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Evening star., 1925-05-31
Betrothals Announced
Of Interest Locally

MIR. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Meek of
Washington announce the engagement
of their daughter Mercedes Ray of
Washington and Richmond to Charles
Henry Sinton of Newport News. The
wedding will take place in June.
Mrs. Samuel Eugene Cooper. for
merly of Petersburg. Va, announces
the engagement of her eldest daughter
Hannah to Mr.. Misha Laddon Mr..
Laddon is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip A. Laddon and a graduate of
the University of Michigan. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rosenbloom of
1908 Webster street announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Kitty to
Mr.. Alfred NJ. Schwartz of this city
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Mrs. Kidder Tea Hostess
For University Women

Mrs Arthur Kidder will be the
hostess at the regular weekly tea of
the American Association of Univer-
sity Women, at their clubhouse, 1884
I street, Wednesday. She will have as
her honor guest Mrs. Everett San
ders, the wife Of the Secretary to the
President of the United States
Evening star., 1925-05-31
President and Mrs. Lewis
Honor G. w. u. Graduates

President and Mrs Lewis have is
sued invitations for the reception in
honor of the graduating class of
George Washington University at
Corcoran Hall. Twenty-tirst street, be-
tween G and n streets. Tuesday eve
ming, from 5 to Z O'Clock. There will
pc dancing ... --.---.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock
Give AT Home" Dates

Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Douglas Ham
cock will be at home Sunday AFTER
moons through June in their home at
2900 Cleveland avenue near Woodland
drive. When weather permits they
will receive in the garden, where the
tea tables will also be laid.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
President and First Lady
HonorGuests ofDiplomats
At Brilliant Reception
Envoys of Southern Republics Hosts at Pan-Ameri-
can Buildng-Society Interest Centers
Around Early June Events.
SALLIE V. II. PICKETT.

surprising dignity the splendid held
in Union Building Friday when
republics the President
Coolidge The diplomats other the higher
the ranks
orchesas
of the little touches
of unknown
entertainment could be given in republic
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Society Perfecting Plans
For HOt-Weather Period
Pleasure Resorts Selected and Sea Trips Included
In Schedule for Summer-Personal
Notes of Interest

and Mrs. Williams and their son
spent the Winter at Miami Beach
Miss Marguerite Watson. who re
Gently returned from Europe and has
been with her mother, Mrs. Garret
Watson, at her home on Q street. left
Friday for a visit with her cousin.
Mr.. II. lie Roy Jones, at Brent Lodge
Evening star., 1925-05-31

THE Mrs Coolidge scheduled leave Minnesota
celebration will be
Mrs Kellogg Shortly after their
they will themselves White Court Swampsco
President will much possible
Coolidge will
This
in the
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Members of Cabinet
Preparing to Leave
City for Vacations
Secretary and Mrs. Weeks
Joined by Their Daughter,
Due to Former Illness.
Personal Notes.

The Secretary of War and Mrs.
die of the week by their daughter,
Mrs. John w. Davidge, who went
there because of the serious illness of
the Secretary.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
New will go to Detroit Tuesday and
will motor from there to their Summer
cottage on Turtle Lake, Mich, for a
short vacation.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Davis are spending the week end in
Atlantic City and on their return Mon,
day will close their apartment and,
with their four children, will go to
Mooseheart, ILL.,, for the Summer.
The acting Secretary of War, MIR.
Dwight F. Davis, will give up the
house at 1920 Eighteenth street the
middle of June and, with his children
, will go to his Summer home at Dark
Earbor, Me. He will return to Wash
ington to remain through the Summer
or until the recuperation of Secretary
Weeks.
Mrs. Davis is still in Paris, where
she went some time ago because of i'll
health, and is expected to Join her
family in Maine early in July.
The Assistant Secretary of Com.
merce and Mrs. j. Walter Drake, ac-
companied by their daughter. Miss
Rosalie Drake, and their son, Mr. John
Drake, will sail Saturday, June 20,
aboard the America for Europe and
will spend three months travelling on
the continent and in England Mis-;
Drake is completing her sophomore
gear At Xslleelez College. ..------..--
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Diplomats Outlining Plans
For Summer Vacations
Visits to Home Countries Included In Program
Notable Social unctions-Ceneral Notes
= of Special Interest.

