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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27

schmidt will have charge Of the meeting
and Mrs. E. r. Clark will talk on The
Progress Of New Achievements in Dis.
cases." Mrs. Robert Motley, Of Bowling
Green, chairman of the Fourth District
OF Federated Clubs, will be present, and
will address the meeting. All members
are urged to be present.
The members Of the Beta Theta Pi fra.
ternity entertained with dinner party
Saturday evening at the chapter house
The guests we're: Misses Eleanor Jane.
son, Mary Elizabeth Jameson, Zelle Whit.
marsh, Elizabeth Handley, Dorothy Ste
vinson, Mary Belle Mundy. Ruth Hay.
man and Frances Kenney and Mrs. Whit.
marsh of Texarkana, Ark.
DIR. and Mrs. o. NJ. Stewart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ustick Balm, DR.. and Mrs. r.
H. Baker, and Mr.. and Mrs. Norton
Shepard entertained at the home Of DR..
Stewart last evening in honor Of the
members Of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
and their chaperon, Mrs. Flora Wood.
ward.
Hostesses at the Country Club tomor-
row will be: Mrs. W. S. Williams, Mrs.
S C. Hum, Mrs. J. c. Jones, Mrs. A. j.
Estes, Mrs. George Dorsey and Mrs.
George Lefevre.
Mrs. Paul V. Kellogg entertained with
a I o'clock luncheon today for Mrs. j.
s. Gray Of Adrain, Mich, who is the
house guest of Mrs. r. ]. Kerner. Cow
ers were laid for six.
Members Of the Delta Theta Phi. law
fraternity, held initiation Saturday even
ing for the following men: Clyde Great
house, Essiie Morrison. Joseph L. Gut
hing and Charles Simon.
Miss Page Wright and Miss Georgia
Gibson of Underwood College spent the
weekend here as the guests of Miss Max
inc Heimbaugh and Miss Marion Play
ter.
Mrs. E. L. Bergman left today for Ma
con, No., where she will visit Mrs. |. B.
Jones. She will be gone for about a
week.
Mrs. ]. o. Coffee and DR.. ]. o. Coffee,
Jr., Of Queen City, spent the weekend
here as guests at the Alpha Kappa Kappa
house.
Mre. j. B. CAN'T, hostess at the Kappa
Alpha house, entertained with an infor-
NAL dinner party last evening in honor
Of the members of the fraternity.
Professor and Mrs. S. T. Brasion had
as dinner guests last evening Miss Helen
Strong, Miss Ruth Ferris, c. E. Close,
and Mason King. -
II n n n
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Emmett Wallace Of Mountain Grove
is the guest Of his mother, Mrs. Cecil
Wallace. al the Zeta Be.a Tau house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27

The members of the Sigma Chi fra
terniiy were hosts al q dinner party Sat.
urday evening at the chapter house. The
guests were: Mrs. E. u. Harbaugh and
Mrs. A. K. Shaw Of Kansas City. Mrs.
F. B. Walker of Hannibal, Mrs. r. P.
rhlien. ,sf. Little Rock, Ark. Capt. and
Mrs. william Dunkel, Mr.. and Mrs. John
NOVEL;, Miss Marjorie Leggett of Garth
age and Misses Marjorie Harbaugh. Mil
dred Walker, Leila Wood and Betty
Michel, Exile Gray, Florence Helm. Vir-
giuia Rodgers, Gladys Mckinley, Ruth
Belcher, Marion Clinton and Mary Allen.
Ralph Dodson Of Kansas City and Glenn
Babb.
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Professor and Mrs. S. T. Brasion had
as dinner guests last evening Miss Helen
Strong, Miss Ruth Ferris, c. E. Close,
and Mason King. -
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Miss Marian Babb Of jefferson City
spent che weekend visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Babb.
Members Of the Dana Press Club an.
nounce the pledging Of Ben C. Simons
Of St. Joseph.
Glenn Babb left yesterday for New
York where he will be gone for abou.
two weeks.
John George of BoonviIle is a guest at
the Kappa Alpha house.
Miss Estelle Hickok is spending sew
eral days in ST. Louis.
The Knitting Club met this afternoon
with Mrs. Guy L. Noyes.
The Westmount Bridge Club will meet
tonight with Mrs NJ. G. Mehl. :
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PRESIDET JONES TO GIVE
COLONEL UPTON SMOKER

