Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1923, Page 12

e S TP T R A e s S F Ry L oy = Ry A8 S P P PR R ST 6 iR E Y SYPIPIRY AN SVAL LG PRt PR SRS R RSP A RSP S P BETTER BUSIESS . COURSES SOLGHT Bureau of Education Run- ning Conferences Between { Teachers and Experts. STRESS THREE PHASES Production, Marketing and, Office ' _ Management Being Thor- oughly Discussed. | i To put- more interest in business and business principles in the high schools the United States bureau of education, through the agency of Dr. Glen Levin Swiggett, is running a series of conferences throughout the country. bringing big business men to address high school teachers. One conference has already been held at Philadelphia, one in Boston, another is to take place March 2 and 3 in New York city, and a fourth will be held in Columbus, Ohio, March 9 and 10. The biggest business men avail- able have been obtained through the offorts of Dr. Swiggett to_speak to the teachers and fnfuse them with not only some of the prineiples on which business is succeeding in Amer- jca today, but to explain some of the practical ‘workings of the industrial machinery of the nation. 17,000 Schools Affected. Three phases of the business life of the country are sfressed: Production, marketing and office management. Some idea of the extent of the nossibilities of the work is obtained, Dr. Swiggett explains, by the num- ber of schools reporting to the bu- reau, which eventually will benefit. The number is about 17,000, of which 4.300 are business high_ schools, re- porting directly to Dr. Swiggett. conferences are being called by the United States bureau of education in co-operation with the United States bureau of forcign and domestic com- merce and the various educational bodles in the localitics where confer- «nces are held. Correlate Standard Methods. Their purpose, Dr. Swiggett explains, I s to “Correlate Standariised business experlence and chool busine: ocial studies durdized business teaching of high < subjects, including the To this end representatives of or- Sanized business of the nation, state or oity, are invited to show how their organizations promote and serve business, including the serVice they can possibly rend: ] teachers of bus representatives to high school ess subjects and business corpora- tions, to describe and visualize the fundament. ati and prac- methods of solving busine: : Many Speakers Listed. l Tndicating the character of the pro- zram of the conferences. the speak- «rs at New York will include Frank Greene, editor of Brads Galloway, member of tl on -education. the Mer ciation of New Vork e Mather Lewi th service of (I of Commer z ght T. Fa Sulging _industrial _engin city: Ralph S. Butler, advertis- ing manager United States Rubber Company: Harry Arthur Hopf. man-{ agement cngincer of New York: W. H. Lefingwell, mar ent enginecr. | G. W. U. IS SHAPING UP ~ CAMPAIGN FOR MILLION 5 \ Intensive Drive for Equipment and Endowment Fund to Begin Early in 1924. Announcement was magde today that George Washington University is get- ting to work to shape up a campalgn for a million-dollar drive for uni- versity buildings and endowment, Ac- cording to President Howard I, Hodgkins, the intensive period of the drive will be early in 1924. The board of trustees, in sactioning this campaign, it was' stated, seeks to obtain funds for the building up of THE ' EVENING the university endowment and to pro. vide for an increase in the physical equipment of the univ y for the accommodation of hundreds 9f mew students entering-each t pre- sent, George Washington ranks twen- ty-fifta in student enrollment amon colleges of ihe country, with 4,386 registered students. Construction of the dollar class room building on northwest corner of 21st and streets, announced a few weeks ago, will proceed independently of the campaign for funds. Plans for this building are now being prepared. ——— uarter-million- Mrs. Arthur Davenport, mayor of Ranson, W. Va., us qualify for the office because ‘“the duties of the mayor of 2 small town require too much time " the |~ G ‘STAR, WASHINGTON, PACKED HOUSE GREETS COMMUNITY CONCERT g | Program at Central High School Auditorium Last Wight Presents Many Attractive Features. Despite the severe cold weather another packed hogse at the High School auditorium greeted the six- teenth community concert of the Community Music Association’s series last night. ‘Aside from the usual singing by the audience, the program was featured by the Christiani Trio, the quaret of the Church of the Ascension, Min- LANSBURGH & BROTHER STORE NEWS for Tuesday, February 20, 1923 —_— New Silks—Underpriced A display of plain colors and printed silks—wondrously rich a 1f you were a visitor to the recent Silk Show in New York, you can appreciate sympathetically what we have accomplished in assembling this inspiring showing of spring silks. The famous, and much favored prints—the newest shades, the latest developments in weave—all are here —waiting for your needle—or that of your modiste. And that we are offer- ing them—underpriced—lower than our widely known low prices is an- other achievement — redounding generously to your benefit. All-silk Radium, 40-inch; fifteen light and dark colors. Regularly $2.25. i $1.95 Canton Crepe, 40-inch; favorite for spring in Regular- Special, many colors. 