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PILOTLESS PLANES
RUN by WIRELESS,

IN addition to controlling the fligh>
Of an aeroplane by wireless, AZ
tempts are being made In France tt
devise mechanism to enable a plan
not only to ascend pilotless, but ais
to land without any hand on the
controls. 49,
Devices In course Of perfection
show wonderful ingenuity. In one
case . machine without q pilot, its
engine having been started. run.
across tho aerodrome. causing to re-
vofve at . rapidly Increasing pace
q small two-bladed fan or screw be.
tween the wings. Tho fan as 500,
as It turns q certain number of rev.
olutions actuates mechanism whioa
places tho control surfaces of tn
machine in the right position for as
cent, It's maneuvers while aloft be.
ing controlled by wireless.
When the time comes for landing
the tap Of a ground wireless key
has the effect of unrolling beneath
the aeroplane a length of wire with
weight at the end. This weight,
touching ground while the machine
Is at some little height. switches
or the engine and causes the rear
surfaces Of the plane to set them.
selves In such a position that the
landing wheels Of the machine make
a smooth contact with the earth.
French wireless control Of aero.
planes has achieved already a nots.
BILE triumph. A lerge machine was
taken UP by lbs pilot, who left the
controls and allowed the machine
to be Unanswered for more than an
hour by wireless operators in a land
station far below. At a given signal
the pilot resumed control and
landed.
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Danger Always Near.

Now ono Of the most significant
things about q machine il the
fact that an injury to any part
Of It affects the whole: . great in
Jury even to q minor part may
stop the working Of the machine
itself. A $4,000 H. p. engine may
be stopped by q few grains Of
sand in one Of the bearings; q
<o-ooo-ton battleship. oostips
Sc, 900, 900, may be sunk, II even
. small hob is blown, say. by q
torpedo or mine. in her outer
akin.
But the most complicated machine
that we know of, and the finest In
every way. Is man himself. Yet the
strongest MIN may be killed by a
minute germ getting under his skin.
Similarly. our wonderful Machine
Of Civilization, the development Of
the Ages. is dependent for its sue
cessful working on the successful
working Of every part. An injury
to ono part affects the whole; and
tho whole machine may be stopped
ar even destroyed by a cause rela-
lively small. The Machine Of Civil
ization was 80 destroyed in Baby
lon, in Assyria, in Rome, and In
Russia
But not only are the parts Of the
Machine in any one country depen-
dent on each other, the Machine In
every country is dependent in con-
siderable measure on the Machine IN
every other country. Since the war.
we have seen many instances in
which a serious strike in one coun-
try aroused alarm. not only in that
country. but in all other countries
also.
Now II 70 a disauietingy fact re.
ssrding the Machine Of Civilization
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
By ADMIRAL FISKE---
Foremost American Naval StrategisD
The Machine of Civilization Needs Naval and Military Skin to Guard It,
I'm All Governments Except Japan the Men Occupying High Positions
KNOW UNNECESSARILY Less About Naval and Military Part Than About
Amy Other Pa-ROme Striking Example of Nation Grown Hfem
mate and Weak


that while in every civilized coun.
try the individual parts of the
Machine are handled by men trained
to handle 1t.
mean by the parts of the
Machine" the various professions
and vacations in which men are en-
gagged, such as engineering. law,
medicine, business, the army and
navy, etc.. etc. In every one Of these
parts or departments. the men &C.
cupying the high positions are men
who have been fitted for them by
special training. But in the Ma
chine. as whole, the men occupy
ing the high positions have not been
SO fitted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
More London Disease

I ,oNDoN, Jan. 1.-THE prevail.
ence Of infectious diseases N
London was referred to at a recent
meeting Of the Metropolitan Asy-
lums Board. ..
The Infectious Hospitals Commit
tee reported that on September rs
last the number OF patients under
treatment in the Infectious hospitals
was 1904, as compared with 5,66s @
the corresponding date last year.
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great country that has fallen.
though 1t has specifically appeared
to be otherwise. Rome, for instance.
was sacked by barbariafs; but the
reason was that she had become
effeminate and weak.
A nation 10 like a man. in that it
is always being attacked, but is
rarely attacked successfully until
its own strength is run down. There
are inside of. every man countless
noxious germs, but SO long as his
physical health is good. he auto
matically and unconsciously over
comes them.
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Was Darwin Wrong?
Did Meteor Bring
Man Here?

