Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1925, Page 47

SOCIETY, Annapolis Society Busy With Summer Activities Many Are Absent on Va Alger Becomes Bride of Francis Brooke Vodges—Many Entertain in Homes. ANNAPOLIS, Md, August 22, 1925.—A wedding of special interest to Annapolis took place yesterday when Miss Catherine Alger, daughter tl Mrs. Philip R. Alger, became the ride of Mr. Francis Brooke Vodges, Schenectady, {. The ceremony < at the bride's on Murray Hill, in the presence a few rela- tives and close triends, and was fol- lowed by a small reception. Miss Alger is the youngest daugh- ter of the late Prof. Philip R. Alger, who was for some years on duty as head of the department of mechanics at the United States Naval Academy, and Mrs. Alger Mr. and Mrs. Justin Snyder of New York left Wednesday morning to return home after spending several days at aidstone farm as house| guests of M and Mrs. Howard Atter: bury. Prof. and Mrs. M. A turned a weeg ago y ¥ home, on Hanover street from St. | Petersbur; Fla where th spent the greater part of Lieut. and Mrs. Harmon have re- | turned to their home, on Charles street, after a month’'s leave, which | they spent visiting friends on Long | Island, N. Y., and in New Jersey Lieut. Comdr. Charles P. McFeater and Mrs. Mc aters have started fo! a motor trip of a month Mr. John Gwaltney of Short Hills. N. J, is visiting Mr. Lefferts Hoff- man at the home of the latter's par- ents, on South River. Mrs. George W. Simpson has re- | turned from Philac attended the deWolre which took place in that city, &ust 15, Miss Mary home Colton re- uy to their | have | Au- Waters Conard, daugh- ter of Capt. and Mrs. Charles Conard, returned last week to her home at 10 Porter row af: 4 short visst to Miss Elizabeth Lane. daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. M. 5. Lane, at Falls Church, ' Lieut. and Mrs. Harold Martin were in * Annapolis last week visiting | friends. Lieut. Martin graduated from the Naval Academy in 1918. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Norris of War, dour left last week for a month's visit in Mr. Norrls’ former home in Hyde Park, Mrs. S. K. mother of Licut Stephen K. . 8. N., has re- turned to her home at 4 Cumberland | court after spendins: two months with | friends in Ashtabula, Ohlo. Maj. and Mrs. Walter Dunn, arrived from Fort Barrancas, Fla., a fortnight ago to visit Maj. Dunn's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Corner of Primrose Farm, left last week for West Point, where Maj. Dunn has just been ordered for duty. Miss Nan Farrell, visiting Miss who who has been eanor King, daughter of Capt. and ) Ernest J. King, at New London, Conn. and Miss Kather- ine Halligan, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. John Halligan, at Jamestown, R. I, returned last week to Annapolis. Miss Eleanor King, who has been visiting Col. and Mrs. Willlam E. Tay- lor in Washington, arrived last week to spend some time with Miss Farrell at_her home on Southgate avenue. Mrs. Robert Burwell has returned to her home on Hanover street after spending several weeks in Win- chester as the guest of her aunt, Miss Jones. Mrs. Oden Bowie Duckett, her son, Mr. Bowie Duckett, and a party of friends are making an automobile tour of New England, having left Atlantic City, where they spent some time on their way North. Announcement has been received in Annapolis of the marriage of Ensign Maurice M. de Wolfe to Miss Marian Watts, on Saturday, August 15, in Philadelphia, Pa. Ensign de Woif is & member of the class of 1924 of the Naval Academy. The Misses Worthington entertained at bridge last week at