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Governor Wrstmor"ud pavls has
issued a can to az Persons in Nir-
ginia Interested in br,,e'mrn, OF rural
III. in tn" State 10 ny.t with him Al
the capi,o! ou May 1 and Is. when
plans wi,l oe discussed Tor co-ordi.
mating nsuch of the work NOW being
done Ny dimereut orgouiza,ions to saw"
waste motion. ana a; thu sand tim.
do more effective worH
More ,han 800 person. are expected
ia attend tn, meeting. wAich vii be
one OF the most state wide ever held
AMI many prominent PERSONS. both
mru ana women, arc serving on vaTi-
Gus committees. which are drafting
plans for the conference.
BrIiryc Time Propitiou>.
At :, recent meeting OF the general
committee" in charge OF The confer
.uco. a hri"f discussion aros. over the
question a to whether Il was an on.
portunr time To tax" steps LOOKING; to-
ward the co-ordinatton OF rura. ac-
;ivities. and it vas the general
opinion that the time seems to be
propi;-ous Tor such movement
There also arose The question OF
creating another organization inter.
! "sted in rural activities whose runc-
ton would u" The coordination ot
x.sting agencies. Il was general.
~ decided that THE Co-opcrattve i:d-
/ ncatiou Association should bo the
agency through which this work
could b. hast done. and that tho 'ctaI
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IHv Associated Prcss.l

WASHINGTON, April president
Harding today saved the life Of an
rmcnian child by accepting a Near
last relief coupon book. representing
|ulhcicnt funds 10 provide food and
IothinG for one child for year.
|Irs. Harding also accepted one Of
he books.
The President and Mrs. Harding
deceived hhe books standing on the
last poriico of the White House. on
hitch was spread rug used In the
Hall of Mirrors at the signing Of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-03
BOLISH RATIONING OF
PRIMT-PAPER IN BERLIN
lIiN Assnclntcd rrc.s-

BERLIN, April 2.-Thr official "a
oning of print paper and the fixing
/ prices was abolished TODAY.
An official statement says tn" "oy-
nmen; Will do all in its power 10
remote production in order 90 iUrrt
ne internal demands. hut Will con-
nue. to exercise export control The
resent action If Ia" government re-
nltcd from Il joint protest OF IN.
.rmau publishers
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uela for rcdcrn, Authorities.

Johnson ls being held for The Fed
.r..l authorities TO ans"rr The charge
Of raIsiu. bills y Secret Service
agent today id-n,iu"d tn. man as
'.Nortolk Rcd" and said that nc vas
positive johnson was ;he man Sc
crct Service agents had been trailing
for some time. and tAat Ae "as also
wanted ia many OF the larger East
.ru cities for coumtcrt.!in-
That ~" negro arrested mere x The
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plunge. .m-rcc, 10 River in Auto

NEW YONN, April ..-Gcovsc
Sader. salesman. lost control OF his
automobile. crashed through a rail-
ing of the Madison Avenue bridge
and plunged foTiy-fcct to tn" east
bank OF Tie Harlem River late last
night and was alive today. lie was
taken to y hospital suffering from =
broken coNar-bone and fractured
ribs
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MINERS IN UGL|ER
TEMPER;;SUPPL|ES
WILL Be RAT|ONED
Great Strike in British Empire
as Yet Unattended by Sc
rious Disorders.
PUMP MEN ABANDON
COlLiERIES TO FLOODING
Fears Expressed of a Wider
Withdrawal of Mining
Engineers.
FOOD SUPPLIES ARE AMPLE
No Anxiety Entertained on This
Score Unless Breakdown in
Transport Occurs.
PUMP MEN ABANDON
COlliERIES TO FLOODING
FOOD SUPPLIES ARE AMPLE
No Anxiety Entertained on This
Score Unless breakdown in
Transport Occurs.
ny Assoclated Press !

