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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-03
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IAI!RDSSI(IlIBEAlIII. |
Tuinta ble ii fter' VIII.
Be Moved sBy Electric
Power !.

y The Western Maryland railway Is
putting the finishing touches to the
enlargement Of the freight yards at
Chtefton. The tracks are yet to be
connected, however. q
The railway is erecting a new
office building 1920 feet. 1t is in
dependent of the roundhouse, where
the office was formerly located.
Hereafter the turntable will be op.
Grated by electricity and by this
power engines will be turned about.
Eight eiectrict lights are being in
stalled in the shops. Electric lights
viii be utilized to illuminate the
yards.
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full TEXT OF Gas Rate DECISION
Measure to
be Reported
tBy Associated PSesIl

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WASHINGTON. June 9.-The
house foreign affairs committee
with Democratic members dis.
senting voted today to report the
Porter resolution for termination
OF the state Of war between the
United States and Germany and
Austria Hungary
Republican members voted
solidly to adopt the Porter meas.
ure as a substitute for the Knox
resolution passed by the Senate,
repeating the declaration of war.
The Democrats merely voted
present. Chairman Porter an
nounced that the resolution
would be presented to the house
next week for immediate consid-
GRAFTON.
A minority report will be filed
by committee Democrats.
q .a
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Seasons First
Heat Prostration

Affected by the extreme heat Dom
minlck Ross, 1O7 Diamond street, an
italian, keeled over on Sixth street
near Fairmont avenue, yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock, being Fair
mont's first heat prostratton this
summer.
In falling Ross descended heavily
and cut the tip OF his nose. DR.. q.
w. Howard who was passing in his
auto attended Inn. Ross was re-
from New England.
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GAS RATE
.(|RL|IRF !
months |
Company Must
Keep Gas up to
1000 B I. U.

Copies of the Public Service
Commissions order IN the appIica.
ton Of the traSsion company Tor
permission TO increase gas rates
reached the city this morning.
among others who received one.
being Attorney Frank O. Raymond
who with Attorney Harry Shaw TO-
presented the protesting gus con.
sumers at the hearings conducted
by the commission.
The full order shows that tho
commission permits the company to
use Lynn plant gas il il docs not
thereby reduce the amount OF heat
units delivered 10 the consumer
below a, 900 per cubic loot. Tho
order also shows that the now
rates are in; force from April first
this year, but Is for seven months
only and the; company is called
upon for much additional data 10
show hoR tllf neE ratea work out.
The fun der is astollows;
srHE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITS
SION OF VIRGINIA.
seARIT0E BfjHDfNG,
CHARLlsSTON.
a meeting btstiie Pnbhc Service
commission Of West Virginia, held
on the 31st day ot May. A. D. 1891
Case No; 1853
Monongahe ella Valley Traction Com
pany; Application for authority
to chang gas rates
This cause came ON this day 10
be finally heard upon the appllea
ton Of the Mohongahela Valley
Traction company for authority to
increase the rates charged BY Il foi
gas sold In Fairmont and vicinity:
upon the several ptotests FLEA
herein; upon the petition for re-
hearing filed herein: upon the 70.
port, OF the engineer for the com.
mission tiled herein; upon the
report OF the statistician for the
commission, filed herein; upon all
the evidence taken and exhibits
Herewith; filed herein; and upon
the argument and briefs of counsel
for both the applicant aud the pro.
testants.
From all OF which q eppears to
the commission, and me commits
sion doth SO find, that the presont
fair value Of applicant,s gas plant
devoted TO the use Of the public,
including the necessary intangihles.
bu tnot including the Lynn plant
is approximately 81; 100000.
It further appears to the comma
sion that the present rates Of mp.
plicant for gas, sold at Fairmon;
and vicinity, dotnot produce suf
fc0ntihasd enipass Our,
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II fIEman who says he can save
X money for you because he
aoesn { spend anything for adyer-
astng has paid constd tderably more
pef package to get his merchandise
|o YOUR home than any amount he
Hight have saved" by not ad-
'eftising. You can depend on that
sbsolntely.
