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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
QUESTIONSOF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman.

tMfS. Cornelius beeckman'I
The Best Mans Duties
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- I am to act as best man at q
wedding next week. Yesterday
the room-to-be informed me that
I am to furnish the wedding ring
and the brides bouquet, and the
maid,of.hpnor's bouquet.
I want to do what is right,
but l believe that the groom
should stand this expense.
'BEWILDERED."
You are quite right. The obliga-
tions that the groom Is so gen.
erously passing over to you be-
long, from time immemorial, to
the groom himself. 1t Is beyond
my comprehension how groom
could be SO devoid of the senti-
ment connected with q wedding
ring as to be willing to permit
another man to give this wonder
ful symbol to his bride. OF
course, the bride wants the ring
that she il to wear for life to
be the gift of her groom, not Of
the best man. Why in the world
should the best man buy the wed.
ding ring? The idea is mex.
plicable, and you are quite right
in hesitating to do this. 1t 10
simply a case of graft, as far as
the groom is concerned. To be-
gin with the bride and groom
nowadays usually go together to
buy the wedding ring.
The same thing is. true Of the
bridal bouquet. The groom always
sends to his bride, on the wedding
day, the flowers that she IL to
wear at their marriage. The we'd
ding ring and the bridal bouquet
are both sacred to the bride, and
any groom who takes this senti.
ment away from his bride should
readjust his social point of view
and find out what's what.
Now the question Of the bou-
quet for the maid-of-honor Is not
30 definitely fixed by custom. for
sometimes the bouquet of the
maid-of-honor and the bouquets
for all the other attendants are
sent by the parents of the bride.
as a compliment to the attendants
of their daughter, and planned to
harmonic with the costumes Of
the attendants. Either this II
done, or the groom sends this
bouquet or these bouquets, a. q
compliment - thu attNFanta q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
By Hehn Rowland

Little Human Weaknesses
MATRIMoNY, rheumatism ana
Wl future punishment are three
things that every young man
feels perfectly sure viii never
happen to HIM!
Every man can tell you how to
treat a woman or a bad cold.
But once either of them gets q
hold on him, he seems to forget
all his theories for shaking them
off.
There is only ONE woman in
a mans life who ever occupies
his whole heart After that, he
divides it up into little compart-
ments, like a modern hotel, and
keeps it constantly filled with
transients.
Before marriage, q. man can
make the half-hour's trip to a
girls house in twenty minutes;
after marriage, his twenty-minute
walk from the office takes an
hour and a half.
OF course, there is no SENSE
in love. The moment you try to
put any sense into it, you shake
off the star dust and it becomes
just duty-or boredom.
The average wife spends her
whole life trying to keep love
from flying out Of the win.
dow" with one hand, while she
keeps ''the wolf from the door,
with the other. And then people
wonder what she does with her
TIME all day!
Love may have its limitations
but there is 40 limit to the
PRICE you pay for it. In
ennui, II you happen to get over
it first-and in heartbreak, Il
the other gets over it first!
The girl who sits at home and
waits for Fate to send her an
ideal husband will find the de-
liveries awfully slow these busy
days.
Artificially forced love-making,
like artiffcially ripened fruit, may
pass with the undiscriminating,
but II lacks all the flavor and
sweetness of the genuine variety.
The first thing q woman
misses when she marries Is the
APPLAUSE-ths first thing Q
san misses u the EXITS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
By Garrett P. Serviss

Since the force OF gravitation
decreases inversely as the square
of the distance over which it
acts increases, the moons at.
traction is much less at the dis.
lance of the earth than on the
surface Of the moon itself. New
ertheless the amount of the
lunar attraction on the waters
of the ocean is easily calculat-
ed, and 1t Is found to be quite
sufficient to account for the
tides that it raises in opposition
to the attraction of the earth.
When the moons attraction
upon a point or the earth's sur
face situated directly under the
moons place in the sky thus
calculated it is found to amount
to about an eighhth and a half
mlllionth part of the earth's at
traction at the same point. This
is enough to account for the
tides.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

