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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28
Society Leader ReignS,
But She DOesn Rule

RMRS. JOHN b. HENDERSON,
lvE Washington. d. c.. who un
questionably yields the scepter
of the ultra ultra in capital society,
is one of those modern sovereign
queens who reigns but does not rule.
Mrs Henderson has issued DEGREES
at various times against short skirts,
smoking, drinking alcohol, eating
meat and the en-croachment of apart
ment houses on aristocratic residence
streets. She built a palace for the
vice presidents and offered 1t for
their use rent free. She sought to
dub Sixteenth street the Avenue of
the Presidents
DID she put over any OF these pet
ideas? Not onei
But her throne is as firm as ever,
Her vigorous opinions are listened
TO with u~ndiminished respect. Her
company is sought as eagerly and in
vitations to her home are priced as
highly as ever. So this clever and
wealthy widow of 81 holds court In
her Boundary Castle"
There is no doubt that people are
becoming worse" she tells a visitor
In One breath And in the next she
says keenly You know ! intend to
live TO be 100
Mrs. Henderson's latest ukase was
against knee length skirts.
Il am afraid | have some of the
blood of the reformers in me- she
says. But when ] go through the
streets and see girls with flesh col
ored stockings which extend unveiled
10 the edge OF their cloaks. and see
men watching them and see the girls
e Unconscious and with the air of not
being quite 1rst class. ] think 1t is
time TO protest
1.-THE fault is with fashion. ] nave
been foolish myself and have obeyed
when Corsets and sweeping trains ,
were IN style. II is conceivable that
If fashion should set for girls the
costume of q South Sea savage. they
might submit for the sake of follow
Ing the pace. We must demand of
designers that their styles be mod
est q
Convincing proof hal Mrs. Hen
derson reigns is the popularity of her
invitations. Ii is an adage that no
~dignitary. foreign or do
mestic. has been received In Wash
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28
One m0 Forgot
By RUBY II. AYRES SEA!ssgass

was quite pale, and now and then
there was a little catch in her voice
when she spoke.
II think I've seen you before"
Lyster said.
Nan held her breath IN an agony Of
hope.
Had the unexpected sight of her
stirred some faint chord in his mind?
But his next words soon dispelled
her illusion.
"You came into the hotel last
night, I think" he said. II was in
the reading room"
"Of course" said Nan. She forced
a smile to her pale lips. II had left
my gloves. hadn't 1? And you and
and your friend were kind enough to
help me look for them"
Lyster frowned.
"She was hardly my friend" he
said, rather shortly; his voice sound
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28
PEN POINTERS

q

Like the murderer. tres are safest
when chained.
Old maids don't hang up their
stockings. They prefer what goes in
socks.
Some motorists are careful of hu'
man life, others of their autos.
There are some who are outspoken
In criticisms, but never in argument.
There is the husband who gives his
wife Just bushels of kisses" And
others are satisfied with just a
peck"
Unselfsh women make good wives
but poor husbands.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28
"HdS Arn0H told you about
asked Peter.

ed as if he were annoyed. 81 only
met her casually in the hotel: l
know her father slightly
Nan turned her face away to hide
the look of relief that flashed into
her eyes
Let's go and get some coffee"
Arnott struck in; he was anxious to
keep Nan and Peter together as long
as possible. There's a Fuller's quite
close-what do you say, Peter?"
Anything you like"
Nan walked back between the two
men. She felt as if she trod on air.
She dared not look at Peter She
kept up a running fire of small talk
with Arnott She forced herself to
laugh and appear to be merry, and
the thought went through Arnott's
mind again how wonderful she was.
When they got t. the shop he
off to see what sort of cakes
there were He entered into a totally
unnecessary argument with the girl
behind the sweet counter, so as to
give Nan and Teter a few moments
together
Nan knew that he had done it on
purpose, and hardly knew if she hat.
ed him for it or loved him She
looked at Peter with eyes that hid
their feelings bravely He was lean
ing back in his chair. and now. with
the sunlight falling full on his face
through the window with its blind of I,
glass beads. she realized for
first time that he had altered ire
nendously
She knew that her eyes were melt.
nG INTO tenderness: she plunged into
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28

Zebu has humps and horns like
mine," said Mr.. Zebu.
The Zebus have humps such as
camels have.
at will be a year," continued Mr..
Zebu, before there r any signs
of them"
Mrs. Zebu looked a little sad.
my hump isn't as big as yours"
she said.
"Cheer up" said Mr.. Zebu, "for
I've something fine to tell you
something l just thought of telling
you"
"What?" asked Mrs. Zebu.
"Do you mean that you. want to
tell me about us being sacred In a
land called India?
"We are considered sacred AMI
mails there, l know"
"That l know, too," said Mr.. Zebu.
"But that isn't what i was mean
ing to tell you. Listen to me-" he
said, and Mrs. Zebu drew closer.
There is a reason for having
many things" Mr.. Zebu explained.
1T Is sensible to have two eyes
we see with them.
ut Is sensible to have horns
they protect us. 1t is sensible to
have a nose for then we know if we
like the food which Is put before
"Yes, there are sensible reasons
for having all these things"
"Humph," said Mrs. Zebu, Il don't
see that you are telling me any
thing l didn't know before"
wait, my dear, wait" said Mr.
Zebu, this is what / have to say
1--WE have humps, interesting, dis
tinguished : looking humps, and
there is no reason for having them.
1T is just a fine, handsome, beau
tiful addition to our coWlike
bodies !" And Mrs. Zebu smiled hap
PLY as she thought how fine it was
to have something that was not al
necessity!
"a. 1925. Western Newspaper Unlon.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28

ington, regardless of the White
House, until he has been a guest at
the Henderson castle. Yet she
serves meat at her table, and her
win cellar was smashed spectacu-
larly years before prohibition. Guests
at her Eat homes" receive Ice water
instead of spiked punch. But both
men and women guests assert their
rights by smoking, and she no longer
protests.
Her effort TO bar apartment houses
from her street ended in a compro-
mise. She had given a valuable tract
across from her home to the city for
a park. incidentally preserving her
view from obstruction.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28

Riddles Evening
Story
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
Mr.. Zebu's Pride

fNT. Zebu EFidc
Are you feeling better, my
dear?' asked Mr.. Zebu. !.
yes, l feel myself once more
answered Mrs. Zebu. "And the other
mothers are friendly with me
again.
"Oh, I'VE had a bad day Of it..
when the keeper first put me | d
the yard with them they tried TO
push me out of the way.
They told me they didn't want
me there, but they did. Ihey reailS
only minded for a little while. :.
"They were jealous-that was all
Jealous of my beautiful young
zebu child.
"Of course, it is not nice to be
Jealous and / am not making light
Of it, nor of their unkind ways at
first.
But they were better after.
awhile, and they are quite all right.
now"
"The keeper" continued Mrs.
Zebu, knew they were jealous, too.
But l really couldn't blame them.
That is why 1 do not feel anything
against them now.
Il would have been the same way
If II Of the others had just come
In with a beautiful zebu child, only
a few months old"
Il believe you're right" said Mr..
zebu. "And I'm powerfully glad you
are feeling cheerful again.
For when little Zebby-or son
Zebu-first came you weren't inter-
ested in anything else in the world
the ZOO"
True" agreed Mrs. Zebu, "and
we're as interested, we mothers, II
we're in the zoo, or not in the ZOO,
a zebu baby, or big zebu animal.
II suppose my darling could be
quite a big animal, though he
Is nothing but a baby to his mother
zebu's eyes.
Nothing but a darling baby zebu.
"a Zebu mother welcomes a zebu
no matter where she may be.
"a zebu mother is very devoted.
"But the other mothers-those
who haven't new, young babies
aren't so Jealous when they're free
It is here in the zoo that they are
o jealous.
perhaps when they're free they
nave so many other things to take
I'D their attention"
ut will be five years before son
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28

Batavia, Ill.-The Congrega-
tional church is inaugurating free
taxi service to church, especially
for shut-ins.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28
BEGIN HERE ID

NAN MARRABY,, driven from
home by an unsympathetic step
mother, goes to London and obtains
employment as companion to Miss
Iyster, an elderly woman She
holds this post until the death of
her mistress two years later. This
is at the beginning of the Great
PETER LISTER. nephew and sole
heir to the fortune left by his
maiden aunt, is apprised Of the
death when he calls to say farewell
on his way to the front. He meets
Nan and before joining his regiment
he has obtained her promise of mar
JOAN ~ENDICOTT. whose husband
is also departing for France, offers
to share their small London apart
mont with Nan. Here several
months later Nan learns of Peters
injury and after six weary weeks
LIEUT.. JOHN ARNOTT, who tells
her that Peter is again sound in
body but that he has lost his mem
ory. Informed that Peter is in
London. Nan insists on seeing him.
He fails to recognize her.
Nan returns to Joan only to be
asked to leave in order to make
room for Joan's husband homeward
bound on five days leave. Nan is
brooding over a fate which has
granted Joan her husband and left
her nothing but memories.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28

Seattle.-Mrs. Henry Landes,
president of the city council, has
filed her candidacy for mayor. She
is Seattle's first woman mayoralty
candidate and enters the field
five men.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-28
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

GO often they had talked of the fu
y ture, and what they would d,
when their men came home from
France, and now all Mans dreams
had been shattered, and she was lef.
alone in an unsympathetic worl(
where even her one friend had failed
her.
She put the little bundle of letters
returned to her by Arnott. away in
a drawer and locked them there.
She, tried to forget that Arnott had
suggested that she should go down
to his sister, but the thought kept
coming to her mind again and again.
Why shouldn't she go? What
harm would she be doing to any.
body?
At least if she went she would see
Peter every day. She would hear his
voice and speak to him, whereas if
she stayed away
Joan came to the door.
Nan, are you going out?"
Nan looked round.
II will if you want me to-" She
kldIlCGu LOWdIhS LllG WllQOWs OIl6
had realized that the sun was shin.
ing. II thought perhaps you would
go and get my new hat" Joan said.
1T was promised for today, AMI I
should so love to have it. Tim might
come sooner than he says, you
know. Things are always so uncer.
tain in the army"
FTLz 49, 90 49,, .,oF.- .---
scious, but it sent the angry blood to
Mans cheeks. She turned away to
keep herself from answering angrily.
I'm go if you like" she said. But
wont you come, too? It's such a
lovely morning; it would do you good
TO go out"
But Joan would not; she had a
great deal to see to, she said with a
touch Of Importance.
Nan put on her hat: she was really |
glad to be going alone; she did not
feel as if she could be very patient
with Joan; she walked down the road
quickly.
Nan felt very lonely amongst all
the crowds: so many girls had men
in uniform with them-Nan could
not bear to look at them-she went
on quickly.
A man coming out of a shop al
most ran into her; he pulled up short
with a laughing apology. then broke
off with an exclamation of delight.
Miss Marraby-"
1t was John Arnott, and a little
behind him was Peter Lyster
"Odd we should run across one
another again." Arnott said, trying
to speak casually; he held out his
hand to Nan, and took hers in a
warm. friendly grasp. He hesitated,
glancing at Peter. but Lyster was
looking from one to the other. oh.
viously expecting to be introduced,
and after the barest possible hesita.
ton Arnott presented him {
MY friend, Peter Lyster-Miss t
Marraby." He did not dare TO look 7
Nan. but he need not have feared:
after the first natural blenching she i
net the position calmly though she s
Evening star., 1926-12-12
NEWS OF TTIE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE: LANCASTER

