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f’residcnt and Mr%. Thirty - Second versary in Ala HE President and Mrs. Hard- ing celebrated their thirty- second wedding anniversary in Ketchikan, Alaska, yes- terday, and in addition to the telegrams of congratulations from their iIntimates, Mrs. Harding re- ceived a beautiful and novel gift from the women of that city, in the form of a chain and locket made of nuggets of gold. It was not a par- ticular deprivation to either ithe President or Mrs. Harding to have their anniversary pass quietly as they have not made a habit of celebrating it except in the immediate family. The Secretary of War, Mr. Weeks, will return to Washington the fir: of next week from his summer home, Mount Prospect at Lancaster, N. H., where he joined Mrs. Weeks about ten days ago. Swedish Minister and Mme. Wallenberg Guests. The minister of Sweden and Mme. Wallenberg, have arrived in port, where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Aspegren at Aspen Hall. and Mrs. Aspegren enter- tained a company ut dinner last evening in honor of the minister and Mme. Wallenberg. Gen. John J. Pershing, chief of staff. U. 8. A, is leaving Washington toduy on an insvection tour. The counselor of the British em- bassy, Mr. Henry Getty Chilton, will return to Washington tomorrow from Mattapolsett, Mass., where he went to spend the week end with Mrs. Chilton and their children, who are passing part of the summer with the assistant naval attache of the em- bassy, Commander H. A. Brown and Mrs.” Brown, who have taken a cot- tage there. The secretary of the Polish lega tion, Dr. Venceslas Sokolowski, will leave Washington shortly for New- port to make a serles of visits before salling. July 28, on the Leviathan for Europe, to remain until autumn. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann, ompanied by Miss Helen Wright, will leave Washington tomorrow to motor to Dunkirk, N. Y., the home of their daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Walker and their son, Mr. Mannix Walker, will leave Washington the latter part of the week for Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. last week from London, Berengaria, for New York. Ellis sailed aboard the Mr. is has been investigating European ju- dicial systems with the Whitman committee. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Westcott will leave Washington the latter part of the week for York Harbor, Me., where they will be guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. John Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White Entertain Family Party. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White have staying with them at their summer place at Lenox Countess Scher-Thoss and her children of Copenhagen. who will remain in this country rest of the summer. Mr. Frank Estabrook of the re- publican national committee, in New Hampshire, entertained a company of men at dinner last evening at the New Willard. Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and daugh ter, Miss Madeleine Austin. will leave Washington the latter part of the week for New York. They will sail later in the month for Europe, pa: ing a week on the Normandy coast, after which they will visit Norway and Sweden. They will spend the early autumn in the lake country of ! Italy, going to France for some time before returning to this country in the early winter. Mrs. Harold Walker, and her daugh- | ter, Miss Evelyn Walker, have gone to e Sulphur Springs to spend several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wardman, who sailed for Europe about a month ago, are now motoring in England. They will return to Washington in the autumn. Mrs. Ollie M. Jumes, who has been abroad for several weeks, was en- tertained at luncheon last week in London by Lady Henry. Mrs. William M. Cruikshank been called to Chicago by the il Roas of her father, Mr. William Hola rd. Mr. have gone to Narragansett Pler to sp-nd the summer. Mr. and Mr: Mitchell, who purpose passing next winter in the orient, have leased their residence on 16th street to Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Hitt, who will take possession in