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ROADS NET IMPROVES.

NEW YORK. February 10 R.-
Surplus of the Chicago and North
Western Railway for 1925 after
charges has turned out 10 be some
what better than was shown in the
preliminary report in January, Fred
erick w. Sargent, president. revealed
today. The amount was SlO,7S4,57s,
eqpal to $3.50 share on the common
after preferred dividends The pre-
l!minary report made it ABB 900, or
$50 a share. .--. ~
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COTTON ADVANCES !
IN EARLY TRADING
Selling in Manchester Factor
Today-WeekIy Report on
Weather Studied.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February lN.-Catton
futures opened steady March. 70. 20;
May, 1913; July, 1903; October, 1922;
December. 1889.
The market opened at unchanged
prices to an advance of points. The
easier showing of Liverpool induced
little selling and further March
liquidation accompanied reports of an
easing spot basis in the South.
Offerings were comparatively light,
however, and the market was quiet
but steady during the first hour.
March holding at about yesterdays
closing quotation, while later months
were . to points. net. higher. May
selling at 1915 and October at 1927.
Private cables reported liquidation
Of March by Manchester interests in
Liverpool but said the continent was
buying distant deliveries and that re-
ports from Lancashire were encour-
aging.
New Orleans Quotations,
NEW ORLEANS. February 10
Cotton futures opened steady. March
1884: May. 1906: July, lS.47; October.
1855; December, 1853. The market
opened easy. as cables were unfavor.
able and first trades showed losses Of
I to points. Eearly sellers here re-
bought as New York opened steady
and prices rallied to 1853 for March.
1910 for May and 1850 for October. or
10 points up from tho lows and
to 3 points above Yesterdays close.
Al the end of the first half hour Of
trading prices were steady and st the
highs.
The weekly weather report showed
conditions favorable for new crop
preparations In the South and West
but showed little progress in the crop
preparation in the East owing 10 rain.
Cotton Values at Noon. -..
NEW YORK, February 1o.--Cottor
futures. 11:45 am. bids 4. steady:
March. .o.26: MAY. 1875: July. 1907.
October, 1926: December i7.92
ME- ORLEANS, February 10
Cotton futures. noon bids. steady
March. 1855: Nav, 1915: July, 1856
October. 1855; December. 1853.
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\ Fool and His Money.

The fact that stock certificate il
printed III fancy green scrollWork is
no proof thar II is worth any more
than ordinary wall paper Thousa nds
Of people in Washington would have
saved their money If they simply had
n sliod their banker 70 tell them what
he knew of some supposedly wonder
ful investment.
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FUNDS FOR EXTENSIONS.

CHICAGO, February 10 Hr.ASev.
eral new extensions and Improve
ments in the properties of the Xmeri
can Public Service Co. are. being
financed with part of the proceeds OF
an issue Of $2,500.000 first -liefi Der
cent bonds being offered today by Hal
Sey, Stuart & Co. and A. B. Loacft &
Co. at IS, yielding about sos per cent
In addition the company's $474 500 8
per cent collateral notes will he r..
tired with a part Of those funds.
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MORE ONIONS BEING
PLANTED THIS YEAR
Government Expresses Surprise as
Surplus From Old Crop To-
tails 5000 Carloads.
~ the Associated Press.

~ tho Associated Press
CHICAGO, February ln.-Sprine
onion prospects are bright Regardless
of concerted action of half a dozen
Chicago hotels looking toward an
onion boycott. - per cent more onions
than last wear are being planted in
Texas. California and louisiana
An Official report today by the Gov
ernment Bureau of Agricultural Eco
romics says southern California has
the biggest acreage of new onions in
four years. The principal gain. how
ever. compared with last season is in
South Texas.
Surprise over increased acreage is
expressed by the report inasmuch as
the present available storage stock of
onions in the United States is esti
mated at about 5000 car loads. the
most bountiful supply. on record.
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STOCK PLAN APPROVED.
Shredded Wheat Company Will Re
classify Shares.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y. February
10 CP).-At the annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Shredded Wheat
Co. late yesterday approval was given
the reclassifcation of stock, whereby
the 100000 shares Of common Of 500
par value each win be replaced by
100000 shares of no par value and
four shares of new stock given for one
share of the old.
Reports of officers and executives
showed business of the company pros
porous and the net income Tor the
year 1925 TO have beep 1891. 7sS4n.
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JAPAN ORDERS RAILS.

