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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. U, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1923. " Is head of one of Philadelphia’s most [in the campaign and hold eva: service division of the American - | observers much trafiic as” CENTRAL MISSION [Sad 2o Relate, IpONVERT TOASSIST [Fssictsasere | SRt RAIL TRAFFI INOREASES. [353 ey 2 2 | B0 Bl B g i to_the . Seve! Mr. tz = that the mission in this city which 8a- | men who Sare ome of the | Loadings £ guided him all ngs for Week Ended March |carriers loaded 917,896 cars with | movement. But Women Buy sisted him man who guidad Lim ¢ the altar of the Tevenus, fralght, &, total exoeeding to his feet in the old days o 4 Was putting on & drive for $100,000 with | now assistant treasurer of the 3:.,.1 3 Total 917,896 Cars. that of the same week in 1922 b DRIVE SSTARTED| Clothes for Men D. C. MISSION DRIVE st aies ettt ™ 722" 7 ¢ Riirona trate, extrordinaiy | 418 o snd S0TR38 chte grinta | .10, S0, ST, 6 entome michm AR , U. tendent of the ! Mission, recelved heavy for several weeks, now has at- | tho1gs1> Commeiad with the procet | British Columbia has -wolnu?;g;f a letter from the Philadelphia mission| An # ay ncrease in volatility was noted |talned levels entirely unprecedented |ing week this year, the loadi . | Sial woman inspector, who will wisit leader saying he would come to this | with & diminishing seasonal varia|in the seasonal rscords. aecording to | resented an incresse of 87,673 care, :’,,',,fi,',',‘::"l'o"?ef‘t;l:':,"':y""’""" sre Te recaiv- ers of men's clothes for store clty early next weel eck to assist personally ton In summer and winter gasolines. reports given out today by the car and the business represented, rallroad ing the treatment required by o " trade was the startling informa- = Management Hopes to Raise| tion siven the Clotnters' ana mab- | T, L. Fretz, Now a Minister, i - erdashers’ Association of the Dis- in * ik i tri f Col bia by Fred Voi- . $35,000 in “Brick-Selling! ‘A:“P‘:- 7”’."“’:":‘”:‘,..{“’ ';';t',g:;l Was Reformed Here ™ - Contest. l.:.{::hl:'.h.‘;“gé‘{h, Ba Fayetts Hotel Years Ago. , — Women in practically every case, ¢ sald the epeaker, mot only bu: i § Hoping to raise $35.000 over a period| Tty BDC AT DOt ofect them | T L. Fretz, who measly a score ot P { of about two weeks, the Central lflo:l'en. e 2 tat years ago entered the then mnewly s & - gonuat Sers of the local association 3 Tnion Mission trdn_ started a “brick were elected as follows last night: opened Midnight Mission, south of 3 ! melling contest.” The money Will be| Preeldent cerald B Grosner; firsi | Pennsylvania avepue, in what was i \ { ®dded to $65.000 now in hand, and will| Vvice president, Samuel B. Love- Washington's vice district, as a o used to begin the erection of a| 1f8S; second vice president, Freld | “down-and-buter” seeking religion, f new mission bullding on the site of| Columbus; treasurer, Ralph Jones; | Will appear next week at the old es. pd RP) n 5 ’ { the present building at 622 Loulsiana delegate to natlonal convention, tablishment's successor, the Gospel, 2 i 3 i { " leadquarters of the contest will be| $oIIoWE; Krank M o Slanes [Ing & different role—that of a min- ) froom 307, Citizens' Savings Bank| West, I L. Goldhelm, 'Jerome | ister of the gospel and general evan- = { bullding, 1337 New York avenue. The| Mever, Arthur Newmun and J. E. | gelist. There are many differ' §contest is being conducted under | e o | Mr. Fretz is said to have been ""3 ! @trection of John S. Bennett, the su- second man to be converted at the g ‘///I Illl"’\ 14 . ; . 4 ) tendent, and Mrs. B tt, and |bullding fund in hand, but it {8 neces- | famous old mission, whose promoters 3 e AT 2 jperintendent, and Mrs. Bennett, and| ., "¢o' {narease this fund to 3$100,- | later founded the present Gospel Mis- en mO e S, e plCtures T‘I “”""'fi ! avenue northwest. 