EAud IL Isl worth reflectIng that
he has paid more to get his mer-
Use to you there is only one
from which he can get his
back: That Is out of the
ality ofthe goods.
1t pays % read advertisements.
pays to buy advertised goods.
km merchants who advertise.
leir stareA
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FIR HE point Is simply that just
rs the tractor and modern
4r1ning methods reduce the per
lbusheI cost tof corn, just as cleo
lricity and modern machinery re.
iiuce the per package cost Of manu-
facthrings SO by reaching many
TIMES more people In a given time,
lust sd advertising reduces the per
package cost OF Distribution.
And since the 'cost of Ditsri-
butionsas as essential as 1t is-re-
presents the cost Of something
which you cannot eat or wear or
use il follows that the higher the
bear package cost Of distribution
e lower either in quality or guam.
y on both will be the value Of
merchandise itself.
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English Structure.
There was not One
Grammatical Flaw
In 1t.
1t was an Epic.
was like To
Burst with Pride.
c'mmitted 1t To
Memory.
1t took hours And
Hours.
Well. l started Over
To the new Bridge,
In ample Time
To get There
For the D. A. R. Program.
Just as i Was
About to Turn
Down from Main
Street, | heard Some
One call Out.
And l turned Around u
And there Was D
Mr.. Hardesty, and He ~ 4
aasa red = -yas-so 'se;.4.:. ;.4.-...:.,
Hot and he Said,
Adam, Just Look
At my Collari .,st
It is wiited Flat, 9S
I am a sight And @
My wife would, Be
Mortified to Death
II she could See
Me. "
am surely Embarrassed
With all these People
From Mannington Coming :.
In every other Minute
On the Cars!
Please, Adam, wont You
Just stand Here
On the corner A
Minute and keep Ali
The cars Going
While I get a Clean
Collar?"
Friends, what was There
For me to Do?
camped Down
On the Corner,
And ] waved The
Motormen OF on Their
Trips to Clarksburg And
Warrington, and Locust Avenue
And every other Where
Else. until My
WaVer was plumb Wore
Out.
That guy was Gone
Until twelve O'clock!
He went Clear
Home for the Collar,
Being broke, he Explained,
And then Waited
To get Lunch.
Lawsee, but ! Was
In a Fight!
So, / never Got
A chance to Give
My speech at The
Dedication OF the Tablet.
However, l frightened Up
And was all Fixed
For the Afternoon.
l was at The
Speakers Pavilion
Very promptly, and Mr..
Owen Mckinney demanded To
Look over my Grafton,
He being sort OF
Responsible for What
Was Said.
He read the Speech.
Aud then shook His
Head Sadly.
'Mr. Lane, this Speech
Will never, never Dol"
Whats tn matter OF Itr'
I Demanded.
"Well, there isn't One 81
Single thing In It
About the Watsons."
But this speech Is
About tn Bridge" I Protested.
THAT" Mr.. Mckinney Affirmed,
SIS a Secondary
Matter"
/ was smitten Dumb.
Finally l Whispered,
"Bbut this tells All
About the people Who
Built the Bridge!
Tells about tn Small
Business fry who Pledged
Their money to Finish
II,
And about the Commissioners
Who sweat Blood
Over It,
And tn Engineers
And tn Contractors!
Oh. listen here, Mr.. Mckinney,
This speech Is About
OUR BRIDGElr ~.
'tMr. Lane, he Replied
4 lEc6ntinaed On nara te9E 4 y
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The first sewing machine on off.
cial record was made by Thomas
Saint, an Engltsh hman, in 1890.
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ID EFoRE women can buy those
10 cornflakes they have to know
about them, don't they? And
they can't know about them unless
someone tells about them, can
they? Sosthe very first thing to be
done Is to see that ten thousand in
stead 6f ono thousand women
know about those cornflakes. Be-
cause the larger number Of peo'
ple who know about them, the lar
.rer wifi be the number of people
sho buy them.
