
come pretty close to loving him
when he gives them wonderful feath-
er fans as dinner fayors.
Incidentally the members OF the
board OF the Episcopal Home for
Children all have a soft spot in their
hearts for Colonel Fowler; and one
OF them whispered in my ear the tale
OF a debt quietly and unostentations-
ly paid off and sheaves OF bills. which
he gathers up every little while and
pays-with equal auietness and the
determination not to let the left hand
know what the right hand is doing.
The Jackson Day dinner--to switch
from philanthropy TO polltics-was
certainly an epochal festtvity. Par
ticularly from n women's point OF
view, with committeewomen taking
their places at the table alongside of
committeeman, sharing their councils,
helping them plan the coming cam
paign, which will admittedly need
very careful handling. and with ono
woman on the list of speakers.
The Democrats apparently realized
that the woman still felt a little
piqued with them and still remem-
bered that Il was not until the Re-
publlcans got control OF Congress that
the woman suffrage amendment could
be put through. And they were in
clined to offer such amends as they
honorably could--they are, perhaps,
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probably the bigEest-not by long
President and Mrs. Marshall came II
perfect avalanche OF dinners. begin
ming with the particularly brilliant
one which Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh
gave for them on Tuesday night. That
seemed to start the ball rolling, and
Immediately everybody was giving
dinners Sin honor OF -" Also the
official world seems to have decided
to observe its days at home.
Cabinet day Is usually pretty
good barometer of just how far the
official world Is going in for its So
cisl duties. And last week Cabinet
day" really began to look like some
thing. Mrs. Lansing, who has been
observing Wednesdays rather infor-
mally--when she had nothing else in
particular to do-was at home rather
more formally. the distinction being
that this time she had a group of
ladies to assist her, and the tea table
laid in the dining room instead OF
drawn up before the fre in her big
living room. The other Cabinet hos
lesses also received. with the excep-
tion of Mrs. Glass, Mrs. Lane. Mrs.
Alexander and Miss Agnes Hart VIII
son, who, since her mother is an in
.aIid, has long been chatelaine of her
fathers household. And Mrs. Lane,
whose health won't permit her to
keep her days at. home-because OF
the standing entailed-poured tea for
Mrs. Houston.
Miss Wilson doesn't expect to re-
ceive at all this season on account
OF her preoccupation with her mother
Mrs. Alexander, on the other hand.
was out making Cabinet calls, and
will probably receive next Wednes-
day. So far as Mrs. Glass is con-
cerned, she doesn't quite know
where she's at--whether she belongs
with the Cabinet women and should
be receiving with them on Wednes-
day, or whether she Is a Senatorial
and should be observing Thursday.
This last week she did neither. de-
voting both afternoons to making
necessary calls: next week she in
tends to receive on Wednesday, but
that IL about as far as she has at
tempted to plan.
Apparently Secretary Glass will re-
main Secretary Glass for the present
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general" He's been so horribly busy
that he simply could not take time
for such friyolities and he and his
good looking wife are rarely Gar
apart.
But to return once more to Admiral
Viscount Jellicoe OF Scapa. Don you
love the names that modern heroes
arc assuming when the path OF VIC
tory leads to honors? Jelllcoe or
Scapa, Roberts of Kandahar, Beatty
of-was it Jutland or the North sea
he finally chose Kitchener OF Khar-
toum and the rest are so much more
thrillingIy significant than Arthur
Wellesley, Duke of wellington, for
instance. or John Churchill, Duke OF
Marlborough.
Some OF the girls were prepared to
worship at the shrine of Commander
Ramsay of the Broke" who was of
the admiral's party. They remember
ed the wonderful exploit of the two
tiny patrol boats, the Broke and the
Swift, standing OF pretty nearly the
whole German feet. But Admiral
Niblack Strengthened them out by ex-
planning It to one who asked that
Commander Ramsey, although he is
now "of the Broke" has not had that
detail until considerably after that
thrilling adventure. The commander
of the Broke at that time was Cap
tain Evans-who is not on this side
of the water at all. Commander Ram
sey is q nice little chap, with quanti-
ties OF gold cord draped around the
armhole of his uniform, and a whole
string of medals stretching across his
manly chest, which presumably mean
that he has done something very un-
usual, even If ne did not command the
Broke when she made her wonderful
fight.
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Reception Given
BY Secretary Daniels.

