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The Washington times., 1934-05-09
"Arm Around DiIIinger" \
Photo Defeats Candidate

GARY, Ind. May 9 GN.S).
Prosecutor Robert G. EStill, Of
Lake county. who posed for a
photograph with his arm around
John Dillinger. suffered a crush
ing defeat in yesterdays primary
election, according to returns to-
day from IL of the county'S 16l
precincts. The IL precincts gave
Mr.. Estill 293 and his opponent,
former State Senator Fred A.
Egan, 697.
Mr.. Egan made the Dillinger
"petting party picture an issue
in his race. He distributed thou
sands of handbills on which ap-
peared the picture, and adopted
the war cry mo determination
with criminals"
Carroll Holley, nephew of sheriff
Lillian Holley from whose ESCAPE
proof" Jail at Crown Point Dill
linger got away with a wooden
gun on March 3, was leading a
field of IA candidates for the
D ocratic nomination for
sheriff of Lake county.
BY International News Service
The apparent sweeping victory
of sitting members of the House
in the Indiana primary yesterday
was described today by Speaker
Rainey and Democratic Leader
Byrns as another victory for the
Administration"
Rainey predicted a similar
Democratic showing in next
weeks Pennsylvania primary.
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GARDEN CLUB TO MEET

Garden section of the Neigh
borhood club of Livingstone
Heights, Va, will meet Friday
with Mrs. E. E. Odom at her LiV-
ingstone Heights home.
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will receive the following Saturday
afternoons, as usual.
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Upper right: Mrs. z. Deminieu
Blackstone, Sd, who was Miss
Harriet johnson Atwell, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Clifford
Atwell of Columbus. Ohio. Her mar
riage took place Thursday evening
at All Saints Church. Mr..
Blackstone is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. z. Deminieu Blackstone Of
Chevy Chase, Md. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackstone, Sd, will make their
home at 3267 N street.
Underwood Photo.
Upper left: Mrs. John Fielding
Burns, who, before her marriage
Saturday, October 6. was Miss
Louisa Page Saegmuller, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Leonard
Saegmuller. The ceremony was
performed at the Saegmuller fam
lily home, Reserve Hill Farm, at
Vanderwerken, Va.
Underwood Photo.
Oval: Mrs. Raymond Weldon
Herndon, who was, before her mar
riage,- October 20. Miss Maybelle
Claire Kessler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Kessler.
Brooks Studio.
Lower: Mrs. James Madison
Weaver, the former Miss Margaret
Stuart Grattan, daughter of Mrs.
George Gilmer Grattan, jr., whose
wedding took place Saturday at
Harrisonburg, Va. Mr.. Weaver is
the son of Mrs. w. P. r. Weaver
and the late Mr.. Weaver, also Of
Harrisonburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver
will make their home at Bent vii.
low at Harrisonburg, Va.
Harris Ewing Photo.
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and Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, re-
gently returned from Europe.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone were hosts in their box to Mr..
Justice Benjamin Cardoza and Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller.
The Minister of Finland, Mr.
Astrom, who had particular interest
in the program last evening, which
contained the second symphony by
Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer, occu-
pied a box and had with him the
Minister Of the Irish Free State and
Mrs. MacWhite and Mrs. Pendleton
Mayo.
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afternoons, as usual.
National Symphony Orchestra
Heard by Large Audience.
A brilliant audience which filled
Constitution Hall greeted the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, DR.. Hans
Kinder. conductor, at the first of
the Thursday series of concerts this
year, which was given last evening
with Mile Lucrezia Bori. soprano, rs
soloist. Mile Bori, a guest of Mrs.
Tracy Dows while in Washington,
appeared through the courtesy of
Miss Alice j. Clapp, who Is one Of
the generous supporters of the Ma
tional Symphony.
The Ambassador of Argentina and
Sonora de Espil were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, whose
other guests included the secretary
Of the embassy, Senor Eduardo L.