President ]. c. Jones will entertain al
8 o'clock tonight with smoker in honor
Of Col. l.. S. Upton Of the Seventh Corps
Area who is here to inspect the r. o.
T. c.
The guests will be: Col. W. E. Pear.
sons. Capt. M. S. Creusere, Capt. " c.
Dunckel. Capt. r. S. Gibson. Maj. L. E.
Jones, Lieut.. J. E. McCammon, Maj. Jo-
seph PASSENGER, Maj. Oliver S. Wood,
Dean J. H. Coursault, Dean Isidor Loeb.
Dean J. P. McBaine, Dean E. ]. Nc
Causiland, Dean Walter Miller, Dean
F. B. Mumford. Dean Guy L. Noyes,
Dean F. NJ. Tisdel and Dean Walter
Williams.
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Mrs. ]. c. Jones returned last night
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27

Miss Alice Marseilles returned from
Clinton last evening where she spent the
weekend with her parents.
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from ST. Louis where she has been for
several days.
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Mrs. ]. B. CAN'T, hostess at the Kappa
Alpha house, entertained with an infor.
NAL dinner party last evening in honor
of the members of the fraternity.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27

The Westmount Bridge Club will NEE
tonight with Mrs. NJ. G. Mehl.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27

Mrs. ]. o. Coffee and Dr.. ]. o. Coffee,
Jr., Of Queen City, spent the weekend
here as guests at the Alpha Kappa Kappa
house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27

The Knitting Club met this afternoon
with Mrs. Guy L. Moves.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-27
There's No Excuse

For any one staying away from the Military Ball,
March 81.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07

without considering this question
impertinent Anthony answered it.
About a hundred a month";
That's altogether about $500 a
year" Then he added softly: TT
ought to be plenty. II you have
any sense 1t ought to be plenty.
But the question is whether you
have any or not"
Il suppose 1t is" 1t was shame
ful to be compelled to endure this
pious browbeating from the Old
man. and his next words were stiff
fened with vanity. Il can manage
very well. You seem convinced
that I'm utterly worthless. At any
rate, I came up here simply to
tell you that I'm getting married
in June. Good-by. sir" With this
he turned away and headed for the
door, unaware that in that instant
his grandfather. for the first time.
"waitr,, called Adam Patch, "I
want to talk to you"
Anthony faced about.
wen. str?"
sit down. Stay all night"
Somewhat mollifed, Anthony re-
sumed his seat.
I'm sorry. sir. but I'm going to
see Gloria tonight"
What's her namer'
Gloria, Gilbert"
New York gri? Someone you
know"
she's from the Middle west"
What business her father In? ?"
Tn a celluloid corporation or
trust or something. They're from
Kansas City"
there?"
why, no. sir. We thought we'd
be married in New York-rather
quietly"
Like to have the wedding out
here?"
Anthony hesitated. The sugges-
tion made no appeal to him. but II
was certainly the part of wisdom
to give the old man, IL possible.
a proprietary interest in his mar
ried life. In addition Anthony was
little touched.
That's very kind of you, gram
pa. but wouldn't 1t be a rot of
trouble?
"Everythipg's lot of trouble
Your father was married here
but in the old house"
WHY thought he was married
In Boston"
Adam Patch considered.
That's true. He was married in
Boston"
Anthony felt a moments embar-
rassment at having made the cor
rection. and he covered II up with
words. So
Continued Tomorrow.
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|k,Mazysase ahltueY

used to spending his money as fast
as he got II.
We eioped after a nine days ac-
quaintance. We rented q small
apartment and started giving up
things. whenever our financial
condition threatened to envelop US
in gloom. we laughed: we were
young and youths optimism 10 a
wonderful thing. We managed to
take in two or three dances and
plays a month. SO as not to become
too antiquated. Immediately.
urged Dick to have his men friends
of bachelor days come over for a
On these occasions ! made myself
conspicuous by my absence. In
short. we try TO keep in touch with
outside things so we won't resort to
small talk about the poor meat the
butcher sent or how noisy the fam
lily next door is.
We have been married hve years
and we are still enthusiastically in
love-pretty good for these times,
we think. But let me add right
here that my husband has the
ter Infinitely than looks or money
a considerate and loving disposition
plus a keen sense OF humor.
So here's my advice: first. marry
the right man, treat him well, and
you'll come out all right
w. W.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
Aged Raleigh Enters Car.

