davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
With Mrs. Cunminos

The Comptroller Of the Cur
rency, Mr.. J. F. T. O'Connor,
was laughing with Mrs. Homer
s. Cummings, whose husband,
the Attorney General, stood in
the doorway between the two
rooms, over one of her amusing
stories. The Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Morgenthau
were amongst the callers as
were the Secretary of Agricul.
ture and Mrs. Wallace.
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, in black velvet with a
gardenia on her shoulder, was
admiring the new house. Mrs.
Miller was in a gown of purple
crepe and Miss Pauletta selected
black, the bodice of chiffon and
gold stripes.
The drawing room, spacious
and charming, has window
drapeS of gold damask and Miss
Ida said that she and her sis
ters had found great joy in col
lecting together their furniture,
some of which had been in stor.
age for many years. An eSpe-
cially lovely piece in the hall.
way is a Corean chest, which
has been in the family for a
long time.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Party Cancelled

Mrs. Charles Tilghman has
cancelled the debutante party
which she was to give for her
daughter Catherine today, on
account of death in the family.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Winston
of Raleigh, N. c., are stopping
at the Martinique while in
Washington.
X 4 y
Miss Joanna Huntington will
entertain at a buffet supper this
evening at her home for mem
bers of the younger set.
X X X
Representative John Taber
and Representative Ralph A.
Gamble have returned to Ward
man Park after spending some.
time in their homes.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Chinese Influence in Furnishings

Mrs Miller and Miss Paulea welcomed the guests the
dining with its definitely Chinese atmosphere where
blue predomnates in the Oriental drawings the figured linen
window drapes and the various obets dart the table
Chinese embroidered cloth black background
effective and striking and pleasant change from the
usual floral centepees the Gufeys chose have verdant
plant Proudly they offered you delecabe tidbts Mrs
Miller confessed that she and Mr. Carroll Miller her husband
had raised the pig and smoked for the ham sandwiches
which simply melted your mouth Eggnog creamy and
freshing passed.
Various ladies took their turn in presiding at the coffee
and tea and when arrived Mrs Daniel c. Roper with the
Secretary of Commerce standing nearby doing her bit
to make tea indispensable to your happiness Mrs Wilbur
Hubbard Satt the off
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

Neitah King, who has been as.
sisting in arranging this party
for weeks, was still busy, intro
ducing all the New York con-
tingent to the Washington group
and seeing that no one was
not known to all the rest. Flor
ence Cauthen, lovely in a flow
cred taffeta; Betty Burton, in
cream satin; Anne Mahoney,
Gertrude Pearson and hosts of
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

other pretty girls, looked like
flowers in their pastel shaded
frocks. The party lasted until
after 3, and supper Of scrambled
eggs, sauSages, hot biscuits and
Continued on Page 81, Col. A.
Miss Elaine Robey, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Robey,
who is a student at Agnes Scott
College is visiting her parents
for the Christmas Holidays.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
First Lady
Is Sponsor

Mrs. Roosevelt heads the dis
tinguished list of patrons and
patronesses of the Old South
ChristmaStide matinee to be
given at the Shoreham WedneS-
day afternoon, January S, at
2::30 o'clock, when Miss Louise
Alice Williams, of Atlanta, Ga, ,
will present an original collec.
ton Of old Negro dialect folk.
lore and plantation interpreta-
tions, many learned from her
own old Georgia nanny. These
will include "Old Mammy's
Memories Of the Old Plantation"
and other stories, collected from
life.
WELL KNOWN
Miss Williams, who is widely
known throughout her native
Southland, has also won acclaim
IN New York, where she has
recently been heard at the wal
dorf-AStoria under distinguished
patronage. She is also welI
known at the leading univer-
sites.
Mis- Williams will wear at
this occasion beautiful old heir.
loom gowns Of crinoline period
style, handed down in her fam.
!ly, one of amber silk and old
lace that belonged to her Vir-
g1n1a kinSwoman, Cornelia Ran
dolph, a belle of old Virginia,
and the other Of old brocade
satin that belonged to her
grandmother, a descendant of
Colonel William Byrd, of West
over, founder of Richmond.
FAMOUS PATRONS
Among the patrons and pa.
troneSSeS of this event, in ad.
dit1on to the First Lady. are the
British Ambassador and Lady
Lindsay; the Ambassador of
China. DR.. Chenting Wang; the
Speaker of the House and Mrs.
William Bankhead; the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Corden
Hull; the Canadian Minister
anc Lady Marler; Associate JUS
tice and Mrs George Suther-
land; Associate Justice and
M Pierce sutler; the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, jr.; the
Secretary of War and Mrs.
Harry H. Woodring.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Son is Born

Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. C. Luyks
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son. Peter van
OoSterzee LuykS, on Tuesday,
December IA. in Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. LuykS will be remembered
in Washington as the former
Miss Barbara McFadden, daugh-
ter of Mrs. McFadden and the
late Representative Louis T. Nc
Fadden, Of Pennsylvania. She
attended Friends School and
Holton Arms. Mrs. McFadden
is visiting her Son-in-law and
daughter in Detroit.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Attend Celebration

The Minister Of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter and the Counse-
lor of the Legation and Nine.
Feer attended the Christmas
celebration of the Swiss colony
in Baltimore, held yesterday
afternoon at the Emerson Hotel.
The Mayor of Baltimore, Mr..
Howard JAG kSon, Professor
Adolph Meyer and DR.. Henry
SigeriSt were in the large com
pany present.
i
Mrs. Rosa L. Canada of Con.
way, Ark, is stopping at the
Dodge while u the Capital.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

The Ambassador of Germany
and Frau Dieckhoff were stand
ing near the fireplace talking
with friends, Frau Dieckhoff in
her favorite color. black. Nine.
Troyanovsky, in brown, accom-
panied her husband, the Ambas-
Sador of the Union of Soviet So
cialiSt Republics. Other diplo-
matte ladies who selected brown
for the afternoon we're Nine.
Munthe de MorgenStierne, who
was with her husband, the Min
lister of Norway, and Frau
Scholz, wife of the first secre.
tary Of the German Embassy,
whose gown was of satin, her
hat flaring sharply upward.
Shoals of Senators and their
wives milled about the rooms.
The Speaker of the House and
Mrs. William Bankhead, the lat
ter wearing lovely cape of sill
yer fox, found friends on every
side. Mrs. Charles L. McNary
was with her husband, the Sena-
tor from Oregon, and other So
Ions spied with their wives were
Senator and Mrs. Alva B.
Adams, the latter in a French
blue frock, the bodice trimmed
In silver; Senator and Mrs.
Henry F. Ashurst, Senator and
Mrs. Dennis Charez, Senator
and Mrs. Robert M. La Toilette,
Senator and Mrs. William Gibbs
McAdoo, Senator and Mrs. Nor
riS Sheppard and Senator and
Mrs. George L. Radcliffe.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Partv Planned

DR.. and Mrs. William Marbury
will entertain at a party on Tues
day December % from S until {
o'clock for their daughter Lucy
and their son William.
X \ \
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hemp
stead of Norwich, Conn, are
spending a brief time at the
Dodge.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Senator GuJd96ey Entertains for John L. Lcwis
Misses Guffey and Mrs. Miller
Assist Host at Reception for
clio. Chief and His Wife
BIZ Flora Macdonald

When the Guffeys entertain for the John
L. Lewises waste no time in making your
way their hospitable house Benton Place!
In their brand residence Senator Joseph Gufey and
his three sisters Mrs Emma Guffey Miller Miss Ida Gufey
and Miss Pauetta Guey feted the CIO chief and his wife
yesterday afternoon and it of those kind of parties
where you regret that you hadn arrived earlier and couldn
stay longer Senator Guffey who distinguished figure
received with Miss Ida his right Mr. Lewis and then Mrs
Lewis Miss Guffey gown of black, the bodice of
antique gold metal cloth while Mrs Lewis simple blue
gown which most becoming.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
PETER CARTER
Says
DR. AND MRS. GILBERT GROSVE-
" NORS, sumner dance for their niece

- NORS' supper dance for their niece,
Anne Grosvenor, of New York. huge success all
of you know by from reading the papers Dr. Grove
nor in the absence of Mrs Grosvenor and his daughter
Gloria Florida just prior the party selected the music
himself The music part of Meyer Davis outfit and
such playing we've not heard in months It compelled
to dance Dr. Grosvenor also selected Goras bouquet of
vioets and gardenias and when compimented him on
his excellent tast Gloria informed that Father the
incest of all boy friends to have"
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
Dinner-Dance Plans

Mrs. Charles A. Hawley will
entertain at a dinner dance in
honor of her daughter Ann at
her home on December 80.
X
Mrs. James S. Ford of Bir.
mingham. Mich, is at the Mar.
Unique.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

