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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
ELECT BRYAN HEAD OF
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK, April 24.-John S.
Bryan, publisher of the Richmond
Va. news leader, yesterday was
elected president of the American
Newspaper Publishers association.
Edward II. Butlcr,of Buffalo News
was chosen vice president.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
Morris Gest in
The Movies Now
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW foRk, april 2I.-Morris
Gest has gone into the mov,cs-ot
reputed salary of s25000o a yaer.
The theatrical pio-lcer is under
contract with the United Artists
corporation to produce one picture
I "a year for six years, to be known as
Morris Gest Spectaclcs. - The
first production will be "The .Darl-
ing of the Gods.''
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-24
In Congress 100
Years Ago Today
by United Press Leased Wire

Senate:
Debated power Of executive to ap-
point ministers to represent United
States at Panama congress of South
American nations.
House:
Considered an appropriation of
- 100000 for pensions for surviv-
ing revolutionary war veterans.
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Wholesale Executions
Resorted to i'm China

Hsuchowfu, a town in Kiangsu
province. has openly declared war on
armed robbers. To show that it means
what it says 10 bandits were executed
in one week.
One Of the condemned, a woman,
was given death sentence because she
had harbored robbers in her house.
Her own son and daughterin-law had
informed the officials of her conduct.
The incident Is not an uncommon one
nor Is 1t uncommon for a mother to
have her own children brought to trial
and to demand that they be SEN
fenced.
Occupying much space in the local
newspapers was a recent case in
which a mother sued her son for sew
eral thousand dollars. claiming that he
had forged her name to bank with
drawal slips. The son fled to San
Francisco, where he was Jailed. He
was later returned here, faced trial,
and was jailed again. His mother was
the complainant and did not rest sat
tsfied until he was behind the bars.
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How the strange rhythms Of Indian
music played most important part
In old Indian ceremonies and in treat.
ment Of the sick by medicine men is
explained by Miss Frances Densmore,
collaboration Of the Bureau of Amer1-
can Ethnology.
In a paper presented to the TWEEN.
tieth International Congress Of Amer.
icanists, which has Just been received
in this country. she points out the
Importance Of rhythm in Indian mu-
sic. The Indians learned many of
their songs in dreams. The Indian
put himself in a mental and physical
state somewhat akin to self-hynotism.
He believed that this dream" state
would bring him supernatural ex.
periences, and that songs were given
in such dreams by supernatural en-
titles commonly called "spirits."
"In the dream this supernatural
entity promised the Indian aid in time
of need" says Miss Densmore. And
this assistance was to be obtained by
singing the song and performing GER
tain acts. Thus, in the opinion Of
the Indian, spirit communicated
with him in a. manner which was
rhythmic, and he had the power to
re.establish the communication and
draw upon source of supernatural
power by repeating this rhythm in
the form Of his personal song"
If the song was one for healing a
disease. the Indian could use 1t to
treat the sick. If patient did not
recover, it was supposed either that
the diagnosis of the case was incor-
rect, or else the patient was suffering
from more than one disease. In the
latter event the second disease must
be determined, and then a singer
must be summoned who knew the
proper songs for it's cure. In ell of
this musical therapy the songs, with
their strongly rhythmic quality, were
regarded as vital in working the cure.
THE Indian did not consciously at
tribute the power to rhythm" says
Miss Densmore. HE did not reason
things out to that extent. He was,
however, confident that the sugges-
ton did the work, and from our study
and general knowledge it appears
probable that the rhythm was the
principal power. The Indian singer
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BOOKS RECEIVED

