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GERMANTOWN

Mrs. William r. Nicholson. Of Wis
sahickon and Midvale avenues. and Mrs:
Cmsted. of Pelham road, accompanied
by Mrs. Laurence Winfield Baxter. Miss
Katharine l.. Baxter, Miss Winifred
Nicholson. Miss Ruth rmsted and Miss
Grace Sitley. Haddonfiald, left Friday
for a trip to West Point. where they
attended the military hop Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Alfred Wolstenholme. Kitchens
lane and Wissahickon avenue. Is spend
ing Easter week at the Chelsea Hotel.
Chelsea.
Miss Betty Russell and Miss Alice
Forbes Of Boston. will arrive in this
city today. They will be among the
attendants Of Miss Gcnevieve Dillen-
beck, whose marriage to Mr.. Robert
Swain Perry, Jr., will take place on
April 90
Mayor and Mrs. J. Hampton Moore
and their family. Of $40 Carpenter
lane. are spending the Easter holidays
at their summer home. Plnecrest, Island
Heights.
Mrs. G. Kamen and her daughter.
Miss Helen Kamen. of West Sharpnack
street, are spending the Easter holidays
at Atlantic City.
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MISS BETTY c. WELSH
WILL WE'D Mr.. PAUL
Ceremony to Take Place This After.
noon at Chestnut Hill

-, A wedding Of much interest will be
daughter. Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Henry
Dixon. Of Rhodora, Chestnut Hill, and
Mr.. Arthur. Paul son of Mr.. and Mrs.
which will take place at 4:30 o'clock
nut Hill, this afternoon. The Rev. John
y Chapman. rector of the church. will
officiate.
Inc bride will be. given in marriage
by Mr.. T. Henry Dixon. She will wear
a gown of white satin with a veil of
rose point lace and will carry single
lily.
Mrs. Louis Madeira. Sd, sister Of
the bride, will be the matron Of honor.
She will wear a frcck Of yellow chiffon
and hat to match Miss Mary Fisher
Glendinning, the maid Of honor, will
wear violet chiffon with hat to match.
Both Will carry spring flowers. The
Hover girl, Miss Elise Dixon, daughter
OF Mrs. William Il. Dixon. will wear
pink chiffon with hat of the same ma
terial and will carry a basket of pansies.
Mr.. Samuel Welsh, brother Of the
bride, will act as best man. and the
ushers will include Mr.. Theodore s.
Paul. DR.. John X. Paul. Mr.. William,
A. 3. Paul and Mr.. Samuel II. Paul
brothers Of the groom Mr.. Henry T.
Thompson. Jr.. Of Greenville. Del. :; Mr.
John II. Whelen, Jr., Mr.. Alexander c.
Zabriskie. Of New York, and Mr.. How
ard &. Coke. of Hartford, Conn. A
reception will follow at the home OF
the brides parents.
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STRAWBERRY MANSION

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel stern. of 3001
oxford street, celebrated their twenty
fifth anniversary at dinner at their
home. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Press. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Wahlquist, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Gottlob.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Halprin. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Goldbacher. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fried
land. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Moldawer. Mr..
and Mrs. G. Moldawer, Mr. and Mrs. l..
Wiesen. Mr.. and Mrs. N. Sherman, Mr..
and Mrs. Q. Thurman. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Weinstein, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. LAWN.
Senator and Mrs Max Aaron. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Lehrfeld. Mrs. r. Gusner, Mrs.
L. Stern, Mrs. J. katz. Mr.. and Mrs:
J. Schneider, of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Stein and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Shapiro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Marks. of 3231
Clifford street. have issued invitations
for a dinner-dancc on Friday evening
next at the Progress Club. in honor of
their daughters. Miss Frances Marks
and Miss Johanna Marks.
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NoRRISToWN

At the thirty-nrst Continental Con.
gress of the National Society. Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution TO be
held at Washington, D. G.. this week,
town, will be represented by Mrs. \.
Rowland Brown, regent: Miss Marie r.
Yost. alternate Mrs. a. $. Buchanan,
Miss Isabelle Walker, Mrs. Irwin Fisher.
Mrs. w. l.. Stauffer, Miss Mary Evans.
Mrs. Harry Fighter. Mrs. John Rex:
Miss Anne Hunsbcrger, pages. and Mrs.