October. Relatives and friends ylvania and Mar. ted Josephine Crawford Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kingsley S. George Hartline of . which took place June in eastern and will be at the home of the bride's parents. | 3102 18th street, the Rev. Mitchell of the Metropolitan Methodfst Churck officlating. Only members of the immediate families and a small com- pany of intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. —_— The Rev. C. Stanley Long and Mrs. Long Visit Long Island. The Rev. Dr. C. Stanley Long, D. D., and Mrs. Long, who are spending the summer at Chevy Chase, left this morning to spend a few days with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Aldrich, “at’ their summer home, Windermere, Bay Shore, Long Island. Doan and Mrs. Long will return to Washington at the end of the week. Good Intent, ater adjacent an _out-of-door the- to Washington, will open this month, a civio venture of Mrs. Andrews, affording a proper setting for religious and historical pageants in the vicinity of the Vir- glma Episcopal Seminary, in Fair- 'ax county. The stage will be-in a ravine " with background of old trees and wooded hillsides; the am- to New Stud SOCIETY ocielt T | INSCOTT DROWNING Relatives Fear Dead Veteran - Was Victim of Foul Play. Harding Celebrate Wedding Anni- ska Yesterday. Johm Augustus Scott, twenty-eight years old, veteran of the world wa left his home at 3067 M street, Friday night, and falled to return. Yester- day afterncon his body was found floating in the river at the foot of Wisconsin avenue. There were no marks of violence on the body, It was reported. The police concluded he had been the victim of a drowning accident. Relatives feared foul play, however, and In- spector Grant assigned Detectives Vermillion and Cox to make an inves- tigation. Four Friends Arrested. It was learned by the detectives that Scott had been about the water tront Friday night with four friends, and the police arrested the quartet, to appear at an inquest at the orgue this afternoon. The men arrested were booked as Thomas J. Allen, 1068 31st street; James Hall, 58 Florida avenue: Theo- dore Franzel, 2965 Thayer str Hurold J. Robinson, 3032 N str Detegtives learned from Mrs. Brown, mother-in-law of the man, that Scott had been drinking Friday night, and the men under ar- rest are reported to have said he had a half pint of corn liquor in hiz pos session when they saw him a short while after he left home. Left His Companionv. HapmiSe EWING. UWITNESSES HELD [Maj- Wi As Assistant in Treasury for the | S FLORA MAY HOLLIDAY, {Who hax returned to her home at Marion, 8. C., after a visit to Col. and | Mra. T. Q. Donaldson at their home | on Massachusetts avemue. Dhitheater is made by nature, a per- fect horseshoe at one end of the rayine, sloping toward the stage. This' season the use of the theater iy given exclusively to the Monticello movement, and plavs will be pro- duced on the afternoons of July 21 and 28 at 5 o'clock, planned espe- cially for picnic parties, as lunch baskets may be opened under the trees after " the play and family parties enjoy the Saturday afternoons in the country. Such parties are asked to bring blankets, cushions or campstools for their own comfort. as €0 far there have been no seats built. The first occasion will be the pres- { entation of two little comedies, ar- Symphony Orchestra, this being fitth consecutive year there. her Dr. and Mrs B. Gass left Wash- ington Friday evening for Atlantic City and will spend some time at the Traymore. Miss Beatrice Patton, daughter of Mrs. Almira Patton and the late Rev. Matthew Patton of Coscob, Conn., was married to Mr. Charles Wetzel of Washington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wetzel of Coscob, Conn., at the home of the bride in Greenwich, Conn., Saturday. The Rev. Charles A. Whitemarsh, pastor of the Diamond Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, of- Lunch was purchased and the men went to the river front, intending to board the launch Passeno, anchored off Analostan Island. Scott, showing dissatisfaction over the purchcse of the lunch, separated from his com- panions, the detectives were told, and