OCR Text |
Show Friday, December 5, 1930 THE OGDEN POST In Women's Realm 3 9 It. At the December meeting of GolMr. and Mrs. John W, Scowvroft den Spike chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held Monday at will entertain at dinner and tomorrow evening at their home.bridge 2585 the home of Mrs. Otis Weeks, 2529 Eccles avenue, Mrs. Harry D. llines, Swar.er place. of Salt Lake, regent of the state soMrs. Lawrence Farr will entertain ciety. was th guest of honor. Folat dinner this evening at her home, lowing a short talk upon the objectives of the organization, Mrs. llines 2128 Jackson avenue. read a one-aplay entitled, "Our Mrs. Lloyd G. Harris will entertain First President General. The play, her bridge club at luncheon today at whiih was written by Caroline M. her home, 1406 Twenty-sixt- h street. Zimmerman, of Springfield, Ohio, tells of the founding of the DaughMrs. Asael Farr, Jr., will be host- ters of the American devolution in ess at dinner this evening at her 1S:0. The organization was perfectd home, 1250 Twenty-eight- h street ed at the home of Mrs. Mary S. in Washington, I). C, and the Members of her bridge club will make first president general was Mrs. Benup the guest list. jamin Harrison, wife of the president Mrs. George French, 2475 Taylor of the United States. The play which avenue will entertain her bridge club is historically correct, was most ably this evening at her home. Dinner will given by Mrs. llines. During the business meeting a contribution of precede the card games. $10 was given toward the making of Mrs. James Shaughnessy presided a book plate for the state society. The over an attractive dinner Wednesday Salt Lake rhapte rwill contribute the evening at Green Gablea tea room. same amount. The chapter went on Poinsettias centered the amall tables record to cooperate in the celebration where the following guests were seat- of the Washington bicentennial in ed: Miss Ehlma Gamer, Miss Eileen Ogden. Transfers of the membership of Mrs. Grace Briggs Overstreet from Hanley, Miss Margaret McCarty, Mi Nora OBrien, Mrs. John F. Smyth, the Ogden chapter to Baton Rouge, Mrs. Joseph A. Loughran, Mrs. La., and the membership of Sirs. Edna Charles L. Wright, Mrs. T. C. Han- L Wade from Spirit of Liberty chapley, Miss Ray I). Harriger, Miss Rho- - ter, Salt Lake, to the Golden Spike chapter were accepted. The chairda Junk and Miss Bertha Clark. man of the real daughters committee, Mra. Mary Alice Collins, was author-izeIn celebration of her eighty-thir- d to send cards to all real daughbirthday anniversary, Mrs. Julia Ann ters at Christmas time. At the conWedluncheon entertained at Petty cision of the Mrs. Weeks, meeting., nesday at Green Gables tea room. and Sirs. O. A. larmley, assisting Yellow button chrysanthemums and served tea. harmonizing tapers decorated the hostess, luncheon table where the following Slartha Junior friends were seated: Mrs. A. G. Martha Junior society will hold a Mrs. J. C. H. Mrs. Wright, Wright, W. Wright, Mrs. Frank Wright, Mrs. regular meeting Wednesday afterWilliam Wright, of Salt Lake, Mrs. noon, December 10, at Shuff's inn on Mrs. E. E. Carr H. W. Dunn, Mrs. David C. Eccles, Jefferson avenue. will be hostess for afternoon- the and Mrs. T. R. of Portland, Petty Mrs Claude B. Cave. O. fir1 D. A. y In courtesy to Mrs. William V. of Berkeley, Calif., who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. P. Bigelow, for a short time, Mrs. William Van Alen entertained at luncheon and fridge Wednesday afternoon at her street. Carnatbome on Twenty-fift- h ions and Scotch heather were combined in the centerpiece for the luncheon table, where covers were laid for eight close friends of the guest of Cas-lid- honor. Governor George H. Dem and Mrs. Bern were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shearman, 2532 Eccles ivenue, Tuesday evening, preceding the reception at Driggs hall when the new girls epened. dormitory was formally Mr. and Mrs. W. Karl Hopkins entertained at dinner Wednesday evening nue. at their home, 2416 Madison ave- Small tables were arranged for dinner, the centerpieces being rad carnations. Christmas place cards were marked for Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Xye, Hr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Barber, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ruahmer, Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Wherry, Captain and Mrs. Boy Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Wade M. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. June W. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Morse, and Mr. and Mrs. CL B. Empey. Mrs. O. M. Wildman entertained a group of friends at dinner and bridge Tuesday evening at her home on avenue. Dinner was served at small tables, and bridge was the diversion of the evening. The guests were Mrs. Rink Smurthwaite, Mrs. Lee D. Turner, Mrs. R. L. Bothwell, Mrs. G. Vander Vlies, Mrs. F. Millen Earl, Mrs. J. Robert Jarvis, Mrs. Frank Ludwig, Mrs. Fred Norton, Mrs. Phil A. Kohn, Mrs. John Barch, tnd Mrs. Del Shumway. Ec-el- es Mrs. Roy Packer presided over a luncheon of pretty arrangement yesterday at her home on Twenty-fift- h street. Three small tables were arranged for luncheon and later for cards, each being centered with a silver vase of pink roses. The guests included Mrs. W. F. Madson, Mrs. J. Francis Fowles, Mrs. C. J. Humphries, Mrs. W. H. Williams, Mrs. Ludvig Reimers, Mrs. Lawrence Boyle, Mrs. Joseph Tracey, Mrs. P. II. Mulcahy, Mrs. J. F. Andrews, Mrs. R. W. Mrs. W, C. Hinds, and Mrs. C. A. MalinowskL et I. The following party of friends endinner at Green joyed a Gables tea room last evening: Mi's. Eva Beckett, Miss Lillian Ojana, Miss Louise Nelson, Miss Clara Jackson, Miss Selma Pederson, Miss Blanche Johnson, Mrs. Ernest A. Fleming, Mrs. De Vere Childs, Mrs. Frank M. Chapelain, Mrs. Katherine Ajax, Mrs. Florence Riddough, and Mrs. Claud Hinckley. no-host- Mrs. Anna J. Gwin, who has been her daughter, Mrs. George A. Dickson, for the past fortMrs. Fred T. Stone was hostess at night, has gone to Sacramento, Calif., a bridge luncheon Wednesday after- where she will spend the winter with noon at her home, 451 Seventeenth her daughter, Mrs. Homer E. Fenn. street. The luncheon table held a cenMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Wright terpiece of yellow chrysanthemums, visit with yellow tapers in crystal holders have returned for a three-wee- k at the ends. The list of guests in- to Los Angeles and other southern cluded Mrs. George Thorstensen, Mrs. California cities. Lloyd Harris, Mrs. Fred Wing, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Olsen have reGeorge Roberts, Mrs. W. M. Alvord, Mrs. Jesse Moore, Mrs. J. R. Larsen, turned from a several weeks visit to Mrs. Anna L. Van Dyke, Mrs. C. W. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland Cross, Mrs. E. G. Cross, Mrs. A. K. and Seattle. Cross, Mrs. George Hubs, Mrs. Lee Mrs. L. A. Berg, will entertain her Lowenstein, Mrs. Wells Streeper, and Mrs. James Taylor. bridge club at luncheon today at her home, 2619 Grammercy avenue. The Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Carr en- members of the club are Mrs. Charles Mrs. tertained at a family dinner Wed- E. Driver, Mrs. Carl S. Watson, Mrs. H. P. Tyree, Benjamin Brophy, nesday evening at their home, 1171 Mrs. Ora Bundy, Mrs. J. B. Hunter, Twenty-fourt- h street, in compliment Mrs. J. L. C. Baker, Mrs. J. F. Anto Mr. and Mrs. David C. Eccles, of Mrs. J. Francis Fowles, Mrs. drews, Portland, Ore., who are guests in the A. F. Wilson, and Mrs. Earl Harris. eity. visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Jarvis will entertain members of their club at dinner Saturday evening at their home, 2807 Eccles avenue. Bridge will be the diversion of the evening. E. Sirs. 7 ade M. Johnson, 2565 Brink-e- r avenue, entertained members of Chapter F, P. E. O., at luncheon Wednesday afternoon at her home. After luncheon Mrs. Samuel C. Powell spoke to the members upon current events. Chapter J, of the sisterhood, met for luncheon Wednesday with Mrs. Owen P. Cutler, 1143 Capitol avenue. Sirs. Arthur D. Barber gave a paper on Soviet Government Leaders. Delphian The Alpha Zcta chapter of the Delphian society will meet Monday, December 8, at 2 p. m. at Green Gables. Sirs. J. F. Wickstrom will lead the lesson on Examples of Medieval Drama. Topics for report as follows: The Liturgy Dramatized, Mra. C. II. Stevens; The Guild Pageant," Mrs. E. P. Mills; The Morality, Everyman, Mrs. E. C. Bader; A Conimedia dell Arte Play,. Sirs. Fred T. Odell; dramatic reading, Sirs. Angus Kennedy. ( Ladies Literary The meeting of the Ladies Literary club which was to have been held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Joseph R Morrell, was postponed for one week on account of the death of William Purdy, father of Sirs. Harry P. Bagley. The program as announced will be given next week- - Sempre Musical Guest day will be observed Tuesday December 9, when the Sempre Musical society meets at the Congregational Mrs. Vera Frey Beason is church. chairman of the musical program which will be an organ recital. Drama Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Ellison entertained members of the Ogden Flor- ists association at a buffet supper at their home, 2629 Taylor avenue, Tuesday evening. The serving table was centered with a crystal bowl of red roses and red tapers were at the ends of the table. The