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parties and am a friend of Miss So
and-So."
sorry" the woman at the door re-
piled, but this is not Miss So-and-
Sos party" Whereupon the young
woman Indignantly withdrew from
the hotel, her friends departing with
her, much to their mbarrassment.
So long as parties are given in the
hotels this is bound to happen, un-
less the list of guests is in the hands
of some one at the door.
Entertainments are becoming more
numerous each winter as society
grows, and many problems confront
the mothers of the debutantes and
the girls who have been out two
or three years While a record was
set last Winter for the number of
entertainments. this record will not
stand, for each year the girls to be
introduced increase in number and
the 1875 of this season will be 40 or
$50 next year. To arrange the dates
and places for these affairs, the
hostess has to make her plans months
in advance, and already one mother
has set the date and place for her
daughters coming out next season.
1t will be the middle of December
and many of the details have been
completed, the date and the place
placed in the proper hands This is
almost year in advance of the party.
To wait until the season opens would
leave the mother little chance for
deSira bic evening
Circus Is Ball Model.
Although the annual Beaux Arts
ball ever has been DISTINGUISHED for
its unique features and thrills that
have delighted society, the affair TO
take place Thursday evening will
Guido all previous efforts of the we'll
known sponsors. The circus has been
taken as model by these architec-
tural masters who have improved
upon the original in a manner that
will amount to a spectacular triumph.
This lie Cirque d Hiver" will be pre-
scented at the Hotel Astor and the
advance sale of tickets forecasts one
of the greatest successes of the sea-
son.
Painters. sculptors and architects
and society folks whose names are
written large along many walks of
life have joined in working out the
details of the event where the lion
tanning will be mingled with artistic
beauty of scenery in a charming en-
semble Special attention has been
given to the humorous side Of the
program, ana the QrOll sketches 10 De
presented will be the basis for many
a jest months hence.
one of the most artistic presenta-
tons will be pantomime, Amour
Preovercale," with "A cast that has
won renown elsewhere. This little
playlet. in which the shadow of
tragedy will be intermingled with the
sunlight of existence, will be enacted
by Mile. F'lcurette du Pree, Mile.
Marguerite Agniel George Mitchell
and Henry Greenley. 1t is a story
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folder Members of Society
Holding Sway in New York
Have rendered Several Notable Formal Dinners
ure-"Gate-Crashers" Create Problem

NEW YORK. January 31.-There
has been decided falling off in the
number of entertainments given in
the last 10 days. but what the social
program has lacked in quantity it has
made up in quality. Instead of eight,
and on some nights as many as a
dozen dances being given, was
the case during the Christmas holi-
days, there have been few real old
fashioned formal dinners and recep-
tons
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish en-
tertained few nights ago at their
home, $40 Fifth avenue. when they
had among their guests the older
members of society, representatives
OF families that used to figure promi-
nently in the doings of society when
society meant formal dinners, follow
ed by musicals, literary and art dis
CusSions.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs Wand erbilt a
week ago gave a dinner and recep-
. ton for the retiring French Ambas
sador and Nine Jusserand 1t was
described as a small affair, but It
brought together all the promin ent
members of society. Mrs. NJ. Orme
Wilson, daughter OF the late Mrs
William Aston, gave one of her series
OF dinners an evening or two later
Mr. and Mrs. r. Suffern Taller are
giving a series of smart dinners. fol-
lowed by some form of entertain
ment, at the Plaza, and other notable
dinners are being given three or four
nights a week
Dcbutantes Out of Picture.
Occasionally a dance takes place
for the younger set, but the debutante
has passed out of the picture for
This year. She held the center of the
stage from early November until the
second week in January, and never
before in the history of New York
society have so many entertainments
been given in her honor as during
the Christmas holidays. 1t seemed
as though every one waited for that
period when the boys and girls were
home from school and college. A
change will have TO be made in this
schedule for next year, however, for
the confusion, the conflicting dates,
the rushing from one party to an
other, the Crashing in of undesir-
ables is all brought about by this
state of affairs.
The effort was made late in the
season to stop the unlimited from
coming in to parties, and some one
was placed at the door of the restau-
rant or hotel where the affairs were
held, with a list of those invited. and
any one whose name was not on that
list could not gain admission. This
scheme caused much embarrassment
at the first two or three parties where
it was given q trial. One young
woman who came with a group of
IL to a smart party said she had
neglected to reply to the invitation
and wanted to know if her name was
on the list. She was told is could
mot be found. But" she replied. Il
have always been admitted to these
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to act as a floor committee and take
part in the affair. Patrons and pa
tronesses are Sir Harry Armstrong.
Mrs. S. S. Auchincloss, Mrs York Allen,
Mrs. Henry A. Atkinson, Mrs. Charles G.
Ayres. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving T. Burk.
Mrs. Martha Bell, Mrs. Henry Clinton
Backus, Mrs. Robert G. Adams and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Baldwin.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
HISTORICAL REVOLUTION
AIRY LEAFLET

