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THERE WAS GREAT PET
AT THAT PARITY

VI course, Robley was the pet of
the party. All the ladies Rugged
him and he was thumped on the
back by the men, and told what a
husky he is getting to be. He took
the information calmly. but was
convinced of one thing-that he
never intended to fritter his life
away in dancing!
In fact, Robley expressed his
strong doubts whether he would
ever care anything about learning
the dance at all.
Finally, however-even a man
as young as Robley is compelled to
yield summat to the ladiesAshe
promise was extracted from him by
Mrs. Cameron that lie would learn
in case she promised to be his
dancing partner. She gave him her
cross-your-heart, so-help-her-good-
ness word.
She's lovely, Mrs. Cameron.
Pretty and with a graceful tact, ,she
was one of the most admired guests
at the baiIluet table, and her
thoughtfulness made her sort of
second hostess to the distinguished
assemblage.
Cenii Present?
As for the colonies, ,et me query
this to you:
Did you ever see anybody in your
life who could sense what you
needed or might be longing for
more than he? 'rnere-at far
argyle of the table-he seemed tc
possess sort of uncanny knowl
edge of you, ard you were not only
quietly provided with every least
thing YOUR heart might desire. but
a gracious and astonishing plenty
of same. With his unflagg:np
cheeriness. and the two or three
rpeeches the toastlnaster insisted or
his making, he made everybody
happy. y -
1t was Robert Cortner. elegant
charnnn" and DISQUALIFICATION
broker Of Decatur-who served the
occasion as inpromptu POSTMASTER
No one could complain that he
didn't do his best to make everv-
body use his wits to batter clever
toasts across the plates. The re-
suit was that typical Alabama hu-
mor-emharrassed rr otherwise
kept the guests in an uproar, ana
Zipp Newman of the Birmingham
News refuted the we'll known utter
ance that newspaper man can
never think while standing on his
feet, but has to have these clod
destroyers under his typewriter
desk.
Zipp said some things about how
grand dogs are that made most of
us long to buy one because of their
everlasting old capacity for loving
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have parties within its forty walls.
1t has a. magnificent ballroom,
and an expansive dining salon,
while servants quarters and 1Sitch-
ems are downstairs. Upstairs
where the windows give upon al
most limitless wooc.;, are sleeping
apartments which take care of the
guests when houseparties are on.
Queer Charming Furnishings
0, how lovely are the furnish
ings, some pieces of which-no-
tably charming bed--are 100
years old. Nothing but quaint, old
fashioned furniture is permitted in
the. structure. The colorsl chosen,
and the carpets, are warm and
bright.
The outside of the residence is
AL of mountain srone-sandstone
which will last for ages. And this
is the cutcst part of its history
that the whole structure and its ar
chitectural plans were drawn and
executed by wonaan--and Biz
mingham woman. III.
She. is Mrs. w. b. Smith. anc
just happens to be. the lovely
daughter of Mr.. and AIRS. Cortner.
She vert. to I. Decatur, and ac-
tually stayed on the grounds for
three months until the building was
completed Every little article has
been put there unGer ner super
vision Her ingenuity has planned
the most out-of-the-ordinary lamp
stands and shades. ore Of the most
structed Of huge beer stein. An
other pedestal is an oriental vase.
We had time for sonly a half.
hour's running around the PLACE
before returning to Decatur about
midnight. n -.
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OFF WE GO ON REGULAR
ROUND OFSfGHTSEEING

Now, the next morning, we be-
gan to- galivant very early.
The first place we visited was
the home of. Mrs. c. B. Elliott.
4 P. Bluette Wallace, following a
late breakfast in a restaurant
which Col Ashford, Judge Mandy
and | had together after missing
the meal at the hotel, started the
baltic rolling.
In his big car, We made the
rounds of. the Elliott home, thence
Ito the Cortner town house, and fin
ally to Mr.. Wallace's own home,
where we met his wife and two
lovely daughters, who frequently
visit in Birmingham, and who are
coming soon again. They are
Misses Helen and Lady Bluette
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MARCH RIGHT ALONG
LET'S co TO BANQUET!

Now then. we will proceed, arm
in arm. to Col. and Mrs. Ashford's
banquet.
1t was laid in the modern ana
good-lcoking Lyons hotel--in the
private dining room. Thu elevator
bore us down from the Ashford
suite to a table from which carna-
tons of delicate pink and roses
of crimson hue nodued gaily upon
us and smiled full-heartedly into
our eyes.
After awhile we-I mean the
ladies-were made the recipients of
great bouquets of the flowers as
cc-sages. and our rooms in the
hotel radiated perfumed vivacity
on account of them.
The first course was delicious
grapefruit with a piquant and pal
atable dressing to whet the appe-.
tite, and fancy, after a course or
two, having set before you rein
deer steak from the frozen shores
of Lapland, and mallard duck and
game from Colone; Ashford's own
wonderful country place "The
Plantation"-just outside of Deca-
tur few miles!
However, there's no accounting
for some guests. They will not OBJ
serve reg'lar manners!
Slew Him
For this reason we had to Stay
one, and he is now at rest. He took
liberties with the colonel and re-
marked that the reindeer looked
awfully much to him like turkey.
That made the colonel have to
shell down the corn and relate that
the miserable, unwashed Esquimau
he hau hired an Lap.and to mail the
Santa Claus meat had fallen down
on the job, and that he had thus
been compelled to contract for a
surer thing closer home, with all
that bunch descending upon him for
square meals victuals!
The guests constituted the Off
GERS, judges, Official family of the
Alabama Field Trials club, and
especial newspaper and magazine
writers. 81
You can better believe I was
glad that the office picked me to
go, even though ! bad to work like
slave the first day out gathering
the elusive, though always domi-
neering, news, and getting it tele-
graphed back to all us inveterate
readers, over lines that still are en-
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MORE PARTIES IND THE
GOSPEL OF HAPPINESS!

/ shall turn now and tell you
something .abouu Decatur. and its
folks, and especially those in whose
homes-and al whose hands, had
such a delightIuf,t ime,
ca. hope you nothing sweetef
than that some day you may know
them, tool
The Mondsy laorning after the
day of glee before, active festivities
began again, even though the rain
poured.
4 Judge Charles Mandy, of The
Age Herald, came stamping in dur
ing the n .,ht, on his way to Court
land to follow on with the news
paper narrative of the meet, while
/ intended to come home.
had to write this bloomin' page,
instead Of playing. Didn't know
what | was going to put into 1t.
Story in Sight
But when the crowd in Decatur
hove in sight on a Sunday night, |
knew as we'll as anything ! wasn't
coming back Monday. / saw my
story. Decatur had lot more So
cial and entertaining news in sight
than was happening in Birmingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortner took the
lead in the Sunday eyenlng festlvi.
ties and we drove d,ffsto their won,
derful country homes, Rentroc,"
which is several miles out from De-
catur.
| have something pretty to tell
you about the budding of this
place. ~ IS & Z.
( 1t has been erected not oniy as q
pleasure resort and a play-place for
their own joy, but Mr. Cortner ar
ranged that it should be con-;
structed for the unselfish pleasure
Of otheyS. i
And so, instead Of making it a,
veritable home, the plans were
drawn so that it resembles a mag
nificent country club. Decatur
having no country club, the town is
frequently given the permission TO
entertain its distinguished guests
there, and friends OF the Cortners
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LAND OF GREAT DELIGHT
Is THE DECATUR COUNTRY!

