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The Washington herald., 1921-01-03
NOTED WOMEN
LEADERS COMING.

Official and diplomatic Washington
is likely to be keenly interested in
the February convention of the Ma
tional Woman's Party, for many
names prominent in the social circles
of the Capital, arc connected with
i'the five days program planned for
this first convention Of women voters
since suffrage ratification.
One of the most picturesque fea-
lures Of the convention will be a
pageant of women of all nations
with young women of the Embassy
staffs in national costume. Many Of
the ladies of the Diplomatic Corps
p as well as a number OF prominent
women from foreign countries will
have seats of honor on the platform
during the pageant. which will ac-
company the presentation of a beau-
tiful memorial statue of the three
suffrage pioneers to the rotunda of
The Capitol. Mrs. Muriel Lynch is
. hartman of the committee on for
| cign representation in charge of hos
| ritality for the foreign guests of the
! convention.
Many wives of Senators are mem
bcrs of the committee in charge of
arranging the presentation of the
statue. the chairman OF which IS
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, of Philadel-
plia. Miss Jane Adams will act
as chairman of the whole ceremony.
Speaker Gillett, of the House of
/ representatives. is 10 accept the
statue formally on behalf of Con-
| gress.
The last days of the convention
will be devoted to the business Of
. deciding whether or not the Woman s
party is to continue.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Rapley have
gone to New Hampshire to inspect
/ their summer cottage now under
construction at Lake Spofford.
nr. f. H. Parry. of Galesburg, Ill,
| entertained at dinner Saturday at
! congress Hall in honor of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Edward J. King,
Of the Fifteenth Illinois district, the
! occasion being their twenty fifth
/ wedding anniversary.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

In siIty-eight educational insti-
tutions located in all parts Of the
country, ranging in character from
the small cultural colleges Of New
England to the great technical
schools Of the East. and the vast
State-supported universities Of the
West and Middle West. there are to-
day nearly $4,000 men and women
who are making study their busi-
ness. This is nearly 5000 more than
there were a year ago.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

A German school of political
science has been established in Ber-
lin. Plans are to operate the in
,stttution along the lines of the
Ecole Libre de Science Politiques of
Paris.
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long automobile ride together yes
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Bainbridge Colby, wife of the
Secretary OF State, was hostess at
luncheon yesterday afternoon.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels had as their
guests for the weekend Mrs. E.
E. Mofrett and Mrs. Herbert Worth
Jackson. Of Richmond.
Alexjandir Cesar, Nicaraguan
Minister. will go to New York this
week to spend several days.
Miss Marguerite Bryn, who passed
the holidays with her parents the
Minister of Norway and Nine. Bryn,
will return tomorrow to her studies
at Wellesley College.
Henry B. Spencer has purchased
the old Westinghouse mansion fac
ing Dupont circle at Twentieth
street, which was at one tire the
home of the late James G. Blaine.
During the war 1t was used as a
clubhouse by the United Service
Club
Mrs. Alexander C. Bentley enter
tanned at a tea yesterday afternoon
from to in compliment to Mrs.
George c. Thorpe. wife Cf Col.
Thorpe. U. S. NJ. c., who has been
ordered to Washington from New
port, R. L, and they have taken
the residence 2343 Connecticut ave-
nue..
Nine Francisco ]. Yanes. Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. Frederic r
Harris and Mrs. Julius Kahn took
turns in presiding at the tea table,
and the other assistants included
Mrs. Thomas F. Logan. Mrs. Clar-
euce Richmond Day. Mrs Colin c.
Write. Mrs. Sabina Miller and Mrs
Perry Miller.
Mrs. Bentley looked very hand
Scne in a gown os jade green chiffon
embroidered in large motif at
intervals with silver thread.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03
DISTRICT MUST
COMPLETE FUND
QUOTA BY JANIS
Hundred Thousand Still
Due in Campaign for
S33,OOO,OOO.

