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Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. xenophon Price. Mrs. Charles
King, Mrs. F. l.. Crisp. Mrs. Egmont
Koenig, Mrs. Herman Pohl, Mrs. VAL
lie, Mrs. Francis Hill, jr., Mrs Marie
Smith Winston, Mrs. John Howard
Hoover and Mrs. Elliott Trimble, who
Is the guest of Mrs. Percy Quin.
Assisting at the tea table are Sc
nora de Calderon and Mrs. George
Richard Smith.
Mrs. Smith is entertaining again
at bridge tea the afternoon OF De-
cember II.
Col. and Mrs. Herman Glade will
entertain at dinner this evening In
honor of Gen. and Mrs John L. Hines.
later taking their guests to the Army
dance at the Willard.
Mrs. James e. Alexander entertain
ed at luncheon today at the Washing
ton Club. in honor of Mrs. Xenophon
Price. a debutante and bride Of last
season. The other guests were Mrs,
Kellogg Bradley Mrs Caroline Rob-
ertson, Mrs. Gould Lincoln. Mrs. Sam
uel j. Henry, Mrs. Hugh Southgate.
Brawner. Mrs. Richard C. Marshall,
Mrs. Robert Z. Lee Yellott and Mrs
Charles X. Koones.
Mrs. Alexander entertained at
luncheon yesterday.
Miss Beatrice Whittier, daughter Of
DIR. and Mrs. william w. whittier is
entertaining at a bridge tea this
afternoon in honor of Miss Noryell
Munford, debutante daughter of Mrs.
Clark Munford. Other. guests playing
cards were: Miss Agnes Ashford.
Miss Anne Devereux: Miss Laura
VLade Winder Mar Marshall, Miss Katherine
Elizabeth Haynes, Miss Emma Stitt.
Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Jessie Adkins,
Miss Virginia Ellis. Miss Mary Hap
Davis. Miss Margaret Davis. Miss
Begs. Miss f; Maxine Perry. Si Miss Mar
garet Linn. Miss Anne Linn. Miss
Miss Virginia Price. Miss Louise
Mary Henderson, Miss Jessamine
Thorne and Mss. Dorothea Christiana.
Additional guests are asked for
mother Of the hostess will be Mrs
William D. Tennille, Mrs. John H.
Ellis, Mrs. W. c. Jones. Mrs. F. f..
Cunningham and Mrs. II. S. Walcott.
NJ. and Mrs. Wade II. Ellis have
| returned to Washington from New
York, where they spent week.
The officers stationed at the Ma
rine barracks will give two dances
at the barracks. the first on the even
ing Of Friday, January II. and the
second dance the night of Thurs
day, February IA.
Representative John j. Boylan OF
New York has taken an apartme IT
at the Lee House and will be Joined
by Mrs. Boylan next week for the
winter.
Maj. and Mrs. Daniel II. Torrey
will entertain at dinner this evenin g
preceding the Army dance at the
Willard.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. @. A. Herbst, Col. and Mrs. j.
B. Shuman. Maj. and Mrs. l.. II.
brennan. Mrs. II. C. Coburn. jr; Col.
and Mrs. p. J. Hennesey, Col. and
Mrs. H. G. Supplee, Maj. and Mrs
L. Miller and Maj. and Mrs. n. L.
McDiarmit
Mrs. Robert. Williamson Hunter
is entertaining at bridge this after
noon. when her guests include Mrs
James E. Alexander, Mrs. William ].
White, tr.; Mrs George Calvert. Mrs.
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Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. George Richard Smith is en-
tertaining at a bridge tea this after
noon for her daughter, Miss Lucille
Claire Smith, having as guests Miss
Laura Bryn. Miss Dorothy Mondell,
Miss Diana Cumming. Miss Charlotte
Freeman Clark. Miss Henrietta Hill.
Miss Ruth Greene, Miss Betty Wer-
ner. Miss May Taylor. Senorita Hor-
tensia Coronado, Senorita Helena
Calderon, Miss Anna Hall Greene, Miss
Ada Hill, Miss Lillian Thompson, Miss
Wilcox. Miss Lelita Dawson. Miss
Elizabeth Hill, Miss Jane Hopkins.
Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss Irone
Russell, Miss Bessie Johnson. Miss
Gladys Hayne, Miss Alberta Gilbert,
Miss Susanna White, Mrs Frank Lee,
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Gen. and Mrs. Amos a. Fries will
be among the hosts at dinner preced-
ing the Army dance tonight at the
New willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

The undersecretary of state and
Mrs. William Phillips entertained at
q supper and musical last evening at
Bouvoir, their suburban home, having
a number of guests from diplomatic and
official society. Miss Dusolinan Clan
mini. soprano. and Mr.. Frank Sheridan
gave the program
Evening star., 1923-12-12
At $2.95

Sets of rich creamy linen, with
double frilled cuffs, banded and
edged with filet lace; round collar,
lace edged. Also boat-shaped col
lars of tucked net, with exquisite
Irish lace edge two inches deep.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mr.. Eric Buxton. commercial sec
retary Of the British embassy. and
Mrs. Buxton have taken an apartment
at the Highlands for the winter.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

The secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution and Mrs. Charles D. Wal
colt entertained at dinner last eve
ming in honor of the Chief Justice and
Mrs. William Howard Taft.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

honor of the retiring naval attache
of the Brazilian embassy, Capt. Graca
Aranha.
Evening star., 1923-12-12
Ambassador Herrick to
Have Family House Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Parmely w. Herrick
OF Ohio sailed today aboard the Paris
for France to join the formers
father, the United States anbassa-
dor to France, Mr.. Myron IT. Her
rick. Mr.. and Ms. Herrick will re-
main in Paris with the ambassador
through the winter.
Mrs. c. c. Calhoun will not open
her house at 1919 New Hampshire
avenue until after Christmas. She
will be at home at her New Hamp-
shire avenue address Sunday after
noon, December 80.
Mrs. Calhoun was hostess at lunch
con yesterday at Clifton in honor of
Lady Henry of England, who was
called to New York suddenly because
of the death OF a near relative. In
Lady Henry's absence. Mrs. Maude
Evening star., 1923-12-12

The charge d'afaires of Great
Britain and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon
will entertain at dinner this evening.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. Theodore f. Chandler was the
honor guest today at a luncheon of
twelve covers given by her mother.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax. Mrs. Chan
dler plans to remain in Washington
during the Christmas holidays.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt Wells will
be hosts to a company at dinner
this evening preceding the ball for
the benefit of the Columbia Hospital
at Rauscher's. Mr.. Wells is a mem
ber of the floor committee for the
ball. Capt Austin kautZ, L. 5. N. is
chairman of the committee and is as
sisted by a number of well known
men including Mr.. William Franklin
Albee
Evening star., 1923-12-12

for Mrs. Thomas Leonard of Phila
delphia.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman
will be hosts at dinner this evening,
later taking their guests to the ball
the benefit of Columbia Hospital
given at RauscheTs.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. Lee Masten Francis will arrive
tomorrow from her home in Boston
to visit the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs Work in their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1923-12-12
Society
President and Mrs Coolidge Hosts to
Republican National Committee
at White House Lunch.

will be hosts at dinner this evening,
taking their guests later to the ball
at Rauscher's for the benefit of Co
lumbia Hospital.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Miss Anna Hamlin has Joined her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sumner
Hamlin. at their residence, 919 Farra-
gut square.
NJ. and Nine. Philippe c. Soyez will
entertain at dinner this evening in
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. Reed. wife of Senator David
A. Reed, will receive tomorrow after
noon at o'clock in her home at
1906 18th street.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Navarasth. will give large recep-
tion January 2, from 5 to o'clock
at the legation, 2300 Kalorama road,
in celebration of the birthday ami
versary of the King of Siam.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs Clarence A. AspinwaIl
will entertain a small company at
dinner this evening, preceding the
Columbia Hospital ball at Rauschers
Evening star., 1923-12-12
At 1895

The fashionable sand colored linen
combines with rich Irish lace the
same shade to make delightful Eton
sets with the new deep cuffs.
Evening star., 1923-12-12
At $500

Exquisite sets entirely of Irish
lace, or combined with filet to give
added richness, if that were pos
sible. Three style col1ars-Tuxedo.
round and Peter Pan-all with the
new deep cuffs.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. J. II. Tonge entertained at
luncheon today at Meridian Mansion
Evening star., 1923-12-12

The ambassador of Italy, Prince
Caetani, is planning to give a cotil-
gon the evening of January 4.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Sencra de Alfaro, wife of the min
ister of Panama, will receive on Fri
,4sy afternoon at 1919 Massachusetts
avenue, when she will have with her
Sonora de Elfzalde, Sonora de Claya.
Mrs. Charles Kennedy and Mrs. Burt
New
Evening star., 1923-12-12
At $3.50

Eton collars and gauntlet cuffs,
in smart new sets of English broad
cloth-the new sand shade, pearl
gray or white. Quite the newest
fad!
Evening star., 1923-12-12
At $1.95

Collar and cuff sets of linen
sand or white-embroidered or with
hemstitched flet trimmed edges.
Round or square corner cuffs to
match round or Eton collars.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Mrs. Minnigerods Andrews will en-
tertain a company Of fourteen at the
supper dance at LIE Pradis this evening.
Evening star., 1923-12-12
$ecretary and Mrs. Weeks
90 Receive Ball Guests.

The minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter entertained a company
OF fourteen at dinner last evening in
honor of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Mr.. Mellon.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

The ambassador of Japan and Nine.
Ganihara will be the guests of honor
at dinner this evening of Admiral
and Mrs Willard Brownson, who will
entertain at Grasslands Country Club.
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Continued on Ninth Page
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Miss Natalie Hammond. debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. entertained q company of
twenty-five at luncheon today in
honor OF Mis- Ellen Mackay, daughter
Of Mr.. Clarence Mackay Of New York,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Townsend
Evening star., 1923-12-12

Howell Elliott, a house guest of Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, and Mrs. Edgar
Bright of New Orleans, La, a guest
of Mrs. John p. Williams, were guests
of honor.
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good could do; she lacked Just that
iittle one per cent of character that
never can be put into any Christmas
basket.
The drink began again. the filth, the
SIN, the general hideousness and mis-
cry. Presently the despoiled little
cottage was empty, and nobody knew
what mad become of mother and chill
dren for many months.
Trouble for Kindness.
But after awhile the Browns knew.
For Annie Harris turned up at their
motel IN a southern city and brought
charges against the husband of her
3enefactress, claiming that he was the
rather OF two of her children, and lad
brought her TO California for immoral
purposes.
The husband had never spoken TO
her alone, as it happened, nor written
her' although he might easily have
done so to oblige his wife at one time
or another.
But what did the federal. civic.
charitable and juvenile authorities
Know about that? The man had a
well known name. he and his wife are
professional persons. and what could
be more likely than that il was all
true? -
Day after day this woman. Mary
Brown. and Mary Browns husband
were examined and cross-examined
Annie Harris had an excellent law
yer. the Browns another. To avoid
publicity was the Browns one consid-
GRAFTON, TO gain it was Annie's. 1t
need hardly be said that Annie was
charming woman in appearance, with
a convincing manner. and a passion
ate devotion to her children.
She had scores of his letters. she
said, they were Coming" She had
her witnesses. they were also "com-
ing"
Grave Authorities.
"She has known your husband for
seven years" the authorities gravely
told Mrs. Brown.
never even saw him until last April"
"Mrs. Brown where was your hus-
band on last June 10th. July 18th and
10Th. and August 3rd:"
"Where?' echoed poor Mrs. Brown,
"Why. at home of course!"
"Can you prove that. Mr.. Brown"
"Why-well, l suppose 1 can. I
don't know"
Exactlyl" said the authorities
triumphantly. -
The climax was upon a day when
the oldest of the Harris children, n
child Of nine, persisted under cross
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
Local Optical Com.
pany Has Record
of Long Service
and Remarka-
BILE Growth.
Has Served the People of This
Community for a Quarter
of a Century.

III. c. Rees Optical Company,
founded quarter of q century ago,
has grown and expanded from very
humble beginning to its present
standing as one of the leading opti-
cal concerns of the great southwest.
Today III. c. Rees is known as the
name of that reliable optical house
down in San Antonio" within a ra-
dius of two hundred and more miles
of this city.
During its twenty-five years of
attending to the optical needs of San
Antonians and their neighbors, the
records Of the institution show many
interesting side-lights on Texas his
tory, showing prominent Texan
names, historically famous. as being
patrons of the house. And many Of
these names are carried through the
third and fourth generations.
Some four years ago, Ii. c. Rees,
the founder, retired from active man
agement of the company, passing the
reins over to L. +. Hogan, who had
been connected with the firm for fiji
teen years as vice-rS'esident.
Il. L. Hogan is still the active man.
ager, and has associated with him a
personnel of expert and accomplished
optometrists. whose boast is that
their service to their patrons is Sec
ond to none, no matter where optical
service is sought. (Adv.)
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examination for one hour that Mr.
Brown was his father, that he ha,
called him Daddy" that he had com,
TO see them often in New York.
The authorities were triumnhant
Annie Harris lawyer rested content
Meanwhile kilograms had been fly
ing back and forth between the 'tw,
coasts. The good woman who In,
first brought Annie Harris to Mar,
Browns attention telegraphed in +:
very fury of loyalty all that she knew
but what did that prove? The Cbari
ties confessed that they had found III,
woman a hard case, but what did thai
prove?
So there was nothing for IT but q,
warrant, and thorough publicity. and
trial. '
The Truth at Last.
And then? Well, then Just those
indefinable clements. that intano;bIl
tide that is composed of truth and
time and character. began to set away
from Annie Harris.
No letters. no witnesses. anpeared
Her statements contradicted each
other. grew hysteric.
She retraced. denied. reaffirmed
Her lawyer threw up the case in
disgust.
She stood self-convicted of intem.
perance more than once.
And finally she grew confused. and
mingled the names of some Of tbp
earnest men and women who wrre
trying to defend her in her tole of
wrongs. and to their CONSERVATION
more than one Of them heard that he
was The guilty person-the father af
hen children!
So Annie Harris wept. and CON
fessed, the whole thing. And so il
stands upon the books OF that particn.
lar state To this. day.
But the Browns could not have her
arrested. nor charge defamation of
character, for such an action wouIl
nave TO be brought in the civil courts
where damages for such things arc
awarded and what damages conld
ANNE Harris pay, or what restitution
could she make?
So Annie Harris went free. and she
is, still wandering about telling her
tale, or any one of score of others
to whomever will hear.
Now and then Mary Brown gets n
scathing letter from the head Of some
charity. or the president of some
,woman's club. upbNiding her with
having deceived this poor. good de-
serving girl by the fitful bestOwal ard
withdrawal OF friendship. And nov
anil than cop,a aIl fr;o.l l--.- -,
confidentially:
MARY. is there anything in this
terrible story that a woman is going
about telling Of you and George
Why Blame Annie Harris?
But why blame Annie Harris more
for mental than actual restitution?
Why be eager to fill her stomach.
but detest her because her soul is emp
ty and hungry?
Fifty thousand dollars in the bank
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starving family named Harris discov-
cred in New York Stun about four
years ago, and a charitable woman
there. whose own hands were full,
brought it to the attention of a
friend of mine, whose name is Mary
Brown.
Mary Brown is rich, sentimental
and baby loving woman. and she went
down to the Stun to see the family.
A Woman and Four Babies.
She penetrated into streets dark
with filth and crowded with garbage,
ashes, old SNOW. rubbish of every des-
cription. She found shattered dirty
doorway. She traversed bare. odor-
Gus corridors as black as pitch. and
she found three shabby. cluttered. I'M
speakably poor rooms. in which were
delicate girl of twenty-six. and her
four small babies.
The father was dying in hospital.
all were penniless. the Charities sug-
gested that the mother have a throat
operation. and the babies be scattered
into institutions.
The poor little woman consented 10
the throat operation. but when it was
over. sick. trembling. cold. destitute.
she begged Mary Brown and the other
one or two women who were inter-
ested to save her children from in
stitutional lie.
This was very simply done: rent.
food and clothing were provided. and
for two years all went fairly we'll
But the environment was hideous.
and finding this little mother SO bravo
in her struggle. so anxious to feed
and care for her children wisely. and
| finding her also menaced by that
hrooding influence of the slumS.
drink. Mary Brown and her friends
began to hunt for a proper house for
this little family.
-t", A Great Inspiration.
But where? Rents were seventy,
eighty. one hundred dollars.
Suddenly there came to the, warm
hearted Mrs. Brown a great inspira-
ton. She would move them all to
California. where she spent nine
months of the year herself
Rapturous, SPECIFICS with JOY. the
family quilted the slum. and went
joyfully westward. went to a tree
shaded cottage in the village that is
called "The Gem City," in the Cali
fornia foothills. with electric lights.
fruit, barns. garden. sunshine. a big
fruit-packing plant employing scores
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

today would not mean to Annie what
ten cents worth of real old-fashioned
example and goodness would have
meant fifteen years ago. She had
her chance to make a woman of her
self, TO make her four children good
cltizens-but too late. A good moth
er in 1900 was what Annie needed in
1920.
But to say that the spiritual need
Is less Understandable, less to be helped
ana forgiven, than that of the body,
Is to take but a one-sided and materi-
al view of the Harris case.
Copyright, 1923, by the Republic
Syndicate.)
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Of women only two blocks away, and
friendship on all sides.
Mary Brown paid the rent, sent
milk, vegetables. fruit, had talk
with the grocer, called upon her trans
planted friends every day or two.
And then the tragedy began.
Annie Harris had all that material
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

and fannels into basket and picturesquely leave il
at the howell door on Christmas morning.
To pour charity, and even to pour housing and
prohibition and wage laws about the heads of I'M
thinking lazy, helpless mendcans is simply to waste
time and money.
Far sadder than the cold and empty room is the
cold and empty BRAIN
Far more serious than the bodily stupor from actual
drugs is the mental torpor of the men and who
are drugged by mixture of lifelong vices diseases
and stupidities beyond the power of thought
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
ZEN NORRIS SAYS

