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TO join Nine. Thenault and their young
daughter, Catherine Batilde, for short
visit
The naval attache Of the Brazilian
embassy Capt. Federico Viliar, Will
leave Washington today by motor for
Niagara Falls and Canada. He viii sail
later from the Dominion for short
trip in Europe, where he will meet
Senhora Villar and their daughters,
Senhorita Emily Villar and Senhorita
Maria de Laurden Villar in Paris. Capt.
Villar and his family win come to
Washington early In December, where
they will be welcome additions to the
diplomatic circle here.
The naval attache Of the French en-
hassy. Comdr. Sable, Is spending the
week end in Philadelphia
The First Secretary Of the Cuban
Embassy and Sonora dc Baron left yes
terday for several weeks motor trip
through New England and in Canada.
They are accompanied by Sonora dc
Baron's brother Mr.. Theodore shea,
The assistant military attache of the
French embassy and Nine. Lombard
short stay in the country
The secretary Of the Greek legation,
Mr. Groegres Triantafyllidis, spent sew
eral days at the Waldorf Astoria In
New Yorx last week
The third secretary Of the British en-
bassy and Mrs Hopkinson are again IN
Washington after a short stay abroad,
after mliInh fhau {1tnaH the embassy
staff at Beverly Farms, Mass. Mr.. Hop
kinson will be In charge of the office
here until the return OF the embassy
staff IN September
The third secretary Of the British
embassy. Mr. Michael Wright, who re-
manned in Washington IN charge OF The
Office here, has gone 90 Beverly Farms
for the remainder of the season,
The attache of the Netherlands lcga~
ton and Mime Peters left yesterday by
motor for Ithaca, N Y. where the
former will attend the international
Congress Of Entomology They VIII be
absent for 10 days and Will spend a
short time az Niagara Fails before re-
turning 10 Washington
The director of the finance ottioe Of
the Argentine embassy and Sonora de
Eckart sailed yesterday on the Pan
America for vacation IN their nome
IN the Argentine
During 1897 the people Of foreign
birth In this country sent aJ2 394 900
10 their relatives and friends back In
The home lands,
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Record of Social Events
In Calendar Of Wee

The Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. ogden l.. Mills entertained at
dinner Friday evening at the third an
nual dinner at the Brook at Saratoga
Springs, the climax of the festivities
attendant on the racing season there.
Others having guests at the dinner
we're Real Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
Mr. and Mrs. William F. r. Hit and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard B. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Royal Hol-
combe entertained at dinner last eve
ming In the villa at Newport which they
are occupying for the season.
Mrs. Frank Presbrey of Greenwich.
formerly of Washington, was enter
tanned at bridge and tea Friday after
noon in the Casino at Saranac Inn By
Mrs. Henderson M. Green of Montclair
and Mrs. Charles Presbrey of New York.
Mrs. Presbrey shared honors with Mrs.
John M. Shaw.
Miss CLYDE Shuman will entertain
company OF about so at a tea Saturday
afternoon, August IS, at the Grace
Dodge Hotel.
Mr.. John Sweeney. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney will be
host at dinner tomorrow evening at the
Kimball House at Bar Harbor and with
his guests remain for the dancing
later.
Miss Eliza Mitchell, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. James F. Mitchell. was
hostess at dinner in the Mitchell cot
tage at Bar Harbor before the per-
-
F. Mitchell, assisted in staging for the
benefit of a local charity.
Miss Ruth Abel entertained at din
ner Wednesday evening at the Grace
Dodge Hotel. There were covers for 20.
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Hadassah Sponsors
Benefit Gard Party

An al fresco card party will be held
by the Hadassah Tuesday evening at
$3.50 o'clock In the garden Of Mrs. Isa-
dore Kahn at 5709 Sixteenth street,
Cor the benefit Of the Summer emer-
gency fund. The committee in charge
has arranged prizes, and refreshments
will be served
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Mrs. Lynn and Daughter
Return From Trip Abroad

Mrs. Richard Henry Lynn and her
daughter, Miss Lalla Harrison Lynn. re-
turned yesterday from several months
abroad
Miss Lynn will be debutante of the
coming season and viii make her for
NAL bow at tea dance in the ballroom
of the Mayfiower Christmas afternoon.
December IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

During 1897 the people 0f foreign
birth IN this country sent 812l 394 900
10 their relatives and friends back In
The home lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Miss Clyde Shuman will entertain a
company Of about so at tea Saturday
afternoon, August IS, at the Grace
Dodge Hotel
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DR.. and Mrs. Encisco
Of Argentina Enter
Diplomatic Circle

Continued from First Page,
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Mrs. Godfrey Lowell Cabot loaned her
Summer home. The Oaks at Beverly
Farms, Mass. Friday morning for one
OF the series Of talks which Rev Carroll
Percy Of Ipswich is giving.
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Stately Ceremonial
To Mark the Wedding
Of Miss Matsudaira

Continued from FIRST Pagc)
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Mrs. Francis G. NewlandS and Mrs.
E. NewlandS Johnston we're last week
IN Boston. where they stayed at the
Hotel Somerset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Tally, accom-
panied by Mrs Daniel j. Carr and her
two sons, Daniel and James, left Wash
ington yesterday for a trip TO Canada.
They viii travel by automobile and
viii be absent for a month.
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Mrs. Il. Rozier Delaney sailed yeSter-
day aboard the Celtic for Europe 10
spend the late Summer and early
Autumn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

The director OF the finance ottiee OF
the Argentine embassy and Sonora de
Eckart sailed yesterday on the Pan
America for vacation IN their home
IN the Argentine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Miss Grace Henley Of New Orleans
Is making an extended stay at the
Grace Dodge Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Mrs. y. z. Brazil has returned To her
home, 1914 Warren street northwest
after spending several months in the
hew England States and visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Benjamin Chute Per-
kris, at Beverly. Mass.
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Vacation Season Observed
In the Diplomatic Circle

Continued from First Page
England, and went at once TO Buena
Vista to spend his Summer vacation
with his parents.
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Mrs, Pauline II. Arnold has returned
TO her apartment on New Hampshire
avenue after fortnight's visit at the
Homestead, Hot Springs, where she
motored with Mrs. James McConville,
who Is again in her apartment in the
Rochambeau, and DR.. Robert T.
McCrystal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Dr. and Mrs. J. Ogle Warfield, IT,,
are spending several weeks at Beach
Haven. n. J.. after visiting Mrs. War
fields parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Baldwin in Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Mi and Mrs l. l.. Crosby 81 Everett.
Wash. accompanied by Mrs w. l. W.T.
ney are spending several days Ia Wash"
in8Jon 81 tbs MayfloWer on their way u
New York. where they are planning 10
arrange for q motor trip 10 Nova Scotia
Mr. and Mrs Frederick l.. Ffldley
Icfl Washington Thursday for an ex-
tended tour IN the West and viii visit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

The Minister of Czechoslovakia, DR..
Fierlinger. will sail Saturday for Europe
to remain several months. DR.. Fier-
linger is now at Magnolia, Mass. after
spending several weeks at Stone Ridge
N. Y, recuperating from serious ILL
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Mrs. Blair Banister has Joined her
daughter. Miss Margaret Banister, at
Ken1iworth Inn, IN Asheville, N. c., and
the latter part Of the week they viii 90
70 Linvlle, n. c., 10 visit the formers
SISTER, Mrs. Q. F. Lucado Of Lynchburg,
va mrs. Banister viii return to her
apartment at the Mayfiower about the
FIRST OF September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

The acting military attache OF the
French embassy Maj Thenault. will go
10 Cape Cod, Mass. the end 0f the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Royal Hol-
combe entertained at dinner last eve
ming In the villa at Newport which they
are occupying for the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

Dr.. Fenton Bradford has gone u
Hot Springs for the midseason.
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Mt. and Mrs. Andrew J. Miller OF
New York are making a brief visit in
washington at the Mayhower on a
motor trip which they are taking to
Hot Springs, Va, where they will join
their daughter. Miss Frances M Miller.
In their cottage there.
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BY ID. QUINCY SMITH,
Washington Traveller and Writer.