1y $2.98. Special, . $2.65 Crepe de Chine, 40-inch, for dainty lingerie and Regularly dresses. Special, yard. ... Beautiful chiffon inch. signs on georgette. R $11.50 to $12.50. Special, i $7.95 $1.95 Brocade Velvet, 38 and 40 de- or with Regularly Silk Flat Crepes, 40-inch, in alkthe néw colors. A fine quality. Regular- ly $2.98. Special, Silk Broadcloth, 32-inch. Stripes and checks on white grounds. Regu- larly $1.95. Special, yard.... .69 Alityme Krepe, 36-inch. The genuine from the Banner Knitting Mills. Beautiful colorings. Special, vard.... 2.50 Chiffon Taffeta, 36-inch. Navy bluc and black, unusually lus- Regular- a trous finish. ly $2.00. e $1.69 nd beautiful New Spring Foulards, 36- inch. signs on vored colors. larly $1.95. Special, $1.69 yard.... Springlike de- several fa- Reg- Satin Charmeuse, 40-inch. A favored dress satin in rich colorings. Regu- larly $2.25. Tt $1.95 New Sports Satins, 40- inch. Heavy weight, in black or white. Regu- larly $2.25. All-silk Pongee, 36-inch. A superior all-silk weave in light or dark colors. Regularly $1.95. Special, $1 ; 69 vard. ... D. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 163. na Niemann, planist, and the Wash- ington Community Orchestra. The seventeenth free concert will be given next Sunday night at Cen- tral High Community Center at 8:15 o'clock, when the Community Music Association will present Maurice Shrowskl, violinist, Ethel Garrett and Henry Kaspar, planists, and Beatrice Seymour Goodwin, soprano. In addi- tion to these ._three features ‘Washi; ‘will be heard in selections, ro- gram of well selectea songs will:be sung by the audience. In the effort to cope with the unpre- cedented outbreaks of disease among near east refugees in Greece, Ameri- can women will Install, direct and finance the fargest medical quaran- tine station in the world. TECH STUDENTS TO GIVE - SPRING PLAY ON FRIDAY Two Casts Rehearse “The Road to Yeaterday'! for Three Per- formances. Tech High School's dramatic talent will give the initial performance of the school’s annual spring play, “The Road to Yesterday,” in the Central High School auditorium Friday night. It will be repeated Saturday night and again on March 2 and 3. The play is a romantic comedy in four acts and is founded on an old English superstition.that = wish ut- tered on midsummer eve comes true and holds fast for a year unless un- wished before midnight. Two -sep- te casts of equal ability are be- 13 l{l trained for the production and will ‘have turns in giving the per- formances. 2 Ruth Russell and Virginia Pryor will play the role ot Elspeth, while Helen Roeder and Martha Norton will take the part of Harriet Phelps. Oth- ers in the cast include John Daly, Jo- seph Heinrich, Olive Barbee, Kathryn Keep, Helen Walten, Mildred Voldant, John' Schell, James Graves, Francis Gaieick, Marian Brown, Loulse Rose, len Patterson, Edward Denison, Preston McDonald, James Whisman, John- Hay, John ' Dickens, Thomas O'Connor, Harold Denison, John Gar- ner and Fred Linton. FIVE OF FIRM IN NET. NEW YORK, February 19.—Five members of the firm of Backe & Schu- man, contractors, alleged to be the source from which many Wall stree: brokers aind wealthy persons uptown obtained fllled for their buffet carafes have n arrested by prohibition agents. Two hundred and fifty quarts of whisky was seized in the office of one of the men while at the head- uarters of the firm records of liquor elivered to “Police Lieut, —* “Officer So and So” and others, wers found. The largest sale disclosed by the rec- ords was one of 150 gallons deliversd to a Broad street address. The five 'were charged with violation of the Volstead Act. LANSBURGH & BROTHER Washington—New York—Paris STORE NEWS for Tuesday, February 20, 1923 420-430 Seventh Street Northwest = e The Newest Ideas By JANE STUART It’s the small touch that makes the mode. .'A woman may be smartl){ gowned, yet lack those little touches.that mark her as being entirely abreast of the times. Here are some of the many small things that are enjoying the greatest and most dis- criminating favor