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New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Who's to Pay for the Roads,
Argument for Graduated Tax at Source on AUTOMOBILES
Based on Wear and ear

mated. NJ evidence the Ne insurance
business 10 successfully built up ny
estimates ~ the length Of human he
Would q, bc more dihoult n estimate
the life NJ motor truck. touring ear
o- Ford rondSief, and on that estimate
levy q tax Of fhs source, that i'' Al
ffe menufaciurers. suficieni 10 pay
fo- the -oten'ial use 81 the road by
any particular car snd thus IN 'h' he
r.,n.ng collect tho money needed 10
suppiy that car with a good road :
some ~ our recent taxing ltg''lation
ogeh, 10 have accustomed us 70 'n'
pavmcni-at-the.source system y col
lection. This would of course aid 20
,he nrice or motor cars. hut ,hos' go"
want them will have them just he
same. and the burden should 'all where
il bclonrs. on those who use the roads'
A. annlied 10 motor trucks the tar
being paid on the purehsse of motor
truck would add 20 me capital needed
N carry on motor-truekinE business
and in order 10 make proft rates
would have 20 be charged high enough
20 cover this additional capital. and
thus d. seems 90 me-. the tax would nj
t,mately bc distributed among me
users of the road.
Such ;as ,hould be Federal taN'
for car might never bc used m me
state in which o. was Manufactured
and n state like Michigan. IN which 80
man~ cars arc manufactured. n u
levied such ta>, would probably coll
Ice, a great deal more than il needed
for i'. own roads. State license tares
20 some extent may contribute 10 me
upkeep Of the roads. but u il doubtful
n they ever meet the whole bill. a'd
tie difficulty o. collecting an adequate
amount from cars % other states with
out running up agains; the Federal
Constitution on the ground 81 inter
ference with interstate commerce would
be considerable.
Possibly such = tax would b' doomed
10 defeat before ii even mad the chance
~ becoming law. Certainly 1t would
not bc popular with the poverful au-
'omohiie industry and its numerous
customers who probably believe Them.
selves already much over-taNed. How
over. they ough, 20 be more willing 70
nar % FAX from which they would 40.
i,e au immediate benefit in the way
of improved roads Under the present
Federal law there Is a tax OF per cent
on the sale ~ motor trucks by the man
ufacturcr ard pcr cent on other au-
tomobiics. The difference. II founded
on nry reason. is probably because
trucks are used FOR business purposes
and other automobiles supposedly for
pleasure. Obviously II ia no, based on
any intention 70 make either kind ~
cas pay FOR The roads in proportion 70
their use.
Thc easolin" consumption tax IN
+ force some states might n, vslu-
mile a.i 20 raise funds for road build
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Taxing Auto, for Road,
Tariff and High Price,

Whsr'' then, in sn hl,.
America sdvsntsg. urd., a. R
cums,snces -.
Leaving aside all qgss,i,s. -,
mont which, b. must be s5,..,,, ~.
no place in World traor,ction, !. '''
evident that to-day M nst.o, '""l
ter hop immense is r,.ss,,. ~.
afford 10 dictate or 70 imso,. ''
affecting ,n' very heart % al.
'ions md keep m iarres,.r,.. =,
balance in it' fayor' ''''
Le' us not be m.'ard.r,sss
not advocate tsrIr sf.es y,.,, %
balance n 'fad' In favor a,
But fairness require, fhs, -.
put IN q po'i''on ~ pay .s r,,,....
for pYrcsase' mad, by b.,
country. EMILE rr.s, "
prcsident Frarro.Arcr,s, p,..s
Commerce ard iotgrrg
Nsw Yors. j1re D. i121
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Open Air Park Iheatcrs
Example Of St. Loui, Suggested Tor
New York 10 Emulate

To ~ Editor % The Tribune.
SIR. The outstanding feature of tn"
recent meeting OF the American Medi-
cal Association A. St. Louis. aside from
itr scientific sessions. was an enter
tsinmcni given 70 the members in tho
Municipal Open Ar Thester In Forest
Park. The entertainment. consisting
o. son~, ard dances by pupils ~ vsri-
Gus dancing schools In ST. Louis. wa'
far better than ono would expect from
amateurs. indeed. until vas told that
trey were pupils Of dancing schools !
supposed they were professioral per
formers. such ~ one sees on the best
vaudeville stages.
10 was. however. the environment
the amphitheater holding Al audience
Of 10000. arranged on the slope Of a
.hiii. the rear seats 225 feet behind and
Gf,y feet above tho level Of the orches-
ira DIT. the stage 100 feet wide and
ninety feet deep. hanked by two great
trees and backed by the DARK green
foliage of the woods IN Forest Park.
tho artistic Lighting effects. all IN the
onen air beneath a star-laden sky. the
tout ensemble. that made profound
impression o. scenic beauty upon the
visitors.
Why cannot New York CITY have one
or more such open air theaters in lts
marks? There are locations in Central
Park. Bronx Park. Ciermont Parh.
Van Cort.andi Park and Prospcc' Park
suitable FOR this purpose. Public COM
n.un.ty concerts arc occasionally given
I'm Contra. Park. and amateur musical
organizations give performances there.
The cost OF such an open-sir ihcster
would be small and there would not be
The damage 90 lawns that occurs az the
community concerts. Nor need there
be much expense for talent. At me
A. VI A entertainment the excellent
soloist volunteered her services and
the dancing schools contended for a
place on the program In this city.
with lbs multiplicity Of dancing school,,
singing schools. community chorus
classes dramatic schools and amateur
dramatic and musical organizations. it
should not he difficult TO secure the CO.
operation Of some OF these who would
give public performances in such .
theater.
In the ST. Louis open air theater the
performances consist OF grand opera,
light opera. choral concerts. drama and
Greek games and. on exceptional occa'
sions. such entertainments as the ST.
Louis Medical Society provided for -
visitors. There is no place in this city
where such outdoor performances can
re given excep, a. thr Stadium, and
this cannot bc compared with the ST.
Louis Open AR Theater either from
the aesthetic or from the acoustic side
The City Of St. Louis maintains a
municipal opera school. from which
the chorus for the concerts and operas
'i is recruited
hope the suggestion embodied IN
this letter WI, be brought TO the A.
tention Of the Department of Parks
and acted upon. I. /. NAsCHER.
New York. Jane %. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
The Flag OF the Regiment

To tho Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: Ancnt tho controversy regard
ing the proper hanging Of our fae:
To each regiment in the service ia
issued a national flag and IN it is in-
scribed the oficial number or the rcci-
mont. together with thc name Of bat.
tics. II any. in which tho regiment has
participated Such inscription natur-
ally constitutes face. and invariably
the union is 70 tho left on this face
whom the FAC Is flown or hung horizon
tally and To the right when hung
vertically. 80 the inscription may be
read. To secure uniformity in display
an uninscribed Aags should be hung in
like manner without regard 10 the
points of tho compass. @ +. n.
East Orange. y. j.. June 20. 1922
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Objection to Star Spangled

10 tho Editor ~ Tte Tribune.
sir. The siar-srsnTled Banner '.
withou, exception. the most und'gnihed
.pi,hc, ever us,d to designate ma
,ional ensign. when such ii'le IS a.
fxed to the Stars and stripes our ma
ton, emblem. j. Is simply prepo',er'
Gus To term Good Old Glory" =
"sonngled banner" D. misnonhsr
To dcsignai, ,hc celestial stars -
nsl,ry bits OF iinscl is nothing snort
OF ,acrilsee. The stars 10 our flag rep
resent me different stniesi which Of
IN. states would like n b. deslgnated
ss "bn Of tinsel"' Spangl's are
mere particles OF gliitcring metal 81
practically no intrinsic value. In'
s,ars sre eternal and the stripes IN the
United States flag are rays n light 10
6nliRhten the universe.
An AMERICAN OF WASHINGTON
AND LINCOLN TYPE.
New YORK. June %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Applause in the Theater