bH Associated Press
LONDON. April mo serious dis
orders have occurred yet in the great
mining strike. although number OF
the coal mines have been left by tho
pump men and engineers to be
Hooded. ana the men are said to DO
displaying an uglicr temper. espe-
ciaIiy in South Wales. Fears are ex-
pressed that there may be a much
wider withdrawal OF the engine men
and pump mon. and the government
is taking all necessary precautions
IT is expected that on Monday or
dcrS will be- issued for the drastic
rationing Of coal for lighting pur-
poses. householdcrs being reduced to
one hundred weight weekly. and fac
tories and business concerns to ATTY
per cent Of their normal consump-
ton
Food Supplies Ample.
Food supplies are ample for the
present according to the Board OF
Trade. ana there is no anxiety on
this score unless breakdown in
transport; occurs
Long statements were sent out to-
day for publication by the new chan
ccllor OF the cXchcquer. Sir Robert
stevenson Horne, in behalf OF the
government, and ny Arthur Hender-
son and Frank Hodges. for the min
ers, jus,ifying the opposing atti-
,udcs. The miners representatives
accuse the government of heed!essiy
prccipi,ating the crisis by prema-
;urc removal Of control over the in
idustry.
! The chancellor ignores this point
ana bases his statement upon the i'm
possibility OF asking taxpayers TO
shoulder further burdens in order to
suhsdizc The coal industry or OF
/ forcing the government to agree to
such subsidy.
Higlnnd Suggests solution.
Alfred BiGland. Coalition Unionist
! for Birkenhcad. who was member
| Of the grand committee Of the House
! Of the commission decontrol bill
makes the suggestion that the so.u
ton for the dispute is to rcscind this
| bill and make the time limit for con
tro1 May 80. instead OF March 81.
He infcrs thar the committee
agreed to the earlier date because
the government seemed persuaded
that the mine owners would suggest
scale OF wages acceptable TO the
miners. He admits that postpone
men; OF the dccontro! measure would
cost the country il0,0o0.000. hut con
sidcTs this necessary in order to give
! more ample time for discussion and
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3 fast trains daily Richmond to Nor
folk via c. & % ~. Al. - noon,
$40 L. M.--Adv,
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The Weather

Fnir with riSinE temperatures to-day;
rising temperatures. accompanied
by moderate winds. tomorrow
TOR Fun Weather Report Sse Page H.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

In the year 1912 Charles Duncan Mil
ler, Jr. (may considerate Fate permit
on that future day that the or" be
still fastened to his name). may be in
terested In learning from this article
from THE New YORK HERALD that the
chairman OF the floor committee of the
sixty-fourth annual Charity Ball of Feb
ruary /. 1921. was Mr.. Lawrence Smith
Butler that the honorary chairman was
Mr.. George III. Sullivan that their chief
aids were Major James G. Mcclure, Col.
John r. Daniell Major Alfred r. Whit
ney, Col Arthur T. Schermerhorn, Col.
Charles Elliott Warren. Mr.. Edward
Goldman Parish and Lieut.-Col Edward
c. Delaheld. and that their associates on
the floor committee of 1921 were the fol-
lowing men OF New York:
Col Francis L. V. Hoppin. Mr.. Shipley
Jones. Major Henry Gansvoort Sanford,
Mr.. De Coursey Fales, Lieut.. Harold u.
Herrlck, Major-Gen. Charles III. Sheriff..
Messrs. Ernest Van r. Stlrcs Phoenix
Ingraham. Francis n. Markoe. Henry
Talmage Frederick R. Hawley, Arnold
Whitrldge. Harrison Kerr Bird. Edward
M Crosby, Albert r. Pickernell, Wal
bridge s. Taft. Nicholas Danforth, stuy-
vesant Fish, Jr.; Ewing X. Philbin.
Barent Lefferts. Clarence q. White.
Marino Tornabelll Robert T. Mckee and
Charles Qulcke, Brig.-Gen. Louis W.
Stotesbury. Capt. Paul Gilbert Thebaud,
Messrs. John s. Rogers, Robert @. Nun
roe. Edward Simmons Hall, Douglas FL
lIman, T. Chesley Richardson. Jr Lau-
renee f. Peck, w. Trumbell Thomas,
William Jay Schienelin. Jerome Alexan
dre. Griswold H. Daniel, Arthur NJ
Dubois. Francis II. Tows George c.,
white, ". X. Gordon Amory S. Carhart,
Francis H. Kinnicutt, Brewster Jennings.
Ernest Greene. X. Thornton Wilson,
Frederick O. Allen, Edward shppen, A.
Coster schermerhorn, Douglas Gibbons
John T. Terry, Henry Clapp Smith. Nor
gan J. O'Brien. Jr. Martin J. Keogh,
Albert Could Jennings. Jr. Edward r.
Condor, Charles II. Marshall. J. Horton
Ijams and Charles Carroll Goldsborough.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
MRS. CHARLES DUNCAN MILLER aad CHARLES
DUNCAN MILLER, JR