this season—things for the most part small and inexpensive, yet the things that invariably tell. HAND-PAINTED FELT is one of the newest me- diums for the flowers and fruits of sports hats. The hat sketched (A) is a Meadowbrook, with three large felt flowers appliqued against the crown, their petals touched with various gay $15.00. colors. DEAUVILLE SCARFS are cleverest when they combine a wide printed border with a center of plain color. These (Sketch B) are ideal to use for the new blouse-making fad. $2.95 and $5.50. AMBERASIA has taken the world of jewelry by storm. Here is a lovely golden brown cordelier (Sketch C), dangling a large leaf motif pendant of amberasia, with a ball slide to match. $3.95. EARRINGS TO MATCH solve the problem of 2 harmonizing note in one’s jewelry. Those sketched (D) have large balls of amberasia sus- pended from fine chains. $1.00. THIS AMBER BRACELET (Sketch E) is an equally wise choice for dress wear and for those occasions where only very inconspicuous jewelry is m order. Mounted with fine filigree orna- ments. $1.00. = SA=0sin .o 0P OO0 0300 © 0 OO - Vegemo 9 = 0 - SEzomomo o e 4§ —Third Floor. SEVIINY ey PEGGY CHAINS of the tiniest possible beads are shown in delightful colorings. Some combine several colors in a Paisley effect, or several chains may be worn together to give the desired cen- trast. (Sketch F.) S0c. Good Reasons to Shop Tuesday in the - February Sale of China, Glass, Housewares Quality Merchandise—Very Low Priced Tuesday we feature useful articles for the home at prices that create savings with every purchase. Take fullest advaqtagc—add those things that make housework lighter, pleasanter—do so without appreciably light- ening the purse. waittoo lon - " g «THE WAND OF YOUTH” is the fascinating name applied to a new Korozone compact, It is a cream, lotion and powder combined in a paste- like form, and conveniently slips into a pocket or bag. (Sketch G.) $1.00. Bleedinggumsherald Pyorrhea’s - coming. Unheeded, the price paid is lost teeth and broken health. Four ' persons out of every five past forty, and thousands younger, are Pyorrhea’s prey. Brush your teeth with OPEN ARM BANDS that may be worn anywhere from the shoulder to the wrist have been inspired by the many sleeveless and near-sleevetess frocks. The one sketched (H) is of jade, studded with brilliants. $2.95. BUCKLES AND CABOCHONS are taking all sorts of unusual shapes. Sketch I shows a dis- tinct novelty that would add charm to any gar- ment that chooses it. Onyx set in plated gold. $3.95. - 043000000 TIIITES0 00000000 00 aaassamLsntase eReITITIRLLI! seesescsesevesncsesd | FOR THE GUM More than a tooth pai-pewetor e g 35c and 60c in tubes Wood Utility Sets Useful, convenient. 3 gpoons. Sale of Triple-Coated | ;= B g White Enamel Ware | #7577 /7€ Choice, $1.39 Heavily nickel plated, 6-pound size, with heel rest, eliminat- 4 ing extra stand. A fine, durable quality in the clean-looking Complete with ware, triple coated over good steel body. Grace- o fully shaped ware—and so savingly priced. Choose from— 5Vs-qt. Tea Kettles * Oval Dishpans 2-qt. Rice Boilers TRIANGLES OF JADE give these earrings (Sketch J) a claim to the unusual. And jade is still a favorite for wear with gowns of any color. $1.00. £ (//('{ 71;([‘1} s THE GAUNTLET CUFF of these new silk gloves. (Sketch K) resorts to fine tuckings to insure their place in the mode. Pongee or gray, with-a pearl clasp and strap. $3.00. 6-qt. Covered Saucepans 6-qt. Cgnvex Kettles Covered* Utility Bakers Combinettes GOLD AND SILVER BROCADE has found its ‘way to handbags, and here (Sketch L) fashions a clever puff bag with a round top. Fitted with mirror and attractively lined. $2.95. Electric Toasters Reversible toasters that turn the toast without removirg it. Very convenient $5.75 SPANISH COMBS add grace to many otherwise simple coiffures and continue to arrive in newer and newer designs. Sketched (M) is an attrac- tive design in tortoise shell. $2.95. and efficient. Complete with cord ANOTHER AID TO THE HEADDRESS is a large shell pin with round or square head, and its wear is not restricted to any daytime or eve- ning occasion. (Sketch N.) $1.50, Sale of Nippon China "Tea Cups and Saucers Each, 29¢ In the graceful Ovide shape, decoration in black and white, with flowers of pink. Some designs show scenic decorations. A beautiful quality—and priced to invite securing a set economically. THE DOMINO VEIL ‘poses with the - greatest confidence' on many a ¢hic spring bonnet, Sketched (O) is a fine-mesh veil edged with chenille dots of a contrasting color. S0c. Refrigerator Bottles Glass bottles, with patent top, eagy to take off or put on. .To .keep water clean and cold. R e P W