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NOTES OF SOCIETY

washington for a conference, are
being feted during their brief
visit.
This evening the officers and
the ladies of the ordnance de-
partment will entertain at a
dinner-dance at the Officers Club
: of the Army War College in
honor OF these visitors and the
ladies accompa nying them. Other
guests will be officers of the
general staff and their wives.
numbering in all about goo.
Col. William r. Wooten, di-
rector OF the Industrial War Col
lege. and Mrs. Wooten are enter.
tanning at tea this afternoon from
4:S0 to o'clock in their apart:
ment at 2540 Massachusetts Ave.
in compliment to this same
group.
Assistant Secretary of War,
Col. Charles B. Robbins, will re-
ceive with the hosts. And alter
mating at the tea table will be
Mrs. Charles P. Summerall, Mrs.
Merritte ". Ireland, Mrs. Mason
Patrick. Mrs. W. D. Connor, Mrs.
Harry Taylor, Mrs. Edgar Jadwin,
Miss Anna. Marcella Robbins,
daughter OF the Assistant Secre-
tary of War: Mrs. Edwin Morrow
and Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
X \
AGmiral II. e. whiteside. OF
I4ordon, England. who is sur
geor in the British navy, has ar
rived in washington and will he
at the Mayflower for 4 short visit
before going to Baltimore tn at
tend the Conference of Military
Surgeons to be held there begin.
ming Thursday.
Mrs. Fl. II. Southerlan1 will
sail on October for this country
after spending the greater part of
the summer with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Butler Wright in Budapest. Mr.,
Wright is u. S. Minister to Hun.
gary,
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PLAN BRIDGE
"MATINEES''
AT FETE
Morning Sessions Fea-
ture of Gard Party
at Army Carnival

Lest the attractions of the
military carnival to be held At
the Army War College on Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday prove
too diverting even for bridge
devotees. morning sessions OF
bridge have been arranged and
for the players at this time Z
light luncheon will be served be.
tween i and o'clock. There
also will be sessions afternoon
and evening, the tables being
laid in the Officers Club over.
looking the Potomac.
This feature will be in charge
of the tea. cake. sandwich and,
bridge committee, made UP OF
officers and ladies OF the Field
Artillery, Sixteenth Brigade, of
the District of Columbia, under
the direction OF Mrs. Fred II.
Austin, honorary chairman. Mrs.
Golden LII. Ruggles, chairman:
Mrs. II. o. Williams and Mrs.
Alden F.. Brewster, assistant
chairmen. Mrs. John w. Joyea
is in special charge Of the bridge
party.
Tea tents, decorated with the
pennants and colors of these
branches. under Mrs. w. II.
Tschappat and Mrs. William S.
Bryden, will be open from 3 to IL
o'clock. There will be sale OF
cakes and Of red pamphlets Of
recipes pertaining only to tea and
bridge parties Twenty-Five girls,
entitled the Red Basket Girls, Z
VIII patrol the grounds with sales
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Senator and Mrs. Walter z.
Edge Of New Jersey, who arrived
in Washington on Sunday. re-
turred last night to their home
in ventnor, n. J. Mrs. Edge en-
tertained informally at luncheon
yesterday at the Mayflower.
Mrs. Alvin f. Dodd will spend
this winter in Washington. con-
tinuing to live at $500 o st.
Mr.. Dodd will be away much Of
the time in his work for the
firm in New York with which
he has been allied since his resig-
nation in the spring from the
United States Chamber OF Com
mercs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodd leased an
apartment in New York and
planned TO give up their home
here, but subsequent develop
nents made them decide TO oc-
cupy their house here for an
other season.
Mrs. Dodd left last night for
New York, where she will ne un-
til Thursday. Later she will go
on a speaking tour for the Dem.
ocratic presidential nominee.
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HoneymOOners H Return;
Lease Picturesque
Suburban Residence

Z. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Parker
Stone. who were married in July
and spent a prolonged honeymoon
abroad, have returned TO Wash
ington and are at present with
Frederick II. Brooke at his home.
1887 X st. Mrs. Stone, the former
Miss Frances Mckee. Is the
daughter of Mrs. Brooke. Her
mother is now at her summer
home at Nonquit, Mass. but will
leave there next week for
Colorado Springs to attend a Girl
Scout Convention, returning to
Nonquit to remain until Novem-
Der and to superintend some build.
ing operations which are now in
progress.
Mrs. Brooke's son, Bates Nc.
Kee, who has been at Cambridge
University for the last two years,
has returned to this country and
will be with Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone will move
In fortnight into the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee at Silver
Spring, Md, which they have
leased for the winter.
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At the Play

