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once calling him a stormy
petrol"
Ushers can be stationed In the
aisleways to prevent convulsed
patrons from breaking their
necl1s.
Frank Gilmore, executive
secretary Of Actors Equity As
ISOLATION, declared yesterday
that wildcat" producing firms
are running the legitimate show
business. Forty productions are
now clamoring at New York's
gates for admittance, he pointed
out.
"The main trouble il that the
shows come out en- masse and
there are not enough theaters
to give each one an even chance
to test IT'S drawing powers" he
said. ''The result il that cost Of
production, by which ! mean
salaries, railroad fares and gem
eral expenses, have gone up
tremendously as the producer
is compelled to wildcat into the
smaller towns, until there Ii an
opening in New York.
Practically the entire Eastern
territory today Is being used
as q try-out district to deter
mine the fitness Of shows to
come into New York. Conse-
quently, theater-goers in such
cities as Baltimore, Washing
ton, Wilmington, New Haven,
Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo,
Wilkes-Barre and even further
West are finding out that every
new show for them means q
trying-it-on-theedog sort Of
thing. And % they have lost
interest in the theater. They
win not in any large number
patronize . show that has not
some special draw. The busi
ness is terrible.
~
Gest Is superbly supplied with
that kind Of courage that blazes
away towards an objective, with
out counting the consequences
until they arrive. For that rea-
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THE GATE POST
,In EperYboaYa confid.
BIZ Harold PhiILips

he newboy q ragged one hkely
ponderus his the form
Wednesday night and Bostons legendary ao
ness qued adulatoy gestures that Mr. Ges rising
to utter choking words thanks broke down the stage
and weptep as though poet peasant heart Of him would
break <3. 3 ssz
opening such that society reporter referring 70 y g
less than gala would chance dsss The keel and
rib England blood there the satrne contours Ct
element being pentuy by the paunch and jc q the
oneyed arstocacy the successful scicns Of politics.
goodactor, albeit ouchy His fathernlaV
David Belasco the polished ugger Of that family
lingering grey fOrelock from Belasco the very ras
tao and boba emotion modulad words from
the audience sinks into candesine moods made
aware that peepg into and sacred chRpter Of Mr.
Belasco life Such moment indeed the old master should
be allowed enjoy solitude Louts and inuder we feel ike
calling ourselves that remember Mr. Belasco
chemically been taken unawares Tor the last quarter OF
N
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What Of M. Gest? A terrible
actor; no finesse, no restraint.
Just let's himself go. The Eng
lish would call him q "muff."
NJ. Gest still wears the velvet
hat that distinguished him as a
dime museum ballyhoo in what
must seem to him now to have
been the paleolithic age. He
may have fifty suits Of clothes
but they all look alike and il
they've ever been pressed, his
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son he is excellent newspaper
copy. He is guided no whit by
what others have done. He
seems to delight in doing the
opposite. He's a pagan among
oney-grubbers and being the
sort Of a man who would 20 all
the way to Russia to import q
troupe with not word of Eng
fish in it's repertoire, he would
be also the sort of fellow-had
he lived in the Forties-to have
driven a covered WAGON with
three wheels because the others
had four.
Most Of rs know him through
HIS own biographies and through
countless columns Of newspaper
and magazine space. Certain
Of as have verified this acquaint-
ance with chance meetings and
talkings. Those Of us in the
latter class win like to believe
and viii come nearer the truth
Of the scene that Gest cried be-
cause the panorama before him
melted from q reality Of brains,
culture and respectability into
q retrospective vision Of = dirty
faced little Russian newsie,
grubbing for coppers on Bos-
tons payements forty years
ago.
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TOday's the day 70 give yOur'
newsdeaIer your order for The
WASHINGTON Sunday Herald In or
der TO eliminate the risk 81 being
disappointed In not getting 4.
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PHANTOM BALL
POUSES KEEN
TN TER EST
Tickets Bear Date Of Gen.
Robert e. Lees
Birthday

The phantom ban, sponsored
by the Southern Relief Society, i
receiving eager support. 1t win
replace the scheduled thirty.third
annual benefit dance for the main
tenance Of Confederate veterans
ara the Southern Relief Home. IO
Gated III pennsylvania avenue north
west.
F'iguratively. the ball viii be held
and there Will be b0xhOiders and
patronesses as heretofore. There
will also be make-belfeve supper,
but the dancers will eat II at hoTnes
Because there viii be little expense
In giving q silent ball, the com
n1ittee IN charge will ask only one
third the customary price for tic.
koA~ and boxes. The tickets an
i1ouncing the affair win bear the
date OF Robert r. Lees birthday,
January 19.
The following have already be-
come patronesses for the unique
affair: Mrs Robert Lansing, Miss
Laura Harlan, Mrs DeIos Blodgett,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar, Mrs. Edwin
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TE N NESSEANS
HONORED AT
DINNER
Senator and Mrs. Tyson
Hosts to Large
Company

