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The Washington times., 1921-04-12
M|SSROBERTSONTO
|. Be SALON SPEAKER
Congresswoman on Program
For Meeting in Playhouse.
Music by Eminent SoIoists.

Miss Alice NJ. Robertson. Congress
woman from Oklahoma, and Uel w.
Lamkin, director OF the Federal
Bureau For Vocational Education,
will be the principal speakers at the
bi-monthly meeting OF the Washing
ton Salon Thursday night at the Play
house. 1914 N street. Miss Robertson
will speak on The Woman Legisla-
tor" and Lamkin's topic will be THE
Importance of Vocational Education"
The nomination of officers TO serve
for the coming six months will take
place and the proposed erection of
forty-eight separate States buildings
will be discussed. The Salon Is in
favor of the project. but would sug-
gest one all-States building in which
every State and territory could have
their meeting place.
The musical program will include
selections by the following soloists:
Mrs. Edna Hillyer Howard. soprano,
and Miss Carolyn T. Manning, con-
tralto, with Miss Jennie Glennan.
choir director at st. Pstrick's, at
piano: Miss Katharine Riggs. harp,
and Martin Richardson. tenor of the
Royal Italian Opera at Florence, with
Paul Whitney Fishbaugh at the
piano; Senor Arsenic Ralon. violfnist.
with Miss Constance Finckel at piano:
Mile. Grace Cotton. dancer: Robert L.
Murphy, pianist. The program will
be in charge OF Rudolph de Zapp,
president of the Salon.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
What's Doing; Where; When

Engineering Society 2oal @ street north
west, p. m.
Meetins-.Terence Mscswiney Council.
American Association for the Recognition
OF the Irish Republic, Parish Hall, Sixth
and streets southwest, 8 D. m.
BAL de Tete"-Benefit OF Russian Re-
lief: home Of Mrs. Breckinbridse Long. 2b2s
Sixteenth street northwest, p. IN.
Meeting-Washington Camp, No. sos,
Sens of Confederate Veterans, 1922 Yer
mont avenue northwest, p. m.
Meeting-American Institute of Eiectri-
cal Engineers. Cosmos Club, s:1s p. m.
Meeting-Columbia Women Of George
Warrington University. 1895 X street
northwest, 4:3o p. m. -
tional Capital Post, 1877. Veterans of For
eign Wars, Carroll Institute Hall sI4
Tenth street northwest. 8 p. m.
Meeting-Brookland brotherhood, Lord
Meetins,,New Jersey State Society, will
son Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest, p. m.
Meeting-West Virginia Society, Thom-
son School, Twelfth and l. streets north
west, p. m.
TOMORROW.
Meetins-Anthony League, 2oo7 Column
Meeting-Day Nursery Association, Eb-
bitt Hotel, 1850 a m.
Lecture-"Art and the Nation" Miss
Lecture-'our Birds and wild Flowers" :"
Assembly Hall, Y NJ. c, A., D. m.
Meeting-Connecticut Avenue Citizsns'
Association. Parish hall. of All Souls
MeetIns-Columbia Park. white House
Heights and Huntsville Citizens Associa-
tion. Bsrnacle store. p. m.
Meetins.La Kasea Esperanto kluoo.
Thomson school, Twelfth and l. streets
casey Dance-Knights Of Columbus
Hall. sos u street northwest. 0 p m
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
WH|SKEY seized IN
! RAIDS ON HOMES
Peach Extract Also Taken by
Police and Revenuers-Wo-
man One O Those Arrested.

