Evening star., 1921-01-23
HEARD AND SEEN

The board Of chtidren's guardians
has one yougster under its care who
should make a name for himself in
the future.
When q young fellow thirteen years
old can walk into a high government
officials Office and SO impress his per-
| sonality upon the official and his as
sociates that they talk about him the
next day. it shows possibilities. to say
the least.
The official was seated at his desk,
comforting with his immediate super
! visors. when the door opened and in
walked red-headed boy. neatly
dressed, and with determination in
his eye.
rWeli. what do you want, SOM"
! asked the official.
Il want to find Mr.. JONES'" replied
| the youth. Jones, it need hardly be
said. was not the name he gave, but
| it will do here.
we have about ten by that name"
smiled the chief. But well lire them
all up for you. il necessary"
Further questioning of the bow de-
| veloped that he had been placed" in
nearby town and had come into
washington in an effort to locate the
mysterious Mr.. Jones. Just why he
wanted to hnd this man the officials
could not discover at first.
They found, however. that the boys
mother lived in the city, but that the
| care OF her child had been under
taken by the board of children's
guardians.
| IL was only after much questioning
that the boy told the Official. in con-
| Fdence. that he was looking for the
mysterious Mr.. Jones because he had
heard that his mother was going to
marry him, and he wanted to see
what the man looked like
Although the youth did not say SO
In SO many words, all who heard his
| story believed that he was looking
forward to re.uniting the broken
family. of which he was one
He refused a car token offered him,
and said he was used to walking
Don't you And it cold?" he was
asked.
The boy puffed out his chest.
mo. sir, this isn't cold" he said.
The thermometer had been down to
II degrees that morning. and the boy
had no overcoat.
When they saw him last he was
skipping down the big stone steps.
He was the kind of a boy you re-
member.
k*
Waiting twenty-five years to enjoy
ones first party. and then giving it
to oneself. was the unusual expert
ence of young woman In Southwest
Washington, according to Mrs. J. =.
| 8. Neigh of Neighborhood House.
At the meeting last week of the
Monday Evening Club the head of
the settlement house told of this un-
usual party to illustrate the many
sorts Of entertainments given by the
boys and girls of the neighborhood.
The girl grew from childhood to
! Iwomanhood and never had a party.
She had heard of parties. and perhaps
had attended parties given to other
children. but nobody had ever given
her one.
| When she grew to woman's estate
she at last had money enough to
realize long-deferred desire-a
party Of her own. So she asked the
help of Mr.. and Mrs. Neigh and got
it. They turned Neighborhood House
| ut was the finest party you ever
saw. too." said Mrs. Neigh.
The game Of chess is a fine exam
pie of a thing which is mystery
to may people. but which need not
be mysterious at all. The world is
full of things of that sort but q
little investigation would remove the
strangeness.
| Many people who play checkers
look upon chess as something not to
| be thought of. at least by them. and
regard the game as II belonging to
another sphere.
| A woman recently saw a set of
| chess men In a store window.
| ''Oh, look at the little chesses! she
cried,
She was about as hazy in regard
coiored woman who knows more
about washing clothes than she does
about music.
While about her work recently she
heard some ono practicing on the
violin.
"Why?" she was asked.
because it is so full of minors.
'"' CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL