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The Washington times., 1926-12-27
REAL GHOSTS
By Garrett P. Seryiss

DROF WILLIAM M'DOUGALL,
4 of Harvard, says that ghosts
do exist, though they may not
be supernatural. If the natural
ism of ghosts were once estab-
lisned they would lose their ter
ror. Only the unexplained and
the disconnected are essentially
fearful. But is it not a fact that
ghost seeing is a racial trait?
And since, i'm this age, races
have become so thoroughly mixed
that pure blood is a rara avis
in the white mans world, the
phantasmic gift is more widely
disseminated.
1t might be- Illuminating for the
psychologists who are taking up
psychical research along the line
of spiritism to study the con-
nection between certain types OF
the imagination and the ability
to see ghosts. Some people pos
sess the visualizing power in a
remarkable degree. Their mind
pictures are almost like real
scenes and objects. They SEE
the products of their imagination
and their thought standing, as it
were, bodily before them. A per-
son of that mental type might
he expected to see ghost, upon
sufficient provocation.
TeS,d to Apparitions
rs not the Celtic race" with
its brilliant, sensitive imagination
and it's emotional intensity, spe-
cially, though of course not ex-
ciusively, inclined toward appari-
tons? Consider the fascinating
legends and folklore of Ireland
and Scotland, with all their
ghostly forms of specters, spooks,
banshees, flares and so on. l
have some Celtic blood myself,
and 1 think it is that strain that
/ have had sometimes to exercise
little stern control over when
reading a realistic ghost story,
like Bulwer's House and the
Brain" while sitting alone at
night in an isolated house. J
have felt almost sure that l
should see specters If | WOULD
LET THEM COME.
1t has more than once hap
pened TO me to see an appari-
ton at night, so perfect in its
form and suggestion that I
should certainly have been left
with the impression that it. was
supernatural appearance if |
had not resolutely hunted out
it's deception. Suppose / had not
searched might / not have told
a conscientious ghost story?
Worth Investigating
The recent discussion at Clark
University, Worcester, Mass, on
the subject of psychical research
and spiritism was a. step that
ought to be followed up elsewhere,
and doubtless will be. Prof. Schil-
Ter affirmed that the case for the
investigation of this subject was
at least as good as that for the
Einstein theory. And it is a fact
that to the eyes of simple common
sense, based on the universal,
everyday experience of mankind,
the fantastic images produced by
the efforts to visualize nature in
the dress of the new mathematics,
are no more convincing than
ghosts. What an interesting thing
it would be If the. final justifica-
ton Of both ghosts and space
time" should arise out Of the mya-
: terious heart of the atom, in which
the .Einsteinian formulas have
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QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
mrs. Cornelius Beeclkmar
After the Dance
EAR MTPS REEfsK NJ a N.

