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New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Shipper" Garrison. whose sterling rides on oldtime racing champions made popular the phrase Garrison finish" will be the placing judge at new track to be opened near Jack sonville on Thanksgiving day. An other famous rider of the late '90's, Jimmy Mclaughlin, is paddock and patrol judge on the New York tracks.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

According to dope handed out from the hot stove league. Merwin Jacobson, New Britain boy, who got his first start in big league baseball will be put on the market by the Brooklyn club.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

iii tilo gap III the COHllIB
 game, although it is problem whether he can stand the buffeting
 of line plunging for an entire game.
 Ol away will be there to relieve him,
 but he is not yet in proper condi-
 ton, Still, with the wealth Of back
 field material which the Blue has and with the made-over line having
 come through its first game test
 not entirely without glory, Yale is in no condition of weakness.
 Yale should beat Brown. It al- ways does. Brown always puts up great scrap, and two years ago actually led until three minutes from the final whistle, but the Blue has always come through at the end. Steady replacements to wear down the Brown eleven have always been the rule. the Providence team being worn down by the flow of fresh men. And Brown has not its Keefer this year, the Keefer who crashed the line, ran the ends, threw and caught passes, punted, and drop kicked. Keefer for two years made of Brown a more decided "one-man team" than Red Grange did of H. linois. Now he is gone, and the Providence teams big offensive punch Is lost, while the difficulty Brown had with Bates last week shows its defense Is none too strong
 In accordance with a commend able yearly custom, thousands of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and mem- bers of other juvenile organizations will be guests of the Yale Athletic association at Saturdays game. Probably fully two hundred Boy Scouts from this city will attend, each troop furnishing it's own trans portation. Most of them will go in autos furnished by members of the various churches, while one troop has been negotiating for truck or bus,
 The youngsters always get a spe- cial kick out of the Brown game, for between the halves the Whiffenpoof- l CTS, that mysterious musical group. 1 puts on it's annual satire. Of re- cent years they have re-staged the | trek of the covered wagon, the race between Man-o'-War, Papyrus and l Spark Plug, the revolt of Abd-el- Krim, and other burlesques. Their | choice this year appears to lie be- tween channel swimming and pole flying. but they may double-cross and spring anything.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Fascism's system of creating of- ficial labor-unions for intellectual as well as manual workers has affected the nations poets. A National As- sociation of Italian Poets was found cd at Milan with seven charter members
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
s pc a king of Sports

The best definition so far of a pro football player: One who is paid to give imitation of the way he played in college.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Here are the criticism of the out fielders: Wheat doesn't get over the ground he did; Jacobson is not up to the standard despite all that was said of him and Cox is too uncertain.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

If Jacobson passes from the big leagues New Britain will again be without a representative in high time baseball. Kopf, former short st p of the Cincinnati Reds, was the last to hold the ho. <.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

This is quite a year for the navy. Marine Tunney has the heavyweight championship and Cob Sharkey is treading on his heels as the outstanding challenger. The Middle eleven has sunk Purdue and Drake, intersectional rivals, and has taken the measure of Princeton on their home grounds, something that never happened before.
 The ball is rolling already for the 1928 Olympiad in Holland. Calls have been sent out to 75 sports bod ies affiliated with the American Olympic association to attend the quadrennial meeting in Washington. November IT, to discuss proposed amendments to the constitution of the organization. A more perma- nent organization with full time secretary is desired.
 Reports of a gala trading season with the Giants as a focal point are seeping from the New York headquarters, but loud is the cry that Frankie Frisch is not up for barter. There will be trades with every club in the league but Frankie will start the 1927 season with the Giants" high official said yester- day. He realizes that he did a foolish thing in quitting the club in St. Louis last season but all has been forgiven"
 Captain Glenn Coady, Harvard tackle. spent the past summer "roughing it' in the broad reaches near Cody Wyoming, but just what he learned of the buffalo stuff must wait until he faces the Dartmouth Indians on Saturday.
 Patterson, center forward, and Gibson. fullback, stars of the Springfield American league soccer team, have been purchased by Fall River. Sammark, president of the latter club, said yesterday. An off cial announcement from the Spring l field management is expected short | Iy.
 Andre Routis, busy little French | bantam, is the nemesis of a whole | parcel of champions. He has defeat sd Masoart and Hebrans, French ! .itleholders in the division, Bulger Lake and Johnny Brown. British champions, and Van Dyke, the Dutch titlist.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

