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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-09

in the middle of the week.-Mrs. was a
young peoples party and was given
for Miss Antoinette Graves. the guest
of her aunt. Mrs Charles Boughton
Woodland she entertained again to-
day. This time her guests were the
Japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Shidehara, the American Minister TO
Salvador and Mrs. Peter Augustus
Jay. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sedg-
wick. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas j. O'Brien.
Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore. Miss Kath-
crime Colby, Col X. G. Cholmeley-
Jones and Henry Cleveland Perkins,
jr. The Russian Ambassador and
Nine. Bakhmeteff also gave lunch
con Yesterday.
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Curiously enough there hss bees
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BALL AT WILLARD REEVES
MEMORY OF PRE-WAR DAY.

The ball at the Willard on Friday
night, with the officers of the navy
and marine corps stationed in Wash
ington as hosts, took one back to the
good old days before the war when
balls used to be given in the great
sail loft at the Navy Yard. There
was the same display of flags and
signal remnants. the same preponder-
ance of uniforms over common or
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WASHINGTON PEOPLE TO
CRUISE IN FLORIDA.

Colonel and Mrs. Bridge got here
just in time to have Mr.. and Mr..
Joseph Letter give a dinner for them
before they-the Leiters-started OFT
for their shooting box in Florida.
with the intention afterwsrd OF cruis-
ing about in Southern waters and
probably making" Bermuda before
spring. Mrs. William Mason Wright
went South with them and probably
they'n have other guests from Wash
ington with them from time TO time.
Breckenridge Long, having re-
signed his job at the State Depart
mcnt and having failed TO acquire the
job ION the hill" which he desired.
is devoting this winter to play and
he and Mrs. Long are also yatchtinR
on the coast of Florida. Col. and Mr..
stephen LII. Slocum have gone
South according to their custom each
winter and are launching their house
boat for their annual cruise. Col and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson aboard TIE
Everglades are making leisureiy
progress down the coast. starting
from ST. Augustine. where Mrs.
Thompson and Miss Hilda Sykes
joined the colonel last week Senator
and Mrs. Filinghuysen have gone South,
too. TO board the Victoria their yacht
upon which the Hardmgs are TO be
their guests later on.
The Roxana is now being made
ready for Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Ander-
son and when they slip away South
the colony OF prominent Washing
tonians whose craft are known at
every resort on the coast Of Florida.
will b. complete. The Andersons are
now at Weld, their place at Cam
bridge, Mass. but they are expected
at their Washington home early In
February and the supposition is that
after brief visit here. they VIII so
South 10 remain until spring.
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MtNSIlALLS GIVE
FIRST DINNER PARTY.

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were at home on New Year Day
and Mrs. Marshall received again last
Wednesday, but their dinner last
night was the first real entertaining
they have done since their retArn to
Washington early in December. They
had thirty guests, invited TO meet the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand, and the company included some
OF the heads of diplomatic missions,
Cabinet officers and other officials
with their wives. of course. as we'll as
a good many unofficial folk. The only
out-of-town guests were Mrs. Walter
McLallon, of Evanston, H., who Is
visiting the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Meredith, and Mrs. j. M.
Foley of Terrc Haute, who has taken
an apartment at the Lafayette for the
winter. o.. OIL.
The dinner was given in the Presi-
dental suite at the Willard, which
was sweet with flowers, and the table
was laid in the form of a hollow
square, with "a little fountain splash
ing mGrrily in the center and spraying
the clusters of roses and gay spring
blossoms.
This was the first of several dinners
which the Marshalls are to give this
month. They will entertain again on
Monday, with the British Ambassador
and Lady Gcddes as honor guests, and
their dinner on January Is will be
given In compliment to Justice James
Clark McReynolds. At their fourth
party, on January %, there will be no
honor guests, but number of friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall from other
cities are coming to Washington to be
present.
=
The series of dinners which the dip
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NO REAL BIG WEDDINGS
DURING PAST WEEK.

Although Washington couldn
boast a single big wedding during
the last week, there were several
marriages of more than a little in
terest to the social world. Only com
pany of nifty or sixty guests assemb-
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COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
Dt|L WAS BRILLIANT.

