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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
PEsTIFEROUs SPECS
By UNA CLINGAN RANDS

Maria was born nearsighted,
Her aunties and grandmas were too,
So the heritage came directly
And it could not be helped, they
knew.
At five she began kindergarten,
Her teacher perceived her scowl
And big round glasses were bought
her,
So she looked like a wise little owl.
At ten she fought with a schoolmate,
A saucy and impudent boy
She walloped him round without mercy
With fierce and warlike joy.
Till at last in the midst of the fracas
He sent her glasses flying
Then Maria stopped on the instant
And began to search for them,
crying
"Oh where have my glasses gone to-
Where can they possibly be?
Don't step on them, anyone,
For without them 1 cannot see"
At twenty she gave her lover
The momentous answer, yes"
He caught her impulsively to him
A kiss on her lips to press.
But she gently repulsed him, saying
BE careful, dear, how you go,
If you wouldn't break my glasses
Learn to kiss me nice and Slow"
One cold winter day, some years later,
She went to the station to meet
Her husband, who'd been on journey
And whom she was anxious to greet.
She ran up with words of welcome,
But stepped back with a little
scream.
Excuse mel thought twas my
husband
Ny glass are covered with steam!"
At last when she got to be fifty
Her troubles were just begun
For she found, compared to "bifocals,"
Plain glasses were pleasant and FUN.
She wished she were Annie Laurie
With neck like swan, she said,
So to look through the upper lenses
And see where on she tread.
hope as she nears the Pearly Gates
Maria will be able to say
why now, thank Heaven, without
my specs
I can see as plain as day"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
OUR GOLDEN WEDDING

Rev. and Mrs. John Moses Baker
Baltimore, Maryland
Fifty years since we were wed,
My sweetheart, she and l;
Fifty happy, joyful years,
With sunshine in the sky.
Fifty, fifty, fifty years.
1t does not seem so long.
Serving the Master day by day,
God filled our lives with song.
A good wife, Heavens gift to man;
His truest, dearest friend.
His golden chain of safety,
True and faithful to the end.
And so the years have come and gone
We are nearing Heavens shore,
The Homeland of the Blessed,
Where partings are no more.
Our eternal career together,
In that land of light and love.
The Home of the many mansions,
In our Fathers house above.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Ancient and Modern Necromancy,
Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism,
Denounced" will be the subject OF
the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,
May 81.
The Golden Text will be from
Jonah 2:S-"They that observe lying
vanities forsake their own mercy"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Rev. 7:9-
After this I beheld, and 10, a great
multitude, which no man could num-
Der, of all nations, and kindreds,
and people, and tongues, stood be-
fore the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and
palms in their hands. -"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy, page
239-"The wicked man is not the
ruler of his upright neighbor. Let
it be understood that success in error
is defeat in Truth"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
PEAS
PARADE

IT'S a grand sight, between
l. halves at the football game, to
see the boys parade. For boys will
be boys whether they are old-grads
with feathers in their hats or stu
dents in raccoon coats.
It's a sight worth seeing, also,
between soup and dessert when
peas parade to the table in gay
and appetizing dishes. There's
still another parade which takes
place daily in your grocery store
"a parade unheralded by the
grandiloquence of a drum major
but important nevertheless.
From Midget to Giant
And that's the parade of canned
peas of all siZes-important to
the housewife for her various
needs. Did you know, for example,
that there are available both
wrinkled and smooth-skinned va
rieties of peas, as we'll as peas
packed by sizes which number
from 1 to 6? Number 1 is the
smallest size pea. They are more
expensive because fewer of them
are canned, because it costs more
to can them-and not because
their flavor is superior. There's
something for the woman who
budgets to keep in mind!
Some packers can a blend of
sizes, 3, A and s, called run Of
the pod" The number size pea
makes a nice garnish for steaks.
chops, etc, whereas the larger
sizes are better for vegetable
dishes.
Besides kinds and sizes, there
are also grades of peas-Fancy,
Extra Standard and Standard. So
next time you go shopping for
peas-think twice before you
speak. Get the sort of peas best
adapted for your particular need"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

President Roosevelt's signature to
the $41O,O00,0O0 Rural Electrifica-
ton Administration bill launches a
1O-year program to put electricity
into more than 100000 of the esti-
mated 100000 farm homes still
using coal oil or gas lamps.
The law provides $4,000, 900
loan from Reconstruction Finance
Corporation for year 1867; $4O.-
900, 900 each of next nine years.
Funds loaned to farmers co-opera-
tives and private electric companies
to extend services into rural areas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
MODERN w n YS
of Cooking Fish

