Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1923, Page 5

THE EVENING VETERANS' BUREAU |Pepey Dan Is Thrilled at Show PARLEY CALLED .Director Hines to Probe Ad- ministrative Affairs of All Branches. An incisive inquiry into the adminis- tration of Veterans' Bureau affairs will ‘be conducted by Director Hines at the forthcoming conference of fourteen dls- trict managers opening Monday, April 23 Director Hines, in forwarding orders yesterday for the conference here, has Bent to the district managers a long list of questions which are to be discussed and upon which the new director will expect the district managers to be thor- oughly conversant. These questions take up every phase of administration of bureau affairs, with a view to im- . provements in economy, efficlency and vervice to the veterans. Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan, counsel for the speclal Senate committee in- vestigating charges of extravagance, waste and mismanagement on the part of the former administration, will be invited to sit in the man- agers' conference, Director Hines an- nounced. Subjecta to Be Discussed. Among the subjects to be taken up in the way of general policy will be the introduction of a budget system; &n inspection service from headouar- sters here. to cover all activities of the @istrict and subdistrict offices; meth- ods uesed by the district appeal boards with a view to eliminating extra and unnecessary travel, econ- omy in_ use of oitice supplies, teie- grams, letters and telephone service; the new monthly consolidated report and its results; the problem of limit- ing personnel in certain subdistricts. with a view to determining whether 1t would be feasible to consolldate or perhaps eliminate some offices: ::; cy @ onomy of vocation ficlency and econ ot secational keep within schools, and methods district managers to their quarterly budgets. Technical problems concerning the varlous divisions of the bureau work have been outlined specifically to the district managers in the lengthy or- ders sent out today. The medical side of the work, for instance, will be dis- cussed under twenty different sub- jects, rehabilitation under twenty- one, claims under five, supply under twenty, finance under three, legal un- * @er five and insurance under one. Director Hines also announced that he had requested Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, head of the Federal Board 7 ation, to call a meeting on April 11, at which hospitalization problems ot the V rans’ Bureau, particular- ly with respect to continuation of Bullding under the so-called second Langley bill providing $17,000,000, Will be presented for consideration. The new veterans' tubercular hos- pital. at Rutland, Mass. will be opened May 1, it was announced. Director Hines has sent out to dis- trict managers, also, it was an- nounced today, further instructions concerning the bureau policy against political pressure inside the bureau Which might work to the advantage . of some clalmant, to the expense of more worthy cases. No such pres- sure will be permitted in the bureau wnder the new plan. Efforts to co- operate with members of Conkress, however, in taking care of the le- gitimate presentation of their con- stituents’ claims will be furthered. Gen. Hines announced, with a c tinuation of the Veterans' Bureau fice on Capitol hill. A move is under way, he said, to obtaln space in the Capito! building for the office, which heretofore has been in the Senate Of- fice building. ENGINEERS URGED TO ENTER POLITICS Senator Sterling Declares View- point Vital to Civic Affairs. Public life i demanding more en- gineers than ever before, Senmator . Thomas Sterling of South Dakota told members of the Washington Alumni_of the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Techndlogy at luncheon at the University Club yesterday. By virtue of "his education and training, Senator Sterling declared, the engineer holds a vantage point which i8 of greatest importance in clvic affairs He held also that political questions should be decided solentifically by men who have been trained in analytical methods of thinking and who have recelved a broad general education such as is given engineers. Tt is common kmowledge, the speaker charged, that engineering graduates do not take sufficlent in- terest in statesmanship, preferring rather to hold more subordinate posi- tions with public utilities or in private life. Sonator Sterling took occasion to condemn the soviet government for the recent execution of Vicar Gen- eral Butchkavitch, decrying any at- tempt which might be made to have the United States governmert recog- nize the present soviet government of Russia. Ruling classes, however, he sald, must not come from men of great wealth, but solely from among the educated persons of the country. R. B. Prendergast announced that the local alumn! in the near future would {ssue a directory of its mem- bership. James A. Tobey presided &t the luncheon. The Chastleton 16th & R Sts. Handsomely Furnished Apartments Housekeeping 4 rooms and bath 8 rooms and bath Non-Housekeeping 2 rooms and bath 1 room and bath By the week or month . Hotel Service Excellent Restaurant BROWN & WHITE Main 431 Lower Rates Your PAINT :ox and Increase Its Value 'R. K. Ferguson, } D Wayfarers Book . Sy, Sl‘op Into Fox David Garnett. “Eight” Jackson Place Lafayette Square Telephone Mals 1TI6 Actors Stage to EY W. H. CLAGETT. Dear Folks: The truth of what the good book teaches about castin’ bread upon the waters and havin' it returned a thou- sandfold was never demonstrated clearer then up at the Hotel Wash- ington last night, where a cracker- Jack outpourin' of big-hearted local theater enthusiasts tread all over each other's ‘“propellers” in their mad rush for polnts of vantage at the huge “Clown night” benefit of the Na- tional Vaudeville Artists, Inc, a fra- ternal and benevolent assoclation of Joy-dispensers, who look after the welfare of the disabled of their callin'! And well might the common or gar- den layman put himself out a little to ald this nation-wide movement, which is in full swing right now, for when it simmers right down to real, 100-per-cent, on-the-lievel, good-fel- lowship, all-around charity and loy- alty to one another, there's not a trade, craft nor profession, as a whole, with. in the broad confines of our unbeat- able Unlon that has a picayune par- ticle on the folks of the theater, as proved by their record in the recent great scrapfest! A wee bit clannish, perhaps, and somewhat pee-cullar, but generous to a fault and as willin’ as they make ‘em! ~Ever cherry to the outside world, they bury thelr own kilt and take carc of their wounded without 8o much as a whimper, and when in- vited to assist {n boostin' for others they glve till it hurts, and say “poof” to thelr labor, while mebbe, Bagk of it all, the glitter and show, The make up, the tinsel, the spot's 4 0w ; the laughter, the plaudits and blow, Beat mary sad hearts half-broken by wo 'Tisn’t All Roses. It ain’'t all wine suppers, fair wim- min and sweet music, folks! Success- ful artists work, toil hard and suffer to help make the world & brighter place for the likes of you and me to ilve in, and if we but knew half the real tragedies In some of their lives no benefit of theirs would ever get the go-by! And it was with this spirit upper- most that at midnight the big crowd gave u mighty cheer to Oscar Lor- raine, from over Keith's way, when he called the general dancin’ which had been goin' on continuously since 9 o'clock to a halt, and accompanind by a band of clowns, snapped his ring- master's whip and set the fireworks a-slzzlin’ ! Oscar {s a big nolse in the N. V. A, and the way he made Eddle Sweeney, Yob Petzold, Charlle Gaines and Looey Goodson, his four Plerrofs, do .their doggy maneuvers proved to all pres ent he was an officlal of standin’! These hustlin' assistants were still jumpin’ through hoops, when “The Splendids,” two of the classiest roller skaters seen In these parts for moons, kept all hands spellbound with their marvelous performance! They’d no more'n got through when cunnin’ little Cecll Mason and Bernle Shaw, another clever.act from Roland Robbing’ showhouse, set the house to cheerin’ with “You'll Be Sorry Wnen You've Made Me Cry!" and “if Youll Let Me Tell It." These cherubs could throw a foot, too! Our old friend Windsor McKay strolled through the audience at this juncture, makin’ sketches of notables present, while all the time Harvey FROM PARIS Benefit N. V. A. and Allmond, two thrush-throated songsters, made the rafters wiggle with “On the Road to Mandalay!” They had to come back! Mats were then spread and before I could “roll” another, the Runaway Four, a quartet of the 'dancin’, singin’ acrobatic whirlwinds, shivered the crockery with their outrageous be- havior! " Snappy act, this—also #eom Kelth's! Soft Lights for Pesgy- Green lights, a spooky “shush” and soft music from both of Myer Davie Lc Paradis bands were necessary to muke everything O. K. for the entrance of pretty Peggy Coudrey, the sorrel-top entertainer from the Demi-Virgin Com- pany, over to the Shubert-Belasco! At first ‘Peggy didn't think she could do much impromptu stuff, but before she had finished she had the entire ussem- blage eatin’ out of her dainty hand with a few cabaret stunts, and her classy rendition of “China Fiower,” the “From East of Suez” jool ! Peggy sot at the same table with Hazel Dawn, the Demi-Virgin herself, and I ‘stuck pretty close to the tw and heard with mine own ears the tall, willowy blond call her co-worker & “horrid thing,” for doin’ so much, “when you know I left my violin_at home! Anyhow, when Count Lorraine fin- ished” with his own aiolin number, in which he had ‘em splittin’ their sides with an imitation of an eccentric or- chestra leader, Hazel did slip out to the spot, and in her sweetest demi- virgin manner thank all the revelers for the treee-mendous ovation ! Turrible comotion over in the north end of the room right about now had us all rubberin’! It turned out to be the four clowns tryln’ to indooce our own Wanda Lyon of the President Players, to flit to the floor! Wanda finally fiitted, but allowed that she was wholly unprepared for “any such reception, however, as long as I am here I will do a little dance,” and a