been arranged for the next meeting of
Clio, Mrs. Willis p. Miner president, at
the Hotel Astor tomorrow afternoon.
1t will be devoted to unique characters.
and Mrs j. Henry Mckinley, who is
chairman of the day. will tell OF them in
music, while Mrs. Eugene Allendorf will
speak of those i'm story. Mrs Charles
Duane Baker is honorary president Of
the club.
Mrs. Alcinous Berton Jamison, presi-
dent of Euterpe Club, will give eau
serie for members of the club at her
residence, AZ West Forty-fifth street, on
Friday afternoon, from until 6 o'clock.
The club will have It's annual musicale
and dance In the large ballroom of the
Plaza on Monday, January 81. Well
known artists will take part in the pro-
gramme
The Manhattan Study Club. Mrs.
Edith r. Pearsons president, held mu-
sicale at the residence of one of its
members. Mrs Raymond Penfield. in
Riverside Drive. on Monday. Mrs. Flor
ence Foster Jenkins. chairman of music,
arranged the programme. The artists
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

Drama Comedy. Mrs. Russell Moore
Tanning president. will have it's first
dance of the new year on January 81 at
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Arrange Brilliant Meetings. Dances Concerts

ceiving by Mrs. Ada r. Shorey Maine
DR. Frances w. Mcneil. New York; Mrs
Walter S. Comfy. Pennsylvania: Mrs
Emma X Edwards. New Jersey: Mrs
William Pitt Trimble, Washington; Mrs.
David b. Luckey Kansas; Mrs. Dexter
ID. Ashley, Nebraskas Miss Mary Gar
rett Hay. Indiana; Mrs. John II. Fife,
Ohio: Mrs. William B. Smith. I'd. Mis-
souri,: Mrs. Thomas Slack. Illinois; Mrs.
e. Il. Williams, South Carolina; Mrs.
Robert w Lyle, Texas; Mrs Victor
Fredrickson, Wisconsin; Mrs. Il. +. CO.
megys. Louisiana, and Mrs. J. B. #.
Herreshof. Alabama.
Each table win represent a State with
a hostess and will be decorated in ac-
cordance with the home State.
A concert for the benefit of the Ecole
Maternelle Franchise (F'rench Day Nurs-
ery) has been arranged for sunday
evening, January 80, at the Belasco me
atre Miss Yvonne Gall, Mime. Ger
maine Schnitzer and Sascha Jacobsen
have consented to appear. The nursery
nj 346 West Twenty-e ighth street, feeds,
teaches and takes daily care OF more
than one hundred little children whose
parents owing to Illness or to the neces-
sity of earning living outside of the
homo. are unable to attend to their little
ones during the day. The nursery ls
appealing for much needed funds for ITS
maintenance. Tickets for the concert
may be obtained by applying to Nine
Anna Fregosi at the nursery, or to Mrs
Willard l.. Metcalf, lao West Seventy
ninth street.
Theoria Matinee Luncheon Club. Mrs.
Harold George Wood. president and
founder, will hold its regular monthly
luncheon on Wednesday at the Astor
and later attend George Cohan's Theatre
to see 1.-THE Tavern On Monday even
Ing, January IT, the club will attend the
Cohan & Harris Theatre to see "Wel-
come Stranger"
What promises to be one of the most
interesting events of the pre-Lenten sea
son is the dance to be given by the
Mount st. Vincent College Alumne for
the benefit OF the college building fund
at the Waldorf-Astoria on February Z.
This will be the first time in the history
Of one of the Oldest convent schools in
the country that p public benefit OF this
kind has been held, and II Is expected
that this departure from the conserva-
tive traditions of the past will attract
wide attention and that large number
OF former graduates not only from the
vicinity of New York but from the near
by cities of Boston and Philadelphia
will be present.
Members OF the alumnse in charge OF
the dance are: Mrs. Nora Cotter Bros
nan, president; Mrs p. ]. Cuskley, chair
man OF the entertainment committee
Mrs. Alfred J. Talley. Mrs Francis b.
De'ehanty, Mrs. John J. Kirby, Mrs. d.
G. HaFgerty Mrs. Henry Finan, Miss
Mary Mccormack. Miss Josepha Bren-
nan, Mrs. John +. Calvin, Jr., Mrs. r
Stanley Newberry, Mrs. John H. OCon-
mel and Mrs James L. Dougherty.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Mozart Society to Give Bal
Masque for East Side
Clinic.

