Evening star., 1921-12-25
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Political Life
Continued from Sixth Page.)

from intrusion. most elaborate
nursery occupies the third floor of
the handsome new house which Mr..
John Rascob, one of the vice presi-
dents of the du Pont Powder Company.
erected near Wilmington. Del, after
the general plan of the PanAmerican
building. Nearly all this space is a
roof garden. secured by glass and
screens against the weather. and
birds and flowers adorn it winter and
summer Mr.. Rascob has ten chill
dren, the eldest not quite fifteen. and
suite Of rooms. one for sleeping and
studying. another for play and to
keep the games and toys safe. and a
third. a tiny dining-room, where each
child is trained to play host or host
ess for some invited guests.
The Twentieth Century Club. which
is 50 potrnt ;. .n.G-..> das agency oi
his cir'r h. -acen.l-- presented to
the news sheet published by the
. tnurca OF Our t'atler, with which ii
is offliated, an extract of a sermon
preached here on Christmas day in
1889 by the lamented Edward Everett
Hale. who was later pastor of that
church and chaplain Of the Senate.
This excerpt contains one of the most
notable prophecies which that clear
sighted, patriotic divine uttered dur
ing his long and honorable career. It
relates in precise terms to the con-
ference which has been called to meet
here within the first quarter of the
twentieth century. DIR. Hale's exact
records them, are: The twentieth
century will apply the words OF the
Prince of Peace to international life.
The wisdom of statesmen will devise
tne solution. which will be pleasing
to soldiery and peoples alike. and
which al will receive with thankful
ness The beginning Will be made.
not when war clouds hang over the
world. but rather in the time of peace.
and it will be the work of a nation
which maintains no great military eS-
tablishment-one like our own. If not
our own United States" Then is de-
tailed the method Of obtaining world
peace through practical and frank
discussions. and the whole rings as
clear and strong as the great speech
with which the Secretary OF State
opened the memorial BILE conference now
sitting in the National Capital. The
president of the Twentieth Century
Club and her lids are to have pretty
cards with these words of the revered
author and divine printed upon them,
with a view of presenting them as
souvenirs to those who are partici-
pating in what they style Edward
Everett Hale's dream come true
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cassidy. the
we'll known artists. who maintained a
charming studio here some years ago,
have established themselves for the
winter in that city of perpetual sun
shine, Santa Fe. N. NJ. and on a
street which archaeologists claim is
the oldest in continental United
States. 1t is called Ell Canine del
Canon, and is the ancient Indian trail
which the Spanish conquerors found
in 1540. when Coronado penetrated to
the Taos village. 1t had then been
in continual use for centuries. and
has SO continued ever since. A num-
ber of well known artists hereabout
<a-e living on Ell Canine del Canon
Robert Henri, John Sloan and Ran
dali Davey-for during the dull gray
of winters in this part of the country
glorious sunshine floods the high
mesa on which the city of Holf Faith
is situated. The splendid museum
maintained by the federal authorities
affords young and unframed artists an
opportunity to exhibit and to profit
by the criticism of the members of
the celebrated art schools in Santa Fe
and at Taos. Mr.. Henri, now one of
the illustrious painters of the coun-
try, made a modest beginning at
Santa Fe and at Taos, and in CRATE
full appreciation of the aid received
some Of his finest canvases hang in
the museum as his gifts.