Nae Columbia Hospital ball next
;'ri'ing was a bit more general. but
D. he whole the attendance was al
- y equally brilliant. And 1t GER
.lih.y was fun. l noticed scores OF
Tie same people at both parties, the
49, difference in the two assem-
..sg.s being that the young people
',r.v rather more numerously present
- Thursday, while the diplomats
~ he official folk were more in evil
O.. Il 70 at the Serbian ball.
if..a State Department was well rep
,9ta0,cd that evening, for Mrs. Colby,
life u the Secretary of State. was in
nc .cccivins line with Nine. Grouitch
,-..G her group of aides-Mme. Ma
'h'cu, Nine. LeBreton, Baroness de
''A.I.,", Lady Geddes, Mrs. Julian
-: me, Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh. and
80 :"Et. The Undersecretary of State
- z .ii's. Norman Davis came on after
40 state Department Clubs party at
,.uu'ci!cr's. which was given in their
;:ynr:. The Third Assistant Secretary
OF gate and Mrs. Merle-Smith were
here. TOO. and Mr. and Mrs. Warren
lJ9;lno Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
con 'Nhitehouse. Mr.. and Mrs. Sum-
Itr |Yelles--all members of that
si.:srt little coterie OF young folk
cOnnec ed with the department who
p.aJ 1uch an important part in
Washington society these days.
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Charity Balls
/ Keep Capital
Society Busy

w nth the holidays behind us and
w all the thrills of the insugura
w ton period before, Washing
on has paused TO draw breath. The
week just past had It's usual grist of
fetal dinner parties. notably the first
% the series OF dinners which the
Ice President and Mrs. Marshall are
swing and the Attorney General and
.irs. Paimer's big dinner for the JUS
s!cos of the Supreme Court. BIN most
r. US have little immediate personal
'7ferest In such events. and we'd have
.ound things a bit dull had IL not been
o. the two big charity balls OF the
week, such parties as the One Hun
tgod Club dance on Monday, the navy
tan at the willard on Friday and the
:.hmerous delightful dinner parties
Naich preceded them.
The ball on Wednesday night for
.iIc bcnent OF Nine. Grouitch's pei
o. - city. the Serbian aid fund. had per-
..rvs the most distinctive atmosphere
Cfuay fete given for charity this sea-
20 since IL took place in William
"iclps Eno's handsome house, and
Ae guest list appears to have been
ttained as carefully as 1t would have
L,cl for a private party.
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been there. The Bakers had been re
cevlng at the army dance and before
that had dined with Col. and Mrs. ].
". Joyes..
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STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS YOUNGER SET.

sir. and Mrs Robert Wood Bliss
belong to this little GROUP didn't
see them on Wednesday evening,
nowcvcr-and so do Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Whiting Andrews. Mr.. Andrews
haG been here on duty at the depart
llcnt for some months, but Mrs. An
tlvews has only recently arrived
rom London, and they are now busy
housc hunting. Mr.. Andrews is a
,ousin Of Mrs. William Miller Collier,
AID - was for Mrs. Andrews that Mrs.
"oilicv gave a big and brilliant re-
ccptior. with dancing, at Rauscher's
yesterday afternoon-but that's an
Utner story.
Fcrbcrt Hengstler. chief of the
roasula. bureau, which, Of course, is
. state Department activity, was
.tss NJ the ball. and l caught sight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
B0WLERS
FOR TEN TEAMS
All Those Who Want to Get in
Head Pin Tourney Should
SEE Forman.

Any bowling teams in this city
or vicinity desiring to enter the Eve
ming World headpin tournament to
be held at Joseph Thumbs bowling
Academy in New York starting next
week, are requested to get in touch
with George f.. Forman, of 311 Elm
street, who has been in commune
cation with those in charge of this
tournament and has succeeded in
having set aside one night to be
known as Perth Amboy night.
Forman Is endeavoring to line UP
ten teams frop this city, South Am
boy, Woodbridge, or any other place
in this vicinity, call a meeting of the
managers of these teams, decide on
a date for the Perth Amboy night,
n then notify the New York rep
resentatives.
Entry blanks and other necessary
data has been forwarded to Forman
from the Thumb academy, and all
can be secured by getting in touch
with the local leader of the move
ment. Mr.. Forman is DESTROYS of
nearing from bowling so
that a date can be decided on as
soon as possible and the entry blanks
sent in.
There is no entry fee for this
tournament, but there will be a 81
expense for each five man team, OF
twenty cents a man. The prizes TO
be awarded are as follows: Silver
medal for ITO score, gold medal for
l15 score, and each member of the
winning team will receive a GOLD
medal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Joe Mullen Again Wants
Copper Works Field For
His AmboyB Baseball Team