While it is possible to broil or
bake salmon very nicely, few peo-
pie, other than famous hotel and
restaurant chefs, have ever
achieved near perfection in doing
so. Canned salmon, on the other
hand, comes to us always lovely
in color, tender, juicy, its oils well
blended into the salmon texture
Housewives, therefore, have given
their time and thought to the
many ways to serve salmon.
The following salad and soume
provide new and delightful ADJ.
tion to the ever-lengthening list OF
good salmon dishes.
Nice for Parties
MetropolitGn Salmon Salad:
Chill the contents of one 7-ounce
can of salmon. Open and put the
salmon in small bowl lined with
crisp lettuce, being careful not to
break up the fish. Mix one-fourth
cup mayonnaise with one table,
spoon thick sweet or sour cream,
one teaspoon vinegar, one table
spoon chopped celery, one table
spoon chopped pimiento, one tea
spoon capers and one teaspoon rel
ish. Spread over the salmon. This
serves three persons.
Salmon SoHfle: Turn the con-
tents of one 10A-ounce can OF
strained cereal into a double boiler
and heat. Then add the contents
of one 1-pound can of salmon
which has been faxed, and three
tablespoons of butter. Add the
beaten yolks Of three eggs and salt
to taste. Fold in the three stif1y-
beaten egg whites and pour into a
buttered baking dish. Bake in a
moderate oven, $50 degrees, for
thirty to thirty-five minutes. Serve
at once. Serves eight persons
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
MODERN
BREADS

HALF a loaf, isn't such a bad
IL portion after all-providing
It's half bread and half delicious
fruit which makes the loaf not
only more easily digested, but
very delicious. The modern trend
Is for serving more fruits in
breads, mullins, biscuits, etc. Mod
ern hostesses find 1t most con-
venient way to provide the de-
sired afternoon tea breads, as well
as breads for everyday meals.
Decorative and Delicious
Cranberry Corn Mullins: Beat
one egg, add two tablespoons
sugar and one cup sour milk.
Then add the following sifted dry
ingredients: one cup -four, one
cup cornmeal, one-half teaspoon
soda and one-half teaspoon salt.
Stir in three tablespoons melted
butter and one-half cup canned
cranberry sauce, using the thick
part Of the sauce instead Of the
Juice. Bake in buttered muffin tins
at 400 degrees for from twenty to
twenty-five minutes This makes
twelve small mullins.
Pineapple Nut Bread: SIT to-
gether the following dry ingredk'
ents: two cups -four, four tea
spoons baking powder, one tea
spoon salt and one-fourth cup
sugar. Add one egg well beaten.
one cup milk, three tablespoons
shortening and one-half cup
crushed pineapple which has been
very well drained. Then add one
half cup of nuts. Bake in a
creased loaf pan in a moderate
oven, $50 degrees, for one hour or
until done. Makes . medium-stzed
loexs { .....- ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
Pullman Car "City"

DALLAS, Texas-A city of Pullman
cars capable of housing more than 500
persons will be set up here during the
Texas Centennial Exposition, which
opens here June and continues
through November The Texas & Pa
ciic railroad will operate the Pullman
hotel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
A POEM KNOCKING
EVANGELIST JOHN MOSES BAKER
Baltimore, Maryland

At my door I hear a knocking,
And wonder who is there.
The evening shadows lengthen,
Darkness coming everywhere.
am a Poem, may I enter,
And stay awhile with you?
Scattering all the darkness,
This is what / came to do.
Let me tell you about the sunshine
And the rainbow in the sky.
There's a brighter day that's coming,
And will be here by and by.
Let me whisper loves old story,
About Christ, our Lord and King;
He never will forsake you;
Gods praises 1 would sing.
l will bring back pleasant memories
So dear to one and all;
Indeed life's greatest treasure
The echo and the call.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

The proposed national park in the
Florida everglades would include a
tropical area of 1000 square miles.
of rare beauty and interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

