Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 27

& The Gift She F Always Wanted Next Week. HOUSETOBETD.C. | BUDGETBLLAN. 15 Hearings on Measure May Be Started by Committee WORK WILL BE PUSHED GEOGRAPHIC HONORS J. 0. LA GORCE INCHRISTHAS LT Institution. PLANS OTHER ACTIVITIES SOEY LACES OOR AR == === Protest against the placing of the flfll?mll:lhnlgllt.l:rl'l.hl; (:!e feeble- Hinten o the ct at Blue Plains, ons, was Zonta Club at their mesting yes- the members by taking the fi: ters of the word “Zonta” ints Foeal tus sald, were quall .‘h““mmLE ities of women of ‘W. H. Roussa~ WOMAN GETS 3 YEARS ON | HOUSEBREAKING CHARGE | Man Accomplices Given Two Years Bach-——Other Sentsnces Imposed in Criminal Court. The Hunger to Give It's dangerous to suppress Christmas emotions! Your imagination in all its moods, from the gentle to the boundless. ess madé appropria- registered by members of Editor and Trustee Is Elected Vioe S Fellswing aiscussion the elub voted | vill be dis 3 : ; 3 s 3 AR | . Agnes Harris, colored, was sen- will not be isappointed if you let it play President at Quarterly Kiwanian Pack Committee |form of a sum of money to be placed | onced today by Justice Ballcs at Plitt’s. Meeting. to Visit Blue PI. ins '&: promote the 'n-‘:%'nal-'zfl;? che e fi'.'f."‘?l It)ri;'emm Pt . di ™ 3 . — 0 Visi al e Stieslehdihip Homa, < delightea | JACkSOR and James Wilis Tie a Sprig of Holly About joinfly indicted with her on of housebreaking and larcen each given two years. The accused entered a store of Max Peity Novem- ber 18 last and stole fifty pounds of pork, seventy-five pounds of shoul- der meat 4nd & quantity of wearing One of These Plitt Gifts of a star, and labelin; % : Floor Lamps, $2550 fo he! “opportunity, nerve,” “tact” 1 . re.” ail of which, she Ta"‘"’.'."' Lamps, $1238 1o $91.00. 3 5 Lamp Shades, $150 f0 Fancy Pillows, $5.00 to e ] | PBere Wright, colored, was given al i Sy i‘“:' = As Beautiful as Chairman Madden Says Legislation Cosmopolitan and Zonta Clubs Also | BILL PASSED BY MISTAKE. |Hiry %6 ‘Taditpun t"udivercs sisoo, o e, tural jll Not Be Del Are Arran; for Dispensing WA PO he cHt Mn o] H Desk Sets, $1850 fo Stippled Gold Fruit Naf Pearls wi layed _‘“‘ Action of Benate on Bridge Measure | * KNife November 4 Jast. ¢ to the $30.00. Bowl, $2375. —_— by Talk. Christmas Cheer. Rescinded. penitentiary for two years. He passed ! We only sell Richelieu 7 Pearls because we con- sider them the best. . 9 now pretty certaln that Representa- : itive Charles R. Davis of Minnesota, Al on the District budget, is too ill to Charles E. Tribby, Jr. take charge of this work. 13 Years om 13tk St. 315 15th St N.W. Next to Kefth's Open Evenings Untll 9 P.M. DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY tee said today. Theater bilL Enliven Your Eyes about’completed work on the Interfor | il Department appropriation bill. which "“"“‘“,E;:,.‘?_.‘,‘,‘,‘s,‘,.’::,,fi will follow* the Agriculture Depart- Youth Quickly ‘Eves ment appropriation bill. The Agri- wl have Dulland Life- culture appropriation bill is to be re- “* @ | eration on Thursday. S The Ideal Gift ock Eastman nie Cameras 3100 H | We are specialists in every- | thing photographic, | we are able to render a service which others cannot offer. Zeiss Field Glasses | Columbia Photo Supply | Company 771424 N. Y. Ar\'e. l\}\\r} on December 22, heartngs. this year. and thus ||l action. in such that it promptly. shape the District bill." l Uptown Bank | 1 + Al - bocker disaster January 2 2 | Open Saturday ||%oess 558 oo a A Alexander appear for the husband. 4:15 to 5:30 P.M. | Some Savings Deposi- tors find it inconvenient to come to our Uptown Bank during regular Now they may ‘ ! i i . hours. stop in Saturday after- noon after work. Start Your 1923 We're in Saturday aftermoon and open yours. i Afternoon | Christmas Savings Club Now | | ing 3% inter= l 2 L est in the 1923 Club. Come ’ . Second { National Bank Uptown—1333 G St. Downtown, 509 Seventh St. against the L) PRENCE REPUBLIC PROPERTT) » Hearings.on the District appropria- tions bill may starf next week, but there is a good chance that they will be delayed until after Christmas. In any event the bill will be ready for presentation in the House not later than January 15, Chairman Madden aof the House appropriations commit- Either Chairman Madden himself or Representative Crampton of Michigan will conduct the hearings, as it is Represcritative Crampton has agreed to assume the extra Wwork In case Chairman Madden's many other dutles prevent him from doing it himself. Chairman Madden has to attend two conferences with the Senate on ap- priation bills and