Although II has been decided az
New York headquarters Of the Eu-
ropean Relief Council Ito continue
nationally the campaign to raise
S3S, 900, 900 for the starving in East
ern and Central Europe, Arthur C.
Moses. chairman Of the Washing
ton committee, announced last night
that the drive for funds here would
end on January l6.
There are still the lives Of 1850
waits to be saved by the people Of
this city, which means that Sl25,Ooo
must be collected or pledged within
the next two weeks.
Herbert Hoover in his latest
statement says: We might have
some room for dependency in
America IL our situation were that
Of any Of the countries Of Eastern
or Central Europe. II we had but
five to seven months food supply
with the harvest eight months
away; II our children were under
nourished; II we were not possessed.
Of the essential food for children;
II they were undsrcIad. without the
material with which to remedy 81
and IL such care as they do receive ,
was the charity OF foreign people.
we might have a right to Complsin'''s
January 26 will be Motion Pic
ture Day throughout the United
States and a novel idea accompany-
ing its celebration will be the sale =
Of Hoover dolls" at these theaters.
The price on each dolls head wiHN
be $40. 1t represents the cost Of
feeding one child a meal a day.
The committee representing the
motion picture industry urges everyt
exhibitor in the country to adopt
as many as possible 10 picture pa
irons.
Art Exhibition.
There will be an exhibition %
paintings and sculptures At the Arts
Club, 2O17 I street northwest be
ginning Wednesday and ending Jan
uary I3. The works displayed will
be donated by the artists to be sold
for the benefit Of the Hoover cam
paign. Among the painters who VIII
Bertha Perrie. Miss Katherine
Critchcr and Alexis Many. The
scuIptors who will do likewise are
Miss Clara Hill and H. X. Bush
Brown
Checks should be seut TO John
Poole, treasurer. Federal NatiOuSl
Bank. Washington. d. C., or 10
Hoover headquarters. room 22s. Ho-
mer Building. Thirteenth and p
streets northwest, phones Franklin
ll7S and ll79
Mr. Hoover has mace a personal
appeal to James y Rule, national
director here Of tie Junior Reo
Cross. for the coop ration II that
organization. and has obtained iaHse.
according to a late report OF Rob
ert Z. Olds. American Red Croi s
Comm ssioner 10 EUROPE. thCre Are
l.5ON 600 children Of Polsai in need
Of medical and surgical attendance
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03
DAUGHTER OF JUSTICE
sIDDONs ENGAGED.

Justice and Mrs. Frederick L..
Siddons announce the engagement
of their daughter. Mary Elizabeth,
to George Starr Lasher, of the fac
ulty of the University of Michigan.
The wedding will take place in the
early spring.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03
MISS RICHARDS
RESUMES TALKS,

hES L VI ES IALhS.
Miss Janet Richards begins Part
II of her lecture course on public
| questions this morning at the
Knickerbocker Theater. In addition
| to her usual weekly review, Miss
! Richards will. by special request,
| give a brief history outline of the
Irish question from 1870 up to date.
Miss Alice B. Shepard returned TO
| New York yesterday after passing
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard.
Mrs. Harris Crist returned to her
home in New York yesterday after
! spending the holidays with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. ana
Mrs. L. L. Nicholson, jr.
Maj A Parker Kitchens has pur-
chased the handsome old residence
1t 1926 o street in Georgetown and
will reside there.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Jackson re-
turned to their home in Montclair,
y. j., yesterday, after visiting the
formers mother, Mrs. Augustus
Jackson. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
were to have spent the New ear
| attending a house party in Warren
ton, but remained on in Washington
to attend the Mclean ball on New
Year Eve.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. will
be at home this afternoon and the
following Mondays of the season.
Mrs. Wood will be assisted today by
her guests. Mr. and Mrs. Hokan Stef-
fanson, the latter a niece of the
hostess, Mrs. Alfred Hawes, and
Miss Antoinette Graves. The latter
also is a niece of Mrs. Wood, who
will remain in Washington several
weeks.
A wedding of unusual interest
took place Thursday afternoon. De-
cember 80, at the Russian Embassy
when Nine. Block of Brighton, Eng
land. became the bride of Lieut.
Alexis Wren of the Russian navy.
The ceremony was performed by a
Russian priest, who came to Wash
ington especially for the occasion
and the orthodox service, with it's
picturesque forms, was carried out.
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ulty of the University of Michigan
The wedding will take place in the
early spring.
Miss Louise Z. Lacey entertained
at dinner at the Chevy Chase Club
on Saturday in honor of Mrs. Wal
ter Schoelkopf. wife of the third
secretary at our Embassy in Paris.
The other guests were the SeCre-
tary of the Interior, John Barton
Payne; Senator Gilbert Hitchcock,
the Minister from Venezula. Santos
Dominica; Represe and Mrs.
Schuyler Merritt, Representative and
Mrs. Charles B. Ward, DR.. and Mrs
william Miller Collier, Mrs. John
Connor, who is visiting Miss Lacey;
Col. and Mrs. Clarence Connor, Mrs.
James Mcdonald. Mrs. Davis Ire
land, Mrs. Robert HinCkley. Miss
Gladys HinckIey, the Marquis and
Marquise di Bernezza, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fowler, Mr.. de Gratama and
Mr.. de Force, of the Netherlands
Legation; Arthur Bradley Campbell,
Col. Reginald Foster, DR.. Thomas
Washington, Maj. George o. Totten,
Col. Foster, Col. William Horton
and John Mcclure Wylie.
Word has been received from
Texas Of the engagement of Miss
Mildred Hardy, daughter of Repre-
sentative Hardy OF Corsicana,
Texas, who has represented the
Sixth Texas district in the
Lower House for the past Is
years, and William L. Taggart, son
Of the late Hugh T. Taggart, former
assistant attorney general, and dis
tinguished capital lawyer. Miss
Hardy is very prominent in local
society and Congressional circles,
having formerly resided in Wash
ington at 24OO Sixteenth street for
some time. She has recently re-
turned from a trip through the
Orient. Mr.. Taggart is a graduate Of
Georgetown College and Law School
and is from a very prominent fam
lily.
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Mai. A. Parker Kitchens has pur-
chased the handsome old residence
1t 1926 o street in Georgetown and
will reside there.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Rapley have
gone to New Hampshire to inspect
their summer cottage now under
construction at Lake Spofford.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Mrs Harris Crist returned to her
home in New York yesterday after
spending the holidays with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. ana
Mrs L. L. Nicholson, jr.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03
:-WASHINGTON SOCIETY-:-
Mrs. Colby
Lunch Host
President and Mrs. VII
son Enjoy Long Auto
Ride.
BY EVELYN c. HUNT.

