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Evening star., 1923-12-26
Miss Bessie McKeIdin
Presented TO Societx

Miss Bessie McI<eldin
Presented to Society,"
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Palmer gave a
lance last evening at the Chevy Chase
tiup, t, when they presented the lat
Ter daughter, Miss Bessie Nick eldin
TO society. The club was decorated
win Christmas green's and berries
ana Mr and Mrs. Palmer and the bud
hedge.
Mrs. Palmer wore a gown Of red
georsette crepe embroidered with red
ana crystal beads and made over a
foundation of black velvet, the velvet
train being finished with wide band
seal. Ihe debutante wore a gown
OF light blue velvet, made on straight
nnes. with fan-shaped panel bor-
dered with Russian sable hanging
from the left side. and she carried
american beauty roses
Miss AlcKeldin had assisting her
Miss Nina Diamantopoulos Miss Janet
MoHett, Miss Eugenia Lejeune, Miss
Ruth Stoddard, Miss Ellen Blair. Miss
Norvell Clark Munford. Miss Betty
s6yrne. MISS Claudia Read, Miss Helen
SrausS, Miss Agnes Ashford Miss
Margaret Zolnay, Miss Laura Winder
Marshall. Miss Natalie Hammond
MISS Elsa Diederich and Miss Anna
Southard Larner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Colfax Long
entertained for their son, Mr.. Daniel
Caldwell Long, at dinner last evening
at the Chevy Chase Club in compli-
ment to Miss Nick eldin and Miss Eve
Iyn Gordon, preceding the dance The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer,
Mr. ana Mrs. Edwin Fuller Miss Nina
Diamantopoulos, Miss Ruth Stoddard,
MISS Betty Bryne, Miss Natalie Ham
mond, Miss Janet Moffett. Miss Elsa
Diederich, Miss Neville johnson. Miss
HeIen Strauss, Miss Adelaide VOL
stenholme, Miss Norvell Clark Mum
/
Siaudia Read. Miss Allison Roebling
Mr- Daniel Thew Wright. jr; Mr.
lanes Mckeldin, Mrs. Slobadan Godje-
van. Mr.. Octavio Mendez, Mr. Henry
Lee. Mr.. James Drain. Mr.. c. Diaman-
topoulos, Mr.. Richard Davidson, Mr.
kobert Stead, jr.: Mr.. Manning Stead
MT. lanes III. McKenney, Mr. Fulton
Lewis and Mr.. Huntington Turner.
The assistant secretary of Labor
and Mrs. r.. j. Henniug announce the
engagement of their daughter
beatrice to Mr.. George Shaw of this
Mr., and Mrs. Henning came from
San Diego. Calf, to Washington at
the beginning of the late President
Harding's administration. Miss Hen
nIig ulhg - graduate of the san Diego
HiSh School and took her degree of
Bachelor of Arts at George Washing
ton University in June She is a
member of the Chi Omega and Hour
,IiaSS SoforltleS and has been active
In dramatics.
Mr.. Shaw is the son of Mr.. and
MIS- William Is. Shaw. members of
an old Washington family. He is a
graduate of Central High School and
the Foreign Service School of George
town University He is a member
OF Delta Epsilon, national foreign
service fraternity. and was formerly
with the Department of State. He is
al present living in Washington
= Inn,
dance in honor of their daughter and
her fiance in their home. in the
Nardman Park annex.
Ihe announcement of the engage
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Society
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a. 1aie University, and Miss Thelma
husgins of Dayton, Ohio.
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Mrs. ID. w. Knowlton e,tart.i,aa
~, ~ dinner dance last evening at
~ StiIlon IN honor of Mr.. Oswald Chew
OF New York. ''o -"
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Mrs; William Z. Richardson will en-
Lertaln at a dance this evening at the
Washington Club for Miss Helen
.rSa ,.Snardson and Miss Virginia Rich
Evening star., 1923-12-26

Miss Emma r. Casper of Los An
geles is spending Christmas in Wash
ington' at Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1923-12-26