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Richard Bartheimess. in a re.
cent letter 90 The Tribune. states that
in his opinion applause in theater is
70 be attributed 20 the arr OF tho actor
rather than 20 the intelligence Of the
audience. as stated by Joseph stanley
For my part (and ! have talked TO
many about this liscussionl believe
both Mr. Bsrthelmcss and Mr. Santley
arc wide Of the mars.
Applause in q theatcr or any other
place is tho result of personal appeal
Take any audience as an example, and
you VIII ind that what appeals 20 one
person viii make no impression on
another and got both persons may he
highly intelligent and tho actor who is
playing before them as highly artistic.
know college professor who is
terribly bored at Performance Of
Shakespeare CO.. lbscn. hut ict come
dian in musical comedy hit another
comedian pith thc perennial slap
stick and IN frciy educated man will
almost fall out Of his scat with OK
plosive laughter ] am sure Mr.
Santlcy would not say this gentleman
is not intelligent. nor would Mr
Barthclmcss attribute his appreciation
10 the "ari" Of tho actor II BE- simply
that low comedy or wholesome bufoon'
cry appeals 70 this particular man when
he attends the theater and he Will n
vsrably applaud and laugh whom thui
actuated. j. {. MIDDLETON.
New York. June 2l. 1922
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

To ne Editor of IRE Tnoy-.
Sir. Whes .ari A., z,-.,a.
approved n 'rd zoor,e ,s,r 49,. ~
we'll be reyo.s>. s,s vs,- h..
actually productive ~ ',s ,s,, 49,. "
'ions tn@y 49, Intended n
they should oe vDsd ~ ,s. &C.,.
book. With all possible ,ossd ~.
'~o such laws .r 'orre TO-DAY. ,,.v.,
stead ae' ard 'oe sullivan
Tne efec' - no former su
TIM, people have Earned % "a.
ere making aad m.aq a.,....
beverages a'i over fse s,.-,., u.
frec. They fate osss M. % ...
'he facts fo- obvious rsaisni. s.s...
fore have ro' bc'1 ,,s,,s4 +. ,.,.
'ics pn.co rsre frlr tine q, =.
bern published
A. - foe sullivan lsw % ia
s-rsed oriy by av.a6.esr ,s,,..
vino ougat % rave bst sn s,.,..
deprived of ,ae power 20 ,ro,,e 10.
persons. Their homes ord ,s,rh-r.,
from att@cl b. ',lg. ard ss,.n o..
orally veli arne1 vits -,s..
reano1r. rho S.. van az 2, .......
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
The Last of Fort Washington
Why One Would Not Keep Its Memory Green
Heart breaking Episode of the Revolution

a glorious defeat. ranking with Bunker
Hill and well worthy % co-ircpora-
ton. Bat fate dccfced otherwise. The
fearful loss 60 Wash.ngton's army of
more tran $500 troops. lossenine his
slresd, largely depleted force 60 bare
is $500 men. located on both s.dcs q
.he river. o. the much needed artillery.
small arms. ammunition and supplies
% al kinds which the for; contained;
-hc discourscemcrt sufered by all the
patriotic ncorlo ~ ;1c country. and
tho resultant encouragement of the
enemy including tho Torres oil
wrought terrible injury 20 our cause.
The impri .onment Of The captured
troops for years. during which time
very mary q them died from neglect
end starvation. proved 90 be toe wofst
OF al the dire consequence 81 the
surrender.
There is no good reason why the MIS-
torical fact. and the frrhtful conse-
querces following their train should
be eommemorated j; is surely. mis-
applied patriotism that would attempt
90 keep alive che hcart-bfeaking memo
ries connected with them We arc fully
justified in commemorating the battles
Of Bunker Hill. Saratoga. Bennington.
Princeton. Trenton. stony Point York
town and others. but not those OF Long
Island. White Plains, For, Montgomery
and. least OF ail the surrender Of Fort
Washington.
While We should be sincerely thank
fui that the deadly poison OF treason
is not mingled with thc history Of Fort
Washington. the facts associated with
5. are surely Of such q nature that our
patriotic socictics. which have done
such meritor.oos work, are not justi-
fed in giving their attention 90 IT,
The one solitary day worthy Of mention
in its history Sc memorable only by
reason of ITS having been the scene Of
The greatest military disaster Of the
Revolution. Therefore no regret need
be felt that city street. and dwellings
are 20 replace it on the commanding
site it has occupied for nearly l5o
years. .TRlSTRAM COFFIN.
New York, June q. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