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ am going to a party out
of town. It is being given by a
boy friend of mine and his sister.
| have met the sister only once.
but the formal invitation was from
them both.
Should i. after coming home,
the following week, write note
to the sister? If so. what kind?
2. / also want to know the
proper way to accept a dance
when a young man comes to you
while you are with your escort.
3. What is the proper thing to
say after you are through dane
4 ing? A READER.
You have the right idea about
writing a letter of appreciation
and thanks to your hostess. That
would be most charming thing
for you to do, and by all means
do it, for she will love receiving
it. and will know that you are a
sensitively appreciat i've guest.
There is no reason for waiting
week before sending this letter
write it is soon as possible after
you have returned home. Say the
''prettiest" thank you you can
word. and mention, perhaps. GER
tain features of the dance that you
know she took especial pains to
plan for. Tell her how much you
enjoyed meeting. her friends: and
perhaps mention one or two whom
you found especially delightful.
Dedicate at least one of your sen.
fences to the brother, and ask the
sister to give your thanks, too, to
her brother for his share in the
hospitality.
q. After the young man has
asked you to dance. and you
have accepted, it is polite for him
TO say to your escort with bow
10 the requirements of politeness,
do you mind?" Then your
partner indicates or bows his
acquiescence and you, too, make
Your excuses" as you leave for
the dance. These leave-takings
are said most casually, but they
are formalities that should not
be omitted.
3. After the dance. when your
partner thanks you for the dance,
you make some pleasant COM
ment to indicate that, you en-
5 ioyed the dance. Say just that
Il enjoyed that dance so much"
or, ':That was delightful" or some
other natural comment.
General IntrOductiOns
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
IL Please advise the correct
method employed for the intro
ducing of one couple to another.
Is the young lady introduced to
the gentleman or vice versa?
A READER.
One of the first-and most i'm
portant-things to remember about
making an introduction is that
the gentleman is introduced to the
lady. After that an introduction
is fairly smooth sailing.
The always useful form for the
usual introduction Of a gentleman
to lady is. Miss Lady. may 1
present Mr.. Gentleman" This is
an excellent form of Introduction,
and one does we'll to remember the
form. If. in some cases, the word
present" seems a bit too formal
the word introduce" may be used.
For the very casual, informal In.
PRODUCTION, the introduction that
is, often made with not much point
in making it, the mere mention Of
the name is enough; Miss Lady,
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thus far found their only appar-
emily certain notification!
Oliver Lodge long ago advocated
the view that 'disembodied spirits"
are composed of the ether. an idaI
which Immediately deprives them
Of any supernatural character
whatever. for nobody has ever
thought of the ether as being any
less natural than the solid earth
itself. It is only matter in an
other state, not directly percepti-
BILE to the bodily senses. Could
it be that some supersensitively
organized living bodies are in spe'
cially close relation to the ether,
and would that furnish a rational
account Of things like telepathy,
clairvoyance and such perform
ances as spiritual seauces" As
are not frauds. cheats and deceo-
tions-if any there be- that escape
that category?
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a month longer.
Then Hortense proceeds to tell
how she has always longed for
man who would speak her
own language. Someone with
whom she could discuss the latest
book, the newest play or the cur
rent political problem. Someone
who would Understand Her Inner
most Feelings, who would be able
to analyze her moods and inter-
pref her desires. Someone whose
very silence would be eloQuent-a
real complement of her soul.
Such is the lover of whom Hor-
tense has dreamed since she was
a little girl. With such a lover,
and only with such a lover,
could True Marriage be found.
And she thought that Fate had
sent her that lover when she met
Bob Green in her senior year at
college. Bob, to be sure; wasn't
very long on discussion. But
there was something about his
silence that made her very, very
sure that their spirits were at
tuned. So the week after gradua.
ton they were married. And for
about three months Hortense
went about in a rosy haze, imagin-
ing that she had found a Soul
Mate. Then she came to earth
with a dull. sickening thud and
realized that her soul was as un-
mated as ever!
Bob was good to her. He was
gentle and friendly and consider.
ate. He provided three meals a
day and a comfortable home. He
never fused or made unreason-
able demands. And he was "a
dainty coHtented with his lot as
her husband. ri. But she wasn't
radiantly contented with her lot
as his wife! For marriage had
left her just as it had found her.
as far as her mind and soul were
concerned. Bob was a good, kind,
reliable man but he couldn't ,
understand her" nor did he make
any effort to do so. - .".-''..' 4.
SHE WAS LIVING WITH A
STRANGER!
Now. after five years. she feels
that she cant stand it any
longer" She is sure that mar
riage should mean something
more than living with a stranger"
And she has found--as they
always do find-Someone Who
Does Understand Her. A Won.
derful Man Who Speaks Her
Language. They can discuss
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Science Topics

Government employees travelling
at Government expense are al.
lowed to tip walters not more
than 60 cents day. and bell
boys not more than so cents.
Hired mourners in Mesopo-
tamia pull out their hair to dem
onstrate the genuineness of their
grief. -.
A Madrid newspaper has offered
$1,000 to any person who can
write an article convincing. an
international court OF arbitration
that Columbus was Spanish by
birth.
Berlin has more than 200
bee-keepers who have more
than 5000 hives on the flat roofs
of buildings.
Ancient cavemen stood at mar,
row entrances to caves and as
bears rushed out, they cracked
them on the nose with heavy
clubs. The bears thus stunned
were easily. killed. Bones re-
Gently found gave the clue to the
old pastime..
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Odd Flashes

Nap on silk hats often comes
from the fiber of milkweed.
Queens of some species of ants
life fifteen years and longer, the
workers living fol or five years.
Fuel is now being made from
raisin seeds from which the oil
has been extracted.
More than 400 tramps, recently
arrested in New Orleans, were
put to work cleaning the streets.
There are about 10000 BUSES in
the United States, operated by
800 companies over 22,85O routes.
A member Of the British Parlia.
ment declares he will ask his gov
eminent to furnish every man.
woman and child with a~gas mask
and TO establish classes for in.
struction in its use. He believes
this precaution will be essential
for the next war.
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

