New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1928, Page 5

£4ng & group of negro apiritual songs. Mrs, Louls P. Slade and Mrs, E. G. Bradley presided at the supper table, dispensing . coffee to the many guests, DY Mrs, George Hildebrandt will en. tertain several’ friends at breakfast tomorrow morning’ at her home on Randecker Lane. .. 0 Mrs. Theodore Boehm gave a sup- per party' at her home Wednesday evening to the members of the Mothers’ Class of the First Congre- gational churph. * s e Mrs. Railph Britton will enter- taln 16 at dinner.and cards at her home on Ten Acre road next Friday, street. Reverend Charles H. Mon- bleau, pastor of the Advent Chris- tan church officlated. Mr. and Mrs. Ingraham will re. side in Briatol until April 1st, when they will go to Canada. . o8 The engagement of Miss Mary Culver, daughter of Mra Z. L. Cul- ver, and Philip T. Rackliffe, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Rackliffe of Arch street was announced at a dinner party given Monday evening at the home of Attorney General and Mra. B. W. Alling. DY nounced the engagement of their daughter, Esther, to Jack Schupack of Stanley street. The wedding date Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller have an- | | | | Following luncheon, Mrs. Buellof the Congregational elub at one of | ftumed flowers. About the White |tain and Mrs, Malcolm Campbell gave greetings and announced that the general court would meet April 13 at Washington hotel Washington, D. C. She told of the genealogical work of the society in Virginia and of the part taken by the national so- clety in the woman's council for na- tiona! defence, where she'is chair- man of resolutions. Thirty organi- sations are represented in this coun- il A delighttul musical program was' rendered by Mrs. A. 8. Anderson, contralto, Bruce Young, tenor, Miss Dorothy Smith, ‘cellist and Mra. Clara Mix Lewis atthe piano. Host- esses of the day were Bridgeport ladies, Mrs. Strong, Mra. Armstrong, | | Mrs. Demarest, Mrs. Parrott, Mrs. the largest receptions held there this winter. There were many other imposing social functions to mark the open- ing of Lent, such as the musicale and dinner party given by Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips, Jr., wife or former Representative Phillips df Pennaylvania, who had sixty guests to dine and a hundred in for the mu- sic. Tonight the secretary of state and Mrs, Kellogg are to be guests of the minister of Egypt and Mme. Samy, while the Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel will be honor guests at a reception held by the president and faculty of George- town University. Major General and Mrs. W. B. Connor will be hosts at House living rooms, Mrs. Coolidge keeps only a few flowers in vases here and there. PALM BEACH SHOWS were present. —_— Fort Myers—Henry Ford, when | he arrived at his winter home here. after giving the townfolk the. gjip at the railroad station, found a turkey dinner awaiting him at the home of his next door meighbor, | Edson. | Thomas A. Edison—the feast pre- | pared under the supervision of Mrs. Prire Fights, Musicales and (Charity Benelits Emil Ludwig, the German biog- rapher, is a guest of the Edisons JAP PATRIARCH evening, Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 25 (®— Soclety sped gaily through an un- charted course of prize fights, must- cales, charity benefits and private entertainment this week as the zenith of the winter pageantry crowded closer. The stream of events drew such a press of notables that all fashion- able places were hard put to ac- commodate rons and their guests; in fact most all livirg rooms of hotel has not been set. * o0 The wedding of Miss Alma John- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albin Johnson of | Pleasant astreet, wnd John Bohman of Norden street will take place this afternoon at . the ing several friends at dinner and | home of the bride's parents. Rever- cards this evening for her sister,)end Dr. Abel Ahiquist, pastor of Miss Ella Sloper ‘who is home from | the First Lutheran church, will per- Norton, Mass, for the week-end, form the ceremony at 2 o'clock fn | RN P the presence of fifty guests from | Bunnell and Mrs. Fleming. About 70 were present from all sections of the state. SHOW YOUR KNEES? NO LONGER SMART dinner and a dance at Wardman Park hotel for Col. and Mrs. Fitz- hugh Lee. At homea, luncheon and dinner parties and teas fill almost every hour of Sunday. ¢ s 0 Next week will be rich in social events, with the President and Mrs. Coolidge, if she is able, dining with the secretary of commerce and Mrs. Hoover on Tuesday night and the vice-president and Mrs. Dawes start- .