Vivot, and Nine. van Kaathoven.
The Ambassador of Italy, Signor
Augusta Rosso, was with the former
United States Ambassador to the
Argentine and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, who with their guests occupied
two boxes and also had with them
the chief of the Western European
Affairs Division of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Jay Pierrepont Moffat
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Bigelow, Mrs. Elonzo Tyner and Mrs.
Ellis.
Mr.. Edward G. Potter was host In
his box to Mrs. w. H. Moses, Mrs. G.
@. Benedict, Mrs. Lewis Bishop and
Miss Lena Hitchcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K. Hickey
occupied the box Of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Beale r. Howard.
Mrs. Oscar Jarecki of Ne York, who
spends the Winters in Warrington,
was hostess in her box to Mrs. Efing-
harn Townsend, Mrs. James Elwood
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The Undersecretary Of State and
Mrs. william Phillips were hosts in
their box to Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton
Chaplin and Miss Mary Randolph.
Former United States Minister to
Uruguay and Mrs. Leland Harrison
had as their guests Chief of Protocol
Of the State Department and Mrs.
James Clement Dunn. and Mrs. Alex
ander Yarnall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman
were guests Of Mrs. Ralph Wothing-
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Jones, Mrs. Borugrager and Mrs.
Marvin Griswold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Droop had
with them the naval attache Of the
German Embassy, Capt. Witthoept;
Mr.. and Mrs. Thilman Hendrick and
Mr.. Karl Corby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Webster Daw-
ley entertained Mrs. Keyser, Capt.
Sutton Matlock and DR.. George An.
derson, and Hr. and Mrs. Henry Jay
Continued on, Third PaRel
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The former Ambassador of Cuba,
Senor Orestes Ferrara. accompanied
by Sonora de Ferrara, arrived yester-
day and are spending few days at
the Mayfower. Senor and Sonora de
Ferrara. who were very popular hosts
In Washington and have macy friends
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Miss Richardson to Make
Bow at Ball in Fairfax.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Dawson
Richardson will entertain at brilliant
ball this evening in Willard Hall at
Fairfax, Va. to present their daugh-
ter. Miss Randolph Richardson. to
society. A buffet supper will follow
at White House, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Richardson in Fairfax.
Miss Sallie McCandlish of Baltimore
Miss Jane Randolph McCandlish Of
Philadelphia, Miss Anne Gordon
Stephenson of Baltimore and Miss
Louise Mckay are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson
Mrs. Edison w. Briggs will enter
tain at a party preceding the debut
of Miss Richardson, the honor guests
being Miss Charlotte Brown. debutante
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ash
by Brown OF Warrenton, who Is spend
ing the Winter with her cousins. Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Gallagher, at Ward
man Park Hotel,
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Mr.. Wilson's sister, Miss Carrie VIII
son Of Evanston, Ill.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Walter N.
Vernon of Newport, r. l., have come
to Washington to spend Christmas.
Admiral Vernon Is former naval aide
to President Roosevelt.
Col. and Mrs. e. A. Hickman have
with them in their home at 1920
Thirty-sixth place their son-in-l law
and daughter. Capt. and Mrs. H. 8.
Bishop, jr., of Philadelphia. Their son,
Lieut.. z. @. HICKMAN, Of the 11th In
fantry, at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, is
also with them for the holidays.
Mrs. Duenner, wife Of Lieut.. Col.
Robert H. Duenner Of Hartford, Conn,
has arrived In washington and will
be Joined Sunday by Col. Duenner,
who will spend the holidays here and
In Southern Maryland.
Maj. and Mrs. Alfred B. Quinton,
jr, of Detroit and their daughter,
Miss Helen Quinton, are spending the
holidays In washington and are stop
ping at the Mayflower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Hoover viii en-
tertain at their annual Christmas sup
per party in their home In George
town this evening. They have with
them over Christmas MIS-. Hoover's
mother, Mrs. william J. Tully, and
her sister. Miss Alice Tully. Miss
Tully arrived In New York aboard the
Europa from Europe Sunday.