Mrs. Forde Todd, of Annapolis,
Comdr. Griffin's mother, Mrs.
Robert F. Griggin, and his sister,
Mrs. Ernest ]. Swift; Mrs. Will
liam Brereton, Miss Alys Down
ing, Mrs. David Barry, Mrs.
John H. Magruder, Mrs. Wal
ZACH Merriam, Mrs, Richard v.
Oulahan, MrS. William j. Fla
ther, I'd, Mrs. Theodore Wilkin-
son, Mrs. AdolphuS Andrews,
Mrs. James o. Richardson, Mrs.
John r. Beardall, and Mrs.
George Pettengill.
Commander and Mrs. Griffin
will entertain a group of the
youn,, er set at dancing in the
blue room t the Shoreham to-
night, following the party.
The debutantes assisting Miss
Griffin and their escorts will be
in the company for dancing,
and they will be guests at buffet
supper at the Griffin residence
before leaving for the hotel.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
MILAN man dies
IN EATING PLACE
WIFE, WAITING IN CAR,
LEARNS OF DEATH
FROM PASSERBY

Andrew B. Anderson, 81, of Mi
Ian dropped dead of a heart at
tack in Ben's cafe, about 7:30 p.
m. Sunday while his wife waited
for him in the street outside tie
place. ..a.
Anderson was driving back
from Estherville, Iowa where he
had gone to visit his brother when
the car became stuck in the mud
along the way. He had been suf-
fering from coronary heart dis
ease so his wife pushed the car
while he drove but it is believed
that the excitement brought on an
attack.
When they got to Redwood
Falls he went into the cafe to get
some soda to relieve a pain in his
chest. His wife waited in the car
outside for awhile and then, get
ting restless, walked down the
street. While strolling near the
corner of the Granite block she
overhead passersby telling of the
death Of man from Milan in the
restaurant. She rushed over to
find her husband dead.
DR.. w. A. Brand, deputy cor
oner, was called.
The couple had left the Milan
telegraph operator in Olivia
where he was visiting friends and
were on their way to get him
when the death occurred.
Manager of a grain elevator,
Anderson is survived by his wife
and a daughter in Bismarck,
North Dakota.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Aune Sees Special
Session Legislative

That disputes over the omnibus
tax bill proposed in the senate
may neceSsitate a special session
of the legislature, now nearing
the closing date (April 21) of its
regular session is the prediction
of H. M Aune. Redwood county
representative, in a letter receiv-
ed by the Gazette this week.
Commenting on the. Peoples
lobby which drew the headlines
in last weeks legislative news, he
said, -. although every men,
Der of the legislature deplores the
what we felt to be, unnecessary
overnight demonstration %. new
ertheless most of us feel that the
display F.. was entirely justified,
and hope that it will have the at
tempted effect"
He points out that it is common
procedure for the doors of the
house and senate to be open and
declares senate officials practi-
cally invited violence by locking
the doors of the senate chamber.
He adds, 'the stories of the
filth left behind in the senate in
my opinion are just a lot of
hooey."
The populace is driven to such
demonstrations by economic con-
ditions, Mr. Aune believes.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Franklin Burglars
Take Slot Machine

Making entrance by forcing a
rear window, burglars stole mer-
chandise and equipment valued
at $500 from the Recreation Parlor
at Franklin early Wednesday
morning. The place is owned by
Cecil Benjamin.
Forty cartons of cigarets and a
slot machine were among the loot
and other merchandise was TAX
en-. Two slot machines locked in
metal housing were not moles-
ted. The third, which was bolt
ed to metal stand on the floor,
had been pried loose and the
stand was found in the alley back
of the place. II
A small pendulum clock which
had been moved and set down out
of balance had stopped at 3.43,
thus establishing the time of the
providers visit. No clue to their
identity has been found.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Boiler Inspector
Issued First Car
License in County

The first automobile license to
be issued in Redwood county is
still in the possession of A. c..
Burneister.
Issued By the Inspector of
Steam Vessels and Steam Boilers,
the paper is dated August rs,
1903. 1t placed the state stamp of
epproval on a one cylinder RAM
bier o,Dned by Mr.. Burmeister.
No mere form, the document
aras issued only after Emil Ras-
naussen of Reuere, then state
boiler inspector, had examined
the car to make sure that tt Dould
not explode.
No plates Dere required, but
the car gunner carried the license
IN his pocket, much as driver's
licenses are carried today.
"A city car license ,Dhich cost
Mr.. Burmeister 81 and trds one
of the first issued here ,Das sign
ed by F. w. Philbric1c, mayor and
w. M. Smith, city recorder. 1t
,Das issued March 81, 1908. That,
too, took the place of license
plates and tpas good in any part
of the United States.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
o. r. Sande Speaks at
Teachers Institute

