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The Washington times., 1931-11-18
In Philadelphia
For Meetinq

Mrs. James j. Davis, wife
of Senator Davis of Pennsyl-
vania, left the Capital this
morning for Philadelphia, where,
with Mrs. Clyde Kelly, wife of
Representative Kelly, she will
attend the regional meeting of
the D. A. r. They will be the
house guests of Representative
and Mrs. Harry Ransley at
their home in Ardmore during
their absence from the city.
Representa- tive Kelly, who
will join Mrs. Kelly tomorrow,
will speak in the evening at
the Bellevue Stratford in Phila-
delphia on washington and
the Postal Service"
Mrs. Davis will return Satur-
day morning and in the after
noon will be the guest of honor
of the Political Study Club at
their meeting at the Washing
ton Club. She will share
honorS with Mrs. w. w. Hus-
band, who will speak.
Mrs. Harry Hull and Mrs.
Tilman B. Parks will preside at
the tea table and a musical
interlude has been arranged by
Mrs. Nicholas J. Sinnott. Com
missioner Jessie Dell will pre-
sent the members and guests of
the club to Mrs. Ernest Hum
phrey Daniel. the president.
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To loin Parents

Miss Carolyn Payne, daugh-
ter of the Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs. Frederick
Payne, will spend the Thanks
giving holidays with her parents
arriving in the Capital week
from tomorrow. Miss Payne is
a sophomore at VasSar and
she will make her formal debut
in Washington during the
Christmas season. She will
be presented by her parents at
a reception and dance in the
Chinese room of the MayfIower,
December 10.
Mr.. Groverman Payne, son
of the Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Payne will also join his
parents next week. coming from
his studies at the University of
Virginia for the Thanksgiving
holidays.
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Dinner Guests
Aboard Delhi

Vice Admiral Sir Vernon
Harry Stuart Haggard, R. NJ.
entertained at dinner last eve
ming, aboard H. M. S. Delhi.
when his guests numbered l8,
and included the British am.
bassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay.
the minister of Canada, the
Hon. William Duncan Her
ridge, the minister of the Irish
Free State. Mr.. Michael Mac
White; the minister Of the
Union of South Africa, Mr..
Eric Hendrick Louw; ADMIRAL
William V. Pratt. Rear Ad-
miral Mark L. Bristol. Rear
Admiral Henry V. Butler and
Capt. Hayne Ellis, all of the
United States Navy.
The Delhi, which has been
in port for the past week.
sailed this morning at 6 o'clock.
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First Lady Hostess

Mrs. Hoover entertained at
luncheon at the White House
yesterday in compliment to
Miss Anne Butler, daughter OF
Associate Justice Pierce Butler,
of the United States Supreme
Court and Mrs. Butler, whose
marriage to Mr.. Edward K.
Dunn, of Baltimore, will take
place Tuesday, November "a.
Several young guests were
invited to meet her at this de-
lightful pre-nuptial party. and
later in the afternoon Mrs.
Hoover went to Baltimore,
where she attended the dinner
given there last night by the
Maryland Congress of Parents
and Teachers, at the Emerson
Hotel at 7 o'clock.
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Miss Elliott Is
Bud Today

Mrs. William Eugene Elliott
will give a tea this afternoon
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Moncure Burke Berg, to
formally present her other
daughter, Miss Lucille Elliott,
who is a debutante of the
season.
The debutante will receive
with her mother, in the draw
ing room. before a screen filled
with flowers.
Assist Mrs. Elliott
Mrs. Elliott will receive
wearing a handsome model
of black velvet. Those as
sisting her will include: Mrs.
Hoggatt Clopton, Mrs. Eu-
gene r. Woodson, Mrs. Mon
cure Burke, Mrs. James New
ton, Mrs. Leland Dodson Webb,
and Mrs. Elliott's daughters,
Mrs. Herbert Davis Vogel, wife
of Lieutenant Vogel, U. S. A.,
of VickSburg, Miss, and Mrs.
Moncure Burke Berg. Others
in the receiving party will be
Miss Marion Dunlop, Miss Sid
ney Thompson, Miss Charlotte
Mayo, Miss Isabelle Berry, Miss
Jean WoodSon, Miss Louise
Turner and Miss Frances
Mathews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott will en-
tertain the younger members of
the receiving party with an
equal n n:mber of young men at a
buffet supper this evening fol-
lowing the tea.
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Returns to Post

The American consul in
Vienna, Walter j. Linthicum,
will sail today to return to his
post on the S. S. City of Balti-
more from Baltimore.
Other passengers, from Wash
ington, who are sailing, include
Mrs. P. w. Bartlett and Mrs.
William Mann Irvine.
Major John w. Loveland, U.
S. A., retired, who makes his
home at Wardman Park Hotel,
entertained informally at din
ner there last evening.
The Hon. and Mrs. Rupert
Milford will sail today, abe ard
the S. S. Bremen, to return
to their home in England,
after making a brief stay in
this country. during which they
visited in Pennsylvania, New
York and this city.
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Farewell Dinner

Signor Don Oscar Blanco
Viel, charge d'Affaires of Chile,
entertained at a farewll dinner
last evening in honor of Mile.
Adele Varela and Mile Maria
Varela, daughters of the Min
lister from Uruguay and Nine.
Varela, who are leaving shortly
to return to their home coun-
try. The dinner was given in
the embassy and there were Is
guests.
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Weekend in N. Y.

The Secretary of War and
Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley will
leave the Capital tomorrow to
go to New York, where they
will spend the weekend. They
will return Sunday night.
X X
The Secretary Of Agriculture,
Mr.. Arthur M. Hyde, will re-
turn to the Capital the latter
part of this week, following a
visit in Kansas City and
Chicago.
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To Present Daughter

Representative and Mrs.
Adam Nj. Wyant will entertain
at tea, Tuesday, December IS,
at the Congressional Club, when
they will formally present their
debutantc daughter, Miss Anne
Wyant. The cards have not yet
been sent. out for this occasion.
They will also give a small
dance on Christmas Eve, for
their daughter.
The Second Assistant Post
master General, Mr.. Warren
Irving Glover, is due to arrive
today from Italy, aboard the
American Export Liner Ex-
cambion.
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Motor North -.

The minister of Panama,
Senor DR.. Harmodio Arias, ac-
companied by his four young
sons, Armodio. Gilberto, Sob
erto. and Antonio, motored to
New York. yesterday morning.
Sonora de AriaS and their
daughter. Rosario, followed the
minister aid theil SOILS, to New
York by train. and they will
sail tomorrow aboard the S. S.
Ulua, for their home in Panama.
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man, to introduce her to society. She
was indeed a picture in her gown Of
pink taffeta made enchanting with its
old-fashioned" ruchings. 1t is lovely to
see these trimmings, recalling old prints
of the halcyon days of Good Queen
Bess."
Miss Wirgman's frock had bands OF
the ruchings around the long circular
skirt, which swirled up the sides, and
its simplicity was enhanced by the soft
U-shaped neckline and princess lines.
She wore satin slippers of the same
shade. and carried an enormous bouquet
of Talisman roses and lilies of the val
ley.
l:L:.n..;rLoI nrorn nf ma irons
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Guests in Vireinia

Mr.. H. H. Sims, attache OF
the British embassy and Mrs.
Sims, who spent several days
in Warrenton. Va, where they
were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Charrington, have
returned to Washington, and
are at their apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel.
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an Envoy
Luncheon Host

The Ambassador of Germany
and Frau Won Prittwitz were
hosts at luncheon at the en-
bassy today, given in compli-
ment to Baroness Gevers, wife
of the former Dutch Minister to
Berlin, who was the guest, last
week, of the Minister of the
Netherlands and Nine. van
Royen.
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Returns Tomorrow

The Vice President, Mr..
Charles Curtis, with his sister,
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, will
return to the Capital tomorrow
from California, where they
went to make an address before
the Academy of Arts and Sci
ences of the Motion Picture
Association.
X *
: The British Ambassador and
Lady Lindsay will entertain at
dinner this evening at the en-
bassy.
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Sails for Europe

The American Minister to
Nicaragua, Mr.. Matthew Hanna,
sailed last night, aboard the
Hamburg-American liner Ham.
burg. for a brief vacation in
Germany.
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To Be Presented Friday

