Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1926, Page 37

AROUND THE CITY BY NANNIE OUR handsome cars stood at the curb of an uptown hotel. Four chauffeurs stood like human statues beside thelr machines, each wearing a white carnation on his coat front. Inside four young men were grouped in the lobby near the elevator, wait- ing for the bridal party to come down. “Bride ought‘to start at 2 o'clock sharp, and it's five minutesafter,” an- nounced the best man, looking at his watch. “Six minutes,” corrected a ship of a legation secretary who might have posed as that well known character, “the voung Greek F god. “Wrong. both of you. Seven min- utes and a half.” This was pro- claimed by an usher, whose watch must have carried conviction, for each man ac- cepted the ver- dict, and one of them chuckled out that “Brides will be brides” An- sther added a serio- comic sigh in behaif of some *Poor old Bobby!" “Reminds me of the chaplain's ser- mon one New Year Eve. ‘Gentle- ‘my watch reminds me- . “Wonder if anything's gone wrong."” “Don’t start a rumor. What can you expect when there are four brides- Forgot the little maid akes “That's so! of honor. But waiting like thi a fellow so deuced nervous- “Nervous is the word, all right. nine minutes behindhand.” corrected the young Greek leven and a half,” proclaimed the owner of the watch that carried conviction. Then the elevator descended with its freight of vouth. love and shower bouquets. And as the bride and her train_started for the automobiles a grandfather clock on the stair landing struck the hour: Two o'clock. By ‘A WASHINGTON man who usually keeps his eves open did a good deal of touring through the Middle States and New England this Summer. He ‘says he came to the conclusion that more than one-half of the farmers along the highways are willing to cater to the physical needs of tourists. Almost every house has a sign out announcing that visitors are more than welcome. The usual sign **Accommodations for Tourists,” but the Washington man noticed that about one-fifth of the signs o one “m” in ““Accommodation o as about one-tenth of all “dining” rooms had three “n's” instead of two. * % % % T had rained, and rained” and rained. Then the downpour weakened into a drizzle that was swallowed by a fog. And the fog was so clammy that even well protected shop windows were coated with gray mist. A man who had taken sheiter under the awning of an impressive estab- lishment was about to venture out when in scooted a boy of the standard size known to classics as “knee high to a grasshopper.” He was of the teeth-shedding era—at the sensational stage that allows for gaps and big white tushes. His face was of the pink of childhood, splashed with the brown of freckles and splendid with that other that makes a boy about is | unexplainable something | strut aroun’ the fineet | 2 LANCASTER. human living. And he had a tumble of red hair under one of those con- traptions with a celluloid helmet that calls itself a cap Without paying any attention to the man, the boy wrote a name on the misty glass and stood off a bit to size up the result. And in his eyes was a rapture that s to us once maybe in a lifetime—when we see that Light that never was on land or sea. The man understood, and read the name aloud: Hall. That vour girl's name, kid? The boy caught the fellowship of the question and grinned “That's what it's going to be when we get married.” “Hoo-00"" The call came from an- other tooth-shedder, who doubtless had small use for girls, having none him- self. And the red-headed kid, whose right name was Romance, darted out and onward, leaving the signature of the future Mrs. Hall to trickle itself away. The man paused long enough to grin humorously at the deserted lady. and then some ‘way-back memo must have put its finger in the pie for he sighed as he went his way. Most of us are like that. PN A BUNCH of laborers, armed with wooden spikes, was putting a telephone pole in place. The back windows of a business building were alive with clerks. A ‘woman at an.opposite house shared a sill with a potted plant. A colored woman watched proceedings from the doorway of a cobbled alley and a flock of boys straddled a fence. If the pole had toppled forward. the colored woman's house would have been so many splinters. Had it fallen backward—-— But there were always the 14 spikes to prod it into erectness and to edge it along gently, steadily, and, oh, so glowly, until—hug'—it had dropped into its big hole and the spikes had given 'way to shovels. The bunch of laborers went away victorious, the clerks got back to their desks, the colored woman went in and closed her door, and the boys slid off the fence. But the woman who had shared a sill with a potted plant still watched the telephone pole. And the thing she thought to herself was like this: wonder—I wonder if that gaunt, bark-stripped and beheaded thing out there is alive enough to realize the difference between being a tall tree in a forest and a pole in an alley back of the Blank building? T wond N ancient citizen attended rum- mage sale. He told the lady in charge that he had heard tell they sold old clothes “pow'ful cheap at rummagy sales.” and he wanted to buy a frock and hat for his “old woman.” and. if the money would g0 tar enough, 4 pair of shoes. He had n the flat of his back with in his “jints.” and she had rise” her, now that he had worked and got a little money ahead. The lady, touched by such conjugal appreciation, ured the ancient citi- zen that she uld make the money go as far as possible, and in order to know just how to apportion it asked gether. He took his wealth from his pocket and handed it to the lady. It was wrapped in newspaper and bound and tied with twine. While she was count- ing it he chuckled out: “That old woman sure is goin' to me’ in her fine fixin's! I'm goin’ to get me some emmine, so good to him that he wanted | how much he intended to spend alto- | THE -SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, - Mrs. Henry H. Flather is acting in the capacity of commissioner of the: Girl Scout Council of the District of Columbia until the board elects a commissioner at its next meeting She is interested in civic work, especially treeff planting, and was chairman of the treé planting cere- mony a_year ago at the Girl Scouts Little House at 1750 New York avenue. As chairman of] Ttalian settlement