Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1921, Page 4

TS0OLITILE ONES 10 BE KEPT ALIVE Group of Prominent Men and Women Here Will Aid European Children. More than 1,900 destitute and starv- ing children of ecastern and central Europe will literally and actually be n | of a group of prominent men and wo- kept alive this winter by the actio! Bliss, 1785 Massachusetts venu northwest, and who, following a per- | sonal message from Herbert Hoove pledged themselves for contributon of over $19,000. The simpiicity of arrangements, th ‘worthiness of the cause and the dis- patch with which the business in hand—saving children’s lives aj the modest sum of $10 a life— accom- , together with the things for ‘Wwhich the participants’ names stand in the National Capital, all combined to compensate for any lack of the spectacular. More Than 100 Present. More than a hundred were present through the activity of a committee composed of Mr: Adolph C. Miller, Mrs. Livingston Farrand. Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, and Mrs. John A. Mc- Murray. Arthur C. Moses, local chair- { mitted tl o0 H man of the European Re presided and said what Wwhererpon those in attendance what had been hoped they would do—pledged themselves to save lives. Some_ of the first gifts recorded were ef Council e had to s: did for $1,000, representing a hundred | was made with the knowledge that ltves. - Among Contibutors. Among those pre checks were Mrs. Mrs. Livingston Fai Bell Sweeney, Mrs. Fr. Mrs. Van S. Merle-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mr. Mrs, Frederick Atherton,” Mr. and_ Mrs Frederick Brooke, Mrs. Ralph Glovin, Mrs. Nannie Julie Noble, Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bald- win, the Belgian ambassador, Mrs. Edward B. McLean, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. James McDo. Summer Welles, Amaryllis Gillette, Mrs. Marcus Kim- ball, Mrs. George ) Everett, S. Kauffmann, Mr. and Mrs. Eustis, Mrs. Frederick Gebhard Katherine Stouffer. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, Capt. Anna L. Fisher of the Arabian army and Mrs. James Harlan. Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. Mrs. Nor- man Davis, Mrs. E. B. Burling, Mrs. Charles Wood, Mrs. Carroll Glover, Mrs. Philip Lansdale, Mrs. Ralph Cross Johnson, Mrs.! Walter S. Hutch- Z { e [PRESIDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN UP THE PEN UPON RETIREMENT Recent Offer to Mr. Wilson Recafls Occu- pants of the White House Who Made Their Mark. in Letters. OODROW WILSON, during his nearly eight years’ oc- White | Wrote After Leaving White House. House, has sald and done many things never said or done by |great training school for writers, and any previous President, but what is|every four or eight years or so it The apatent of M oonon |100ked upon by fhany as the greatest | turns one over to. the Titerary werld be e | of precedents is the offer he recently | Some of the writers were thoroughly to write for a newspaper E | syndicat the expiration of his and a talk from Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. | > ndicate at the expiration of hi cupancy of the received term It is reported upon most exceilent that for his first article. which, by the way, would be of his and authority own selection as to subject / THE SUNDAY STAR, JANUARY 2, 1921—PART 1. small, and the amount Gen. Grant is reported to have received from his memoirs, which took many months to complete, would not pay for two of | President Wilson's syndicate articles at the rate offered him. The gems given to the world by Lincoln were free. That is, he received no pensation for their writing or the millions of copies which afterward printed. ENJOY HAWAIIAN MUSIC. Oldest Inhabitants Entertained by the Misses McDowell. Members of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District at their 3 ar meeting yesterday were entertained with Hawaiian music by Misses Edith and Grace McDowell. The entertainers were given a rising vote of thanks for the program they presented. Following the business session refreshments were served. Yomi Uri, oldest newspaper published in Tokio, also has the dis- from were s eight years as chief executive would be enthusiastically received. @ The White House is becoming a he trained and had _earned laurels before going to the White House school. Woodrow Wilson is one of the lat- ter. ~So was Theodore Roosevelt President Taft acquired a taste for journalism while chief execut though it was not until after his exit that he went through the thrills of secing the “ghost walk.” tinction of being the first to run a woman’s page. VACATION TIME ENDED FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYES com- | Thousands of Employes, Following the Holiday Intermission, Re- turn to Desks Tomorrow. ‘With the holidays over