Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1922, Page 21

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Davis, 723 11th Street N.W., Expert Dry Cleaning HALDEMAN Two §1733 Pennsylvania Ave, Offices. 11201 Conmnecticut Ave. Phene Fr. 833—We Call and Deliver. To Wish You a Merry Christmas Hats and Shoes 1227 F Street N. W. Washii “Try Our Excellent Turkey Dinner Christmas, $1.25 OTHINE | For the treatment of | FRECKLES | ’ In Use for Over 14 Years | Your freckles need attention NOW or | may remain all winter. Use Othine—dou- bie strength—the old and time-tried guar. anteed treatment that has given satisfac. tion to millions of women, and rid yourself | of these homely spots. 1 At all druggists’ and depertment stores. | —Advertisement. y Make Caticura Your Daily Toilet Soap S e e casional touches of Cuticura Ojnt- ‘They are ideal for 30-32 Fla. | ‘Mr, and Mrs, J. G. Shibley Give Dance for Daughter ¥ Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Shibley enter- tained last night in honor of their |daughter, Miss Louise Shibley, at a Christmas dance at their residence at 1848 Blltmore street northwest, at which the fallowing young people, { school companions of Miss Skibley, were present: Miss Betty Shibley, Miss Iréne Ingram, Miss Jean Huntley, Miss Margaret McAllister, Miss Jane Bonnycastle, Miss Harriet Bonny- Edithe Robey, Miss Ann s Martha Lamasure, Mi michacl, Miss Elizaneth hultz, Miss Lula Mitchell, Miss Joe Buckingham, Miss Margaret More- land. Miss Margaret Orme, Miss Gean {Tower, Miss Evelyn Fleicher, Miss | Betty ‘Morris, Miss Louise Chasmar, Miss Mildred Clark, Miss Agnes | ss Lethig Thomas. Mi er. Miss Dorothy Boyl {Miss Lillian Barry, Miss lsabel mond, Miss Betty Moore, Mi | Baker. Miss Mildred MaeD: isabel’ Carney, Miss Peg Miss Mildred Freund,. Miss Agnes | Wharton, Mr. Frederick Mack, Mr. { Madison " Love. Mr. Thurston {Mr. Dunbar Forsythe, Mr. I Bira Mr. Roderick Carm wond Crist, Mr, Perry Miller, = Miller, Mr. ‘Robert Bur- . Addison Giesking, Mr. Harry Mr. Lynn Anderson, Mr. Tillman Normest, Mr. Curtis MeDo! nell. Mr. Bruce Emerson, Mr. Dent. Mr. Holden Arrand. Mr. Will Holden, Mr, Paul Pierson, Mr. War ren Foster. Mr. Melville Lindsay, Mr. Jack Palmer, Mr. Francis Stevens. | Mr. Fleming ' Peake, Mr. Mr. James Howlett, Mr. Rilly Green, Mr. Arthur Kimberly. Mr. | Bordeaux, Mr. Henry Shirey, Mr. Rob- ert Livingston, Mr. Donald Mr. Mercer Walters, Mr. Meiton and Mr. Charlie Farrar. The house was decorated in holly and other red and green Christmas plants and refreshments were served. Miss Jean Cunningham, daughter of Mrs. Charles L. Cunningham, and Mr. Frank Reade, son of Prof. Willoughby { Reade of the Eplscopa! High School, were married at $ o'clock last night in’ Christ Episcopal Church, Savannah, Ga. Tmmediately after the geremony he bride’s mother, 208 3Sth street. Savannah. | Mr. and Mrs. William Winslow Hoxton have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Abbie Frances Hoxton, and Mr. Clar- ence Johnston Robinson, son of City | Treasurer and Mrs. Thomas W. Rob- inson. Friday evening, January 12, at 8 o'clock in Christ Episcopal Church, ithis city. A reception will follow at the home of the bride's parents, 101 | Rucker pla North Rosemont. { " Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Tupper and Miss Viola Tupper of New York were the week end guests of Mr. Tupper's brother-in-law and_sister. Mr. Mrs. Robert South Barrett. Miss atherine Thompson and M May Rixey of Culpeper are the gues of M of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wilkins, on Cameron street. Mrs. Henry K. Field has returncd from a visit to her son-in-law and ldnughler. Mr. and Mrs.. Thomas H. 1 Clarke, in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Van Middles- worth and their small son have re- turned from a visit to Mrs. Van Mid- dlesworth’s mother. Mrs. F. 1. Ham- mond, in Pittsburgh. Miss Virginia Stuart Bou Richmond Is the guest of her brother- the dean of the { Episcopal Theological Seminary and in-law_and_sister, | Mrs. Berryman Green. Mr. and Mr: the guests of the parents of Mr. Thler and Mrs. Smo | street. Mrs, W. F, Trenary has returned to her home In Atlanta after a visit to Mrs.. Thomas Trenary on Duke street. ““Midqshipman Adolph Bedmar f An- napolis is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Moore on Prince street. Miss = Lelia Hanawait and | the week end guests of Mr. and M {H. B. Tribby in Rosemon | "Mr. and Mrs. D. C. | the Misses near Poolesville, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rogers of Medford, N. J., are the guests of the jatter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gillingham, on Brad- dock Heigh! Mrs. W. G. Le Hew of Charlottes ville is the xues]t(lol x:. an‘d Mrs. John H. Coleman on King street. = ‘Commander James H, Reld, U. 8. N. retired, has. returned to his home