their home, in Randal Court, in honor of Miss Catherine Alger, whose marriage took place yesterday to Mr. Francis Brooke Vodges of Schenectady 5 ¢ Miss Clair Green is the guest of | her sister and brother-in-law, Ensign and Mrs. H. Martyn Baker, aboard their yacht. They are cruising to Bar Harbor, Me Mre. C. R. Browne motored to Nor- folk yesterday to join her husband, Lieut. Browns, who is now on_duty at the naval base, Hampton Roads, Va. Mrs. Walter C. Holt is motoring to New London, Conn,, to join her hus- band, who is on temporary duty there, before leaving for San Diego, where he has been ordered. Mrs. Holt will leave for the West coast in Septem- ber. Mrs. John Chew and son Jack. ac- companied by Mr. Ashwell Woodward, are motoring to New York to visit Maj. P. D. Bunker, U. S. A., at Fort Totten, N. Y. Mr. Walter Hudson was host at an fnformal dinner Tuesday evening at Log Inn. Those present were Mrs. Elizabeth Browne of Boston, Mas Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson of South *ol. William Hall, U. S. M. C., k Barnard of Annapolis amuel Clements, U. 8. N., A two-week motor trip through New England and Canada Prof. George A. Bingley of the St John's College faculty left Annapolls last week to motor to his old home in Hanover, Pa., where he will spend a week or two visiting relatives. Masters Tom Morton and Jim Howard are visiting Capt. and Mrs. Frank Cook and their two sons in the Washington navy vard. Mrs. Warrington Baldwin of St. Louis entertained a small company at dinner Tuesday evening at Log Inn, near Annapolis. Among those pres- ent were Mrs. Frederick Cotton, Mrs. A. G. Cook, the Misses Spear and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baldwin. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Julian D. Wilson, who for the past two years have resided at 182 Duke of Glouces- ter street, left Annapolis last week, Lieut. Comdr. Wilson having been or- dered to sea. Mr. George Davidson has returned to Florida after several weeks' visit to_his parents at St. Margaret's. Miss Adele Randal of Randal Court left last week for Blue Ridge Summit Mrs. George W. Simpson, wife of Comdr. Simpson, entertalned at bridge Friday at her home in_ Porter row, in honor of her mother, Mrs. C. D. Ryan of Norfolk, Va., who Is visit- ing her. Mrs. Gw Disfigurmg- hair easily removed You can remove this unpleasant in a few minutes—harm- lessly and effectively. Just spread a smooth paste of Del-a-tone over the offending growth. Wash off, and see the wonderful difference! A scien- tific preparation in use for 15 years, made by The Sheffield Co., 536 Lake Shicte Drive; Clicago, AL alfidne stores, or sent prepaid in plain wrap- per for one dollar. DEL-A-TONE Bnmnyos Seperfiaess ialke the Summer. | 3 cations——-Miss Catherine who has been visiting Mrs. William Dudley, left last week for Gibson Island, where she has a cottage for the Summer. Mrs. Willilam Dudley entertained at luncheon Friday for Mrs. William L. Littletield, wife of Capt. Littlefield, who is her house guest I Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest of Wardour is the week end guest of Mr. | and Mrs. Joseph W. Valiant on their vacht, the Dodjul. Miss Rosemary Doyle entertained at y evening at Queen | pboard on mn land avenue. | J. Dorn, U. , of Wash- | thlon D. C., and \lrs Uurll were the guests last week of thelr nephew, Lieut. C. G. Halpine, U. S. N., and| Mrs. Halpine. | Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Frank | Slingluff, jr., enteretained at dinner | Wednesday night at their home on Maryland avenue. Mrs. Theodore Johnson Comdr. Johnson, U. S. some time at Blue Ri Comdr. W. S. Anderson has returned from a month’'s Anderson is visiting her siste Ne gland and will join him some | time next month. | Dr. and Mrs. Edward Darlington | Johnson and family, who left An- napolis Tuesday by motor for Turner, | fe., arrived at their destination day afternoon Comdr. and Mrs. George Neal and | their two daughters, Miss Harriet Neal and Miss Lindsay Neal, have re- | turned from Capon Springs, W. Va., where they motored several weeks | Capt. James Pirtle of St. John | ring to his former home at Ind., for a v relatives. Mrs. Arthur Ryan, who has been | visiting her son-indaw and daughter, | Comdr. and Mrs. Willlam Giles, at their home in Porter row, left Friday for Cape May Mrs. Carro and her two weeks with Mr: wite of | an Ness of Baltimore s are spending several Van Ness' sister, Mrs. Carlos Cusachs, at Ogle Hall. * Mrs. H. Green and Mrs. Frank Monroe are spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Gassaway at their cottage on the Severn. Capt. and Mrs. Roscoe Arnett and children motored here from Quantico, Va., Sunday to be the guests of Mrs. Arnett’s sister, Mrs. A. G. Collins of | Murray avenue. Capt. Arnett re- turned to Quantico in order té leave | Friday with the artillery for Camp Meade. Mrs. Arnett will remain here for some time as the guest of her sister. Gov. Albert C. York Harbor, Me., where he ~will join his mother, Mrs. Albert Ritchie, who, with Miss Mary Shearn, has been there for the past fortnight. Comdr. and Mrs. Chew are motoring to Detroit to visit Comdr. Chew's brother, Mr. Albert Chew of that city. Prof. and Mrs. G. R. Clements and their son, Guy, left last week for Ravenna, Ohio, where they will visit Mr. Clements' sister, Mrs. William S. Hawk. On the way they will visit Niagara Falls and Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie. They expect to be home in about two weeks. Miss Winnie Claude is visiting Miss . daughter of Mr. Roesch, entertained at a bridge luneh- eon Wednesday at the Blue Lantern. Lieut. Col. and Mrs. John de Peyster Douw are stopping at the Colonial Inn at Virginia Beach, while Col. Douw is on duty at Camp Trinkle, on the staff of the 29th Division. The Four Rivers Garden Club met last Tuesday afternoon at Maidstone Farm. the country home of Mrs. Howard Atterbury. DESCENDANT OF MAYAS SEEING “CITY OF STARS” Indian Will Be Studied by Tulane University Faculty to Gain Data on Ancients. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, August 22—La zaro Hernandez, believed by Tulane scientists to be a full-blooded Indian and direct descendant of the Mayas, was seelng New Orleans today after a wait of two days at an immigration station, pending authority from the Government for his admission. The Indian was brought from Mex- ico by Franz Blom and Oliver La Farge, members of the Tulane Uni- versity middle American expedition Lazaro has never been in a city of the United States before and arriving at night, glimpsing from the ship the lights of New Orleans he exclaimed: “It is the city of stars.” Toduy he was taken to explore some of the wonders of Canal street and then to Tulane University. The Tulane faculty members hope that they will learn much of the su- perstitions and civilization of the May- as from Lazaro. Three hundred crippled girls in eight months made 14,000,000 flowers to be sold in London streets to raise funds for disabled soldiers. This We | P to friends and | H Ritchie has left for | ° THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., HELD IN WIFE’S DEATH, HUSBAND IS SUICIDE Leaps From Window of Hospital While Under Treatment for Self- Inflicted Wounds. By the Associated Press. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., August 2.— Scotty Allison, indicted yesterday on a charge of murder in connection with the slaying of his wife, Mrs. Ma Combs Allison, killed himself tod by leaping from a third-story wl dow of a hospital where he was re. covering from self-inflicted knife wounds. Allison was found unconscious in his cell at the county jail Thu night with his throat and arms sk ed. He was taken to the hospital and | made his second and successful at- tempt to end his life. Mrs. Allison was shot to death in her apartment Monday night Jewell Pemberton, § s old, step- daughter of Allison. was struck by a stray bullet and severely \\'uunded ORDERED TO COLLEGE Twenty-One Army Officers to Take Industrial Course Here. The following named Army officers stationed in this city have been order- | ed to temporary duty as students | the Army Industrial College, this c for the course beginning Septembe: | Lieut. Cols. Jumes Regan, Quarter- ; William A, Wickline, : Frank H. Burton, :, and Harry B > Ordnance lle])nrlnlel Corps of Enginee Quartermaster Corp bold, Quartermaster Arthu Rober Corps; Henry F ter Corps; Department; Willlam N. Porter, Chemical Warfare Service; Wallace L. Clay, Ordnance Department: Frederick R. Garcin, Chemical Wa and Benjamin G. Weir, Capts. Montgomery T. Legg Department; Willlam H. Crom, Service . Terry, Ordna B. Snell, Riley, Corps o and Charles A. Kraus, Quar- termaster Corps, and_ First Lieut Reuben D. Biggs, Alr Service OFFICIAL'S WIFE HURT. CHICAGO, August 22 UP).—Arthur W. Cutten, millionaire grain operator on the Chieago Board of Trade, and his wife narrowly escaped serious in- jury in an automobile collision near Desplaines last night. The Cutten car collided with & taxicab occupied by Mrs. Ransom Kennicott, wife of the chief forester of the ( ook County forest preserve. Mrs. Kennicott suf- fered pumerous cuts and one of her eves was severely injured when her cab was thrown several feet, landing on its side, Edward Lind * of the Cutien automobile was rested on a charge of_reckless driving and speeding. Dan Meehan, driver of the taxicab, was seriously hurt. Smalley, Quartermas- Finance Air Commissions Awarded. Commissions in the Officers’ Re- serve Corps of the Army have been 1s- sued by the War Department to Jesse L. Hall, 1740 K street, as a major in the Medical Corps: to Her- man W. Riess, 1916 Park road, as a captain in the Medical Administrative Corps; to Milburn M. Fowler, 1426 Spring road, as a major in the Dental Corps; to Robert T. McCrystal, 15 Connecticut avenue, as a first lieuten {ant in the Dental Corps: to Charles | E. Wa Sixteenth street, nd lieutenant in the Medical H . O'Donnell, 324 C street southeast, as a first lleutenant in the Dental Corps, and to Lloyd Y Beers, Siiver Spring, Md., as a major | in the Dental Corge. Assigned tu Walter Reed. Maj. Raymond W. Pearson, Dental Corps at the General Army Dispen- sary, this city, has been transferred to Walter Reed General Hospital for duty. Capt. Francis M. Tench, Dental Corps, has been transferred from Walter Reed General Hospital to Fort Benning, and Capt. Edward C. Alley, T Corps, from Camp Devens, to the general dispen it Francke & Lustick Furriers 1328 G St. AUGUST FUR SALE now offers the lowest prices of the year for Quality Furs Est. 1898 ek Ends the Clearance Sale There is still time to wear Summer Shoes— and occasional occasions will be needed. So it's continuously when they a g‘ood time to provide when you can at such radicauy revised prices. White, Patent, Tan, Black, etc. Women‘s ShOGS'. e Men's Shoes. . ... .. v os il 1aia 78 L s e B All Men's White Canvas Shoes. . . ‘4'85 Still some of the Special Hose— Women's 1.65 Arthur Burt Co. Men's, 85¢ ....1343 F Street Ruby | Thomas J. Smith, Ordnance | | Rugs and Carpets Cleaned and Stored Cold Storage for Rugs Seamless 9x12 Rugs. Seamless 9x12 9x12 8.3x10.6 Ft. 6x9 9x12 8.3x10.6 Ft. 6x9 9x12 8.3x10.6 Ft. 6x9 6x9 Ft. Regular $50.00 1 Bengal Rug, 9x12 Ft. 1 Bengal Rug, 8.3x10.6 Ft. Regular $150.00 AUGUST SOCTETY. INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN W. . Furnitare Carpets Free Automobile Parking Joses & Sons Established 1861 F Street and Eleventh 4w and Sip Mady Linens s Measure Upholstery August Sale of Rugs This sale embraces select from. Ft. Ft. Regular Ft. Ft. Regular Ft. Ft. cach and every Rug in our stock. The sale prices are remarkably low. Regular $150.00 Regular 138.00 97.50 Regular $130.00 Regular 120.00 83.50 $110.00 102.00 69.C0 There are hundreds of patterns to Axminster Rugs 3 Grades Regular $55.00 gs. Regular $65.00. . . . . Seamless 9x12 Rugs. Regular $57.50 $48.95 Worsted Wilton Rugs Special $135.00 119.50 88.75 Special $105.00 95.00 72.00 9x12 Ft. 8.3x10.6 Ft. 6x9 Ft. Regular $130.00 Regular 125.00 Regular 85.00 Special $117.00 108.00 75.00 Hartford Saxony Rugs Regular $135.00 Regular 123.00 Regular 88.25 Special $117.50 110.00 69.75 9x12 Ft. 8.3x10.6 Ft. 6x9 Ft. Wool Wilton Rugs Special $99.00 92.00 62.00 9x12 Ft. 8.3x10.6 Ft. Ft. Wool Wilton Rugs Regular $94.060 Regular 88.00 Regular 60.00 9x12 Ft. Regular $29.75 '8.3x10.6 Ft. Regular 26.00 6x9 1 Persian Runner, 3.7x14.11. . 1 Persian Runner, 3 x14 i 1 Persian Runner, 3 x15 X - 1 Persian Runner, 3.3x15.3 ; 1—Size 8.2x12.2. 1—Size 9 x12. 1—Size 9.3x12. 1—Size 9 x11.6. 1—Size 8.3x10. Heather Mixture Velvet Carpets. S SRR s s B SR R Special. ... $3.50 Ft. Regular 15.50 1 ///////// /?é”?’// Regular . $150.00 125.00 125.00 150.00 Regular $175.00 . Special, $39.50 Special, 115.00 Special, 100.00 Tapestry Brussels Rugs Special, $26.25 Special, 23.50 Special, 14.00 Oriental Rugs Rugs of soft subdued cnlm'iuq\ reflecting the age-old vy stery of the Orient, from the scatter sizes up to the room . e carpets are here in profusion. A choice lot of Hamidan and Mosul Rugs, a ;X-m;:mate size, 3.3x5.4 Special ” $37 50 choice lot of Hamidan and Mosul Rugs, 3.3x6. Special ug! Eie $42 50 CARPET SIZES Special 1 Mahal Rug, 8.6x11.8. Regular price, $475.00 . .$295.00 1 Mahal Rug, 9.6x11. Regular price, 550.00. 325.00 1 Mahal Rug, 9.4x12. Regular price, 535.00. 295.00 Persian Hall Rugs Special $85.00 69.50 69.50 85.00 Regular $125.00 150.00 125.00 150.00 Special $69.50 92.50 75.00 87.50 1 Persian Runner, 3.6x10.5 ... 1 Persian Runner, 3.6x13.4 ... 1 Persian Runner, 3.4x15.8 . .. 1 Persian Runner, 3 x14.11. .. Chinese Rugs Luxurious Deep-Pile Chinese Rugs at Special Prices Regularly Regularly Regularly Regularly Heather Mixture Wilton Carpet. 25 Patterns Wool Wilton Velvet Carpets, suit- able for office rooms, halls, stairs, dining rooms. Special,yard .................. $3.00 Regularly $390.00. . . 490.00. .. 325.00. .... Special $285.00 339.00 339.00 339.00 269.00 Special 3239 00 69.00 69.00 72.50 67.50 1—Size 8.2x 9.9. 1—Size 4 x 7. 1—Size 4 1—Size 4 1—Size 4 Regularly $325.00. Regularly 100.00. Regularly 100.00. Regularly 115.00. Regularly 95.00. x 6. % 7. x 6 Carpets and Linoleums Special, Granite Inlaid Linoleum. Regularly $1.50. Special, yard $1.10 Tile Inlaid Linoleum. Regularly $1.75, yd.. $1.27% Imported Scotch Inlaid Linoleums. Regularly $2.50 yard. Special, yard.............. $1.75 $2.25 Purchases Forwarded Prepaid to Any Shipping Point in the United States . INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN