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The Washington times., 1927-05-25
BY ELSIE ROBINSON
Spit-BalIs at God!

cannot follow one thought TO its
source, nor gauge the ultimate
effect of even the simplest
deed!
We say that human life's a
n1uddle and man a biological
fluke-we who could not build
one small leaf of grass or en-
gineer the circulation in a
midke's wing!
Cynicism-man's stupid ego
throwing spit-balls at his God!
And it is just as much a spit.
ball, friend, whether it be thrown
by some ignorant oaf or by an
Anatcl France. In fact, cynicism
in a France is infinitely more
contemplate and ridiculous than
it would be in an oaf, because
France was wise enough to have
known how little he did know.
We betray our own pettiness
and ignorance when we are cyni-
cal. Rather, facing the pain and
confusion, let US say
"I do not understand, for INV
mind is still in darkness-but life
is not necessarily aimless or
ignorant because 1 am uncertain.
| do not know how to do right,
! am wasteful and cruel, but
God is not necessarily wasteful
or cruel because His fumblinz
child is. Truth is hidden from
me, but I have been here only
a little while and cannot see
very far beyond my nose. Hold
me steadfast then, oh God. in
the midst of my confusion and
humble before the unfolding
pageant of Thy greatness. And
however I may be hurt or in.
VOWED, keep me simple and eager
as little child
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
Exit Andrews

Lincoln Andrews is of the army nowhat army of men
who have tried to enforce prohibition and failed.
Months ago it was reported that he was his way out
The inevitable happened
General Andrews the dry "czar" will be regretted
he was straight shooter though given silly
ments about the success of enforcement"
Now Seymour Lowman former lieutenant governor Of
New York, viii offcate-for awhile
Somebody must go through the motions Of making this
nation nonalcoholic. It is the law
Perhaps by another two enough voters will realize
what an expensive piece Of foolishness is to have law
like that
Meanwhile enfcrcers and snfOrcers CO. but the rum
flows on forever.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25

a remote blood connection cannot
he denied. yet that connection.
according TO the Osborn view.
does not involve "descendance' of
man from ape. The first formed
of course cannot be descended
from the later formed.
Apes Branched First
On the other hand, Prof. Greg
DRY thinks that the apes were the
first to branch off from the line
Of common origin, and that would
imply the probability of some mix.
ture OF simian characters in the
human branch. That such char
acters exist is a matter Of COM
mon knowledge. If both ape and
man derived these common char
acters from the same source, that
fact in no way runs counter to
the evolution theory. 1t is a
mere quarrel about precedence.
The Osborn view may smooth the
ruffled feelings or those who feel
Inundated by the thought of
family connection with apes
and monkeys. but it does not alter
the fact that the human family
had a very humble origin, an or
igin on the same level as that of
the ape. since both started from
the stem of the Primates.
Outside the councils of the
scientists. who are not troubled
by such considerations, the whole
difficulty over the question of
mans origin arises from the as
sumption that we know on the
authority of certain scriptures
and traditions, just how man was
created.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Why Doctors Grow Rich