Russell, Mrs. E. p. Howard, Mrs. Ruin
Mason Rice, Mr. Francis Wright Clinton
Miss Henriette Strauss and Mrs. Eva
Phipps. 1.-THE Trend of the New Year
was the topic of the day and Mrs. Owen
Kildare was the chairman and present.
ed a most interesting programme. II
included New Years greeting by Mrs.
Palmer and an address by Mr.. Edward
Percy Howard. president of the New
York Press Club. There were also piano
solos by Minnette Warren. barytone
numbers by Emanuel Stiefi. soprano solo
by Miss Josephine Forsythe, manuscript
reading by Mrs. Lucille Van Slyke. an
address by Mrs. Winifred Sackvile
Stoner, and readings from American au-
thors by Mrs. Katherine Bates Bennett.
Aside from its many philantliropic ac-
tivities In America, the club has been
supporting number of French orphans
during the past two years
One of the hllliant entertainments Of
the winter will be the concert to be
given in the large ballroom Of the Wal
dorf- Astoria on the morning of Febru-
airy under the joint auspices Of the
New York Diet Kitchen Association
and the Maternity Centre Association.
Miss Mary l.. Dawson is chairman OF
the Joint committee, on which are the
following officers of the two societies:
Mrs Henry Willard. president; Mrs.
William Curtis Demorest and Mrs.
Henry p. Dawson. vice-presidents; Mrs.
Joseph w. Tilton, treasurer; Mrs. Elias
NJ Johnson, assistant treasurer. and
Mrs. George Reese Satterlee. secretary,
for the New York Diet Kitchen Asso-
citation, and Miss Mabel Choate. preAt-
Continued on Fourth Page.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

were Mrs. Edith Hallet Frank. Miss
Alice Philprook, Miss Florence Klepper,
Miss Helen Desmond, Mrs Harrison
Trime, Messrs. Irving Jackson and Al
bert Frinkelstein.
Tho Daughters of Ohio in New York.
Mrs. Edmund W. Kingsland, president.
will meet tomorrow afternoon in the
East Room of the Waldorf-Astoria. 1t
will be their fourth session this season
and will begin with an executive meet
ing at / O'clock followed by business
meeting an hour later and at o'clock
there will be a social. Mrs. Marie Guth-
rie Clarke is chairman of the day. and
the guests of honor will be the National
Society of Ohio Women, Mrs. John Fife,
president, and Mr.. Grant Mitchell.
Among those who will contribute to the
programme are Salvatore Sciarretti.
tenor Minnie Carey Stine, contralto
Mr.. Edward Fales Coward and Mr.. Al
bert Sterner. who will speak on the
Existing Conditions In Art" Tea will
be served after the programme.
The first card party of the season for
the fund for the blind will be given
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Elaborate Preparations Under Way for \
Nursery and Child's Hospital Ball

