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tanned at bridgo and tea Thursday
afternoon.
The Jazz-a-Lot Club. under the au-
spices OF the Recreation Club of Chevy
| singers, which will sing Christmas
carols from house to house OH Christ
| mas eve. After which they will par
ticipate in the exercises of the COM
| munity Christmas tree. which will be
on the White House Ellipse.
Lieut.. Stewart p. Corning, u. s. NJ.
c.. Of Santo Domingo, has Joined his
wife and baby, and they will spend
the Christmas holidays with Lieut..
] Corning's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert l.. Corning.
Mrs. Pinkney s. Harman entertain
ater party in honor of the anniver-
sary OF her daughter Isabelle's tenth
| birthday.
Mrs. Warren d. Brush entertained
| the members of her afternoon club
| and their husbands at bridge and sup
per Friday evening.
Rodney Gale, the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoyt S. Gale OF California, for
merly Of Chevy Chase. who Is a stu
dent of Harvard University. is the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest II.
McComas for the Christmas HOLIDAYS
Mrs. Theodore W. Norcross enter
] tanned on Thursday afternoon at, a
children's musical party. Unique mu-
/ sical games were played.
Mrs. Harry S. Davis of Baltimore,
| Md, and Miss Minnie Lee Davis and
Miss Sarah Brooks of Wilmington,
| Del, are the house guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Frank Pence Wilcox during the
| Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Penn and their
daughter have gone to Minneapolis
| Mimi, where they will spend the
Christmas holidays with relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Holbrook enter
| tanned the Laf-a-Lot Club at dinner
! and bridge Saturday evening
| The parents Of the children of the
| kindergarten and the first and second
| grades of the f. v. Brown School
presented 10 each of the three police
| men on duty at Connecticut ayenue
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| at the University of Virginia, have re-
| turned to spend the holidays with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.. Sampson
Of Melrose street
Academy, is spending the Christmas
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Carmalt Of Primrose street.
The Rector's Aid Society of All Saints
Protestant Episcopal Church met Tues
day in the parish hall. After luncheon
the Wofnan's Auxiliary met. Plans
were completed for a church supper to
be given Wednesday, January. %. at
$50, pm. in the parish hall. Mrs.
stephen Lyman Tabor. is chairman ;
Warren d. Brush, chairman Of the pur-
chasing committee. assisted by Mrs.
William T. Pollard and Mrs. Frank F.
Westbrook: Mrs. NJ. S. Cooley. chairman
Mrs. Oswald Schriener. The committee
In full will be announced later Mrs.
William Myers is chairman of the ticket
committee and Mrs. G.. L. Jones chair
man of the service committee.
A nominating committee was formed,
with Mrs. John Fischer as chairman,
assisted by Mrs. William Hurd, to nomi-
nate candidates for president and vice
president for the elections Of January
22, 1924.
Emerson Hodges. a student of Har-
ward University, and Hamlin Hodges, a
student of Brown University, nave re-
turned to enend the holidays With their
parents. MIR. nd Mrs. VeI,~'c E.
Hodges.
The Children of Chevy Chase and
Bethesda, as the English children,
will go caroling from house to hous,
on Christmas eve, for the benefit of
the Montgomery County Social Serv-
ice League. If you wish the carolerS
to stop at your home place a lighted
candle in the window, otherwise they
will pass by. This is the third an
niversary of the revival of the old
English custom of caroling. and 1t
has brought cheer to the sick and
financial aid to the poor of the county.
Louis Baker, a student Of the Mer-
cersburg Academy of Mercersburg,
Pa, is spending the Christmas holi-
days with his uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. George b. WetZel of 39th and
Mckinley streets.
DR.. Charles F. Russell of Herndon.
Va. is the house guest Of his son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam T. Pollard of Mckinley street
during the Christmas holidays.
Jerome Garland of Greenbriar
Academy, Va. is spending the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Garland of Lenox
street.
William Cullen Dennis of Under
wood street arrived Saturday on the
SIS. Leviathan from London. England,
where he has been since October.
David n. Colladay, student of Ex-
eter Academy, is spending the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward +. Colladay of
Northampton street.
Mrs. Catherine Thomas Of Asbury
Park N. J.. is the house guest of her
son-in-law and daughter, Judge and
Mrs. Alexander r. Mullowny OF Con-
necticut avenue during the Christ
mas holidays.