Sen. and Mrs. Lawrence d. Tyson
of Tennessee will leave tomorrow
to spend the holidays with their
sori-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin, In Clark
County, Va. Their -daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Charles McGhee Tyson, who Is
spending tho winter here with them,
left this morning for New York to
pass the holidays with relatives
there.
Senator and Mrs. Tyson enter.
tanned at dinner last evening in
their home at 1901 r street whe h
they had as their guests members
of the Tennessee delegation in. Con
gress, and other natives Of that
State resident here. The guests
included Sen. Kenneth Mcclellan,
Cong. and Mrs. Hubert Fisher, Cong
and Mrs. Ewin i. Davis, Cong. and
Mrs. Edward p. Eslick, Cong. and
Mrs. FINS Garrett, Cong. and Mrs.
Cordell Hull, Cong. and Mrs. d. ID.
McReynolds, Cong. and Mrs. Carroll
Reece, Cong. and Mrs. y. Will Tay-
lor, Cong. and Mrs. Gordon Brown
ing, Cong. and Mrs. Joseph Bryns.
Mrs. E. w. Cole, Major and Mrs.
j. G. Sims, Mrs. Beverly William
son, Col. and Mrs. Wade Cooper,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Zumbrunn and
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. EweIl.
and Mr.. Pope. president Of the
Tennessee State Society, ana Mrs.
Pope.
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YALE CLUB TO ATTEND
CHRISTMAS BALL

i One OF the most delightful of the
many dinners arranged to precede
the ball for the Children's Country
Home on Christmas night will be
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Warren
for Mrs. Warren's debutante daugh-
ter, Miss Lenore Scullin. 1t will be
a young peoples party. with some
of the members of the Yale ORA
matte Club among the guests. The
club. which Is presenting an anus
ing comedy "Out o. Luck at the
Wardman Park Theater on De-
cember 26, win attend the dance In
body.
In Miss Scullin's party will be
Miss Rosamond Reed. Miss Frances
Mckee and her guest, Miss Magda
Merck, Miss Lille Roosevelt. Miss
Louise McI1anahan. Miss Louise
ireland, Miss Suzette Dewey. Bates
Mckee, Bruce Campbell, John
Nicholas Ludington. Charles VIII
John Hoysradt, president, and
Arthur Milliken, vice president OF
the club; Henry RoweH, Henry
Potter. Hannibal HamIin, Edward
WardWell and Theodore Ryan
Mr.. RYAN and Mr.. Ludington will
be guests OF Mr.. Thomas Bell
Sweeney for the Christmas house
party they will entertain for their
sons, John and Thomas Bell
Sweeney, jr.. who are students at
Yale.
The BAH for the Children's Coun-
try Home, which is an annual
event. WIN be given this year at
the Mayflower.
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in a number of different sizes in
bottles. Then there is the Chanel bag.
the sensation Of the year. The original
creation which set the fashion for this
season was az very large shape and
an exact replica of this bag is to be
found at Nine. Ash in a variety of
shades and feathers. There are mod.
fications OF it, too--some smaller and
with a different style handle. The rea-
son why the Chanel bag has been so
popular Is that it is so roomy and
easily carried, and light weight as
we'll Aside from that 1t Is beauti,
full complement to any costume
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which are in such favor at present,
are too appealing, and have been sold
in great numbers since the shop
opened.
The foremost etcher of the day,
d. Y. Cameron, is represented in the
exhibit in numbers of his best land
scapes. That these etchings will make
adorable gifts goes without saying
Who is the artist who does the lovely
etchings of kittens? do not just
remember, but there were several of
these, too.
A first visit to this charming little
gallery, invariably means return visits
For 1t is the only place of its kind
on Connecticut avenue and, in fact, in
all OF Washington.
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Every ball room and restaurant In
this great magnificent hotel will be
included in the festivities. Every or
chestra will be augmented for the
occasion. The entertainers engaged
are the best that money can buy, and
all will be seen and heard in every
ball room. They will progress from
one room to another during the eve
ming, and will alternate with the
dancing.
Reservations are being made now,
and some very large parties are al
ready planned. 1t looks as though
everyone of prominence in Washing.
ton will be in sight at the Mayflower
that night. So If you want to see
them all, reserve your table!
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WAR HEROES
HONORED
:
AT BALL
Boxes at Stone Mountain
Benefit to Be Named
for Generals

