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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Wednesday, Sept. IA

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Clin-
ton grange meets all day at the
home of Mrs. Earl Black, Co
lumbus road.
Ladies of the Elks will meet
Mt the Elks' Home at 2:30 p. m.
Circle No. 4, Mrs. Gilliland
chairman, meets at 2 p. m. with
Mrs. w. ID. Cluxton, North
Mulberry street.
Southwest division of the
Aid society, M. r.. church, will
meet at 2 p. m. with Mrs. J. w.
Haine, 204 w. Gambler street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13

ty having been engaged by the firm of
Stinchcomb and Latshaw in the con
struction Of the Wooster road in this
city two yars ago, and is also known
| by the followers Of sports at Ohio
State university, where Mr.. Stinch-
comb was star for several years.
! Mr.. Charles Harley, former well
known athlete at Ohio State, will act
as best man for the groom.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Curtls.kinney
Wedding

Mr.. Frank S. Curtis, chief clerk of
the navy department, Washington. d..
c., and Miss Hannah Kinney, only
daughter of Mrs, Abbie c. Kinney,
this city were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony Monday after.
noon at . o'clock at the residence of
Mrs Kinney, East High street.
Only the members OF the immediate
families and few intimate friends
of the bride witnessed the ceremony.
The bride was gowned In white bro
caded satin and embroidered georg.
cite. and carried a shower bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of the valley,
tied with embroidered net. Her trav-
cling gown was tailored suit of
brown duvetyn, with brown hat to
match.
The ceremony was performed in the
living room, under bower OF wisteria
and garden flowers. The Episcopal
service was read by Rev. George f..
Smythe, ID. d., of Cleveland, former
ly pastor of the Church OF Holy Spir.
1t, Gambier The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr. NJ. Cur,
tbs Kinney.
After Mr., and Mrs, Curtis had re.
ceived the congratulations and well
wishes OF their friends, buffet lunch.
con was served to the guests. The
table was very prettily arranged with
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Ross
Weddjnq

The wedding of MIR Benjamin Ross.
son of Mrs. Allen Bebout Of North
ough of Wellsvilla. occurred Saturday
morning at the home of the bride.
The bride has been teaching in the
Fredericktown high schools for the
past three years and is we'll known in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross are travelling
through the east, and after their re-
turn will reside at III North Main
street.
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WHITE is ENGINEER
OF ELECTRIC PLANT

Fred l.. White of Lancaster has
been appointed supervisory engineer
of the new electric plant being in.
stalled in Kenyon college, Gambler.
Mr.. White will remove his family to
this city and after Oct. they will
be at home at 700 East High street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13

sweetheart roses and white tulle, and
the rooms in which the guests were
seated were attractively decorated in
golden rod and yellow daisies.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis departed lat
ter in the afternoon on short we'd
ding trip, after which they will be at
home in Chatham Courts, Columbia
road, Washington, ID. G.
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Wells. s.Purb
Wedding

At s o'clock Saturday evening, at
the home OF the officiating minister,
Delbert r. Wells, son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Eugene Wells of Cliff street. and Miss
Dorothy NJ. Purbaugh. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs, Il. NJ. Purbaugh, East
vine street, were united In marriage,
The ceremony was Witnessed by Miss
Mary Purbaugh. sister of the bride,
and Miss Helen Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells will reside on
East Vine street. Mr.. Wells Is EN-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
| Cleaners Class
Haa Meeting

The Cleaners class of Bangs met
Friday afternoon with Mrs. f. M.
Shelter of Bangs. Thirteen members
and one guest were present at the
meeting. After the business session,
the hostess served refreshments
| The next meeting of the class will
In Bangs.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Have Homecoming
On September "a

Members OF the Fair View school
of Liberty township and the Mud Hill
school of Clinton township will have
q Joint home coming at Riverside park
on Saturday, Sept. "a.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Entertained
Young People