classy §ig step followed! The pearly- toothed stock player got a huge hand! Monsoor Lorraine then called for Jean Acker, who he Introdooced as the former spouse of Rodolph Valen- tino, and Jean tiptoes on, bowed her | prettiest. and said right out loud that she wash't expected to talk, as she was “simply a movie.” Anyhow she looked mighty good from our table! Enrico Rastelli, performer par ex- cellance, was announced as the world's ' greatest juggler, and after watchin' his work keerfuily, I heart- ily concur in the claim, which indub- lously makes it unanimous: Enrico is there! Alice Brady, Too. Charmin' little Alice Brady, star of the Zander the Great Company at | the National, then skidded on for the millioneth part of a second, told a little tale, and bowed herself off! reception given this clever Another mat spread and on came of foot artists and her own orchestra, and for fully ten minutes this “great- est of all female buck and wing dancers! kept the dust fiyin' and things her own way! While Ringmaster Lorraine fiddled around waiting for Ted Lewis and his e pulled a clever stunt with Clark pany. It had to do with the drink question, however, so don't interest you all—Is there a physician in the house? Well, at last Ted showed up, and hones’, folks, what that babe and Sammy White, a dancer, did with the ald of the rest of the musiclans was nothing’ more'n scandalous! The big Negliges and Lingerie Exquisite Bizarre creations, in which there is an originality and artful- ness of design, combined with unusual and clever color har- monies—bespeaking the vivid and ingenious imaginations of their French designers. Daringly different—but always ap- pealing—artistic, even picturesque. Richly brocaded satins, clinging crepes—bizarre tapestry-carpet designs—georgettes in turquoise over apricot—coral over French blue—a touch of gleaming silver—heavy applique—of these things are Paris negliges made. A $35 to $100 Mabel Ford, accompanied by a couple | azz players from Poll's to get_set, | Silvernail of the Demi-Virgin com- | STAR, WASHINGTON, BELLOC SEES THREE EUROPEAN PROBLEMS Blames Unrest on Economic clnh,g Discontent With Rulers and . Competing Cultures. I In the opinion of Hilaire Belloc, British essaylst and author, who lec- tured here at the National Theater yesterday afternoon, there are three causes for the present unrest in Eu- rope that predominate even the in-| ternational quarrels. The three; causes, he said—are universal discon- | tent with the form of government! now in existence, clashes of econmi- cal forces that threaten industry lnd! the competition of three cultures| which have grown out of three re-' liglous bellefs, namely, the Protestant fa northern Europe, Catholic in southern, and Islam, the Mohamme- dan faith in Turkey and bordering countries. : Mr. Belloc's lecture was entitled| “The Situation in Europe” and was| given under the auspices of thel Knights of Columbus. The speaker ! was introduced by Admiral William | S. Benson. i Mr. Belloc discussed at length the events leading up to the world war and subsequent happenings. He urged as a rellef for the conditions now existing a more popular form of government. Ho stated that a form of referendum, {f properly used, would, to a large extent, clear up the minds of the peoples of Europe. He stated that the Russian situation ! was not to be regarded as a serious ' menace because it was merely a gov- ' ernment of extreme tyranny, and such a government was unstable and would not endure. He declared that the creation of small natlons with the idea of self- determlnation was not always prac- tical, for in the maforty of nations their sympathies were more or less interlocked with the views of nearby powers. “If I had the opportunity of making & map of Europe today I would ' make very different boun- daries,” he sald. “I would make the map into three sections, one red for the armed nations, one pink for the partially-armed nations, and the rest White for the unarmed powers. That is the real situation today, and all treaties and decisions are being ren- dered on that basis. —_— crowd was still cheerin' them at 2:30 today, when I made a getaway! After addin’ that the orchestras from Keith's and Belasco also helpe out, I'm gonna close by sayin' a be: ter ‘entertainment for a more worthy cause hasn’'t been staged in our midst DOPEY DAN. e In July English women will be al- lowed to take the income tax depart- ment's examination for posts as as- sistant inspectors of taxes. This will be the first civil service examination | at_which men and women have sat | together on absolutely equal terms. C. WILSON Buick and Studebaker SERVICE | GENERAL REPAIRS ON ALL CARS Rear When In Trouble Call 1613 B ST. N.E. LINCOLN 3889, Paris Lingerie—was never surpassed in its exquisiteness of hand embroidery and scalloring on fine, sheer French mull, cambric and nainsook. Our recent importations show a varied collection, both in design and trimming, including same lovely. trousseau sets. Gowns, $4 to $30; Envelope Chemise, $3 to Chemise, $2.50 to $8; Step-ins, $4 to $20; Shirt Chemise, to $20. 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