Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1923, Page 18

18 GEDREE W, CRAHA, " LABIRLEADERISDEAD For Fifty Years Resident of Wash- ; ington and Long Employed in Government Printing Office. the best known leaders of the crganized labor in this clty, dled yesterday at his he st movement funeral FIRST OF RACE GIVEN VARSITY HGCKEY LETTER Daughter (;1 Howard University Secretary and Treasurer Honored at Wellesley. MISS CLARISSA M. SCOTT. Miss Clarissa M. Scott of this city < not only one of the four Wellesley students standing highest in studie: THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, PISE ASEXCONVETS N PLEAS FOR HLP Confidence Men Work Novel Game Here—Detectives Start Check-Up. A request to check-up on confidence men, asking local merchants and business men for help, on the plea that they are just out of prison, was forwarded today to Imspector of De- tectives Grant by President E. E. Dudding of the Prisoners’ Relief Society. Dudding, in his letter, said: “Every few days a man comes to o office and tells us he is just out of prison, and u few questions soon tell us that he is a faker. But few men just out of prison will ask for help; they may steal, but few beg.” Duddihg declared business men of Washington have been calling up the association for the last several months, stating that men represent- ing themselves us ex-convicts have ng for help. risoners’ Relief Society | investigated a number of such c; i e to Inspector Grant, i It e concluded that there is | convicts just From inforn Says: |GR300GUEN INDRIE_['reows o ceesare We'll say this fer King Tut— he carried all his own scenery. Th’ worst smoke nuisance is *| th’ nickel cigar. (Copyright National Newspaper Service ) nfidence men working the | o|=—— D. 0, WEDNESDAY, FOR GOSPEL MISSI0 Canvass for $100,000 Meets Suc- cess in First Few Days. Pledges Numerous, Subscriptions totaling $8,300 as a result of the canvass for $100,000 started a few days ago by the Gospel | Misslon, 214 John Marshall place, were reported last night by Rev. G. W. Cory, superintendent. Pledges which should boost the aggregate returns to a much larger figure are said to be pending. The contributions were recorded at a meeting yesterday afternoon of. trustees and campaign officers at the mission’s headquarters. In address- Washington, str of mission work Guaranteed The National Furniture Co. MARCH 7, 1923. ercises Tonight to Observe American Legion Anniversary. The fourth anniversary of the birth of the American Leglon will be celebrated tonight at 8 o'clock in the post headquarters of George Wash- ington Post, No. 1, at 1829 I street northwest. ‘This post, which was the first unit organized in the national organiza#ton, was founded, March 7, 11919, in the Cosmos Club. The_first commander was Col. E. Lester Jones of this city, who was later elected the first department commander in the United States. 3 The present commander is T. V. | walker, who will act as master of | ceremonies at the anniversary cele- |bration _tonight. An__appropriate Exbibition Yfiaintings % Arthur Franklyn Musgrave AT Yenable’s Galleries 3 1307 M St. N.W. Opens Afternoon March 5 R et NXXTREER gt et e Quality at | ours: 8 AM. to 6 P.M. IH__;, program has been arranged for the| Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of tha occasion and refreshments Wil bLe|exchequer in the Hritish government, served after the exercises. andiwho recently visited: Americys hae | ————— 1rc|vrfl~(n!ed ons constituency in par- Camp Fire Girls membership in the |liament for fiftcen vears, and his United States now numbers more than | father sat for the same consfituencs 150,000, for sixteen years before that. AVOID “WATERY” IMITATIONS Insist upon *Phillips”, the original, genuine Milk of Magnesia, recommended by physicians since 1873. PHlLl.lPS' Milk of Magnesia 25 and 50 cent bottles contain directions Credit—Service—Low Prices at l The National Furniture Co. ' - | widely known in local labor circles. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary | Reckert: four sons, Harry, George E., Rudolph W. and Frank Beckert. and three daughters, Louise, May and to gather this p all over the country. % DIES FROM EXPOSURE: i the tion activities of the colored race BODY FOUND IN SNOW |15 : GEORGE W. BECKERT DEAD i- | Was Reputed to Be Oldest Living| *| place northwest, Mond. Bricklayer in Washington. | George W. Beckert. sixty-four vears | old, to be the oldest active brick- | ver in Washing ive of this - |city, where he has spent all of his| life, died at his home, 3010 Cambridge | . following an | illness of seven weeks. 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