the trail Of life from the tiniest
atom to the farthest star, from
the quivering pulse in a bit of
slime to the love Of q man for a
woman-and always the trail
went on and on and on. AND
NOW AT LAST THEY SAY
THAT THEY SEE NO REASON
WHY THAT TRAIL SHOULD
STOP WITH DEATH.
1--WE have found" say DR..
Curtis and DIR. Mayo and Mr.. Edi-
son, "that matter does not stop,
nor energy, nor time nor space.
Those four great facts Of life do
not stop, and they cannot be de-
stroyed. THEN WHY SHOULD
THE SPIRIT OF MAN BE AN
EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE
WHICH GOVERNS ALL OTHER
CREATED THINGS? We be.
leve that it isn't an exception,
and that before long science will
be able to prove, more and more
clearly. that the soul does not
die but lives and grows after
death, as 1t does before"
Think Of that as you wonder
what Il il all about. Think how
much more wonderful life will
seem when we KNOW that It
doesn't stop
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
LISTEN, WORLD!

The religious
men tried to
tell US. They
talked in terms
Of faith and
hope and Gods
undying Low ..
There was COM
fort in that, but
still we wanted
something more.
We wa { e d
p r o +. w e
wanted to be
SURE that we
went on, as we
W ere s u r z
that two and
two made four.
And now at
last, the wise
men are begin
ming to say that
we are on the
verge Of that
SURETY. They
hava followed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

the bride. In any event the best
man does not send the bouquet
to the maid-of-honor or the bou.
quets to the other attendants.
In other words, the best man IN
given no obligations of this kind.
He is invited to be the chief 1T
tendant Of the groom-not the
financial hacker. A groom who
shifts these responsibilities should
Be thoroughly ashamed OF himself.
I hope that tbs hrids usEaE knows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
nR. H E R.
~ B e R T D.

CURTIS is an
astronomer.
DIR. Mayo IL
q surgeon.
Mr.. Edison IL
an inventor.
These three
men are famous
scientists. They
know all that
can be known
about the stars,
they know the
body and the
machines which
serve that body.
T h ~ kno w
about strange
and wonderful
t h in gs about
energy and mat.
ter and time
and space.
We a d mi r g
aIIch knowledre
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

that her groom was willing TO
allow some other man 10 buy her
wedding ring and the flowers she
wears at her marriage. I hope
that the groom reads this, and all
other groons who contemplate
such bizarre plans for their wed
dings. And I hope, too. that you
win be spared the humiliation Of
doing something 30 thoroughly out
Of order with the customs Of we'd
dingS and with eonvonuonR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
Calling the Pigs Home
Pictures Speak Louder Than Words

Here three pictures published in the Chicago Herald
and Examiner. If you didn't them THERE see them
HERE.
They tell their story and prove what has often been
said here That picture be thousand words
The moral Of the pictures is this:
IL is Gnsl only true the caller of the blind pigs
Is the most successful "hOg.calLer" in the World
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
The French Adopt a Word
The Thing Itself They Had Already.

The French said to have adopted the English word
meeting The French had exact equivalent for
.hcme" lie chez sol is awkward But the French have a
ways HAD REAL homes millions Of them, with ideal family
life, and devotion excsled in other country.
Americans that Judge the French by what they Of
other Americans II Paris get false impression.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

AT RECENT FARMERS CONVENTION IN THE SOUTH
WEST FARMER WON THE HOG-CALLING CONTEST BY
HAILING THE PORKERS AT DISTANCE OF NILE AND
AlHALF.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

ArtificiaIly forced love-making,
like artiffcially ripened fruit, may
pass with the undiscriminating,
but II lacks all the flavor and
sweetness Of the genuine variety.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17

The first thing q woman
misses when she marries is the
APPLAUSE-ths first thing Q
san misses = the EXITS
, 1927-12-14

