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The Fort Peck press., 1935-12-26

Lily in New Environment
A rare species of Amazon river wa
ter lily. the Victoria Regia. has been
made to thrive under a 3O0-watt elec-
trio light in a nursery in Ohio.
Tin.miths Popular Then
The early tinsmiths OF New York
are revealed by city directories Of 1880
to 1900.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-12-26

Has Good Hearing
One Of the most sensitive Of all m
imals to sound Is the dog.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-12-26

Youngstown (Ohio) still has an $50
o'clock curfew law. though the curfew
has not rung for many years.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-12-26

Arctic Circle Oil Wells
There are oil wells In the region of
he Arctic circle.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-12-26

illS Ifik IL a. lili 5flN III IN
Tin.miths Popular Then
The early tinsmiths OF New York
are revealed by city directories Of 1880
TO 1900.
Dyes From Insects
The color pigment of many fine dyes
and paints are furnished by the cochl-
neal insects. Among the colors which
can be derived from them are carmine,
crimson and scarlet.
Toofhpick Industry
In parts Of Portugal the people whit
tie ''palitos." or toothpicks, for q liv-
ing. They ure cut from willow poles
Food From fiarine Products
A chemist comments that II as much
scientific research had been expended
on fish meal or other marine products
suitable for food for mai and beast
ns has been completed on cod liver
oil. the knowledge OF nutrition science
would bo much advanced
Bells Used IN Prehistoric Age
Bells are Of prehistoric origin and
were introduced IN England from Italy
In the Seventh century. The first
church bell known to have been used
ir England wns placed In Wearmouth
sbbey In $50.
Peanut Center
Sugar zane Is the candy of Mozam-
biquo. Tons of II are sold daily in
the native market places. This Island
IS e distributing center for thu cnun-
try's peanuts. millions OF pounds being
exported yearly.
Wealth and Figures
@Wenlth may become so great" said
HI Ho. the sage OF chinatown. that
at last 1t may seem only a row of Hg-
ures on a slip OF paper"
Cayly Decorated Bird
The chestnut-slded warbler Is dis
.'nguished by chestnut stripes that be
lin where Its black mustache ends.
Magnesium Compounds
Magnesium compounds are a by
products Of the salt industry IN Cali
Fish Scales UsefuI
Fish scales, which most people
away have a part In Industry.
many articles and lacqlers being made
rom tish scale essenre.
Turks Get Ararat
Ararat. Noted FOR It's connection with
Ark, VAS traded to Turkey by
'ersia In exchange for a strip OF ter
tory along .he Turklsh-P ersian Dor.
.er.
Largest Standing Army
China has an active army of nearly
men. which is the largest S
army in the world.-Wasb !;
ngton star
The Fort Peck press., 1935-12-26
Dyes From insects

The color pigment Of many fine dyes
and paints are furnished by the cochi-
neal insects. Among the colors which
can be derived from them are carmine,
crimson and scarlet.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
White House Changes
Hour of Garden Party,
Thursday Afternoon
Secretary Swanson of Navy to Be Host This
Evening at Dinner Dance for Argen-
tine Naval Guests.

Navy Yard. and Mrs. Watts. are at
the Carlton for few days.
Col. and Mrs. A. j. Stuart Of Dover,
N. j., are at the Dodge for a few
days.
Col. Abner Pickering. U. S. A., re-
tired. and Mrs. Pickering of San
Diego, Calf, have arrived in Wash
ington from New Orleans and will
spend a few days at the Martinique
before going to Boston for an ex-
tended visit
Col and Mrs. Karl TrueSdell have
returned to the United States from
three-year tour of duty In Tientsin,
China, and are passing a few days
in Washington at the Mayflower. Col
Truesdell will report August l at the
Army War College here and in the
meantime he and Mrs. Truesdell will
go from here to New York City and
then to the Adirondacks for the
Summer.
Lieut. Charles H. Valentine, U. s.
A., and Mrs. Valentine have arrived
in Washington from the Philippines
and will spend few days before
going to their new station at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Music Lovers Meet
At Capitol Hearing

An interesting array of society folk
and music lovers attended the hearing
this morning at the Capitol on the bill
for the establishment of Department
of Science, Art and Literature. The
company included Mrs William How
ard Taft. Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr: Mrs.
Lawrence Tibbett, Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend. Mrs. Ethel Barrymore Colt,
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman. Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs. George
o. Totten. Mrs. Abby Morrison Kicker
Mrs Daniel C. Stapleton. Mrs. Thomas
Sim Lee, Mrs. Charles Beverly Ewing,
Mrs. Frances Bagley Wallace, Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Tracy
Dows. Mrs. William Livingston
Crounse. Mrs. Duncan McKim, Miss
Elena de Sayn, Mrs E Hayden Hull
of New York, Mrs. o. C. Hamilton of
North Carolina. Mrs. Joseph Byron Of
Hagerstown, Md: Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons, head of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs; Mrs. Hugo
Hesselbach, president of the Board Of
Washington Music Teachers Asso-
citation; Mrs. Fanny Amstutz Rob-
erts. Mr.. Carl A. Droop, Mr. Edward
H. Droop and Mr.. Oliver Strunk of the
Congressional Library music depart
ment.
Evening star., 1935-05-21

Brand. Miss Eleanor Connolly, Mrs.
Joseph M. Howorth, Mrs. David j.
Howell, Mrs. M. E. Wine, Mrs. Fred
w. johnson, Mrs. w. C. Harlee, Mrs.
Edward r. Martin, Mrs. Bertha Cor
don, Mrs. Clarence McDonough, Mrs.
Benjamin King, Mrs. H. H. Bernett,
Mrs. Taylor Benke, Mrs. Herbert w.
Bratter, Mrs. B. w. Mclaughlin. Mrs.
A. L. Scott, Mrs. o. w. McNeese,
Mrs. I. j. Muller, Mrs. w. r. Satter-
field, Miss Mary Riley, Mrs. Heron
Pearson, Mrs. James Dudley Morgan,
Mrs. John Eigelow, Mrs. Conrad Syme.
Mrs. z. c. Seibert, Miss Margie z,
Neal, Miss Helen Neville, Miss Helen
Mccormick, Mrs. James T. Newton.
Mrs. j. L. Baity, Mrs. Willoughby
Reade. Mrs. c. z. Riordon. Mrs.
Evelyn c. Condor, Mrs. Carter B.
Keene, Mrs. Paul r. Greeves, Mrs.
Herbert B. Collins, Mrs. Pierre M.
Beales, Mrs. J. A. Mettzger, Miss
Emily c. Mathew, Mrs. Mackall, Mrs.
B. H. Brasel, Mrs. George R. James,
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Underwood & Underwood Photo.

ington. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin-
tendent OF schools: Miss BERTHE Backus
and Miss Jessie La Sale gave talks
and DR.. and Mrs. Stephen Cramer,
Mrs. Ballou and DR.. and Mrs. Robert
Haycock were also among the guests.
Miss Hilda Diller is president Of the
club and presided at the banquet.
Miss Irene Raver Is vice president.
Mrs. Florine w. Walther had charge
Of the arrangements and program.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Annual Garden Party
Mrs. Roosevelt to Receive for Democratic
Woman's Club.

MRS. ROOSEVELT will receive at
1VA the annual garden party to be
given tomorrow by the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club at the home
of Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman.
at 1929 Foxhall road. She will have
receiving with her Mrs. Cordell Hull,
Mrs: Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. George
H. Dern, Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, Mrs.
Key Pittman and Mrs. Edward B.
Meigs.
Tea will be served at small tables
under the trees by the young daugh-
ters of the club members and there
will be fortune telling, music and
other entertainment for those who
do not play cards. Buses will leave
the club house at ais o'clock for
those who do not care to drive their
own car.
Among those who will entertain
guests at the card tables are: Mrs.
Hull, Mrs. Morgenthau, Mrs. Homer
Cummings, the Secretary of Labor,
Miss Frances Perkins; Mrs. Joseph
T. Robinson, Mrs. Piuman, Mrs. Bur-
ton K. Wheeler, Mrs. Edward p Co.'S
tigan, Mrs. Sherman Minton, Miss
Evening star., 1935-05-21