NEW YORK, February '10S tP.--
Subsidiaries of the United States Steel
Corporation are operating at SO per
cent of capacity, compared with 81
per cent a week ago. Continued
heavy purchases by the railroads are
reported, particularly in track material.
An order for 1000 tons OF rails Has
been received from the japanese
government for the South Manchurian
Railroad.
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FAGE0L MOTORS NET,

NEW YORK, February 10 R.-
Fageol. Motors Co. of California had
net profit of $310,lc4 after charges
for 1925 and gross sales, of $5,s45; ess.
Sales the year before were $4,3s9,407
Royalties under the American Car and
Foundry contract. II was stated
would be $4,000 in 1926. Profit and
loss surplus at the close of '192s was
$511,142 against $2o1,o17 in. 1924.
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LEASES 10 FLOORS:
General Motors to Expand Offices
in New York,

NEW YORK, February 10 Hp.-
The General Motors Corporation has
leased the IS upper floors of the 90
story addition which is to top the
present three story Colomnade, Build
ing in Columbus Circle.
The General Motors lease is for a
term of II years. and calls. for an
annual rental of SOC, 900.
Announcement Of the lease led to
unconfirmed reports that this was
the first step in a shift of the COM
pany's general offices from Detroit
to New York.
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PARIS BouRsE UNSTEADY.

PARIS, February 10 GP.-Prices
were irregular on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes. IS francs
so confines. Exchange on London.
1872 francs rs confines. Five per cent
loan, IS francs 80 confines. The dol
lar was quoted at -27 frames tse cen
times. '"s> '< -
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NEW CROPS SUGGESTED.

FARGO, n. Oak, February 10 tSpe-
in fax, alfalfa, clover
and potato production no change in
wheat paintings and continued large
production of corn are urged for the
farmers Of the Northwest by the eff
cheney eypertA for 1hs Dera rtnent of
Agriculture
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Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone OF
Eir.inia SIS. 500 at %.
tanital Traction Colo at 1861.
Potomac Electric Power pfd-5 at los.
Potomac Electric Power pfd. int. ctfs-l
Washington Gas Light--1o at 73l..
Washington Railway and Electric com.-5
At !36
Commercial National Bank-IO At 260
Federal American National Bank-l0 at
:;9"Tx 10 at 400.
Merchants Transfer and Storage pfd.-io
at 10f 10 at 101.
-Nerzenthaler Linotype-l0 at PIG. 40 at
GIG.
AFTER CALL.
Netiona, Bank Of washington--5 at 500.
Washington Railway and ElectrI" rtd.-
Washington Gas IS 23--l 600 at 1881.
Lanston Norotyr~-5 at S412. 20 AT
81. 10 at 81 - 30 1T 81 II
W9.tinrtnn Gas Light@:0 at 5i'2.
loGI- 80 at 1867. so AT 107.
american Security and Trust CO. Al
Money-Can loans. ) ard per cent.
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NEW, YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wire Direct TO The Star Once

NEW YORK, February Total
lowing is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
curb Market today:
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Prompt ACTON
First Mortgage Loans

Lowest Rates ef Interest add Con-
Thomas j. Fisher & Company. Inc.
1873 18th Street
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FOREIGN BONDS.

City Dresden Is. 92s. 92S. 3@$.
tlty Graz ..... g6$. 96s4 9ia4
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} Hamburg = Is 49, 9hi, 30 :,
II Hunger Co 7lss. STSs ST. ST..
Is King Den Sis 99,. 9alx a9i.
10 Kiupp Fried l. IS o3's G:;ls 93'.
Nor Sll Den 6s. 1000, 1902 100 ~
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II 2 Buenos A -. : lO1 1905 lOI
Prov Santa Re as a4 93A "a
> Chine Dan Is !7l2 91i3 27l2
. Ri Elhe IS vi af,s "a "a
1sRh Wesphalra Is 9512 ~. ass
- Nanad Falls 5s 4 96 o. az
II Siemens&H Is ~ 9a"s aaI. 9oHs
), Siemens6H Is 10 oHs, o69, 36ss
) Swiss Govt 5ia ; 10" To-. To-,
, Thyssen ! & = 10 95 gi% a4S,
Weston L Ii 6Ias SOS. S5a, S5%t
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More than 100000 unemployed in.
dustria1 workers Of Poland have been
registered by the government. :'--f
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TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

uotations furnished by Redmond Co.
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Dinner for Vice President
And Mrs. Dawes Planned

CONTINUED from Fifth Page.)
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Woman Democrats Will
Be Hosts at Dinner

