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than from the understanding.
She writes the following concerning
the reading rooms and says very well:
"The mill, the reception room Of the
doctor, the waiting room of the land
ing place-all these places must be
transformed into reading rooms. Life
itself creates natural reading halls
here. Everything else only calls
forth restlessness and boredom"
Peoples health-who knows any
thing about it in a Russian village?
Our editor deyotes a special article
in her journal to the question of by
giene, to the necessity of learning
the life Of ones body.
Former walters and porters are bad
farmers. Anna Agapkina writes an
article on farming. She had taken
farming courses. And she must show
that "the cultivation of vegetables is
very lucrative and the vegetables
very nutritious. But only few of US
possess these easily accessible things
in sufficient quantity"
Painfully she cries out: Inability
to live and to understand the meaning
Of life is manifested everywhere.
1--WE must not be shocked by the
darkness that dominates us; we must
exert ourselves in order to Illuminate
it. = -. - ~
Anna Agapkina breaches the pro
lection of forests, the necessity OF
forest economy, the laying out of gar
dens, the erecting of brick-kilns:
1--WE need not suffer want any more,
and go begging. tears in our eyes,
for bricks for the oven. or a crumbl1ng
chimney"
That is the resolution of the COM
munity meeting in village which had
decided to build brick kiln after a
lecture by Comrade Agapkina.
Thus in dark gloomy village, in a
struggle against century old ignor-
ance and the idiocy of village life,
there works a sensitive soul, a lyrical
poetess, young Communist peasant.
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By 1. S. sosnowski.

was NekraSoV, in his excellent
poem - Russian Women - who
sang about two princesses whose eatire
virtue consisted in the fact that they
followed their husbands in exile to
siberia. And how many generations
OF youth grew enthusiastic out of pure
emotion and perhaps with tears for
this story of the deeds of the two
russian women. But no one directed
at Nekrasov the reproachful question:
AND were all women of that time and
of that circle like these?
want to tell about Russian women
OF another time and of another sphere
MY heroines do not even know that
they are heroines.
Let us begin with the name of nv
heroine: She is not princess. no
Wolkonskaja. A peasant woman of tha
government Of Rjasan-Anna Agap-
Klna. You understand: no Agapova
but simply an Agapkina. The sur-
name itself reveals her low origin
For the serfs Of the prince (even if
1t was the enlightened and humane
prince and Decembrist Wolkonskil
we're not called Agap, but simply
Agapka. And the children were inst
Agapka's children.
ssVVhat then is the achievement Of
Anna Agapkina and what has given
her the right to public attention? She
Is the editor of a magazine. "The Re
surrected Wanderer."
Dear reader, have you never seen
copy of this magazineH Perhaps
you have not even heard of it? That
would be unfortunate. This mag
azlne pursues a farreaching program
and Is profusely illustrated.
Where is it published? And bv
whom?
1t is published in the village of
sseitovo, government Rjasan (post Of
flee of the village Boluschevv POTS
chinsk) 'by village literary circle"
so an article by the editor tells US.
me actual editor, however, is Anna
Agapkina, peasant woman of the vii
lage of Sseitovo.
She writes:
1 often think it is the cry of
the longing soul, the blade Of straw
OF the remote and gloomy village
sinking into the darkness. The people
are yearning to come out of the dark
ness. :"
In Sseitovo there are no nrint-
shops and no typewriters. semi-illit-
crate peasants, men and women Cyil-
iage Literary Circle), hand in their
creations to the editor and the latter
writes them into the notebook during
sleepiess nights. And when the mag
acme Is ready, it is sent out, then II
Wanders from village TO village
Hence it is also called "The Rasnr-
recfed Wandered" On the cover one
sees a more than naive. chiId-like
drawing; a girl accompanies a lad
Then follows poem:
Dear friend, escort Of sIeepless
nights.
Grey wolves you will meet more
often on the road.
We shall not hear your cry for help.
But do not erieve over your grue-
some fate;
IN the summer, when the work Is
done,
Then you arise to new life again.
Then new "wanderer" will travel
the old roads,"
How the journal arose, we learn
from the article THE Resurrection"
(also by the same Agapkina).
Like stammering children. Al the
beginning we had much that was quite
disconnected and without content In
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fseIyes happy when we gathered to
gether and read our writings TO one
another. They appeared marvellous 70
us, better than anything in the world
On this evening we experienced a
resurrectionl some thing inconceiy-
able, new, bright arose in us. Only
few among us could find their wav
IN the sphere of literature. Interest
burned in all faces and the hearts he.
meath the thick husks strived to grasp
this hitherto foreign activity. our
conversations and criticisms often ex.
tend far into the night"
The editors of the journal treat
contributors in their own manner:
We lack the heart to tell onyone
that his work is no good. One must
be hard, blind being not to see the
shyness and excitement with which
the author reads his work. And If
one says to him: That's fine. keen
on writing, we will copy it all and
include it in the magazine, then many
rejoice and are over-happy that they
too are writer's. They often bring us
oddly looking shreds of paper: on one
little piece of paper one recognizes
with difficulty little house or some
thins like it, Embarrassed, with Sc
c1et procedure, they show me these
drawings. We have decided that in
such cases it is not necessary to re.
fleet very long-everything is pasted
together, bound and given as a prem
ium with our journal. We did mot
krow how to act otherwise, and we
therefore beg you comrades, to Judge
our work with benevolence. It is not
easy to be active in the village in this
manner. One has to be satisfied with
little. 1t is SO dark in the village
We shall talk later Of the magazine.
Anna Agapkina is not satisfied with
merely editing the "Resurrected
Wanderer."
Besides that she also conducts a
reading room and indeed according
to her own plan: "Ona day in the
week the reading room is given over
to the younger school children; an
other-to the older and half-grown
third-to the youth. The
other days-to the adults. Then the
issuing of books and collective read
ing also takes place"
Since all state publishing houses
are very far away and cannot be
reached, Anna Agapkina wrote her
own revolutionary fairy tales for the
small children. Since 1920 she has
yentured to publish a children's jour
nal together with the children.
But We must not forget that in ad-
dition, also her farm work, her fam
lily cares weigh upon her. And the
difficulties Of village life! Around her
it is dark. Half OF the village con-
sists Of former metropolitan walters
whom the revolution had driven to
the village. The other half consists
OF former porters and similar peo-
pie. Embittered, long unaccustomed
to the heavy farm work, longing for
tea tray and napkin. miserable, de-
graded, but nevertheless wishing for
the lost restaurant paradise-these
people have little sense for literary
endeavors.
In this heavy atmosphere, Comrade
Agapkina performs her cultural deed.
She has been member OF the party
since 1917. For some years she
breathed the Petersburg air. In the
beginning in a leather factory, then
as a street-car conductor. the famine
Of 1918 drives her back to the village.
Purely political work does not inter-
est her. Only the cnltlrnl inornnnl L.
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HEY CHICAGO!

