Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1925, Page 8

3 * SOCIETY Agricuiture Head Hosts at Christmas Dinner Last Evening. HE Secretary of Agriculture | and Mrs. Jardine entertained | at a family dinner last eve-| ning at the Mayflower Hotel when the company included | Mrs. Jardine's brother and sister-in- | law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knowlton | Nebeker, and their daughters, Miss Ruth Nebeker and Miss Delia Ne-| beker: Miss Ruth Jardine, Miss Ma- | rion Jardine and Miss Rita Hulme, niece of Mrs. Jardine. Chilean Envoy Feted Ry Argentine Ambassador. The retiring Ambassador and Senora de Mathien will he the honor guests at dinner this evening nf the Ambassador of Argentina and Senora de Tueyvrredon Among the guests will the Ambassador of France and Mme. Daeschner of Chile he o The ra_di eon tod: Ambassador of Italy and Martino were hosts at lunch- | ¥ entertaining in compliment | the apostolic delegate, Mar Biondi. Others in the company were members of the embassy staff ne The retiring Minister of Esthonia and Mme. Piip will go tomorrow to New York, where Mr. Piip will sail Monday on the Majestic for Esthonia, where he will take up his duties as minister foreign affairs. Mme. Piip will return to \Washinkton and will join her husband in Esthonia 1t the middle of January The secretar the le Vie Mutt, wil eh; until a new minister this post ation. Col o he datfaires peinied to nd M Senator ter Goelet Ger < b Mrs. Nichol entertained at dinner la home in Providence, I. | and Mrs. Gerry are spending the holidays with her. Others in the company were Bishop and Mrs. James de Wolf Perry and Mrs. Harold Brown of New York Mrs. Wilbur J. Car tomorrow afternoon Sundays in January. latter's siste her wh Senator will not but will after 4 receive Beck will at dinner this Mr. and Mrs. James M antertain a company evening in compliment to the latter’s | hrother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Howard E. Mitchell of New York Miss Mary Selden To Make Debut Today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles will entertain at a_tea afternoon from 5 to 7 o'cle home, at 2115 Connecticut avenue, when' they will present their daugh ter, Miss Mary Selden, to society. The house has a charming arrangement of eut flowers and ferns, and the debu- tante will have assisting her the buds of the season. Mrs. Selden will be assisted by Mrs. Harry Norment. Mrs Absolam Waller, Mrs. Victor Kauff- mann, Mrs. Hamps ry. Mrs. A Pembroke Thom. Miss Carolyn Smith and Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald of Pitts hurgh, sister of Mrs. Selden. who is her house guest Mrs. Selden will wear a gown of hols de rose Spanish lace over chiffon of the same shade. and her daughter will be in a dainty frock of white taffeta, made with a closefitting bodice and a full circular skirt. with a deep flounce of lace at the bottom Tiny rosebuds are cauzht here and there on the skirt. and she will carry an old-fashioned bouquet Mrs. Selden has with her holidays, Mr. Thomas Fitzge Miss Frances Fitzgerald and Mi: Gano. elden, jr.. dance this k in their | for the d. jr.: s Jean | Mr. and Mrs entertain 20 voung tonight at the Chevy Mrs. Britto schoolgirl Miss Marjorie . Pilson. Alexander Britton will guests at_dinner Chase Club for daughter, Stokes and Mrs Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes will entertain a company of at dinner this evening for their debu tante daughter, Miss Olivia Phelps Stokes, in honor of the members of the Yale Dramatic Association. the company later going to the Yale play Mrs. John Ryan Deverenx will not receive tomorrow afternoon in her Chevy Chase home, owing to the sud- den death of her uncle. Col. and Mrs. N. F. McClure have recalled their invitations for tea to- morrow afternoon which they had planned for their nieces, Miss Grace Wells and Miss Doris Wells, because of the iliness of Miss Doris Wells, who )« at Walter Reed Hospital and Mrs. at Mr. n Pitts evening Thomas jeorge Bry dinner thi- and Mrs Mr. will_entertain In honor of Pitts Col. and Mra. Robert N. Harper will }e hosts this evening to a company of 0 at a buffet supper, followed by sards and dancing Miss Adelaide Bride of ki Jas returned from Pinehurst, she was the guest of Mr. and H. S. Grayson. zemoor where, Mrs Thristmas Night Ball Alds Children's Home. 1l last evening in aid of the Country Home was given the ballrooms of the Mayflower Hotel, a representative company lending. Many of the boxes were oc- tupied by members of dinner pariies preceding the ball, this charity being ane of the most appealing in Wash ington. Mrs. Joseph Leiter, president | of the board of lady managers, re. eeived ssisted by Mrs. l.ee PP. War ren. Mrs. Yelverton Garnett. Mrs. lo ®eph Noell, Mrs. Kenna Eikins and | Jrs. Robert B. Roosevelt Assistant Secretary the Treas. bry and “Mrs. Charles S. Dewey took the members of their house party to the ball, the company including &ir l!nv\s‘\‘.