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and Sonora de Sanchez Latour. The
remaining boxes will be occupied by
the commanders Of the various legion
posts and members of the auxiliary.
who will have as their guests mem
bers well known in social and mill
tary circles of the National Capital.
Mrs. Kennedy Wheeler entertained
a dinner company Of more than fifty
last evening in one of the private din
ing rooms at Wardman Park Hotel
The guests were seated about u table
in shape. and quantities of spring
flowers were grouped about little
fountains and gracefully arranged
over the cloth.
The guests were the minister Of
Bulgaria and Nine. Fanarctoff. the
minister OF Panama and Sonora de
Alfaro. the minister of Serbia, Dr
Ante Tresich Pavichich: Senator and
Mrs. Howard Sutherland. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Adan NJ Wyant, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Thomas = Crago
the secretary Of the Brazilian en-
bassy and Nine. Oracle Mr.. and Mrs
{. { Calhoun. Mr.. and Mrs Victor
Kaufman. Col. and Mrs Frederick
Coleman, Maj. and Mrs. Parker W
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West, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs.
George Leonard Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ]. Ryan, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
liams, Mr.. and Mrs Frederic d. Nc
Kenney, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. VIII
Iiams, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Owsley,
Mrs. Clarence Richmond Day, Mrs.
George d. Hope, Mrs. I. II. Given,
mother of the hostess: Mrs. Alonza
Miss Irene Hall, Mrs. Robert Mcken-
zie, Maj. Victoriano Cassajus, Span
ish military attache; DR.. Santiago f.
Bedoya. second secretary of the
Peruvian embassy; Mr.. Vladimir
Goutesha. second secretary of the
Serbian legation: Col. Frank Halford,
Maj. James Lyon. DR.. Lesinoff, secre-
tary of the Bulgarian legation; Mr..
Herbert c. Hengstler and Mr.. Edwin
Keith.
Judge and Mrs Charles +. Howry
have returned from Florida. where
they spent the winter. and are at
their apartment, at 1909 18th street.
Mrs. William Sculley Of New York
will arrive on Monday to spend some
time with them.
Mrs. John II. Winterbotham OF Chi
cago is at the Lee House for few
days She is accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Rue Winterbotham.
Mrs. B. T. Bruggeman. chairman of
the United States Employees Compen-
sation Commi Ssion, entertained with
q dinner and theater party WedneS-
day night. Her guests were Mrs. Ma
bel w Willebrandt, assistant attor-
ney general: Mrs. w A. Ellis, Dr.
Edward G. Ernst, medical director OF
the commission; DR.. V. b. Murray
and Mr. Horace l.. Smelling, secre-
tary to the treasurer of the United
States.
Miss Elizabeth Nailor Sawtelle has
returned TO Mount Vernon Seminary
from her Easter vacation, spent with
Mai and Mrs. Henry +. SaWtell at
Lakewood arsenal. Md.
Mrs. Thomas d. Whyte entertained
a luncheon party Monday at lie Par
ads for Miss Lucia Hackney. who re-
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sixth War Anniversary
Celebrated Tonight.

Amid blaze of glory, the sixth
anniversary of the entrance of the
United States in the world war will
be celebrated tonight with a massive
ball at the New Willard Hotel, under
the auspices Of the Department OF
the District. The American Legion.
All details for the event have been
completed and the interior of the two
bathrooms will be a mass of colors,
composite Of the twenty nations
which engaged in the conflict six
years ago.
The United States Marine Band,
personally conducted by Capt Will
liam H. Santleman, will present a
special "rHe rAn1 OF music at a concert
preceding the NJ. The bali will be-
o'ncially opened with Ine playing cf
the Star SpanSled Banner" by the
band. while the entire assemblage
stands at attention" while the lights
are eXtlnguished and a spotlight is
thrown on large silk American flag.
end OF the larger ballroom.
composed by II. D. Pryor Of the Ma
rine Band and also a Legionnair, will
be played for the first time, as will
also the official music of The Ameri-
Flag" The forty boxes will be deco
rated in an artistic manner. while
the colors of the twenty-seven posts
will also be an added feature. The
Forty and Eight organization has
constructed it's boxes to represent A
French box car. which is so familiar
to the 'doughboys" who were trans
ern front
The legionnaires. who will act as
ushers and will wear distinctive colors
representing the nations in the world
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Society
NJ. Jusserand, Ambassador of France,
/ Goes to New York Today for Brief
1 Visit, Returning Sunday.

