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Evening star., 1924-12-08
Ham and Egg Cakes.

Chop together very fine two hard
cooked eggs and one-fourth pound o.
cooked ham. a sprig of fresh pars
ley, and one-haf a pound Of cold
cooked potatoes. Add a squeeze Of
lemon Juice and a little stock, mix
all together very thoroughly. then
shape into little squares or round
cakes and fry, Serve on a very hot
dish
Evening star., 1924-12-08
BEDTIME STORIES BY BY sgSeTsy nHSasE0'

Fox, was the only one to guess whs t
Eaeddy had done. He turned and be
gan to work back the way he had
come. His wonderful nose found
Iaeddy's scent twicce as strong as II
had been when they had first started
after him.
weaker again. Bowser knew then Just
what Reddy had done. He left the trail
and began to trot in q big circle, with
Evening star., 1924-12-08
Peacock Used With Ostrich in Fans
BIZ. MARY MARSHALL.

Fur coats in June. felt hats in
July, straw hats in February, and
fans in siidwinter! Nc wonder FASH
ion is still rated as an inconsistent,
unreasonable jade. If YOU are en-
tirely reasonable fans will seem en-
tirely out of the picture in the Win
ter, as out of the picture as re-
Evening star., 1924-12-08
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, III. D.

| good health. If the ordinary concep-
| tion of good health is accepted as a
criterion, then there is a reasonable
allowance or ration of pepper, mus
tard, vinegar, cloves. ginger. pepper
mint and other substances which
have no food value but inpart zest or
flavor or disguise the natural taste OF
the food.
II the ideal ZOE per cent health
standard is taken AS the criterion
instead of this 20 per cent condition
which ordinarily passes as good
health, then none of these condiments
should be used in or on food. As a
general observation, the abuse Of
condiments varies inyersely with the
quality of the food and the character
of the cooking. This applies to the
restaurant and the home as well as
the hot dog stand. If the palate re-
Quires tickling. if the taste or appe-
tite requires stipulation, if the Gges-
tion requires a flip, there is a wide
choice of natural foods sufficient unto
the purpose. 1t is a vicious and fatal
practice exciting the digestive func-
tion with these drugs called eondi-
ments and then overlooking with i'm
proper or unnecessary food. Piles
arc the least of the harm done by the
abuse of condiments.
Associated in character with the
abuse of condiments as a predispos-
ing cause of hemorrhoids is the wide
spread physic habit, and particularly
the indiscriminate use of so-called
vegetable" or herb" cathartics or
laxatives in the vain belief that cost
iveness of constipation may be pre-
vented or cured by such practice. A
great many of the drugs obtained
from plants ("vegetables" or herbs" }
and used in concocting popular lax
ative nostrums. maintain chronic
congestion of the hemorrhoidal veins
Evening star., 1924-12-08
Menu for q Day.
BREAKFAST.

Sliced Bananas.
Rolled oats with Cream.
Minced Beef on Toast.
Buckwheat Cakes, Maple Sirup
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Clipped Beef and Brown Gravy.
Hot Rolls.
Canned Peaches.
Sponge Cake, Cocoa.
DINNER.
Broiled Steak.
French Fried Potatoes.
Boiled Squa sh.
Creamed Celery.
Apple Pie. Cheese. Coffee.
Evening star., 1924-12-08
SPONGE CAKE.

Separate whites and yolks Of
eggs, beat both well. then put
together and beat in l cup su-
gar, then Il cup lukewarm
milk. Add / cup -four, ! tea
spoon baking powder and tea
spoon vanilla. Beat with egg
beater.
Evening star., 1924-12-08

AT TOP. OSTRICH AND PEACOCK
FEATHER FAN SHADING FROM
GREEN TO MAUVE. BELOW, A
FAN OF GREEN FEATHERS, AND
AT BOTTOM A LACE FAN WITH
OSTRICH SHADING FROM PINK
TO YELLOW ON EACH SIDE.
friSerator at the North Pole or a gas
lot in the tropics a sombrero in Ice
land or a muff in Ecuador Fans
smack SO strongly OF warmth and
Incidence.
Cleopatra must have had thousands
OF fans in the course OF her exist
ence. When she went forth TO meet
Mark Antony impersonating the god
dess Venus, she was attended by
slaves who famed her with fans of
Evening star., 1924-12-08
BTCkWHEAT CAKES.

