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The Washington times., 1923-02-09
FUN AND MUSIC
To FEATURE
DINNER
Plans Completed for Annual
Banquet of Washington
Chapter of A. I. B.
By HARRY GUsACK.

All arrangements for the elaborate
banquet and dance to 'be held at the
New Willard Hotel on February "a
by the Washington Chapter of the
American Institute of Banking have
been completed, it was announced to-
day by James C. Dulin, jr., chairman
of the committee in charge of the
event.
In addition to the dance to follow
the banquet, Mr.. Dulin announced
that an interesting musical program
has been arranged. Several prominent
speakers have accepted the invitation
of the committee to address the bank
ers, but the names will not be an
nounced until later. John j. Boobar
will act as postmaster, it was stated.
1t is expected that more than 500
will attend the affair, according to
the acceptances of the invitations
being received by the banquet COM
mittee.
The Washington times., 1923-02-09
Foreign Exchange.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-Opening
foreign exchange: Sterling, demand,
4.61@ s: cables. 467Ts French
francs. demand. O625: cables,
."5251z. Lire, demand. 04S3: cables,
."4S312. Belgian francs. demand,
-615l ls; cables .0552 Marks, de-
mand, .0023. Czecho kronen, de-
mand!-0296l2; cables. .0297. Swiss
francs, demand. 1876: cables, 1873.
Guilders, demand 3947; cables.
1850. Pesetas. demand. 1863:
cables, 1856. Sweden kronen. de.
mand, 1862; cables, 1855. Norway.
demand. .1S41; cables, 1915. Den
mark. demand, 1854; cables, 1858.
The Washington times., 1923-02-09
Riggs Bank New Vault.

A new safety deposit vault, said
to be one of the largest in this Sec
ton of the country. will be INSTALL
ed in the Riggs Bank, Fifteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow
it was announced today. The vault
will contain approximately 5000
safety deposit boxes of various sizes,
and is said to be the latest thing
in fire and burglar proof vaults.
The Washington times., 1923-02-09
Liverpool Cotton.

LIVERPOOL. Feb. 9.-Spot cot
tons opened in limited demand
Prices, steady. Sales, 5000 bales.
American mids., fair, 1854; good
mids., 1894; full mids.. 1884: mids.
l5.74; low mids., $40: good ordinary,
1899; ordinary, 1859.
Futures opened quiet.
The Washington times., 1923-02-09
Lanston Dividend Declared.

The board of directors of the
Lanston Monotype Company nave
declared a quarterly dividend of IL
per cent on the capital stock of the
company, payable February % to
stockholders of record at the close
of business February IT.
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AGssssvS Blu MESS AND FINAN &C Haaag
Local Stocks.
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric Gen. Ref. rs,
81 ,000@107; $1,0O0@107.
N. & w. Steamboat Co., 1@205.
Washington Gas Light, 1O@55 "a.
American Security & Trust Co.,
20Q297k; 20@2971a; 1O@297.
Merchants Bank & Trust Co.. 10
OPT.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction, 5@102; 5@101 II T;
5@1O1 "; 5@1O1 u.
Washington Railway Gen. 6's,
National Savings & Trust Co.,
1890.
Money-Call and loans and 6
per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
THE

Are you a might-have-been? There are many of them in
the world. They are a pathetic class of folk. They are such a
spineless set of people and a bit acrid from the acid of self
pity While they fill us with disgust at the same time we can't
help feeling a bit of sympathy for them. Their very weakness
of will (as all weakness does) provokes our pity. We wish we
might lift them from the valley of might-have-been to the
broad plain of ambition and opportunity.
The post-mortem conversation of a might-have-been runs
something like this:
eff I had been brought up among different surroundings
might have made something of my life
IF Ihad been given a college education [ might command
Il decent salary. Today the college graduate is the only one
who stands any chance of making a big success in the business
world"
eff my family had only given me a little more encourage
ment.. and recognized that painting wassny talent, might have
been a worthwhile artist today, instead of a mediocre business
person.
SO it runs-the conversation Of a. might-have-been. Sad,
isn't it, that there is a class of people in the world who aresso
blind, so weak, SO lacking in initiative, force and will power
that they blame their lack of success to circumstances never
realizing that the worthwhile person is the one who makes
good not because of circumstances but. in spite of them.
In contrast to the weakness of the might-have- beens let me
describe in my next article the courage of the haye-nots.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Girls Give Pleasing
Play at Carteret

CARTERET. April IA good
sized audience enjoyed PATSY"
which was presented last night by
the Ta-Ta-Po-Choa Camp Fire Girls
at the school auditorium No. Ahere
last night. The players showed ar
tistic skill and good coaching of the
girls was evident. Agnes Gundersen
did we'll as Miss Lucretia Lane. or
Aunt Lu. Ruth Dinsmore, who
played Nita Farrell, the niece, has
shown brilliant talent. Others in the
cast were Elsie Springer as Ruth
Fielding, Nita's ehum: Agnes Cliff
ford as Hilda Williams. an insur-
snce agent; Kathryn Consan por-
trayed the part as Patricia Null
doom, the maid. Bertha Ohlott and
Emma Christensen were the twin
sisters. A group OF other girls were
listed as Mita's friends.
After the play, a piano duet by the
Misses Bertha Ohlott and Emma
Christensen. was enjoyed. The eve
Rings entertainment closed with
Camp Fire ceremonial by the Camp
Fire girls.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
FIVE

simple and sometimes even crude.
OF course / don't mean mother is
ever crude. But she does get hearty
at times, which does embarrass me,
although l naturally don't show it.
Father, however, understands me.
and is in entire sympathy with my
ambitions. He comes from an old
Philadelphia family, and you know
what THEY are. It is singular how
peoplc who are so different happen
to marry.
Mother has always wanted me to
go to her college, or any college, just
SO it's a first rate college, h says.
She hasn't urged it. because she
really is fairminded, and she admits
that l have a perfect right to live rHy
own life as l please. She's really
not bossy. But she is 50 afraid I'll
be a "snob," whatever she means
by that.
Well, in chapel the other morning,
we had a speaker, one OF the rae
ulty from one of the best known
women's colleges. She was a little
sallow, dark-haired, black-eyed wo-
man, and a Doctor. An Nj. d.. Phys-
ician of the college, and Professor
of Anatomy.
When she got up to speak, our
teacher who had been to the DOC
tors college, said, Girls, l want 10
introduce to you the woman VINO
has influenced for the very best the
life of every girl who ever knew her'
Doctor *, of N College"
The little Doctor got up to speak,
and we all knew at once that we
weren't going to hear the same OLD
stuff about, when I look into your
bright happy faces" etc. And she
didn't. She began, Il hope you're
not all coming to N this fall. we
have too many students already. we
want those of you to come who are
| going to be a credit to our splendid
college,-not necessarily the n
students only, but the girls who look
at life as something to be lived well,
and lived for all it's worth. Don't
come for a lark. Don't come for a
training in social usages. o can
get all that in a year at a finishing
school. Colleges are expensive, and
it takes you four years to get the
most out of them"
1 can't remember it all, and per-
haps it doesn't sound so very inn
pressive as l have written it, but
there was something about that lit
tie brown doctor that made me want
to be near her. She IA such a
PERSON. Not like the kind that
you see buying clothes and getting
L.manicured and arguing endlessly
about what kind of lace it was N
Maria Stuyvesant's wedding veil.
She made you think of that old
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Salmagundi Has
Pleasing Program

WOODBRIDGE, April 1.-the
Salnagundi Society was entertained
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. t. H.
Stryker last night. The president,
John II. Love, presiding. Plans tor
the annual reception TO be held
June 5, were discussed. The speak
err upon this occasion viii be Or.
Alexander Irvine, of New York. The
reception committee consists OF Mr..
Love. Mrs. w. V. d. Strong. Mrs
J. A. Compton, Miss Helen Pfeinel,
Miss Lillian Williams, Sherman b.
Demarest and John L. Breckenridge
Each member appeared last evening
wearing a bit of the emerald green.
The musical selections all being
Irish melodies. Mrs. W. A. lock
wood, Mrs. A. T. Randolph play
ed a duet AT the Donnie Brook
Fair"
Mrs. A. NJ. Muckenfuss then read
q. story AN Irish Wake This was
followed by two n by Mr.. Ran
dolph, when Irish Eyes Are
Smiling. Mr.. Breckenridge read a
paper on Ireland OF its early history
and the men of world renown Lorn
in Ireland. He particularly spoke II
Dublin and gave many interesting
facts about the city.
Mr.. Randolph then sang "old
Doctor McGin."
The reading OF a chapter from
Mr.. Dooley's "In Peace and Wa"
on 1.-THE New Woman" by Rev.
w v u Strong was greatly enjoyed
Miss Anna Hart sent a paper of
Irish jokes, but was unable to DC
present, so Mrs Stryker read the
Jokes. Mr.. Randolph gave a hup,or-
Gus reading THE Widow Cummis-
KEY" and the last number was a
duet by Mrs. Lockwood and Mrs.
Randolph, Melodies From Erin"
Refreshments were served and a
social time enjoyed. The next
meeting on April "a, will be at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. RAN
dolph. when the "Salmagundi Jour-
nal" will be read.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Parent Teachers
at South Amboy


SOUTH AMBOY, April IA
very large and enthusiastic meeting
of the Parent-Teachers' Association
was held in st. Mary's auditorium
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The meeting began with an aG-
dress from Mrs. Hughes. president
of New Brunswick Parent-Teachers,
who in an able and edifyiEg manner
told of the recent organization of
that society at New Brunswick. Mrs.
Hughes expressed the hope of the
county seat society becoming as
large in membership and as active
as the local chapter.
The next number on the delightful
entertainment program prepared by
Mrs. Richard Mack was a short talk
by Frank Monaghan, to who has re-
Gently been conferred the honors of
counsellor of law. and who gave a
glowing account of his education and
graduation at st. Mary's school Eere,
under the tutorshiip and guidance of
the late Monsignor Brady. The
Parent-Teachers' Associations were
not in existance at that time.
Following Mr.. Monaghan's talk
the following program was followed:
Vocal selections
Pupils of Fourth Grade
Recitation, MY Mother"
Cornelius McGonigle
Vocal selection
Dorothy Hickey and Leola Ginter
Current Events Catherine Cleary
Hymn .......... BY the Members
Accompanies, Mrs. Regina Nc
Govern and Mrs. Stevens.
The reports OF the various COM
mittees were then read and the an
nouncement made that a card party
would be held at the home of Mrs.
John ]. Scully, on Stevens avenue,
on Saturday afternoon. Many beau
tiful prizes have been solicited for
the affair and refreshments will be
served. Following the meeting a So
cial hour was held and a very re-
freshing repast served by Mrs. James
Mcdonnell and Rose McNeal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

This is to be an out-of-door tea
today, girls, almost out-of doors,
anyway, here in this little sunparlor,
with the window screens in again,
and the wicl er furniture all out.
Some of it looks the worse for wear
after a few winters in the dusty at
tic. but you just wait a week or two,
and you will see what is going to
happen to these chairs. They are
all going to be painted the prettiest
colorS you eve saw, and Mary G.
is going to do 1t. But we'll have to
keep the rest of the secret, lest our
achievement should fall far short of
the charming scheme that is even
now brewing So look for d surprise
any time now. But I'll tell you
something,-and that is that it you
want to have fun paint some furni-
ture, especially if it's wicker. You
will emerge at the finish like a
speckled egg So put on your oldest
overalls, If you have them, (and they
are fine for a painting OUTFIT, or
borrow only the oldest apron in the
family. A good one will never be
the same again after painting wick
er.
1 have been wishing that Henri
cite (d'Avignon) Wilson would write
again, after her fascinating story of
her mothers class reunion. When
l was thinking about her letter yes
terday, the postman delivered this
letter. You see it pays to wishg
Dear Mary G.:
Since writing you about mothers
class reunion, / have been sc busy.
During spring vacation l ven on
two houseparties, and you probabl..-
know how much sleep there is to be
had at houseparties of eight or ten
girls. Then there were two dances,
and a sorority luncheon in New
York, and then a matinee, and a
days shopping with mother. 1t all
made the week quite full. At the
last dance l was so tired that when
l was sitting out a dance with my
| partner of course, / never have to
sit dances out alone!) l fell asleep.
He was a very decent partner how
ever, for he never appeared to no
| tice it. Most of 'hese crude youths
about here would have said, wake
| up, kid, this amt church," I GER
tainly do appreciate good breeding
In men. Rough diamonds l abhor.
1 had a pleasant surprise this
week, and that is what / want to
tell you about. You know l have
intended to go abroad after l finish
school and study voice in Paris. One
of mothers family lives there and
would see that I was properly in
troduced. Then I had planned to
come back here and make my
| debut. Mother is such an informal
person that she always seems anus
ed at my plans for a well-ordered
life, but 1 have always thought that
was because she grew up in the west
| where people seem so much more
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
BROADCASTS
BY LORA KELLY
The Ideal Bright Lights

