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The New York herald., 1922-04-16

titled with Washington official life a.
a member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission during both the Roosevelt
and the Taft regimes, and while differ
Ing from those Presidents in politics had
been OH the bes' OF terms with them
personally. So the Lanes knew every
body worth knowing, re, ardless of poll
ties. went everywhere worth going and
had gathered about them most delight
ful and stimulating circle.
Up in New York things are different
although Mrs. Lane. seems to have had
little chance to be lonely there. for
there was a considerable Washington
colony around her, and she is full Of
news of people prominent here during
the last Administration. The Houstons
David Franklin Houston. who was
first Wilson's Secretary of Agriculture
and afterward Secretary of the Treas
NY, and his family--are there and have
q homo on Park avenue
Then there is Mrs. Blaine Beale. a
Washingtonian since the days when her
father. the late James c. Blaine was
a power in national politics. and one OF
Mrs. Lanes closest friends in Washing
ton. She has had an apartment in New
York and seems likely to spend most
of her time there in future. though she
still retains her apartment at the Con-
necticut here and rents 1t for a few
months at time to some favored ten
ant. She is now planning to go abroad
In May for n couple of months and TO
come to Washington during the summer
for tour OF duty at Walter Reed Hos
pital, a service which she keeps up In
memory OF her son. Lieut.. Walker
Beale. who was killed flying over the
German lines in September OF 1918. She
e. 1r1s, - 49,
the summer when so many Of the volun-
tecr workers are away.
II was Mrs Beale's heart broken
yearning for some sort of word from
that beloved only son that led to her
and Mrs. Lanes advcnturing together
into spiritism and receiving messages
by automatic writing. which they en-
bodied in book form under the title, ITO
Walk with Cod They believe they
did receive messages from young Beale.
which greatly comforted his mother. al
though these were not embodied in the
little book, which was entirely imper-
sonai.
Mrs. Lane Is getting Mr.. Lanes VOLT
niinous correspondence in shape for
publication. 1t Is to go to the publishers
IT. few weeks. She is planning 10 stay
in Washington about month longer
and then probably will go to Kansas
City for visit with her son, Franklin
+. Lane, Jr., and his bride: and after
that. while her plans are Bit uncertain,
she seems likely to spend most OF the
summer on tho coast. where she has
many relatives and friends. But in the
fall she thinks she will probably come
back 10 Washington and settle down
near Nancy and her baby. Franklin
Lane Kaufman. and make her home
Ia & RI n VA her. ,uf, ft.f1
She has seen something OF Col. Ed
ward House and Mrs. House in New
York and of the George Wrckershams,
who were old time friends from the
days when Wickersham was Taft's At
tcrney-Generai. Mr.. Wickersham is
quite frequently in Washing on, indeed
liz was here over the last weck end and
The New York herald., 1922-04-16
ROUND OF GALA EASTER ENTERTAINMENTS