All-New Britain should have a speedy combination in the backfield Sunday when Thompson will play quarterback, Hunt and his old run ming mate, Dora, will hold down the half back positions, and Barnikow will play at fullback.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Doc" Bray continues to shine in the backfield of Vermont university freshman team. In the game with Dartmou freshmen he and Serois, an end and Mitchell backfleld man were taken out of the game with in- Juries. His team lost If to O.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Careful nursing on the part of the school physicians enabled Doc" to recover from sprained arch and in the game with Vermont Academy last Saturday, he scored one of his teams touchdowns in their 27 to 0 victory.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Despite the fact that the Dart mouth team outweighed the Yer mont frosh squad, it was on two trick forward passes that the score was made.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Bcloin, the husky guard, is sui o. his position at guard. Grip, who went to Ford.lam with Beloin last year is in the second half back con- bination. When Buckley and Con- boy go out Grip and O'Connor are sent into the fray.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

In spite of the addition of Larry Noble to the hospital list, Yale will face Brown Saturday in the Bowl with victory practically conceded her. The loss of the plunging back who dove and squirmed through Dartmouth's line last week is a heavy one, but he will probably be out for only one game and Ell is lucky to have that game a minor one. Goodwine, the little back who took Noble's place Saturday, will
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Saturday the annual game with the Vermonters' arch rival, the Mid dlebury freshman team will be played. The game will be played on the Burlington field before the student body.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Scully was replaced at center when the guard and tackle were shifted over position. but when the other tackle retired from scrimmage yet @rday the shift worked the other way and Scully again went in at center.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Although the Collegiate Prepara- tory team that will play New Brit ain High school Saturday will be much heavier than any that has shown here to date, the team is con- fident that it will win the game.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

It is regrettable that the All-New Britain team will not be able to play Mulligan's Blues if BarnikoW is in tho New Britain lineup.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

If any of the tackles are injured Scull. will be benefited by the shift. Politis will be the first end to be used in the game when a wingman is taken cIt of the lineup.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Lack of experience is the reason the coach gave for the change. He feels that "Rog" and "Toots" are promising freshmen in the school but lack experience.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Without Barnikow much of the offensive and defensive strength of the team will be weakefed and the chances of victory are not as bright.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

The coach in replacing Politis at end with a backfeld man said that he is figuring on "Toots" as a regu- lar tcI next years team.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

New Britain will again have snappy sporting weekend with the amateur fights tomorrow night, the high school game and the soccer game Saturday, the All-New Britain Sub Base game at Memorial field, the East Side-All-Middletown, the Rangers-Willimansett game, and the Falcon-Chicopee game on Sunday. The latter three contests will be on foreign fields.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-05