guests were Mrs. Ella Ballantyn, Miss Elizabeth Huth, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Klenke, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Huish, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McCune, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sears, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dumke, and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hendershot. Mrs. R. B. Coray were Porter and. Mrs. at the C. L. reg- ular meeting of the Drama club held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Porter, 800 Washington avenue. A paper on Shakespearean Comedy r. was given by Mrs. J. Henry F. Mrs. Delbert Foulger read As You Like It, and songs from Shakespeare were sung by Mrs. A. H. Aland. Vol-ke- Child Culture The regular meeting of the Child Culture club was held yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Bigelow Miss Katherine Krauss will leave with Mrs. D. W. White, Mrs. H. W. today for Los Angeles for a weeks Gwilliams, and Mrs. C. A. Bowenai stay. There she will join Mr. and hostesses. After the business meeting Mrs. M. J. McLaughlin, who left Mrs. Frank Bartlett talked upon the Thursday by motor for California. subject, Appreciation of Nature. The party will attend the Notre of Southern California American Legion Auxiliary football game tomorrow. Mr. and monthly meeting of HerRegular Mrs. McLaughlin and son, Phillip A. man Baker unit No. 9, American LeMcLaughlin, will return in two gion Auxiliary, was held Monday eveweeks. ning at the Legion chateau. Mrs. W. D. Shaw, president, presided at the Mrs. Milton II. White entertained business meeting, and reported the her bridge club at luncheon Tuesday presidents' conference which was held at her home, 3585 Kiesel avenue. Saturday and Sunday in. Salt Lake Small tables were arranged for lunch- City. Reports were given by mem-- ( eon and were decorated with chrysContinued on page 8.) anthemums and yellow candles. Covers were laid for Mrs. Robert Hum- Mrs. Spencer S. Eccles, Miss Patricia Batestas, Mrs. Fred Healy, Miss Mariam Ellis, Miss Dol-li- e mel, Mrs. A. Louise DeVine, Miss Marjorie Radke, Mrs. Jack Checketts, Mrs. IL E. Harris, Mrs. R. W. McGinnis, and Brewer, Miss Barbara Browning, Mrs. James M. Armstrong and Mrs. John Mrs. E. L Bickford. D. Rice, of Salt Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Henderson, J. Walter Ellingson, of Chicago, of Cheyenne, Wyo, who were guests spent Thanksgiving and the week-en- d Mr. of Mr. and Mrs. Ray I Olson during with his son and daughter-in-lareturned Mrs. night Walter and Sunday E, Ellingson, 877 the week end, to their home. Mr. Henderson, who is Binford avenue. He departed Sunday of the west- for his home. national Mrs. E. E. Laubaugh, of Boise, Idaern division of The American Legion, conferthe attend to came to Utah ho, spent Sunday evening in Ogden ence of officers which was held Sat- with her sister, Miss Edith Tallman. who is national vice president of the urday and Sunday in Salt Lake. Mrs. William V. Cassidy, of Berke- American Legion Auxiliary, and Mrs. r, Frank E. Meek, department president ley, California, is the guest of her Mrs. A. P. Bigelow at the Hotel of Idaho, were in attendance at the annual Utah conference of unit offiBigelow. She will remain in Ogden CasMrs. week. the cers in Salt Lake on Saturday and of end until the to Sunday. sidy arrived Thanksgiving morning F. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Barber and son, spend the holiday with her father, Allen, of Pocatello, spent the past J. Hendershot. as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Brewer entertained week-en- d by Mrs. Harry S. Anderson at their home at a delightful luncheon followed her on Marilyn drive. In compliment to bridge Saturday afternoon Herat guest their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson home on Eccles avenue. dinlist included Mrs. John Browning, Mra. entertained a party of twelve at E. Rich, ner and bridge Friday evening. George S. Eccles, Mrs. Junior Dame-Universi- GIFTS For Him Any man who smokes will welcome our fine quality cigars, attobaccos, and cigarettes tractively wrapped for Christmas giving. High Grade PIPES including Dunhill & Milano p Baders Lobby Eccles Bldg. ty a w, vice-comman- sis-te- priced 50c to $10.00. r I Hi K is?. iV d Mc-Ke- ll, THE BEST 4 Lock-woo- ndlS ttvr qzd jxvcx" gsrhqz By ELMO SCOTT WATSON United States Supreme court is soon to have a new home In the National Capital befitting the dignity of that tmportnnt branch of the federal government, but tiie selection of a site for this temple of justice has meant the passing of one of the most historic buildings in Washington. For 115 years there stood at the corner of