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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-30

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We envied Mel his subtle grace,
The 1.-the strong body and rugged face
power.
Above the rest he seemed TO tower.
We envIed HE monies and land.
The servants who etOOd at his right
hand.
The motor ears: the trips. that sum
meF's cruise.
(Oh how we wished We could wear
his shoeeo
Life went on and we cursed it well
And srFaped and saved to be like Mel.
And then one day from foreign lands
there came
News that he had put q bullet
thru his brain.
kelvin 0GILVIE.
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who's that poor guy the auto
mObilist killed just nOw?"
lies All auctiOneer."
"1 suppose they'll put ON his
tombstone the words knocked
Down and Gone" g. II. ID.
~
A Utica, ". Y, trust company
has a vice president named Doc
little and. secretary named
Dunmore. Despite their nantes
DoOlittte claims to do more than
DU4lBtoTe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

Of the Revolutionary army. The
founder of the family was a Lutheran
divine who came from Holland to New
Jersey and settled on the Raritan in
1747, Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Ere
linghuysen, who was a giant figure
during the struggle for independence.
Miss Louisa V. Laying. the pretty
young granddaughter Of the late
Samuel Spencer. president of the
Southern Railway and a revered citi-
zen of this city, will. in a few days,
marry Walter c. Stanton Of West
chester, near Philadelphia. Mrs
Laying lives at Mount Kisco, where
her husband, James d. Lying, Is one
Of the active members of various hunt
clubs about Philadelphia. The late
Samuel Spencer, one Of the abest
and most popular OF railway execu-
tives, lost his life in an accident on
his own road, and Gen. Philip Schuy-
Ter OF Ardsley, whom he was enter
tanning in his private car. was killed
at the same time. Mrs. Spencer had
been for years a leader OF social af-
fairs in Washington and had inter
ested herself in the foundation of the
Colonial DANES Club, of which she
was the first president. Her daughter
was married here and the bride-to be
as an infant and during the pinafore
da"s vas frequently in the Spencer
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are making to obtain the same privi-
lege. Sundays in war time were
rather dismal affairs in Washington
and the opening of the lighthouses
began then, but n strenuous move
ment was noted when President Hard
ing came to office for return to the
old ways. But this Executive favor
ed amusement and recreation for the
masses, and the Capital thus has open
theaters. though in all other respects
it keeps a closed Sunday. The Met
ropolitan Gallery OF Art is open from
8 to ) every Sunday of the year ex-
cept for the necessary cleaning
processes in Spring and Autumn, and
great lines OF people form in Central
Park awaiting the hours when they
may get in. Washington's galleries
of art rarely open on Sunday, but the
Library of Congress is the great
solace of those without home ties and
nothing especially to claim their time
on holidays. The new mayor of New
York, SO it seems, believes In CON
sistency in law observance, and he
refuses to close up Broadway and
places where the legitimate dramas
flourish. whilst Grand place, Irving
street and the Bowery are open all
day Sunday as well as Sunday night
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meant no further favor. Hence every
one receiving the sanguinary sum
mons made haste to accept it. though,
as the ball was OF Spanish fashion,
many of Chicago's bobbed- hair bellies
had painful time trying to keep lace
mantillas and high combs in proper
order. The vast ballroom was a maze
Of whiriing windmills with vivid red
and scarlet decorations Resplendent
toreadors rushed hither and hence and
misunderstanding serenaders took up
places near all the pretty girls who at
tracted them and the strains of old
Spanish love songs reechoed through
the ballroom. Everybody wore Span
ish costumery and in lieu of an or
chestra, street musicians. such as may
be seen in Seville and Granada, played
charming, lifting music for the typical