low swung girdle. She carried a
the gown may have been green
rather than blue.
There was no doubt about the
shade of Mrs. Dawes gown--a
bright emerald green, with a tunic
of tulle heavily embroidered in gold
thread. The neckline was shaped
and there were short tight fitting
sleeves. Mrs. Dawes, who is partial
to scarves, wore a length of green
tulle about her throat.
Receiving Line
The receiving line? Why, quite the
handsomest Washington has seen
this winter and the best dressed.
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart led off as
chairman of the ball committee,
wearing a gown OF cloth of silver,
with a black velvet train and the
drapery caught with an ornament
OF black ostrich and rhinestones.
She wore lovely pearls. Mrs. Fred
erick III. Brooke, president of the
board of lady visitors of the hos.
pital, was gowned in blue and SIT.
yer brocade, a draped model with
q huge bow elongated to form the
train. She was wearing sapphires
Next came Mrs. Walter StiIson
Hitchins, her costume being OF dull
purple velvet. simple and graceful
in line. Lovely old pearl ornaments
and scarf Of fox fur completed a
charming effect. Mrs. Eldridge Jor,
dan. in white taffeta made bouffant
appfiqued with black: Mrs. James F.
Curtis. wearing turquoise blue vel
vet, with long train and a dia-
mond buckle on the shoulder, and
Mrs. John r. Dryden in green and
gold chiffon were also in line. And
others helping to greet the guests
were Mrs. Richard Wilmer-wear
ing all white, crystal beads enlbroid
ering the satin In long lines--ai1d
| Mrs. Arthur O'Brien handsomely
| gowned in blue velvet embroidered
! in gold.
Mrs. william Doellar, who had
arranged the gavotte, and was shep
arding the pretty girls taking part
wore one Of the most striking
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sented Immediately afterward to
ladies in the receiving line. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge were escorted
to their box only by the White
House aides, Col. Sherwood A.
Cheney and Capt. Adolphus An.
drews-highly decorative figures In
full dress uniform. Commissioner
Rudolph. who Is chairman Of the
hospital board. received them there.
The floor committee-bristiing
with notables from Cup on the
hill"-Senator Robert NJ Stanfield,
Senator James W. WadswoEth. jr..
Representative James MCGEE, Rep
resentative Parker Corning, Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom and the rest
formed a double line through which
the party made its way and then
held back the crowding guests
blItantes danced a charming eight
cent century gavotte.
Quaint GavOtto
The quaint measures of the ga
Vote We're stepped by eighteen OF
Washington's prettiest maids, clad
in old time frocks OF tuIie, some
pink, some lavender, biege and
green and all in pastel tones. The
group of dancers included the Misses
Mary Bradley. Halle Brooke, Char
lotte Childress, Suzette Dewey, Helen
Gary. Rosemary Griffin, Annie Hume.
Elizabeth Hume. Maud Mason, Fran
ces Mckee, Sidney Neale, Elenita
Crenshaw. Rosemond Reed, Mar!
Selden, Elizabeth Wrenn, Caroline
Alexander, Sophie Beale. Dorothea
Lane, Evelyn Matthews, Lenore
Scullin. Gwendolyn Ffouike- Smith,
Olivia Stokes, Grace Waggaman.
Kathryn Watson and Wlnifred West.
Blue Or Green?
There was much discussion as to
the color of Mrs. CooIidge's gown
and in truth the amber lights
played strange tricks with colors.
/ maintain. however. that 1t was
blue gray brocaded in silver in a
fine design. A band of silver gray
fun edged the ankle length skirt
and strands of silver beads finished
the short. sash which fell from the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-05

Indeed, everybody enjoyed thu
latest incarnation Of the ball for
the benefit OF the children's Hos.
pital--an annual event with ira
dition of thirty years of success,
which has been attended in turn by
almost every Chief Executive since
President Arthur. And iif the
shades OF those dear ladies who
managed the early balls at the Ar
lington Hotel. preparing the chicken
salad with their own fair hands,
were looking down upon the brill
ant scene last night. they must
have been happy in the assurance
that the sheckels were rolling in
to benefit an appealing philan-
thropy,
New Amber Lights.
The familiar Willard ballroom.
was the place, but it had an un-
familiar look under the new amber
lights, which had been installed in
the long row of glittering crysta,
chandeliers. The decorations were
simple, just quantities of trailing
Southern smilax. But the colors
above the Presidents box. and the
two flags thanking 1.-THE Stars
and Stripes and the Presidents own
dag contributed note of the pic
turesQue.
Ceremonial Reception
Then, too. there was the pretty
ceremonial attending the arrival Of
the Presiden Al party to give flavor
70 the evening, with the Vice
President and Mrs. Dawes slipping
In ten minutes earlier. to be guests
of Commissioners and Mrs Cuno
Rudolph in their .box next the Presi-
dent IS.
The usual fanfare of trumpets
announced the coming of the Chief
Executive. Hail TO the Chief" was
played as he made his way down
the long ballroom, with Mrs. Cool
idge beside him, and after they had
reached their box the company
stood at attantion through THE
Star Spangied Banner
Uniformed Aides
Greeted at the elevator by Repre-
sentative John Phillips Hill, chair
man Of the floor committee, pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-05
All Society = Present
At PICTURESQUE Benefit