Admiral Jellicoe went on to the
dance from the dinner and reception
which the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels had been giving in his
honor-the banquet where they drank
the Kings health, and the Presidents,
too, ain pure Potomac water" (care-
fully filtered), according to an Off
cial statement from the Navy Depart
ment later in the week in refutation
of the slanderous rumor that Secre-
tary Daniels had, on this one occa-
sion, so far relaxed his temperance
principles as to consent to serve
something stronger than pure Poto-
mac--for "toasttng purposes only"
The Danielses didn't go to the ball.
delegating tho pleasant duty OF play
ing hosts to the visiting parsonage to
Maj. Gen. George Barnett; command
ant of the marine corps, and Mrs.
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women Thrilled As
Mountain Lion Roars.

mOunCnhu Lion ftOnfss
1T was rather thrilling to those of
us who have watched suffrage fight
its fight, for the last ten or fifteen
years-gain a bit here, lose 1t again
there, and then come back and gain
a little more-and finally go over the
top, so far as Washington is con-
cerned. Many of the same women
who are now sitting with the leaders
of Democracy, and at the council
board of the Republican National
Committee, too, for that matter, were
leaders of that apparently forlorn
hope for "their amendment" in the
old days.
And by the way, one of the Noun
tain Lions" roars was directed at the
governors and legislatures of those
States that have not yet ratified the
suffrage amendment. Mr.. Bryan came
out fiat-footed on that subject, say
ing. IT hope that all the legislatures
that are now meeting will deal i'm
mediately with the suffrage amend
.ment, SO that the amendment will be
ratified in time to give women a voice
in the nominations, as well as in the
elections. 1 am especially anxious
that the Democratic States shall act
promptly and favorably. First, in
order that the Democratic party may
be able to make a successful appeal
to women to aid the moral causes to
which democracy Is pledged. I take
IL for granted that special sessions
will be called in States that do not
have a regular session soon. No time
ought to be lost in settling this ques-
tion of suffrage"
The Democratic lovefeast(O wasn't
the only dinner Of the week, although
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still Ia little anxious as to whether
or not they succeeded in appeasing
the feminine vote, which is likely to
cut considerable ice in next fairs
elections. 1t was an interesting
group Of women that was here for
the meeting of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. and IT covered a
wide range-both geographically and
politically, and several interesting
functions. notably Mr.. and Mrs. An
gus McLean's buffet luncheon, In
their honor, we're slipped in between
the purely business sessions.
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Photo by Campbell studios.

MRS. BERNARD L. SMITH,
Known professionally as Margue-
rita Sylvia, who will sing here with
the Washington Opera Company.
Her husband, Lieutenant Colonel
Smith, u. s. M. c., was formerly
naval attache of the American en-
bassy in Paris.
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Barnet. This sssssd some comment.
but doubtless they had had enough
OF parties for one day after arrang-
ing and presiding At an important Of
fieial banquet at which there were
present some twenty-five or thirty
dignitsries-and Mrs. Daniels, follow
Ing the fashion set by Mrs. Wilson OF
herself presiding ut otherwise stag
dinnsrs-and then holding a great re-
ception--I. 900 odd people Is a perfect
mob, you know, In a private house.
The Secretary's reception was AL
most exclusively n navy party-all Of
ficers OF our navy stationed here "of
the rank OF lieutenant commander
and over" the naval attaches 'of the
various foreign embassies and lega-
tions. with their wives, and just a
sprinkling or Cabinet members, State
Department officials, ranking army
officers and other "bla bugs" TO give
dignity TO the assembIage. The Hon.
Ronald Lindsay charge d'sfraires OF
Great Britain. who had his distln-
guished countrymAn to dinner at the
had a purely official com
pany 10 meet him. The RooseVelts -
ths Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Franklin ID. Roosevelt-had
him for tea. but there were only a
c"zen other guests present. And tho
only other party for the admiral was
Rear Admiral A. w. Grants luncheon
"a stag luncheon and all navy men
which followed an inspection OF the
Navy Yard and the gun factories.
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Concert Diplomatique
SDectacuIar Success.