President and Mrs. Wilson took
a long automobile ride together yes
terday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Miss Alice B. Shepard returned to
New York yesterday after passing
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lyman Neu-
hauser entertained Saturday at
their residence at 1907 Twenty first
street northwest, in honor Of their
house guest. Miss Helen Southworth,
Of BroOkIine. Mass
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

AleXjandir Cesar, Nicaraguan
Minister, will go to New York this
week to spend several days.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Mrs. JOsephus Daniels had as their
guests for the weekend Mrs. Z.
E. Moffett and Mrs, Herbert Worth
Jackson, of Richmond.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Mrs. cambridge Colby, wife Of the
Secretary OF State, was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-03

Miss Marguerite Bryn. who passed
the holidays with her parents. the
Minister of Norway and Mime. Bryn,
will return tomorrow to her studies
at Wellesley College.
Evening star., 1921-12-11

immigration regulations hold Jap
anese singer at Ellis Island. But the
little song bird" Mile. Camaki Miura,
was merely held to determine the quota
Of immigrants from Japan in 1921. The
photo shows her singing "The Star
Spangled Banner"
rkcystOuc View Cp.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
ADJUSTMENTS
THE RIVERSIDE

"Kazan' is a wonderful picture. 1t
was shown at the Riverside theatre
last night to a packed house. So if you
want to see it this (Friday) evening
go early. 1t has been playing in Phil
adelphia for a week at S1.00 admission.
"Kazan" is the worlds wonde dog and
is one of the greatest stories of animal
life ever told. Don't miss it. Another
great picture, 1.-The Mask" is coming
to the Riverside soon. While the date
has not been fixed the picture has been
secured. 1t is one of the very latest
and best. Monday, Mary Miles Winter
will be seen in Peggy Rebels Tues
day, William Russell in "A Live Wire
Hick." Wednesday, Seeds of Venge-
ance." Thursday, Charles Ray in "The
Millionaire Vagrant." Friday, Douglas
Fairbanks in THE Habit of Happiness"
On Saturday, with matinee, Madge
Kennedy in THE truth" This is an
other dollar picture to be shown at
popular prices. You certainly get your
moneys worth at the Riverside-11
cents to all.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
News of Local Interest

Several have picked peas from their
garden and some have dug early pota-
toes.
The frost killed the cherry blooms
and there are very few cherries in this
region.
Strawberries are nearly all gone.
The lowest retail price was Two boxes
for twenty-five cents.
Automobiles and tires are much re-
d1ced in prices. Read and think over
the prices.
Daylight saving time will take
place on railroad and boat time tables
Sunday, June 9Th, at 3 A. NJ. Set big
Ben to wake up early.
The past few years there were few
applicants for carriers Of rural mails.
but at the recent examination for
carriers on the three routes out Of
Elmer there were %.
A few shad were caught this week.
Nearly all were roes. The wholesale
price was 20 cents q pound for melts
and p for roes. Two small sturgeon
were caught.
The Woman's Club Of Penns Grove
will hold their luncheon next Tuesday.
June It'll, in st. Paul's Church, at 2
o'clock charp. Tickets must be
bought by Saturday.
There are more cottagers along the
shore than for some years. The double
holiday allowed many to sojourn Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday. The fine
weather last Monday was favorable
for many to battle in the river. Some
have been going into swim since April
1st.
Jack Duffy, three-vear-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duffy, Of 2 Beach
Avenue, was struck and knocked down
by a iitney on South Broad Street on
Friday afternoon. He was picked up
Immediately and taken to the office
Of DR.. Sutherland where he was treat
ed for scalp wounds. Joseph Brown
vas the jitney driver.
A committee of citizens of Carneys
Point and Penns Grove met in the Y
on Thursday evening and took formal
action to have a July Fourth celebra-
ton as a big community affair as last
year. There viii be base ball. field
sports and a grand display Of fire.
works in the evening.
Mrs. Vim. A. and Mrs. Harry
Lounsbury, judges IN the Dress &
Sons Limerick contest, decided that
Mrs. T. L. Wilson. of Pennsville, was
the winner last week. The completed
Limerick will be found in Bress's big
adv. on the last page, and by the way,
some rare bargains are also offered in
dry goods and women's wear for the
summer season. Why not try your
skill with the Limerick and win a five
dollar gold piece.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
THE BROAD

