Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1921, Page 52

on | NEWS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE | Believing that there is fair weather | owing fo the nature of the service Sr Ve ibility | during the war, were denied them. abead and little possivility "’“lu‘f;e'mpresenzanve oo an ekt B Will be any further freeze-up in the | "paortg will be made to make the Pot. ¢ river, plans are being made service attractive to young men who by the officers and men of the Naval , were not old enough to participate in Reserve of the District of Columbia lhfl l‘ecentlynt‘mge«:"c‘o;lcl:ic:m’r%efl;:l : , : nd a recruitin v - for a series of week end and Sunday | S0, 5 FeeTCRE sorvite WU O b training cruises down the river | girgots southwest, Monday night, aboard the sub-chascr 210, which has March 7. Any young man of eighteen been assigned here for instruction |vears or over and in good physical > o= condition will be taken into the serv- L et ice. This is the first effort here at e e e s Paimter, "but | Tecruiting the reserve force’since the it is the announced intention to send war. sel to the dry dock at the It was asserted by officers in’ charge at the armory that young men who avy soon in order A fmdirwater hall inspect- enter this branch of the service now cd 'and to mave removed the plugs ' Will have a good opportunity to train piaced in her hull to keep circulating for promotion to the commissioned water from getting to the water- jackets of the gasoline engines and be unfortunate enough to be called injuring them. «into another conflict they will have The men are looking forward to good berths. Many young $hen who grades, and should the United States|J chief surgeon of the local reservists, will make the physical examinations of those who apply for enrollment. ‘The Naval Reserve enrollment of- fice, which, for a number of years was located in the old Naval Hospital building at 9th street and Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast, has beemy moved to the Water street armory, thus putting under one roof all of‘ the activities of the local reserve force. Lieut. C. E. Eason, U. 8. N, is in charge of this office. The annual hull and engine in- spection of subchaser 210, assigned to the local reservists, was conducted during the week by @ board of officers from the Navy Department and the Washington navy yard. The report on the ship, which is commanded by Ensign Donahue, U. S. N, was re- ported to be excellent. 1 | National Guard News Two promotions of officers to higher places in the District National Guard' were announced yesterday by the War | guardsmen witnessed the cavalry unit Department. John R. Kain, second lieutenant of Company C, Engineer Regiment of the District Guard, has been promoted to first lieutenant and asigned to duty with the same company. Lieut. Kain enlisted in the District Guard, in De- cember, 1918, soon after his discnarge from the officers’ training school at Camp Lee, Va., and served though the various enlisted grades until his pro- the cruises with a great deal of in- . ¢rajneq with the local naval militia 3 Desides being able to Keep | perore the war became officers after they were called into the service. For this purpose, schools are main- tained requiring but an hour and @ half of time each week. There are for down-river cruises. The work of the naval reservists is | Schools conducting regular courses heing made more interesting every | in navigation. ordnance and gunnery week, and everything is being done!and seamanship. Besides, the local for the benefit of the men. .| reserve force furnisheswopportunity Those men_ who fail to attend drills| for the men to learn engineering, ra- as required by the naval reserve act,!dio operating and maintenance and it was pointed out by officers, are|signaling. missing many pleasures usual in the eut. Commander Albert P. Tib- Naxy in time of peace, but which,| bets, a veteran of the world war and motion to the rank of second licuten- ant, in April, 1920. He was in charge of the camp mess and mail service at the District Guard encampment at Camp Lee last August, and was com- plimented by his superior officers on the efficiency of his work at the en- campment. Lieut. Ralph S. Childs, who has been acting lieutenant of Company A, old home town the entire population turned out to see me off. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUAR; 27,. 