Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1925, Page 18

18 OLDEST RESIDENTS THE EVENING BTAR. Firemen to Punish |ONE OFFICER IN FOUR Youth Who Took WASHINGTON, to the D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 192 PRESS CLUB REGALED Imperial Male Quartet, composed of |occasion vesterday. The building was | W. Arthur McCoy. George E. Ander-|lcaned by E. F. Albee of the Keith's | BY NEW REELS OF PAST |®on, J. Benton Webh and Francis P.|organization. Heartstill; and Ethel Hook, English | Mr. Cohen, in tracing the develop. | operatic contralto, who was accom- | ment of the newsreel, predicted th tions authorized by Congress and shows that departmental policy has limited | acceptance of men under this provi- sfon to those needed for specific pur- one-year-enlistments [ youll quitkiytrade for RENANE FFICERS Association Pays Tribute to! ;Late Henry Lansburgh and Martin Wiegand. All officers of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Cnlumbia were re.slected unanimously for another year at a meeting of the association in Union Engine House, Nineteenth and H streets, last night. Fhay are 3 President, Theodore W Judge Charles 2 Henry K. Willard, Jullus Strobel, Henry L. Bryan. Washington Top- bam, Albion K. Parris, Dr. William Tindall. Maj. S. Willard Saxton. Mat thew Trimble. John Clagett Proctor, Dr. Benjamin W. Summy. Albert Har per and Charles H. Ourand + Recording secretary, 1 Eliot {Vright: assistant recording secretary. Willlam E. Wise: corresponding secre. ‘ary, John B. McCarthy: treasurer, Dr L presidents, Dow- | =, and chronicler. Mr. Proctor. FROM WEST POINT Special Mepateh to The Star CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md., Decem her 3.—The Capitol Heights’' Volunteer Fire Department has voted to swear out a warrant against Albert Boswell, charging him with violation of the| Hardly more than one officer out {town ordinance which makes it un. of four in the Regzular Army and {1awful for persons other than active Philippine Scouts is a West Pointer. { firemen to get on the fire apparatus.|3nd the number commissioned direct It is charged that voung Boswell last | from civil life exceeds the total of Tuesday afternoon hopped the appa-|Academy graduates | ratus and drove it to a fire which de-| These ficures are disclosed in stroyed a garage belonging to T. A.[annual veport of Maj. Gen. Robe: Thomas, at Capitol Heights davis, Adijt t General of the Army. . de pubiic day. It fixes the total zular active commissioned force on June 30 this vear at 11,880 for the {wo branches with enough retired and |reserve men on active duty to bring | the zrand total up to 1 Of that Michigan U. Alumni Plan for Pro- | number. > are West Point gradu Auction! Here Decerber 31 |ates, 3,960 came from civil life, 2,044 { from the Officers’ Reserve Corps, and Michigan University Alumni met to.| 1.604 from the eniisied ranks of the day at_noon at the Cosmos Club to Regulars, National Guard. volunteers slect officers for the coming vear and |Or_fome other branch of the service to salect committees for the handling | The total enlisted strength was 135. of the Michigan Opera, which shows of which 9 5 were on duty in At the Washington Anditorium [continental United States. To malm Thursday night. December 31 tain the force. 45.553 recruits were This year's Michigan opera, ““Tam- |necessary during the year, of whom bourine." the successor of the success- | more than §2 per cent were naty tul “Cotton Stockings” of two years horn Ameri Gen. Davis figur ago. is sald to be the higgest college |that it cost $63.38 per man to gath, Civilian Life, Army Re- port States. Out Truck Alone 7 | \ \ By the Associated Press > | STUDENT OPERA COMING. | Majority Obtained From Ranks or | poses in a particular locality where no important transportation cost was | involved. During the year the strength of the Officers’ Reserve Corps jumped from 21,706 to 95,154. More than 4.000 new resorve cfficers were obtained from |the training corpe eraduates and the civilian training camps added an other 500. WILL DESCRIBE AIR MAIL. New and Flying Officer to Lecture on Work. Recent developments of the Air Mail Service will be described for members of the National Geographic Soctety by Postmaster General Harry S. New and Lieut. J. Zandt of the United States Army Air | Service in addresses tomorrow after- | noon and evening at the Masonie Temple Auditorium. Postmaster General New has taken | | a kesn personal intarest in this new- | est branch of the Government's mail delivery system and has kept in close touch with its development. Lieut. Van Zandt has recently com- pleted a fiying trip over the entire transcontinental route of the air mail