dances. Not asmOdern dance nor d
jazz figured in this elaborate fiesta
and the Twelve Knights of Ancient
Andalusia, looking very fierce and de-
termined, kept the entire company to
the program as prescribed by the So
cial code of Madrid.
II was President Harding's open
mindedness which permitted the thea
tiers and general play houses of the
Capital to remain open on Sunday,
and Neutrality-suspicious. naturally watch
with interest the struggle which New
York, Philadelphia and other cities
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mittee members present were: Mrs
Charles w. Haig, chairman, Judge
Lynn Chapter: Mrs. Holt. Captain
Molly Pitcher Chapter; Miss Holbrook
Columbia Chapter, and Mrs. Earl b
Fuller, Victory Chapter. There We're
about % children present. and addi
tional guests were: Mrs. George Sci
den Mrs Sarah Il. Harmon, Mrs
Holbrook, Mrs. Ford, Miss Ford, Miss
Malone and Comdr. Holt.
The Mai. L'Enfant Chapter held its
January meeting at the home of Mrs
G. q. Wright, 1924 South Carolina
avenue southeast. with Mrs. Roberts
Mrs. Wall and Miss German as as
sisting hosteSses.
In the absence of the regent Mrs
y. y. Potts, the vice regent, Mrs. G.
G. Wright, presided.
Reports We're made by various Off
GERS and committees, and different
lines of work discussed. Miss Helen
f. Bliss, acting chairman of the pa
triotic committee. gave report of the
assistance given by the chapter to
the Stepping Stone in connection with
its Christmas dinner.
social hour followed the session
and refreshments We're served
Descendants Of '16 Chapter met
Monday night at the home of the
registrar, Mrs. Theodore r. Langley
on California street. The assisting
hostesses were: Mrs. F'iske, Mrs. Rich
and Miss Moore. After the usual
opening exercises, the following re
ports were made and business trans.
acted. The delegate. Mrs. Hatzberg,
reported on the Christmas box sent 10
an Indian family. and as chairman of
the ways and means committee out
lined plan for raising funds at Il
poN lunch party and humoresque ell
tertalnment in February. The chapter
also planned to give a reception next
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month. The vice regent, Mrs. Daisy
X. Murphy, announced that over SIG
had been cleared in the sale OF Christ
mas cards. The treasurer, Mrs. Nellie
loung, gave an encouraging report on
finances. The chapter passed a mo-
ton to give it's annual contribution TO
the International School at spring
field, Mass, as well as it's yearly gift TO
Camp Hill, Alabama. thereby favorlng
both the North and South. The regent
reported on the steady growth OF the
chapter in membership and personnel.
After IA liberal discussion the chapter
passed q motion to change It's regular
meeting day from the second Monday
of the month to the second tuesday.
The program of the evening was turn
ed over to Mrs. Constance Goodman,
who introduced Mrs. fiske as the
speaker of the evening. she gave an
interesting account of Alexander liam
ilton's life. This was followed by Mrs.
Goodman entertaining the chapter
with a clever negro reading entitled
"rhe Apple
GOV. Thomas WelIes Society. Chill
dren of the American RevOlutIOn.-
Mrs. Harry Davis and Mrs. A. NJ.
Jones entertained the Junior Society
on Saturday afternoon. fhe president
Mrs. {. E. Emig, pfeSldeu. Inc coIii-
mittee reported that 10 scrapbooks
had been sent to the Home Ior
Foundlings. a flag was presented to
Barbara McMullen. to be placed In
her schoolroom. A box of clothing was
locked to be sent 10 ellis Island.
Josephine Davis rendered Il piano
solo. Rosemary Mulhall, Harry Rag.
land and Edmund Symonds gave reel
tations The ode and salute TO the
flag was given. with Perry Doing as
color bearer. Mrs. McNullen told
story of the Revolutionary War time.
The hostess served refreshments.
The Senior Society held its January
meeting in the music room of the VII
son Normal School.
The following new members were
received: Dorothy Phelps Dorothy
Walker. Amalie Walker and Philip
Gordon.
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Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Continued from Seventeenth Page)
ter Of former Senator and Mrs
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen,

