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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
A. r. Hagner, Jr., To
Wed Richmond Girl

MRS. SAMUEL B. WITT, OF
Ava Richmond, Va. announces the
engagement and approaching mar
rage of her daughter. Miss Mary
Brent Witt, to Alexander Randall
Hagner, jr., formerly of Hagers-
town, Md, but now Of City Point.
Va. The wedding will take place on
Thursday evening, February %, at
$40 o'clock in St. Paul's Church at
Richmond. Miss Witt il a daughter
OF the late Samuel y. Witt, Judge
OF the Hastings Court, and is a
granddaughter Of "the late Major
Thomas Redmond Foster, Of Fau-
quier county, Va.
Mr.. Hagner, who is a son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander r. Hagner, of
Hagerstown, Nd, is a great nephew
of the late Judge Alexander Burton
Hagner, of Washington, and is
widely related in Washington and
Maryland. He served as pilot in
the Aviation Corps. United States
Army, with the rank Of Lieutenant
during the world war. and was with
the American Expeditionary Forces
IN France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Swedish Sculptor to
Address Pen Women

THE City Of Washington League
Of American Penwomen has an.
nounced a program for the regular
Sunday tea, from to Z O'Clock, at the
clubhouse, 1872 H street, SO varied
as to interest every member Of the
organization. David Edstrom. presi-
dent Of the Sculptors' Guild Of Los
Angeles. will be the guest Of honor
and one Of the speakers. taking as
his subject his new monument.
Man Triumphant" with photo
graphs of this great work which he
considers his best. He will take up
other examples of his work, includ.
ing the 'Ophelia" in an art discuss
ion which promises to be of great
beauty and value. DR.. Mitchell
Carroll will introduce Mr.. Edstrom
and give a short talk on art.
Crittendon Marriott, author, and
special correspondent for the Asso-
dated Press and various newspapers
in work whoch has carried him into
all parts Of the world, will tell Of
some of his experiences in this field.
Madame Siri Hard of Sogerstad,
who has been in Washington dur
ing the conference on the limitation
of ornaments, will also speak.
Charles s. wengord, baritone. will
sing. with Mrs. Lillian Garrison
Brouyseau at the piano.
Miss Katharine Wootten will pour
tea, assisted by Mrs. Latane c.
Torney, Miss Lucretia Remington,
Miss Laura A. Carter, Miss Helen
Day, Miss Rebecca Dial and Miss
Virginia Lamar Robinson.
On Monday evening at the regular
meeting at the clubhouse at o'clock,
Mrs. Hamlin Il. Cogswell, national
corresponding secretary of the
league, and Miss Mary Meek Atkin.
son, chairman Of the national mem
bership committee, will be the
speakers, and Mrs. Gawier, whose
lovely voice has charmed so many,
will sing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
PRINCESS CANTAC UZENE CALLS ATTENIlON
TO WORK OFF AMERICAN CENTRAL COMMll LEE
FOR RUSSIAN RELIEF; c. r.. CRANE SPEAkS
Organization Supplements Hoover's work TOT
Relief i'm Russia-Operates Among Refugees

trial centers organized under the
direction of the central committee
has recently reached washington
and Princess Cantacuzene now mas
e. on view in her office-the very
room in the old building at the
corner Of Seventeenth and @ streets
which her grandfather. Ulysses ..
Grant, occupied while he was secfe'
tary Of War.
The washington branch special
ICES on relief work among the
refugees in Constantinople, the aus
tr,butins being done through MRS.
Mark Bristol, wife Of the American
high commissioner at the. Turkish
capital-a woman who Is known
ana admired by pretty nearly every
member of the chapter. IT Is
significant fact that the centrai
committee works almost entirSy
through the. Red Cross or Amef'-
can diplomatic agencies. and main
tains no expensive staff, the only
paid representatives being TWO OF
three secretaries or stenosrapners'
ONE Of the points which Princess
" Cantacuzene likes to bring out
when she touches upon the Russia
Of the past and the Russia OF the
future il the essential democracy
of the Russian people. 1t was evi'
dent. she explains, even beneath the
surface Of "made.in- Germany
bureaucracy. To prove it she
cites the fact that two Of the late
Gar Nicholas most powerful minis
tiers were peasant born. while one
II was the minister Of war. II I am
not mistaken, had his old father
and mother, still wearing their
peasant dress. living with him In
his palace. Going farther back she
tells of the first Prince Speranskey,
direct ancestor Of her husband,
Prince Michael Cantacuzene-Speran-
skey. who was born a peasant, rose
to be one Of the greatest and most
powerful statesmen in the empire.
codified Russia's laws and was one
of the first to bring the question
OF a constitution to the front.
Princess Cantacuzene recently
had q gathering of newspaper
women at her office to discuss with
them her plans for furthering the
work Of the central committee; and
on Tuesday afternoon her mother,
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, with
whom the princess is spending the
winter. will entertain the represen-
tatives Of the press Informally at
tea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
tay Valentine Ball
To Aid Veterans

THERE will be a Valentine ball
at the Marine Barracks with
music by the Marine Orchestra, on
Saturday, February IS. under the
auspices Of the Flanders Field
Unit of the American womsn's
Legion. Proceeds will be used for
the benefit of wounded world war
veterans. The officers Of the unit
are Mrs. william M. Common, presi.
dent; Mrs. c. Viola Fellows, first
vice president; Miss Marie J. Nc
CURE. second vice president; Mrs.
Harry B. Gauss, secretary, and
Mrs. Frederick Melvin Brown,
treasurer. The Flanders Field Unit
was formerly the Southern Unit.
The name was changed to conform
with the organizations policy to
name its units after battlefields or
heroes who lost their lives in the
world war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Mrs. N. D. Baker and
Mrs. Meredith Share
Hon0rS of Busy Week
MRS. CHARLSE. RIGGS

WITH all the dinners that have
been given during the last
week I should think a good many
people might be wishing that they
had dined more wisely and not 50
well. But apparently there have
been no casualties.
Quite a few parties have been
given jointly for Mrs. Baker and
Mrs. Meredith getting together
OF little groups OF the former
Administration. Mrs. Lansing gave
an awfully nice luncheon for them,
both having been cabineteers at the
same time that she was, although
Mrs. Meredith scarcely overlapped
Mrs, Lansing at all. AS I recall 1t,
Mrs. Meredith's debut as a men,
Der of the Cabinet circle was at
the last reception that Mrs. Ian
sing ever gave in that capacity
= when she assembled all the Cab
met hostesses in a big joint re-
ception at her house. on the last
Wednesday Of the season-just be-
fore Lent, you know. And within a
few days the break between her
husband and the President came.
and Mrs. Lansing retired to her
present position, as one OF the
best known and best loved Of the
resident hostesses, Her luncheon
was for a party of a dozen guests,
every one Of the guests having
been more or less intimately asso-
ciated with the Wilson regime.
MRS. BAKER is rejoicing in the
opportunity for dancing-both
wisely (they say 1t is the best thing
in the world for your digestion) and
well. Her children discourage her
dancing at home; they think 1t isn't
dignified.
Here everybody knows how fond
Mrs. Baker is Of dancing and how
well she does It, and she Is being
invited to dances right and left
and most Of the dinners for her are
winding up with dances. Then she
goes quite regularly to Mrs. Walsh's,
where there is informal dancing
every afternoon between and Z.
That" says Mrs. Baker, us dane
ing under ideal conditions; a perfect
floor, perfect music, and plenty OF
partners, without there being so
much Of a crowd that one is jostled.
And there is no age limit. Why,
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood Is
there quite constantly, and the other
day, as she refused the offer OF u
seat at the close of a dance, she an
swered breathlessly, Indeed, no
I'm not going to sit down. Why,
might not get a partner for the next
dance! And don't want to miss
any" There's an indomitable sould
for you, for Mrs. Wood, although so
young in spirit, is frankly in the old
lady class"
In addition to Mrs. Walsh's par
ties-think Of having one every day
she is giving a series Of particu-
larry delightful dances on Saturday
evenings. She had one two weeks
ago for Miss Helen LeSuere, and a
week ago she entertained for the
Merediths, and last night she had
another one-just for the pleasure Of
giving a party. And suppose she'll
keep 1t up so long as the spirit moves
her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Congressional Ladies
To Receive Tomorrow

