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The Washington times., 1929-06-28
MEDTTAT1ONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland,
The Cheerful Cynic

The Cheerful Cynic
II wives were never known to
nag, nor husbands known to
curse;
II everything worked out as
planned. in all the Universe
This world might be a better
place-and yet. it might be
worse!
II all the. hills were mountains
and all the rivers. seas;
II buttercups were hollyhocks.
and all the bushes. trees.
How we should miss the little
things-like flies and ants and
bees!
II nothing were a punishment,
and everything a blessing;
II all the problems had been
solved and nothing kept you
guessing:
And nothing worried you at all
well. life WOULD be distressing!
What would the good reformers
do, IL nobody were bad?
And what would little minnows
do, If all the fish were shad?
And what would Pollyanna do,
If everyone were glad?
If women. were all perfect, and
every man a saint;
If all we heard was compliments
and never a complaint.
Oh, what q dull world this would
be! But, thank the Lord, it
AMT!
When you see a man suffering
in a high starched collar these
melting summer days, you may
know that he either loves or
fears some woman, with his
whole heart.
The aeroplane and the radio
may have done more than any
other invention to make the world
interesting: but the lipstick. the
powder puff and the safety razor
have done more to make 1t beau.
tfful.
Nothlng hurts q woman's van
ity more than to have you agree
with her that the man she hap
pened to draw in the matrimonial
lottery is the "oil can" she says
he is.
The hardest part of being a
wife Is not cooking a mans
meals and waiting on him; it's
sitting there. AFTER they are
cooked and waiting FOR him.
a man usually has to be re-
minded of his birthday. but 1t
takes all a woman's will power,
philosophy and mental science to
FORGET, hers.
1t isn't until after he has been
married a few months that q man
begins to realize that a woman's
dead silence has an ominous elo-
quence greater than all her direst
threats.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28

r HAVE an interesting friend.
Il Most people say that he has
had more bad luck than any man
they know. ] used to think so
myself~-and blamed him. as
did most OF his friends. for he
actually seemed 10 conrt mtsfOr-
tune through his unconvention-
aIity and love OF adventure.
Trouble certainly camped on
that mans trail. Three times In
his life his business has failed
and he has had TO start over
again. His wife left him-a nice
girl, but her rigid. precise nature
couldn't endure the nonconfor-
mist pattern of his mind. A
canary mated to a hawk! His
friends turned against him. He
lost, at various times, pretty near
ly everything a man has to lose
home. family. money, position,
and good name. You'd think that
continued misfortune like that
would break a man-that he'd
grow. gunshy, duck for safety.
But it hasn't and he doesn't.
At So this man Is the most color
full Individual l know and the
youngest In spirit. He's free
from, fear. prsjudices or resent
ments He's as enthusiastic
about life as youngster--ambi.
tious. energetic. And his career,
in spite of its various cataclysms.
is booming through to amazing
success.
HE HAS THRIvEN ON MIS-.
FORTUNE.
He makes me- think OF some.
thing l once heard Guy Earle say
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis E. Bisch-