On Saturday evening. Miss Wanda
Thomas. daughter of DR., and Mrs.
J. ID. Thomas, entertained sixteen
of her friends at her home on East
Gambler street, celebrating her six
teenth birthday. A number of inter
esting contests. dancing and music
were enjoyed Throughout the evening,
The predominating color scheme,
pink and white, was carried out
through the favors and refreshments.
Miss Thomas received many beautiful
gifts. Her freinds departed at late
hour, wishing her many happy returns
OF the day.
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Stinchcomb. Summers
Wedding To Occur

The date of the wedding of Miss
Anne Jane Summers OF Columbus to
Mr.. Gaylord X. Stinchcomb has been
announced as Friday, September 80.
The ceremony viii take place In the
evening at the Indianola Presbyterian
church. Columbus.
Mr.. Stinchcomb is known In this ci.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank each and every
one who so kindly assisted in any
way at the burial of our son and
brother, Private Dan C. Stone Jr.
DAN C. STONE SR. and
DAUGHTER xl2
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Friday, Sept. 16

. The Busy Bees. Mrs. Gill
. lands class, NJ. p. Sunday
. school, holds a wiener and
marshmallow roast after school
{ at the home of Miss Edith
. Ruble, north of the city.
Il II II II II II n II u II
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CALENDAR
Monday. Sept. 12

Special meeting of the i. G..
b. A. at 7:45 in X. of q. hall.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Pleasantly
Entertained

Mrs. c. b. Squires and Miss Char
lotte Jackson entertained at their
home on East Burgess street In honor
of their uncle, Mr.. Freeman Jackson
Of Sparta. Those present were: Mr.,
and Mrs c. b. Vail, Mrs Masy L..
Jackson and Mrs. George Lands of
Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Thursday, Sept. is

Cloyerloaf Embroidery club
meets with Mrs. X. p. Sock
man. sos West High street, in
the afternoon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Man..
"Man Is hard to understand"

'MUn Is hUTU 10 UNUCrStNnU.
"Whnt's the matter now?'
Hell go out In the woods for two
weeks and let the mosquitoes have q
million free shots at him. and never
and kick like II steer II one mosquito
happens to find his way into the
house"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-09-13
Pitkin's Cash
Provision Store

DIXIE CORN MEAl-Finest quality 10 lbs Zoo
PoTATOES-Fne eating stock peck. soc
Per bushe $50
CRYSTAL FLAKE FLouRA splendid all winter fancy pant fl
GOLDEN sHiEF FLouRA high grade blend Of Ppdn
lb. sack sbc
PRIDE VERNON guaranteed full b 15e
LENOx SOAP-Whle soc
JAP ROSE TOILET SOAPS g9!st, .25e
SPECIAL WHITE IT LASTSkokoMAR Straight oIeo, 500 lbs
kOkO-MAR .23c
FANCY RECANDLED EGGsPer dozen SEC
VERNON CREAMERY RUTTER-The best butter
FANCY FULL CREAM cHEEsE-Per b. ..27e
BULK PEANUT BUTTER-Good grade per lb 15c
PURE OPEN KETTLE RENDERED LARo-Per lb...... t5e
FANCY GOLDEN SWEET PoTAToEs6 lbs Csc
FANCY WHITE CLOVER HOME MADE HoNEY-Per section soe
FANCY ELBERTA PEACHES FOR sLCiNG-3 Csc
PUMPKINS FOR PiEs-Accordng to size.
STANDARD TOMATOES-No value
URBAN TOMATOES-Exa standard, 12Rc
MOTHERS BREADAs wholesome
CAkES-llelous ones npera only 12c
JAR RlNGSGuaraneed for either cold only Rc
FANCY RIO cOFFEEPer
LIBERTY PREPARED CAKE FLOUR-3Oc package
MANSFIELD MILk-Baby can &c; tall can .12Rc
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