To lia pints OF pure buck
wheat -four add II cup each Of
white -four and corn meal, 3
heaping teaspoons of baking
powder. teaspoon of salt, l
tablespoon of brown sugar or
9olasses. Stir all the dry
ingredients together and add a
pint of milk or water or suffI-
cient to form a smooth batter
that will pour easily tnot too
thin) from a pitcher.
Evening star., 1924-12-08

Mrs. James P. Donahue, one of the
two daughters of the late Frank w.
Woolworth, is believed to be the rich
est woman in America. Her fortune
is estimated at sS5, ,00o, 900.
Evening star., 1924-12-08

AFOR A WHILE HE WENT STRAIGHT
AND HAD NO TROUBLE IN KEEP
ING AHEAD OF THOSE DOGS
his nose to the ground. So Il was that
presently he picked up Rsddy's trail
again and with a roar of his great voice
called the other dogs to join him
Reddy's rest had been short. but #
had helped. He knew already thai
he was in for the worst day of his
life. He knew that to fool all those
dogs and to keep out of sight OF those
hunters would take all the wit he
possessed
Copyright, 1924, by T. W. Burgess
Evening star., 1924-12-08
CREAMED CELERY.

CREAMED CELERY.
Wash. scrape and cut the
celery into 1s-inch pieces. Boil
in salted water until tender
tabout half an hour. Mix with
thin white sauce and serve
hot.
Evening star., 1924-12-08
Reddy's Worst Day.

Regrets are vain. / beg you pause
Because for such you've given cause.
dA,r Lsa0
Evening star., 1924-12-08

Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-12-08
Copyright, 1924.l,

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80. Temperature adjusters.
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
AUSP|C|OUS OPENING OF
SOROS|S
Large Attendance mt First Meeting
OF the 1924-25 Season.
Directors Tea

SOrosis opened its 1924-25 season
most auspiciously Monday evening i'll
Library Parlors with an attendance
of about sixty The hostesses were
Miss Alice q. Goodrich and Miss Mil
dred A. Beale, the respective vice
president and secretary of the club.
The parlors We're decorated with pine
and red berries and beautiful late
fall leaves. The president, Miss
Margaret NJ Chase, presided and dur
ing the business session, it was voted
to retain Miss Leila +. Fairbrother
and Mrs. Adelaide Ordway on the
district nurse committee. Mrs. Flor
ence Waugh Danforth, president Of
the Maine Federation of Woman's
Clubs. was made an honorary mem
Der of Sorosis. The report of the
State Federation was given by the
delegate Miss Gertrude S. Weston
and music numbers were song By
Mrs. Pearl b. Pomerleau. accompani-
ed by Miss Elizabeth and Miss Rebec-
ca Russakoff on the violin and piano.
A piano trio was played by Miss
Airline F. Burnor, Miss Dorothy Day
ana Miss Anne NJ. Caswell AT the
conclusion refreshments of sand
witches, olives, brownies and nuts and
tea were served by the official board.
which Includes Miss Chase. Miss Good
rich, Miss Beale, Miss Caswell, Mrs.
Edrie Wyman. Mrs. Magma Symons,
Mrs. Beatrice T. Symons, Miss Alice
r. Parker and Mrs. Ethel Christensen.
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" Gray

Cards we're received Tuesday
announcing the marriage of Helen
Holmes Gray of Stonington and Clay
ton Dinsmore Weston of Madison,
which took place in Rockland last
Saturday. This came as great sur
prise to their many friends. Mrs.
Weston is the daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Harry W. Gray of Stonington.
She graduated last spring from Colby
and is at present a popular teacher at
Madison high school. Mr.. Weston is
the only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
c. Weston of Madison and a graduate
of Madison high school, class 1917.
After graduation he attended univer-
sity of Maine for a short time leaving
to accept a position in the local bank
of the Augusta Trust Co.. where is
now assistant cashier. The happy
couple are to make their home this
winter In the Harry Merrill house on
Middle street. Madison. Their many
friends extend their congratulations
and best wishes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Junior High School Notes

The 18th grade chose their class
officers last Wednesday. The officers
are as follows: President, Albert
Decker; vice president Wallace
Smith; secretary, Emma Kelley;
treasurer. Elizabeth Page.
The athletic association has bought
for the benefit of the junior high a
volley ball and net, also a football.
The four teachers of the junior
high, Mrs Webster. Mrs Healy. Mrs.
Decker and Miss Plummer attended
the Maine teachers association Which
was held in Bangor last week.
Miss Marie Beaufort, a pupil of the
Sth grade. junior high, was obliged
to stay away from school two weeks
on account of her mothers illness.
Miss Arlene Plummer. a teacher OF
the Junior high, spent the week end
at her home in Benton.
Miss Eleanor Stevens, pupil of
the 9Th grade, visited IN Gardiner
last week
Mrs. Decker teacher of the Junior
high school visited for two days at
the new junior high school at Deer
ing. Miss Helen Lord substituted
during Mrs. DecRers absence
Brock Clark. pupil of the Sth
grade. junior high, recently had the
measles. but is now back at school.
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N THE SHOW He GAN
CHURCHES
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH


The monthly meeting of the Helen
Coburn Mission Circle will be held
Friday afternoon, November 7. The
ladies are to enjoy tie hospitality Of
Miss Louise II. Goburn. The meet
ing will begin at 2.30. There VIII
be report of the basket missionary
meeting which was held last week at
Oakland The new missionary book
Will be used The ladies are much
interested in the book 1t is expect
ed that there will be an unusual mum
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

Hand decorated door knockers and
door stops The Home Studio. 1870
West Front street 1w45@
Prepared to handle few more regu-
lar boarders at $3.50 week including
Sunday meals. Try our Sunday
chicken dinner. Soc. Fresh oysters
with steaks and chops at all hours.
Regular dinner daily. Acc Home
made pastry. Pomp's Lunch, Rail
road Square.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Program ior IrmiStice Day Entertain,
mem al Methodist Church

y deligmW! program Of cntcrtain-
mont has been arranged for the enter
tainment on Armistice evening given
under the direction of the Ladies' So
cial Circle in the Centenary Methodist
Church Mrs Manter OF Nassalboro.
Mrs. Stubs OF Augusta, Miss Oak on
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Martin and
FAMILY, who have been residing on
'ne Fox Farm on the DR.. Mann Road
since last February. are kmoving on
tnelr farm in Athens this Week. They
VIII reside in house just built to
replace the one destroyed by fire dur
Ing the summer.
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r,,n1.pa ,rrn rtu-pcu
~ 49,
At the Federated Church next Sun
day morning, the pastor, Rev, George
Loring Thurlow will have for The
theme of his morning sermon. "The
outlook for World Pcace'-an ARMS
tiCe Sunday sermon. Miss NlelHl
Allan will sing. Kindergarten for
small children during the morning
service under The direction of Mr..
T.. F. Merrill in the church natlaE
Church school at - O'Clock. La
Sunday a class OF bows and girls we've
graduated from the primary dopar
mCnt into the main room. Each on
were given certificate of graduation
and Bible. Young Peoples SO
ciety meets next Sunday at Con
Evening service al 100 in the audit
orium. The pastor will preach his
second i'm series ~ sermons, the
theme taken from modern advertising
His subject vii be- Save the Sur
face and Non Saw All tho Slogan Of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06
Dress Flannels Continue in High Favor
and we have added to our line until we
now have 81 different styles, qualities
and colors of this much-wanted Material

Plaln Grey Navy .d
Imported French Flannes, Stripes, ard.
54-lnch All Wool Plain Coors shades yard.
All Wool Striped Checked FIanne, Fine Quality and
$500
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independent Reporter So d year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

There will be a meeting of Somer-
set Council, knights of Columbus,
Monday evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06


as a witch. received the guests. A
lunch of fruit salad, rolls, olives,
doughnuts and cider was enjoyed by
the merrymakers. Another Hallow-
cen party was that given by Miss
Phyllis Hoyt at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoyt on
Madison Avenue. Miss Ruth Hoyt
told fortunes and the guests were in
appropriate costumes. At refresh
ment time popcorn, apples and can
dies in Hallowe' en- hats were enjoyed.
Solemn high mass for the late Mrs.
Clotide (Breton) Turcotte. wife OF
Joseph Turcotte was celebrated at the
funeral services last Friday morning
at o'clock from the Notre Dame
Church. Rev. Phillip DUDE was the
celebrant Burial was at the Cal
vary Cemetery. The deceased died
the 18th and would have been seven
ty-five years old in January. She
was a native of st. George, P. q, and
came to Skowhegan to live when she
was twenty years of age. Five years
later. she married Joseph H. Turcotte
and ten children were born of the
union. Five of these are dead and
the survivors together with the hus-
band are Mrs. Thomas Bison. Mrs.
Ernest Dunbar, Edward Turcotte, all
of Skowhegan. Elmer Turcotte of Gar
diner and Mrs. Hugh Kelley of Ran
dolph. There are fifteen grandchil-
dren and brother and sister, Select
man Joseph Butler and Mrs. John Du
mont. both of Skowhegan. Mrs. Tur-
cottes entire married life was passed
in the home where her death occurred
at IL East street She had been con-
fined to her bed fer ten months.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Corson of
visited over the week end
Mhh Mrs. Corson's parents, Mr.. and
Pifs, Fred Fellows.
The Washington times., 1924-08-09