PSYCHOLOGY has long recog-
nized a mental mechanism
known as a defense reaction.
A defense reaction" Is a sort
OF disguise that we adopt in order
TO hide something.
Defense reactions may be con-
Scious as well as unconscious.
We may realize what they are
aud we may not.
In other words. we may delibeF.
afeIy pretend or We may pretend
and not know It.
For example, a man with q
weak chin may be fully aware OF
1t and for that reason grow a
beard. That is conscious defense.
Another may have a shifty eye,
never looking people straight In
the, face, because unconsciously
he suffers from fear or doubt or
a sense of inferiority. Such
person, indeed, may he astonished
10 learn why. he cannot hold his
yaze when the explanation Is
made clear to him.
All Of US are subject to defense
reactions OF one variety or an
other. No person is absolutely
free from them!
And, strangely enough, some OF
the worlds greatest ana most
beneficial reforms have been
brought about by people who had
strong defense reactions.
Whether we consider national
prohibition a great and beneficial
reform or not, let me say by way
of example that an ardent prohioi.
ZIONIST may be displaying, by his
evident horror of alcoholic beVer-
ages, a defense against an uncon-
scious craving for drink.
/ do not say this Is always the
case, But 1t may be so.
Suspect, anyway. all exagsera'
tions of emotions.
II you are sure of 4 thing you
do not have to get excited over
II. You naturally taks 1t calmly
and coolly and talk logically and
effectively about 1t. ;.
But the person who gets al
wrought up when the facts really
do not warrant so strong reac.
ton may Justly be suspected OF
being influenced by defense Of
some kind.
II a person keeps insisting that
he is honest, il he defends him
self without need, then he may be
struggling with dishonesty within
himself and may bear watching
because, fundamentally, he Is q
weak brother
IL YOU understand the mechan-
ism OF defense reactions you often
see people pretending to be some
thing which, in reality, they are
far from being.
Watch yourself for defense re-
actions.
Trv to discover whether you are
hiding some fault or something
YOU are ashamed of by manner
that is designed to throw dust in
the eyes of the other fellow.
To be sure, defense reactions are
not of necessity disguises that are
harmful.
If a man wears beard to hide
a weak chin, we need not condemn
him for it.
II an executive Is gruff and
talks loud in a dictatorial fashion
to scare people because in reality
he is very kind-hearted and full OF
sentiment, qualities which he may
think are bad for the conduct OF
his business. one cannot say such
a particular defense does not pos
sess value.
1t is the defense reactions that
hide and cover undesirable traits
which we should learn to recog-
nize, for one never can tell when
the defense may break down and
disappear. leaving the individual
At the mercy of his stronger. more
harmful cravings.
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ONCE-OVERS
"Nights Out"

Nights Out"
COME wives are so selfish that
~ they object to their husbands
spending a reasonable time away
from home with other men.
They have their own little after
noon chats and card games with
women.
Why should they complain. IL
husbands wish to spend an eve-
ming or two a week with men
friends hen the daily grind IL
over?,
Some few men never wish to
leave their homes in the evening,
But others like to associate with
their fellows occasionally.
1t does not indicate that they
love home less than those who
not care to go out.
But their natures need variety,
and as they must do q mans
work they want to keep the mans
point of view.
Too many men spend too lit''s
time at home nights. and hordes
remain out later than they should,
it cannot be denied.
But s--e usual run of. men want
an occasional, harmless diversion
in the ape of an evening once
in a while with men friends, and
they ought to have it.
Give the husbands a little lee
way and have less discord.
The man who likes to 60 out
once in q while will become ir-
rttable II. because of the fuss L ade
by hts wife, he feels compelled to
remain at home all tAs tina
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Presumlng Upon Friendship

Presuming Upon Friendship
VOU know that you have certain
i peculiarities which are not
pleasing.
You feel that 1t is not worth
the effort trying to control them.
You know that they don't add
to the reputation you are trying
to establish for being a person t
decided opinions-not afraid TO ex-
press them.
You give them sway because you
don't want to feel hampered per-
senally.
You wonder that you have so
few friends.
You are surprised when friends
you have seem to drop you for q
while.
YOU feel that those who are
really your friends would overlook
on the grounds of friendship any.
thing that you do which they dis.
like.
You are putting your friends to
q test too great, although to an
extent those who like you well
enough do make allowance when
others would not.
You can find friends who are
congenial most of the time.
You can't find anyone who will
put up with your sort of idiosyn-
crasies all the time and that Is
what 0u are after.
You will find life is too short,
and that Is what the one you seek
as friend thinks-life is too short
to BEND it trying to overlook an.
noying things.
Why not look yourself over with
an idea of correcting your faults?
Your friends will like you better
and YOU viii bring about an i'm.
prevsment In yourself.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
The Mexican Settlement
Not Satisfactory to All.

WHHE church bells ring in Mexico and the dsvou knss
at the shrines Of aain Ambassador Morrow receives
letters threatening his life Why they written not clear
Nj. Morrow does not take them seriously
Monggnor Beford Of the Roman Catholic Church Of the
Navy one of the most prominent priests in Brooklyn not
90 hopeful about the church and reconciliation in Mexico
Hs says, quoted in the New York Times II haven't
any confidence in the Mexican 1t in the hands
bunch OF bandits They atheists hating only the
Catholic religion, but all religions"
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Hearst Papers Advocate:

l. An agreement of Enghsh-speuktng peoples to pre-
serve peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the World
e Proportional representation IN the United States
Senate, no State to haze less than tao Senator'S.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
porttonntent IN the House of Representatives.
3. separate Department Of the Army, Of the Macy
and OF the Air Forces, all united under Secretary
of National Defense
Federal action to the limit of Federal poUers to
abolish iEterdcy IN the United States under Secre-
tGsy OF Education.
s. Election of Congress IN November. Installation on
the first of January folIoiMg. Inauguration of the
President first of January nert after November
election.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
More Religion? Certainly
Also, Please, More Even Justice.

EEDERAL ATTORNEY FUTILE says the way to fight
crime is to give more strict religious instruction
youth This he thinks would combat the crime wave which
costs ten thousand millions annually enough to build three
$1o,OO0OoO colleges Cathedrals every day forever
Religion of is important if could persuade those
rsligiously educated to take it seriously.
Another way to discourage crime would be to punish crm
mails always and to make exceptions for instance in favor
OF rich young gentlemen arrested for breaking the prohibition
law at night clubs or cabarets.
When you tell the little criminal that he be punished
he steals enough and won't be questioned when he is
caught in lawreang resort when his father happens to
be the owner of millions you offset good deal Of religious
instruction" And that is what happens.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
WISE SAYINGS

When we cannot act as we wish,
we must act as we can.-Terrence.
Everywhere in life, the true ques-
ton is, not what We gain, but what
we do.-Carlyle.
The greatest efforts of the race
have always been traceable to the
love Of praise, as its greatest catas.
trophies TO the love Of pleasure.
-Eusttn.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Prohibition Courses in Public
Schools PigeOn-HOled
HE pet scheme of the Prohibition Bureau to inject proh
Dangerous and Destructive Scheme of Prohibition Bureau
Seems TO Be Forever Buried.

THE pet scheme of the Prohibition Bureau to inject proh
btion into some American public schools q school
has been pigeon holed should be killed buried
never to be resurrected
is confidently stated that President Hoover wise man
that he is devoted to his countrys public schools put the
scheme to sleep His official hatchet has apparently ended
it for all time
No proposition in the history Of the Government has been
so fraught with possibilities Of wrangng and turmoil in and
the public schools Of the country involving students
parents and the welfare of American communities.
The admitted plan was to furnish school authorities making
requests with pamphlets and information avoring prohibition
for in public schools 1t in the way it pro-
posed to this invitation to school authorities to make
these requests suggestion that the plan advisable and
had Federal Government approval.
The little that has already been done is without evil
because the withdrawn suggestion be followed in
places There communities where the school authorities
are fanatca this question and where that fanaticm
might yet lead to forcing upon school children that
cannot possibly result in anything but trouble.
There are Internationally thousands Of American communi
ties where the sentiment for prohibition Is predominant In
communities this sentiment may DO overwhelming, but
that does not justify American school boards whatever the
views of their members in forcing dynamite into the
schools in violating the basic principles upon which public
schools established.
American public schools intended to become
forums of controversy political racial religious ques
tons Their fundamentals education better citizenship
and patriotism.
Hardheaded sensible schooboard authorities may pro
hbition they ahead and realize that action
they could take would be serious in its possible
quence injection of problem that is today rocking
the country in bitterness,
Instruction in the evils of the incorporate of alcohol Is
proper public schools just teaching that ntempeance In
anything dangerous the human system and to the good
mankind Monkeyng with controversial political subjects IN
public schools about the worst thing that could happen
washngOns public schools will not through the approval
authorities Washington people, be used pro-
hbion propaganda any form They will escape the storms
strife that would be inevitable unless radical drys In
Congress should undertake require prohibition here
Though Congress is dry and of its members would stop
at almost nothing to foster prohibition it is unthnkabe that
congressional efforts will be made inject prohibition
into school currcula. Dry statesmen, whole
lis sometimes inclined TO experiment in this city.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28

No proposition in the history Of the Government has been
fraught with possibilities Of wrangng and turmoil in and
the public schools Of the country involving students
The Washington times., 1929-01-08

jacquard woven madras
and broadclOth in pure
white for boys bIOuses,
mems shirts, pajamas,
etc.; short lengths. So
inches wide.
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Congressional Club
Has Series of Activities
Listed for This Week
Photo by Underwood.