at Crozet, Va.. after a visit to mother, Mrs. Legh Wilber Reid, on Duke street. Miss Bella Cochran of the faculty is spending the holidays Mrs. Orland H. Kirk, at Vassar with her sister, on Braddock Heights. William Kessler has returned to his home in Montgomery, Ala., after a visit to Col. and Mrs. Julian T. Wil- liams in Cottage Park. The members of thesAlexandria Ger- man Club will give their Christmas dance Monday evening at 9 o'clock in the auditorium of Elks' Home, on ince street. g e W, W. Taylor and William W. Taylor, jr., of Eastville, Va, were the guests last week of Mrs. John F. Tackett, 6n South St. Asaph street. ‘Miss Annette Harbor of Atlanta is {the guest of Mrs. Willlam A. Snow, on Seminary Hill. Dr. Arthur Snowden and Dr. Hugh ! McGuire have feturned from a hunt- ing trip to Spottsylvania county. Miss Joyce Graham is at her home, on Prince street, after a visit to friends in New York city. Mr. hnd Mre. Thomas McKnew of Washington are the guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred- crick J. Paft. on Cameron street. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Pettitt and Miss Barbara Pettitt of Elizabeth, N. J., are the guests of Mrs. Pettitt's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mans- field, on North Pitt street. £ - ‘Miss Ellen Goldworthy has returned from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Hall hneider, in Grantwood. N. J. Mre. Virginia Smoot Bleul of Oak- land. Calif., was the guest last week South St. Asaph street. 5 Mrs. Arthur Bush Eagle of Martins- burg, W. Va., and Miss Helen ‘Town- i send off Oakland, Md., have returned ‘to their homes after a visit to Rev. and Mrs. Henry P. Hamill, on North ‘Washington street. ‘ Miss Eva Jones has returned to her home, in Baltimore, after = visit to her sister, Mrs. L. C. Thompson. Mrs. Charles Creighton Carlin has issued invitations for tea Thursday afternoon, from 4 to 6, at her home on North Washington street, in honor. of her guests, Mrs. Beager and Miss Seager of Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. John Barker Barrett have returned from a visit to rela- tives in Chicago and are with the former's mother, Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, on Duke street. Miss Dorothy Haycock, daughter of Mrs. John B. Barrett, entertained at tea - Thursday afternoon, when she was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Maud C. Laidlow. Mrs. Wilbert Baggett and Miss Ruth H. Smith have returned from a visit to friends in Washington. Invitations have been received here from Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moncure for the marriage of their daughter, Miss_ Ellen Adie Moncure, to Capt. Charles P. Gllchrist, U. 8. C., Tues- day evening, January_ 2, at 6§ o'clock, in Aquia_Episcopal Church, Stafford county. Miss Moncure is well known in Alexandria, where she has fre- uently visited her aunt, Dr. Kate ‘aller Barrett. Miss Bertha Bristow has returned from a visit to friends in Charles Town, W. Va. ‘Miss Charlotte Kemper has returned grom Asheville, N. C., accompanied by her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee Kemper, and their 1 son, who will spend the holi-(|is spending the holidays: with his smal! days with their parents, Mr. and Mra. fl:lrd H. Kemper, in mont. Charles McKenna of Charleston, W. Ve, has joined Mrs.. MoKenna and g I Formerly Jack Poole, Clydius a reception was held at the home of and iss < s Virginia Wilkins at the home John Liloyd Thler of Pittsburgh and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Smoat and their four children are tt, Mr. and Mu:l George Uhler, on North ‘Washington iss ! Grace Livingston of Washington were Chambers and Elizabeth_and Margaret Chambers are guests of Mr. Chambers’ father, Judge Willlam L. Chambers, his | 68 Misses Cora and Loula Smoot, on | Miss Katherine dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kdward J. Roth, the wedding being an event of I December 14, their children at the residence of Mrs. McKenna's sister, Miss Greenaway, on North Columbus street. Mrs. J. H. Johnsgon is spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. W. A. New York cit det Corp. Jack Howard and Cadets Daniel R. S v, ., nd Alton Avres of Fishburne Military School, Waynesboro, \' pending the holi- with their respective \parents in vinia _Atkins. daughter of Samuel Atkins, and Mr. I’ Picken, son of Mr. and Picken, were married Bat- ay morning at_the rectory of Christ h, the Rev. William J. Mortop of- The bride wore a travkling miduight blue poiret twill At to match and fox furs. The of honor was Miss Elizabeth who wore a gown of blue te crepe and black hat trimmed with_ silver. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at_the home of the bridegroom's aunt, Mra. , on Queen street. Later in Mr. 