the latter said they saw ncthing more of him. Scott was barcheaded and coatless when he left home. Detectlves Vermillion and €ox to- day are conducting a further investi- gation of the drowning, Detecti Burke of the seventh precinct work- ing with them. Marriage Licenses. licsenses have been issued to the . sh and Lillian Plichts, both of Baltimore, Louis Lange of Oklaboma City, Okla. Ella White of Bealeton, Va Frederick 0. Spaulding _of Mary F. Pitchard of Revere, Ma; and this city and ranged by Miss Estelle Wentworth | ¥, Hwhing: snd Fhsias B Brows and Mr. Albert Parr; the second a e "asd Marta Efia, oth | production of “Robin Hood and His | Miwaskes Wis® ' Siarie Erin, oth of ‘.‘Yflrin Men in Sherwood Forest.” Wilson P. Gibson and Hazel I. Bacon { Miss Wentworth is now filling an|_Charies A." Coles of Chicago and Eva L. i engagement as special soloist on the | Whitehead of this city. Steel pier at Atlantlc City with the Fleming Bell and Sarah Taylor. I Spencer_Read and Mattie Bruce. Harry Walker and Viola Carter. Robert Kimbrough and Blanche 'Burrell. Watson Hunter and Maggle Odom. TRobert Gardner and Edith Smallwood Antonio Ferlanto and Lens Tonegro Thomas F. Kennedy of this city and Grace M. Halley of River Springs. Md. Buren 0. Williams and Bessic M. Turner, both of Richmond. Lucious Epps and Oiivia M George 3. Barnett of Rristol ana {Reba R. Vaughan of Fulton. N. Y. Tes Thomas Duke of Nan Diego, Caiif., and Eudora V. Grifith of Richmond, Va. Births Reported. Smith. Conn. | ficiated. BOabert M and Meta L. Bruce, girl Mrs. F. C. Adams of Coscob, sister d Evelyn H. Russell, girl. of the bride, was matron of honor, p nd Mary E. Eichelberger, girl. and Mrs. C. M. Patton of New York,{ Joho H. and Heleu B. Hoover. boy. sister-in-law of the bride, was brides. | Stuart < maid. Mr. Howard Keller of Mont-| s e el clair, N. J., cousin of the bridegroom,| & ris, girl was best man. A reception followed the ceremony. !;The couple will reside in Washing- on. | The dance which was to have been glven at the St. James School in Maryland July 14 for the henefit of | the ‘campaign’ expenses for the foun- |dation fund for the National School of Music and Operatic Art, has been d e d Lynell B. McDonough, girl. d Lilly M. Knight, boy. Clayton E. and Louise A. Payne. boy. Louise A and Catherine H. Bertoli. boy. nd Rebecca G. Ankers, girl. d Mary F. Ernest, boy. d Gladys D. Watson, girl, and_Annie Reich. boy. and Ida B. Baker, boy. d_Jean Byers. girl. The following births have been reported to the health department in the last twenty-four has | and Mrs. Edward R. Mitchell | in the marriage of Miss| We Have Moved at 610 13th St. N.W. (Between F and G Streets) Edmonston Studio ' 3 . and_Grace Taylor, bo and Mary F. Hettenkemer, Charles 'E. and Beasie Lambert. boy. Llord R. and de E. Hall, boy. Walter R. and Effie Snowden, bos. Yemuel and Mamje Fentress.’ girl. George W. and Maggle Dodson, boy. Charles and Ruth Boston, boy. transferred to the Montgomery Coun- jtry Club on the same date. Among {the patronesses for the dance are Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mrs. Mark Reid Yates, Mrs. Julian S. Carter of | Baltimore. 'Mrs. Walter Grove, Mrs. Howard Hume, Mrs. Edward Albion and Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney. Mr. ‘girl William Bowie Clark is chairman of Ithe men's floor committee, and Mr. i Durham Rodgers, 2924 Macomb street, is chairman of the ticket committee. Miss Laura Cadnian will leave Washington tomorrow for San Fran- cisco, Calif., where she will visit her cousin, Mrs. C. H. Brunitt. She will urn to her apartment in the Coy- wood about September 1. Miss Theresa B. Smith, who was a delegate at the national convention of Phi Mu Sorority held in Berkeley, Calif., last week, will travel through the west and will visit Canada and the great lakes before returning to ‘Washington the middle of August. The business and professional wom- en's section of the Women's City Club will give a subscription dinner Wednesday evening, to be served in the garden at 6:30 o'clock. The din- ner will be followed by an entertain- ment. including exhibition dancing by Mr. Leroy H. Thayer and Miss Vir- ginia Clinedinst, after which Miss Harriette V. C. Dyer will give recita- tions, among them "“Kelly’'s Dream” Bleached | and Woman of a Few Words.” 