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Missionary
Meets Monday

MRS. Florence ElStun. assisted by
her daughter. Mrs. o. (. Taylor.
was hostess to circle number one
Of the Methodist missionary society
on Monday afternoon. Ten mem
bers and one visitor took advantage
of her hospitality. Mrs. II. L. Fitch
and Mrs j. K. Bull presented the
lesson from the missionary book.
New Africa"
Circle number two met with Mrs
w. r. Jones. Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Trimble led the mission study.
Twelve members of circle number
three met at the home Of Mrs. E. T.
Yates. Mrs. v. L. Conrad led the
missionary lesson and Mrs. Geo.
Walker the Bible lessen. Mrs. II.
Signor conducted a discussion on
New Africa" Two visitors we're
also present at this meeting.
The young matrons' circle. with
fifteen members and n visitor,
met al the home OF Mrs. Willie "A.
George. president Of the society.
who is entertaining all the circles.
Inc lesson on Africa was conducted
by Mrs. Bobbett. Mrs. c. G. Stew
art, Mrs. NJ. r. Hall, and Mrs. r. E.
Green.
Following the lesson. refresh
ments were served by each hostess.
and plans for attending the district
conference of missionary societies
June is were discussed. The meet
ing Is TO be held at the Methodist
girls school at Pharr.
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RAINBOW

r. n. Kern acted as installation
officer for the new officers OF the
Rainbow Girls. service being held
al the Masonic hall
The new officers are Martha
Yearwood. worthy advisor; Verna
Bee Allen, worthy associate advisor:
Dogmar B~eauchard. Hope; Gladys
Hampton, charity: Juanita Beauch-
ard, Faith; Pauline Thigpen. con-
fidential observer: Velma Gidle.
outer observer: Mildred Schroat,
drill leader: Eliza Louise Parker. pi-
anist; Mrs. j. r. Hopkins. mother
advisor, all of the above officers are
elected quarterly while the secre-
tary and treasurer serves for one
year. Miss Joe May Newly as Sec
rotary. and Miss Maude Tullis as
treasurer, we're installed in Janu-
airy.
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suffered so much nom stomach
and liver trouble that everything
/ ate disagreed with me and the
gas pains were awful. / had to take
soda constantly for temporary re-
lief from sour stomach and gas.
/ was told that my teeth were the
cause of my trouble and had them
all pulled out, but that failed 70
help me.
My trouble was also diagnosed
several times as acute gastritis. I
tried dieting but nothing I did
kept me from suffering. ! had be-
come entirely indifferent 10 food.
and my nerves had become badly
affected. 7 tried all kinds of treat
ments and used dozens Of medicines,
but continued to go down nil.
had about given UP when I
reaN about the results other people
were getting from Sargon. Nv the
time / had taken three bottles. I
was simply rebuilt. My appetite
IS now wonderful. / am entirely
free from stomach troubles for the
first time in 10 years.
Il have my old time energy a.
gain, and am able TO go right ahead
with my work. I am very grateful
for the benefits I secured from Sar-
gon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills, and
am very glad to recommend this
wonderful treatment"
The above statement was made
by Harry l.. Gibson. we'll known
advertising man with offices at 203
Melba Bldg. Dallas.
Sargon may be obtained in
Brownsville from Cicneros Drug
Stores: in La Feria from Malone
Pharmacy: in San Benito from
Palace Pharmacy: in Los Fresnos
from Butler DRUG Co. and III Rio
Hondo from Rio Hondo Drug Store.
adv.
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guest during the past week. Miss
Maude Harrison of San Benito.
Mrs. Herbert Millikien and son,
who have spent the past 10 days
here in the home Of Mrs. Millikin's
father, DR.. c. B. Buck, have returned
to their home in San Antonio.
Mrs. Lee Morrison left at the
weekend for a visit with her par
ents in Sherman.
Gree Glass and family Of Point
Isabel. spent part Of the past week
here in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman Irby.
MI. and Mrs. w 2. Kinney and
son have returned to Dallas after
spending the past six months in
Mercedes.
Mrs. Bob Robinson left Wednes-
day night for Lake City, Mich, TO
Join her husband. who has been
there for the past month. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson will be turn to Mer-
cedes the latter part Of June.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sherwood
OF Houston. r guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. owen Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 4. Statler and
children left this week for a visit
Of several weeks in Ohio and Mich
igan.
Miss Barbara Hoyt. who has been
attending school at Oklahoma uni
versity. Norman. Okla. has returned
to Mercedes TO spend the vacation
with her parents, Judge and Mrs.
L. r. Hoyt.
Miss Marie Morrow left this week
for Iowa City. Iowa. where she will
attend the national convention Of
ri lambda Theta before going to
Austin to remain for six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. B. Wilmer are
spending a months vacation in
Jacksonville. Fla.
Mrs. George Thomas and daugh-
ter. Gwendolyn of Pharr. and Miss
Natalie Markwitz of Los Angeles.
Cal. ger guests of Mrs. Cecil Rob-
inson. during the past week.
Miss Mary Bell Sullivan, who has
been attending school at Austin. is
at home here to spend the summer
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lenton Acker.
Mrs. M. Snull Of Brownsville was
a guest heer Of Mrs. j. S. McNiel
during the past week.
Miss Elite Ivey was hostess 10 a
group of friends from Rio Hondo
on Sunday. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. @. w. Emerson. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed Lang and son Dick
James and Reed. Jr.
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Methodist Women
Organize Class

