Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1925, Page 9

HE EVEN THURSDAY, PEBRUARY 1 SOCIETY (Continued from Eighth Page.) Stephen Leacock, given by Mrs. Al- fred Whitton. Refreshments will be served after| the program, and zll Canadians are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Perry Johnson gave a dinner last evening for their daughter, Miss Klizabeth ‘Johnson, and later took their 24 guests to the Club Chantecler for dancing. The benefit bridge of the Women's Weltare Association, which will be given tomorrow afternoon at the New Mayflower Hotel, promises to be brilliant success. The patronesses for the occasion include: Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Senora de Al- faro, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Alfred Pem- broke Thom, Mme, Grouitch, Mrs James Ament, Mrs. Frederick 1. Cox, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. Dewey Dirkin, Mrs, Charles C. Glover, jr. Mrs, Frederick T. ¥. Johnson, Miss Catherine Wilson, Mrs, C. C. Calhoun, Mrs. Warren Price, Miss Gladys Wood, Mrs. F. Jefford, Baroness von Selow, Mrs. Lisner, Miss Susan ster, Mrs, W. W. Chiswell, Mrs. Pe- ter A. Drury, Mrs. George J. An- thony and Mrs. John J. Early. A luncheon will be served before the bridge, in the new dining room of the hotel, at 12:30 o'clock. Tick- ets for both the luncheon and bridge will be on sale in the lobby tomor-| row morning. Many ladies will en- tertain &t luncheon before the bridge in charge is party. The committee as follows: Mrs. Macpherson Crich- ton, president; Mrs. J. Irvin Steel. treasurer; Mre. Charles Hawley and| Mrs. E. Bre patron Mrs. Mark W. Potter, prizes; Mrs Fdna Patton and Mrs. F. A. D. Han-| cock, candy, and Mrs. George J. An- | thony, cakes St. Panl’s Academy fo B Benefit by Card Par Additional patrons and patrone for the card party to be given i he | | auditorium of to- morrow evening he benefit of the school fund are: Mrs. J. W. Mur- phy, Mrs. Elmer Murphy, Miss Adele May, M ther Mavher, Mrs. T. Baxter Milne, Mrs. Mary ghton, Mrs. James O'Donnell, Miss Estelle M. Odenweller, Mrs. Harry S O'Neil, Judge - Mary O'Toole, Miss Mar ©'Connell, Mrs. John O'Donohue, Mrs. | Daniel W. O Donoghue, Mr. William | O'Donnell,” Mrs. Louis R. Peak.| Mrs. C. J. Peck, Mrs. Upteng Ridenour, M rederick Roman, | Mrs. Mary Ryan, Mrs. Carl J.| Quintell, Mrs. I J b ss Marie M. Ready, Mrs. Mary M. | Edward Quigle anet | Richards, Mre. Elizabeth Mrs. | Daniel Scanlon, Mrs. Mary haet- cr, Miss Julia Sikken. Mrs .| Seidermann, Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivar Mrs. Albert Schulteis Dougherty, Mr. Harry | Miss Mattie St. Clair, Mi Sheckels, Mrs. W. T. Schaller, Mrs. Elizabeth Theunnissen, Mrs. Char G. Thorn, Mrs. Allan E. Walker, Mrs. | G Vermett, Mr. Edward Voigt, Mrs.| Charles Weleh, Mrs. Alfred Corbett Nhitton, Miss Laura A. Wilson, Mrs. | Cornelia D. Yerby. Mrs. J. Batters.| Mrs. A. P. Anderson and Miss M. Belle Smit} The adjusted compensation bran h of the ad tant general's office will hold an informal subscription ballf in both ballreoms of the New Willurd | Hotel tonight from 9 to 1 oclock. | The final plans were completed to- | day to make this the biggest event of its kind that any Governmer de- | partment has vet hield TS0 »M‘ of the adjutant xI:‘::‘ vespended with w been raner and | Special pre- | pared through M tha invitation committee and extend- | following officials of the War | of whom nt. the part ted to attend: Secretary of | War and Mrs. John W. Weeks, Assist-| ant Secretary of War and Mrs. Dwight | John J. Pershing. Maj. | F. Davis, ( Gen. and Mrs. Iines, chief of John L. staff, United States Army; Maj. Gen.