THE Congressional ladies living
at Congress Hall win be at
home informally tomorrow after:
noon from 4 to o'clock. The date
for a formal reception at Congress
Hall will be announced later.
- '..
THE woman's Club Of Bethesda
will be entertained at its next
meeting, January oath, by Mrs.
James r. Ellis at her home In
Bradley Hills. This meeting will
be for the most part devoted TO
business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22

ICatlOn. ~ 49, .r..'H u. Er4
just issued by d. Appleton & Co.
The poem bearing this name is one
of the easiest bits Of verse to read
that the resourcefuI Don Marquis
has ever penned.
In narrating the quaint OBSERVE
tons Of these rival tall story tellers.'
the columnist has recourse to I'M.
couth and ungrammatical speech
but the hand Of the finished poet II
ever manifest in the smoothly flow
ing lines and musical phrasing.
What pleased us most in the book
however, was our discovery that 1t
contained that gem which some time
ago we read IN 1.-THE Sun DIAL" and
which Of course we clipped and
promptly lost. This poem relates
the conversation of a gentleman In
an Italian table d'hote. The cause
Of his rhapsody is sad sardine,
which
- . looked to me as dull as look
The Stag heaps after rain ,'T
When one goes into Pittsburgh town
Upon q railroad train"
One sad reflection brings on an
other. In some fashion peculiar 70,
genius, the sardine suggests
camel. and the camel too. is sad.
In fact .-. -. --- -.
What 10 sad az camels are
When through the desert dawn '.~
A Pharaohs mummy they desery 50
With sand in his esophagus -
And his ambition gomez" -
And the mummy brings to mind
the dinosaur, and to paper these
lines:
He stayed . lizard. but he wished -,
To be a bird, poor brute" or
And then the song swings to the
lizard:
II am not always und erstood.
Once when my teardrops fell sst
Upon . little, lizards head
Coarse villagers came out in force -
And hailed me to CELL"
Well, thus It runs, this verse Of
Don Marquis-probably dashed OF,
in a mad endeavor to fill the de-
nands Of the daily column, Devo, ,
tees Of the polished. classic mode 4
may sneer. but we make this state,
ment for all to see and make the ,
most Of: We have read, thus far in.
the month Of January, fourteen books n
Of poetry which have descended \
upon us from the printing presses 4,
Of the land, and in all Of them we 4
have found not one poem which n
we thought was worth the second
reading. Yet we committed to
memory the sad story of the gentle.
man and the sardine. 80
..rss
IN William McFee's reply In thu
Bookman to II. l.. Mencken,s
sponsorship of "the American Ian.
suage" Mr.. McFNee points out that
there 10 no American language ex.
>cept publicity writing and advertis-
Ing copy, like which there is moth
ing known on earth. To a man Of
letters this kind of advertising is
serious, he thinks, for it is forcing
literature to abandon mahy forms
and phrases and to seek means
OF expression not yet appropriated :
by the sales department. And tho
only means the present writer sees
available at present is the continual
use OF good English" he believes,
adding, Mr.. Mencken will never 30
able to use the American language:
II IL already pre-empted. And In
the future, when his own vigorous
and sledge-hammer style has been
stolen by the publicity hounds, even
Mr.. Mencken may be forced to fall T
back on the despised English Ian
guage to distinguish his own essays
ff0fn tho
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
DINNER PARTIES MOST POPULAR INDOOR SPORT

RIGGS Pug
WI vt ghas her husband CAPTAIN g the Macy Msa
Mrs. William Morgan and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Books i'm Demand

TUE FOLLOWING books were most
Il In demand at Brentano's
the past week:
FICTION.
Cytheria. Joseph Hergesheimer
To the Last Man. y. Zane Grey
The Briary Bush. (. E. Floyd Dell
Nightfall. ........ Anthony PrydeI
II Winter Comes
A. S. NJ. Hutchinson
The Young Enchanted
Hugh walpole
NON-FTCTION.
The American Language
II. l.. Mencken
Cruise Of the Kawa
w. r. Traprock
Fairy Lands Of the South Seas
Hall and Nordhoff
The Friendly Arctic
Vilhtalmur Stefansson
Queen Victoria. .Lytton Strachey
Rowing East and Rowing West 4
Z. v. Lucas|
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11