Nearly ninety gallons of liquor and
several hundred bottles of Jamaica
ginger and peach extract were seized
early yesterday morning when police
and revenue agents raided four homes
and a near-beer saloon. The raid was
directed by Lieutenant Holmes and
Acting Lieutenant Ryan, OF the
Eighth precinct.
At 400 Richardson street north
west, James Allen and Lawrence Bell
were arrested and eight quarts of
whiskey taken. Allen was later re-
leased. The house adjoining, at 408
Richardson street, was also raided
and ten quarts of liquor were found.
The four persons arrested gave their
names as Haywood Allen, Mary
Banks. William Banks. and Edward
Pinkney. Hayward Allen was re-
leased after being questioned.
The store conducted by Sam Smolo-
vitz at 301 Q street northwest was
entered by the raiders and ginger and
peach extract discovered. Seventy
gallons of grain alcohol are alleged to
have been found at the home of Ray
mond Forest, on Stanton road. near
Alabam a avenue. At 1886 Fourth
street northwest, the home of Edward
Bell. eight quarts OF whiskey were
seized.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
HARDING URGEDTO
. FILL LCHAR|TyP0STS
Rudolph Tells President Exist
ing Vacancies Are Creating
Inc0nvenienceS.

District Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph
yesterday called at the White House
to urge President Harding to hurry
the appointment of members of the
Board OF Charities to flll the several
vacancies now existing.
The commissioner did not see the
President but talked with George
Christian, his secretary. He would
not discuss the outcome of the con-
ference. However, II Is understood
the appointments will be forthcom-
ing in the next few days.
The commissioner is also said to
have discussed several appointments
which may be made in the District
soon. He also declined to discuss this
phase of his visit.
For the past month the Board OF
Charities has been unable to function,
due to lack of quorum. Incon.
venience Is being caused as a result
and the commissioner Is dcsirous Of
early appointments
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
NURSE SOCIETY ELECTS
HUlDEKOPER TREASURER

|. The appointment of Col. Reginald s.
Huidekoper, of the law firm Of Wilson,
Huidekoper, and Lesh. as treasurer Of
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Soci-
ety's campaign for $4,000 during the
week OF April "a. was announced to-
day. He will be in charge OF the head
quarters at 1913 G. street northwest.
Colonel Huidekoper. who Is a direc-
tor of the National Savings and Trust
Company was formerly Assistant
United states District Attorney. He
was a lieutenant colonel Judge advo-
cate at the general headquarters of
the A. Il. F., serving In France for
eight months during the war.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12

.ASKS$1.17GAS
Citizens of Suburb Declare II
Fair Price in Brief Filed
With Service Board.

j. Bond Smith corporation coun-
sci for Takoma Park, Nd, Wash
ington's largest suburb, yesterday
filed a brief with the Public Serv-
ice Commission Of Maryland in
which SLIT per thousand cubic
feet is declared to be a fair price
for. the purchase of gas by Takoma
Park citizens from the Washington
Gas Light Company of Montgomery
County.
The mayor and citizens Of
Takoma Park recently filed suit
with the Public Service Commits
sion, charging the rates levied by
the gas company to citizens Of the
suburb are Excessive, unfair and
unreasonable"
The Washington Gas Light Com
pany now charges residents Of
Takoma Park SLAB per thousand
cubic feet for gas.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
TODAY.

TODAY.
Meeting-Sixteenth Street Heights Citi-
zens' Association, 1922 Doswood street
northwest, sp. m.
Meeting-James Reese European Post.
No. S, American Legion. Y. M. c. A., 8
Spelling Match-Park View Citizens
Association, meeting. 8 p. m.
Meeting-Audubon Society, Thomson
School Twelfth and l. streets northwest,
Meeting-washington Restaurant Asso-
eiation. Food Administration Cafeteria,
Concert-Bnnd Musicians, Pavilion 7.
Meetinsmcathoiic Women. Won p M ser,,c.
Club. Catholic Community House. COL e
street northwest, p. m.
Lecture-Dr. Clarence A. Barbour. First
streets northwest. 4:45 and s p. m.
Meeting-Jewelers' section, Merchants
and Manufscturers' Association, hcadauar-
ters. Star building. p. m.
Vaudeville Show-Beneht OF Irish RELIEF
Gonzaga Hall. IS 1 street northwest,
Dinner Dance-University Club. $50
p. m.
sonic Temple Auditorium, s:15 p. IN.
Meeting-Councii Of Jewish Women. ves-
try room OF Hebrew Congregation. 1850
.. m.
1924 Monroe street northwest, 3 p, m
graduate students of Catholic University
for voight Cup, X. OF c. Hall, 8 p. m
Dance-Saranac Club, vanhorns Club
Georgia avenue and Upshur street. $3.50 D.
m
Meeting-Distriet Of Columbia Dental
Society, George Washington University
Meetins-oeOrs. washington University
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G. W. U. ALUMNI TO GIVE
ANNUAL DANCE FRIDAY

The Alumni Association of George
Washington University will hold its
annual meeting at s o'clock Friday
night at the Washington Club. 170r
X street northwest. Annual reports
will be presented. The business meet
ing will be followed by refreshments
and dancing.
The Columbian Women OF the uni
versity will meet at 4:30 this after
noon at the Law School, 1895 X street
northwest, to consider a proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
organization.
The Chemical Society at the uni
versity is planning to hold its annual
banquet this month.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
Busted Kitchen Faucet
Proves Spring Has Came
Bu KIRK MILLER

Spring is here and the first car
window of the season was opened
this morning in the record time OF
minutes and 4 seconds.
Spring is fostering and you see
gang OF painted-over lizzies
rattling through the streets that
makes you wonder when the circus
got to town.
Spring is loose and the odor of
new shoes and squeak Of adolescent
flowers perfume the debt-laden at
mosphere like Roquefort rampant
in b. and o. dining car.
X Spring is here. Shad are rum
ming. Broken kitchen faucets are
leaking. Everything wants to bust
loose from its moorings and pro-
claim to the wide, wide cosmos
that spring am here
Spring is effervescent and the
leftover Easter egg dye Is being
applied timidly to the 1890 model
hemp derby. Two more days of
sunshine and the straw skull
shades will be waving languidly
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
Y. N. e. A. REFLECTS ALL
LAST YEARS OFFICERS

The same officers that served the
Y. M. c. A. last year were reelected
last night at the annual meeting in
the main building. 1876 G. street
northwest. Those reelected were:
President, DR.. George Otis Smith;
first vice president, Henry b. F. Mac
farland; second vice president, w. w.
Warwick; recording secretary, Hugh
a. Thrift; treasurer, John Poole; as
s'stant treasurer, w. II. Kerr; gen.
eral counsel, John b. Larner, general
secretary, William Knowles Cooper;
directors, e. H. De Groot, Jr.. DR.. J..
Stanley Durkee, C. L. Harding, H. G..
johnson, Charles =. Light. l. a
Snead and Huston Thompson.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12

up and down Pennsylvania avenue.
Spring is unfolding and the red
flannel tights are again surround
ed by mothballs and darkness
Both knees are sticking out Of a
set of rompers constructed along
the general geographical dimen-
sions OF flag at half mast. Win
ter IL dead.
Spring are present and the girlies
can expose their elbows with
out fear of being considered risque.
The winters scruff has been filed
of of the wing joints, and every
thing looks as pretty and pink as
salmon in a can.
Spring has arrived. Both feet
stuck in a brace of sandals. Ears
waving foolishly north and south.
Restless. Very bright and awfully
dumb, alternately. jump every
time the telephone rings. Appetite
like a Big Bertha Gonna quit the
job. Gotta get loose.
who?
You. me, everybody.
Spring has cane.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
MOTHERSP[
FAIRGROUNDS
Parent Teachers Association to
Seek $35, 1000 for II New
Fields for Children.