tnat iss IL was slender, not enidrB
ing much from tip to base. Anato-
mists sawed up his head and ex.
amined his skull inside and out
without finding there the essentials
in teeth. jaws and bones needed to
connect him with the known reptiles
which Had gone before or the man.
mails which came after.
How. then, did man originate and
from what creature, II any, did he
evolve? We don't know. scientists
now say. Lord Kelvin insisted that
life was introduced upon this earth
from another body In space which
came in contact with it at a period
of the worlds history when condi-
lions Of climate on both spheres
were equal. Perhaps a colony of
Adams and Ewes hoped off from the
visitor. Perhaps the huge Iron
Mountain off Durango. Mexico. by
many believed to be q meteorite,
was the celestial body that brought
people here from the There.
FROM OTHER WORLDS.
At any rate. knowing astronomy
and aware that there are innumer-
able larger worlds in space than
our little one, no intellectual believes
that earth alone swarms with living
creatures.
Personally. ! prefer to conceive
that life was introduced here from
another body or other bodies In
space than to accept the Haeckel
theory Of spontaneous combustion
Of life from protoplasm.
We know positively that tails Of
comets are frequently disseminaf-
ing disease germs and other germs
on our earth. Also we can best &C.
count for the new minute species
Of both the animal and vegetable
kingdom constantly appearing n
having been presented to us by the
tails Of comets, which are composed
Of small meteorites.
Man alone has an upright DOS.
ture, and no quadruped can imi-
tate him for any length Of time in
walking or running. The only
reptiles of the past which walked
on hind limbs and used their fore
limbs much as man does were GER
tain genera Of dinosaurs. Scien-
fists refer to dinosaurs as 'spe-
cialized" creatures. and hence could
not be ancestral to anything. they
insist that only creatures with
''generalized" skeletons could pos
sibly be ancestral to higher crea-
ture. :
But. Is that strictly true? Take
the gigantic dinosaur Rex Tyran-
nosaurus. for instance. He walked
and ran on his hind legs, Just as
you and /. He used his fore limbs
to eat, lust like US. That Is to
say, he used his arms and hands
to seize prey. tear II up and put
It In his mouth.
Now in mans head are twenty
eight bones of Rex. In mans
skeleton are seventy.eight moro
homes of Rex. What's the answer:
The answer 10 that there have
probably been men on earth vastly
longer than we think-Soddy says
for several millions OF yeaIr-and
that they may have been evolved
directly from some upright walk
ing reptilo.
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Pledge Until

"HEY now call It "the Disap-
pointment- Conferences" In
stead of the widely advertised
Disarmament Conference. That Il
the name all Washington except the
official reporters give 1t. And Dis
appointment is the prevailing feel
ing of most delegates. even though
they whistle as they proclaim It
wonderful success.
Very seriously and very solemniy
have two resolutions received the
approval Of all the delegates to the
conference at Washington. Observe
call 1t "the" conference without af-
fix or suffix. It began az a dis
armament Conference" And then
It was q Conference to Limit Arm
ament." And then 1t was q "Con.
ference to Settle the Pacific Cues.
lions and Secure the Open Door in
China" It has made up to date
some progress, caused reduction OF
expense in the construction Of dread
naughts, and raised hopes Of peace,
But II left much to be desired.
The first resolution to which re.
fer Is the one heralded a. drastic
regulation Of submarine warfare.
outlawing attacks on commerce" 1t
; was gravely debated and gravely
adopted. In verbiage and In desire
to make sinking Of ships Of COM
mercs carrying passengers and
freight q crime II meets with the
approval of all civilized nations. But.
beloved. II Is what the lawyers call
brutum fulmen. 1t Eliminates in
right direction. but 1t II as impotent
as the protests Of the assassination
practiced by German U-boats dur
ing the war.
Wilson's Chicken Story.
1t recalls the story told by Presi-
dent Wilson about another matter
several years ago. It was the cor
respondence between two neighbors,
one having q vegetable garden and
tho other raising chickens. OF
course. tho chickens flew over and
ate up the growing vegetables. The
owner Of the garden protested The
owner Of the chickens finally made q
sacred pledge that he would sec
that the garden was not again in
vaded by his Chickens He penned
them up, and all went wen for q
while. Suddenly they swooped down
upon the garden and devoured the
tender plants. It's owner was
infuriated-so much 90 that he did
not dare to trust himself to protest
in person. fearing he would commit
assault and battery on the owner Of
the chickens. And 90 he duly wrote
an indignant letter reporting the
damage done and demanding re-
dress, to which the chicken owner
wrote letter somewhat like this:
My Dear Sir:
am In receipt Of your letter stat
ing that my chickens had destroyed
your garden. Your Indignation IL
not greater than my surprise. Upon
the receipt a your former letter
telling me that your patience was
exhausted and you would not put up
with another invasion upon your
garden BY my chickens, went out
to the barnyard, summoned al the
chickens, and Xhen they had gath
cred around md I read them your
letter and told them Of tho conse-
quences. I understood from their
chicken language that they prom.
ised IL should not occur again. I am
very sorry they did not keep their
promise. I win again call their At
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
Wins Blue Ribbon
For Baking Cake