acting. never could have any, never would
want any. 1t did not bulge her to point
out that outside of the theatre she INDUCED
for recreation in reading. music and Just
plain loafing She admitted these charges.
but she stood by acting.
Perhaps. she conceded she loves music
next TO acting-she comes by that naturally
as a niece OF Nine Emma Eames-and she
confessed when finally compelled TO that
she studied the pianoforte for some years
in Paris.
When she acknowledged reading as one
of her side interests she was asked for the
name of her favorite author, in the fond
expectation that so intellectual an actress
would attach her taste to Dickens Thack-
cray or maybe Bernard Shaw. OF course il
wasn't any one OF the kind Tt was the
man who wrote the recent buresque number
of Life"
He" declared Miss Eames. hastily apply
ing a protective coating of powder The
call came for the third act at the National
Theatre. is to my mind one of our grca:
American authors"
Robert c. Bcnchley will now be asked for
his choice of the greatest American actress.
The same conservation OF the spirit to
acting holds good for Francine Larrimore,
though Miss Larrimore says that, aside from
her passion for the footights. she has 50
many hobbies she can't remember them--at
least. she can't recall them all at one sitting
without a prompter
"ln hobby who's Who" remarks he
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Baseball Rain Checks a Fad
With Barney Bernard. Comedian

Barney Bernard is another collector-he
collects baseball rain checks For the past
decade the star of Two Blocks Away" at
the George NJ. Cohan Theatre has averaged
100 games a season in his attendance at
dig league games. and has always kept the
rain checks, even though none Of them
ever has been useful to him afterward be-
cause you never can tell when luck Will
blow your way. In addition. Bernard IS
quite student Of the delicatessen business
and yields TO none in his admiration for H.
Considering the prices they get" he says
II think | would be delicatessen merchant
If ! wasn't an actor. And when I consider
that the average deicatessen keeper wants
S20O-or If YOU haven't that much money
your watch-for n chicken sandwich. I think
] will chuck acting and go to deicatessing
anyway. II wouldn't be so bad IL the 5000
included either the lettuce or the mustard
but that is extra.
81 think one of the highest forms OF art
the world has known has been the de-
velopment of the ability on the part of a
delicatessen keeper to read the papers day
after day without running across the news
that prices are coming down"
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Liked Long Distance Races,
With Chance for the Best Boat

1--WE used to sail her in long races
Fishers Island to Block Island and Oyster
Bay to Fire Island and return-and some
times we made friends with the wind and
lifted cup or So | like sailing above all
sports because there's no cheating in tits
clean In more ways than one. Your boat is
simply measured and off you go-and no
spike you in the leg during a race"
On the cultural side. Faversham can
establish communication with the, piano.
sketches-many of the sets in his plays were
originally poured from his own brush-and
occasionally unleashes his voice in song. In
fact, he started his theatrical career as a
singer, until. he says Charlie Frohman
took hold of me and made me be real
actor" The one direction I'm which he isn't
able to give free scope to his taste is in read
ing, for much of his leisure is devoted to por-
ing over plays with eye to his own
measurements, and when he is through with
this kind of research and with glancinG
through the papers he has time and in
cination only to peruse the figures on cur
rency.
II keep promising myself" he says that
I shall set aside day for reading q lot
of books, but never seem to get around to,
It, and meanwhile the worlds literature con-
tinues to go hopelessy. ahead of me"
But some stars concentrate on reading as
though IL were n health food Mrs Leslie
Carter who is once more decorating New
York in "The Circle" is ready at a moments
notice to go in solidly for several hours of
medpval literature.
There is nothing in literature which so
fascinates me-" she says. "as old Italian
PLAYS, no matter if they're so old they might
be thought TO creak They have a charm of
romance which nothing else has quite
reached"
Her passion for reading is shared by her
co-star, John Drew, who has been known 20
pay real money for a rare book. on the
score OF other hobbies Mrs. Carter confessed
n not unnatural weakness for dogs and
horses. All her life she has been a devotee
of riding: Il would be almost reasonable for
her TO be otherwise, since she comes from
Kentucky. AS for dogs, she is ready to de-
fend Seayhams against the world for the
sympathetic reason that they have such
human little faces and such wonderfully ex-
pressive eyes"
when the actress was asked what she
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