ter Of former Senator and Mrs
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen
who has been among the at.
tractive and much feted buds pre-.
scented to society in New York City
this season, left Washington just two
years ago and has since been in school
near her parents home in Raritan.
The old Frelinghuysen mansion on a
high bank above the Raritan River
and about mile from the Jersey vii
lage Of the same name, is one of the
ancient landmarks of the region. Mr..
and Mrs. Frelinghuysen formerly re
sided in their Jersey home all through
the year and it was there that the
late President Harding and Mrs.
Harding were so frequently enter
tanned. This Winter. however, they
leased a house at 705 Park avenue,
New York City, and here Miss Vic
toria made her bow in late December
This handsome young debutante is the
lineal descendent of Gen. Frederic
Frc!inghuysen who was among the
first major generals appointed by Gen.
Washington after he took command
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home, which was on Massachusetts,
avenue, next door to the Thomas F.
Walsh mansion. The elder Mrs
James D. Laying has been entertain
ing the engaged couple and a half
hundred of their friends in her coun-
try place at Katonah. Mr.. Stanton
Is q graduate of the University Of
Pennsylvania and is seeking fortune
and fame by way Of the law.
The Marques de Bradomin. the
Spanish for Gilbert Porter, Sd, and
his associate knights made social his
tory for Chicago at their Twelfth
Night Ball. rather ANONYMOUSLY
given on the 18th instead of the 9th
of January in the newly constructed
ballroom of the Palmer House. The
invitations on rough sand colored
paper in deep red letters proclaimed
the greeting Of the Twelve knights
of Ancient Andalusia and in token
these same gallants in full regalia
swept the gIound with their plumed
hats and craved the presence of their
friends at the rendezvous at % o'clock
after sunset, where they would be en-
tartained at a festival of Blood and
Sand, and they also pointedly recon-
mended a prompt acceptance TO the
Marques de Bradomin. In the case
Of caballaros, it was strongly limited
that to refuse the present summons
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More than 100000 pounds OF mail
are carried by French airplanes a wear
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u. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Dolly Madison Chapte" will give a
card party February II. pm. at the
Hamilton llotCl Proceeds will he used
Tor the charitable work Of the chapter.
John Lindsay Chapter met Tuesday
evening With Mrs. Emma l.. Chaplin
ami Mrs. Edwin j. Ryan, hCstesses, at
the home Of Mrs. Ryan. 1863 Spring
road. Mrs. james Mooney, regent, pre-
sided During the business meeting
reports of committees We're accepted.
Mrs. II. W. Bowling made an inter
o>tInG report on her work on the
Chapter House committee
The following alternatcs were elect
Ell for the coming year:
Mrs. Edwin J. Ryan, Mrs. Emma L..
Chaplin. Mrs. II. w Bowling. Mrs.
''aarl"s J. Hunt, Mrs. IT, II. Gram,
Mrs. John NJ. Scott, Mrs. j. Edison
Briggs, Mrs. Augustus Knight. Miss
Maud" Moreland and Mrs. J. =. Hal
stead
After the business meeting the
chapter was entertained with card
PARTY. having as its guests Mrs. J. VI.
Pjsslor, Hiss Harriet Hissler. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred +. Ryan. Miss Marian
stewart. Miss Era Mooney, II. W.
Bowling, William Stewart and Edwin
J. Ryan.
The Francis Scott Chapter met Jan
uary at the home Of Mrs. Alfred
Rail GiargeS. The regent. Mrs. l..
Percy Daniel. presided. Plans We're
discussed for the bridge party to be
gwen by the chapter on January %
at the Lee House. The profits from
'hIs PARTY will go toward the amount
pledged + the chapter for the new
audtori IN. Tickets were also sold for
the Chapter House ball to he held on
January Is. After the business meet
ing Mrs. George Frazer gave an in
-ereSting talk on South America. Tea
was served 10 the members by
Miss Dorothy Garges. Those pres
"nt We're: M. Arthur Adelman.
Mrs. Percy Daniel, Mrs. Warren Dow,
Mrs. John Fckhardt Mrs Warren
Erniey. Mrs. George Frazer, Mrs. Al
red Garges Miss Dorothy Garges.
Mrs. !. Howell Gordon. Mrs Howard
Kane. Mrs. Walker Martin. Mrs.
Mitchell, Mrs. Robert Reeder. Miss
Helen Thompson. Mrs. Theodore
Chler and Mrs. Campbell, Il visiting
associate member.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL
WHITE HORSE PIKE.

