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D. A. R. Social Notes
Various State Delegations Feted at Many
Parties During Visit Here.

luncheon today at O'Clock In Ell
Patio at the Carlton. Mrs. William
Kennedy Herrin. jr., State regent Of
the Mississippi delegation, WAS the
hostess.
Mrs. Herrin entertained at tea
at the Carlton yesterday honoring the
delegation from her State, all ma
tional officers OF the D. A. r. Con-
gress and all State regents. Receiving
with her were Mrs. Pat Harrison, Mrs.
Ellen Woodward and Mrs. John s..
Rankin.
Assisting were Mrs. George Edgerly,
Mrs. D. P. Cameron, Mrs. L. G. Frank
lin. Those assisting with the serving
were the pages with the Mississippi
delegation: Miss Kathleen Cameron,
Miss Salne Kirk and Mrs. H. A.
Alexander.
MRS. HENRY CLAY CHuDs,
~ State regent Of the Missouri
D. A. r. delegation, was hostess at q
breakfast this morning in the Ell
Patio room at the Carlton for the
Missouri delegation and other promi-
nent delegates attending the D. A. R.
Congress here this week. There were
80 guests.
In addition to the Missouri delegates,
other guests present were Senator
Harry S. Truman of Missouri, Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs John Trigg
Moss, national parliamentarian; Mrs.
E. Thomas Boyd, chaplain general;
Mrs. John Y. Richardson, reporter gen.
eral; Mrs. Mortimer Plott, vice presi-
dent general; Mrs. j. Harris Baugh-
man, vice president general; Mrs. L. H.
Adams, State regent Of Colorado; Mrs.
George D. Schermerhorn, State re-
gent Of Michigan; Mrs. Leland S. Dex-
burg, State regent Of Minnesota; Mrs.
William K. HerTin, jr., State regent
Of Mississippi; Mrs. Harper D. Shep-
hard, State regent Of Pennsylvania; !;
Mrs. John Logan Marshall, State re-
gent OF South Carolina, and Mrs. Rut-
ledge Smith, State regent Of Ten
neSSee
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Functions
Of State
Societies
Groups Plan Parties
This Month and
Next.

TIME Spring ball arranged by the
Alabama Society Of Washington
will be held Thursday evening
Il at the Willard Hotel at 9
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Thonsens Hosts.

bassy and Frau Thomson entertained
at dinner last evening. their guests
including the Austrian Minister and
Nine. Prochnik, the commercial sec
retary of the British Embassy and Mrs.
Haywood, the first secretary Of the
Italian Embassy, Don Marcello del
Drago; Fraulein Gertrud Luther,
daughter of the German Ambassador,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Mathews Dick.
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Mrs. Hartman
Will Be HonOred

The newly-appointed United States
Minister to Norway, Mrs. ]. Borden
Hartman, will be the guest of honor
at luncheon at the Sulgrave Club
April % to be given by the Woman's
Safety Committee of which Mrs.
George c. Thorpe is chairman. Mrs.
Hartman is chairman of the Parking
Committee of the Womers Safety
Committee.
New members of the committee in
clude Mrs. Henry Winfield Watson.
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Miss Janet
Richards and Mrs. Oscar Coolican.
Mrs. Thorpe will speak over the air
today at 5:45 o'clock on THE Youthful
Driver" this being one of a series of
10 broadcasts she is giving through
the sponsorship Of Mr. Oscar Coolican.
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Mrs. Owen L. Scott, Miss Ruby Nevins,
Mrs. Howard Greene, Mrs. Alexander
G.. Hamilton, Miss Ann Kenher, Miss
Kathryn Beck and Miss Alice Nc
Reynolds.
Mrs. Charles o. Mas Of the Plaza,
New York, widow of the former
United States assistant naval attache
in Paris during the World War, has
returned to her apartment at the
Mayflower to remain until Memorial
day.
Mrs. James Irwin Steel will return
to her home in Pennsylvania this
week after spere Ing some time in
Washington.
Miss Ordway Whitford entertained
at her home in the Dresden Sunday
afternoon in honor OF Miss Jane
Esther Platt and Mr.. Donald ELS
worth De Veau, whose marriage will
take place Saturday. Miss Platt Is
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Landra
Beach Platt.
Mrs. s. r. Twist of Hamilton, Can
ada, is visiting her sister, Miss Maude
A. Clark, at 900 Nineteenth street.
Mrs. Marguerite Santa Ana, who
has been at the Beverly in New York,
has returned to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Level, who
recently arrived in the United States
on the Normandie, are at the Shore
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Party to Benefit
St. Marv's Church