The next debutane make her bow will be Miss Frances
Mathews daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jerry Mathews who
have sent out invitations for tea Friday from 80 to
CLOCK at their residence in MacOmb Street. when they
will formally present this charming member of the younger
group.
She is Of the brunette type with lovely dark eyes and
dark brown hair which she bobbed She effects black
great DEAL in the evening and at the Armistce Ball. wore
smart costume of black flat crepe made extremely sim
pie lines with rhinestone bands the shoulders She
wore long black gloves novelty themselves these days.
her glove.
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Due Today

The Minister of Siam, Maj.
Gen. Prince Amoradat Krid-
akara, is expected to return to
the Capital today, after a brief
visit in New York.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Return to Legation

The Minister of Nicaragua
and Sonora de SacaSa will re-
turn to the legation this even
ing, after stay of several
days in New York.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

The secretary of the legation,
Senor Don Juan B. Chevalier,
and Sonora de Chevalier, left to-
day for New York, and the at
tache of the legation, Senor
Don Manuel M. Valdes, also
went to New York today, where
he will remain some time.
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Brig. Gen. and Mrs. George
B. Pillsbury will entertain at
tea Sunday, November %, for
the Engineer Corps.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Minister to Returns

The Minister of Gree ;e, Mr..
Charalambos Simopoulos, re-
turned to the Capital last even
ing, from New York, where he
went Monday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
Brief Visit

%The Minister of Norway and
Nine. Bachke returned to the
Capital yesterday afternoon,
following a brief visit in New
York at the Waldorf Astoria.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18

Mrs. Michael r. London enter
tanned at a luncheon, followed by
bridge, today, at Wardman Park,
when her guests will number %.
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WHITE HOUSE TO FETE TALYS MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Mrs. Peter C. Pritchard will
entertain at luncheon at the
Shoreham tomorrow in honor
of Miss Dorothy Gould Fowler.
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
In Washington
QtQyQu

Miss Atlee Wayne Wirgman made striking appearance
debutan at the tea given at the Washington Club yes
terday afternoon by her mother Mrs William Wayne Wrg
The Washington times., 1931-11-18
To Wear Period Costume

Miss Lucille Elliott who is being presented this afternoon
at tea to be given by her mother Mrs. William Eugene
Elliott is charming little person. with titan ha1r ana
brown eyes, and it is probably because OF her lovely coons
that golden yellow chrysanthemums and autumn leaves nave
been chosen the setting for her formal presentation
She has selected period gown reminiscent of the
Eighteenth century of fimy, creamnted lace, with tiny
bodice and voumnos skirt made of layers of the lace with
square decoete and long tight sleeves She has not yet
made up her mind fully which bouquet she will but
it is not unlikely that will be orchids. She, too,
will have number the seasons buds her assistants
and there will be young cavaliers present. she is
of the real bellies Of the
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assisted at this delightful function and Of the mos
nopuar buds of the winter received with the young debu
tante.
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**Hudson Seal Coats.
self trimmed; also dyed
ermine and natural
fitch trimmed. Fine
RaccOon Coats. Grey
Siberian Squ IRE !
Coats.
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kaffa Caracul Coats,
Raccoon Coats lone
loO, Silver Muskrat
and Dark Muskrat
Coats, beaver trimmed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06
MONDAY, JULY 6, 1881
Mrs. Charles A. jackson

The death of Mrs Charles A. Jackson.
proninent in this city and state in social and
public life. is felt with deep regret by her
many friends and associates. Mrs Jackson
was for years. outside of her home life. con-
cerned with Catholic affairs of the city and
state and gave much of her time to work of
civic nature and also to the advancement of
Catholic education. She was also an ardent
worker in the Irish cause and was active in
the A. o. H. society in this city as we'll as in
the Ameriean-Irish Historical Society.
Mrs Jackson was an organizer forty years
ago of the alumnae association of Notre
Dame Academy of which she was graduate,
and of which she was loyal member. Her
affiliations with various Irish and Catholic
societies and organizations were many among
them the Catholic Women's Association
of which she was at one time presi-
dent. this organization being one of the earl
lest societies of its kind in Waterbury,
Mrs Jackson was citizen of the highest
type, interested in affairs of Waterbury. a
daughter of two of its pioneer Irish settlers.
She was an interesting speaker and appeared
in this capacity on many occasions. She had
= pleasing personality which won for her
many friends and her generous contributions
in speech and writing won for her high
place in the community. Waterbury loses
. useful and valuable citizen in the death of
Mrs Jackson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06