is now conducting hearings on the $26.000,000 deficiency Representative Crampton has || portea to the House on Monday and taken up for consideration on Tues- day. with the prospect that the In- terior bill may come up for consid- With the House planning to recess this would throw héartngs on the District bill over until after the Christmas holldays. The District approprigtion bill last year was delayed by long-drawn-out Chairman Madden said to- day that this will not be the case While proper considera- tion will ‘be giten to the bill. hearings will be short and snappy! and the committes will take quick |fcially for u “The people of the District need have no fear that the District app: priation bill will be delayed unduly sald Representative Madden today. “We will get the District bill into the House surely by January 15, and will We are now clearing the decks =0 as to facilitate action on PLANS TO SUE THEATER CO. In order that he may bring suit Knickerbocker Theater Company, Norman L. Martindale to- day applied to the Probate Court for Following reconsidered action on the part of the Kiwanis Christmas pack committee, the poor farm at Blue Plains was added to the list of institutions to b lans next week, at a organization in the Hotel ‘Washing- ton yesterdsy. Rev. John C. Palmer explained that whereas the farm had been included in the original Kiwanis list it had later been dropped after word had been re. ceived that other organizations would attend to its needs, but that during the week this was found to be an error, and in consequence the place was Immediately restored to the club's -program, and sufficient funds JOHN OLIVER LA GORCE. voz‘ed to cover necessary expense. Officers Nominated. John Oliver La Gorce, associate edi- Charles F. Roberts presided, and tor of the National Geographic Maga- | read the annual Christmas message 2ine and trustee of the National Geo- | from International President of KI- . o wanis George Ross, Al which graphic Soclety, was elected & vice|p,minations for officers to gerve dur- president of the society at the quar-|ing 1923 were held. terly meeting of ¢ el "Harry 'G. Kimball. lawyer, and Sl ng of the board of trustess ) . e Owen, president of the E. G. Cla hafer Plumbing Company, were th Mr. La Gorce has been associated | bon: two members nominated for pres! Wwith the National Geographic Society. dent, and that a close contest f since #1905 and.has traveled exten- | th® Seat will be conducted is the sively abro#d fm'its {nterests: Pre- cot sus- of oplnion among the vious to that he wag a special writer o Other npmiriees selected were Frank A 5 o 5 . Wi er, unopposed, for first vice for magasies and mewapapers. fiel L [ SR"50d ‘Ban. Anton Stephan, has been, suceesiively, assistant spe- [Lnoppossd, second vice president. rotary, assistant editor and amsiciate| Claude L Woodward incumbent @ i N was renomin: o rve e e entional | Geogranhic | frustes, and seven men were nominat- umns & number of notahle articles, in- | ¢4 for the directorahip, two of whom |/ cluding “The Atlantic Seaboard: Bat. | WilDbe elected at the annuat mesting g e xian of the orgapization, to be held Thurs- in the Gulf Strea. v Dek| v 23. They were Roe D ! Fulkerso: Baden, 8. Douglas Eastern ~Cosat™>and” | Gibson, "Clyde Ascher, Reuben A. The Industrial Titan of Americ Boglay Jamen; Neser anguyiliiam 1ast of which has been deslgnated of- | | oRazles W. Pimper and Dr. George e as collateral reading{-" Baker. slected last year to serve & in_thé public schools of Pennsylvania. | tw i Mr. La Gorce is treasurer and an organizer of the Miami Aquarium As- soclation, which built the commodious and beautiful uquarium and biolo cal laboratory at Miami, Fla., for t| display and scientific study of spes mens of the multitudinous fish life of the gulf stream. Many of its fea- tures are nowhers else dupl He is # member of the Cosmo: {tional Press, University. Chevy and Racquet clubs of Washington. Mr. La Gorce was born in Scranton, I'a. He is the son of the late Col. Gabriel Hauteville La Gorce, at one time director of the famous artillery works of Le Creusot, where the|ner and Harry K. Hobart. ‘mm. guns for the French army| Ferdinand Waidron. cosmopolitan e manufactured. He attended | for the day, outlined the work to be teorgetown University here and in|done by clothing establishments for 1915 received the honorary degree of | legislation by which manufacturers AM. from that institution. His home |of clothing will be obliged to stasm is in Chevy Chase, D. C. on their goods the percentage of woo the two-year term, will réemain in office. Cesmopolitan Club Meeting. Responding with