Mr.. Raymond Stein has returned
to his home in Milwaukee, Wis, after
spending Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Stein, in their
home on Madison street.
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Mrs. Marshall King has as her guest
for the holidays her son, Mr.. Fletcher
Greene of New York.
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The Washington Alumni of the
Carnegie Institute of Technology en-
tertained the local undergraduates at
Christmas dance at the Theta Delta
Chi House, 1871 P street, Saturday
evening. Mr.. George Graham had
charge of the decorations and the
other arrangements were completed
by Mr.. Carl Zobel. Twenty couples
attended
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4Hrs Wnu MTUs EIUBkeIT HAVE
Guest for the Holidays.
Mr.. John NJ. Russell of New York
city is passing the holidays with his
parents and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Russell and Mrs. Lucy
Russell Ogston. in their apartment in
the Parkwood.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hewson, who
have opened their winter home at ST
Augustine, Fla, for> the season. We're
among the guests at dinner yesterday
of Mr.. and, Mrs. Edwin F. Woodcock
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Lieut.. and Mrs. F. b. Stump have ar
rived in st. Augustine. Fla, for their
honeymoon. Lieut.. and Mrs. Stump
We're married Saturday in Washington
The latter was formerly Miss Myra Nor
gan, daughter of DIR. and Mrs. William
Gerry Morgan
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
THE WEATHER NAN
PLAYS TRICKS WITH
THE STYLE PARADE
By HAROLD PHILLIPS.

IN HE shrine of Mrs Leslie Carter's rearing
at Polls the week past wobbled little
at its base, specifically in the estimate Of
those who believe the wardrobe makes the actress.
The renowned one had closetful of clothes,
true enough. She wore everything but the coach
mans robe in act two, occasioning within US the
mental query, "Can spring be far behind?"
So far as an article in this section week ago
concerned the extensiveness of Mrs. Carriers
wardrobe, the verities sustained; as to tho
beauties Of its outlines, we more in the dark
than the blind man who looked for a black hat
that wasn't there.
1t was bitterly cold in the trenches of the Poll
sector Sunday night. Only the national anthem
brought a quicker rise from an audience than
that first chilling blast which swept over the
parapet the curtain went up, and, with it, the
audience. There an orderly stampede for
overcoats, muffers and gloves. One elderly man,
according to foyer gossip, donned muffs IN
the misrepresentation the "Gaieties of 1922
to disport
AS the evening grew, the mercury shrunk and
did Mrs. Carter and Mr.. Drew appear in loose
fitting mattresses and foot warmers we would
not have blamed them. It surprised us they
appeared at ALL Many of the younger and tenn
peramental school would have refused to court
pneumonia thus.
So we say more tribute to the Drew and Carter
code of acting which sublimates its own hard
ships to satisfy that cruelest and most exacting
of all taskmasters-an audience.
~ AIRY McGARRY and his raccoon coat have
" been in the town for week, superintend-
~ ing preliminaries to the opening for the
remainder of the season of the Garry McGarry
Players at the Garrick, beginning tomorrow
night With him came Jack Norworth, Mitchell
Harris and others who will give "My Lady
Continued on Page sl
The Washington times., 1923-02-25
| DISCUSSION OF
THE NU6ENT0 AND
THEIR TWO PLAYS
By EARLE DORSEY.

sHs TUST how two actor playwrights like the
% Nugents-J. G. and Elliott-could write.
= : play like .'Kempy," and then turn around and
"a write another play ike "a Clean Town." is bit
= difficult to understand
"a Clean Town" fortunately has long since been
~ gathered to Mr.. Gains warehouse. 1t never
e reached Manhattan to debase the good repute Of
~ the Nugents. It was an unworthy, trifling bit
Of drama that died a-borning somewhere in the
- sticks, but when it first flashed on Washington
: the Nugents' other piece, "Kempy," had just be-
% gun to send the metropolis into rhapsodies.
ego Lacking, at that time, comparative view of
sKempy" and knowing the Nugents only by "A
y Clean Town." many of grew suspicious of
sKempy' itself. In fact, it began appear that
another epidemic of boyish enthusiasm had seized
New York and its dramatic writers-a phenomenon
not utterly foreign to the east bank of the Hudson
.a,t !. However, "Kempy" arrived in Washington at
4 &c iast-at the Garrick last week-and while un-
qnnuestionably it deserves great praise, even be-
lated glimpse of this piece does not entirely clear
up the mystery of how two writers could do
thoroughly apt work and then reverse themselves
with the mediocre content and form of "a Clean
= Town"
= sAs matter of fact, it is altogether likely
that "Kempy" is the younger child. 1t is high
80. II probable that "Kempy" represents a more
- mature collaboration of the Nugents which, having
Instantly won itself public created at the same
~~rby the same authors, precisely film star,
having won fame, introduces the rest of her family
90 the electric lights and the featured billing.
The demand for another play by the Nugents
strongly existed at the time "Kempy" first scored
~od Broadway. The Nugents, conceivably human,
sand at that time not rolling in affuence, may have
=. .ieided to that most natural of authoria urges,
- b e.. the impulse to dig something out of the
trunk, for it is of the most infable wagers
vOrld that author set of authors
So "a - yetting their work before the public
.se bale or two of unpublished or unproduced
nscripts among their effects
not mean to disparage or to discredit in
way the work the Nugents have done in
py." 1t is charming bit of atmosphere,
The characterization is frequently profound.
ar as the Nugents concerned, hope they
play every year, every other year. for
matter, if they can keep their stuff up to the
npy" standard.
ne thing that does need disparagement how
is the incurable habit of most producers in
ing material by an unknown author which
perchance, embody the most profound
Try or even box-office value, the while they
chase some momentarily successful writer
by old thing he may have to offer. Nor does
roducer, having obtained such ma
seem to ever submit such a play to one
the critical scrutiny he would bestow, as a
E Of course, on a manuscript that some un-
n had managed by dint Of Gargantuan
{. to thrust under his nose.
Continued on Page Sd la....
The Washington times., 1923-02-25

