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Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Thursday, October q, 1927
Fleet Scattered
For "Navy Day"
Nv United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Oct. IT.
The United States battlefield was
paraded before the populace of Pa
cifc coast waterfront cities today
in celebration of the fifth Navy
day.
Units of the fleet were scattered
Up and down the coast at all mn
portant seashorc towns and all craft
were open to public inspection. Spe-
cial exhibitions of naval tactics
were given by most units.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
ITEMS OF CURRENT INTEREST
FROM Ell CENTRO'S SCHOOL s

/ change, and some did not. He
brought dollars, half dollars, quar-
tcrs. dimes, nickels and one cent
pieces -
Harding regrets TO lose Mrs. Dor
othv Armstrong, who is being trans
ferred to Wilson school this week,
whore she viii do part time regular
teaching and part time coaching.
The pupils of her class. the "A,
viii 90 10 Lincoln school, where
they viii enter Mrs. Dora Nuffer )
class.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Lincoln School

We are glad TO welcome the A
cl"es from Harding school. This
addition increasd, our rlrollmcnt
to 21S. Mrs. Nuffer will take the
combined "A groups, and Miss
Weiman the 5-R group which Mrs.
! Nuffer has had.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

Tomatoes lead all other vegetables
in acreage in Riverside county, 900
acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Mckinley School

Last Monday, Miss Nora Fpler.
the supervising principal, relieved
tie crowded condition Of Mrs. Stev-
Gus 1-B room at Mckinley by shift
ing some Of the class along. Miss
WvldeBrown was given 10 Of the
1-B pupils and still retains her ! A
class: while her pa class was sent
t. Mrs. Griffin. who now has both
3-A's and PAS. New pupils are
registering daily and we expect Il
full house by mid term.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

This week brings the birthday an
riversarv Of Theodore Roosevelt.
Tie older pupils Of the Mckinley
school have been asked to bring
facts about him to class. Stories
about the great Americana s bovhood
ard manhood will be read. A Roose-
Welt saving will be memorizcd
Certain outstanding charactcris-
ties in Roosevelt's bOyhood were re-
sponsblc, in a great measure, for
his success. Such characteristics
ere worthy Of emulation by the boys
End girls Of today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

Work in "a English included the
following item by Forrest Vandi-
Veer:
Leonard Carey brought some
toy money to the "a grade ct Hard
ing school. The children are learn
ing to make change. Some children
cheated themselves when they made
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

The Lincoln school is holding it's
first bank day for this school year
TODAY. We are hoping that a goodlv
number If our children viii start
the weekly savings which win de-
:eIop into a life habit.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Harding School

The IA is having moving pic
ture show. The theater is a large
box fitted at each end with a roller
and crank. The reel is a long strip
CT wrapping paper to which have
been pasted pictures with suitable
captions.
The pictures are made by the chill
dren and the captions worked out
by them from their daily reading.
They have two shows: "Little Tup-
pens and "Thc Boy and the
Goat The time for making pic
ture varies with the length of the
story, but usually requires about a
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

The indoor baseball game ~nlayed
with the TBS from the Wilson
school resulted in 900 score in
favor Of the Lincoln school BOYS.
The indoor baseball game scheduled
for Tuesday evening with the 7-B
from Wilson was postponed until
2 later date.
The playground apparatus now
heing installed Is going TO be high
" appreciated by both pupils and
teachers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

Wheat delivered at Fallon. Ne
{ ada. last week brought $40 n ton.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
TWO DANCING
CLASSES TO
MEET
Dinner Parties Arranged
Before Festivities
Tonight

Society win go in small numbers
tonight to the final meeting of the
dancing class-the third Of the
series-which will be at the res
idence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter on Dupont Circle.
Society will go to this meeting in
small numbers because they can't
go any other way-the super group
being limited at the beginning OF
this season by executive decree Of
the class to one hundred.
Among those entertaining at
dinner before the meeting will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Porter
Davidson, who will be hosts to 2
company Of young people in their
suburban home on the Rockville
Road; and Mrs. Clarence Wilson.
who viii entertain for her daughter,
Miss Eleanor Wilson.
Society viii go in much larger
numbers tonight to the meeting OF
the Friday Evening Dancing Club
which will take place at the W.T.
lard Hotel. This is q much more
inclusive group than the dancing
class.
Among those entertaining al
dinner preceding this meeting viii
be the Consul General Of Germany
in New York and Nine. yon
Lewinski, Senator and Mrs. Robert
N. Stanfield, DIR. and Mrs. Loren
johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bowie Chapman.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
LUNCHEON TODAY
FOR TWO DERUTANTEs

Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, wife
Of Judge Graham Of the Court Of
Claims Of the United States, was
hostess at luncheon today in the
Chinese Room Of The Mayflower In
compliment to Princess Ida, Can.
tacuzene and Miss Louise F1tzhugh.
Among those present were Miss
Rosa Padilla, daughter Of the Span.
ish Ambassador and Madame Padilla;
Miss Pearly Smiddy and Miss Cecil
Smiddy, daughters of the Minister
Of the Irish Free State and Mrs.
Smiddy; Miss Pauline Bostrom, Miss
Jeanne Cretziano, Miss Adele Varela,
Miss Ingrid Hammarberg, Miss ALI.
son Roebling, Miss Katherine Amory,
Miss Sallie Hews Phillips, Miss Alice
Cults, Miss Elizabeth Parker, Miss
Florence Marlatt, Miss Francesca
Stewart, Miss Lila Tuckerman, Miss
Harriet Huntress, Miss Juliet
Carpenter, Miss Eleanor Bryan
Smith, Miss Nancy Hamilton, Miss
Mary Page Julien. Miss Jane Dun
bar, Miss Helen Clifford, Miss Mar
garet Kerr. Miss Fannie Dial, Miss
Barbara Hight, Miss Adelaide Doug
las and Miss Olive Sherley.
Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh assisted Mrs.
Graham in receiving.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Yglesias
have issued invitations for the mar
riage Of their daughter, Miss Con-
suelo Yglesias, to Federico Agacio
Batres on Thursday, February 10.
at II o'clock in the Church Of
Neustra Sonora de Ia Esperanza,
New York. Mr.. Agacio Is the coun.
selor Of the Chilean embassy. He
will leave this evening to pass the
weekend in New York.
Major Gen. C. z. G. G. Charlton,
who has been detached from duty
as military attache of the British
Embassy, has gone to New York
and win sail Immediately for Eng
land. Mrs. Charlton left this
country several weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
GARDENS RESURRECTION
THREE-ROLE PORTRAYAL
BY Jessie


Variety is said to be- the spice Of
life and it Ii this very variety that
has given Mary Garden, the ia
nous soprano, her great fame. For
no two of the many roles she has
sung in opera are alike. Each Is
an individual creation. Therein
lies the power of Mary Garden, in
her ability to turn a character in
an opera into q living, breathing
Characterization, with the breath
Of life in 1t.
Her Marguerite in Faust" with
her girlish walk and figure is not
a day over 16. Her "Aphrodite"
with its peacock vanity and allur-
ing strut. is old with the knowledge
of world sin. Her Cleopatra" is
regal siren. Every role Is dis
tinct creation.
The latest Garden creation Is the
part of Katiusha in Franco Alfano's
Resurrection" which the Chicago
Civic Opera Company will sing
here next month at q matinee per.
Torrance on February IL, at Polls.
Tolstoy's Russian peasant girl, as
portrayed Dy GARDEN lives and
.breathes on the stage. The epi-
sodes Of Katiusha's life tragedy are
made vivid realities in Miss Gar.
den's delineation Of the frightened
girl yielding to her love for the
prince she adored; then the drink.
deadened, besotted girl whose soul
has almost been killed; and finally
the reconciled, forgiving woman Of
the last act.
resurrection" was the novelty
OF last years operatic season ana
washington Is fortunate to have II
included by the Chicago company.
TOE its visit. Theodore Ritch viii
sing the leading male role.
The Masked BALI viii bA tbe
other opera sung here with Roea
Raisa, Charles Marshall and Rich.
ara Bonelli in the. leading parts. on
the evening Of February 16.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
JEAN ELI0Ts NEWS AND-GOssIP OF SOCIETY IN THE c
President of Wakefield Memorial association
Writes of Christmas at Washington Early Home
Mrs. Rust Tells of Festivi-
ties at Wakefield Plans
for Banquet Progress
BY JEAN ELIOT


ETIEIoSE who know Mrs. Harry Lee
Rust only as 3 gracious and
charming person and as militant
crusader for the restoration Of
Wakefield, the house in which
George Washington was born, find
her now appearing In new role
the author of q charming article
Christmas Day at Wakefield" in
the current number of House
Beautiful"
It will bear reading, especially by
those who have the Wakefield re
atoration movement at heart, for II
presents q vivid picture Of days thai
are gone.
It Is the work of an imagination
fired by the discovery Of the bones
OF 3 boar's head and the broken
fragments OF q beautiful platter OF
the date Of Washington'a bcyhood
recently dug up at Wakefield
Research and Imagination
This il backed up, moreover. by
considerable historical research and
by first hand knowledge OF many
of the pleasant customs described
the lighting Of wood fires In the
bedrooms In the early mornings, the
CHEEKY cry Of "Chris'mus gifg' the
burning Of the Yule Log, the jour.
ney to church in gigs, on horseback
even in "chariots," the arrival OF
laughing guests, the Christmas din.
ner. with Its groaning board. For
many Of these same customs per.
sisted almost without change a cen.
tury and a half later than the pc.
Rod described, when Josephine
,Wheelright, now Mrs. Rust, was q
Girl in rural Virginia.
The piece is written with consider
able literary charm, with an oc-
casional apt quotation to point a
moral and adorn q tale" There il
q, description to make the mouth
water Of preparations for the feast,
the turkey who lately strutted pasha
of barnyard harem, the hams from
the smoke house, without which Ia
Virginia you cannot organize, or
take any parliamentary steps" And
later a gem Of paragraph devoted
to the plum pudding, with its halo Of
blazing brandy, the mince pies, Gran
berry tarts and on down to sillabubs
-"mere froth, the little end of moth.
ing whitfield down.
Wakefield Association Plans Dinner
The Wakefield Memorial Associa-
ton, of which Mrs. Rust is president,
hopes to have the work Of restora,
ton of Washington's birthplace com.
pleted by 1882 when the bi-centenary
of his birth will be celebrated. At
the moment its members in Wash.
ington are working for the success
of the dinner to be given by the
organization at the Mayflower on
February IL - the birthday Of the
Father of His County under the old
style calendar. That bids fair to
be an event Of considerable import.
ance and reservations are rapidly
filling up. Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, wife
OF Representative Mills, Is chairman
Of the committee in charge Of the
banquet.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28

clubhouse tomorrow afternoon from
70 s o'clock. New members win
be guests OF honor. Music win b
furnished by Mrs. Mary stiz Parker
and literary program by the short
story study group. The first three
chapters Of the mystery story on
which this group il working win be
read BY the authors, Mss Willard
Howe, Miss Nellie Thomas and Mrs.
r. r. Lukens. Mrs. william Wolf
Smith Is chairman Of this groun.
Franklin Feeney, Of New Yori
City. ie staying ct the Racquet
Club.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
CUBAN ATTACHE
HOST TONIGHT

The Ambassador Of Cuba and
Nine. Ferrera and Senator Rice w.
Means, commander-in.chief of the
United Spanish War Veterans, will
share honors at the reception Don
Cayetano de Quesada, attache of the
Cuban embassy, will give this eve.
ming at Bis o'clock, in the National
Museum Auditorium. in commemora-
ton OF the, anniversary Of the birth
OF Cuba's distinguished patriot,
Senior Jose Marie. The entertain.
ment will be informal and the Cuban
colony residents in Washington will
be special guests. A program Of
music will be given by the Army
Band, the selections including Cuban
compositions, and during the evening
an interesting motion picture, Tin
hats Will be shown. Senior Quesada
IL host at a reception each year
honoring the birthday anniversary Of
Senior Marie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Merrill will
entertain at supper Sunday evening.
February s, and later take their
guests to the concert Of the Mime.
apolis Symphony Orchestra at the
Belasco Theater. The concert will be
directed by Henri Verbrugghen, Bel.
gian conductor.
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Mrs. William Hemsley announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Mary Hemsley, to Norman
whitfield oyster, son Of the late
District Commissioner, James L.
Oyster.
II X 4
The Mount Holyoke Alumnae AS.
ISOLATION will meet at the home Of
Mrs. g. Leroy Parker, S406 Gar.
field st., tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. Prof. w. L. Corbin
will be the speaker.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
CHARMING PIANIST is
DOROTHEA BOHMANSON

looking back upon the music az
ne month. there is a debut piano
recital that should not 20 unpraisad
4 was by a young player, Dorothea
bonnnanson. pupil of Felian Car.
ga, who has something more than
technical accomplishment to Offer.
Yet her equipment in technioua is
tirm and free and big.
The "Etudes Symphoniques" of
Schumann. as an opening selection.
was somewhat courageous for thir
slender, youthful blonde. It. was
given with such evident musical
understanding. such q grasp Of its
big, broad themes, such diversity of
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
MRS. MEREDITH
FETED AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, wife
OF Senator Keyes, entertained at
luncheon today in the Presidential
suite Of the Willard in honor of
Mrs. e. T. Meredith, wife Of the
former Secretary of Agriculture.
The ranking guest was Nine. La
tour, wife of the minister Of Qua
temala. The guests, who numbered
80, included friends OF Mrs. Mere
dith when she was here as an Of
ficial hostess.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
MUSIC NOTES
e MacBride.