The first of the series OF SUNDAY
evening concerts OF the Washington
Chamber Music Society-the concerts
diplomatiaues- given last week ut
CONTINUED on Page Eleven.)
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or course. the Secretary OF the
Treasury will entertain in connection
with the Congress- luncheon for
the delegates on the opening day and
a banquet later on for delegates and
committee members. The program.
which is still in the making, includes
a reception to be given by the Sec
retary OF State and Mrs. Lnasing for
the delegates-some sixty in all. /
believe-their various assistants and
the ladies OF their families; and a
luncheon with the members of the
Federal reserve board and the United
States section OF the international
high commission as hosts and the Of
ficial delegations as guests.
The congress will visit Annapolis
as the guest OF the Secretary OF the
Navy and will be entertained at
luncheon there, and arrangements are
also being made for the various dele.
cations to visit Mt. Vernon. After
leaving Washington they will devote
three days to visiting Philadelphia
and New York and the official pro-
gram will close with a big dinner
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COUNTESS WANDA
RAWITA OSTROWSKA,

Director Of the Polish Red Cross
in Siberia, who is now in Wash
ington seeking the repatriation Of
some 5000 wounded Polish SOL
diers. She is considered a perfect
type of Slav feminine beauty.
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S WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

unless, OF course. the Senate should
suddenly bring up the treaty. or
something else TO make the President
feel that he needs another vote In
the Senate, in which case Secretary
Glass would probably Immediately
become Senator Glass. He is really
rather needed as Secretary until after
the second Pan-American financial
congress. which conysnss here on
Saturday.
Invitations for this conference
were. you know. sent out by the Sec
retary OF the Treasury, and he Ii
Uncle Sans ofncial host for the
week which the congress will last
Each OF the twenty South and Cen
tral American republics Is to be rep
resented. as well as the great repub-
lie OF North America: distinguished
hnanciers and statesmen are coming
from each and every country and
there will be "A round OF brilliant en-
teTtaining at the embassies and lega-
tlons In their honor. Moreover, many
OF the delegates are to be accom-
panied by wives or daughters-or both
and undoubtedly therell be many
less official functions for them.
The Argentine ana Chllean embas-
sizes have already got invitations out
for functions in honor OF their ma
tional delegations. The Minister OF
Cuba and Nine. de Cespedes will give
a reception at the legation on Janu-
airy 22 for the Cuban delegation to
the conference and the American
group committee. And the Ambassa-
dor OF Peru and Nine. Pezet will en-
tertain for the Peruvian delegates in
general and DR.. Fuchs. the Minister
of Finance, who is at the head thereof,
In particular. DR.. and Nine. lie Bre-
ton, who are having a reception at
the embassy on January 1T--Saturdsy
evening-and a dinner on January %,
and will have DR.. Salaberry. the min
lister OF finance OF Argentina, as the
bright particular star on both occa-
sions.
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He's an unimpOsing; humorous Il