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York to spend few days with her
mother.
DR.. Grosvenor has not yet returned
from a trip to Nassau.
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Hamilton
will entertain the members Of their
family today at their home, Stone
Ridge, on the Rockville Pike, Md.
Among the out-of-town guests who
will be present at the dinner are Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred F. Benziger, and Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson N. Alexander of
Tuxedo Park, N. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard M. Hamilton Of Rye, N. Y.
Other guests at the dinner will be Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Hamilton, Mr.. and
Mrs. George e. Hamilton, jr., and
Maj. and Mrs. William F. Tompkins,
all Of Washington.
Mrs. John Winthrop Wadleigh Of
Newport, r. l.. and her two sons,
Midshipman John r. Wadleigh and
George r. Wadleigh are visiting Mrs.
Wadleigh's brother, Mr.. Charles
Mason Remey. for the Christmas
holidays.
Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie has gone
to New Orleans, where she will Join
her son and daughter-in-law,M MI. and
Mrs. Floyd p. Waggaman, and their
family. Mrs. Mackenzie Is at the
Pontchartrain Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke I. Wilson Of
Tree Tops, Bethesda, Md, have rs
their guests for the holiday season
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SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, With
Their Family, Observe Christmas
Day In White House.

Mrs. Harry II. woodring will have
as guests at Christmas dinner at
their estate, His Lordships Kindness,
Senator and Mrs. Marcus A. Coolidge,
parents Of Mrs. Woodring; Mr.. and
Mrs. Duke Shoop, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Casey. Miss Ida Lee Grain, Mr.. Orval
Kaul, Mr.. Edwin Smith and MIR.
Lewis Walker.
The Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Justin Miller have been Joined
in their apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel by their daughter, Miss
Jean Miller, q student at Duke Uni
versity, who will spend the holidays
with her parents.
The director of the National Emer-
gency Council and Mrs. Donald Rich
berg will entertain at an informal
dinner party today, when their guests
Will be Mr.. and Mrs. 10 Roberts and
their two small children.
The attache of the Egyptian leea-
ton, MI. Hussein Chawky, entertained
company of guests for an informal
Christmas eve celebration last eve
ming at the dinner dance in the ball
room at the Shoreham.
Miss Love Christmas Day
Debutante at Tea Today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Buchanan
Love are presenting their daughter,
Miss Moss Lee Love, in Washington
at a tea dance this afternoon in the
grand ball room of the Mayfower.
Miss Love will wear a turquoise
blue brocaded gown shot with silver
and made with q long, full train and
an Elizabethan ruff around the shoul-
ders. She will carry an arm bouquet
Of dark talisman roses.
Assisting the debutante will be
Miss Mary Adelaide Wagner, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Damon, Miss Mary
Winifred Brown. Miss Margaret Nc
Neal, Miss Maria Whitehurst, Miss
Louise Waller, Miss Diane Rowland.
Miss Dorothy Marlatt, Miss Helen
McKenna, Miss Katharine Brown
and Miss Helen Quinton.
Mrs. Love will be assisted by Mrs,
Frederick w. Wagner of Baltimore,
Mrs. Gardner Boothe, Mrs. Calvin
Matthews, Mrs. Swan Sinclair, Mrs.
Daingerfleld Love, Mrs. Richard Mel
son Mason, Mrs. William p. Mere
dith, Mrs. William l. Denning and
Mrs. Charles p. Howe
PoinSettiaS and Christmas greens
are being used for room decorations
and the tea table presents a beautiful
picture with poinsettias and white
chrysanthemums.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies will
entertain at q dance this evening at
the Sulgrave Club for their debutante
daughter, Miss Emlen knight Davies.
