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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Weddings and Engagements Announced

and Miss Mabel Taussig. DR.. Virgil
Franklin will be best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh James Robertson,
Jr.. who were married in the Collegiate
Church Of st. Nicholas, on Saturday
last, will reside in Greenwich. Conn.,.
when they return from their honeymoon.
Mrs. Robertson was Miss Isabelle Brad
ley. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Bradley Of SAC Park avenue. Mr..
Robertson is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh J. Robertson of West Newton.
Mass. The Rev. DR.. David James Bur-
rell of the Marble Collegiate Church. and
the Rev. DR.. Malcolm James Mcleod,
pastor of the Collegiate Church of St.
Nicholas, performed the ceremony.
On Saturday in the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church Miss Grace b.
Rogers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Cornwell Rogers. will become the bride
of Mr.. Paul B. Tubby. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Tubby OF Greenwich,
Conn. The ceremony will be at o'clock
and will be performed by the Rev. DR..
Kelman. A reception will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers, 90
East Sixty-fourth street. Miss Rogers
will be attended by her sister. Mrs.
Frank II. Mann. as matron of honor,
and Miss Anne Moore. as maid of honor.
Mr.. William b. Tubby. Jr., will be his
brothers best man and serving as
ushers will be the Messrs. Cornwell Il.
Rogers, brother of the bride; Warren B.
Day, Joseph NJ. Schirmer, Edwin
Purves. p. Manfred Schwarz and John
Becker.
Society is much interested in the mar
riage of Mrs. Louise Cromwell Brooks
to Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
which will be celebrated on Tuesday at
El Mrasol. the villa of her mother,
Mrs. Edward t. Stotesbury, at Palm
Beach An army chaplain will perform
the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate families and a few intimate
friends. Mrs. Brooks's only attendant
will be Mrs. J. Kearsley Mitchell of
Philadelphia, daughter OF her stepfather,
Mr.. Stotesbury. Her brother. Mr.. James
H. r. Cromwell. OF Philadelphia. will be
best man. Mr.. and Mrs. James H. r.
Cromwell and the latter's mother. Mrs.
Horace t.. Dodge, and Brig. Gen. Mac
Arthur are expected to arrive at Palm
Beach this morning in Mrs. Dodge's
private car. H..
Miss Marion T. Rockford, whose en-
gagement to Mr.. Walter S. Mack. Jr.,
was announced last week by her father.
Mr.. Samuel J. Rockford, has chosen May
as the date of her marriage, which
will take place at the country home OF
her grandfather, Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn,
at Tarrytown and, weather permitting.
will be on the lawn. Should 1t rain the
ceremony will be performed in one of
the large conservatories, which will
make a novel setting for the costumes
of the bride and her attendants. with n
background of choice plants in bloom.
Mr.. Mack and his bride will sail for
Europe on May IL. Miss Rockford is
graduate of Wellesley and Mr.. Mack
was graduated from Harvard and later
took a course at Annapolis during the
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comes from Milwaukee). several of the
japanese and the Siamese.
There were a number OF pretty girls
playing around with the aids and appar-
entity enjoying IT, Mary Wallace. the
Secretary of Agriculture's attractive
daughter. in gown OF delicate orchid
shade which was becoming to that Titiah
hair OF hers; Louisa Hoar. Mrs. Gillett's
daughter, in fuchsia red velvet. with a
delicate little wreath Of reddish leaves
in her bonny brown hair; Nina Lunn.
Mrs. Wallace Whites debu.ante daugh-
ter. in pink velvet and silver regular
rose of a girl; Zilla McDougall. in a
frock of petunia shaded georgette. oddly
attractive with her curly bobbed hair.
and score of others who seemed to be
spending the evening and thoroughly en-
joying ii.
Ailsa Mellon was not there-she's out
of town-but Catherine Hughes was.
looking very attractive and apparently
getting acclimated to her job as premier
Cabinet girl. Both she and Mrs. Hughes
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were kept busy gathering up the bou-
auets people were offering them on the
score of Mr.. Hughess success as an
organizer of conferences and answering
questions about the projected Bermuda
trip.
You know now that the conference is
over and the Secretary can be spared.
He is to take his first vacation. and
they are going down to see how little
Miss Elizabeth, the baby of the Hughes
family, is getting along. She has been
down in Bermuda with a companion
since early in the fall. She is not very
strong and the climate here didn't seem
TO be doing her any good. so her parents
took honeymoon cottage" for her, and
as they could not get away themselves
sent her down to Bermuda in entirely
safe hands.
They have been getting splendid reports
OF her. but now that the strenuous days
of the conference are over they are
going down for couple of weeks to
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and Miss Mabel Taussig. DIR. Virgil
Franklin will be best man.
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Continued from First Page.

