Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1925, Page 28

28 BOYS' CLUB REPORT RECORDS PROGRESS Greater Interest Shown by Members and Public. Su- § perintendent Says. The fifth annual meeting of the eMcers and hoard of the Boxys' Club nf TWashington last night elected officers and and received the annual ¥. V. Thompson. in enthusiastically of work of the elub during the past ver and prospects for “much zrcater work in the near future Mr. Thompson reported only had the 640 hovs enrolled elub shown greater interest &etivities during the past that there had been much interest shown hy the public especially since the rampaign new club started September. Urges Visits hy Public The greatest need in promoting in tevest in the club, Mr. Thompson said was 1o get the public to visit it. and he urged the officers and trustees to do all they could in this direction The superintendent’s report review- | ed the various athletic activities of | the club as well as the interest shown in its library, its woodwork and print lasses and drams ind | “excellent work te & the past vear. He hailed | the club Scout Troop as the “cham pion hikirz troop of the District The library, he said. was “often not ihe crowd. espe an is reading or ry of high adventure or stees for the ensuinz vear port of Supt. | not the fts hut that in vear sreater also for a last | classes. Seout | cially whe telling a st ghosts.” Developed Good Teams. Despite the small and inadequate gymnasium in the present buildinz and the fact that the club has no field of its own large enough for its hase ball and foot ball te Mr. Thomp- | son reported that the club has devel | oped teams in all sports that were | outstanding in their class during the | vear. th more space in the new build | is hoped to construct, the | will he able to offer a 2t will hold the interest of | the The follow President were reelect Jelleff second Radcliffe secretary, | \foers Tohn Dolph William L. 2 Lyon ere named follows 1. Henry Brawner Chance, BEdwin €. Gra < Grifith, Ward W. Grif- | fifth, Clarence Robert M Hicks, Ralph Claude W Owen, William K. Russell. Raphael | Semmes. Beverly J. Smith. jr.. Gen Anton Stephan, £ Percy Thompson Sidney West and Roger J. Whiteford Shot. by Stray Bullet. Little 6-vear-old Jenni» Willis, col- | ored, was struck in the head by a_bul let from a pistol allezed to have been discharged by Harriet Lindsey. col-| ored, during an altercation in the lat ter's home, at 2109 Howard court, las night | The bullet crashed through the win- | dow of the child’s home, at 334 V street. She was removed to Freed-| men's Hospital. where her condition | had not been determined today. The colored woman is being held on a| charge of sasault with a deadly For A Selection of High- Page & Shaw, Inc. The Candy of Excellence v.-1b. Box Assorted Cholocates 1-1b. Box Assorted Chocolates 2-1b. Box Assorted Chocolates 3-h. Box Assorted Chocolates 5-1h. Box Assorted Chocolates 1,-1h. Box Candies 1-1b. Box Assc 2-1h. Box Assorted Candies ... 1i-lh. Box Assorted Candies “*ind Bonbons. dipt sorted Candies 4 dipt 2-1b. Box Assorted Candics and_Bonbons. dint 3-1h. Box and Bor s 1-1h. 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Phones Main 4180, 4181, 4182, 4183, 4184 , - committee on Capper in Favor Of People Electing Education Board Senator Arthur Capper of Kan- chatrman of the Senate Dis- rommitiee, is in favor of the princile of ziving the residents of ihe District the right to select the members of the Board of Educa- tion, and he has so advised Walter Irey. secretarv of the District of Columbia Public School Associa- tion. Tezislation for that purpose.” Senator Capper adds in a letter he has written Mr. Irey, “will have my pport.” Senator Capper wrote Mr. Irey after the latter had forwarded him \ resolution adopted hy the school association approving the Gasque bill and said that “your communi- cation will he hrought tention of the committee at- S. A. R. TO MEET. Annual Gathering for Nomination of Officers Tonight. The District of Columbia Society nf the Sons of the American Revolution will hold its annual meeting for the | nomination. of officers in the Ta Fay- ette Hotel tonight at & o'clock resentative Albe ington State. cf Ren ohnzon of Wash rman of the House immigration and nat uralization. will he the principal speaker of the eveninz The annual election of officers will he held February 22 THE EVENING MELLIE DUNHAM [ 'Famed Fiddler Signs Con- | tract for Appearance in Vaudeville. Br the Associated Press NEW TORK. December 16. Mellie | Dunham. the white-haired fddler from | Maine, reaped the first cash harvest »f his journey from Norway, Me., to | Detroit. with its attending publicity, when he sizgned {its stages. His fArst appearance. 