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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
LAST RITESFOR
TEACHER TODAY
Miss May T0bfn, Teacher I'm Public
School 90 Years, Laid
to Rest.
Especial Correspondence

Sheffield, Dec. 13.-FuneraI serv-
ices for Miss Mary Tobin, who
taught in the public schools for
over twenty years, and who passed
away last Sunday at the st. Fran
els hospital in Kewanee, were held
this morning from the st. Patrick s
church in Sheffield with a solemn
requiem mass. Burial was made
IN the Catholic cemetery.
Miss Tobin was born and reared
in Sheffield and taught in the Blu
reau county schools until two years
ago when she took up work in the
keWanee grade schools. She was
sick only few days.
The remains were brought to her
home in Sheffield Monday morning.
She is survived by her parents,
Thomas and Elizabeth Coggins To-
bin; four sisters: Kathryn of Mo-
line, Mrs. Francis Collins of Gene
SEQ, Mrs. William De Barre and
Mrs. Frank Schaefer of Kewanee;
four brothers: John and Edward,
at home; Albert of Casey, ILL.,, and
Benjamin of Bureau, III.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
DRYS RAID NEW YORK.

New York. Dec. l3.-Federal pro
hibition agents raid hotels am
cafes S preliminary to making cry
dry on New Years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Cannon
and son Thomas, Jr-, of Rock Is
land were dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. Gannon's mother, Mrs.
Celia Cannon, Sunday evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
Legion Entertains.

The members of the Americs,
Legion gave a program and Iuneb.
con at the legion hall Monday eys.
ming for the cast Of players VII,
took part in the minstrel show las
month.
The Galva order OF Eastern Sta,
has elected the following Officers
for the year: worthy matron. NeIb
Sanders, c. Forrest Bailey: WORTH
patron, Mrs. Walter Crawford: a.
siStant matron-treasurer, Mrs. Ines
Stephenson; secretary. Mrs. NslIis.
Kelly; conductress. Miss Katha1ns
Johnson; assistant conductres,
Mr.. Hartley.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
Buys Town Property.

Mel Seree, who has been farming
the RosewaId place in Gold town
ship, has purchased the property
of Engle Westpleese in the south
east part of Sheffield, where he will
live. He will have a closing out
sale on the farm in January.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-27
5knlullrnalt Enfal Npllfa

William Hall of North Billeriea
Mass is visiting his brother John Hall
and nephew Robert Hall.
Rev. c. H. Mckinney of Madison.
formerly of Skowhegan was in town
Monday leaving here for Hallowel.
Mrs. Carrie Stanhope of Hartland
departed Monday morning after j
visit with her sister Mrs Mary Var
mum.
Fred T. French and family are NOV
ing to their recently purchased farm
the Preb1e place on the Lakewood
road in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Roweil and
Mrs. Fred Russell enjoyed an automo-
bile trip. to Rockland last Thursday
and were guests during the day Of
Mrs. Rowell's sister.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth. vice
president of the Maine Federation OF
Woman's Clubs, was in Bingham last
Friday where she addressed the mem
berg of the Century Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Jewett of
Augusta formerly of this place visited
the first of the week with his father
Tomas Jewett and Mr. and Mrs W. M.
Morrow.
George Chase and Alton Ellis
returned Friday night from hunting
trip above Brighton bringing with
them a deer and four cartridges as
trophies Of their skill as huntsmen.
Among the Skowhegan men in
Brunswick Saturday to attend the
Bowdoin-Colby game were Charles
Walker, John Lewis, G. Allan Went
worth and DR.. c. Earle Richardson.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-27
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-27