The task of providing the Dis
trict public school children with
school Fairgrounds" distinctive
from the Municipal Fairgrounds
under Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, will
by undertaken by the District Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent Teach
ers' Association, it was decided BY
that organization today at the
annual board meeting at the New
Ebbitt Hotel in which it was voted
to raise $4,000 for this purpose.
NEED PLAY EQUIPMENT.
Starting next week the thirty-fi five
Parent-Teachers' Associations Of the
District will start out to raise the
fund in a city-wide school Play
grounds Drive" Final arrangements
and details for the drive and means OF
raising the s35. 900, have not yet been
worked out.
The District public schools have
seventy-two grounds, but each lacks
equipment and supervision, and yet
Congress failed to pass an appropria-
ton for equipping school Playground
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president.
pointed out. .
$50 the Mothers Congress and
Parent-Teachers' Association will un-
dertake to equip the school play
grounds through a private fund raised
through drive" said Mrs. Shafter.
"It is a shame that the school child
rem have no place to play at recess.
except on the streets and the crowded
sidewalks. And the worst OF IL is
that they have grounds, but they are
unattractive because of their lack OF
equipment.
PLAN ~ NEW GROUNDS.
with our $4,000 fund we hope to
raise enough money to equip the
seventy-two vacant grounds attached
to the schools with swings, see-saws
and sand piles We also hope to place
supervisor in each Of the grounds
and relieve the teachers of this task
at recess time" said Mrs. Rafter.
At the Johnson-Powell School today
a luncheon for the school children
was held as the first step in raising
the S35, 900 fund. The Parent-Teach-
er Association of that school prepared
it, Everything will sell for B cents.
1t is thought that the other Parent
Teacher Associations will hold sim
liar luncheons before the drive fs
over.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12

Money was on his way TO his home
when the highwayman stepped from
behind a tree and asked where the
Lord Baltimore Club was. Told that
there was no such club in that
locality. the highwayman demanded
match. While McNey was search
ing his pockets for a match, he was
attacked.
After struggling for several
minutes. the highwayman pulled q
razor from his pocket and slashed
the luchroom proprietor. Despite the
injury McNey fought with his assail-
ant, who managed to escape by leap
ing into arr automobile a short dis
tance away.
Constable Thomas II. Garrison, of
fayetteville, is investigating the
case. having been given a good de-
scription of the highwayman, who is
believed to be a Washington man.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12

That's the story which a few years
ago would have startled. but yester-
day merely gave a passing thrill TO
the 500 high officials and newspaper
men who gathered at the Pan-Amcri-
can Union building to formally open
the cable. The affair was under the
auspices of the National Press Club.
Each chair in the Union auditorium
was equipped with a receiver, SO that
all guests listened in as high Gov
ernment officials here conversed with
the heads of the Cuban government
at Havana.
ROLL CALL OF CITIES.
A dramatic feature of the cere-
monies was a roll CALI of cities by
telephone, beginning with Havana and
ending with the wireless telephone
operator at Catalina Island, who sent
his answer through space to Los An
geles and thence by wire and cable.
a total distance of 500 miles.
For a time the proceedings were
ulta-formal. 1t took the American
consul at Havana to put an informal
touch to the occasion. When DR.. l..
S. Rowe said 1.-The Cuban minister
wishes to speak with the American
consul at Havana" a voice from Ha =
vana shot back: Fine, put him on
the wire"
General Pershing took the cue
when he called for Gen. E. II. Crow
der. now in Cuba representing the
State Department and assisting the
Cuban government in Strengthening
out its affairs.
PERsHING CALLS CROwDER-
Hello, Crowder," called General
Pershing.
Hello, there, Pershie'" General
Crowder answered.
"How are you getting along?" in
quired General Pershing.
Fine" come on down and spend a
while with us. You need a rest, :ny-
way"
whats doing in Cuba now?" Gen.
eral Pershing asked.
well, in the morning we play
golf, in the afternoon we play bricse
and at night we dance. Oh. boy"
Further inquiries brought from
General Crowder the information
that "all the attractive women are
either married or engaged" SO Gen.
eral Pershing rejoined, IL guess had
better bring my stan along then"
by the way, when are you coming
homer" General Pershing wanted TO
know.
Secretary Huges Is sitting there
next to you; ask him." answered Cen
eral Crowder.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
RABB|S FACE
BUSY SESSION
Central Conference Begins Five
Day Convention Tomorrow.
At Mt. Vernon Today.

