Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1925, Page 24

. 24 TWO GIFTS SWELL SALVATION FUND Presicent Coalidge and Brit- ish Ambassador Contribute in $50,000 Drive. President Coolidge and Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador to the TUnited States, were among the con- tributors today to the $50,000 fund being raised by the Salvation Army to carry on its relief and weifare work In the District. Their contri- hutions added to others received yes- erday brought the total to $10,500. I'he army also has received pledges for $17,000—$16,000 from the advisory e of the fund-raising d §$1.000 from the girls geline residence, at 1330 I street, one of the self-supporting 1stitutions operated by the organiza- on. Brig. William H. Barrett, com- mander of the Potomoc division of the army. pointed out today in con- tion with the drive that the or- zanization’s services can only be ited by one thing—the lack of . “We have the fa- ing care of boys and 3ivls who go astray, or any unfortu- ate man, woman or child in dis- rese he said. “Our institutions cover many phases of charity work nd are at the service of the resi- dents of Washington. Help us keep our doors open that no needy soul may be turned away.” Future Work Described. of the army for its future ere described by Adjt. Ernest rector of the campaign, at a of the Brightwood Parent- cher Association yesterday after- n at the Brightwood School. He aiso ?ulimrd the activities of the rmy in ashington district. drive will continue Volunteer workers an intensive house-to- anvass appealing for contribu- Although the fund now is far from its goal, those in charge of the campaign are sanguine that the $30,- 100—the minimum needed for the re- work—will be raised before the rtain drops on the drive. Contri- ns may be sent to Thomas P. Hickman, treasurer, at the army's headquart, 806 E street. Founder's day will be celebrated by 'e army with elaborate exercises at the I street headquarters. Tribute will be paid to the late Gen. Willlam Booth, founder of the Army, by Brig. Barrett and Adjt. Holz A Good Friday service will be combined with the celebration The advisory committee in charge of the campaign will meet at the Bvangeline at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow noon to make reports on sub- ay. Parents See Physical Examination at Open-Air School. Examination of under-weight pupils attending the open-window class of the Blake School was viewed by their parents at a public clinic at the school Monday afternoon, conducted by Miss Nathalie Clapham. The ex- aminations were made by Dr. Harry Ong, school physician. Chart records of the pupils were | exhibited by Miss Clapham, and Dr. Ong and Selden M. Ely, supervising principal of the fifth division, spoke. liss Elizabeth Molster of the physi- cal training department, gave the class exercises in deep breathing. The open-window room has been ziven a new coat of calcimine by the District Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations. The organization is now planning to repaint it. New Hampshire has more blind people in proportion to population than any other of the States. By the As.ocizted Press, PULITZER TROPHY RACE PROBABLY IN 'NEW YORK International Speed Classic for Air- planes in October Attracts In- terest of U. S. Flyers. NEW YORK, April 8.—The Pulitzer trophy race, the international speed classic for airplanes, probably will be held this year in New York early in October, it was learned yesterday. The contest committee of the National Aeronautical Association is expected to accept an invitation from its New York chapter at a meeting in Wash- ington next week. Hopes of recapturing for America the world speed record in this race are entertained in aviation circles. A plane now under construction. by the United States is designed to make between 290 and 300 miles an hour. | THE EVENING POWELL TEACHERS ENTERTAIN PARENTS Latter Given Chance to See Work Being Done at New Junior High School. Activities at the Powell Junior High School were viewed this after- noon by members of the Parent- Teacher Associations of the John- son, Pawell and Bancroft Schools at the invitation of Miss Bertie Backus, principal, and the teachers. A lunch- eon -also was served by the Powell association to ralse funds for - the school. 