BECAUSE the baby in the
I'D Mother Goose rhyme was man
enough to eat it is no reason for
mothers to go on and on frying
fish. There are other more health
full and delicious ways OF prepar-
ing them, highly recommended,
unless you happen to be connols-
seur of the art of frying-which
so few of us are.
Even broiling and baking fish
should be done with a knowledge
of the kind of fish to be used, and
the best way of broiling or baking
it. Dry-meated fish, such as cod,
haddock, pollock, and bake, are
better adapted for boiling, steam
ing, stewing or making into cur
ried dish, for they will keep their
shape and not fall to pieces in the
process Of cooking. Oily-meated
fish, such as salmon, shad,
mackerel, herring, lake trout and
whitefish, are preferable for quick
modes of cooking, by the hot oven
method.
Don't Overlook Fish
1t is we'll to remember that fish,
in general, do not require the slow
cooking used for many varieties OF
meat because it's connective tissue
is more tender than meat tissue
and overlooking extracts the
juices and dries out the fish.
Gamers have done extensive re
search into the proper methods OF
cooking fish, with the result that
housewives order certain fish in
cans because they realize thai
home-cooking cannot equal the
perfection with which they are
cooked.
Canned salmon is striking ex
ample of this. More salmon II
sold in cans than any other fish
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29
SHORT STORIES

You always find several good short
stories in the fiction section of the
Baltimore Sunday American. Order
your copy from your local nswsdealar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-29

This Apache war dane loin cloth,
displayed by Rangerette Mabel Rocks,
will be part of the historical collection
In the Texas Rangers Headquarters
at the Texas Centennial Exposition,
$25,O0O,00O Worlds Fair opening in
Dallas June 6. The cloth was taken
from an Apache war party by Rang.
ers in 1860.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
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Res. q. 9. Pat or.
Blu Flora Macdonald

>broidered peasant blouses were
all very much in evidence. One
might have thought the pages
of history had been turned
back to the extravagant days
of the Gar.
At the head Of the room
selling tickets to the buffet
supper were Lieut.. Alexander
Smirnoff and Nine. Smirnoff
and DR.. Marie Ramme. Both
ladies were in fascinating CO.'S
tunes topped by ornate pearl
tiaras. The buffet consisted of
many odd delicacies, vodka of
course, and thick slices of
black bread covered with de-
licious red caviar.
Glimpsed among the vibrant
throng were Gen. A. NJ. Uzefo-
vich, whose decorations just
about covered his broad chest ;
Mrs. j. j. Mack, who had dis
carded the idea of costume for
a sheath of silver lame which
was most becoming; Lilo Vol
koff, an attractive blonde,
wearing a severely cut gown
of black velvet, and Miss Eula
Thomas, accompanied by DR..
Dan Brewster. The interesting
floor show contained a number
of versatile performers.
Seated about the table, which
was centered with a bowl of
white NUNS, were Nine. Erte-
gun, wife of the Ambassador
of Turkey, whose black gown
had a blue-jeweled clip which
matched her earrings; Mrs
Homer S. Cummings, wife OF
the Attorney General, in black
her smart gown severely simple
and completed by a chic hat oil
black felt; Mrs. 7. X. Bewley
wife of the Financial Counselor
of the British Embassy, in {
brown costume, her beret-stylt
hat most becoming; Mrs. Mer
chant Mahoney, wife of the
First Secretary of the Canadian
Legation, wearing a gown anc
hat of deep petunia shade, anC
Nine. Sable, wife of the Nava
Attache of the French Embassy
Still others at the party were
Nine. Prieto, in black sheer, cut
on modish lines; Mrs. Carl Zol
Ter, smart in a black velvet cos
tune, and Mrs. George Belico
witch, daughter-in-law of the
hostess, in black crepe, hel
brimmed black hat having 6
perky little feather at the front
of the crown.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Tea Planned
For AIumnoe