B. f. Buchanan. Mrs. George +. Lea
man and Mrs. J. Kenneth Stauffer
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Posse, of Ell East
Wood street, are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth of a daughter. Mary
Jane. on April ~. Mrs. Posse was for
merly Miss Madeline McWilliams.
Midshipman Robert Coleman. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph a. Coleman, of
Powell and Brown streets: Midshipman
Louis y. Childs. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis ~ Childs Of 1910 Dckalb street !.
Midshipman Roger Crouther, son CT Mr..
and Mrs. BENJAMIN r Crouther' OF
Brant son of Mrs. Frank Brant. OF
Trooper. are home from the Annapolis
Naval Academy for the spring vaca.
ton.
Miss Margaret Focht and Miss Ella
Focht. of George street, have left for a
stay in Heading Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Ganser. of Powell
street. will spend the next week in At
lantic city. y. j.
drcn. Of ChambershurE, Pa. are guests
of Mrs. Wingerd'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Coleman, of Powell and Brown
streets
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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

Miss Mary Murphy. Of 1420 Nc
Courtenv and Miss Virginia Manning,
Is spending few days in Chelsea.
2641 South Chadwick street, are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
Of son. Mr.. William J. Welch, Jr.
Mrs. Welch was Miss Mary Bum, Of
South Philadelphia.
The Delta Delta. Sorority and the
Alpha Phi Fraternity will give a re-
ception and dance at the Bellevue.
Stratford on Friday evening next.
The members OF the Tau Alpha
Kappa Fraternity will give their Easter
dance at the Aldine Hotel on Saturday
evening next The Entertainment Com
mittee included Mr.. Wesley Ayars. Mr.
Charles Dabb and Mr.. Stanley Shields.
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MerriII-Hunter
The marriage Of Miss Margaret Mau.
son Hunter. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Patton Hunter. Of Media. and
Mr.. Godfrey oliver Merrill, of Mont
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visiting Miss Donoghue, has returned
10 her home in Baltimore

visiting Miss Donoghue, has returned
10 ner home In Baltimore.
Mrs. Harry s. Ehret, of 1918 De Lam
cey place, who has been spending
Tons Few days ,S.I, at her sutnmsr home. Pine
turn to this city tomorrow evening.
=, Miss Caroline d. Nixon. daughter of
Walnut street, is entertaining as her
Tracey. of williamstown and New
YORK MT, MT, and Mrs. Nixon and their
month for their home, Red Crest, ia
Evergreen avenue, Woodbury., n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Berry, who
have been spending the winter at their
apartments. Eighteenth and Walnut
streets. will sail early in June for
trip abroad. where they expect to travel
g hey the viii Yst tb.p for several %Dnths
r. Berry, who has been living abroad
for some time!
The first of a series OF Thursday
night dinner dances was held at the
Bala Golf Club In the new clubhouse
last Thursday. There were about 200
guests. Mr. William Anderson is in
c. n. silvey and Mr.. j. A. Raulerson
OF the house committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bettle Ho,lins-
head will entertain at a buffet supper
at the Merchantville Country Club on
Tuesday evening in honor of their
daughter. Miss Margaret Hollinshead,
and Mr.. Edward Tredick Catlett, whose
marriage will take place at st. Paul's
Church, Camden. on Wednesday eve.
ming The guests will include the bridal
party
MIR. and Mrs. James Patton Hunter,
Of Media. are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank H. Hopkins. Miss Yvonne Mer-
rill and Mr.. Walter A. Merrill, OF
Montreal. Can. and Mr.. Frederick w.
Darlington, OF Richmond. for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Vogler. Of this
ment of their daughter. Miss Olga
Amelia Vogler. to Mr.. James Kingsley
Kerr, of New York, son of Mrs Eugenia
Kerr and the late Samuel w. Kerr,
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Mr, and Mrs Joseph Pricstly Button,
OF Hom@wood. Cpsal street, Mount Airy.
announce the Engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Marion Hutchinson But
ION, TO Dr. Temple Sedgewclt Say. son
OF Mr., and Mrs. John =. Say. Cf Sc
attic, Wash.
Mr., 6. u. Bcauchamp .Icrrcrys will
sct as best man at the wedding Cf Miss
bbarbara f. Benson, daughter Of the
h heV' and Mrs. Lewis f. Benson. OF 20Ii
I.co.icy Re Lancey place; and Mr.. Robert +.
"ard y. NJ Jefferys. which will take place
second srS, rre;hyterian, Church. Twenty
m,Y nIsi ana Walnut streets. The ushers
A Mr Thaddsus N. DAILY. Mr.. Albert +. a,
nnhg, of Washington. u. g.: Mr. W.
pparlin Iillard. Of Cincinnati, o.: Mr..
ppenJamin Rush, Jr, and Mr.. George G.
The guests who will attend the theatre
gary followed by supper at the Ritz
MrF Mr'oE; T "KiGh i,r, VIII be Eiyen by NJ and and
ST,r""i' in honor OF Miss Sara Meade
garrison. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
nos"ph Harrison. Of Ardmorc. whose
mia,rr,aE" MA, to their son, Mr. Philip Price.
viii vii, 'hhs az, n'cr on Saturday. June 10,
uaaapp; Mr.; and Mrs. Horny Adams, Mr..
ana Mrs Joseph Il. Rollins, Mr.. and Mrs.
unarrlSon Frazier, Jr., Miss Margaretta
garrison, Miss Rachel Price. Miss
".ws"hdoiTn Martin, Miss Mildred Long
suhth; ssrcth; Mr., Philip Price, Mr.. Frederick
SScna"fer. Mr.. Horace Jayne. Mr.. Thad-
Ieus us ~ paly, Mr.. Frederick Muller. Mr..
'ohh barnwell and Mr.. Albert King.
Tho guests who will attend the party
AN lhe performance of the Hasty Pud-
Sns 'lub tomorrow evening. followed
ny supper At the Bellevue -Stratford.
St %"'cn Cn,ur. Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Hayward,
S,nnSS,r 4, tmS,r niece, Miss Ellen Douglas Lloyd.
McESn, MsaEESn, vii include Miss Ellen Me-
Doro,bbvy DS,'aby Mss nr@,n; Banning Grange Miss
Mr MMsro Madeira, Mr., Sydney r. Clark,
r, scott l.andreth. Mr.. Charles Davis
and Mr. Richard Chew.
..Mr and Mrs. William Harmon George.
$50 South Fifteenth street, will enter
t%Ia az dinner this evening in honor of
HAIR hrn daughter Miss H. Martyr George.
Gaone GUre me dance which Mr, and Mrs,
pirSe pi,n Harrison Fisher will give at the
dn,'s dnh,. arlton in honor of their grand.
'"'ehter' Miss Eleanor Hart
Miss Ernestinc Goodman, of Bethle-
q, an PIKE, Chestnut I'm. will entertain
amner This evening in honor of Miss
Mrrsarst Thayer Graham, daughter Of
mari Toward Spencer Graham, whose
w .hl, IOStDES, OF
June %. ''''' w '''''"''
,,M MISS Rhoda Morris Brooke, daughter
RroMrs' airs rrenchard Emlen Ncwbold. Of
Wed1ny brow, Ardmore, will leave on
Iii, vu,unesdaE for New York. where she
AZ spend few days as the guest
Marn'ss Martha Jamison at the Hotel
"ar'e Antoincttc
ana guests who will attend the Mask
dau VIE party to be given Cn Wednes-
ing,oani' ani'ernoon next by Mrs. Percy REM
y honor of her daughter' Miss Betty
EilIhgton' EilIs will include Miss Willoughby
C,raw.oM MISS Polly Norris Miss Louise
Anna Miss Josephine Seeler, Miss
rnnne frlchard and Miss Elinor Dor
cnanes,, Mrs, Charles Carver, Jr,. will
tvnnE Francis Taylor Chambers ana his
q Cha aaughters, Miss Katharine 3.
X 'efs and Miss Christine r. ChaTt-
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bers. i. OF 1880 Pine street, will close
their home the middle of next month
and occupy their country place nj
rehlIyh until the autumn.