The executive board, composed of
the officers, the governors and the
chairmen of the Recreation Club of
Chevy Chase, will entertain at a re-
ception and dance on Thursday, De-
cember 27, from to IL o'clock pm.
in the ballroom Of the Chevy Chase
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Club Of Chevy Chase will entertain
at tea Thursday, January 8. from
to O'Clock pm. at the home of
the leader. Mrs. Karl Fenning, on
Mr.. and Mrs. Darcy Griffith OF Will
mington, Del. are the house guests
or Mrs. Griffith's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Bowen. on Melrose street,
during the Christmas holidays.
Miss Sarah Baker. the daughter of
Mr.; and Mrs. Thomas II. Baker of
Mckinley street, and Miss Susan
Norris of Philadelphia, Pa. who are
studying art in Paris, have gone to
London, England, where they will
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wheeler.
Robert McNally, a student of Brown
University, is spending the Christ
mas holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William ]. McNally, on New
lands street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Mckay left
Saturday for Madison. Wis. where
they will spend Christmas with rela-
tives. They Will spend several weeks
in Chicago. ILL.,, en- route home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Mikkleson
have moved into home on 37th
street until their new home on Lenox
street Is completed.
Lee Parke, a student of the United
States Naval Academy, returned Sat
urday to Chevy Chase to spend the
Christmas holidays with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Parke of oliver
street.
Chase branch of the Montgomery
County Chapter OF the. American Red
Cross was held on Wednesday eye-
ming in the Chevy Chase library.
The election Of officers took place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus Shields OF
Tr-rrf .,-x1 -
members of their club at bridge and
supper Wednesday evening.
Miss Louise Baker of Baltimore,
Md, is spending the Christmas holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas H Baker.
Mrs. Richard Floyd Irwin enter
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Theater. The receiving line will con-
sist of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Wilcox,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rea +. Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Boss. Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem D. Brush, Mr., and Mrs. Elmont B.
Hazard, Mr.. and Mrs. William It.
Pollard, DR.. and Mrs. Arthur b.
Crane. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy NJ. Mcdowell,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stein, Miss Ella
Given. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert II. Han
ger. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. Connor,
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Gilbert
Rudge. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shipe.
MIR. and Mrs. +. Dana Caulkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanwood Cobb. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Burkhart, Col. and
Mrs. p. NJ Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Casterlin.- Mr.. and Mrs.
James r Mays, Mr.. and Mrs E. Per
cival Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred s.
Lincoln, DR.. and Mrs. william Blum
and DIR. and Mrs. NJ. H. Sutlif
Miss Charlie Howard of Bozeman,
Mont. Is the house guest of Miss Rose
and Dorothy Bowling, the daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Bowling of
kanawha street, during the Christ
mas holidays.
Laurence z. Fischer, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Fischer of Kanawha
street. is spending the Christmas
holidays in Charlottesville, Va, with
friends.
William Clark, a student of Cor
nell University, is spending the
Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Clark OF Irving
street.
Mrs. Harry F.. Lowe Of Patterson
street entertained the members Of her
club at bridge and tea on Monday
afternoon.
The social section of the woman's
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and Mckinley street a Christmas
purse in appreciation of the care and
kindness to the little children at all
times at an assembly of the younger
grades on Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Fred Deitrick, the president of the
mothers branch of the Parent-Teach-
er Association, made a short address
and the purses were presented by the
smallest child of the kindergarten.
little Miss Rebecca Shaw. The older
grades. as Is their custom, trimmed
number of Christmas trees with
small gifts which will be sent to
Walter Reed Hospital for the wound
ed soldiers.
Mr. and Mrs Nathan B. williams
left Tuesday for an ocean trip 70
spend several weeks.
Bradford Stone. a student of Dart
mouth University. returned to Chevy
Chase Friday, where he Will spend
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George VIM
chester Stone.
The Junior Christian Endeavor of
the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
on Saturday, December 20, in the
annex of the church at Chevy Chase
Circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney r. Prince and
their TWO sons, sidney ana Gregory,
who are students at Woodberry For
est Academy, WOodberry Forest. Va,
are spending the Christmas holidays
in Mobile, Ala. with relatives.