ale fgure. Admiral Jelllcoe. rather
suggesting that nature had cast him
for a comedy role, and fate, the trick
ster, switched him onto "A hero part.
And the funny little short-waisted
failless coat OF the British navy's
dress uniform doesn't help any. But
Zone good look at his keen, clever face
and fine eyes, ard it's no longer inn
possible to visualize him on the
bridge of a super-dreadnaught direct
ing the grand fleet in one of the
greatest naval battles of all time
and wasn't Nelson also a little man2
Moreover, there's something extra
ordinarily winning about this British
sailor, his complete simplicity, his
entire absence of "side" and his rath-
er un-British eXPansiveness. Ten min
utes after he and his party had ar
rived at the Willard he had deserted
the imposing box, with its great red
velvet throne" reserved tor him, and
was down on the floor shaking hands
with all and sundry who cared to
greet him and joining the dancers
usually with a pretty girl for a part
ner-whenever the spirit moved him.
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~ IclufH 10 INC DdlI---dnu AuHlTdt
Jellicoe. It's a good thing he's not a.
stickler for ceremony for there was
nothing cermonious about the party.
The guests OF honor arrived about
IL o'clock, when the dancing was at
Its height-and when the people who
had dined out or gone first to the
play had REINFORCED the early com
ers. They came in so unobstrusively
that no one knew they had arrived
until Col william Eric Fowler, who
was doing the honors, succeeded in
catching the eye of the orchestra
leader, the dance music stopped short
and people were brought up standing
by the strains of God Save the King"
Even then Admiral Jellicoe was al
most hidden By Admiral Niblack. a
broad shouldered six-footer. as the
party stood at attention in the door
way. Peeping over my shoulder for
a good look at the lion of the evening,
one clever little woman, who has a
wide acquaintance with public men
and persons-British. exclaimed,
"Why. do you know Jellicoe looks like
a cross between Lord Grey and Secre-
tary Daniels?" or course. everybody
within earshot .howled. Some cross
that! 1t called to mind an "ad" once
printed in a Chicago paper, telling OF
how some one wished to sell puppies
which were guaranteed a "judlcious
mixture of French poodle and Bos-
ton BULL
Once formally and Officially" con
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Received with Pomp
At the Navy Yard.

AT the Navy Yard Admiral Jellicoe
and his party were received with all
due pomp and ceremony, a salute OF
nineteen gsns. '.three rufrles and
three fiounces"--at least that's what
I was told. On due reflection, how
ever. I'm forced to the conclusion
that II was a case OF faulty telephone
Transmission and that my informant
had meant three rufrles (of drums)
and three fiourishes (of trumpets)
rather than any new and interesting
honor invented by Secretary Daniels
navy.
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Apparently Secretary Glass will re-
main Secretary Glass for the present
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Once formally and Officially" con-
Quoted to their box, Admiral Jellicoe
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MtLand Hero
Lion of Week
hDC. Society

THE Hon OF tho week was sea
lion Admiral .Jellieoe, OF course
or, there might be those who
would contend that the lion of the
week was a mountain lion-(habitat
western North America)-from the
wilds OF Nebraska.
Certainly the latter rosrei the
loudest-if the roar is what makes
the lion. They both disported them
selves In the willard ballroom, the
one at the ball for the benefit OF the
Episcopal Home for Children, the
other at the Jackson Day banquet to
Democracy on the eve OF Presiden-
tial campaign, on Thursday.
II seemed a particularly gracious
thing for Admiral Viscount Jellicoe.
blithely disregardlng the warning
that he was desttned TO "be side
show" to take in a charity ball at
the close OF full and strenuous day
1.-The presence or a petsonage cer-
,tainly does make for the success OF
such a function-and thus to give the
unofficial world and his wife their
sole chance for a peep at ore of the
historic figures OF the great war.
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The Democratic lovefeast(O wasn't
the only dinner of the week, although
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-06
CATCHY STRAINS IN sBUDDIES"
 PRODUCTION
(Revie ewed.)