« o e Mrs. Earl Van Buskirk gave a small dinner party at her home on Ten Acre road last evening. e Miss Carlotta Sioper is entertain- - WRITING VERSES iSuocwds in P:;ning One Every y Tokyo, Feb. 25. P—The way t live long is to compose a humorou. ¢ ‘There was a large gathering at the wseventh annual ‘banquet and recep- tion given under the auspices of the Bishop Tierney assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Mon- day evening at the Burritt hotel. It ‘waé one of the most successful and enjoyable events ever given by the organization. w, Speakers of prominence in the re- ligious and political life of the'state have addressed the. gatherings. Mon- day evening the address was by Rt. Rev. Maurice Francis McAuliffe, 1. D, Titular Bishop ' of Delco, auxillary to the bishop of Hartford, tnd president of St. Thomas' scminary of Hartford. M. J. Kenney was in charge of the entertainment, carried on during the banquet. James Sullivan, Francis Egan and Mrs. Irene Walsh Leonard gave vocal selections. Tl Beated at the gpeakers’ table with Tlishop McAuliffe and Toastmaster Joseph M. Halloran were: . Rev. Charles Coppens, Rev. John F. Donahue, Rev. Matthew J, Traynor and Rev, Edward V. Grikis. John O'Leary was chairman of the committee on arrangements and tliose assisting him were: Thomas Meskill, M. J. Kenney, Peter Welch, Ceerald B, Leghorn, Dr. Frank B. Cocdwin, Joseph Ryan. The reception committee consisted of P, F. King, chairman; Dr. D. W. nnell, Dr. Henry Martin, Dr. E. J. Dray, Romeo A. Grise, Dr. Henry T". Lasch, Thomas W. Crowe and P. €. McIntyre. ¢ o 0 Mrs. J. J. Holloway of Murray street entertained her bridge club last Thursday evening. The prizes were won by Mra Carl Casperson and Mrs. George Levitt. DY Miss Evelyn Zucker entertained her bridge club Thursday evening with a Washington Birthday bridge. Prizes were awarded to Miss Bessie Dubowy, Miss Mabel Hirsh and Miss Anna Kennedy. . . Mrs. Theodere Manning of Harri- #on street and her son David Man- ning were in New York during the week, WEDDINGS Nuptial Events Are Fall- ing Off With the Arrival of Lent. The engagement of Miss Hazel Aline Dohrenwend, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Dohrenwend, and Raymond ™. Fraprie was announced at & bridge tea Baturday afternoon at the home of Miss Dohrenwend's parents, on Lincoln street. Mr. Fraprie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Fraprie of Winsted. He is teller in the New Britain National Bank. . e 0 Miss Eleanor Hodges, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hodges of Pristol and Fred Ingraham also of Bristol were married last Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride’s parents on summer HERBERT E. ANDERSON TEACHER OF VIOLIN Packane SuiLsine wam. [ 1 | | | 1| Let Help With Hartford, Plantsville and New Brit- ain. | Miss Hulda Johnson will attend her sister as maid of honor and Walter Kellberg will be best man. | The couple will reside at 514 Stan- | ley street upon their return from a wedding trip. ¢ o0 The engagement of Miss Dorothy Ellen Mercer, daughter of John Mercer of Btanley street, and Wil- lard E. Erickson of Millard street, has heen announced. will take place in the summer, ¢« s 0 The wedding i Miss Frances Marion Winfrey of | Homestead avenue and Richard W. | Gorman, aon of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- ' liam Gorman of Elm street, were married Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in the rectory of St. Mary's church, Reverend Walter J. Lyddy performed the ceremony. The bride was attended by Miss Madlaine Gor- man, a sister of the bridegroom, and the best man was Ebbe Anderson, on Wethersfield avenue, Hartford, upon their return from & wedding trip to New York city. ¢ o o Mias Jean Prince of Monroe street became the bride of Carl Angello, son of Joseph Angello of Bexton street, Thursday afternoon at 2 jo'clock. The ceremony was perform- ed at the parish housc of St Jo- seph's church. Amelia Angello, a sis- ter of the bridegroom attended the bride as maid of honor and Clarence Prince, a brother of the bride was best man. A reception was held at Dudjack’s hall after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs, Angello will reside at 11 Sexton street upon their re- turn from a wedding trip. D Announcement has been made of the marriage of Walter Doerr and Miss Agnes James both of New York. The ceremony took place February 17, in the Little Church Around the Corner. Among the guests at the reception held at the Everglades club later was Miss Mar- guerite Hausrath, of this city. Mr. Doerr has many friends in this city. LR Miss Laura Sheldon Potter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Potter of Farestville, and Myron E. Loveland of Bristol, were married last Baturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Ashbury