5 Bancing tor membersand their suesis| 4 1urkish Towels will commence at 9 o'clock. = Miss v 3 Jessie Dell will preside. R A S weave; selvedge -sides, hem- med ends. Regularly 3% each. The Laurel Tour Inn The Baltimore-Washington Blvd. at Laurel, Md. Luncheon, Tea, Dinner. Accommodations for motorists or for the season. . 3 for 99¢ Hand Towels Guest size; soft finished ab- sorbent yarn; neat blue or red striped borders; regularly 10c and 16c each. One Doz. for 99¢ Have Your Papering and Painting ~done this summer., No inconvenience or dirt; competent workmen; moderate charges, Awnings made to order and re- paired, CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. 774 13th N W, Polly Prim Aprons Neat figured Percale; trim- med with contrasting color, in rick rack braid; regularly ! b9 each, 2 fo 99c Sport and | Dress Hose Silk and fiber—also fine broidered and clock lisles; all colors im the lot, -but not in any one style. Sizes 83% 10. Regular G4c and 74c hose. 2 Pairs for 99¢ Special Ivory Soap Combination Five 80 Medium Size Our io Building Cakes of Ivory Soap. 40c Two 39c 22x44 Turkish Towels ......... 8¢ One 10c Wash Cloth .. 10¢c Total value All for 99c Sworn Into Post Left Vacant” by Col. Clifford. New Official to Be in Charge of Fiscal Offices. Maj, Garrard B. Winston, at- torney, of Chicago was sworn in to- day as assistant secretary of the Treasury In charge of flscal offices, to succeed Col. Edward Clifford, re- signed. Maj). Winston, according to orders of Secrotary Mellon recently reorgan- izing the Treasury, “will act under the intermediate supervision of the undersecretary,” who is S. P. Gil- bert, jr, and will be In charge of the commissioner of the public debt, bureau of engraving and printing, mint bureau, secret service division and disbursing clerk. The bureau of engraving printing _formerly was under slstant Secretary Wadsworth. The cosst guard and supervising architect’s office, formerly under Col. Jlifford, were transferred to the of- e 0f Assistant Secretary Moss and the bureau of public health was shifted frem Clifford to Wadsworth. Maj. Winston a Hachelor. Maj. Winston is forty years of age. He was born in Chicago, graduated at Yale in 1904, and since has been practicing in 'the firm Winston, Strawn & Shaw of Chicago, one of | the leading law firms of the middle | west, with which Judge John Barton | Payne was formerly connected. The | >f and | As- | AT PRICES COATS And we and Nearly styles. Gulin Gasfklo 6 WOMEN’S AND MISSES’ APPAREL HE remarkable reductions now in effect here present the unusual opportunity of securing the world’s best goods at low special prices. The genuine values offered in the following lines invite comparison in style, quality, workmanship and prices: DRESSES BLOUSES GIRLS’, SMALL BOYS’, INFANTS’ APPAREL . F Street. Corner Thirteenth oulard Silk Frock Mallinson’s Pussy Willow When you want to step into something simple, cool, smart and practical— how nice to have one of these frocks at hand! Such silks are generally seen in frocks at $39.50 and higher—but this manufacturer made some most advantageous purchases. He secured higher-cost silks at low cost— line coat models with convenient pockets on skirt and blouse’— georgette pleated panels, T lored models with round organdie collars, side panels, ac- cordion pleated skirts and a dressy style with georgette over drapery. Not only wonderful value—but smartest of ézzes 36 to 44. Just about 100 of these dresses and no more can be obtained. Price only $25.00. ! ‘Women'’s Dress Shop-—Second Floor. before he left on his trip to Eu rope. "Before you leave” said Secretary Mellon, “I want to express to you my regret that you feel it necessary to g0 and my appreclation of the service - you have ered. . In the Treasury I dered. . In the T tyou have had charge of the coast guard, public health and public bulld- ings, £nd during most of the time you have beer particularly coacerned with matters affecting veterans’ relief in so far as related to the Treasury. It has also been your task several times to SOCIETY. nston Takes Office |3amsrmsets o | ANDERSON TO FIGHT CHARGE IN NEW YORK Determined to Resist Attempt “of Liquor Interests to Indict” Him, Dry Leader Says. ted Press. sssume temporarily the supervision of |y the s e customs service, particularly dur- 5 = x > 2 ing the perfod immediately following; CARLINVILLE, I, July 9.—-Wil- the enactment of " the hew u;‘lfl,lllmn H. Anderson, state superin- Through all of this you have worked | tendent of the New York Anti-saloo loyally and effectively in the public in- | fiEAnh OF £he Mew York Auti-saloon and I want to thank you for g nced at his parents you have done. ‘ou carry with you into private life my cordial ‘good wishes and friendly interest.” Deaths Reported. The followin deaths have been reported to | the health department in the last twenty- four hours Waiter Whitford, 74, United States Soldlers Home Hospital. (ai0in Robert Payne, 33 Georgetowa Hospl- al, . zabeth Felix. 75, 1018 10th st n.w. | Frovidence Hospital. ne, B | 2724 11th st. cott” Hill, 66, Iyn Roberts, 3, Children's Hopital larence De Shazo Haymes, Reed Hospital. Infant of Harry and Sarah Suthard, 5 hours, Gurfleld Hospltal. Samuel Henwon, 38, Gallinger Hospital, . Proyor, 44, 932 Florid Home for the MAJ. GARRARD B. WINSTON. 1128 Cushing place, s.e nt of William and Rosa Monroe, 12 da; 135 List. see. All Ready for Him. | From the Associated Newspapers. They were talking about a. new | novelist. { “He has a heavy, awkward hand.” | said one critic. “When he wants to | be impressive he reminds me of the | clorgyman who went to the prison to | administer the last comforting rites | of the church to a murderer. *‘Dugald, mon,’ he said—for he w a Scot—'Dugald, mon, the gallows is ready, the rope's ready, the hangman’ ready. Dugald, are you ready?' firm was established by Maj. ston's father in 1886, The new assistant secretary’s first service with the military establish- ment was in the Mexican affair, wh he served as orporal in Texas in 1916. At the outbreak of the world war he obtained at_the first officers’ training cump the * commission of major of tillery, was assigned to the 332d eld Artillery, and went overseas. The unit, howeéver, did not get_into action at the front. Maj. Winston is single. He has severed his connection with the law firm (o enter the government service here. With the departure of Col. Clifford from the assistant secretaryship there Win- Paris EXTRAORDINARILY REDUCED CAPES WRAPS SUITS HATS SWEATERS SKIRTS home here today that he would re- turn to New York this week “to re- new the fight” against what he de- clared the attempt of the liquor in- terests to indici him, in the investi- gation annourced to start in New York today. Speaking from the pulpit of the church where he first professed him- self a Christian thirty-eight vyears ago, Mr. Anderson yesterday defend- ed himself, likening the attack on him to the bite of a rattle snuke. Speaking of the charg brought | against him a year ago, he pointed | out that hé was vindicated and of the new charges to be investigated, com- mencing today, said: | . “There is nothing new unless they | have manufactured it. 1 do not in | tend to be sllent. I would rather be sent to prison on perjury testimony than be a coward and runaway.” Cohen Not Outdone. From the Associated Newspapers. | Cohen aud his wife dined at a fash- ionable restaurant for the first time. | After being handed the bill Cohen | serutinized it closely and said to the | proprietor: |~ “I say, you've charged us for dessert, £ touched it explained the owner, “re- s of whether you ate it or not, there for you.” cre you are,” remarked the He- | brew, as he handed over the money | in payment of the bill. | The proprietor counted the money { and discovered that it was a dollar short. Upon being informed of the | deficit Cohen replied: “That was for kissing my wife.” “Absurd!” said the owner. touched your wife!" “Dot's your own fault” concluded | the Hebrew, as he walked out. “She was there, wasnt she?” we : I never nE LOUVRE 1115 117 Owing to Mr. the F STREET Death of Alfred Mayer Store Will Be Closed Monday and Tuesday 1217 Conn. 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