Tomorrow evening the Woman's
National Democratic Club is giving a
dinner, for it's members and their
guests, in honor of the newly elected
Democratic Senators and their wives.
Among the guests Of honor will be
Senator and Mrs. Harry Il. Halves,
Senator David /. Walsh. Senator's
elect Alben Barclay and Mrs. Barclay.
Elmer Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, Carl
Hayden and Mrs. Hayden. Others
who will be present include Senator
and Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones, Senator
and Mrs. Burton X. Wheeler. who
will be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Nicholson: Representative
and Mrs. William 3. Oldheld, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Cordell Hull, Mrs.
Percy e. Quin, Admiral and Mrs
James Meredith Helm, DIR. and Mrs
Edward B. Meigs, Mr.. and Mrs. Will.
bur Hubbard, Mrs. Sarah Stokes Hal
kett. Mrs. j. Harry Covington, Mrs
George M. Eckles, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Holcombe, Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell, Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunning
ham, who will have as her guests
Miss Mildred Cunningham and Mrs.
Eva Coulter; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Munce, jr., Mrs. Charles Maddox of
Richmond, Mrs. Blair Banister, Miss
Charl Williams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Huston Thompson.
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Debutante Bouquet"
Of City Surrenders
Popular Bud to Cupid

Continued from Fifth Page.)
present their daughter, Miss Georgt
ana Joyes, to society.
Miss Joyes will be the guest in whose
/ honor Miss Elizabeth Moody will be at
home the afternoon of December 26.
The Commissioner of Internal Reeve.
nue. and Mrs. David H. Blair will have
with them for the Christmas holidays
Mrs. Blair's son, Mr.. J. Barnett Doug
lass Of Winston-Salem, N. c., who will
arrive tomorrow.
The Commissioner and Mrs. Blair
will entertain at dinner this evening
In their apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel for the latter's debutante daugh.
ter. Miss Adelaide Douglass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Hight have
with them for the holidays Miss Phyl.
lis Hight, who arrived Friday from
her studies at Orgontz School Mrs.
Hight will entertain at luncheon
Thursday. December 80, for her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Barbara Hight,
In compliment to Mile. Pauline Bos-
from, debutante daughter of the Min
lister Of Sweden and Mime. Bostrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur o'Brien will
entertain informally at dinner this eve-
ming for the latter's debutante daugh-
ter. Miss Allison Roebling.
Miss Roebling will have as her
guests for a few days Lady Bridget
King -Tennyson of England and Mr..
Joseph Roebling, cousin of Miss
Roebling. who will come to attend the
ball Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien will give for
Miss Roebling December 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Absalom Waller will
entertain at supper dance Deem
Der u at the Carlton Hotel, in COM
pliment to Miss Adelaide Douglass
and Miss Barbara Hight.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Orme will
| entertain at a dance January for
| their debutante daughter, Miss Mar
| guerite Orme.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Hamilton
have as their house guests Miss Vir.
| ginia Murray of Trenton, N. j.; Miss
Jessica Holton OF Bethlehem, Pa,
and Miss Erma Binns of Uniontown,
Pa. who will assist Miss Nancy
| Hamilton at her debut tea tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton entertained
at dinner last evening for their
bara Hight. The guests included
Miss Murray, Miss Holton, Miss
Binns, Miss Adelaide Douglass, Miss
Eleanor Bryan Smith, Miss Alice
Cults. Miss Katharine Amory, Miss
Mary Page Julien, Miss Georgiana
Joyes. Miss Adelaide Henry, Mr.
Gregg Birdsall, Mr. Robert Hender-
son, Senior Victor Alfaro, Lieut.
Francis J. Grazing, Mr.. Clark Brant
Mr.. Griffith Warfield, Mr.. Larry
Lehrbas. Mr.. Worthington Frailey
| Mr. mai Ivan Sannp fiis A l.
Jack Hayes.
Miss Juliet Phillips, daughter OF
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Capital Society Sets Pace
In Yuletide Festivities
Absentees Returning for Holiday Season-Wash-
ington Residents Visiting the Old Home"
Special and Personal Notes.