Methodist church. Dr. Warren F. Bheldon, D. D., an uncle of the bride, and Rev- erend William F. Davis, Jr., pastor of the church officlated. The bride was attended by Miss Helen Love- land, a sister of the bridegroom, and F. Albert White, a cousin of the bride, served as best man. The wed- ding march was played by Mrs. Annie Grey Bree. Mr. and Mrs. Loveland wiil re- side in Bristol, when they return from an extended wedding trip. . o Mr. and Mra. Charles Larson of Cromwell have announced the mar- riage of their daughter, Agnes Eliz- abeth, to Erwin Herbert Danielson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Daniel- son of Maple Hill. The ceremony took place in Brooklyn, December 30, ¢« o 0 Miss Jennie Ellinora Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Albert Johnson of Woodford avenue, Plain- ville, and Harold Winsor Hammer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hammer of Wallingford, will be married this afternoon at the Trin- ity M. E. church of this city at 3 o'clock. The ceremony will be per- Us You Your Floral Problems Mr. and Mra Gorman will reside New Britain Woman’s club. | 1 formed by Reverend William Alder- son, pasior of the church. Miss Ethel Johnson and Peter Kerly will be the attendants. | The bride will be attired in a gown of white georgette crepe and a veil of tulle anu lace. She will carry a bouquet of white roses. The maid | of honor will wear a gown of orchid | georgeite crepe with hat to match nd carry orchid sweet peas. A reception and dinner will b held at the home of the bride's par- | ents’ after the ceremony. | The couple will reside at 171 South | Whitney street, West Hartford, upon | their return from a,wedding trip to New York city. . Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lantz of Arch street, announce the engagement of | thelr daughter, Miss Hildur Lantz| to Laurcnce Reilman of Buell street. | The wedding will take place in May. ‘ CLUB EVENTS | D.AR. To Hold Meeting || Friday—Other Club Notes | | of Interest. At the meeting of the Woman's club Tuesday afternoon, Noah Swayne of Philadelphia gave a lec- ture-recital on “American Folk or Negro Music.” As a lecturer thi 'was Mr. Swayne's tnitial appearance. | Although a concert soloist of note, | his first lecture-recital was present- | ed before this New Britain audie; The program of songs were Ned,” by Stephen C. Foster; “The| 01d Folks at Home,” “Banjo Song,” by Sidney Homer; “Old Matt and| the Rabbit,” “Carry Me Back to Old| | Virginny,” “My Gal is a High Born | Lady,” “I'se Gwine Home to Sec My Gal,” by Pluick; “The Water Boy.,” “A Kentucky Mammy's Lullaby,” ar- ranged by Charles W. Manning: “Crucifixion Song,” “Steal Away,” “Deep River.” “Some of These Days, by David Guion: “Hard Trails,” “I'se Got a Home in the Rock. iby Lawrence Brown; “Swing Low {Sweet Chariot.” At the close of the {program tea was served with Mrs. | Marcus White and Mrs. William H. Judd presiding at the tea table which was decorated with red can- dles and red and white carnations. | Members of the soclal committee served.” ¢ o o Esther Stanley chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Laurence Mouat on| Grove Hill. Miss Mary Louise Par-| dee, state recording secretary, will give a talk on “A Shopping Tour Around the World.” She will fllus- trate her lecture with a display of | souvenirs she collected on a recent | trip around the world. o o 0 The next meeting of the Wom- an's club of Maple Hill will be held | Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock | Hartford; | Hartford, MRS. WILLIAM JUDD Mrs. Judd presided at the tea table Tuesday afternoon dur- ing the social hour which followed the regular meeting of the at the home of Mrs. H. H. Howard on Maple Hill avenue. The program of the afternoon will consist of a short pantomime, “Coquette,” to be given by several members of the club, a paper on the calendar by Mrs. Frederick Teich, vocal selec- tions by Mrs. Robert Chapman of New Britain, violin selections by Mrs. Erwin Wesscls of New Britain, {and readings by Miss Mabel Wallen. The hostess will he assisted by Mrs. L. E. Dary and Mrs, William E. Hine, P A meeting of the Stanley Rule and Level Girls' club was held Thursday cvening at 8t Mark's church parlors. Ofiicers for 1928 are: President, Miss Kathleen Heck; vice president, Miss IFannie Holmes; secreiary, Miss Veronica Ryiz; treasurer, Miss Elsie Rund; financial secretary, Miss Frieda Stanguist; social leader, Miss Mary Burkarth. . Connecticut Chapter, Daughters and Founders of Patriots of Alaerica met last Thursday at Hotel Strat- field Bridgeport for the annual meet- ing, the state president, Miss Mary S. Whittlesey of this city in the chair, The reports showed