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor of Wild
Acres, Bethesda, Md, has with her
Tor the holiday season her youngest
daughter, Miss Gloria Grosvenor. who
Is attending school in Tucson, Ariz.
Tomorrow Mrs. Grosvenor's eldest
daughter, Mrs. Paxton Blair, and her
Two children will come from New
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Ryan an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Marian Ida Ryan, to Mr..
Edward Sullivan of Mercier, Kans.
Miss Ryan attended the Abbott Art
School in Washington.
Mr.. Sullivan is q graduate Of Maur
Hill, st. Benedict's Academy and Kan
sas State University. He Is q member
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Ann, Of the Chalfonte, are spending
the holidays on. Moss Hill, Jamaica
Plain, Mass, as guests Of Mrs. Storeys
father, Mr.. William G. Foster. Capt.
Storey joined them for Christmas day.
The marriage Of Miss Helen Bar
stow, niece Of Judge and Mrs. Irvine
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Of Phi Kappa Fraternity and is now
connected with the Pennsylvania Air
lines in Washington.
The wedding win take place May
~, the silver anniversary of Miss
Ryans father and mothers wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willouehby Chesley
have with them during the holidays
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their son. Mr.. Castleman Chesley, a
student at the University of Pennsyl-
vania; Miss Nell Offutt Of Oakland.
Md, who viii arrive today, and Miss
Eleanor Reading Of Philadelphia, who
will arrive Thursday.
Mrs. William w. Storey and her
two children, Martha and Patricia
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Mr.. Wilson's sister, Miss Carrie VIII
son of Evanston. Ill.
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such character. display such competence. and
achieve such fame as to distinguish few other
lone adyenturers IN history
This boys name was Christopher Carson. bet
ter known to hero-worshlpping American boy
hood as Kit Carson. hunter, trapper. fur-trader.
scout, Indian fighter and a man ten times more
deserving OF the title OF pathfinder than the
man he guided. the pompous struttlng egotlst,
Fremont
Fifteen years after Mrs Lindsey Carson had
presented her Christmas gift 10 the nation.
New England mother offered to IT a gift that
was similar and yet vastly different In many
ways. In the Barton home In North Oxford.
Mass. on Christmas day a baby was born. Per-
haps IL the child had been a boy he might
have followed in the footsteps Of Father Barton
who had fought in the Revolution under Mad
Anthony" Wayne.
But the baby was girl and although Clara
Barton was destined TO go 10 war. It was not
to help cause pain and suffering but to allie
viate II.
At the outbreak OF the Civil war she turned
her energies TO caring for the sick and wounded
soldiers and led In organizing the Sanitary COM
mission. She served in the army of the Poto-
mac aided the Andersonyile prisoners upon
their release and after that was ended organized
at Washington the bureau of records of missing
men. and traced out the fate OF 10000 men.
In 1867 she visited Europe for the benefit Of
her health. and was at Geneva when the Franco
Prussian war opened. She Joined at once In the
work OF the Red Cross society. founded In 1864 !;
helped to organize the German hospital service,
and nursed the sick and wounded.
Upon her return TO this country in 1873 she
inaugurated movement to secure recognition
Of the Red Cross society by the United States
government, and finally. during the administra-
ton OF President Arthur. saw her labors reward
ed. Naturally she became president OF the
American branch of the society when II was
founded In 1852.
In the great fires in Michigan she superin-
tended the work Of succoring the afflicted and
gave aid TO the sufferers by the floods on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers In 1884 and at the
great Johnstown flood In 1889.
So to the end of her days, which came In
1912, Clara Barton labored In the interests Of
the American Red Cross, and sufferers from dis
aster today who look to that greatest mother
in the world" for aid In time OF need can well
be grateful TO the New England mother for her
Christmas gift to the nation" nearly century
| ago.
sby Western Newspaper Union.