The Secretary of War, Dwight
Davis, and his daughters. Miss
Alice Davis and Miss Cynthia
Davis, attended the performance of
Paris" at Polls Theater last
evening. They came in street
clothes.
Mrs. Davis Is still in Europe,
and win not return to Washing
ton until the end of this month.
She will be in Paris when Cynthia
arrives to attend school there this
winter. The latter is sailing to-
morrow on hoard the Aquitania.
Secretary Davis and these two
daughters spent the summer to.
sether, the larger part being
taken up in a. trip to Honolulu,
I where the Secretary went to in
spect the Army post.
others who went to see Irene
Bordoni last evening-tor was it
Louise Closer Hale that attract.
ed2-included Major and Mrs. En-
nails Waggaman, who occupied
box, having with them their
debutante daughter, Miss Frances
Virginia Waggaman; Miss En1-
gracia Freyer, daughter OF Capt.
and Mrs. Frank B. Freyer, and
two or three other young people
In the audience were also noted
Gen. Albert G.. Dalton, Nine. Won
Lewinski, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Mat
thews Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Graves, the latter's mother. Mrs.
Evans, and William Doeller.
y
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans enter
tainpd at dinner at the Congress.
sional Country Club last night.
having as guests Mrs. James Lans-
hurgh, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward n.
Finkelhor and Major and Mrs. Ed
ward Conger.
&H
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Wen
dell announce the marriage OF
their daughter, Evelyn. to Dun.
can Dnrahl MacBryde, on Sep.
tember2 Is at Rockville. Mr.. and
Mrs. MacBryde will be at home
at 305 Hamilton ST., Aurora
Hills. Va.
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Democratic Club

The luncheon yesterday at the
Wonaan's 5 Democratic Club marked
q return TO the forum luncheons,
so popular since the organization
Of the club several years ago.
These will be continued weekly
until after the election in Novenn-
Der with welI-known speakers
talking on phases Of the presiden-
ttal camralgn. After that the
subjects for discussion will be
more varied. but always having q
political slant.
DR.. Edward Devire, dean Of the
Graduate School of American
University, was the speaker yes
terday. His subject was "Toler.
ance," to him the big issue Of the
present campaign. The dining
room was filled to capacity with
an overflow in adjoining spaces
This prominent Methodist and
prohibitionist and erstwhile Re
publican, gave his reasons for
supporting "Al' Smith in the No
Vember elGctions-many of which
were vociferously greeted. Stripped
of camouflage, the outstanding
be q religious one. And he stoutly
maintained that antagonisnn to
ones religion should have no in
fluencs in voting.
Mrs. Borden Hartman, former
president Of tho club, introduced
srhs speaker. Among others at
the tsnle with the speaker We're
Mrs. Andrieus A Jones. widow of
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, and
Mrs. Louis Brandels. wife of Asso-
ciate Justice Brandeis. Mrs. Jones
was president of the club the last
two years-Mrs. Emily Newell
Blair becoming her successor in
the spring.
Others noted at the luncheon
we're Mrs. Alvin Dodd, Mrs. Rich.
!, ard Boeckel, Major Julia Stimson
= Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams, Mrs
Richard Burleson. Mrs. Arthur
Coudon, Mrs. Edward Keating, and
Mas Gharl Williams.
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BREAKF ASTS
WILL HONOR
CELEBRITIES
Pen Women's League
Plans Series of
Fetes

Among the important plans OF
the National League Of American
Pen Women for this season =
activities In Washington, is to pc
q series OF Celebrity Breakfasts,
according to announcement from
Mrs. Bonnie Busch. national presi.
dent OF the league, at the meet.
ing Of the national executive
the Willard Hotel.
These breakfasts, at which no.
tables from the world OF art, liter.
ature and music will be presented
in person, will be given at, 1880
o'clock at the Willard Hotel, on
November 80, January rs, Feb.
ruary %, March 30 and April 26.
Mrs. Nina Reed, editor OF the Ma
tionaI Bulletin of the league. and
well known for her work in book
reviewing, has been appointed
chairman OF the breakfasts, and
will review the books OF the celeb
rites presented.
Acceptances already received at
national headquarters Ot the
league assure an outstanding list
of speakers and these bredk kfasts
are expected to be among the
most interesting OF the seasons 5
events in the National Capital.
At the first breakfast, on No
vember 80, Mrs. Minnigerode An
drews, whose new book, From
NY studio window" has aroused
the greatest interest both In this
city and in other parts of the
country, will be presented, to-
gether with two other speakers,
not yet announced.
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n cakes and sandwiches. Another
group 81 girls. costuned n Japan
ese styIe, win sell tea tickets and
serve at the tea tents.
Tickets are inclusive Of entrance,
! table prize and cllance to win
: nainted card table donated by
Mrs. Edgar Jadwin. Tickets can
he pplied for through Mrs. Golden
I,sH. RurQles, The Wyoming.
Decatur 20O0. and Mrs. John w.
Joyes, Adams 4462.
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New Debutantes