m HE shrine of Mrs. Leslie Carriers rearing
at Polls the week past wobbled a little
= at it's base, specifically in the estimate Of
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PRESIDENT HARDING
VICTIM OF APOPLEXY
from
Continued from Page -

days of SILENT thoughgh intense suffering had left their mark and
stroke of apopexy without inans warning
fore physicians could be called party
remedial TAKEN he passed e stage after hav
for nearly and half many
m years his native State of Ohio.
third official statement issued at Sis y ~, announced
that Vice President Calvin Coolidge the next man who occupies
the first position the United States Government had
fed of President Hardings death.
The illness which resulted in President Hardngs
direct result of eating crabs the naval transport Hen
derson before reaching Vancouver British Columbia which,
the opinion of Brig Gen. E Sawyer personal physician
copper tainted Eating crabs gave the President
touch of poane poisoning from which he
ing until his visit to Seattle last Friday The exeon
the he followed there aggravated the poison
ing, and the disorder became than before
The heat Saturday. the presidential through
southern Oregon and northern California worked to hinder
He fair nights sleep Saturday night aboard the
tran and arriving San Francisco Sunday morning so
far recovered to walk from the his He
then looked remarkably improved although notceaby weak and
pale.
For several hours after seemed to go
WELL but late the afternoon the symptoms indicating
pGcatiohs spoken of by Dr. Sawyer his buen became
noticeable.
Monday morning the conditions serious and
plans made for abandoning the remainder of the Presidents
trip
restfu sleep lett President considerably
feshed Tuesday morning. and while bulletins bedside
said he resting comfortably his condition regarded as
serious by the five attending ply scans.
Throughout Tuesday his condition and
the physicians became optimistic that
Gen. Sawyer reported that the President temperentay
fitted make strong fight but that physically he
exhaustion.
Bulletins issued from the scroom Wednesday Thursday
showed progressive Improvement and Gen. Sawyer
press President passed the crisis and
the In fact indication had seemed
favorable up to the relapse which brought the end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03
SENATE TOP|CK
I. PRESIDING OFFICER
Elevation of Coolidge Leaves
Upper House With Vacancy.
Cummins Out of Race.

The accession of Calvin Coolidge to
the presidency leaves the office of
Vice President vacant.
Under the Constitution. the Vice
President is the President and presid
ing officer of the Senate. A President
pro tempore is elected at each session
to serve as presiding officer in the
absence from the Senate of the Vice
President
During the last Congress Senator
Cummins of Iowa served as President
pro tempore. 1t has been understood,
however. that Senator cummins would
not be a candidate TO succeed himself
as President pro tempore in the new
Congress. owing 10 the fact that he
intends to give all of his time and
attention as chairman of the commit
tee on interstate commerce TO pro-
posed railroad legislation. one of the
great issues that Will be taken up
when Congress meets.
If Senator Cummins is not candi-
date. il is felt that one of the other
republican members of the Senate will
be elected President pro tempore and
will preside over the Senate until the
next election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03
DEMOCRAT VICTORY
|SSEEN BY WALSH.
Senator Declares Platform
Based on Domestic Issues
Will Sweep Party In.