penard Stewart Trevor. youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Graft
Trevor. to Mr.. Charles ]. Coulter OF
this city and Tuxedo. 1t will take place
on Wednesday afternoon In St. Bar
tholomew's Church and the Rev. DR..
Leighton PARIS will perform the cere-
mony. A reception will follow at the
Colony Club. Miss Trevor will be at
tended by Miss Betty Thompson as
maid of honor and Misses Eleanor Far
rish of Richmond, Va; Katherine Van
Ingen, Martha NJ. Ottley and Katherine
Hurd as bridesmaids.
MIR. William Elliott, J4.. will be best
man and serving as ushers will be the
Messrs. Henry Graf. Trevor. Jr
brother Of the bride; Casimir de Rham.
Francis Il. Bradley, John Stevens Mel
cher. Jr.; Kenneth B. G. Parsons and
Vernon II. Brown of New York, Francis
Parkman, Harrison G. Reynolds and
Ross T. Whistler of Boston.
One Of the interesting marriages Of
the last week was that of Miss Elizabeth
Livingston Hall. second daughter of Mr..
Edward l.. Hall. to Mr. Norwood Rath-
bone, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Rath-
bone, which took place on Wednesday
afternoon at the home of the brides
cousin. Mrs. Henry Parish. 1t was
simple wedding and was witnessed by
relatives and few close family friends.
Assisting Mrs. Parish in receiving
were Mrs. Stanley Mortimer. aunt Of the
bride, and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
formerly Miss Eleanor Roosevelt and
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Roosevelt, cousin of the bride, also the
bridegroom's mother. With her ivory
white gown of satin the bride wore a
veil of old point d'Alencon lace that
originally was worn by her great-great-
grandmother when she was bride.
In st. Thomass Church OH the after
noon of February 25 Miss Stella Fackler
Todd, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Ryerson Todd of Bangor. Me-. will be
married to Mr. Gilbert Curtis Demorest.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Curtis
Demorest of this city. Miss Todd's
bridal attendants will be her sister, Mrs.
Frank p. Jennings; Misses Mary l. Lam
caster, Ruth Davenport and Charlotte K.
Demorest. Mr. Harman b. Vanderhoef
will be best man, and the ushers will be
Messrs. Robertson L. Cleveland, William
r. Davenport. w. Jennings Demorest
Harold II. Gibson, Guy Robinson and
William Britton Stitt A small recep-
tion will be held at 3S East Seventy
second street. the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin w. Lancaster.
The marriage of Miss Elise Frances
Wolfe. daughter of Mrs. George r..
Buckman, to Mr.. Warren James Taussig
will take place next Thursday in the
Chapel of st. Ansorg!us, the Cathedral
of st. John the Divine. The ceremony
will be performed by the Rev. DR.. How
ard c. Robbins, dean Of the cathedral.
The bride will be attended by Miss
Eleanor Schumacher as maid of honor,
also Mrs. James Livingston F'reeborn
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verify them. And while Secretary
Hughes doesn't think he needs rest.
some of those who have been most
closely associated with him say that he
has certainly earned one and that a
little vacation will do him no harm.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
were there, the latter in a graceful dress
OF purple and gold brocade, with a long
string of uncut amethysts and crystals
falling we'll below the waist line. She
is evidently a prime favorite and was
at all times the center OF an animated
group. The Mondells were there. and
the Poindexters, the Manns and the
Cannons--Uncle Joe. his daughter and
his granddaughter, Helen lie Seure. who
has been their guest for the last week or
so the Calders-Mrs. Calder always
one of the handsomest of the Senatorial
women-Admiral and Mrs. Coontz. Gen.
Pershing and scores OF other officers OF
both services.
Senator and Mrs. Warren. Senator
and Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Senator and
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In the Blue Room.