TOPEKA, Kas.. Jan. ia. II.
Brill, of Emporia, won the blue
ribbon at the fair for the best angel
cake.
Brill and his wife entered cakes,
and the husband won. Hell bake
for company hereafter" said Mrs.
Brill
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ajar, unless there IL some power to
hold 1t open. John Hay thought he
had opened It and chained 1t SO It
could not slam to again. Lansing
thought the Lansing Ishii treaty
would keep It open. or at least part
Of the way. But now again 1t has
been found almost closed, with only
q crack through which the Chinese
can peep.
Chinese Still Hobbled.
The world looks to see China per.
mitted and aided to stand upon ito
feet. Not only have its women beer
impeded in their progress by hobblec
feet. but the nation has been hobbi ct
and crippled and confined by con
cesst0ns Nof sovereignty to other
nations, by spheres of influence"
the extent Of which little, compare.
lively. is known, by the presence If
alien soldiers on its territory, by the
limitation by other nations Of II.
taxing powers. by the exploitation
Of It's natural resources for tLs
benefit Of other countries. and such
ether impositions upon 1t that Cluina
10 but the shadow Of nation.
It would have been free at Paris
II France and Great Britain and
Japan had listened to the appeal ..
Woodrow Wilson before the tr.aty
Of Versailles had been prepared.
Wilson urged those nations-all of
them-to surrender their concessions
and spheres and help China to be
sovereign. He never approved the
Shantung provision and acquiesced
in It only because Japan would have
quit the conference IL Wilson ha6
prevailed. Great Britain and Franc.
said they must keep their pledc.
made to Japan when 1t entered tie
war in behalf of the allies to give
to Japan certain parts Of the Pacific
including China. owned or con
trolled by the Germans. More thor
that: Both France and Great Britain
refused to surrender their own cor
cessions and special privileges il
China. How could they demand thai
japan make surrender when the,
held on to their spheres Of influence.
That was the lion In the path -
Paris. That is the lion in the patti
at Washington.
Until China is unfettered, until
there Is real power to keep the
open door from closing. until con-
cessions to all outside nations are
surrendered-until China again be.
comes sovereign, no treaty or agree
mont by the Anglo-Japanese pact or
q formation pact, or anything else
will compose the Pacific situation
and remove the causes of war.
And. beloved, promises butter n
parsnips. The way to keep H.,
open door is to leave China un
hampered by other nations. An
this means an exodus of every na
ton Japan, Great Britain >and
FRANCE all-from all semblance
power in the ancient kingdom.
The Washington conference ue.
gan well.
Have the fruits justified what
was hailed as an auspicous begin
ming?
The failure to have open cove
nants openly arrived at" was the
mistake at Paris.
How can anybody explain VIII,
that mistake. SO vehemently de.
nounced by Lodge & Co. in 1919
was made again in 1s2l-1s22?
mHU MTH HNN NV. A nvr~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
AEROS REVOLUTIONIZE
MAP MAKERS WORK

Many Cities Now Use or Plan to Use Aircraft for
Mapping in City Planning, Traffic Control
Waterfront Improvements, Transit Better
ment, Street Widening and Fire Protection.
Railroads Also Adopting New Method In
MAPPING Lines.
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BY CAPT. CLAUDE n. COLLINS,
Acronautical Expert Of Unfvrsal
Service.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01