performers, don't as a rule, have
them. There is such a thing as
being so well established in pub
lie view that an understudy
won't be tolerated and a mishap
means the show will close.
George Cohan's peculiar tai
ents defy an understudy. So do
Jane Cowl's. When Walter
Hampden injured his leg during
the run of "Cyrano" the show
closed until he recovered. OBJ
viously Barrymore's Hamlet"
would have Barrymore or the
public would stay away.
Understudies are no longer
lowering shadows of one particu-
lar person. Most of. them are
required to learn all the male
and feminine parts, depending,
of the production.
More often than not, the
weekly pay envelope is the only
reminder to most of these invis-
ible troupers that they are be-
hind the footlignts at all. Some
of them go on for ages, COMPARE
lively, without the big oppor-
tunity. Others are constantly
being called upon.
X X X
Understudies are always sus-
pected of hoping for the worst,
of the same pattern as grieving
kin, puzzled by the stubborn
gravity which keeps rich Uncle
Wills other foot out of the
grave. Their pay averages $50
a week, they are required to re-
port at every performance and
they are constantly rehearsing;
rehearsing mostly for opportuni-
ties that never come.
Take the case of Bergetta
Peterson, Of Zion City, Ill.
Throughout the New York run
Of "Icebound" Bergetta under
studied Phyllis Povah without
a look-in at the part. When
the piece went on tour, Miss
Povah relinquished the part;
Bergetta got her opportunity,
such as it was. "Icebound"
expired two weeks later.
Harland Dixon got his chance
for big-time performance when
Fred Stone broke his leg during
the Broadway run of "Tip Top"
Seventh Heaven" ran for
eighteen months in New York
while Mary Richard, understudy
for Helen Mencken, lowered in
the wings without once emerg-
ing.
On Tie ether hand there Is
The Washington times., 1924-08-09

the case Of Dorothy Appleby,
never on Broadway, who ap-
peared for Mary Hay in "Mary
Jane McKane" ten days after
she was engaged. Katherine
Kennedy has made many ap-
pearances for Jeanne Eagels in
"Rain." Lorraine Weimar, gen.
eral utility for all women in
"Artists and Models" was on
the stage almost nightly. Gym
thia Hyde got an occasional
peek-in for June Walker in "The
Nervous Wreck"
An instance of mother TAX
ing her daughters part was re-
corded in the case of Sunshine
Jarman's parent in the last
"Music Box Revue" Authors,
also, sometimes jump in to save
the show. George Cohan,. Will
liam A. Brady, Austin Strong
and Lynn Startling have all
done it.
Occasionally a stage director,
too, as in the case of Everett
Butterfield in "The Deep
Tangled Wildwood" at the Bel
asco some week ago. Butter
field, however, still looked like
a stage director on that occa-
sion.
AS remarked several
stanzas above, why doesn't
someone write a play about all
these goings-on?
***
GOSSIP.
Henry Duffy, doing stock in
Montreal, has switched to musi-
cal plays and is reported to be
no further away than the crow
flies from a decent nest egg.
frankie Bailey, whose legs
were famous when Mistinguett
was in rompers, says "there's
fire in the old girl yet" and will
make her screen debut in War
ner Brothers "The Love of Ca
mille," adapted from the stage
play, "Deburau."
Coincident with Mabel Nor
mand's promise to amend her
prankish ways and snub every
one who looks like bad COM
pany, comes Conrad Nagel's
pronunciamento that he will
head a crusade to drive hang
ers-on out of Hollywood. These
Continued on Page y
The Washington times., 1924-08-09
POLA WILL WE'D
AN AMERICAN
IF

eff I ever marry again." de-
clares Pola Negri, "it will be to
an American"
This is the latest matrimonial
dictum of the famous Polish star
who is due to flash from the
screen at Loew's Palace tomor-
row in Lilly of the Dust" a pic
turization of Suderman's classic
"Song Of Songs which Dimitri
Buchowestki directed.
SAILS Pola: "a European gen.
tleman feels perfectly free to
treat you badly 364 days a year
provided that on your birthday
with a grand flourish he presents
you with a gorgeous pearl neck.
lace. The American man spreads
his thoughtfulness all through
the year. He may not produce
the annual pearl necklace, but
every few days he brings his
flowers and candy, which are not
so valuable as to price but which
represent much more.
Someone recently referred to
an American man friend of mine
as straight shooter in.
quired what that meant and was
told. think straight shooter
describes a large percentage of
American men. like most of
them very much"
The Washington times., 1924-08-09
BEBE DANIELS DOES AN
ADDISON SIMS