thousands of the federal departments in Wash- ington will return to work tomorrow after vacations ranging all the way from a few days to three weeks. Larger numbers of employes of the departments have taken time from their annual leave during the Christ- mas season this year than ever before, and in many cases not more than half the forces of the larger departments have been on duty. ‘Time for taking the month’s annual leave with pay granted to government employes ex- pires with the end of the calendar year and thousands of employes of the d¢partments in Washington have tak- en advantage of the holiday season to use up the time left to them for the year 1920. Along the line of leave for govern- ment employes . there recently has A Corps of Experts Ready If You Want {pressions of men and events during! compensation of Col. Roosevelt look length, he was to receive $150,000. And again he has set the people of the country aghast by refusing this offer, according to good report, giv- ing as his reason that nothing he or any other living man could write would be worth that much money. Newspaper reporters in Washing- ton, discussing the reported offer, ad- t the guarantee was pretty President Grant is said to have | never written anything_for publica- tion until he left the White Hou and_his experience in writing was brief, but memorable, for in that time the country received the benefit of his famous memoirs. Lincoln, like Grant, devoted his time and energies to other things than penning pieces for pub- {lication. but the few times he did turn out some copy it was like presenting the world with priceless gems. The world of letters is not familiar with and jndicated that publish- |the writings of McKinley and Hayes, were showing an inclination to be |but Benjamin Harrison's messages and | more liberal. When newspaper men | PADErs are conceded to rank with the wdmit a publisher is liberal with his {D€St of those written by the Presi- money it must be true. G But it is realized that the offer| offer to Wilson Unprecedented. podro 1] When Theodore Roosevelt retired have h value for quite a good i B } B ) to come and that" the |ITOM Dublic life he joined the staff of President has one great big story to |* Magazine, and in spare moments he tell the world, the details of which [wrote under contract for other maga- have been barely hinted at-and which {zines, one of which is said to have when unfolded in_the clear choice|paid him a price which up to that language of Mr. Wilson will be de- [time was considered as unprecedented. voured by the reading public of prac-! Report had it that he received tically the entire world. The Presi- |either one or two dollars a word for dent has, of course, a good supply (his story of his African trip, besides of human interest stories of a per- |a royalty from the book. the n of Woodrow Wilson would sonal d intimate nature simply! But the offer reported to have been waiting to be put on paper. His im- [made to Woodrow Wilson makes the | ins, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs. Au- Bustus Gardner, Mrs. J. J. Rogers, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Charles H. Harlow, Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mrs, William A. Scully, Mrs. A. Harmon Witmer, Mrs. Gordon Cumming, Miss Lonise 'Delano, Miss Sophie Sweet, Mrs. Charles Denby, Miss Louise Lit- taver, Mrs. Margaret E. Pendleton, Mrs. E. H. Slater, Mrs. J. H. Slater, Miles M Shand, Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Miss Frances McKee, Mrs. Sherman Miles, Mrs. E. G.. Lowery, Dr. Louis Lehr, Mrs. Charles J. Beil, Miss Helen Ernst, Mrs. Allerton Cushman. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gaff, Mrs. Charies War- Ten. 4,000 VISIT Y. M. C. A. FOR NEW YEAR EVEHNTS Elaborate Program Ranges From Athletic Exhibitions to Chess and Checker Contest. An elaborate program, including athletic exhibitions and a chess and checker.. mateh, marked the annuai New Year celebration of the C 1! branch of the Y. M. C. A. s From early morning until late last night there was not a dull moment in the entire building, which had been thrown open to the public by the trus- tees, board of managers and officers. It is estimated that more than 4,000 persons witnessed the affairs during the day., The celebration opened in the boys' department with a game tournament, followed by a swimming Mmeet, group games and concerts by the Y. M. C. A. orchestra. Sandwiched be- tween these events was a wrestling match between Messrs. Muzikar ang Hodgkins, a chess and checker mateh ; and a basket ball game between teams Tepresenting Tech High School and the Epiphany Tigers. W. B. Mundell took the honors in the checker and chess match. winning - twenty games of checkers and losing two, and having one game of chess to his credit and drawing in