'and Mrs. Picken left for an p south. They will live in Ohio, where Mr. Picken is Miss {arr. n Cockey has returned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. John ¢ liam. in Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Best, of Okla- homa City. who have heen touring through the New land states, are the guests of the latter's brother-in-law nd siste Dr. and Mrs. J. Yates, and will lea sonville and ing to their home. Mrs. Morris Turk and Mrs. Henry Turk have returned to their home, near s Va. after a_ visit to their Tobert Turk, on Seminary Schwarzmann Yost and hwarzmann have returned ¢isits to friends in New York and Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Corbin have re- tufnéd from a visit .to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Tayloe, in Fairfax county. Miss Elizabeth Lee Boothe has re- turned from a visit to friends in Baltimore, Mrs. Augustus Boulden of Charles- ton, W. Va.. is the guest of her sis- ter. Mrs. George W. Keys, in Rose- mont. 1 Mrs. Vernon Parsons and her chil- dren have gone to Newark., N. J., to . Parsons after a visit to her P. M. Fritte 3 . Charles E. Dare, Mies Virginia Dare and Mr. Edgar Dare are spending the holidaye with rela- tives, in Rising Sun, Md. Mre. J. J. Cato has gone to Rich- mond to visit her daughters, Mrs. J. R, Kellison and Mrs. V. M. Lumsde. Miss Margaret Randolph of St. H da’s Hall, Charles Town, W. Va.; Cary J. Randoiph of the University of Vir- ginla, and_Winslow H. Randolph. jr. of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Winslow H. Randolph. ‘on Seminary Ihill. Mr. Robert S. Jones and his daugh- ter, Miss Collins McKay Jones, will spend the holidays with the former's sister, Mrs. Charles Culin, in Ogontz, Pa. - Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cheeseman and their sons, Richard and David. of Hatfield, Conn.; Capt. Wallace Hooft Fawcett of Norton, Wise county, Vi and Mr. Edward S. Fawcett of New Yorlk city are the guests of Mrs. Mary G. Fawcett on Prince street. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Moore will entertain at a_small dance Wednes- day evening, December 27, at their home on _Prince street for their younger daughter, Miss Margaret Moore. Miss Annie Luckett has returned from a visit to her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bil- heimer, in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Barrett en- tertained at a dance at their home, on Duke street, last night for their sons, Midshipman Paul Barrett of Annapolis and Waller and Tupper Barrett of New York city. The guests included Miss Atala Kimmell, Miss Anne Hacker and Mlss Emily Dyer of | Washington, Miss Elizabeth Boothe. H Misa Elizabeth Bryant, Miss Josephine Gregg, Miss Jeannette Cochran, Miss Esther Lambert, Miss Margaret Mon- cure, Miss Margery Hall, Miss Marie | Gasson, Miss Caroline Wattles, Miss Lucy Anderson, Misses Josephine and Elizabeth Ramage, Misses Sarah and Charlotte Kemper, Miss Nina Fulton, Miss Abbie Hoxton, Miss Rosella Burke, Miss Ellen Burke, Miss Eliza- beth Schnelder, Miss Edmonia Baker, Miss Collina Jones, Miss Sarah Cox, Miss Eliza Bland Cox, Miss Mary Hunt Roberts, Miss Dorothy Tazewell King, Miss Louisa Griffith, Miss Inez Moore, Dr. C. Bruce Morton of New York city, Cadet Wiiliam Morton of West Point, Cadet Louis C. Barley, jr., of West' Point, Mesra. Hugh Marsh, rdner L. Boothe, 2d.; Johnson Mc- iuire, Clarence Robinson, Jack Rob- nson, Albert Ansley Smoot, Albert V. Bryan, Laurence Fawcett, Charles C. {Carlin, jr.; Edward Oliver, Everette Swan, Ashby Warfleld, Gilbert J. Cox, jr.; Gordon Burke, Douglas Lindsey, Everett Pohl, Edwin Graham, George Vest, Jack Dinwiddie, Ton Moncure, Briley Clem,, Allan Roberts, Cameron Roberts, Alex. Smith, Reginald Hall and Dimmoek Gasson. Mr. ang Mrs, Hayward D. Luckett {and HoD. Luckett, jr.. of Asheville, N. (.. are the guests of Mr. Luckett's mother., Mrs. Lucie Peyton Luckett, on South Patrick street. Miss Effie Moore of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, is the guest of her aunt, Miss (onstance Boush, on South Pitt street, Mrs. John Y. Worthington of Wash- ington is the guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Taliaferro Worthington, on South Alfred street. " Midshipman Edward Trumbull of Annapolis is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Edgar Padgett, on King street. Mrs. Herman Droste has returned to her home near Richmond after a visit to her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. Keith Carlin, on North Washington Atreet. Mrs. Car- lin's mother, Mrs. Charles Edward Potts, and_the latter's son, Joseph Potts, of Tarboro, N. C., will. spend the holidays W Mr. and Mrs. Droste. - ¥ Miss Dorothy Morton of Stuart Hall, Staunton, and Cadet William Morton of West Point. are the guests of their parents, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. « i AROUND THE CITY By Nannie Lancaste