Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1924, Page 16

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH 30, 1924—PART 1. e e e e e S e o e e DL N e O g SR e R e e Christy’s Portrait of Mrs. Coolidge STORE 20-YEAR CLUB. BANQUET IS SUCCESS ‘Woodward & Lothrop Employes of Two Decades Joined by Xine New Members. STUNTS FEATURE DINNER Twelve of Those Present in Service Forty Years. Nearly a hundred members of the “Twenty-Year” Club of Woodward & lothrop's department store and their zuests attended the annual banquet of the organigzation held at the Raleigh Hotel last night As the name implies, the member- ship is composed of those of the otganization who have served it for twenty years or longer Songs were sung throughout the dinner and various “stunts” per- formed by a number of club mem- hers. “The Family Album.” com- posed of slide pictures of members of the club taken years ago, and “Twenty - vear Club Funnygrams’ proved the chief attraction” of th program Nine new Miss 1. St members were admitted, Miss R. . Taylour. Mrs. M. L. R, R. Rippon, W. ¢ Herfuth, T. I, Langley, W. G. Wild- img, J. Fissell and G. 1. Simpson Twelve Served Forty Years. George E. Ostermayer, president of the club, in an address declared that in the club were twelve members who had served the store for forty vears, sixteen who had served thirty- five vears and sixteen who had served thirty v twenty-three who had served twenty-five vears, thirty-two who had served twenty years. Other speakers v Donald Woodward, toastmaster; Powell Rogers and Wil- liam Knowles Cooper. The officers and members of the club are: George B Ostermayer, presi- dent s"Ada Reed, vice president; Pow, gers, secretary; William T. rer: A. W. Allison, J. H Bailey, H. Barschkies, C. T. Birch, D. S. Boyer. Miss M. Buzgell, Miss R Cleary, Miss M. D % P. Columbus, Miss A. ars, Austin, J. Baxte I 1. Brayton, J. Byrne, Miss M | Robert , A. S Hackett, " Hayden, C o N. Hardin Helmick, W 4 pital z i. 1. Holmes, Ingersoll, T. 501 H. Hume, S. E. Kiernan, V. ley, D. B. Lee, W. H. Leeman, Miss A. Lenoir. Miss A. A. Lewis, W. F. Liem- berg. . E. Mack, M. Mason, Miss C. Maxwell, H. R. Meitzler, A Metz, 1t. M. Miller, H. B. Mockbee, T Moque, . Mulier, R. 0. Mullikin E._McGill, Miss A, B 3 Mahon, Mr: N G. R. Porter, Price, 1. W. Revercomb, R. R. H.. B. Robinette, A J. Mre G. V. Savage, F cot Simpson, Mrs. K. Sparo, Miss I. Stea- =311, Miss B. Taylour. Miss A. A. Trotter, Mrs. R. Van Wilding, s 3 liams, ¥. Woodward and J. pD. The banquet committee was com- posed of W. H. Lehman, chairman: H. V. Ostermayer, L. E. Williams, H. B. Price, W. T. Brady, C. F. F. P. Scott, J. P. Hayden, J. F. WK I. Leimberg and C. Rippon. mmond G. F. GETS $2,375 JUDGMENT AGAINST MRS. E. L. HARRIS Plaintiff Wins Default Plea on Ver- dict Rendered in Suit Two Years Ago. By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, March 29.—A default judgment of $2 based on a previ- bus judgment obtained in St. Louis June 6, 1922, was filed in the supreme court today by H. C. Shaw, jr, against M Elaine Lee Harris, wife of Beverly C. Harris, former vice president of the National City Bank, who is suing to annul their marriage The basis of the original judgmen was not stated If You Believe in the United States Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, of A portrait will be presented to the White House collection of paintings by the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity during the con- vention here of the eastern confer- ence of the organization, April 11. Mrs. Coolidge was a charter member of the Chapter of Pi Beta Phi at the University of Vermont. The government in making provi- its Presidents to be ed in the White House did not include the First Ladies, with the result that private enterprise has placed the por- traits of the Presidents’ wives in the Executive Mansion. Learning of this policy, the fraternity undertook the acquisition of @ portrait of its popu- lar and distinguished member, and it will be the first portrait to be pre- sented to the White House by a wom- an’s fraternity. pla i Painting by Christy. The painting Howard Chand- ler Christy and shows M olidge wearing a wine red velvet gown, standing with a white Russian wolf hound in leash at her side. In the background the south portico of the White House and gardens are visibie It is