| and Mrs. Robert C. Davis, Brig. Gen. | and M amucl D. Rockenbach, chief { of staff, Washington distyic Brig. Nolan, assist- ton district. | Lutz Wahl and | Gen. and Mrs ant chief of & Brig. Gen Miss Wahl, Frank rector United States Ve reau, and Mrs. Frank T. H Col. John B. Shuwan, e cer, Adjutant General's Office, Mrs. John B. Shuwan; Maj. Jo adjus Smith, jr., executive officer. compensation branch Adjutant Gen- | N eral’s Office; Mr. and John ith, sr., and Mrs. Minnie Cox: Maj. | ien, Maj. O. W. Clark. | compensation branch nd Mrs 0. W Clark; Maj. Mrs. C. M. | Coope and M Coope, Capt. | and Mrs, Bdwin Van Voorhees, Capt. | Kenneth and Mrs, Susan B Bush, Capt. Joseph N. Dalton, .-umv' and Mrs. Bugene M. Landrum, ! and Mrs. William Have; and Mrs. Charles A Harold A Barnc David A. Watt, Capt. jfam E. Chickering eph P. O'Brien, chief eral's Office, 3 O'Brien; Mr. as- | sistant chief ¢ Gene | Office, and ) Sheridan: | Mr. Ronald sistant ‘ chief clerk, Adjutant General's Office, | and Mrs. Ronald MacDonald; Mr. | Richard J. Donnelly, chief clerk, ad- | justed compensation br Adjutnat | feneral's Office, and hard J. | Donnelly und i ary Donnel Corbin nlernllnns are represented in this box, Mrs. Olive Rose and Miss Fanny May Hupp. Mrs. Jane Blackburn Moran s hostess for the Blackburn-Washing- ton-Lee box, appearing as Lady Anne Blackburn Washington, and will have as her guests Mr. Walter D. Davidge as Gen. Washington; Mrs. Horace Macfarland as Mistress Dolly Madi son; Mr. Thomas Campbell Washing- ton 'as his great-uncle, Justice Bush- rod Washington, favorite nephew of Gen. Wachington: Ellzabeth Holmes Washington as his wife; Mrs. Allen Washingfon as Hannah Lee, sis.er of Richard Henry Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence; Mrs. Emma Washington Baxter of Phila- delphia as her grandmother, Catherine Thomas Blackburn, wife of Bushrod Washington, 2nd. Four gen- the fourth being a child of 6, all lineally descended from Augustine Washington, brother of George Wash- ington, and Col. Thomas Blackburn, a Revolutionary hero: Mre. abeth Washington Jaldwin epresenting voung Betty Washington, sister of the general. who married Fielding Lewis, and whose family e, Kenmore, a has recently been preserved and set apart as a shrine by the people of Fredericksburg, Va 3 The James Mon box has as hostess Mis Maud Gouverneu who will appear Mrs. Nicholas Gouver- neur of New York, her direct ances- tor, and Mrs, Rose Gouverneur Hoes, representing her great grandmother, Maria Heste House bride. Their guests Harry Freeman Clarke, Miss .Harriman, M Florence But- . Mrs rles Margaret Do and Lieut. G verneur Hoes A., who will ap- pear as President James Monroe, his Ereat-gr. ndfather, wearing the Ch nedy. of Montclair, court dress worn by Monroe when presented at the court of Napoleon, in 1803, at the time of the negoti tions in connection with the Loui iana purchase, for which he was President Jefferson’s emissary Mrs, Richard Knickerbocker e will attend the senting ancestress, Mrs inthrop, wifc of the Colonial Géverngr of Mas chusetts, and Miss Mary Maxwell, ai- rect descendant of Gen. William Maxwell, who was one of the officers to cross the Delaware with Gen Washington prior to the battle Princeton, will represent Mrs, Wil- liam Maxwell, her ancestress. Mr William Bowie Clark will app, as his ancestor, Willlam Bowie, signer of the Declaration of Ireedom of Men, at Annapolis, Md., prior to the Declaration of Independence. Mr Richard E. Shands will represent his ancestor, Francis Eppes, the cavali ame to this country in 2 member of the House of Burgesses and received u grant of |land on the James River y the King, and who was ancestor to Thomas Jefferson. Mrs. Aurelius Rives Shands will attend the ball as her ancestor, Frances Fowke, who | warried Dr. Gustavus Brown 1y Madame Ikengren's box will be Capt. John P Jackson, I 8. N., who { wiil represent his direct ancestor, the original Schuyler to come to Americ Col. Philip Pieter se Van Schuyler who ved from Holland