star of Mice People "I might feel entitled
to several pages all to myself Some of my
hoobies are driving and riding, fishing and
canoeing. reading and camping swimming
and the opera, frocks and hats, rare old lace
and fans, hand wrought jewelry racing
horse and motor-and prize fights. Yes
prize fights!-think of it!
But the particular hobby that I ride
morning, noon and night, asleep or awake.
is acting-and 1 never fall off. I'd rather
sit through play-good, bad or Indifferent
than even through a prize fight. / adore
studying the technique of actors more than
watching the technique of Carpenter I'd
rather observe Duse for five minutes than
eat good meal at the end of a twenty-fpur
hour fast. I'd rather bask for five minutes
in the glory that is Bernhardt's than go To
bed when I'm sleepy"
In spite of needing TO conserve his strength
for playing his exacting role in THE Green
Goddess" George Arliss can still spare sew
eral calores for side lines He is particu
larly mastered by desire to peer though
fully and delightfully."- at engravngs He
has collected a number of unusual plates
among them mezzotints dating from the end
of the eighteenth century mostly of the
atrical nature. which are as rare and
precious as the art Of acting is considered
TO be now.
Among them are portraits of Kean. KEN
ble Mrs Sddons and contemporaneoIs
worthless, as well as copies of paintings by
Sir Joshua Reynolds and other noted paint
ers who smelled turpentine at the same
period The more modern tendencies among
English American and Continental engrav-
ers are also TO be stared at in his collection.
The star also devotes good share OF his
leisure to writing magazine articles OF a
theatrical character having sharpened his
mind and his pen for various magazines for
years. on the side of exercise he is fond OF
walking, virtually ruling out every other
form Of exercise and making Of pedestrian
ISM as might be expe ted of him. virtually
a fine art In England where he has spent
his summers except for this year because
of the long run of William Archer's play he
is accustomed to soak up health and nervous
energy by taking long strolls on the downs,
where automobiles are not present as terrors
TO be lodged.
While playing here he has converted
Riverside Drive Riverdale and other haunts
near the city into satisfactory substitutes
for the English downs. He Is one of those
appreciative walkers who might be termed
prowlers after the beautiful. and when he
is on tour he may be discovered any day
meandering through the cities. and in
vestigating all the spots of aesthetic or his
toric moment No rubberneck tours educate
him.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09

as Jack Dempseys training, while it affects
nobodys complexion but her own.
Instead of yielding to the customary
temptation to exercise only the eyelids in
bed till noon, she knocks off work at sleep
ing around nine. takes ten minute plunge
in Long Island Sound lying so handily at
her door for free bathing: rustles through a
breakfast of cereals and fruits and digests
1t with book for an hour. Then comes
tennis or golf. usually the latter, for two
hours. which puts her in perfect trim for
a light luncheon. After a brief siesta she
trots through more golf or horseback riding.
and then she is trained to the minute TO
motor to the Century Theatre and shake
the highest rafter there with her singing In
THE Last Waltz"
In consequence of her devotion to outdoo.
recreation Miss Painter says she has been
remarkably free from colds-the usual curse
of aching throat for prima donna-nas
kept her vocal cords relaxed hasn't missed
a single performance since last May i'm spite
of long singing role and has developed
surer eye than ever for choosing and driving
new motor cars another of her pet diver
sions
In contradistinction TO all this athletic
fervor is the attitude of Clare Eames. the
youthful star of Swords" who simply de-
tests all outdoor sports-and that's all there
is to i'll Once she really did attempt golf.
and made the first hole in las strokes. 1t
still stands as a record for the course She
maintains that she has no hobby outside OF
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Eleanor Painter Eager Golfer.
And Is Feared in New Rochelle

prominent among the feminine stars who
take Hing at golf is Eleanor Painter. whose
proficiency with the clubs has made her
feared i'm Westchester county by every one,
even the caddes. because It's said she has
a wallopl But. then. Miss Painter is de-
voted to almost all outdoor sports, having
taken them up with unusual vim this year
and having rented for the first time in her
stage career, a country home at New
Rochelle where she obtain about all
the fresh air there is. Her day" before
going to the theatre is almost as strenuous
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Harts Island School

