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The Washington herald., 1922-10-29
Little Paragraphs of Interest.

IS Ailsa Mellon. daughter of the
i Secretary Of the Treasury, en-
gagged to Parker Gilbert, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, or is she
not? Frankly I don't know. Her
fathers secretary. speaking for the
Secretary. says positively 1t Is not
so. Her friends seem to believe it.
I'm kinda" hoping that 1t is so, for
she Is so sweet and attractive and
he Is said to be so fine and so clever
and Is a perfectly good American.
too. She plays around" SO much
with young attaches Of various for
eign embassies and legations that
she might fall in love with one of
them. you know.
Washington was keenly interest
ed. too. in the news of Mrs. Diana
Morgan Hills engagement to Sir
George Rhodes. Bart. of London. Sir
George, who is a widower 60 years
old. Is the father-in-law of Ian Mac
Pherson. David Lloyd Georges min
lister OF pensions. Mrs. Hill, who
was socially prominent in Washing
ton for many years, has been living
in London about two years. They
intend to continue making their
home in London. Mrs. Henry Cor
bin. who was about to come home
from Europe, has delayed her re-
turn until after the wedding as she
and the bride are old friends. She
doesn't want to miss it. Did you
read that the former Mrs. James
McDonald's new husband. the Mar
quis of Huntly. has just sold his
wonderful old ancestral castle? I'm
so glad to hear that Elizabeth
Hughes, the 15-year-old daughter of
the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes. is improving in health rap
idly in Toronto. where she went in
the middle summer to be under the
P~AcoAeA S1t0 Ol DAs VI. odullHB. !.
I heard she has gained sixteen
pounds since going to Toronto and
will stay there all winter. She
spent last winter in Bermuda.
It's good news, too. that Mary
Tumulty. daughter of the former
secretary to President Wilson. and
Mrs. Joseph Tumuity. is on the road
to health at las: after being seri-
ously injured in an automobile ac-
cident in Europe last summer. They
hope to bring her home in q month.
But she seems to have had "a close
shaver
THE art ball which is being given
l by the executive committee Of
the Washington Opera Company in
the New willard ballroom on Mon
dag evening, November 20. il Of
The Washington herald., 1922-10-29