ttone work with both hands at an
equal advantage, that one immedi-
ately thought: "Here Is a real
musical spirit" In many instances
Miss Bohmanson displayed definitely
Rood effects with her left hand.
Her program included a Chopin
group. some moderns-as far as
Cyril Scott and Debussy-and a
Liszt Rhapsody. the 18th. There
was floating quality. with genuine
feeling. in her Chopin. The artist
with q keen ear was manifest in
the inner voices brought out in the
vigorous chords Of the Prelude opus
20, No. 90. and also in the Etude
opus 10. No. 5.
But also she felt the rhythmic
Pulse Of that Elusive thing. ''Lotus
Land" Of Cyril Scott. defining Its
notes with what we call in singing
good articulation. bringing out the
.d.om Of the music and holding it
in . form that was large. should
think. with her sympathetic under.
standing Of music that "Dottie''
BohmaEson might also be a good
accompanist. Surely there is a
musical gift here to nurture and
to watch.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
MUSICAL VESPERS AT
MT. PLEASANT CHURCH

Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the
Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church
viii inaugurate. series Of Musical
Vesper Services, the third in the
history Of the choir, with choruses
from the Oratorios. The series will
deal with "Our Anthems and Their
Sources"
The music win be from Haydn's
Creation" Mendelssohn's est.
Paul." and his "Elijah." The solo
quartet of the church 10 composed
OF Mrs. LaVirgne Sims Fairchild,
Miss Mary Apple. VIM. p. Shanna.
han and Herman Fakler, with Nor.
ton Nd. Little, director, and Claude
Robson at the organ. The public
Is cordially invited.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
OLAYAS HOSTS
TO THE VICE
PRESIDENT
Other Dinners on Calen-
dar Last Night; Brit
tens Hosts

The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes were the guests in whose
honor the Minister of Colombia
and Nine. Olaya entertained at
dinner last evening. The guests
were the Ambassador of Germany
and Baroness Nathan, the Secre.
tary Of the Treasury, Andrew w
Mellon; Senator and Mrs, Henry
w. Keyes, Assistant Secretary OF
State and Mrs. J. Butler Wright
the Counselor of the Italian EN-.
bassy and Countess Rogeri, Robert
Lansing, Mrs. Henry r. Dimock,
the counselor Of the Swedish lega'
ton, P. V. G. Assarsson; Miss
Mabel Boardman, the director OF
the. Pan American Union, DR.. Lee
s. Rowe, and Mrs. Frank Let's.
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Kellogg were the guests in whose
honor Representative and Mrs
Fred A. Britten entertained at din.
ner last evening. Other guests
were the Ambassador of Brazil, s.
Gurgel do Amaral; the Minister OF
Lithuania, Mr.. Bizauskas; Mrs
George Mesta, Justice and Mrs
Edward Terry Sanford, the Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson,
and Miss Dorothea Morgan.
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The Minister Of Albania, Falh
Konitza, entertained IA guests al
dinner in the Mayflower hotel last
night. Guests included members
Of the diplomatic corps, officers ct
the Department of State and OF
the American Red Cross.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28

$4,000 Game Of Presidents
and Their First Ladies OF the
Land. First Prize $5.0OO.OO--
1856 cash prizes I'm all. See The
Big Sunday Washington Herald
on Sunday. January %.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
EBERLES HOSTS AT
DINNER TONIGHT

Admiral and Mrs. Edward Eberle
will entertain at dinner this evening
when there will be IL In the COM
pany. The ranking guests will be
Associate Justice and Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone and Senator and Mrs.
Robert Beecher Howell.
Mrs. Royal Copeland, wife of
Senator Copeland, has sent out
cards for a tea on Thursday after
noon, February II. in their apart
ment at Wardman Park.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
NEW GERMANY
COUNSELOR HERE