~ Mrs. J. Bertram Mitchell, of 1929
walnut street. will entertain at lunch :
con &c at at the Bel!evue-stratford tomorrow.
daughter of Mrs. N. r. Conn, Of ' ssi
south Sixteenth street. whose ma rita o .
to Mr.. Stanley A. Welsh, son OF Mr.
ana Mrs; Charles. w. Welsh of the Ai-
erneon erne w'll take place on Saturday aft
mas been spending a few days i'm BoS-
ton, VIII return home this evening.
At the Easter meeting OF Mrs. wurts'
dancing Glass at the Bellevue-S -Stratford
on FRIDAY evening next. the cotillon will
,nd 9s lea BY Mr.. Leicester Lewis Mr..
Norris Hno Mr. HeTNffy WiIIa TaHYSG HSno Mr. RICHARD
Richard Fielding. "'' '''
-, Mrs. Robert Emctt Hare. of 400 South
[wentN N.second street. who has been the
guest for ten days of her son-in- law
ana daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. William
frederick Holsman. in Washington, will
return 10 her home this evening.
Miss Carleen brooke, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank p: Brooke. Of Sos
Gowen avenue. Chestnut Hill. will en-
nIesday evening. April 20. in honor OF
Miss Ms Helen +. Mckinney, daughter Of
Me- NE; and Mrs. John G.. Mckinney. OF
marring to Mr.. Frank BALES DEITY will
take place on Wednesday evening Nav
j., at the Mount Airy Presbyterian
;hurch. Miss Brooke viii attend Miss
Mckinney as maid of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. Newman. of
22"o South Bonaffon terrace. are re-
III
a daughter on Saturday.
Mrs. James Large and Miss Pauline
Davis Bowie. of 2Sl South Fourth
have returned from trip to califor.
MIA. Mrs. Large will occupy Summer
crest early next month.
Mr. and Mrs. James II. r. Cromwell,
Of 1929 Walnut street. will sail early
next month for Europe, where they will
spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs.
Cromwell are, now spending few days
in New York.
Mr. Hollister Sturges, of 1915 Semi
nolc avenue. Chestnut Hill. who Is
spending several months abroad. Is at
present in England, where he Is visiting
HIS little daughter, Miss Betty Sturges.
who is attending school there While
In England Mr.. Sturges will visit his
brother.in-!aw and sister. Lord and
Lady Sandwich. at fiinchnbrooke. their
estate at Huntingtonshire. and Mr.. and
Mrs. David Margesson. at Weston Ma
nor. Huntington.
Miss Marian Cahir Donoghue. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Daniel Demo-
town, left on Saturday for Baltimore.
Md, where she will be the guest for a
fortnight of Miss Mary Marshall Scott.
Miss Mary Carroll Harris, who has been
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lust GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy lynne Tells of Many Doings Which Interest
Society Today-H~umds Dramatic and Musical
Clubs to Appear Here This Week

,,,uAT with Betty Welsh's wedding
w This afternoon. the Mask and Wig
A.r,oht and one thing and another, we
.v ..o coine to be busy little beings, II
o s.oms 10 me. And then there's the
nhiiodejphia Dancing Class meeting at
A. Ritz for the married set. and
ssese w heyond the debutante stage.
NTH Tho Welsh wedding will take place
!. 81 Paul's Church In the afternoon.
vou know Betty is marrying Arthur
pe", a brother of Ted Paul. who mar
.;oJ Adeline Pepper. and Of DR.. John
pon,. whose engagement to Mary Lcita
Harlan, of Baltimore, was announced
~ saturday. Another brother. Bill
paul. is engaged to Adelaide Ncwlin.
Retty Welsh Is the youngest Of the
welsh family. Her younger. sistcr,
Katherine, you remember. died Of in
ancnza during the epidemic. Her elder
.;stcr. AIaris Welsh. married Louis Ma
deira. and another sister, Emily, is
now Mrs. Billie Myers.
H' Emily Thayer Dixon's little daugh.
.sr Elwe, il going to be little flower
siri at the wedding. She is about four
rcars old. and as cute as can be. Her
father was 30 Dixon, who was killed
IN Tho war. Betty Welsh's mother
married Mr.. Henry Dixon. you remem-
nor. SO BO Dixon and Betty Welsh
we're step. p.brother ana sister. His widow
was Emily Thayer.