BY the time one reached the Blue
Room door the President mad Mrs. Har-
ding had taken their places and had
smilingly received the Vice-President
and Mrs Coolidge, functioning for the
moment as the President Of the Senate
and his wife," and had quickly drawn
them into places by their side. Then
the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Gill
lett had been greeted and somehow had
escaped into the Blue Room. for a little
while before they too were recaptured
and had to take their places on duty on
the receiving line.
Mrs. Gillett looked quite stunning In
a handsome gown of purple chiffon vel
vet and tulle. with one side of the bodice
made of silver cloth and touches of sill
yer on the velvet.
Earlier In the day had been assured
that the President and Mrs. Harding
would receive alone. To the suggestion
hazarded that presumably since they had
had the Hugheses with them Cor tho
dD ;umatic reception. and the Attorney
General for tho judiciary. they would
have the Coolidges and the Giletts for
the Congressional had come the response
that they had decided to go II alone
And here they were doing just what they
had apparently not intended. Which
really seemed the logical thing to do.
Mrs Harding was carrying big fan
OF soft white plumes. and from time to
time she shifted it from left to right
and thus rested her good right hand
when II wearied OF being shaken. did
not notice either Mrs Gillett or Mrs.
Coolidge seeking any such relief and
each of the three had for nearly all who
passed personal word. or course the
great majority were people with whom
they were more or less closely associated
personally and officially.
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Another wedding on Saturday will be
that of Miss Janet Burns. daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Burns. TO
| Mr. Ruel Ross Appleton. Jr 1t will take
place at the home of Miss Burns sister
Mrs. Benjamin Anthony Kelley. 220 Co.
lumbia Heights, Brooklyn. Only meri-
bers of the two families and intimate
friends have been asked to the ceremony.
| Society is interested in the coming
wedding of Miss Katherine Stuart Keen
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harold
Keen OF Dublin road. Greenwich, Conn.,,
and Leslie Reynolds Schauff1er OF Chi
cago. which will take place at Christ
Episcopal Church, Greenwich, on Sat-
urday afternoon. February 20. at $50
o'clock. Rev. Samuel c. Holladay.. dean
of Christ Church Cathedral. Hartford.
a cousin of the bride. will perform the
ceremony.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Seymour
| Houghton of 1876 East Seventy-fourth
street have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Margaret
Houghton. to Mr. Philip Kingsland
Houston of 10 East 'Sixtieth street. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis A. Houston of
bOStOu anu OOTlCOTu, MASS. lie was a
| lieutenant in the Fifth Machine Gun
Battalion, Second Division, in the war,
| and was wounded during the Argonne
offensive.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell of III
| Park avenue have announced the en-
l'gagement of their daughter, Miss
Eleanor Cromwell, to DR.. Fremont A.
Chandler, son Of DR.. Fremont E. Chand.
ler Of Waupaca. Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Aivord OF Clear.
water, Fla, and Brooklyn, have an
rounced the engagement OF their daugh-
ter, Miss Evelyn Alvord, to Mr. John
Arthur Conway. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. Conway OF Prospect place,
Brooklyn. Miss Alvord is a sculptress !;
several examples of her work were
shown in the Chicago art exhibition last
fall. She designed the bronze tablet
erected on the site of old Fort Harrison,
commemorative of the Seminole war.
and is now at work in Florida on life
size figure for fountain to he placed
in the garden of Mr.. Z. c. Price. Mr..
Conway was graduated from Williams
College in 1916 and served in the Avia-
4 tion Corps. He is connected with the
Guaranty Trust Company.
Announcement has been made Of the
engagement of Miss Katherine Terry
Thornton to Mr.. Francis Winslow VIII
lett. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George +. VII.
lett of Norwood. Mass. Miss Thornton
is the daughter Of Mrs. y. Mcdonald
Russell of % Fifth avenue and the late
Charles Fitzhugh Thornton, q lawyer of
Austin. Tex. On the maternal side she
is granddaughter of the Rev DR.. James
Angus Mcdonald, now a retired Presby-
terian minister.
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Diplomats Are Present.

While 1t was primarily party for the
Congressional and Senatorial continsents
quite few of the diplomats were In evil
dence--the Jusserands l saw. the Bel.
gian Ambassador. the British and the
Wallenbergs, the Pezets. the Grouitches.
the Ballivians. the Persian Minister. the
Prochniks (the new Austrian Minister.
you know, and his attractive wife, who
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SOCIETY NOT LACKING THRILLS SINCE THE CONFERENCE

along with the Governor of Colorado
and Mrs. Shoup; Mrs. Blodgett and his
sister. sirs. Porcher: Mrs. Frederick
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Mrs. Phipps and the whole group of the
Colorado Congressionals, whom the
Phippses had entertained at dinner
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Dent Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Armat. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Titus and
don't remember how many more.
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war and became a Lieutenant. making
many trips overseas in the transport
service.
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Mrs. Asqufth's visit.

washington was 'all set" for Mrs.
Nsquith's visit Frankly it was not so
|iuch interested in what she might have
10 say in public, at her lecture-though
bo far as that goes there is no reason
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell Of I'll
Park avenue have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Eleanor Cromwell, to DR.. Fremont A.
Chandler, son Of DR.. Fremont E. Chand.
Ter Of Waupaca. Wis.
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nIr. Coolidge Going West.