Erich Girl, Poor Girl" begins the pro-
gram at the Broad theatre on Monday
night, featuring Gladys Walton. Tues
day, Bryant Washburn will be seen in
Burglar Proof" Wednesday, William
Fairbanks in Montana Bill" Thurs
day, Owen Moore in "a Chicken in the
Case" For Friday and Saturday Man
ager Schweiger has secured a special
production with an all star cast. 1t is
George Medford's Behold My Wife"
This is one of the pictures that sets
you to thinking and draws your mind
to better things. The high ideals and
moral effect of a picture of this sort is
much greater than any lecture, because
it shows the actual characters true to
life and you can readily grasp its
meaning. We cannot have too many
screen lessons of this sort. hey edu-
cate as well as entertain and conse-
ouently have a two-fold value. 1t will
be worth your while to see this picture.
Two good serials are running and there
is always enough comedy to leaven
each performance. Educational and
news features are a speciality and al
WAYS worth the price of admission.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
ROBERT JOHNSON SHOEMAKER

died of pneumonia, at his home, in
Los Angeles, Cal, May 20, 1921, aged
about 70 years. Funeral service was
held at the home June I'd. The body
is on the way East, to be buried in the
family lot at P~edricktown.
Mr.. Shoemaker was a son of the late
Edward Shoemaker and Sarah Sailor
and brother to William Shoemaker,
Esq, and was born in the farm house
at Plant 2. He was a man of unusual
ability. In 1892 he taught school
at Pedricktown, and in 1887 he was
principal of Penns Grove School.
Later he taught in different business
colleges and at one time conducted a
business correspondence school. He
has lived in Los Angeles the past ten
years.
He leaves three sons, Frank D.
Shoemaker, R. j. Shoemaker, Jr, and
C. F. Shoemaker, who are in business
in New York City.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03

ploitation of oil lands in West Vir-
ginia and Texas.
He was a cousin of Alfred /. and
Pierre DUPONT, heads of the family.
Alexis Irenee dupont was born in
1869, son of the late Eugene and Anne
liza E. DUPONT and except for his school
years away from home, spent all his
life in Wilmington. He was gradu-
ated from Harvard, where he took a
course in chemistry, in 1892, and al
ways had maintained a great interest
in that institution.
In the recent drive for a college en-
dowment fund, he took charge of the
Delaware campaign, and made a per-
sonal contribution of 5000 900.
After graduation he took up work
with the DUPONT Company and con-
tinued with the concern until his
death. From 1892 to 1902 Mr.. du-
Pont was engaged in the operating de-
partment of the smokeless powder
plant at Carneys Point, N. J..
Mr.. dupont was always a supporter
of civic and charitable causes and was
active in a large number of social or
CARNATIONS. He was interested in
sports and had won many trophies for
trap shooting. He was president of
the Wilmington Club, the Union
League, of Philadelphia, the Harvard
Club, of New York, the Harvard Club,
of Philadelphia, and the Delaware
Society, Sons of the American Revo-
luton.
Nh. DUPONT is survived by three sis
+arc apd ono brother Miss Amelia F
dupont, Mrs. William c. Peyton, Mrs.
James N. Andrews and Eugene du-
Pont.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
Alexis I. dupont Dead

Alexis 1. DUPONT, secretary and d.
rector of the E. l. dupont de Nemours
& Company, died last Monday after
noon at his home in Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. DUPONT, one of the wealthiest
men in this section, had been i'll ten
days from a complication of diseases.
He was unmarried and lived with his
sisters. His funeral was held Wednes-
day with interment In dupont Gene
terry.
Associated with other members of
his family in many of the large I'M
dertakings connected with their name,
Mr.. dupont particularly was concern
ed with the Atlas Petroleum Corpora
ton, which he formed in July, 1919,
with a capital of $5,000,000 for the ex-
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
HUGHES-BERTELS

