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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-23

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fungus In the removal ~ intorfcr.
INK branches. care should be- exercised
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-23

Ry cutting back onc',hird to one
half the past seasons growths' tho
branch has less area exposed to the ac'
ton II the wind. and where the prac'
ilcc h performed annually, the branch
becomes strong enough 10 withstand
the force u the wind. The judiclous
practice ~ cutting back the long slen'
der branches n the only means OF de-
yoluping symmetrical shade trees on
the Plains.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-23

An inch q water on an acre ~
ground weighs one hundred tons.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-23

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New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Younger Set Organizes to
Aid w ear-a-P Poppy' Drive
Junior Committee Will Sell
Flowers in Theaters for the
ChiIdren's League

Members OF the younger set for
merly prominent in war work have
formed Junior Committee to cooper
ate in the Wear Poppy movement for
Memorial Day, sponsored by the Amer
ican-Franco Children's League, official
American branch of La Ligue Ameri-
caine Francaise des Enfants, of Paris,
of which Nine. Millerand, wife of the
President Of France, is president Mrs.
William John Warburton is chairman
of the committee which will have
charge of the sale Ct replicas of the
poppies Of Flanders Fields in theaters
and hotels Tomorrow
Prominent actors and authors, in
cluding Charles Hanson Towne, Porter
Emerson Browne, William Faversham
and Frank Craven, will deliver speeches
in the theaters, as will Miss Helen Taft
and Emerson MacMillin Sd. Proceeds
of the poppy sales will go to La Ligue
Americaine FRANCHISE des Enfants for
relief work among children of the war
torn districts of France. The poppy
replicas were made by French war or
phans.
Members of the Junior Committee
are Miss Josephine Flood, Mrs. Leyland
Hayward, Miss Helen Johnson, Miss
Natalie Jourdan, Miss Victoria K ellogg,
Miss Marie La Marche, Miss Louise
Moore, Miss Edythe McCoon, Miss
Edythe Mannis, Miss Catherine st.
Clair Okie, Miss Margaret Hennessy
Miss Natalie Hanna, Miss Virginia de
Haven, Miss Ada Heinze, Mrs. Van
Henry Cartwell, Miss Genevieve Cav
thra, Miss Frances Ballard. Miss Mary
Dickson, Miss Josephine De Selding,
Miss Mary Field, Miss Dorothy Quinn,
Miss Katherine Slayback, Miss Virginia
Sterry, Miss Julia Stanley. Mrs. David
Van Beuren, Miss Ruth Wade. Miss
Eleanor FRANKIE, Miss Marion Carpen-
ter, Miss Ethel Hay, Miss Elsie Morrill,,
Miss Beatrice Beard, Miss Helen Outer
bridge and Mrs. Joseph Eddy
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Aid Society of Arlington
Church Gives Luncheon
Seven Charter Members Are
Present and Contribute to
the Entertainment

The Ladies Aid Society of the Ar
lington Presbyterian Church held its
fortnightly luncheon at the Hotel Bos-
sert last Wednesday. Seven charter
members were present and contributed
their share toward the entertainment.
Mrs. Fred Joel Swift read paper on
"Mem ories of Our Yesterday" The
second paper was by Mrs. James NJ.
Wood, "To-day,' and the third paper,
by ikrs. A. Kenneth Mayer, Dreams
ce Our Tomorrow" Miss Marjory
Suydam Fullerton sang, accompanied
by Miss A. c. Hartich. Miss Gladys
Gauvreau, violinist, was accompanied
by Miss Marjory Parker Dahl. Mrs.
F. q. Lawrence gave some enjoyable
readings
The society is doing splendid work
toward making it possible to erect an
$4,000 Sunday school building, $4,000
having already been collected. The
first president of the society was Mrs.
Fred Joels Swift, and Mrs. Adams R.
Davis holds that Office to-day. The
seven charter members are Mrs. John
Z. Creveling, Mrs. Fred Joels Swift.
Mrs. Samuel Jordan, Mrs. John M
Gardner, Mrs. B. l.. Hanes. Mrs. S. B.
Van Buren and Mrs. T. f. Gruber.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Garden City Golf
Leaders Inspect
Courses From Air
Enthusiasts Take Flights to
Locate Hazards of Links
and Improve Their Game;
HempsteadHasRealC Circus
Special ptspateh to The rrtbnns