Women Of the Methodist mission
AIRY society have organized a class
for Bible study, meeting each Fri
day morning at the church from 9
to 10 a. m. Mrs. Henrietta Signor,
who is well known among her fell
low members as a Bible student. is
conducting the class. All members
Of the church. as well as the mis-
sionary society. are invited to join.
The first meeting was held on Fri
day morning Of last week. with a
good attendance.
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a very soied handkerchief. and wherever he saw me
looking at him, he pulled 1t out and waved 1t at me
with a kind Of sly, knowing leer.
And l was deathly afraid Of him. and nobody
would do a thing about him.
i spoke to my daughter and she said. Why.
there's no little man here, mother, there's no one
here but me- and I looked at her bitterly and
thought. He has paid her to say that
And my son came into the room. and 1 told him
about the hateful Little Man. and my son said he
didn't blame me for hating him-he hated him.
too; and he didn't think IT was any use trying to
get rid of him where we were. what he thought we'd
better do was run away from him. and hide some
where so he couldn't find us.
And he would come after us. he said. at exactly
ten minutes past eight, and he'd have the fast car
and lots Of pillows and things and he'd dare any
5 70 keen up with that car.
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MERCEDES
OFFICERS

The newly elected officers Of the
Mercedes Eastern Star chapter were
installed at a called meeting held
at the Masonic hall with Mrs. Fred
II. Wright acting as installing Off
Ger.
Those who we're installed were:
Mrs. Marie Dawson. worthy matrou;
Frank Dawson. worthy patron; Mrs.
Maude ROUGE. associate matron. B.
Z. Beyers. associate patron: Mrs.
Katherine Thomas. conductress;
Mrs. Maude Zactera. associate con-
d%uctreSs: Mrs. j. L. Vining. secretary
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BUGLE BAND MEMBER
BREAKS LEFT ARM

-I""N"N - ANI- LNWI lNNT
EDINBURG. June II.-David
Guerra. member OF Midget Bugle
band. Monday night suffered p
broken left arm when he fell while
playing 2 game with fellow band
members on the Rlossner roof.
Dr. Hamme set the bows arm
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STOLEN CAR RETURNED
TO EDINBURG MANAGER

EDlNBURG. June IA
spending the greater part Of Sun
day with Dick Bales. peace officer
Of Pharr, in a futile search for his
automobile. lost Saturday night. Dan
CavaZos. manager OF Edelstein's fur
nlture store here. returned 70 work
Monday morning to find the car
parked in front OF his store.
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STOP THAT ITCHING

Use Blue Star Soap, then apply
Blue Star Remedy for Eczema. itch,
letter, ringworm, poison oak, dan
druff. children's sores, cracked
hands. sore feet and most forms Of
itching skin diseases. II kills germs,
stops itching. usually restoring the
skin to health. Soap 25c; Blue Star
Remedy, 500. Ask your druggist
ADJ
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and Mrs. Hannah Housman, treas

and Mrs. Hannah Housman, treas
ureT.
Officers who were appointed by
the newly elected worthy matron
and who we're installed, were: Mrs.
Charlotte Wilmer. chaplain; Mrs.
Mary Statler, organist; Mrs. Mary
Bennett, Marshall; Mrs. p. Kelso.
warden, and Coleman Fiker, senti-
mel.
The five star points Will be rep
resented as follows: Viola Hopkins,
Adah; jamie Fiker. Ruth; Ada Nc
Clelan, Martha; Mrs. @. @. Com
mons, Esther. and Mrs. 0. z. Van
Berg. Electra.
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sneaking around the corner of the
bed.
Hes paid him. / thought.
well. Ill have to trust to the doc
tor
When the doctor came he said:
Don't worry now, don't fret, take
this and keep it down and you'll
be all right in the morning
And he didn't do q thing about
the Little Man with the Soiled
handkerchief and l hated him for it,
and I hated my nurses because they
pretended that they had never
heard Of the Little Man or seen
him either-aLd then one morning
all at once / woke UP in my room
AZ home. and the birds we're sing
ing outside and the little roSe-col-
ored Japanese plum tree was almost
purple outside the window. il was
so glad that Spring was near. and
my daughter came in with a cool
drink and the son came in with
a light step and a laugh and a lit
tie song he had just heard. just
a verse Of it. a silly song. but I shall
never forget it as long as I live
it sort Of sang me out of the black,
whirling darkness where Id been
living and the little Man vanished
forever-I hope.
Observation-Disclosures COM
plications-that's what the Little
Man was. but somehow even yet.
I feel that he lives somewhere in
some disgusting hole and makes il
his pernicious business TO terrify
poor souls in q fever
Poor Mary. she really did hate
that Little Man and size almost
lost her faith in those who were
all trying 50 hard to help her
Just on the Littl Mans account.
! wonder If we often do that in
life-about our illusions.
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EMBROIDERY GLIB

Mrs. Ray Harrell was hostess to
the members of the Embroidery club
at their last meeting. The after
noon was spent in doing needle
work. followed by a refreshment
course.
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Rebuilt Health,
Says Texas Man

The difference III my condition
now. and what il was before l t0nk
Sargon. is simply amazing. After
10 years OF suffering 1t sur IS great
o be so we'll and strong again.
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MISS sCHULTIS HoNORED

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Englcb-echt en-
tanned Thursday afternoon honorinC
Miss Katherine Schultis on her
birthday.
Bunco was the afternoons di-
version with high score prize going
to r q. Carey and Alvin Riesserer
and Miss Viola Guthrie and Ernest
Nauman received low.
AT the close of the games the hos
tesses served punch and cake To 20
guests.
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SWIMMING PARTY

A delightful swimming party and
picnic supper was given at Camp
del Arroyo Friday evening in honor
Of Miss Wilma McCabe who Is leav-
ing o to spend the summer IN
Houston. Guests for the occasion
were, Irnla Payne. Elizabeth Chau-
dom. Wilma McCabe. Clifford
Waters. John Robert Summers. and
Andrew Shelton.
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ITAR-INGEN
BIRTHDAY PARTY

BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. William L. Trammell enter
tanned Friday afternoon at her home
with a children's party TO honor her
little daughter Billie Faye. celebrant
Of her sixth birthday.
A personnel Of Is young guest
shared in the fun Of the games apC
contests which occupied the after
noon hours.
FaVors Of pink and yellow painted
dolls were given to the girls and
French harps to the boys. The
color theme of yellow and pink was
carried out in the floral decorations
The large birthday cake lighted
with pink candles was the center OF
attraction ON the table. which also
held pink and yellow candies. Ice
cream arr cake was served from the
decorated table.
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Of the nations represented. added
much to the pageant. About 20
members were present.
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FIRST BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Herman Watson honored her
little son. James Herman on his
first birthday. Tuesday afternoon
at her home on North First street.
Mrs. Sam Wilson assisted the hos
tess in entertaining the little guests.
Ice cream cones and cake was served
10 Is guests.
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Menus
9Me DaY

BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
Meal Planning
Breakfast
Chilled Prunes
Ready Cooked Corn Cereal and
Cream
Mullins and Coffee
Luncheon
Tomato Gelatin Salad
Bread Plum Jelly
Ginger Cookies Milk
Smothered Round Steak and
Vegetables
Bread Butter
Head Lettuce and Russian Dressinf
Celery Tart Coffee
Smcthcred Round steak. Serving
Siv
2 pounds round az beef. Il !
inch thick: ID cup flour: I tea.
spoon salt; Ia teaspoon paprika:
3 whole peeled potatoes: Q onions.
peeled. 3 carrots. peeled: s turniDs.
peeled 2 cups tomatoes: IL tea
spoon salt.
Wipe off the beef with a damn
cloth Pat the flour on both sides.
Sprinkle with the salt and paprika.
Place in a small rooster and bake
Tor ID minutes. Add the tomatoes
and a lid and bake for 80 minutes
Arrange the vegetables around the
beef. sprinkle with the f-2 tea
spoon Of salt. Cover and bake for
I hour.
Cherry Tart
l-2 cups flour. IL teaspoon
salt IL cup fat: 3 tablespoons
cold water.
Mix the flour and salt and cut
IN the fat with a knife. Slowly add
me water and mix until a dough
forms Pinch off Ia of the dough
Roll out the rest 10 fit into "A deer
PIE pan. Add the cherry mixture.
Roll out the remaining dough and
cut into l-2 inch strips. Arrange
cr1ss-cross fashion or TOP the flied
PIE and bake In n moderate oven
lor ~ minutes. Serve warm or cold
Cherry Mixture
3 cups seeded cherries: 1 I-2 Guns
sugar; 4 tablespoons flour: IA tea
spoon cinnamon. ? tablespoons
butter.
Mix the ingredients and pour
into the crust.
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PERSONALS