chin who lives round in any old place.
Why amusedly, 81 know a good many
boys with only one name-yes, and
some with a makeup n like Stub
Fat Big Mouth and the like"
"Indeedi aAnd you know others
with two names or more who need
help, ! suppose"
"Ye-es." with a slight. frown-
-.though nom Of us are asking for
help. We can jog along all right"
sYou know where they live?"
Lots IF 'em, but we"
christmas" reminded the stranger
much like Johns. every boy and
girl wants things-presents. you know.
at Christmas
sob, that way-yes.r
..John,'' gently, show would you like
to be Santa CLAUSE"
John broke into II ringing laugh.
why, Santa Claus is big and fat.
and has white %whiskers."
mot always. | mean for us to pick
out nice things for all the boys and
girls you know, and then we will
Ctke II car ana distribute tnem WDere
Won say. letting the chauffeur carry
them in
Johns eyes glistened. You mean
all thatY' he demanded. ''You got
enough money!"
"PIenty for that. And, john with
little catch in his voice, n have.
been away from my country eight
whole years. and Just got back. was
hungry fer my native land. and when
= heard a cornet playing America.
md saw the flag. and then heard you
eafl Merry Christmas right In my
face, ! suddenly felt at home again.
And now there is another thing.
John" seriously. 81 find you are a
grent traveller in your heart. After
we make our rounds. l want you to
come ana stay with me ut my hotel n
few days. or maybe longer, and ] will
tell Won some interesting things about
the far countries I've been IN! Would
you like itf'
"would II" with an ecstatic look ~,
his face. "Would-I?"
90 1927. by Western Newspaper Union,
, 1927-12-14
OWNER OF PALETTE
{ EXHIBITS PAINTINGS
IN new YORK CITY
to MIR. Anderson Forbids
e His ~Anpearance at First Am
erican Showing of His Won
derful Pictures

ID The New York papers recently
have had much to say about A. A.
anderson. First came his accident
(which was serious, although not
tas much as, at first reported. Then
The big INT man show at the An
s;derson Galleries. This exhibition
Of paiptiasst Was attracted great at
rkention and has received the most
Alattering reviews from all the
laastern art critics.
y heff0floAing clipping came from
Ihe New York Times.
y The first public exhibition in this
;eountry of paintings by A, A. An
iderson. 7S-year old artist of New
York and Paris. was opened yes
4erday at the Anderson Galleries.
The artist was not present to well
GONE those who came to see his
sportraits. landscapes and paintings
of still life because he is still con-
fined to- sbissNhome. 4S East sixty
isixth Street.. by injuries received
a week ago, when a taXicab struck
him at shAP d3eaaae and Fortietb
Stress. G3vS &GQIelL.
The accidsRhJprsy the com
nletiQpssassa portrait which was to
have been Included in the exhihi-
ton. but other examples of Mr..
Anderson's work area shown, the
most recently finished of which IS
4 portrait of Justics Edward r
Finch of the Appellate Division OF
the New York Supreme Court. Some
,f tho hat4rosnt;,os f-ara a4r,i
, 1927-12-14
EVERY NASH CAR is GIVEN
A TRACK TEST BEFORE II
IS SHIPPED FROM FACTORY

The Importance of thoroughly
testing automobiles before they are
shipped from factory is regarded
by Nash dealers as one of the best
reasons why owners generally are
so outspoken in their enthusiasm
of Nash cars. y
1t is an interesting fact that Nash
is one of tho few manufacturers
to give their cars a, thorough road
test before they are driven to the
loading dock for shipment. Inspec4
tions and tests of each part in the
making, also, are conducted thru
out the course of production. be-
ginning with a daily Brinnel test
for hardness of metal and, ending
with an individual test of each
motor, prior to the final road test
just before shipment. =
+. And long before new models or
contemplated mechanical refinemenf
are placed in production, eXhauss
tive tests are made by the company
engineering department. But the
testing tracks, for the finished pros
duct, which lie adjacent to the fac
Iory DulluAnSS Oh 1ttcn MASH Hlaitt
in Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee
give mute testimony t the infinite
pains taken by Nash Motors to
assure owners trou5le-free perfor-
nance. 8 49, a s.
A staff of expert mechanicians
is maintained at each of these
tracks. with the sole duty of thor
oughly road-testing every Nash car
These men submit written reports
on. the exact conditions s9f each
car. When adjustments are found
Necessary they, are made on the
srot and 10 car is allowed TO so
forward for shipment untik it has
received its final o. K
Il Although this extra road test
costs the NASH Motors Company a
large sum of money %ahnpally, it
is considered a good Investment
because much of the goodwill
which Nash cars enjoy is a%ttribut-
ed toEthe care with which they are
ins8eeted
, 1927-12-14
IPtOdI1iiiiiS VI WFIIt.BETAk==-.
FIN OUT FaMHTIO
Prohibition EnsacceuicnfG1 Depart
aments in Cal Service I ~