,,.' :,
rIIEi final meeting of Mrs. Wurts'
i dancing class for this year will be
beld ON May ) at the Bellevue -Strat.
ford. The Faster meeting is to BE- on
FRIDAY night Of this week. The May
< meeting will take the place Of the
ono which was postponed on March -.
I hear there Will abe n number of din
ncrs in May, and there certainly arc II
number planned for this meeting on
Friday.
1IARNARD boys Will have their in
II nings here this week and no mis-
The Hasty Pudding Club play Mt the
Bellevue -Stratford ana the Glee Cinb
will have IT'S evening OF music Ut inc
Academy on wednesday night.
There are any humper OF DINNERS anu
parties nlanncu t3r tomorrow msnt'
The william Struthcrs Elilses VIII en-
terfain ron ,nolr daugh,er elmtru nt 'nc
Hasfy iudGlhg SNOW nj, do'IoWou ny
dancing ana Fuppcr. me i'op ,%
ConteS Tl'l enirr'a1n tor Wy % "r"nun' ML.n
at NV p,"s, CIV. ""' e.,
dorc ScNaS VIII give p"r'H, 'vI
Am"lir. sun Mnothrr parry Wi' ne
that gwen lor ElIsn !.io!d oy '"e H"'
than haNWarus. OF wayne. >,..
On wednesday afternoon MIS-.
meet the members. of the Gl"e Club and
the harvard C,uD VIII give o"i''
snIper IN 'hc'r nonoL. A., c,.,
~. A"ons 'nc ooA ho,ncrS 10y 'In D,;ne ",ec
Slun P',,or"'a'c. are n'sh"P H .no,
Mhn,r' lM Nir MrS' e eNrtnur la MI. w
tark. Mr; S'rsrns icchScner' MT'
htHahofr hNH van itensSr,arr, Ms. ~. Il
w wai''S nlNom; H., MIS-. JHnes SroHwen'
Mrs. frank Thomson. Mrs. John Mar
Soe. MIS- Lincoln HodlrcS. Arthur L.
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real, Canada, took place quietly IN the
presence Of the Immediate family. at
noon today. The Rev. Father Hoban.
rector of the Church Of the Holy Ma
tivity. Media. officiated. Miss Hunter,
riage by her father Mr.. Walter A.
Merrill. of Montreal, was his brothers $
best man. A breakfast for the fami-
lies followed at the home OF the brides
parents at SOC South Orange street.
Cpon their return from a wedding trip,
Mr.. and Mrs Merrill will live IN
Monfreal
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eloquence. Most of the women were
at work as they listened, plating
straw for hats or making the shell
wreaths which are worn over them
on windy days. Some OF the men,
too. were braiding cocoanut fiber for
nets or polishing the long poles Of
their fishing spears. All were silent.
attentive. save only the children
playing around the outskirts OF the
crowd. just such bundles of energy
as are all children the world over.
Willie was as pleased as though this
We're a spectacle which he had ar
ranged for my particular benefit
Reciting Scripture.
you see." he whispered 'Tss
Scripture they are reciting. They
must have been at 1t all day. don't
suppose you would have believed this
il you hadn't seen it?"
i confess that I wouldn't have be-
lieved it I had read q good many
books of South Sea travel and while
much was said in them of native
amusements. the descriptions did not
lead me to believe that these were
even remotely of a religious nature.
Apparently none of the authorities
I had consulted had visited Reka
Rela.
We were soon discovered by one
of the children and came forth from
our hiding place trying to make 1t
appear that we had just arrived
The meeting was interrupted for q
few minutes while Willie gave them
the news of other islands. Press
emily he turned to me.
'srhe chief wants to know whethea
Continued on Fouofrfn0 Page.
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tain whether it would not be well to
take my revolver ashore in case I
should be wandering about alone.
"Lord. mani" he said. TITS not
the natives you need worry about
IT'S the reef There is no boat pas
sage into the lagoon. and If you land
you will have to ride the surf over
one of the worst reefs in the seven
ty-two islands However. it may b.
possible on the lee side. I'll have th
stay with the schooner. but you anh
Willie can go. and if you can manage
the landing it will be worth your
while. It's a curious place. Reka
Reka. AS for the natives. You Will
be as safe with them as you would
be In q church. Eth. Willief"
While, the supercargo. a weather.
mellowed little Scotchman Of 80.
aereed gravely that this was true.