Miss Letitia Walker and Miss Peggy
Walker have offered their apartment
at 244O Sixteenth street this evening
for small card party which is being
held for the benefit of st. Mary's
Church, Lonaconing, Md, Of which
the Rev. James c. Murphy, formerly
attached to st. Peters, Washington.
is pastor There will be prize for
each table and punch will be served.
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n i RS. RICE w. MEANS, who
M makes her home at the Ward
VI man Park Hotel, entertained
IA az l,Yv v,ha,o,, todou Fnr thu

4 II llhll al n A1OVCAs C2AVOA oVAAASA
4 IA at luncheon today for the
Colorado delegation attending the
D. A. r. Congress now In session. The
luncheon took place in the dragon
room of the hotel. Mrs. Clarence
Adams of Denver Colo, State regent
of the D. A. r., was the guest Of honor
In addition to members Of the
Colorado delegation, several natives Of
that State now residing in Washington
also attended, including Mrs. Joseph
Grisby, whose husband Is president Of
the Colorado State Society.
The tables were decorated with
Colorado State flags, around which
sprays Of Spring flowers were placed.
THE Illinois delegates to the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution
Congress will be guests at q tea given
in their honor this afternoon at 8
o'clock by Mrs. Ralph Church at her
home. at 2943 Benton street.
Receiving with Mrs. Church will be
Mrs. Samuel James Campbell, State
regent; Mrs. Julian Goodhue, historian
general; Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis
and Mrs William Dieterick.
Assisting will be Mrs. Edwin Van
Meter Champion, Mrs. Edward R..
Kelly, Mrs. Harry Beam, Mrs. Thomas
j. O'Brien, Mrs. Chauncey Reed, Mrs.
Chester Thompson, Mrs. Lewis Boyer,
Mrs. James A. Meeks, Mrs. Hugh M.
Rigney, Mrs. Scott Lucas, Mrs. Frank
Fries, Mrs. Edwin M. Schaefer, Mrs.
Lawrence F. Arnold, Mrs. Kent E.
Keller, Mrs. Ruth Kalthoff and Mrs.
Kent Cooper.
Mrs William A. Rodenberg, Mrs.
Edward Clifford, Mrs. James r. Mann,
Mrs. William Arnold Mrs. Fred Britten
and Mrs. William P. MacCracken, jr.,
will pour.
MEMBERS Of the D. A. R. Missis-
sippi delegation attending the
congress now in session were guests at
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Mrs. Willebrandt
To Be Entertained

The former assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
is the guest in whose honor Maj. w. s..
Van Dyke, I'd, has issued invitations
for Surprise Continental Buffet
Recherche" Wednesday evening, April
2l, at 8 o'clock in the Italian garden of
the Mayfiower Hotel.
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the shoD and during their earlier In the evening"
attache OF the legation and Mne Schlatte entertained
table OF guests at dinner later Joined their
ercelencies.
Among others present enjoying the novel spectacle
Mrs Albert Cox Miss Einor and Harold Fangboner
William Rapley who giving his daughter treat
Leonard Block with friends including
Schmidt, Victor Sutro and Fred Nichols
AND
way trip Tuesday, April a. this
mornings mail brought invitation from Conde a small
his wonderful
1040 Park for Clare Boothe author
Women and two distinguished members Of the like Chase
The Cat and Margola Gillnore-The Angel.
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Arias, distinguished surgeon OF Pan
anna City, who has been in Wash
ington for the past three months.
Fort Amador, the United States mill
tary post OF the Pacific Coast, was
named in honor OF President Man
uel Amador.
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ham while in Washington for
weeks visit. They are accompanied
by their son. Mr.. Philippe Level. On
April 28 they will return on the Nor
mandie to Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gonzalez-P Prada Of
Lima, Peru, are at the Shoreham
while spending several weeks in
Warrington.
Mrs. Maria Ossa de An1ador, widow
OF the first President OF Panama,
made brief visit in Washington en-
route from Panama to Paris and was
the luncheon guest yesterday at the
May1ower Of her niece, Mrs. Cecilia
Espinosa de Arias, wife Of DR.. Adolfo
Evening star., 1937-04-20