While the Charity Ball in the Waldorf
Astoria on the night OF February / runs
back over six generations of New York
society In It's annual recurrence for the
Nursery and Child's Hospital, there are
among its supporters to-day as patrons
and patronesses persons whose active
associations with this historic incident
in society and charity cover more than
half that time. To-day as during the
days OF their childhood and youth, the
Charity Ball is with them an incident OF
first Importance IN the fixtures of the
year.
or numerous families whose members
have with each succeeding generation
been closely identified with this incident
in civic and social life, that OF Mrs
Frank Spencer Wutherbee stands out
with special prominence. Mrs. Wither-
bees mother the late Mrs Lispenard
Stewart, was before and after the civil
war one of the most influential forces
back OF the Charity Ball. With the
death OF Mrs. Stewart her position was
inherited and continued by Mrs. Wther-
bee Mrs Charles Duncan Miller, daugh-
ter OF Mrs Witherbee. has Joined the
circle Of younger matrons, who are as
Stunning their inherited responsibilities
toward society and the beneficiary, the
chief support Of which through almost
three-qdarters OF a century has been
the Charity BALL
Now into this interesting family cir
Gle has come Charles Duncan Miller. Jr,
The very small sUn OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
icr. grandson Of Mrs Witherbee and
great-Erandson OF Mrs. Lispenard Stew
art When Charles Duncan Miller, Jr..
grows to mans estate and is called
upon. some twenty years or more hence.
70 take his place on the floor commits
toe" and thus follow In the footsteps Of
his father grandfather and great-grand-
father he will DO 80 with feelings OF spe-
cial affection for and obligation to the
beneficiary OF the ball. because Charles
Duncan Miller Jr, came into the world
W. rne'~ ss'a'~A'" and Cbiids' Hospital
The New York herald., 1921-01-09
eA.s.. ~ x1xAMyyAM

the Hotel Astor, where an the afternoon
of January 2S ii will hold a cabinet meet
ing of the members. On Monday evening,
January "a, the club will give Il card
party in the ballroom of the Hotel AstCr.
The club held it's regular Friday after
noon meeting last week at the Astcr,
Hereafter these meetings are to be
known as the Friday review. as a re-
view of current plays will be given at
them and a shott love play read by the
president The next social matinee will
be given at the Astor on Friday.
A bridge, euchre and five hundred will
be given Wednesday under the auspices
of the New York Mozart Society, Mrs
Noble Mcconnell. founder and president.
Mrs f. Bassford Schmalholz of 210
Riverside Drive is the chairman.
The Bal Masque and Carnival for the
benefit of the East Side Clinic for Chill
dren, 325 East Eighty-fourth street, will
be held in the grand ballroom of the
Astor on Tuesday. January 25. with Mrs.
Samuel Gardner Estabrook. chairman.
A meeting of the ball committee will be
held tomorrow.
An ushers' meeting OF the Mozart So
ciety Will be held tomorrow at the
Astor. Mr.. William A. Stats is the
chairman.
The drama committee OF the Mac
Dowell Club OF New York city has ar
ranged an Oriental Evening for to-day.
to be given in the Club Theatre. Doug
las J. Wood will stage and play in q
one act Chinese tragedy by Miss Ruth
Comfort Mitchell called '"rhe Sweet
Meat Game" with Mrs George d. Col
ter. Mr.. John Randall and Master Junior
Herman. Mrs. Charles ID. Coburn viii
talk on Chinese Costumes and Chinese
Symbols. She will be assisted by Mrs.
III. Durant Cheever, Mrs. III. Van Buren
Magonigle, Miss Sylvia Field and Miss
Nanette Turcas. Miss Marion Whitman
viii interpret an original Geisha Dance
and Miss Elizabeth Gum will sing Jap
anese songs.
A most interesting programme has
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