Queer Places, Said Willie.
cay" he said. they're queer
placeS these Islands, but not so queer
as the ideas folk at home have about
them. I suppose that a good many
still think the natives are pure
heather, and. like enough, they are
in some ways. But. man! 1t would
astonish you to hear them quoting
scripture. You see, they have but
the one book. the Bible. 1t was
translated into their language a
matter of fifty years ago. maybe
longer than that. And they've read
II ana studied it and learned 1t oy
heart. For downright knowledge OF
II. they haven't their equals any
where, not even in Scotland"
Twas much Interested. had often
who has not"-discussed with
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I set out for tha settlement. The
land itself was a meie fringe Of coral
gravel. not more than quarter of
mile across. we'll planted with cocoa
nut palms ard completely encircling
the lagoon. A few chickens, startled
at our approach. took the air with a
whir of wings like so many par
tridges. and circling high overhead
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friends the choice Of the book to be
taken IL one were to be maroone1
for life on lonely island and could
have but one volume. There Is al
ways a wide variety Of opinion. rang
ing from Shakespeare. complete, to
the New Yc,k City Directory or a
Ward catalogue. Here
was an island where the matter had
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been put to the test The people OF
Reka Reka lad chosen the Bible
or 1t had been chosen for them
IL Willie were to be believed. but
having heard others Of Willie's
stories decided to reserve judgment
until I could see for myself.
When we were close inshore the
schooner's wLaleboat was lowered.
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of course. Lad bccn brought there.
but the people themselves. how had
they come in the first instance? And
what was the land Of their originf
And how lonely the life Of their de-
scendants. looking out at dawn. ovei
the same empty sea- watching at
night the frightening consultations
OF the sans wide and starry sky.
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and with Willie at the steering oar
and four Poiynesian sailors pulling
like mad. we were caught by a tre-
mendous comber and carried over
the reef and far up the beach. No
one met us there. the village being a
mile and half distant toward the
windward side OF the atoll. Leaving
the sailors with tts boat Willie and
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settled at length in the tops Of the
trees.
1t seemed odd to see once domes-
ticated fowl so far from even the
semblance Of a barryard: but 1t was
no more curious. I suppose. than that
people should be living on these
fragments Of land. thousands of miles
from any continent. The chickens,
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There were Tut thirty Of them. willfs
said. belongire for the most part to
three families who had lived ON the
island time out of mind.
you might think" he went on
that they would be poor stock, =
run down. degenerate lot: but they're
not. The girls are taken by the men
Of other islands, and the men here
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r DON'T suppose that there arc
many Americans in these days
who could recite, off hand, tha
eleventh chapter of the book of L.
viticus. 1t is even possible that men,
passing as intelligent. well informed
members of society. might be founi
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oiten make long voyages
through the group in
search of wives. I know
places In more civilized
parts Of the world where
they are nothing like SO
afraid Of inhreeding. A
Paumotuan, IL he was to
marry his cousin. would
be ostracized by his FAM
lily. and SO far as I can
learn, they were even
more particular about this
In the old days when they
were pure heather than
they are now. You know
how good they are at re-
citing their family his
tories? They can tell you
their descent from away
back
well, naturally. they
take a heap of interest in
the family histories of the
Old Testament folk, and
I've learned. mostly from
the natives themselves.
that marriages between
pretty close blood /rela-
tions are recorded there.
They spend a lot of time
puzzling over these gene
alogies. And the other
things they find to argue
about in the Scriptures!
Knotty problems. 1t
would fairly make your
head swim to hear them
sometimes. But waitt
They couldn't have seen
us coming In. and as like
as not they'll be hard
at it"
Willie was right. They
were. We approached the
village. a cluster or a
dozen matched huts. and
under cover of some
shrubbery looked on for
a moment unobserved.
The village street was
wide and well shaded and
In the center of II. on q
circle Of mats men and
women were listening to
an old man who was
standing In their midst,
declaiming with grave
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The Eleventh Chapter of Leviticus.
By James Norman Hall. -.
Literary Ventures of the Day.
" Peter B. Kyne....
Bret Harte's California. ................... s
The National Tale OF Mar1onette. 4
Why Mr.. Pujo Was Not Americanized
By w. A. Davenport. S
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Closed Season for Lions.
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