~ARDs have been issued from
the White House, changing
the hour of the garden party
~ which Mrs. Roosevelt will
give Thursday afternoon for
Press Club and of the Newspaper
Women's Club from to o'clock.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Claude A. Swanson, will be host at
a dinner dance this evening at the
Army and Navy Country Club in
honor of the officers and midshipmen
of the Argentine training ship, Pres
idente Sarmiento, which arrived in
the Capital early this morning.
Mrs. Swanson returned yesterday
with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson from Will
lamsburg, Va, where they had been
visiting a few days.
The charge d'affaires of Cuba and
Sonora de Baron and Senorita Zoe
Patterson and Senorita Olga Patter-
son, daughters of the Ambassador,
Senor DR.. Guillermo Patterson de
Jauregui, entertained at a cocktail
party yesterday afternoon for the
members Of the staff and the Cuban
Colony in Washington in celebration
Of the Independence day of Cuba.
The charge d'affaires of Bulgaria
and Nine Petroff will entertain at
dinner this evening in the legation
on Woodland drive
The United States Ambassador to
Mexico and Mrs. Josephus Daniels
have arrived in Washington for a visit
and are staying at the HayAdams
House. They have spent several days
in New York and in their home in
Raleigh. N. c., to which they plan to
return before leaving for Mexico City.
The Minister of China and Nine.
Sze will entertain at dinner in their
honor Thursday evening.
Representative A. j. SABBATH of Illi-
nois has been joined at the Mayf1ower
BY Mrs. SABBATH, whose niece. Miss
Pearl Privyl Of Chicago, accompanied
her here.
Mrs. William Phillips, wife of the
Undersecretary of State, entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon in her home
for the members of the State Depart
ment. Alternating at the tea table
we're Mrs. Wilbur T. Carr, Mrs. Keith
Merrill. Mrs Wallace Murray and Mrs.
Richard Southgate.
Nine. Popovici, wife Of the secre-
tary of the Rumanian Legation, has
returned from California, where she
has spent several months, and has
Joined NJ Popovici in their apartment
In the WestchesJer.
M. Popovici returned to the Capital
from California few weeks ago.
The chairman Of the Republican
National Committee and Mrs. Henry
P. Fletcher will be hosts at tea this
afternoon from to 7 o'clock at the
1925 F Street Club for the Republican
members of the House of Representa-
tives and their wives and few guests
from residential circles.
Rear Admiral w. c. Watts, U. S. NJ,
commandant of the Philadelphia
Evening star., 1935-05-21

Rear Admiral w. C. Watts. U. S. NJ,
commandant of the Philadelphia
Evening star., 1935-05-21

Pauletta Guffey. Mrs. Harry B.
Halves. Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, Mrs.
Mariner Eccles, Mrs. James NJ Helm,
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Lu-
cille Mcmillan, Mrs. Justin Miller,
Mrs. Charles 8. Hamlin, Mrs. Frank
s. Bright, Mrs. M. Farmer Murphy,
Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, Mrs. Hugh
Campbell Wallace, Miss Margaret
Ayers, Mrs. Arthur Mullen, Mrs. George
M. Eckels, Mrs. Mark l.. Bristol, Baron
ess Tahenhart, Mrs. David Tucker
Brown, Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, Mrs. Basil
Manley, Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs.
Huston Thompson, Mrs. Luke I. Wilson,
Mrs. o. Max Gardner, Mrs. J. Harry
Covington, Mrs. Edward Keating, Mrs.
Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs. George F.
Becker, Mrs. Thomas Armat, Mrs. Ed
ward A. Stuart, Mrs. Charles H.
Brough, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. F.
w. Allsopp, Mrs. John Baird, Mrs.
r. N. Garrett, Mrs. George e. Sevey,
Mrs. John w. Frey, Mrs. Edward r,
Gillette, Miss Elizabeth Quennelle
Mrs. w. A. Markley, Mrs. William
Conant, Mrs. William D. Sterrett, Mrs
Helen K. johnson, Mrs. Charles j
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Recent Weddings of
Interest in Capital