PEkSONALS
Mrs. Frank Hall and daughter,
Isabel. and Mrs. Halls father. j.
s. Lynch. left Saturday for their
home in Los Angeles. Cal. En- route
home they will visit relatives in
Iowa and Minnesota. Mr. Hall will
join his family in two " three
weeks. They spend each winter in
Mercedes where Mr.. Hall is connect
ed with the Citrus association.
Mrs. L. M. Findley and Mrs. Mar
garet King returned at the week
end from Kerrville. where they have
spent the last month on a recrea-
tional visit.
Misses Katherine and Ira Lee
Pace Of Kennedy are guests here in
the home Of their aunt. Mrs. Mar
Gus Hines.
Mrs. Henry Mention has returned
from a months visit in Waco with
relatives. She was accompanied
home BY her sister. Miss Maurine
Haynes. Of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Herring had for
guests during the past week. Mrs.
A. A. Gilliland and daughter, Mar
jorie.
Mrs. Jack T%rollinger and children
are in Kerrville where they are
spending a month al their summer
camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Hvistendahl
left at the weekend for a two
weeks vacation trip. They will 60
70 Cloudcroft. N. M. from here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray FOLSOM and
Mrs. Reagan Caraway have re-
turned from Dallas. where they at
tended the Rotary convention.
Nr. and Mrs. Ross Beamer and
son. Ross. Jr.. left at the weekend
fc- FecoS. Texas. where they will
make their home.
Miss Jewell Dunson had for her
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THE LITTLE OLD MANI
Of FEVER,S DARKNESS
How Mary Despised Him-and, Until She Emerged from
the Depths, She Had Almost Lost Faith in Loved
Ones Who Couldn't See Him
Nv BLACK

The thing I hated, said Mary. was the Little Mamie was such
a dirty little man and he sneaked so, you never could hear him coming
Or gotng-you just looked up and there he was.
He had on overans and there was a carpenters rule in his old
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City-Valley
TELEPHONE SEVEN
CALENDAR

Wednesday bridge club with
Mrs. Neil Allen.
Just-Sew club with Mrs. Geo.
Hillyer, $3.50 p. m.
Business and Professional
Wom2n's club luncheon.
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little man in oyerals to keep up with that car.
Then he never came hack after me-not at ten minutes past eigt
nor at nine nor at ten,
And I heard the squeak of a door ard there was the Little Ma
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BENEFIT BRIDGE

