Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 25

LEE SHRINE FIGHT GANS,SWYS AR Naticnal Letters, He Says, Which Indicate Support. “The Grand Army of the Republic will be supported by a large number of influential and other leaders move to transform the members of opposing any mansion in Lee in Arlington National Cemetery into | 2 national shrine in honor Rob Lee,” it was declared yes terday by Hosea M. Moulton. national commander ‘of the G. A. R. Comdr. Moulton announced he received at least a hundred syn thetie letters from members of Con gress in reply to copies of the resolu tion adopted by the G. A. R. in its re cent annual convention, which were sent out sometime ago Proposed Bills. A bill will be introduced early this week, Comdr. Moulton said. providing that instead of restor the Lee wmansion as a shrine to the Confeder ate general, it be made the repositor: f Union Army relics and rec and that the upper flc be used as the office of the superintendent of the cemetery Another bill to be introduced soon, Moulton id, will provide for the al of the joint resolution which ed late last session. providing that the Lee mansion be turned ove 1o the Daughters of the Confede or to the Sons of Confederate Vete as a shrine. - The statement last week by Repre- ntative Cramton of Mich! that had not introduced the store the mansion a Lee shrine at the instigation of the T Confederacy, was disput Moulton, who quoted a resolu adopted at the thirty-fifth annual con vention of the Confed X ssocfation, held at Dallas, "l 9. last ert. E. had s Senator Curtis’ Letter. Senator Curtis of Ka wrote dr. Moulton that in his opinion it would be a mistake to convert the Tee Mansion into a shrine for Gen Te nd offered his help to defeat the proposal Others who declared they were wholly in sympathy with the move to prevent the est shrine include Herry §. New per of Kan and Represen Pennsylvani Kansas and W. svivania. Postmaster eral Senators Arthur Cap- L. Jones Strong of TREASURY BILL OPPOSED. | To Be No Substation at New Or- leans, Mellon Explains. Secretary Mellon yesterday recom mended to Congress that it repeal a bill authorizing expenditure of $250,000 for construction of a sub-Treasury building at New Orleans. In a letter to the House he said that in view of the act of Congress author- izing .discontinuance of several sub- treasuries, among them the one at New Orleans, such a building is not necessary at that place. RUMANIA THANKS MELLON Grateful for Debt Settlement, Min- | |, ister Declares in Cable. Secretary Mellon today received from Finance Minister Boratiano of Rumiania a cablegram expressing the @ppreciation of his government for the recently accomplished settlement of their debt to the United es The note was sent through Titu! lesco, who headed the Rumanian mis- sion. The Treasury Secretary replied that the American commission “joins with you in the hope that the settiement will lead to the establishment of closer relations.” If you don’t object t Rich Mahogany Case; full 88 note; | «expression levers; »fine mellow tone; very easy to play. Commander Has Congress of Gen. | bill to re- | ation | the | District Puts Stop To Buying Fountain Pens for Employes Officials and émployes of the Dis- trict government who want foun- tain pens will have to dig down inio their own pocketbooks and buy them under an edict issued vesterday by the Board of Com- misioners under the signature of Secretary Daniel Garges. The official order did not give the reason for the action of the Commissioners, but it was learned that there have been entirely too many requisitions for fountaln pens, coming from officials as well as_ their subordinate Hereafter the District employes will be governed by this official de- fountain pen shall be ed for any official or em- irgeable to any public funds appropriated for expenses of the government of the District of Columbia.” \CITY CLUB HITS | TRAFFIC MEDDLING | Tribune Editorial Protests District Suffers ; Regulation. i From Over- | ting that Washington is be- erregulated as to traffic, that the recent order barring solid-tired trucks from certain thoroughfares is 1y obnoxious, unfair and un fortunate, the ¢ 1b Tribune, cdited by Henry I, Stringer, in ves- | terday's edition asks that there be enforcement of reasonable and | | necessary regulations and that others n. r declared that the rapidly Mount Pleasant section, | rved to a large extent by traveling teenth street, iave to be ed by way of rteenth s the new reg ausi ion on the lat- street and endangering the lives pedestrians, especially the hun- dreds of Central High School children sing Fourteenth street at Clifton street Tribune concludes E ~ is no question but that a vast mafority of the members of the | City Club and our citizens generally {are displeased with the present at tempts at traffic regulations. One of | the things about which much serious | complaint is made is the fact that tions are made and remade ap- parently on some one person’s whim “For example, the law passed by s stipulated & hould have amber g we have been notified that aw was zoing to be rigidly en- | Then. after | of Penn- | Such versatility irri- s our people to no purpose.” NO ROOM FOR BUSTLES | " WITH SHORTER SKIRTS | i ) | | But Ancient Article of Apparel Is| | Gaining Favor Among ! British Women. By the Associated Press LONDON, December are in grov —at | least on the stage—and there is a tendency to fall in with the effort of Paris modistes to revive this Victorfan | mode. Bustles are seen in four popu- lar plays now running in London, h “The Doll's g d “Tess of the D'Urbervilles,’ ing an uncon- sclous move in theatrical circles to support the Paris fashion makers. bustle Is not nearly so | Victorian forerunner, but |2 bustle it is, nevertheless, the effect | being given by means of draped sashes worn a great deal on evening gowns Bro- Bustles and tafettas are us these models. The puzzle confronting the dressmakers at present, however, is whether tne skirts is to be short. ened still more, bécause if it is the bustle could not come in, as there would be no room for it. .