\ parents, Mr. and Mrs, Alpert dewey, and their son. Mr. Aliert Dewey., jr., and Mr. Charles S. Dew Ir.: Miss Suzette Dewey, debutante daughter of the Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Dewey, occupied Mme. | Hauge's box with a party of young | people. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont were | hosts at dinner and took their guests | 10 their box later. In the company | were the Ambassador of Belgium and ' Baroness de Cartier, Princess Mar-| garet Boncompagni and Mr. and Mrs. John Ballentine Pitney. i Among the guests in Mrs. Charles B. Wond's box were Mr. and Mrs Hampson Gary and Capt. and Mr: Robert Henderson Mr. and Mrs a dinner last evening for daughter, Miss Lenore Scullin. later | attending the ball. Their guests in-| cluded Miss Suzette Dewey, Miss| Frances McKee, Miss Rosamond | Reed. Miss Lilie Roosevelt, Miss| Louise McLanahan, Miss Louise Ire- Jznd. Miss Magna Merckle, who is the guest of Miss McKee: Mr. Bates Mc- | Kee, Mr. Bruce Campbell, Mr. Thomas | Bell Sweeney, jr., and Mr. John Sweeney, Mr. Theodore Ryan, Mr. Nicholas Ludington, Mr. Arthur Milliken, Mr. Henry Potter, Mr. Henry Powell, Mr. Charles Willard, Mr. Hanabil Hamlin, Mr. John Hoys Radt and Mr. Holland Martin Mrs. Joseph Noell had in her box Mrs. Kenna Elkins, Mrs. MeCarthy Lounsberry, Maj. John J. Reddy. Maj. A. C. Sandeford and Mr. Woodson Houghton. Mrgh John R. Williams, mother of of S. Lee Warren gave their | Leiter. | dinner | to Pinehur | practically A SOCIETY. ;‘md Mrs. Jardine Mrs. Leiter. had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Mott Gunther, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer, Mr. Gar- rard Winston, Mr. and Mrs. Lee War- ren, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sterling, Mr. and Mrs. John Ballentyne Pitney. Later they occupied the boxes of Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Diercks gave their box to Miss Helen Gary. who entertained Miss Rosemary Griffin's party. They were Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Paul Bastedo, Miss Griffin, Mrs. K. Preinviddle, mother of Mrs. Bastedo: Midshipman Smedveret and Mr. Charles Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Houghton also entertained family dinner party, later taking their guests to the ball. Their gnests were their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Rine- hart. who are here for the holidays: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, jr.. of Ossining, N. Y. and Mr. Frederick Rinehart Mr, and Mrs. Alexander Legare en tertained young people at dinner in their home for the latter's daughter, Miss Grace Waggaman, who was chairman of the ball committee. Their guests were Miss Gwendoline Ffoulke- Smith, Mi dys Chapman Smith, Miss Eppes Haw Miss Ruth Do aldson, Mr. Von Selzam, secretary of | the German embassy: Mr. Andor de Hertelendy, ary’ of the Hunga rian legation Pendleton Turner, Mr. Anthony Wayne Cook and Mr. Waleott’ Waggaman Mr. and Mrs. Lezare and Mr. and | Mrs. Robert Roosevelt shared a box at the ball. M. and Mrs. Roosevelt had as their gnests Capt. and Mrs. Gran ville For New York 1 Mis Spencer oecupied the hox Mrs. Henry Ben ninz Spencer and had her guests Mixs Mary iale, Mr. Chandler Hale it Mry Donald Hale, Miss Pegzzy Kd | wards and Mr. Oliver Edwards. | Mrs. George X. McLanahan had in her hox her fwo daughters. Miss Louise McLanahan and Miss Helen McLanahan. and her two house guests Mr. E. Holland Martin and Mr. .| Holland Martin Mr. and Mrs pied the box of Himes and had Lang of New of their family Mr. and Mrs Mr i Violet of her mothe Frank Mondell ¢ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph | with them Mr. Bor York and the membe: ccu | i George Summerlin oc- | cupied the box f Mr. Summerlin's | srandparents, Br Gen. and Mrs. | John A hnston. They had as their | guests Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crane, | Maj. and Mrs. (" Corbin, Mrs. John MecCallum and Mr. Frederick Bradley. Mrs. James F. Mitchell and Mrs. | William Payne Meredith had a box to. zether. Their zuests were Col. and Mrs. Frank Evans and Dr. and Mrs Lonis Lehr Other boxholders included the Secre. tary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon; Mrs. tichard Townsend, Mme. Hauge, who | ave her box to Miss Suzette Dewey Mrs. Jumes F. Curtls, Mrs. Joseph | Noell, Mrs. James W. Wadsworth. jr.: | Mrs. Charles Dewey. Mr. William McClellan Ritter, Mr. Donald Wouod ward. Mrs. Robert R. Hitt. Mrs. Yel-| verton .Jarrett, Mrs. Anston Rollins and Mr J. Blair 1 Ensign and Mrs. Harry Burris are | spending the holidays with .