AS we go along enlarg-
ing our sympathies, in
creasing our affections,
broadening our outlook, we
are receding rather than
advancing unless forgive
ness and understanding
come more and more east
ly.
1t is one of the hopeful
signs of our generation
that we are beginning to
look more and more into
the explaining causes, into
the sources, of whatever
goes wrong in the world.
1t has gone out of FASH
ion to put a chicken and
some sugar and blankets
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26

peaches were seriously damaged by
the recent cold weather, but that af-
ter careful examination, he is con.
WINGED that they are practically un.
hurt. Mr.. Hamilton states the or
chards are in fine condition, with the
spraying for scale finished, and fer
which is done during Febru-
airy, IN progress and the prospects
are bright for a good crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26

scientists is to be encouraged and ex-
periments are to be made in an effort
to find more deadly poison for the
weevil. The first Of these expert
ments viii be conducted at Clemson
college, S. c., under the direction Of
DR.. w. NJ. Riggs, president Of the
college and Dr. W. w Long, direc-
tor of the South Carolin agricultural
extension work. This experiment,
which is considered an important
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26
Save from
s. : 10 $78
q yea

You will be amazed 10 see
how the use OF HBuLl'' Durham will
cut down the cost ofyour smoking.
How is it possible to give you
quality at the low cost of 10 cents
for SO cigarettes?
Here's one reason: The gov
eminent tax alone on 80 machine
made cigarettes is Is cents
8 CENTS MORE THAN TIE COST
OF SO "RULL" DURHAM CIGA.
RETTES TO YOU!
The average smoker saves
ST 20 $1.S0 a week by Trolling his
own" from tfBuII''-oY from $50 to
S7S a year. This makes quite
Christmas fund-or pays for q
fine trip.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26

one, will involve the use of X-rays
stored in chemical salts and applied
to the squares and bolIs of the cotton
plants as a means of sterilizing the
egg of the weevils.
AS soon as possible we must ex-
pertinent with the suggestion advanc-
ed by Hudson Maxim at the Atlanta
conference to develop a SEIZURE for
the destruction of the boil weeyil.
This impresses me as an idea of great
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26
HUTCHINSON PLAN
FOR WEEVIL WAR

to obtain the development of sources
from which new supplies from which
supplies of white arsenic can be OBJ.
tanned for the manufacture of arse
nate.
Research work by independent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26
PACE -

value. We will conduct experiments
to determine the essential element in
the distinctive sex emanations of the
boil weevil and seek to reproduce this
element chemically as a lure which
will attract the insects to the poison.
I'VE expect to cooperate to tho
fullest extent with the state depart
ment and colleges of agriculture in
conducting experiments and demon-
stration FARMS"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
SAVE RICHLAND HOME

RICHLAND, Feb. 26.-By the
prompt work of several volunteer
firemen, the home of Mrs. T. S.
Chappell was saved from destruction
by fire Saturday. The blaze which
originated on the roof over the kitch-
en-, was first discovered by railroad
crew. The quick work of the volun-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26
MONTEZUMA PEACH
CROP REPORTED SAFE

MoNTEZUMA, Feb. 26.-Emmet
Hamilton, agent of the Georgia Fruit
Exchange in Montezuma states, that
during the early part of last week
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26

A"Bull'' smoker never switches.
You can't interest him in any new
experiments. He carries his prefer.
ence wherever he goes.
This is because the special flavor
and aroma of."Bull' Durham make q
cigarette that can not be duplicated.
Find out. You will never know
how good a cigarette can really be
until you roll your own outof "Bull'.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26

teers soon had everything under con-
troll with but small damage to the
roof.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-26

What a place "Bulp' Durham
holdsin the hearts of Americans! Can
you think of any other brand that has
beenthe favorite ofthree generations?
Look at its history. From the
Civil War to the Great War "Bull'
Durham has been the Americans
greatest standby. Sixty years.
There really is no smoke in the
world SO altogether satisfactory.