is THE DECATUR COUNTRY!
Grab your hat, and pack your
grip now!
If you want to know where some
mighty fine people are-the sort
YOU dream about for friends and
the sort you miss and think about
when you're away-go to Decatur.
If / died and for some reason
they wouldn't let me into heaven,
I'd ask that they permit me to take
my grip in hand and go to the Twin
Cities.
For it's sweet up there and the
folks are dear.
It's regular little valley of hap
piness by istelf.
You see / know, and I'm sure of
what say, Because I've just come
back from that section of the state
with its adorable clean sweet
freshness of fields, tumbling, rain
swollen streams, and careening
winds from far spaces.
Sorter Orphaned
And when the Chicago to New
Orleans train brought and dumped
me back home, Birmingham some
how seemed tired-headachy.
Every moment since, I've been as
lonesome as human fly, or cor
net player, or a cuckoo in a cuckoo
clock or an orphan or something.
And every time | hear the trains
lacking off in that direction, Pm
as bad as a pet child. want to go,
too.
It must be wonderful to belong
up there all the time!
| have so many little stories to
tell you about the town and the
trip. So Pm going to begin at the
beginning.
went primarily to attend the
wonderful good-fellowship BAN
quet given by Col. and Mrs. T. T.
Ashford-our own Birmingham
folk--and which was the opening
and festive feature of the Alabama
Field Trials meet.
But-in additions you shall
hear-other delightful gatherings
followed, even as one alluring fes-
tivity always agitates another.
The Field TRIALS meet is blithe-
some Alabama occasion of each
year, when dog lovers of Alabama
congregata Ct Courtland-a few
miles from Decatur their
thoroughbred bird dogs.
Races are run and tests made and
loving cnps awarded 10 the puppies
and older CANNES whose legs and
roses anG Uncommon sense prove
hem the best hunters.
Fine Purpose
Z. The u.3erlyin2 idea is the propa-
r. or ari preservation of Ala
39ma's wild game.
IS IT IL one -ofs 1siabama's really
fashionable events-and deserves
- be even more popular than it is.
For it could be made one of the
vsritahly brilliant grand opera or
wintergarden brushes and high
spirited gatherings of each season.
Ever since its establishment, the
meet has called to Decatur and
Courtland ultra prominent business
men ard their wives. and men,
women and young soik of leisure
who. on horseback, follow the dogs
in their thrilling tryouts. 1t is
lovely to be out in the open fields
with comforts to entertain you
every minute N'ne loving cups
were awarded to the nine best dogs
at the meet.
This reason, however. the weather
having been so rainy, a large num-
Der of persons were deferred from
going. Nevertheless, the attendance
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ioying wire trouble and groans
from the late sheet.
was glad / went for l had such
blame good timel
Mrs. Ashford, clad in a hand
some afternoon frock, was as gra-
cious and as pretty and as sweet a
hostess as any banquet table could
ever send out a speclai messenger
and summon in. She has beautiful
coloring, delightful personality:
she's clever woman and charm
ing one. In addition, she reads
lot, has very decided ideas about
the. things she doc5 not like that
Irwin Cobb writes, renders every
body entirely comfortable any
where in the radius of her pleasing
activity makes them feel at
home.
The Waffle Kitchen
Fifteen minutes after | had ar
rived, she was calling me Mignon
and / was hailing her as "Mrs. Col
onel" in an old-timerish way.
This was up in ser apartment
Saturday night before the show.
With lovely Mrs. A. G. Cameron
wife of doctor here-and who
certainly was darling in blue neg
igee--we sat ourselves upon the
bed, and almost instantly were off
in the throes of absorbing con-
versations about the waffle kitchen
which the ladies of the Independent
Presbyterian church were putting
on, and to which Mrs. Ashrrod had
to hasten back.
We did all we could to keep the
waffle kitchen from functloning for
awhile. For we wanted Mrs. Ash
ford to stay over. But she was
firm and wouldn't. So we lost
both her and Mrs. Cameron Sunday
night; and when | say the crowd
meaning the Decatur folk and the
visitors-wailed, | am putting it in
a soft-pedal style.
1t was almost an unforgivable
act on their part. However, they
were punished. For they missed an
oodle of fun.
Cute Honor Guest
But, let me get back. | was talk
ing of reindeer meat and the ban
quet; and 1 must publish to the
world that there never was a more
charming honor guest.
For he was Master Robley Mum
ger, Jr., of Birmingham, Just 10
years old, and the youngest member
of the Alabama Field Trials Club.
He is Col. and Mrs. Ashford's
grandson, and made speech on his
own book, spurning a suggestion
that he advise the guests not to talk
at table, but apply themselves to
the destruction of the usual
viands.
What he said broug.t cheers and
laughter. For no one except Rob
ley himself knew what he was going
to say. s- p
r He told that crowd, and he told it
good and loudly, too--and withal
with the sweetest modesty-that he
only hoped when he grew up he
could be as good dog man as his
grandfather, Col Ashford. and
help as much in vne preservation
of the states wild game.
He'd further inform the crowd
that his other grandfather, R. S.
Munger, had also been no Stacker in
that work, and he was inspired to
see into this business, later, of en-
couraging the state 70 get convic-
tions in the cases of hunters who
ruthlessly and wantonly destroy
wild life.
Robley copied an ovation from
the entire table wnen ne dryiy
finaled:
well, I guess that's about all
I've got to sayr'
That "held us" for awhile.
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boro, Ala; Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Ire
land, of Birmingham; I'D. Ellis, of
Union Springs; Mr.. Wilson of An
niston; Barney Ireland, Of Gads--
den; J. e. Blair, of the Albany7De-
catur Daily; Judge Charles H..
Mandy, of The Age-Herald; Henry
Vance fand zipp Newman, Of the
News; C. H. Babcock, of the Amer
lean Fled Magazine, and G. l..
Wearing, of the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal. | hope ! haven't left
out anybody If have, tisn't in
territorial and | plead pardon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15