Victory will perch on democratic
banners in the next national cleo
tion. according to Senator David l.
Walsh of Massachusetts,, who re-
turned to Washington yesterday from
Massachusetts.
The democratic party will win the
greatest victory ever won by an
American political party" said Sena-
tor Walsh, provided the party comes
out with definite. concrete plat
form dealing with local issues and
shows an honest and sincere desire
70 meet some of the problems in our
own country, such as the coal prob
lem. the farm problem and the trans
portation problem
The election in Minnesota showed
one thing above all. and that is the
American people are interested first
of all in issues affecting their own
prosperity and happiness and their
know what is going 10 be done for
them. and are not concerned with the
singularly indefinite suggestion that
something should be done first for
Europe.
Sec Victory Assured.
The democrats have an excellent
opportunity to win the control OF the
te IN the GOfnlHS eIeCllOHE. 90
not think there will be the slightest
question about their ability to cap
ture the presidency. as well as the
Senate and House, If they take their
stand firmly on a platform setting
forth their position on domestic is
Ucs and proposing concrete remedies
for the great economic problems con
fronting the American people today.
The opinions expressed today ny
Senator Walsh differ considerably
AZ n
derwood Of Alabama. the first demo
crat to throw his hat into the ring
in the race for the democratic nomi-
nation for President.
Senator Walsh declined TO discuss
democratic presidential possibilities
or 20 say anything about his own
political plans. He said it was too
early for him to make any definite
statement regarding his own plans In
Ma ssachusetts. he said, the people
were not yet discussing 10 any great
extent democratic candidates for the
presidency.
Senator Walsh said that during his
stay here he intended TO look closely.
into the anthracite coal situation.
Whether il would be advisable 10 call
special session of Congress to deal
with the matter, he said, would de-
pend largely upon what happens in the
next thirty days. In Massachusetts.
he said. there are many protests
against the high prices consumers are
| being forced TO pay for coal. He said,
100. that he intended TO seek early
hearings regarding the administration
Of the Veterans Bureau by the special
committee Of which he is a member
! He said that he wanted particularly To
i look into the administration of the
F.! bureau under Col. c. r. Forbes
! Senator Walsh repeated what he
said when he landed in New York fol-
( lowing his recent European trip to the
effect that conditions in France and
Italy are generally prosperous. He
said. TOO. that Europe is more inter
ested in what the United States can
and is willing TO do financially 10 aid
I Europe than il is in having the United
States Join the league of nations or
adhere 10 the world court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03
HAPMAN LEAVES
RENT COMMISSION
W. T. Sabine, Jr., Formerly
With Shipping Board, to
Be Successor.

Maj. Waldo E. Chapman yesterday
rendered his resignation as secretary
of the District Rent Commission, En-
fective August Is, 1t was announced
today by the commission. He will
be succeeded by William T. Sabine.
jr.. former assistant counsel Of the
Shipping Board.
Maj. Chapman letter of resigna-
tion was accepted yesterday. The
retiring secretary today went on
leave for the remainder OF his term
in office. He has been with the Rent
Commission for a year and eight
months He stated today he could
not divulge his plans for the future.
Mr.. Sabine is a graduate of Prince
ton University and has been mem
her of the New York bar since 1895.
In July, 1915. he became assistant
counsel. assigned to the division OF
housinS and transportation. Emer-
Gency Fleet Corporation. Later he
served this connection and left the
city. returning again in March. 1922.
10 accept position as assistant
counsel of the Shipping Board.
He is fIty-one years old, married
and resides in Takoma Park. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03
RICHMOND TO AID
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Damage From CIoudburst
Estimated at 100000.
City Takes Action.
snecinl pisnatc to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, August The
city has already taken steps to
recompense the food sufferers for
damages sustained when the big
sewer overfiowed Monday night and
caused a loss to those in the neigh
borhood of the old market to possibly
as much as 100000. The city named
a commission of three men TO make
an assessment of dana ges-two in
surance agents and a contractor.
There is precedent for doing this, the
city having been sued in the past
and a verdict given which held the
city liable. Since that time the city
has settled without recourse to law.
There is a considerable difference
of opinion as TO the liability of the
city for damages. The fact is that
the merchants are there through
choice. The city has built large
sewer to carry off water, but there
is no way whereby anything could
have been built by man to have pre-
vented that flood and the destruction
of property. TIE sewer is supposed
to carry off the water for an i'm
mense watershed, but the mouth of
the sewer and the bed for a consider
able distance is on a level with the
river.
1t has been suggested that the city
buy the property by condemnation
process and fill in the place. but that
has been abandoned for the reason
that the cost would be several mil
lions of dollars more than the prop.
Eerty is worth. and would not pEeYen&
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for exercise in the open. In later
years his principal form of exercise
was golf, although when younger he
went in for tennis, horseback riding
and other more strenuous sports. His
fondness for golf was not due alone to
it's benefits, but because of his genuine
liking for that pastime. 1t became
his hobby. He never lost an oppor-
tunity when a moment presented it
links. He took pride in his game and
he played with serious determination
to win. Because of his love for
the out-of- doors, President Harding
took many trips on the presidential
yacht Mayflower, and they never
ceased to interest and please him, and
he always returned from his cruises
refreshed and otherwise benefited.
He was a great home man, and
liked nothing better than to sit at his
own fireside entertaining friends,
took great pride in the fact that he
never had any labor trouble at his
newspaper plant.
He frequently was seen on the
links at Chevy Chase Club or the
Washington Country Club. Another
hobby was motoring, driving his own
car whenever he could. Dogs, particu-
larry big dogs, were favorites with Mr..
Harding.
In his reading he selected most
often biographies. finding more en-
joyment in them t''"r - ~ other
books. Alex
IA -orite e..
has lcctu.
I'm a H., ~ ,a
ness fpr.reading -about this .histaSfsa1
A1 SnfRs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03
D. c. GUARDS TEST
SLOW-F|RE TARGET
Rise Early for Practice at
Camp SimmS and Many
Have Qualified.