Boston, Mass.-The first edition Of
the Peter Salem leafet issued by the
National Equal Rights League is al
ready exhausted by requests sent to
its National headquarters, No. 9 Corn
hill, Vim. Monroe Trotter, Secretary,
in charge
But one more edition is to be print
ed. and in order that it may know how
large an edition to print without late
orders going disappointed, the League
requests that all individuals, schools,
Libraries, lodges, and organizations
who desire copy for themselves or
to place in the hands of white persons,
send for the leahet at once, enclosing
4 cents in stamps.
The document, with addenda Of
colored soldiers in all American wars,
is sold at cost copies can be had
for 5 cents, copies for 10 cents, in
stamps.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
TWO NEW BOOKS ON RACE
QUESTION
columbian Press Bureaul

Columbian Press Bureau)
Washington, D. C-Two new books
on the so-called racial problem have
made their appearance. THE Basis Of
Racial Adjustment" BY DR.. Thomas
J. Woofter (white) Of Georgia, sets
forth his opinion Of how the different
races Of mankind are to dwell together
IN peace and harmony; while "The
Menace Of Color" BY DR.. J. w. Greg
ory (white) deals with the same topic
in very detailed way and attempts
to prove that @the color classification
i Of more value in political guidance
than that based on the skull or hair"
The frst-named book Is published BY
CHM & Company, Of New York; while
DR.. Gregory selected the J. B. Lippin-
colt Company, Of Philadelphia, as his
alesman-in-chief
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
Recent graduate Of the Kent College Chicago
Law School, Her many friends wish her great
she the world Of Law.

Miss Crisp deserves much credit for
becoming deep student Of Blackstone
by earning her own living in the Court
Reporting business and paying her
way through the school Of law. She
expects To take the bar examination
soon and be admitted to practice in all
the coarts, all Of which is indeed
gratifying to her numerous friends.
Among those friends none are more
highly delighted than Miss Elizabeth
c. Clark, who now has position with
The Illinois Industrial Commission,
and who is planning on taking several
advanced courses at the University Of
Chicago.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

are worth while are the things that
live. ! would rather be known as a
man who had heart and tried to
help all he could, than the other fcl-
low who dies with his riches. $50,O0O.0O
will not be hard to get if everyone will
see the other fellow and ask him to
give something. The Phyllis Wheat
ley Home Association is a character
building institution. 1t is a benefit to
the community, to me and the other
fellow. admire the spirit Of this
little group OF women who started this
association"
Mrs Fyfe made few interesting
remarks and Col. J. Reynolds Kline
made short address. Mr.. Watkins
requested expressions from guests.
Mrs. Walton, Mr.. L. Lindsey, and Mrs
M. II. Lee, responded. The meeting
was turned over to the chairman Of
the campaign committee, Mrs. Irene
N. Gaines. Total amount of subscrip-
tions taken in S1,056OO. The cam
paign ends june 80. Campaign head
quarters, $3.50 Rhodes Ave.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

sand times much faster than the boss
or the head devil can trot or run.
1t viii be recalled that the late
Medill Mccormick and Mayor VIII
liam Hale Thompson were the two
leading Republican candidates at the
state wide primaries in September,
1918, that after a spirited and
bitter contest between them and their
camp followers, the late Senator Nc
cormick won the nomination for
United States Senator from Illinois
over Mayor William Hale Thompson,
and after it was finally decided that
Mccormick was the regular Repub-
Iican candidate for that highly hon
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
HON. ALEXANDER FYFE AD-
DRESSES PHYLLIS WHEAT
LEY BANQUET

