Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1924, Page 19

N . THE KVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1924. s 39 _—m e S % 19 PARIS PU'l‘S ZES]’ IN RABBITBORO—Doc Whitey’s Pills Will Be Popular! By ALBERTINE RANDALL {RECREATION CONGRESS I WANT YOU ALL To HAVE A WONDER VISIT ! THIS AFTERNOGN I AN GIVING A TEA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEA-GOING RABBITS: TONIGHT - A TOMORROW MORNING THERE wWiLl BE A SKATING TOURNAMENT : ' FOR THE. N 3 IN THE AFTERNOON ., A TEA D> THEN A LUNC ™HE A CONCERT ., AND IN THE EVENIN% THERE WILL BE A GRAND MASQUERADE BALL AND ON_ SUN 1 50?90555[ m\{ B8E THE MOSY SOUGHT- AFTER GUEST IN THE. HOTEL Playground Experts to Meet Octo- ber 5 to 10 From All Over United States. Eating and Drinking on Large Scale and Home Parties Are Feature. L zest that s All the pews in And all the the poorest he city, were W richest quart crowded with merry Who consumed great quanti- and drink. The merri- except in shments of the Mont Martre, N d th Americans ore a tax of e total and the tre able sum sent. Trees Much in Favor. Christmas trees were President as much in institutions yes 1 feature of the| the swim- n finished la | for the swimming event acdi- | | of Chri DINNER AND DANCE ; - :|RUSSIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, THOUGH SOVIET SPURNS HOLIDAY Millions Have Only Empty Cupboards, But Seek Solace in Church—Groups of Visitors Go to Tomb of Lenin. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, December 26— Although the Soviet government does not recog- nize Christmas as a holiday, all the official and commercial life of Russia ceased yesterday. Christmas dawned bright on setting of deep snow, bit- d tinkling sleigh bells. flowed freely for the first time since the revolution, the government | having found prohibition unworkable able, trees, roast turkeys, s. toys and other tokens mastide were found in the homes of the more fortunate Russians, sweet just | but in millions of other households ¥: ther ons of others without homes or relatives who sought charity of their impecunious neighbors. But if the material side of Christ-4 mas was wanting, the spiritual was much in evidence, for, in spite of the Communist campaign againsi rcligion, the greliter part/of the population in the larger cities went eagerly to church to celebrate the birth of the founder of the Christian faith. In countless homes candles brightly in front of ikons. In the villages the peasants will wait until January 7 to observe the hollday: this is the old Gregorian cal- | endar date for Christmas. The dimin- utive chapel of the Iberian Virgin, in the heart of Moscow, the most famous | Christian shrine in all Russia, who packed with fervent Russians, who prostrated themselves on strewn floor. burned | the ice- Not far away was an- other shrine—that of the bolshevik revolution. Within it sleeps Lenin in eternity. The two edifices presented a strange contrast; one typified old Russla, the other new Russla. Little groups of hollday visitors from the villages mingling with workmen and Communists stood in front of Lenin's wooden tepement of death in awesome silance as they vis- ualized the unseen spirit of the father of bolshevism within. Immediately behind the tomb, with their slender golden spires pointed heavenward and touched magically by nature with a glistening sheen of virgin snow, were the churches of the Kremlin, thelr bells and chimes now stilled in tongueless silence, as if symbolising the citadel of the Soviet government, which recognizes neither Christmas nor religion nor imperial- fstic traditions. RITES IN BELLEAU WOOD. PARIS, December 26.—A combined Franco-American service was held in Belleau Wood yesterday morning in memory of the, Americans who fejl . Slander travels farther than com- pliments. 