The debutantes listed 10 make
their bow this season include Miss
Beatrice Ashmead I.ittlefield,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Will
liam l.. I4ittlefield. and Miss
Jeanie Brooks Peoples daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Peoples.
Miss Littlefield will he Navy
bud sS her father il on duty
with the Navy Department. The
homes Of both girls are on Bel
mont Road within z few doors
ot each other. The dates for
their con1ing-out have not been
announced.
Officers Of the Industrial War
College and district chiefs Of the
Ordnance Department. who are in
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Returning

Mrs. Walter Wilcox, who has
been abroad for the summer. will
sail for this country on October
%, on the S. s. Providence from
Marseilles. Mrs. Wilcox took the
cure at Vichy and spent some
time in Switzerland and Paris.
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them large and each of them roomy
stand In neighborly rows with plenty
Of green-grass breathing room between
and with raised flaps at front and sides
to give honey glimpses Of neatly made
beds and set tableS--except for those
who preferred TO eat their supper out
on the grass At just that time. the
mother party of each camp was cook
ing supper on gas plate set out on a
bench with the balance of the family
helping, or sprawled around on the
ground. when not lucky enough to be
occupying the few big wooden easy
chairs allotted to the camps. Some
tired mothers by way of change. rested
UP, while the Pa-men in shirt sleeves
and no collar cooked patiently, as IL
some way. they were used to the drudg-
cry of the thing. The white crepe de
chine waved a cordial hand at one OF
these cooks and the hearty wave back
of spoon showed that, in spite of the
looks OF the thing. he was having the
time Of his life.
Added to chummy groups OF camp
neighbors sitting around on the grass
for an evening OF gossipy exchanges OF
experiences on the road. punches OF
boys and girls were playing tag all over
the big place, and older girls--so many
human blossoms in gay little frocks to
help out bare arms and SILK knees
walked around with locked arms obvi-
ously on the lookout for adventure and,
maybe. for young romance.
Gray curls of smoke spiraled up from
the small stoves favored with the fra
GRANGE of coffee. and everybody, wheth-
er brfsking over supper. or tagged from
the days travel, showed the satisfaction
that comes from finding so beautiful a
resting spot along their ways, whether
going or coming.
In addition to these tents. the Gov
eminent is building rows of tiny cot
tages, each with It's front porch. for
which Si25 a day Is charged. This
shelter has It's advantage In case OF rain,
and offers more home-like privacy. and
all that are completed were occupied
that afternoon.
At convenient points In the greenery.
huge cans painted TO match the ver-
dure-~a lattice design for paper and a
solid one for garbage-offered their
convenience TO each group of camps.
Water and gas seemed to be at the hand
of everybody, and there Is large store
for camp supplies, and, Of course, the
irrepressible delicatessen. All this
makes housekeeping cheerfully easy, and
TO these advantages are added the splcn-
didsciimax Of every viewpoint--the Cap
itol dome, the Monument. Lincoln
Memorial and the silver beauty OF the
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By Frederic r.
Van de Water

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A Nerpe.T'ineIiss
Mystery Romance
ofUnnsual Interest