cisco has as his guests today at the
Mayf1ower Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Roosevelt of Philadelphia and his
two grandsons from Princeton, Mr.
Morrow Roosevelt and Mr.. Latrobe
Roosevelt.
Mrs. Eric Greenleaf will leave
Washington tomorrow for Birming-
ham, Ala.
Mrs. Paul Gillespie and her son.. Mr..
Harold Gillespie, of the Wyoming will
spend the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Gillespie's sister. Mrs. Harold
Perot Keen, at her country home,
Kynlyn. near Wilmington, Del. Mr..
Gillespie will attend several dances in
Philadelphia and also, in Wilmington
Mrs. Samuel Williams Earle record
ing secretary general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, who
has an apartment at the Mayf1ower
for the Winter. will leave Washington
today for Chicago, where she will
spend Christmas with her son, Mr.. s.
Edwin Earle, of Winnetka. Mrs. Earle
Will return to Washington the first
week in January
Mr.. John Vincent Hinkel, who is a
student at the University of Notre
Dame, will be with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Philip Hinkel, in
their home, 1904 Varnum street.
Miss Emmy Thompson, daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. r. II. Thompson of Fort
Banks, Mass, will spend the holidays
with her cousin. Miss Anne Compton
Brock, at the Mendoza.
Miss Margaret e. Bouve, who is a
student at Ogontz School, will spend
the Christmas holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Bouve, in
their home, 109 Shepherd street,
Chevy Chase. Md.
Mrs. Marian Dali and her children
will spend the Christmas holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Healey Dali.
Mr.. William Whaley of Dartmouth
College and Miss Marian Whaley of
Nassar are spending the holidays
with their parents, Col. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Whaley, at 3045 Porter street
northwest.
Mr.. Paul S. Seward, Yale, '27, is
spending the holidays with his grand
parents, Maj and Mrs. S. Willard
Saxton, at 1347 Harvard street.
Miss Leila Tucker de Otte. daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. de Otte of the
Roosevelt, will return this week from
an extensive trip abroad for travel
and study.
Mrs. Alice e. Ross of the Grove
Park School faculty, at Asheville. N.
c., is spending the holidays with her
daughter, Mrs. Albert B. Manly, on
Albemarle street.
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South Carolinians Meet
At Reception and Dance

The first of this Winters receptions
and dances of the South Carolina
Society of Washington, which was
held at the Wardman Park Hotel
Friday evening, drew forth a large
number of South Carolinians and
their friends. There were approx
imately $50 in attendance. The officers
of the organization received the
guests, among whom were former
Senator and Mrs. N. B. Dial, Mr..
D. c. Roper, former Gov. r. A. Cooper
and Mr.. E. D. Smith. Representative
Thomas S. Mcmillan is president, Mr.
p. II. MCGOWAN, vice president; Miss
Harriet Godfrey secretary, and Mrs
0. II. Gasque, wife Of Representative
Gasque, is historian. The program in
cluded dancing, cards and Scottish
songs and dances by Representative
Thomas s. Mcmillan and Mr.. P. II.
MCGOWAN, as well as other features by
Mr.. A. r. Hutchinson, who was chair
man of the special entertainment COM
mittee.
In a copper atom are % electrons,
each moving in it's orbit with speed
of about SO, 900 miles second.
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Mr.. C.. C.. Moore Celebrates
Eiehtieth Birth Anniversary

Mr.. c. G. Moore, one of the oldest
lifetime residents of Forestville, Md,
celebrated his eightieth birthday an
niversary Sunday, December IL, at
his sons residence. In the company
were his only living sister, Miss Mollie
Moore, and his children, Mrs. William
D. Cox and husband, Mr.. John Moore
and wife, Mr.. William C. Moore and
wife, Mrs. Benjamin White, Mrs.
Charles r. Dodge and her husband.
Mr.. Herman Moore and his wife, and
his son-in-law, A. c. Tucker; also his
grandchildren, Effle. Alice, Marion,
Daisy, Raymond, Melvin, William,
George and Ellsworth Moore; Mar
guerite Cox Morton, William and Ed.
ward Dodge. and Aubrey and Edwin
White and wife, and his great.grand-
son, Edwin b. White, jr.
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President and First Lady
To Attend Charity Ball