Mrs. James Steel and Mrs. Orin B.
Mitcham Of New York City have
come to Washington and are making
q weeks stay at the Shoreham.
The Durant news., 1937-04-22
woMEN's DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Conventions used be for only -. but now the
tables turned 1t Mother who goes off to convention
and leaves Dad and the to for the children
Dad has learned by now however, that it is all part
in being the husband of the modern of affairs who
takes active interest church. clubs and politics
hand while with the other she manages her
home husband and family say nothing of the family
social life.
Which just another of saying there is going to be
another interesting convention for Jackson May
and 4th.
The women's division of the Democratic National Com
mittee will sponsor regional conference in Mississippi
capital city and outstanding from Alabama, Tenne
ssee Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi will attend
Present also will be several nationally known women
leaders in the Democratic party among them Msssspps
Ellen S. Woodward assistant administrator Of the W.
p A. in charge of womens work.
Harry l.. Hopkins chef WPA administrator will speak
to the assembly Monday evening, May at banquet.
The purpose of this institute of government is to
courage to fact finding and government
minded. In day when much that is said and done is
connected directly indirectly with form of
ment it necessary that well men be govern
ment- minded in order to understand inegeny what is
going around them.
The conference will take up among many things the
problems which the administration is facing and
the women to make study of them.
1t will be noteworthy gathering. Every woman in Mssl
ssippi interested government invited and should be
urged to attend
The Durant news., 1937-04-22
HEALTH DEPT. GIVES WARNING

The following notice has been received by us from
the County Health Department 1t of the utmost Importance
to both the individual and public health 1t deserves the
serious consideration of each and every person Holmes
County particularly those who engaged in
public business where and drink
uIary.
ut has brought that many
of Vncents Angina rench mouh) have occurred in the
county this year and that many people, old and young are
at the present taking treatment for the disease One
case negro, died of the infection his lungs few weeks
This deporabe situation and that must be
corrected.
Since the infection spread by saliva through drinking
or eating out OF glasses plates cups and eating utnss that
have not been properly washed and steried by boiling
water chlarne solution it rather nauseatng to know
that when catch the disease have drunk the saliva
OF someone who had It,
disease prevented by proper sterilization of
eating utensils at home and public eating and drinking
establishments and the public has right demand that
the places they and drink properly serze their utensils
Or furnish paper containers.
symptoms the disease are many and varied such
and bleeding gums with aching teeth nflam
ed onss throat and palate ulcers in the mouth
get the lungs and high fever cough burning pains
IN chest and lung abscesses The diagnosis made by taking
smear from the sore mouth and examining it under the
OF by the symptoms and appearance OF the Lessons
The resembles the germ of syphilis with another kind
OF germ along with and treated by few doses of the
same medicine used in treating syphilis by local appica
tons.
The drug stores in Lexington have installed proper
erzng facilities are using choorne solutions to rend
er their utensils safe and believe the other
stores in the county viii follow suit. Your health depart
men will check the solutions from time time be
they effective Utensils should be washed with soap
and water rlnsed then immersed in boiling chlorine
solution for minute
If case occurs in the home that PERSONS dishes should
be kept separate and boiled after using Other diseases
spread by saliva are: Mumps Measles Influenza Dptheria
tuberculosis Scarlet Fever Common Colds Measles
Lobar Pneumonia Whoopng Cough Spinal Meningitis and
lnfantie Paralysis"
Any individual firm in public business has personal
responsibility for the cleanliness and sanitary condition OF
ITS place of business Any constituted that he is
careless and negligent in this responsibility should not be
allowed to continue In public business,
The public do its part toward protecting itself by
cooperating with Health Department and demanding
that the places paronzes conform health regulations
The Durant news., 1937-04-22
SesiM!s,s

We can { prove it but we have
a respectfully well supported no.
tion that Lake, Mississippi (pop'
Iulation 375), is the smallest town
in the world with paint factory
One good friend, always on his
toes, wants to know how we get
that way about Picayune being
named for a newspaper--itwas
named for the old New Orleans
Picayune when it was owned and
edited by the former Eliza Jane
Poitevant, who in girlhood lived
on a farm where the city of Plea
yune now stands. She wrote I'M
der the pen name of Pearl Rivers
(adopted from the river) and
long ago found a sick little girl
on the Gulf Coast, gave her a job,
and started her on the road tobe-
coming today's Dorothy Dix.
-. which reminds us that at
t. at time Dorothy s last nane was
Meriwether. {. she is a cousin of
beloved Walter Scott "Skipper
Meriwether of the Mississippi Sun
at Charleston, who as a reporter
scooped every newspaper in the
world on the sinking of the Maine
during the anish-American- War
land speaking of names of
Mississippi cities, Hattiesburg is
the only town in the world by
that name, being named for the
wife of the founder of Hatties-
and Gulfport.
About the only time many hus-
bands and wives get enjoyment
out = o'ding hands is when
they re playing bridge.
Not that we're trying to pass
out any free advertising, but it.
a fact that DR.. G. H. Tichenor
made and used his first antiseptic
while a practitioner in Liberty,
Mississippi.
+. and Gail Borden of Borden
Milk fame was a surveyor and
school teacher in Amite County,
an Amite County girl in
1928, and made his first condens-
The Durant news., 1937-04-22