In Chicago, to-
night, I he Van
guard Group of the
Young Pioneers are
celebrating. Ho / y
Cats-what a swell
affair! It's called
the Red Revel and
everything is pre-
pared by the Pho
neers: the fun, the
food, the dancing
m everything.
The fun starts at
8 p. m. and the
place is 2733 Hirsch
Blvd.
Didya ever see
the new dance call
ed the Red Ram
ble2" All the big
and little Reds will
be doing I'll Be
sure to come oyer
tonight.
EXTRA
TIE next issue
OF the TIN Y
WORKER Is a
special GRAND
RAP I'D s issue.
The Pioneers OF
this town sent
Johnny II c d n
bunch OF news,
poems, stories,
n n q everything.
oh, Boy - walt
tin you see i'll
HEY WHAT
CITY WILL
Bh NEXT2
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Tiny Worker WIN
Go to Russiai

Tiny Worker WIN
Go to Russiai
ON the ninth
birthday OF the
Russian Revolution
The TINY WORK.
ERR and all Ameri-
can Tiny Workers
and Pioneers send
happy greetings to
all Russian Tiny
Reds. The chill
dren Of Russia are
learning, and grow
ing healthy bodies
TO become better
fighters for the
working class all
over the world.
The Young Pho
neers OF America
and all Tiny Work.
ers vii help to
fight for a work.
ers' government
here.
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GREETINGS TINY
WORKERS OF
RUSSLAl

On your ninth
birthday we make
I h e Young Pio-
neers OF Russia
honorary editors OF
this issue.
We vii send cop
les Of this issue OF
the TINY WORK
ER TO all groups
OF Russian Chill
dren.
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A POSTER FROM RUSSIA.

Isn't it a dandyf The line on top
reads:
woman Become Literatep"
The lines at the bottom read:
"oh, Mamal u you were literate
you'd be able 10 help meP
This Is the way the Tiny Reds in
Russia learn how to read and write
and they help their mothers to learn.
A workers government wants every
body educated Isn't this poster a
beauty? Clip II out and paste IL in
one Of your school boolxsl
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Embassy Chiefs Schedule
COurtesies to Associates
Dinners Announced by Ambassador and Sonora
de Riano, Ambassador and Lady Howard,
and Other Diplomats.

The Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Riano will entertain at din
ner March t, and also have invita-
tions out for a, dinner party WedneS-
day evening, February "a.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard have issued
invitations for dinner Friday evening,
March 10.
The Ambassador and Lady Isabella
Howard have as their guest at the
embassy the Duchess of Norfolk, who
arrived in Washington Friday for a
short stay.
The Ambassador Of Argentina and
Sonora de Pueyrredon will entertain
at dinner Tuesday evening, March 2,
in compliment to the Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine.
The Minister of Guatemala and
dinner party last evening in compli-
ment to the Ambassador Of Mexico
and Sonora de Teller, the company
including the Ambassador of Japan
and Nine. Matsudaira, the Minister
of the Netherlands and Nine. de
Graeff, the Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik, Admiral and Mrs.
Benjamin F. Hutchinson, Gen. and Mrs.
Clarence r. Williams, the director
general of the Pan-American Union,
Dr. Leo S. Rowe; former Senator and
Mrs. Robert l.. Owen, Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Domer Rheem, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Miller and Nine. SoyeZ
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Notables of Capital
Put in Special Group
For Personal Mention
Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes Entertaining House
Guests-Other Notes of
Special Interest.

The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
have as their guests Col. Maud of
England and Mr.. Henry NJ. Dawes,
brother OF the Vice President, who
will remain with them a few days.
Senator and Mrs. Royal s. Copeland
are spending the week end in New
York, and will return tomorrow to
their apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Representative and Mrs. f.. Hart
Fem are spending Sunday with Mrs.
Page Laughlin in her home, Montres-
sor. at Leesburg, Va.
Representative Frank Funk will
leave TODAY for his home in Illinois to
spend about 10 days. Mrs. Funk
will go to Atlantic City this week and
ioin Representative Funk in their
Wardman Park Hotel apartment on
his return.
Mrs. Mckenzie Moss, wife of the
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
will leave the first of the week for
Philadelphia to join her daughter
Mrs. Eugene B. Simonin. who will ac-
company her to Bowling Green, KY,
for a visit to Mrs. Moss mother, Mrs
Mamie D. Brewer Mrs. Moss will
return to her Wardman Park apart
ment about the middle of February.
Gen. John J. Pershing is expected
to arrive Ut Key West tomorrow. and
Continued on Sixth Page)
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Betrothals Announced
OF Interest Locally

Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Burger an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Sarah Frances to Mr.. f. Reese
Thomson son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eliot H.
Thomson of this city.
Word has been received in Wash
ington of the engagement of Miss
Leonie Lefevre, daughter of the late
Mr.. Leon Lefevre and of Mrs. New
ton Lowry OF Washington, to Mr..
Robert Edward son of the late Henry
Edward Burgess of London and Mrs.
Burgess, the wedding to take place in
London in April.
Miss Lefevre is a granddaughter of
Mrs. Susan p. Okie of Washington
and the late DIR. w. T. Okie, United
States Army She has many friends
in Washington where she attended the
Cathedral School for Girls. Mrs.
Dixie is now on the Riviera of France,
where she will remain until April,
when she will go to London to attend
the wedding of her granddaughter.
Announcement has been made by
Mrs Helen Narrower of Murrayhlll
avenue, Pittsburgh, of the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Nellie Nj.
Narrower, and Mr.. Gates w. Kidd
of Richmond, Va. The wedding will
take place February II in Washing
ton, where the couple will make their
home.
Mrs. Homer NJ. Anderson of Mar
garetta street, Pittsburgh, will en-
tertain in honor Of Miss narrower,
who is her sister, Monday night.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

The Minister and Sonora de Sanchez
Latour will eptertain at dinner tomor-
row evening and take their guests
later to the dance to be given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hamlin Everett.
Sonora de Alfaro, wife of the Min
lister Of Panama, will be at home Fri
day afternoon from to o'clock.
The Minister of Bolivia, Senior DIR.
Don Ricardo james F'reyre, and his
son, Senior Victor Freyre, will Join
Sonora de Jaimes F'reyre in their
Wardman Park Hotel apartment to-
morrow, after spending several davs
in New York City.
The Minister of Lithuania and
Nine. Bizausliene will entertain mem
bers of the diplomatic corps at din
ner Wednesday evening, when the
guests are asked to meet the Ambas-
sador of Spain and Sonora de Riano.
The Minister of the Dominican Re-
public. Senior Jose del Carmen ARIA.
returned early in the week from a
visit in his home, in Santo Domingo,
Sonora de Aria remaining there un-
til the Spring.
The Minister of Greece and Nine.
Simopoulos went to New York yester-
day and will visit in Boston and Low
ell, Mass, returning here at the end
of the week.
The Minister of Honduras and
CONTINUED on Seventh Page}
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Capital Hostesses
Formally Announce
Their Days AT Home
Season Calendar Is
Marked by Observance of
Charming, Time-Honored
Social Program.