666 Colds, Fever »d Grippe It in the most speedy remedy we know, Preventing Pneumonia during the war. worth, director of the Association for Preserving the Memory of Chateau Thierry, made an address, as did also the Catholic vicar of Belleau. French government was represented and many members of the clergy were present. YONE can own a big.set now. The four-tube KODEL with its marvelous range and volume, its amazing selectivity, its clear full tone, matches the performance of most ex- pensive five-tube sets, and Dr. Julian S. Wads- Tha | Grocer. It is all right to charge it up to Examined experience—if you can cash in on| that experience, says the Progressive By the Associated Press. ion of the big recreation work, been chosen for the Twe October invitation , representati “anada and Belgiu he congress will auspices of the Pla reation Amweciation | delegates from al | Union are expected | has made marked inception in cities reported 19086, recreation systems | today there are 680. W YORK, December 26.—In rec strides which ‘the South is making in playground and Asheville, N. C, s the conventjon Ifth Recreational 5-10, s present ve of 13 m be held under the yground and Rec- of America, and 1 States in the . This movement progress since its Then only b7 Eyes S be the most enjoyable you have ever had Join Our Christmas Club NOW Members paying 50 cents a week for fifty weeks will receive..........$: Members paying $1 a week for fifty weecks will receive. .. = Members paying $2 a wee weeks will receive...... 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Our Entire Stock Must Move incalled for Garments from our “Lay-by” including some recent shipments of Coats and hich we were forced to accept, are at your mercy. excursions and s brought off under the d VETERAN'S CHRISTMAS CHEERED BY COOLIDGE| President’s Message Restores Hope of Man Who Lost Training Through Error. P-12 Two Tubs Portable. Before you buy any set see the 1f your Redio Desler cannot complete KODEL line at your radio supply yow, we will ship direct. dealers — “‘compare the quality.” Write for complate catalog. ‘THE KODEL MANUFACTURING CO. MCLACHLEN BANKING CORP. leth and G Streets N. W. Washington, D. C. SOUTHWEST BRANCH - =« = o « « « . 1330 B St One group of all-wool, high-luster Bolivias, Suede Cloths and other hi rade materials; richly trimmed with fur collars and cuffs; crepe lined and Interlined. Colos lack, navy, brown, penny, gray, cranberry. S 15 to 44, T $40 and 3¢ Here are a lot of coats that would be a treat to any one. Only 22 sport and dress coats, all wool, all lirled, some with fur collars. Formerly sold at $20, $25 and _All Better Coats, of high-grade materials and wonderful furs, to go at less than ONE-HALF PRICE. 7227 Our wonderful offering of High-grade Silk, Satin and Cloth Dresses arc sensational values. Among this lot yo and $35—to go at.. Flannel Dre ROSE SHOP 915 G St. N.W. More Than You Might Expect—Even After a Holiday! 250 New Coats Winter Coats That n was because he from the Vet- tmas eve, that he ot recelve furth raining 7 - e Jast June | 1, his train- ing was can on June 4, It 13 estimated that during this the American pe i Hint of Coming Spring Styles. Worth $17.50, $19.75 and $25 Even ‘though you may have expected to “put NZ W/ Sale of Sheldon and Society Brand OVERCOATS more into a coat than that,” you want to make sure and see these. No such price as this was in mind when they were tailored, as a glance at them 'will show. Some are Custom Made This is a sale for the man who Joes not have to wWorry about what he spends for his clothes. For these are the finest overcoats in America—bar none. 200 of them by Sheldon and Society Brand. = English, Scotch, Irish and American woolens in midwinter models. Great coats, box coats, tube coats, 'ulsters, Qhésterfields. All “the proudest members . of the Overcoat family now reduced for Saturday’s Some are Fur Trimmed Some are Kerami Trimmed Some are Strictly Tailored Woodsy browns, kit gray, spruce green, deer, navy and black—plain colored or in well chosen plaids and mixtures. Every coat fully lined— - usually with jacquard or satin de cygne. For Sizes 16 to #4. (Secoud Floor, The Hecht Ce.) The Hecht Co. F Street at 7th. misses; for women. (First Floor, The Hecht Co.) Society Brand +* Double Breasted Ulster Reduced 1o $57, TYieHééht“Co.‘ F Street at 7th