more than mere social Significance.
This ball Is arranged for the benefit
Of the producing fund Of the wash
ington Opera Company. To give It
hearty support Is to make possible
more operatic productions Of the
high standard of"Aida" and Of Sam
son and DelIah." These two produc-
tions placed the work Of our resi-
dent company in the class with the
great opera companies Of the high
est recognized standing. The visit
ing artists. Marguerite D'Alvarez.
Nine. Cisneros and others. proved a
splendid aid for bringing out the
comparative ability Of our own
Washington artists. among whom
are Charles Trowbridge Tittman.
George Harold Miller. Mrs. franklin
Townsend and many others.
More of these productions are
needed and this art ball 10 for the
purpose Of making them possible.
One of the features of ths ball will
be THE Spirit of Music represent
ed by Mrs. Julian S. Carter. of Baiti-
more. The Spirit Of M9xic"' will
summon to appear the lesdioe shar-
actefs OF the operas already pro-
duced. and Of "Rigoletto." which will
be the next opera TO be given ir
washington. These costunred char
acters will appear whilo the or
chestra plays the leading aria of the
opera from which the character Is
selected. In some cases the music
will be sung. Productions Of "Pi-
rates Of Penzance." Of Bohemian
Girl" of "Pagliacci." of Faust" of
THE Secret of Suzanne" OF Aida"
and Samson and Delilah" have been
given by the washington Opera
Company. The opera to be given
next will be announced in a very
clover and unique way at the close
Of the tableau. and then the spirit
OF Music" will SEND forth all these
which have been given. followed by
the great operas Of the world which
are in store for Washington audi
ences-if dreams come true-and we
all know they do.
Maj. and Mrs. Totten are, OF
course. heart and soul behind this.
as they always are. Maj. Totten is
chairman Of the, committee on dec
orations and Mrs. .Totten IL using
her .cleverness and enthusiasm on
the committee on special features.
Yesterday afternoon they invited
a large group of the social and dip
lomatic sets to their house for tea
and to arrange costumes and
groups. Everyone came and there
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III
Tx noted Arctic explorer. MAJ.
- Gen. Adolphus W. Greedy.
was one Of the delegates to the
convention Of the Garden Club Of
America and II was fine to see her
again: she received q warm well
come by all old friends who saw
her upon her return TO washington.
where the Greeiys were long promi-
nent They have been living In
Boston for some time and Rose has
returned there. but she and her
father are coming here to live this
winter; are taking an apartment
think In the Rochambeau. At least
they will take one there IL they can
persuade the apartment people to
let them keep their lovely collie
dog. which they adore. They will
move here In about q month. Miss
Greely. you know. has studied land
scaps architecture and 10 now work.
Ing At IL. She has been taken into
Horace Peaslee's architect office
and will work with them: they are
now working on some property
near Charlottesville and having q
beautiful time laying out q lovely
garden. Horace Peaslee /. Capt
Peaslee. as he II usually cailed-is
q great horseman and an active
member Of the Riding and Hunt
Club.
ran into Miss oreely at Mrs.
Louis Hertie's party for the Garden
Club delegates at historic Gunston
Hall on Tuesday. And I completely
lost my heart to Gunston Hall: It
Is perfectly charming inside and
out. It has been SO lovingly re-
stored: all Of the uniting altera-
tions made by past owners were re-
moved and the place Is as near like
It was when George Mason lived
there as could be made. The house.
which IL Of brick. looks small out
side but isn't at all There IL a
large hall that runs the full length
of the house. with wide doors at
each end. from both Of which can
be had charming vistas each quite
different. The one facing the river
embraces q long walk. narrow. with
a high hedge of gorgeous old box
hedge which smelled So good to me.
The age of the box is indicated by
it's great heighth: IL is certainly
seven feet tall and is as old as this
nation At the end Of this long
walk are two summer houses. one
open and the other glassed in. and
from there can be had a view OF the
gardens and the river beyond. a per-
feet place to sit in the sun and sew
or read or Just dream. The river
view from there is charming: the
walk and hedge view back toward
the house Is fascinating. The gar
den 10 formal and yet Il isn't. and
though 20 late in the season was q
great profusion Of blooms Of many
sorts on Tuesday.
1T HE house is furnished upstairs
i and down in perfect harmony
with the house; ppt a clashins note
It Is so livable. too: II would be q
constant Joy TO reside In such q
place. Mrs. Hertle Is so dainty
herself and you can see her per-
sonality reflected in every inch OF
her home. There are four bis
rooms on the first floor. all with the
most fascinating. heavy carved
windows and door frames and deer
window recesses: never saw pret.
tier or more interesting colonia
trim. In one room the walls ar,
all wooden panels. ] think they
were originally covered with dam.
ask but when the Hertles took the
house they removed seven layers
Of wall paper from that one wall
It is lovely as 1t is now. The STAIR
way Is particularly pretty. too: .,
Il
The Washington herald., 1922-10-29
Navy Class of 1907
Dinner Planned

THE class of 1907 Of the Naval
i Academy Is planning to have
a reunion and dinner tho night OF
the Navy-Penn State game at
Washington. This dinner will be
held at the Racquet Club. 1t is be-
lieved that between sixty and
seventy-five members of the Acad-
emy class of 1907 will be present.
The committee in charge consists
of limerick r. Leonard. Comdr.
George NJ. Courts and Comdr. II. n.
Remis.
Rear Admiral David w. Taylor.
U. S. N. Mrs. Taylor and the Misses
Mae and 1mogen Taylor have re-
turned to their home in Washing
ton for the winter.
Comdr. C. s. Baker Is. Co, U. 8.
N, and his family have returned
from a motor trip to the North and
are now installed in their new homo
at 22s7 Bancroft place.
Rear Admiral Joseph E. Strauss.
U. s. N. and Mrs. Strauss are again
in Washington at the Hotel Lafay-
ette after an absence of many
months spent in the Orient, where
the admiral was in command Of the
Asiatic Fleet.
Lieut.. q. g. Thomas G. w. Settle.
U. 8. NJ. has moved from her resi-
dence. ss35 Georgia avenue. oppo-
site Walter Reed General Hospital.
where she has been for the past
year and half. to Hotel Gordon.
Sixteenth and I streets northwest.
where she will spend the winter.
Mrs. Henry H. Hough closed her
house at 81 west Fifty-second
street. New York City, and sailed
Saturday for st. Thomas. Virgin
Islands. to Join Capt. Hough, U. s.
N. who is goverdor of the Virgin
Islands.
Mrs. Spencer Higgins. wife Of
Lieut.. Comdr. Higgins. attached to
the q. 8. 8. New Mexico. entertained
with q tea recently in honor Of Mrs..
y. H. Williams. the recent bride Of
Surgeon Williams, U. s. N. attached
to the U. 8. s. Mercy. Wives of the
naval oficers stationed At Los An
geles harbor were the guests.
Rear Admiral W. K. Van Reypen,
U. S. N. and Mrs. Van Reypen have
returned to Washington from their
country home on Long Island. Their
son-in-law and daughter, RSron
The Washington herald., 1922-10-29
Col. oL.A.C.Dalton
Gets Promotion