net gain of 27 members and six deaths dur- ing the year. Connecticut chapter is still the largest as well as the oldest. Noteworthy financial gifts have been a chair for the national president at eadquarters in Washington given 1 honor of Connecticut’s own na- tional president, Mrs. J. L. Buel, & gift of $25 to Kenmorc association and money assuring the perpetual care of the Newcomb lot in Grove | rtreet cemetery, New Haven. Annual elections resulted in_the reelection of Miss Mary Swift Whit- tlesey, president; Mrs. Frederick Benham, of this city, corresponding secretary; Mrs. C. B. Bolmer, of New {aven, treasurer; Mrs. Robert Good- win, chaplain and three new coun- illors, Mrs. George Gilman, Mrs. Charles Alvord and Miss Bertha Perry. Officers holding over are vice- president, Miss F. S. M. Crofut, of Mrs J. N. Campbell, of recording secretary; Mrs. A. N. Jackson of New Haven, reg- istrar; Mrs. F. A. Strong, of Bridge- port, color bearer, and Mrs. N. D. Baldwin, of Derby, historian Councilors holding over are Mrs. 1. K. Shipman, of New lLondon; Mra. William Shaw, of Derby; Mrs. William Brooks, of this city, Mrs. GGeorge Rockwell, of Meriden; Mrs. Frank Corbin and Miss M. P. Marsh ot New Haven. Connecticut is entitled to four delegates to the general court. Those elected were, Miss Emmeline Street, Mrs. €. B, Bolmer, Mrs. F. A. Strong and Miss Susan Norcross. Committees reporting were, one for incorporating and ome on re- vising the by-laws. Both reports wers {adopted. Miss Whittlesey announced the candidacy of Mrs..J. L. Buel for another term as’ national president and the members present endorsed 1t unanimously and enthusiastically. Line ‘Gree See the latest Sterling Silver Pattern at LeWitt’s. service, Tea and Coffee sticks, ete. This silver is made in a complete Sets, Bowls, Candle- M. C. LeWITT Jewelry and Silverware Up 1 Flight 299 Main St. jest dinner party, having only Mr. il)le largest afternoon reception hav- {ing the state delegation in congress {also came in for some of the social | | rush that crowded the first few daya Mrs. Vinoent Astor Sets New Style in New York New York, Feb. 25 P—Mm. Vin- cent Astor is among the first to sponsor the new edict that milady must no longer show her knee if she wishes to be considered smart. The | correct length for daytime wear i3 now two inches below the knee, while evening frocks vary from this | to ankle length. o e e A headdress of golden serpents and another of peacocks studded | with rhinestones and pearls wtl be worn at the Mi-Careme ball of the Russian Charity society. Mrs. Cor- | nelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Vincent | Astor are among the patronesses. ¢ o 0 Interest in the game of Madmin- {ton is being revived in New York soclety with the arrival of Lent,| when many other amusements are taboo. It is a game of Indian origin | resembling tennis, but played on a smaller court with woven halls. P Society sat on the floor to watch and applaud an intricate clog dance to swift syncopated time at the| “fiesta in Trieste” on the liner “Saturnia.” Red rubber frogs and | startish were used as battons in the { water carnival relays in the ship's| pool. The festival, given for the benefit of the Traveler's Aid society | was under the patronage of Nobile | Giacomo De Martino, Italian am- bassador to the United States. ¢ o o The shoulder flower for evening wear is giving way to claborate crys- tal and rhinestone adornments em- |broidered on the shoulders of | frocks. Mrs. James Donohue wears | !a necklace of melon cut emeralds| | with a shoulder pin containing an emerald from which hangs a dla- ' mond strand, ending in a larger em- erald, | | | | | | ¢ o Mid-afternoon is now considered the smart hour for weddings. The | guests of a recent bride who chose |the no-longer fashionable hour of | !8:30 for her wedding appeared in a | variety of costumes because of & difference of opinfon as to whether | jfull evening finery or more ximplc} |array was appropriate, | o | Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler, wife | 'of the president of Columbia univer- | sity, I8 among those members of 80- jclety who have plunged into the Lenten activity of charity sewing classes. She is a member of the committee which meets Tuesday morning to sew shirts for St. Luke's hospital. . Crystal jewelry of flat, quare cut stones set in a silver backing orig- |inated by the French designer Chanel are the latest fad for eve- ning wear. Chains, large dinner rings and globule earrings also are designed of crystal. 