The opening of the Weymouth
road, after rebuilding, has been
the subject OF comment in the
South Jersey shore. This stretch
OF seven miles from Da Costa, on
the White Horse pike, has long
been a favorite to those who were
inclined 10 a leisurely journey,
but the objection has always been
that it was nothing but horse
trail and. while the delights of
ride through the primal wilder
ness were very pleasant. the road
was too rough. This objection
can no longer be urged, as the
road has been broadened and is
one OF the best graveled thorough
fares in the State. The State has
spent 100000 to bring this about
and will now give similar treat
ment to the remainder of the road
to Mays Landing, although this
second half has been in a fair
condition for a long time. 1t is
but FIVE miles long and will not
be found unpleasant driving in its
present condition.
The great DIGESTION to the
White Horse pike to the shore
resorts of South Jersey is its
crowded condition and the monot-
ony of the scenery. For these rea-
sons some Automobiles take a
route that does not require theE
to travel more than single mile
on the White Horse pike all the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
Point Will Not

Continued from First page,)
complied with. The auditor
complimented Mayor George Coll,
and City Council on the state of
the city and the work they have
done the past year. The audit
was received and accepted.
Certain streets in Ocean City
Harbors were vacated by resolu-
ton, for which the city was given
the right of way to complete the
New road through that develop
ment, which, at one time was to
be the site of an Ocean City Coun
try Club.
The proper officers were auth
orized to borrow $4,000 from the
First National Bank to be used
for curb and sidewalk improve
ments.
1t was reported that hearing
on the application for a franchise
with the Boulevard Service com
pany as the petitioner, will be
held in City Hall, Atlantic City,
Saturday, Aug. "a.
A notice was ordered sent to
the Board of Health asking that
body to request Plumbing Inspec-
tor Stuber to turn over funds he
had collected the past year to
the City Council. A motion was
also made that Stuber should be
bonded
A tree in the street at Grove
land avenue and Sunny avenue
was ordered removed by the high
way department.
A motion was passed that a
man named Moran, operating an
oil station in the city, be inform
ed that he is violating a city and
State law because of the location
of his tanks.
The chemical OF Volunteer Fire
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
Barn Burns
During Storm
Heavy Lightning. Sets Fire
to Building Satur-
day Night.
Streets, Roads Flooded

A barn was struck By lightning,
a trolley car on the Shore Fast
line was set on fire, and streets
and roads were flooded with wa
ter as the seasons heaviest thur
der storm broke over the Main
land Saturday night.
Thousands of visitors, going to
the various resorts, were soaked
as the rain came. All traffic by
trolley, and much by machine, was
halted, due to the lightning and
rain.
The barn struck was located at
l160 n. Main street and was own
ed by Frank Dixon. The roof was
burned off the building Members
Of the fire department answered
the alarm, and put the blaze out.
The fire started about 7.3o, when
traffic through the city was very
heavy.
The Shore Fast car caught fire
at 11.30. Firemen put it out.
| When the storm came power Oh
the Shore Fast line came on and
went off alternately. A number
of cars were halted on the mead
ows, one on the high trestle over
the Pennsylvania and Reading
tracks, because they could not
proceed without the power.
Streets in all sections of the
city We're covered. In some cases,
along the Shore road, the water
coming up to the curbs, coming
so fast that it was impossible for
| the drains to take care of it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
EIirernen to Make
Official Census
Will Determine Population
of SOmerS Point to In
crease Fire Dept.

An official census of the city's
fall and winter population will be
made following the summer sea-
son by members of the Volunteer
Fire Department of SOmers Point.
Chief Haines, at meeting in
City Council Friday night asked
that body to take steps to make
the census legal.
The census will be made be-
cause the membership of the Vol
unteer Fire Companies is limited
by population. Fire officials be-
lieve that the city has larger
population than it is credited, and
that the companies are entitled to
a larger number of volunteer fire.
men than are now in the Organi-
cations.
Members of the companies will
be distributed to certain districts
of the city and will visit every
house. A complete census will
thus be completed in a shrot time
after it is started.
City Solicitor Louis D. Cham
pion will be asked by Council
how the census can be made le-
gal.
More members in the company
here gives it certain advantages
with the State Relief which are
not enjoyed by smaller compan-
les. Since the last census, the
population of the city is believed
to have largely increased.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
Health Officers
to Investigate
Will Find if Garbage Dump
ing in Township is Nui-
sance to Point.

The Board of Health of Somers
Point will investigate into a con-
dition where garbage from Ocean
City is hauled through Somers
Point into Egg Harbor township,
to be dumped, and used for ferti-
lizer. City Council has ordered
the Board to look into the situa-
ton.
1t is alleged that the smell of
the dumped garbage is noticeable
to residents on the north side of
the Point. This condition will be
investigated.
Residents of Egg Harbor town.
ship will make the dumping of
garbage in their section politi-
cal issue next election, SO incens-
ed are they over the failure of
their Board of Health to make
conditions what they declare san
itary.
They say the condition there is
almost unbearable. Several Som
ers Point Councilmen who have
visited the scene report that con-
ditions are very bad.
Egg Harbor township residents
hope that the city can do some
thing to stop the hauling of garb-
age through the town, which will
stop it's entrance into the town
ship. The Health Board of the
township refuse to stop the nui-
sance.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
City Of Mortified