children-well, that can be ar
ranged.
Hortense's plight isn't rare or
extraordinary. Contrary to popu-
lar theory, neither lust nor cruelty
nor lack of support causes the
average divorce. It's the joyful
discovery Of Someone Who Under
stands that precipitates the wreck.
And. let it be said in all fairness.
the Misunderstood One il usually
perfectly sincere in thinking that
love without understanding is a
dissertation of the name.
But. having picked Soul Mate
No. 2, do they find the antici-
pated bliss?
They do not.
For, oddly enough, marriage
seems to bust this en- rapport
business into smithereens.
Take Hortense for example
and Hortense is typical of a very
large number of intelligent, dis.
contented American wives. Hor-
tense, born in the midst of the
Rabbits, feels that she has found
one whose soul is attuned to her
own. But how long will 1t stay
attuned? Hardly a fortnight
after marriage. Then all this
delicious intimacy will vanish like
the rabbit in q magician's hat.
They will still be mutually in
terested in books. plays and soul
throbs. But will they discuss
these things upon balcony be-
meath a slender. moon? They will
not. They'll be so bored with
each others opinions that they'll
ask the Smiths over for little
bridge.
Then aren't there sensitive
souls who understand the dreams
and desires of other souls? Sure
there. ara. And one invariably
meets one of them after being
married. to a. Strange. Silent Man
for five years. And. maybe,
unless you knock on wood, you
succeed in marrying it, But does
it. continue Ito understand you
after marriage 1t does not 1t
becomes just the common. Ornery
kind OF male, or female. that
you married before. And you're
just as hard up for someone TO
speak your language" as YOU
ever were.
Is this sneer at low CT
slam at marriage?
1t is neither.
1t is merely a gentle hint that
there may. after all. be more I'M
portant things in life than Being
Understood.
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
THE MONDAY ROAST
BY Helen Rowland


II all those who have been mar
I ried against their will could
follow the Duchess of Marlborough.
million or so perfectly good
husbands might be carefree
bachelors. tomorrow.
Nowadays, most wedding gowns
are not badly out Of fashion, by
the time woman wants to use
them again.
To the average man. calendar
is just 365 days; but to woman
it is a series of dates" dreams.
hopes. doubts. fears, births. deaths
and marriages.
Most men appear to feel toward
a wife as the President did
toward that gift-raccoon. He
didn't know whether to pet it,
exhibit it, or kill it.
The only time when Woman's
heart knows any real peace or
eententment is in the intermls-
sion between two love-affair&---
and yet, somehow, she never
wants to prolong the interlude.
When a woman is especially
sweet and tender to her husband.
it is a sign that she is trying to
ease her conscience; but mans
way of justifying his little flirta-
tons is to pick quarrel with
his wife. and then go out and
persuade himself that he is
misunderstood"
There is psychological moment
for everything; and a kiss too
long deferred or a proposal too
long delayed. like Christmas
card that comes after the holt
days, lacks all the kick" and
flavor.
If some married men didn't
go away on business, hunting or
fishing trip. occasionally, they
would find no excuse for kissing
their wives, at all!
A mans lips may tell beautiful
and chivaIrous lies when he talks;
but his kiss, like the camera,
always tells a woman the truth
sweet or bitter.
A woman always hates to dis
card a beautiful memory: but to
a man, last years love, like last
years fancy calendar is always
slated for the waste-basket.
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
BAR SAMSON
FOXES

INVESTIGATIONS carried on at
i the experimental fur farm
Of the Biological Survey Of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture at Saratoga Springs. N. Y,
have included experiments with
samson foxes.
These are foxes that lack the
long guard hairs, which make fox
fur so beautiful and desirable, and
so have nearly worthless pelts. 1t
was thought advisable to deter
mine whether this undesirable
characteristic would be transmit.
ted in crossbreeding with foxes
of superior quality.
The work has progressed suf-
hciently to Justify advice against
retaining any samson" foxes as
breeding animals.
The Washington times., 1926-12-27

Mr.. Gentleman" This kind of in.
PRODUCTION can be made with any
degree of impressiveness that is
appropriate: all it needs Is to be
said with the required amount of
graciousness.
When introducing two ladies
about the same age to each other
the mention of the names is
enough: "Miss Lady, Miss Other
lady" The same is true intro
. ducing two gentlemen: Mr.. Cen
The Washington times., 1926-12-27

tleman, Mr.. Othergentleman." II.
in either introduction, one Is APP
preciably older than the other the
name of the older one Is men
toned first. If one of the ladies
is married and one unmarried the
name of the married woman is
mentioned first.
am sure that from these sug-
sessions you will have the funda-
mentals for introducing one couple
to another
The Washington times., 1926-12-27
LISTEN, WORLD!