II the Editor of The Tribune;
Sir. Does not your recent editorial
on the regulation n truck 'rafie pre-
scrt 2 problem rather than folve u
Rv all means. let us regulate this ne''y
freight motor iraHic supplied by pub
Inc funds with q roadway which i' us''
no as speedily and enfele''ly ~ could
be expected when b. pas little or
nothing toward the upkcep OF the road.
n. ~ you say. "eytcnsion % existing
road facilities" i' the thing 10 be- done.
is not the problem how this is 20 be-
done. How build and finance these
additional facilities,
No lasting or satisfactory pavement
certainly no cheap one FOR ihc pres
cnt heavy auto and truck traffic seems
set TO have been discovered. II one
NAV draw conclusions rom the free
quency with which our ronds arc ripped
up for new paving and traffic thrown
into confusion thereby. 20 sny nothing
VI the inconvenience to the unfortunate
communities dwelling along these roads
while they are being reconstructed.
Even the minor problem as 90 how 20
reconstruct road and Keep on using
10 ~ the same time. ae railroads do. ~
still unsolycd. fpcaf with feeling on
fhis phase Of road building. as he
street which passes ms home. ON one
of the main highwav. OF New Jersey
has been in process OF reconstruction
FOR the past year.
Bu, leaving the problem ~ constuc-
tion 10 the engineering profession in
the faith that 10 will solve this prob
lem as it has others OF greater dim
Guilty. what about the financing Of this
road extension policy Will those who
usc the roads pay for them. ss in the
case OF The railroads. or w.ll the public
pockcibook pay Are tic residents Of
Ncw Jersey to provide roads for
through traffic from Pennsylvania ami
the West 20 Ncw York. and the rrs'-
dent. Of Connecticut 10 provide roads
FOR trafi, from Boston 20 New York
traffic in which they have mo- interest
except d. it Jars the foundations Of
their homes as it passes
Some roads are to be- constructed by
Federal aid. but shat. o. course. does
no, mean that nobody pays for them.
America Billion Dollar Industry IS
the title Of an article in Harper
Magazine dealing with some OF our
wonderful higheays What want TO
know d., wncre the billion is 90 come
from. Not only ih.- billion, bat many
others viii be needed
As understand the Federal aid idea.
the national government VIII equal
what certain states spend ON certain
roads up 20 a gwen amount. >l5,ooo.ooo.
I believe. but tins will be- only a drop
IN the bucket % the io,a. amount
which Will probably be spent in the
next ten years. Will we have further
stamp taxes. ihcatcr taxes. income
taxes. excess profits taxes. ctc.. 20
raise the money for this road building
policy? Who will say tnat our taxes
~ various kinds arc not now as hicn
a. the trafic will bear3 viii BE- be an
other levy on 40 for 'hc benefit ~
those ,.ho use the roadse M may be ar
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Letters to the Tribune's; Il Edltor s(l
~ > I ~ YOU SAT- and right say tgnr H@e%

inr and maintenance. hut II seems
doubtful II u alone would be adequate
TO- any dsvic. for measurinr the ga'
prohablv could he manipulated hy .
skiIlful and interruptions mechanic 70
suit his needs. and We would have m
other instanc, NJ isp osid ~ tne
honest man and evaded hy tho dishon-
ct. II would seem that ~e already
have enough taxes of this kind.
GRACE HAMBLEN.
Chatham. y. j., June ~. 1872.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
An improbable Need

fprora ~, Tol,do Riad,l
Mr.. Hearst says he has no ambition
~ 20 into politics unless there i' some
eneeial need. That ia our attitude eK-
sctly. Furthermore. ve feel absolute
iy certain ther. is never going 70 be
any speoisl retd.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

From, 10, Kansas rify Sforj
Tn, Bolsheviki started OUT with the
tina, they didn't believe
In money. So its really great con.
eession tha, they are willing 20 Dor.
row from anybody that will lend 70
them.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

From ~. spr,z5s,b s,p.bNed-j
Tn. headline ~riter. hsr. coines
IN, new word "bucketeers" II sounds
a rood deal Ike buccaneers ard hn
GOOD deal th- same meaning
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Fort Washington
Open Air Theaters