Why Doctors Grow Rich
WHE luckiest--and saddest-day
i of my life, was that on which
my specialist raised his price per
office-call to ten dollars, and l de.
cided to get WELL!
He was a good specialist and
undoubtedly had made a better
and thinner woman Of me. But
under his sympathetic influence,
had developed "Symptomania"
and a chronic case of feeling
SORRY for myself"
No day was complete without its
clustered hour in the Doctors Of
flee. TALKING about myself! I
used to drop in, sometimes, just to
tell him how WE'LL felt!
That is the secret Of a doctors
success; to be able to start a
woman talking about herself, and
then to sit and listen raptly and
sympathetically, until she gets the
last complex out of her system.
Lots of good physicians have
built Park Avenue apartment.
houses on the knowledge of this
bit of feminine psychology. And.
Heaven knows, they have earned
them!
Any woman who can afford .
doctor, q lawyer and a psyche
analyst should be perfectly happy,
free from inhibitions and filled
with sweetness and light.
Any husband who can afford to
pay these specialists to listen to
his wife's soul-problems by the
hour should have a peaceful home
life and free mind for his bust.
ness.
A woman simpy MUST have
somebody to whom she can talk
about herself! There is no mental
medicine like telling somebody how
you suffer! 1t is far more stimu.
ating than radium, gland pills, or
blood TRANSMISSION!
But, alas, as a repository for a
wife's symptoms and sufferings.
husbahd is less than nothing. He
has no SOUL! From the day he
marries, his spiritual nature be.
gins to be buried under his appe.
tite or his neuritis or his business
worries, or his golf-complex.
- The minute you begin telling
him how your head or your heart
or your conscience is hurting you.
he runs for the aspirin, the smell
ing salts or the bi-carbonate Of
soda; or else he dashes out to the
Club, or suddenly recalls a business
appointment. or calls up the DOC
TOR! The sly dog!
A man simply cannot bear
watching his wife suffer" all over
the living room furniture, when he
wants to read his newspaper or
figure up his accounts.
But woman always has SOME.
THING the matter with her
either germs or nerves, or too
much weight, or a soul-problem, or
a acknowledgements! a.
A man can suffer msntally In
silence, but a woman must suffer
cut LOUD And the better.lootiAs
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
LISTEN, WORLD!

Almost moth.
| n ga n d ct
though g UP
ped with such
pitiful rudi-
ments Of wis
dom we feel
gu Allied to
stand and sheer
at creation.
We say that
I h e re is no
goodness in ma
ture we who
do not know
the how and the
why, the which
and the what
of a pollywog's
tall
We glibly pass
on failure or
s u C C ess - we
who cannot see
beneath the top
most layer Of
oOfinnnya -h4
The Washington times., 1927-05-25

A woman Simply MUST have
somebody to whom she can talk
about herself! There is no mental
medicine like telling somebody how
you suffer! 1t is far more stimu.
ating than radium, gland-pills, or
blood TRANSMISSION!
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
WE said that
w cyni cisn

" a g ridiculous.
IN OF So"
writes H. I. o.
good. ITO my
mind no intelli.
gent p ers o n
with his eyes
wide open and
an o u n c e of
feeling can avoid
cynicisn. T h g
countless little
ironies of life
where success
or failure hang
by a thread to
be blown willy
nilly to one side
or the other, as
chance dictates,
the colossal IN
justices OF our
social s y s t e m
with its gross
INEQUALITIES and
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
PIGMIES OF THE FOREST

s ONE approaches the Bel
"A gian Congo. he begins to hear
the tales of the strangest and
most elusive of African races,
the Forest Piglnies. These little
people inhabit most of the Congo
Basin and the forested Cameroons
and Gaboon. They lead a noma.
die life as hunters, lie in wait
in the forests and shoot their
poisoned arrows at their enemies.
Their food is confined to the
produce of the forest. They
make huts of twigs and leaves,
or shelter under trees and boughs,
and they seem to have no -crav-
ing for sunshine or open spaces.
1t is thought that the absence
OF sunlight and their habit of
proving about in STOPPING
position accounts for the short.
ness of their stature, which
rarely exceeds four and one-half
feet in the case of women.
They never linger longer than
a fortnight in one place, and
their nigrations follow the lines
of least resistance. When pur-
sued by an animal they climb
trees and await events. This is
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
WISE SAYINGS

If book comes from the heart
1t will contrive to reach other
hearts; all art and authorcraft are
Of small amount to that.-Carlyle.
The cause is hidden, but the re-.
suit Il known.Wovid.
The Washington times., 1927-05-25

and more sympathetic the special
ist to whom she suffers out loud,
the greater relief it gives her.
That is why doctors build apart.
ment houses, lawyers buy chateaus
in France, and psycho-analysts
have imported carJ They EARN
thennl
The Washington times., 1927-05-25
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
by Cornelius Beeckman-
The Party Invitation