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among them battle: a treaty of peace ending
An unpopular and disastrous war the worlds
tallest obellSk and one Of its most famous
memorials TO a man: and. last but not leas,
several babies destined for fame 10 the service
Of their country FIRST In point OF time and
undoubtedly first In importance was the battle
Il had It's beginnings on Christmas day. I77s
and although II was no, fought until the FOL
lowing day. the victory which resulted was the
finest Christmas gift" this nation has ever re
celved
+ IL is doubtful mos, Of Us realize fully the
magnitude of washington's achievement that
cold December morning LIS years ago. To appre
ciaie It's significance II is necessary 10 take into
account the situation which confronted the com
mander In chief be rode toward McConkey's
ferry through the sunset Of that dismal Christ.
mas day 10 cross the Delaware.
The fortunes OF American revolutionls,s were
az low ebb In year and a half Of hghting
they had scored but two real successes-they
had forced the British out Of Boston and had
kept them out OF Charleston In August Wash
ington had lost the Battle OF Long Island with
loss OF Coo killed and .ooo captured In Noven
Der be had lost New York city and with II 2Gco
soldiers trapped at Fort Washington. Next
Fort Lee had fallen 90 the British and with n
large supplies of guns food and clothing By
mAsterful retreat through New Jersey he had
saved the remnants OF his army.
Bot the end of the game seemed not far away
His troops were dwlndllng as hundreds OF the
militia departed Tor their homes Finally be had
barely G.ooo left and many OF these were soldiers
whose term ~ duty would expire at the end OF
the year Canada had been lost; the British had
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When on Christmas Eve. 1909. Mrs. Lindsey
Carson. the wife OF n farmer In Madison county.
Kentucky. gave birth 20 a son she little realized
perhaps, that hers was a Christmas gift TO the
nation" whose fame was 10 equal. n not surpass
that Of her relative. Daniel Boone More than
century later one OF her sons blographers (Stan-
ley VesiaD was TO record the day OF her travail
the time when "an understood towheaded
handy legged, blueeyed boy sped into the world
squallIng Justify with an uncontrolled excite
ment which no later adventure could arouse In
him Small. bandy-legged. blue-eyed and sandy
haired he remained TO the end Of his days and
10 this unimpresslve appearance the sun added
freckles Yet this boy typicRlly backwoods as
he was. and apparently no different from other
lads OF his family and community, was to exhibit
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The treaty OF peace which was once such
gift TO the nation was the Treaty OF Ghent
which in 1914 officially brought TO a close our
second war with England.
Shortly after the outbreak OF hostillties Russia
offered TO arbitrate. not because OF any fervent
desire for world peace but because cessation
would allow Great Britain TO concentrate her
strength against France with whom Russia was
then fighting But the offer was disregarded
and for a year the war dragged along In a series
OF disasters TO the American arms, relieved only
by occasional brilliant victories at sea New
England was bitterly opposed 10 the war and for
the first time In our history Cong before South
Carolina ever dreamed OF I'D there was a threat
OF secession
In the spring OF 1913 Madison accepted Rus
sia's offer OF mediation and appointed James
Bayard and Albert GaiatIn to Join John Quincy
Adams. American minister al 81. Petersburg. as
peace commissioners. But England declined to
have Russia a party 10 such an arrangement
and made II known that she would consider only
direct negotiations. These were opened In Ghent
Belgium, in August. 1914. with Jonathan Russell
and Henry Clay added TO the American delega-
tion.
From then on progress was slow. The British
representatives had been instructed to make no
concessions 10 the main demands OF the Amer
leans but instead TO try 10 gain as many from
them as possible This. combined with their AFRO
CANT attitude. irritated the Americans, who were
suspicious OF virtually every suggestion offered
by the Britishers. Especially was this true of
Adams. whose irasclbilIty increased as the con-
ference dragged on and on, and only the tact
and diplomacy OF Gallatin more than once saved
II from breaking up.
After a deadlock that lasted for some time.