in 1648 and was president of his majesty's couneil in the Province of New York and commandant of the Fort of Al bany, Mrs Juckson will appear his wife, and both will dance in the From Mountain Scenery to Sea Breeze It will be possible to motor through continu- ous parkways from Haines Point with its salt sca breezes to all the upper reaches of Rock Creek Park’s scenic beau- ty. when city’s present park improvement plans are complete. This will give Kalorama’s park- side home- sites — near Connecticut Avenue Bridge—still another fea- ture of unparalleled value. Kalorama A loca home 1 social standards for tails, Allan E. Walker & Co. Incorporated Godden, Wain 2690 15th St. N.W, Building s highest See agents Mr Southern _OVER 50 . February's Suites Fine Furniture, Laces, —Less Than Ten Days Now I To Take Adv’antagc of on Fine Furniture 1 Ther among the Odd Pieces, Bedroom | marked for February disposal. | § Our regular stocks are the sources of these furniture | L items, and reductions repre- sent worth-while saving: ! former prices. James B. Henderson Upholstering, Paperhanging. Painting. Etc. 1108 G Street—Phones LOVV Prices e is still good selection | and Dining Room Suites on Main 7675 Main 7676 Oliver Wolcott set, as both are direct descendants of that distinguished patriot. In the Lord Baltimore box will be Mr. Wilbur Watson Hubbard, who will attend as his ancestor, Luke Watson, a member of William' Penn's council; Mrs. Hubbard, who will ap- pear as Betsy Ross, who made the first American flag; Mr. Wilbur Ross Hubbard, who will represent George Ross, signer of the Declaration of Independence, ~ and Mrs. George Maurice Morris, who will go as a colonial bride. -Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Chase of Harmon, N, Y., arrived yesterday in Washington for an extended visit, and are at the New Willard: Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, Mrs. Tuckerman, Mrs. John Gib- Charles G. Matthews, Miss Miss Katherine Fowler and Ross have made reserva- Mishtowt's opening | 4 this Walter R. bons, Mrs, Mona Gil Mr. B. W. tions for tea-dance, Mme. at the Mayflower The Past Matrons end Patrons’ soclation of Electa Chapter, the order of the. Eastern hold its annual banquet at the Grace Dodge Hotel this evening. Mrs. Mamie Copes Alvena Hugh Mr: president; Cora May’ PERSUADED BY STOKES, CHARGES CAB DRIVER Bruner Testifies Millionaire Urged Him to Make Affidavit After Repeated Denials. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 18.—Joseph Bruner, former cab driver, today con- tinued stimony of his_associa- tions with W. E. D. Stokes, New York millionaire, charged with conspiracy to defame his estranged wife, Helen Ellwood Stokes. Bruner was_indicted with Stokes, but granted a separate trial. He testified that Stokes repeatedly asked him if he could not identify a Wwoman in a photograph, sald by the ate to be a plcture of Mrs. Stokes, a white weman he had driven with a negro years azo in what was then the segregated district. When Bruner said he could not, Stokes per- suaded him, he testified, to make af- fidavit that he had driven such a cou- ple. Stokes also asked Bruner to devote all his time in seeking information desired by Stokes concerning an al- leged former resident of the segre- Mrs. Lulua Eno and Mr. Walter Frey | gated district named Helen and her will be in the recefving line. The|zesociates, entertainment is under the direction| Danicl Nugent, attorney and co- of Mrs. Ethel Scantleburg. defendant with Stokes, Bruner, said, St e was present when Stokes % 0 Brungr for all of his time. The se Mamage Licenses. State witnesses previously foMarriaze liceuses have been Issued to the Merton E. Burke o Louis I. Marcotte of Haverhill, Mass John_F. Klebert Sonth Boston, Vu Merlin B. Patterson of Mou nd Helen de Rree of this cit oseph H. Flint of this city