The Board Of Directors Of the Phyl-
lis Wheatley Home Association gave
complimentary banquet, Monday
evening, June is, at the Phyllis Wheat
ley Home, $3.50 Rhodes Avenue. This
occasion marked the opening OF cam
paign for $5O,OOOOO for the purpose of
providing better home for our girls.
Hon. and Mrs. Alexander Fyfe were
the guests Of honor. The following
program was rendered: Piano solo by
Nine. W. Carry Thomas; soprano
solo by Nine. Roberta Crawford; cor
net solo BY Captain w. Garry Thomas.
Mr.. Harvey A. Watkins. master Of
ceremonies, introduced Nine. Bertha
l.. Hensley, president Of the Phyllis
Wheatley Home Association. Mrs.
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, founder Of
the Phyllis Wheatley Home, made a
splendid address, outlining the plans
and purposes Of the p. w. H. AL, and
stressed the importance Of providing
a larger home for our girls. Hon.
Alexander Fyfe, president of the Ham
ilton Club, was introduced as the
speaker Of the evening. His address
was full Of helpful advice and will be
long remembered BY those who heard
him. Among other things, he said,
What appeals to me in connection
with this home, is the great oppor-
tunity for character making among
your young women. The hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world. Get
the right kind Of women and you will
get the right kind Of boys and girls. If
a child has been raised properly he
never forgets his training. He can
always look everybody in the eye and
give an account Of himself. Why
should Negro girl come to Chicago
and not have any place to 60 until she
can get work? We have less trouble
with the black skinned people than
the whites who come to Chicago. IF
there is group in this country en-
titled to Help it is the colored group.
Regardless Of what a certain army of-
Hcer thinks or has said, / say they
have earned everything they have.
Why not step il with this little group
Of women and help them secure a
larger building FOR their work? Tie
responsibility has been on them and
they are willing to continue to carry
II. They only want Us to tell Others
that this Home has outgrown itself
and they must have new home. we
all know this is a Just cause and that
You are not asking for something
which j. unnecessary. The things that
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
Col Robert S. Abbott in 1913 Loyalty Supported Hon. Jane
Hamilton Lewis Democrat for United States Senator from
Illinois, Right up the Last Week Prior the Election tha
Year. Then Col Abbott Quick Chain Lightning Turned
Double Back-Action Sommersaut Wheeling in Line fo
Hon. Med Cormick for United States Senator from noi


Memphis, Tenn, that before striking
out for the next world, that he robbed
him out Of a large sum Of money
that he was a grand rascal and a
high-class scoundreE that there was
no forgiveness for him in this world
nor in the world to come If Col.
Abbott was stating that which was
true at that time in relation to Col
Simmons, then he unbosomed himself
Of ten thousand downright falsehoods
shortly thereafter, for he proclaimed it
to all the world that Col. Simmons
was one Of the greatest living states
man and eloquent orators in the world
at the present time, that he is ripe
scalor and first water gentleman.
After soundly sleeping on these two
statements slung OUT to the world BY
Go. Abbott we firmly believe that Col.
Simmons has never robbed him out Of
one dollar III money For as Shake
speare says, The who has been robbed
and not missing that which has been
stolen has not been robbed at all"
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

Col Abbott has stated from time
to time that he has for years served
the leaders Of the Republican party
in this city, county and state in sea-
son and out Of season, that he al
ways follows the COW bell and for
that reason alone the big leaders Of
the Republican party decided to re-
ward him for the past services which
he has 50 faithfully rendered to all
Of its high priests by appointing his
brother-in-law, the Hon. n. K Nc
Gin, Assistant States Attorney Of
Cook County
In that respect Col Abbott is side
stepping the absolute truth ten thou
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
MISS ANNA L. CRISP SUCCESS
FULLY GRADUATES FROM
THE CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL

After attending the Kent College Of
Law, and the Chicago Law School for
the past three years, Miss Anna l..
Crisp, who is successfully engaged
in the Court or Law Reporting bust
ness, at ll2 N. La Sale Street, grad
uated and received her LIB. degree
On June 10 with number Of other
aspirants who expect to become legal
shining lights at the Bar in this city
and in other states.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
MISSISSIPPI NORMAL TO OPEN
JUNE q

Prentiss, Miss, June l6.-Principal
]. E. Johnson, Of the Prentiss Normal
and Industrial Institute announces the
State Normal for coIored teachers will
open At the institute. June 22 and run
hye weeks Of six days each. Special
attention will be given to the public
school branches.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