1 L. Goldheim. Directors are a3 | assion, 214 John Marshall place, act- S ‘ \ \S is being participated in by twenty-|ggp" pefore operations can begin, | sion. He sauntered up the aisle of , five teams of men and twenty-five | hence this contest to raise the addi- | the former institution at one of the teams of women, there being a cap- | tional money, o L firat services conducted by its lead. ) t 11 1 f § e % e new g ong | ers, disgusted with life and curious i tafn and six workers on each team. Ity The NN, BUISOE (W1 POor the | to see what “religion” could do for e On y a part 0 t e 1s hoped by those partcipating in the | character of work which the mission [ him. He mended his ways, kept to contest to sell 7,000 bricks each at 35 | is doing. the “straight and narrow” and now e — e == story of styles—sizes for Dennetts in Charge. ost efforts of this kind to rran munes here wit be practcal large as well as small no expense to the mission. Mr. and ctive heads of e women, from 14 misses’ to 5215 bust. Sale price be given to both the man and woman selling the greatest number of bricks Coupons, representing a brick, will be given for each purchase. At the headquarters, when they are definitely established, a large black- board will carry an announcement number of bricks each 4 Reports will be made quarters at 4:30 o'clock each afternoon. The mission has so many friends in Washington, having been d establish- | Misslon of the | nticipated the | Will be raised within the al-| « new building is ap- h0 are juterested in ! ° ° mission. The old TG 18 e quarters can he furnished those who apply for a night's lodging. For one | thing, Supt. Bennett calls attention | to the fact that the heating plant has | an a o \irtually worn itself out und that the | upper floors, which are occupled as | bedrooms, cannot now be heuted. . 1t is also desired by those interest- ad in raising the necessary $35.000 to om arlson. fezin huilding operations to call at- tention Money for this e e | Ready for the Easter promenade ed for money has been in ! sr to erect the proposed new | RIS 15 nowil s55000 tamardie —*“another sale” of dresses, supple- it 1o menting our previous remarkable s e e L e offering with hundreds of entirely new modes equally as good. In all, nearly 500 dresses ready for your selection—and adding | ~ i mightily to the importance is the AI.M(JO o LAMPS - fact that in variety this group offers only the favored styles in the fa- at Temptingly Low Prices vored fabrics and colors of the dawning fashion season. Featuring a Ten-Day Display of To miss this beautiful display of Art Lamps would be missing something worth while. More : ! graceful designs would be hard T’w dl‘esses are Of the find. . . . _ : character that is seldom Almco Lamps are quite low in associated ’lvith the price this week—even lower than the most ordinary kind. price We"ve named. You surely should not miss this CREPES—crepe de chine, Can- ton crepes and flat crepes that lend themselves gracefully to the mod- eling of the beautiful styles. The plain tones that call upon the drape or embroidery of some new, pleasing kind for a gay accent, to those of more 'elaborate styles, which show dashing prints, color- ful embroidery motifs of centuries ago are all present. The sketch at the right messages the buoyancy of youth that acclaims all of the models. W e Bridge Lamp i h e L $16.50 I oy Antique walnut, black o and gold. Adjust- able bracket. Shade. black georgette. Orange interlining. Gold lining. Black K:orge{tef and gold and gold fringe. No Rose lining. Black cover with this and gold ruching. lamp. Gold and black NN Walnut, ebony and gold. Adjustable bracket. Shade 14 inches, of black fringe. $42.50 o i Shade 22 inches, of d 3 putty georgette and black. Rose inter- . lining. Six-inch va- riegated fringe. Black antique gal- loon. Black and gold ruching. Hand - carved, antique gold and black. We can show here but a few styles of Reeded shaft. Shade these wonderful lamps. Note the 22 inches, of black artistic design. Not ordinary lamps, georgette and gold. but veritable works of art—and Rose lining. Gold specially priced. and black fringe. On Sale Tomorrow - Second Floor | Lifetime Furniture Is More Than a Name 5g Tl 1 | | Floor Lamp Floor Lamp i s Mayer & Co. mwwves] LANSBURGH & BROTHER .420-30 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST