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Evening star., 1924-11-09
Lady Astors Old Virginia Nanny
Sh0 is Glad Bout Her Election

Special Dispatch u The Evening Star and New
ork World
RiCHMO Nd, Va. November S.--Of
the hundreds persons in Virginia who
feel a sort Of triumphant pleasure in
the re-eiectioJ of Lady Nancy Astor, or
Nanny ENG horne as she is called in
virginia, To the British Parliament
there is 1foJ he who is more excited Or
satisfied over the event than black old
NANNY Veenie, Nanny Langhorne's s
childhood nanny, who now Ives quiet
iy In a ~ tile cabin near M.rador, the
nome OF the Langhornes in Albemarie
County, Va
But 6Lmmy Veenie has no element of
surpnset in her satisfaction Many
months, ago she prophesied the re-
eiectio OF her young Mistis' to Par
ilane' Il In monologue delivered 70
her r nrnerous picaninny grandchildren
In IN following manner:
~ sw heah tell dat my young fish
atih' ober ,dar in dat furrin country
an Eat some OBJ desc hi-tone Inglis gals
rs rtryin' dey bes TO beat huh in de
lee hun. Dey amt nebber gwine coed
ca sse Gawd, who is settn' up yondah
In His cher ub pure gold. dun 'zamin'
m young Mistis' heart and dun foun'
O. II dat all huh life she bin a-keepin'
base TO de rule whut huh pore mother
ftructed huh contained in de great
lseok, what say: De angel ub de
A4awd 'cAmpeeth 'roun bout dem dat
fear Him an 'livered dem"
Book About .sMixs Nancy
Much of interest abort this typical
!, nanny Of the old South, and about
Lady Astor, is contained in "a brief
volume. my. Miss Nancy which Mrs.
Ruby Vaughan Bigger of Richmond
has written. Some time ago. while Mrs
Bigger was at a house party near
Greenwood, Va, she stumbled quite by
accident on the cabin, which clung
perilously to the side of the mountain.
Tall rose hoilyhocks, china asters and
the ramblers so well loved by Virginia
darkies made the rickety cabin attrac-
! tive.
Mrs. Bigger found Nanny Eeenie
was celebrating "ali de birfdays' of
the frolicsome little pickaninnies who
were her grandchildren "wid one big
feas" of the sweetest watermelons.
! Standing in the hidden recesses of the
1 mountain vines and underground, !,
l Mrs. Bigger overheard delightful
Evening star., 1924-11-09

tales of Lady Astor told by this old
woman who loved her with a deyo-
tion and loyalty that could not be
surpassed And shortly after, at the
request of some New England friends.
who had become much interested In
the ~fe of the old South that has al
most passed, Mrs. Bigger began to in
corporate these tales and the quaint
humor. philosophy and loyal love OF
Nanny Veenie in her little book, MY
Miss Nancy"
Mountain Folks Not Forget.
Hit sho is wonderful" says Nam
my Neenie in this little story, "dat
dem Langhorne gals, wild all dey has
ter do, fins hit cornveynent fer ter
tinue sendtn gret boxes OBJ warm
c!o'es ter desc po' critters up heah in
desc col mountins, an dem cio'es is
sumpin' whut yo' read bout. Dey
look ieke bran new. Yo' allus knows
when de boxes cum. cause cherry mig
ger mos in gin'rel is 'sirous OBJ gettin'
ter de meetin' fuS' fer ter 'zamin' de
pea rance ub de Langhorne niggers in
all dey finery. Hit sho mex me proud
whilst we-alls circulatin' roun' ter
see all de sisters lookin' eroun an
hear de brudderin whisp'r rim, when
we riz, an say. fer Gawd's sake, look
at dem Langhorne niggers.'
"Ah, chilluns." Nanny Veenie has
told her grandchildren and her chill
dren before them, "allus raccolac 20
NANNY longed ter dem Langhornes
and yawl is Langhorne nfggers, an
yawrs home whar yawPs raise, Albe-
marie. whar nobody lib 'cep'n 'risto.
Gratis LEX US, yo' heah? Strajghten
yosef up dar, yo' black-faced Grober
Cleblan. Chilly Langhorne an W ood-
row Wilson. l 'clar. pears ter me lex
yawrs got a heap for ter lib fer ef
yawrS follow af'er de 'zample of
mammy's white folks dat Ibis ober
yondah at 3Iirador, you 'biege ter
look proud leke de earf wuz your n.
Tharfo', 'taint no way fer yawl TO
'scape bein de likesomeness an hes
niggers Gawd eveb made
Evening star., 1924-11-09
District National Guard

! ArFang ementS are being made by
! the various organizations of the Dis
tTict National Guard to send all Off
GERS and men. who desire to attend
to the annual Third Corps Area VS..
Marines foot ball game, December g.
in Baltimore. The 121st Engineers
for several years have been sending
a delegation of officers and enlisted
men to the annual event This year,
with additional delegations from the
| 260th Coast Artillery and the mill
tary police, the number attending the
game from the District National
Guard will be larger than ever.
An erroneous impression exists
that recruiting for the District Ma
tional Guard has been entirely
stopped. While the authorized strength
of S67 enlisted man, September 80,
cannot be exceeded, each organiza-
tion may enlist recruits to fill yacan-
cies caused by discharge or promo
ton. There were II discharges is
sued during October. Vacancies exist
eight: 121st Engineers, seven; Mill
tary Police company. two.
Maj. Walter w. Burns command
| ing the 260th Coast Artillery, paid high
compliment at drill last Wednesday
; to the men who were in charge of
[ the Halloween ball given at the
coast artillery armory. The commit
tee included Capt. Louis NJ. Gosorn,
| Lieut.. John P. Shepherd, Lieut. Jack
Heale, First Sergt Cecil w. Burden,
Sergt. Haywood N. Saunders, Sergt
| Romeo Wagner, Lieut.. Lloyd B.
Gosorn, Lieut.. Leroy S. Mann, Sergt
Joseph M Crockett, Capt. James D.
Eggleston, Lieut. Lyman L. Morris
and Sergt. Beck. The affair was the
most pretentious yet staged by the
260th Coast Artillery and was such a
success that plans are now being
formed for an even larger dance and
entertainment New Year eve. The
same committee will be in charge. The
Halloween mask ball was the second
of the Autumn social affairs. Capt.
and Mrs. James d. Eggleston were
warded the costume prize. Maj.
Walter w. Burns and Mrs. Burns were
patron and patroness for the affair.
Sergt. Dewitt NJ. Brandon Of the
Regular Army, who recently returned
from a furlough spent in South Caro-
lima and resumed his duties Is in
structor of the 26oth Coast Artillery.
has been seriously i'll at Walter Reed
Hospital for the past two weeks.
baSkeC Odll pThCllCS lHC Sooot
Artillery basket bail team was held
Wednesday night at the armory.
Private Hardon Thfbadeau. coach. has
been putting the team through stren-
uous practice in preparation for the
opening of the basket ball season. The
program will include games with the
asket ball teams of the 121st Engi-
neerS.
Capt. Louis NJ. Gosorn, commanding
Battery A, is organizing regimental
club. Details of the organization will
be announced later.
Corp. Lee r. Wilson has been pro-
NOTED to battery clerk, Battery A.
Col Louis c. Brinton, U. 8. A., is
working out plans for course in all
branches OF Coast Artillery work, as
Winter work for the 260th Coast Ar
tiliery. The course will include classes
in battery administration, mathematics
and q special class in trigonometry
Evening star., 1924-11-09

, and fire control. There will be a COM
plete school for the training of re-
serve officers, and Mai Burns hopes
to make every man in the 260th Coast
! Artillery reserve officer. Winter
| C.~sseS are being organized and work
| will be started at an early date.
Sergt- Charles +. Coanshalk, u S. A.,
! Will assist Col. Brinton in organiza-
| ton and class training, and the bat
terry commanders will be on the staff.