James w. Wadsworth. jr., Justice
McReynolds, Senator Frederick Hale
Mr.. and Mrs, woodbury. Blair, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mitchell. Mrs. Kinc
Carley, Philip Coffin and Maj
Gen. and Mrs. Douglas Macarthur
The judiciary
Justice and Mrs. Edward Terry
Sanford were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Meyer. jr., who had enter
tanned them at dinner, other guests
being Representative and Mrs. Rob
ert Low Bacon, Mrs. Frederick
Keep and Viscount de Landsheere.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hight en-.
tertained q company of twelve
young people at dinner at their
home last evening for their
daughter, Miss Barbara Hight.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Hight took
their guest at the ball, where they
shared a box with Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Kaufman
Germans In Demand
Dinner parties broke up when
the ball was on. guests scattering
among the boxes. For example,
the German Ambassador and
Baroness Nathan left the Rudolphs'
box after time to be guests Of
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4 a 5 s Is Z
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. who
Robert Goetz and Miss Mary Nor
gan. Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter
81 the Secretary Of the Treasury.
was hostess in her box to Senator
and Mrs. George Wharton Pepper
and Senator and Mrs. David a.
Reed. And Senator and Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth entertained
in their box Representative and
Mrs. Parker Corning, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Crumpacker and Mrs.
william Gordon Means.
Ramos Present
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Riano were among those
present, although it never de-
veloped whose gusts they were;
and the Brazilian Ambassador, s.,
Gurgel do An1oral, was among the
guests of the Misses Patten, who
entertained in William Mcclellan
Ritter's box. Mrs Henry G. Cor.
bin. sister OF the hOstesses. was
also In the party.
The Minister OF Switzerland and
Mime. Peter were with Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller and
across the way the Minister of
Sweden and Nine Wallenberg were
spied. the minister of Serbia. DIR.
Pavichich being among the dancers.
With William Phelps Emo in HIS
box were Miss Harriet Allen and
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty.
Col and Mrs. Herbert Slocum en-
tertained In their box at the ball
last evening Col and Mrs. Lewis
Brown and Col. and Mrs. George
Lee.
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And soft the lights shone DER
fair women and brave men look.
ing on from the boxes at the Char
ity Ball last night.
Cleaning jewels and bright col
ored gowns contributed to the deco
rative effect of brilliant scene and
a survey OF the ballroom at the
Willard disclosed as distinguished a
company as has ever assembled
there. Most OF the dinner parties
of the evening swere arranged u
precede the ball.
The Vice President and Mrs,
Dawes, who were with Commission
er and Mrs. Cuno Rudolph. had pre-
viously been entertained by them at
dinner. In the company asked to
meet them, who went on with their
hosts to the ball, were the Ambassa.
dor of Germany and Baroness Malt
zan,. the Ambassador, OF Japan and
Nine. Matsudaira, the Minister OF
Guatemala and Nine. Sanchez-La.
tour, Representative and Mrs. John
Philip Hill. Assistant Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Wilbur J.. Carr, the
former Ambassador to Russia and
Mrs. George r. Marye, Capt. and
Mrs. Ridley Mclean. DIR. and Mrs.
Stanley Rinehart, Col. and Mrs. Ar
thur O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Sheridan, Mrs. w. Harry Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pembroke Thorn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H
Brooke
Diplomatic Guests.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier were the rank
ing guests at dinner last evening
given by Mr.. and Mrs. James F,
Curtis preceding the ball. The other
guests were 1enator and Mrs. David
A. Reed. Senator and Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper, Senator and Mrs.
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DUTCH CONDUCTOR
TO BE HONORED

The Minister Of The Netherlands
and Nine. de Graeff viii entertain
a company of twenty-five at dinner
this evening in compliment TO Will
lem MengeIberg. the director of
York. and Nine. MengeIberg Mr..
MengeIberR appears a. director Of
the concert at the National Theater
this afternoon.
Senator and Mrs. George Whar-
ton Pepper will be the guests Of
honor at dinner this evening Of
Representative and Mrs. Henry Win
field Watson, who will entertain a
company Of ten in their home at
1895 Massachusetts Ave.
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TITLED VISITOR
IN WASHINGTON

Lord Thiriestane, son Of the Earl
and Countess OF Lauderdaie. Is in
washington for a few days and ls
STAYING at tbs MayfIower. Hotel for
. few days en- route to Palm Beach
Miss Louise Lacey and Miss Alice
Hartman entertained informally at
dinner preceding the ball last even
ing having him among their guests.
The Countess Of Lauderdale is
better known as Viscountess Matt
land in washington, where she has
frequently visited.
*
Mrs. David Al. Reed, wife of Gem
ator Reed of Pennsylvania, will not
receive Thursday afternoon as she
will be out Of town.
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MRS. DINIOCK TO
ENTERTAIN SPEAKER