Uniformity Of the laws govern
ing marriage and divorce through
out the United States, and opposi-
ton to marriages between first
cousins, uncle and niece and other
persons between whom there is a
close blocd relationship, will be
urged ~ DR.. Abram Simon at the
thirty second annual convention of
the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis which will open tomor-
row morning at the Eighth Street
Temple.
WANTS UNIFORM LAWS.
''The present laws governing mar
riage and divorce are very unsatis-
factory" said DR.. Simon today. "In
many of the States a divorce can be
obtained only on statutory ground.
In other States divorces are granted
on numerous other grounds.
"In many of our States marriages
are permitted between first cousins.
uncles and nieces, and other persons
between whom there Is a close blood
relationship. Other States will not
allow such marriages"
In a comprehensive report. which he
will read to the convention, DR.. Simon
will urge uniform laws governing
marriage and divorce for the entire
country.
DR.. Simon is also OF the opinion that
In the case of a divorce on statutory
grounds, that there should be a long
time limit before the guilty party
figuring in the divorce be allowed
to marry again.
SEEK DISARMAMENT VIEWS.
tive committee this morning, it was
decided to request the new executive
committee to be selected at the close
of the convention to circularize the
membership of the conference asking
them to favor disarmament or the re-
duction of disarmament, on May 81,
Disarmament Day. The incoming ex-
ecutive committee will also be re-
Quested to cooperate with other ma
tional organizations for the encour-
agement of wholesome and moral en-
tertainments and plays, and to dis
courage evil and immoral amuse-
ments.
Simon Wolf, OF Washington, one of
the country's foremost Jews, will well
come the Rsbbis at the opening of
the conference, which viii begin at
10 o'clock. Following a roll call,
reports of the officers of the confer
ence will be read.
At the afternoon session DR.. Sim
on's report on marriage and divorce
laws will he taken up. Other qLes-
tions to be discussed at the after
noon session, will be a survey Of re-
ligious conditions, by Louis Wolsey,
of CleS eland, o.; Social Justice. by
Horace ]. Wolf, of Rochester, N. Y,
and report on religious work among
Spanish Jews by Rabbi Samuel Koch,
of Seattle, Wash.
MEMORIAL TOMORROW NIGHT.
At the evening session, which begins
at o'clock, Lee Baumgarten, of this
city, will greet the delegates and DR..
Edward n. Calisch, of Richmond. Va,
vice president of the conference, will
make the response. Following the
reading of the presidents report,
memorial services will be held for
departed members of the orgagniza-
tion.
Among the subjects which will be
taken UP by the conference on Thurs
day, Friday. Saturday, and Sunday
are religious work in universities, the
attitude of the Jew toward the nom
Jew, how religion from the pulpit
reacts on the people, revisions of the
Union prayer book and the revision
of the Union Haggadah.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
Poppies to Bear
Tribute to Dead
Legion Will Decorate Sol
dier Graves With Bloom
of Flanders Fields.

The American Legion VIII pay
honor on Decoration Day to the
LOO world-war soldiers who are
buried in the Arlington Cemetery.
On the eve of Decoration Day,
and on that day, blood-red poppies,
the official flower of the legion,
will be placed on the grave OF each
soldiers. Also a poppy will be placed
at the base OF the $50 memorial
trees along Sixteenth street.
The poppies will be made by the
children of the Washington play
grounds, under the supervision OF
Mrs. Susie Root Ehodes.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
EMERY QUITS POST AS
STATE DEPT. OFFICIAL

After practically two and one-half
years as chief OF the division Of
foreign intelligence, State Depart
ment- Fred A. Emery, for many years
a member of the Associated Press
stan in this city, has resigned from
the department. His resignation was
accepted by the Secretary Of State
yesterday to take effect May IL.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
DOG AMBULANCE WAS
SURE OF ITS PATIENT

A hurry telephone call came
into the District building yes
terday afternoon.
Send the dog ambulance to
my house, please" a female
voice said.
"Is the dog dead or alive|
queried the operator wishing
to know whether to send the
dead" wagon or the one which
conveys live animals.
mo, he's not dead, but he
will be by the time the wagon
gets here"
The Washington times., 1921-04-12

American TO J
Company of N War
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of
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
Slashed With Razor,
Puts Thug to Flight