and is familiar with its daflv opers Parker Van ‘ t Internationally Known Shown in Action Films Dur- ing World Crisis. | Figures “‘Flashes of the Past.” Pathe news. reel. in which many of the most dra- matic avents of the last 15 vears are own, was presented at Keith's The- er yesterday evening by the Na-| tional Press Club at a party given for members and invited guests. audience, which filled the theater, applauded Internationally known fig ures shown In action at crigses in the world's history. Franklin Fishér of the National Geographic Magazine was chairman of the entertainment committee, and Kemper F. Cowing, president of the | White House news photographers. and introduced You can buy complets Home {or 9000 t University Park— that beautiful suburh 1le, on the et or 513 just_ havond Wash. Balto. An |© panied by Miss Edith Page. A music score for the film, was prepared in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the develop ment of the newsreel, was arranged for the picture by Josiah Zuro, di | rector of the Musical Opera of New | York City and of the Sunday Sym- | phony of New York. Mr. Zuro was brought to Waghington to lead the augmented Keith Orchestra for the | We have coal suitable for your furnace. Prompt Deliwery New River Egg New River Stove Pocahontas Egg Penn Mar Lump Fairmont Stove Fairmont Egg Low Prices Phone Clev. 71; Beth. 123 Chevy Chase Coal & Pea Coal Buckwheat Coal Chestnut Coke Egg Coke and Wood | the time will come when pictures of which | great events will be shown in theaters over the world almoat instantanenus with the oceurrence. | Studebaker rish The Bleckstone 1016 Seventeenth Street A New Type of Specially Designed and Elaborately Furnished Bachelor Apartments —in the heart of the club section, and providing hotel service—valet, cafe, barber shop—and all night elevator and switchboard attendants. Rates Exceptionally Low EVER G056 S Rental Agen production of its kind aver staged. A | recruits, including those for the Phil- 1415 K Street Main 4752 capacity audience acclaimed “Cotton |ippine Scouts Stocking! The report reiterates Builders Supply Bethesda, Md. tione. The addresses will be illus- | trated with motion pletures ana Army objec- | slides i Discuss 0ld Places. Afier the election the apent an hour in reminiscenc i Investigate and You'll Invest which ——— m: Qezan with Washington Topham. re. |z of two famous old ack- | Z = ir - = k; E = TOMOBILE SALE ing the history residences, the Decatur house, at son place and H street. and the Hansion. 1651 Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Topham's narrative of these two buildinge led other membera to wirn back the pages of tims and re. oount early re Square and anecdntes concerning zev eral Presidents of the United States. The association paused 1 < dia. ¢ourse on old times 1o pav uibate fo the memory of Henry i h 4nd Martin Wiegand. hot whoin | were members of the or; tion | And who died since the last meeting. Secretary Wright alsa reported the geath of another member, John Rup- pert. since the last meeting Dr. Summy and Mr. Topham dwelt Upon the life of Mr. Lanshurzh as ane devoted to the well heing of oth 4rs. The amount of good 'mplish ad by Mr. Lansburgh can hardiv he dalculated, Mr. Topham daclared The life of M Wiegand was ex.| folled by Mr. Proetor and Fred A.| [ 3 who charact m :lso as | a tizen ho was willing to Belp those in need | Mr. Topham, chairman of the anter- falnment committee. announced that Arrangements were practically com plete for the anniversar: dinner of at rthe clock Mr. | 1 of the association. to be held Franklin Square Hotel at 7 on the evening of December Topham sald a notice concerning the banquet would <eni 1o members within a few day History of Decatur House. The history of the Decatur House was related by Mr. Topham. from its arection by Commodore Stephen T catur. in 1813, to the present time.! Tt still stands as it was huilt. being the only structure in that block of an early date that remains unchanged by ! madern embellishments His description of the Rilair home. | an the north side of Pennsyivania ave nfe hetween laf: the old Corcoran replete with a events which oec that house The reading of these John B. MeC hy to begin a discus sfon of an old cemetery that occupiad | A portion of Lafavette s b, I MeCarthy said the existence of that hurying ground was ene of the fac-| tors which brought ahout the de th stop Sixteenth street at H { fnstead of having it extend through Tafavette Square, as advocared hy Maj. L'Enfant ! The following new members were | elect last night: Thomas Albert Walmsley, 115 Twelfth stre: south east: Edward 1. Nottingham nessee ave <n. sr., Summerfield Emerson strest