E
1t is expected that the first Of
January will find most OF the pro-
hibition posts under the Bureau Of
Prohibition filed by appoiIitees SEE
lected through competitiyegexalninF
alton tests. saso N u
The delay in completing the sex
aminations. and certifying eligibles
is due to the failure of Congress
to provide funds for this huge exr
,amination task.
The Commission win take every
precaution to keep politics OUT of
these appointments. PrShibition
Commissioner Doran M the mem-
bers of the Civil Service Commits
sion are of one mind in the belief
that political appointments have
been one of the chief hindrancess to
prohibition enforcement. d
Selection for appointment must
be made from the names certified
for a particular job; the appointing
officer will not be permitted to pass
oyer, a certification of three names
and go further down the list for
the name of some one whose ap-
pointment is urged or desired u zss
The deficiency bill, which failed
to pass in the last Congress be-
cause of a fiiibuster. is slated for
consideration Immediately after the
Iconvening of the new Congress- IN
December. It will include proyi-
sion for funds for the Civil Serv4
ice Commissions examination work
for the Bureau Of Prohibition. When
these funds become available the
Commission will be in a position
to undertake the final process OF
the examinations for positions be-
low the administrative grades.
, 1927-12-14
Greatest Christmas Message

peace on earth, good will to mem
-thls is the great Christmas message,
and has the world aver known a more
beautiful one2
Christmas EUe in Spain
The Christmas Eve mass in spain
is known as the MASS of the Cock"
md in churches where there is m or
gan with an adequate number of stops
cocks are Initiated n made to crow
by the organ at the first stroke OF
midnight: In come churches even the
lowing OF cattle is Initiated. and other
sounds of a stable reminiscent of the
humble abode where Christ was born.
, 1927-12-14

$1,000 $1,000 'N
very pitiful and frail, n formed 1t
into a trumpet. r
Merry Christmas - he yelled.
II was on a wharf and q great
steamer had come in. John leaned
against an upright near the gang
plank.
ebroday the big steamer brought many
passengers, and among them was one
who had been through far countries
and who had been gone many years.
John picked him out, as he was big.
This mans eyes were eager in their
search for signs of his native land,
And then. just as he was descending
the g%angplank,. came a hearty MERRY
Christmas' :"
Another call was on the boys lips
when the mans hand dropped gently
ON his shoulder.
THAT for me, my boy" the stranger
asked-"a welcome homer"
"Yes, sir he answered. tr~uthfully,
81 picked yon out from the Others
first-though the Merry Christmas,
was also meant for all the other re-
turning travellers, too"
The big man looked down az the
puny boy, and something more than
curiosity swelled in him.
whats your name?' he asked.
John"
"John-whaf2" = IS psr3 (
"NothingAjus John"
But you, must have some other
name"
Il never heard of any," with a grin
zone names enough for a street ur-
, 1927-12-14
Christmas Greens

The use Of evergreens at Christmas
time dates baelot6ff somani times, when
ihe eafISsWwrtyts screened theifswln-
dows wltb. eyergreens that n eepsor-
ions government might not know they
vert ceiebratiAg che holiest time of
rh6sEemgsEai9 euomst T5650
Most relatives are distant rel
atives when we are broke.
, 1927-03-25

30 X b. Regular and Overs ze Hlg.
g X A High Pressure Cord Tires.
80 x 4 High Pressure Tires.
A40t21 Balloon Cord Tires.
5.25l2I Balloon Cord Tires.
30 x Heavy Duty Truck Tires,
80 X B. Red inner Tubes.
g x A Red inner Tubes.
33 x q Red inner Tubes.
30 x Red inner Tubes.
80 x Red Inner Tubes.
4.40l21 Balloon Red Inner Tubes,
5.25J21 Balloon Red Inner Tubes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
Family Menus
BY SISTER MARY