NICE. everyday woman was lamenting that she had shop- ved and mailed early, and badn't1a thing to do’ il .She elaborated the state- ment with details that went about like this: iy It doesn't seem natural to he hangingwround fdle, with all the old- time snap and sparkle and expectancy vanished—driven out of the heart by commercial duel of give and get. Even the once thrill of “Merry Christ- mas” has been killed by the syndi- cated hatefulness of printed cards that mean nothing but the price, “And look what trade has done to childhood—robbing it of the glamor jof the Christmas tree until the only difference between one and another is the money value of the balls and tin- sel. Also, see how the shops have discredited ‘Santa Claus by having cheap Imitations of him prowling around as ads. “1 took my six-year-old boy to a toy department yesterddy, and when he saw the red-flannel humbug, he told me. that he was just a man fixed {up. same as @2 would be, and that thera wasn’t any north pole Santa, and that all his gifts came from the stores—and, listen at this: Last night when his father asked him what he | wanted Santa to bring him, that boy sat on Jim's knee and prattled out a dozen wants with such deceitful in- nocenee that it fairly choked me. Ab- solutely blackmailing his father. And 1 had to stand for it, because Jim was s0 happy to be fooled. “Even the thrill of buying garlands and holly has been spoiled by graft. It was a real joy to me cvery year to buy my greens from the old folks uot- side the market and to surprise them by adding a dime or two to the price of each as a sort of Christmas gift to myselt. Garlands are now in the hothouse class, as far as price goes, s0 expensive beyond reason that it serves the dealers right to have their Stuff on their hands—though a lot of unbought trees and wreaths on a dump is a mighty lonesome sight at ristmas time. 1 used to think it treason to na- ture and the joy of the vulctide to buy artificial decorations, but my house this year is going to be gay with scarlet velvet poinsettia blos- soms and wreaths of red immortelles It is my protest against the commer- cial cornering of the woods.” * & ¥ % T was a foggy dusk, and a woman had it to herself as she cut through the Capitol grounds until she had to crosd over to a little shop where they sell magazines. She had nearly reached a white marble bank when she noticed a crouching figure, pistol in hand, with eyes peeping furtively at'a couple on the side street. In an instant there was a flash, a feminine scream and a hcarse cry: “You have woman The slayer rushed out and aimed his weapon: “It 1s your life I want, villaln— Say, Mame, why don't you fall down You can’t stand up and be dead.” A lady of indigo morals would doubt- less have considered a play like that a8 poison-proof of the evil example of films, but on the other hand, don’t for- get the family' man who went home and told his wife they must take to going to church so as to bring up lit- les George properly, for why? He had just come from a movie where & young criminal on his way to the chair had blamed his parents for not training him to do right when & child. Which seems to whow that the motion picture, like every other progress in life, has its occa- sional drawbacks, for the reason that man will never be able to produce absolute perfection until equipped with halo and wings. - * X X% % WOMAN stood at a window and looked down on the street. It was a refined residence section, with nearby churchee and schools, and the children playing on the pavement were snugly comfortable as to cloth- ing and of a healthiness that showed for good tables at home. Two of these children, small girls. were wheeling their baby carriages, each occupied by & handsome doll. As they walked and chattered a man came along—a man who carried the sorrows of his world on his shoulders in the shape of a hump on his back. The little girls stopped, looked at the man and giggled. Then one of them hunched up her shoulders and imitated the man. If he heard the giggles and saw the burlesque he Iml.!la no sign. Affiiction learns to take its ridicule as a philosophic mat- ter of course. The only thing about the inoldent is: It was not & game learned from the movies. It was the spontaneous out- cropping of that human nature draw- back we know as original sin. * x % % ‘WOMAN—a good, good woman— ‘was blaming a little clerk behind a toy counter for selling soldlers, cannon and drums. She told her, with an oratorical loudness that clinched the interest of every customer banked around, that it was the military pl thing that was responsible for war. If the armories of the world were burned and men would abide by the teachings of the Bible——" It was a really fine little preach- —_— Currant or Raisin Tea Ring. Dissolve two yeast cakes and one tablespoonful of gugar in lukewarm ater. Add three cupfuls of flour and beat smooth. Cream six table- spoonfuls of lard or butter and one- half & cupful of sugar and two eggs beaten light, and add to the above, then sdd four cupfuls of flour or enough to make a soft dough. Add one-half a teaspoonful of salt and knead lightly. Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for about two hou or until double in bulk. Roll out in an oblong piece one-fourth of an inch thick. Brush with melted butter, sprinkie with brown sugar and raisins or currants and cinna mon. Roll and place in a circle on a greased pan. Cover and let rise for killed an innocent William J. Morton, on North Wash- ington ‘street. Midshipman _Harrell W. Wall, United States Naval Academy, whose home, is in Pittsburgh, is spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. King on Prince street. Mr. and Mrs. King have with them for the week end Midshipmen William B. Bailey and Wil§am Mitchell of John- son City, Tenn. Prof. and Mrs. Leigh W. Reid of Haverford College, Pa., are the guests of the former’'s mother, Mrs. L. W. Reid, on Duke street. Mr. Emmett Reid Dunn of Harvard arents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett C. unn, on Duke street. Miss Marian Dienelt of Virginia Intermant College, Bristol, V., 18 the 3 one hour, or until light. Bake for twenty-five minut, Ice while hot with plain frosting. This makes two small rings. ___—_—-——E—" est. of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ,.uAlbirt Dienelt, in Rosemont. ‘Miss Margaret French of St. Ann's School, Charlottesville, is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George 8. French, on South Alfred street, for the holidays. Miss Hattle Picken is the~guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Batchellor at The Plains. 2 Midshipman Arthur Townsend of Annapolis is the guest of Rev. and Hen! mill on North ment, but It struck a snag in the person of an elderly little lady in black, who was choosing between leaden infangy and cavalry, having already decided on a fine showing of artillery held by a colored majd at her back. 3 “My friend, If you stopped the mak- Ing of weapons men would follow Cain’s, example “and ' use a club.” To show what a good, good woman she was, the evangelistic lady smiled imcely at her heckler and moved on. It is always well to know when you are licked. TIHS is Chrixtmas eve. Tomorrow, While the morning stars sing to- Rether, three wise men of the east will follow a golden sign that leads to Bethlehem. And the voices of our own bells will ring out in the blackness of mid- night: a *“God bless the men wio eame from afar, Gorl blees the crib; God bless the s God bless the shiepherds who watehed in the m i God Uless the day that Christ was-born.™» * ok % % Mrs. R. E. Fawcett has been elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of the District of Cofumbla. She is the second presi- dent of the department auxillary of | the District, ana is interested in the welfare of the ex-service men, es- peclally those who are disabled. For the past five years she has worked unceasingly for the ben2fit of “our boys” and through her many have had smokes, goodies and enter- tainment. = The auxiliary and the American Legion are giving an open reception and dance at the Ebbitt Hotel on the evening of January I At a meeting of the Takoma Post of the Veteruns of the Foreign Wars in the basement of the Episcopal parish hall the annual fon of offfcers took place. Dr. A. L. Miller, the present commander, declined to ccept the nomination for re-election, on account of the press of personal business. The following officers were elected: Commander, John E. Donker: senior vice commander, Cleo I. Redman; MRS, It FAWCETT. junior vice commander, Harry Il Mi jard; chaplain, Hollis W. Andrew: quartermaster, Maj. William Fischer: officer of the day, Zinn, and trustees, John W jand John L. McKenny. Commander - clect Donker an- ln(lunl-»d the appointment of Kenneth to be post adjutant and land to be guard. Other appointmen will be announced at the next meeting. The new offic will be Installed at an open meeting to be held Janu- ary 3. Maj. Herbert R. Blake of Baltimore, commander of the De- { partment g Maryland of the Vet- jerans of Moreign Wars will act as {installing ofticer on this occassion The post went on record as in- dopsing adjusted compensation for veterans of the world war and the { puyment of same by means of a sales tax. The post also indorsed the Chandler bill now before the House of Representatives, which provides for an increase in the pension rates pald to those who were disabled in | the Spanish-American war, I’hillipine | campaigns and the Chinese Boxer re- ellion. Cominander Miller. on_be- ! half of tho post. presented Past Com - mander Day with a beautiful medal in appreciation of his services to the post. Capt. C. Hamilton