prom the church OF Ouf Lady oil
Lourdea yestol day morning Henry
Lessard and Mrs. Alice Charter Ma
dcau both of Skowhegan We're mar
ricd by Father j. l.. A. Benaud. The
couple will reside in Sko~hegan.
\ delightful party WAS given Tues
day evening by Mrs. Mathew Greene
to which about twelve guests were
hidden. It WAS a typical Halloween
party and as the guests reached the
front door iack-6-lautern was glow
ing at the entrance. Receiving was
"A ghost who proved to he Mrs, Eu-
genia Collins and upstairs the guests
were met by stiil another ghost who
proved To be Mrs. c. X. Bragg. the
mother of the hostess. Masks were
dOned by the visitors and each one
received a MENU card which sketch
ed the evening" program. The
guests were conducted downstairs by
the rear exit ard were met by Mrs.
Harold Holden in the disguise of Il
goblin. On reaching the parlor the
hostess. Mrs. Greene. received her
guests i'm a Buster Brown suit and the
first number of the program was very
delightfully."- given by Master Albert
Decker who performed his Punch and
Judy act. Games we're played and
fortunes were told by Mrs G. r.
Fogg who read thru the veil of dcs-
tiny. Mrs Foeg was dressed as a
witch and the shawl which she wore
ana which va eighty years old, was
greatly enYiel by the ladies present
At refreshment time place cards were
found written backwards and the fa-
vors were figures in clay. Halloween
effects We're used in the dining room
and lunch included fruit salads, sand
wches e3Le coffee, ice cream salted
nuts and mints. Prizes were won
during the evening by Mrs Ava V.
Sheridan and Mrs. Charlotte T. Tar
box.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
BRITISH AMBASSADOR AND LADY
GEDDES BACK FROM DARK EHARBOR
THE Diplomatic Corps is filling

THE Diplomatic Corps is filling
up fast. Except for the am.
bassadors OF France. Italy. and Bel.
gium, who are now in their own
countries on leave, most OF the
heads OF missions are back in their
embassies and legations. The Span
ish Ambassador, and Nine. Riano
got in last week, after visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Fitz Simons at their
camp in the Adirondacks-a brief
holiday for the ambassador and the
close OF long holiday for Nine.
de Riano. who had been staying
with her sister, Mrs. Chandler An
derson. at York Harbor, most Of the
summer. And the British Ambas-
sador and Lady Geddes, having
fingered long at Dark Harbor, ar.
rived at the embassy yesterday, bag
and baggage.
One of the British embassy at.
taches, when asked II the Ambas.
sador and Lady Geddes intended TO
stop over in New York on their way
down. replied feelingly and emphat-
ically that they did not-nor any.
whore else. When you are travelling
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
SOCIETY movie, Scrambled
Families" might be success.

A SOCIETY movie, Scrambled
Families" might be success
fully staged in Washington just now
with an all-star cast. Everybody's
moving and everybody seems to be
having difficulties getting into his
or her house or apartment or in
making 1t habitable once they have
moved in. Henri de Sibour, for in.
stance, Is at the Racquet Club while
the remodeling of his house in
Georgetown is being completed, and
Mrs. de Sibour is staying with
friends-Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Jor-
dan, 1 believe.
The Celesias, OF the Italian EN-
bassy, are also temporarily sepa-
rated, and for the same reason
the delay in getting their new house
ready to live in. Mrs. Celesia 10
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Angus Garrett, while Mr.. Celesia
has moved into the new house on
top of the painters and decorators.
He says he is experiencing all the
sensations Of Mimi In the famous
snrret scene from la Boheme," for
he, too, has only a narrow camp
bed, while there are holes in his
walls and no frames In the win
doMs
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

with three small children,
governess, a staff Of serv-
ants, a dog, and two cats you
don't just casually stoy over
anywhere. You get to your
destination as soon as posi-.
BILE.
Then he corrected himself about
the animal impediments--one cat
and one dog they were leaving be.
hind. The cat had been adopted by
a neighbor and the dog had made
so many friends at Dark Harbor that
he couldn't bear to be torn away
and was remaining through the win.
ter. or the five Geddes children,
the eldest boy, Ross has gone back
to Rugby and the second, Alexan-
der, has entered n Canadian school.
Nine. wsllenbers, the gracious
and charming wife OF the minister
OF Sweden. reached Washington
early last week. bringing her equally
attractive daughter with her: and
Miss wsllenberg In to be one OF an
engaging group OF diplomatic
debutantes
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Mary Wallace Heads
Vassar Fund Drive