Even though Peggy Wood didn't star in the lea ding role in ''Buddies," ]" at the Park theatre last evening, the company succeeded in putting over a first class production with several members of the original company palying.
 The fragrance Of the romance of t'Buddies,'' and the charm of it's in terpolating music gripped the heart of a capacity audience last evening. Popular among the song numbers were "The Vail of the Tale of the Long, Long Trail,'' which was pleas ingly executed by William Wayne. The other catchy strain being Hello Home," which was sung by Miss Vera Halare, the dainty heroine, who plays Peggy Woods role.
 There are two acts and an epilogue and the scene revolves around a group of American soldiers billeted with a French family after the signing of the armistice. Many complicated situa- tions arise and their various experi- ences are extremely amusing. Special mention should be made of the sp1en- did male chorus whose voices are har- monious and well trained.
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made along agricultural lines in the middle West. and it may be easier to start this new movement in that sec ton. However. the opportunities for usefulness are greater in the North east, where there are excellent markets far removed from the virgin timber of the South and Northwest, and where a greater part of the farms is wooded than in many sections of the country.
 Machinery for assisting farmers in forming such associations is availabl in the extension services of the vari- ous agricultural colleges. state for estry departments, and the field agents tof the Bureau of Markets. United States Department of Agriculture.
 Marketing specialists might be em- ployed who not only have had exper1- ence in the marketing of lumber and other woodland products, but are good organizers and have working g knowledge of forestry. It would be the chief duty of such a specialist, in cooperation with the county agents, to organize cooperative associations and assist them in carrying on this work. He should devote his efforts 1t first to two or three counties selected by the county agents as most likely to be interested in this movement.
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all comedies. is still attracting and entertaining thousands of Bridgeports thea atregoers at the Lyric theatre. Be- sides the beautiful models and the ex- travagant display of>exquisite articles of feminine wear the production itself tells a story that will prove interesting to old and young alike, but especially interesting to the women folk Through the courtesy of Meigs & Co.,, Manager Arvine succeeded in procur- ing $25,000 worth of gowns. cloaks and hats.
 For next week the production of a play of impenetrable mystery and de- ductive cleverness is scheduled for presentation twice every day. The Crimson Alibi,'' is a play that every one will enjoy in that it keeps the audience guessing from curtain to curtain.
 For Sunday night the management has again arranged for the presenta- ton of another of those highly suc- cessful photoplay concerts which have made this playhouse the mecca for all Sunday night pleasure-seekers. First and foremost on the list is Dor othy Dalton in one of her latest and best productions, "The Vampire" Then there is the 1aughable comedy by the Sennett company. the Pathe News, a two-reel thriller and the con- cert by the Lyric orchestra.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-06
SUGGEST FOUR AMENDMENTS TO
 LEAGUE PACT

Washington, Oct. 6-Four amend ments to the Covenant of the League of Nations suggested py the Dan1sh, probably will be taken up at the first meeting of the Assembly of the League at Geneva on November 15.
 all members of the league for study and require the approval of the coun- ci1 and a majority vote of the As
 se--'>'v +o herorle effective.
 One suggestion proposes a fixed al144...4l 1.4n5 of the assembly to
 be held either at the time provided
 for in the rules of procedure or on a specific date such as the second Mon
 day in September. It Is also propos-
 ed that on the demand of 10 mem
 bers of the league a special meeting of the assembly shall be called at any
 time.
 Another proposal would regularize
 the method of selecting the four non
 permanent members of the council. It is suggested that the assembly af- ter the. first selections shall name a
 new state each year to serve for a
 period of four years which shall not be subject to reelection for the fol- lowing period. The purpose is to se- cure successive representa- ton on the council of a large number of states while making only one change m m em bership each year.
 A third amendment proposed to omit the word generally" from the following paragraph in Article XIII: Disputes as to the interpretatio of treaty, as to any question of in ternational law. as-cto the existence of any fact which, if established, i would constitute a breach of any in- | ternational obligation. or as to the extent and nature of the reparation 1 to be made for any such breach, are 1 declared to be among those which are generally suitable for submission to arbritation.'
 1 The purpose is to make the 1Dbli-
 gation to resort to arbitration more ! absolute and precise.
 The fourth amendment would per i init the council to authorize a state i in the vicinity of another state l against which an economic blockade has been enforced to maintain a cer l tain degree of intercourse with thu l Covenant-b state if this i l conside cred necessary by the counci 1 to prevent the b1ockaded state iron l threatening or attacking it's neighbor 1 It is contended that some measur ! of freedom should be allowed es pecia1Iy in the case of smaller state where the fulfilment of the blockad ! obligation might lead to occupation of territory by the covenant state. Il