to meet them when they approached
the kitchen door, an accentuatcd Ell,
more strident of voice. more disl1eveled
of beard. more prytng and agitated than
usual His trousers sagged unheeded
about his ankles, and between the
points Of his upturned coat collar De-
leney marked the top of flannel night
gown.
"Just like / told you" he proclaimed
with miserable satisfaction. You
wouldn't listen to me last night, Now
we're robbed!
who did it?" he echoed shrilly.
Them Woodpeckers did It, I want
YOU boys to look this over an then
go rest that Les Popling.'
He entered the kitchen. warm and
redolent of coffee. before them Molly
Somers lifted a rudy face from the
oven and looked upon Cameron niutely
with adoring eyes.
Amt breakfast most ready" ELI
complained. Il feel all emptylike. You
bows have had yours, amt you?" he
added hopefully.
No. We haven't" Delaney replied
with frmness. Well eat here, thanks
Now let's get down to cases What was
stolen?"
Meek twisted a beard strand with one
hand and warmed the other above the
stove.
Il don't know" he confessed. Il
amt been near the safe. It's busted
wide open an all my valble papers
scattered over the floor. I didn't dare
touch anything till you came"
I'VE better go look" Delaney sug-
gested. peeling off his sheepskin jacket.
In the corner of the parlor the door
of the small iron safe hung dismally
upon one hinge Before 1t a mass OF
papers had been flung upon the floor.
One drawer Of the nearby desk had
been pulled out and dumped upon the
carpet: the other, half open, also was
enbty. A crowbar and file lay be-
side the rear window. from which a
name had been broken.
They busted It open with this" Ell
proclaimed. and bent stiff1y to pick up
the bar, recovering himself with nervous
agility when Delaney exclaimed:
Keep your. hands off that. Have
YOU touched anything else? Good. II
walkers fingerprint outfit is any good
at all we ought to get something out
of this. When did it happen?"
Il don't know" Meek confessed.
Some time between the time when you
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/ say" Cameron began after = pause
Il been thinking. Wouldn't old mar
Meek have looked into that gas tank
right away? wouldn't he have found
whatever was theree"
He might nave" Delaney acknowl-
edged, but l don't much believe the
old mans an out-and-out crook. No,
Big Nose and the Bohunk got what
ever they went after when they killed
Boris. The trouble from now on will
be finding them and what 1t was they
got. There's $4,000 reward for old
Strakes murderer, by the way"
"Yeh?" Cameron gaspcd eagerly,
only don't" the sergeant counSeled
over his shoulder rs they trotted to-
ward the lights of the hotel. plan to
buy your furniture and everything out
of that. Steve. The troopers don't take
rewards"
Delaney sighed YEARLY as they I'M
saddled their horses.
Steve" he begged rub EN- down
will va? I'm all in, and besides before
! go to bed I've got to call up Dover
and try to convince him this is a job
the West Duquesne patrol can swing
without any more help from barracks. v
Trooper Stephen Cameron'S horse
was running away with him across an
endless bridge He ran away smoothly
and easily. so that his rider sat in the
saddle. with complete comfort He
might have enjoyed the speed and the
sound of wind In his ears II the horse
had not run so heavily.
Bang Bang! Bang!" the hoofs
sounded on the planking. The noise
was tremendous. and presently Trooper
Cameron discovered the cause. The
troop farrier had shod Hannibal with
snare drums.
Cameron opened his eyes and found
the room filled with the watery light
of dawn. In the other bed Delaney
snored with stubborn determination.
All Of the dream had vanished except
the sound OF Hannibal's hoofs. This
had become a loud and impatient
knocking on the door. He glanced at
his watch and saw 1t was half past s.
"S'matter?" he mumbled, still drugged
with sleep, and the long-suffering voice
of the landlord replied from the other
side of the portal: Telephone for you
boys"
I'm a minute" Cameron replied and
fumbled with his breeches.
Woke me UP, too, the landlord
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you are not liable to bother over tt
unless you have been to italy. And
know.
The heat sizzled UP from the asphalt
and down from the sky. And the trees
we're as motionless as carved Jade.
A force of colored laborers were
wrecking frame house on terraced
street In quiet section, when woman
passed In time to be caught in simeon
Of plaster dust made by falling planks.
Naturally. any woman objects to the
ruination Of ready-made tub frock
that won't wash, but Just wrath, In
that instance gave way at sight Of a
powerful Samson who had raised the
dust, as he emerged from 1t with look
Of dernoralized helplessness-as II De-
lilah had just done things to him with
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~AMERoN and Delaney pounded
along for some minutes 10
silence before they let their
horses drop again into walk
as A hill loomed before them.
The LIGHTS az a car kindied and bia2eG
AZ they suruounted It's crest. AND the
troopers. caught In their radiance, drew
their mounts to one side and Progressed
single file, Cameron, who rode in the
rear saw the silhouette of Delaney turn
II, the saddle and call something that
was nauf7ed and lost in the roar or the
machine driving past. He Spurred Ham
Yibal abreast of the sergeant's horse
and saw his partners hand upon his