In Georgetown car the other
day a spry old gentleman edged
his way past several persons and
offered seat to a young lady, ac-
companied by a young man. She
accepted and the young man took
his place along side of her. Short
ly afterwards the seat on the other
side Of the aisle was vacated and
the old man offered 1t to the young
man, who refused. Instead of oc-
cupying the seat himself this aged
Raleigh" politely offered 1t to the
writer and worked his way to the
front near the motorman.
]. thought this was exceedingly
polite of him as / am of the male
species. Il am not So young my
self, but considerably younger than
the old man was.
erinarian establishment which has
a monkey chained in a doorway
on the second story. The monkey
seems anxious to make friends and
play with people passing below.
The other day, however, 1t had a
real friend in the shape of a large
shaggy-haired dog who was bask
ing in the doorway. The monkey
smoothed the dogs hair and they
had a great time. -.
1t Is strange how people are SO
interested in monkeys. There seems
to be quite a "ellow" feeling for
them.-F. ]. Kennedy. Room 3O1,
Winder Building, Seventh and F
streets.
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card game, and ! proceeded to raise
a row over IL each time. with the
result that by and by he was slip
ping out nights and being exceed
ingiy noncommittal as TO Ills
Whereabouts or actiona
OF course, this hurt 90 ! imner
diately set about thinking the mat
ter over seriously with view TO
adjusting our dificultieA
Thought i. I'm fond Of seeing my
woman friends and playing bridge
about once q week. It's such .
change from three meals . day ana
eternal darning existencs Nov. why
shouldn't Harry feel the same about
his friends"
So I surprised him q few even
lIngs later by inviting his bunch In
in for a stag party. preparing q de-
licious luncheon for them. ana
making them feel completely well
come. This made q great hit with
them all and I have continued 20 do
this at proper intervals ever since.
mans home 70 play instead Of wait
ing up to nag him. ! read or sew
for a time and then 20 TO bed
It's ample recompense TO hear
him say. Honey. you're great The
fellows all say they wish they could
get their wives to be a. good q
sport as you are"
don't mean to say we never
have differences Were q normal
couple. but we've learned 10 make
all business and pleasure hfty-fifty
propositions. and IL works.
W g
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.@MeMVX9eSzS
WeFs to Tkese Questfons
BE Published Tomorrow.

L.When were the United States
postal savings banks opened7
2. Who really won the Roman
world for octavius. afterward Au-
gustus?
ba-what is the color Of Pollen?
what Is the color of pomegranate
seeds?
4. How much water is there in a
strawberry7
5. what is Mary Pickford's latest
nlm?
9. What was the earliest news
paper published in America and
wren did It drst appear?
~. who. was the first white man
TO explore Alaska?
9. what was the Areopagitica?
aie-In what famous picture is the
popular superstition that II Is un-
lucky to spin salt made a special
festure7
10. What are nve synonyms for
tia. word abbreviate7
Answers to Yesterday Questions.
I. Who was the first chief JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court? John
jay. Of New York.
what In the hrst word OF the
Decaration of Independence? When,
. "nat - the secretary bird! "A
large. long-legged bird of South
africa. which feeds largely on rep
tiles and In often tanned to rid
premises Of them Its crest, sug-
gvsting q bunch Of pens stuck be-
hind the ear, gives II Is name.
aim what order of frequency of
occurrences IN the earth's crust Is
the metal titsnium? Iron? Oxy-
geHf Gold7 Titanium In ninth in
order of frequency. iron II fourth
oxygen IL FIRST and gold is forty
FIRST.
6was Elsie Janis ever in pic.
turof Yes In "A Regular Girl
and The Imp"
when did the FIRST American
asttlers arrive In Texas! January
h 1sz1.
Z. Who was II first sailed around
and named Cape Horn. South
tAnsrica? A. Dutch navigator named
Sclf0uten Qs1s): he named the cape
after Hoorn, In Holland. his native
tqwn.
sasWhat are i've synonyms for
the word abandon? Leave. forsake
oeesft. renounce. retire.
HWhat event in the form of q
whitewash of Nero that took place
shortly after his death is q puzzle
to.h1storians? vespasiau and the
senate erected . colossal statue OF
Nero at the entrance of the Fla
vfxn amphitheater and the amphi-
theater took from II the name Col
oseum.
10. Where did Mark TWAS mend
is early. boyhood? 'p Hannibal
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
.NeaUzHeAzSWey$

Pearl:/ Excessive candy eating
fattens. l know. OF nothing that
will put your ribs into a lower state
of Visibility in quicker time than
candy at the rate you are consum-
ing 1t. Yes. It causes pimples, too,
and upsets the desire or more whole
some food. In small quantities.
eaten at the end Of a meal. nos
before It. candy Is a food of high
energy value. wen half a pound q
day. however, you are going to bury
your energy SO deep that you will
never be able to resurrect ii II
you don't take care.
Distressed: Unless you can AFFORD
to have the hairs removed from the
upper lip by electrolysis, / should
advise bleaching. At any rate, IL
makes them less noticeable. Diluted
Iperoxide OF hydrogen patted ON the
surface every night will do the
bleaching.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
Horoscope
MONDAY, AUGUST ., 1927.

