Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1924, Page 4

L A ] WINNING SLOGAN " ON THRIT PICKED George T. Breakenridge Gets i First Prize of $50—Two Others Awarded. “Practice thrift—don't just drift,* submitted by George Travers Break- enridge of the United States Vet- erans’ Bureau, was this morning ac- corded first place in the list of slogans which best represented the' spirit of thrift, and its author will| accordingly be wwarded maximum cash prize to winning con- testants. “Thrift is the advance succe s, submitted by H. O. 324 17th street southe; @4 second prize of $2i ~—the only safe umbrella day,’” submitted by Miss Moran Dresden, was adjudged third pest, carrying with it a cash award of 310. The slogan_contest was a part of the general Thrift week movement, and announcement of its winners was the culminating feature of the week which clos today. 'l ful effort will be us Week Slogan next vear. Tre contest for a suitable slogan depicting _(frift, whilo an _innova- tion locally, exceeded even the fond ést hopes of its sponsors. Many hundreds were received and the task of making final decision was difficult. Brevity was an outstanding require- ment, and this alone was responsible for many commendable efforts being adjudged unsuitabl The adjudging that the followin worthy, deserves honorable mention “Make ' the money you work for| work, too"; “Thritt, the highway to comfort, success and happiness’ “For success—dont drift, use thrift" ‘Save your funds and your friends”: “Plant”a dime, grow i dollar,” and *Thrift is the highway 8 prosperity.” | DEFICIENCY ITEMS TOTAL $114,000,000 Customs Service Fight on Dry Vio- lators Has Caused Need for New Funds. agent of as the committee found . while not prize- xtensive attempts to violate the law in illegal liquors” have been largely responsible for a deficiency of $1,110,000 needed to continue opera- | tion of the custom ce to the end | ul year. This was| one of a number of deficiency items submitted to the Speaker of the House by President Coolidge !esler-l day with the approval of the budget bureau. ‘The deficiency estimates total $114,- | 162, One item of $105.467.000 s | requested by the Treasury Depart- | ! $50, the Call !aries of the ci DENBY-M’CARL ROW TAKEN TO CONGRESS Controller General Tells Senate Naval Committee Secretary Disregards Him. SAYS SALES MONEY MISUSED Declares Salaries Should Not Be Paid From Proceeds, in Letter. Failure of Secretary Denby and Controller General McCarl to agree upon their respective jurisdictions in the expenditure of naval funds was arried to Congress today, Mr. Me- calling the Senate naval com- mittee's attention to alleged illegal use of public moneys by the Navy In paying salaries of the naval board of appraisal, survey and sale. he Secretary of the Navy was *Mr. McCarl said, “that the controlier does not approve the use of proceeds of sales to pay the sal- lian employes of the board. The Secretary, however, has not discontinued the practict BIG BALL TO BENEFIT JEWISH AGED HOME Affair Will Be Held Tomorrow Night at Willard Hotel—Com- mittees Are Named. Proceeds of the charity ball at the Willard Hotel tomorrow night will be devoted to the building fund of the Hebrew Home for Aged and Hospital, it was announced today by A. Goldberg, chalrman of the Asso- clated Jewish Organizations. Oficers in charge are: Mrs. C. A. Goldsmith, honorary chairman Goldberg, chairman; R. B. H. Lyon, ssistant chalrman; L. J. Raebach, general secretary: Mrs. L. Strauss, corresponding secretar: Miss M. recording secretary; Miss M. M. Bank, as- Craft, ram irman, M. Mark; | C. A. Goldsmith: tickets, ip Stein: floor, Max Shapiro; en- ainment, A. Mann, and publicity, . Spiegler. o — = GEN. ROCKENBACH | T0 TAKE POST HERE Nomination Confirmed, Will As- sume Duties as Commander of District of Washington. The nomination of Col. Samuel D. ment for the refunding of taxes flle- gally collected H Other requests include $900,000 for | vocational rehabilitation work and | appropriation of $5,000,000 authorized | in the second Lancley bill for gov- | Rockenbach, United States infantry, as a brigadier general of the line, having been confirmed by the Senate yesterday, Col. Rockenbach will be relieved from his present dutles in | Patrick’s Players.