Friday, June 10, to remain through
the Summer months
The Minister of Rumania Prince
Bibesco, will be Joined by Princess
Bibesco and their children late in June
or early in July. Princess Bibesco has
been with her parents, former Premier
of England and Mrs Herbert Asquith,
in London, for some months.
The Minister of China and Nine
SEE Will entertain at dinner tomorrow
evening In honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank p. Lockhart, who will leave
shortly Tor China, where Mr.. Lock
hart has been appointed consul gen.
eral.
Nine. Wallenberg, wife of the Min
lister of Sweden, will be hostess az
tea tomorrow afternoon, having asked
a small company to meet Count Spare
and see the portrait of the Minister
Which he has just completed. She
Will sail July for her home in Sweden
to spend the Summer.
Nine. Wallenberg entertained at tea
Yesterday, her guests being members
of the Swedish colony, and she was
assisted by Nine. Weidel and Mrs.
Carl r. Chindblom.
The Minister of Hungary and Coun-
tess Szechenyf are expected to spend
much of the Summer in Newport,
where they will occupy the villa of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
of New York, where the Minister and
Countess Szechenyi stayed for part of
the Summer last year.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Mrs. King to Entertain
Helen Keller Guild

Mrs. John King will entertain the
Helen Keller Guild Wednesday in the
me of Mrs. w. A. Smith, at 39a2
sRslxp street.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

! The Minister of the Serbs, Croat5
and Slovenes, DIR. Ante Tresich Pa
Evening star., 1925-05-31

The Minister of Denmark, Mr.. Con
gtantin Brun. Will go 10 Bar Hsxhozs
Evening star., 1925-05-31

The Minister of Finland, Mr.. Axei
Leonard Astrom, is in st. Louis over
Sunday and will return to Washington
early this week
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Continued On sixth RagsA
Evening star., 1925-05-31

The Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
informally at dinner last evening.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Continued On Sixth RagsA
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Admiral and Mrs. Edward ".
Eberle will go TO Annapolis Tuesday
to be the guests of the superintendent
OF the Naval Academy and Mrs. Louis
y. Mutton for the graduation eXer-
cises. They will return to Washing
ton Wednesday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
USE YOUR BEST ROOM MORE
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator from New York.
Former Commissioner of Health, New York City.

; per cent of the tuberculosis pa
tents are oliged to live at home.
. We know this disease is acquired
by contact.
1 am giving these few examples
of what bad housing does, to cause
you to give thought to the problem.
I do not do it to alarm you or to
make you unhappy. / am attempt
ing to create in your soul a divine
discomfort that will lead you TO
better your housing condition il it
needs betterment, and you can pos
sibly improve it.
1t may not be necessary to move
into another house or another
apartment to make your living quar-
tiers better. 1t is not uncommon
to see the best rooms in a house
kept under lock and key or at
least excluded from common use.
What is the use Of an unused par
lor with formidable and uncomfort-
able furniture, if it is a room
which can be opened to the sun
shine and fresh air? Why dedicate
it to convention, when the bedroom
where the children Sleep is small,
stuffy and dark? Use your best
room to live in and put the fam
lily photograph album al ! the wax
flowers in the attic.
There can be no doubt that a
clean. sunny, well-ventilated house
is a great factor in the health of
the family. If your pocketbook is
thin you can't do as you would like
to, of course, but a little study of
your own surroundings and your
budget may make it possible to plan
better things.
Copyright, 1925, by Newspaper
Feature Service. IncO
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17

Not so long ago 1 went to Kan
sas City to speak at the annual
convention of the United States
League of Building and Loan As
sociations. For more than thirty
years / have been interested in this
plan for helping the ordinary man
to build a home.
Even now in the cities there is
a serious lack of housing. 1t is
difficult for the family Of small
means to find a decent place to
live. What will it be fifty years
from now when the population is
twice as great as it is now?
Every doctor who has studied the
effects Of bad housing on health
is sure to become interested in the
economic improvements essential to
solving the building problem. We
must strive towards the ideal Of
having every family occupying a
single dwelling or living in a we'll
lighted and ventilated apartment.
A baby born in a house of six
rooms has twice the chance to live
that he has If born in a home Of
two rooms. The mortality rate is
bound to be higher where there is
overcrowding.
All communicable diseases, espe-
cially those involving the breathing
organs, are rapidly spread in over
crowded places. Conspicuous ex-
amples Of this are influenza and
pneumonia. 1t is difficult TO main
tain quarantine under such condi-
tons.
We are apt to think of tubcrcu-
losis as connected with hospitals
and fine sanitoria. As a matter
Of fact, the records show that so
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
SAN ANTONIO,
AUGUST IL, 1925.
Rules for Investors
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