No. 1853
Black kidskin oxford, ortho-
pedic last, Goodyear welt sewed
soles, Thomas heel (same in tan
calfskin) $1,000 value.
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s. to $3.50 Values

mo. 1896
Taupe suede, one-strap pump,
turned soles, high French heels,
made by the "Bally" Co., Swift
erland- $3.50 value.
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No. 81O2
Black satin tongue pump, bro
cade tongue and heel, "a French
heel, Brooklyn made $1,000
value.
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Patrician black satin pump,
ankle strap, beaded, high Span
ish heeE$10.OO value:
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No. 1909
White chrome leather sport OK
fords, plain toe, patent leather
saddle and backstay low, flat
rubber heel, Red Cross Archtone
make $500 value.
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No. 1896 .----------
Patrician black satin pump,
ankle strap, beaded, Louis XIV
heel-$10.0O value.
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s. to $3.50 Values

No. 1850
Patent one-strap pump, turned
sole, covered Cuban heel, cut
out strap $1,000 value.
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NO. 7842-
Genuine white buckskin sport
oxford, low rubber heels, black
calfskin saddle and tip, Red
Cross Archtone make $1,000
value.
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No. 7575
Patent pump with four straps
Of red kidskin. High French
heel, turn sole. Imported from
and made by Bally Co., Inc, of
Switzerland $3.50 value.
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mo. 7657-- ---
Brown suede, ankle-strap pump,
Patrician make, turned soles
and French heels $1,000 value.
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mo. 7215
Taupe suede, one-strap pump,
turned soles, baby French heel,
Brooklyn made $1,000 value.
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mo. 7397----
Grey suede, ankle-strap pump,
grey suede quarter, blue kidskin
vamp, high French heel, 'Bally"
Switzerland make-$12.50 value.
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NO. 7385--
Dull kid, one-strap pump, new
pattern turn sole, Louis XIV
heel, Brooklyn made $500
value.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-08
Work Takes Over
Historic Grounds
Reservation in Utah and
Colorado Called
"HovenWeep"
By Isaac Gregg

Washington, March S.-One of
the first official acts performed
by Secretary Work upon assum-
ing the Department Of the Inter
Tor portfolio was to take over a
historic piece of ground in the
States of Utah and Colorado set
aside in a proclamation issued by
President Harding on March 2 to
be preserved for posterity.
This ground has been designed
as a National Monument and the
Indian word Hovenweep, meaning
Deserted Valley" is the name
that has been given it. 1t con-
tains four separate groups OF, re-
markable prehistoric towers,
pueolos and cliff dwellings that
were gradually falling into decay
and being deredated= by-re4ic-
seekers. A custodian is to be ap-
pointed and the area, containing
some 2s5 acreas, will be perma-
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II
Back Came /
X Her Strength
Headache and Stomach
Troubles are Gone Now

"Why thousands of people Will
insist on leading miserable NE
because of a weak, Gisordered
stomach is beyond me-" declared
a New Jersey druggist the other
day. 49,,
There's one grand remedy that
II always gladly recommend for
the most stubborn cases OF
chronic Indigestion or gastritis
and that is Dare's Mentha Pepsin'
Mary Stone, of Atlantic City,
N. j., wants all who suffer from
indigestion, headache and gen
eral weakness to know about It.
She writes:
Dear Sir-For Years l have
been a constant sufferer with in
digestion, headaches, dull feel
ings and a general weakness. i
commenced using Dare's Mentha
Pepsip upon the Recommendation
of a friend, and after taking a
few bottles l found that it had
not only strengthened me general
", but that / could eat anything,
that I wanted to. The results have
really been wonderful and | will
gladly recommend your wonder
full medicine to anyone" You can
get it any good druggists.-Adv.
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nently protected by the Interior
Department for the benefit of the
puolic.
Two of the ruins, blackberry
and Keely, are in Colorado, while
the Ruin Cajon groups are in
Utah. Each lies within mile of
the well-traveled road between
Dolores, Colorado and Bluff City,
Utah, and is accessible by auto
mobile.
The Ruin Cajon Group consists
+ of eleven structures, the largest
of which is Hovenweep Castle,
sirty-six feet long and twenty
feet high. The Keely group
consists of five prehistoric build
ings, the standing walls of one
of them measuring twenty feet
high also. The blackberry group
consists of five buildings with
well preserved walls still stand
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Two Bandannas
Bathing Clothes
Women Set Style at Palm
Beach-Dodging
Sunburn