The Party Invitation
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ am having a graduation
party. Since the invitations are
not to be printed, would like
to know Just how / should write
them. There are to be both boys
and girls.
A READER.
am glad that you are not 60
ing to have your party invita-
tons printed-this would be very
bad from. 1t is vastly better for
you TO write them. Here Is a
suggestion for your invitation:
DEAR MARIE:
Mother and 1 would be so hap
py il you will come to a small
party that we are having to cele-
brate my graduation. 1t is to
be on Wednesday, July the fifth,
and we should love to have you
come about eight o'clock. Do
say that you will come.
Dearest wishes to you from
mother and me, and the hope of
seeing you on the fifth.
Yours most devotedly.
DEAR MRS BEECKMAN:
~ ] have an engagement with
young man whom / met a
week ago. He has invited me to
a dance, and I am in doubt as
to what should do. As 1t will
be late when we come home,
should / invite my escort in or
should l not? My friends say
that I am too young Il am II
years old to invite a young man
lin" Do you agree with them?"
MILDRED.
INDEED I do. Even if you
i were older you would not
have the bad taste, hope, to
invite a young man to come into
you home when you arrive home
from a dance, which is late.
And, dear girl, IL your escort is
a young man of breeding and
taste, he will be disagreeably sur
prised-even il he doesn't show
ito have you use such poor
and unsure taste.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Curtis d. Wilbur, and the Postmaster
General. Mr. Harry S. New. will be
among the honor guests at the dinner
to be given at the Carlton Hotel this
evening by Mr.. John l.. Merrill. pres
ident of the All America Cables, Inc.
in honor of the delegates to the Third
Pan-American Commercial Confer
ence. There will be 100 guests pres
ent, including the heads of missions
Of the Central and South American
republics.
The Ladies' l.. F. o. Glass of the
Brookland NJ. E. Church held its
annual banquet in the Garden House
Of the Grace Dodge Hotel Wednesday
evening, when about Ga members at
tended.
\ DR.. and Mrs. Edwards We're guests
of honor. as were also DR.. Mowbray,
former pastor of the church, and Mrs.
MOWbray.
Following the banquet Mrs. Fast
gave several delightful solos, accom-
panied by Mrs. Smell. Mrs. Ostrander
gave a number of readings, which
We're greatly enjoyed. Following this
there were tWo-minute talks by for
mer officers of the class, commenting
on the chief events in the class his
tory, and brief address by Miss Nc
Diffett, the teacher of the class.
Mrs. E. M. Bauer and daughter of
Wardman Park Hotel are at the Hotel
Traymore, Atlantic City.
The National Woman's Democratic
Law Enforcement League will enter
tain tonight for the delegates to the
conference of the organization, which
is In session today and tomorrow at
the Mayfiower Hotel. A moving pic
ture, the famous Woodrow Wilson
film memorial. which has never before
been shown in Washington, will be
the chief feature of the program to-
night, and there will be song recital
by Mrs. Fannie Shreve Heartsill Of
this city. The entertainment, which
will be at O'clock in the ballroom of
the Maytiower Hotel, is open to the
public, and no cards of admission are
required.
The Catholic Daughters of America
are holding their annual dance and
card party in the ballroom Of the
Wardman Park Hotel this evening.
The proceeds will be used to further
the work of the Catholic Community
Center for Women, which Is in charge
of the Catholic Daughters. Mrs. Lot
tie Reynolds is chairman of the card
committee, and Miss Nell Calnan has
charge of the dance arrangements.
A card party will be given for the
benefit of the flood sufferers of the
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Philadelphia, where she will be the
| guest, Sunday and Monday, of Mrs.
| Irving r. Prentiss of 4607 Spruce
| street, newly elected president of the
| Philadelphia branch of the League of
| American Pen Women Monday she
| will be the guest of honor at a
| luncheon to be given by Mrs. Prentiss
at the Alliance, and plans to return to
| Washington Tuesday.
| DR.. Francisco Banda, who Is in
| Washington attending the Pan-Ameri-
| can Conference, entertained at dinner
| last night at the Willard, where he
| had IL guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Schulubach of
New York, who are spending the week
at the Willard, had guests at dinner
at the Willard last night
Mr. Asher B. Wilson Of Twin Falls.
+ Idaho and Mrs. Wilson, who met
their daughter Patricia on her ar
rival in New York Tuesday on her
return from a trip around the world
as strdent on the University
Steamship Ryndam, are spending the
week at the Martinique Hotel Mr..
Wilson is the president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Twin Falls. Idaho,
convention Of the National Chamber
of Commerce.
A reception will be rendered DR..
and Mrs. James Shera Montgomery
in the Metropolitan Methodist Church
Wednesday evening, May II, at s
o'clock. A program of music will be
given and refreshments served. All
members of the church and friends
are most cordially invited.
Miss Florence Marlatt and Mrs.
Keith Merrill of Washington attended
the fiftieth anniversary dinner of the
Masters School at Briarcliff Lodge,
Briarcliff Manor, New York, Wednes-
day night. Alumnae from all sections
of the country representing every
graduating class in the schools his
tory attended.
Mrs. William d. Tewksbury was
Chevy Chase Club for Mrs. Giles Kel-
log of Los Angeles. Calf Mrs. Kel-
log is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S.
w, Fitzgerald of this city.
Mrs. Harrison Hathaway and Mrs.
J. r. Crutchf1eld motored to New
York Saturday to meet Mrs. Hatha-
ways mother, Mrs. S. p. Hooker, and
her young daughter, Cynthia Hatha-
way, who are to arrive Monday on
the steamship Providence, after
spending the Winter in France and
Italy. Mr.. Hathaway will go to New
York by train tonight, joining Mrs.
Hathaway. .nd motoring back to
Washington with the party on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Palmer Loen-
ing entertained at luncheon at the
Carlton Hotel yesterday for three of
the members of the PAM American
good will flight and their wives.
Their guests were Maj. Herbert A.
Dargue, commanding officer of the
flight. and Mrs. Dargue; Capt. and
Mrs. Ira G. Eaker and Lieut.. and Mrs.
Muir Fairchild and Mr.. Grover
Looming.
Cabinet Members Guests
at Pan-American Dinner.
The Secretary of the Navy. Mr.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
CRASH QUIZ ENDS.