One of the most interesting and
unusual features of the Blue and
Gray bali which Is to be given on
Tuesday evening, December 90, at
the Mayflower Hotel for the benefit
Of the Stone Mountain. Memorial
fund Is the naming of the beauti-
fully decorated boxes in the ball.
room for the famous officers of
both armies in the war between
the states.
The box which is to be occupied
by the widows of the four West
Pointers who went South and be-
came prominent officers, in the
Confederate army, will be called
the Blue and Gray box: Mrs. Rob-
ert E. Lees box viii be named
for Gen. Robert e. Lee. and direct
w opposite ii viii be the Gen. u.
Grant box, sponsored by. Mrs.
Harley r. Wilson. of Holm Hall.
Another box of interest is the
Gen. Hillary Al. Herbert box. spon.
sored by Mrs. Mary K. Male; and
the Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
box, to be occupied by the Ken
lucky State Society, and sponsored.
by William Jennings Price and by
Mrs. A. o. Stanley. wife of former
Senator Stanley of Kentucky.
The Southern Memorial Associa-
ton has named its box for sJeffer-
SON DAVIS and it will be sponsored
by Mrs Frank Morrison; the Stone
wall jackson Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. has named
its box for Gen. Stonewall Jackson,
and Miss Marie Mcguire viii be
sponsor; the George State Society
box sponsored by Mrs. George Hill
yer, jr., is to be named for Gen.
John A. Gordon.
Additional patronesses for the
Blue and Gray ball are Mrs. VII
liam J. Harris. Mrs. Walter s.
George, Mrs. Morris II. Thatcher,
Miss Jessie Dell. Mrs. Mary +.
Male, Mrs. Mabel p. Cole, Mrs.
Richard Tasker Lowndes. Mrs.
Thomas II. G. Reed. Mrs. Richard
Bagby, and Mrs. G. C. Calhoun.
Mrs. G. NJ. Maxwell was hostess
at an informal luncheon yesterday
at the Shoreham, where she is
spending some time.
A. A U. w. TO FETE
LEADERS
Mrs. Frank W. Ballou, wife of
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS
TNDORSE SILENT BALL"

Confederate Veterans, Camp III,
will keep open house on New Year
Day at the Confederate Memorial
Home, 1922 Vermont Ave, from
3 to o'clock, assisted by members
Of the various chapters OF the
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy.
The annual election of the Con-
federate Veterans was held Tuesday
evening at the Confederate Me.
mortal Home, Capt. J. T. Petty,
Camp III, of the United Confeder
ate Veterans, being elected COM
:1ander.
The Silent Ball. was enthusiast
tically received by Captain Petty
and was met with the hearty sp-
proval of the entire camp. The
proceeds, as usual, to benefit the
Confederate Veterans and the main
'"nance of the Southern Relief
Home.
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lines, with a panel Of the velvet
hanging down on each side. AZ
one side at the waist line was a
flat bow-knot formed Of narrow
bands of shirred velvet, outlined
with dotted rhinestones and the
center a cluster of rhinestones.
Mrs. Hight will entertain at
luncheon at the Willard, December
80, for her daughter, Miss Barbara
Hight, In compliment to Miss Maud
Mason. The guests will be about
twenty of this seasons debutantes.
R&&
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates Warren. of
2O29 Connecticut Ave, have leased
an apartment at the Mayflower,
and win take possession on Janu*
ary !.
- M n
The Rev. Canon Waldeptyel'
and Miss Gertrude w. Myer, Of this
city, are at the Hotel Lorraine,
New York for few days.
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DINNER DANCE
PROVES DELIGHTFUL

Notable among the festivities OF
last evening was the dinner dance
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s..
Hight at the Willard. The Minister
of Panama and Nine. Alfaro headed
the list of seventy-five guests at
the dinner and among the others
present were the Minister Of Aus.
tria and Mime. Prochnil1, Justice
and Mrs. Edwin Terry Sanford
Senator and Mrs. George III. Moses,
Senator Henry Wilder Keyes. Con.
gresham and Mrs. Fred IA. Brit.
ten, Congressman and Mrs. Allen
T Treadway. Congressman and
Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, and Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. M. w. ireland.
About a hundred additional
guests were invited to attend the
dance following the dinner. Mrs.
Hight wore a white velvet gown,
French model, made on straight
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MIDSHIPAIEN TO ATTEND
WOMEN'S CLUB DANCE

The midshipmen Of the Naval
Academy viii be the guests of the
Women's City Club at its Stea
dance on Christmas Day. Mrs.
Frank Gregory Stewart will be hos
tess, and will be assisted by Miss
Agnes VIM, Miss Inez Justus,
Miss Josephine Crowley, Mrs. Pat
rick Gallagher, Mrs. A. B. Manly
and Miss Mary Norton.
Midshipman C. Gordon DeKay,
u s. N, will visit his uncle and
aunt. Capt. and Mrs, Emory Land,
1424 Sixteenth ST., during the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Janet Randolph Ball, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Henry W. Watson, has
arrived In Washington for the holt
days from Miss Porter's school In
Pennington, Conn.
###
Mrs. Walter r. George and her
young son. Marcus, have joined SEN
ator George In their apartment at
the st. Regis. Mrs. George Will
be here for the season.
Members Of the Washington OPP
era Company were entertained by
Miss Anna Bradsky with Russian
tea, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lestr A. Schlup, of 1445 Oak ST., on
Sunday afternoon. Edouard Albion
was guest OF honor.
Miss Bradslxy and Anna Frank
were charmingly CARRIED in Russian
peasant costume. Miss Frank ac-
companied Miss Bradsky at the pi
ano in some delightful Russian folk
songs. Theodore Resented rem
dered several piano selections by
Russian composers. Tea was served
with samOvar and typically Rus
sian delicacies were served.
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Fuller, Mrs. Charles @. Matthews,
Mrs. walter Tuckerman, Mrs. Fred
A. Britfen, Mrs. Harley Wilson,
Mrs. Ernest "a. walker, Mrs. David
A. Reed, Miss Jessie Dell, Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, Mrs. James
1T. Reed, Mrs. Augustus Owsley
Stanley, Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs.
David F1. Blair, Mrs. Wilton Lam
bert, Mrs. Clarence G. Calhoun, and
Mrs Frank w. Mondell.
The following have taken boxes:
Senator and Mrs. William J.. Har-
ris, former Senator and Mrs. Holke
Smith, Congressman and Mrs. Sol
bloom, Mr.. and Mrs. william g.
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superintendent

the superintendent OF Public
Schools, and DR.. Lois Hayden
Meek, educational secretary Of the
American Association of University
Women, will be the honor guests
at the tea of the Women's City
Club next Sunday afternoon. Miss
M. Alyina Carroll will be the
hostess on this occasion. Many of
the new members are expected.
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icfure ra,nes
at UnderaOoods

for you know their selection is more
extensive than almost any one place
In town, and since framed photo
graphs make the incest possible gift,
everyone is selecting frames from this
choice collection
/ noticed so many people going into
ecstacies over them and choosing not
one but several, either for new pho
tograpIls just made at Underwood ard
Underwood's or for old photographs.
81 Just to give for the beauty Of the
frame itself.
think one Of the most remarkable
things about this internationally fa
nous studio Is the fact that photo
graphs taken for Christmas have all
been finished and delivered at TIE
hour and on the day they were prom.
Used. Now you know that IS some
record. isn't it,
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LOG OF TREE $50
YEARS OLD SHOWN

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,
Dec. ga remarkable exhibit at
the Dunedin Exhibition is a giant
kauri log, whose rings prove it to
be $50 years old.
A tablet states that this tree
thrived in North Auckland before
Columbus discovered America.
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MONTE CARLO DIRECTORS
PURCHASE TWO PALACES

