The Meeker herald., 1922-02-18
shipping Board Now Has
A Society" Bureau

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Very few of the millions OF taxpay
ers who are still waiting for the pro-
miscd reduction In taxation whlcl, new
ar came do not know perhaps that the
United States Shipping Board as nd
minIstcrcd by Mr. Lasksr, tho Chicago
advertising expert. has II Division Of
Information. In fact. very few people
knew 1t until the fact was revealed
recently by Representative Gallivan Of
Massachusetts during a discussion OF
The advertising appropriation before
the Board.
The taxpayers who learn about 1t
now will doubtless Ike surprised to
learn the kind Of information furnish
cd--in this case furnished to the press.
The copy on Official paper of the Ship
ping Board, It seems. had been spec.
Ially revised and WINS released for pub
licntion on Tuesday. January II. 1877.
This valuable Information for which
The people nrc taxed through Shipping
Board appropriations. bore the magic
word SOCIETY is as follows.
'tDivisIon of Information. Room
..0Oi. Navy Building. Phone Main 52o1
branch 1719. United States shipping
Board. Washington. Revised copy. l.
1922
"FOrmcr Solicitor General and Mrs
william Marshall BnllItt. Of Louis
vile. Ky. entertained n company OF
~ guests ut their residence. 1717
street Northwest last night. IN honor
Of Chief Justice and Mrs Taft. Ophel
in roses and budlcn were profuNely ny
ed In carrying out the general scheme
# pink and white decorations TINT
nc, allied. Seldom has n more brilliant
cycmblage Of women aud men been
Sen In Washington. tL'ughter)'
The gathering represented net only
some OF the most distinguished WONT
on In Washington and other cities but
also the leaders Of the American bar
in MI sections Of the country.
Mr. and Mrs Bullitt gave the dinner
in appreciation Of the many courtes'
les that were shown them while Chief
Justice Taft was President Of the I'M
tied States.
The guests included the Chief jus
tice and Mrs Taft the Secretary of
State and Mrs Hughes. the Attorney
General Mr. Dnugherty Mrs Marshall
Field. Senator George Wartbn Pep
per and Mrs Pepper. of Philadelphia
former Attorney General and Mrs Geo
rye W. WIckersham, Of New York
former Solicitor General and Mrs Law
renee Maxwell. OF Cincinnati; Mr.
John Marion Payne. Of Chicago: Mrs
Truxton Bcalc. Of Washington, ID O.;
Mr. and Mrs Paul d Cravath. Of New
York; Mr. and Mrs Richard Linda.
burg. Of Newark: Mr. and Mrs Henry
S Priest. OF st. Louis: Mr. and Mrs
Andrew Squire, of Cleveland; Mr. and
Mrs G A Severance, Of st Paul; Mr.
and Mrs Levy Mayer Of Chicago; Mr.
and Mrs Silas II strawn, of Chicago |;
Mr. and Mrs Walker d Hines Of New
York: Mr. md Mrs James Byrne, OF
New York; Mr. Allan McCullOh Of
New York: Nine. Hauge. Washington,
ID G.: Mr. NJ fairfield Of New York /;
Mrs King Carley. Washington. d G;
Mr. friedrich ] Fish, Of Boston; Miss
Mabel Boardman. Washington, d g;
Mr. ] G Milburn. Of New York: and
Mrs George Vanderbilt. Washington
} Mr. Bnllitt is one Of the hlgh.salar-
led attorneys Of the Shipping Board.
The article bore the signature Of one
'Murtaugh'. who appears on the pay
roll ns senior examiner at a salary
Of 5000 year. appointed November.
1921, hut, as Mr. Gallivan said 'wheth.
or he La a senior examiner Of Ophelia