5 The Powell was converted into a junlor high school February 1. Among the changes made at that time were the addition to the regular curriculum A French fiver holds the presentp,s courses tn French and Latin and record at 278 miles. A committee from New York will &0 to Washington next week to pre- sent the invitation, which, it is un- derstood, is favorably considered by members of the contest committee. It is planned to use four aviation fields—Roosevelt, Mitchell, Curtis and International Polo Fleld—for the meet, the expenses of which are understood to have been underwritten by New Yorkers. METHOD HELD UNFAIR. of “No-Nic-o-Tine” Trade Name Challenged. Unfair methods of competition in connection with the use of the trade | name of “No-Nic-O-Tine” for a cigar | which is not entirely free from nic- otine is charged by ‘the Federal Trade | Commission today in a complaint| against Lincoln & Ulmer, New York | Use Cigar |~ manufacturers. The complaint charged that the respondent “as a means of inducing | the public to purchase’ its cigars,| “falsely adopted and caused to be| used as a trade brand the name ‘No- | Nic-O-Tine. Such action” it alleged, | “tended to mislead a substantial part of the purchasing public that ‘the | product so labeled does not contain| nicotine.” Commissioner Van Fleet, in a dis- senting opinion, held that the ques- |tien *“was too trifiing to warrant our attention™ and should have been con- sidered “from a practical stand- point” and not from a chemical or scientific one. “This is 2 case” he said, “where the manufacturer of cigars extracts & science course in the seventh, elghth and ninth grades, with labora. tory equipment and library. Special Classes Formed. Special classes have been organized for children below standard in read- ing and arithmetic. Full-time teach- ers in art, domestic science and domestic arts have been added to the staff. For the boys there is a full- time instructor shop work ané another will be added as soon as necessary . equipment is provided. Chorus classes have been formed and 60 children are being trained for the FURNITURE RENTING 3 FOR Household Parties Receptions Drives Conventions Office ‘eddings 5,000 Fol g Chairs Always in Stock H. BAUM & SON 464 Pa. Ave. N.W. Frankiia 5383 about 85 to 90 per cent of the nico- |} tine and brands the cigars ‘No-Nic- O-Tine.’ It is not a case of adultera- 2 Cuticura Should Be| In Every Home Daily usc >f Cuticura Soap keeps the pores active and the skin clear and healthy, while the Olntment! pimpies and other irritations.| ST G AN /DT DL S ZNB Time to Make Reservations for This Next Trip April 11th TR IESPEE o Including All Stop-O STAR, WASHINGTON, all junior-high chorus in the May festival. The mew 20-piece orchestra made its first public appearance this after- noon in the program the children presented during the last perfod. A lunchroom has been installed which is under school supervison. Many plans are in progress for beautifying the building and grounds. ! HEIRE-SS_ GETS DIVORCE. Former Miss Huntington Suit Not Contested by Banker. CLEVELAND, Aprll $—Mrs. Mar- garet Huntington Forgan, one of the | Reirs to the milllon-dollar Hunting- ton estate here, was granted a di- vorce Monday from Robert R. Forgan, Chicago banker and grain merchant. The suit, based on n' C;\Il"fi of gross cas uncontested. et rorgans were married in 1919 at Concord, Mase., and have been sep- arated for a year. e ‘ USY men will like the prompt service and the appealing lunc heon menus of the Cornwell Tea Room With “your feet under a table"—and the best the market affords on the table —vou can be as quick as .vou want, or deliberate as you like Sandwich Lunch 35¢ Salad Lunch 50c Hot Lunch 60c With Coffee, Tea, Milk or Chocolate G. G. Comwell & Son 1329 G N.W. 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LONDON, April 8.—Only Sir Henry Irving, of the interpreters of Hamlet | during the past two generetions, all of whom hé has known intimately, can be placed ahead of John Barry- more, eald Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatic author, in introducing the American actor as a guest of honor ga;‘nn of Inflammable Cleaning Fluids YeourLife with a Guarantee | e rETR or Nea-Combustibie and New- » G Removes i Without Injury te Riric er Color APRIL 8, 1925.°' at an English-speaking eon yesterday. Mr. Barrymore, whose production at the Haymarket Theater has been the center of Shakespearean Interest in London this spring, was given & warm welcome at the luncheon. He expressed his thanks for the recep- tion the Bnglish public had given him and sald he believed Shakespearean drama would likely do more to bind the British and American peoples to- gether than any other force. 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