GARDEN CITY, l.. l., May 28.-Four
enthusiastic golfers desirous of obtain
ing birds s-eye view of the various
golfing sections of Nassau County spent
portion of Monday morning in an
airplane flying over the Hampstead,
where are located some of the finest
golf courses of America. The trips
were made with the view of seeing
every hazaEd from various angles.
The results of these aerial trips indi-
Gated marked Improvement in the form
of several who played later in the day
over the Salisbury and Meadow Brook
courses that are located on the Hemp
stead Plains east of Garden City.
This has been q banner week for
golfers, and from last Friday the num-
Der of players were unusually large on
every course of the county. The num-
Der of players for this week end and
over Memorial Day in all likelihood
will be a record
AS the date for the international
polo match between American and Brit
ish players approaches the outcome is
keenly discussed at the various centers
of polo on Long Island, where the game
already has commenced and will be
played throughout the summer.
All the country clubs about this sec
| ton have placed their tennis courts in
condition for play. At the Garden
City Hotel last Saturday and Sunday
two hundred or more played during the
! day, and the same was true at the Ger
den City Country Club and the Cherry
Valley Club.
A real old fashioned country circus
brought five thousand or more people
to Hampstead on Monday from all the
countryside for miles about. Among
them were members of house parties.
Jackie Coogan, the juvenile moving
| picture star, was visitor at the Gar
den City Hotel on Sunday and was
given souvenir before his departure
| by j. J. Lannin. The youngster in
tends to return shortly and with some
of his youthful companions play golf
match on the Salisbury course.
There will be a number Of dinners
and banquets at the Garden City Hotel
during June by the students of the
Cathedral schools Of ST. Marys and st.
Paul's,. which are attached to the Epis-
copal diocese. The graduation class
also will have their farewell dinner
here
Arrivals at Garden City Hotel are
! Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Dean, Mr. and
! Mrs. H. f. Cook, Mrs. NJ. r. Greedy,
| Mrs. James Herman Aldrich Mr.. and
! Mrs. George w. Van Vlack, Mrs. Jo-
seph Fahys, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W.
Taft, William H. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. O. Dittmers, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Loomis,
William S. Ginnel jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Taft and Mrs. Middleton S.
/ Rurrill.
The Bankers Association, Group
| T, New York State, will hold its an
nual banquet at the Garden City Hotel
on June II. 1t is expected that 300
members will attend
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Art Reception Wednesday
Woman's School Exhibit Opens
at Cooper Union

On Wednesday evening the Womani'ss
Art School of Cooper Union will hola
its sixty-second annual reception ana
exhibition. Invitations have been ls-
sued by Charles r. Richards, director
of Cooper Union; R. Fulton Cutting
Frederick Dickman and Miss Kate T.
Reynolds, principal of the art school
Women who make up the advisory
council of the school and who are N, M
terested in this annual reception ana
the three days exhibition include mrs,
Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Charles
B. Alexander, Mrs. Henry Marquapd,
Mrs. f. Fl. Hartman, Msy. Nicholas
Murray Butler, Mrs. George 7. Bliss
Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, Mrs, Montgom-
cry Hare, Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt
Mrs. Edward R. Hewitt, Mrs. Augustus
Jay, Mrs. j. P. Morgan, Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot, Mrs. George L. Rives, Mrs.
NJ. 0rme Wilson, Miss Sarah Cooper
Hewitt Miss Eleanor G. Hewitt. Mrs
J: o. Green. Mrs. Charles w. Cooper,
Miss Edith Wetmore. Mrs. J. S. Cram
and others
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Mrs. N. A. Shaw Jr. Hostess at
Patriotic Women's Musical