! Maj. Stewart NJ. Grayson will con-
! duct a special class in hygiene and
| first aid.
| The lectures for these classes will
| be held following drills. This work
will be for training for commissions
/ There will be conducted also a spe-
clal school to give training needed
| by non-commissioned officers. These
| classes will be held on Wednesday
| nights before drill, beginning Novem-
| Der II, and Sundays. The course in
| this branch will include mobile work,
sketching, computing firing data, field
| work and other branches of service
The organization of the classes for
the two divisions of work will be
| largely determined on the basis of
previous education and like Qualifica-
tions.
| An examination will be held tomor-
row evening at the Coast Artillery
Armory at Z o'clock for non-commis-
stoned officers. All men desiring to
| take this test should report to the
armory promptly at o'clock.
Brig. Gen. Lloyd NJ Brett, adjutant
| general. District of Columbia Militia,
| announces an examination for commits
sion as second lieutenant, 121st Engi-
neers, will be held December ..
Several vacancies exist in the regi-
| ment and nominations to fill them will
be made from candidates passing the
examining. The latter will cover
academic and military subjects. Cen
erai suitability and recommendation
| or company commanders and instruc-
tors will weight equally with the ex-
animation in the selection of candi-
dates
The practice in former years was to
require that candidates for examina-
tion for commission sould have been
| a member of the District National
Guard for at least six months. in or
der to give enlisted men of the vari-
| Gus organizations an advantage over
| candidates who might enlist for the
| purpose of winning a. commission i'm
| mediately.
The basket ball team of Company
c. 121st Engineers, has completed it's
lineup for the year and is practicinR
tuesday ana thursday nights of each
week in the gymnasium at the ar
| mory. 472 l. street. The gymnasium
| Is regarded one Of the best in the
city. 1t has a splendid basket ball
court, with dressing rooms and
shower baths The practice begins at
s:lo O'Clock. The Company G team
has scheduled many games, many of
| which will be played with the baske ct
| ball team of the 121st Coast ArtiI-
| lery.
The Princess Athletic Club will hold
its basket ball practice at this gym
| nasium during the winter, and on
each night there will be two games
one played by the girls Of that or
ganization, followed by q game of the
| District National Guard teams.
The lineup for the Company c team
! is as follows: Corpl. Johnnie Goetz
| guard; Corpl. Pearson, guard: Conlyn
| guard: Pvt. A. B. Johnson, formerly
| Central High player. guard; Pvt
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Troop Z, Mrs. ]. p. Hovey, captain;
Eleanor Jones, scribe, met at FoHn-
dry M. Z. Church Wednesday, Octo-
Der 90, from 4 to $50. Business was
talked over, then games and songs
were enjoyed. The troop had a full
patrol and two lieutenants present at
the court of honor meeting held at
the Wilson Normal School Saturday.
OF all the neatly dressed troops
present. this troop received first place
for inspection. For its stunt" it
gave a song. The troop has changed
it's time of meetings from Saturday
to Wednesday, to 6. The troop
meetings are open to visitors at any
time.
Troop 20, Miss Nan Surface, acting
captain; Betty Cameron, scribe, in or
der to leave the girls free on Hall
loween night, held an informal meet
ing Wednesday afternoon from s to
6 at the church. After opening exer-
cises and roll call some of the girls
helped the captain to make a fire in
the fireplace while the rest of the
troops played games. Then. while
corn was being popped" and enjoyed,
Scout Betsy Garrett told thrilling
story Of The Writing on the Walls"
1t was all very "spooky," the blazing
open fireplace furnishing the only
light.
When this was over, Miss Surface
told her famous ghost story, called
Mother" A stray grain of popcorn,
which had fallen into the fireplace.
exploded with a loud bang at an
opportune moment and every one
jumped and squealed-it was very
well timed. The meeting ended with
ood-night circle.
Pinecone Troop "a, Vera Lawrence,
captain; Margaret johnson, scribe
had a delightful Halloween party
Thursday night. October 80. at the
home of Mrs Charles Snyder. Each
girl invited another girl (not a
scout) and all attended in costumes
1t was weird sight to see the
guests seated silently in a circle
around the room. The room was
decorated in colors of the season.
After all had arrived a game of
Buzz" was played, to see IL the
characters portrayed could be recog-
nized. Then all unmasked and other
games were played.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
FIRST SOVIET ENVOY
GREETED IN MEXICO
Obregon Tells Pestkovsky Both Ma.
tions Seek Betterment of
Workers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, November S.-Rus-
sia and Mexico are pursuing the
Game ideal, which is for the bet
terment of the masses of the com
mon people, said President Obregon
yesterday to Stanislaus Pestkovsky,
in answer to an address of the first
Russian Soviet minister to Mexico on
the presentation of his credentials at
the formal resumption of diplomatic
relations between Mexico and Russia
The ceremony, which took place in
the national palace, in the presence of
President Obregon. members of the
cabinet, leading politicians and mill
tary officers, was featured by the ad-
dress of NJ. Pestkovsky.. Speaking
in English, the minister said Russia
had been following, step by step, Mex
ico's struggle to maintain independ-
ence and secure a betterment in the
condition of the workers
Last night M. Pestkovsky addressed
a public meeting of workmen in the
amphitheater of the National Pre-
paratory School. His text was Soviet
aims ideals and accomplishments
Evening star., 1924-11-09
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Judge Lyna Chapter met Monday ct
the home Of Mrs. Hunton Leith, 1920
L4ongfellow street. Mrs. Martin Henry
kinsinger, Miss Laura Elmore and Miss
Miriam Johnson were additional host
esses.
given Friday at Hotel Roosevelt were
completed. Miss Margaret McKeever,
Miss Ruth Sutton, Mrs. H. o. Thomp-
SON, Miss Virginia Netheriand, Mrs.
Hardwick, Mrs. Henry H. Elliott, Mrs.
Enoch l. Vann, Miss Mary Schultz and
Miss Margaret Mackey ware voted into
membership of the chapter.
Reports from various state and chap-
ter committees were accepted. Duo to
the length Of the business meeting there
was no program, but a delightful sup
per was served by the hostesses.
Abigail HaFtnan Rice ChapteF.-
Mrs. Benjamin Soule Gantz was hostess
Monday evening at her home, 3433 Wis
consin avenue, to the members and
guests of the chapter. Mrs. Jasper Mar
ion Beall. regent, presided. Plans were
completed for the sixth continental ball,
the chapters annual benefit given for
Americanization and general uplift work
to be held at Rauscher's November II.
Committee reports, both chapter and
state, were heard, including one from
Miss Mary Rawlings, representing the
chapter on the Ellis Island committee.
Miss Rawlings report embodied re-
quest of box of sewing materials from
the chapter to be used by the impli-
grant women for needle work during
the long time they are awaiting admits
sion to the United States: and alse
the chapters per capita of 81 for the
work Of this committee, the latter oi
which WAS voted upon. The members
gave their Endorsement of the conser-
walton and thrift program outlined by
the national committee. Miss Mabelle
CoIquitt and Miss Frances Coughlir
were elected to membership. At O'Clock
dancing was enjoyed, until midnight.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
BOND is FIXED AT $4,000.

A bond of $4,000 was fixed by
Judge Mcmahon in Police Court yes
terday in the case Of Curtis F..
Weaver, 26 years old. arreste in con-
nection with the robbery of the jew
elry store of Samuel r. Cooper. sos X
Eleventh street, May Is. The defend
ant will appear in court Friday to
answer a charge OF robbery.
Weaver was arrested a few days
ago at his home in Winston-Salem N
c. He was brought back to Wash,
ington by Headquarters Detective,
Howard Vermillion.
According to the police, Weaver ad =,
mitted entering the store with an ac-,
compiice and beating an elderly
clerk. Charles F. Adams, into in
sensibility and taking jewelry valued!
at $4,000
Evening star., 1924-11-09
MRS. COOLIDGE TO AID.