And tie larger the number Of
basisages bought, the smaller will
be the cost PEI package Of getting
he. cofhfIakes through the gro.
geries and into the homes.
NOW suppose q man decides to
save' money by not advertising.
How are people going TO know
about his cornflakes? You say he
, can tell, people about them by word
Eo6 mouth. That's true. He can
But ifshe were TO start out every
morning and tell a hundred people
a day about those cornflakes It
would take him about eight years
to talk TO as many people as he
I could talk to In one advertisement
,in one issue Of a newspaper like
t,sls one for example.
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. q upPosE a manufacturer has
} ~ his warehouse full OF corn.
llEiakes manufactured Just as
economically as possible. That
\ doesn't end 1t, does 1t? Those
cornf1akes may be a very valuable
! ,pod. But as long as they stay in
! The warehouse they might just as
we'll not be made at all, as far as
hungry boys and girls in New York
and Boston and Chicago and San
Ffapcisco and Los Angeles are
concerned. What is more, they
ihean very little to the manufae-
turer who owns them, as long as
they stay In the factory.
(. He can't eat them all himself.
y 4 TThe only way those cornflakes
D worth anything to him or any
<i,r eise tswhen they are on their
] way TO the thousands and thous-
ands Of people who need them.
In other words, when the people
who need food buy his cornfalkes
The manufacturer and all who
work Tor him can turn around and
buy the things they need from
, tsther people.
y And 30 those cornflakes start
out first togthe wholesale grocer,
',jhen TO the retail grocer and finally
Z bs the single package, until they
appear on the thousands OF break.
fast tables where the hungry kids
are waiting for them.
rhats Distribution - getting
merchandiseS from the people who
y wn II, and can't use. II, to the peo-
le who4need It and can use It.
It is not hard to see that the
gnore packages of cornflakes there
are sold and shipped, the smaller
VIII be the per package cost Of
v ibution
thousandS packages are sold,
10 per package cost is the total
cost divided Eb " one thousand. IL
ten thousand packages are sold 1t
is ttie total cost divided by ten
!, >,thousand. And In that case, while;
Ifhe totals cost may thu anr.
even more. tie t..per package cost"
| which is what you pay in the
stores y divided by ten.
Now how can the manufacturer
sell ten thousand packages instead
OF one thousand?
That Is whore Advertising comes
stp.
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Probably eeal thundsr
sterNs tonight and
Saturday
The Washington times., 1921-03-06

for the success OF the lunch room
conducted In Washington durinS the
for supplying comforts 20 the boys
In the navy.
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RULES TO BE OBSERVED
IN ELECTRIC COOKERY"

Always turn all burners off when
not needed for cooking, being sure
the switch pointers are at -off."
Always place the food on the burn
er and then turn on the current; in
this way the full benefit OF all tho
heat generated is obtained.
Heat only as much water at = time
as you expect to use. A large Quan-
tity OF electricity II consumed In
heating water.
Use only as much water a. neces-
ssry barely to cover the food. Keep
utensils covered at all times.
Always turn switch to Med" or
Low" as soon as the contents of
vessel come to . boil. to avoid boiling
over.
start food with hot water II you
have q supply of hot or warm wster
at hand and thus save electricity.
The burners hold the heat for
long time and require less current to
bring them up to maximum tempera-
ture when they are warm Always
use one already warm Y u y avail
able.
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tion day. the shadows vanish and the
memory that remains is OF a new
President brsveiy taking up tremen-
dous tasks and carrying into the
White House high hopes and earnest
purposes. while the President OF yes
terday adjusts himself to private life
TO do.