and Sar Spencer of Gilboa, N. Y. ¢ B Robert S| d Ursula M nd Lea J. 0°Hare, Caplecre, both and Pantblia Blanks of t Rainier, Md., sie Thomas. rances H. Lewis Eddle Clayion. | teecher | W M Moore Va and Eleanor M ~on. x Smith and Hattie Miller, 1 f Baiti Hamner and Bessie L. Kirk, both . Va | Downs of Silver Hill, Md., and | I Brightwell of Upper Marl 2 and Harriet M o R. Griffin M. Cash and duced had failed to identfy Nug having talked to them. Hail Insurance Prospers. In Canada there is an asso of hail insurance underwriters who are watching results in the big agri- cultural provinces where hail has done some co ble damage in past years, but where the farmers now m receive some protection with hail insuranc In Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewsn in 1924 t I premtums paid in wer 626 and the los were $1.068,866, or mout 47.5 per cent e percentage of loss . 80 that in 1924 the profit-showing of com- panies taking the risks en- couraging HUNTING ALLIG —is “the Thing -—=for w who live up to Fashi smartest Shoe edicts! Styles pictured: Alli- gator Calf, combined with Tan Calf or Patent $10 Gity 1318 "G STREET ey Colors. Usher ?nyl‘fie ‘ Entirely new shapes— New shades— Attractive trims— A whole floor to select from at this one price! Club Shop ATOR omen on's gS;Jr/}yfihve v FRAUD EVIDENCE FOUND IN FARM LAND DEALS California Probers Find Colonists Bought Land After Delhi Set- tlement Was Bankrupt. DELHI, Calif., February 19.—A leg- islative committee named to investi- gate conditions at Delhi Colony, the second of California’s land scttle- ments, concluded its hearings 'ie last night after learning that farms were sold to colonists from Eastern | towns after the settlement was bank rupt and unable to make loans as pro vided in the law. The farmers are secking au_ appropriation of $250,000 from the State to tide them over the lean vears. Witnesses testified that Walter Packard, former superintendent Delhl, made promises of loans after funds were not available and that set- tiers were brought in withour being ~tual conditions. s made to prospective set-| representatives of, the State ates and theip failure were recorded, tern SEE US ABOQUT Emergency LIGHTING COO?/E?NG For . . Inauguration C.A. MUDDIMAN (0. 709 13th St. AQ3EDOFR ABOVE G ST. ESEEEESENEEEETSR ETTIE iVl de chine—qualities and fa models. . Dre s /Ka{%h@dh' I of olacier e-Chin wih lace, bony WIFE ASKS $100,000. Charges Successor Alienated Af- fections of 0il Man. EW YORK, February 19.—Imme- diately after being awarded a separa- tion decree from Charles E. V. Lenz, an Oklahoma ofl operator, Mrs. Jane D. Lenz yesterday served papers in a $100,000 alienation suit against Eliza- beth Lecher Lenz who married Lenz in 1923 after he had obtained in Ar- kansas a divorce which later was de- clared nvalid in this State. Jane D, Lenz was a second wife. slizabeth Lecher Lenz, who i her- self suing for separation, would be a third wife were the marriage considered legal in this State. Lenz' first wife, Mrs. Clara Lenz, was killed in 1914 by the accidental discharge of a revolver. Ohio i’larbon Given Funds. Allotments made by Army engi- neers today from existing funds for Taste and refinement l predominate at where a master orchestra contributes to innumerable en- chanting evenings. Eighteenth and Columbia Road ‘ Columbia 3063 J | || P Spring’s Smartest Styles . FROCKS . @jwbeky =43 ATERIALS of flat crepe, satin, kashmire and printed crepe shions found in higher priced . 