Jacob D. Hughes and Mrs. Reba
Bertels motored to Elkton, Md, May
26, 1921, and wer married by Rev.
G. l. Anderson.
The bride was becomingly gowned
in a brown beaded Georgette over
brown satin. They spent their honey
moon in Atlantic City with the brides
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morris
and Mr.. T. A. Penderghast. They ar
rived at his home on Sunday. They
will be at home June 9th to receive
their many friends who wish them
many happy years to come.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
AMONG THE ORDERS
The Moose

The big street pageant was the con-
Guiding attraction of the annual State
Convention of the Loyal Order of
Moose at Atlantic City on Saturday
last. The award of prizes follows;
Best degree team, Newark Lodge
No. 237; best appearance, Camden
Lodge No. Ill; best band, Hath in
fantry band, Paterson Lodge No. 553,
best Moose band, Elizabeth Lodge No.
3S3; lodge travelling longest distance,
Plainfeld Lodge No. 80; largest
membership in line, Camden Lodge
No. III; women making best appear
ance, Mooseheart Legion of Camden
Lodge No. III; women's legion hav-
ing largest membership in line, Plain
field No. 553; special feature, Imperial
Guard of Philadelphia.
The prizes were silver cups, except
ing going to women's organizations,
in which case silver platters were
given.
The handsome uniforms of Penns
Groves Degree team and their mill
tary precision in marching evoked
continuous applause along the line and
while they did not secure a prize, were
given honorable mention by the
judges.
Penns Grove had a strong delegation
at the Convention and many ladies
of the Auxiliary were present. They
went down in automobiles.
The Elks
A delegation of Penns Grove Elks
will go to Millville this friday
afternoon to attend a celebration to
be given by the Elks Lodge of that
city. They anticipate having a big
tina
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
Boats To Change To Daylight Saving
Time

The Wilson Line boats will change
to daylight saving time on Sunday az
$50 A. NJ. The corrected time table
came too late for correction in this
issue. The hours for the trips to and
from Philadelphia are not changed,
simply advanced. The ferry schedule
to Penns Grove has some changes.
Boats will leave Penns Grove at 500
and 100 A. NJ. instead of 500 and
$50: 4.15, 6.15 and 1900 P. NJ. and
1910 A. NJ. Leave Wilmington $50
and Gas A. NJ. instead of 5.45 and
700, 400, $50, 1900 P. N. and 12,4O
A. M.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-06-03
FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JUNE,
1921,

IO-1
at two o'clock in the afternoon, on the
premises hereinafter described. situate
in the Borough of Penns Grove, in the
County of Salem and State of New Jer-
sey.
BEGINNING in the Main Street at
the corner now or formerly William D.
Smiths lot and runs Cd north forty
degrees East, one hundred and eighty
three feet to d corner; thence CD South
fifty degrees East, seventy feet more or
less to a corner in the line of land now
or formerly 7. 3. Paullin and Clement
Laning; thence CD along the line now
or formerly said LaninS's Ian South
forty degrees West one hundred and
eighty-three feet to the Main Street;
thence 90 along said street North fifty
degrees West, seventy feet more or less
to the place of beginning.
EXCEPTING THEREOUT that GER
tain tract of Ian thirty-three feet IN
front and one hundred and ninety
II. Davis to Rebecca Naylor by deed
dated September 27th, 1902, and record
ed in the Clerks office of Salem County
IN Book 90 of Deeds, page 337, etc.
TOGETHER with the free and unln-
terrupted use and privilege in common
with properties bordering thereon OF
ingress, egress and regress, over a GER
tain driveway eight feet in width along
the side of said premises and extending
from Main Street to barn.
And at the same time and place we
will offer at public sale to the highest
bidder all the tools and fixtures now
mon said premises, consisting of 6
chutes, / glass show case, 1 coffee urn,
ice box, hotel stove, gas stove, hot cake
plate, 40 chairs. 7 tables. dishes. silver
ware, pie pans, cake pans, bun pans,
hhreaG hans. roll pans, tables, counters
and are1f fixtures, scales, electric fans. .por-
table oven. lind shades, awnings,
linoleum and all other. goods and chat-
tells on said premises belonging TO the
10 aaciopaa
Terms and conditions made known
at time of sale.
Dated May 10th. 1921
GEORGE H. ELK1NTON,
Assienee for the benefit of the creditors
of David A. English.
May IS, At.