lTH Secretary of War, John W.
i Weeks. has announced the Sc
lection of Col. Albert c. Dalton, O.
NJ. Corps, U. S. A, to be assistant
to the quartermaster general with
the grade of brigadier general. He
succeeds Brig. Cen. John NJ. Car
son, whose retirement was an
nounced some time ago. Gen. Dalton
is a veteran of the Indian and
Spanish ish-American-wars, Philippine
insurrection, Vera Cruz expedition,
and took part in various engage
ments. During the world war he
served as a temporary brigadier
general, and among other duties
served as expeditionary Q. NJ. in
charge of the overseas depot at
Philadelphia and as general super
intendent of the Army Transport
Service. He was awarded the D.
S. NJ. He entered the regular army
as an enlisted man in 1889.
Brig. Gen. ]. B. Bellinger, whose
announcement for selection for ap-
pointment to brigadier general was
made several weeks ago, will sue
ceed Brig. Gen. Charles r. Krau-
thoff as the other assistant quar-
termaster general
Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Van Way,
U. S. A, and Mrs. Van Way, who
with their younger children. Eliza
beth and George, are motoring
from Vancouver Barracks. Wash. to
California, by way Of Montana.
have been spending the past sew
eral weeks at the Mcdowell ranch
near Miles City. They expect to
continue their journey to Pasadena
in a few days and to locate per-
manently there following Col. Van
Ways retirement for disability in
cident to the service, which will
occur on the expiration of his pres
ent leave. Col. Van Ways last sta
tion of duty was Portland. Ore,
where he had charge of the sales of
the railroads and lumber mills built
by the U. S. Spruce Production Cor
poration during the war. His re-
tirement. ordered last March. was
held up to enable him to complete
this task.
Lieut.. Col. John H. Read, jr., U.
S. A, and Mrs. Read have returned
from a leave of two months spent
in touring Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont, and are located at 383
Belmont street, Belmont, Mass. Col.
Read Is taking a course Of special
training at the Ordnance School of
Technology, Watertown Arsenal,
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Rear Admiral W. x. Van Reypen,
U. S. N. and Mrs. Van Reypen have
returned to Washington from their
country home on Long Island. Their
son-in.law and daughter. Baron
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20
Program Of Trustees Meeting
By W. F. Bond,
State Superintendent

The Trustees and County
Superintendents of the various
counties are responsible for the
way in which the entire school
fund Of the state. county and
district is spent. Too much of
this money is being wasted in
various ways. Therefore. a
business meeting of the Trustees
of every county is to be held
during the next two weeks with
some representative Of the State
Department present at every
meeting. The program will be
somewhat as follows: !.
/. How the school money Of
the county can ba used to the
best advantage.
2. How the county newspaper
can be made to help.
3. Plans for Better School
Week to be held in October.
Every Trustee who can do so
and who really wants to be q
better Trustee will attend the
meeting in his county,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20
Religions Census Next Sunday

On next Sunday afternoon,
July 23rd, beginning at 200
O'Clock, the Baptist Sunday
School viii take religious
census Of all the white people
living in the city Of Okolona.
Mr.. w. 7. Quipl, President Of
the Business Mems Bible Class,
is cirectinK the census. He has
working under him ten groups
Of seven each The city has
been divided into ten districts,
each in charge OF a group Of
ennmerators. The workers will
meet II the church. til 200
1'c!oci; nsXt' Sandag afternoon,
receive their cards and do the
work at once.
1t is hoped that the good peo-
pie Of Okolona will co-oT crate
with the workers so that we
may know how many white
people live in 0koIona, and what
is the religious complexion Of
cur city. No imE ertinent ques-
tions VIII be asked.
While this census is being
taken by the Baptist Sunday
School only, all Sunday Schools,
churches and pastors of the city
will be given the benefit Of the
information which may be made
accessible.
Please help Us to make a
thorough enumeration.
W. A. Sullivan,
Pastor Baptist Church.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20

