The Washington herald., 1921-05-30

NEW fOhh. may "a page
from the diary OF a modern Samuel
Pepys: Up betimes. Joining T. Mil
lard for breakfast and had prunes
with fresh cream costing so cents,
and T. has taken TO wearing a single
eyeglsss in a mighty noble fashion
Thence TO my desk. where nothing
TO do; but Mr.. Buck came and We
played on my new piano until the
dog howled-
Going through the town saw q
lady in a bonnet with strings Of
feathers on IL reaching her knees
and very pretty IL was. too. All the
city is at loss to know what %
many player folk out Of work 90.
and many are only able TO exist by
borrowing, albeit they are The FIRST
to give their aid to others in Ill
luck
herty's place and saw some mighty
brave prints of early New York
when the Dutch settlers came and
then strolled awhile about the Bat
terry watching. the newly arrived i'm
migrants. who have the most pa
thetic. dumb-stricken look ever
saw, and yet soon they will be
riding about in fine petrol buggies.
SO great is our country.
Home in the late afternoon and at
my scrivening for a time and then
to a dinner. where came Marshal
Nielan. the picture director: J.
Quirk and Ben Ali Haggin. and all
very merry. Later we went to the
dancing place Montmartre. but very
few there, and we fell a-singing old
songs in especial 'Madelon" And
SO home early and to bed.
The aftermath Of underworld
quarrels reveals some startling
phases of life in New York. The
police are hunting "Dapper Dan"
for shooting a man in a woman's
apartment in the Bronx. Love let
ters from 1000 men to the wonan
were found Although she was a
sort Of underworld queen, she owned
a luxurious private home. and TO Il
were invited many respectable peo-
pie who had no idea Of the character
Of their hostess. The Elwell murder
had all the earmarks Of a society
melodrams, but the police are con-
WINGED that IL was actually an un-
derworld quarrel.
The Rev. George Clarke Houghton
is celebrating the fftieth anniver-
sary OF his ordering to the priest
hood He is pastor of the Little
church Around the Corner-famed
in fable and story all over the world
II was the Rev. Houghton's uncle
who was clergyman at the church
when it got its name.
The real name is the Church of
the TRANSPORTATION. - Fifty years
have passed since Joe Jefferson, the
actor. sought a clergyman TO read
the burial service over the body of
versatile and well beloved George
Holland. He was told by a pastor
OF little vision that the funeral of
an actor would not be permitted
from the house Of God over which he
presided.
And then he added that there was
"a little church around the cor,e--
wherein il might be held. Jefferson
VI ArO0 hleCg
the little church around the corner"
ana he FASTENED there. where he was
received with sympathy and under
standing. The quaint little church
with Its well-kept yard. is one Of
the snow placesof New York, hourly
pointed out by the guides on the
rubber-neck wagons.
In the early evening buffers in IN.
nne tlfth avenue mansions stand
behind the grilled doors looking out
az passersby. They appear much
like prisoners and their expressions
are just as sad. Some have 10 wear
their stuffy plush epauletted coats
and powdered wigs. Little lap dogs
AZ their feet peek out. too. After
an no matter what our ideas NAV
De. buffers are human and no doubt
life pals at times. Perhaps they
nno much solace in silent contem-
plation with their little Ian dog
o