another. In ihe basket ban jgame the Epiphany igers captured the laurels b of 16 to 14 ey sitors in the afternoon were en- tertained fn the auditorium with var). ous aquatic exhibitions, which includ. ed canoe-handling stunts, a candle race, a SWimming tug-of-war, life say. ing, trick swimming and fancy diving, In the lobby of the building, in the evening, members of the boys day school gave a special program of carols. The affair was closed with a | concert by the Musurgia Quarte:. i | at 10 o'clock ' Work of the religious and educa- tional departments of the association also was placed on exhibition, At § o'clock in the afterncon the Wash. ington Players Company presented a one-act play, entitled “Coffes fop Two.” Meantime, the board of man. agers and secretarial staff were hold. ing a reception in the Sir George Wil. lams room. 2 PAINTING R. K. FERGUSON, Inc. 1344 9th St. Ph. N. 231-233 Painting Department “PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 LECTRICITY = —INSTALLED ‘We Do the Work Promptly and Guarantee Quality Workmanship There will be no dust or dirt to mar the floor coverings or furniture—in fact, you will hardly know we are working. The E. F. Brooks Co. Established Over One-Half Century Leo C. Brooks, Manager 813 14th St. N.W. been revived a definite move to se- cure for thera Saturday half-holidays all the year instead of for three months during the summer. The movement is understood to have the backing of several officials of the Federal Employes’ Union and has been talked of in labor circles in the District of Columbia. It {8 contended that government employes should be allowed a half day on Saturday dur- ing the whole year as are those in private employment. Some of the federal clerks are understood to be against the proposals as they fear if Saturday half-holidays the year around are allowed them the privilege of a month’s sick leave with pay and a month’s annual leave may be re- duced in some way. PROF. WINSLOW’'S TRIP. Prof. C. E. A. Winslow of the Yale University School of Medicine has been granted leave of absence for the spring term in order that he may assume the directorship of the public health activities of the League of Red Cross Societies at Geneva. Prof Winslow will return to New Haven t the fall opening, next October. SCOTT ALMAS HOLDS RECEPTION. New Year Event Featured by Danc- ing and Musical Numbers. Nobles of Almas Temple and their friends were entertained at_a New Year dance and reception at 711 13th street yesterday afternoon, Illustrious Potentate Henry Lansburgh heading the receiving line. From 2 until 6 o'clock the guests danéed to music provided by the Shrine orchestra. Musical specialtie were provided by Fred East and Mis Selma Selinger, the former being ac- companied by Charles Kocher and the latter by Prof. Jacques Heidenheimer. A huge Christmas tree adorned the stage and refreshments were served in profusion. The committee in charge consisted of C. C. Dunkle, R. W. For- ney and H. Elkton Smith. — Fifteen denominations are repre- sented in the membership of the In- ternational Women Preachers' ciation, organized in St. Louis a year ago, and of which Miss Madeline Southard of W eld, Kan., is the president. . . Specialties —Painting —Paperhanging —Upholstering —You can count on getting first- class work at moderate cost. Geo. Plitt Co., Inc. 15 Jen 5x ,@ Buy Your 3@? E For Elks M For Masons For Brotherhoods For Locomotive Engineer For Eastern Star For Moose 8 For Shriners And Many Which Cannot Be Listed At the Right Prices D. ALPHER. Jeweler. 907 G at. m.w. 66 7” FOR FL LY GAS RANGE 50% Savings on Your Gas Bill HOT-WATER - COLDS Always New!!! Always Ready! Boils, Bakes, Roasts and Heats 30 galions of water with two burners. You must see this wonderful _stove in operation. For demon- There is always something new in this column—maybe just a suggestion that will save lor prolong your life— | To get the best results take QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR PIANO AND PLAYER SALE Every One of These Bargains Must Go Into Some Home e don e At oar venty-seven” at the first - = feeling of a cold. Main Office, | If you wait till your bones Rl‘;?d'.',' l‘dltzl’l l::;'d I begin to ache it may take longer. N. Y. Ave. N.W. Branch Office. ##Doctor’s Book on the treat- | ment of “Every living thing”— mailed free. Phone Lincoln Humphreys’ William St Homeo. New Yorl O g o g e 0 S Sy Y e B R W W e Indg?, This is without question the greatest, the most extraordinary Piano and Player-Piano sale in the history of the piano business. It’s a fact that the greater the volume of business done by any concern, the smaller the margin of profit on which they can ido business. So we have made up our minds, after a meetingof the heads A Few of the Many Bargains Huntington Upright, J. H. Williams Upright, 5498 oak, used mahogany, new $519 Brinsmead - Upright, Franklin Upright, mahog- $563 ebony, used ......... any, new h Berkley Upright, Solo:. Concerto Player, ebony, used . mahogany, slightly used or 8 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity Assets Nearing $7,000,000 Surplus More Than $600,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Secre To show you our confidence in the wonderful MONEY BACK Could anything be fairer? THE PRICES The figures placed on this elegant list of Pianos are certainly low: Think of it! EXTRA SAVING our cash saving plan when you call. FREE DELIVERY antee safe delivery. 