To-day. I believe. ice-President
Coolidge Is headed for Springfield. ILL.,.
where he is to take part in n Lincoln
Day celebration. returning to Washing
|on, as soon as II Is over. And II she
|,arried out her intention expressed last
"Wednesday. Mrs. Coolidge has taken adj
vantage of his being away to 20 up TO
Nercersburg. where the boys are at
|school and spend the week end with
Them.
She seemed uncertain last Wednesday.
Fhether she and the Cabinet women
Eould observe another Cabinet Wednes-
Hay or not Theoretically the season
ends with Lent, and certainly, even
Enough there are few IL any In the
present Cabinet who belong to denomi-
bations that consider Lent, they would
pot care to have an "at home" on Ash
"wednesday which Is March |. the first
"Wednesday in March. But she said they
|night get together and decide to have
|,nother day at home. avoiding that fast
+iay, that was as yet undecided
The Washington times., 1922-12-13
WATTS FOR WIFE
DEAD At FOOT
OF STAIRS
Aged Man Sits Up All Night
Expecting Return of Acct
dent Victim.

KEYSER, w. Va. Dec. 13.-Mor-
gan Linthicum. an aged resident OF
Keyser sat up all night vainly wait
ing the return of his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Linthicum, aged seventy
three, little thinking that all the
while she was lying dead at the foot
Of the stairway.
Mrs. Linthicum had attended
church services and after visiting
one of her children. returned to her
apartment about IL o'clock. She
entered the room where Mr.. Lin
thicum was sitting and then left.
evidently to see II she had closed
the door at the foot of the stairs,
and Mr.. Linthicum thought she had
gone over to the home of one of
her children.
Occupants of other apartments
heard a noise as IL some one had
fallen. but attributed 1t to a bump
against a door!
Mr. and Mrs. Linthicum were
married fifty-five years. A son
died five weeks ago last night at
Weston, w. Va. Mrs. Linthicum
was a member of the Episcopal
Church. the Order of the Eastern
The Washington times., 1922-12-13
BID
Lowest ON
SCHOOLS
Offers to Construct Langley
and MacfarIand Buildings
For $4,000.

M. Seretto. local contractor. was
found to be the lowest bidder for the
construction of the mcfarland and
Langley Junior High schools when
bids were opened yesterday after.
loon in the room OF the chief
,lerk. Of the District Engineering
Department.
In fact Mr.. Seretto's bid of $592,.
200 was the only one of the three
submitted to fall under the 5000 900
sum appropriated for the two high
schools by Congress. His Individual
bid on the Macfarland is $3O3. 900,
While on the Langley. 1t is 1924, 900
This Is the second time that
5eretto has underbid other con.
ractors. who sent in estimates for
he construction OF the two high
,chooIs. Last time, however, his
id. while the lowest was consid.
rably more than The $6OO.0O0 au.
horized.
As result of these bids
Municipal Architect Harris was
,ompel ed to go over the plans for
he two schools and eliminate the
assembly halls in order to get at
east one OF today's bids below the
900, 900 high water mark.
The other bids received were
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home In Winchester. Miss Mary
Snider. daughter of George w
snider. became dazed and fell from
the piano stool to the floor. Mis-,
Snider managed to drag herself tc
a doorway. and just as she opened
the door, she collapsed and Eel
unconscious on porch floor. ~
Attracted by the noise Of hei
fall. her father and her sister. Miss
Sadie Snider. who We're in an ad
joining. room, went to her rescue
and sent for physician. n
Miss Snider was unconscious fol
several hours after breathing the
deadly, gas. and her life was saved
only by heroic measures. She ID
now believed to be out of danger
II Is thought that a damper on the
parlor stove had been closed toe
tightly, thus permitting the gas to
escape into the room.
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from the NJ. A. Long Company OF
Baltimore and George L. Wine oi
this city. The Long Company bid
$67a.l49 for both schools while
Wise's bid was 1904. 800. Together
with Mr.. Wise's bids were a mum
ber of aiternates which. II accepted
would bring his bid very close "a
Mr.. Seretto's. Seretto. however
also made a number of alternate
proposals. N
It liz expected that the contract
for the two junior high schools
will be awarded at the next meet
ing of the Board of Commission,
ers Friday.
Wine specified that he would have
the schools completed within eight
months. He was the only one of the
three to give a specified time limit.
The Marfarland will be built on 7
street at Lincoln road and Second
street. while the Langley will be built
on Iowa avenue. between Allison and
Jpshur streets.
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POSTAL TELEGRAPH
PAY IS INCREASED