work of the Christ. member of Board of Chil- dren’s Guardians, Mrs. H. H. Flather. Mrs. Flather has aided in promoting the work of these organizations. In 192425 Mrs. Flather was commissioner of the local council. Since that time her official position has been that of first deputy commissioner. At the luncheon given to the Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge at the Scout House last November Mrs. Flather was n guest, having been chosen the official representative of the local council. No. 62 of Cleveland Park ited recently by the local di- Miss Evelina Gleaves. The captain of the troop is Mrs. Olive Ross. Troop No. 68 was given a surprise party by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kirk- patrick of Aurora Heights, Va. Mr. and Mre. Sheepe and Mr. Foster, head of the local club work for boys and girls. were guests. Regular Scout ac- tivities were included in the program. Miss Esther 8chwartze of Falls Church is lieutenant and has been conducting the Summer meetings of the troop. Miss Margaret Clark is the captain. Dorothy Alford is troop scribe. Frances Berley and Evelyn Gulick were elected patro! leaders. Troop No: 53, of which Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., is captain, recently had v scouty meeting with election of officers, patrol corners, fire preven- tion demonstrations, songs, games and plans for a hike to Camp Adventure. The troop scribe is Anne Russell and the treasurer is Amanda Chittum. Troop . 47 met at the Chevy Chase, Md., School, October 1. Tt welcomed its officers and was _dis- appointed to learn that one of its lleutenants, Miss Cora Bowen, cannot find time this vear to be with the troop regularly. After formation and some necessary notices by the captain it played a game, worked on merit badges and the tenderfoots on their tests. It has eight tenderfoots who are almost second class, and as a Christmas present to it is going to become The court of honor planned its course of activities for the Winter. The following day the patrol leaders went to the Montgomery County Hos pital and the leaders gained sugges- tions to make to their patrols. Mar- rummagy clo’es next time I gits a little ahead.” The ‘“altogether” money amounted to 90 cents. The lady looked at it. Then she looked at the ancient citi zen. Then she went into executive sesslon with the other ladies in charge. Then—-— The ancient citizen went away with a gown, a hat, a pair of shoes and a wearproof paper bag to carry them in, together with a felt hat for him- self. And the condition of that man was of a quality which all cynics claim no man on earth can ever attain— He v perfectly happy! garet James is Troop 47's efficient scribe. Troop 43, formerly Troop 20-B, met at St. Alban’s Church. The Scouts worked on tenderfoot, second class and first-ald questions. The recrea- tional part of the.program ended with the Virginia reel. Troop scribe, Jean MacKay. The blowing of “assembly” by Ruth Hunt, who was bugler for Camp Chop- tank during the Summer months, opened the meeting of Troop 26, held at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Three patrols were formed, named and lead- ers chosen. Patrol leader of the Great Bear, Betty Brundage; of the Eagle, Mary Mann Kirk; of the Iris, Cary Aal.” Eltzabeth Franzoni told the girls of the plans made by the troop officers for a booster banquet on October 9. Each Scout is to invite another who is not a Scout. The meeting closed with taps and the Scout prayer. Miss Margaret Tuckey is captain and Dor- othy Stubbs acting scribe. Troop No. 24 reports the following results from its election: Rose @bsun, Ruth Morgenstein and Lillian Maseil, patrol leaders; Henrletta Chernikoff, scribe. Miss Katherine Vaux is cap- tain. The Central Presbyterian Church, at Sixteenth and Irving streets, is the home of Troop No. 10. The patrol leaders decided that every other Satur- day during the month of October would be devoted to second-class work, the alternating being employed. in badge work. Capt. Hazel Scanlon was in charge of the meeting. Troop 2, of which Jeanne Molyneaux is scribe, met with patrol corners, stunts, knot relay games, inspection, ete. Miss Julia Palmer resigned as cap- tain of Troop 1, and Miss Gretchen Ring was elected. The troop gave Miss Palmer a farewell party and wel- comed its new leader. Miss Gleaves, local director, will conduct another training class for Girl Scout leaders and any one 18 or over interested in girls’ work. This will be a morning class, held from 10 to 12 at the Girl Scout Little House, 1750 New York avenue, for six consecutive Mondays beginning Octo- ber 18. MISSOURI WOMAN SETS TYPE FOR PARIS PAPER Surprises French Composing Room, Showing How It Is Done Over Here. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 9.—Mrs. Anne Nolen Christian, owner of the Monroe City (Missourl) News, surprised the mechanical staff of one of the largest newspapers in France by seating her- self at a linotype machine and holding her own with the best French opera- tors. The incident, occurred at a re- ception to & party of American news- paper owners touring Europe. The American newspaper men visited the printing plant of Petit ien, under the guidance of Prof. liams, dean of the School of Journalism of the. University of Missouri. 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The executive board of the District of Columbia Congress of Parent- Teacher Associations will meet for the'| first time since June next Tuesday afternoon in the home of the presi- iint.tl\lr& G. S. Rafter, 800 Eighteenth street. On District of Columbia day at the Sesquicentennial the District of Co- lumbia Congress of Parent-Teacher secretary; Mrs. William D. Carpenter, treasurer; Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Mrs. Frank Lees, Mrs. Shear, Miss Bertie Backus and Miss Quigley, board mem- bers. Committee chairmen—Mrs. Frederick Rice, program; Mrs. Gar- nett Lee, membership; Mrs. B Roop,” social hygiene; Mrs. Barnard Herman, child health; Mrs. R. T. Ward, law and legislation, and Mrs. E. E. Carter, hospitality. The first meeting of the Bancroft Parent-Teacher Association was held Associations was represented by its second vice president, Mrs. Andrew Stewart, and by Mrs. H. E. Rossall and Mrs. Frankland Jon The Jackson Parent-Tteacher Asso- clation will meet Tuesday afternoon. 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