Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1925, Page 13

EADERS OF JEWRY 10 AID GEREMONY President to Speak at Cor- ner Stone Laying for Com- munity Center Today. President Coolldge will address the throng in prospect at ceremonies in cident to laying the corner stone for the national Jewish Community Cen ter, at Sixteenth and treets, this afternoon, at 2:45 o’clocl Many prominent Jews from through out the country are here, and many prominent fn public life here and else where will partieip the cere monies. Traffic on Sixteenth street will be restricted several hours on wuc: count of the program. Amplifiers h been installed, to reach the crowd, the entire program will be broa by statlon WCAP. B A centers and synagogues in large citles will be fitted with radio equipment to listen in Speech to Be Notable. The President’s speech will be of spe. cial significance, it is declared, in that it will be his first personal mes: the members of the Jewish fa because the community cent will be headquarters for Jev munity center work throu country Louis and pt New York lawyer representing the Jewish We . the head of the Tewish commu er movement, will speak of the significance of the local center to the national movement. Bishop to Speak. The ceremonies will bé opened with a concert by the Marine Band, Ru- dolph B. Behrend, chalrman of the ceremonies committee, will make the opening address Rabbi J. T. Loeb will say the invocation and Morris Cafritz, who was in charge of the campaign for funds for the communit will speak briefly. He will be followed sistant Secretary of Labor Hen- ning and Maurice Bisgyer, executive director of the center, and Isadore Freund, chairman of the building committee. preceding the laying of the co: stone, Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of the Diocese of Washington of the Episcopal Church, will speak on behalf of the Christian churches of this city, stressing the need of co-operation among the vari- ous religions and faiths. Dr. Abraham Simon, president of the Central Conference of American will consecrate the corner s | committee enter, | In Charge of Finances HARRY VINER. There will be with a seating wimming pool, a community activity. a large auditorium capacity of 1,200, a class lodge and Members of the building and_si Mr. Freund. chair {man; Morris Cafrit S | Morris Wittlin, Pred Behrend and Harry King. The board lof trustees of the Jewish Community | Center is composed of Simon Atlas B. Behrend, Morris Cafritz, Morris Fred S. Gichner, Mrs Goldsmith, Jacob Heck Hershfeld, Paul Himmel- Hornstein, Mrs. Adolph Isadore Kahn, Mortimer ames Lansburgh, Hyman abbi J. Loeb, Simon N tdor ose Mrs. King, Mrs. J N. Levy, | Lyon, Mauric |myer, T. B. No |1.” Peyser, J. B. Shapiro, 5 | mons, Spiegler, Morris | Stein, David Wi . Joseph A. Wil ner and Mrs. Alexander Wolf. PLAN- VISITS TO SHRINE. Brooklyn K. of C. and Holy Name Groups Coming This Month. The National Shrine of the Im- maculate Conception. now under con- struction at Catholic University, has THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, CENTRAL AMERICAN CAPITALS VIE WITH WASHINGTON IN BEAUTY Cities, Far Back in Mountains, Fast Becoming Mod- ernized, Yet Retain Alluring Attractiveness of Earlier Days—Climate Is Praised. Washington might_well look after its laurels as the world's most beauti- ful city if the capitals of the Central American republics carry out their programs for modern improvements, as outlined before the conference on pan-American capitals last week by Senor Don Francisco Sanchez Latour, the Minister from Guatemala. Favored by wonderful natural backgrounds of verdant coated mountains, soft blue lakes and towering, ominous vol- canoes, those cities in the tropical South have begun programs of beau- tification that promise extraordinary results. At the outset of his address Senor Latour furnished an interesting ex- planation of the location of Central American capitals, all of which oc- cupy sites high in the mountains and well away from the seacoasts. While some of our own great citles were still blockhouses, those places were lovely metropolises, and their only safety from pirates and roving bands of rauding chevellieres lay in their in- accessability in those days“of primi- tive transportation Foreigners, particularly Americans, ustomed to yield generous e to the wisdom and foresight f our Spanish ancestors who laid the foundations of the respective capitals of the republics of Central America,” Senor Latour and point out that the ve them not only impregnable positions, invasion from the coas were invariably located in the ric productive highlands, their inhabi tants were also rendered immune to those ills that speedily depopulated the colonies that preferred to remain in the tropical regions. Capitals Immune. ““The cities of the north coast of the southern continent were repeatedly assaulted and sacked by the bucca- neers. Puerto Bello was taken, and even proud Panama. felt the fron hand of Capt. Morgan, some of whose fol lowers afterward attempted the in vasion of the interior of the more northern provinces, only to be over come with disease, disaster and de feat. And since the indepencence no capital in Central America has ever been occupied by an allen foe “After having looted Panana and ravaged the ports of the Pacific one group of buccaneers, during the sev enteenth century, decided to abandon . but, as they SIE——————L immune from | | cathedrals and splendid palaces were | their ships in the Gulf of Fonseca and make their way overland to Graclas a Dios, carrying their vast accumu- lation of treasure with them. Only a small percentage reached their des- tination, with practically all their booty lost or abandoned in the jun- gle. Most of those remaining died of the fever before reaching Jamaica. Meanwhile, our ancestors were pa- | tiently building our several capitals, with little molestation, and were har- vesting their crops amidst equally pa- cific_surroundings. ““The colonists of those days built well. Their walls were as massive and enduring as thelr architectural tal- ents were distinguished for their bril- liance. Their edifices stand today, de- fying the encroachments of time as living proofs of their achievement, in- spired by Roman forebears and influ enced by later Moorish environment. Climate Is Praised. “Most forelgners, however, visual- ize our capitals as located in the midst of tropical surroundings, while the fact is the heat in Summer of the Cen- tral American highlands is much less oppressive than, for example, that of Washington, while in Winter the tem. perature compares favorably _with that of October here. Some of our capitals had well developed water and sewerage systems before New York became a British colony, and our great admired before the Mayflower an chored in Plymouth Harbor. It is true nevertheless, that we have not kept pace with the United States in more recent methods of construction, al though we are now beginning to use structural steel and cement. But even at that we still prefer the old style of buildings handed down to us from the st, with their ease and comfort. n Jose de Costa Rica, capital of Costa Rica, lies in the center of the republic and has railway connections with ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. It is 5,124 feet above the sea level. Tt is a small city of about 30, 000 inhabitants, but it is undoubtedly one of the most modern cities in Cen tral America. It has an electric street car system. and all other modern elec- tric conveniences are used in the homes. A good telephone service con- nects the capital with the other prin cipal cities, and there are railway con- nections with good automobile roads " W i to Cartago, Heredia and Alejuela. There are in San Jose 15 primary schools, two high schools and a law school, a business college, & school of arts, an academy of music has five public parks or &ood hospital and an orphan asy Managua on Lake. “‘Managua, capital of Nicaragua, is quite a modern city, bullt as late as 1857. It has a population of 35,000. It 1iés on the shore of beautiful Lake Managua, which is 30 miles long and 575 miles square. The government is now giving great attention to the con- struction of good roads throughout the country and will afterward devote it- self more to beautifying the national capital. “San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, located in a valley 650 feet above the mea level, has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants, and it is not only the capital but the principal cen- ter of commerce in the country. The city is divided into blocks 100 yards square, the streets running from west to east being called avenues. San Salvador has now undertaken the re paving of its streets and sidewalks with asphalt on a eoncrete foundation, MAY 3, 1925 —PART 1. and it is said that when the work is finished it will be one of the best paved cities in America. New and ab- solutely modern sewerage, water mains and pipes are being installed the same time. Guatemala City Oldest. “Guatemala City, the oldest and largest of the Central American capi- tals, formerly known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, celel the four hundredth anniverss foundation in July, 192 has & population of nearly 125,000 inhabi tants and lies in the besutiful valley of Las Vacas, at an altitude of 5000 feet. It is the city of sunshine and flowers, and its natives with pardon- able pride I it Paradise, but, then, the gr traveler Von Hunr bold{ said that of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala and El Salvador and I have suid before, he might have said the same of the entire coast of our five republics. Sunshine and flowers surround your path at every turn. Beautiful hills and rugged mountains are ever | before you. Rising to the skies, the symmetrical cones of numerous volca noes seem to hem you i It may well claim to be one of the most beautiful capitals in any America. The elimate is that of ‘perpetual Like most of the Spanish .citles, it covers a large area of land because of the houses having two and three patios and rarely are there more than 8 or 10 houses in each block. The streets are wide and have good ce ment sidewalks and a survey is now being made for the paving with as phalt of all the streets.” Shot Severs Appendix. Of remarkable interest to medical men was the operation on Joey Borda- nare, 5 years old, at a Cleveland hos- pitai. While playing with a revolver young Bordanaro accidentally shot himself and the bullet penetrated his abdomen and severed his appendix exactly where the surgeon’s knife would have cut in an operation. Sur- geons stepped in at the hospital and removed the appendix and sewed up| the wound. - Examination showed that the boy might very likely have had to have an operation for appendicitis in a few years LY > SAMUEL P. CARTER DIES, ; - n Son of Admiral Had Long Resided, in Capital. | Samuel P. Carter, 58 years old, 3@ | of the late Rear Admirai S. P. Cart |and who had lived in Washingta | nearly all his life, died at his residence | 1862 Park road, Friday after a short | illness. Mr. Carter was a clerk in the Interstate Commerce Commission. 100 Mr. Carter was a member of the Loyal Legion. He was the last mem- ber of his immediate family. Funeral services will be atethe residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. George F. Dudley, rector of St. Stephen’s Epls copal Church, will officiate. Interment | will be in Oak Hill Cemetery Lectures Planned. | Correspondence of the Assoctated Press VIENNA, April 13—Dr. Ignatz | Seipel, former chancellor of Austria has consented to lecture mext Sum mer at the University of Vien His subject will be ology. 1 conducted K Pres. Coolidge Favors Economy! —and Hahn’s 49th “Birthday Sale’’ S the season’s greatest step in that direction—as far as timely, far- reaching Economies on shoes are concerned. Marks the beginning of our 50th Business Year. Naturally we’ve made it our very best “Birthday Sale.” Began last Friday. But you’d best call right away! Read and Come! $5.95 to $8.50 Shoes Reduced to WOMEN'’S 310 to $13. Continues a week or longer. 50 Shoes Reduced to $775 UNDREDS of pairs of our High- est Grade Shoes reduced from regular stocks. Also new stvles just received for this occasion. All at the height of fashion. Too good an op- portunity to delay. s it is being lowered into place. ns, chairman of the recep tion committee, will then present the President. Mr. Marshall will make speech attained such national recognition [that pilgrimages to the shrine are | becoming frequent. Rev. Dr. Bernard | A. McKenna, director, vesterday re- | ceived notice that Marquett Council, | Knights of Columbus of Brooklyn, N. | Y. would make a pilgrimage May 17, -|and that the Holy Name Society of vn would come to Washington Daniel J the Holy Mr. J. H. Hoffman, who has been associated with us since 1922, assumed charge of our service department on April 25th, succeeding Mr. F. C. B. Bank, service Distinguished List of Guests. g manager, resigned. Several hundred prominent will be seated in s Among them wi Gen. John T. Pers T. Hin Attorne eneral s n cretary to the Sanders. Mr. Hoffman’s thorough knowledge of the work and his deep appreciation of the responsibilities warrant our assurance that owners and operators of Packard vehicles, with whom Mr. Hoffman is broadly acquaint- ed, may properly anticipate the most courteous and efficient service. r ny Name Society A. Lejuene, N = May devotions are to be held in the and Everett President, a Mr. Cafritz \ eon at the Cairo preceding the exer- cises. Local workers for the Jewish Community and prominent out-of-town guests will attend. The structure is being erected 445 IVE thousand pairs of brilliaht, new Summer Shoes from our reg- ular stocks. Complete lines—plenty of all sizes. Including most all the popular styles, colors and materials. Simply wonderful values! 5:30 o'clock, when th and rosary wi be recited ¢ hymns will be sun, the students of Catholic University. The pouring of concrete for foundations of the transcept started yesterday. When completed. this part of the structure will be 240 feet wide and the length of the crypt will be more than 300 feet. beginnir at Packard Washington Motor Car Company 0. COOLICAN, President. ssible after one of the most suc cessful drives in the District, which was oversubscribed by thousands of el nearl. hard to get money out of a beat as it is to get blood out of a turnip. build- type of the new every planned tha ing will provide fo R A AN AR R A PR PN P A R R P P A PR R R PN PN PR AR IR AR PR AR 2 LANSBURGH & BRO. 7th to 8th to E—(FAMOUS FOR QUALITY SINCE 1860)—Franklin 7400 Mainly at our “City Club Shop” Also at our 7th and 9th St. Stores At dll our stores, except , “City Club Shop” No time to lose! Greater Than the Washington Monument Greater Than Ever Before! T H E Shirt Sale Continues *1.39 These - qualities at $1.39 mean another precedent in value-giving smashed. Read the list— Imported English Broadcloth Shirts Striped Broadcloth Shirts Blackstone Madras Shirts Fancy Woven Poplin Shirts \ CHILDREN’S Tan Sports Oxfords; with crepe rub- ber soles—for misses, growing girls and small boys. . 11% to 2 2 to 6 $2.95 $3.45 Several hundred pairs Misses” and Children’s White Calf Slippers for coming May festivals. $5.95 and $7.50 Oxfords at $4.45 ' WO thousand pairs reduced from our regular stocks. Values as standard at $5.95 and $7.50 as sterling silver! Tans, blacks, patents. Also Tan Rubber-sole Sports Oxfords. All sizes included. Z f - 2 Still values a-plenty, in spite of the great response in the first two days of this event —and still plenty of Imported English Broadcloth Shirts! (Come early for tomorrow promises to be another big day!) 8htoll 11412 2htob $2.95 $3.45 $3.95 And other Special Sales for children —at all our stores except G St. ATCH our announce- ments daily this week. There’ll be other big events —celebrating our 49th Birthday in the grand manner! Read and Come! e % ~ ‘l At all our stores except “City Club Shop” Don’t Delay! Come tomorrow and get YOUR shirts— immediate needs and future needs may well be supplied from these hundreds and hun- dreds of high-grade Shirts. Collar Attach- ed—Neckband — 13% to 17. Compare the materials, the workmanship, the cut of these shirts with any you please—they’ll measure up to everything we claim for them. The months of search- ing the market for the sort of shirts we wanted to offer in this great sale—and the results have justified—and continue to justify the effort. Still Shirts---The Biggest Value in Shirts We've Ever Seen at $1.39! NSBURGH & BRO., STREET FLOOR Starting our 50th Year of Progress Starting our 50th Year of Cor. 7th & K Sts. Progress 414 9th St. “City Club Shop™ 1914-16 Pa. Ave. I318GSt. = 233Pa. Ave. SE, S SHOP, t ’ L T T I T I T T T I R T Er TR T ErE e ————————