Since there has been much scru'
tiny of the United States mails and
since the laws against mailing i'm
proper literature are tolerably well
enforced, increased use has been
made of the telephone. Be on the
watch for those who abuse your
courtesy by using the telephone. 1t
is a good plan not to go into an
investment without knowing with
whom you are dealing.
These are rules of common sense
and common caution. A man will
need these two qualities when he
goes into the investment business.
1t is often as hard to keen money
as it is to make it in the first place.
The plainness and simplicity Of
these rules are apparent. 1t is
thought by some that investing is a
very complicated and mysterious
science. 1t is nothing of the sort. 1t
is simply a science that calls for the
usual qualifications on the part Of
its pursuer.
1t implies study and familiarity
and the simple rules of ordinary
caution.
You cannot walk along a street
and not look where you are going
without stumbling. And you cannot
invest your money and give no fore
thought to the operation without
making the gravest mistake.
Copyright, 1925, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
Humanity's Balancing Pole
By 1.-THE SPECTATOR"

A tightrope walker usually car
ries a long pole, which stretches out
on each side Of him, to help main
tain his balance. 1t is known as a
balancing pole.
Humanity, like the tightrope
walker, needs a balancing pole.
Luther compared humanity to n
drunken peasant ready to fall off
his horse on one side or the other.
1t is continually tending to go
to excess in one or the other di-
rection.
From the ruthless autocracy Of
Louis XIV and Car Nicholas it
swings to the bloody French Revo-
luton and the red waves Of Boil
shevism.
From the stern iron-bound NOR
atty Of Puritan England under
Cromwell it plunges into the orgies
Of immortality of the Restoration
days under Charles ii.
From the thoughtlessness Of post
war days it moves to the fanaticism
Of Tennessee.
In art and literature a time Of
Standardization and Of "classicism"
precedes n time Of revolution and
extremes.
But in spite Of this swinging
back and forth from the verge of
excess on one side to the verge Of
excess on the other, the great mass
Of people have come down through
the years on n fairly level balance.
The balancing pole Of humanity
is the innate common sense and in
stincts Of the mpSscs.
This is unconsciously felt by al
most all thinking men.
The other day the writer had an
interesting experience which illus
tratcs this truth.
A man who is essentially a soon
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
Wayside Wisdom
By S. E. Kiser
The Thrill of Pursuit.

The Thrill of Pursuit.
In a garden that was old
One whose faith vas deep and
strong
Hunted for a pot Of gold,
Hunted zealously and long.
Somewhere. one day, he had found
Charts bedimmed by dust and
SCOT
Of a certain plot of ground
Just beyond a pear trees root,
That contained a pirates loot.
Often when the half moon sbone
And low mists hung DER the sea
He that hunted stopped alone
Near the gnarled and dying tree.
With a shovel and a pick
And a hope that failed him not
He continued, well or sick,
Wet or dry or cold or hot,
To be searching for the pot.
Frequently he scanned his chart,
Studying each dot and line;
Hope remained within his heart.
Wealth" he murmured, will
be mine!
Some day ! shall hear a clink
That will cause my soul to soar;
I will dig in every chink,
And each inch Of ground explore
Till l find my golden store
Late one night, when clouds we're
thick
And a dog bayed far away,
Something clinkcd beneath his pick.
Buried deeply in the clay.
With q gurgling gasp he fell,
Killed by joy he could not bear,
Knowing not-which was as we'll
That the Tin can buried there
Never claimed a pirates care.
Whether wealth or whether fame
Is the end for which we strive,
It's the glory Of the game
As We struggle 10 arrive
That keeps most Of US alive.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
Lives of Dollar Bills