did so I would cry. Sometimes Of
course I made a mistake in a child.
and was viclously attacked for thus
exercising a perfectly natural pre-
dilection, bat usually I was able. by
bowling loudly when they did not
do what I wanted them to 20 get
my way
I'm school I became the teachers
favorite-pet. Il is sometimes called
by telling her OF ali the disobedi-
ences which other children seemed
so much TO enjoy This I did not so
much for the sense of righteous viz
tue that il inspired. as from the
pleasure I derived from seeing their
discontinue.
"As I grew older I went among
young people OF my own acquaint-
ance. and not being able 10 bear
their light SPIRITS. discoursed al
ways on death and dreadful acct
dents and Ike matters in order TO
still their disgusting merriment.
Often when young lady would not
listen TO me I would tell her that
her nose was too big. or her cheeks
TOO pale or something Of the kind.
and she would become serious i'm
mediately, much 10 my satisfaction.
Presently I found that men about
me We're smoking and drinking
not necessarily to excess. but always
10 my annoyance. SO I launched up
on my career, and your constitution
viii. II YOU examine IL closely show
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11

An airFlane that rises straight up in the air and
descends slowly the way, instead of requiring
a large landing field!
Such invention the Iong-sought goal of await
ors said to have been perfected by Louis Brennan
Englishman assisted by the British air ministry.
Brennan's airplane. of the hecopter type
stand still in the 80 minutes. in a wind blowing
up to 20 miles ar hour. So claim the people who
saw It tested cot.
Such an invention would revolutonize flying
You can now buy good airplane one that is
reasonably safe. cheaply you buy good
auto.
The obstacle that has kept the airplane from
coming into general use is the necessity of having
a big landing field to glide before rising into
the air or when descending
If Brennan's machine does what is claimed for
it, this obstacle is eliminated.
For instance. you would keer your plane in
garage with roof opening like a trapdoor Climb
into your machine. straight up, go where you
want to, come back, descend slowly in a straight
line, settling gently back into the garage.
Even if Brennan's invention does not out
expected it is only question of time until such
a device Will perfected Experiments by other
heHcopter operators make this certain.
Hansen. the German. nearly year ago. exhibited
in Holland helicopter expected to travel 312 miles
hour. Nothing has been heard of him since so
his machine apparently needed more tnkering be-
fore placing it market.
A helicopter, by the way has special propeller
blades above and below the airplane parallel with
the ground. Thus in rising the upper blades create
a the air, which the plane rises
With heicorter plane, you could land on the
buildings settle slowly into
the street.
that. wound be better
flyer than a bird, for bird glides outward when
soaring into the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11

on the front page OF this newspaper is an i'm
portant piece OF news for every family that no"
pavs rent 10 some landlord. every family whose
earning power must be gagged to meet this expense
every family whose members have no hope OF ever
escaping this particular burden.
THAT news tells you OF the formation OF pubic
bureau IN charge Of the committees named by
Mayor seebirt. which designed TO assist any and
every family IN this city to obtain home Of their
cwn.
Il e a part Of that fine principle announced by
the mayor upon accepting leadership Of the expan
sion movement that every citizen should have ms
chance TO share in the increased wealth that is
coming to this city.
It is the first step IN his pledge to see that the
added community wealth is evenly distributed as
far as possible and those who fail to share in
the new prosperity do so because OF their own
refusal participate.
There IS no question about the increase Of Fopua-
ton The workmen busy creating new
factories for the great auto concern which IS TO
srarloy within year $500 more worUmen, $500
more heads OF families If possible whose earning
power viii be an enormous addition to the COM
nnunity wealth.
The growth Is certain. The result Is Just as
certain.
Every apprecable addition to the population adds
automatically to the sale market value Of every
piece OF real estate
the number OF reople who pass the doors OF mer-
chants The families Of $500 industrious
workers passing down the business streets viii add
real dollars to the present valuations there
The value Of residence properties is determined
by the demand for residences and with $500 more
families seeking places in which to live every resi-
dence in this city viii feel the result of such an
addition.
The New Homes Bureau which makes its
nouncement today is designed permit the house
less1nan. who can only share through ownership Of
a house or lot TO get his share of the added
wealth
It is a protective bureau, in way for IL has at
its command the powers and the influences which
are designed to assist the purposeful
That bureau is equipped with plans for new
who now desire TO build.
The saving on architecture alone is worth
s'derng.
The also equipped give assistance and
advice on the obtaining Of loans for new projects.
It has numerous lots which available for homes
and which can be purchased under second mort
gage system.
1t Is a public plan to distribute community
wealth to those faith South Bend. who
believe in South Bend. who are sure of themselves.
Those who without ambition. without purpose.
who are doubters. will be interested The pur-
posefuI and the and Of vision should
find that item illuminating
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11
CHILDRENS DAY.