declared the artist has been BOXING EXHIBITIONS STAGED IN CHURCH Matches Conducted at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Annual Banquet. is by Features of the “father and son” dinner last night at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Patterson street nd Connecticut avenue, were two | boxing matches staged by Prof. S. Waiter,_athletic director lof the Army and Navy School Boxing and wrestling, according to Rev. Hubert Rex Johnson, pastor of the church, conducive of clean lives as well s clean athletics. “We {are broad-minded out this way,” the Rev. Mr. Joh n declared, and don’t believe hat boxing and wrestling matches are out ing_with church activiti The “father and son dinner is an annual affair. At the invitation of the Men's Club of the church, fathers in the congregation are in- ry year to a dinner and ern- tertainment in the ement f the church. sometimes a literary evening is planned and sometimes an athletic entertalnment. sast night both the literary and athletic features pre- vailed. A. P. Bienkowsky of the club. More attendance DIXIE LIMITED WRECKED. is the president than 100 were in Is Derailed. DANVILLE, 1il, March 29—The Chicago and Eastern lllinols Dixie Limited, northbound, was wrecked this afternoon at 4:20 at Cayuga, Ind eighteen miles southeast of here, when the engine struck a derail which protected a Cloverleaf passen- ger train standing on the crossing. The engine struck and demolished the Interlocker tower, the mail car was thrown crosswise off the track and the baggage and smoker were de- railed. Towerman John Carson of Cayugs, Engineer Kruckmeyer and Fireman Kohlmeyer of Evansville, Ind., are reported by local railway officials as slightly injured His Idea of Joy. From the Stockholm Kasper. He—Ah, your little enviable position® he—Do you mean alwa: with m He—Not exactly, but I was just thinking how happy I would be if T had some one to pay all my taxes tor me dog has an because he is of Mrs Calvin Coolidge highly sion for the purchase of portraits of | of keep- | No Fatalities Reported When Flyer | Will Be Given to W hite House April 11 W hich She Is Member, Is Donor-of Painting—First Lady Shown in Wine Red Velvet Gown. successful in portraying the vivid personality of Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs. Coolidge represented her ch er at Vermont University as dele- ate to the national convention held in Syracuse, N. Y., while she was in college. After her graduation she was actively interested in the alum- nae work of the fraternity, helping to organize the western Massachu- setts alumnae club. She was elected province vice president, and later province president. Fraternity Founded 1867, Pi Beta Phi was founded April 28, 1867, at - Monmouth College, Mon- mouth, 111, and now is represented by sixty-elght chapters In all sections of the United States. An outstanding part of the fraternity’s work is the maintenance of a settlement school at Gatlinburg, Tenn., where students are trained from kindergarten to col- lege. Al members of Pi Beta Phi contribute to the support of this school, which was founded over a decade ago, but the alumnae clubs of the fraternity are charged with the responsibility of its development. The eastern conference to be held here will be under alumnae auspices, but undergraduate members of the fraternity are also expected to par- ticipate in its activitles. bers of the Washington alumnae will act as hostesges for the ci ence, and are making arrangements for 4 successful meeting. |2 WOMEN ARRESTED | AS STORE SWINDLERS ;Police Recover Finery Valued at | ' $1,000, Obtained in Past Year; Report Confession. | With the arrest of two young women on charges of ‘false pre- tenses,” headquarters detectives yes- terday afternoon recovered approxi- mately $1,000 worth of feminine finery and other articles said to belong to a number of leading stores, and cleared up, they believe, the mystery surrounding the procuring, over long period. of goods by individuals representing themselv patrons having charge accounts. The women, Miss Louise Irene rrington, twenty-nine, of the Vir- fa apartments, and Mrs. Mary “atherine Bowie, twenty-seven, 409 Sth street southwest, are alleged to have confessed obtaining the mer- chandise to Detectives Thompson, Manstield and Connors. Procured Under False Names. The women are accused, police say of selecting articles at the store and instructing the clerks to charge the to the account of bona fide patrons without the knowledge of the latter. Protests of the patrons at the unauthorized charges led to a gen- eral investigation by the police, The | practices extended it is d. over a period of more than a vear. A dozen girl clerks from various stores involved, went to police head- quarters vesterday to assist in iden- tifying the recovered nods, which included .~ an attractive array of lingerie, fancy soaps, perfumes, hand- some bedding, aluminum cooking utensils, an aquarium and a bird cage. The accused were held at the house of detention following their arrest at their homes by the detectives and Policewoman Barrett, | SHIP BIDS REJECTED. Palmer Announces Turning Down of Twenty-One Offers. Twenty-one bids for purchase of | various types of ships in the govern- | ment fleet, under the new terms an- nounced in a recent advertisement by | the Shipping Board. have been re- |dected. By the conditions outlined in the latest offers, President Palmar of the Emergency Fleet Corporation said yesterday, negotiations may be continued for the ships until satistac- ! tory bids are developed. cost You Believe in Washington! Two Unusual Chevy Chase Homes 5314 41st Street—Just North of Jenifer Street. A well built 6-room and bath brick, with sleeping, front and rearparches, modern thronghout and entirely redecorated, built-in garage. Prica only $9,850. 5303 41st Street—Just North of Jenifer Street. A wonderfully attractive and ern to the smallest detail, on large lot in very desirable section. tive terms. detached shingle and frame, mod- Attrac- IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Open Today for Inspection See These Special Offefings $18,500—Carner Duith Colesial; Chevy Chase 9 rooms, center bnil, detached, on large lot; one of the best corners in Chevy Chass. A beau- tiful home, modern in ewery respect and in fine condition, trees, shrublery aad other features. 8,000—Chevy Chase, Md. Besutiful § room and 2 bsth, esnter-entrance, $1 detached, with every modern Jot. pancy. Batisfuctory terme, $14,250—Hobert St, Near Mount Pleasant Very unusual buy in heart of Mt. Pleasant, 7 room and bath, brick; & bedrooms and sieeping rofi, strictly modesn throughout. 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The Mary memorial altar to be erected in the crypt of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will be composed of a ®olid block of onyx ten feet long, five feet wide and three feet eight inches high, accord- ing to Rev. Bernard A. McKenna, isecretary to Bishop Shahan, rector of the Catholic University. The onyx block will be brought from Africa. An onyx column from Mexico and Mount Verte Orintelle from South America, each welghing close to jthree tons, were received at the Na- tlonal Shrine yesterday. from Mexico is to #hrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico « and "that from South America to represent the shrine of La Vergen del Valle in Argentina. Another column is to come from Poland and is to represent the shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. A cheek for $3,800 was received yes. The one represent the —— Bedvaon: Sulle Complete W terday from Nrs. Klizabeth Witzroy ot Boston 1o be uped for an altar and window In the crypt. This i8 the' first separate window that has been donated and will be in honor .of St TPatrick. Asks te Cemtribute, C. J. Pereira, of Malacca, Straits Settlements, Asis, in a letter to Dr. McKenna- asked that he be allowed to contribute to the building fund of the National Shrine. A substantial cheek accompanied the letter. ‘The crypt of the National Shripe will be ready for Easter Sunday, & cording to & statement made by Dr. McKennn yesterday. The northern apso is fast being completed. the Gus- taviano cellings and the Della Robbia now being under way. TWO HELD IN ROBBERY OF KENTUCKY BANK Brothers Arrested After Bloodless Battle With Railroad Detectives. Ey the Associated Press. HAZARD, Ky., March 20.—Two men registering us Lawrence and “Doc” Harp, brothers, were arrested here late today after a bloodless pistol fight with rallroad detectives and held as suspectw in connection with the robbery of the state bank at Vieco yesterday. 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