In a day or two. possibly several
days. the decision Of the Raritan
Copper Works Athletic Association
In regard to the leasing Of their
baseball field will be made known.
It IS said that three applications
have been sent to the association
for the use of the reid this year and
OF this number Joseph Mullen. man
sger of the Perth Amboy Baseball
Club OF last season, is known to be
one. The names OF the other appli-
cants have not officially been made
known.
Although there have been many
rumors going the rounds in this city
about different parties who are en-
deavoring to lease this field, Il Is
the opinion of local sportdom that
there is no other person in this city
who could conduct the activities Of
a leading baseball team better than
Joseph Mullen.
Mullen. who for many years was
a leading player on many OF the
strongest mines in this vicinity. last
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
LOCAL PLAYERS
GET TRYOUTS
Many Products of Perth Am
boy Lots May Make Good
With the Minor Leagues.

Charles "Pudney" Stinson. Edward
"Blackie" Regain. Arthur Young,
Simon Jacobs, Michael Milchick,
Michael 500 and possibly Ray Hand
erhan will leave this city mex Sat-
urday or Sunday for Danville, Va,
where they are scheduled to report
on Monday to start training with the
representative league team of that
place. With the departing Of these
players Perth Amboy fans can boas.
that this Pacemaking City has had
its biggest year in sending players
for tryouts on various league teams;
about fifteen local or former local
men are at present or will be in
training with league teams.
Stinson, Regain and Handerhan
will try for infield positions. the first
two players having performed with
Joe Mullen's combination last year.
while Handerhan played with the
P~iscataway Arrows and also with a
number of other leading baseball
outfits in this vicinity. Jacobs is an
outfelder. while Milchick, 500 and
Young are pitchers. Jacobs per-
formed with the st. Anthony. North
Amboy and Lyceum clubs last sea-
son, Milchick was the star twirler of
the Lyceums and 500 and Young
are left-handed twirlers who worked
on the mound for the Perth Amboys
and st. Anthonys respectively.
Aicer Jensen and Jack Burke,
local pitcher and first baseman, are
in training with the Newark Inter
national league team at Suffolk. Va;
Eddie Grassick, Amboy backstop last
season, has been sent from the New
York Yankees to the Suffolk, Va.
team, and Butch" Nieder. Wood
bridge pitcher, and "Gabby'' Mandel
local outfielder. are in training with
the Daytona team Of the Florida
league.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
By r

Larger fish in smaller numbers.
That. in substance. is the dictum of
the law relating to the catching of
the finny tribe in most of North
America. A law for our protection.
maintained, like fish propagation. by
a small fee, which should be cheer
fully paid by the angler.
Do o remember early Saturday
mornings, when we were kids, how
we ate a hurried breakfast. called for
for u very best friend and hiked
off to the creek with our burlap
sack?
Remember how we used to stretch
the seine" and go UP stream and
chug underneath the bank to drive
the fish down into our net?
Remember that "haul?" How a
1O-inch fish was occasion for spon-
taneous rejoicing and a manifesto
ton of pride?
What did we know about "limits?"
We didn't consider that sort of thing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
walker Beats Summers

Mickey Walker. the crack Eliza
beth welterweight handed a neat
lacing to Johnny Summers Of New
York, in the twelve round main
event at the Coliseum club in New
ark last night. Summers took a
hard face beating, and although the
Elizabeth weller was or the verge
Of sending over the haymaker on
several different occasions, the New
York boy gamely stuck on for more.
In the eight round semi-final event,
Louis Condor of Altoona, a bantam,
made quick work of Mickey Cross of
Newark. the referee stopping the
bout in the second round. Buck
Josephs Of Nutley. outpointed Bat
ling Red of Newark, in one of the
six round events.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
COPPER works
MAY HAVE NINE
Still a Chance for Saturday
Baseball for 1ngots = Un-
employment Hurts Team.