I@ ONT go 70 Sinauen. signor.
- inc: the last car was stalled
le hours In the sand"
- Don't 60 10 sinauen.
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IN one OF the three Meharisti posts %!
3inauen. Derg and GadameG always
ready al the call Of duty IN mount ana
ride across the Waterlehh, burning
wastes, be IL 10 light ten times his num-
Der among the dunes.
fee that tell bronzed boy over there
with the bandaged hand? Last week he
and two native soldiers. shooting and
running, stood on large band ~
Tniareg for 10 hours. and when night
fell won through " The fort,
Or he may ride the piste. which con-
meets Sinauen with the great desert
community III Gadames
That br0nzed lad IN the corner. whom
We chrihtentd Rudolf Valentino the
Second" Ia Just IN after running
battle with the TOuareg Rudy" had
important dispatches to get through,
and he did 1t under conditions which
out -reyfre" paul ItcveTss ride for
Rudy" made his 100 miles across The
dunes, chased by T6uarfg. In eight
hours In H. Temperature 0f llb deAteeh
incidentally he Ii one 0f the 100 Me-
harjati who were with Col, VOIpino
when GadsInes was taken.
Again, Word G0nieh la ~ n sucGsshftil
| raid by T1lateg- "a caravan despoiled
The women carried on. THAT aieiid1f
man nj the end of the room with The
keen. piercing eyes Will probably be
sent IN pursuit III ihs offenders. lie IL
lie hest Jaeker In Tripolitania. be II
man, camel horse az dog, Jet him but
see LIE tracks. and he will follow them
a. Ions ~ d trace remains even re-
calling Aoinr idiGAynfrasy Ut u track
months aftkrwAfd, II he happens IN f,ii,
acFoes H.,
And W on. around the little groul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