pose--sixty-thre years ago. Then Sec
retary Weeks came along year later.
and was celebrating his s.Aty-second
anniversary on Tuesday. Representa-
tive Winslow was sixty-one, and Secre-
| tary Hughes was the "bs by OF the
quartet. rounding out his siytleth year.
Washington has always 1oved to cele-
brate birthdays anyhow. and the coin
cidence OF four really eminent members
OF official society here having the same
birthday, and arranging joint cele-
bration. interested 1t greatly, even
though 1t was not very numerously in
vited to participate in the celebration.
Dinner parties in private houses are
necessarily limited in personnel, and
this company was made up of members
Of the families OF the heroes of the
evening, and a few close friends of all
concerned. Even at that 1t was a con-
siderable party-and very Jolly one.
| And they say that some OF the toasts
| they drank-in grape juice, OF course.-
were highly entertaining. these eminent
| men Raging one another like q bunch
Of schoolboys.
| don't know. Of any town that is quite
so crazy on the subject OF celebrating
birthdays as Washington, possibly be-
cause Washington society is made UP
are SO generally a matter of easily
available public records. There have
been a number of interesting birthday
parties given for Uncle Joe Cannon,
veteran of the House, and with no
knowledge Of any plan. 1t is safe to
predict that his next-it comes early in
May which will also be his last in
official life-will be made particularly
memorable.
That quadruple birthday party was
about the only company that the Hard
ings honored during the week. though
they went out 20 the American League
Park Wednesday afternoon, and the
President formally opened the ball sea-
son by throwing out the first ball for
the first game of the season. l dom.
recall that either the President or Mrs.
Harding are exactly baseball enthu-
siasts. 1t seems to me that their box
at the ball games last season was gen.
orally occupied by George Christian.
with perhaps Lasker or Dawes or some
of his personal cronies with him. But
then the President does go into any
thing that he undertakes at all with the
heartiest enthusiasm and every appear
ance Of interest.
He watched that ball game as IL his
life's happiness depended on the result.
When something pleased him he was
observed clapping the Secretary of State
on the back. just as if-weil as If he
was common folks. And he seemed to
like IT. And Mrs. Harding ruined a
perfectly good pair of white gloves ap-
plauding-with reasonable discrimina-
ton. And the proudest boy in the coun-
try was Walter Johnson's small son,
who was the Presidents guest in his
box for part of the game-and was
made much of by both President and
First Lady. They're human lot. those
Hardings. And it's making them the
most popular pair that has ever been
in the White House-though honestly
don't believe that that is why they do
tha. sort Of thing. They really forget
whenever they can thar rney are the
President and First Lady
The President does not seem to be
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celesia and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss as
Joint hostesses.
One rather wonders what Is to happen
TO their attractive Georgetown home.
Tney bought up one OF the old George
town houses, a most picturesque place
OF entertainment, where people went for
luncheon or dinner or gave parties,
known as Carcassonne, and remote,cd 1t
and redecorated ii. and made a unique
and delightful home OF it,. and now
they're going away II vii. of course, be
snapped up--those houses always are
but by whom?
IL reminds one that according 10 gem
eral rumor the Secretary of the
Italian Embassy and Signora Geisser de
Celesia, who have been occupying one
OF the two houses the Mayos bought
up and refitted in the new-old George
town settlement, will be transferred
pretty soon, and Admiral and Mrs.
Mayo Will have two vacant houses on
their hands. for Costantini. special adj
wiser Of the Italian Embassy. who had
the other one, has gone home for a
long leave and has given up the house
Mrs, George Barnett had one of those
old Georgetown houses and had a lot
OF fun refitting 1t, and made very
good job OF 1t too. She sold 1t recently.
She has another house in Bancroft
place. which has been rented. but which
will revert to her before long: and she
spends much of her time at Wakefield
when she is not travelling.
Going 10 Japan.
She has been out to Honolulu with
Gen. Barnett recently. he being on an
official tour. and she expects to go 10
Japan with bun in June for the reunion
of that famous Annapolis class of 1881,
OF which Admiral Uriu was a member,
and which is to hold its forty-first
reunion in Japan, at his suggestion.
and will be entertained as the guests of
the Empire. They will have per-
fectly wonderful time. and few who