Mrs. August H. Andersen, wife
of Representative Andersen, of
Mimi, will be hostess this evening
at the regular Tuesday evening
card party at the Congressional
Club.
Among those playing at the club
yesterday afternoon were Mrs
Carlton E. Moran, Mrs. Edward
Pou. Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Carl
Mapes. Mrs. Edgar Howard, Mrs.
John n. Sandlin, Mrs. Joseph A.
Herbert, Miss Helen Hudson and
Mrs. Thomas A. Walden.
The club will have as its honor
guest and speaker at, the Friday
afternoon meeting, P. J. Coffman.
dean of enumerator s. who will talk
on Your face and your head"
Earlier in the season Mr.. Coffman
addressed the club on Hand
writing" interpreting that of many
Of the members present.
~ X
Senator and Mrs. Henry Will
der keyes will entertain at din
ner on January Is in compli.
ment to the Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Padilla.
Mrs. Leonard l.. Nicholson will
sail late in January for trip to
Bermuda, accompanying her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Harris Crist.
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Junior Theater
Mrs. James J. Davis WILL be
hostess at the Junior Theater at
Wardman Park tomorrow for
special mothers complimentary
matinee" when Barrie's quaint
and amusing play, equality Street"
will be given, an advance per-
Torrance before a group of people
who are interested in this "reper-
tory theater" of plays designed to
give the youth of our city the best
in the theater.
Among those who have accepted
are Nine. Alfaro, Mrs. Fred A.
Britten, Mrs. Stokes Halkett. Mrs.
Thomas Armat, Mrs. H. F. Bryan,
Mrs. Tyler bennett, =. John
Spalding Flannery. Mrs. Rudolph
Forster, Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs.
William Medill Hackett, Mrs. Lewis
c. Hamilton, Mrs. Halves, Mrs.
Nellie r. Hopkins, Mrs. Harry
Hull, Mrs. ]. Edwin Lawton, Mrs.
Cazenove Lee, Mrs. Reeve Lewis,
Mrs. Edwin L. Mattern, Mrs. Rich
ard ]. Murphy, Mrs. Richard v.
Oulahan, Mrs. Benjamin C. Perry.
Mrs. Robert T. Small, Miss Emily
S. Storer. Mrs, Dan Sutherland,
Mrs. Roland Whitehurst and Mrs.
Charles J. williams L.
Mrs. F. H. Bugher. Is In New
York, and will be a guest at the
Barclay for the next month or
two.
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GAY SCENE AT
BACHELORS
COTILLION
Notable Guests Attend
Second of Popular
Series of Balls