Mrs. Gerry, wife Of Senator Peter
Goelet Gerry, will receive Thursday
afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Ogden l.. Mills, wife of Repre-
sentative Mills of New York, will be
at home Tuesday afternoon from to
6 o'clock at herfesidence, 1915 Rhode
Island avenue.
Mrs. Finis J. Garrett. wife of Rep
resentative Garrett of Tennessee. will
be at home Tuesday afternoon at A
o'clock, at 1916 Sixteenth street, when
she will have with her her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Frank Burns of Columbus,
Ohio, who, with Mr.. Burns, is the
house guest of Representative and
Mrs. Garrett.
Mrs. William De Witt Mitchell, wife
of the Solicitor General, will not re-
ceive tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Merritte w. Ireland will be at
home informally Saturday afternoon,
February 20.
Mrs. Hutchison, wife of Rear Ad-
miral Benjamin F. Hutchison, COM
mandant of the Navy Yard, will be at
home tomorrow afternoon and the fol
lowing Mondays in February.
Mrs. Thorpe, wife of Col. George G.
Thorpe, Will receive Informally this
Continued on Sixth Page)
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Ladies of Congress Circle
Announce Receptions

Mrs. Charles c. kearns. wife of
Representative Kearns of Ohio: Mrs.
James V. McClintic. wife of Repre-
sentative McClintic of Oklahoma: Mrs
g Ellis Moore, wife of Representa-
1--WE Moore of Ohio, and Mrs. John w
Summers, wife of Representative
Summers of Washington, will receive
informally from 3 to 6 O'Clock, Tues
day afternoon at the HotN Chatham
Among those assisting will be Mrs.
Curtis Dwight Wilbur, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy; Mrs. Wesley
J., Jones, wife Of Senator Jones from
Washington Mrs. John w. Harreld,
wife of Senator Harreid of Oklahoma;
Mrs. Frank B. Willis of Ohio. Nine.
Panaretoff, wife of the former Min
lister of Bulgaria; Mrs. Anthony
WAYNE Cook. Mrs. William Frazier
Mcdowell, Mrs. A. NJ. Peterson, Mrs.
Israel Foster Mrs Roy Haynes, Mrs.
Amos Fries, Mrs. Luther +. Gregory,
Mrs. W. w. Hastings, Mrs. Oscar F..
Bland, Mrs. Homer Hoch and Mrs.
John Miller.
Mrs. Minnie Peterson, Mrs. Charles
]. Thompson, Mrs. NJ. A. Romjue,
Mrs. James B. Reed, Mrs. William L..
Carss, Mrs. Ralph LoZier and Mrs.
John w. Moore, the congressional
women living at the George Wash
ington Inn, will receive informally
Monday. February Is, from to G
o'clock.
The wives of the Senators and Rep
resentatives who reside at 100 Mary
land avenue northeast will be ''at
homo" Monday, February Is, from
$50 to $50 o'clock. The receiving
ladies are Mrs. George w. Norris of
Nebra ska. Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson
Of Arkansas, MRS. Earl B. Mayfield OF
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Mrs. Thatcher Hostess
At Tea Dance Yesterday

Mrs. Maurice II. Thatcher. wife Of
Representative Thatcher of Kentucky.
entertained charmingly at the tea ana
dance yesterday afternoon at the MAY
flower for her house guests. Miss
Doanda Risley Putnam, daughter Of
Mr.. John +. Putnam, American con
sui at Chefoo, China. and Miss Prue
Mason of Kentucky.
In the gay little party We're Miss
Blanche Wingo, Miss Mary Smith
wick, Miss Dorothy Kurtz, Miss jamie
Berry, Miss Fannie May Trimble, Mrs
Frank c. Henry, MIR. j. Matt Chiffon
Mr., William Jennings Price, Mr.. Har-
ris Fleming, Mr.. David Lynn. Mr.. Jake
Rhyme, Mr.. Benjamin Foster, Mr.
James E. Smithwick, Mr.. John Hill
and Mr.. Lunsford Hammer.
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Dance Fantasy Feature
of Benefit Ball PROGRAM