In desperate struggle last night with highwayman the
Baltimore Washington boulevard Edward Money proprietor of
unchroom Rvedae, Prince Georges county, Md was badly
slashed across the stomach with a razor.
The Washington times., 1921-04-12
Harding Talks to Cuba
Ouer Undersea Phone

President Harding yesterday afternoon held telephone
with President Menoca of Cuba using the
undeea cable of the American Telephone and Telegraph Com
The Washington times., 1921-04-12

The Circulation of This Newspaper
Exceeds Sixty Thousand Daily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-12

Representative and Mrs. James r.
Mann of Illinois will be the hosts at
a large dinner party to be given this
evening at Rauscher's in honor OF
Representative Joseph G. Cannon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-12

Mrs. Joseph Hampson and Miss
Frances Hampson will be at home in
formally Saturday afternoon in their
apar tment at the Dresden and they
will receive the following Saturdays
in January
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-12

from Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the
counselor of the French embassy.
Prince de Bearn: Gen. and Mrs. Andre
Brewster, Admiral and Mrs H. n.
Rousseau and Mrs. w. Wilfred Du
PuT.
Mrs. Charles H. Poor entertained at
luncheon yesterday in honor of MI.
and Mrs. Grove.
A large number of Washingt
went to Baltimore yesterday for the
Assembly ball. which is probably the
most important function of the Balti-
more social season. Mrs Douglas
Huntly Gordon and her daughters.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon and Miss Ann
Gordon, entertained at dinner. when
a number of their guests went over
from here. Their guests were Mr.. Justice
McReynolds the minister and Mime. Grou-
itch from the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes
and their guest, Miss Nota Vosnitch;
Miss Maude Davidge. Miss Adeline
OXnard Col. William T.. Horton. Col.
William Eric Fowler, Lieut. Com
mander Trey Conway, Mr. Johannes
Plum Of the Danish legation staff and
MIR. William Bowie Clark. All of WASH
ington: Nine. de Weertl of New York.
Miss Katherine Thomas of Boston,
Miss Winifred Bate of ottawa, Can
ada. and Lieut.. Commander Julian
Timberlake of Raleigh, n. e.
Others who went over for tho ball
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Whiting
Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sterett
Cuttings. jr.; Mr.. Dorsay Richardson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs.
Alexander Brown, Mrs Henry Barton
Jacobs. Mrs. Anne McLane, Miss Evelina
Gleaves, Capt ]. F. Harker. and Mr. A
Yencken of the British embassy staff.
Former Senator and Mrs Willard
Salisbury We're hosts at dinner last
evening.
Mrs. G. A. Nugent. wife or Col. Mt
gent, Z. S. A., will leave Washington in
about two weeks to join Col Nugent.
who sails from New York on February
10 for Panama, their new station. Col.
Nugent has recently been detailed to the
general staff
Mrs. Robert MacIenzie entertained a
company at supper dance last evening.
in the Maison Dupont. Her guests in
Guided Col and Mrs. Clarence Connor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Waggaman, Mrs.
Miss Claire Boyle. Miss Peggy Watson.
Miss Jaqueline Cooper. Miss Gracia
WalnSley, Maj. George yesterday, Lieut.
George Price, Mr.. James Lsmby. Mr..
Archibald Wells. Mr.. Thomas Jenkins.
Senior Aramburu of the Peruvian en-
bassy staff.
Commander John p Jackson. Z. s. y.
and Mrs. Jackson have gone to New
York for a few days and on January
Is will sail for Rio de Janiero, Com
mander Jackson's new post
Mrs. Charles II. Harlow, 2501 Massa-
chusetts avenue. will not observe her
regular Thursday afternoon at home
tomorrow.
Mrs. A. S. WortIlington and Miss
Worthington will receive informally
Il,
chusetts avenue, and they will also
| DO at home the following Thursdays
! in this month.
Mrs. T. Edward Hambleton and
Mrs. Edmund NJ. Talcott will be al
homo informally on Thursday after
moons, January 90 and -.
! Mrs. Robert Patterson has gone to
New York to pass several weeks. Mrs