Mrs. n: Archibald Shaw jr., of 1926
West Ninetieth Street, opened her
home Saturday to the National Society
OF Patriotic Women of America, which
gave an excellent musicale for the ben
eft of it's patriotic fund. Mrs. William
r. Stuart is president of the organiza-
tion and Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins
was chairman of the program.
Scott Sinclair Bayfield, gave an ad-
dress on the existing Anglo o-American
relations and Bruce Adams recited two
of his original poems, "Welcome" and
Infant Prodigy" Louis Eintze played
The vocalist of the afternoon was Miss
Suzanne Zimmerman. Maurice Wolfre,
violinist, played.
Mrs. William Cumming Story will
give reception to the society Friday,
4 at 3sso'clock, at the Westchester Coun-
= try Club grounds.
While the Society, through the per-
sonnel of its membership, enjoys many
social affairs during the season, its
work, which is practical Americaniza-
ton, is efficiently carried on at all
times under craftsmanship of Mrs.
Queck-Berner. Weekly classes with
! paid teachers are successfully con
Quoted in each borough of Greater
New York, 400 foreigners having bene-
fted therefrom during the season
The late Mrs. J. Heron Crossman.
who was chairman of patriotism in the
. New York City Federation from 1906
70 l9OS, made that committee the nu-
clsus of the National Society, Patriotic
AWomen of America, which in that wear
ssshe founded. Since then the work has
s5peen. purely that of Americanization
and there are over 400 enrolled mem
.bers The paying of teachers, class
.Iooms ana other expenses necessary
Nor accomplishment throughout the
year, means big outlay of money and
AS the dues are nominal and there is
no unit to the membership, an appeal
is made to ali women to affiliate and
:tnsreby do their bit in Americanization,
+, fnrtner information may be gained
my my addressing Mrs, c. A. ]. oueck.
Derner' Tf' 5oo West 169th Street.
(: Inc closing event of the season Of
fWsns society OF Illinois Women in New
81 ork, Mrs. Thomas Slack, president
was the May luncheon held last Thnrs.
sSsy at the residence of Mrs. II. n
SnarIes, 500 Riverside Drive Mrs
mares is q charter member and vice
president of the society. She was ss.
SISTED IN receiving by Mrs. Thomas
sick, MIS-. Mildred Holland. Mrs. Jo-
tsepnIne Smart, Mrs. f. f. Thui, MRS
ga. W. mcdonald, Mrs. Henry NJ. Ohm,
Nv. Fl. Hamilton. 'N SA -
A musical and literary program was
given during the afternoon. Mildred
Holland, an honorary member of the
society, spoke on personality"
ii Interesting stories of navy boys were
stold by Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, vice,
president Of the Navy, Club.
(: z sss.as.a sIss. Daughters OF OHIO in New York
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Id. A. II. Endorses Relief
Local Chapters Asked to Aid
Near East Fund Cannainn

One of the most important features
OF the patriotic and reconstruction
program. adopted by the national con-
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at their recent meeting
NJ Washington was the passing of reso-
Iutlons indorsing the work of the Near
East Relief and urging all local chap
ters to assist in its campaign.
Each chapter is asked not only to
give financial assistance by the adop-
ton of orphans but to bring all posi-
Bile influence to bear on the United
States government to take some steps
toward obtaining freedom and security
tor the oppressed Christian and Jewish
minorities of the Near East.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor, presi-
dent general of the D. A. R., as a mem
ber of General Leonard Woods emer-
gency committee for the Near East Re-
lief, was particularly influential in hay
ing this measure brought forward.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Annual Outing of
The Minerva Club
To Be Held june Z
luncheon and Auction
Bridge Is Program at For
est Hills; knickerbocker
Chapter Elects Officers