the fan lilly of Mrs. w. B. Bryan, the
receptlh N will not be held at her resi-
dence, 1880 Eighteenth street. as an.
nounce q in the yearbook. The past
presidelM s of the club win be in the
receiving line with the present presi.
dent, MIS-. Philip Sidney Smith.
At ther monthly meeting of the club
the pros = am was in charge of Mrs.
Eugene -Byrnes, who selected Miss
Katherina Riggs to give a history of
the harp with musical illustrations.
Mrs. Fra n k Howard sang to the ac.
companin A mt of the harp played by
Miss Rig. ps. Both performers were
guests of the club at luncheon fol-
lowing the program.
The prt "a ;ident. Mrs. Smith, was
presented with replica of the Lib.
erty Bell b,y the leader of the art sec
ton, Mrs. t'. L. Veerhoff, when she
made her ,aaport on the trip taken
by the memA 'ers of the section to the
Sesquicenteiu aial at Philadelphia last
month.
Mrs. Charts J. Brand was hostess
to the meml pars of the international
outlook sect D n Monday at her resi-
dence on Cree cent place. The coun-
selor of the Mexican embassy, Senor
DR.. Don An bonio Castro Leal. and
Sonora Castro% Leal were the guests
Of honor. The. counselor gave a talk
on conditions h1 Mexico and reasons
therefor. Prec aiding his address, Mrs
Arthur Deerinls Call spoke on "Ru-
mania," Mrs. w. W. Husband on
ITALY" Mrs. .Grosvenor Jones on
Nicaragua" Mtrs. Frederick V. Co
vile on "Franct," Mrs. John Lowe
on "Czechoslov aka" Mrs. Glenn
Smith on "Belg hum'' Mrs. Edward
(1oY,ly 1oadnr .pf tho Snnfinn road
a letter from Mrs. Ernest p. Bicknell,
former leader. uow residing tenn
porariiy in Paris. About rs members
were in attendance. Assisting Mrs.
Brand at the tea were Mrs. Nathan
Grover, Mrs l.. Gibson White, Miss
Zenaida Merriam, Mrs. J. NJ. p. Met.
calf, Miss Cornelia Efill and Miss Ma
bel Pillsbury. The Vext meeting will
be held January 3.
Mrs. William II. I1erron conducted
the class in parliamentary law Tues
day at the Women's City Club. The
lesson was on ITO Refer to a Com
mittee." Mrs. HerroSf gave the in
struction and then turned the class
over to Mrs. Ellwood p. Morey and
Mrs. w. w. Husband while the drill
In various motions and amendments
was in progress.
League of American Pen Women,
A'istrfct OF Columbia Branch-The
Juvenile story group will meet at
tue clubhouse tomorrow, pm, Miss
Susie White MCGOWAN, chairman.
The newest markets for children's
sttNies win be discussed.
At the meeting of the feature
writing group on Tuesday evening
ChlT stmas feature stories will be the
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topic for discussion. Mrs. Victoria
Faher Stevenson is chairman ana
Mrs. Alice killam. secretary OF the
group.
Mrs. Dorothy Tucker has accepted
the chairmanship of the group Tor
the study of commercial writing,
which will meet Friday night.
The second book review luncheon
will take place at the clubhouse
Tuesday at / pm, with Mrs. Theo-
dore Tiller in charge. Mrs. Nina
Reed will discuss the three English
novels. Lord Raingo,' The World
of William Clissold'' and Farmer
John"
On next Saturday night at s
o'clock a card party will be held at
the clubhouse. Reservations may be
made through Mrs. +. Richard
Gasch. chairman.
The lecture-recital following the
chatting dish supper last Sunday
Gregor, pianist, who played selec-
tions from old Italian music. giving
them harpischord Interpretation.
Miss Julia Schelling gave a lecture
ON dante and Early Italian Music"
In which she described the Dante
celebration in Ravenna, Italy, sew
eral years ago.
The short story group. under the
direction of Mrs. William Wolff
Smith, met Monday evening and
wrote the second chapter of the mys-
terry story begun last month.
AT the meeting of the music group
Tuesday evening. in addition to the
regular program outlined, piano
numbers were given by Mrs. Lucy
Page Stelle, Mrs. Irene Chainey and
Miss Clara NJ. Breed, and vocal Sc
lections by Miss Virginia Hazen
Morris and Mrs. Warner Gibbs. Mrs.
Sadie Catherine Coles, chairman.
made The following assignments for
the January meeting: History OF
Music" tcontinued), by Miss Breed,
and Voice Culture" by Miss Gibbs.
Miss Willard Howe is secretary.
The league is planning to inauG-
urate the old English coffee shop
idea by having literary symposiums
Friday afternoons during the months
of January, February and March. On
these occasions members and friends
will be given an opportunity to hear
discussions of literary topics by men
and women prominent in the liter
ary world, who are residing in
Washington or vicinity.
Home Economics Association
Heredity will be discussed by DIR.
Sewell Wright at a meeting of the
child study section tomorrow, at
pm, at the Bureau of Home Eco
nomics.
The Writerscraft Club met Monday
in the basement of the Mount Pleas
ant Library. Miss Story's resignation
as secretary was accepted, but action
on electing a new secretary was held
over until next week. The program
included the reading of story en-
:itled Excess Baggage" by Miss
Green and a travel article by Miss
Story. Mr.. Bundy, a guest of the
club, read q story entitled Knocking
Continued on Page Thirty-five.)
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Home Economics Association
Heredity will be discussed by DIR.
Sewell Wright at a meeting of the
child study section tomorrow, at 8
pm, at the Bureau of Home Eco
nnmicS
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Continued on Page Thirty-five)
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Twentieth Century Club.-The mu.
sic section will meet Tuesday at
II am. in the music room of the
Women's City Club. when the second
program of the series on History,
Romance and Development of Mus
ical Instruments will be given. Mrs.
Duff-Lewis will speak on the history
of the violin. She will be assisted in
the musical illustrations by Mrs.
Dickey and Miss Stella Lipman. Mrs.
Eugene Byrnes. chairman of the Sec
ton, will preside.
The nature section will hold its
usual Wednesday walk under the
leadership of Mrs. Leo ID. Miner.
The December afternoon meeting
of the French section, Miss Elizabeth
Merle Carhart chairman, will be held
Wednesday, $40 PM, at % jackson
place. A short comedy entitled Lies
Etrennes'' christmas Gifts. to be in
terpreted by Mrs. Joseph Edwin Falk
and Mrs. George B. Taylor, will open
the program. Nine. Irene de Pop
Iawska Leineweber of Poland will
sneak on Polish Life AS Expressed
in Literature, Music and the Fine
Arts" At the tea which will follow
the hostesses will be Mrs. William
Crawford Gorgas. Mrs. Bertram
Grosbeck, Mrs. Albert Mann. Mrs
Aus..n Clark and Mrs. Leonhard
Stejneger.
There will be no meeting of the
section OF education this month.
! On December 20 the second recep
tson of the club win take place at the
residence OF Miss Agnes Miller ir
Cleveland ParE. OWNS - q deaGh az
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Now, more than at any other time
of the year, you will appreciate such
an opportunity to save on really
smart, well-made shoes-1ike these!
You will find lots of styles to suit
your fancy-in patent, rich satin
and soft velvet. Operas, strap
pumps and cut-out oxfords, with
Spanish, low and high spike heels.
All of the new favorites are here, in
fact-sizes 3 to 8.
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Lamp Trimmer of the Oddistar
~ By Albert Richard Weten >~.~-:'