296 ‘96 of business in two months’ time. ‘We must move them. 9¢. 14..19 of this house, to do two hundred and fifty thous- and dollars in our Baltimore and Washington stores during the next two months. going to force this great amount of business We are Nelson Upright, mahogany, used Woodward & Brown, Upright, ebony, used.. Mehle Upright, ebony, used Story & Clark Player, mahogany, slightly used Haines Upright, mahog- any, new - Story & Clark Player, mahogany, slightly used $567 $569 $571 L R N W N W W U e N Wt o8 Special Exchange Offer are offering during this great quarter of a million dollar sale, within one year’s time you may exchange the Piano or Player- Piano you purchase for any other Piano or Player-Piano of equal or greater value on our floors and all payments made on the first instrument will be credited in full against the second. Every instrument fully warranted and guaranteed to be as represented or money refunded without question or argument. A Used Upright Piano for $98, and a Used Player for $198. Come and be convinced. Extra saving for more cash down. Ask the salesman about We will deliver any one of these instruments to you and guar- buys a used Player-Piano of good make. Player is worth a great deal more, but we are going to do a quarter of a million dollars’ worth buys a used Piano, oak case, large size. floors are crowded with used Pianos that have been taken as part payment on Player-Pianos. NEW PLAYER ROLLS Word Rolls and Instrumental Rolls S EY g, can’t help buying. Call at our store, day or night, and our whether you buy or not. been waitinf for.. Don’t terms are all in your favor. DESCRIPTIONE: S5 ss S used, shopworn or new, are guaranteed to be as represented or your money will be cheerfully refunded. TERMS bargains we for from 1 to their age. to be pleased. FRE and Players This Our N ] OPEN . NIGHTS L UNTIL Cts. NINE e g e =3 LU LS UL Y ' % Y by making prices and terms so low that you take great pleasure demonstrating any instrument to you. This is the opportunity you have put off buying. The prices and What can bo essic r than no*ao-..'::hm to pay for 30 days, and a long time in which to pay the balince, to approved credit? can now enjoy the pleasure of a fine Piano or Player-Piano. GUARANTEE: =2 sz, Faos 2= 5V Yow arenbboilaaly prociiod in syars e We include free with every Player-Piano a handsome bench to match, or stool with a Piano. fEnabet 1330 G Street N.W: Hall Uprigkt, ebony, used Haines Brothers’ Upright, salesmen will ebony, used Players we are i quarter Surely anyone oak, used ... years, according You are sure oak, used Hampton Player, mahogany, used ....... Baus Player mahogany, used Autogrand Player, i mahogany, used Cecelian Player, mahogany, used Kingsbury Player, mahogany, used Technola Player, mahogany, used Autopiano Player, mahogany, used Wheelock Player, mahogany, used Foster Upright, mahogany, new Steinmetz Player, mahogany, used Ackerman Player, oak, used . Schubert Upright, mahogany, used Comstock Upright, mahogany, used Malcolm & Love Upright, mahogany, used Byrne Upright, ... . mahogany, used . Whittier Upright, mahogany, used Columbus Player, mahogany, used Boudoir Player, Nelson Player, 10 Arerooms, tnc. Williama,Pres JUEIN LA TLRLT .......... $139 .. $146 $146 $158 -$171 J. &N [ =l [ mahogany, used Foster Grand, mahogany, used ...... Premier Grand, mahogany, new Primatone Player, | mahogany, used Solo Concerto Player; $57l choey,sighly et $982 mahogany, new .. Story & Clark Player, $595 oy, slighty wse s 3995 style “B,” mahogany, ne Haines Upright, mahog- 5595 Cnanogony tigneiy usea 9023 Fovahogany. iehtly uscd 9039 Armstrong Player, 5643 Story & Clark Player, mahogany, new mahogany, new $649 Knabe Player, $695 Steinway Upright, mahogany, used . - mahogany, slightly used $”0 Knabe Grand, $795 Knabe Angelus Pla.)er. $&75 $895 mahogany, slightly used Solo Concerto Player, 5589 mahogany, slightly used H. Williams, 5595 any, new anogany. gy usea 9037 mahogany, slightly used $649 Schubert Player, mahogany, used . $695 Franklin Player, mahogany, used $795 $498 Down. No More To Pay For 30 Days, Then Take a Long Time To Pay Balance 7° é"ggg"’d Rl AR s Y e W B W e g il e M Wy Wy Wy e N N i e s W e W i A}