ham Lincoln, the President. Gen Ben
jamin Lincoln. Of the same family,
fought in the American Revolution and
cleared Boston Harbor of the British
vessels. He was the officer designated
by Washington to receive from Corn
wallis his sword of surrender at York
town. Va, and later he was member
Of tho convention which ratified the
Constitution Of the United States. SO
much for the beginning of the family.
back in New England. where the town
OF Lincoln, near Lexington, is mile
stone on their Journey through Ameri-
can history.
| The climate and soil of New England
| did not tempt the more hardy spirits
OF the Puritans TO remain. so some Of
! the Lincolns wandered down to New
Jersey and thence to the rich lands of
j Pennsylvania in Berks County.
| Augusta, the county seat Of which Is
! Stanton birthplace OF Woodrow Will
SOM. included then all Of what Is
known as Rockingham County. Va, and
| here on Linn Creek. close to the End
! less Caverns. settled the first Lincoln
who came to Virginia. progenitor OF Alb
raham Lincoln. The deed books OF Au-
gusta show, in 1868. that he took up
! land by purchase. and this Lincoln
| tJohn) had son named Abraham who
was q captain In the Virginia militia.
In Pennsylvania. close to where the
Lincolns had lived for time. dwelt a
Quaker family whose head was Squire
George Boone He had 10 children, =
of whom intermarried with the Lin
| coins. The youngest son of this big
household was Daniel Boone. the pio-
! neer.
/ The wanderlust tendency OF the FAM
/ lily found pioneer guide in Daniel
! Boone who tempted them to 60 with
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Baggage early became great
nuisance. and. as Mother Moncurc har-
bored many refugees from Stafford and
Fredericksburg. we were glad OF any
addition like cots TO our household
comforts.
We we're poor enough. often having
to pick blackberries for something to
eat, and my sisters used to make up
corn cakes and sell to the soldiers for
greenbacks. We secured some herrinsS
from the Rappahannock fishing shore
and the cakes were made Of meal given
us by the Yankee commissary-alsD
some coffee. The only coffee the South
had then was roasted sweet potatoes.
charred: and 1t was mean beverage.
Our dresses were made OF the cur
tairs from the beds. plated straw
hat, weaving II under water; and also
made some shoes out Of cloth cape.
They we're called CATERS" What we
could have utilized for ourselves We
sent 10 the soldiers-woo!en socks that
We knit: and I went to Richmond and
sewed in the churches, making uni
forms and sandbags.
All OF Mother Moncure's clothes.
which, fortunately, belonged to the
hoopskirt width. were cut over into
dresses for our girls; but had a
$500 cloth mantilla that my uncle gave
me. He was a tobacconist. associated
with James Thomas OF Richmond In
making plug tobacco. greatly in de-
mand for soldiers. Mr. Thomas later
went on the bali Of President Jefferson
Davis--as also did Horace Greeley
and through Mr.. Thomas influence my
uncle often sent -four to the Chin
borazo hospitals for the wounded, bu.
we observed fast days and ate spar
ingly. for we knew our army was starry
ing for rations.
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maneutIy under the command III His
Royal Highness the Duke de PugIio.
The of!ifers are volunteers from any
Italian regiment, serving for three
years, with the privilege Of rc-enliatinent
al the end u that period Their duty
IL " keep the peace In the desert.
which in reality means beating the
Targui al his own game of desert war
fare.
Tafgiii IT. the singular ~ TOuareg
the race III desert pirates who i've even
nov by plundsring ca.Avank and hold
ing prisoners for ransom.
The Mehsristi. mounted on racing
caneiA called msharb. dressed III
IoiIsfeg, armed with their WeapGnh
speaking Their tngIe. must learn "
live their iife. and II they cant win
their confidence, must e.tefmlnate them
~ any othef pest
To-day there afe four pls'o0ns II
Meharisu Each platoon IL com.
HanGed by one Italian Gfficef aud Oh.
native N &, O., who directly command
Tie 100 native soldiers, The latter are
recruited fIGtn among the native Bsf.
her tribes OF the Toiiafeg themselves
AZ no Arab can be persuaded ~ Wal
| against his traditional enemy.
| For the first siA motiths The newt,
arrived ofncer. unassigned. IL taken oni,
Oh SHIRT expeditions that he may az.
quaint himself With the language ane
customs II his enemy, aud prove hi
own fitness if the lie III Il came
corps ntfiner But once hls period o
probation II Syer, life fof him begin
| III real earnest.
! WIN lis command II 100 men III
young afficsr must do his tims nj ~,
months jil tile desert, snd 10 dsya iss
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Lincoln was never hated In Viz
GINA But all our amnesty was
rcntcred on Seward and Thad Stevens
L:ncoln's family had migrated from
Shenandoah County. Va. being closely
related to Daniel Boone. II was due 10
Boone's coming back TO Virginia and
describing the glorics Of Kentucky that
the Lincolrs went thithcr. We felt
that an Illinois victory meant a Sew
ard defeat: and Virginia could not for
get that George Rogers Clark had won
the Northwest. and that Illinois. In
diana. Kentucky and Ohio were once a
part OF our domain. But--and 1t was
q big but--the South felt. and felt
kcenly. that New England had made
her money out of slavery before she
made slavery moral issue.
Gen Robert E. Lee himself get the
Gusts negroes free. and Thomas JEFF
ferson had wished that provision for
the gradual abolition Of slavery be- in
corporated as tenet In the Dcciara-
ton OF Independence; SO that 1t was
not slavery" but States rights,
which stirred Virginia.
Gen. Lee was profoundly moved and
distressed at the outbreak OF war
and being himself West Pointer and
having known the Federal officers In
the Mexican and Texas campaigns.
never did he for second dream that
any easy victory awaited the Southern
Confcderacy. He simply could not Join
with an army 10 invade the other
Southern States.
repeat that Seward was the ebom-
nation Of desolation on our political
horizon. so that Lincoln was far more
acceptable as President. Mrs, Lin
coins family had gone from Virginia
the Todds-~and Lincoln was sturdy
ivpe OF American manhood. who. We
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Of men In the post. The tall. slender
man with the specthcies. who looks
more like college professor than
soldier, speaks half dozen Languages
and desert dialects fiuentiy. His ter
rltofy Is the Red Dehert." dreaded
waste of dry red stones. where, n.til MS
cvming. the Touareg reigned supreme
Passing under The heavy outer gate"
way. We found ourselves IN the fort
itself Kneeling ON one side at the
courtyard, fesplendant In embroidered
saddle bags and vari"colofed SIR
tnshels were The Mehnri VIZ were to
photograph In the promised "Fantahia.
1tTEs dancing with excitement we
paused on aeroas the courtyard ah,
into the fort proper Our hnsth, en-
niaaae escorted iia tD the commandment
room tn freshen up after our long drive
ana when we crossed The threshold We
etahed 10 feel sorry for the offlcerA who
have IN make their homes IN These
isolated desert posts.
small rugs. drapeTlea and deaeft
souvenirs Ut many To,area raid mace
III every room II was our good fortune
~ ste a place 10 lounge ANA DAY
dream Small wonder that more and
more ~ The officers are making lie ~
The Mehafi regiment career anu not
an episode Ia he endured and forgotten
ACfnsa the long inner court YARD
pierced with rife aights. past the kneel
Ing oameis We made our way Ia the
room III The far end. where l,inohe"l
awaited us.
To relieve the embarrassment Cn,ihs
gient upon tho meeting Ut n group oi
young men, only ono al whom admiis
a knowledge Ut English. which he le'
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all knew. had appointed Col George
Picket. to West Point. Everybody
liked him for his rugged strength
even If differing with him on political
views.
ZEN. LEE never allowed the word
~ Yankee" to be used In his pres
encc, and he never spoke with harsh
criticism OF anybody In his life. After
the close Of the war, when he was at
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va, with
MS wife. who was then great invalid.
some fiery Southerners said: General,
you did not think much Of Grant, did
you?"
He looked stcrnly at them and re-
piled: Il surrendered TO him
And the spirit of Lee In a measure
tempered the feelings Of the State o!
Virginia. especially toward Lincoln.
Mrs Lincoln's family the Todds. had
gone from King and Queen County,
Va. with the sturdy winners OF the
Northwest territory. George Rogers
Ciark's militia. and Todd Is men,
tened in this expedition and also as
among the heroic defenders OF Bryans
Station. where war against the Indians
compelled the women OF the fort to go
out ana bring water for the relief OF
the frontiersmen. all OF whom were
needed to defend the stockade.
Lincoln's brotherhood TO humanity
caused the shackles TO fall from the in
etitution OF slavery. placing the name Of
the Great Emancipator on a pedestal
tco high for the target OF criticism ever
TO reach the soles of his feet
AS early as 1886 Thomas Lincoln
was mentioned as a Puritan pioneer In
the records OF bingham. Mass. and
that name Thomas" comes in direct
line down to the very father Of Abra-
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rades M does the fleet Arab horse to
the ploddng army mule
Cinemas focused to catch the flying
Mehafistl. VT stood ptecatlouslv atop
convenient but slippery SAND dunes nn
opposite sides nf the riste, All was
silent as men and Mehard raced To-
ward ua, riding In one lens itne, the
men half rising IN iheir saddles 10
wave their long calh,nes and chant The
African equivalent oi our Indian war
whoop,
Hut We were not satisfied They
must do Il again, while we hunted either
points ot vantage fnr out next shots, -
Such willing actors they were, too
anNlous to please. that America NAV
nee something ot the lighter side of An
African soldiers life Rack they rode
this time returning IN columns NJ teurs,
tho running animals enjoying the ap-
plauae as m,ch "a their heamI,,a
riders, Then, IA men and Mehari CAME
tn atop about ua, out came Tive
cameras fur "at,lls" ta show the sup
pie grace 1T the antmals the ntelur-
esaue gath Ut the tidets amt the splen.
did type Of Young nft,eer Ttipoh i,
developing and training ~ patrol her
last frontier"
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Wooden Cannon.