IN AtLaf DlAehh I1AhtS
What soN of wives do men want,
any way?
We are told recently in the news
that man prefers the meat and
quiet ones" when It ONE to matri-
mony. Then we read with consid-
cradle misgivings that the divorce
court is clogged with petitions set
ting forth incompatibility.
Husband is q t1y-1ier, yet wants
4 meat and quite wife" theoretically.
OF wife wants high-candled-power
amusement, while husband prefers
the shaded lamp and the faded slip
per.
Some men we know would be ut
terly bored with the society of the
neat and quiet ones" On the other
hand. there's quite a flock of home
keeping, happy hearts whose ideal
bright light is their " dinjng-room
dome.
So why lay down the arbitrary
rules? When a man says he likes
a girl with "the ornament of a neat
and quiet spirit" he's probably think
ing of her performance at the
kitchen range, anyway.
But It doesn't necessarily follow.
One of the best cooks we know
wears her hair bobbed, has a string
OF college degrees, writes high-brow
poetry that takes a diagram TO un-
derstand, has the singing voice of
an angel. But when she talks.
everybody within two blocks knows
she, is among those present.
And her husband worships her,
and follows her abou. like faithful
old dog Tray.
You never can tell, Sometimes II
is much wiser not TO.
Copyright, 1929, ov Public Ledger
Company
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Breast Milk (By Request)

~ ~
The request to write about breast
milk came from a young mother
who says she is nursing her baby
hut knows nothing about breast
milk and wishes she did.
The first secretion from the
breast is called colostrum. 1t is
a watery looking fluid and is de-
cidedly laxative in action. 1t helps
clear the baby's intestines of the
tar-like meconium which is pres
emit at birth. There is nourishment
in it also, though not the same kind
of nourishment that is in the true
milk which comes in any time from
the third day IN. The true milk
contains every element for perfect
nourishment, protein, vitamins,
sugar (carbohydrates), fats. min
erals and water. Breast milk does
not look like COWS milk, it is in
clined to be YER watery and blue
looking and the mother who let's
every little thing upset her If she
takes to gazing at h breast milk,
which can be expressed with the
breast pump, she is very liable to
think that the baby must be starv-
ing on such a weak looking fluid.
II breast milk is allowed to stand
l11EiG Will OG o. lin nina VI - 80
arise to the top, but the milk Itself
will look very much like scummy
water. Don't be alarmed, this is
its natural look.
The food the mother cats has
something to do with the goodness
of her breast milk. Eating sour
fruits and salads does not cause
the baby to have the collie, because
the acidity of these things is
changed before it reaches the
breast in the form of milk: in
fact even strong medicines have not
been found to do much damage;
but emotional excitement affects
the milk disadvantageously, and an
insufficient diet does also. One
need not stuff in order to have
enough milk for the baby, but one
cannot eat abundantly of fats or
~oyerindulge in meat and pastries
every day and expect to have a per-
fect breast milk. The diet should
be we'll balanced and all the food
dccossary to nutrition be circulating
II the mothers system in order that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

it may reappear in the breast milk.
Most mothers find that there is
something wrong with their milk
just at first. The baby cries with
collie; he spits up; he doesn't
sleep, he does many things which
the good books on babies lead one
to think never happen. Up to six
weeks many, many babies have
these small aggravating troubles
which disappear when the mother
regains her strength, ceases to look
upon every small deviation from
the normal as a catastrophe and
settles down to normal living her
self. Don't be discouraged, don't
think Of weaving the baby until
you have given the breast milk a
chance and a good one. 1t may
take you much longer than six
weeks to get the baby used to a
fluid foreign to it's needs-as Is
anything but breast milk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

enacted and the presentation caused
much merriment. During the social
hour contests were held and thu
prize winners were Mrs. George ~
Post of Parlin and Mrs. William
Maurer.
The evening was concluded with
the serving of dainty refreshments
by the hostess.
Those present were Mrs. Fred E.
Ogden. Mrs. Chester A. Walfing.
Miss Olive Britton, Mrs. John Foe-
ter, Mrs. J. A. MacEwan, Miss Nan
V. G. Mckinney, Mrs. Louis Hutch
inson. Mrs. Charles V. Kruser, Mrs.
Fred kruser. Mrs. William F. Eek
hart, Mrs. William Maurer, Mrs. Ro-
land c. Dey, Mrs. Paul 7. Ash, Mrs
A. c. Huston and Mrs. William 8.
Holmes.
Guests Of the evening were Mrs
Edwin H.. Wharton and son Ken
meth and Mrs. George NJ. Post Of
Parlin.
The club is contemplating giving
a play in the late spring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
YIN. H.. A.
Gives Gard Party

The Y. NJ. II. A. auxiliary held A
most successful bridge and tea in the
Hotel Madison, yesterday afternoon.
Ihere were twenty tables in play.
small bud vases were awarded as
prizes Much credit is due the
chairman, Mrs. Frank Meyers. and
her committee consisting of Mrs. NJ.
5. G~oldberger, Mrs. Max fucker,
Mrs. Charles Bardin, Mrs. D. Fass,
Mrs. NJ. Cast, Mrs. Samuel Polko-
witt, Mrs. Harry Medinets, Mrs. Mar
tin Boriskin, and Mrs. Sol Benhamu
for the excellent manner in which
they managed the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

fashioned phrase, "brotherly love"
and it seemed about the finest thing
in the world. And yet she didn't
get off any religious stuff. But you
could see why all the girls who ever
knew her adored her so.
1 could hardly wait to get home
and tell mother that 1 had changed
my mind and wanted to go to COL
lege in the fall. and could I please
register right off? Mother was so
happy hat she Rugged me, although
s. e says she means never to be SO
informal with her groWn-up daugn-
ter. But I'm to 60 wherever ! wish.
Mothers college isn't N, but she
sweaFs it has wonderful people on
the faculty, one or two are friends
of hers. and well, I know they think
enough Of mother UP there to be
pretty good to her daughter!
Father took it rather unexpected
~. I'm highly gratified, Henri
ette' he said. IF you come out
with as much character as your
mother, you will be a much more
valuable woman than 1 have expect
ed you to be" Mother just laughed
and kissed father. And I am enter
ed for next fall at B. Isn't it Won
derful?
Yours sincerely,
HENRIETTE.
q
l am just as pleased as / can be
that another of our tea table girls
is going to start off to college. YoIr
little Doctor who started you off on
the right road made the right con-
dition, Henriette. I am glad that
you handed it on for a good many
girls are thinking about going to
college, and for the sake of the par
ents. who foot the bills, and the
sake OF the college. which can take
only a limited number of girls, only
the right ones should go.
But you, Henriette, a keep your
voice in training while you are in
college. and then go abroad when
you have finished. 1t would be
own money to start with in Paris.
Had you thought of that?
= y .
Dear little Martha-Mabel has
come back to us again after a long
absence. We have missed you, my
dear. Make your next absence much
shorter, won't you?
Dear Mary c.,
I've been out west again 10 see
Aunt Net. 1 always have fun there,
even tho they don't have all the
modren Improvements of city life.
Aunt Net lives on an immence big
farm. 1 love the barns. They have
concrete floors and walls down be-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

KEYPoRT, April 11-Mrs. Frea
Kruser YVES hostess 70 TIC Thought
Club at her home on hiain street
.1ondav elei ine. At this meeting
Mrs. William i. Hitchcock vas
unanimously elected a member Of
the organization. The annual cleo
ton of officers will take place al the
next meeting.
Following a business session a
humorous farce was given entitled
The Lost Dog and the. cast of
characters included the following.
Mr.. Taylor. Mrs. Fred Kruser.
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. H. Louis Hutch
insCn.
Billy Taylor. Kenneth B. whar-
ton.
4 Dutchmsn, Mrs. Charles Kru-
ser.
A tramp. Mrs. Edwin H. Wharton.
A Chinese, Mrs. William S.
Holmes.
An Irishman, Miss Olive Britton.
The various characters were well
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
visits pcrtb Amhov n = <

KEYPORT. April 11.-Golden
Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
of this borough was represented last
night at the meeting of the Perth
Amboy chapter, by Mrs. George
Birch, district deputy. and Mrs. II.
Louis Hutchinson and Mrs. Roland
c. Dey. This was Mrs. Birch's first
visit to the Perth Amboy chapter
in her official capacity. She plans to
visit each chapter under her super
vision twice. The first visit Will be
an informal visit while the second
will be 10 transact the regular busi-
ness routine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
YOUR BABY AND MINE
BIZ MyRrLN MEYER ELDRED

There are a dozen questions
that mothers would like to ask
about their babies and yet hesi-
tate to bother the doctor. II you
are about to wean the baby or
prepare a leyet; are confused
about change Of diet or clothing.
write to Mrs. Eidred. care OF
the your Baby and Mine" de-
partment of this newspaper and
ask for assistance. Letters given
personal attention II accompan-
led by self-addressed. stamped
envelope.