'WASHINGTON FOLK " HOLDING SOCIALS LeotStars O i Naton's Cap- tal at Lively Pace ‘Washington, Feb. 25—Lent start. ed off at a lively pace this season, ' Ash Wednesday being marked by | President Coolidge giving the small- | | and Mrs. Charles Beecher Warren 1of Detroit, as guests; Mrs. William Howard Taft the largest luncheon party, and Senator and Mrs. Fred- eric M. Sackett of Kentuc] holdingz | and all the Kentuckians residing in | Washington as guests. Vice President and Mrs. Dawes | of Lent, being guests Thursday night WE SPECIALIZE IN Shoe Cleaning and Dyeing For both men and women. Suede shoes steam-cleaned, re-sha smooth leather finish. White satin slippers dyed to match dresses or hosiery. Tan shoes re-glazed and re-shaped to bring back newness. Gold and silver slippers refinished. Novelty shoes of all kinds carefully cleansed. Our service includes the rebuilding of run-down shoes —making them look new and period. —TH E. M. Webb Company Incorporated 46 CHURCH STREET 2 STATE ST., Harvey & Branch Office—Manning’s Walk-Over Shoe Store, 211 Main Street., New Britain | Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum of Mary- {wore one to illustrate to the Girls' {tlon and those about the entertain- ing their week by dining with Rep. d Mrs. James M. Beck of Penn- sylvania, while one of the most in- teresting dinner parties in store for them is that arranged for March 8, with the Ambassador of Spain and Senora De Padilla as hosts. 8ecre- tary and Mrs. Kellogg are glving a large dinner at the Pan-American Union building March 3, an event requiring great courage, for a dinner party, even at the White House, ‘dur- ing the closing days of congress is apt to be disappointing since all the congressional guests may be remov- ed by a night session. o e . Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry who as Mrs. George Vanderbilt, came from the fashionable world of New York to live in Washington has since she married Senator Gerry, fallen quite into the line of official life and there is not a more popular woman in the senatorial ranks. She observes her Thursdays at home, gives officlal dinner parties and is more proud of belonging to the senate Ladies’ Lunch club than to the very many fashionable clubs of the country, of which she and Senator Gerry belong. Besides the officers and board of di- rectors of the congressional club, Mrs. Gerry had assisting her at the reception Thursday night for the vice-president and Mrs. Dawes, Rep. Katharine Langley of Kentucky, Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper of Wiscon- sin, Mrs. F. J. Garrett of Tennessee, land, Mrs. Homer L. Lyon of North Carolina, Mrs. 8amuel C. Major of Missouri, Mrs. Joe J. Manlove of Missouri, Mrs. Joseph J. Mansfield of Texas, all wives of representatives from many sections of the country. ¢ o o ‘Women of diplomatic corps are planning to spend much time in sewing, needle work, music and art work-——whatever line in which they are most skilled—during Lent. Frau Kiep, wife of the counselor of the German embassy, makes her own dresses and the clothes for her baby, but they are not the usual home made looking affairs. She wore to a recent fancy dress hall an exquisite rose color taffeta silk gown, the skirt | very long and full and trimmed with | roses and frills. The old fashioned pointed bodice which fell off the shoulders was confined with a band of gold lace, little puffed sleeves and other features, making it one of the handsomest gowns at the ball. And she made every stitch of it herself. The gowns of Frau Kiep and the hats of Frau Von Prittzwitz- Gaffron, wife of the German ambaa- sador, which she herself manu- factures, are watched with decided interest. Mrs. Coolidge can cut, fit and make her own house dresses, and at one of the meetings of the Friendship House some time ago she | club how they might make their own dresses, but she attempts noth- ing of a formal nature. DY One watches style in table decor- ation in Washington quite as much as the style in clothes and the din- ner service of one hostess is likely to give her women guests sugges- tions for their own hospitalitics, ®o this season the palm for the most profusely decorated table miust go to the secretary of agriculture and Mra Jardine. When they entertained President Coolidge at dinner Tuesday, Mrs. Coolidge was too ill to go—thou- sands of yellow and blue blossoms were combined in the table decora. ment suite. The blue hyacinths ana yellow jonquils were the combina- tion of color artistically worked out | by the florists at the department of agriculture and they had for weeks | been forcing along or holding back | these blossoms for use at the presi- | dent’s dinner. | The huge floral pieces for the | dinner table comprised a round | plaque at either side. The damask | cloth was strewn with pansies, freesia | and ferns until scarcely any of ft | showed all about the rooms were | great baskets and vases of flowers. The alr was 80 sweet and heavy with | the odor that it permeated the hall- ways nearby and even to the floor below. And still, it is said, President Coolidge is not fond of heavily per- ped or converted to serviceable for another long Hartford, Conn. Lewis Bldg., (Basement) suites were quarters. 