John Lane, a student Of Yale Uni
versity, returned Friday to spend the
Christmas holidays with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lane.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Presbyterian Sunday School will be
held this evening at o'clock in the
church.
morning there will be service in
the Church at o'clock am.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Sidney Forst and
their son and daughter, Karl and
Calf, where they will spend the
Evening star., 1923-12-23
iWoman's Club Gives
Special Yule Program
At Chevy Chase School
"Christmas Lullaby" and
Other Seasonal Songs Are
Sung by Members-Many
Return for Holidays.

The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
held its regular monthly meeting
Wednesday in the Maryland school
house. After luncheon and the regu-
lar business meeting a special pro-
gram was given by the Christmas
committee. Mrs. William Fl. Pace was
the chairman, ass'/ed by Mrs. Ar
thur B. Crane and MRS. '~ra Crane. A
Christmas morality play, The Taif."
was presented by Mrs. Clinton D. VOL
colt as the Waif, Mrs. f. F. Kelly as
Greed. Mrs f. u. Hathaway as Van
ity, Mrs. Frederick r. Parks as Sor-
row, Mrs. David Houston as Pleasure.
Mrs. Karl Fenning as Faith Mrs.
William C. Dennis as Service Mrs.
Harold G. Moulton as the Madonna
and Mrs. Henry w Bearce, Mrs.
Marion Shull and Mrs. e. N McClel-
Ian as the Three Wise Men. THE
Christmas Lullaby" was sung by the
music section, under the leadership
of Mrs. Theodore w. Norcross and the
direction of Mr.. Herndon Morseli.
College, Elmira. n. Y, returned
Thursday to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. S. Cooley of East Irving
street.
University is in Chevy Chase to spend
the Christmas holidays with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar buckingham
of Hesketh street.
Miss Mary DevereauN of Notre Dame
Academy of Baltimore. Md. and Ed
ward DevereauX of Princeton Univer-
sity have arrived in Chevy Chase to
spend the Christmas holidays with
their parents, DIR. and Mrs. John Ryan
DevereauX of Bradley lane.
Miss Rose Bowling, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Bowling of
Kanawha street, will leave Saturday
for New York city. where she will
visit Miss Mary Janet Smithurst for a
month.
Paul Pitcher of Princeton University
returned Thursday to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Pitcher.
Thomas f. Robertson of Atlanta, Ga,
has arrived TO spend Christmas with his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Rob
ertSon of Ne!rose street.
Donald Deane of the Staunton Mill
tary Academy Of Staunton, Va, is
spending the Christmas holidays with
his mother, Mrs. William w. Deane.
Mrs Andrew Jackson White of Sunny
Hill, North Chevy Chase, entertained
her club at luncheon and bridge Friday
afternoon.
Edward and Lesly Sampson. students
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the holidays with relatives in Phila-
delphia
Miss Bernice k!eeblatt gave a partr
70 number of little girl friends last
S,.nnfay AFTERNOON at her home on
18th street. Games were PLAYED and
refreshments were served from an
attractive table decorated in red and
green. with baskets in red and white.
hlled with candies. and tiny Nictrolai
at each guests place
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus KleebIatt have
as their guest their daughter, Mrs.
Aptel. OF Cleveland, Ohio.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Applied Scripture.
from the Boston Transcrint.

from the Boston TransrTnt.
Betty and her little playmate werc
having a bitter quarrel. I don t
love you!" cried the latter. turnior-
away.
Betty, who is a minister's child re-
turned: You dot TO love me. You
dot to-"
"Why've I got to-"
"'Cause my papa says you dot to
love those who hate you-and / hate
you, GOODNESS knows"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28
Pulling Ground Has Been Built MI
Fairyiew Park
(By r. T. Patten)

In former days the pulling contests
by pairs and teams of oxen were the
big things at the agricultural fairs.
Old-timers still sigh for the days when
the big cattle put their noses low to
the ground and their shoulders into
the yoke moving enormous loads of
stone, grand exhibitions of the effec-
tive use of trained muscle. We do
not have much of that sort of thing
nowadays but we still have the horses,
great big fellows some OF them weigh
ing 5000 pounds to the pair. These
horse drawing contests for thousands
Of people, are the most interesting
events of fair day.