They're bigger and better"
each time. these Bachelors Cotil.
lions. which have contributed to
the gayety of a crowded season.
Perhaps there were not more
people present at the ball at the
Mayflower last night than at the
first cotilllon in December, but
there were many more dancing
familiarity having removed Ger
tain fear of the intricacies of the
german" figures, which are so
picturesque a feature of these re-
vivals of the old-time Bachelors"
Fir boughs and the flags of
many nations made colorful deco
ratlons. France fell, then Spain,
and the flags were taken down
perhaps to avoid the possibility
of diplomatic incident. But
flags, bit smaller this time, made
their appearance again AS faVors
for one of the figures to be used
to form a sort Of arch of swords
under which passed the marching
couples.
Although the figures were in
tricate and elaborate, Maj. Gen.
William E. Horton-~soon to be re-
tired, by the way-"had The situ-
alton we'll in hand" and put the
dancers through their PAGES with
great precision. The favors were
especially charming. bright col
ored ostrich feather pens and
enameled cigarette holders for the
girls, with ostrich leather cigarette
cases, flags, and ribbon sashes for
the men.
The cotillion was led by Condr.
Charles Theodore Jewell, dancing
with Miss Elise Hoban Alexander,
one Of the prettiest Of this sea
sons debutantes. Most of tht
other buds took part, and many
OF those more staid members OF
society who had danced cotililons
in their early days.
In Chinese Room
Guests were received in the
Chinese room, Archibald Wells
making the presentations. Nine.
Prochnik, wife of the minister of
Austria, was in the receiving
line, and so were Mrs. Edward
E. Gann-this time without her
distinguished brother, Vice-Presi-
dent.elect Curtis-and Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, with Mrs.
Thomas Sim Lee, Mrs. f. A. Har-
riman, Mrs. Edward Peter and
Mrs. Wilbur Morse, wives of
members of the cotillion COM
mittee.
A survey of the boxes dis
closed some distinguished visitors
and several one-time Washing
tonians now visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Chandler
Christy were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley P. Wilson and with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F'incken-
staedt was her sister Baroness
Won Schoen, formerly Miss Cath
crime Birney. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. McChord seemed TO be
hosts at an interesting box party,
which included, among others,
their daughter, Mrs. Margaret
McChord Boyle, Mrs. William Liv-
ard Hume. Formerly Miss Doris
Haywood, Mrs. Hume Is a Wash
ington girl who has been living
out of Washington Of late.
Senator Arthur Capper and
Senator Willard Tydings were in
a dancing delegation from the
Senate and among the other
notables present were Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Henry T. Allen. Others
glimpsed-to name but a few at
random-were Miss Violet James,
sister Of Nine. Prochnik. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Davies. Major and
Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman, with
Miss Frances Virginia Wagga-
man: Captain and Mrs. Frank B.
Freyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Roberts, Kent Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Franklin, Lawrence
Lee and his daughter, Miss
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Frances Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Miss Elizabeth Ransley and Miss
Marian Jardine.
Box Guests
Col. Wade II. Cooper had with
him in his box Senator Arthur
r. Gould of Maine, Colonel and
Mrs. George Thorpe. Colonel and
Mrs. C. B. Drake, Miss Barine
Drake. Mrs. Robert Love Taylor,
Frederick Dewart and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay G. Hayden.
Jeffries Chewing. jr., was host
in his box to Prince Firouz, Sec
ond secretary of the Persian lega.
ton; Count and Countess de
Benque, Col. and Mrs. jefferson
Randolph kean, Mrs. Robert Hen
derson, James Leroy Dougall,
George Hunter, Lemuel Houston,
John Way, James Mason, DIR. Ell
mer Shepherd and members of the
dinner party for which the Misses
Barendina and Martha Gardener
were hosts.
Prince and Princess Sturdza, Of
the Rumanian legation, also took
dinner guests to the dance.
The chaperone, who played such
an important role at the Bachelors
of generation ago, was repre-
scented last night by Nine. Proch-
mix, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Blair
Bannister, Mrs. Edward Alexander,
MrS Pohort Ton1art ~ Nre
James Martin, Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop, jr.; Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty, Miss Marv Temple and
Mrs. George T. Smith.
Shortly after midnight, a deli
cious supper was served at small
tables.
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Miss Margaret FerrGnd,
Daughter of President
OF Cornell, To Wed

DR.. Livingston Farrand, presi.
dent of Cornell University, ana
Mrs. Farrand have announced
the engagement of their eldest
daughter, Miss Margaret Propert
Farrand, to Harry A. f. Eaton
of Washington.
DIR. and Mrs. Farrand are one.
time residents of the Capital ana
their daughter studied at MISS
Madeira's School, afterward grad
uating from Vassar College In the
class of 1925. Mr.. Eaton Is
Cornell graduate, class OF 1910
and served in the A. f. +. the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A
Eaton. he is with the Whaley-
Eaton Service, Inc. The wedding
will take place in March.
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Senator A. H. Wandenberg has
returned to the Willard after
spending the holidays at Gran
Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Vandenbery
was detained at home by the ill
ness of her son, but will reJoin
the Senator here toward the END
of this week.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Easton, OF
Oakla md, Calf, and her brother,
Russell Easton, will arrive in
town on January IS to visit their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy l..
Neuhauser. Miss Easton Is debu-
tante this season.
The Washington times., 1929-01-08
Artist Returns

Mr.. and Mrs. Allyn Williams,
who spent the summer at their
country home in England. have
returned to Washington for the
winter. Mr.. Williams, noted
miniature painter, has taken a
studio at 1924 Connecticut Ave,
where he will receive on Friday
afternoons.
The United States Minister to
Poland, John B. Stetson, jr.. is a
guest at the Mayflower.
Mrs. Demarest Lloyd and Mrs.
David du B. Gaillard are among
the arrivals at the st. Regis
Hotel in New York.
Mrs. William r. Gibson enter
tanned party of eight at luncheon
yesterday at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cross, OF
Concord, n. H., are at the Grace
Dodge Hotel for the week. They
are touring extensively by automo-
bile.