In thousands of churches all over the land today
is celebrated Children's Day-the one sabbath
set apart for the active participation of childhood
Historically the day is pagan. for hack in the
centuries the early ancestors OF the human race
sonsed the Importance and the ever recurring mir
acle childhood and paid to it their tribute Of
holiday.
The custom in Protestant churches is OF course.
recent IN origin but Il turns upon very basic idea
or human nfe-the fact that the child IS storing
up in ifs mind Impressions of character that may
make or mar an entire career.
To the older and the mature, the Parent and the
srandparent. the day important as bringing back
reconecuons Of their own days of innocence and of
hope that those who are to follow viii avoid the
pitfalls and the mistakes which have been a part
Of their own experience
The child holds the key to all the future. Civni-
cation held in the tiny brain cells OF those who
have not yet reached the age of u. The thoughts.
the purposes the ambitions and the standards which
end a lodging in these little minds and hearts viii
be realities twenty-five years hence.
You draw picture OF what life viii be fifty
years from now if you can catch the images and
he dreams that being indeliby photographed
upon the mind Of the child of today.
That Is why today IS important It's anxieties are
BOT altogether those OF half learned Rotations OF
songs OF new dresses. The things that happen on
this day may change not only individual characters
but the whole trend OF human destiny
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11
RURYING MISTAKES.

Picture a funeral passing your house with $4,000
hearses each hearse containing an American bust
ness firm.
That gives you an accurate idea of the number Of
business failures since prices began to tumble in
May 1920
But all is not gloom.
Standing thoughtfully the curbstones, watch
ing their deceased brethren going to Dun & Brad
streets cemetery are nearly 100000 business or
CARNATIONS that have weathered the storm with
out sinking
In two years of very severe depression only one
business in each SO has failed.
In a fash this illustrates the great underlying
strength of business organization the Gibraltar
that cannot be toppled by any
AS usual Of course, attention on the ships
Thus the financial ocean. like the Seven Seas gets
a worse reputation than it really deserves.
In May, only 1860 failures. Many will snort and
wonder why the "only."
If they turn back four months, they find 2723
failures in January.
Steadily the storm subsidies Observing this young
blood desires to put to sea-to try it's hand So in
May. 954 companies incorporated in the
principal states, with capital Of 100000 or more
apiece. Thousands of smaller ones also ventured
forth. They the rowboats
How much did they fail for? That is the i'm
portant question Failures, during the depression
that is n@aring its end
or debts at a OF about s6OO,OOOOOO year.
Assets have averaged enough to pay about 80
cents on 81
The total net loss. due failures. has been run
ming around SS0OOOO,OOO year--or about SO a year
for each American. That. after all, is not such
big price to pay for getting out of the woods.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11
BHO Is TO BLAME?

A jury in this state has awarded verdict Of
5000 a girl who the tender age OF Il entered
a rolling min to take up the work Of a man and to
end with the destruction Of her health.
She sued the only persons ir sight-the owners
az the mill but 1t IS possible that win draw her
money from the wrong persons and that in full
justice. she should have very valid claim against
every citizen Of the state OF Indiana
This girl was the sole support Of her sister. II
took some courage to go out into the world OF
industry and take from It the food the clothing
ard the shelter which the dependent one needed.
Il speaks well for her heart that even at such an
age she thought only of earning those necessities
OF Hfe. instead Of boldly taking them by easier but
less conventional manners and methods.
OF course the men who ran the mill must be
branded as somewhat inhuman when they permitted
The slip Of girl 10 so into the rough workshop.
TO strain and tug az the heavy loads OF steel and
iron. carry weights which drew from her iuvol-
untary groans she braveiy carried them and
felt her immature body yield and crack beneath
this awful strain.
I3ut 81 might also be suggested that the community
which saw this SRI so day after day 70 that mill