Nineteen tables of bridge PLAYERS
were present at the benefit bridge
party given Friday night at the
Elks' club by the local Business and
Professional Woman's club.
Mrs. Ralph Dunson won the door
prize, an attractive floor lamp do
mated by the Central Power and
Light company. Chances we're sold
for an electric iron won by Tom
Shack of La Feria.
In the games the woman's prizes
were won by Miss Jewell Dunson.
high. a tapestry picture: Mrs. Harry
Rouce, second high, a pair Of silk
hose; Mrs. M. M. McKill OF Yves
laco. low. four hand-painted hand
kerchiefs. Among the men r. l..
Meeker, high. a desk set: r. L.
Hunter. second high. bridge table:
and II. e. Bennett. low. a pair OF
soX: Mrs. Helen Symonds. making
the most games. won a brass dinner
gong. Punch was served during the
evening.
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IOLdge. Radiance roses were IrOZell
in a large block Of ice from which
punch was served during the after
noon. Members Of the younger set
who presided at the punch bowl and
assisted in serving the guests were
Misses Julia Traxler. Vera Letzerich,
Emily TraXler and Mresdamcs Tom
Nerrell. Tom Sampson. and @.
LOrir.4er Brown.
Tables centered with baskets Of
roses Hre placed in the patio aao
on the terrace where the guests
were served. Music was furnished
by the Valley %Serenaders Of Mcr-
Cedes.
OUTING PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Schuepbach,
Misses Alva Daniel. Elizabeth Sum
nerS. Frances Beckham. Mary Lou
NcLamOre and Helen Summers.
Ncssrs. Roe Davenport. Bill Glass
cock az Mercedes. John Townsend
and George Goetzke. formed an
outing party over the weekend at
Point Isabel. Swimming. dancing
and fishing were the main diver
sions enjoyed
PERSONALS
Dr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Childress are
entertaining Mrs. Aubrey Elliott and
Miss Verda farrell Of Bolton this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs j O. Mvrick and
daughters. Josephine and Elizabeth
left Saturday afternoon for an ex-
tended trip through the southeast
ern states.
Mrs. P. G. Tom and children left
Friday for California.
Mrs. w. M. Waterman and son.
william are spending the week in
San Ant Nio.
Dr. John a. Crockett left Friday
for Chapel Hill where he will Join
his family for 2 motor trip 70 points
In West Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. sid Berry returned
Sunday from a trip to San Antonio
and Kerrvllie where they visited
their daughter, Betty. who Is at
tending Camp Waldemar for The
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. "a. Rose arrived
in Harrington Monday from Dallas.
They expect to make Harrington their
home for the present.
Wingert left Saturday for a vaca-
ton trip TO Kansas City.
DR.. and Mrs. Tom McClendon q
Corsicana arrived In Harlingen
Monday morning for a stay with DR..
McC,andon's sister. Mrs. 5. Finley
Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Fullick
leave Friday for a vacation trip 70
San Antonio and other points In
North Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. r. White Of 112
West Monroe street. Harrington. ar
rived in New York June 7. and arc
registered at the Montclair. where
they will be during their stay in
the east.
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BRIDGE GLIB

Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Hollon we're
hosts Thursday evening to their
bridge club and a table of guests
at their home on West Buchanan
street.
Spring flowers iii v~ari-colors were
used in attractive baskets through
out the living rooms. Mrs. Ray
mond Richey and Scott Macy won
high score prizes for the evening.
Delicious refreshments were served
to Mr.. and Mrs. Link Martin. Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Ray. Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott Macy. Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
RAIDER. M. and Mrs. Harvey Rich
ards. Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Murphy of
San Benito and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Richey of San Benito.
GARDEN PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. Wimberly Mcleod.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. l.. Brooks and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Phillips entertained
Saturday afternoon with a garden
partv honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
II. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Walton ID.
Hood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Birm,ng-
ham, and Miss Gladys Hood. who
have recently moved 10 Harlingen.
at the Llano Grande Country club
Of Mercedes.
Greeting the guests. with the
hosts and honorees. we're Mesdames
G. ID. Pendleton. IT. 3. Turner. Win
ston Harwood. s. r. Jennings. j. p.
.OIeary Of New Orleans, L. r. Camp
bell Of Birmingham. Ala. T. S.
Herren, ". M. Hundley and D. D.
TraXler.
Five hundred guests were received
during the afternoon hours iii the
deliberately decorated reception room
Of the club. Yellow was the chief
color used in the floral decorations.
being in keeping with the Spanish
theme Of the club. The punch table
was laid with green organdv over
green satin and was beautifully dec
GRATED with ross buds and green
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6 6

Is a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
r. u the most speedy remedy known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

sought refuge at night In the city's
asylum for the homeless and during the
daytime went around with q pail and
scrubbing brush picking up odd jobs at
cleaning floors and windows.
The father of the princess lived IN
Vienna and founded the famous Sui
kowski Theater. He married the well
known opera singer Ida Jaeger, and
the Princess Ida Rosa was their only
child.
In 1900, when she was 10 years old,
Princess Ida Rosa married DR.. Alex
ander Tagany, trustee for her father,
who had become mentally unable to
manage his property. The union lasted
two years and was ended by divorce,
which. however did not become final
till 1918. Thereafter she married a
Prussian count, Bernhard Won Shcmet-
tow, from whom five years later she
also obtained divorce. A third mar
riage was with a Pole, Georges Van
Kunowski from whom she soon sepa-
rated
At her fathers death in 1920, the
princess bought some property near
Amstetten with the small sum she OBJ
tanned from her fathers estate, but
owing to her ignorance of manage
ment she lost everything and was soon
walking the streets of Vienna. search
ing for work, as her relatives refused
to aid her.