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. %
Directors of the Monte Carlo Casino
are reported to have purchased the
Yildiz and Dolma Baghtcheh
Palaces, for conversion into gam
bling halls.
The Turkish parliament is con-
sidering a law which would permit
only foreigners to play at the gam
ing tables,
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bath and rub
when you are JUST
believing yourself
tired enough to
die! Besides being
restful. they are
very beautify
so why would it
not be a nice idea
to pre- s 81 mt the
women of your
family with a
book OF tickets
for this ultra
- =.
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Ilrm WHICH mas lately
appeared on Connect
cut avenue Is a branch
of the famous firm of
Robert Dunthorne and
Son, of London, ia
nous the world over
for, fine prints, etch-
ings and paintings.
The dog studies, by
IEinn
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Brantley, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dennis. Mrs. Andrews p. Graham,
Mrs. Charles Fairfax, ana Miss
May W. Frey.
MRS. Theodore Tiller II chairman
oe the silent bali committee and
MR.. Cornelia Powell OdenhelmlOr,
president of the Southern Relief
Society, heads the general commit
tee rs charge of arrangements and
ticket sales.
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w h "a t I know
a b o ut it they
would do better
than that. To be
quite frank, this
celebration Is to
be the nearest APP
proach to a met
ropolitan N e w
New York hi-jinks
New Year that
this same town
of Washington has
ever placed its
pretty eyes upon.
And / don't mean
maybe!
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nue.. In selecting
a gift for a fas-
tidious w o m a n,
you are sure to
please her might,
lily if your choose
something fro M
this exquisite as
sortment.
Perfumes from
Henri Bendel in
delectable blends
of the scents for
which he is ia
nous may be had
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BASLE-PARIS EXPRESS
WRECKED BY hANDcAR

PARIS, Dec. 22.-The Basic Paris
express crashed into a handcar at
Noisy-le-Sec, a suburb of Paris, to-
day.
Two cars of the express train
were overturned. Three persons
were injured.
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PERPLEXED SHOPPERS who
don't know which wayf to turn
can't do better than to turn to th
Shop o scope! Turn to tOday's
Classified Section.
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Genuine English
Sbortind Prints

as found at Gordon Dunthorne. 1905
Connecticut avenue. represent first
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The Baths
IT EmiLe,s

Gre proving q great benefit to busy
women these days What a restful
comfort it Is to have place to drop
se,n3oy1f ffifs
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MRS. STROTHER
WSfe Of Congressman James
French Strother Of West Vir-
ginia, who Is 4 popular member
Of the Congressional set.
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Beautiful Bags
NoDeIty Jeq0 eLrv

perfumes and all the stunning acces-
series of the moment are to be found
at Nine Ash. 1917 Connecticut ave-
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Fat st0Okimgs without thin
nocIgetbOolxs9 That's easy-dO your
Christmas buying through the
ShOn- 0.scoDe.
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EVEN visitors from Paris enjoy
- Christmas shopping in the fash
ionable Connecticut Avenue district.
Mrs. Robert S. Stanclitfe, Of Paris,
the guest of Miss Katherine Judge
at 1885 Massachusetts, Avenue, aVas
encountered just as she a0as leaVing
for morning of Christmas buying.
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People Who~l4re
Gnfnn Aannp

for Christmas. are making their plans
to hurry back for the New Years Eve
celebration at the MayfIower Hotel.
AStd If thew knew
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Speaking Of gifts-you win find
things at Emile's which you may
not see at other places in Washing
ton-odd little vanities, perfume TASKS.
necklaces, boudoir novelties, bracelets
and perfumes, a perfect dazzling array
of things for gifts.
You may give the lady's favorite
make of preparations for the toilet,
in face creams and lotions and know
you are not far afield.
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What are you going to do Christmas
Night? Your answer probably is go
ing to the Children's Country Home
Ball" for that is where everyone will
be. The ball is to add to the fund for
this worthy charity. Mrs. Joseph
Letter and other prominent women are
giving their time and attention to
make the bali success, just as they
give of their best attention all the
wear to provide a beautiful country
home for convaIescent children. Think
what this means to hundreds OF dear
little people and at this blessed Christ
mas time do what you can by purchas-
ing tickets and attending in person.
should say it is an ideal way to
spend Christmas evening.
When you receive this I shall be
far, far away, way out in the Great
Open. Spaces, having a grand time,
hope! But / will return in time to
write you next week. SO goodby and
a very merry Christmas
Cordially,
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nEAREsT GENEvIEvE:

NEAREST GENEVIEVE:
i do hope you appreciate my de-
votion IN writing to you at this time,
when there. are more things to do
than minutes and hours in which to
do them. Every one is dashing around
in circles. trying to finish up the last
minute shopping. wrap up the pack
ages for out-oftown, address the list
of greeting cards and perhaps pack
up to go away. to. say nothing Of do
ing little odd shopping for some Of
the busy friends.
With ali the rush and excitement.
of course, none Of Us would have 4
the least bit efficient. We may wear
oyerselves out. but we all love =:
II You seem to be terrifically up
against it for time and need to buy
few more things, do remember -
marvellous
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Mrs. Frank W. Ballou, wife Of