The Speaker Of the House and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth win be
the guests Of honor at dinner this
evening OF Mrs. Henry IT. Dinnock.
who will entertain company Of
So In her home on Scott Circle.
Among the guests will be r. T..
Stotesbury of Philadelphia, who Is
coming over for the dinner and who
Is returning to Philadelphia tomor-
I.1w
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C0o[IDGES ADD GLAMOR TO MOST BRILLIANT OF SEASONS CHARITY
MRS. COOLIDGE
TO ATTEND
CONCERT
Notable Audience Will
Hear Philharmonic
Orchestra Today

Mrs. Coolidge will attend the re-
citaI Of the New York PhilharmoniG
Orchestra this afternoon. having
guests IN her box.
Other boxes and subscribers for
the concert. with william Mehlen-
berg, the famous Dutch composer
conductor directing. are Baroness
Won Nathan. Mrs. Frank B. kellogg
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs. David
Al. Reed. Mrs. Frederick Gillett,
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon. Mrs. Jo-
seph Grew. Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien, Mrs. John II. Gibbons
Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. John
Hayes Hammond, Mrs. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Mrs. Franklin Ellis,
Mrs. Anne Archbold. Mrs Frank
Brett Moves, Mrs. Duncan Phillips
and Mrs. Perry Belmont.
Mrs. Coolidge attended the SEN
ate Ladies luncheon today and had
with her Mrs Frank Stearns, Of
Boston, who, with MIR. Stearnss u
guest at the White House.
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PRESIDENT ATTENDS
BALL FOR CI4ILDREN'S
HOSPITAL
Chief Executive and Mrs Coolidge Look On
at Brilliant Fete; Traditional
Success Exceeded.
By JEAN ELIOT

RESIDENT COOLIDGE apparently had good time at the
Charity / caught him laughing twice
evidently herself leaning the
of the Presidential laugh with frned who
passing by greeting fashion the members OF
committee notabes received in state
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MRS. TAFT HONOR
GUEST AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Taft. wife Of the Chief JUS
tice, was the guest of honor at
luncheon today Of Mime Roso, VINO
entertained in her apartment at
gtoneleigh Court. Among other
guests were Mrs. Willis yanDevan-
ter. Mrs Pierce Butler, Mrs. Id
ward w. Eberle, Mrs. Robert Lanss
ing, Mrs. Stephen b. Eikins. Mrs.
James nj. Beck. Mrs. Charles DENLY
and Mrs. u Harry Covington.
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MANY DINNERS
ON LFNDAR
TONIGHT
Spanish Envoy to Enter
tain Kelloggs Speaker
Feted

The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Riano win entertain a com
pany OF thirty 1t dinner this eve
ming in honor Of the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. kellogg.
The Ambassador and Nine. Riano
will be hosts at dinner on January
Is. in compliment to Senator and
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. They will
also entertain at dinner on Janu-
airy 81.
The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier win be the
ranking guests at dinner this eve
ming OF MIR, and Mrs. Walter De
Negro. VINO win entertain in their
home at 1915 Sixteenth st which
they are occupying this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dsnegre will
be hosts again at dinner on the
evening Of January 20 in compIi-
ment to Mrs. William II. Moore. Of
New York city. who win oe visiting
them for q few days.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-20

learns police want her for murder Mary. out with SAMUEL CHURCH. q wealthy lawyer. Seea Jimmy lift Olga into q taxi and misunder- stands.
 Olga tells police the stub and handkerchief might have come into possession Of man who picked her up two nights before the mnr- der. Jimmy receives several mys- terious warnings 10 leave Bridgeport but ignores thcm. Later he is at tackled at night by two men. He es- capes. after snizing blackjack from one of them.
 With Jimmy and Mary cstrangcd, Church presses his advantage and gets Mary's promise 10 marry him. Mary tolls Jimmy this when they accidentally meet in tho park. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XIII
 Jimmy had seized her by the hand. He was leaning toward her His voice was aEonizod.
 Mary. you mean you--you love him"
 But she did not answer. She had turned her head away and was cry