Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1924, Page 9

THAT _TVYENING STAR. WARTINGTOY. V. ¥, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1972, 'filn@fihmavfi &Ln —1he Christmas Stoze — See Our Other Advertisement Page 5. MASONS 70 PLAGE BUILDING STONE District Grand Lodge to Of-v ficiate at Ceremony at Takoma Today. Builds New Temple nthrop Books--A Happy Selection for Every Member of the Family “Booking” is a Christmas custom with maay families and friends, and for the person who loves to read, or is still quite young enough to cnjoy only beautifully, colored pictures, the gift of a book is a particularly happy selection. Our Christmas Book Store offers a wealth of Gift Books for every member of the family— these are selected to simplify your gift choice. w Masonle Temple in Takoma SURGEON, HURT DIES r. John B. Roberts Is Victim of Auto I e Ve QOur Debt to a Book Let us not forget the genial miraculous force we have known to proceed from a book. We go musing into the vault of day and night; no constellation shines, no muse descends, the stars are white points, the roses, brick-colored leaves, and frogs pipe, mice cheep, and wagons creak along the road. We return to the house and take up Plutarch or Augustine, and read a few sentences or pages, and lo' the air swims with ¥ | !E .7 ce DISTRICT life; secrets of magna ity and grandeur in- NATIONAL BANK vite us on every hand: life is nntk up of them Dth and Serv York Avesue Such is our debt to a book Jowfigtfififlf\&fl:ai?lub ! RALPILWALDO EMERSON LATEST THEOLOGY Nelson’s New Century g NIGHT SLEEPER NEW YORK Additional Service Effective November 11 v. Wast 1 ..2:20 am, SHIP IN DISTRESS. Italian Vessel, OQut of Baltimore, 8:04 am ccupancy brea For reservations call the Travel Bureau, Main 3300 W \['III\ 4 kH”'ll\'. We Are Mailing Checks Today to all ol our 1924 Christmas Club Members The New Club for 1925 is now epen- vou make S0 weekly payments of 50 cents or more—we add 3% interest. Federal-American National Bank 1315 I¥ Street W. T. Galliher, Chairman of the Board John Poole, President Extraordinary Sale of an Unusual Collection of High-Grade Furs By Public Auction AT WESCHLER’S 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. Tuesday and Wednesday, December 2 and 3 Commencing 2 P.M. Each Day Coats and Wraps for street and evening wear of all the latest mode and cut, from full length to the short walking coat. Mink, Seal, Caracul, Squirrel, Mole, Broadtail, Leopard, Ermine, Raccoon, Muskrat and others. Neckpieces and Small Furs, Russian and Canadian Foxes, Sables, Mink, Marten, all in a variety of styles. EXHIBITION MONDAY Attendants will assist prospective purchasers in making their selections. Terms: Cash. Adam A. Weschler, Auct. Library, $1.90 Volume Flexible Leather Classics 165 Titles of the World’s Best Books Each a Gift in Itself EDGAR ALLEN POE ' 3 volumes, including poems EDWARD EVER- ETT HALE The Man Without a Country. CHARLES LEVER 2 volumes in gift set SIR WALTER SCOTT Guy Mannering The Antiquary Rob Roy Old Mortality Kenilworth The Pirate Quentin Durward The Talisman Count Robert of Paris and others to complete the 25 volumes GEORGE ELIOT Adam Bede The Mill on the Floss Felix Holt Silas Marner Middlemarch I Daniel Deronda I Romola Essays and complete set of 12 volumes o WILLIAM SHAKE- SPEARE The Tempest The Merchant of Venice The Life and Death of King John Romeo and Juliet Simon of Athens s Complete set of works in 6 volumes CHARLES LAMB Essays in 1 volume ROBERT BROWN- ING Complete Set in 6 vol- umes JOHN KEATS Poems in 1 volume ALEXANDRE DUMAS D'Artagnan Romances Count of Monte Cristo Two Dianas Duke of Savoy’s Page Marguerite de Valois Marie Antoinette Ro- mances Complete sets of each boxed for gifts WILLIAM MORRIS Poems in 1 volume RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAY- YAM In 1 volume LORD LYTTON Night and Morning The Caxtons CHARLES DICK- ENS NOVELS Pickwick Papers Nicholas Nickleby Oliver Twist 0Old Curiosity Shop David Copperfield Christmas Stories Complete sets in 20 vol- umes ROBERT BURNS Poems and Songs JOHN BUNYAN The Pilgrim’s Progress MASTERPIECES OF CICERO In 1 volume, translated FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE Golden Treasury Best Songs and Lyrical Poems Complete Set of Novels in 8 volumes SCRIBNER’S ILLUS- TRATED CLASSICS for younger folk, lower priced this year, $2.50. David Balfour, By Stevenson, $2.50 Quentin Durward, By Sir Walter Scott, $2.50 Mysterious Island, By Jules Verne, $2.50 Arabian Nights, illustrated by Max- field Parrish, $2.50 Little Lord Fauntleroy, By nces Hodgson Burnet!. $2.50 BIBLE STORIES Illustrated Bible Story Book, col- ored illustrations, $2 Bible Stories, for little children, $1 Wee Folk's Life of Christ, for little children, 35¢ FOR THE PERSON OF HOBBIES Lure of Amateur Collecting, By George Blake Dexter, $3 Furnishing the Little House, By Ethel Davis Seal, $2 Windsor Chairs, By Wallace Nutting. $1.50 Old Glass, By Moore, $10 OPERA GUIDES AND MUSIC First Aid to Opera Goer, By Mary Fitch Watkins, $3 Stories From the Operas, By Gladys Davidson, $2.50 Opera Synopses, By Wallace McSpadden, $2.50 What Music Can Do For You. By Harriet Seymour, $2 The Common Sense of Music, By Sigmund Spictl, $2 American Artists, By Royal Cortissos, $3 The Story of American Painting, By Charles H. 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