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The Washington times., 1922-12-03

- r, indeed, 1t be true, according
to the dictum of one Of our
II greatest thinkers, that his
tory in its broadest sense il a
species Of philosophy teaching by
examples, then those of us who are
students of the daily press must
certainly come to the conclusion
that history in it's narrower orbits
the day.by-day history Of our
own lives and the lives Of our fell
lows--is q minor, but no less inev-
table. sort Of philosophy under
lined and punctuated by tragedy.
The ages teach US 90 much in
substance and so little in detail.
We are every day confronted by
instances Of fellow creatures who.
with the experience Of remembered
and forgotten worlds behind them,
stiil attempt the impossible and
pay the penalty.
1t 10 . well.known saying among
physicians that q mans physical
age is the age Of his arteries.
Following q similar line Of argu.
nnent. the sentimentalist might de-
clare that . mans capacity for
narried happiness might be equal.
~ determined by the elasticity Of
his sentimental possibilities.
There are men Of fifty who
might enter upon the matrimonial
State with every hope and prospect
Of success, but these are men
Who. by reason Of their environ
mont or by the promptings of their
natural disposition. have kept full
the wells Of sentiment and basked
often In the sunshine Of romance.
Such q man may marry as late
a. fifty years Of ase, or even older
may marry even a young woman
Of more romantic age-and the
result may yet bring happiness.
The man Of fifty. indeed, who Ia
no. celibate by choice dispo.
sition. has many advantages to
offer. He 10 past the age Of i'm.
petuous fault-findins or expecting
from his compa On agreement
upon every point. He r. learnt
tolerance and kindness.
lie realizes. too. that In marry
Ing younger woman the favor of
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severe sickness to keep any Of
them from being present when
the performance starts. In good
weather the inmates are given au-
tomobile rides around the city
and every now and then A. Geisch.
ner shows up with . big sightsee-
ing bus and takes the whole crowd
on q gala picnic. Mrs. Bacheimer.
chairman Of the house committee,
visits the institution daily and sees
that nothing 10 lacking that tends
to make the wards Of the home
happy and comfortable. Mr.. God.
fried. the superintendent Of the in
stitution. and his wife, live on the
premises and give their best ef-
forts to keeping the inmates cheer.
full.
DIRECTORS PROMINENT.
A large number Of prominent
Jewish people In Washington are
actively identified in the manage
ment of the Hebrew Home. Mr..
II. Sherry 10 president Of the board
of directors. Mr.. Garfinkle. vice
president. Mr.. Meyeroutz second
vice president. B. Hayman third
vice president, M. Reichrut treas
urer. and 8. L. Raboy recording
secretary. Rev. A. Shepperman,
Miss Bach elmer and Mrs. Shsp-
perman are among the other Off.
GERS. The board Of trustees con.
sists of NJ. B. Dodek and 8. Atlas.
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith is chair.
man of the executive committee,
and on her staff are B. Danzansly,
M. B. Rosenberg. Morris Stein. G.
c. Tauber. Mrs. r. B. Lyon. Ru
dolph Behrend. DR.. Harry Lewis.
Simon Lyon. Simon Oppenheimer,
Louis Dinowitx and Joseph Wilmer
The endowment committee con.
sists Of DIR. J. N. Heller. chairman;
Emil Herlinger. Mrs. Adoiph Kahn.
Myer Cohen and Mr.. James Lans-
burgh.
The drive for $1so. 900 has been
in progress for some time and up
to the present the workers have
met with every success. No oh.
ject could be more worthy and 1t
should receive the hearty support
Of all classes Of people irrespective
Of race. faith or condition. Headed
by Mrs. Goldsmith. who has
thrown her whole heart in the en-.
deavor. q number of hustling
workers have cast aside their per.
sonal affairs and are devoting
their days In an attempt to bring
happiness and good cheer into the
lives Of a number Of people VINO
are In no position to help them
selves.
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Up until 1914 there was no estab-
Hshment in Washington to look
after the wants Of the destitute
Hebrews exclusively. The public
institutions were open to them. Of
course. but because Of the inabil-
tty Of many Of them to speak and
understand the English language,
and q natural reluctance to tell
tAeir troubles to people other than
ef their own race, they preferred
10 suffer In silence and get along
- best they could.
It was left to Mr.. B. Danzan-
sky. Of this city. to first realize
the crying need for a place where
the Hebrew In trouble could come
and find not only sympathy. but
material assistance from members
0e his own nationally.
Associated with Mr.. Danzansky
were eleven other Jewish people.
They held . meeting. discussd the
matter and advanced ideas. A COL
lection was taken up that netted
exactly 81. When 1t 10 taken into
consideration that the members Of
this first committee were all poor
men. 1t can be seen that they went
the limit in backing their plans.
RAISED ss.ooe.
In 1916. two years after the first
meeting. the members Of the COM
nittee had managed to raise
$4,000. With this amount. the
building at 415 NJ Street was pur-
chased and the Hebrew Home for
the Aged was founded.
From the day when the doors OF
the institution were first thrown
open, the home has been packed
beyond normal capacity. At the
present time there is a long wait
ing list of deserving applicants
who cannot be accommodated be-
cause there Is no room for them.
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Olav," on which he was later to
return. A large parcel post pack
age of pictures and books, for
warded from Nuremberg at
trifling cost Of about half a dol.
lar, had come through safely,
though by accident It was not in.
sured, and his big box, or tiny
trunk, from London. had also
arrived, but there was a. pretty
penny to pay on It, nearly SIS
for the entire expressage and
charges!
Though the Hotel Cosmopolite
he found very comfortable. Flam-
beau often stole over to the less
pretentious. Hotel Oresund. just
across the city square, for real
Danish cooking and the native
"atmosphere." Hidden in a cor.
ner here, he listened to Danes
talking In q rhythmic, cadenced
flow of language such as Shakes.
peare must have heard and loved,
perhaps in the England Of his
day.
ALE BLACK AND BITTER,
The funny part was that one Of
these very conversations. all in
Danish, Of which Flambeau didn't
understand a word, suddenly end
ed with the abrupt and very Amer
sounding words, Ring the
bell. Augustw And the bell rang
and the waitress appeared. They
cook fresh fish in a perfectly won.
derful way. served hot, with but.
ter sauce. and give you such . big
order Of hot boiled potatoes n
would be enough for a whole fam.
lily In America For the Danes
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With the morning light they
were in Copenhagen, one Of the
stateliest capitals Of Europe,
with q splendid architecture and
extraordinary museums Of sculp.
ture, for that 10 what the Danes
excel ina great school Of sculp-
ture, though not by any means
all in the style Of Thorwaldsen,
which has too much Of the art-
ficial.
Miss Frances Stern. q. charm
ing young woman. expects to
come to New York and Wash.
ington on q concert tour this
season or next.
Taking q taxi. Flambeau and
his luggage were driven to the
fashionable Hotel Astoria. which
was full. but they promised a
room in an hour. an agreement
winch they did not fulfill. So
the sleepy Flambeau then went
to the nearby smaller Hotel
Cosmopolitan, which he recon.
mends to all Americans visit.
ing Copenhagen. However, he
had one pleasant experience in
the Astoria, where he met at
breakfast Miss Helen Scovill, a
young New Yorker, a musician
who had been touring Europe by
herself during the entire sum-
mer. spending much time In
Germany and Austria. Miss
Scovill, too, 10 coming soon to
Washington on concert tour,
and though she did not have a
photograph handy to give The
Times. she hopes they will vel.
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Bv F.. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