1921—PART COMMITTEE ON SAFETY. Mr. Hornblower—When I left my Mr. Lisner—I reckon they wanted to | make sure you wa'n't takin' nothin’ | brella insurance business, Engineer Regiment, for some months! With you. i past, has been commissioned by thel President as second lieutenant of the Engineer Regiment, District Guard. Lieut. Childs enlisted in Company A when it was organized, in August, 1918, and has served continuously since that time. Officers and enlisted men of the District National Guard were the guests of Col. William C. Rivers, 3d Cavalry, U. S. A, commanding of- ficer at Fort Myer, at a special mounted drill of the 3d Cavalry at Fort Myer Friday afternoon. The 0 through its paces and expressed | ‘admir.nion for the drill by the regu- ars. Members of the District Guard are preparing for a dance to be held by the unit about the middle of March. | The date will be announced later. | Dances recently given by the guard haveb een declded successes, and plans under consideration contem- plate making the dance in March the | best that has been given by the local guard unit. Decision as to the place for the an- ! nual encampment of the National| Guard the coming Summer has not | been made by the War Department. | Camp Meade, Md., which has been re- tained as one of the permanent can- | tonments, is understood to be favored | as the place for the District Guard | encampment. | Dell Millinery _of 931 G St. N.W. | mouse. Temporarily. located at ) THE WAY IT GOES. Flatbush—Holy smoke! look at poor { old Millionrocks; poor as a church ! Where did all his money go to? Bensonhurst—Went into the um-| Went broke | the first week. LOWERED PRIC New Furs for Spring —Wear at Especially: —Attractive Prices | UITE the widest selection of spring-style | Chokers and Scarfs to be found hereabouts. @Animal shapes predominate though there are other scarfs none the less smart and chic. parison of prices will bring you here for biggest values in Easter furs. Clearing Out Fur Coats and all other winter furs at SUBSTANTIALLY Com- 1005 H St. N.W. and will be open for business at this address Monday morning. {SBXSFURCo. Manufacturers Who Retail at Wholesale Prices 1212 F Sreetr | et Spring suits of ; navy tricotine *45 Of course they are tricotine, and, of course, they are navy—Dame Fashion is not so fickle as one would suppose once she has something really good to offer us. Their newness lieg in the smart new styles that range from the long, slenderizing finger-tip lengths to the short packet styles &s sketched. Only one and two of one style throughout, and every suit a truly creditable garment such as the woman weil dressed will instinctively choose. Finely tailored—all silk and lined and most effectively beaded, embroidered or braided! Styles appropriate to the matron and others for the very particular young miss. Sizes for misses,, 16 to 20; for women, 34 to 42. Blue tricotine, $45 (Apparel shop, second floor.) Sale of sample Onyx silk stockings $1.69 SAMPLES, which means the makers’ best in material and workmanship. Samples, hence wide variety—all silk hose; some mercerized tops; some chiffons; some clock effects; a few POINTEX, with the patented high-spliced heel. Any every pair is PERFECT. Black, white, brown, gmy,Aelt., $1.69 (First floor, south annex.) FROM 5th Avenue to Palm Beach and wherever Fashion Women’s Amoskeag gingham =~ . daytime dresses, $1.95 THE prettiest plaid and checked gingham dresses—we hesi- I “ » A _tate to call them “house” dresses lest you not realize their very apparent attractiveness. In four attractive styles that warrant your wearing them on any occasion in your own house, or even on shop- ping tours. Sizes 36 to 44. 7 Crepe Kimonos, $1.95 congregates, women accept the KNOX sailors as the styles of the day. The one sketched is of rough Nightgowns, $1.25 Tan polo cloth, $19.50 Flowered serpentine crepe ki- ‘ monos, made in breakfast coat styles, and in pink, blue or or- chid. Fine nainsook nightgowns, full cut and daintily trimmed with Val lace and ribbon. Reduced be- = Cause counter soiled. Silk jersey petticoats, $3 Fine silk jersey, with deep black, copen and taupe. accordion pleated flounce; navy, (Lingerie shop, second: fioor.) 1.200 rompers and creepers 95" - ‘ It’s a big type story of a special purchase from a high-grade manufacturer. ‘ The materials are closely-woven, fast-color, fabrics— plain' chambrays and linens, neatly checked ginghams. Chiefly in Dutch style with peg top efiect and choice of clastic or banded at knee. Solid colors sor .various combinations, such as white waist with colored bloomers. All made with painstaking care. straw, in navy, black or brown, faced in natural color straw of finer weave. Other semi-tailored hats (not Knox) are $5 to $26 (Knox hat shop—second floor.) Phonograph records at 5 “The records are from one of the leading makers in America. All double disc; that is, two selections to each record. EVERY - RECORD PERFECT. Can’t mention names—see the maker’s name on each record— you'll recognize and appreciate the quality. 