The Minerva Club, Mrs. Mary Stokes
MacNutt president, will hold it's an
nual outing Tuesday, June T. at Forest
Hills lnn Forest Hills, L. |. Luncheon
will be served at 1 o'clock, followed
by auction bridge, with prizes. Mrs.
William W. Beaes is chairman and
Mrs. Frederick Clark Brown vice-chair-
man. The others on the committee are
Mrs. Wilmot R. Boag, Mrs. w. S.
Brumaghim, Mrs. Robert Francis Cart
wright, Mrs. Burton II. Davy, Mrs.
Grace Ellinwood, Mrs. c. T. Haviland,
Mrs. James W. Robins, Mrs. Sallie
Surin, Mrs. David G. Ward, Mrs. John
A. Williams and Mrs. Frederick w
Waller.
Knickerbocker Chapter, D. A. r.,
Mrs. Simon Baruch regent. held its
annual election last Friday at the Wal
dorf- Astoria The following were
elected: Regent, Mrs. Charles Ellis
Iaft; 1irst Vice-regent, Mrs l. Sparks
kresS; second Vice-regent Mrs.
Charles Terhune; treasurer, Mrs. Il.
Z. Harris; recording secretary, Mrs.
James Stoker; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Arthur Leary; registrar, Mrs. J..
Curtiss Bracket; historian, Mrs. F. W
Sore2a.
Mrs. Simon Baruch was elected
hOnorarX regent.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
National California Club
Gives Card Party at Waldorf

With three rooms filled with play
srs, the National California Club gave
s. most enjoyable and successful card
game st the Waldorf-AStoria Tuesday
for the benefit of the reserve fund,
which since the troublous times began
in 1914 has been used in great part for
the welfare of the men who were in
service.
The affair was in charge of Mrs.
Robert S. Mafitt, Mrs. Charles V. Sea
man, Mrs. Russell Bassett, Mrs. S. P.
hartley, Mrs. William R. Stewart, Mrs.
William T. Martin, Mrs. William j.
Hall, Mrs. Frances II. Carlyle, Mrs. Z.
". Runyon, Mrs. Virgil G. Thomas,
with Mrs. Charles A Beck chairman.
The winner at each table went home
with a box of sheer handkerchiefs as
the captured prize.
Among visiting Californisns present
were Mrs Frank L. Todd, Mrs. Ira P.
Hards, Miss Eva r. lie Tourneau, Mrs.
S. n. Taylor, Mrs. Lucian Moffitt, who
have recently adopted as home the
Empire State, and among New Workers
present who have recently purchased
homes and adopted the Golden State
were Mrs. E. E. Emerson, Mrs. Jessie E.
Moffatt and Miss Moffatt
The club will enjoy a garden party
rs guests of it's vice-president, Mrs. G..
Upton Hallett, Thursday, at her home
in East Orange. Mrs. Vivian is presi-
dent of the club.
The final meeting of the Society of
New York State Women was one of the
governing board, held at the home of
Mrs. William A. Cable, 232 West Sew
enty-ffth Street, on Monday. There
. was a full attendance of the newly
elected officers and a chairman for the
season of 1921-'22 was appointed.
According to plans made the clubs
season will be full of interesting meet
ings with efficient chairmen of day,
who will, at the same time, be chairmen
of the standing committees, which are
civics, patriotism, Americanization, cur
rent events, drama, art, music and edu-
cation.
Among the new members elected
were Mrs. Richard William Elliott and
Mrs. Charles Noyes.
The president, Dr.. Frances W. Non
nell, will sail June for Franco. ac-
companied by her niece, Miss Mcknight
The members of the governing board
Of the Post-Parliament Club were
guests of Mrs. Henry P. Wall Friday,
May 20, at her home, Phillipse Manor,
when delightful luncheon was en-
soyed. The club has indorsed the par
liamentary5 charts gotten out by the
president, Mrs. Cora Wells Trow. These
charts are for schools and clubs and
are concise and simple guide to the
study Of parliamentary law.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Golf Attracts Interest
OF WernerviIIe Colony
Mountain Courses Popular
With Record-Breaking AS.
sembIage of Guests
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