There is a possibility of a repre-
Aentative Raritan Copper Works
baseball team this year. according to
present reports. Should working
conditions improve at the plant dur
ing the next month or so. it is pos
sible that Perth Amboy will have a
representative Saturday diamond
team after all. At the present time
there are few members of the Ingots
team of last season in the employ
Of the company, but if work be-
comes steady again it is likely tina
nearly all of the old men Will return
again. :
If the Raritan Copper Works does
not put a team on the field this sea-
son it is possible that a Saturday
combination will be organized in this
city, and home games played on that
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
AMICITIA BOWLERS WIN
FROM POST OFFICE FIVE

The Amicitias bowling team %
Pleasant Plains travelled to this city
last night where they took into camp
the local Post Office alley artists ine
two out of three games. Wood
pivot man for the Staten Island
combination, won high average hon@
ors in this match, rolling 2i2. 2051
and 200 for an average Of 2o6<
Cawse, of the Amicitias' team, Wort
high average honors. with 223s in hf4
second game. Pemberton, with an
average of 1S9 for the three games-
led the home team in that depart-
ment.
The Post Office bowlers started of
in real fashion, two of the member&
rolling slightly over the double cen<
fury mark. and the home combina@
ton succeeded in registering a win bx-
over one hundred and forty pins. The
visitors, due to consistent bowling
by Wood and Cawse. however, suc@
ceeded in winning the last two
games by big margins. I
The scores. Z
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

He's the boy without fear.
A tow-headed. happy-go-lucky
kid of eight who is telling the
world you can do anything if you
only have the grit.
And grit is the first. last and
middle name OF Cameron Coffee of
Los Angeles whose daring stunts
for the films have made a million
scalps creep.
At two years of age Cameron
Coffee had licked every goblin that
dared invade his nursery, and at
three had tumbled out of the
cradle into his first dare-devilty
by plunging into a swimming pool
while his dad was getting a bath
ing suit.
Today his courage earns him
from 5000 TO $3.50 a week. be-
cause a fearful world pays hand
somely for displays of nerve. and
Grit" Coffee has learned how to
market his gumption through the
movies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Princeton's New shell I'm Water

PRINCETON, March 3O:-The
pew shell which the Tiger varsity
crew VIII use in its this spring
arrived yesterday. The boat came
in a special baggage car under the
personal ehaperonage of John Fitz-
patrick. Princeton's veteran coach
and rlgger. When the varsity eight
reported for practice at 5 O'Clock it
found a shining new shell ready for
its use.
The shell is of the standard Amer
a pattern, rugged for starboard
stroke and with all modern improve
ments. The boat was built by Davy,
or Cambridge, and is the first pro-
quot of this craftsman to sea- a
Tiger crew.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

season gave Perth Amboy one Of its
most successful baseball Mines and
the games exhibited on the Raritan
Copper Works field by this team last
season compared with the best ever'
played in this city.
Il is hoped that the athletic asso-
citation OF the Copper Works wiz
once again favor the sporting publc
Of this city by leasing their ATHLETIC
field to Joseph Mullen. Mullen
brought many big attractions hers
last seasou and at the close of the
1920 campaign announced that still
greater bookings would be brought
here during the season of 1921. prod
viding he was given the lease on the.
field. Z
It is expected that a great portiorl
of the AInboy teams material of lasc
year will be on hand for service
again this season. and all positions
left vacant by retirements or By
players who have left the city for
tryout with league teams, viii be
filed by strong players from various
places in this vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
WEST AMB0Y FEDS
TO PLAY lEHIGHS

The West Amboy Feds. the ag-
gregation which handed a lacing to
the Franklin A. A.. baseball team of
this city by a score OF 9-6 last
Sunday. is scheduled to mee- the
Lehigh A. e. baseball team in a prac-
tice game on the West Amboy base
ball field, next Sunday afternoon.
This game will be played as a pre-
lin to the West Amboy game. The
twirlin< OF Philip Manton featured
the Feds victory last Sunday.
Manager George Wosh is DESTROYS
of arranging games with light SEN
Tor teams. for games to be played
at home or abroad. Address COM
~munications TO ZIG Carson avenue, or
call 1510-R.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

a sin. did we?
Remember how we used to look
with W and amazement at the
catches the older boys got from
their honest-to-goodness seines in
the river and how their traps were
loaded with fish in the mill pond?
Why, we ever heard of some fell
lows who got a whale of a big mess"
out of the creek with a stick of dyna-
mite.
Then the paper mill was put up
along the creek and the sawmill
over on the river finished up the
job.
No use going back there any more
for a days fishing. We have had
to look for cleaner and better stock
ed streams and ponds.
Those, fellow-anglers. are the rea-
sons why we have fishing licenses.
creel and size limits on our fish to-
day.
| In heavily populated centers these
laws are our salvation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