When Bebe Daniels walked onto
the set built for the opening scenes
in "Unguarded Women" the new
Paramount picture in which she,
Richard Dix and Mary Astor APP
pear at the Metropolitan and Am
bassador theaters tomorrow, she
saw one Of the, Cinnamon who
play in the picture and thought
his face looked familiar. Miss
Daniels asked Director Crosland
who the man was.
Hes prominent actor whom
you may know" Crosland ex-
planned, "but you probably do not
recognize him in his Chinese make
up"
Then Crosland introduced Miss
Daniels to Harry Messenger, who
plays "Sing Woo" in the picture.
The Washington times., 1924-08-09
OUTDOOR RESORTS

Potomac, returning about II
p. m.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH TIL
torrid wave that struck Washing
ton this week is Chesapeake
Beach's meat. The popular Mary
land bay resort is thriving on
the hot wave. Washingtonians
are sojourning. there to seek re-
lief from the city's sweltering
temperatures. The resort is only
forty miles from Washington and
reached easily either by train or
automobile. Refr eshing bay
breezes constantly sweep, over the
long boardwalk and the sandy
beach.
No matter how hot the day, the
dancing pavilion, open on three
sides toward the bay, Is always
delightful cool. Music is furnished
by Ralph Garren's snappy Caro-
linians.
GLEN ECO-A special feature
for Monday and Tuesday Of the
The Washington times., 1924-08-09

ing to discover that 1t had be-
come "noted" and successful"
Not many moons ago there
sprung to life in Boston musi-
cal circles three separate quar-
tets. They were then called the
Harvard, the Schubert, and the
Weber. CThe Schubert has since
changed it's name to the Pill.
grim.D Lovers of music created
these three ''fours" as outlets to
their own spiritual vocaltstic en-
thusiasm. In fact, the profess
sional side did not concern these
twelve who composed the lineup
of these quartets.
Quite by accident, they hap
pened to all appear on the same
program. Acquaintances result
ed. Common interests bonded the
members together. Intimacies
grew and the Meistersingers re-
, suited.
The Washington times., 1924-08-09

Still Miss Daniels was uncertain
until Mestayer said, Its been a
few years since saw you last.
In fact, you were only twelve years
old at the time. Do you remem-
ber?"
do I remember? I should say
I do" Miss Daniels said, drawing
Mestayer off into a corner to talk
over old times.
Half an hour later, when Mr..
Crosland went over to them to
get Miss Daniels for a scene,
Bebe told him that Mestayer start.
ed her on her professional career
by giving her a part, when she
was only twelve years old, in
D'Annunzio's la Giaconde,"
which Messenger produced in Cali.
fornia.
The Washington times., 1924-08-09
PLUNGES INTO
THE HUMAN TIDE
Gloria Swanson, Nne Paramount

Gloria Swanson, the Paramount
beauty. whose latest production,
"Manhandled," comes to Loew's,
Columbia tomorrow afternoon,
went through a regular course OF
psychologist sprouts in prepar-
ing for her assumption of the
chief role of this drama of shop
girl existence.
To begin with, Miss Swanson
got job in a big New York &C.
partment store and worked almost
a whole day before the girls about
her recognized the screen star un-
derneath the glasses, blonde wig
and plain raiment that disguised
her. Once the suspicion became
general that Miss Swanson was
the new shopgirl the management
had to smuggle her out the back
The Washington times., 1924-08-09

door to prevent the suspicion from
spreading to the customers and
causing a dangerous congestion.
After her experience in the de-
partment store, Miss Swanson
added another equally picturesque
adventure to her preparation for
the part. She ate several meais
in a Bronx boarding house, the
kind that is pictured in "Man-
handled"
To cap the climax Of her work
in getting atmosphere for the pic
ture she picked the rush hour u
take her first subway ride in New
York. She fought the crowd AZ
Times Square, followed the green
line assiduously and did every
thing the underground commuters
do twice a day in the big city. :.
The Washington times., 1924-08-09
A CHRONOLOGY OF THE
MEISTERSINGERS

The fact that the members of
the three quartets, the Harvard,
the Pilgrim, and the Weber, which
compose the roster of THE Meis-
tersingers," that. group of sing
ing Bostonians that is featured
at B. F. I-eith's next week, were
brought together by a common
love for the very best in music
is sufficient proof that America
Is stepping to the fore in the
world of arts.
Many of these vocalists are
teachers Of music in Boston.
Others are business men who
turned to music Just as a hob.
BY" Still others are seriously in
terested in the advancement of
American chamber music.
Like many organizations this
started IN a minor way, gathered
strength over a period of years,
then suddenly awoke one morn