Marquis Alvarez de Buenavista, of
the Peruvian embassy.
The Marquis de Beunavista en-
tertained at 1885 Massachusetts,
avenue. the drawing rooms there
being decked with palms, Ameri-
can Beauty roses and spring
flowers. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood received with the host and
Mrs. Harold Walker and Mrs.
wilfred duPuy presided at the tea
table.
For, the recital the guests were
seated in the long drawing room.
Mime. d'Alvarez gave a generous
and varied program and reused
her audience TO a high pitch OF
enthusiasm. Her voice showed TO
particular advantage in a com
position of her own, and when she
sang the stirring "Habanera" from
Carmen there were salvos OF
applause.
Among the guests at the musI-
Gale were the Argentine ambassa-
dor, DR.. LeBreton; the Serbian
Minister and Mime. Grouitch, the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter,
Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs.
George Ehle, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamp.
son Gary, Mrs. Joseph Hampson,
Miss Mary Morgan, Miss Antol.
nette Graves, Commander and
Mrs. George Leonard Smith, MIR.
and Mrs. Ira Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Langlai, Mrs. F. h. Moran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm McConihe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edouard Albion. Col
and Mrs. Charles Paterson, Major
and Mrs. George Oakley Totteu,
jr.. Mrs. Henry t. Oxnard, Com.
mander and Mrs. Littlefield, Mrs.
George Wheeler. DIR. and Mrs.
Francis s. Nash.
Also Commander and Mrs.
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Claude b. Mayo, Miss Madeline
Austin and her guest. Miss Almy
Clifford, Mrs. Morris Evans and
Miss Meta Evans. Mrs. Walter
Clephane. Mrs. William Mcclellan
Ritter. Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee. Col. and
Mrs. William Eric Fowler. DIR. and
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart. DIR. Leo s.
Row, Mr.. Vouros, DR.. Yessinoff,
OF the Bulgarian legation; Mr..
Sveshnikoff. Herbert Hengstler,
Miss Louise Lacey and Ton Jen.
lcins.
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gTyHE VICE PRESIDENT AND
MRS. COOLIDGE will he
- honor guests at a dinner TO be
given tonight by the Serbian Minis
ter and Mime. Grouitch. There viii
be eighteen in the company, among
them the Argentine Ambassador
and Nine. LeBreton, with their
niece, Miss Manuela Lloveras, who
are sailing shortly for Europe be-
fore returning TO Argentina.
Mrs. Coolidge was the bright
particular star today at delight
ful MAY Day breakfast given by
the group of Senatorial ladies who
make their home at 2400 Sixteenth
street, the guests including the
women who ares members OF the
ladies of the Senate,
The luncheon was served in the
palm garden at small tables, at
each OF which one or more OF the
hostesses presided. The center.
pieces were formed OF corsage bou-
quets OF sweetpeas and larkspur,
which were afterward distributed
TO the guests. The hostesses were
Mrs. Charles A. Culberson, Mrs.
John b. Kendrick, Mrs. Andrieus
Jones, Mrs. William ]. Harris,
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, Mrs.
Robert N. Stanfield, Mrs. Frank r.
Gooding, Mrs. Emmett C.. Gudger,
Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Shutter.
-.
a JOY, a great and lasting joy
TO hear Mime. d'Alvarez sing!
The great Peruvian contralto, who
is q member of the Chicago Grand
Opera Company and who has
sung-and win sing again-with
the Washington Opera Company.
was presented yesterday afternoon
TO a distinguished company assem-
bled as guests of her brother, the
The Washington times., 1922-05-01
Linens in the May
White Sale

A few only are listed;
Pure Linen Table Damask,
yd. S2.25. az inches widei
heavy weight, in four choice
patterns.
sec White Cotton Table
Damasl yd. 48c. So Inches
wide: good mercerized quality,
in assorted patterns,
SOC White Turkish Bath
Towels, sac. Heavy weight:
size 22x44 inches; the double
thread kind. Very absorbent.
Kann's. Street Floor.
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-retary OF State and Mrs. Hughes are
giving tonight.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft
win go 70 Philadelphia tomorrow TO
attend the luncheon for which the
mayor has issued invitations In the
name of the city of Philade'phia at
the Bellevue-Stratford. The lunch
con is in connection with the re-
dedication ceremony OF the o.d State
house, one OF the Independence Hall
group, recently restored 70 It's origi-
nal state. In this building the Su-
preme Court of the United states
was organized and sat for scverol
years.
-
Miss Ailsa Mellon returned yester-
day TO join her father, the Secretary
OF the Treasury, at their apartment,
1885 Massachusetts, avenue. She had
been visiting in New York for the
past week.
Miss Mary Wallace, daughter of
the Secretary OF Agriculture and Mrs.
Wallace. has as her guests at their
apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel Miss Martha Lindsay, of Nash
vile, Tenn, and Miss Charlotte
Smith, OF Stamford. Conn. They mo-
tored to Washington from New York.
s..
The Minister OF Ecuador and Sc
nora de Elizalde and their children
will 20 to New York tomorrow,
whence Sonora Elizade and their
children will sail for Chile. TO visit
in Sonora de Elizalde's former
home. The raipister will remain in
New York for several weeks.
-
The Minister OF Bolivia and Sc
nora de Ballivian entertained at
dinner last evening Mt the New
Willard In honor OF the delegates
from Bolivia to the Women's Pan
American conference.
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The new Undersecrstary of State,
William Phillips, win go TO New
York Friday to mset Mrs. Phillips.
who will arrive Saturday aboard the
Rotterdam. Mr.. Phillips came to
Washington about a week ago and
is staying temporarily with the As
sistant Secretary of State, Leland
Harrison.
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V. de Sokoiowski, secretary Of the
Polish legation, entertained at an
informal musicale last evening at his
residence in Columbia road in com
pliment to Miss Francis Sullivan. OF
Philadelphia, who is the guest Of
Miss Gladys Hinckley.
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Luncheon Party Given
At Purple Iris.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Joerissen en-.
tertained large company at
luncheon at tho Purple Iris Tea
House yesterday. the party being
in the nature OF farewell hospi.
tality as Mr.. and Mrs. Joerissen are
leaving shortly to spend the sum.
mer abroad. Luncheon was served
on the veranda overlooking the
garden, gay In its springtime dress,
and the table decoration OF wild
honeysuckle and branches OF dog.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01