TAMPA, Flat would be a
strange, not to say startling, thing
IL Walter Johnson. veteran Washing
ton pitcher. stepped back into the
front ranks of hurler stardom this
season.
And yet that is what seems to be
In prospect -
Last season the demon smoke ball
artist had trouble with his power
full oil right wing.
But something has happened
since.
Trainer Optimistic
Ard rev Nike AaEa8 fGE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Post Once.
y62 S57 81 4
Ainicitias. !
VIII Not Fine Players

MINNEAPOLIS. March 30.-Um-
pires in the American association
will not be allowed to impose fines
on unruly players this season unde.
the word sent out 70 club owners By
Thomas J. Hickey. president of the
league. according to advices recefv-'
ed here today. ::
They may recommend fines to the
leagues head and return the privil !
eye of banishing a player. II DEEM
ed necessary, from the field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
HeydIer Inxrres Harding

WASHINGTON, March 3O:-Invi-
tations before President Harding has
included one from John A. HeydIer,
PRESIDENT OF the National League, to
attend next falls world series
Heydler presented the Invitation in
person and said the President told
him that nothing would please him
better if conditions permitted"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Saint Light Jrs. ORGANIZE

The St. Anthony light junior base
ball team has been organized, and
Arthur Pape chosen booking mana
ger. All challenges should be
addressed to the manager, corner
William and Division streets. The
lineup of this team will be chosen
from Pape. Pinksowski, Desmond.
Deliman. Burke. Jones, 10th. For
ty, Sedor and Zalari.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Return Bowling Match

A return match between the Jen-
kins-Einhorn two man team and
the Dolan-M. Larson combination
will be bowled on Bohnsack's alleys
tomorrow night. This match will
consist OF nine games, the same as
the first contest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

years trainer of the Washington
ball team. says johnson should come
back in all his glory this season.
Here's the dope Martin goes on:
johnson strained his leg early
last season. He had to cut down his
pitching ~stride-step about one-half.
and TO keep his famous hop on the
ball he made his arm furnish the
extra power lost through the short
ened stride.
"Result? Walter crossed a couple
of ligaments in his hurting wing just
above the elbow.
Early this season we got busy
On those ligamsntss J mssssSsd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
First No-Hit Game

NORFOLK, Va, March 30-The
first no-hit game of the season has
been recorded. Bill Dollard. hurier
for the Catholic University. turned
it in his heaving against the Hamp-
ton Roads Training Station. The
final was 1 to 0 in Dollard's
favor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
prook,yn Nine wants Games

The Atlantic Nationals. a Brook
Iyn travelling semi-pro team VIII
ppen the season this Sunday with
b practice game against the Clinton
Nationals. J. Samisch, SO saratoga
avenue, Brooklyn. is the
this combination and he is de-
Sir o,1s of hearing from teams having
home grounds. Address challenges
to the above address. or call Bush
wick 2492.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Hnguenot a. q. Forms.

The Huguenot a. c. baseball team
has been reorganized. and Manager
Richard Costello of Huguenot Park,
Staten Island is DESTROYS of arrang-
ing travelling or home games with
some of the light senior and senior
combinations in this vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

Mike Martin should know what
he's talking about. He's the trainer
who took Joe Judge in hand when
he was figured TO be through with
baseball because OF a broken ankle.
Judge today is as feet of foot as
ever,,, and is crowding George Sisler
for honors.
Martin was also called upon to
help restore woodrow Wilson's de-
clining health. Wilson. when presi-
dent. took orders from the Senator's
trainer for three months.
Clark Griffith and Manager George
Mcbride are depending greatly on
Johnson's comeback.
HE won't be called upon to pitch
fifty games this season. as he once
was" says Mcbride. Walter mas
carried the pitching burden of the
Washington club for years. He'll
get only his regular turn this season
but we look for a real run OF wins
from him"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30
Purify Your Blood

get right after the blood itself.
S.S.S., the famous old herb REM
edy, has helped enrich the blood Of
thousands, and relieved their itch>
ing skin torture during the last
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-30

from your blood stream
the impurities that cause
the itching.
For this you must take
an internal blood remedy.
Outside applications have
no effect on the cause Of
the torture. Their relief
is shortlved. You must