IT HE public is quite unfamiliar with the
institution on Harts Island TO which
boys and men are sent for a period
OF time for some misdemeanor yet IL is onr
OF the greatest educational institutions in
Greater New York-as far as learning
trade is concerned.
The greater part OF those who are sent 20
Harts Island have never been taught
trade either by neglect on the part of thee
parents or their general Indifference but
peculiar fact is that when they once enter
the institution they become ant punils and
take TO a trade like duck takes to water
The shoe department where both mems
and womens shoes are made is one OF In
largest in the institution The shoes are
OF a good lasting quality and can usually be
soled twice before the uppers begin to crack
In the knitting department underwear and
socks are made. both summer and winter
weight, and while they are only made for
the inmates on the island yet are OF a last.
ing quality.
overall making Is another Industry that is
taught on the isi6sd and many Of those who
learned the trade there are now drawing sal
aries In large overall factories.
Experienced teachers are provided. and
Commissioner Of Charities James A. Hamil-
ton has installed the latest machinery. Dur
Ing the summer months the men work eight
hours a day and about seven hours In
winter.
The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Even Make Scrapbooks Full
of Their Adverse Notices

Remarkable hobbies are not unusual
collection of their adverse criticisms. But
it is typical of the healthier plane to which
the theatrical profession, once regarded as
composed of "rogues and vagabonds" is
tending that a great majority of thespians
practise losing their temper at golf. Star
dom is merely something silly that has been
thrust on them; the really vital matter is
foozling that dinky ball. And among. the
women collecting old lace seems to be almost
as important as holding grimly onto a grace
full figure.
William Faversham is perhaps the most
conspicuous of all stageand in his hobbies.
for their sweep is almost encyclopedia Per-
haps that's why he fits SO readily into almost
any situation on the stage-he knows the
combination. The star of The Silver Fox"
fences, plays tennis and racquets and
astounded the wiseacres of sophisticated
Huntington, l.. l., where he has his home.
by introducing game recently which they
had never heard Of though they get all the
newspapers 1t was badmnton, something
like sracquets, which Faversham says was
played by the Indians long before the an
cient Romans end French started spraining
their ankles at tennis" He COLTS, rides,
played cricket until recently and took up
baseball just to maintain his prestige with
his sons.
II don't care much for BASEBALL he says,
with a smile, but my sons thought it was
because l couldn't play it. 1 took it up to
keep them from getting superior learned
to pitch a ball in the American fashion in
half an hour, and they never got over it."
But it is as a sailor that Faversham pre-
fers to get his sunburn. Quite likely if he
had not been actor he would have spent
his life handling a marlinspike instead of
inventing epgrams. But windjammers are
the ships for him. he despises motor boating
though he were paid by the month to do
it. He would rather try for speed a
swimmer than in a put-put, though he de-
clares quite modestly that for all the time
he has spent on the water he is not much
better at swimming than a log.
'"The big stuff IN sailing" he says, els what
I like, not merely prancing around Oyster
Bay near my home in a boat. I used to
enjoy long trips in my yacht once I sailed
her as far Newfoundland-but I've never
tried to buck the ocean clear to the other
side The yacht which sold recently wasn't
a very large one, but 1t could travel as well
as any of its big brothers. ! had two men
in the crew besides steward. who helped
out at the psychological moments
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les THAT AMUSE STAGE FOLK IN IDLE HOURS

He started this practice when he was
child. and in all the countries he has lived
Rumania, Hungary, Germany, France, Eng
land and the United States-he has as
wide an acquaintance with booksellers as
some actors have with pawnbrokers
AS he has years contract with the
Theatre Guild and expects to remain here
for some time, Schildkraut recently sent to
Vienna for his household effects" which
his fellow players discovered on their ar
rival to consist of thousands of rare old
volumes and a few chairs and tables al
which to read them. His greatest difficulty
in hunting for an apartmsnt wasn't the dis
covery of a reasonable rent-perhaps he
gave that up early-but the location Of
fiat with enough wall space to make his
library comfortable
While his tastes in books and prints is
catholic. with examples in his library of
all the modern European languages and
some rare ancient Latin and Greek authors
he rests his case a biblophile mainly on
his collection of Cruikshankana He has
a collection of Cruikshanks original draw
ings that his friends would bet on as the
finest in the wor5d. With these he has
complete set Of the first editions of Dickens
their natural corollary