New York, March S.-Three-
quarter length top coats will be
among the spring coat selections.
They come in tan camels hair
cloth for the sports models and in
embroidered materials for dressy
wear. Usually they tie with a
bow of ribbon or self material at
one side. Coats OF all lengths
will be popular as well as capes,
it seems. The short, Jacket is by
no means losing it's foothold and
the long dressy coat of semi-fit-
ted urbelted lines has many fol-
lowers.
One piece dresses of linen or
crepe with loosely tied belts and
the inevitable monograms are
more popular than sweaters and
skirts for golf.
"Why paint the fily?" seems to
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Council of Churches ~!
Will Fight Boxing Bill

Norfolk, March s.-The Norfolk
Council of Churches started a
campaign today to defeat legisla-
ton about to be offered in the
General Assembly to legalize
boxing in Virginia. Minis
tiers in Norfolk and cnurchmen
generally are being enlisted in
the fight by bulletins which were
being distributed this afternoon.
The boxing bill, the bulletins
set forth, is to be introduced by
Senator John A. Lesner, of Nor
folk, and the fight against it is
to be. carried to every city in the
State within the merit few days.
This is one of number of in
stances in which boxing legisla-
ton has been offered in the past.
The ministers, meanwhile, are
fighting Sunday baseball legisla-
ton being considered for presen-
tation to the Norfolk City Coun-
ell, Mrs. Pauline F. Adams, Nor
folk chairman of the National Wo
mans Party has announced she
favors a Sunday baseball law,
and her announcement has
Launched a lively time,
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The American Museum of Ma
tural History has been called the
house of a thousand wonders
wonders of sea and land, wonders
of the past and of the present. 1t
also has been called the greatest
schoolhouse in the world. In the
light of figures made public yes
terday by George N. Pindar,
chairman of the museums com
mittee on public information, 1t
appears to have substantial claim
to that distinction.
Last year this extraordinary
educational institution has A.
440,716 pupils. They were dlvid-
ed into these groups: One hun
dred and forty-nine thousand six
hundred and forty-three who at
tended lectures on topics suita-
able to their school corruicula, l.
64S,6OS who studied 1924 cir
culating natural history collec-
tions, 2,5S2,5s5 who, through the
Installation of slides especially
prepared for them, were material
ly aided in their studies; 57,294
who made use of the collections
supplied to the public Libraries,
and finally 1856 bind persons
who received special instruction.
"These statistics are so amaz-
ing" said Mr.. Palmer, that they
are not easily assimilated, but
the figures stand. Unlike the or
binary school this worldwide
school does not rely on the usual
text books, but upon the pre-
sentation of stimulating realities
in such forceful manner to the
youthful mind that it makes the
study book seem dull ard un-
real.
"The American Museum OF Ma
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blue,are Inc MOI noticeable coll

+blue.are the mogt noticeable COLI
tors. 1-et r :
p, The corsetless girl who wears
knee gaarters win Ike the two
toned ribbon tubing which is
made especially for carriers. By
running strong white elastic
through the ribbon tubing one
may have c garter which will out
last the ready-madei ones. A va
riety Of color combinataons are
for sale in the torres.
The Yari-colorei straw hat OF
cloche shape will be worn with
the printed froeks, the various
color of the nat matching the
colors Of the rock, as nearly as
possible.
Shoulder straps for nightgowns
use ribbons Of two different col
Or placed about two inches
apart aud crossed X-shaped over
the shoulder giving a narrow
shoulder effect. One yard Of
each color is required for this.
Blue and pink, orchid and blue,
fellow ard lavender are colors
which combine nicely.