Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1922, Page 16

Blackistone’s Special Xmas Memorial Wreaths Stand Shipment —TO ALL POINTS. Made of Long-lasting Flowers and Mag- nolia Foliage, decorated w ith Red Ruscus, White Heather and Palm Leaves. Price. Yuletide Candles—Distinct’ Gift Novelties, 50c to $5. I s 14th and H Phone Main 3707 THE EVENING S ALUMNAE RANKS BROKEN. {First Death Occurs in Smith Col- | lege Class of 1883. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., December 13.—What is sald to have been the first ! death among members of the Smith College class that was graduated thirty- nine years ago was reported to college authorities today. Mrs. Alice Ward iley of Minneapolis, author of the | “Sagebrush Parson,” killed in an auto- { mobile accident near that clty a few days ago, was one of forty-nine mem- bers of the class of 1883, who, so far as was known, had suffered no break {in their ranks previously. At its twen- | ty-fitth reunion the class, with every | member present, chose as its emblem the peacock, symbolic of immortality. N —— RITES FOR GEORGE DURITY. Funeral services for George W. Daurity, ninety-two years old, who had been a resident of this city practieal- | 1y all his life and who died Sunday at the | family residence, 2810 Cathedral ave- | nue northwest, were held this aft i noon at his laté home. Rev. James W Clark, rector of St. James’' Episcopal * Church, officlated. The interment was in Glenwood cemetery. Penna. Avenue The Suits have are in conservative voung men’s models. T weaves that are popular. and in s shoulders. belt all arou dium shades. Sizes 33 40. Saks & (Tompany Big Value Even for the Economy Floor in 1 Men’s Suits and Overcoats 519 Two pairs of pants—and’ and The Overcoats are Double-faced cloth, with plaid - back; Raglan Seventh Street he nd to Prices Will Buy Here! BUY DIAMONDS NOW We Buy for Cash and We Sell for Cash, Therefore You Save Money Buying Here $225 Phtlmnn l)l-lnnnd Din-| $200 Platinum-Diamond ner Ring; Watch - Bracelet; white nm nult very fine and lund- 25 sacrifice. ... some watch.......... 1 carat Blue-white Solitaire| 2 carat Perfect Solflllu LG e INg.coceerenaes Diamond hnmut Ring, m::‘ 'l‘;m Diamond Cluster mounting, set wm. 315 diaminds, Plat- ssn dilamonds. ... inum setting. .. 8 5 carat Bollhlro Diamond Ring, set in lady’s Tiffany mount- ing 88-100 carat Perfect Solitaire Dhuw:d lih:g, ,:;o;- s'85 ern cut, set in s Tiffany mounting. 617-619 SEVENTH ST. Good# Laid Aside on Deposit for Xmas KAHN OPTICAL COMPANY 15 jewel Gold-filled Wateh Bracelet, war- 12 50 _—— . 14 kt. Solid White Gold Watch 7 50 $28.50 Bracelet, 15 jewels 14 kt. Solid ‘White Gold Watch Bracelet, “Elgin” $30 sofluln Dh- mond Ring, 18 ‘White Gold -oudn:. - 3 carat Pure White Solitaire Diamond Ring, Phfinml mounting.... ss“ 00 Lady’s Diamond Cluster Blue-white Dia- s75 nouf- Platinum set- “Flgin” Gold filled, zmicy $10 10 years...c... Hamilton, 17 jewels, nn'nd 20 yal.rl o 435 Expenenced Advertisers Prefer The Star AR, WASHINGTON, D. WILL SUGGEST DIET |+ FORPUNYCHLDREN Headd This ey CASESBEINGHEARD Tuberculosis Association Is About to Send Out Daily Program. URGES MORNING LUNCH Returns From Booths Show Strong Sale of Christmas Seals. The Tuberculosis Association is about to send out to the parents of children who are attending nutri- tion clinics a sim- ple daily pro- gram, which, it is suggested. shall be observed in order to bring the children up to welght. The rules glven also form an ideal health nrogram for mnormal weight children, and the observance of the rules will tend to give them greater resistance against disease and fit tehm later on in life to carn a _good living. The program is divided into three sections, that for morning, afternoon and night. Tt is recommended that the child begin its day with a good breakfast, to include a cooked cereal that attention be paid to the impor- tance of a bowel action every morn- iug without fail. Urxes Mid-Vorning Lunch. A mid-morning lunch of milk and cracker at achool and a warm, nour- ishing lunch at noon are parts of the morning program. In the after- noon, especially for underwelght children, a mid-afternoon_lunch of milk and crackers or a bread and butter sandwich, with an apple or orange, to followed by an half hour’s rest, lying quietly. is recom- mended. Outdoor play in fresh air green vegetables, At night sleep with windows open and to be in bed from ten to twelve hours, accord- ing to the age of the child. It is stated that insufficient sicep, next to lack of good food, s probably the most frequent cause of insufficlent weight. The general dictum is lafd down that a child who has to be waked up in the morning for school has not had enough sleep. Such a {chila evidently did not go to bed carly enoug! 5 Rules Summarized. The program summarizes general health rules us follows: Fresh air at 4 fruits and plenty of leafy eaten slowly, plenty of water, but no tea or coffec; candy to he ten only immediately after meals nd not between m A table show- ing what a child of 3 certain age and { height should welgh appears on the bulletin. The bulletin _gi breakfast progran and the other value. 1t urges covery and correction of physical defects jthrough the attention and advice of the p , and particularly warns against adenoids and i cye strain and diseas opies of this bulletin and other liter- ture Dublished hy the Tuberculosis As- . including its twelve health | Fules, more than 100,000 copies of whi ve been distributed through the public vy be had on requet of the Tuberculosis two sample one inadequate Toric Stamp Sales Strong. Returns from the booth sales are b ginning to come in at headquarters. The Siduey Thomas of the Junir s alveady turned in.§ Boyd. at the Veteran's 1s_reported recipts of $100. Two additional booths will be opened today. One at the Government Hotel, ith Mrs. Eva Fleming in charge, and at ational Savings and Trust Compan; . Kirk Holmes in charge. Frank P. Reeside, treasurer of the Tuberculos {Association, reports that the eale of seals | throughout the ¢ approach- {u hul( mark. i PRESIDENT MAY ATTEND Representatives of more than 100 leading universities and societies in | the United States will participate in ' of | | | | { inaugural ceremonies i University in Memorial Continental Hall Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, i which bids fair to be one of the great- ! est ovents in the history of Washing- i ton scholasticism. j who is one of the trustees of tho in- stitution, is expected to attend or to i send his greetings. Preceding the in 1 will be an academic procession. 1gural ceremonies The | Thicius Charles ¢ of the universit lark, new chancellor will be formally ce, will be opened nvocation by Iev. Joseph J. . chaplain of the United States " The inaugural address will be de- ilivered by Chancellor Clark, while I his instaliation as chancellor will be conducted by Bishop William Fraser McDowell, president of the board of | education’of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John C. Letts, president of the boanl of trustees will pre. side. Harold Robert Miller, precen- tor. will sing “America.” accompanied on ‘the piano by Miss Marjorie Davis. The inaugural banquet will be held * 2t Rauscher's at 7 o'clock, when United States Commissioner of Edu- jeation John J. Tigert and ishop ,Franc(s J. McConnell of Pittsburgh. will speak. Edward F. Colladay will ) preside and Flora McGill Keefer will sing several solos. Chancellor Clark also will speak. The trustees of the university will | hold their semi-annual meeting at 10 o'clock in the morning. Among those expeoted to attend this session i are Willlam ‘Jennings Bryan and George C. Sturgiss of Morgantown, W. Va. A luncheon will follow the meeting. D. C. BOARD GF TRADE WILL MEEY TUESDAY Committee reports, which are main- ty reitérations of formerly adopted recommendations, will be considered by the Washington Board of Trade at a special meeting in the head- quarters of that organization, in The Star building, next Tuesday afterrioon at 1 o'clock. Thirteen committees will report at the meeting. Officials of the board are anxious to have action taken on these reports,so that they may be in- cluded in the year book of the or- ganization, which goes to press in the near future. Among the principal committees to report will be: The committee on national representation, Theodore W. Noyes, chairman; the committee on river and harbor improvement, Frank F. Leetch, chairman; the committee on streets- and avenues, George C. Skinn, chairman, and the comml!ue o!l wnter supply, Francis R. Weller, C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922. and sunshine should come after