THE LAND OF MIST. BY A. Conan
Doyle. New York: George II.
Doran Co.
"MORTOR TRIPS'-All of Eastern
America, from Quebec to Florida.
Hartford The Guyde Publishing
Co.
THE MODERN LIBRARY~DE PRO.
FUNDS. BY Oscar Wilde. Edited
with a. PREDATORY Dedication by
Robert Ross. Introductory Essay
by Frank Harris. New York: The
Modern Library.
THE MODERN LIBRARY - ZU'
LEIKA DOBSON. BY Max Beer
bohm. Introduction by Francis
Hackett. New York: The Modern
Library.
NIZE BABY. By Milt Gross. Illus
trated by the author. New York;
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IMAGINATION: Minds Dominant
Power. By Benjamin Christopher
Leeming. New York: The NJ. ii.
Schroeder Co.
RUBY ROBERT: Alias Bob Fitzsim'
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Tribune. illustrated. New York:
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CHATS. BY Frederick l.. Collins
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The Bobbs-Merrill Co.
BIRD DOG DAYS. BY Horace Lytle.
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etc. New York: d. Appleton &
| Co.
EVOLUTION AND CREATION. BY
Sir oliver Lodge, F. r. S. New
York: George II. Doran Co.
THE RISE AND FALL OF JESSE
JAMES. BY Robertus Love. New
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THE TARIFF ON WOOL. BY Mark
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DIR. GOULD; or. Souls in Despair
and the Story of Criminal. BY
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THE ART OF BOXING. BY Georges
Carpenter Illustrated from pho
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York: George II. Doran Co.
THE ADVANCING SOUTH; Stories
of Progress and Reaction. By Ed
win Minis, author of Life of Sid
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day, Page & Co.
LIFE AND RELIGION SERIES
THE MISSIONARY IDEA IN
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McFayden, M. A, D.. D., author
Of Jesus and Life" etc. New
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THE NEwS-HUNTERS. BY Francis
Rolt- Wheeler. Illustrated from
photographs. Boston: Lothrop
Lee & Shepard Co.
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etc. Philadelphia: j. B. Lippin
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Cleanliness of Naples
Due to ''Black Shirts =

Travellers arriving by sea In Naples
are invariably impressed with the
cleanliness and order of the port
whereas a few years ago the invari-
able impression was OF dirt and cor
fusion. This is one Of the fruits ~
the work of the Fascist blackshirt
post guard" The area is kept sCru-
pulously clean. None is authorized
to enter the Enclosure save those who
can prove they have business there.
Beggars can approach no nearer
than a quarter of 81 mile from the
dock. At the same time a rigid con
troll is exercised TO prevent Contraband
emigrants from approaching the
steamers on the preteXt of meeting
friends. This control sometimes en-
barrass es Americans DESTROYS of meet
ing their friends. But the very courte-
GUS black shirt officers usually break
the rules where foreigners are con-
cerned.
The baggage of American tourists is
passed through the customs without
being opened. And in the city itself.
the general improvement from the
tourists point of view is notable. The
long street leading from the railway
station to the castle, formerly the
worst paved highway in Europe, has
just been put in excellent condition.
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WHEAT ONCE WAS IMPORTANT
CROP OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Americas ''Empire,'' However, Is Now Dependent
on United States Crop for lis Bread Flour
Supplies.

dominions of Philip -. The Span
supercargo. impressed into service To
assist III handling the cargo, seems
to have gotten drunk on "saki." He
Dragged Copiously OF the power Of his
senior III ReY de Espana."
And how, pray, did your senior
acquire these dominions?" the Japan
csc inquired in the patois of the sea
more gesture and Grimace than vocal
speech.
At gesture and Grimace the inebiI-
ated Supercargo was in his element.
He arose from the bale If silk upon
which he had been sitting boaStinc
Of his Kings domains and explained
with alcoholic franknesS that his
seniors methods We're first 10 send
his missionaries 10 make the spiritual
conquest. and then his armies 10
make the military conquest. This word
flew to the AIikado and was a large
casual factor in Taiko-sama's decision
To order the determination Of the
Christians and the closing Of japan
to western commerce.
Closed Doors 10 World
The Mikado locked up the country
and the Philippines got no more grain
from that source. Similarly relations
with China We're disrupted, while India.
was held by enemies, Dutch. British
and Portuguese.
But in the MolucCas. or Spice Is
lands" Spain had one post. Ternate.
where the friars had introduced the
growing Of wheat. Seed was borrowed
and wheat planted in the Philippines.
In certain parts of the islands. the
highlands of Batangas and Cavite. il
thrived very we'll if new seed were
regularly impoNed. Almost until sthe
Americans came in 1895 wheat was
an important product in the localities
mentioned
But i'll later years Australia de-
velopcd and British trade became
brisk in Manila. so that. although
there was a flour mill on quaint old
Gale Tanduay. it was supplied with
wheat from India and Australia. En-
joyinG free trade as American terri
tory the islands no longer are com
PEELED TO grow crop that does best
In temperate climate.
Copyright. 1891
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Strange Rhythms of Indian Music Play
Major Part in Cures by Medicine Men