These trials have never really had
fair show, having taken place on
most any old piece of ground, the
main idea being to get them out of
the way of other things. The soil
always gets torn up and the pair
which has first try at the drag has
an unfair advantage over those who
follow. The fair officials have long
had in mind. a special pulling ground,
and this dream at least is to be realiz-
ru' Fobu ~ ouhtcy nave tht JoD VI
building surface $50 by rs feet, on
which these draft trials will occur.
This has been located at the western
end of the trotting course. 1t Is
be back far enough from the outer
edge of the track so that the on
lockers will have plenty Of room be-
tween the pulling ground and the
trotting area. Opposite to the track
and facing toward It, will be located
bleachers to accommodate five humid
dred people. In making this pulling
ground the turf and soil has been TAX
en- out at depth of about eight
inches. Clay mixed with sand have
been filled in. the surface having a
mixture OF gravel. This will make
a good strong soil, which will stand
the frantic work likely to take place
upon 1T.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28
Mites and Lice

The hot months are due now, and
the time of the year poultry suffer
II not given extra care. A hen can
not sweat through the skin but from
the throat and therefore requires plen-
ty of fresh air and likewise fresh cool
water Don't feed too much corn
during the hot months but plenty of
green food. Watch out for mites
and lice. Don't let them get ahead
of you or your poultry Will suffer
and weaken. Tho body louise stays
on the bird. 1t does not suck blood
and can be kept under control,
with insect powder or destroyed all
together with mercurated ointment.
The mite does not stay on the hens
body only at night, coming there as
the bird goes to roost and leaving
at daylight. They are small spider
red in color, when full of blood suck
ed from the hen. In order to destroy
this pest spray the roost several
times through the summer, keep the
dropping boards clean, spray with a
good. coal-tar product or use kero-
sene. Get after them now before
they get after your hens.
DROP IN POULTRY FARM
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Independent OF. Hired Help

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Fuller are oper-
ating Fernsde Dairy farm with their
own labor this season. In past years
they have often had two men and
q boy regularly. 1t has been so
difficult however of late to get salts
factory help that they have determined
to do only what they themselves can
accomplish. For crops they have al
ready planted nine acres of sweet corn
and n Vegetable garden. They are
milking eleven cows with the help
of a d. L. X. milking machine. The
cream Is taken by the Skowhegan
Creamery
Mr.. Fuller has discovered a very
inexpensive method Of getting rid OF
millions of insect pests. He has an
incadescent light in his dooryard. I'm
der this, about four inches below, he
has suspended pan of soapy water.
The pan Is about four inches deep
and two feet square. The insects
are drawn to the light and fall into
the pan. The water has to be re-
placed occasionally. He figures that
it is better to care for them in this
way than to fight them on his fruit
trees, vegetables, crops, farm ami
mails, etc.
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East Madison Grange

q Children's day was observed at East
Madison Grange, June %, with din
ner Mt noon. The day was IDEAL anu
q large number of children were pres
ent to enjoy the dinners In their non
DR.. A short business session was
held when three applications were
received for membership. The time
was then given over to the children
when they presented very line pro-
gram as follows. Song and nag sa-
Int pupils of East Madison school /;
recitations, Edith Reed and Eda w.
nonald: piano solo. Mainta Paui
racitations. Florence Murray and
Leonard Whittier; song Vacatioii
Time. FIVE girls of East Madisoh
school; recitation, Thelma Messer ,
hoop drill, girls of East MADISON
acbool. recitations, Kenneth Stoodley
and Rosaline Mullen; song, Little
EoIks of East Madison school; reclta-
tion. Doris Roberts; song, Leona ana
EDNA Greenrief; recitation, Howard
York: song, Marion Reed anu DOTS
Roberts; recitation, Theodore bou,
lette: physical exercise. drill, boys OF
East Madison school; recitation, Ruin
Stoodiey; song. Howard LIBBY; feci-
tations, Donald Reed and Ruth wake
Acid; song, Marion Reed; recitations
Stanley Crystol and Lawrence oDoh-
old. song, Wilma Howes, Marison
Haryiile and Elizabeth Thebarge;
uano solo, Marta Paul; recitation
rnrryle york; song, Ding Dong Bell
school; song. NJ. G. Baker. rms
closed a very fine program. Mucn
credit is due those having charge LOT
the hard work put In by them, also TO
the children for their interest. Ihere
was large number of members vas,
TORS and children present ana IL WAL
be a day long remembered.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28
Canaan Grange EntertaIns Civil War
Men

June 20tii, Is annually observed as
Veterans Day by Canaan Grange,
when all veterans and their families
are entertained at m all day meeting.