plays and books
and music and
art and their
D w n 'longings
a n d rebellions.
And, oh, the
bliss Of being
en- rapport with
another SOUL
She has been
perfectly faith
full to Bob rs,
far. Il h ere
hasn't been i
word Of love be
L w e en- h e m
But don't l think
she has a right
tC take he ap
piness now thai
she has found
it? Surely BOZ
won't miss her,
since they have
meant so little
to each other.
A. g.. kY,n
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IT MIGHT as
j well be mar
ried to a wooden
man. !" cries Hor-
tense. He can't
talk to me about
d thing in the
world except his
old shop or golf
or fishing. I'm
less we have
company, we so
through dinner
like two dunn
mies--never say
ing a w or d.
After dinner he
takes his paper
and pipe and
there's not q
word out Of him
all e v e n j n g.
That has been
our life for five
We ars and /
think / will go
mod if II lasts
Evening star., 1926-05-01

The May meeting OF the District of
Columbia Christian Endearor Union
will be held at Epiphany Hall Tuesday
at SIS pm. The meeting will be In
the nature of an entertainment con-
sisting of three one-act plays, entitled
"Rosalie, THE Brink of silence and
"RoSalind." These plays are being
presented, respectively, by New York
Avenue Presbyterian, First Reformed
and Washington Heights Presbyterian
G. T. Societies for the benefit of the
District union. Tickets may be OBJ
tanned from any society president
The Junior Endeavorers of the Dis
trct will join with the Northern Nir-
Sinia Juniors tomorrow at 3:3o pm.
in another rally at Ninth Street Chris
tian Church. Mr.. Furr, and his fam
lily will lead the song service. a
pageant, entitled "In the Garden of
the Heart presented by the Ninth
Street Christian Juniors, Will be the
feature of the afternoon. The meet
ing will be in charge of Miss Ellen
Bowker, junior superintendent for the
District of Columbia &. r.. Union.
Registrations are now being received
fnr the biennial convention OF Inter
mediate i|ndeaVorers of the District,
TO be held at Metropolitan Prest'yte-
rian Church, Fourth and l. streets
southeast, June "a and %. Send reg
istrations to Gilbert Tyle.. registra
tion chairman, Room 2l7, Y. "A. {. y.
Building.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
5000 ENROLLED
IN CHURCH IN 1875
United Lutheran Officials Re-
port Slight Decline Over
Year Before.


| NEW YORK, May approximate
| ly 9e 900 new members Joined congre-
cations of the United Lutheran
| Church in America during the year
ending Easter. 1926, says statement
| from the office of the secretary, DR..
NJ. G. G.. Sherer, based upon the find
| ings of the Lutheran. official
church weekly of that body. Following
an established custom. pastors of
| United Lutheran Churches write an
nually to the Lutheran concerning
the number Of persons received into
their congregations from Easter to
Easter. So far ! BAL out of Il total of
| 643 parishes in the United States
and Canada announced accessions to.
| falling 49. .430, an average of 81 per
parish -, ,074 of whom joined by con
| tirmation and adult baptism. sine"
| complete returns given in later re-
ports by parishes to their synods have
| shown in the past that congregations
| not reporting to the church paper
I have grown in about the same ratio
as the congregations whose pastors
write in DR.. \. Il. Melhorn computes
! that new names on church rolls Will
| number about 90 900 confirmed mem
! berS. The United Lutheran Church has
| A total confirmed membership or 6o0,-
| 600 members and a baptized member
ship OF l,330,0O0. -,
"Of the entire group Of accessions,
| saws DR. Melhorn. 'one-haf entered
the congregations by confirmation ana
the sacrament of baptism. They are
the number whose names are due TO
the active membership of the church
The other half consists of persons
! ira ansferred from one Lutheran con
| creEation to another. or taken in from
other denominations on cert1hcate or
| hv resolutions Of church counclls
based on earlier confirmation abroad.
Returns for 1926 are not equal to
those received in 1928, declares Dr.
Nelhorn. when l.26S congregations re-
ported an average of ~ each. But
| 1925 was banner year, the flood tide
probably in the effects OF intensive
work all over the United Luthera II
Church under the spur of its commit
tee on evangelism. 1t is not unlikely
that the slight decline in the average
of church growths this year will
arouse the congregations to more ar.
dent soul winning between now and
Easter, 1927"
Evening star., 1926-05-01
. Man Who Hated Life

"A Man Who Hated Life Will ne
the sermon subject tomorrow night OF
Rev. Ellis C. Primm, at the Second
Raptist Church. Fourth street and
Virginia avenue southeast Mr..
Primm's subject at the morning serv.
ice will he THE Ministry of Beauty
Evening star., 1926-05-01
D. c. CHURCHES LEAD
IN MISSION STUDY
Three Presbyterian Organizations
Here Had 95 Glasses, Record
for Size.