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warns the heart for all succeeding
days. IL was due TO the thought Of
John Costello that the friends OF
democracy and OF the league OF ma
tions were called together ut Dupont
circle at 3 o'clock to march. to the
tions OF the day 5000 persons as
ssmbled. each wearing . white nower
as an emblem Of peace. At the house
the former President was waiting
with Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret
Wilson. He received the COMMITTEES
including Mr.. Costello. Ars Kate Tren-
holm Abrams. Mrs. Rose Gouverneur
Hoes. Mrs. ID. A. codd and Mrs. Mary
Wright johnson In the big living
room. again and again greeting the
throns that shouted good wishes to
him. Owing to the fatigue OF the
days cerempniss he had to ask to be
excused from making . speech. but
he talked TO the COMMITTEES In an AMI
mated tone that bstokened his pleas
ure at the demonstration.
The new home was all sunshine and
flowers yesterday. II 10 q stately
mansion that will be an ideal place
of residence. II has an English base
ment and there 10 an immense living
room on the moor above II. Half way
up the stairway is q graceful landing
opening into = sun parlor. and this
In turn opens upon the garden. for
the house Is built on a lot which
rises sharply toward the back. In
the stately drawing room, which gives
an Impression of ivory tones shading
to warm golden browns, hangs the
famous tapestry presented to the
President and Mrs. Wilson by the
French government and said to be
worth $4,000. Until the recent Presi-
Dental moving day II had a place Of
honor At the White House.
The house was In perfect order.
with flowers In the vases and q fire
sparkling on the hearth when Mr..
Wilson stepped over the threshold.
Rich Oriental rugs cover the floors.
In the living room there are tables
and easy chairs. books and flowers to
add to the charm of the room. Tho
sun parlor. which faces south and
10 flooded with bright
ness, Is furnished with gay 'cretonnes,
comfy" chairs and low tables. The
new home 10 an artistic place, but
best of all 1t has the atmosphere of
and what the white flowers
SO, looking backward on inaugura-
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The present American ambassador
to Great Britain, John w. Davis, and
Mrs, Davis. are due to sail for home
this week. 40 word ha- COVE from
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Ne9usy Gossip
Of Dolngs in
Social Worla

Continued from Page EiEliteen)
after coming 20 Washington for In
ausurstion day. Last year she was
at lows University. bud this year
hsr parents, with an eye on WASH
lhstoa. determined TO send her TO an
Eastern school. Miss Mary Wallace.
who will be with her family here
this wiater. 10 now visiting in New
York.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
OF INAUGURATION.
Looking back on Inauguration day
there are shadows that emphasize all
the highlishts. Above the House
Office building a nag hung at half
mast for chanlp Clark. whose long
service ended just as the new Presi-
dents was about TO begin. There on
the hill hundreds who shouted well
come to Mr.. Harding thought with a
heartache of the man who had been
so near to the highest honor in the
gift OF the people eight years ago and
yet their grief had In Ii the soothing
knowledge that defeat had but given
him q way TO prove his sterling 10y
atty and to reveal his splendid power
TO perform the task that remained
his own. Mr.. Clark had often wished
that he might die In harness and SO
IT happened that just before his pub
JIG work ended he rested from his
Iabors.
There WAS another shadow on the
day, another curtain. but not a fnal
one. for the close of Woodrow Will
sons Administration sent from the
White House a man broken in health.
This shadow was but a fitting one,
since the former President merely
ended one act OF his life's drama and
went out to begin another full of
promise. The momentary regret that
in the order OF things glory must end
for one President that another may
win his share of fame soon passed,
for In the new home in street
Woodrow Wilson. private citizen. re-
ceived such friendly homage as
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1oDAY's BEAUTY HINT

1t Is not necessary to shampoo
your hair so frequently IL it is en-
tirely and properly cleansej each
time by the use OF a really good
shampoo. The easiest to Use and
quickest drying shampoo that we
can recommend to our readers is
one that brings out all the natural
beauty Of the hair and may 10 en-
ioyed at very little expense. by dis
Jolving a teaspoonful of can,hrox
which can be obtained from any
druggist, in cup OF hot water.
