Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1921, Page 10

THE EVENING PENVIOMEN HAVE REOREANZNGPLA Separate National Board to Be Created—Convention ! Here This Week. Complete reorganization of the | League of American Pen Women is con- |templated for the Saturday session of Ithe fi nnual convention, which " opened th registration at the club- house, 1722 H street, today. | Heretofore the organization has been centered In this city, the local | organization being the trunk from ! which branches in other cities grew tas auxiliarie: { With more t jand more exne {ing train tod coast-to. New Sleeping Car Service Between 4 Washington and Philadelphia. Has been established as follows: Leave Washington (Open 10 P.M.)...12:25 A.M. Arrive Philadelphia = 3:58 A.M. (Passengers May Remain in Sleeper Until 7:30 A.M.) RETURNING Leave Philadelphia (Open 10 P.M.).....3:58 A.M. Arrive Washington 745 AM, BALTIMORE & OHIO 100 delegates here with every incom- is expected that a ntation on Sa- fon of the con- s of the organiza- scheduled, will outline a plan control of the national or- ons will be invested in an committee clected annually nvention. Creates Subsidiary Here. The new arrangement will make the local orgenization a subsidiary of the ation, which now has ship of 1,300, and will there- put the Washington League in a with the organizations in ojher wtf cities, - = Convention activities opened with ey reception to visiting del o’ i 8 yes, senator from Mrs, nd u. aging of the | i i i A few cents buys a handy pack-)taste and nausea. Try it when}flnok Fair” begins late ton »ge of “Epsonade Salts,” which is [bilious. headachy or constipated. | lares baairoom, of (he real epsom salts combined with ., fd 08 N L MSTC vouiniss fruit derivatives, giving it the l““lger a_soda imitation. Always ask of sparkling lemonade. You get all | for “Epsonade Salts” and look for the splendid physic-action pf a dose |the name, American Epsom Associ- of epsom salts without the awful |ation. Don't merely ask for tural products of the states. Miss Robertson to Open Fair. Alice Robertson, congresswoman from Oklahoma, and will cogtinue By Far the Best Tires We Have Ever Made Homer Hoch, ! ntative Hoch of Kan-| New Willard, | which by 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after- noon will be transformed into a cul- tural map of the United States, dotted with booths for the display of the cul- The fair will be opened by Miss until 6 “o'clock. Well known writers of the nation, including Mary Roberts Rinehart, Anna Katherine Green and others, will be present and autograpned copies of bogks will be sold. Proceeds of the book fair will be devoted to the maintenance of the professional opportunity service of the League of American Penwomen, Which has as its object the assistance of struggling professional women. The fair will continue tomorrow night from $:30 until 11_pm. when the children's pageant. “Choosing of the National Flower,"” under direction of Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, will be Presented by “the very youngest set.” Selection of President. Mrs. William Atherton Du Puy, who last vear succeeded Mrs. Isaac Pear- |son as national president of the or- Eanization, said yesterday morning that she would be a candidate for re-election. “Although I have already given a vear from my own profession to the organization, if renominated for na- tional president, I shall be willing to serve, if elected,” said Mrs. Du Puy. _Among the bodies which may fur- nish opposing candidates are the New York. Buffalo, Florida and California auxiliaries. Delegates will be tendered a recep- tion tonight by the national board of the organization in the clubhouse, 722 H street northwest. MISSOURI SOCIETY ELECTS. Officers elected for the ensuing term by the Missouri Society at a recent ‘woman meeting are: Selden P. Spencer, president; E. C. Tieman, first vice preside: frs. George A. Ross, sec- ond vice president; W. C. Deane, secretary, and I. V. McPherson, treasur E The Boy Scout MRS. MYERS, FEDERAL CLERK 45 YEARS, DIES Mother of T. Percy Myers Expires After Three Months’ Illness. ' In 78th Year. Mrs. Sarah L. Myers, mother of T. Percy Myers and an employe in the Quartermaster Corps, War Depart- ment, this city, for nearly forty-five years, died yesterday at the home of her son. 1329 2Ist street northwest She was in her seventy-eighth year. Funeral services were held ~this noon at 2:30 o'clock at St. John's opal Church, 16th and H streets west. Interment was in Glen- wood cemetery. Mrs. Myers had been ill for three months. ‘She had not taken any sick leave until her recent attack her entire service with the War De- partment, excepting gwelve yvears ago. when she sustaine§ a broken arm while on duty. - She was the only woman employe in the War Department granted a two-year extension in service after reaching retirement age. receiving| this wpecial consideration from ex-| Secretary Baker. 1 Mrs. Myers was born in Philadel- | phia, Pa.. June 23. 