1t was an nounced, will be in Boston during the | Christmas holidays. to be followed by others in Washington, D. C.. Balti move, Philadelphfa and other large cities. The amount he is to receive under the contract was not made nublie The 72.vear-old fiddler and snow-shoe maker went ta Detroit last week at the request of Henry Ford 1o play | old-time dance tunes at a barn dance | for the Ford emple | Reports have also been eirculated {ehat Mellie is negotiatmig with Tex Rickard concerning a monster barn dance in Madison Square Garden. Greeted by Hylan. Dunham took citv hall hy terday. Major Hyvlan sreeted (he d minstrel and heard old barn fance favorites such as “Turkey in Bank Jecount THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT avings STAR. 10 GO ON STAGE 1 contract with the | Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit to tour | storm | WASHINGTON. D. [the straw,” “The Devil's Dream” and | others. Mellie told the mayor how he came very near losing the 33 gold plece, {coined before the Civil War. and given | |to him as a keepsake by Mr. Ford. “'A hard-hofled reporter,” Mellie said, with a gesture toward the newspaper men present, “tried to trade me out of this $3 gold piece. He offered to swap me 3 $20 gold piece for it. But after one look at his face, I wouldn't even trade horses with him and I'm pretty zood at that.” Disputes Authorship. \UGUSTA, Ga., December 16 (). ‘7.\1‘ Augusta woman appeared vester day to dispute with Mellie Dunham, Henry Ford’s Mulne Addler, the | 4 authorship of “Rippling Waves.” a | Lol waltz he played at the Ford old-time | | dancing class al Dearborn. | Mrs. Mattie Dorrill brought to the iofMica of an Augusii newspaper a of “Rippling Waves,” a waltz, ighted by herself and dated 1911. music was published by a New York company I's. vt St k- | Rohhe({ of $195, Woman Says. | Luey Banks, colored, #06 Blair | | eourt northeast. told police that a col- | jored man stole 3195 from her when | she responded 1o hie request for | change of a £100 bill today at Eighth and H streets northeast. She had just drawn the money out of a hank. Who Shall Survive? Business today is based on quantity nroduction and m- creased sales bring vou lower prices. Onlv the merehant whe buvs quantity can survive, CHAMBERS BUYS IN LARGE QUANTITIES That = why he can furnish CLARK GRAVE \ TS at £85. COMPI FUNERALS for $100: and other funeral and mortnary needs at half the old time undertakers' charzes CHAMBERS GUARANTEES Reliable and Complete Service at LOW PRICES W. W. Chambers Co. The Brown Stone Funeral Rome | m |ARMED MEN PATROL | Striking Constabulary, Angered by Disbandment Order, Demand £200 Bonus as Recompense. | BELFAST, | Armed sentries, posted by the striking Dock strangers away WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1925. {among the 300 men there, who are | seemingly taking the strike more seri- | ously than the other sectfons of the BELFAST BARRAcKsWonsmhulary throughout the north ern countles. The men, angered over the decision SESSIT {under the' London houndary agree ment to disband them immediately, are demanding a bonus of £200 each, free of income tax. The government vesterday offered two months’ leav. ;on full pay and transy e | clared it unacceptable The specials” on duty at the rourt {and jail in Belfast joined the strike 16.— | and have been replaced by regulars. he Ascoctated Press Ireland, December Special” constabulary, today pa- 2 ed the entrances to the Princes Deposits of potash saite of an ex Barracks, sternly warning ceptional quality are reported to have , heen struck at a depth of 800 vards in is being maintained | Germany. rict sobriety | fl%%%%%%%% Recent press dispatches mentioned | the waltz played by Dunham as belng of his own composition. Your Reputation as a Holiday Hostess —will gain by the appearance of SCHNEIDER'S P ®WUND CAKES on your Christmas table. SCHNEIDER’S POUND CAKE —contains onlyv selected ingredients. and its Quality in cvery W b way justifies the favor it has enjoved in the hest homes for over fiftv vears. At Grocers' and Delicatessen Stores. 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