This makes a full cup OF shampoo
liquid, enough so 1t is easy 20 apply
II to all the hair instead of just
to the top OF the head. This. when
ubbed into the scalp and. onto every
'trand OF hair. chemically .llssulvrr
I'll impurities. 1t is very soothing
nd cooling in its action, as we'll as
beneficial to both scalp and hair.
Nfter rinsing out the lather 80 Great
a, you will find the SCALP IA fresh,
clean and free from dandruf., while
the hair dries quickly and evenly,
developing a bright luster and u sof
luffniess that makes 1t seem ve.yI
leavy.
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The March meeting of the Ohio So
ciety will be held at Rauscher's, Mon
day evening. March II. Justice WILL
lam r. Day will preside. The special
program will be in charge Of Mrs.
william Hamilton Bayiy. Senator
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IL was good 20 nave a brief glimpse
OF her at the charity ball.
One OF the msrriest parties OF In
auHuration day was the luncheon
given by Arx Thomas y. Logan In her
apartment In the willard. There were
forty guests. many Of them coming
from the inaugural festivities at the
carItol Among those In the COM
pAny were Mr.. and Mrs. John Joyce
Broderick. Lieut. comudr. and Mrs
Il. N. N. King and Miss BsnAon. all
Of the British embassy John c. FinB-
sson, assistant American adviser 10
the Emperor OF China; James Will
Ilams, and Mr.. Coolidge. Of Boston,
and James n. Back. OF New York.
-
Mrs. Alexander Sharp. sr., chair
man of the ball COMMITTEES for the
Woman's Army and 2 Navy League.
which 10 giving It's annual Easter esii
on March 20. at the willard. 10 cali
ing q meeting OF the committee for
tomorrow at ) o'clock st the home
of Mrs. Emerson Liscum, president Of
the league. This committee 10 one
which will do special work for the
league and the ball
For the benent OF the Gentie-
women's League. a motion picture
show and card party will be given
At the Knickerbocker Theater on
wednesday afternoon, March .. Mary
Pickford's famous film, The Heart
Of the Hiils." will be shown twice.
at Q o'clock and at 4; and there
will the nifty or sixty tables Of bridge
In the foyer. Tickets may be oe-
tained from Mrs. Charles Marbury.
president Of the league: Mrs. Thomas
Lock wood. jr.. the former president,
~I~- Mrs Franz
Anderson, Mrs. T. A Groover. Mrs.
Benjamin Logic. Mrs. Edward Cohen.
Mrs Gibbs Baker. Mrs. Ryan
pevsreux, Miss Mary Amber. Mrs.
Jackson Rals.on. or Miss Rives. The
object of the Gentiewomen's League
10 to aid gentiewomen to be self
sustaining.
Society folk during their spare mo-
ments are busily engaged ransacking
attic trunks In search OF fnery to
wear at the colonial ball at the WILL
lard which is to be given under the
auspices of the Colonial Danes OF
America. Chapter g.. on Thursday
evening, March 81, with the object in
view of showing the present generation
the modes and manners OF their
colonial forebears Some OF the old
time dances, including the minuet and
the Virginia reel will be given.
The Colonial DANES of America In
New York have signined their inten.
ton of being represented and have
engaged a box. Another box will be
occupied by the Colonial Danes OF
America in Philadelphia, Chapter 2.
Among the other box holders will be
Mrs. william c. Rives, Mrs. Richard
Townsend, Mrs. s. b. Elkins, Mrs.
Henry +. Dimock. Mrs. Julian James,
Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Miss Mary Temple, Mrs. Charles
T. Matthews. Mrs. Bernard b. Jones,
and Mrs. Martha Goldman.
The ball will be opened with q
grand march led by the Colonial
Danes OF America. Chapter 3, under
the leadership OF Mrs. Julian James.
A number of other groups are now
being formed under Lady Geddes.