Leahy's mother, Mrs Charles w.
Clinton of New York, until they close
their apartment, on April IA. prior to
Commander Leahy's leaving Wash
lngton for. sea duty.
NJ. and Nine. Claude Langlais and
their young daughter left yesterday
for New York. and will sail Saturday
on board the President Harding for
France, where they will make their
future home at Lille. the home of the
formers parents. Nine. Langlais was
formerly Miss Amy Bennett. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Z. Bennett.
The dramatic committee of the Arts
Club Of Washington had q very sue
cessful and interesting dress re-
hearsal last evening, at the club, OF
She Stoops to Conquer" which they
Will present at the City Club Wednes-
day. April 25. for the benefit of the
committee. Miss Virginia Hardy
read the prologue. written by Mr.. G
A. Lyon, which was received with
much enthusiasm by the large au.
dience. Mrs Marie Keith Forrest is
chairman of the dramatic committee
and the play is being directed by Mr.
Thomas Hardy. Mr.. W. L. Fendal
is chairman of the committee fol
tickets for the benefit performance
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Mrs. Frank Anderson. who has been
Visiting friends in New York for the
last two weeks. has returned to her
apartment at the Brighton.
Commander and Mrs. Lamar r.
Leahy will have with them Mrs
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Plans for Russian
Fete Being Completed.
Such news as is allowed to be made
public in advance concerning the en-
tertainment plans for the afternoon
and evening of the Russian village
fete at Wardman Park Hotel Tues
day, April 10. reveals the preparation
Of many unique features for the de-
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Hulms OF
st. Davids. Pa. are at the Hamilton
Hotel for the remainder Of tho week.
They are accompanied by Miss Kath-
crime Hume.
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Mrs. John Temple Graves and her
daughter. Miss Anne Cothron Graves
went to New York yesterday and
will sail tomorrow for Europe for
several months stay.
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Mrs. Shane Leslie Of London. who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs
Cochran. widow Of Representative
W. Bourke Cochran. in Washington
Will sail on the olympic tomorrow
from New York for England
Evening star., 1923-04-06

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary T.
GraySon have returned to Washing
ton, after spending Easter at Hot
Springs. Va.
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Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Partington
who have spent the winter at Palm
Beach. have returned TO Washington
end Will he at the Hotel La Fayette
for the month Of April.
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CONTINUED on Ninth Page.)
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Mrs. John II. Winterbotham OF Chi
cago is at the Lee House for u few
days She IS accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Rue Winterbotham.
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~ HE ambassador of France. NJ.
Jusserand. will go to New
York today for hurried visit
and Will return to the en-
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Gen. and Mrs. McGlachIin
Announce Engagement.

Mr.. and Mrs Walcott Tuckerman
of California are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur d. Addison for a fort
Aight
Evening star., 1923-04-06

Maj. and Mrs. Maxwell Murray will
entertain at "A buffet supper this
evening preceding the last of the
Army dances at Rauscher'S.
Evening star., 1923-04-06

Gently returned from Mexico and IL
now visiting in Georgia.
Miss Helen Nicolay and Miss Fler-
ence Spofford will be joint hostesset
at the tea to be given by the Womenf
City Club, in the clubhouse. % Jack.
son place. Sunday afternoon, from
4:30 to o'clock. Assisting Miss Nico-
lay and Miss Spofford will be Mrs
George Kicker, Miss Aida HenriQue
and Miss Grace Semple.
Evening star., 1923-04-06

Miss Elizabeth Nailor Sawtelle has
returned TO Mount Vernon Seminary
from her Easter vacation, spent with
Mai. and Mrs. Henry +. Sawtel at
Lakewood arsenal. Md.
Evening star., 1923-04-06

Mrs. Thomas D. Whyte entertained
a luncheon party Monday at lie Par
ads for Miss Lucia Hackney. who re-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
NEW ENGLAND BLUE LAWS"
Stories Of Early Day Biaotry Said by
Writer to Be Inventions Of
Tory Preacher.

This whole delusion of New England
blue laws was created by a Tory
preacher who was driven out Of the
colonies to England. and who, In his re-
sentiment, had published long list of
absurd enactments for the purpose of
slurring the intelligence and character
of the American patriots, says Floyd
w. Parsons.
His statement included such fabrica-
tions as the following: mo woman
shall kiss her child on the Sabbath.
No one shall run on the Sabbath, or
walk in his garden, or elsewhere ex-
cept reverently to and from meetings.
No one shall travel, cook, make beds,
sweep, shave or cut hair on Sunday.
No persons shall play any musical in
strument on that day except the drum,
trumpet or jews harp"
And although even a hasty investi-
CATION will prove to anyone's satisfac-
tion that our colonial acts were neither
excessively intolerant nor bigoted, the
Tory preachers libel Of early American
customs continues to perpetuate the
fallacy of New England blue laws
Saturday Evening Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
HOW 20. K" CAME INTO USE
One Explanation Is That Gen. Andrew
jackson Borrowed Abbreviation
From Choctaw Indians.