NORFOLK, Va, May 6 tP).--The
naval board of investigation finished
it's inquiry yesterday into the death of
Lieut.. Comdr. Hardy p. Page and
Lieut.. Russell V. Pollard. who were
killed Tuesday in q seaplane crash
here. The report was forwarded to
Washington without being made
public.
The funeral of Lieut.. Pollard will
be held Saturday morning in Wash
ington with full military honors.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
lee Health Department in the last "a hours
Alba f. and Blanche Moore, boy.
John +. ~ and nd Catherine T. Reardon. girl.
Paul A. aud Erma y. Rife. boy.
Horace NJ. and Janet Baxter. boy
Marion f. and Virginia X Hyman. girl.
MiIwood Nj W. and Mary a. Riker. girl;
John P, and Susan smith. girl
Mi,d Maprise and Sarah Femster Idafr. ooyl
John Fl. and Grace r. Call. girl.
Harry Harry i 4 and MIaarg2ret Dgmaree:. boy;
Randolph w. and Annie NJ. Wolfe, boy.
Fred r. and Mary Burkhardt, boy.
Richard II. and Catherine Collins, boy.
Eugene F. G. and Madelyn Collier. boy.
George W. NJ. and Mary Davis. boy.
Earl and Helen Donoghue. girl.
Bernard 7. and Evelyn Donnelly, boy.
Elmer l.: and Emma ], Hall girl.
William w and Mary NJ. Howard, girl.
James and Virginia Kelley. girl.
Charles II. and Kathryn Warner boy.
BENJAMIN and Estelle Gray, boy.
Hugh and Daisy Armstrong, girl.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Mississippi at the Burlington Hotel,
on Vermont avenue, tomorrow evening
at S:15 o'clock, where the ballroom
has been donated by the manager for
that purpose. The party Is sponsored
by Miss katherine Blount, assisted
by Miss Eugene Camp and Miss
Blanche Hartman.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Marriage Licenses.