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1924 THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR. WAITING TOR THE INEVITABLE TO HAPPEN @ McClure Newspaper Syndicate —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. AMATEURS SCORE |ORCHESTRA RENDERS HIT IN MUSIC SHOW| EXQUISITE CONCERT St. Patrick’s Players Win Much | Philadelphia Symphony Organiza- Applause by Presentation of “Broadway Prince.” Lively, sprightly, ingenuous, “A Broadway Prince,” musical comedy, appeared at the President Theater last night as “the most elaborate” and at the same time the most delight- fully rendered “production of the St. Denis E. Connell has constructed a production which would do credit to the Broadway music, girl and fun presentations. It is clever and witty, clean and enjoyable. A delicate under- current of plot runs throughout and the epilogue has a wallop packed In pink cotton to send the audience away happy. Probably the most prominent fea- ture is the girl chorus. Time and time again Washington audiences tion, Conducted by Stock, Much Applauded. Frederick Stock, conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led the excellent Philadelphia symphony or- ‘anization yesterday afternoon at the National Theater in a program So well balanced and so filled with in- | spiring music, beautifully presented, |that a capacity audience responded with ovations both at the conclusion of Brahms' symphony and at the end of the program. It was the most exquisite orchestra concert of the season. Mozart was presented in the open- Ing number, the “Magic Flute” over- ture. Then Brahms, aptly described by Mr. Gllman as “necromancer and poet, dreamer and seer,” fullest understanding in M interpretation of “Symphony No. 1, in C minor,” in which the elusive drum- have sat in front of productions cost- beat and evasive melody of the far east Ppoco sostenuto, allegro,” the first move- ment, established these motives and they became even more evident in the” third movement when the piz- zicato of the cellos gave the solo vio- lin a subtly ominous background, rising into a superb finale in the last movement. Mr. Stock's own “Elegy,” which was only completed last August, is an unusually interesting mpos deftly concealing vet revealing 1 theme in original and color- ases, ded contrast to the lofty tone of the works ef the masters and_ Mr. Stock’s dig- nified work was Ravel's mischievous satire, “La Valse.” Full of the dis- sonances of the French moderns’ works with tantalizing bits of kalei- doscop iinent being Straus many of the older generation of music lovers did not seem particulariy pleased with it, while others apparently with _tolerance. others, especlally of the younger ken- eration. obviously werc delighted with the ironical composition. As the program notes suggested, this work . might well enough have been inspired by the madly whirling life of these post-war years. It seemed to have a Cassandra-like warning of the eventual downfall of such an ex- istence with possibly grim tragedy as the price to be paid. —H.F. —_— The Women's Engineering Society of Great Britain now numbers some miled i | SALVATION ARMY FIGURES ON BUDGET Between $36,000 and $37,000‘ Needed for Year, Officials Declare. i PLAN APPEAL IN APRIL| Many Poor Supplied With Coal During Cold Snap. Between $36,000 and $37,000 will be required to carry on the work of the Salvation Army in this city dur- ing the next year, it was decided yesterday at a meeting, when the ad- visory board approved a budget sub- mitted to it. This amount will be sought through the anpual appeal which is to take place from April 2 to April 16 inclusive. Funds contributed dur- ing the period of the appeal will be turned into the general account of the organization. Hundreds of poor have been plied with fuel during the r cold snap, it was reported at meeting. Clothing, food and other special item: have been distrib- uted. It was announced also that Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the President, ha interest in the local w at Christmas aided in distribution of L ets al the Army headquarters, 60 street. The local advisory board which met yesterday to complete final arrange- ments for the appeal is composed of Rudolph Jose, Thomas F. Hickman, Cuno H. Rudolph, whbold N Joshua Evans, Robert L. McKeever, William Flather, jr., Meyer Cohen, L. s Goldheim, William F. Gude, Victor B. Deyber, Avery Marks, Isaac Gans and Willidam S. Hoge, jr. DANCE TO BE FEATURE. Agriculture Athletic Group Plans Valentine Day Party. { An entertainment and dance will feature a soclal evening to be given on Valentine's day, February 14, at the Center Market Coliseum by the Agriculture Athletic Association, it was announced today. The entertainment will start at 8 o’clock adio set, w several loud speakers ted in various parts of the halls will also feature the en- tentainment. The dance will be held to the strains of music broadeasted by station WCAP from Le Paradis. After the dance refreshments will be V/e handle only the better grades and can give you prompt deliver; on ANTHRACITE and b tuminous coal, all lump soft coals, coke and kindling wood. B. J. Werner 923 New York Avenue {addresses at ‘the in France and at the proving grounds A dinner will be served at 6:15 p.r TWO SPEAKERS LISTED. [ e : Society of Mechanical Engineers to fizfl?&:’.d:}m' ”‘\.( ?f'”.'f" Ron! {of‘:‘»v{r l:é ernment printing office is secretar: LSO e ety WANTS FIRM DISSOLVED. Suit to dissolve the 5] « Miller & Kaminek e of 905 Louisiana northwent, 3 Meet Tomorrow Evening. Fleld Artillery in Warfare,” by Maj. J. B. Rose, ordnance department | of the ited States Army, and “In- | l\‘ualrlal Preparedness,” "hy Capt. H. F. Wilkins of the Baltimore district grdnance department of the United States Army, will be the principal nuary meeting of the American Society of Mechanical ineers, Washington section, which will take place at the Cosmos Club tomorrow Moving p lustrating the ac has been filed in t Court by Max Mille He tells t that irrecon differences h: isen between hi and Mayer Kaminsky and Josen Kaminsky, the other members of t frm. Attorneys Alexander Wolt and Nathan Cayton appear for the plain- of artillery | tiff. e n. will be shown, il- Al use N Twenty-fourGolden Hours WENTY-FOUR golden hours each day! Once gone, they are gone forever. Precious hours— every cne—what are you doing with them? Working-—-playing--sleeping, of course, but how about SAVING? Are you maxing each day count in building a “Reserve Fund”—a fund that will make future hopes possible? If not, sthrt NOW, and let The Coin Controlled Clock help you. Let it make saving simple and certain for YOU as it has for thousands of others. The Coin Clock does just that. It establishes the savings habit even before you know it! It compels one to save something every single day, but does it in a way that mzkes it enjoyable. This attractive desk clock keeps excellent time for twenty-four hours before rewinding is necessary. Then, before it can be rewound, a coin must be inserted. Opening a Savings Account with this bank secures it. 4 are woven in as complicated and deli 200 working members, besides honor- ernment Lospital construction: $237,000 | of the tank corps at Camp command of the tan P ary members who give their support. | ) : . lars more than |a pattern as a Persi for the Department of Justice and ity to| \NB thousands of dol re pattern as a Persian prayer rug. $325,680 for the Department of Labor, | Meade, Md.. and come to this clty to0] «A” Broadway Prince” and have been| of which $326.000 ie for improvement assume command of the District of | forced to listen to a group of beauti- 1409 H St. N.W. 9th St. and N. Y. Ave. N.W. of buildings at Eilis Island, New | 'Washington. ful dumdoras. The St. Patrick Play- ork. Since the retirement of Maj. Gen.