~ EVER was there bigger misnomer, according to
M the Treasury Department, than 'the eternal
dollar" Painstaking study of the life history Of
the dollar bill from the moment of delivery from the
presses to the day of its death by maceraon shows the
existence of the average certificate to be limited to eight
months.
Before the war; the then proud dollar fluttered far
and wide for fifteen months before it became too worn
for service The cost of necessities lower then the
demand for Iuxuries less general dollar would buy
for big business man pair of silk stockings for his
wife new best seller for his daughter shirt for his
son. or quart of liquor for his friends Now goes too
often for flappers garers days supply of cigars or
few ounces of wood alcohol favored with brown
sugar.
The dollar bill of today has short life and is worn
out by its own speed in circulating.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
LIES Hurdles
Where Is the Best Place
to Live?
Copyright. 1925. by Star Company.
BY L. E. Bisch

The problem Of where to live
whether in the city, the country, the
suburbs-is one that faces almost
every human being.
And it is one of the most diff
cult to solve besides, as it involves
so many factors.
The place where one must work
where one must needs earn a liveli-
hoods usually the determining
factor.
Yet, if the problem of whether
to live in the city or the country
is troublesome now, a few sugges-
tions may be helpful.
Before making decision, be sure
to study your tastes and inclina-
tons, your resources and limita-
tiOns, with sincerity.
Often we have q desire to do the
very thing that is the worst possible
course to pursue.
What is most essential is a stock
taking of the things and values we
want to live by and with!
Little will it help to live either
in the city or the country simply be-
cause most money can be made
there. The mere making Of money
beyond our requirements and TO
safeguard the future never has and
never will spell happiness. One
gets used TO making money like
everything else. What you get out
of your money Is more important
than how much you accumulate!
Home life is an essential aspect
that should always be well consid-
cred.
Children do better in the coun-
try and their welfare is Of para
mount Importance.
Social values and amusements
may be more easily found in the
city, but here again ones own per-
conality must be carefully aY-
praised.
For the person Of moderate tastes,
and of a temperament that enjoys
quiet, out-of-door life, a garden,
nature - the country is in many
ways ideal.
For the person Of exceptional
gifts, who wants TO specialize in
some particular calling, who en-
joys the spirit of enterprise and
keen competition, the city is by all
odds the better place.
Both the city and the country have
advantages as well as disadvantages.
No one can tell which, for you,
IS the more desirable!
Copyright. 1925. Premier synd.. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17

servative" said to him in CONVEX
sation:
"These radicals may lead the
people away for n time, but in the
end they always come back to the
level. You can trust the people
every time"
Then, n few hours later, he list
ened to a speech by an Ultra-"radi-
CAL" After quoting ii. G. Wells,
Dean Inge and others who fear for
the welfare of civilization, the
speaker ended the dark picture with
the following words:
What is the solution? There
is only one hope. That is: You
can trust the human race. That's
my motto"
Now, here were two men, one a
conservative" and the other a
radical" giving essentially the
same thing MS their ultimate hope
for sanity in the actions Of the
world.
Lincoln expressed the idea in his
famous sentence:
you can fool all the people part
Of the time, and part of the people
all the time, but you can't fool all
the people all the time"
IL is this faith that the common
sense Of the mass Of people Is the
balancing pole that keeps humanity
steady, that is the basis for
democracy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17

The American Bankers Associa-
ton SAYS that if you were an engi-
neer on railroad you would not
Intentionally pass safety signals set
against you.
Some of the safety signals in in
vestments as recommended by this
association are as follows:
Too large returns on your invest
ment. A large return is sign of
danger. Those concerns that promise
abnormally high profits as a rule
are heavy risls.
The endors hlents of successful
men are influential. but they are
often used without authorization. 1t
is good plan to look beyond the
names and investigate the real char
acter of the security offered.
A chance to "get in on the ground
floor" is to be looked at with sus-
picion. It is the favorite lure of the
financial charlatan. Those who seek
to get in on the ground floor usually
find somebody else in the basement.
Inside tips" are usually nothing
more than guesses. What the mar
ket will do, whether it will 20 up
or down, is a matter of chance and
one man has as good a right to
guess as another. The expectation
of making money on the market is
a pure gamble.
Watch out for artificial prices
which are often made by profession
ais in order to get their selling cam
oo;o, rndar uo=x
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
'YE TOWNE GOSSIP g. <: { >