Miss Olive Graef viii entertain In.
formally at dinner this evening for
Miss Margaret Mellon, of Pitts
burgh, who IL her guest
The Washington times., 1922-05-01
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
To Give Dinner for Tafts.

Chief Justice and Mrs. William
Howard Taft will be tile honor
guests at the dinner with the Sec
The Washington times., 1922-05-01
S.KANN|
Sons Co.
1t Started With
a Rush This
Morning

THE values offered have
Il received recognition,
and that is the reason for
the eager purchasing.
With new ite ms, and
equally good opportunities
offered for the second day,
tomorrow's crowds should
be even greater. If you
were here today, you know
it will pay you to come
tomorrow. If you could
not get here today, DON'T
FAIL TO COME TOMOR-
ROW.
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Nine. Hauge viii entertain at din.
ner this evening In honor of Miss
Peggy Porter, OF Boston. Miss Ross
Todd, niece OF the hostess. who is
her guest: Miss Porter, with her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. c. A. Porter.
~ spending a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson.
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Col. and Mrs. Morris Locks viii
be hosts at dinner this evening.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01
Women are Eagerly
Buying Plain Coiored
VoiIcs

Our immense range of colors
Is scarcely to be equaled In
this city. and includes the
wanted staple shade, as well
as the sport colors. 40 Tx
inches wide. n yard. -"
Dress Cretonnes, ss inches
wide, in neat and large floral
designs. These are unusually
popular for making garden
dresses. for trimming bungs-
low aprons. children's dSr
frocks. etc, a yard. roS
Kann's, Street Floor.
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Saue Third to a Half
In This May Sale OF
Women's Hosiery

-women's Thread silk Hose.
seamless feet with mock seam
In leg, lisle top and soles, in
white. Russian calf. moccasin,
camel and tobacco. 75c and
s1.OO values, special S0c
a pair. ......,..,...,
--Women's Thread SILK
Hosettes, seamless feet, rein
forced heels and toes, cotton
ribbed tops, In white, cordo.
van and black. a SNp
pair .....s..ss....
Kann's. Street Floor.
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Luncheon at Belgian Embassy
For Visiting Notables.

The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier gave a luncheon
at the embassy today In compliment
TO Maurice Donnay. chancellor OF
the French Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and Andre Chevrillon. also
OF the academy. The guests included
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, the Argentine Ambassador
and Nine. lie Breton. Countess Marie
Goblet d'Albiella, OF Brussels: Will
liam Phillips. Undersecretary of
State: Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Miss
Sarah Lee, NJ. Goor, Belgian consul
at Montreal, and Baron and Baroness
de Selys. of the embassy staff
Mrs. william Coster, who has been
a guest at the embassy. has returned
to New York.
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tary of the legation OF Switzerland,
who lived with Air Commodore L.
f. o. Charlton. has moved to the
Washington Country Club.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01

The Ambassador of Peru and Sc.
nora Pezet will arrive In Washing.
ton after a six weeks visit TO Peru
on May s. The Ambassador and
Sonora Pezet were the honor guests
at a dinner given last week by the
chief OF the American naval mission
in Peru and Mrs. Freyer.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01

DR.. and Mrs. David Jayne Hin en-.
tertained at dinner last evening for
Maurice Donnay. chancellor of the
French Academy OF Arts and Sci.
ences. and for Andre Chevillon, also
OF the academy.
The Washington times., 1922-05-01

Mrs. Clarence Richmond Day was
hostess at a small company at lunch
con today in compliment TO Mrs.
BENJAMIN w. Currier and her host.
ess, Mrs. Samuel Il. Winslow.