{ers' chorus is not only a group of KN\ < vz N 4 Franklin 7626 : H.H, Bandholtz several weeks ago, lso s not lackin dhe e npantment of _ Agsloulturs fG1hinss 34 Cavalry, at [o8l singers, :&le::-r;enu:l'hun;nxéf N e avatlabte S150900 cEipation 10 Fort Myer. Va, has been In command | 1" JSRRE SB0 PUUTSIEELE, Hhe Tight | make avatlable €150000 authorized in o the District of Washiogion. A| o} Gt Captivates interest and | N vention work against in- | at Fort Washington, Md., HA sect pests in public lands in Oregon | Va,, Fort Humphreys, Va., | holds attention until the final curtain.: B and Washington. { Washington Barracks and Fort Myer | Indeed, roadway N ckenbach will N LONDON WOMAN TO GIVE | his nex ducics i 8 fex, dase MR | witsssumbiing o parmanent orean: ADDRESS FOR DISABLED tre ot Tt "ortalmy i Bl inatance ing in Potomac Park. love of it. Certainly in this instance — they put an enthusiasm coupled with Miss Helen Fraser Will Speak Feb- | ruary 6 at Memorial Con- Bi:’!hs Reportea clever skill that counts admirably. tinental Hall. | Some of the enjoyable numbers | following births have been reported to| Were the opening chorus, “Anabelle,” | ealth depariment in the last twenty-four Miss Helen Fraser of London will Bpeak February 6 at $:30 p.m. at Me- by the compan | loist; the ballad, “I Love Yt Es- Carroll, boy. mortal Continental Hall on can and British Women and telle’ Murray, soloist; the “Lelavian i ‘bos. National Waltz Ballet”” by the Es- . Robinsen, girl, telle Murray ballet; “Dreaming,” with national Understanding” under the auspices of the Washington unit of | Harry the Women's Overseas Service League Floyd and 1. Brenuhan, girl. lisple, girl ¢ ennall, e A. Albr for the benefit of disabled B O Pt b Tany women and ex-service et a0 Tien Belly, T announced today. Edward Miss Fraser was here in 1917-1918 | Walter as @ member of the British war mis- | M slon. Representatives from several of the allled countries will be guests of honor at the gathering on February 6 and the Marine Band wiil play. The committee in charge includes: JMiss Katherine T. Andrews, ehair- man; Mrs. Larz Anderson, Miss L cile Atcherson. Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss Irene M. Given Wilson, Miss Cor- nella H. Hill, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs. John Van | et Lambie, Mrs. rank Parker, Miss Agnes Peter, Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, dore Roosevelt, B (SAFEM) . . Shoes llke - tlns and the closing chorus, Denis Connell's *Up-to-date Nur- sery Rhymes,” with keen points of satire, stands out as an original com- | position of merfit, and the recitation of Arthur B. White’'s “They Don't Want Actors Nowadays” has a polig- nant touch that can not fail to im- Costumes by Madeleine Baker end Pauline Murray should be mentioned as well as the lighting by Edmund Duchesne ard Daniel Donovan, jr. and Elizabeth Bogan as musical di- rector, also deserves a large share of praise. The performance will be repeated tonight, under the auspices of the District Government Welfare Asso- ciation, of which Harry Allmond is 1 chairman; Daniel E. Garges and Wil- liam P, Richards, vice chairmen, and Chatham_ Towers, treasurer. Oh! Yes. Among those In the boxes who wore wreaths of smiles throughout the play were Commis- gioner Rudolph, Kngineer Commis- sioner Bell and Galt Burns. ) o Soue Statistics compiled by the Univer- | sity of Michigan show that' only 44 out of every 100 women who have attended the university have married. men, wirl. .and Dorothy .+ girl. and Frances Stone, girl. Touise Earnswort, girl. raldive F. Wilcox. girl. and June Pickett, girl. 4 Katie Reuner, girl. . Forbes, girl. Thae 3 cCeney. boy. Elijah W. and Julia D. Titus, boy. Frank and Eva Jones. boy. Clarence and Mary Hawkins, girl. s g o SHENANDOAH FROZEN OVER. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., January 3.—For the first time this winter the Shenandoah river, which joins the Po- tomac at this point, was frozen ove yesterday morning when the thermom- eter sank to five degrees above zero. The solid stretch was at what is known as the “big eddy.” children 2 president, and Miss sey, secretary, also have making the arrangements, HITS D. C. DEATH LAW. | Magnus Johnson Introduces Bm. Against Penalty. Capital punishment in the District of Columbia would be abolished un- der the terms of a bill introduced today by Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota. The bill was referred to the Senate District committee. 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