1t isn't the millennium, but new era is
certainly here. Far far in the background are
the hiteh-hikers of 1880. j. c. Penny who
lives far up in the mountains. IS miles from
San Diego, California. is a sufferer from
chronic appendicitis. Seized with an attack
recently he realized the necessity of surgical
attention. Observing an airplane flying low
over his ranch he ran out and signaled wild
ly to the flyer He landed in nearby mead
ow, heard Pennys story, and had him on
the operating table at San Diego hospital in
an hour. Penny may we'll be rated as the pio-
neer in airplane hitch-hikng.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06

his intentions of again seeking the republican
nomination in the first congressional district.
If he does it means that Hartford will be the
center of an exciting fight for control of the
delegates to the republican congressional con-
vention. Friends of Mayor Walter E. Batter
son of Hartford are already grooming him for
this nomination He has publicly announced
that he will not seek denomination in the
mayoralty race. From time to time his name
has been connected with state or national Of
fees. Evidently he is cunning for congress
sional Job now. 1t looks like big time in
Hartford one year hence.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06

The departure of the u. S. S. Constitution
from Boston yesterday upon holiday exhibit
ton tour might we'll have been compared to
a funeral procession despite the toots and
shrieks of steam whistles of the various craft
that thronged the harbor as three navy tugs
towed Old Ironsides forth from the slip that
has been her berth for over sixty years. Des-
pite the fact that the famous vessel has been
completely overhauled and rebuilt exactly as
she was in the days of her glory the Navy
Department has felt that competent crew
could not be found to sail the frigate and
will tow her from port to port this summer
and early fall. Brand new sails are tightly
furled and will only be used in case of emer-
geney. Ninety-fve tons of rock are below
deck for ballast. On board Old Ironsdes, be-
sides the commander. Louis J. CULVER, are
so sailors, six other officers and fifteen ma
rnes. Just what their duties will be other than
swabbing down the decks and keeping the
vessel spick and span is more than we know.
When high military official is buried his
horse always follows the casket. complete to
the last bit of equipment, but with stirrups
turned to the rear. That's what this barn
storming trip of Old Ironsides resembles. A
funeral eortege. the once proud mistress of our
Navy following the ghosts of sea heroes with
her sails lashed to the masts.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06
Fighting The Weeds

The amateur gardner. wondering at the
ways of nature. asks why it is that weeds will
freely grow in his soil, while he can barely
induce his plants to take root. Many weeds
will thrive in the poorest soil, while the use
full plants and flowers must be constantly fer
tilted and tended, or they will amount to
nothing The reason would seem to be. that
much of the strength of the useful or beauti-
full plant goes into the fruit or flower, while
the useless weed devotes all its force to merely
keeping alive. The rose or the poppy that is
going to throw the richness of its life into
lovely blossom. manifestly has less strength
left for the mere struggle for existence.
The garden books tell us that most weeds
are introduced by sowing impure seed Hence
the gardner or farmer should be extremely
careful where he gets his seed. He can be sure
that very excellent lines are carried by the
stores of Waterbury. When he buys his seed
of strangers, he takes chance that they are
grown in some nursery where no effort was
made to exclude weed seeds. 1t takes steady
fight to keep out the weeds. 1t will call
for some backachy work on hot days. But
the garden free of weeds looks so neat, and
the flowers look SO graceful at being protected
from this destructive competition. that any
good gardener will say the battle is worth
while.
Wedding the garden used to be the one
pursuit that the boys hated. They may take
hold with interest on bright spring day to
plant the garden. But when they are asked
to give up their customary pursuits on hot
day to root out those naughty weeds their
courage forsakes them. and life looks black.
But many boy who has stuck to his wedding
stunt, has realized that it did him good and
taught him that rewards come from faithful
labor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06
NEW YORK
wtLh Gilbert Swan

New York - This is the open
season for the transatlantic flyer
and the aerial stunster.
And when you read of a couple
| of gents who reached Paris, Berlin,
Russia or Turkestan, give some
credit to a certain DR. Kimball, who
rarely appears in accounts of the
exploits.
DR. Kimball is the gent who shoots
the starters gun. He's the chap
who informs them If and when they
can best take off. Among the old
timers of plane adventures, kimball
| Is known as "the patron saint or
flyers" He is the fellow who stud
| les the storm zones and the winds
and the weather in general and,
from his cloistered offices, keeps the
anxious flyers constantly in touch
with flying conditions.
| Last winter testimonial banquet
was held for him in q New York
hotel and everyone from Indy to
Chamberlin to Bernt Balchen turned
out with proper remarks of appre-
citation.
The small town aspects of New
York often have been made the sub
jects of columns. But only the other
day did I learn that one OF the big
city's best known bits of local color
had been introduced by a lad from
the little town of Johnstown, N. Y.
This is the newspaper stand at
| Times Square where you get your
home town papers" This spot has
been associated with the drama and
| life of New York for many year.
Tales have been told of plain
clothes policemen who slouched
against a nearby subway entrance,
waiting patiently for runaway girl,
q small town embezzler, an errant
wife or husband, a check forger or
a missing lad. The theory has been
that most folk who have disap-
peared for one reason or another,
try to get copies of their home town
paper to see what is being said
about them.
At any rate, this famous stand
at the crossroads of the world
is the property of one Archie Ho-
falling, now man well into mis-
fifties, who got the bright idea
many years ago. He had gone out
to the st Louis Exposition and,
noting the number of persons from
all sections of the nation. had start
ed an out-of-town newspaper serv-
ice. It worked so we'll that he de-
cided later to try 1t out on the big
town which gets hundreds of thous-
ands of visitors from all parts OF the
nation. ,,,
Something like half a million
papers are sold during the course OF
q year. The papers or nearly ooo
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06

announced that If his constituents in Illinois
wanted repeal of the 18th amendment he
would work for it in Congress.
Most of us know how Illinois voted on the
wet and dry question last year. There can
be no question about the states stand on the
issue. Therefore. Mr. Hull is preparing to
equip himself with knowledge. acquired first
hand, which will enable him to work for what
he thinks his constituents desire. namely.
modification of the Volstead Act to permit
of the manufacture and sale of beers and
liquors. In addition to this proposed study
which MIR Hull divides into four sections he
facture and distribution of medicinal whiskey.
As distiler he should have precise informa-
ton. His statement that four-year old whis-
key can be sold at profit for IS cents would
command attention anywhere.
Here is remarkable statement and true
one. too. IF you want to get rid of the
bootleggng business. you have got to take
the profit out of it. At the price of grain
today you ought to be able to make good
alcohol for Is cents gallon. A good quail
ity of beer can be made for $3.50 barrel.
Alcohol is being sold today for from Sc to
$40 gallon. and beer for SIS barrel. 1t
is foolish to think we can put the bootlegging
racketeers out of business which has these
enormous profits in it. -" That's the crux
of the situation. Prohibition is popular with
two classes. Those with professed dislike
for drinking, whether it concerns themselves
or their neshbor. and those who are max
ing profits from continued application of the
law prohibiting manufacture. transportation
or sale of intoxicating liquors.
The first class can never be eliminated for
there will always be people to whom the mere
mention of drink is abhorrent. The second
class can be eliminated only when the profit
is taken out of their business And that can
only happen by legalizing the sale of liquor,
whether it is 3 per cent beer, wines or spirit
uous liquors. Even then there would be
fair degree of bootegging and smuggling. but
figures from countries where some form of
legalized sale is permissible place the percent
age fairly low. certainly so in comparison to
what it is today in the United States.
Of his proposed study of the Bratt system
Representative Hull states that First am
going to investigate how they manufacture
their liquor and their beer, test the purity and
wholesomeness of their product and see how
the business is related to the economic cond-
ton of the country. Second, I will investi
gate their methods of distribution and sale.
Third, I will endeavor to sound out public
sentiment on the operation of the system in
all its phases. Fourth. I shall endeavor to
draw some comparisons between the Swedish
situation and our own. | shall at various
times make report of my Investigations. |
will do this without prejudice either for the
wet side or the dry side, but will tell the truth
as l see it. 8. - And that certainly is fair
enough.