Cook, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, has taken personal charge of his organization's offices in the Commercial Bank building here, and is endeavoring to expedite the han- dling of a number of pending claims. He has had several conferences with Gen. Sawyer and officials of the Vet- erans’ Burcau on a number of mat- Iters concerning hospitalization and rehabilitation. Harries | Harvey Mo { Thomas J. Fralley was re-clected commander of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, American Legion, at its last meet- ing. Commander Frailey was elected by acclamation, the choice being made on the basis of the record he made as commander in 1922. He Im- mediately announced the following appointments: Adjutant, Edward J. Martiljohni; finance officer, F. Joseph O'Neili; publicity officer, Leo T. Col- ler. Other officers elected wes First vice commander, John T. Baker. second vice commander, Joseph L. Brown; third vice commander, E. B, Thompson; historian, W. W. Smyth; war risk officer. Frank H. H. Nolte: chaplain, Rev. Hugh K. Fulton; ser- geant-at-arms, E. C. Guy; color ‘bear- ers, R. J. Cunningham and Thomas J. Walsh. The post adopted a resolution con- demning the National Civil Service Reform League for an alleged attack in its annual report on the ex-service en. t the present session of Congress eh eterang of Fer gn Wars intend to stress House resolution 1081, which provides for the establishment of commissions to mark the battle lines in Europe. Capt. Edwin S. Bet- telheim, jr., chairman of the national legislative committee, V. F. W. has been crystallizing action along these lines in official Washington.. He finds that the War Department is sympa- thetic, and arrangements have been made with Representative Stephan Porter of Pennsylvania, who is chair- man of the committee on foreign a: fairs, to- hold hearings and - bring about an early report on the bill. At @ recent meeting of department headquarters,, \{:te?&-’ of Foreign Wars, Brig. Gen. Anton an, department commander, vre:ihd.lnx. unlu‘u:u'-a ‘were adopted urgin governmen pro- vide » suits _'m-uuu in the National MRS, GEORGE ROTHWELL | SHERIFF, 2d A bride of a week ago, whe, before her beautifully arranged wedding, wan Mise Lois Campbell, daughter of Representative and Mra, Campbell of Pennsylvania; Capital commemorating the service of women who lost their. lives during the world war. It was pointed: out that there sre more than 160 American women who glv! their lives in the war and who are uried in foreign sofl. National Capitai Post, No. 127, Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars, met recently with Commander Val N. Brandon, pre. siding. Following were clected to office for the ensuing year: Val N. Brandon, commander; Joseph B. Gardella, senior vice commander: Danicl J. Leahy, junior vice commander; Gunner Statsburg, D. Donovan, chap- rrier, trustee. Harry . Smith and J. H. Verona were elected and mustered into membership. A reso- lution was adopted condemning the «f- forts of the Clvil Service Commission’s recommendation changing the prefer- law granting ex-service men the it of passing examinations with an average of sixty-five and placed at the head of the fist, which the Cvil Service Commission clalms as unfair to non- service parties. While ex-service men are granted the allowance of sixty-five as a pussing mark, this coes not guaran- tee their appointments to positions over non-scrvice parties, appointments belng left to heads of departments, it was ex- plained. _The post is playing Santa Claus by distributing Christmas cheer to its sick and needy members. The post indorsed the project of Maj. N. L. Dean, depart- ment commander of the Potomac, G. A. R. for establishing a home for widows of ‘veterans in the District of Columbiu. The department commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Anton Stephan, and {stafl will be the guest of honor at the meeting January 5 and install the newly clected ofticers. A special meeting of the rellef com- mittee of the American Leglon Auxil- iary, H. C. Spengler Post, No. 12, was held at the Raleigh Hotel last Monday afternoon. Baskets of supplies will be | sent to needy families of ex-service men at Christmas. Among the donations a ton of coal wus given to the auxiliary for transmittal to a family which had been called to the attention of the unit. Just before leaving Washington for home in Buffalo to spend the holi . Capt C. H. Cook, national com- Imander of the Disabled American Vet- i named H. H. Raege of this city to take charge of the rehabilitation ing, pending the, appointment of a ipermanent chairman. Mr. Ruege was a sergeunt who was wounded in ac- tion and for three vears was a mem- iber of the hospitaiisation committee jof the American Legion. During the week the representative of the D. A. V. conferred with Repre- | sentative Swect und Chairman Wins- {low of tie House imcree committee, relative to the ihandling of the Sweet bill which would liberalize the Veterans' Bureau jact. Mr. Winslow decided time would jbu saved by combining the better | features of about fifty bills affecting ithe disabled that are now before his committee. 