This city has greater interest in
organized mission study than any
other city In the United States. If the
records of the number of mission
study classes In Presbyterian churches
is criterion. According to Rev John
Bailey Kelly, director Of missionary
education of the Presbyterian Church,
three Washington churches are at the
head Of all the churches Of their size
in the country in number of mission
study classes.
The Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church had 35 classes, Gunton Tenn
plc had 3S classes, and Fourth had 22
classes.
The total number Of mission study
classes this year was 1892, an in
crease OF Is per cent over q year ago.
The total number of members en-
rolled was 22l,4l9. an increase of 80
per cent.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
$115,913 IS RAISED
IN CHURCH DRIVE
Seventeen Congregations Exceed
Quotas in Campaign of Wash
ington Presbytery.

The final meeting Of the three
months church extension campaign
of the Presbytery of Washington City
was held Monday night in the New
York Avenue Church and reports
showed that $115.913 has been CON
tributed or pledged by the churches.
II of which exceeded their quotas.
Others are planning 10 continue their
efforts for several months.
The total sum Of S291.9l5 has been
subscribed by all the Presbyterian
churches Of this city and vicinity in
the various campaigns conducted by
Rev. George G. Dewey during this
periods: DR.. Dewey left Wednesday
for Chicago to make preparations for
raising 81 900 900 for the extension of
Presbyterian interests in that city.
Addresses were made by w. II. Ter
rell. f. ID. Hathaway, Rev. j. II. Dun
ham. w. A. III. Church. Rev. Irving
w. Ketchum, Rev. John r. Dufield
and Rev. a. II. McGarrah.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
LORDS SUPPER SERVICE.
Observance Tomorrow Morning at
Emmanuel Baptist

The Lords Supper will be observed
tomorrow at the morning service at
Imma nuel, the national Baptist me-
mortal to religious liberty. The pastor
will have for his sermon we Would
See Jesus" In the evening his sub
iect will be Singing New Song
4 chicken dinner was served Tues
day night by the women Of Cherry
dale Methodist Church. which was at
tended by more than 100 members of
this church. Later they visited Eaca-
tiCn Lodge Y W. G. A. Next Friday
evening there will he an Evelyn
Speiden part for intermediate girls.
Miss Minnie Sandberg. formerly mis-
Sionarv to Japan. now religious di-
rector of the Y. w. {. A.. will speak
before the Women's Society Wednes-
dav The Evening Mission Club will
have a Stra wberry supper at the
church Tuesday evening with Miss
Evelyn Speiden as special guest and
speaker. The Tisitaw Club will have
an initiation Friday evening at the
home of Miss Ruth Ward, 1246 CO.
lumbia road.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
VISITATION PLANNED.
Daughters of King to Pay Call at
TRANSPORTATION Church.

The regular biennial ris:tat ON "t
the Order Of the nHuchfe'-- ~ the
King of the EpiSconal Chur"h in the
diocese of Washing on to t"e Church
of the TranSfigur2 ion. Fonrt nenth
and Gallatin streets will be held
Thursday al pm.
This is the first time that the order
has visited TRANSPORTATION Church
since the organization nf rranstigura-
tiun branch. which has been given its
charter as IA regular chapter OF the
order within the past year.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
DR.. ABERNETHY TO SPEAK
AGAIN ON MOUNT SERMON
Another "Nameless Character
Will Be Described in Evening
at Calvary Baptist.

Preaching again on the general
theme 1.-THE Sermon on the Mount"
Rev. DIR. W. 8. Abernethy, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church. will use to-
morrow morning Gods Good Things" 4"
In the evening he will preach the last
of his series on Some Nameless
Characters of Scripture Who Deserve
to BE Remembered" using as his
theme, 1.-The Woman Who Gained
Fame When She Went Into Bank
ruptcy."
The Sunday school meets at $50
am, Chinese Sunday scnool at $40
pm. Christian Endeavor Societies at
GAS and pm. and the Church for
the Deaf of Washington at pm.