BREAKFAST - Peaches, cereal,
cooked with dates, cream eggs
poached in milk, graham toast, milk,
coffee.
LUNCHEON-CaS of pota-
toes and carrots, cottage cheese with
strawberry jam, baked cup custard,
fruit punch.
DINNER-Vegetable plate dinner,
jellied fruit salad, whole wheat rolls,
iced chocolate.
Casserole of Potatoes and Carrots
Three, cups diced raw potatoes,
/ IL cups diced raw carrots, onion,
tablespoons butter, teaspoon salt,
l teaspoon sugar, IL teaspoon pap
rika, 1-8 teaspoon pepper.
Melt tablespoons butter in sauce
pan, add onion peeled and cut in
thin slices. Cover and simmer until
onion is pale straw color. Add one
more tablespoon butter, carrots and
potatoes Shake well and saute for
five minutes, shaking frequently
Add salt, pepper and paprika and
turn into a buttered casserole. Add
enough boiling water to come to top
of vegetables but not enough to
cover them. Cover and bake in a
moderate oven for one hour. When
vegetables are tender remove cover
dot with remaining butter and
brown on top.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
Beauty Contest
Shower for Bride

A miscellaneous shower was given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Will
liam j. Miller, 1859 Graceland Ave-,
assisted by Mrs. Audrey G. Manlove
in honor of Mrs. D. j. Zimmerman,
who was Mrs. Fern Sears before her
marriage last week. A luncheon
was served at tables decorated in
pink and white and the favors were
pink and white wedding bells. Mrs.
Alice F. Emerson gave musical
program and Mrs. Manlove gave
readings. After a trip through yell
lowstone Park Mr.. and Mrs. Zim-
norman will be at home at Forty
Eighth st. and Kessler Blvd. The
guests were Mesdan es T. j. Flaher-
ty, H. F. Hopkins, e. T. Jordan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
LOCAL COUPLE TO TEACH
CITIZENSHIP IN AFRICA

The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Roger T.
Clarke, 1926 University Ave, will
brave the wilds of Africa to teach
the Christian religion.
Sailing from New York Aug. 6,
the indianapolis missionaries will
go to Bolenge, along the Congo
River, about 300 miles off the coast
of Africa. After working among the
natives for two years, Clarke ex-
poets to enter a new territory and
establish a mission where no white
man ever trod. They plan to re-
main abroad three years on their
first trip.
Mr.. Clarke was born near Edin-
burg, Ind, but has lived here five
years. He received an M. A. degree
from the College of Missions ard
took postgraduate work last year.
He is pastor of two small Disciples
of Christ Churches in Shelby Coun-
ty. They have no children.
"We have been looking forward
to the journey for several years and
am expecting to teach primary
work in Africa. I think it will be
a great experience" said Mrs. Clarke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
Officers to Be
Elected Today
by Federation

OAKLAND, Cal, July 22.-Lena
Madesin Phillips, New York, Thurs
day was nominated without opposi-
ton for the presidency of the Ma
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women in convention
here.
All incumbent officers we're nomi-
mated to succeed themselves except
DR.. Nancy Meek Hahn, second vice
president. Nominees for this office
are Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard, post
mistress at Tampa, Ella, and G.
Louise Boehranger, Yuma, Ariz.
Other officers to be elected Friday
are Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Salt Lake
City, first vice president; Frances E.
Plach, Davenport, Iowa, recording
secretary; DR.. Bertha M. Maxwell,
Williamsport, Pa; corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Florence H. Stone,
New Orleans, treasurer; Emma Dot
Partridge, New York executive sec
rotary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
Mrs. Appel
EnteTtUiH1S
at Luncheon

Mrs. Edward Appel, 1907 N. New
Jersey ST., entertained with a 1
o'clock luncheon today in honor of
Miss Gertrude SCHUYLER, who will be
married Wednesday to Mrs. Appel's
son, Wilbur Lewis Appel. Table
decorations we're in pink and white.
Covers were laid for:
MeSdameS
Theodore SCHUYLER Ralph Smith
George Montgomery Lawrence Henderson
00o1s 81 Misses
Gertrude SCHUYLER Beryl Smith
Grace Winter Lillian Soderberg,
Barron, Wis.
Miss Ethel Schwartz and Miss
Lenore Bernloehr will entertain
with luncheon bridge at the Co
lumbia Club Saturday for Miss
SCHUYLER and on Monday afternoon
the bride-elect will be hostess for a
trousseau tea from to 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore SCHUYLER,
3670 N. Delaware ST., parents OF the
bride-elect will entertain with a
family dinner Tuesday evening.