Miss Lily Mickelson. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Mickelson, and
Mr.. Isaac Goldstein, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Goldstein, were married
last evening at $50 o'clock in the
home of the brides parents at 6203
Twelfth street, the Rev. George Sill
verstone officiating.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore white
crepe Jacket dress and hat to match
and a shoulder bouquet of orchids.
The bride was unattended. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Goldstein left
on a wedding trip the latter travelling
in a yellow suit and hat, with which
she wore brown and white accessories.
They will be at home, after June 5,
at 4027 Thirteenth street. Mr.. Gold
stein is q graduate of Tufts College
in Boston and of the Washington Col
lege of Law.
Word has been received of the we'd
ding of Miss Virginia Showalter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther r.
Showalter of Alliance, Nebr., and Mr..
Cleo E. Morrison, son of Prof. Harvey
A. Morrison, president-elect of the
Washington Missionary College, at
Takoma Park, and Mrs. Morrison,
which tsok place Saturday, May II,
In the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
house at the University of Nebraska,
in Lincoln. DR.. Paul Johnston Off
ciated.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a gown of
cream satin, fashioned in tunic effect,
falling into a train, and having a
high neck. She wore Juliette cap
of lace and carried shower bouquet
of Angel roses and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor was Miss Ailene
Steeple and the best man was Mr..
Richard j. Kelly.
Following the ceremony reception
was held for about 100 guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison motored to
Washington, where they arrived Sat-
urday evening and will make their
home. Both Mr.. and Mrs Morrison
are graduates of the University Of
Nebraska, and Mr.. Morrison has been
in business here since his graduation.
Evening star., 1935-05-21

Miss Agnes Winn, Mrs. Harold Cooley,
Mrs. Mary I. Huntington, Miss EVE
Morris, Mrs. James o. Murdock, Mrs.
Raymond Walsh. Mrs. Myrtle VI. Will
lis, Mrs. John w. Daniel, Miss Leila
NJ. Taylor, Mrs. Relyea and Mrs.
Elizabeth r. Mccall.
In case Of rain the party will be
transferred TO the Woman's National
Democratic Club at 1926 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Sorority Girls Hold
Annual Spring Dance

The Tau Phi Sigma Sorority, COM
posed of Washington's Italian girls,
will hold their annual Spring dance
at the Indian Springs Country Club
Friday Members of the committee
are chairman, Miss Rose Dantuono,
Miss Constance Rosanelli and Miss
Phyllis Ragusa.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Research Club arty
At Dodge Tea House

The Research Club Of Washington
gave a banquet last evening in the
garden house of the Dodge. The club
is unique in that at its social func-
tions. school officials, directors Of spe-
cial departments. administrative prin-
cipals and teachers from the ele-
mentary schools. high schools and col
leges meet together to discuss their
problems.
The program was resume Of what
has been done in the character edu-
cation experiment, sponsored by Sem
ator Copeland and carried on in Wash
Evening star., 1935-07-28
Grazing Animals Poisoned

The United States Forest Service
realizing the danger of overgrazing
has been gradually cutting down the
number Of cattle and sheep grazed
on certain overstocked national forest
ranges.
Eradication Of poisonous plants is
good policy, Of course. Many ranchers
feel that the cost Of destroying Ger
tain growing plants Is more than or
set by the live stock saved. But it
is almost impossible to eliminate all
poisonous plants. Many, such as the
whorled milkweed, grow from roots
that are difiicult to eridicate. Others,
such as some of the locos and lupineS,
come from seeds which may lie dor
mant in the soil for years, 80 that
large areas which apparently are free
from some noxious weed win become
infested again when conditions are
right for seed termination.
The Bureau Of Animal Industry. In
more than 80 years Of work on the
range, each year has acquired more
information as to what plants are
poisonous, when they are dangerous
and where these plants grow. The
investigators try to find cures, when
possible. But the problem is mainly
one of preeaution, avoiding the dan
gerous plants when possible and at
other times grazing In spite Of them
by making sure that animals have
plenty Of safe feed both as to varsity
and quantity.
Evening star., 1935-07-28

Out in the grazing lands of the West
and death of many animals which
feed on poisonous weeds and grasses
which grow throughout the area.
The cause Of the consumption of
poisonous foods Is shortage OF
healthful food, either from overgraz-
ing or drought conditions.
1t is the opinion of many stock
men, however, that some animals with
depraved appetities actively seek out
certain poisonous plants, such as the
loco weed.
Sometimes vigorous appetities are
the result Of greediness, according TO
Arthur b. Clamson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Often animals
are hungry, possibly for something
lacking In their feed, but more often
because they do not have enough
palatable feed, direct result Of over
grazing.
When feed is scanty because Of q
lack Of rain, rs has been the case
in the last few years, overgrazing may
be unavoidable. But overgrazing be-
cause Of overstocking can be avoided.
Some ranchnen report that plant
poisoning over . number Of years
has increased as their pastures have
been overstocked and overgrazed and
has decreased when the number OF
animals was reduced and vegetation
allowed to become more abundant
Evening star., 1935-07-28