WOULD have to go.
so VERY much further.
FOR WHAT I wanted.
I'D NEVER go in.
AND THE other day.
1 WAS in the store.
AND A little girl.
CAME TO the counter.
AND LAID down a dime.
AND ASKED for something.
THAT WAS in the window.
AND THEN the man.
SHOWED BACK her dime
AND SAID to her.
THAT THE price Of it.
WAS TWENTY-FIVE cents.
AND SHE took the dime.
AND SEEMED to be frightened.
AND HER little blue eyes.
FILLED UP with tears.
AND HER lower lip tremblcd.
AND SHE started out.
AND THE man went over.
AND GOT the toy;
OUT OF the window.
AND GAVE it 10 her.
AND TOOK her dime.
AND RANG it up.
AND I went on out.
AND NOW I know.
I'M GOING back.
BECAUSE I want 20.
AND NOT because.
IT'S THE nearest store.
THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
Three Lincoln Men

VICE PRESIDENT DAWES remembers that he,
III General John ]. Pershing and William Jennings
Bryan once ate at the same lunch counter in Lin
coin Nebraska.
Since then the three men, all sons of farmers, have
gone out into the world and accomplished great things,
each in his own way.
Bryan champion of lost causes and vgor-
Gus and sincere defender of his opinions until the last
General Pershing led the American forces in
France and became the head of the United States Army
Mr.. Dawes was destined to give his name to the
plan which is supposed to rehabiitate Europe and be-
came Vice President of the United States.
All three distinguished in their way, and it
illustrates the fact that great come from most
unexpected places.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
The Restless Sex

n NJ NE. VARIL DE STE. CROIX, head Of the French
MI delegation to the recent conference of women
ATA at Washington, processes amazement at the
eager interest of American girls in ethical and nterna-
tional problems She told her counrywomen that Vassar
Wellesley and other colleges had changed their instruc-
ton materially in the last generation American women
are restless Nine. Ste. Croix reported.
Of course they are. Were they willing to rest like
mouscs they would achieve recognition 1t was
the feminine retlessness that women the right to
VOTE to enter business to attain high physical and in
tellectua ability The chief value of education is to
promote independent thinking and the chief value Of
independent thinking is to inspire Independent action
Americas advancement to foremost position among
the nations of the world is not due solely to masculine
mower
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17
Girls Who Do Things

advertised the other day that Miss Charlotte
| Vanderlip, daughter of Frank A. VANDERBILT the
financier is an exponent of jiu jitsu.
She gave exhibition at a garden party and show
ed modern young women how she protect herself.
If this report true, all young women of the debu
tante age not sitting around and powdering their
noses, but of them engaged in useful and i'm
portant occupations.
There is no reason why woman should not make
herself as useful in the world as a man.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-17

Dear X. c. B.: l work in a ga
rage and there is a woman who
keeps her car here and is impatient
and disagreeable. let my dislike
Of her grow until l almost hated her.
And then tonight she came in with
her car with her husband driving
and they stopped the car but didn't
back into their space, and l could
hear the engine racing and / just
let them stay there and have their
troubles. Soon l noticed that the
woman and the man were leaning
over a little half-starved kitten and
she was petting it and wanting
someone to go and get something for
it to eat, and 1 said would keep
it and look after it and she thanked
me and smiled on me and said she'd
pay for milk and everything it
needed, and l put their car away for
them and the kitten is on my lap
and tomorrow when the lady calls
I'm going to say: Yes, nam; thank
you, MAN. -
BERNARD HAMPTON.
MY DEAR Bernard.
THINK sometimes.
THAT MAYBE the Lord.
HAS LITTLE stray kittens.
CROSS OUR paths.
JUST TO do such things.
AS YOUR kitten did.
YOU'VE TOLD your story.
AND I'LL tell mine.
IT'S ABOUT a store.
THAT go into.
ONCE IN a while.
AND THE man.
WHO RUNS the store.
HAS BEEN so surly.
AND so Indifferent.
TO MY good mornings.
AND GOOD afternoons.
THAT If il wasn't