1t. is going to be a Merry Christ
mas for the thousands of Postal
telegraph Company's employees
throughout. the United States.
Announcement was made today
by President Clarence H. Mackay.
according to local manager Thomas
B. Dowd that each regular EN-
ploye of the system will receive
an increase of per cent in pay
beginning January l next.
The increased pay will benefit
$50 employees of the company in
Washington. The conpany's melon
also is TO be shared with the mes
senger boys. who will receive a
bonus of $40 on January l. The
order as to messenger boys will
affect all of those employed by the
company since November l last.
Approximately fifty boys in Wash
ington will benefit by the bonus.
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Star. and the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men.
Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by four children-John C..
Linthicum. Romney. w. Va; Mrs.
John w. McMakin, Cumberland;
Mrs. Nan Right, Davis, w. Va.
and Marshall LintMcum. Keyser,
and two sisters Mrs. j. w. Dussey,
Washington. ID. c.. and Mrs. Joseph
Freeze Shepherdstown. w. Va.
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JOBS ARE ASKED FOR
DROPPED ARMY OFFICERS

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Dec. 13.-
The Cumberland Chamber Of Com.
merce has been requested by head.
quarters of the sixty.second cavalry
division. Haserstown. to assist in
securing positions in civil life for
retired or discharged army officers
The office here was supplied with
q list Of the. names of the dis.
charged officers showing the nature
of the positions desired by them.
1t can be referred to by employers
having vacancies.
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BRITAIN 'SLAB0R
! PARTY NOT
TO|LERS
Really Made Up Of Progressive
Elements. Including Noted
Writers and Economists.
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH.
Co~mouolit.r Nsws Servtce.


Cosmopolitan News Service.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-"Watch La
bor!'
This Is the word. that Is beine
'assed by British political observ
,rs. for the impression Is prevalent
hat staid old Britain Is on the
verge Of government by a Labor
party.
OF course. a Labor government IL
not an immediate probability, foi
things move slowly In England, bur
1t certainly Is agreed that the pres
ent trend Of politics is In favor OF
the Labor party. There are many
Who ase willing to wager that there
will be a Labor government within
he next three years. t
The election OF Conservative
government. under the leadership oi
Bonar Law, is probably the bes
thing that has ever happened fol
the Labor party. There a" al
ready very patent signs that the
Bonar Law party is going to be re
dictionary, but. like America. Eng
land is done will. things reaction
ary.
IL will take time. but the resent
ment against reactionary things vii
pile up and pile up. and. the next
election will probably see a victory
for the Labor party-at least tha
is the opinion Of such persons n
Lady Astor, Sir Hall Caine. Fl q
Wells, and scores of other progres
sive thinkers.
Under . Misnomer.
The Labor party cannot be re
garded any longer as strictly .
'abor party-it is travelling under :
misnomer. The so-called Labor part
really England's Progressir'
,arty: in it's ranks are the mo"
progressive thinkers in Englar
nd horny.handed sons of toll
the minority.
Ramsay Macdonald, leader of IT,
labor party. has never been a man
ial laborer He was a schoo' reach
er in his early days and hitter be
-ame a private secretary. His caree'
n public life during the last few
ears has been one OF statesman
ship.
Arthur Henderson was once 2
working engineer. but he was ais
IN intellectual laborer. for on Sun
avs he was q local preacher.
J. r. Clynes has been a manua
aborer. but far in the distant pa
or many years he has been
igure In public life and an -"
ran zer of labor.
II. G.. Wells. author and historian
= a driving power In the Labo.
'arty movement.
Margaret Bondfield. leader Of tn
women Of the Labor, party mov@
nent. Is an economist and q
yanizer.
Toilers In Minority.
Hamilton Fyfe and George Lan''
Jury. two OF the best-known editor
Of London. are high i'm the Labo
party councils.
1t is persons OF this type who are
making the present Labor party
Great Britain.
The to lers are in the minority. al
least those who toll with theil
hands. and ministers, clerks, econo
mists. politicians. editors. student,
and all sorts and manner Of mer
and women are joining the move
ment for a real progressive politica
party. Nobility even IL flocking tc
the Labor standards. Lord Hal
dane is an ardent laborite, anc
Arthur Ponsonby, who was pag,
OF honor to King Edward, Is also
among the leaders.
The tide against reaction IL stead
lily mounting and Is finding expires
sion through the Labor party.
Watch Labor!v'
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Drum Loses lts Head.

NORTH TROY, VI. Dec. ID
Several members of Sawyer's orches.
ira were thrown out and the snare
drum lost its head completely when
the automobile In which the men
were riding upset. The men were
able to continue, however, and the
dancers at q nearby hall were not
disappointed.