with tho surrender OF Fof; Wa'hing-
.on thar were given .n my letter pub
isAed in Tho Tribune ~ May g.
ws.n.ns.on's army was badly beaten
O., Long Island and was driven across
he Estt River and or 90 upper Ne"
York it vas mastery retreat
Auae from ttat Che successful little
,rgAsemcrt on Harlem Heighis
wa .he oniy fcdccmine feature
in several days OF agniing and
sgrried marching A month later Cen
era. Hovcs vc, executed flank move
mer. forced Washington 60 move the
r.a,r paft a. Die army 90 the vicinity
q. Waite Plains He lefi a strong gar
r.son .n the fort. WI .ch. with its out
posts. vas well prepared for deferse.
wa,h.rston. o. course. could not
.oresce tha. he would be beaten az
White Plains ard forced 20 retreat up
the Hudson or 90 take his army across
the river. Hc was defeated and de-
c.eed 20 cross over 90 New Jersey.
This lcf, For, Washington and i,s out
posts unsupported and subject 90 an
early attack by General Howe.s army.
consisting of more than 10000 veteran
troops.
Al this isuctafe Washington felt
lss-.1 ..--s,..-I If,. .o .-snect the I'M
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30
Weekly Club Calendar

day. 10 a. r1.. Child Saving institute ALL
day sewing session.
Clan Gordon Ladies' Auxiliary-wednes-
day, . p. M. with Mrs. J. D. Anderson,
1907 Florence boulevard.
Comis Club - Wednesday, | o'clock
luncheon with Mrs. 9. r. Ledyard, S12
South Thirty-fifth avenue.
Omaha College Club Book Review Sec
Ition-Wednesday, p. M, with Miss Helen
Robinson. 2120 Writ street. Mrs. James
Bednar. leader
Omaha Woman's Club. Music Depart.
ment-Wednesday, p. m. Y. W. c. A.
Chorus rehearsal for May music festival.
under direction Of Henry G. Cox.
Omaha College Club. Music Section
Monday. p. M. Schneider & Mueller audi
rope" Mrs. William Locke, leader.
Woman's Faculty club, Nebraska Uni
versity College Of Medicine-Wednesday.
2:30 p. m, with Mrs. w. A. Willard, 4416
Mayberry avenue. Mrs. A. E. Guenther
assistant hostess.
Presbyterial Quarterly Union-wednes.
day. II a. M. Dundee Presbyterian
| church. Devotional hour. luncheon and
program. Rev. W. II. Kearns and Mrs
J. w. Mexican Of Cheyenne. Wyo.. will be
the speakers
Yates Parent Teacher Association
torium Last meeting Of year. Election
Of officers. Miss Mary B. Fox will speak
on "Child study" (moral development, in
cluding ethical and religious training and
dicipline.)
Business and Professional Woman's
League-Wednesday Sis p. M. dinner
and program. Fontenelle hotel. Manu-
facturers' group will have charge OF pro-
gram, Mrs Mary Adams. presiding G.
f. Corey. president Of Manufacturers' as
Vile stunt will be given by Charles r.
Docherty and Herbert Johnson.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30

Miss Maude NJ. Smith OF Omaha
is grand matron OF the Nebraska
grand chapter, Order of the East,
ern Star. which conyenes in Omaha
May y Tor a three-day session. Miss
Smith has served for a year. and
under the constitution is not eligi.
bic for reelection. New officers will
be chosen at the Wednesday after.
noon session. May 10. Miss Smith
is principal OF Druid Hill.
Eight hundred delegates are ex-
pected TO attend the meetings and
the evening sessions will probably
attract l,s0 people, according TO
Miss Rose NJ. Owens, grand secre-
tary for Nebraska. Among the
prominent women attending will be
Mrs. Edna L. Zcrwekh OF ePrry. Ia,
grand matron in that state and Lulu
Wanzer OF Armour, s. d.. OF SINH
lar office in South Dakota. Other
grand officers from Iowa are cx-
pccted.
A reception for all members OF
the organization will be given Mon
day evening, May 8. at the Scottish
Rite cathedral. Tuesday evening
the drama cantata, Queen Esther"
will be presented TO the visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30
Be eft Bird &c
> for St. Francis
Academy