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Levitt, the
latter formerly Miss Elsie Hill, OF
Redding, Conn. are here for the
winter, accompanied by their
young daughter, Elsie Hill Levitt.
They are living at 26O1 Calvert
st. N. w.
Mrs. Levitt will be at home to
Vassar women in washington on
Monday at 6 o'clock in honor OF
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, OF
the class of 1878 of Vassar.
Assisting Mrs. Levitt will be DR..
Elizabeth Kittredge. president OF
the Vassar Club; Mrs. Avery Coon
ley, Mrs. Helena Hill Weed and
Mrs. Gerrit Smith Miller, who will
entertain Mrs. Blatch as her
house guest during her visit in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Leo Burke, OF
Tulsa, Okla, who are visiting in
washington and will leave tomor-
row to return home, gave din
ner party last evening at the
Shoreham for Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank P. Cahill.
Other guests included Capt.
and Mrs. Earl H. Phillips, Capt.
and Mrs. Jack P. Julian, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank P. CLANCY, Mr., and
Mrs. I. l.. Stormant, Mrs. Cahill'S
sisters, Miss Kathryn O'Connor
and Miss Rose Lee O'Connor;
Lieut.. Richard Rothwell, Lieut..
Henry S. Massie and B. w. Rus
sell, of Tulsa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis will
entertain Friday night at the
Mayflower in honor of members
of the Archaeological Society of
Washington. The occasion will
mark the thirty-fifth annual
meeting of the society which Mr..
Ellis has served as president for
five years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mcclure,
and their daughter, Miss Margaret
Mcclure, of Detroit, Mich, are at
the Roosevelt Hotel.
DR.. and Mrs. John w. Rich
mond, of Kansas City, Kans., are
at the Martinique Hotel for a few
days.
Il \
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Turner, of
Wilkes Barre, Pa, are here for a
visit of several days and during
their stay they are at Wardman
Park Hotel.
Miss Katherine Dempsey en-
tertained at luncheon and bridge
at the Hotel Raleigh yesterday.
Her guests numbered eight.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Langfeld,
of Berlin, Germany, are stopping
at the Dodge while in the Capital.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Luncheon
Is Merry

When Mrs. J. J. Mack enter
tains in her own home, she de-
lights in serving dishes made
from her favorite Rus S i a n
recipes, and yesterday small
group enjoyed just such a treat.
The Russian pasca, a dessert,
rich in a paste of cottage cheese,
black walnuts, raisins and nu-
merous other in gre d i e n t s,
brought forth exclamations of
delight.
Mrs. Mack received her
guests in her tastefully deco
rated drawing room, where
large yellow chrysanthemums
reflected the sunshine which fill
tered in through the windows.
The hostess wore a gown of
black lace, with a tunic of gold
metal cloth.
X y
Everyone loves a costume
ball-and the Russians are no
exception. Theirs is a dynamic
race with an enormous capacity
for enjoyment. Last night, at
the military ball at the Shore
ham, yards of brilliant crimson
satin, pearls and quantity EN-
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Visitor Gives
Luncheon

Lady Doverdale sails today on
the Queen Mary for her home in
London, England, after several
months stay at the Ambassador
Hotel in New York City. She also
visited in Newport, Southampton
and Washington.
She was hostess at an au revoir
luncheon in the Trianon Room
of the Ambassador today. Her
guests were Princess Torlonia.
mother of Prince Alessandro Tor
lonia who married Infante Bea,
triX of Spain; Baroness de Villiers
Terrage, Mrs. James L. Taller,
Mrs. Edmund Randolph. Mrs.
Herbert Shipman, Mrs. William
B. Scaife. Mrs. Norman White
house, Mrs. Paulding Fosdick,
Mrs. John D. Kennedy. Miss Ma.
tica Waterbury and Miss Lucille
Thornton.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18

Living is becoming more
luxurious every day-w el l.,
anyway, some phases of it. At
the automobile show the other
night spectators were amazed
and completely fascinated by
the number of ingenious little
gadgets on the new cars. There
were rows and rows of sleek
streamlined autos in luscious
colors that vie with the latest
shades in vogue.
Carrie Roper Fulton, garbed
in a French blue tweed with
a swingy skirt and fox collar,
expressed amusement as she
gazed upon the contours Of one
model whose back seat was
turned into a bed. She was ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Harry Roper Fulton.
Major and Mrs. John W.
Loveland looked as though
they wanted to purchase one
of those neat little trailers i'm
mediately. Mrs. William c.
Hanson, all decked out in ma
room tweeds, was somewhat be-
wildered as to what sort of a
car she really would like to
have. Dorothy Johnston, who is
most attractive child, was
dashing about in a chic black
military coat with reveres of
gray Persian lamb and her lit
tie antelope chapeau was turned
saucily off her brow.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Engagement
Announced

, Mrs. Joseph E. Davies ar
rived in Washington late Satur-
day from New York city to
Join her husband in their
apartment at the Shoreham.
Their four-masted yacht Sea
Cloud has just been taken out
of drydock where it had been
for a week for final inspection
and painting. The 50 officers
and men have been at work re-
moving the hundreds of yards
of canvas tarpaulins with which
the idle ship has been covered
during the past four months.
X X 4
Interesting is the engage
ment announcement made by
Col. Ulysses S. Grant, Sd, U. S.
A., and Mrs. Grant, of the be-
trothal of their daughter,
Edith, to Capt. David W.
Griffiths, U. S. A., son of Mr..
G. Charles Griffith, Of Chicago.
Colonel Grant and his family
made their home in Washing
ton for several years and their
daughter was presented to Soc
iety here. Since leaving he has
been in command at Fort Du
Pont, Del, and now is stationed
with the Second Corps Area at
Governors Island. Miss Grant
was graduated from Bryn
Mawr College in 1880.
Captain Griffiths received
his sheepskin at West Point in
1918.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Dr.. Stokes to
Lecture Soon