and to endeavor to replace It by
the. most radical and vital change
a human being can possibly intro.
duce into his existence.
Selfishness and habit have
formed q crust around him, an
armor at once Of defense and self.
chosen isolation.
Yet there In nothing more
usual or pathetic in life than that
almost passionate desire which
comes to . man, especially q man
Of intellect, in the dawn Of his
later days. to take scrupulous and
particular care that he does net
miss any of the vital experiences
of the life along the pathway of
which his footsteps are begin
ming to flag.
One can imagine . certain
wistfulness in the mind of the
individual whose life has been
given to scholarly pursuits who.
deliberately finding his way into
q very alien land Of romance.
suddenly realizes. however. i'm.
perfectly and however beiatediy,
Q new and unexpected sense Of
warmth and sweetness, nature
tardily pointing the way toward
q happiness which. after al,
under such conditions, must be
only q mirage.
To men Of different temper.
ament and habitude Of life q be.
lated excursion into matrimony
need not by any means spell dis
aster, but to be successful In
such an enterprise the essayer
needs to be free from the thrall
of habit. to understand from
actual experience something Of
the needs and desires Of women,
to be prepared. above al things.
to relinquish the narrow ways OF
single living. to Be prepared, even
In middle age. to step cheerfully
forth into . new world, and to be
led. az ven - to lead. into the
paths Of adventure.
II IL q very difficult undsrtsk
ing. thiA For enc Of those VIM
succeed thers ere many who fail.
there are many who day by day,
wear the chains Of misery.
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NIERESTN

are very sturdy people. and evi.
IDENTIFY eat and drink well. Their
black and bitter Danish ale Flam.
beau has never learned to like, but
they have q native beer that isn't
so bad.
90, all too soon, came the time
to depart from another enchanting
city, Copenhagen. Mr.. Schultz
begeed Flambeau not to make the
Danish exposition in Warrington
a government affair. but to leave
It more informal. % that many
of the newer schools might be in
vited to contribute. Denmark 10 a
very formal country, and II the
invitation went through the gov.
ernment and then through the
Royal Academy, only the older and
more fully established artists might
be Included. an opinion later con.
firmed In Washington by Roger
Nielsen. the special attache Of the
Danish legation, who has also
promised his cooperation in the
plans.
The view of the harbor Of Co
penhagen at night. with It's flash
ing lights, winking reds ana greens
and the long. sweeping searchlisht
that goes round and round the
horizon. is an unforsetabie mem.
ory, which will often come back
to Flambeau and remind him Of
the fair evening on which he set
out by steamer for Stockholm. via
Malmo, q delightful summer resort.
where he stopped overnight to pro.
ceed by day train to the capital Of
Sweden. There he had again still
srander adventures than any he
had yet known.
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1t is to remedy this situation that
some Of the Hebrews of Washing.
ton have banded themselves TO-
gether upder the leadership Of
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith and are
making a drive to secure s150.00o
with which to erect a new home
and hospital.
In the building occupied at pres
ent, it Is impossible to care for
more than twenty people. This Is
distressing to the officers OF the
institution. realizing as they do.
the large number Of worthy cases
they are compelled to ignore. A
large plot of ground on Spring
Road between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets has been purchased
and on this site 1t is proposed to
erect a commodious home with
a small modern hospital included.
Mrs. Goldsmith and her CO.
workers have met with hearty CO.
operation in the drive for money
to build these institutions and 1t
Is expected that ground will be
broken on the new site the early
part Of next year.
ENJOY COMFORT. ........-..,.--..-,.
Almshouses and institutions for
the care Of the old, the poor and
the helpless are usually places
where anything like real com.
fort, a touch Of pleasure or gen.
uine kindness Is sadly lacking.
This is not the case with the
Hebrew Home for the Aged. The
inmates still manage to get q good
deal Of fun out Of life. They all
maintain cheerful dispositions In
spite Of the ills that come with old
age. After the morning meal,
most Of them assemble in the
bright front room and chat. None
of them are yet too old to crack
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tiful thing and in spite Of early
troubles she's as optimistic ~
Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch
ever was. Mr.. Nathan IL going to
celebrate his hundredth birthday
this year and he expects to have
. splendid time. Long years ago
Nathan used to be a brilliant pro-
fessor in a great college in Canada.
but misfortune came and he is now
just one Of the boys at the home.
He Is the oldest person in the in.
stitution.
It 10 one of the rules Of the home
that no person can be admitted
under sixty years Of age. Most
of those who are now inmates have
lived there since the establishment
was first thrown open In 1916.
sBew applicants have been ad.
mitted during the past six years
because there is no place to put
them. When the new building is
finished 1t is planned to take care
Of all needed people Of Jewish
faith in the District.
The Hebrew Home for the Aged
is supported by the Jewish people
in general. but there are many
active organizations here in the
city which devote a great deal Of
their time to raising funds to carry
on the good work. One Of them
10 the Young Peoples Society,""
This organization gives dances. en-
tsrtainments. and In the summer.
excursions. the proceeds Of which
60 to the support of the Hebrew
Home.
FREQUENT SOCIALS.
Special attention is given the
physical welfare Of the old people.
Every Jewish doctor in the city
il on the staff Of the institution
and one doctor takes 1t upon him.
self to look after the health Of the
inmates for one month. Then an
other doctor succeeds him for a
similar length Of time. There is
also q dentist and an oculist at
tached to the home and the in
mates receive careful attention
from them. Health seems to be
the one great blessing that nearly
every person at the home pos
sesses. When their age is con.
sidered the physical appearance
OF both the men and women is
nothing short Of remarkable.
Twice a month entertainments
are given at the Home by Hebrew
Societies in the District. These
are great occasions in the lives
Of the old people and it would re-
quire nothing short Of q most
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a man passes into the narrower
ways of individualism. His brain
may flourish, his work, especially
IL 1t be in the main mechanical
work. may even benefit. but as
a gregarious person, a human be-
ing. with human affections and
predictions. the man himself
must shrivel up.
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He has had his hankerings.
without a doubt. but either from
policy or inclination has never
yielded to them. He lives alone,
and automatically as the woman
is not there, he fills his life with
other and less human interests.
In proportion as these bring
contentment and satisfaction, so
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Every year Of lonely living.
every year during which the man
proves that he Is sufficient unto
himself. must lessen the posi-
bility Of his ever being able to
alter the whole conditions Of his
existence, to eject q score Of sub
stitutes, to tear the ivy Of habit
from the trunk st lis daily life,
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in the happiest Of unions between
people of ages apparently incom-
patible. But such are, without
doubt, the exception.
A French philosopher. who is
also somewhat Of a cynic. once
declared that the only really sat
isfactory husbands are reformed
rakes or widowers. In a sense
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he was driving at the heart Of the
business.
The celibate is a man who has
learned to live alone. to depend
upon himself for his comforts
and amusements. to do without
that sympathy and companion.
ship, the desire for which leads
the normal male to matrimony.
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the union Is with her, and 1t be-
hooves him to mingle with his
loverlike affection a certain ten.
derness which comes only from
maturity, and which is possible
only from age to youth.
A broad-minded appreciation of
Of the situation upon this basis
may. and sometimes does, result
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rich brewer Of Copenhagen, the
late Mr.. Jacobsen. At the private
gallery Of George Kleis. also near
the city square, are on display
and sale. many smaller sculptures
which might readily be trans
ferred to Washington.
Fla m b au also visited the
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"Magazin du Nord," the leading
shop of Copenhagen. which some
what resembles the Bon Marche"
Of Paris. And he bought there,
among other articles, another bag,
for his luggage had overflowed
all bounds. He sent most Of It
aboard the steamship "Fellig
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By HARRY SHREVE.