WERNERSVILLE, Pa, May 2S.-
Summerlike weather and Memorial Day
are responsible for the record-breaking
registration of guests at Galen Hall, in
the mountains. The social life here
foreshadows a delightful season. For
the devotee of tennis the courts OF the
Galen Hall Golf Club are in excellent
condition, and golf on the course in the
mountains is more popular than ever
The exhibition foursome, best ball to
count, thirty-six holes. played over the
Galen Hall course had Thomas S. Quinn,
Huntingdon Valley. who was paired
with Joseph j. Higgins, the Galen Hall
pro" defeating Arthur J. French, On
Wentsia, and Charles ]. Super, of bos-
ton, the new professional to the Leb-
anon Country Club, up and 2 to play
The women's approaching and put
ting match was won by Miss L. c. Det-
weller, of the Port Huron lMich,)
Country Club, with Mrs. S. X. Lyman,
of the Cleveland Country Club, the
runner-up.
Among the New Workers registered
here at Galeu Hall are Mrs. Crosby
Gage, Miss Seymour, Mrs. G. \. Ha%-
thorne, Mrs. F. P. Clarendon, Mrs +.
L. Bruce, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j: Gil
christ. Mrs. F. S. Stone, Mrs. X: NJ
Ballau, S. L. Hoffman. Mr.. and MIS-
G. NJ. Hall, Miss Miriam L. Falk, Mr.
and Mrs j. B. Eldridge, Mr.. and Mrs;
B. W. Whitlock, of New York; Mr.. ana
Mrs. George P. Kennedy, Mr.. and MRS
John H. Cross, Miss Cross, Mr. ana
Mrs. A. f. Wood, Brooklyn; Ellswortn
Doane, Glen Ridge. N. j.; Fred ;
Washburn, Hackensack, n. j.; n; +
Maquender, Staten Island; Mrs. Rop- @
ert Maquender, Larchmont, n. y; M
and Mrs. H. II. Platt. Scarsdale, ~ II
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Allen, Monteisn'
N. j.; Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred ii; fola'
L. Wright and James C. Carlson, Pei
ham Manor. n. Y
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Garden Party for
Free Milk Will Be
OF Italian Variety
Villa Marina at RosIyn Will
Take ON Latin Atmos.
phere and Pool and Con.
tests viii Lend Color