Fifty years is . pretty fair-sized
lifetime, and there are several men
at work in Washington govern
ment Offices today, who have
served that many years. Samuel
Robinson, Congressional record
messenger, whose Office Is wher.
ever he hangs his hat, is probably
the best known Of all old-time em.
ployees. For half century he was
q well-known figure riding his
bicycle all over Washington. His
job was to deliver transcript of
speeches made in the House, to the
members for correction. He is now
~ and no longer rides his bicycle.
That part of the work is done by a
younger man, but old Sam Hill
serves his route in the two House
Office Buildings and in the Capitol.
, One Of the most vivid personali-
ties in the Washington Scene will
be lost to Capitol society, when
"Daisy" Hartman becomes Amer
ica. Minister to Norway. :. ="
For nearly twenty years, the
litt', lady has presided over one
of the few genuine political salons
left in the District. Her famous
Sunday night suppers always lure
foreign diplomats, high govern
ment officials and political leaders.
Free and frank discussions on ma
tional and international topics are
brilliantly led by the vivacious
hostess herself. Mrs. Hartman
will probably give an eminent ac-
count Of herself in her new field.
The Durant news., 1937-04-22
ON DIMMING LIGHTS

When you driving a night and fail to dim your
lights meeting approaching you giving IN
vtaton TO the oncomng driver you And have
YOU had that desire right into person
who crowds off the road because his lights bright
they put the to shame?
When dms their lights you that their signal
to you that they and they would like for you to
recprocate nhey will off the road into you
And If you don't dim lights they just apt to
INTO off the road.
SO the next time you asked to dim your lights
please do for the protection others and yourself
The Durant news., 1937-04-22

nationwide radio programs make
us want to clap our hands. over
our ears.
which reminds us the yarn a.
bout the fellow who solicited a
dollar to help bury crooner,
but the solicitee gave him five
dollars and said go bury five Of
them.
Imagine the DOCTORS embarrass
ment when he told his patient he
wantes him to go to a dentist
and have his teeth X-rayed. and
the patient replied that if it was
all the same he'd wrap them up
and send them over by boy.
The Durant news., 1937-04-22

: Lewis, BY the WY, b intimating
10 friends that be intends to LET
nature take its course, q far ~
his personal future in politics il
CONCERNED.
! Judging from disclosures in .
"nepotasm" report We discovered
lately, operation Of the District Of
Columbia municipal government
appears to be somewhat Of . fam.
lily" affair.
) The report shows that out Of .
total Of 1000 employees on the
District payroll. about thirty per-
cent are related. In numerous cases
five and six members Of one family
are working for the local govern
ment. The outstanding case, how
ever. is that Of William McQuee-
ney, an official Of the public school
system, who is reported to have
fourteen relatives in the District
employ. !
One Of the mildest Of gentle
gratis is Congressional mileage
Representative Mitchell of Ten
nessee introduced . bill the other
day, cutting mileage allowances Of
each Representative from twenty
cents to ten cents . mile. He point
ed out that his bill would save the
government $4,000 per year.
When put to . vote it showed
exactly two favoring the curtail-
ment. One vote was Mitchell's, the
other you will never know, because
Congress never takes roll calls on
such matters. But in the next elec.
tion one thing 10 certain; 400 odd
Congressmen win claim they wsro
the "other vote"
The Durant news., 1937-04-22
ed milk at Liberty.

ed milk at Liberty.
:. and while we're on Amite
County, Baptist readers viii be
interested to know that Richard
Curtis, first Baptist preacher IN
the old Mississippi territory, is
buried there.
About the most geographically
cosmopolitan industry III the state
lis the Supreme instruments Cor
poration of Greenwood, which
ships its products all over the Z.
S. and to Canada, Alaska, New
foundland, Mexico, Panama, Cos
ia Rica, Nicaraga, Honduras, San
Salvador, Guatemala, Panama
Canal Zone Ito be continued).
Here's a red flag from the
Birmingham News: 1.-The Cham
er of Commerce has been advised
that eastern Mississippi is partial
to Birmingham and the present
movement looks to. extend
Birmingham s retail and whole
sale trade into new territories. +"
OF the three Confederate gen.
erals who became college presi-
dents after the war, two were
MissiGs,pnians. -. General VI T.
Lowery,- f~rndcl Rlup Mountei,
College, first senior college for
women in Mississippi, and Con
eral Stephen D. Lee became presi-
dent of what is no-v Nieeie"',r'
State.
:. Lee emphasized industrial de-
velopment: Lowery emphasized
education of women.
Economy note: What to do with
old razor blades. :. shave with
them.
Some Of these high-powerea
The Durant news., 1937-04-22