O. r. Sande of the state depart
ment Of education was Instructor
at the annual Redwood county
teachers institute held at Lamber-
ton Friday. Mrs. Agnes Pyne who
was to have been there was i'll.
Over 100 teachers attended the
all day affair the program of
which included an illustrated talk
on barberry eradication by Ward
H. Marshall and Mrs. Mellander
of the United States department
of agriculture.
Merton Strommen, pupil in the
Lamberton normal training de-
partment, played two piano selec-
tons and the department sang
several songs.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Convention
Plans Made
at Luncheon
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET HERE
JULY 1, 2

Plans for the fourteenth annual
convention of the Minnesota State
Cemetery association, to be held
in Redwood Falls, July l and 2,
were made at a luncheon meet
ing at the Ramsey Hotel Monday.
Officers of the state and local as
sociation, several ministers of the
city, Mayor j. F. Knudson and re-
presentatives of the city's civic
organizations attended.
The Lincoln school auditorium
for general meetings and school
classrooms for committee and
group sessions were placed at the
disposal of the group by Reede
Gray, superintendent of schools.
About $50 persons from through
out the state are expected to at
tend.
Carl L. Hagger, of Blue Earth,
association president, explained
that the association was organiz-
ed IA years ago for the purpose
of bringing together leaders in
cemetery improvement work. He
said it had resulted in more uni
form methods of cemetery control
and had saved from abandonment
several burial grounds which
have fallen into disuse.
Mrs. Phoebe Fuller, vice presi-
dent of the group, introduced the
speaker and received his high
compliments for her interest in
the work. It was her enthusiastic
invitation which resulted in Red
wood Falls being chosen as the
1887 convention city when the
group met last year at Blue
Earth.
Twelve hundred copies of a
program booklet, which will be
devoted largely to pictures and
descriptive matter about the city,
will be mailed to officers of ceme-
terry association sjwho may attend
the meeting. Lewis Scofield OF
Zumbrota, secretary-treasurer OF
the association, said in his talk on
what is expected of the city which
entertains the group. Civic Or
CARNATIONS here and firms likely
to be directly benefited by the
convention will be expected to
take about $50 of advertising in
the book. He was certain the
school would be an ideal meeting
place.
Others who spoke briefly at the
meeting were Rev. o. S. Monson,
Middle Creek; Henry Kletcher of
Vesta, Mayor Knudson, M. v.
Kurschner, Civic and Commerce
association president, Rev. GeM-
frey OSullivan, L. E. Backer, L.
R. Ewart, and w. M. Smith and
Scott Schoen of the Lions club.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Bird Island Man
Takes Charge of
Bank Liquidation

George A. Johnson, special de-
putty examiner of state banks who
has been in Redwood Falls since
August 1884, has been transferred
to Crookston where he will have
charge of the liquidation of seven
banks in that and surrounding
communities. He will leave for
his new headquarters Monday.
Mrs. Johnson and their four
children will remain here until
school is out and then join him in
CrookSton.
Paul Kolbe of Bird Island has
come here to replace Mr.. john
son. He will continue liquidation
activities for the State Bank and
Trust company of Redwood Falls
and closed banks at Clements,
Wabasso, Lucan and Milroy. Mr..
Kolbe will not move his family
here.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Safety,Beauty
Considered in
ParkChanges
SURVEY CONCENTRATES
ELIMINATING MORE
PARK ROADS

A return to the rustic beauty of
the tract and provisions for great,
er safety on park roads are the
goal of proposed changes in Ram
sey State park, two state engin-
eers who made a recent survey
here say.
Fred Agnich and H. w. Nielsen
left Tuesday after spending 10
days in drawing up tentative
plans for park changes. They say
that crew of WPA workers will
begin work on Improvements and
innovations about the middle of
May.
Dangerous hairpin curves in the
park will be Strengthened and sew
eral roads abandoned according to
present plans which call for new
vehicle bridges and the construc-
ton of individual campsites for
tourists.
1t is hoped that rustic kitchens
of natural stone and cobble stone
outdoor fireplaces will be built
and sign posts of natural hewn
logs will be put up. When guard
rails are necessary they will be
built of natural logs and posts, if
finances permit.
Two dams, one below the first
island in Ramsey creek near the
Mac Phail cabin and the other
above the girl scout cabin island
might be conducted to conserve
water for swimming pool, they
said, although they added that the
rock bed may make excavations
economically impossible.
George J. Matson, WPA area
engineer has not yet received fin
al approval on the park project.
In 1885 an approved plan called for
the expenditure of $26,617.70 in
the park with provisions for the
planting of 1000 trees and shrubs
and the painting and re-roofing of
IL buildings, but the project was
dropped.
A previous report that a crew
of CCC boys would be put into the
park was unfounded, the engin-
GERS said, adding that the employ
ment of local labor through the
WPA would be of more advantage
of the community.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
9 Cows Killed
as Lightning
Strikes Mill
FREAK BOLT FOLLOWED
PIPES FROM MILL
INTO BARN