rambling old brick building, located at 45 street
northwest, little colony Of and women most OF
whom ninety years Of age finding and
comfort in tho last brief days of long and evenfu lives
The building is the Hebrew Home for the Aged, and the
inmates Jewish people of both who have fought
their battles with life and lost Rescued from lives of misery
and suffering by the Hebrew people Of Washington, they
have found from the hard knocks of fortune and
here the sunny parors of the establishment have learned
that comfort that comes the tired mind and the wornout
body through the kindness and attention avshed them
by the more prosperous members of their faith.
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PROMINENT CITIZENS
BACK MOVE TO AID
HELPLESS OLD FOLK

Brick Building ON M Street Will BE Replaced
by Fine Mome i'm which Will BE Included
FULLY Equipped Hospital-Good Health and
Happiness Considered of Chief importance by
Doctors Who Donate Professional Services.
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PRESENT QUARTERS
CANNOT HOUSE ALL
WHO NOW ASK HELP

Wrinkled Faces of Those Cared for at Home Are
Wreathed I'm Smiles, Thanks to Good Work
Already Dome by More Fortunate of Their
Own Race-PropOsed Structure Will Have
Greater Accommodations and Facilities.
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and will present structure 40 street northwest tine ne" %
In Srg
ninety three and Mrs Dhana
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