can possibly make it will miss it. L
understand Secretary Weeks. who was
a member of It and was its hest last
year when 1t met here. and Secretary
DENLY, who was not a member, but
has been adopted as its "brother-in-
law" because his sister married one Of
its members, are both going, and Mrs
Barnett is really just marking time
down at Wakefield now until it's time
to go out TO the coast and Join that
goodly company headed on q nonstop
voyage to far Nippon.
z hrS. rdukiln name IS mere FOR g
spring visit" She Is busy in the final
stage of preparing Mr.. Lanes correspon-
dence for the publishers. who must have
it next month. Her friends are delighted
to learn that she is likely TO come back
here TO live. People who have taken
Washington to their hearts, and whom
Washington has taken to it's heart. seem
sooner or later to come back here to live
when there is nothing very definite to
hold them elsewhere. Mrs. Lane has
been living in New York. Mrs. Lane
was part of Washington for years. nor
merely for one administration, although
her husband was a mcmDcr or Wilson's
Cabinet for seven OF the eight years
of the latter's Presidency as Secretary
of the Interior. But he had been iden-
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Tuesday of the following week--April
25--she will hold quite as large re-
ceptton for the delegates to the silver
jubilee conference of the League OF
American Penwomen. and on April %
she will be hostess to the delegates TO
the Pan-American conference Of women
being held in Baltimore at that time
under the auspices of the League OF
Women Voters. The conference has set
aside April 2S Saturday as Wash
ington Day." when delegates viii do"
the national capital. All these are after
noon receptions, but even at that, as
they will involve not less than 500 IN
any instance and in some easily 1900,
it Is something Of an ordeal.
The Founders and Patriots have been
here this week. They had a dinner
which Secretary Wallace addressed last
Wednesday night. And the D. A. r.
gets into action next week. Really a
good many of the delegations, and
swarms of individual delegates have
been here for week past. Mrs. George
Maynard Minor has been here for some
days and has been so engulfed In d.
A. r. business that she has been obliged
to decline practically all personal In
vitations.
Really the first gun of tlie D. A. r.
congress was fred tonight when the
National Officers Club of the d. A. r.
had banquet at the willard, with Mrs.
Gaius Brumbaugh at tho head of the
committee in charge. The biz; party OF
the congress SO far as the delegates are
concerned is the president-generafs re-
ception. which is set for Tuesday night.
Then there Is the Abigail Hartmann
Rice Chapters dance for the pages, to
be held at Wardman Park tie same
hight. Mrs. Larz Anderson Is giving a
big tea on Thursday afternoon in honor
OF the president-general and other Of
ficers--especially those from Massachu-
setts-and Mrs. Duncan Fletcher is hav-
ing one especially for the Florida group.
When the congress gets organized things
will be announced thick and fast
President mt Birthday Party.
The star party of this wecf-not in
size or splendor but in human interest
Was a grand little birthday party on
Tuesday evening at the Massachusetts
sentative--Samuel IC. Win5iow and Mrs.
Winslow--at which the President and
Mrs. Harding we're among those pres
ent." 1t was a birthday dinner with
one little. two little. three little candles
in huge cake4-for the host, Mr.. Wins
low, and the Secretary OF State, Mr..
Hughes. and the Secretary of War. Mr..
Weeks-and then zone mere for Gen.
Enoch Crowder, just back from Cuba.
where he was the Prcssoen,.s personal
representative.
All of these distinguished men chose
the same day. at intervals Of a year, to
be born on. Gen. Crowder apparently
was the first OF them to dise over that
April IL was good day fer the pur-
The New York herald., 1922-04-16
Postponed Army and Navy Reception to Be Held at
White House Wednesday-D. A. r. to
Hold Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON, D. G., April Is.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April Is.
r TOLY WEEK in Washington. as
everywhere else, Is usually a
period OF theoretic repentance
OF past sins and Of actual planning OF
future pleasure. 1t is q time when
there lis absolutely nothing doing"
But even without formal events it has
this season been rather interesting in
a quiet way.
AS Tor next week, it makes one tired
TO think of it. Easter week Is always
a mad whirl what with brides and
balls, and the patriotic organizations,
ana all sorts OF parties with a pur-
pose as we'll as the regular grist Of
more or less routine official enter
tanning. | wish you could see Mrs.
Cooiidge's program for the week. 1t
hits her harder-than it does the Vice