ANY one familiar with The coa$sy1,
ton II modern weapons NJ warts
and the h,eh explosives u>e'a IN the
would naturally Supg'<,Se a cannon MAJ
" w,S.d would b. NJ little ~ no Nah
A. a Weapon Hut wooden cannon ha>
been used with considerable S,,SSeNS
revolutionary movements III IlstNs, AAl
and the Nunln'vaa Republic,
The WIKI used III the cC,ltSgftA'tsS
vi these Crude wealSNsN was NetS tcNs
variety. hSvin9 twisted gram On,
eusled about the .g,s IN Sstcs a WAY th
~ split the Nneer MIA the cttllNs
means Mas alniVSSt impossible The u
trees were selected and psece vi q
sag NJ feet IN length and asN>us
lcot IN diameter Mas cut After Il
bark had been removed and the h
made perfectly round, II Mas SWUNG
In crude truss and HIDE Mas burn,
into u nom ene end The kNs "
wound with StripN NJ tawhde Whs
the cannvh Mas cnSettd With the Stls
NJ hide, another layry Mas wound ~
and this Mas Continued unul ~
weapon hal Increased several hNAaS 4,
diameter
After the laS Mas covered amt Ia
hare Mas nnlShed the weagNap va
treated 81 4 hot dfAusht, which tenSis>
to contract the hide hsndtnS