ored position, the leaders OF all the
factions Of His party came together
and united their forces and marched
solidly behind him in the successful
effort to put him over at the polls at
the November election in the year
1918, for it must be remembered that
Mccormick was the head and front
Of the Mccormick. Grove, Barrett
and Brundage combination, but not
one OF those big leaders nor none Of
the prominent leaders Of the Repub-
Ecan party could induce Col Abb
bott to write one line in favor Of the
election of Mr.. Mccormick to the
United States Senate.
Each week his newspaper ran long
winded articles Or editorials advocat-
ing the reelection Of Hon. James
Hamilton Lewis to the united Senate;
he frequently admonished the colored
people not to carry all Of their eggs
to market in the Republican basket,
take some Of them to market in
Democratic baskets and then they
would feel safe in feeling that all Of
their eggs would not fail out of
either the Democratic or the Repub-
lican basket at the same time.
Right up to almost the last week
before the election Col Abbott con
tinued to HIT 100 licks through The
columns Of the greatest newspaper
in the world, in favor of the Demo-
cratic candidate for United States
Senator against one in favor Of the
Republican candidate for United
States senator.
On the last Wednesday evening IL
October, 1913, the late George w.
Holt and his great musical wife, Mrs.
Holt, 44O+ Prairie Ave, gave a grand
reception il honor Of Congressman
Mccormick Mrs. Holt playing some
Of her most wonderful creations or
selections for his special benefit Oh
her Baby Grand piano which cost
$1,000 Mr. Mccormick rode to the
pleasant affair in a Yellow Cab and
after he had mingled with his host
and hostess and their invited guests.
he and the late B. F. Moseley were
to their homes by Col Alb
bott, and on the following Saturday
morning, or the last Saturday morning
before the election in 1913, when The
greatest newspaper in the world hove
in sight, it contained a large double
column front page cut Of Mr.. Nc
Cormick, and some claim although
it may not be true and we don't be-
lieve it. that some way or other that
$1,000 fell mighty close to the wise
feet Of Col Abbott, for switching
from Hon. James Hamilton Lewis,
Democratic candidate for United
States Senator. from Illinois, to Hon.
Medill McCormick, Republican candi-
date for United States Senator, from
Illinois, over night. With this shame
ful political record in front or behind
him, if any Of the big white leaders
Of the Republican party in this city
Or county who still feel that they
are indebted to Col Abbott for his
past loyal support Of the leading Re
publican candidates, they are simply
short sighted fools and they are fit
subjects fer the mad or crazy house.
Il will be recalled that not 30 long
ago that Col Abbott let the whole
world know that Col Roscoe ConlSlin
Simmons was dead and buried with
ont honors in a silent grave yard at
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
VIRGINIAN HOLDS CONFER
ENCE

Mrs Leila w. Bankett Of Richmond,
Va, representative Of The Indepen-
dent Order Of St Luke from head
quarters At Richmond, held confer
ence on Tuesday evening with many
Of the local representatives at The
Vincennes Hotel.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

Mrs. J. M. Higginbothan, 2I3 K.
18Th Street, left Tuesday morning for
Pittsburgh. Pa, where she will visit
for two weeks to be at the bedside of
her sick brother, Mr.. GoIdstone.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
MOTOR 70 cry

Ambrose ii. Robinson OF Milwau-
kee, Wis, in company with several
friends, motored to the city and u
Gary, Ind, where they spent the week
end
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

Mr. Leon n. Hefiin. 4 progressive
colored citizen Of Los Angeles, Is the
president Of household furniture
manufacturing company for which a
modern factory il being erected
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

More than slO,OOO0OO worth of
meat animals are sold daily in the
United States. Nearly one-third of a
million cattle. hogs and sheep bring
this total
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

Now that the South is manufactur-
ing cotton goods Oh large scale We
hear less democratic objection to the
protective tariff policy Of the repub-
lican party.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

Last Sunday evening Mr. Sandy w.
Trice, as Master of Ceremonies, con
Quoted the services or the affairs OF
the Metropolitan Sunday Evening
Club, at the Wendell Phillips High
School and he made a good presiding
officer.
After several songs, including
America, by the choir and congrega-
ton had been sung, an invocation BY
pr. William D. Cook, Hon. George
T. Kersey, was introduced BY the mas
ter Of ceremonies, who in turn pre-
sented Mr.. Anthony Overton, presi-
dent of the Douglass National Bank,
to the vast audience and he was
warmly received BY it. Mr.. Overton
talked on the National Bank" and he
pointed out that the National Bank,
with the United States Government
behind it, is far superior to State
Banks; that ninety-nine National
banks out Of every hundred, broadly
speaking, are conducted along safe,
sound and honest lines.
That the Douglass National Bank
is the only national bank conducted
by colored people in the United States;
that it stood on the same level or
footing with the other national banks
in the eyes Of the comptroller of the
United States Currency.
In short, the talk Of Mr.. Overton
was highly interesting and instructive.
Most Of the directors Of the Douglass
National Bank occupied seats on the
platform. Prof. Hilbert Earl Stewart
and his wonderful piano class occupied
the remainder OF the evening with
piano recitals which were indeed very
remarkable for some Of his pupils had
only received ten or twelve lessons on
the piano.
Prof. J. Wesley Jones, director of
the Metropolitan choir, assisted Prof.
Stewart with his piano recital.
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