Rare lantern slides of old scripts
and prints, shown only once before
in this country, will be used at two
lectures to be given by DR.. Anson
Phelps Stokes, canon of the Wash
ington Cathedral and sponsored
by the Bryn Mawr CLUB of Wash,
ington.
The first lecture will be on De,
cember l at 5 o'clock at the Sui
grave Club, and the second Decem-
ber 8, also at the club. Sir Will,
mott Lewis, Washington CORE
spondent of the London Times, will
preside. The first lecture will deal
with the medieval universities and
student life and the second with
the Renaissance and Reformation
universities. The slides to be shown
were seen at the commemorat1on
exercises at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity last year.
DR.. Stokes, who for over 20 years
was secretary of Yale University,
is an authority in the field of uni
versity history and is at present
engaged in writing book on the
history of the university move,
ment.
The benefit committee includes
Mrs. Gerard SWope, jr., chairman;
Mrs. Raymond Holden, jr., and
Mrs. Harold Stein.
Miss Helen DoWty, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Dowty, of San
Angelo. Texas, and Robert M
Jackson, of Marlin, Texas, were
married yesterday morning at
1890 o'clock in the Church of the
Covenant. The Rev. DR.. Albert
j. Mccartney officiated.
Mrs. Carl Standish was the
brides attendant and Mr.. George
w. Simpson was best man. Percy
Rice, of Dallas, Texas centennial
commissioner, was present at the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. jackson
sailed yesterday from Baltimore
for Florida where they will spend
their wedding trip. They will be
at home after December l.
X x X
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter K. Bach
rach entertained at dinner last eve
ming at White Chimney. theil
home in Edgemoor, Md, in cele
bration of their wedding annivers
ary. The dinner last night is the
first of a series they have planned
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Miss Jameson
WedYesterdoy

A quiet wedding took place
yesterday at the home of Mrs. A.
J. Degges, when her daughter,
Miss Esther M. Jameson, was
married to Mr.. Richard B. Stev-
enson, son of Mr.. Frank j. Stev-
enson. of Indianapolis, Indiana.
The house was artistically dec
grated for the occasion with
ferns and vari-colored chrysan-
themums. The Rev. R. L. Wood
performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a frock of blue
flat crepe with accessories of the
same shade and a corsage of
sweetheart roses. Mr.. Jesse NJ
Jameson. brother of the bride,
attended the bridegroom as the
best man.
After the ceremony the couple
left for wedding trip to the
West. They will return on the
first Of December.
The Washington times., 1936-11-18
Attends Luncheon in Baltimore

MISS Oulle Dell AluucEuldlllI'
On Friday Carlile Porter, daugh-
ter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. David
D. Porter, will curtSy to the Capt.
tails 400 at a tea given by her
parents at their residence on Nine
teenth Street. Ruth Dove will be
among those assisting Miss Porter.
Following the tea Mrs. Edward T.
Stotesbury, Of Chestnut Hill, Pa,
will give a dinner party in honor
of Carlile at the 1925 F Street
Club. Miss Porter made her
debut in Philadelphia earlier in
the season.
Also scheduled for this Friday
is the first meeting of the Fri
day Night Supper Club which
will be held at the Sulgrave
Club. ma" Williams is manag-
ing the series of dances this
season.
Tea on Saturday
Another of the important COM
ing out parties will be held on
Saturday. DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin
E. Talbot will entertain at a
tea dance for their winSome
daughter. Miss Henrietta Talbot,
at their home.
On November %, that week
end by the way seems to climax
the season, the CARROTS will give
a large ball, with an imported
orchestra, for Margot. Preceding
this glamorous occasion, Ruth
Dove will give dinner party at
the Carlton Hotel for about five
couples. Harriet Parker, her
cousin and sister-deb, will be
among the guests.
These are only a few of the
parties that have been definitely
announced. So the conclusion
that the life of a social butter
fly is a merry whirl is pretty
accurate, don't you think?