An Italian garden party will be give,
at Villa Marina, Mrs. Frank c. Hen
derson's country place at Roslyn or
the evening of Sunday, June y, for tbs
benefit of free milk for Italy.
The new swimming pool of yiu.
Marina will be finished in time and
there will be swimming matches. with
some well known girls contesting ST.
John Foster Fraser, Of England. will
speak. There are to be many speci.l
Italian features, among them an orgsn
grinder girl in full costume. With
real monkey, this part being taken bv
Mrs. Edward Stevens Moore. In ad.
dition to Nine. Lubowska and bor
pupils Miss Lorna Malinson will dance
An auxiliary committee Of young
girls and young matrons who will
sell programs and cigarettes has been
formed. 1t was called together on Mon
day at the home Of Mrs Hiram Royal
Mallinson, 160 Riverside Drive. H.
next meeting will be on Tuesday after
noon at the residence of Miss Frances
Ziegler, 24 West Fifty-ninth Street
Miss Maud Burnside was made II.
chairman and Miss Ziegler treasurer
Among its members are Miss Charlotte
Osgood, Miss Margaret Foster Fraser
daughter Of Sir John Foster Fraser.
Mrs. Jasper Bayne, Mrs Arthur Cooley
Miss Lorna Mallinson, Miss Marie Fru.
gone, Mrs. Eugene Vale. Miss Nav
Spain, Miss Emily Canudo, Mrs Arthur
Cairone, Mrs. Raymond Rose, Miss
Sigurd Holmquist and Miss Grace
Canudo.
The general committee Of the garden
party, under the direction of Mrs
Henderson and Mrs. John A. Drake,
will be Mrs. Thomas H. Prosser, Mrs.
James I. Terry, Mrs. John ". Lee,
Mrs. Frank ]. Murray, Mrs. Giuseppi
Previtali, Mrs. Henry S. Burchell, Mrs
Edward n. Brietung. Mrs. Harry Per-
kins Stimson. Mrs. Henry N. Ziegler.
Mrs. John L. Mackenty, Mrs. Edwin r.
Campbell, Mrs. c. H. Gurney, Mrs. vii
liam Guggenbeim, Mrs. f. j. Reickert,
Mrs. Henry NJ. Rae, Mrs. J. P. 7.
Barong and Mrs. Charles H. Truax.
Mrs. Carl F. Hartmann is to have
charge of the cigarette booth, Mrs Ed
ward F. Conklin of the fourtune telling
and Mrs. Samuel J. Wagstaf and Mrs.
Thomas II. Prosser Of the soft drinks.
Mrs. Wendell Phillips, assisted by Mrs
Charles Proctor and Mrs. Robert Nor
ris Phillips, are to enroll new men,
bers for the Bambino League. The sub
committee on advertising for the pro-
gram Of the day has Mrs. Hiram Royal
Mallinson as lis chairman, with Mrs.
Edward Stevens Moore, Mrs. Joseph
Paterno, Mrs, Charles II. Truax, Mrs.
Charles II. Page, Miss Belle Beach
and Mrs. Orson Hoyt. Mrs. Charles F,
Pond will have the grab bag
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

closed their season with the election
of officers. Mrs. E. W. Kingsland was
unanimously reelected president. On
Wednesday last the society attended
the matinee of "The Champion" in
compliment to the star, Grant Mitchell,
an Ohio man. Mr., Mitchell entertained
after the performance.
On Thursday Mrs. Marc NJ. Reynolds,
chairman of the ways and means com
mIittee, held the last card party st the
home Of Amelia Bingham, on River
side Drive. Marie Guthrie Wood was
hostess OF the day, assisted by Mrs.
Rae D. Henkel and Mrs. Katherine
Schenck. About 125 TENDED and a
substantial sum was realized for the
printing Of book for the blind.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
1000 Attend Garden Party
OF City Clubs Federation
Girl Scouts Add Color to Lawn Fete ON Niles Estate:
Speakers Discuss the Improvement of Local
and National Parks; Season Nears the End

The New York City Federation party
the William
anbrdge Girl guides guests
a prelude to the salute to the
The conservation
Charles Cyrus Marshall chairman problems
national and city parks might be discussed orcb
the attention of the general public.
Two thousand heard the
servon forth excellent speakers among
j. Grant whose subject Prospect Park;
Park Mrs John apperton Kerr Riverside
view legislation having failed be
nued yearly bills introduced William w
River Parkway and Major Darlington Moore Park
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
IS of the Women's Clubs Affairs in Society

Conway the Randall House and the
Sunset Inn have been altered and great
iy improved. At Jackson there is al
ways great interest in the annual East
Side Tennis Tournament played on the
courts Of the Iron Mountain House.
new nine-hole golf course at Gray's
Inn is a welcome addition to the sport
interest at Jackson, while there is al
ways the wonderful mountain climb
ing which is chief pursuit among
those who visit the East Side resorts.
N. H., will be ready for it's large col
ony OF annual visitors late in July, and
other resorts on the east side, prom-
nent among them Presidential Inn at
Conway, are already booked to their
capacitY.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

, Mrs, Charles Cyrus Marshall gave
the poem, Birds of France"
All officers of the Federation were
present, as we'll as its full complement
of committee chairmen and the asso-
ciate membership, making a total of
1000 in attendance.
Mrs. Richard M. Chapman, president
of the city federation, gave brief talk
on the subject of the day.