MISS MARY WALLACE, daugh.
ter of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, has been made chairman of
the Vassar College salary endow.
ment committee for the District of
Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and
West Virginia.
The committee proposes launching
a drive for a fund, which, as its
name implies, Ia TO be used to pay
larger salaries to teachers--a pur.
pose which will. I'm sure, appeal to
everyone who has the proper educa-
ton OF American womanhood at
heart.
Some sort OF n fete will be given
for the benefit OF the fund late In
October, and Mrs. Avery Coonley
will loan her lovely place in Cleve-
land Park for the occasion.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

, permanently--he is also a lawyer
and must be counted an important
acquisition for they are extremely
wealthy, love to entertain and have
purchased as a permanent home the
huge house at the corner or
Sixteenth street and Park road.
Mrs. John B. Henderson built this
with an idea, 1t Is said, OF persuad-
ing the government to purchase 1t
as a residence for the Vice Presi-
dent and, when she failed to put
this project through, was glad
enough to let the Longs have 1t.
Mr.. Long was Third Assistant
Secretary of State In President
Wilson's Administration. and dur
ing most of that time he and Mrs.
Long occupied Franklin Mac.
Veagh's great house at the head
of Sixteenth street, the mansion In
which the King and Queen Of the
Belgians were entertained during
their visit to Washington and
WHICH DtIOTc ludt was thC tCihpoA-
ary home of the British War
Mission.
MR.. MAC VEAGH. sometime
Secretary Of the Treasury, Is an
important member Of the coterie Of
retired statesmen whose presence
here adds so much of wit and wis
dom to society. Henry White, some
time ambassador to France, is an
other. And in marrying Mrs. WILL
lam Douglas Sloane a year or so
ago, Mr.. White introduced as chate-
laine of his establishment a lady who
would be an ornament to any
society.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace are
resuming their residence in Wash
ington after Mr.. Wallace's service
as our ambassador at Paris. Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson register "of
Washington" and have a winter
home here, although they travel a
great deal and send much time at
Weld, their lovely place at Brook
line. And Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend also make their home In
Washington. Both Mr.. Townsend
and Mr.. Anderson filled the post Of
minister to Belgium, the former also
representing the United States as
minister to Spain and the latter as
ambassador-or was II minister
then?-to Japan.
Col and Mrs. william Cary Sang.
err, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien
are other washingtonians by adop-
ton who have represented the
United States abroad-yes / contend
that an envoy's wife represents her
country as truly as her husband
and who bring to life in Washing
ton their experience Of the more
complex and yet more stable society
Of older capitals. DR.. William Miller
| Collier, once our ambassador to
Spain, and Mrs. Collier found their
way here, too, but they have gone
again now, DR.. Collier being our new
ambassador to Chile. present to
you. too, such women as Mrs
Thomas F. Bayard and Mrs. Robert
Mccormick, whose husbands repre-.
sented the United States abroad, and
Mime. Christian Hauge. the Ameri.
can widow Of a former Danish
minister to the United States.
These are just few names by way
OF an example, but they serve 10
! prove my point that Washington Ia
developing a real society made up of
gentle people. men and women Of
refinement and education who are
blessed with sufficient leisure to cul-
tivate the graces OF life.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

Thorp Green and is the daughter Of Congressman and
Mrs William r. Green, of Iowa. Miss Helen Bland,
daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Bland is another
attractive Junior member Of official society: Mrs
George W. Pignan is the wife of Commander Pignlan
u. S. NJ, and Miss Zhla MacDougal, the daughter OF
Capt and Mrs William Dugad MacDougaH. She vas
debutante last year and, although she has ceased to
be a bud, rpiH certainly be belle this season
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

N/ITH "the conference" of course, means
NJ the uniaments conference on the horI-
zon society folk are Fastening back to town Mrs.
Iohn Joyce Broderck is expected here Shortly after
hapng spent the summer in England. She is the wife
of the commercial counselor of the British embassy
Mrs Courtney Campbell is of the most interesting
brides of last week She WaS formerly Miss Margaret
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