Madame Hubrecht, Madame Collardet,
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs James
Carroll Fraser. Mrs. S. b. Elkins,
Miss Gouverneur. Mrs. 4. +. Andrews,
Mrs. Charles T. Matthews, Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. James
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Wsds~orth jr.. Mrs Marshall Field.
and Mra Gibson Fshnestock. each par
son mentioned leading her own group.
MIRA Arthur Addison 10 president of
Chapter 3. Colonial Danes Of Amer
lea Mrs Julian James. nrst Woe
president; Mrs Nathan Sargent sec
rstary; and Mrs Edward Aecauiey,
treasurer
The second American Solidarity
Ball. to be given at the willard Hotel
by Washington Camp. No. 900. Sons
OF Confederate Veterans. next Thurs
day evening. March 10. promises TO be
another OF the memorable dances OF
the early sprinS season.
The reception committee will be
headed by william H. Saunders. prssl-
dent of the Southern Society. who will
be assisted by Nathaniel u. Dial. vice
chsirman; Hoks smith. who will rep
resent the State Of Georgia T. H. Cara
way. representing the State Of Arksn-
sas; Major r. v. Walker. representing
the State Of Alabama; DsnIei c. Roper.
rsprssenung the State Of South Caro-
lima; David kinchslos. representing
Kentucky; Colonel Robert E. Lee.
LII. StASuCS - SWynes es"s
Robert IL. Noble. J. !. white. Lieut.
Wilson Hulhsh. Rufus w. Pearson.
Col Eugene Heron. william Smith,
Franklin Barr. Maj. J. y. Johnson and
J. Roy Price.
Additional pstronesses are Mrs r.
". Abbott, Mrs II. b. Gibson. Mrs
Harmon Frost. MIRA BENJAMIN soulc
Giants. Mrs. william &. snow and MIS-.
william J. Harris. The young ladies'
committee has been increased and In
ciudes Miss Jessie Wilson, Miss Erin
Clarke. Miss Genevieve Pyle. Miss
wiimarth Doyle. Miss Mary Adams,
Miss Mary scaife. Mrs. Robert Camp
bell. Miss 10 German. Miss Lillian
Willoughby. Mrs. Lester Scott. Miss
Winifred Devoe and Miss Wanda
Pearson.
On Sunday afternoon. March IS. at
the Beiasco Theater there will be an
interesting Joint recital by Prihoda,
the famous Bohemian violinist. and
Clelia Fioravanti, the young Italian
American mexzo-contralto of WASH
inGton.
Great interest attaches to this, oc-
casion because of the unusual oppor-
tunity afforded q young Washington
MISE "oo win
Florence, Italy. but has lived In
Washington since she was twelve
years old. Her entire musical train
ing has been here. Her debut as
Carmen with the Washington Opera
Company last season received warm
approval from both public and press.
The critics unanimously prophesied
a brilliant future for her.
Among the patrons and patronesses
for this concert are DR.. Bederich
Stepanek of the Czecho-Slovak lega-
tion; Nine. Riano. Nine. Pezet, Major
George Oakley Totten, jr. Mrs.
Edouard Albion. Mrs. Charles J. Bell.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett Mrs. c. c. CAL
boun. Mrs. William Boyd Carpenter.
Mrs. John Dillon. Mrs. George Ehle.
Mrs James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Loren
Johnson. and Mrs. Water Tuckerman.
The March meeting of the Ohio So
ciety will be held at Rauscher's, Mon
day evening. March II. Justice WILL
lam r. Day will preside. The special
program will be in charge OF Mrs.
william Hamilton Bayiy. Senator
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Fads, FancieS
And Foibles of
Social Leaders

Frank ID. Willis will deliver the ad-
dress. The Double r Chorus. COM
posed OF singers not usually heard
In public. will sing q number of selec-
tioDs under the direction OF Mrs.
Walter Bruce Howe. After the pro-
gram there will be a reception In
honor Of Senator and Mrs. Willis. and
dancing will follow.
JEAN ELIOT.