1t is hoped to begin hear- ings shortly after Congress recon- venes following the holidays. interstate com- Totally blind veterans were pleased during the week when the President sigged the Fish bill. which incregses the allowance for attendants from $20 to $50 a month. A delegation came over from the Evergreen School for the Blind, near Baltimore, to thank Representative Fish and the Presi- dent, and. they were accompanied to the White House by Mrs. Wainwright, wife of the assistant secretary of war: Miss Wainwright, Miss May Thom, Representative Fish and a rep- resentative of the Disabled American Veterans. ‘Marriage Licenses. | Marriage licenses have been fssued to the following: Millard C. Pate and Nelile L. Plyler. Howard Thurston of Shackelsford, V. Julia_Carlton of i Lrwis McLaughll Cy Alvin Plater and Gladys Ray. Joseph 8. Chinn and Marguerite E. Walter B. Wood of Hamptor Amanda T. Parsons of Richmond, nced and Wsnona J. Grimland. - £ of this. o Saih o Lasban oL O ol Wil Smith. Vi nd e & Newmin w0 Fomfly 1. Care. e et I R ke ot Fichmond, v-. and Em. ™Ricnry 3. Beard of Kingston, X. Y., and Vie: guret V. Walter of Linden, VI Robert H. Dott of Tules, £, Reed lof yin Ceigye o Okle-. and Eather Cosmo Farguhar of Rutherford, N. J., and Patricia B, Miteeh of Idlewila, . ¥ ames C. Molinini of Claire P. Cullinane of Bostony Maser 17 228 m A Trown of - A l'\'"'r':llfl': thiu city and Elisa am M. Renshaw of Bethesds, Md., Mary L. “Thimpaon of thia chpe o o *n harien 1. ‘harles L. Enauff of Atlantie City, and Addie B Hendricks, Chevy Ohase. Aloyrius 1. Rowan and Louise M. Young. George W. Combe of Goldsboro, N_'C'. and Mary E_ Blackburn of Richmond, Vi Isasc M. Washington and Charlotte L. Jones. Jack R.'Simma and Erelyn Coleman. omas man of this ¢ Davis of Dumfries. Va o e Daniel M. O°Brien of thi O'Donnelt 5t Geneace, Far " 17 124 Sosie NEW HEBREW SCHOOL. Formal Opening Exercises to Be Held Tuesday. The Jewish community-of Petworth and Mount Pleasant has established & Hebrew school at 3206 Géorgia ave- nuy, known the Har Zion Hebrew School, which will be formalily opened Tuesday. ~Tonight at $ o'clock, how- ever, a meeting will be held at that address for the purpose of interesting all those in the community in the project. The purpose of the school is to sup- plement t! instruction received by the Jewish pupil in the -public school and to further American principles, it is announced. Efforts also will be made to impress the pupils with the Jewish teachings of the past. The school will be.open every evenin gérom 4 until o'clock, during whi time about four classes will recite. A Sabbath school also has been estab- lished and will‘meet every Sunday morning. H. Goodkowits, formerly with the Kesher Israsl School of duemi.‘.w'. has seletted prin Ipa N. 3, D. C. office, in the Commercfal Bank bulld-} its December meeting at the home of Mrs. Loutsa X. Locke, 1515 Buchanan street,” who was assisted by sMrs, Charles Hunt. Th ‘re;c'nb Mrsi Bd- win J. Ryan, presided. Plans were formulated for the’ continuatjon of the work of locating anll preserving historic spots in the District. Continental Chapter, D. A. R., was entertained Monday by Miss Mary E. Townsend, 1611 Park road, with Miss Myrtie P. Goe- otte .. Meek 'as The regent, Mrs. Thomas D. Whyte, presided over the b meeting. Reports of officers and committeex , and it was found the card, party held at the Hadleigh recently added a nice sum to the treasury. The chapter Indorsed Mrs. Hanger as candidate for president general of the natlol priation made for her District of Columbia campaign fund, An appropristion was made for the day nursery, also for the memorial cross to be erected in Arlington n tional cemetery for those who lost thelr lives in the Argonne, France. American Liberty Chapter, D. A. R., held its December meeting at 34 16th street. Mra. William L. Bruck- art, hostess. The regent, Mrs. L. B. Thomson, reported the progress being made by the state Americanization com- mittee, and how each Daughter in the District could assist in the lucal work. Mrs. Willlam E. Owen, his- torian, read a paper on the rescurch of family data connected with thc chapter gotten up for the state his- torical soclety. The chapter unani- mously Indorsed the name “Key Bridge” for the new bridge to Arlini ton. Mrs. H. S. Ridgely, finance com- mittee, reported a nice sum realized from the benefit card party whicl would enable the chapter to pir fir the many donations promised. Mrs. J. F. Bates, patriotic and missionary committee, introduced the