term would be far greater than
the taxes of the average taxpay-
er, if such expenses were borne
by private subscription. Do you
feel that you can afford to Grip
pie such beneficent Government
to save so little?
Some Supervisors explain to
their friends: I'VE did not
want to increase your assess
ment; but the State Tax Com
mission compelled us to do so"
If you will examine the law, you
will find that the Tax Commits
sion has not been given the au-
thority to fix the assessment
against any Individual, but that
such authority has been entrust-
ed only to the Supervisors. The
State Tax Commission has control
only over the total assessment of
each class of property. We
have no control over the amount
of money expended by the State
Government. This and the tax
rate for it are fixed by the Leg
islature, We have no control
over the amount Of money ex-
pended by the COUNTY. This and
the rate for it are fixed by, the
Supervisors. We are charged
only with the duty Of equalizing
ing the total assessment of each
class of property, one county
compared with the others. Do
not mistake this as an apology
to the tax dodgers because we
would be too glad to make every
tax-dodger toe the mark, if we
had the authority Of law TO fix,
assessments aiiist Individuals.
We urge your corporation with
US in our efforts to get the Su-
pervisors to assess all taxpayers
properly, without fear or favor;
for they alone have such author
ity.
If the Supervisors fail to make
the proper assessment against
any taxpayer, please furnish US
with the facts, and we will re-
quest the Attorney General to
appeal from the assessment to
the court. If you like, your
name will be held in confidence.
Youry uery truly,
DUNCAN L. THOMPSON,
Chairman S.
July IS, 1922.
ADVERTISEMENT
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20

Fred Sullens. editor of the
jackson Evening News, is to
preach at the Methodist church
in Forest next Sunday. Mr..
Sullens was converted during
the Gypsy Smith revival held in
that city recently. We are
awaiting Vardaman's entry into
the senatorial Campaign to see
whether Fred has the lasting
kind of religion or not. Brooks
vile News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20

Geo, D. Riley, Salary, 1850.
Geo. D. Riley, Postage, etc., 7.50
Harry O'Byrnes, Mule shoeing.
Dist. /, 2.75.
A. L. Colbert, Gasoline, etc, Dist
4, $50.
T. c. Morgan, Salary. 1900.
L, R. Bawen, Salary, 1900.
H. R. Wilson, Dragging road, Dist.
II, 1912.
c. F. Wilson, Expense Road Com
missioner, Dist. 2, SEQ.
O. B. Abernethy, Hauling gravel,
Dist. 3, 54.93.
c. Il. Babbitt, Expense as Com
missioner, Dist 8, 76.15.
Z. j. West, Balance fee on re-
cord. Dist g.. 10000
p. E. Hadley, Road work, Dist. 8,
10000.
New Hope Gravel Co., Gravel Dist
8, 25+.tG.
B. H. Baine Lumber Co., Lumber,
5O.4O.
Houston Hdw & Fur. Co., Light
bulbs etc., Dist. 1, 14.O6.
Hattiesburg Creosoting Co., Piling,
1O3.26.
D. E. Shell, Cement sewer, 3.75.
The j. B. Schobey Co., Paper for
Circuit Clerk, 4.50.
Tom Chenault, Work on pike, Dist
1, 500.
Borden Brothers, Shrinking tires
ETC., Dist. 5, 1875.
J. L. Beckham, Gas etc, Dist. s,
1872.
F. E. Neal, Removing trees, Dist.
5, 1.5O.
H. J. Bullard, Phone messages, 5th
Dist, $50.
L. A. Bradford, Salary, 1900.
R. L. Harmon, 25 bu corn, $500.
M. R. Bullard, Salary, $500.
c. L. Brown, Road work, Dist. 2,
425.
Dan Cowsert, Removing tree, End
Dist, 15O.
Memphis Stone and Gravel Co.,
Gravel, Dist. 5, 24.48.
Dulaney G Tabb Hdw. Co., Nails
ETC., 1880.
Tabb Brothers, Mdse courthouse
and Jail, 14.45.
K. & f. Printing Co., Registration
book, 9O.5O.
R. H. Rigby, Salary, 10000.
Dulaney & Tabb Hdw. Co., Mdse
on roads, Dist. 1, 24.O3.
M. G. McCarley, Coal etc., $3.50.
H. ]. Billiard, Lumber, 1904.
Faulkner G Gordon, Lumber, 25.-
So.
D. A. Box, Lumber, 19.4s.
Okolona Hdw. Co., Mdse court
house and roads, $3.50.
Brand-Smith Hdw. Co., File ETC.,
Las.
Lawrence Burgess, Lumber, 37.4O.
L. D. Gray, ct al, Lunacy Jurors,
500. |
G. A. Brown, Road work, Dist. L,
1850.
Frank savely, Building bridge,
Dist. 2, 3s.O2.
J. C. Beasley, Feeding prisoners,
st Dist, 5000.
D. NJ. Hearne & Co., Mdse paup-
rs, LIT.
Southern Telephone Co., Rent,
10.
J. T. Bray, Keeping paupers, 1O6.-
Felix Compton, Wood for court
louse End Dist, 1.50.
Anna Hunt, Janitor, 1000.
W. ]. Williams, Expense conveying
,risoner, 600.
]. E. Harrington, Salary, 10000.
A. T. House, Salary, $500.
G. L. Woodbridge, Salary, 10000.
J. C. Beasley, Sheriff, 266.67. Il
H. L. Harrington, Deputy Sheriff
st Dist, 10000.
w. J. Williams, Deputy-Sheriff
nd Dist, 125.OO.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20
Notice Tax Payers!
To the Tax Payer:

To the Tax Payer:
The Supervisors are required
by law to equalize assessments
of property, at their July meet.
ing; and to hear objections tc
the assessments, at their August
meeting. Unless you complain
at that time, the law denies you
the right to do so afterwards.
The Tax Commission wants
you to go before the Board of
Supervisors with objections as
to the assessments of those who
are trying to get by. Many
of those, who wish to escape
taxation, go before the Supervi-
sors with their complaints; yet
none do so to protest against the
tax-dodger's assessment. The
Board is usually left alone to re-
sist the onslaught of the tax
dodgers. The Supervisors not
only need your moral support, but
they need also your information
as to what property is not listed
or the rolls and as to what prop
erty is listed 1t an undervalua-
ton. Examine the rol! and
point out to the Supervisors who
is about to get by and how.
There are several hundred
thousand children in Mississippi
to be educated. The GaLantry
Of the Confederate soldier is to
be commemorated by ConFeder-
ate Pensions. The ravages of
tuberculosis and other malignant
ciaoa3es arr ID be Dauilad, if
possible. The cffI;ctcd are to be
treated. The insane are to be
cared for. Good roads are to be
constructed and maintained.
Many other things of the kind
are to be provided for. This
cannot be done except by taxa !
ton. Taxation cannot be just
unless the Supervisors equalize
the assessments fairly. These
things cover ninety-fve percen-
tum Of your taxes.
If the tax dodger succeeds, |
either these things will be mea-
gerly provided for; or the tax
rates will be increased, and the
taxpayer who has given in an
honest assessment, made to pay
more than his just share Of tax
es. Tax rates are very high in
Mississippi. The explanation of !
this is that SO much property is
not assessed on the rolls and so
much propegty is undervalued !
that the Supervisors are COM
PEELED to increase the tax rates to
make up the shortage in the to- /
tai revenues to be collected.
Such method penalties honesty
and patriotism. 1t would GER
tainly be fairer to increase the
tax-dodger's assessment, and
collect the needed funds by
forcing him to pay his just
portion of the tax burden, in
stead of burdening the honest
taxpayers with higher tax rates.
BY giving in your assessment
for less than the value Of your
and by omitting prop
erty from your tax-list, maybe
you can save Yourself ten or fif-
teen dollars or even more, of
.axes; but just think what you
will be doing you will be giving
YOUR support and endorsement to
ak lodging. Such prscticeties
he hand of your Government,
which is doingso much for
er citize e n s-proectitng
,our property, the lfiel
md liberty of yourself and your
lear ones; educating your chill
lren; and doing many more
hings for your welfare. Your
lodging your just share of taxes
will enable the big taxpayers to
% so too. and they will cheat
our State and County Govern
,,ov,k o,,k rf kb.>,,co,,Jn oR Ioll.. 4 ,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20

The citi2ers of Okolona net
Friday night and heard the re-
port of the road committee. 1t
was decided to 60 after the road
and committee on plans ap-
pointed. Tuesday afternoon
another meeting was held and a
committee appointed to visit the
government engineer and ascer-
tain the facts in the case and to
so after the road in earnest.
Optimistic Thought
Rule your temper and temper your
tongue.
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20

oKOLONA. MISSISSIPPI. THURSDAY JULY % 1922
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-20
PROCEEDINGS 'OF BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF CHICKASAW COUNTY
July Term, 1922.

county for the year, it being the
purpose of the Board to pay cash
for its warrants.