Church. Sixteenth street and Colum-
bia road.
Mrs. John B. Henderson is no long
er, she having paid the penalty TO be
meted out to all. The Seneca stone
castle erected at the corner of Florida
avenue and Sixteenth street by her
husband, the late Senator Henderson,
still stands, but no one knows how
long 1t will remain. Already it has
been stripped of its furnishings, which
were near and dear to the old lady.
The grounds look forsaken, with the
tall grass and weeds surrounding the
place fighting each other for existence,
and both doing fairly well. Soon,
maybe, some one will buy the place,
tear down the building, erect an apart
ment house on the corner, and that
will end the old home.
RUT Mrs. Henderson will not be for
gotten. For across the way is the
park she created, a lasting monument
to her indefatigable energy, and re-
gardless of who may have worked for
the placing of the park here, or who
might have helped to secure the vari-
Gus appropriations to put it in shape,
undoubtedly Mrs. Henderson was the
one who started the proposition and
kept it going until her death.
And it was she, too, who saved
Meridian Hill from the bow-wows, for
had she and her husband not bought
in much of the land to the north
of their property, and erected fine
buildings upon it, the chances are
that it would have been built up
with small. cheap rows of houses, and
not the embassies and costly struc-
lures this section boasts Of today.
It will be recalled that Senator
Henderson served in Congress at the
Evening star., 1935-07-28

author of the famous poems, 'Hasty
Pudding and The Columbiad.'
The Porter mansion Became our hos
pital and also for a time served as
headquarters.
1.-THE ground had been elegantly laid
= out with box and juniper, while
the adjoining groves Of oak and chest
nut lent additional charm to the local
ity. From the broad piazza we could
look upon the busy scenes of the city
and see the vessels passing up and
down the river. The country in the
rear of our encampment was charm
ing. Five groves, traversed by streams
of pure running water, with fields
surrounded by hedges, stretched far
to the northward. On the open plain
might any day be seen regiment of
lancers wheeling and charging in
their brilliant evolutions . ="
But we soon began to feel the
scourge of new regiments, disease be-
coming almost universal. BY the 10th
of the month the majority of the men
were unfit for duty. The large parlors
of the old mansions were neatly fitted
up for our hospital, for which they
were admirably adapted. The two
principal wards were the large front
parlors, which communicated by fold
ing doors. The ceilings were high
and the large open f1replaces served
the double purpose Of heat and venti-
lation. While about so beds were con-
stantly occupied, the air was always
sweet and pure. In one company the
three officers we're in the hospital, and
but IL men could be mustered for
the evening parade.
But this passed until February Is
came, and with it the order to move.
Morning at last came and the
wagons were loaded and ready to
march. They formed line reaching
down Fourteenth street from our
camp nearly to the White House. One
hundred and five 6-mule wagons con-
stituted our regimental train.
"The Porter mansion did not become
O permanent hospital. . ="
THE Porter mansion caught on fire
in 1868 and the late DR.. Benjamin
w. Sunny saw 1t burned to the ground
He was a medical student at the time,
attending Columbian College now
George Washington University, which
then stood on the west side of Four
teenth street above Florida avenue.
So far as the writer knows, there Is
no picture of the Porter Mansion, but
q good description of it appears in
the National Intelligencer, back In
1S47, which says the place was named
Meridian Hill," from the monument
on the grounds marking the meridian
line of the United States" The house
Is said to have been constructed of
brick, succeed, 90 feet front and "a
feet deep, and III and stories high,
with a portico 54 by IL feet.
Its location In given as on the hill
at the head of the avenue, directly
in front, and about 1 mile from
the Presidents House. Servants
quarters are mentioned as being near
the house, as are also stables, ice
house, wash house, a well Of pure
soft water, garden, large peach and
apple orchards and other choice
fruits, flowers and shrubbery.
IN ADDITION to the mansion, a
= commodious farm house and q
large barn, both Of brick, were on the
place, and there was o fine open
wood of large growth near the man
sion, covering about Is acres.
Just o short year before the troops
encamped on Meridian Hill It became