The expression 20. K" is a colo
Quialism. There are many explana-
tions for its origin, but most of them
center around Andrew Jackson. One
explanation is that General Jackson
borrowed the abbreviation from the
Choctaw Indians, with which tribe
he was well acquainted. That tribe
and the Chickasaws had no verb cor
responding to be" Instead an en-
phatic word, "Okeh," closed positive
statements in those languages. "Okeh"
meant "it is So" or at is right
Another explanation was offered in
1909 at the time Of the death of Cor
nelius Kendall of Chicago. Mr.. Ken
dali was the youngest son Of Orrin
Kendall, from whose initials the use
of 20. X" is said to have sprung. Or
rim Kendall, as the story goes, was q
member Of the Chicago board of trade
battery In the Civil war. He also was
4 member of the firm Of o. Kendall 4
Sons, whose bakery was in Chicago.
The firm furnished bread and crackers
for the army and on the crackers were
the initials 20. K" The crackers are
said to have been the only ones the
soldiers relished, and their expression,
These are all right" later developed
into "These are o. K"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
Walla Walla Indian Tribe.

Walla Walla. meaning running wa
ter, is one of the most beautiful In
dian names in Washington geography,
according to Edmond S. Meany, pro-
fessor of history at the University of
Washington.
The origin Of the name Is easily as
certained, as it was recorded by the
first white men who visited that re-
gion, according to Professor Meany,
the Detroit News AYERS. Early forms
were Wollah WOllah, Wallow Wal
lows. Wollaw Wollah and Woller VOL
Ter.
In several languages "walla" means
running water, and reduplication Of
the word diminutizes II; so "walla
walla" is the small rapid stream. The
word thus first recorded as the name
of tribe of Indians was soon nat
urally applied to the region occupied
by them. In fact the name was taken
by the Indians because it described
the land where they lived.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13

were sharpened by emergency. She
could make out Tie window as ga!
patch In the black',ess, uut there was
not light enough from the streer to
shine in She dragged Thad toward
the window, unlocked and lifted it,
pushed him through. AS she followed.
somebody stumbled into the room.
swooped down upon her
"Leggo" screamed Lettle. in
panic. kicking and struggling.
"Leggo"
"Shut up. or I'll kill you" retorted
a hoarse voice. scarcely more than Q
whisper. 1t vas ,Ar ,,olnan. She had
followed. Size w"s trying to pre-
vent.
The next instant they were outside
Thad, Lettie, the woman.
stop, there !" shouted a voice 1t
was mans voice. from the yard.
stop or I'll shoot. Stopi I'll shoot"
1t was the climax of terror for Let
tie. The command to stop was the
signal to run. She snatched Thad In
to her arms with strength that had
never before been hers, and struck
through the broken fence, into the va
cant lot. The woman ran, too-in a
flight of her own. although Lettie did
not suspect 1t.
A shot rang out. Another! A
third! Lettie bounded through the
air. spurred on by the very things
which should have stopped her. A hot
tingling ran across her arm. .
Many voices behind herl Thad slipped
out Of her grasp. She pulled him by
one hand. She must reach the
ravine in the back of the lot. They
could hide under the live-oak trees.
At last they got there. Lettie lis
tened. No one was following-not
even the woman The first danger
was over. There were houses near.
She drew Thad close to her behind q
tree. She must rest a minute. Her
arm felt hot; 1t hurt. The sleeve was
wet.
They started on again, but 1t was
hard journey home. Lettie wavered
along the sidewalk; that wonderful
strength had left her. She tried to
carry Thad, but she could scarcely lift
him, to say nothing of carrying him In
her arms. He dragged along beside
her, tired from his storm Of sobbing
but growing nervously excited over
his experience now thas he had the
assurance of safety.
Lettie brought him at last to The
Custard Cup. The big door was
closed, so she went around the house
and opened the kitchen door, pushing
Thad in ahead of her.
Il got him, Penzie," she mumbled
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
Identified by Ring.