8o far as celebrities went, the Ki- wanis under privileged benefit eclipsed the schedule, but rest of milk fund $6,000 and more, uine fun of the meason. An unnamed and vigorously ap- plauded donor gave $2,000 in a lump to the Kiwanis charity show Tuesday night, swelling that fund to $4,000. Hardly a notable in Palm Beach missed this brilllant affair. Holders of boxes in the Golden Horseshoe gave them to Kiwanis, then rebought them for occupancy. Here few: Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld, and Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton, Mr. are a and Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Le Blang, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Leplogie, Mrs. Edward B. McLean, R. K. Mellon and Col. E. R. Bradley. The exclusive old guard elected B. H. Korger of chain store fame, president this week, Clarence Hall, Washington, vice president, and G. H. Kleim, New York, secre- tary and treasurer. . Miama—Besides the brilliant din- Rer dances on Washington's birth- day here, were a series of gay par- ties and dinners of first importance, | Distinctive among them was the tea dance in lavender and satin ap- pointment given by Mr. and Mrs. Mayor | golfers converted to slecping | verse each day, eat only four-fifth of what you want and never bo) row money, according to Kihrachir children's | Okura, retired Japanese millionait: the | who the enthusiasm dis- | sccond birthday and was decorat: played at an American Legion box- | ing match which netted the charity | will stand as about the most nearly gen- | title to lately celebrated his ninety by the emperor. Okura, who was formerly baron but who Las transferred th his eldest son, told inter that the writing of ¢ humorous verse daily is the most important factor in attaining that tranquility which makes for healt) and longevity. He declined, how |ever, to submit any of his vers: for publication. The aged magnate has seen fou: emperors ascend the throne. H. has seen the time when life insur ance companies in Japan were not |on speaking terms with forelgners. He remembers when “hairy bar- | barlans” from the west were put to | the sword on the slightest provoca | tion. | Only a few years ago Okura, on lone of his anniversaries, told o | curious public that he attributed | his good health and long years to |the daily eating of ecls and riec. 'At the age of 92, though, after con- | éldering his stomach reactions care- fully, he has decided that eels and | rice " are not so good as a regular diet for a nonagenarian. Consc- quently he indulges in eels only now and then. | "He still believes in plenty o | sleep and no worry. The only [to keep from worrying, he says, it viewers Claude Ashbrook on Lagorge Club ! not to borrow money. | Terraces. Mrs, Ashbrook chose-as her cos- | Gallot ensemble of beige, its | tume sleeves developing in graceful flounces. Her hat was of brown straw with lace falling from the brim, shading her face. She carried a bouquet of sweet peas. Ormond Beach—The most inter- esting ball of the season marked ‘Washington’s birthday here, with Governor and Mrs. John D. Martin leading the grand march. Prince Carl Hohenlohe of Bartenstein, Ger- many, was among the guests. The center plece of the governor's table at the dinner preceding the dance, carried out the national color scheme used throughout the decora- tions. Supper was served at mid- night. The accident to Frank Lockhart, the Indianapolis driver at Daytona Beach prevented his attendance. Other celebrities of the racing world including John M. White and Cap- | Modern Materials | Bolster Cathedrals | New York, Feb. 25.—P—8cienti- !fic application of modern methods jand materials to crumbling walls and vaults gives new leases of Iif¢ to three of Europe's most famous cathedrals. St. Mark's, Venice, has been re- opened after the completion of re- pairs which, in the opinion of Italian i engineers, have made the building isafe. 8t. Paul's, London, and th: cathedral of Mayence, Germany, similarly owe their continued useful- ness to the skill of modern bullde St. Mark's was originally finiehe in 1063. After the fall of Constanti- | nople it was lavishly ornamented and | faced with marble, but the walls and foundations were seriously overload- ed. One huge crack in the vaulting has been filled with concrete, care- fully proportioned to take up the klll'en(’l imposed upon it. —ETHEL — " Pucky GRL | W 1akES ) 107 o~ PreK’