7-inch 9-inch 19¢ Z39¢ Phonograph needles, 5c a package of 100. s size at Rompers in sizes 2 to 6 years. Creepers in sizes 1 to 3 years, (Tots" shap, third floor.) " Furniture at half price winds up discount sale See special page advertisement ihside this section page S with silk, o SOCIETY pring top-coats make their bow at $ l 9.50 And to meet the vagaries of Spring weath- - er, a top coat is most necessary. These are just the coats to meet such needs " —of a comfortable weight; some finely lined thers unlined. Essentially coats for practical wear—both short and long models, with convertible collars, smart all- round belts and button trimming. Suedenes, velours and Polos are the ma- terials—and they come in good tans, browns * and blues. Sizes for misses 14 to 18; for women 34 to 42. ~ (Apparel shop, second floor.) don’t miss this sale! BRAND OVERCOATS Whether you want a n overcoat now or next year, you'll want to share this sale of America’s finest ready-made coats at ? ? . < They are being unpacked at this writing— magnificent overcoats—all Society Brand—all to go at a ZERO price Tue tomorrow and wait— sday—see annuoncement First time shown Lowest price known Two new shoe arrivals for spring & Styles Sketched Thin, Fan-tongue slipper is made on a medium vamp with turn soles and high, full Louis heels. Choice of nut brown calf- skin vamp with fawn buck inlaid in tongue, .or patent coltskin with gray buck inlaid in tongue. $12 plus 20c tax fitting service a successful silhoue The Hecht Co. Seventh .at F Before the Easter gown comes the NEW corset Here is a stock plus a corset- This gray suede pump is trimmed on tip and around collar with gray kid, the strap also being of gray kid. Strictly bench made, with hand-turned sole and baby French heels. All sizes. $14 plus 40c war tax (Shoe shop, first floor.) that insures » tte. (Second floor.) Canton crepe and other: silk dresses 25 Canton crepe we tell you of first, because it is so firmly established as “the thing” for Spring wear—and here you find it in loveliest styles that enhance its beauty and texture. Chiffon taffetas and crepe de chine, too! Youthful blouse effects and equally charming straight- line dresses, usually flaunting a very wide sash. New circular skirts and tunics also. 1 Gold and silver embroidery—lavish use of beading and bright touches of silk embroidery prove most delightful on the more subdued henna, navy, brown, black, gray and tan of the dresses themselves. Sizes for misses, 16-to 20; women, 34 to 42. Gray crel;e de Vclline, $25 (Apparel shop, second fioor.) : $8.95 splendid assortment of fine quality blousds, developed in georgette and crepe de chine and interpreting the styles of the moment, cleverly designed along special lines particularly adapted to the large woman. 2 : Our First Big Sale Women’s Extra Size Blouses " Hand embroidery, soutache braid and generous use of filet as trimming stamp them as handsome dress blouses. Not every style in every size, but good choice throughout. In white, flesh, brown, bisque and navy; sizes 427 to 54%. (Women's blouse shop, third floor.) Extra Size Georgette Blouses, $5.95 3 Another assortment of beaded georgette blouses, exceptional at this price. Just a limited number in white, flesh bisque, navy and black—and sizes 46 to 54 \ (Women's blouse shop, third floor.) ‘ $10.50 (9x12) grassrugs, $5.95 These rugs are imported from Japan. wet the ends of the bales. Aside from the damp spots, the rugs are as per- fect as if you paid full price. Double warp; extra heavy grade. $19.50 rattania rugs, $14.50 Hodges 9x12 Rattania rugs, absolutely perfect, but in discontinued patterns. 3 Congoleum, 48c¢ yard 3 Congoleum floor coverings, cut from full, perfect rolls. Wood, tile and matting patterns, in good colors. 5 / Cretonnes at new prices 39¢c 59¢ 89¢ $1.39 A whole new shipment—iresh and_delightfully patterned in conventional, bird and flower motifs. Colors harmoniously com- bined—cretonnes such as you will eagerly choose for Spring and. Summer draperies, screens, cushions, etc. $1.25 opaque window shades, 68¢c They left Seattle in a leaky car, which “Artistic patterns, in stenciled blues, greens. Also reversible patterns. All 9x12. $16 all-fiber rugs, $12.90 . _9x12 all-fiber rugs in ten good-looking patterns. + Exceptional quality rugs and all reversible. Congoleum rugs, $10.95 9x12 Gold Seal Congoleum rugs in twelve of the best patterns. Have slight imperfections, scarcelyf discernible. tans amd 2 (Rug section, fourth foor.) FREE workroom service to all who buy drapery fabrics Slight seconds—so they were marked—but they are the finest “seconds” we’ve ever seen. Plenty of dark greens and white, in full 36x6 and 3.6x7 ft. sizes, and complete with all fixtures for hanging. For the next ten Yays— February 28 to March 10, inclusive—our workroom will make up overdrapes and curtains without charge, provided materials are pur- chased here. All work will be finished ready to hang, and delivered * any subsequent date desired. Taffetas and poplins, 75c— Yard-wide taffetas and poplins, formerly $1.15 a yard. In blue, green; rose, brown and mul- “berry. Casement cloth, 59c yard— Sold last season at $1. Good plain colérs, blue, rose, cream, brown -and gold. Curtain fabrics, 39c yard— Yard-wide voiles, scrims and marquisettes, that formerly sold at 59c and 75c. White, cream and ecru. Tapestry cretonne, 98c yard— Double-faced tapestry cretonne, 36 inches wide. Beautiful .col- ors and patterns. (Upholsteries, third. 8oo:.),