~ Wonderful Bargains 0 minor scratches on the outside, done in shipment {honor man in the medical class, and THE SUNDAY NAVY CERTIFICATES WON BY 18 MEDICOS : Dental Officers and Nurses Included in Class Capt. Dunbar Addresses. Eighteen members of the cl the Naval Medical School he:‘e.':u:: presented ‘with certificates yesterday morning, when exercises marking the end of the ¥all, term of instruction were held at the school. The class was addressed by Capt. A. W. Dunbar, assistant chief of the Bureau of Medi- cine and Surgery in the Navy Depart- ment. whn took for his subject, “Esprit de Corps.” Lieu.. Comdr. Walter A. Fort was Lieut. Everett H. Dickinson stood sec- ond. Among the dental officers Lieut. ST, upon whom certificates were con- ferred: Medical officers, United States Navy: Lieut. Everett H. Dickinson, Lieut. Comdr. Walter A. Fort, Lieut. Fred W. Granger, Lieut. Thomas H. Hayes, Lieut. Comdr. Henry V. Hughens, Lieut. Walter G. Kilbury, Lieut. Aclp- r A. 'Marsteller, Lieut. Comdr. Stephen R. Mills, Lieut. Melvin 8. Stover and Lieut. Clifton A. Young. Dental officers, United Htates Navy: Lieuts. Theodore D. Allan, Leon M. Blllings, Otls A. Peterson, John M. Thompson and Sidney P. Vall. Nurses, United States Navy: Chief Nurse Sarah Almond, Ruth E. Cleaver and Pearla W. Hoyle. SPEAKS TO LAWYERS. Representative Ira G. Hersey, chairman of the House judiclary com- mittoe, spoke on the activities of his committee in relation to the District of Columbia, and also emphasized the duty of the Washington attorney to maintain the high aims of the legal profession, at a luncheon of the Bar- risters, composed of Washington at- torneys, vesterday afternoon at the Cosmos Club. Attorney Philbrick 1. McCoy, chair- Otis A. Peterson stood first and Lieut. Leon M. Billings second. oliowing are the names of those! e B A RERES COMPANY man of the luncheon committee, pre- sided. Attorney Bertram Emerson, is president of the organization. R. HAR GCharge Accounts Invited Satisfactory Terms Arranged DAILY NOON SERVICES ARRANGED AT KEITH'S Series for Christmas Season to Be Begun Tomorrow by Club Federation. A week of noon Christmas services will be held at Keith's Theater be- ginning tomorrow and ending Satur- day, under the auspices of the Bible department of the District of Colum- bla Federation of Women's Clubs. The services, an annual feature, will last for half an hour. The program follows: 5 Monday-—Chairman, A\ln(.v Virginia White Speel; prayer, Dr. W. L. Dar- by; music, First Congregational Qua tet; “The Christmaas Story In Art Mrs. Ellls Logan -y Tuesday — Chairman, Miss Ethel Bagley; prayer, Dr. Luclus L. C Clark; music, New York Avenue Pres. byterian Quartet; address, Dr. Josep ! R. Stzoo; subject, “The Glory Bong. Wednesday—Chalrman, Mre. J. w. Frizzell; prayer, Rev. Frederick Brown Harris; music, the Columblan Quartet; RIS COMPANY Time for Gift Selection Grows Short DIAMONDS As we have reminded you before, we have been peculiarly fortunate in our recent quantity importation of precious stones. 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Briggs: music, Chris Fiske Dudley; music, quartet from |mas carols by the children of Was! the Sacred Heart Choir: address,|ington: Christmas Story in Picture ev. Edmund A. Walsh: subject. |Misw Maitland Thompson. | Christmas Day in Washington and in . ey “Speaking of hard chsh.” s Saturday - Children’s day — Aitamont Times, “it's a soft t man, Mrs. Moffett Bradley: prayer, | fall back on." Chair gummmmzmmmmmzs:zzzz:z:z:z::zz::z:z::zxz: The Gits —featured at Saving Prices— and you'll be sure the price is lowest o IiHEmA 2] _i-—nnfi;“fi N |skx Folks Like to Receive ! s o Street Floor Handkerchiefs i = = —~ Ladies’ Gloves Fa Both Men's and Wom- en’s—in immense variety of the very newest ef- fects. Won. derful val- | ues at pop- ular pric Chamoisette and Kid — the most popular of gifts at attrac- tive prices for well known brands — begin- ning at 49c. 98¢ SPECIAL—Gauntlet Chamois- ette Gloves—in all the favored colors. 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Street Floor A Holiday Special—Second Floor ‘ —the styles which are to exclusive models, York designs in other of the smart silk weaves—in the brilliant colors. Street, sport and afternoon wear. Chartreuse Lip-stick Bois de Pose Gray Bluette Black Etc. New Silk Dresses | e .be popular next Spring— || copies of fine imported and New Crepe-back Satin, Flat Crepe and || 90 Women's and Misses’ Sizes 9 Second Floor wit All colors—and touch, make them espe- f \ cially attractive, and—prices range from 49¢c to $1.98. f & SPECIAL—An ex- i Street Floor Toilet Dainties Handsomely boxed Melba.Lazell and Hud- nut’s Three Flowers, in |assorted combinations Nof Perfume, Poudre, " Toilet Water, etc.— | _ from $1.75 to $4.98. | SPECIAL—Melba Bouquet Set—Per-. | fume, Pou- 52'00 h artistic which lion~d o let Water. . Street Floor lar r-night Cases most prices. iently the Bargain Base- Lug, In all the dainty pastel shades—cut ||| large and full, v located and || Silver Mesh Bags, $12 to $40. 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