Is Patroness for Annual Sale by
4 Disabled Soldiers.

> Mrs Calvin Coolidge will be a
patroness for the third annual sale
OF articles maze by disabled men who
are patients at st. Elizabeth's and
Mt. Alto Hospitals, to be held at 1898
F street from November IL to 90,
;itnclusive, under the auspices Of the
George Baldwin Mccoy Unit Of the
Women's American Legion.
i Mrs. Walter Mccoy is in charge Of
arrangements, assisted by the execu-
tive committee of the unit, Mrs. Ed
mund p. Ellis, Mrs. Edwin S. Bethel,
Mrs. Lew S. Mohler, Mrs. Edward
Shaughnessy. Mrs. Robert Coe, Mrs.
e. Lester Jones, Mrs. Charles G..
Warden and Mrs. Raymond S. Patton.
DR.. William A. White. superintend-
ent OF st. Elizabeths, and DR.. Dunlap
p. Penhallow, commanding officer at
Mt Alto, are much interested in the
sale, and the articles which have been
made by the veterans are both varied
and beautiful" The sale is being held
in time for early Christmas shopping
Rnd q member of the unit will be in
charge each day at the SHOP assisted
by tho occupational therspy aides
from. the two hospitals,
Evening star., 1924-11-09

TAe AAsFAeaAtsataaa aa1atfeo met
Wednesday at the American Uni
versity. the chairman. Mrs. w.
w. Husband, presiding. A letter frpn,
Miss Alton was read showing the great
need for case worker in the District
as well as sympathetic volunteer work
ers for field needs. Capt Molly Pitcher
Chapter gave s25. Columbia $50 and
Dorothy Hancock $40 toward the fund
to supply this need. Mrs. Hdzberg gave
Q talk on the 'Girl Homemakers," fol-
lowed by an instructive talk given by
Garland w. Powell, national director,
American commission Of the American
Legion.
Continental Hall and Revslutfs.a1y
Relies Committee met recently with
Mrs. Edward Rooms presiding.
Plans for the redecorating and refur-
nishing Of the District room in Memorial
Continental Hall, the work OF this CON-
mittee, were discussed.
Much pleasure was expressed in learn
ing Of the presentation to the museum
Of the following revolutionary relics:
Quaker marriage certificate issued In
Nantucket, Mass, September z, 1877,
and a sugar bowl with dome top Of Eng
lish cut glass, OF the Colonial period, by
Mr.. Sylvanus johnson of the e Plura-
bus Unum Chapter.
Arrangements for the card party to
be given at the Hotel Roosevelt We'd
nesday were being perfected by the
committee in charge, consisting Of Mrs
Warren Emley, Mrs. ]. Leslie Watson
Mrs. Mary NalIe, in charge of arrange
ments; Mrs. Malette f. Spengle, Mrs
Theodore M. F.. Knappen, Mrs. Emh
Sothoron, in charge of candy table; Mfs
F. X. Sparrow. Mrs. l.. M. Hesse, il
charge Of prizes.
A paper on the policies Of the nation,
committee on Memorial Continental Ha
In regard to the decorations f.nd fu r
nishings OF the hall was read by Nd! rs
Frederick l.. Benton, vice chairman, o
that committee.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Drowning Victims Buried.
eciai Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, November S.-The
funerals Of Lieut. William s. B.
Claude, U. s. N. and Miss Harriet
Green, who were drowned last Sun
day afternoon while canoeing in An
napolis Harbor, were held today
That of Lieut. Claude was with naval
ceremony at 1890 this morning. The
services for Miss Green began at 2
o'clock. Both were from Stannes
Church, this city.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Japanese trade conditions. both eX-
port and import, are gloomy. accord
ing 10 the United States Department
OF Commerce. because of the Chinese
civil war and the probability of d
general upward tariff revision.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

1t was fair to assume, then, that
in this American venture of his. he
was working practically alone-in
which case he would not have many
different rendezvous where he and
his followers could meet. Also, the
White Eagle. like any great general
and he was that-prepared in adj
vance for defeat. He would not wish
to flee blindly in the event of vic
tory; and in case OF defeat it would
not perhaps be necessary to flee. In
other words, if the White Eagle did
net succeed in robbing Anderson, he
would return quietly to the house
ceeded in robbing the millionaire, he
would probably return to that house.