A mothers gift Of ring has been
the means Of solving a seven-year-old
war mystery. After the first battle
Of the Somme. In July, 1915, Donald
Poulter of the London rife brigade
was reported missing. he was known
to have been one Of party sur
rounded by the enemy. but no infor-
nation as to his fate was forthcom-
ing. His mother has now been In
formed by the war graves commission
that the body of her son has been
found. 1t was identified by means Of
a ring which had belonged to his dead
father and had been given to P0ulter
by his mother on the eve Of his leav-
Ing for France
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
Chairs Made Of Grass.

The manufacture of furniture from
grass is an important industry in GER
tain parts of the Mississippi valley.
Ordinary grass cannot, of course, be
employed for this purpose. 1t is the
wire grass, which may be found in
bogs and marshes in the great glacial
belt extending from the Ohio valley
into the British provinces Of the nor
west. Some one Of an inventive turn
of mind conceived the idea of twisting
the tough growth into twine. From
this 1t was an easy step to weave the
twine into beautiful mating. The
idea did not stop here. At st. Paul.
Oshkosh and other cities, cOuches and
easy chairs are made from the tough,
pliable material.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
There With the "salve."

Although the couple living near the
writer in the North end had only been
married few years. he had already
learned to forget many things. One
day recently he returned home and
was met by her at the door. The wife
appeared disappointed at something.
whats the matter?" the husband
inquired.
To-day is my birthday and you've
come home and forgotten to bring me
a birthday present"
"Oh,". replied the man, after mo-
ment's hesitation. But, dearie, how
can / remember7 You look as young
as you did last year."-Columbus Dis
patch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
The Practical Side.

He had duly proposed and been ac-
cepted and the engagement sealed with
a kiss, n number Of them. in fact.
Then, as they sat on the sofa, he ven-
tured to discuss more prosaic matters.
zone little question. dearest"
Yes" she replied expectantly.
"Can you cookT' he asked earnestly.
why. no."
Then how win we eat7"
"Oh, George, aren't you going to
continue to bring me bonbonsf"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13

NACdiiy anu udu mol
thought Of recognizing the man or the
child. But when she had found that
ihao was missing, she had Jumped
10 the congenial conclusion that she
nao seen Frank Bosley carrying Thad
away. Why Frank Bosley? Chiefly
because Lettie disliked him, distrust.
ed him, and because in build he was
NOT unlike the man she had seen. The
1act that Frank Bosley could have no
possible Interest in kidnapping Gus
tard Cup child, did not occur to dis
turb her conviction. True to the i'm
pulsiveness which was the keynote of
her nature, she had jumped to a con.
clusion.
1t was several blocks to the Eve
ridge street house. but Lettie covered
them rapidly. There was no light in
any window, but she rang the bell
I'll begin decent" she thought to her.
SELF. She was sure that queer people
came here, and somehow she didn't
expect them to do anything so mild
as to respond to bell. Giving them
the chance was her way of discharg-
ing her formal duty.
There was no answer. Lettie set her
teeth and proceeded to business
"Thad's in there" she thought stead
lily, "and I'm going to have him.
Quietly she circled the two-story
house. 1t had high basement
There was basement window toward
the vacant lot, but it was fastened
Immediately she reflected that If she
got into the basement, she would
probably want to get upstairs and
might find herself locked away from
the main floor. She knew that the
key was not likely to be on the base
ment side. The windows on the first
floor were all closed-except one on
probably the bathroom window That
was raised few inches. 1t was very
narrow, but so was Lettie. Mentally
she pounced on that window.
She called upon her wide experience
in prowling to help her. In the back
yard she found an old box; in other
back yards she found other boxes.
She borrowed four of different sizes,
and with every intention of returning
them. No one knew better than Let
tie how important a piece of personal
property an old wooden box may be /;
and in spite of her acQulsitive ten
dencies, she had rigid respect for
prior claims.
She placed the boxes on end, by way
of making them reach. Then through
acquired agility and with the help of
nails that had once fastened vine to
the wall, she climbed within range of
the ledge, pushed up the window
softly, squeezed her thin body through,
swung downward with her wiry hands
grasping the sill, and touched her feet
to the floor
She was inside. With the exuber-
ance Of ignorance, she felt that her
quest was nearly accomplished. She
stretched out her hands till she dis
covered the door; then went through
into inky blackness. She groped
along the wall, tried door, found it
locked; tried another. found 1t also
locked; tried a third. The knob
yielded. She turned it carefully and
looked into a room In which gas jet
burned. A woman was sitting by a
table-a rich woman. She was count
ing her money and putting the green
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
a Got Him. Penzie," She Mumbled.