Charles R. Tinsley. Culpeper Va. and
and Kathlcne E Eddins of Stanardsyille., Va.
Richard g. Richardson and Helen Hech.,,
Bernard Lorenzo Dorsey and Mamie EstelIe
Green.
Eugene W. Allen and Elizabeth Cross.
Elder Elwood Elsesser of this city and
Hernine Katherine Kjrschuer of Arlins ton,
Va.
Edward Boudy Of this city and Henrietta
Baget of New York City.
T.. t. Irwin and Norma Eisenherg.
Morris Albert and Helen Lillian Goldstein.
both OF Baltimore. Md.
Walter G.. Hardmon and Stella Belle Cor
don: both of Cumberland. Md.
Harold A. Price of Clarendon. Va, and
Virginia AGNES Cadle of Edgewater Md.
Joseph I. Batterss and Hannah E. Garrison.
Rowland Trimble. Howard. County, Md,
and Clara NJ. Schott of this city
Burre Jones and Miranda Hall.
Obev Fisher of Olney. Md. and Catherine
Irene Riggs of this city
Evening star., 1927-05-06
SOCIETY
Continued from Eighteenth Page.)

f1owered silk wolfe. made with hoops
of lace. She wore a wreath of flowers
and carried an arm bouquet Of snap
dragons.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth
Collier. and Miss Elsie Collier of
Massachusetts,, cousins of the bride.
Their frocks were the same as Miss
Cookies, the only difference being that
one bridesmaid wore yellow and one
blue. They also wore wreaths in their
hair and carried snapdragons.
Lieut.. Roger w. Simpson acted as
best man. for his brother, and the
ushers were Ensign Clexton, Ensign
Kraft, Ensign Dockweiler, Ensign
Seabury, Ensign Howard and Ensign
Sifler. All the ushers are classmates
of Ensign Simpson.
Immediately following the wedding
there was small reception at the
home of the brides parents. at 1878
Stephenson place. Chevy Chase. Only
the families and old friends were pres
ent. The house was decorated in
Spring flowers and palms.
Mrs. Collier. mother of the bride,
was gowned in black Chantilly lace
lraped over gold. The out-of-town
guests here for the wedding were Mr..
and Mrs. David Collier and Lieut.. and
Mrs. Roger w. Simpson, brother and
sister-in-law of the groom.
Miss Marion Parks, president of
Bryn Mawr College, will be the guest
of honor at the tea tomorrow after
noon given by the Bryn Mawr Club
Of Washington at the home of Mrs.
Alvin Barber, at Bradley Hills.
The Art and Archaeology League
has issued cards for a special meet
ing of the league tomorrow at 4
o'clock at the National Cathedral
School for Girls in Whitby Hall. Mr..
Philip Hubert F'rohman, architect of
the National Cathedral, will give an
lecture on THE Archi-
lecture of the Cathedral and the Re-
Vival of a Lost Art" There viii be a
tour through Cathedral Close, with
its gardens, to visit construction
work, including new Norman chapels,
conducted by Mr.. Frohman.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Mrs. SummeralI Guest of
Mrs. Mars at Luncheon.