knew 1t by a sort of primitive intui.
ton, but could not explain it,
THE importance of rhythm is
shown by the fact that an Indian
singer remembers the rhythm of a
song more accurately than the mel.
ody. often repeating the rhythm with
exactness, when changing the melodic
progressions"
After transcription and analysis of
more than 1850 Indian songs. repre-
senting music Of 13 tribes, this ex.
pert on Indian music concludes that
popularity of rhythm is the chief
racial characteristic of Indian music.
and in the mind Of the Indian It is
closely associated with supernatural,
or mysterious power
This intellectual use Of rhythm by
the Indian medicine men is quite diff
ferent from the emotional use of
rhythm by negroes, she points out,
the negro rhythms being used for
self-expression.
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Nation wide contest within the fed
Grafton this Spring, has been present
ed To headquarters and will be added
to the library at the y street estab-
lishment for the use of members.
This contest created considerable
interest among cluhWOmen all over
the country. Contestants sen. in lists
of 100 titles picked from group Of
500 titles. The 100 titles voted upon
BY the most contestants were consif,-
cred the representative list. and the
single competitor who submitted a list
most nearly cOinciding with that OH
tanned by the popular vote was award
ed the prize. Mrs. George Cnnewehs
OF Berkeley, Calf, received the 800
given by the r. p. Dutton Company
for the winning list. which includeI
popular classics by the fOrempst
English, American, French and Ger.
man authors. in addition 10 Greens
short History of the English Pee
pie" F'edor DostOieffsky's Crime am
Punishment" Cariysle'S French Itel
olution" and Il few modern novels.
Mere than 300 clubwomen from 3
States were entered in tie contest.
According to 1: report just received
at the General Federation hea1qua'
ters. the division of civil service. for-
lation, will now be under the depar'
ment Of American citizenship. Mr.
John r. Mason Of South Aurora, Ill.
has been reappuinted as chairman g..
the division.
Mrs Grace Morrison Poole. the new
recording secretary for the federa-
ton. sailed last Sunday for Europe
and will remain abroad until Septen
Der.
Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
who will be in charge Of the course H.
political orga nizatiOu To he conducted
at headquarters of the Womans Ne
tional Democratic Club during the
Summer months has announced that
owing to the great interest of Tho
Democratic women all over the cour.
try in the joint celebration of the
sesquicentennial of American ind
pendence and the Thomas Jeferscr
centennial commission IL be held ~
Monticello Jeherson's estate at Char
louisville. Va. today and tomorrow
the opening of the school will be pos
poned from July > until July i. Thosa
who have signed up for the course
will be expected 10 report for their
| first class on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Florence J. Farley, national
| committeewoman from Kansas. who
arrived in Washington this week 10
assist Mrs. Cunningham in conducting
I the political organization classes. left
for Charlottesville last night, TO at.
tend the celebration at Monticello
Upon her return Mrs. Farley Will
take up her residence in the club
| house on Connecticut avenue for the
Summer
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with whom he proceeds to make nine
perfectly watertight demonstrations
that the worlds opinion Of woman as
the oppressed one Is absolutely and
altogether erroneous. That. on the
contrary, there Is no creature SO put
upon, SO bambooZled, so tyranntzed
over, SO led about by the nose, so
afraid To say MS soul is his own or,
indeed. that he has a soul, as is man
in the hands of any wisp of female
who succeeds temporarily in binding
him by the old. old myth Of love. And
Mr., Fitzgerald makes the demonstra-
ton along very simple lines-along
one very simple line, in fact-that of
mere man trying to get along with a
woman when in some moment OF clear
lunacy he took on one of; the tribe.
just simple stories, as guiltlesS as a
cooling child. but there stands the big
fact out of this innocent nine-reel
film.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN
OF TROY. BY John Erskine. In
dianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill Co.
WE nice people were brought up in
the notion that certain women
were not to be named-Cleopatra
Helen Of Troy and the whole tribe OF
scarlet women. These We're for warn
ing certainly. never for themes of gen
eral conve csation. Just a year or so
ago Louis Rromfield brought Lily
Shane into the open. Indeed, he made
this clearly errant woman the center
piece of an entire novel. And the
pity of the outcome is that Lily Shane
is one of the beloved and popular
heroines of current fiction.
Now here is John Erskine dressing
up Helen of Troy in a manner to
make her incomparably fine and COM
mendable. What do these young. up
start writer's think they are about,
anyway? First of ALL doubtless to
provide excuse for himself in case of
need this writer subtly reminds us
that times have changed in social and
family matters, as they have in all
other directions, since Helen and other
sirens of the past new in the face of
what is now only common decency.
Then. as he gets into the story, he
pictures Menelaus. no doubt, just as
he was. and certainly in a way to af-
ford Helen something of a justiflca-
ton for some of her subsequent acts.
1t is, however, upon Helen herself
that this author has outdone himself.
Not in her elopement, not in her
perennial beauty, not IN her captiva-
ton for men young and old, but in
her character. Hunt through stories
all YOU please and you will not find
woman so near the ideal as is this
wicked Helen Of Troy Such a fine
understanding as she has Such a
broad sympathy to go with it. Such
a feeling for the essentials of a mat
ter with no concern whatever for the
artificial inventions that surround
this kernel Of truth. such comppsure
in the face of condemnation. Such
frankness in the avowal of her acts.
Such freedom from extenuation. Such
acceptance of consequences. A rebel.
certainly, even for her own day. Ten
Thousand times a rebel for this one
but an Incompatible woman all the
same. How do you suppose John Err
skine got that way over Helen of
Troy? l wish l knew,
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Recent accessions at the Public
Library and lists of recommended
reading will appear in this column
each Sunday.
Social Sciences.
Begbie, Harold. The State of ENGLAND.
H45-B39
Bonus. Edward, and Carrier, c. F.,
Putting 1t Over. HAP.B64.
Carr Saunders, A. NJ. Population.
Floyd. William. Social Progress
H-F66s.
Hexter. NJ. B. Social Consequences
of Business Cycles. HD-H35s
Judd. c. II. The Psychology of Social
Institutions. H-Jss3p.
Lapp, j. A. Practical Social Science.
H-L316p.
Marshall, l.. c.. ed. Readings in the
Story Of Human Progress. HAC.
M35r
Moore. J. H. Savage survivals. 1918.
H-M7S3s
Odum, H. W. Sociology and Social
Problems Ref. H-Ods6s.
Rivers. w. H. r. Social Organization.
1924. H-R527s.
Stole, Amos. Why We Live. H-St78w.
Political Economy.
Brooks. Sidney. America and Ger.
many. 191s-1s25. HC47-B7e.
Burke. E. j. Political Economy. HC.
B914p.
Bye, R. T. Questions and Exercises
on the Principles Of Economics
HC-B993q.
Cameron, o. c. Necessary Business
Economics for Successful Invest.
ing. HC-C143n.
Carver. T. N. The Present Economic
Revolution In the U. S. HCS3.
Cassel: Gustav. The Theory of Social
Economy. 1924. HC-C277.E.
Crum, w. L., and Patton, A. c. An
Introduction to the Methods of
Economic Statistics. HC-CSSSi.
Dunn. w. f. Peru. HC99s-D92.
Franklin, b. A. The Industrial Execu.
tive. HC-FS54i.
Jennings. w. w. A History of Eco
nomic Progress in the U. s. HCs3.
Tugwell, r. G.. and others. American
Economic Life. HC83-T814.
Whitbeck, r. H. Economic Geopra.
, w d.
The Negro.
Locke. sA. L., ed. The New Negro
H1N-L79n.
Miller. Kelly. The Everlasting Stain,
1924. HIN 616e>
Whaley, NJ: S. The Old Types Pass.
HIN-W552o.
Woodson. c. G. Free Negro Heads
of Families in the United States in
1880. H1N-wSe6f.
| Woodson. c. c., ed. Free Negro
Owners in the United States in
1880. 1924. HIN-WS66fn.
American Academy Of Political and
Social Science, Phila- Industrial
Safety. HFK-Am37.
| Feldman, Herman. The Regulariza-
ton Of Employment. HFW-F33r.
Goodrich c. L. The Miners Freedom.
HF83-G627m.
the Law. HFLM38o.
Mcmahon, Mrs. T. s. Social and
Economic Standards of Living.
| HFS-M226s.
| National Consumers League. The
Supreme Court and Minimum
Wage Legislation. HFS-N2165.
National Industrial Conference Board.
The Employment of Young Per
sons in the United States. HIM.
| N216e.
/ United States. Bureau Of Labor
| Statistics. Labor Laws Of the
United States. Ref. HFL-Un3a.
| United States. Congress. House.
Committee on the District of Co
lumbia. Hearings and Report or
Workmen's Compensation in the
District of Columbia. + HFK
Un33.
! Williams, Whiting. Mainsprings of
Men. HFS3- W676m.
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CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Woman Party Hears Reports From Paris
Mrs. Sherwn, Head of Woman Voters Discusses Direct
Primary-Federation Leaders Honored

Nladma rSdOttir. Of ReykjaVik, Ice
land the lone representative from
that far northern country to the SUI
frage gathering. Miss Nladln1arsdot-
tir was particularly interested in OBJ
tanning from Miss SherW1n firSt-hand
information about the leagues po-
litical educational work in towns
and hamlets," and also expressed spe-
cial interest in the workings of the
Sheppard TOWner maternity and in
fancy act. One of Miss Sherwin $
first acts on her return was TO send a
large number of publications relating
to the leagues program to the Ice
land delegate.
4 X \
THREE leaders in the work Of the
l. General Federation Of Women s
Clubs were signally honored this
past week when they We're selected as
being among the 10 greatest living
Indiana women in a contest conducted
by the indianapolis News. The wom-
en- themselves had no part in the
contest. Readers of the News sent in
| lists of the 10 women they considered
the most prominent, together with
their reasons for each selection. The
winning list, sent in by Miss Sue
stuart, contained the names of Mrs.
Edward Franklin White Of Indian
apolis, first vice president of the fed
Grafton Mrs. Felix r. McWhirter,
also of indianapolis. chairman of fed
GRAFTON extension work and former
| transportation chairman, and Mrs.
| Albion Fellows Bacon, past adviser in
child welfare work for the general
federation.
In summing up the accomplish
ments Of these women which entitled
them TO be rated Indiana's most rep
resentative group Miss Stuart said OF
the three federation women included:
Mrs Edward Franklin White is
one Of Indiana's greatest because she
uses her tremendous influence for the
good Of American women. Mrs. White
| IS a forme' assistant attorney gen
eral Of Indiana and at present holds
the position Of official court reporter
| for the state
Mrs. Felix McWhirter should be
chosen among the ~ greatest Indiana
women because Of her splendid work
i'll behalf Of the american home.
Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon has
contributed much To the reputation
of Indiana as the seat Of literature by
/ her excellent writings"
incidentally Mrs. Bacon is the au
thor of the citizenship pageant use,
| by tn" Gene raj Federation in it's In
! dependence day celebration in various
States.
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Q22 Volumes selected from
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49, NAs~S 80 49,
but once a day,
they naturally get
a bit excited when
d | n n err tim e
comes, I h o II & h
t h G y e X pr e 8 s
themselves with
greater dignity, of
course, than those
tapping, dancing
storks Vand cranes
and wide,yawning
pelicans that go
on perfectly silly
when the hour
c o m e s around,
though there isn't
a wrist w at c h
among them.
With a eoIey,1.
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Church Uses Amplifiers.

A Lutheran pastor in Emden, Ger.
many, tired of preaching in a church
whose acoustics were so bad that not
more than third of his flock could
hear his inspired words. has had am
plifiers installed. AS result church.
going has again become popular in ths
town, and the attendance 10 two OF,
three times greater than ever before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER

7 F YOU want a funny little minute.
go to see the penguins at the
Zoo. And be there by o'clock,
Il when their keeper feeds them.
Pa and Ma Penguin live in a
lice little yard, with a bit of pond in
he middle and ratings all around.
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IDA GILBERT MYERS.

THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO.
Revised From Marsden's Transla.
ton ard Edited by Manuel Kom-
rolf. New York: Boni & Liveright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

THE most important gathering
of clubwomen in Washington
during the past week was that
i held in the historic garden at
q -
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THE prlze home library of 100 titles
022 Volumes selected from
EVelNmaE's Library as the result Of
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Recent accessions at the Public
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reading will appear in this column
each Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

IF TO-DAY HAVE NO TOMORROW.
BY Olive Gilbreath. New York:
E..P Dutton and Co.
A ROMANCE set in Russia at the
"A time Of the revolution in 1917.
It's chief character. a blend Of Rus
sian and English blood, represents
thu haRt # thu great land proprietQls
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-09-23

The $3.50 Club, an intimate group
of friends who have served together
since girlhood days, entertained for
Miss Arta Scroggin on Friday, bidding
her farewell on her departure for the
teenth avenue, was hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Reginald Tompkins Those
present were Miss Scroggin, Mrs. T.
w. Mcclure. Mrs. Henry Beisen, Mrs.
c. +. Bree, Mrs. George J. Loquvam,
Mrs. ID. II. Luby, Mrs. Henry Hogue,