President. because he is not expected
to do things in the daytime. In addi-
tion to all the things that one ex-
poets to have to do in Easter weei.
there is the postponed Army and Navy
reception at the. White House on
ednesday-Patriots' Day-the an
niversary of the battle oS Lexington,
by which the date of the annual con-
Sress of the ID. A. X. Is fixed. One
doesn't expect one of the big state
receptions at the White House in
Easter week. For the second time re-
contly the White House asked the
newspapers to announce that the list
Tor that reception really was closed
that It couldn't possibly issue any more
cards TO it.
Think OF the pressure with all that
horde of patriotic women in town, many
uf them for the first time when a party
Of that sort was on. And of course they
will have their own reception there
il is always arranged for them when 1t
is humanity possiblc--and there will be
Il constant succession of small groups
being received little more personally
and possibly q special party for the
Ohio delegation, as there was last year.
JIG one could count on the weather, IL
would almost seem simpler to have some
Of these parties in the gardens--though
the only thing positively announced for
the gardens is the Easter Monday egg
rolling for the children, which is to take
place as OF yorc, and the grounds open
10 grownups for a Marine Band concert
late In the afternoon.
Mrs. Harding is going to be busy
woman next weelS--but that's nothing
new !. she always Is
Last Thursday she received the dele
gates to the annual meeing of the
Daughters Of Founders and Patriots.
Next Tuesday she will receive the Chill
dren of the Revolution and Friday the
Daughters will have their innings. On
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very strong for any OF the amusements
that mean mere sitting still and, looking
on on his part. He goes TO the theater
rather less than any President Of recent
years. and while he is expected to per-
form the same office for army polo this
afternoon that he did for baseball on
ednesday-inaugurate the season by
throwing out the first ball--at the polo
grounds in Potomac Park, and undoubt-
edly viii watch the game for a while,
he is not likely To get terribly excited
over the game. even though IL may be
terribly exciting. For his favoritc out
picked golf. and indoors he likes a book
or a rubber OF bridge or just informal
intercourse with his fellows.
The President and Mrs. Harding too
are more inclined to dine out ''incog,"
and sometimes impromptu. than any of
their predecessors have been. At one
time or another most OF President Har-
dng's Senatorial buddies--Senator and
Mrs. Harry New. Senator and Mrs Jo-
seph Frelinghuysen. Senator Fred Hale.
with Mrs. Eugene Hale. daughter, wife
and mother OF Senators. sitting In as
hostess the Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Gillett, the Attorney General and
the Secretary Of War and Mrs Weeks
informally. Quite distinct these little
parties are from the official Cabinet din
nera
Enjoys Informal Events.
There used to be an unwritten law
that the President did not dine outside
the White House except with members
of his official family, the Cabinet. and
the companies for those dinners were
more or less prescribed. But "unwrit-
ten laws, don't go with this Administra-
tion. There's nothing the Hardings like
better than to slip away to the home of
some old friend for an intimate little
dinner or an informal supper.
The Coolidges have their time pretty
well filled up for next week. but this
week they have had almost no engage
ments, just one dinner. I believe. with
the new Assistant Postmaster-General
and Mrs. John Bartlett as hosts, and the
Postmaster-G General and Mrs. Work and
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Wallace. Senator Lodge and half a
dozen other Senators, and scattering
of others from official circles to meet
them, and a couple OF luncheons for
Mrs. Coolidge. which is pretty near low
water mark in the matter of hospitali-
ties arranged for them.
The Warren Delano Robbinses have
really been the storm center of such en-
tertaining as the week has brought
forth. There have been dinners for them
practically every night. and luncheons
for Mrs Robbins. Many of these par
ties would not have been given during
Holy Week for choice. but the Robbinses
are sailing next Wednesday or Thurs
day. and they are very genuinely popu-
lar with the young State Department
set" to say nothing OF the young diplo-
matte set. One of the most promising
of the many gayeties planned for next
week is the Small" dance which Is to
be given for them next Monday in the
ballroom of the Theodore Roosevelts'
house. which used to be the Benedict
Crowells's. In Twentieth street, on Mon
day night. with Mrs. Roosevelt. Signora
The New York herald., 1922-04-16

