Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1924, Page 18

18 ARTS CONVENTION . OPENS WEDNESDAY Federation With 350 Active Chap- + ters Will Convene Here—Pro- gram to Close Friday. LODGE BILL IS INDORSED Prominent Authorities Will Speak at Official Session. The the bri fifteenth annual convention of Amer Federation of ging the National Capital an to leaders in the world of art from all parts of the Union, is to open its sea- sions in the New Willard Hotel Wed- nesday morning. , The convention will close Friday, with the annual dinner of the federa at Rauscher's $ » purpose of the American Fed- ion of Arts is to cultivate knowl- > and appreciation of art in this €0 that finer and higher ideals of civ- blished in Amer- today has 370 almost every on ta eration ocated in Arts, | standards of ! ANNUAL GARDEN Mothers an The annual garden party and bazaar for the benefit of the House of Mercy | will be given this year in the Cathe- dral Close, at Mount St. Albans’ Wednesday afternoon, May 21, to help |raise funds to help carry on the | work done for unfortunate girls and their children throughout the coming year at the home on Klingle road. Officers and trustees of the House of Mercy are hopeful that the garden party of this y will be even more successful than in former years, as the work done is increasing and the budget must be larger to carry on the expanding program of construc- tive uplift work. Last year the profits from the lawn fete amounted dded to the other receipts wments and gifts that kept r Works of Mercy last year and Scope of Work. bject to which the conv the president of the board of managers, Miss Katherine Mim- is expected to give particular e proposed erection in puts it'in her annual report the government of a [or IrL:l year, “a work that does not adequate building for the Nation healthy work,” and the Ithy and of Art, now housed in bi histor: iding of eryeear accomplishments in rithonian group. The federation ding part in the Teconstracted lives 1o ever n greater credit to the achievements of those charge, and fewer and fewer now befory Congress in th ment to the shape of an amenc second deficie 1, introduced achusetts. Opening Session Wednesday. At the opening session of the con- for 9:30 arles D. cott, secre- : Smithsonian Institution, r the address of welcome. by law, is the cu: tional ~ Gallery de Forest, pres will follow “federation, b business the n, of reports of secretary; ude Mech Delane, treasurer; open of the problems of the in which Cuthbert Lee Jones, chairman of: 2 committee, will have the afternoon session H. director £ Art, of eric Letters, United States 4\mbL\. Italy during the Wilson a tion and at one time a seum throughout the country Prominent Speakers Announced. Among the speakers on the suc- ceeding days of the convention will Bo Charles the R. American “Mod, Industrial Art":; Walter L. . president of the Painters and Association, on ugh the artists v_in operation on Galleries under the and Central railroad York; Theodore Han- or of the Dayton Art director_of of in the Associal roof of the C station in N ford Pond, direc Museum. o1 e Dayton Plan” for & circulating library, in_which pic- tures the place of books; Mrs. L. Lawton, chairman of the na- committee for the restriction oF outdoor advertialng. on CAbOLSH: ing Country Billboards' Pord, pre: Planning Institute, ning”; George W tor of the D on “How an Interest in Art Is Being Developed in New Mex- ico,” and rles C. Curran, corre- sponding s ry of the National Academy of Design, on “Technical Art TPraining for University Students.” The delegates to the convention will be received by Mrs. Coolidge at the White House garden party Thurs- fay afternoon. =Receptions at the s of Mr. and Mrs. Larz Ander- of Mrs. Charles M. Floulke been arranged for visitors. as at the Phillips Memorial Gal- 1600 21st street. annual dinner Friday night the delegates and be addressed by dis- well a lery, Af the Rauscher's, members will tinguished ~nN\LM‘s af “rhe Cullinan diamond, the largest daimond known and twenty-nine tlmes the size of the famous koh-i- npor, was found quite by accident from a miner returning from work in r Johannesbure. E AT 110 G EST. 1879 Promotes Skm Purity And Beanty Daily use of the Soap keeps the kin fresh, smooth and clear, while the young women whose status in after life does not reflect the training and hope and inspiration for a new and better life zained during the formative vears in the beautiful new country home. The~ deaconess House of Mercy, Lillian whom so much credit is given