.ha oF che Drt,
ish defeat at Plattsburg. This. combined with a
change In the diplomatic situation In Europe
which made 1t advisable for England to conclude
peace quickly possible. finally put an
end TO the wrangling Of the peace commissioners
and on Christmas Eve an agreement was reached.
From the American point of view the peace
was almost as unsatisfactory as the war had
been. The important issue Of impressment Of
American seamen was not mentioned and settle
ment OF the long-standing disputes over boun-
daries, the Newfoundland fisheries and nayiga-
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CLARA BARTON

landed at Newport and were threatening TO cut
OF New England: the Middle States were swarm
Ing with Tories who were giving aid 20 the
British So certain was Lord CORVALLIS that
the war was almost over that be was packing
up 20 return to England
Small wonder that Thomas Paine on December
10 should write his immortal words These are
the times that try mems souls" Certainly the
great soul OF the commander in chief was sorely
tried In those dark days For the whole cause
OF liberty rested on his broad shoulders He
needed victory. needed II desperately II II was
10 be saved.
The result OF that desperate need was the
decision 10 attack the Hessian mercenaries un-
der Colonel Rail- with whom Cornwals had
garrisoned Trenton IL was. at best. a gamble
But Washington took the chance-and wont At
the Insignificant cost Of four men wounded and
not one killed he inflicted upon the enemy
loss OF 80 killed. 81 wounded and SIS captured
But he did something more. He won the price
less advantage OF time TO recoup his forces to
pave the way for Saratoga and the French ALI
ance and to save the infant republic from dying
In its swaddlIng clothes That was washngton's
Christmas gift to the nation" In l7T6
But II Christmas. l77ti was bright with vic
tory. Christmas, 1T77. correspondIngly dark
with despair. For II was spent at Valley Forge
and on Christmas day Washington noted in his
orderly book that the army was hutted for the
winter in cabins that were little more than piles
Of logs thrown up hastily around holes In the
ground. He also reported that at this time the
army had mot a single hoof OF any kind to
slaughter and not more than twenty-five barrels
OF -four" Few men had more than one shirt.
"many only the moety OF one anG some none
at all" Owing 10 the lack OF blankets numbers
had to SIT up all night by fires
Dark as Is this picture. II deserves a place In
this chronicle. For the gift which Washington
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(From an Old Painting. Coartssy
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

III gifts which We bestow "
on our friends az Christina
time are as varied as theig
wishes and our ability 20 ful
hil them. Similarly. ths
Christmas gifts presented o.
our nation az one time or az
nfher hnFn hern a Nnriesl Lot
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SURRENDER GENERA WASHINGTON AT

lion OF the Mississippi postponed for the
future But Il did put an end TO hostllities and
that was the Christmas gift OF the American
commissioners % their nation
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nd his ragged. starving Continentnls gave 10
he nation that Christmas In l77T was an exam
1le OF fortitude and devotion which has been an
aspiration 20 their countrymen for a century
nd half and which should be an inspiration
or all time 20 come.
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SIX years later another and brighter Christ.
mas day came 10 George Washington. IL vas 81
he year i7s3. The Revolution was won. on
december the commander In chief bade fare
aell to bis officers In the historic scene In
Fraunees tavern In New York city On Decem.
Der y In the statehouse At Annapolis he stood
before the Continental congress IN another his
toric scene-hls resignation commander In
chief OF the Continental army Then. writes John
g Fitzpatrick. In his George Washington Him
self" biography published last year by the
Bobbs Merrill company:
ION Christmas Eve. be set out from Annapolis
and reached his beloved Mount Vernon that
same day His aides. Benjamin walker David
Cobb and David Humphreys rode with him and
their presence added 10 the gaieiy OF the Christ
mas festivities In Philadelphia Washington had
purchased toys and books and other gcwgaws
for the custis children and the Christmas OF 1Ts3
at Mount Vernon was a merry and happy one :