SOCIETY. therefore, is taking on
a new stability and weight,
with all its old variety and inter-
est. And l venture to predict that
it won't be very long before every
American of national Importance
will feel that he must spend "the
seaosn" in Washington just as
every Britisher of note goes to
London for the season.
COONER or later everybody who
has had a taste of official life
in Washington comes back to visit;
and more and more Of the shining
lights of former administrations are
electing to make Washington their
permanent home. Look about you
now. two ex-presidents are settled
down here. presumably for the rest
of their lives; and the son OF third'
the late Theodore Roosevelt, Is now
filling an important place in the Of
ficial world.
with his appointment as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, William Howard Tart
acquired a life job; and Woodrow
Wilson has hung out his shingle as
a pledge that he intends to remain
permanently. While 1t must seem
strange to him to be watching the
oouse of events from the side lines,
nowhere could he find so great
stimulus for the historical and liter
arv work to which he devotes most
of his time and nowhere could ne
have access to so many important
and valuable documents.
THERE seems to be no end to
= the number Of prominent mem
hers of the Wilson Administration
who have settled down here, most
of them to practice law. Mr.. Wilson
had three Secretaries of State In his
Cabinet and all three Of them arc In
a receptive mood for briefs. Bain-
bridge Colby Is the junior member
of the firm Of Wilson & Colby. Rob
ert Lansing, who was engaged in
the practice of law here long before
he went into the Cabinet, is now
In partnership with Lester II. Wool
sey. also q deserving Democrat
and William Jennings Bryan is also
prepared to practice before the Dis
trict courts.
Thomas Watt Gregory, sometime
Attorney General, has law office
here and so has his successor, A.
Michel Palmer, the firm of Palmer.
Davis and Scott including two OF
Mr.. Palmer's former subordinates
In the Department of Justice.
Former Senator Hoke Smith and
former Senator Willard, Salisbury
are also settling down here and the
list of Democratic leaders now
practicing law here also includes
Joseph p. Tumulty, Mr.. Wilson's
one.time secretary; Paul s. Reinsch,
sometime Minister to China: Will
lam L. Frierson, Joseph Davies and
Hamrson Gray. once minister to
switzerland, who has entered into
a bipartisan partnership with Wade
II. Ellis, an Ohio Republican and
intimate friend OF President Hal
ding. George weitzel, formerly
our minister to Panama, and Mrs.
weitzel are also settled here and
Mr.. weityel is washington's repre-.
sentative OF the firm Of lawyers OF
which Judge Clarence Goodwin Is
the head.
THE Breckenridge Longs are
saffIinG doxn In WaahinRfnn
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
SOCIETY i'm ID. G..
TAKES ON MORE
REGULAR CAST
Statesmen, Retired From Politics, Come Back to
Capital and Settle Down at Scene of Their
Legislative Activities While Wealth and Fash
Ion of Other Great Cities is Increasingly Repre-
Scnted I'm Social Affairs.

vUyHE Frenchman who stated that Washington had no
climate but a varied assortment of weather might
also have remarked that Washington had society
but diverse aggregation of social units This condition
largely due to the fact that this an official CITY,
with it's official complexion changing over night, while
q society worthy of the is plant of slow growth
1t is slowly changing, however and socety-so called-at
the Capital is taking and permanent cast
Statesmen return to the scene OF their former
trumphs and settle down here Retired urists and dpo
mats who wish to keep finger the pulse OF events
find congenia companionshp here. The city has always
haven for retired and navy officers and OF
late artists writers and musicians have been discovering
that the atmosphere of Washington is stimulating and
congena Scientists have at their disposal all the Gov
ernments paraphernala for research The wealth
and fashion of other cities is increasingly represented
among the winter residents of Washington And all these
varied elements slowly being grouped into more or
less permanent background for the shifting political
figures which must of necessity occupy the foreground
of the stage.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
MANY NOTABLE
LEFT-OVERS OF
Will SON REGIME

Every Administration Leaves Some of Its Shining
Lights as Id VaniSheS From the Official Scene.
Two Ex-PreSidents Among Those Who Have
Located Here Permanently, While a Long List
of Officials Have Followed Their Example.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

THE Breckenridge Longs are
settling down In Washington
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-10