northwest. Vice Presi- dent Henry L. Bryan presided. The motion for the re-electien of the of-! ficers was offered by Joseph I. Keefer. | Mr. Topham urged all members of the association 1o take an interest in presenting at the monthly meetings their recollections of old Washington. | o " Guaranteed Fords Sacrificed at Lowest Prices TWO DAYS ONLY—FRIDAY, SATURDAY SALE STARTS TOMORROW MORNING SEDANS, ROADSTERS, COUPES, TOURING CARS, ALL INCLUDED The Facts About This Sale Sales Starts Tomorrow Morning During the rush months we have concen- Promptly at the stroke of 8 o'clock, first trated ,lmolt entirely on new cars, but our come, first served. We are going to crowd mc.:c.lumul depc.rtmentl have been busy EE; three months’ selling effort into two or three pairing and making.necessary replacements in days, and to do this we must give values. Come our exchanged cars. Now, we launch this 2 oo greatest of all efforts, guaranteed, recondi- here, come prepared, bring a deposit with you. The values are high and the prices are low. tioned, rebuilt FORDS at guaranteed savings. PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% Compounded Semi-Annually A Car for Every Purpose at a Price for Every Purse COUPES—ROADSTERS SEDANS—TOURING CARS Not one or two, or a few, but many models of each te select from. You can find a good closed car for as low as $117, up to a practically new closed car at a ridiculously low price. You will find Roadsters, Tourings, closed cars of all kinds, Coupes, Tudors, Fordors, each and every last one of which are reduced in price to a point wh>-e comparisons are impossible. BUY HERE NOW AND SAVE The car you want is right here. and the price you are able to pay will buy it, and the terms you are able to meet in reason will be perfectly satis- factory. Every Car Positively Guaranteed Every car in this sale bearing the guarantee sign, regardless of price is sold to be free from mechanical trquble. Our policy is to repair every unit necessary on every exchanged Ford Car that is sold under this guarantee. We have gone beyond the letter of this policy with this stock, and each and every car included in this sale has received the last final measure of mechanical attention to make it a truly desirable automobile. % 7 ——— N, For the First iuyer Tomorrow Morninbé This Coupe This Coupe $147 $147 Ready to drive away. This Just think of it. A Ford closed car, reduced to this Coupe for $147. On terms if for the first buyer in the you like, but cash if you prefer. g. Don't phone. Be First come, first served. It will when the doors open. sell immediately. 72777, 7 Commencing January 1, 1926 Assets Over $10,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec'y. BUY HERE We are here today, tomorrow, next year. Our chance of selling you a new car at a later date depends on the way we treat you now. We are, therefore, building for tomorrow. We have sold many hundreds of cars to your neigh- bors and friends. Yes, perhaps in your own immediate family. Ask them about us, ask your bank, ask your grocer, ask your closest friend, ask the first policeman you meet, all will tell you the same story. FREE TRIAL Drive the car you select for five days. If at the end of that time you are not entirely satisfied— DRIVE IT BACK We will allow all you have paid on it | to apply on any car we have in stock. Free Demonstration As soon as you see the car you like, just say the word, and we will gladly give you a free demonstration. No obligation, “RIDE IN IT BEFORE YOU DECIDE.” That's the slogan of this sale. Bring the family along, let them decide with you. | T Many Months to Pay We will take your present Ford as part payment, or if you do not have a car to exchange we will accept a small cash payment of $25, $50, $75, etc., depending on the price of the car you select. The balance can be divided into as many monthly payments as will best suit your convenience in reason. Choose Your Christmas Cards Here WE. HAVE every conceivable style of beautiful. appropri- ate Christmas Greeting Cards—hand painting. engraving, charmiul pictures and joyfully worded sentiments. % 77 Cash or Time You decid=. Some pay all cash, others pay half cash, and balance monthly. A third wishes to pay a little down, and a little each week. Regardless of how you want to buy, come here. We will meet you on any term basis within the bounds of reason. HILL & TIBBITTS 301 Fourteenth Street Northwest % % To personalize the card you have, we'll engrave it from vour own card plate or a special plate. And our prices are really low. Come, choose vour card—here. The National REMEMBRANCE Shop My ExcierlsiShop 14th St. at Pa. Ave. Alse 1229 Pa. Ave. Also Trucks and Chassis Open- Every Night