Officers OF the alumn@ are: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Nora Cotter Brosnan honor
airy vice7presidents, Mrs A. t. McDon-
nell, Mrs. Eugene V. DAILY. Mrs. Theo-
dore A. Madden, Mrs. Henry Cassidy
vice-presidents, Miss Mary z. Bannin
| Mrs. Gustave Lefevre. Miss Mary @.
Mcclure; recording secretary. Miss
! Hima Carlsen corresponding secretaries
Miss Katherine Calvin. Miss Irene Ban
min and Miss Alma Madden treasurer,
Miss Mary E. Mulrey: historian. Mrs. J.
Henry Haggerty.
The January luncheon OF the Ameri-
can Criterion Society, Mrs. Leonard l..
Hill president, held at the Hotel Commo-
oore last Friday was devoted to the
stage and stage people. Both the SLEPT
and the speaking play were represented
by dramatists and actors.
Mrs. Hill received the honor guests
aided by committee composed of Mrs.
Henry A. Conan, Mrs f. A. Baggs Mrs.
Frank Merrill Seamans, Mrs Alvi living
Baldwin, Mrs. John Fl. Judge, Mrs.
Charles e. Bentley, Mrs Albert II.
Gleason, Mrs. George w. Kavanaugh,
Mrs. Hudson p. Rose and Mrs.
Thomas p. Spenser Mrs. William.
Smith Young was chairman of the COM
mittee, with Mrs. Albert Haustetter vice.
chairman. Preceding the luncheon the
new members were inducted into fellow
ship. Among the honor guests were Mr.
Frank Bacon and Mrs. Bacon. Mr.. Mac
lyn Arbuckle, Miss Lillian Gish, Mr.. Earl
Carroll, Mrs. Helen Davenport Gibbon.
DR., Edgar Whitaker Work, Mrs. George
Cram and Miss Jessie Prngle.
Before introducing her guests Mrs
Hill greeted the members of the society
In an original poem written for the oc-
tasion. Responding for the stage, the
heroes Of Daddy Dumplin' " and Light
min +" spoke seriously and lightly by
turn. and the afternoon terminated with
d programme given by Max Kotlarsky.
pianist, and Miss Kruse, soprano, which
had been arranged by Mrs. Margaret
Weber, chairman of the music committee
OF the club.
For the benefit of their philanthropic
fund the Daughters Of New Jersey In
New York Mrs. Emma Kip Edwards
president gave bridge party on Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Louis Martin,
135 Fort Washington avenue.
The next regular social day of Chiro-
pean, Mrs. Julia r. Ring president, will
be held on January 20 At the regular
business of the club last Thursday sew
eral new members were admitted.
Preparations already are being made
| by the Rainy Day Club of America, Mrs.
A. M. Palmer president. for its Presj-
dents Day. which will be held on Febru-
airy 2 at the. Hotel Astor. The-clu will
have It's next business meeting on Janu-
ary 10.
At it's regular monthly social meeting
| on Wednesday at the Hotel Astor the
! guests of honor included Mr.. Edmund
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

The next regular social day of Chiro-
pean. Mrs. Julia #. Ring president, will
be held on January 20. At the regular
business OF the club last Thursday sew
eral new members were admitted.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

Preparations already are being made
by the Rainy Day Club of America, Mrs.
A. M. Palmer president, for its Presj-
dents Day, which will be held on Febru-
airy at the. Hotel Astor. The club will
have It's next business meeting on Janu-
arV 10
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

At it's regular monthly social meeting
on Wednesday at the Hotel Astor the
guests of honor included Mr.. Edmund
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

For the benefit of their philanthropic
fund the Daughters OF New Jersey in
New York, Mrs Emma Kip Edwards
president, gave bridge party on Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Louis Martin.
135 Fort Washington avenue.
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Continued on Fourth Page.
The New York herald., 1921-01-09

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