Atlantic City High School and the
Vocational school in Atlantic City
this fall have been asked to meet
with members of the Board of Ed
ucation in the Parker avenue
school building, Tuesday night.
Transportation arrangements will
be completed at that time.
Because pupils and parents
have not attended this meeting of
the Board in the past, making the
work of the clerk of the Board
heavier, members have requested
that every pupil who is expecting
to attend the resort schools be
present to attend the session.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17

way from Camden and yet the
route is over good roads.
This route is as follows: Leav-
ing the Camden side of the bridge,
turn north to State street and fol-
low this straight to where it runs
into the Marlton pike at Twenty
first and Federal streets. Turn
south on Kings Highway at Ellis
burg to Haddonfield. At first traf-
fic light in Haddonfield turn to the
left to Berlin. 1t is here that the
White Horse pike must be used
for about mile.
At the eastern end of Berlin,
the roads fork and the route to
the left is the main pike to Abse-
con and Atlantic City, but the car
driver, who wants to avoid con-
gestion of traffic, will use the
right fork and pass through Cedar
Brook and Blue Anchor.
At Hammonton he will meet the
new concrete road which is fol
lowed to where a sign marks the
beginning Of the Weymouth-Mays
Landing road at Da Costa. Here
starts about as pleasant a ride as
one would want through the deer
country of Atlantic county Some
cranberry boys are passed before
Weymouth is reached. A stop at
Weymouth with it's deserted Will
age and old mill ruins is worth
while. Reaching Mays Landing,
the autoist will again find himself
on concrete and can continue on
this to Atlantic City. Those who
want to go to Ocean City will fol-
low the route through English
Creek and Somers Point, and
those whose destination is south
of Ocean City will do we'll to take
the road through Tuckahoe with
- III 1,o,,,on cop,o of urbich Iata
back to revolutionary days. The
regular shore road is met at Sea
vile, and is the recognized route
to Sea Isle City, Avalon, Wild
wood and Cape May.
Another favorite route is to turn
south at Hammonton to Buena
over a fairly good gravel road
when there has not been a
drought or a too recent rain. If a
drought, the gravel is likely to be
pretty well churned up and very
dusty and if there has been a
heavy rain within forty-eight
hours the road will be found to be
collection of puddles.
Reaching Buena the traveller
will run into the Mays Landing
road, which is all that can be de-
sired in the way of modern pike
and passes through some rather
interesting country.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
Notes Of
Interest

weeks with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G.. Shreve, Aaron Shreve
has arrived safely in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pincus,
of Marvin avenue, Oak Crest, are
entertaining Mrs. NJ, Aaronson
and Max and Harry Cohen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles MacKin-
non, of Lorraine, O., have been
entertained for the past week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew McMurray,
of Davis avenue.
A motor trip to Sea Isle City
Sunday for the day was enjoyed
b. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Y. Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Davies, and
Somers H. Endicott, Jr.
Miss Bertha Hoffsess, Mrs. Lena
Bergen and George Ellis, of Phil
adelphia, We're recently entertain
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lindner,
of Broad street.
After passing a week with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl NJ. Garrett, of Richmond,
Va, Mr.. and Mrs. William G.. Ok
lev have returned TO their home
on Zion road. They had as their
guests over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Schoenberger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Humphreys,
of Elkins Park, Pa.
Mrs. John Cordery, Jr., of E.
Oak Crest avenue, recently enter
tanned Mrs. Clifford Borden, Miss
Violet Borden and Miss Grace
Borden, of Wrightstown, and Mrs.
Arthur Borden. of PleaSantville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-17
Letters To The Editor

or anything else under their pill
low, that he could not extract it
without waking them. If the
purse or valuable is placed inside
the pillow slip, then he would be
unable to get it.
The point that l wanted to
bring out is this, there are two
things that burglars dread like
poison. One is a little dog that
goes "yip-yip" at the slightest dis
turbance, the other is newspa-
per. If one will take a copy of
The Pleasantville Press and open
it and lay it loosely on the floor
in front of his bedroom door. or
other entrance, the most expert
burglar in the country cannot
pick it up without its rustling and
waking the sleeper. If you think
he can, just try it yourself.
Yours truly,
Mrs. w. w. A.