school ! hours, and the dinner should tnclude | e should be taken tol Ascociation, | d & Lothrop hooth, managed | while ! UNNVERSITY INAUGURAL President Harding, | naugural ceremonies, at which Rev. | C old Wave, If you thought yesterday and to- day were cold, just button up your coat tighter and quit worrying, be- cause the weather man has announced that a severe storm is headed in this direction and will bring «ven more frigid weather for the end of the week. The same storm that swent the j Mississippi valley, and sent the ther- mometer down to 30 degrees bel)w zero in Montana, I8 coming to Wash- ing, the weather bureau announce, on the wings of a swift wind. Its ad vance guard will hit this city tomor- row morning in the shape of either snow or rain. 5 There may be a slight, temporary raise in the temperature tomorrow, but it will soon be replaced by ihe coldest snap of the season, which is i likely “to continue through the w The thermometer stopped its descent at 22 today, equaling the coldest weather of the winter. At noon it had jascended to 28, but showed no dis- position to crawl much higher. THREE INDICTED FOR BLACKMAIL Ex-Dry Agents Accused of Seeking to Extort $75 From Victims. i Richard J. Burlesque, Richard F. Lipscomb and Otis Angevine, former prohibition agents. were indicted to- day by the grand jury for blackmail. Tt is charged that May 9 last the agents, with intent to extort sums of 375 from each of their victims, threat- ened John Godfrey and Clifton Thrift that they would prefer charges of transporting liquor against them in violation of the national prohibition act. Godfrey and Thrift reported the matter to the police and, it is sald, they were given money to pay the nts, the police having made a note the numbers on the bills. When the money was passed the prohibition agents were arrested. An indictment charging the work- ing of the “badger” game Was report- ed agalnst Florence Austin, John F. Austin, John M. Brown and William Hunter. The woman and the three men are said to have arranged to have Mrs. Austin inveigle George V. Whittle into Lher room ata local hotel. The men representing the “outraged husband and detectives” then rushed into the room and “compromised the matter” by getting Whittle to turn over to them $2,000, it is charged. Whittle told his story to the police and the four accused were arrested June 6 last. Nine Persons Exonerated. Nine persons were exonerated by the grand Jury of charges preferred against them. Those freed are Maggle Shivers, robbes James Johnson. kidnaping George W. Owens, carnal knowledge Wilson A. Heart, aseault; i Clark and Joseph R O'Brien, ing: James Hebron. housebreaking Raphael mery and Mildred Starange, robbery. Twelve persons were indicted for al~ leged violations of the “dop are John English, Horace Foley, Charles Leonberger, ward C. Fanning, ndrew Miller, Viola Mack, George A. Harwick, Viola and Louis Burton, Lee George Hay shman. and the charges Silas A. Condict, Others indicted. against them. are: larceny after trust; Peter Simms, receiving stolen Henry C. Tyson and W ery, grand larceny; William Brooks, assault with dangerous Ruth Chambers and Alice y: Benny Culberson, dangerous weapon housebreaking; Wilbu non-support. cDEVITT BRING YOUR WIFE N, —and lfet her select a tapestry or Overstuffed Living Room; Suite for Xmas $125 1l assault | Formal Opening New and delightful place from , I four to :Ix o clnck Thursday. ‘ | Opening Dmner, Sl and $1. 50 1 Six to eight o'clock Suites or rooms with private bath. 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The District Supreme Court is sit- | ting in general term this afternoon for the hearing of the first of the Enjoy New appeal cases noted from the determi- | ar HOTEL HAMILTON December the 31st, 1922 Dinner and Concert 10:30 p.m. to 12 p.m. Dancing From Midnight On Breakfast Will Be Served After 3 Special Music and Favors $6.00 Per Person nation of the District Rent Commis- sion, under the act of May 22, 1922. | Under . the latest extension of the Ball act appeals on questions of law involved in the actions of the Rent Commission are made to the District | Supreme Court instead of to the Court of Appeals. Five appeals have been filed with the clerk of the court to date, but only one has been made ready for hearing. 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