generous spirit to an appeal from their president, Mi- chael Heister, members of tha Cos- mopolitan Club subscribed & substa; tial purse to be used in distribufing Christmas cheer among the deserving of the city, at a meeting of that body in the Hamliton Hotel yesterday. The personnel of the new business contact committee was announced at the luncheon and will be composed of Frederick Rice, chairman; ~Shelby Clark, Frederick Spicer, Charles Tur» pass Our Highest Grade Shoes for MEN and WOMEN This season’s stock on which, to this time, there has been no mark-down in price. Fresh, wup-to-the-min- ate lines, in the high- est grade styles—and developed in the desir- able materials of the season, such as— Satins, Patent Leather, High-grade Black and Brown Kid, Imported Calfskins, Black and Brown Suede. In fall rans of sizes and widths. Through an Inadvertence the Sen- ate yesterday passed, but later recall- & bill giving the government's consent far construction at Trenton, o bill went through first as a routine carried an appropriati 4 $400,00 | Passa and it was tions committee. (Formerly Knickerbocker Music and Camera Shop) e a worthless check for $75. Ralph S. Lambeth, white, was given another chance by Justice Bailey, who placed him on probation under a suspended sentence of three years. Lambeth | was accused of stealing a pocket- Jbook containing $80. Admitting & violation of the anti- narcotic law, Henry Lewis, colored, wlnn sent ‘lo Occloquan for cr‘w )‘enlr. Ulysses King, colored, was given six senators discovered | months at Occopuan for joyriding. —_—— Of the boys emploved in London as messengers and delivery boys only 2 per cent pass on into skilled trades. One of These Plitt Gifts May Be Just Right for Some One You Know Statuettes of Venus, Brass Door Knockers, etc., $10.00 to $15.00. Card Trays apd Com- potes, $3.00 fo $1000. Vases. Silver over .00 Picture Franies, $1150. Fernery, Mahogany, $800 Washingto The Bronze, $12.00. Sewing Tables, $24.25. Most Men Would Fancy One of These Plitt Smoking Sets Ash Tray and Match Tape Box, $425. $350 and $4.0 Cigarette Sets, $10.00. Glass Cigar Sets, $338. Mahogany Waste Bas- C’a":(mr;x‘zk I’(:blessé ,s'lui kets, $12.75. $45.90. Bedspreads of the bill was rescinded $30.00. referred to the appropria- ANNOUNCEMENT The Stratford Gift Shop o-Lite Ash Tra:. d $4.00. Announces the Opening Saturday, December 16, 1922 IN THE Riggs-Tompkins Building 3322 14th St. N.W. (A few doors above Park Road) With a Complete and Varied Line of Christmas Cards, Gifts, Etc. Step from- the hurly-burly of the shop- ping crowds into Plitt’s pleasant rooms and their many glowing lamps. An early visit will give more leisure for selection. Co. Inc. 1325-14th 8tNW. Main4224 Inquire About Our Deferred Payment Plan \ o Christmas G Y v | W, B, Moses & Sons o Furniture Essablished 1861 Linens Checks ‘ Cashed | Chechks Carpets Eleventh and F Sts. Upholstery Our EntireLine of Lamps and Shades 25% Off Regular Prices Owing to delayed delivery we find we are overstocked on floor, bridge, table and boudoir lamps, French and domestic silk shades; therefore, ratiier than wait un- tili:kf{:er Christmas we are offering this discount now to dispose of our stock quickly. Each and Every Oriental Rug in Our Stock---20% Off Regular Prices . Handkerchief Dept. Msin Floor Our Handkerchiefs are arranged -on the Main Floor where selection can be easily made from the largest collection of fine handkerchiefs we have ever shown. We have specialized on gift hendkerchiefs and show some extreme values. Special, 25¢, 35¢c, 50c, 75¢, 85c, $1.00 and $1.25 Each For Women, Men and Boys For the Kiddies: Boxed Novelties, 25c, 50c Box LJ Art Gift Dept. Main Floor Fancy Silk, Satin, Velour, Taffeta and Tapes- , round, oval and square, in beauti- colors and novelty trimmed effects. Special, $3.25 to $17.50 Each The Linen Shop Madeira Hand-embroidered Teq Napkins; up * from $7.26 Dozen. Medeira Hand-embroidered Scarfs, all sizes; up from $2.00 Each. Madeira Hand-embroidered Doilies, Centers and Tray Covers, 50c to $3.75 Each. New Bath Room Rags, of heavy Turkish weave; tfle, floral and Persian designs; special, $1.75 te $6.00 Each. $85.00 Silk-covered Down-filled 6x7 Comforts, $48.00 Each. $75.00 Silk-covered Down-filled 6x6 Comforts, This Selid Mabogaay Fire- Heavy Lastrous Silk Taf i d blu in tapestry o 3 50 , in rose an: es. . Edge Em lered Pillow aves, holstering. Pries 539050 ‘white or colored embroidery ; size 45x36 inches, $1.50 to $3.00 Pair, of Cedar Chests and Hope , Mahogany and Walnut, RLMQUEUVEVEVEVE VL VL VR VELEDE VULV LELELERE N e T —— A v A AT B B TGS 7 A R N S D AWM s K