Tuesday evening, February 9, at
Wardman Park Hotel, a benefit ball
for the Church of the Blessed Sacra
ment, Chevy Chase, will be given, at
which a dance fantasy entitled the
'Old and the New written by Mrs
+. L. Pugh, and trained by Miss Mary
Johnson. will be produced.
The prologue will be expressed by
Miss Mary Haltigan of the st. Pat
rick's Players. dressed as Miss 1896
The "Minuet" will be danced by the
Misses Mary Johnson, Dorothy Clarke
Edith Duncan. Maitland Thompson,
Margaret Higgins, Mary IIaltigan and
Nancy Watson, with the MeSsrS
James Pugh, James Haltigan, Thomas
Lake, Joseph Muir, Harry Dawson,
Orme Libby, and the "Charleston"
danced by Mr.. Edward Lohse and Miss
Eleanor Zubrano will be well worth
seeing, and interesting features of the
bail
Evening star., 1926-02-07
White House Reception for
Army and Navy to Finish
State Functions of Season
Representatives of Nation 5 Defense to Be Hon
.ored by Comm mander-in- -Chef-Brilliant
Social Events Noted.
BY SALLIE V. II. PICKETT.

h7HE the White House viii
hold the officers OF the Army and Navy stationed
Washington reception OF the series that
this week. and certainly nothing could be inspiring
M than to see 2rgS BODY @I %" IN "Gn ] a,aJs d na D m
aud their also been invited to the reception thus
afording an opportunity Tor contrast
doing interest to Army Navy reception will be the attend
"A the Navy sponsors here at that time
tic military committee OF the Senate and
Anderson and other
belong the Society of Sponsors organized during the
Wilson adnln1st
THE Coolidge will dine with the Secretary OF the
OF Am
Nine Matsua Monday Mrs Kellogg whose
THE will call for undivided attention
this week and adding personal interest and charm beyond
usual talent will be the pretty Mrs Morgan Butler
during President and Mrs Dawes.
the cabinet officials and diplomatic general
will attend the opera performances
taking besides the Vice President and
Isabella Howard Representative and Mrs Louis Frohng
Mrs Marshall Field Mrs Copiey Amory Mrs Richard Adch Mrs
McComcI oodhcar Mrs Frederick
Thomas Bayad the Netherlands Minister and members Of the
the Venezuelan Minister and secretaries of legation Mrs
James F. Curtis, and hundreds OF others:
W be Tuesday night February TO- at the Mayhower for the
the Memorial splendid rve of will be
viii not be revealed until the night the this
folk making wild speculation them Alice Roosevelt
Longwort the for who else could be the constant
and Nine Puyrredon Mrs Frederick Dent
Grant Mrs s9kss a Mrs John + stoTrer W Mrs Gibson Fahen &
Ekengren Ffoulke Mrs Thomas
Wi a Ms MS Wter bcnee M aao Mann Mr. W1am
Ritter Mrs Herman Derks and Others
Evening star., 1926-02-07

The Secretary Of Agriculture and
company at dinner this evening pre-
cedfng the Sunday evening concert at
the Mayf1oWer.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
viii be the guests of honor at dinner
Tuesday evening Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, Mr.. Mellon and Miss
Ailsa Mellon
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Representative and Mrs. ;. Wallace
Dempsey were hosts to a company OF
so at dinner last evening at the Chevy
Chase Club.
Evening star., 1926-02-07
President and First Lady
Feted in Cabinet Home
Guests Tuesday Evening of Secretary and Miss
Mellon-Prominent Social Events of
Week IN Capital

flower for his sister. Mrs. L; 1. Web
ster Of Nashville, Tenn. who is the
guest of Comdr. and Mrs s. =
Hooper. Tn" guests were Capt.
aud Mrs u :. Land. Coiudr and
Mrs :. Z. Hooper. Gumdr. and Mrs
\. w. Atkins, Condr. NJ T. Pierce.
Mrs l.. d. Montgomery and Mrs
Dwight Chester
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Texas. Mrs. Carl Hayden of Arizona
Mrs. Homer Hoch of Kansas, Mrs
Philip Swing of California, Mrs. VIII
liam W. Arnold of Illinois, Mrs
Charles Brand of Ohio and Mrs Scott
Leavitt of Montana.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Representative and Mrs Richard +.
Freeman entertained a company of y
at dinner last evening at the Congress
SionaI Country Club.