-" cO"iiuei lIiic DclWeen fOldnQ
and Germany in this area agreed
upon in pnnclpie between France
and England yesterday. The ex-
perts informed the council that
they expected to be ready to pre-
sent their conclusions embodying
the complete frontier line by seven
o'cloc kthis evening. Thereupon
the council decided that it mean
while would discuss the Greeko-
Turkish situation and German dis
armament question.
Premier Lloyd George in a speech
advocating neutrality on the part
Of the allies toward the Greeko-
Turkish conflict, referred to Ameri-
can neutrality during the war
when the American markets was
open to both the Allies and the
Central Powers, adding that the
latter were unable to take advan-
tage of the purchase of war mater
lals on account of the British
blockade. He asked Ambassador
Harvey if such was his under
standino of the question and the
latter answered that this was fully
in accord with the American view
point.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-10
COMPANIES D
ANDL ARE BUSY
AT CAMP DEVENS
OurSpecial Correspondent
Sends Latest News Of
Men In Camp

Especial to Caledonian- Record)
CAMP DEVENS, Mass, Aug. 9.
The program of instruction that is
being given the First Vermont In
fantry stationed at this camp is
progressing nicely. The regimen.
is fast attaining that state of e...-
cheney that was SO noticeable when
the First Vermont regiment was
hailed THROUGHOUT New England IN
l.he spring and summer of 1917 as
not only the best equipped but the
best drilled National guard outfit
in the six states.
Colonel Ernest w. Gibson Of
Brattleboro who was elected colon-
ell of The regiment last Saturday
evening, has assumed command of
the regiment. Captain Gibson was
elected at a meetinp of the com
pany officers held Saturday by a
good large majority. Captain r.
w. Buzzell of Newport has been
elected major of the third battal-
ion and will in a day or so assume
1he command of his battalion,
which is composed of companies |.
K, l. and M. A battalion head
quarters company will also be
formed that will be part of tails
battalion.
The regiment has been divided
into three provisional companies
for the purpose of instruction and
each of these provisional COM
panies has a number of the most
efficient Infantry officers from the
regular army with them as instruc-
tors. The third provisional COM
pany composed of Companies l, X,
l. and NJ are now on the range
where they are firing a four days
qualification course.
Various schools for the special
lists are being held daily for the
of these men who at
the end of the two weeks undor
the expert instructors will be
turned out as first class men in
their respective classes.
The first battalion parade was
held Monday night, when the sec
ond battalion of the regiment,
commanded by Major Charles N.
Barber of Northfield, composed of
E, F, G, H, and lni
battalion headquarters company
paraded. The second battalion
parade was followed by parade
Continued on page 81 =
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-10
TRIAL OF
AL" MARTIN
POSTPONED
Richardson and Roberts
Plead Guilty and Await
Sentence

The trial of Gal" Martin, one
of the three men caught by the
Caledonia and Orleans county Off
GERS Saturday when they raided a
still at Willoughby lake Saturday
which was set for today in mum
icipal court has been postponed.
Martins attorneys, Porter, Writers
and Longmoore are engaged today
in a county court case, and 1t Is
also likely that the Orleans county
officials will try Martin first. --e is
still in the Newport jail.
Walter Roberts, the st. Johns
bury party arrested Saturda'r in
connection with the affair, plead
ed guilty in municipal court Tues
day to the illegal sale of liquor
and Judge Blodgett continued the
case for sentence.
An inquest has been conducted
by States Attorney Campbell in
certain criminal cases now pend
ing and several witnesses were
summoned before Judge Blodgett.
All the proceedings were secret.
William F. Richardson of st.
Johnsbury who was taken to New
port the dav of the seizure of>the
still was brought before Municipal
Judge Wright on the charge OF
operating a still and manufactur-
ing of liquor. He was represented
bv Jutten Longmoore of the firm
of Porters, Writer'S and Longmoore
Richardson pleaded guilty to the
charges and threw himself on the
mercy of the Court.
Attorney Longmoore pleaded his
cause, stating that Richardson had
wife and children to support that
during the past summer work at
the Fairbanks scale factory, where
he was employed was light and his
pay had been greatly reduced: al
so he had recently purchased a
home on the 10 per cent partial
payment and installment plan. The
court was also informed through
the states attorney that Richard
son was only part owner of the
STILL. and had disclosed on the:
other man connected, that the still.
had been in operation only once.
before, and that was to manufac-s
ture liquor for personal use. !
Richardson also claimed that a
trade had been made between thes
owners for the sale Of the still and
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