~ Got Him, Penzie," She Mumbled.
lids fluttered; her body swayed dizzily
She threw up her armand plunged
forward to the floor at Mrs. Penfield's
feet.
AS Mrs. Penfield gathered Lettie
into her arms, she was Mortified to
find that the child's sleeve was soaked
with blood. Lettie had not tainted
she had fallen from dizziness. She
was still dizzy. Mrs. Penfield carried
her into the bedroom.
1t was only surface wound, the
bullet having grazed the flesh for some
distance, but the subsequent violent
exercise had made 1t bleed freely Mrs.
Penfield washed and dressed it, refus-
cited stories which both Lettie and
Thad were determined to tell. They
were home and safe nothing else mat
tered.
1t was long time before she
soothed them and after they had gone
to sleep, Mrs. Penfield kept vigil.
The crooked old clock had Travelled
to half-past nine. and she had heard
nothing from the police station. Then
Jerry Winston tramped into the kitch-
en- and threw his hat on box.
'They got the money, Car'line.
wish l could have brought 1t to you,
but It'll take an order from the court
to release It."
1.-THE money! The money that T."
He nodded. 1.-TWO hundred and
twenty-eight dollars-bilis and one
check inside 'em. They found 'em on
the rascal, envelope and all. He
hadn't had time to-"
1.-THE rascal Who?"
"Bosley."
"Bosley!" Mrs. Penfield leaned back
against the wall, limp with consterna-
ton. "You don't mean-that Frank
Bosley stole"
Ito be Continued)
Il
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
CHAPTER Xxx
Lettle on tho Firing Line.


Lettle's plan was definite. but only
child would have formed it. Her
suspicious were red-hot, but only a
child of ten-second lmpulsiveness
woulc have acted upon them. There
was a great deal of infammable mate
rial in her nature. and no one could
tell what chance spark might SET II
off. The evidence that had required
to her. under the stress of Mrs. Pen-
fields suffering. was slight. even un-
reliable, but her imagination had IN
vested II with integrity.
From Mrs. Sanders living-room
window she had caught the merest
glimpse of man with child in ms
arms. hurrying out of The Custaro
Cup. Looking from lighted room
into the deepening twilight. she had
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13

A subscription to this paper Il
worth far more than it costs. $500
Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-18
WEDDING PARTY
GUEST AT DINNER

One of the lovehest pre-nuptial
affairs given for the Wootten-Wil-
liams bridal party was the 6 O'Clock
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Walters at their home on Horne
street, Friday evening.
In the reception room a three
course dinner was served at a beau.
tifully appointed table. A color
scheme of yellow and white was
carried out both in the decorations
and in the mints. The table was
overlaid with a handsome damask
cover, and had for it's central dec
grafton a crystal basket filled with
beautiful gol9anglow. Encircling
this were crystal candlesticks hold
ing yellow unshaded tapers, al
ternating with crystal compotes
filled with yellow and white mints
Miss jamie Murray and Miss
Verna Bragg assisted Mrs. Walters
in entertaining.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Williams, Mr.. and rms
I. s. Burton, Jr., Miss Louise
Bragg, Mr.. Herbert Mott of
SmithVille, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wooten, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Wal
ters.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-08-18
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WOOTTEN-WILLIAMS WE'D
DING LOVELY HOME EVEN

OiNG LON ELY HUME EN In j.
The marriage of Miss Agnes
Wootten and Mr.. Earl SayI0r VIII
iams, Of Smithville, was an event
of social prominence, which took
place today at noon at the home of
the brides brother, Mr. Paul
Wootten, and Mrs Wootten Rev.
Milo II Massey, pastor of the
Central Baptist church, performed
the impressive ring ceremony in the
presence Of immediate relatives and
a small group Of close friends.
While the wedding was extremely
quiet, the details were lovely, max
ing it one Of the prettiest home
weddings of the season.
The altar was arranged in the
living room, palms, foliage plants.
and ferns forming an effective
background for the white wicker
floor vases holding sprays Of Gle
mats, tied with bows of white
tulle, carving oul the color scheme
Of green and white.
Miss Louise Blagg, was the
brides maid Of honor and onlv at
tendant, She was gowned in hand
son:e coeoa-colorod canton crepe.
and with it she wore a very bccom-
ING brown hat Her corsage was
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a bag. You see our chicks before
you pay. If they satisfy you pay the
mail man. That's fair. Mixed &c
each. Leghorns lie; Bars, Reds, Mi
norcas 13c, c. 0. D. Hatchery,
Bowling Green, Mo. 18-1t