-Nine milk cows be-
longing to Chris Kjeldgaard, six
miles southeast of Morgan, were
killed by bolt of lightning which
struck the windmill and followed
water pipes into the barn during
the thunderstorm about 4 a. m.
Monday.
The cows, all recently fresh,
were sanctioned in two rows,
opposite each other. In one row
every other cow was killed while
in the other, all but one were vic
TINS. The stanchions were twist
ed and broken. The bolt is be-
lieved to have passed through a
door into the hog house, entering
the ground through the cistern
there. One half of the hog house
door was torn by lightning.
Although hair on the hides of
the dead animals was singed, no
fire resulted. Both the stock and
buildings were covered by insur-
ance.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15

Pioneer,is 80
BIRTHDAY SATURDAY TO
BE CELEBRATED AT
OPEN HOUSE

A true Giant in the Earth, Pet
er O. Clements who treked to
Redwood county from Litchfeld
in pioneer days and for whom the
village of Clements was named,
will celebrate his ninetieth birth
day Saturday. Members of his
family will hold open house at
the home from 2 to 5 p. m.
Standing six foot two and
weighing well over 200 pounds,
Mr.. Clements came to Litchfield
from Sweden at the age of 21.
One of his first Litchfield jobs, he
remembers, was to cut and put up
a ton of hay by hand. -.-
He came to Three Lakes town
ship in 1877 and acquired 160
acres of wild land. His other pro-
perty consisted of three horses
which he traded for two yoke of
oxen and go bushels of seed and
with that beginning, he set to
work, broke 81 acres of land and
erected a frame house IA by ID
feet. --: a.....
The first year he had no crop
and the second year a hail storm
swept over his fields destroying
everything growing in them but
subsequent years brought pros
perity.
When the village of Clements
was started on a part of his land
he was honored by having his
name given the town. January 6,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clements (Anna
Holmes of Afton) observed the
sixty-third anniversary of their
wedding in st. Paul.
His six living children are
Mrs. w. A. Marvin of Redwood
Falls, Mrs. Reid Thompson of
Iowa, Miss Ada Clements of Min
neapolis and Lincoln, Myrtle and
Weldon Clements of Clements.
There are 18 grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
The Redwood gazette., 1937-04-15
Flood Water
of Marshall
Here Today
NO DANGER SEEN HERE
ALTHOUGH RIVER is
AT HIGH STAGE

The Redwood river will be at
its highest point in several years
today as flood waters which filled
Easements and covered streets at
Marshall Sunday night and Mon
day, reach here.
The river will not raise a great
amount here, however, as it flows
over the $50 foot dam and then
rushes over Redwood Falls below
and away through the park where
there is considerable fall.
Lake Redwood raised two more
inches this morning. This is as
high as the water will get if there
are no more rains, according to j.
L. Parsons of the Redwood Falls
Light and Power company.
Redwood Falls is about rs miles
from Marshall by the rivers
winding course and much of the
flood water will have seeped away
or been caught in adjacent
sloughs before reaching Lake
Redwood.
Flood waters descended on Mar
shall at about 9 p. m. Sunday and
the river spread rapidly out of its
narrow banks, reaching its height
at about 1890 a. m. Monday.
Running across highway 10, the
water entirely surrounded gas
station and an eat shop close by
and five or six homes in the vicin-
ity were isolated by water. In all
about 20 houses were surrounded
and many Easements were flood
ed.
The Legion field above the mill
dam was inundated and water
swept over a portion of the new
lighted football field. Several
barns were flooded and livestock
had to be moved in several cases.
The municipal plant whistle
was blown at II p. m. Sunday and
again half an hour later to warn
storekeepers and people living
along the river of the flood. Again
at a. m, the whistle was repeat
ed when the water crossed Third
street. In several instances, how
ever, people slept through it all,
to awake Monday morning and
find their houses surrounded by
water.
Although the swollen Mime
sofa has overfowed its banks near
Morton there does not appear to
be much danger of a real flood in
the valley. Sunday night an ex-
ira crew was put on at the Red
wood Rendering plant just above
the bayou to move tankage from
the basement in case of seepage.
A portion of the North Red
wood hill road washed out Sum-
day as. rains and other moisture
caused it to settle. 1t was closed
Monday but by Tuesday a pass
age over it had been constructed
by members of the George Huh
nerkoch crew who were filling in
a hole the width of the road,
about so feet long and 10 feet
deep. Engineers say that about
500 yards of dirt will be required
and that the road is still settling.