This should be one of the rather
fortunate days. Many planets ex-
ercise power. While Jupiter and
Mars are in benefic aspect the Sun.
Mercury and Neptune are all ad-
verse.
ginning any sort Of venture that re-
quires courage and constructive
ability.
many honors and great emoluments
for those who belong to the legal
profession.
that indicates great improvements $
in hospitals and advancement in the
science of medicine. but there 10 q
menacing star.that appears to pres
age much extra work.
Mars continues in a place that
m ;ans warfare and bloodshed for
many parts of the world. The rule
will have an impelling influence to-
ward preparedness in the United
States.
that they must perforce have a bad
There is a sway that causes race
consciousness and may orecipitate
trouble in certain parts OF the
United States.
The configuration again seems to
presage treachery on the part of a
foreign power and difficulties for
this country.
Ther, should be a strong tendency
to seek permanent homes and this
should beneit real estate operators.
It Is a reflex ofthe general unrest
that marks the whole world.
Fires In unusual numbers have
been predicted for this summer and
while this prognosticati9n has been
verified the worst has not yet hap
pened, the seers declare.
There will be strikes that develop
untoward and extraordinary condi-
tions and warning is given that the
planets presage something like civil
war in more than one country.
Mars on the lower meridian of In
dia threatens increased discomfort
and danger Of revolt.
Persons whose birthdate 1t is maY
have many surprising experiences
during the coming year. Changes
are indicated.
Children. born on this day are
likeiS to have really big careers.
Fame may come to them. for they
should be able to amass fortune
through inventions or original
thinking.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
LOVE LETTERS.

Dearest Mother: You will be sur
prised at my taking the initiative.
but you know we have talked over
this plan a long time. Your being
the incest little mother in the
world and my happiness in my own
baby girl and In the dear husband
you love. too. make me feel l cant
let you stay all alone at home IN
Maine this winter. while We are en-
Toying the warmth and flowers of
this lovely country. So Henry and
I have talked II over, and we both
want you to take the inclosed
check for car fare. and as soon as
you can come out here to California
to make your home with us.
In the years that l. was home
alone with you. dearest mums'e.
when the boys were away. our love
for each other became so strong
that even with my dear Henry and
baby. life Isn't complete without
you. often think how hard you
worked. sewed and saved In my
school days that l might enjoy the
college course, which means more
to me every year. I sometimes
wonder II / can have the strength
and vision to do as much for our
little Mary as you have for me. and
u she can love me as much as ! do
you. after she has been married
two years to the best husband In
her world. as have.
When you get out here. dearest.
you are going to have the rest you
have earned these many years.
There will be work when you want
Il. In the garden, maybe, among
flowers you love. and you viii hear
the boom of the ocean. Just as at
home-the Pac'hc. which I am
learning to love az much as used
to the Atlantic.
So will you. Henry and I both
md home ties growing stronger
with the years. and when you Join
us. dearest. our life viii be COM
plete.
WIEN more affection all the time.
XAtrp MARGk A a TT
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Boy! Page Mai. Sullivan.