Maryland avenue and First street, X. K., in the block adjoining the Library of Congress, i building, known as the Old Brick Capitol," because at a critical period in our history it housed the government of the United Slates. But now It is no more. It has been tom down so that upon Its site may be erected the atately new home of the national Judiciary. The Old Brick Capitol came Into being as the result of one of the greatest catastrophes which ever liefell the republic the burning of the Capitol and other government buildings in Washington by the British during the War of 1812. Aa we look hack upon it now, it seems strange that our government should have been so apathetic and the citizens of Washington so indifferent to danger as they were In August, 1814, when a British fleet sailed into Chesapeake bay and anchored off Fort McHenry. If they gave the matter any thought at all, It was that New York or Baltimore might be attacked, but it seemed to occur to no one that the National Capital was In any serloqs danger. For one thing, they counted on Fort McHenry to keep the Invaders from coming up the bay, and if the enemy should attempt a naval attack on Washington by way of the Potomac river, they seemed to believe that the antiquated cannon placed at several points below the city would liold them off. It was no tribute to the Intelligence of the British leaden to believe this and, as might have been expected, the enemy did exactly what no one seems to have thought they would do. They launched a land attack from the other direction and so swift were their movements and so Inadequate the preparations by the Americans for guarding against such so emergency that the red coats were almost upon the city before they were discovered. Then there was a great scurrying around and General .Winder hastily assembled a force of some 6,000 men to halt the Invaders. Five hundred of L!s men were sailors but the remainder were raw and undisciplined militia, and it was with this force that he faced an army of 5,000 British, mostly sailors and marinas, under Admiral Cockburn and General Ross at Americans to tbis day remember with sfyime the "Bladensburg races," as the newspapers of the day called the rout which followed. For although the 500 American sailors made a brave stand, the militia ran and President Madison, who was with the troops, was swept along with them In their panicky flight la the meantime Dolly Madison, the wife of the President, was proving herself a heroine. When news of the Bladens-bur- g disaster reached Washington, most of the government officials and hundreds of citizens fled Incontinently with no thought of trying to save anything from the Invaders. But Doily seized the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and other priceless documents, loaded them and other valuables of the government In a firm wagon and took them across the Potomac Into Virginia, where she was Ister joined by the President, who was forced to bids out lu the woods as ths enemy inarched Into the Capital. 11E g. jv&j&jxnzp Tho British made a triumphal entry of it on August 24. Entering the Executive Mansion, the British officers, according to their own account, drank the British kings health iq the American President's wine and then set tire tp tho building. Next tliey visited the Capitol and Admiral Cockburn took Ids seat in the chair of the speaker of the house of representatives. Springing to his feet, he shouted, Shall this harbor of Yankee Democracy ha burned? All for It will say 'Aye I Shouts of Aye I Aye filled the room and a few minutes later the torch waa applied. Next they destroyed the treuaary building, set Are to other government structures, and when they departed they left behind them a city virtually in ashes. Washington, with its smoking ruins, was in a critical situation. Many members of congress had never been fully reconciled to moving the National Capital from Philadelphia to this backwoods village, and after the scattered legislators had reassembled, a movement was started to abandon Washington and reestablish the seat of government lo Philadelphia. Then a group of leading Washington citizens got busy. They determined to provide, at their own expense, a suitable meeting place when the new congress convened. It was this structure which for the next four years housed the government of the United States. President James Monroe took the oath of office on a platform erected on the north side of the building, the first outdoor Inauguration ceremonies since Washington's in New York, and the one which established the precedent for the Induction into office of later Presidents. But even more Important during the four eventful years of the Old Brick Capitol's, early history