Use Nazol for catarrh and colds.
Advertisement
Mrs. Flora M. Bailey, widow
of William S. Bailey, died at noon
Friday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles w. Fl. Hoyt, 40
Spring street. The funeral will
be held Sunday afternoon at three
at her late home.
Use American Throat tablets
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Robert Trefren who was OPP
Grated upon at the Fitch hospital
recently is making satisfactory re-
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Miss Alice Clark is the guest
of relatives in Montpelier. Her
sister, Miss Emily Clark has been
passing a few days with Miss
Clara Wilmarth in Lyndon.
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Clayton red Gray of Brattleboro
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
Legion Presents
National Quartet

At the Armory Monday evening,
w. r. Knapp post No. So of the
American Legion will present the
National Male Quartet. 1t is no
exaggeration to say that the Nat
ional Male Quartet is one Of
Americas best quartets. The
members of this organization
sing the best classics written for
male voices. Besides being fine
singing organization, composed Of
fine fellows, they are excellent
entertainers.
Charles Cox, basso, is director
of the quartet. His has a voice
with phenomenal range from F
above to pedel c below. He is
also capital character comedian
and his sketches from an unusual
ly entertaining feature Of the pro-
gram. Mr.. Cox was captain in
charge Of an entertainment. div
ision in the A. f. f. durin the
Great War serving Immediately
under General Pershing..
Lawrence Wickland is first ten
or. As soloist he is known for
his renditions of sacred numbers
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
OF IRELAND IN PARIS

daughters of Ireland and their
descendants from all corners Of
the globe began arriving in Paris
this morning to take part in the
world conference of the Irish race
set to begin here today. The
American delegates, some of
whom already are in Europe, are
expected to arrive today and to
Dublin arrived this morning. Ea-
NOM de Valera is expected to put
in his appearance next week. Pol
itics and religion are barred from
the program, say the organizers,
the object being to promote the
economic interests of the Irish
Free state and interest in Irish
art throughout the world.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
WINTER SPORTS
IN FULL BLAST
AT LYND0NVILLE
Public Skating Rink Open
Sunday Afternoon
From 2 to 5
The program of winter sports is

The program of winter sports is
in full swing at Lyndonville.
The opening of the new skating
rink OH Wednesday evening was
d gala occasion and everyone
old and young, who could skate,
and who could not, turned out
either to engage in, or to watch
the fun. The rink is located in
most desirable place, on the
meadow directly opposite c. l..
Stuart's home, and is well lighted.
The Village Improvement socic-
ty has financed the undertaking,
and made the opening night free,
hoping that many would become
interested. Another year the ex-
pense will he much less, as
the lumber viii be on hand, and
this years experience will be of
much assistance. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart very kindly opened their
home to the crowd, and it was
filed all the evening with visitors,
some hungry, some cold and some
who were neither. Sandwiches,
coffee and doughnuts were dis
pensed bv the ladies of the Soci-
ETY., who were kept busy passing
them out most of the time This
social hour was much enjoyed.
Season tickets for skating arc
selling fast, the prices being Is
cents, $1.0O and $3.50. They plan
to run the rink as long DIS
weather conditions permit, and the
rules for skating are already post
ed in public places The rink
viii not he open any morning ex-
cept Saturday, when it will be
free. 1t will be open every after
noon and evening from 2 to 1890,
the hockey palyers having the use
of it the hour from seven to eight,
and a time Saturday afternoon. 1t
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
from leading oratorios.


Stanley Graham is second tenor
and pianist. His piano solos from
such composers as Grieg, Mac
Dowell and Debussy are a never
failing source of pleasure to the
audience.
Melvin Newquist, baritone, feat
ures with solo numbers. His is a
big glorious voice and his roper
toire includes the best selections
written for men singers.
The members of the local Amer
lean Legion post are doing their
utmost to insure a capacity house
at the Armory on Monday even
ing. No better night than Mon
day could be selected and it con-
fidently expected that a large aud
fence will be on hand to hear and
appreciate this quartet of stellar
musicians.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-21
HARSH CATHARTICS
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Secure Relief Pleasantly

Constipation results from the in
ability Of the intestines to elimin-
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force action; but they do not cor
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Early settlers treated constipa-
ton with natural laxatives. An
extract was made from herbs,
roots, barks and leaves with laxa-
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the True Family Laxative, is a
compound of extracts from natural
plants-a pure, mild, pleasant and
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laxative that for II years has been
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