Along G street where they are fix
ing the car tracks. trafiic has been
resumed on the. north side but not
on the south.
At Fourteenth and G streets there
Is sign. Street Closed. Do Not
Enter" Saturday a negro drove up
in delivery auto. stopped. climbed
out and placed the sign on the curb.
He shen drove past and stopped
again, got out. replaced the sign and
drove on again IN the direction of
Thirteenth strest- He disappeared
into an alley about a half block
away, How is 1t the policeman at
the crossing did not arrest him.
F. e. KIDwELL. 1911 Wisconsin
avenue northwest.
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p-.- Conrs~xed from Yesterday.
II wish we were married.. he
mottered soberly; there'li be nc
good-night then and we can do just
aAws want"
won't 1t be. good, .I-thlnk I'VE
ought to travel lot. I want to go
tosthe Mediterranean and Italy. And
I'D like to go on the stage some
time-say for about a year"
You bet. I'll write a play for
yon."
Wont that be good, And I'll act
in II. And then some time when
ws-have more money"-old Adams
death was thus tactfully alluded
to-we'n build a magnificent es-
tate, won't we?"
"oh. yes. with private swimming
pools"
Dozens of them. And private
rivers. Oh. / wish II were now"
Odd coincidence-he had just been
Wishing that very thing. They
plunged like divers into the DARK
eddying crowd and emerging in the
coof fifties sauntered indolently
homeward. infinitely romantic to
each other. both were walking
alqne in a dispassionate garden with
Q ghost found in a dream.
Halcyon days like boats drifting
along slow-moving rivers: spring
eyenings full of plaintive melan-
eholy that made the past beautiful
'ald bitter. bidding them look back
and see that the loves Of other sum-
msrs long gone were dead with the
forgotten waltzes of their years
Always the most poignant moments
were when some artificial barrier
kept them apart: in We theater
their hands would steal together,
join. give and return gentle pres
sures through the long dark; in
crowded rooms they would form
words with their lips for each
others eyes-not knowing that they
were following in the footsteps of
dusty generations but comprehend
ing dimly that IL truth Is the end
OF life happiness 10 q mode of It.
to be cherished in its brief and
tremulous moment. And then, one
fairy night, May became June Six
teen days now-fifteen-fourt
Three DiEressIons.
Just before the engagement was
announced Anthony had gone up to
Tarrytown to see his grandfather.
who. a little more wizened and
grizzly rs time played its ultimate
chuckling tricks. greeted the news
with profound cynicism.
"Oh. you're going to get, married.
are your He said this with such
. dubious mildness and shook his
head up and down so many times
that Anthony was not a little de-
pressed. While he was unaware OF
his grandfather's Intentions he pre-
sumed that q large part of the
money would come to him. A good
deal would go in charities, of
course; . good deal to carry on the
business of reform.
Are you going to work.
Why temporized Anthony.
somewhat disconnected. II AN
working. You know"
"Ah. mean work" said Adam
Patch dispassionately.
Tn not quite sure yet what I'll
do. I'm not exactly a beggar,
grampa," he asserted with some
spirit
The old man considered this with
eyes half closed. Then almost apoi-
ogetically he asked:
How much do you have a yearr'
Nothing so far"
And so after just managing to
set along On your money you've
decided that by some miracle two
Of you can get along on it."
Gloria has some money of her
own. Enough to buy clothes"
How muchr
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MOIzli7g.
NAdge =
eN Runolpfi PeRkIhs

Rosie Duckett Of Philadelphia.
has something to remember in con-
nection with her recent visit to
Washington.
She has a black eye. q fractured
jawsand can hardly see out of the
injured optic. She .collided with .
brick.
Dan Moody. who had a Crouch
about something. was charged with
hurting the brick and giving Rosie
a souvenir she hadn't thought of. :.
The court could not nnd out why
the brick was thrown. Rosie and
Dan were not acquainted.
Six months In I'm Cor Daniel.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
Locusts Hold Up Train.

MANILA. August 6.-Dense swarms
Of locusts held up a passenger train
twenty miles from Manila for two
hours and an extra engine was needed
TO move the cars. The majority Of
the provinces are heavily infested
with the locusts. many districts be-
ing denuded OF cropG
The Washington herald., 1922-08-07
She Begged His Pardon.

} While having her shoes shined
in a Shine parlor" on Fourteenth
street. her foot slipped from the
stand with such force that she
kicked the old negro. who was ap-
plying the brush, in the chest.
"Oh, 1 beg your pardon she
cried.
.Da's all right. lady, he replied,
"dat's the fust time a white lady
evan begged NAH pahdon."-S. NJ.
110l Fifteenth street northwest.
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Another LII Joykiller.

While waiting i'm Florida ave-
nue. for u Seventh street car I
noticed my fellow walters. Q
married couple and boy about
( years old. The mother was
stout and slow-wOving. The
father ON the other hand moved
restlessly about. Suddenly he
Srabbed the boy. raised him ~
high. then pretended to let hiD
fall. catching him when almost
to the ground. The boy saneaiea
with JOY over the excitement,
but the mother did n@t believe
in shaking mp the younger gem
eration or she spoke sharply,
"Don't do that. Some day you1l
kill that child. Then you1l
have to take hun to the DOCTOR"
n. w. s., Mount Rainier. Md.
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Advice to Lovelorn.
The Answer II No.

Dear Miss Blake: HAVE known a
young man about five or six months,
during which I have been going
about with him quite often. do
not go with any other fellows, al
though many have asked me out,
and LIDO not think that he goes with
other girls. The old question arises,
rs 1t proper for girl to kiss 4
feliow! II your answer 10 In the
a9Tmative will kiss him as soon Z,
I e him. SHIRLEY.
Ind che old answer follows the
old question. You do IL at your
own risk Of having, the youth weary
OF you In rather short order. 30, II
you take my advice the neyt time
you see him you will control. your
demonstrativs inzpuiss.