Ambassador and Baroness de Cartier
wiz do likewise to Belgium, because
they always do--the former leaving late
in June or early in July. the latte .
month or so earlier.
There has been some talk OF the pos
sibility of the British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes going to Newport, but 1t
doesn't sound probable, They have been
going to Maine every summer 50
The New York herald., 1922-04-16

FRANKLIN cars are selling today
1 at the lowest prices in the history
of our six-cylinder types, extending as
far back as lo06-with the single excep-
ton of four-month period in 1916.
Franklin construction and quality of
material are not surpassed in any car
made anywhere.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25
Much Brighter Outlook Is
 Now Presented for Alaska

tivity does not commence until the latter part of February, yet it can safely be predicted that there will be a flat twenty or twenty-five per cent increase in tonnage movement to and from the territory this year. The totals for the calendar year 1920 were the lowest since 1916, but for all that they were far greater than the calendar year 1913. Even in the face, of the lower commodity prices ruling this year the total valuation of run around $S0,00O,OOO.
 The White Pass & Yukon route will continue to operate up and down the river for it's entire length. connecting with the White Pass & Yukon Route at Whitehorse. The company is al- ready booking shipments for the in terior points which it will serve- The new organization taking over the stores of the Northern Commercial Company is already planning to stock
 
 up for the season.
 The White Pass & Yukon will omit Fairbanks on the Tanana from it's future operations on account of the fact that the government railroad is finished and will serve Fairbanks. The railroad will be in operation this summer and will be in position to take in all the supplies for Fairbanks, Ne mana, and tributary country as well as all sections reached by the road from Seward and Anchorage to Fairbanks, inclusive. The Alaska Steamship Company and the Admiral Line have excess tonnage to move all the freight expected to be offered for Southeastern Alaska, Southwestern Alaska or Boring Sea ports.-Seattle Railway and Marine News.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25
OLDEST NHABTANT
 CALLED TO TESTIFY

HONOLULU, Feb 25.-Mrs. Pope Makawalu, 106 years old, was called upon to testify in a court of law as the oldest inhabitant of Hawaii in regard to matter of general knowl- edge in the community long ago.
 All but erect and only slighly deaf, Mrs. Makawalu. unable to speak Eng fish, told, through an interpreter, of the days when she was a retainer of Kamshameha III, who became king of Hawaii in March 1883 and died 21 years later. She had been chanter at the court and said that even when she had attained the age of 60 years she walked 17 miles from her home to Waimanalo over mountainous trails to Honolulu ever Sunday in sorder to at tend church.
 For the benefit of the court she re- lated occurrences during the reign of Kamehameha the Great, who united the archipelago under one rule and beacme Kamehameha |; through the years of the four Kamehamehas and during the days off the Kalakaua dyn- asty, which ended with the declara- ton of the Republic of Hawaii
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25

Alaska vessels are outfitting at the wharves, or are having their annual overhauling at dry docks or ship re- pair plants. At winter quarters on Lake Union, the fishing schooners and full-rigged ships are drying out their sails, caulking the seams and making ready for the summer cam paign, while the various purchasing agents along the waterfront are heav- lily stocking up with supplies to be shipped to their various companies in the north.
 The annual migration will be active ly in swing within the next four weeks and even the seagulls are beginning to wing their way northward, all of which can be taken as an evidence that another season is about to open in the north and there is very reason to believe that it will be one of the best years Alaska has known for quite a while back. In the first place, sur plus fish stocks have been disposed of and this means that there will be a demand for a normal catch, which in turn means the reopening of several of the canneries that were closed last year.
 The herring industry, in its infancy, is forging ahead with a greater ratio of increase than noticeable in any other industry in the territory. The copper market is slowly but surely advancing to moro stable footing and any increase in. the price of the red metal will naturally be reflected in an increase output of the ore from Alas kan mines.
 While the month of January has never produced any bi g results in northern traffic and the period of ac-
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Rev. R. s. Nickerson, Minister
 The morning theme will be "Is Prayer Answered.
 The Sunday school meets at II o'clock for Bible study. Classes for all.
 In the evening the sermon will be on "The Man That Did Not Care. Is This You?" The anthem will be es- pecially fine. Don't miss this service.
 The choir meets at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henderson Tuesday evening at the Pioneer Cannery.
 The Ladies Aid Society wish to ex. press their appreciation of the splen' did assistance rendered them in t;.eiz dinner and to all those that patron ized thcrl on the 22nd. A splendid re. turn was realized at that time.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25

Keep the public informed by adver- tising regularly in the Cordova Daily Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25

Bring your kodak finishing and tint ing to Lou Smith, Northern Drug Store. 7-tf.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH
 Quinquagesfma Sunday Mass and Communion at S:30 a. m. Mass and Benediction at 1O:3O a. m. Next Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, blessing and distribution of ashes at 8 a. m.
 Friday evening at 7:30, Rosary, Sta tions and Benediction. During Lent, Mass on week days at a. m
 Wm MCMILLAN, s. J., Rector.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-25
CHURCH ] ANNOUNCEMENTS
ST. GEORGES CHURCH Quinquagesima Sunday

Holy Communion and Sermon at Il a. m.
 Church school at 12 m.
 Ash Wednesday, March 1, Holy Communion at II a. m
 Rev. K. F. Ziegler, charge