revolver butt.
ssTwo men coming down the hin to-
ward us" Delaney muttered. i saw
them duck out of the light. Trot, KID,
They've seen us, anyway-and nave
your gun ready"
The pavement ahead was luminous
In the moonlight. Cameron's heart
contracted painfully when two black
figures stepped out upon the walk from
the roadside a hundred yards ahead,
They hu,ked enormous on the black
and-white landscape and he gripped
his revolver more tightly when he saw
that one Of the approaching pair
loonned fun head above the other
Delaney drew rein directly In front
of them with slip and CHATTER OF
hoofs.
Nice night" he remarked in slow,
drawing voice.
The pair halted and looked up sus-
piciously as Cameron ranged his horse
beside his partners.
''Yeh." one of them responded gruffy
at last.
where you eoins?" Delaney asked
carelessly.
Home" the taller vouchsafed, while
the sargaant. bending from the saddle.
peercd at his face.
oh" said Delaney In mixture OF
relief and disappointment. "All right,
popling. Who is this with you?"
Johnny" Popling grunteo. We
been sellin' baskets down Totter's
store.
LES and some other woodpecser, p"
DELANEY muttered over his shoulder to
Cameron An neither Of EN- drunk.
for a wonder
Les Popling waited in the center of
the road. a raw-boned, sullen figure.
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{ complained and Cameron heard him
sliufie away down the hall Sketchily
dressed. a minute later, the trooper tip
/ toed from. the room. while the cadence
| Of Delaney's snore continued unbroken.
| He turned with more noise ana less
| consideration and bending over his
slumbering partner shook him savage
| ". The sergeant mumbled and opened
| his eyes. to glare with intense dislike st
| Cameron.
| More trouble" the latter ratified ex-
| citedly. "Out at Meek's. Robbery. The
old man just phoned. Told him we'd
be right out"
Delaney sat up and rubbed his close
aFobbery?" he repeated duly. fight
ing of the slumber that clutclled him
like q drug.
Yves. Some one took his safe to
pieces. he says. Just found out about
Ii himself. Don't know what they got.
He was thinking of busting into hys-
terics before hung up on him.
"Oh. Lord" the sergeant grumbled,
and scrambled out Of ned. A minute
later he lifted his head from his bot L
laces to peer at Cameron, hastily knot
ting his purple tie before the mirror.
merry Christmas eve. Stevef he
announced with specio,is cordially.
"Oh, shut up" Cameron replied,
without any Meek says the Wood
peckers did it,"
HE would the sergeant comment
ed. returning to his bootlacing. Didn't
he say il was all our fault for not sit
ting up all night TO watch him, too?"
He was Just getting round TO that
when / hung up on him. Cameron
answered. You'll probably find HIM
still talking into the transm!tter when
we get there"
A cold, wind-reddened sun was ris-
ing when they rode into the Meek door
yard. Smoke streamed from the kitchen
chimney and the fragrance OF burning
wood came to them as they led their
horses into the shelter of the barn
and tied them there Eli scuttled out
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her shears. And to the lock was added
a shout Of appeal:
Hi, one Of you all come an button
me up in the back, will you7"
He neened 1t. for his shirt was one
of the kind that fastens with horn
button in the nape of the neck. The
button had failed its trust and the
band had slipped to show a sweaty
brown throat and shoulders An older
man, who was piling planks for carting,
answered to the Gala quite old man,
who shuffled when he walked with the
stiffness that comes from aging joints.
You've gone an bust your button
clear off-Gimme pin"
Samson had no pin.
eli, there. Tawmpyon. amt nair one
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boys left an this morning. when ]
came down"
Didn't you hear anything?" Com
eron asked incredulously.
Eli twisted beard strand desper-
ately.
Esther" he explained. was sleepin'
! in the room with that Lyon woman
at the other end of the house, an Molly
didn't hear nothin' well, ! thought
the racket was just the wind" :.
| What time did you hear noise?
| Delaney queried quickly.
Il heard noises all night long" re-
piled Meek with an effort at dignity.
1.-THE wind made 1t sound like people
was walkin ali through the house. /
didn't sleep at ali--hardly."
Cash in the safe?" Delaney asked
over his shoulder as he knelt before It,
Acute bereavement crept into the
voice of Eli Meek. !.
'Seventy-three dollars and 46 cents,
he keened. twenty-five cents worth
of stamps an seven post cards
Here's your stamps. anyway" De-
laney announced. shutting through the
disheveled heap Of papers, and here's
a couple of post cards"
He paused moment TO meet Cam
erons eyes and then looked past him
with preoccupied stare When he
spoke again the sleepy drawl had crept
into his voice.
And here's your cash." he resumed,
holding up a sheaf of dirty bills, "or
part of 1t. anyway"
He fiuttered the currency with a
thumb as though counting 1t, but his
face was distracted
This wasn't an ordinary robbery,
then he went IN dreamily "They
were after something special"
Behind the bent back of Cameron
Eli Meek's face contorted suddenly and
as quickly resumed It's dreary, bereayed
expression.
1T was them Woodpeckers. like I
said he declared They was after
the deed 10 that land-that's what 1t
was
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