were the acts of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth congresses which met In it They granted a charter for 20 years to that bank of the United States against which Andrew Jackson wag'd bis famous fight They appropriated a million a year for eight years for naval construction. They authorized the President to engage John Trumbull to make his four big paintings for the new Capitol that was to be. They granted to Revolutionary veterans pensions of $20 t month to officers and $8 to privates, on proof of need." They enacted, on April 4, 1818, the law adopting Capt. Samuel Cheater Reid's design for tbe national flag. They ratified the treaty with Great Britain for the restriction of naval forces on the Great Lakes. They authorized the President to take possessed of East and West Florida. They admitted Mississippi, Indiana and Illinois Into the Union; made organized territories of Alabama and Arkansas and authorized Alabama to take steps for statehood. Perhaps most important of all was the long debate over tbe request of Missouri to be admitted as a state. The request was not granted at that time. But John W. Taylor, a representative from New York, Introduced an amendnieut to the bill for the admission of Missouri, providing that no servitude slavery nor involuntary should exist north of the line of 86 degrees 39 minutes north latitude. Tills he was finally prevailed upon to withdraw. But In the next congress it was taken up again by Henry Clay and was pressed to adoption as ths famous Missouri compromise. In the meantime, work was going forward on the rebuilding of the Capitol, and on December 6, 1819, Just four years and two days after the Fourteenth eongrcsB assembled In the Old Brick Capitol, ths Sixteenth congress assembled in tbe new marble Capitol, the first unit of the great structure which houses our government today. The Old Brick Capitol was turned over to the Circuit court for Its use an appropriate predecessor of the new home of the Supreme court which Is to lie built on its site. Later the Old Brick Capitol became n fashionable boarding house and served as n home for many notables during ths next three decades. In It John GL Calhoun, statesman, senator and Vice President, lived for nearly a quarter of a century, and he died In one of the rooms on the second floor in 184L The Civil war brought to ths Old Brick Capitol Its second era of fame. Commandeered by tbs War department for use os a bouse of detention, It known aa Old Capitol Prison tnd held within its walls scores of. prisoners of stats" blockade runners, foreign army officers captured while serving In the Confederate forces, conscientious objectors. Union deserters and Confederate spies, Undoubtedly the most famous of all these was the betwitchlng woman spy for the men In gray Belle Boyd. While Belle Boyd was Incarcerated there, after her first capture, she was accustomed to give a concert In her room every night for the benefit of other prisoners, and this Invariably began with the singing of Maryland, She was released In My Maryland. exchange for a Union general and sent South under n flag of truce. But she was soon at her work again, was again captured and once more sent to Old Capitol During this period the prison was also the scene of one grim event the execution of MaJ. Henry Win, keeper of the Confederate prison camp at Andersonvllle, Ga. Tried by n military tribunal, presided over by Gen. Lew Wallace, later famous as tbe author of Ben llur, Win was convicted of conspiracy to undermine the health of Union prlsonen and of violating tbe rules of civilized warfare and was hinged on n gallows In the prison courtyard on November 10; 1863. After the war the Old Brick Capitol was remodeled and converted into three private dwellings, which were occupied by Associate Justice Field of the Supreme court. General Dunn and In this period it Mrs. Condit-Smltwas the scene of one more event of' historic interest In one of the drawing rooms Miss Louisa Condit-Smlt- h became the wife of MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, soldier, territorial administrator and candidate for the nomination for the Presidency. In 1921 Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont . bought the building and presented It to the National Womans party for Its national headquarters. It became n gathering place for tbe feminists; not only of America bnt of the whole world, and there was carried on the work for the freedom and eqnallty of women. Finally the government; la seeking n site for the new Supreme court building, selected this one, instituted condemnation proceedings two years ago, and this year ths work of razing It began. be-en- so-call-ed h. . ( by VMlin MiwipApw VatMh). |