The newly appointed counselor Of
the German Embassy, DR.. Otto C.
Kiep, who succeeds DIR. Hans Helm,
rich Dieckhoff, has arrived in
Washington and has taken an
apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel. His wife, who is remain
ing In their home in Berlin, will
join him here in the next few
months.
Harry Wardman will sail on the
Majestic this evening for London,
where he is going for the opening
Of his new hotel, the Park Lane.
He Is accompanied by wallace CHS
well. Mrs. Wardman, who arrived
in Paris two weeks ago to place
her daughter, Miss Helen Ward,
man, IN school, will meet Mr.. Ward
man IN London. Mr.. Wardman
and Mr.. Chiswell will return to
Washington about the first Of
March.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
MRS. COOLIDGE GREETS
DEAF CHILDREN

Mrs. Coolidge received at noon
today the children of Public School,
No. a., of New York city. This is
2 school for the deaf. Mrs. Cool.
idge taught in a similar school in
Northampton before her marriage,
and whenever possible shows her
especial interest in students Of such
institutions.
The Italian Ambassador and
Donna Antoinette de MARITIME will
entertain at a small dance on the
evening of February 26.
Donna Antionette de MARITIME will
net receive this afternoon because
of illness, but will be at home next
Friday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
CALHOUNS HOSTS
AT DINNER PARTY

Captain and Mrs. c. C. Calhoun
entertained at dinner last evening
before the Southern Society's re-
ception in compliment to David H.
Blair. president Of the society. and
Mrs. Blair. Captain Calhoun IL q
former president of the organiza.
ton and another. Col. Wade H.
Cooper, was among the guests.
Others in the company were DR..
D. E. Mitchell, Of Tennessee; Mrs.
William Laird Dunlap, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. e. Gum, and Mrs. J. z. Moffatt.
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Miss Ellen e. Newton. who has
been at the Carlton Hotel for sew
eral days, returned today to New
York and Is staying at 81 Gram
mercy Park North.
The Washington times., 1927-01-28
ANOTHER BUDS
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED
Miss Joyes to Wed
West Point
Cadet

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John w.
Joyes have announced the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss
Georgiana Joyes, to Cadet Mason
stober. first lieutenant. A Company.
Military Academy.
Formal announcement was made
yesterday afternoon at tea given
by Mrs. Joyes for her daughter, at
which guests were limited to Miss
Joyea' special friends among her
young contemporaries. Miss Sallie
Hews Phillips and Miss Janet
Whelan presided at the tea table.
No. date has been set for the wed
ding. but It will follow shortly after
Mr.. Stober's graduation In June.
Miss Joyes is q debutante of this
year and h the fifth Of the bouquet
Of buds TO become engaged. One,
Mise Elizabeth Fries, daughter Of
Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, is
already married to Lieut.. Frederick
Henney, United States Army. The
others are Miss Allison Roebling
daughter of Mrs. Arthur 0,Brien,
who Is to wed Baron Joseph van
der Elst on February 10: Miss Jane
Kendall. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman B. Kendall. who is to marry
George Grant Mason. IT,. of New
York. and Miss Jane Dunbar,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Arthur
Dunbar. whose fiance is James c..
Parker. jr.. Of Washington.
PENNsYLVANIANS WILL
HONOR GOVERNOR
Pennsylvanians in Washington
will pay honor tonight to the
new governor OF the Keystone
State, the Hon. John s. Fisher.
and his daughter, Miss Mary
Fisher. 1t will be the regular recep.
ton of the Pennsylvania Society of
Washington to be held in the New
Willard Hotel ballroom at s:15
o'clock,
This will be Governors Night
and Governor Fishers first appear
ance in the Capital City since his in
auguration, January Is. The Con.
gressional delegation from Pennsyl-
vania will be host at dinner to honor
guests in the Presidential suite at
the Willard Hotel at q o'clock.
H@&
Mrs. Hamilton Cottier, of Prince.
ton, n. j.. arrived in town last
evening, to visit her mother Mrs.
Ernest Thompson Seton at the May.
flower. This afternoon Mrs. Joseph
Washington is entertaining at tea
for Mrs. Thompson Seton and her
daughter, and tomorrow Mrs. George
Maurice Morris will give a luncheon
Tor them at the Club st. Marks.
~
The District branch of the League
of American Pen Women will hold
its monthly fellowship tea at the
The Washington times., 1927-01-28

Venezuela and daughters, Miles.
Carmen Teresa Grisanti, Mile. Marie
Luisa Grisanti, Mile. Marguerite
Grisanu and Mile. Anna Teresa Gri.
Isanti; Mr.. and Mrs. e. e Gam, Mrs.
William Laird Dunlop, Mrs. j. E.
Moffat, DR.. D. e. Mitchell, of Ten
nesee, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton ].
Lambert.