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
will attend the annual Charity Ball
the night Of January at the Willard
Hotel, according to word received
from the White House yesterday by
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, chairman of
the ball committee.
1t has been the custom of the Presi-
dent and the First Lady Of the Land
to attend the Children's Hospital ball
since the days of President Arthur.
President and Mrs. Coolidge have OBJ!
served this tradition each year since
coming into the White House.
In the early days OF the Charity
ball, then the only one of it's kind
given in Washington, the board of
lady visitors prepared the refresh
ments and frequently actually served
the guests in person. The refresh
ments were as a rule chicken salad
and sandwiches. 1t was a point of
honor among the ladies Of the board
to make the most delicious salad and
delectable sandwiches.
Many Of the women now serving on
the board of lady visitors inherited
the post from their mothers, and
their daughters, now buds and
debutantes Of several seasons, are in
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days with their mother, Mrs. Hamil
ton Wright, who has opened her
house, IT'S n street for the Christ
mas season
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Former Solicitor General and Mrs.
James NJ Beck and their daughter,
Mrs. s. Pinkney Tuck. will return
the middle of the week from Atlantic
City, where they are making short
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson S. How
ell, jr., left yesterday for the for
mer's old home in Texas. where they
will spend the Christmas holidays, re-
turning here for New Year day.
Mr.. and Mrs De Forest Paine will
have as their guests, in their apart.
ment at the Wardman Park Hotel
over the Christmas holidays, Mrs.
Paine's son, Mr.. Stewart Grant. and
her niece, Miss Carrie Durand of Sag
1naw. Mich.
Miss Elizabeth Schultz of Detroit,
formerly of Washington. will arrive
Sunday, December Is, to be the guest
of Mrs. Bayard Wyman in her apart
ment in the WestmoTeland.
Mrs. H. y. Hickey has departed for
Cleveland, Ohio, where she VIII be
Joined the first of the week by Mr..
Hickey and their younger son, John,
who attends the Ashville School for
Boys They will spend Christmas week
with their older son, Norris Hickey,
who is in business in Cleveland, re-
turning to their apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel shortly after
the first of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
will have as their guests for the holi-
days the formers father and brothers
and their families. Mr.. and Mrs.
Orlando r. Erwin of Lansing Mich;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Erwin of
Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Erwin of Oak Park, ILL.,, and the lat.
ters youthful daughter, Betty Anne.
They will arrive in Washington
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David ST. Pierre
Gaillard will have as their guests for
the holidays the latter's cousins, Mr..
and Mrs James L. Walsh. who will
come from their home in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Matthews Dick,
who are making their home at the
Wardman Park Hotel while their new
home on Woodland drive is being
completed, will leave Wednesday for
Chicago, to spend the Christmas holi-
days with Mr.. Dicks parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Dick.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Brooks Smith
of the Hotel Roosevelt have as their
guests during the Christmas holiday
season, Ensign Frederick Kent Loomis,
L. S. N. and Ensign Philip H. Fitz-
gerald, u. S. N, who have just come
East from the Pacific feet, to which
they have been assigned for the past
two years. Mrs. Smith is the mother
of Ensign Loomis.
Judge w. w. Morrow of San Fran
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry: Morgan Phillips,
1911 Fern street, and a student at
the Connecticut College for Women,
New London, Conn, arrived Friday
to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Miss Maud Marshall Mason will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow, at
the Club ST. Marks, number of the
seasons debutantes in compliment
to Miss Eleanor Preston, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston.
Mrs G. Logan Payne will enter
tain at a tea at the Carlton Hotel,
Wednesday, January 5, in compli-
ment to Miss Adelaide Douglass,
debutante daughter of Mrs. David
Hunt Blair.
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Continued from Fifth Page.)
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days with their mother, Mrs. Hamil-
ton Wright, who has opened her
house, IT'S n street for the Christ
mas season.
Mr.. Wallace T. Backus, a student
at Oxford University, will arrive in
New York Tuesday from England. and
will come at once to Washington to
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor H. Backus.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett will have as
her guests for Christmas her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Delos
A. Blodgett, I'd, and their two daugh-
tiers, Marion and Audrey, who will
come from New York.
Capt. Martin Trench, U. S. N, Gov
ernor Of Athe Virgin Islands, and Mrs.
Trench are spending short time IN
Washington and are guests Of Miss
Sally Schenck at the Connecticut
Apartments.
Ensign Schuyler N. Pyne is visiting
his parents, Capt and Mrs. Frederick
G.. Pyne, and will remain with them
until after Christmas.
Midshipman Charles E. Pyne will
arrive from Annapolis Thursday and
Will be with his parents over the hoii-
days. He will have as his guest Mid
shipman Harold p. Richards.
Mrs. Alexander Sharp has returned
to Washington after FIVE years in Cali
fornia and Newport, and Is with her
son and daughter-in-law, Comdr. and
Mrs. Alexander Sharp, !r., at 1903
Thirty fifth street
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Diesges Morgan
will come to Washington to spend the
holidays with Mr.. Morgan's mother
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan.
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tain at luncheon and bridge Deem
Der 90.
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Miss Juliet Phillips. daughter OF
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training to follow in the maternal
footsteps.
President Arthur set the precedent
that the Chief Executive should at
tend. His gracious example was fol-
lowed by his successor in Office and
with the exception of only few years
the rule has been faithfully followed
by his successors.