Washington, D. C.-We'd give .
great deal for q stenographic
transcript Of those conferences be-
tween John Lewis, Governor MUIR
ply and Walter Chrysler, Il would
probably make better reading mat
ter than anything else published
today. Mr.. Chrysler is far from
being the Palm Beach socialite in
dicated in the Sunday rotogravure
sections, and as for Lewis --- his
reputation as tough customer is
nationally recognized. Even Gov
ernor Murphy. whose photos would
lead one to stamp him as an ideal
list can, when the occasion de-
mands, fight the best Of them.
The Durant news., 1937-04-22

- R SsTT- Ctarter CcI1 Range
VIII sell cheap, aiso Croci y radio.
Averil how ard.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-28

1928 birthday Of Mickey mouse"
according to his creator W aae DIS
ney.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-28
DAVIDSON IS NEXT
ON DUKE SCHEDULE
Wildcats Steadily Increas-
ing In Strength As In
jured Return

Davidson. Sept ga mighty Duke
team that many expect to go to Cali
fornia's Rose Bowl will invade Dav-
idson,s campus Saturday to battle
Wildcat team that has been steadily
increasing in strength since earyy sea-
son injury struck some of the star
players.
Both the Duke Blue Devils and the
Davidson Dazzlers plunged over stout
opponents Saturday to bring home
victories. the Durham team defeating
". P. 1. $50 in Greensboro and the
Davidsonians debating Erslsine here
21-6. They. should be at fun war
strength III a game that promises red
hot action from start to finish.
Coach Wallace Wade will throw all
he has to offer in speedy, powerful
backs and fast charging linesmen
against Davidson, for his plans have
been upset on Richardson field be-
fore. The Wildcats, Away splay one
of their best games against Duke and
will shoot the works against an adj
n1ittedly more powerful team, but one
that could possibly be beaten. -
Such Duke stars as Honey Hack
410y3 ~ sxt4es4 "a - lPbg44y 6NG4tStCA dtl3
other fast, powerful backs, viii pull
their best tricks in speedy offensive
and bone-crushing line bucks against
Davidson. The Dukes aerial attack
and ground warfare will be polished
up to offset the scoring threats of
Davidson's backs, paced by the SEN
sational Teeny Lafferty, who scored
three touchdownsi n nine minutes
Saturday. if
Captain Bailey Williams, 1875 pounds
will lead the Wildcats into the game,
the 10th to be played by Duke and
Davidson. He should be at his best
for the first time this season, Dave
Warden, another ear1y-season casual
ty will start the game. Bill Bolin,
unable to start against Erskine, will
enter the Duke game, all set to block
and run. In the backfield with Laf
ferty and Bolin will be Bob McClel-
Ian and Fred Dennis. both of whom
played well against ErsAine.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-28
P|TT-DUKE GAME
IS NOT A SELL-0U7
Some 5000 Seats Remain;
Advance Seat Sale Best
in Duke History

Durham, Sept. 28-For the un1p-
teenth time, the Duke athletic office
denies that the Pitt-Duke football
game t6 be played ii Duke stadium
November 81, is ayeIkout :. but Day
ton Dean, Duke business manager of
athletics, reports that itwonst be long
now - there are around 5000 tick
cts of Dukes $4,000 capacity stadium
remaining -. Tennessee and North
Carolina ticket sales have combined
with those for the Pitt game to break
all records in Duke Advance sale his
tory -.
while on the subject of Dean, it
has the same first and last names, he
might be well to say that while he
is not the Dayton Dean, Detroit's
Trigger Man, that he is no kin to
Dizzy Dean, of st. Louis ex-gas house
gang, but that he is the older brother
of Chubby Dean, erstwhile first base
man and now pitcher for the Phila-
delphia Athletics.
While on the subject of the Pitt
game, it appears that those folks up
there want to find out rather thor
oughly about these southern "coun-
try boys" they have on their schedule
for November q -. Pitt had scouts
at Dukes opener with v. p. I. Sat
urday night j.. for that matter, so
did Davidson, Tennessee, Georgia
Tech, n. G. State and North Carolina.