for the methods employed that brought about such excellent succes keeps in touch with most of her for- | mer charge for many years after | th gone out from under her guiding hand, nd from their letters she knows that a very large per cent have made th V' With lh sults Yeo and the boar: nagers are | planning improvements and = expan- sions for the better facilities for training and caring for the girls un- der their charge and the bringing up of their children during the five years they spend in the home to fit them in the best possible way to start them on decent and honorable live: Given Large Bequess. ‘The House of Mercy has been given large bequests during the past year, the income from these will not ed=quately cover the expenses of a in charge of the M. Yeo, to What you Music {When you v $2,000, and it was just this | fi:o=°=°=l=°=°=°=° As you want it THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. PARTY PLANNED TO BENEFIT HOUSE OF MERCY Fete Will Be Held at Cathedral Close, May 21, to Reise Funds to Help Work for Unfortunate d Children. larger teaching and training staff and the success of this year's garden par- ty Is essential In carrying on the growing work. Visitors are urged to come to the House of Mercy to see the spirlt of the work there, and to see the actual fruit of the work in the evidenced moral fiber instilled into the girls and the self-confidence and hope in life inspired in them. “A surprise will gréet you in the at- mosphere of the home. You expect to find gloom: what you find is happiness, | You éxpect to find poor, subdued, shrinking little mit instead they swarm about you, not forward or pert, but with entire confidence that you wiil be kind to them, that you like little children and are interested in them and their toys. It will warm the heart of any parent who loves his own children. You expect to find them all dressed alike and in soma drab costume hat will not show the dirt”; you find ch in a different kind of dress, simple but some very pretty and show- |ing love in the making. Kor the dis- tinctive feature of the home is that | the mother is recelved as well as the child, the former for two years or un- til diseip agd trained to make her way in life Ambitions and Results. Some of the aims and ambitions |and the results of the work of the House of Mercy are contained in Miss Mimma annual report “By some strange power Deaconess Yeo can put new life into a dead soul, {strength and ability to resist into a flaccid character, and take our poor little ill-brough ill-controlled | children and make them decent mem- | bei Without this change {this opportunity for betterment, [they weuid cortainly, inevitabl | come menaces to public welfare, and we can therefore truly consider {them as salvage, turned from rotting te (o clean and useful instru- ments. Two-thirds of the girls who ave left us we know of favorably— the remaining third some may still be saved. We know of our girls as wives, married to decent men who forgive the past; as servants, highly thought of by the families who em ploy them; in some higher wal life—successful _in all—and this thanks to the House of Mercy. And the children that we shelter—poor little unwanted children who usual start life frail—we have them gen- crally for the first five years of their lives, and they leave the home sturdy, well aved, already trained in the self-control their mothers lacked, and with a happy, friendly outlook on the world. “They turn out well—some are already married from among our earlier charg Some are young men want want it X 1 00— 00— 0! =] =] ———T.} .} of credit to make buying ea: ance. Just choose your cl Exceptionally fine GREAT OPPOR MEN’S SUITS AND TOPCOATS BOYS’ SUITS 708 7th Street and 3123 M Street ) ) ———— 0 —— () ———— ) GREAT OPPORTUNITY SALE Washington’s N:west and Finest CREDIT CLOTHING STORE Not only do we offer you the most liberal terms of style and quality that are a “credit” to your appear- and pay for them as convenient. 623 Seventh St. N. W. (Opposite Patent Office) Model 210 Console Type Victrola Complete with Al- hm 6 Double-Face s of your m sel n; 300 Needles, 1 rd Brush and Permanent Service. $114.50 $2.50 First Payment Then $1.50 a Week New Edisen e O Y O B O Y O e O 1 O B O E O I O B sy, but we offer you clothes othes when you need them values during our TUNITY SALE! WOMEN'’S DRESSES, COATS SUITS, ETC. “Peoples Store of | C., MAY 11, 1924_PART 1. o Group of children at Heuse of Mercy, Klingle rond and Rosemont avenue, with Deaconess Yeo. salarfes, chers new plans, and our needs must be satisfied. The off include in busiriess, and they are never lost sight of. ow as to financial _matters—we have had some Very narrow escap in these past S re diocesan that h never shown a def In doing this the efficacy of the home was of nece somewhat impaired, and now that we have the expectation of material a sistance from a legacy soon to be paid, we have remedied this. We have especially needed to pay higher to of obtain efficient help, ability and character., ers of the House of Mercy |norant country girls and so prepa them for the competition of | There are many other ways in which the work s to be cnlarged and made far more efliclent, a L the Bishop of Washing- 1 Byron S Bratenahl, ilake, J. Holds- Katherine Mim River, Dr. H. S. Selden, Mrs. William urer 'of endowment . come into money, for already in uur mindg that money Satisfaction First Since 1859 Regular and Extra Sizes 36 to 54 810-818 Seventh Street In Ordering by Mail or Phone, Mention Number of Model, Size and Color Phone Orders Taken From 8 to 9 AM. Monday & i = = ———— ing! 36 to 54 With plenty of the larger sizes. models that it is difficult to do them" justice. plain linene. Every dress is fast color. table for convenient selection. deaconess-in- charge, Jdililan M. Yeo; board of lady agers: Mrs. Henry B. Brown, hon- orary president; Miss Katherine Mim- mack, president; Mrs. Ridgely Hunt, first vies president; A. M. Talbot, second wice president; 'S, Henry Morrls, wrecording secretary; Mrs. Perey Jiyers, corresponding secre- tary; MNirs. William Curtis White, treasurer; Mrs. William H. King, as- sistant treasurer. ANNIVERSARY TODAY AT GOSPEL MISSION| | famous Dog ook KILL HIS FLEAS You can rid your dog (or cat) of tor- menting, disease-carrying fleas with Sergeant’sSkip Flea Soapor Powder.. 25c at drug, sports & stores, pet shops or bymafli e effectine FRERDOG B0OK s T o s 2lso |-ul°'m¢ and care, breeding with Sym tom Chart. Wi ritgforit quvie- newers any guestion sboutyourdog shealth lm State symptoms, breed writing. LM%y 1358 Apprepriate Services Scheduled on | PclkMa.lluDrugCo.Ruhmond Va, Nineteenth Birthday of Reli- gious Inmstitution. Time nineteenth anniversary of the | Gospel Mission, 214-216 John shall place, is to be ohserved with appropriate exercises today. A1 11 am. services will be held at the McKendres M. E. Church, with Garfdner ¥. Johnson presiding. Prayer i to be offered by Samuel Croft, sec- retary of the mission, and Dr. John H. Wesler is to make the announce- memts. Addresses will be made by Mrs. H. E. Monroe and Karl E. Goose- man, superintendent of the mission. There will also be special musical numbers. Benediction will be given by the pastor, Hev. Dr. 2 p.m. the second servxr» will be iy w: fne th W. H. Hioughton presidin, DAffenderter is Percy Foster will lead the s e, A demonstration w:ll 4 Mrs. Johnson are to make addresses, There will be special music. The closing service will be held at | the Ninth Street Christian Church, with Willlam L. Clarke presiding. Rev, Dr. Stauffer is to offer pray and addresses will be made by Mrs. Monroe and Mr. Johnson. There will a demonstration by nursery chil- Aren — The house in St Louis in which Gen. U. S. Grant was married and (INGS PALL Lowest of low prices—for wash dresses of exceptional quality and fine workmanship—from a mak- er noted for the all-around merit of his garments. What a golden opportunity to lay in a supply of attractive and serviceable sum- mer frocks at a remarkable - sav- Regular and Extra Sizes Materials Are Fine Imported and Domestic Ginghams and Linene Such a diversity of styles and trimmings in the twenty different other fourteen models are just as pretty as the eight pictured. One- piece and long-waisted styles with sash and pockets. lars, roll collars, round collars and square necks. organdy, piping, pique and fancy braid. Medium, small and large checks of every color, combinations of plain colors and checks and "Each size on a separate Second Floor, King’s Palace Hved for a time is to be preserved as a memorial to the soldier-presis 8. Carroll | Mar- | dent. Every Dress isa —For Home, Neighborhood and General Summer Wear On Sale at the Lowest Price Quoted in This City This Year 20 Charming New Styles—Eight of Which Are IMlustrated Suffice to say, the Long, col- Trimmed with Quality Dress 908, 912, 914 Rbede Island Avenue N.E. Well suited for cafeter drug store, delicatesse grocery. Reasonable Rents Heat and hot water fur- nished. H. L. RUST COMPANY 912 15th St. NW .——-———-—-—————-—.—_—“__4_______———_‘_ O 00000 R 10 AL