Mrs. Charles P. Summerali was the
honor guest at a luncheon given by
Mrs. James A. Mars yesterday at the
Club st. Marks. The other guests We're
Mrs. Norris Sheppard, Mrs. John L.
C1em, Mrs. Lester G. Wilson. Mrs.
Lewis S. Morey, Miss Palm and Mrs.
William A. Mccain.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Mars will en-.
tertain at dinner tomorrow evening in
compliment to Mrs. Mars brother and
sisterin-law, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lindsey Burr of New York.
Mrs. S. D. Cowles of Chicago was
hostess to a large party at the Club
Chantic1er, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton left
Washington yesterday for Atlantic
City, where she win spend the week
end with Mrs. J.. Dow Balliett, and
viii meet number of literary women
Of the city.
On Sunday Mrs. Seton will go to
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The Catholic Daughters Of America
viii hold their annual card party and
dance at Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

There will be food and fancy ar
ticle sale for the benefit of the First
Presbyterian Church throughout the
day until 6 o'clock at 6f0 Ninth
street.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Do not use soda in making cream of
tomato soup. 1t changes the flavor
and affects the Nitarnin content
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The amount Of sugar consumed an.
nually in the United States has in.
creased by nearly 100000 900 pounds
since 1909.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Shaw Junior High School will
present Shakespeare Midsummer
Nights Dream" with special music of
the score by Mendelssohn, in Dunbar
High School. May Z. pm.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Sigma Delta ri of University of
Maryland will give dance. 0 o'clock,
at Garden House of Grace Dodge
Hotel.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

William B. Cushing Camp. No 80.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
War, will meet, o'clock, in Pythian
Temple.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The Tennis Club will give a dance
May Z, s pm, in Recreation Hall.
Government Hotels.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Brookland Citizens Association will
meet Monday, 8 pm. at Masonic Tenn
pie, Twelfth and Monroe streets
northeast. The occasion will feature
school night. The site Of the junior
high school will be reported on and
an address will be made by S. NJ. Ely,
supervising principal. Remarks will
also be made by local ministers.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The annual card party OF the
Washington Chapter, Mount st. Ag-
nes Alumnae Association, will be held,
O'Clock, at the Washington Club,
Seventeenth and * streets. Former
students and friends invited.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The National Association Of Re.
tired Federal Employees will meet to-
morrow. 2 pm, in Grand Army Hall.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

Columbia Commandery No. 2, X.
r, will be addressed tonight by Judge
John H. Connaughton of Hutchinson
Commandery, Kansas. Special music.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The Big Sisters of the District will
meet, 8 o'clock, in rectory Of St
Patrick's Church.
FUTURE.
The .. c. Chapter, American War
Mothers, will conduct a program at
the Amphithcater and at the Tomb of
the Unknown Sunday. 3 pm, in honor
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Of Mothers Day. The Army, Navy
and Marine Bands will play. Public
invited.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Cabinet Members Guests
at Pan-American Dinner.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Evening star., 1927-05-06

A card party will be given for the
benefit of the flood sufferers of the
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Lovely Flowers
30c and Soc

Flowers are Mothers Day
emblems. Various species,
colors and effects in new
flowers for frocks and coats.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Replica Pearls
81 to S1O.08

Dainty pillows of silk rib
bons and laces. Pink, orchid,
peach, blue and nile. These
add such an effective touch to
Mother room. She will
adore one or several OF
these.
Street Floor
The Washington times., 1927-04-19
BEHIND.
IN SALARIES
b international News servIc.

AAANAAtAtAN
PEKING. April 1s.--The decay Of
Chinese diplomatic missions In
Europe where the few remaining
ministers are several years behind
in their salaries. was described to
the foreign office BY Wang
chingchi, returning minister from
Belgium.
IN Picking at present are the
Chinese ministers to SPAIN Sweden
an Mr.. Wang from Belgium. In
addition. the minister to Austria
closed up his legation and is en-
route to China. his post having
been abolished.
There remains on duty only the
ministers in Paris, Germany and
Switzerland, with subordinate sec
retaries in charge at the other inn
portant capitals OF Europe.
These legations have not had any
financial assistance from the Chinese
government in at least twenty
months and minister after minis
ter has appealed to have 4 success
or appointed so that he might re.
turn home.