, foc'sle grew very loud 1t brougt
disturbing thoughts to the old lamp
trimmer. The men were ugly, sullen
and ripe for any mischief. There was
whisky somewhere below; case of
1t was missing from the forehold
cargo. There was no saying what
might happen. With good sailors the
ingrained discipline Of the sea would
serve to keep them in check no mat
ter how much liquor they might have
consumed. But who could answer for
the scum of the Callao beaches?
The lamp trimmer dozed. and it
seemed he was back again in the
foc'sle of the Thermopylae, the slush
lamp swinging overhead and the
decks lifting nightly underfoot as she
drove into 1t, the sails lunging her
across the miles Of water between
Liverpool and Sydney, IS days from
anchorage to anchorage. And once, in
"a, she had beaten the famous Guilty
Sark. Drive! Drive! Drive. The
old days were gone. Officers had been
officers then, and seamen seamen. The
old Thermopylae. The lamp
trimmer was awakened by a rough
hand shaking him.
Instinctively he reached for his sea
boots and before his eyes were fully
open he was pulling them on, still
back in the sailing-ship era. But
voice said thickly. "Wot've yer done
to tn bulk'ead door," and he saw
bending toward him the unshaven,
scowling face Of one of the foc'slemen
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Supplies and armament had to be
transported over land with the great
est difficulty. There were not enough
sailors to man the ship, and soldiers
who had never seen a ship were trans
formed into sailors overnight by the
resourceful commander, and they did
their work well.
When the test came no battle of
ships was ever more fiercely contest
ed Men on both sides fought like
demons. Dead and wounded were
scattered about. The British com
mander paid for his temerity with his
life, but his subordinates carried on
the fight, with a determination that
did honor to the traditions of the
British navy, and enhanced the glory
of the victors.
At it's conclusion the commander OF
| the American fleet received four OF
| the defeated British commanders on
| board his flagship. Caps in hand.
they rendered their swords in token
| of surrender.
Return them to your scabbards. .
was the response of the victor; you
| are worthy to wear them
Before the battle commenced Mac
| Donough hadtknelt on the deck of his
! ship and prayed for divine aid in his
approaching struggle. At the conclu
sion of the fight he sent the following
message to the Secretary of the Navy
THE Almighty has been pleased to
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He slipped to the deck and stared
at the other. Then, as the situation
dawned on him, he cackled, "Bolted
'er up. What might We be thinkin'
yer dom in my room? Get out of 1t
else I'll drive ye" He looked around
for the heavy wooden knobkerrie he
had bought in Africa more years back
than he cared to remember.
Then he staggered from a blow
across the jaw, and the edge of the
bunk drove sharply across his Shout
ders so that he gasped. He was an
old man. but he Strengthened and
struck back, and his bony fist caught
the face before him between the eyes,
scowling faces that choked the, door
way. Thereafter the lamp trimmer
was only aware of blows descending
on him from all directions. He was
ignored at last. sick and beaten, as he
crouched in a corner near the bunk,
and mumbled harshly from between
bleeding lips. Not in other days would
such an ignominy have descended
upon him. He heard a voice snarl.
"The old fools out. Where's lis keys?
We en- get bars from tn storeroom
and leber the door open"
why not take tn matches off on
deck?" another voice suggested. IF
tn skipper says anything We'll crack
i'm. too"
AYE might as we'll"
IVY not? We did not ask to come
on dis ship. e can land us south of