The National GuardsUen at Camp
Simms were Up early today and out
on the rife range by o'clock, en-
gagged in slow-fire target practice on
500 and 500 yard ranges. Tomorrow
they viii be instructed in rapid fire
work on 200 and 500 yard distances.
The following men have qualified on
the entire course of 200, 800. 500 slow
and rapid fire and coo yards slow fire.
Expert rifiemen ,scores out of a
possible $50 points,; Corp. Joseph w.
Crockett. Company A. 18th Engineers,
800: First Lieut.. Clarence &. Shields,
Company f. 311; Private Marcus w.
Dinwiddie, Company y. Sn6; Technical
Sergt. J. Henry Robertson, ordnance
department. sos; Master sergt. Fletch-
er r. Berndsorff, headquarters and
service company. sos; Private Lloyd
T. Needs, Company a, 302; First
Sergt. Just c. Jensen, Company D.
297: Capt. sydney Morgan, headquar-
tiers and service company. 296.
Sharpshooters - Technical Sergt.
F. B. Kaye. Headquarters and Service
CpHpdIlS, 80, NpIp' -hLeAdiueL 1AI4tIr
Company A, 2S2.
Mark First Glass
Learner T. Rrea, Company c, 272;
First Sergt. Whiting L. Lightfoot,
Headquarters and Service Company,
26S; Corp. Hobart. T. Walker. Com
pany C, go; First Lieut.. Robert G.
McCarteem, adjutant, headquarters,
1st Battalion, 20.
Only one man out of the fifteen
who fired the course failed TO qualify.
Promotions Announced.
A number of promotions of en-
listed men have been announced
since the battalion has been in
camp, based on ability and efficiency
demonstrated. as follows:
Headquarters and Service Company,
commanded by Capt. Sydney Morgan:
To he sergeant Roland c. Simpson
to be corporal, Alfred Groskurth.
a Company, commanded by First
geant, Bernard F. Darnell; corporal,
-Alva H. Strawmeyer.
c Company. commanded by Capt
Harry f. Gladmau: staff sergeant,
Walter S. Welsh; sergeant, Leo L.
Hunter.
Z Company, commanded by Capt.
Frazier c. HiIder (not in camp, but
based on armory drills: Sergeant,
Homer B. Millard; Corporals. Edward
n. Andrews. Charles B. Richard and
Percy H. Skinner.
Tomorrow and Saturday morning
will be devoted to rife practice,
and Saturday afternoon TO athletics.
A field and track meet will be held.
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was $4,000 900. Last year the an
'nual interest charge amounted to ST.
100, 100000, and the total fixed charges
of the government resulting from the
war aggregates annually s2,000,000,-
GOO.
For the fiscal year 1922, which be-
.-an July 1, 1921. the estimated in
come of the government was 500, 000,-
600 less than the estimated outSo.
But as the result of the economies in
stituted by the financial officers of
the government in cooperation with
the appropriations committee we
closed the past year with a surplus
of i$31S, 900, 00o."Ys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-03
HOLY HOUR SERVICE.

Commemorating the agony Of Christ
in Gethsemane, a solemn holy hour"
service will be conducted from 1880 to
$3.50 o'clock this evening at the Mount
Carmel National Retreat House by the
Carmelite Fathers.
The service will include litanies a
spiritual visit to Our Lady of Mount
Carmel, the rosary, spiritual reading
"Ed benediction of the blessed sacra-
ut.
Women of local parishes will enter
ON period of spiritual retreat at the
house tomorrow evening and will re-
EnAt2. ssxetEeat~ until Tuesday, morn