Among the prizes which have been
donated for the St. Francis Alumnae
benefit card party Saturday, 2:3O o.
m., in the Brandeis Grill room, are a
boudoir lamp, dozen Tiffany goblets,
picture Of Rheims cathedral, station
cry casserole, six Tiffany frappe
glasses, silver rose vase, etched sand
wich tray. panel mirror, mahogany
tray, six Japanese cups and saucers.
Venetian comport and a five-dollar
gold piece. .'
Tables have been reserved by Mes
danes Tom Quinlan, A. v. Kinsler,
W. A. c. Johnson, E. A. Wickham,
T. ]. Dwyer, T. J. Nolan, A. F. Null
len, T. P. Redmond, Charles E. Jo-
hannes. L. M. Lord, Clinton Miller,
John Hogan, Thomas Coleman, M.
]. Swartz, Thomas Lynch. P. F..
Zimmer, ]. H. Hanley, ]. ]. Mulvihill,
]. J. Laughlin, w. F. Maloney, F. C..
McCreary, B. Craig, William Davis.
William Jamison, William Shamgo,
John Flynn, John c. Heafey, A. A.
Wright, the Misses Lucille McCreary,
Margaret Swift. Ruth Beatty, Mary
English, Gladys Mullen Rhodna
Hughes; and frJm Council Bluffs.
Mesdames George F. Hughes. S. F.
McAtee, 0. H. Brown, N. O'Brien,
7. F. Syfert. Miss Mary Paschel.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair includes Mesdames John Null
len. Joseph Byrne. w. F. Maloney.
c. B. Dugdale. Thomas Swift,
Thomas Lynch, D. ]. Foley, Miss
Name Heffley and Miss Margaret
Swift. Bridge and high five will be
played.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30

sn delegates tor everything. last
week and this, Tuesday afternoon,
last, she received the Daughters OF
1872 al 5 o'clock. the Danes OF the
Loyal Legion al 4 o'clock, and q, )
o'clock she entertained At tea the
League OF American Pen women
whose convention and book.ia.r
opened a few days later. Mrs.
Harding Is herself a member Of this
oTeanisation,s She had al the tea
table Mrs, Henry Wilder Reyes,
acting president. Mrs, Harry At
wood Colman, convention chairman
and Miss Harlan.
Honoring General Grant
Mrs, Harding accompanied the
Presiden, 10 Nh, Pleasant. o., 20 be
present II the ceremonies in eelebra-
ton OF the l00lh anniversary OF the
birth Of General Grant. aud TO dedi-
cate his birth place 10 the public. II
has recently been bought and pre-.
served by the Grant Memorial asso.
citation, Incidentally Il has been said
by women al the recent conventions
here. that the grave Of General
Grants mother. which Is in the
cemetery at Mt. Pleasant is un.
marked and that there Is probably
only one woman now in that village
who knows Just which grave Il Is
Al her death the secret will be buried
The Woman's international league
gave a banquet tonight. Miss Jane
Adams. president. presiding. in
honor OF the foreign delegates to
their convention. these delegates be.
ing Mrs. Annett Robinson OF Man.
chester. England; Miss Gertrude
Baer OF Munich: and Miss Therese
Poe,icher Arnould. Paris. who made
addresses. The women who had the
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30

BANQUET In charge are Mrs, Gsefg.
l, odsll, chairman OF the American
section OF the league, Mrs, Robert NJ
Latallstie, Mrs, W, Thompson
huTeh, Mrs, Louis Post. ard Mrs
Harriet Conner Brown.
Two ot the most interesting we-
men q, the meeting OF the Danes Of
the Loyal Legion were Mrs, John A,
Logan and Mrs. John c, Black.
widows Of generals. Both made sds
dresses al the banquet on Tuesday,
Mrs, Logan was elected national
president, succeeding Mrs, lanes
Sexton OF Illinois. Mrs, Logan's
daughter. Mrs, Tucker. Was elected
president OF the District OF Colum.
bia society aud Mrs, SaNion was
elected treasurer oi the national so.
eieiy, Mrs, Charles Austin Coolidge
OF Detroit was elected first vice pres
ident Mrs. Bowley OF California
junior vice president. Mrs. Clarence
Bispham OF Philadelphia chancellor.
Mrs. Albert Mang OF Chicago his.
tofian. Mira. Blake OF Chicago reg.
isirar and Miss May Clark OF the
District OF Columbia recorder. Mrs.
Logan entertained the Danes at
reception in her historic home.
Calumet Place. Tuesday evening.
The League OF American Penwo.
men gave an authors breakfas, Wed.
nesday. with Basil King. Mary Rob
erts Rinehart. Anna Katherine Green
ROLES. Mrs. II. II, A. Beach. Mrs
Daniel Lathrop Margaret Sidney.
Gen, Pershing. Princess Can,aeuzene.
Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs. Taft and Mrs
Louis N. Geldert among the guests
OF honor.
Gen. Pershing's luncheon las, Sum-
day In honor OF Marshal aud Nine.