Wednesday, in spite OF the intense
heat, large crowd assembled Mt
Grange Hall. which was prettily dec
GRATED with flags and bunting for
the occasion. Among the Civil War
veterans present were Past Dept. Com
mander Geo. Gay of Augusta, Capt.
Ross of Newport, Chas. Foisom-Jones,
Major Fogler and X. A. Withee of
Skowhegan, Frank Rolfe and Perry
Brown of Clinton. There were also
present prominent members OF the
w. r. c. and many visiting members
from other Oranges.
The following program was enjoy
ed: Music, orchestra; flag salute;
song, America; prayer; song, choir;
address of welcome by the Worthy
Master of Canaan Grange, Mrs. Maude
r. Nelson; response by Charles Fol
SOMEONE'S of the G. A. r.; song, Ed
ma Burrill; recitation, Harold Bean;
violin and piano selection, ARTHUR
and Edna Davis; song, Christine Bur-
rill; recitation, June Salisbury; song,
Beatrice Goodrich and Airline Holt;
music, orchestra; recitation, Earlene
Burrill; piano solo, Battle of the
Nations" Lettie Foster; song, Davis
Jewell. Doris Foster, Alice Jewell,
Mertie Lewis; recitation, Mary Mason !;
piano duet. Barbara Hodges and MIL
dred Decker; recitation. Mary Foss
song, Martha Davis and Mabel Dec
ker; flag drill, Ruth Goodridge, Frank
Goodridge, Ethelyn Crommett, George
Curtis Foster, Harold Williams. Pay
son Foster; song, Canaan Girls Club
reading, Sadie Mason; recitation. Hell
en- Mason; song. Scott and Ora Lewis +;
recitation, Arthur Bean.
Dinner was served to all present
at noon. After the above program,
the veterans entertained with stories
readings and remarks. All departed
for their homes with cordial invita-
ton from Canaan Grange to come
again on June goth, 1924
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Somerset County Agricultural News
Hot Weather Rules


l. Load lightly and drive slowly
2. Stop In the shade If possible
3. A sponge on top of the head
or even cloth, Is good II kept wet
II dry 1t Is worse than nothing.
4. Water your horse as often as
possible. So long as a horse Is
working, water In small quantities Will
not hurt him. But let him drink
only few swallows II he Is going to
stand still.
5. When he comes In after work
sponge off the harness marks and
sweat, his eyes, his nose and month
and the dock. Wash his feet but
not his legs
6. II the thermometer is IS de-
grees or higher, wipe him alI over
with damp sponge. using vinegar
water II possible. Do not wash the
horse at night.
7. Saturday night, give a bran
mash, lukewarm; and add a tables
spoonful of saltDetre.
s. Watch your horse. If he
stops sweating suddenly, or II he
breathes short and quick or if his
ears droop, or IL he stands with his
legs braced sideways, he Is in dan
ger of heat or sun stroke and needs
attention at once.
0. If the horse is overcome by
heat, get him into the shade, remove
harness and bride, wash out his
mouth, sponge him all over, shower
his legs, and give him two ounces
OF aromatic spirits of ammonia, or
two ounces of sweet spirits of nitre,
in pint of water: or give him pint
of coffee warm. Cool his head at
once, using cold water, or, If neces-
sary, chopped ice, wrapped In cloth.
10. II the horse If off his feed,
try him with two quarts of oats mix
ed with bran, and little water; and
add a little salt or sugar. Or give
him oatmeal cruel or barley water
to drink.
II. Clean your horse at night,
so that he can rest we'll, and clean
him thoroughly. The salt dandruff
drying on his skin makes him uncom-
Portable, and often produces sores
under the harness.
r. Do not fail to water him at
night after he has eaten his hay. II
you don't he will be thirsty all night.
10. If 1t Is so hot that the horse
sweats In the stable at night, tie him
outside. with bedding under him. I'm
less he cools off during the night, he
cannot well stand the next days
heat.