AT THIS TIME VERY FEW SANE
PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT COL. SIM
MONS EVER ROBBED COL. ABB
BOTT OUT OF ONE DOLLAR, FOR
AS SHAKESPEARE SAYS, "F1E
WHO HAS BEEN ROBBED AND,
NOT MISSING THAT WHICH HAS
BEEN STOLEN, is NOT ROBBED AT
ALL"
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

NOT MANY MONTHS FROM THAT
TIME COL. ABBOTT RECEIVED
NEW LIGHT FROM ON HIGH, AND
WITHIN THE TWINKLING OF AN
EYE, HE TRANSFORMED COL.
SIMMONS INTO A BRIGHT SHIN
ING ANGEL AND DECLARED
THAT HE WAS THE GREATEST
STATESMAN AND THE MOST
ELOQUENT ORATOR THAT THE
WORLD HAS EVER PRODUCED"
The broad ax., 1925-06-20

MR.. ANTHONY oVERToN.
PRESIDENT OF THE DOUG
LASS NATIONAL BANK, ADJ
DRESSED THE METROPOL-
ITAN SUNDAY ENING
CLUB AT THE WENDELL
PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL
SUNDAY EVENING
The broad ax., 1925-06-20
PRIOR TO THAT ELECTION, COL. ABB
BOTT URGED THE COLORED PEG
PIE TO REFRAIN FROM TOTING
ALL OF THEIR EGGS TO MARKET
IN REPUBLICAN BASKETS, FOR IF
THE BASKETS SHOULD HAPPEN
TO FALL, THAT WOULD BE THE
END OF THE EGGS, BUT IF THE
COLORED PEOPLE WOULD CAR
RY SOME OF THEIR EGGS TO
MARKET IN DEMOCRATIC BAS-
KETS, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
SAVE SOME OF THEM IF THE BAS-
KETS SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL.

NOT LONG BEFORE THAT ELECTION
COL. ABBOTT PUBLISHED 1T TO
THE WORLD THAT "COL. ROSCOE
CONKLTN SIMMONS WAS DEAD
AND BURIED IN ALONELY Y GRAVE
YARD NEAR MEMPHIS, TENN. !;
THAT BEFORE LEAVING THIS
WORLD, COL. SIMMONS HAD
ROBBED HIM OUT OF LARGE
SUMS OF MONEY; THAT He WAS
A GRAND RASCAL AND A FIRST
CLASS SCOUNDREL AND SO ON"
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
HOW FAST IS WIND BLOWING?

Many people have extremely vague
ideas about the velocity of the wind
just as others are unable to gauge cor
rectly the speed with which they may
be travelling in an automobile. The
two cases are not entirely comparable,
because a large, heavy car may be
going very fast without giving its oc-
cupants that impression, whereas a
small, light one will bounce and vi
brate at a much lower rate of speed.
Our impressions of wind velocity
however, may be affected by various
factors, such as temperature, mois7
ture in the air, topography, and even
the condition of our skins. A cold wet
wind may blow no harder than warm
dry one, but it will seem to.
Just as the actual speed of an au-
tomobile may be measured by its
speedometer, wind velocity may be
measured by an instrument called an
thermometer. According to the speci-
fications of what is known as the
Beaufort scale, the weather bureau of
the United States department cf ag-
riculture gives the following rates for
winds corresponding successfully to
the numbers on the Beaufort scale
from 0 to II. When the wind blows
less than one mile an hour, the air is
The Coconino sun., 1925-07-03
BOYS HELP THEIR BENEFACToR

One of the neatest, most complete
little country homes in Dallas county,
Texas, has been built by local troops.
The proud owner is Dad Wisdom, age
80, friend and lover of Boy Scouts. A
year or two ago dad" gave all his
property, a 200-acre farm, to Dallas
scouts. dad" retained for himself
only the privilege of having home
on a corner of the property. His only
surviving relative, stepson, go years
of age, was party to the gift. Early
this spring the old mans house burn
ed. This disaster was followed by the
death of his stepson. This left the
old man destitute, so the scouts arose
to the emergency. Individual subscrip-
tions from the boys and personal do
nations from scout executives brought
sufficient money to purchase material
for four-room bungalow. A leading
architect designed the house and SUI
pervised the construction The scouts
built it, working after school and on
Saturdays. The council was able to
meet situation that had threatened
to be humiliating to their old friend
as we'll as to his pals, the scouts.