1843. She came to Washington in 1876, and in the fall of that year entered the War Department as clerk, upon the recommendation of the late Samuel J. Randall, then Speaker of the House, and the late Simon Cameron, United States sen- ator. She was assigned to the claims branch in the quartermaster general's office, was promoted and ‘transferred to the transportation branch in 1883, STAR, WASHINGTO! D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921 g and finally was again promoted and THANKS FOR IMPROVEMENTS | pryetis =il L Saisned to ne mewly orsanized mall|' A vote of thanks was extended to | She was transferred ta the property | the District Commissioners for im- accounts branch, and in 1917 back to | Provements completed in """T”"| the mail and record branch, where she | COmmunities by the Benning. Glen- was employed at the time of her death. On the occasion of her forty-third anniversary in office, September 1, 1919. | g - the employes presented her with a Q._A)\}j of fowers. Col. Charlex | N tant to the quartermaster | ade the presentation, and paid tribute to her personal and busi- S T e =g e rvived by her son William A. Dob- lOOK at a fly on the windowpane. The landscape beyond becomes indistinct. Then look directly at the landscape and the fly on the pane becomes a shapeless spot. This marvelous adaptive power to near and far ob- jects is called the “accom- modation™ of the eve. WILL ADDRESS JEWELERS. Bertley J. Doyle of Philadelphia will be the principal speaker at the monthly meeting of the jewelry sec- tion of the Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association, to be held next Tuesday night at § o'clock in the assembly rooms of the association. Sidney “Selinger. chairman of the committee on program. has arranged a number of interesting features. E. A. Harris, chairman of the section, will preside. Jurywomen are very quick in taking | up a point, according to one judge. ] casToORIA ] = For Infants and Children in Use For Over 30 Years| Tomorrow ° at Hahn's 7th St. Store Every Tenth Sale to the Let our skilled optometrists remedy your eyve troubles revealed by expert examination here. €evZ dale and Oakland Citlzens' Associa- tion. at_a meeting in the Smothers School Monday night. The associa- ' tion indorsed the anti-guntoting campaign, and urged strong police interference with all violators. Your Accommodating Eyes An ADITORIAL You are not con- scious of any effort in ) changing the range of vision. The eyes seem to work automatically. In- creasing years, constant strain or injury weakens the power of “accommo- dation.” This is frequent- ly the cause of painful eye troubles. Y The Boy Scout of Today is the Citizen of Tomorrow. He Guarantees the Future Good as Goodyear Tires have always been, they are even better now. More improve- mentshavebeen madein them in the last few months than in any equal period in our history. Larger, stronger, heavier and moredurablethan ever, Goodyear Tires in every size and type are today by a wide margin the most eco- nomical and satisfactory you can buy. You can get them now of your nearest Goodyear Service Station Dealer. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY Offices Throughout the World - The l"’ollnwing Dealers Sell Goodyear Tires, Tubes and Tire Savers Stanley H. Horner Moore’s Auto Supply Shop % : i 1015 14th Street N.W. 20th and K Sts. N.W. Mid-City Auto Tire Repair and Supply House 706-8-10 M Street N.W. - Parkway Motor Company 1065-67 Wisconsin Avenue " Service Auto Supply 1231 Good Hope Road (Amacostia, D. C.) John B. Espey Co., Inc. 1008-10 Penna. Ave. N.W. Dupont Tire Shop 2002 M Street N.W. LS Barrett’s Garage ” 24th & M Street, N.W. Eureka Auto Supply 1022 14th Street N.W. * Jawish Bros. Auto Supply Co. 3605 M Street N.W. United Tire Stores Co. 2601-03 Penna. Ave. N.W. Uptown Auto Supply Co. J. A. Bartemeler Sons 18th St. and California Ave. N.W. Seaton Garage \ 306 Rhode Island Ave. 45-49 Seaton Street, N.E. L. G. Herriman _ 1524 L Street N.W. Lehman’s Tire Shop 811-813 H Street N.W. H. W. Higham, Jr. 105 B Street S.E. Steuart’s Garage 151 12th Street N.E. Sixth Street Tire Shop . 216 éth Styeet N.W. Leeth Bros. . 1227 New York Ave. N.W. Mid-Washington Service Station, Inc. 1602 14th Street N.W. Automotive Accessory Co. 10th and E Streets N.W. Automotive Supply Co. Zist St. and Penna. Ave, N.W. Bookhultz Auto Supply 14th and V Streets N. Chevy Chase Auto Supply Co. 5518 Conn. Ave. N.W. - my best: at all times. straight. of Your Country. Scout’s Pledge On my honor, I will do 1. To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the scout law. 2. To help other people 3. To keep myself physi- cally strong, mentally awake and morally Boy Scouts - That’s what “Hahn’s” think of this live Boys’ organization and of the “Kiwanis” Club’s pledge to raise $10,000 for Boy Scout work this yaer! RESIDENT HARDING said, “I am with the Scout Move- ment heart and soul. It is an organization teaching the spirit of service and honor which we must always have in our citi- zenship. I wish every boy in our America could have the ad- vantage of being in it.” > All sales checks—large or small—will be presented at a central desk in charge of a committee from the Scout organization. - Each sale will receive a number. A bell will ring for every tenth sale. This will auto- matically credit the amount of that purchase, whatever it may be, to the Kiwanis Club Boy Scout fund. t O, “Hahn’s” have set aside tomorrow as “Boy Scout Day”-at their 7th street store. The full amount of eack tenth sale—in all departments—will go to the Scouts. If you need shoes and wish to “do a good turn”.for this splendid cause—come tomorrow and help make the total as large as possible. If you feel like giving something to this fund make your contribution to any member of the Kiwanis Club or mail to Charles F. Roberts, chairman of the Kiwanis Boy Scout Drive, Woodward building. L L T