Rev. Dr. Hutchinson, who, in his address, told of the great need of clothing and financial help locally, and his cow nection with the work of the Travel- ers Aid, the latter in great financial stress. He was followed by Mrs. Hop day, one of the workers at the Union station, who explained the work the Travelers Ald. They both d many cases where boys and girls were saved from a terrible fate, sent home to their parents and not hav- ing to suffer the shame of publication. Mra G. Wallace W. Hanger, cundidate for president general was the honor guest. As organizing secretary gen- eral she was able to tell of the enor- mous growth of the national socie and of the work done each year. She s2id permits had been gran to chapters in South America, India, China, the Philippines, Paris and Lon- don. She spoke of the great need of help at Eills Island and of Keeping up the publication of the D. A. R. Manual of informatlon for foreigners. distri buted there and elsewhere. Mrs. Claughton West played numbers from Chopin and Rubinstein on the piano, and accompanied Mrs. H. O. new applicants were indorsed for membership. Mrs. Crump and Mrs. Isaac presided at the tea table. Eugenia Waxshington Chapter, D. A. R., held its December meeting at the residence of Mrs. Isaac Weil. Alter- nates to the Continental Congress were elected as follows: Mrs. N. P. Web- Ster, vice regent; Mrs. W. 8. Adkins, Mrs. Walter H. Lee, Mrs. C. L. Good- rieh, Miss Valeria Marshall, Miss May | | soclety and an appro- ! I with Miss B, A. Miss Floren Bucking- * The Eleanor Wilson Chapter, R wmet Monday at {he home Emma Noel. A" cordial weleome mus hawke . Florence Crittenton 1 ter i% providing ags scholurship at Brovard Institute, Bre- vard. N. . When 1he business meet- g was concluged Mrs. A, kins read a Christmas story, Seventh Hirthday ™ up for the yme. The chap n this year a Martha Washi “Wapte gt ngton Chapter, 1 view regent, A SiBtng hosterses w M nd Miss | Ha visited ief talk on the xR ing 1o ir interest to sl ter B. Mii- Frgn. subjects, exp. A R memhers ton told o and Ita) many card: of | Fleet- | wood with seyeral vocal solox. Two | Children’s Benefit Ball To Be Brilliant Event The annual Christmas ball for the benefit of the Children's Country Homie, to be held Tuesday evening in the salon des of the Hote! Washinzton. will furnish a brifllant lcumn 1o the old vear's round of fes- tivities The nations ball al gathering of repres women and m set of the Nati altracts a larga ntative men and hers of the younger il Capital, and asid from the nurely focial significance o the Children’s Country Home ball the =pirit of charity back of it. Ti proceeds from the rale of hoxes and tickels are turned over to the hom: Grant roz where tacilities aff home-like comforts to children r uperating from hospital treatment. L James W. Wadsworth, ir., presi- 1 nt of the home, h s to be al ito place it ¢ E -round basis speration i« ing towurd the i ball as]n D means for effecting end xtensive tmatntenanc ix Toof Kibl arrangements (o insura of the traditional muc- 88 of the ball heen virtual complated by Mrs. chairman of the committee in cha lover 1% being assisted in Mrs Henry B S H. Hagner. Fleming Ne arwun and M hold. Mrs. ¢ H._H. Kerr Mre. Wadsw the hox reservations, the smale of the twent surrounding the great The list of holders, {names ! contains prominently Iprivatelife'of | associated here who have the hall no! Treasury Melion torney encral }New York. ra. wife of the third of rtate. administr: i 2 1lent | during the | bathea in { handsomely rth. who is handlir 19 gratified -eizht hoxes ballroom. ny of whosa 1 announced. and women n vernment officials ~d in mak etary of the and Assistant At- Albert Ottinger of ohert Woods Bliss. sistant secret; member of the ircle 1o take a ho music will he provided vening and the ballroom, corative gold, will bo fitted up with appropriate floral and Yuletide decorations. thus m&m&m@a@a&mx%fi Eflebaefiee? Twelve-ten—T welve-twelve F St. Extends Their Good Wishes for a £lerey Christmas LEVEVEVELED To Their Patrons, Employes and Friends Greetings S we trace the record of the closing year there comes the recollection of the good will which you have manifested to- ward us. Cherishing these associations and the friendships into which they have ripened, we wish you a happy Christmas and joy- ful New Year. 1800 G STREET Andrew W. Cruse and Elirabeth W. Pinker- |, Sincerely. Compliments of the Season: To Our Friends and Patron_'sg To those of you whom we would like to know as well as to those we know—to those who have durin§ year enabled us to boast of the the arg- est business year in our history—to those who have caused the addition of our Downstairs Store and patron- ized it-beyond ourexpectations—we extend our sincerest wishes for the holiday season and the coming year. TRY IRST Street NW. Store Hours: 9t0 6 ’