1316 G Street City Club Building at Kafka’s An inexpensive dress sec- tion on the first floor, where#] the prices will range from[ $14.95 to $25.00. The dress sketched from stock is an example of how much Vogue and Value may be purchased for T4 Kafka’s F Street at 10!]; ! the maintenance and improvement of river and harbor work included the of $i sums Huron, 500 each for Sandusky, Lorain, and Conneaut for Cleveland harbor, all in Ohio. Fairport, Ashtabula harbors, and $12,000 L) | RALEIGH HABERDASHER :: SALE OF ALUMINUM Dependable D&M quality is always an apperciated feature of these ONE DOLLAR ALUMINUM SALES— 8-qt. Preserving Kettles Double Roasters 10-in. Fry Pans Sink Strainers 10-qt. Dish Pans 2-qt. Percolators 2-gt. Rice Boiler Aluminum Pitchers 10-qt. Water Pail Loose-bottom Tube Cake Pans 4-qt. Tea Kettles DULIN MARTIN G 121§~1217 F Street and 1214 t0 1218 G Street Hours—8:45 to 5:30 THIRTEEN-TEN F STREET Special Values for Friday and Saturday— IN OUR WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT Quick clearance of these odds and ends of high-grade merchan- dise is the only reason for these low prices; Spring goods are ar- riving, and we must make room for them. will show remarkable Come early. COATS Hart Schaffner & Marx Sport Coats: shades of red and henna; large laid designs. Fall odels, but suitable for pring wear; silk lined sizes 16 and 36. $7.50 Hart Schaffner & Mars Sport Coat; gray, with blue and green overplaid: size 34: can be worn now and well into the Summer. W a s §37.50 S e BT Hart S worn skirt: size wool and ock affner & Marx 2 Sport Coats suitable for e Spring wear; checked pattern. Sizes 14 and 3. Were $97.50 B 327 Hart Schaffner & Marx mannish model Topper: single breasted; plain tan. - belted back; silk lined; can be worn for Spring Size 16. W a s §37.50 SUITS Hart Schaffner & Marx Tallored Suits: three- quarter coat; of tan whip- cord; coat silk lined throughout: wrap skirt Sizes 14 and 36. $30.50 Were $75. -......- 39 Hart Schaffner & Marx Blue Serge Suit: silk bound; lined with grav satin: wrap skirt; single breasted coat; size 36. W a s .50 S 239 Bovish Model Tailored Suit; two buttof, single- breasted jacket; patch pockets; wrap skirt; bright green. Size 16. Was 7 e $1975 Boyish Model Tailored Suit; daffodil shade; two- button, single - breasted model; patch pockets wrap skirt. Size $10Q.75 14. Was . 19 White Cheviot Tailored Suits; link button model lined with white silk coat bound in black silk braid; straight skirt; sizes 14 and 16; 539.50 Were $65. DRESSES gra stit faw roll c and $9.95 sizes orchi sleev Hart flare Was Hart gray spo size $12.5 pla Spert Dress: black, with Zold and black striped top; cuffs trimmed with black flannel: high standing collar: w15 Was §]Q75 Sport Dress; black flan nel; with red and black flannel top: cuffs black flanne! high sianding collar; size 15, Was §]0. 5 ..ol black nation long 3 Plaid green tions: 16, s 35 in 18, flannel. blue and whit te size 15. Were Pairs. , plain bed greens and only. and $3 Pairs Gloves, glace kid black. Were $3, Pairs Gloves, glace ki plain Were $3 Blouses, white, Shirtwaists, broadcloth, pin check- ed design; white with tan or Were $9,95 Mohair -over styles; Were $15 Riding Habit, whipcord, lined; English model, peg-top trousers, Riding Sport Skirt, brown plaid, in novelty sides; Was $18.50. 18, 5. Many of these items savings. ODDS AND INDS Sport Jackets with s blazer to be parate striped 5 green 51975 Hose rib- Sport tan with red s and 95¢ black s, Sizes Were 3.50 and 1 v, plain ched in § nshade, back. §].95 radium V-neck sizes silk; with oll. 490, silk green checks; 34, 36, 40. 5395 Sweaters, d, blue and black: long $39 Schaffner & Marx green coat satin ; size 36. full ; size 36. sotn s $30 Schaffner & Marx Habit, dark whipcord, other- tan and rtcloth; 28-32. Was $§4.95 0 peccemes Sport Skirt, green silk, ited panels on size 30- $Q95 Novelty Checked Dress; and red combi- ; Chinese neck and sleeves: 186. Was 1975 Flannel Dresses in and tan combina- sizes 14, Plaid Flannel Dresses: red and green; with roll collars trasting color; sizes 16, Were piped in con- Raleigh Haberdasher Women's Dept., Third Inc. Floor Thirteen-Ten F Street