In his stay Of several months II.
New. York he must have acquired
certain things of value and of bulk
which he would wish to take with
him in the event of flight. And
probably unquestionably. If I knew
the man, he would accomplish his
purpose-so subtly that he would
have a start CT at least an hour or
two before his crime was discovered
Having no followers here to guard
ether rendezvous, it was almost in
evitsble that he would return to mis-
house. 1 was cooling my heels to
no purpose here.
So I went to the side street Sn
which the White Eagle lived. Ar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
PASTOR TALKS
ON VIRGIN BIRTH
OF JESUS CHRIST
Dr. {. A, Robertson in Ser
monI Shows What
Faith Means. e

I'VE must distinguish carefully
between the virgin birth and the
immaculate conception" DR.. E. A
Robertson. pastor of the East Park
NJ. E. Church. said Sunday in a ser
mon on What I Believe About the
Virgin Birth. Deity and Second Com
ing of Christ"
THE immaculate conception is a
modern dogma which exempts the
Virgin Mary from all personal con-
tact with sin and places her on the
same scale of sinless purity with
Christ" DR.. Robertson said.
The Virgin Birth. on the other
hard" he said, has to do with Jesus
Christ and is clearly taught by
Scripture, confirmed by reason and
justified by science.
Historically. Christ appears alone
as no great man has ever appeared.
He stands in an immense solitude.
When the facts of His birth were re-
veaIed by Mary-she was the only
one who could reveal them-it is, sig
nifeant that they were accepted by
, Christ's followers as being perfectly
reasonable in view Of the life He had
lived.
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ground-but a single link is more
powerful than a chain. because il
has no joints. If I failed because
l lacked followers, I could console
myself by thinking of the hundreds,
aye, thousands. Of men who have
gone to Jail because their confeder-
ates betrayed them.
But I hated to fall. From the first
moment when in a Paris dance-hall I
had seen Cochet, the memory Of his
arrogant conceit had fingered with
me. l would rather rob him than
have access to the vaults of the
treasury. And if one man could out
wit him, would be that man. So
I fingered that Wednesday night in
the basement areaway of a house OPP
posite the mansion of Anderson.
Yesterdays balmy atmosphere had
not fingered until tonight. 1t was
bitterly cold, yet excitement and the
fear of being discovered by passing
policeman kept me warm. And when
1 saw the White Eagle and his sec
rotary alight from an automobile and
enter that garish palace. l knew
that nay reasoning had thus far been
correct.
Now I had made no definite plan.
Suddenly it occurred to me that even
if the White Eagle and his COM
panion descended the Anderson steps
carrying the fruits of crime in their
hands. it would be no easy matter
for me to deprive the moi those
fruits. After all, l was no highway
man; / relied on wit and surprise for
my success. Why, then, was turk
ing in this areaway? Before l an
swered this question. I tried to put
myself in the White Eagles place.
He had cultivated Andersons ac-
quaintance for the purpose of rob
bipg the millionaire. That robbery
must occur tonight or be indefinitely
postponed. 1t would be a robbery of
f1nesse and subtlety; the White
Eagle would not resort to violence
save in the last extremity. Now, If
the robbery were one of violence, the
White Eagles departure from Ander-
sons house would be a pellmell af-
fair. Into such an affair 1 would
not thrust myself.
On the other hand if finesse and
subtlety won the battle. the two
criminals would leave their host in
leisurely fashion. In that case,
where would they go?
I could not believe that the White
Eagle had brought with him many
Of his Partisan followers. To do so
would be to court suspicion. The
French police keep in fairly close
touch with the detective bureaus of
ether countries. 1t might be pos
s1ble for the White Eagle and one or
two companions to slip quietly out
France Without attracting notice.
But if he took many Of his followers
with him, he would be running an
unnecessary risk.