\||",] Burris' parents. Lient. Col. and Mrs. | Henry Rozier Casey. in their apart- ment in the Hotel Chatham on Six- teenth street. Ensign Burris has been on temporary’ duty at FEdgewood Arnesal, Md., and will go to New York fter January 1 to join his ship. the S. S, Seattle. Mrs. Burris will ac- him to New York | - | Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo F. Getty an-| ince the marriage of their daugh . Mabel V.. to Mr. Robert Davis of New York Wednesda December : Mr. and Mrs. Davis will be at home | after January 10 at 1110 Lamont | street. l§ company | Miss Ellen Lyle Fay eve from Louisville. Ky., her mother, Mrs. Allan Fay dall Green. until New Year. Mr Allan B. Fay is also with his mother for the holidays from Haverford College. ame Christmas nd is with | at 3 Ken Thomas R Point is spending his mother, Mrs Kew Gardens. Cadet Horton the Eula of West holidays with E. Horton, at Mr. and M L. Wilson have gone iy . for the holidays. Harvard Clubs Concert Tomorrow Evening. The concert to be given at the May. flower Hotel by the Harvard Univer- Ly Instrumental Clubs tomorrow evening will be a gala occasion from every viewpoint. Not only is the Harvard Club here taking the great- est possible interest in the success of this outstanding holiday concert, but every university and co lege of any importance is taking one or two hoxes for the evening Mrs. Richard Parker (Crenshaw, whose gon is a graduate of Yaje, but present attending the Harvard Law School, has taken two boxes in honor of Yale University, which are to be placed just opposite the Harvard hox for the concert. Mrs. Louis Sherer has named her box for Vassar, and a second Vassar box has been taken by Miss M. H. Bliss, a former Vassar graduate. now in this city | Mr. John Ritchie, 3d, has taken a| box which is for the University of Virginia: the hostess for the Har- vard box is Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mre. Walter Wells has the Smith Col lege box and Mrs. W Princeton box, with Mrs, Meter Mead as hostess Wellesley box. The ushers f this almost inter- colleziate affair are all voung Harvard men of prominence in Washington with Mr. Mannix Walker as chal man, assisted by a committee includ- Mr. Corcoran Thom, Mr. Frank | Johnston, Mr. William Swift Martin, anson and Mr. Maleolm is for Whittaker. The Harvard Instrumental Clubs in- | vite all colleges to bring their own banners, and an interchange of col- lege cheers will be an interesting part of the evening’s program. Outstanding Harvard men here who are patrons of the concert are Col. Hanford MacNider. Assistant Secretary | of War: Senator Henry Wilder Keyes and Justice Walter MeCoy. | temaininz hoxes and tickets for | the Harvard University Instrumental | Clubs concert tomorrow night may be had at the office in the Mayflower, or from Mis. Rose Gouverneur Hoes and | Mre. William Laird Dunlop, jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kaplan of New York are guests of the former's par-| ents, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Greenbaum of | 1519 Park road. Mr. M. Llovd Freese of Tulsa,| Okla., is here for the holidays with his mother, Mrs. H. B. Reese, on; Massachusetts avenue. Mrs. Harry Lessner of 1313 Quincy street was the honor guest at a sur- prise party Wednesday evening in the Club Sonia, at 1735 Connecticut avenue, Among those present were | Mrs. G. L. Brylawski, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Brylawski, Mr. and Mrs. Charles | Baum, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Baum‘| Mr. and Mrs. Morris Davis and Mr. Allan Bachrach. After the party at the club, the guests went to a card party at the home of Mr. and Mre. Julian Brylaw ; | Lonz-leaf, or Georgia, pine and Doug | 1aid. | London's “Green'" Record Reported {don’s record for green ones is still un- { provisional | the best of friends and can find it THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, HELPING MEMORIAL BALL MRS. LYMAN B. KENDALL, Prominent on the committee carrying to success the Blu Stone Mountain Memorial. and Gray hall for Best Material for Kitchen Floor Proves Important Problem for Tidy House Wives hest material for the the most practical most satisfactory cov discussed question sayvs the Depart that the unfin is hard to clean What is the Kitchen floor finish, or the ering. is @ much All agree, however ment of Agriculture ished wooden floor Painting, oiling or covering it with some washable material will save much labor. An unfinished wood floor requires frequent scrubbings come somewhat hy ber, cork or some other resilient ma terial. The special paints now on the market make concrete floors easier to less dusty and more durable. oleum Is a very satisfactory cov- ering for the kitchen floor. It is relatively durable. comfortable for the feet and easy to clean is manu- factured in a variety colors, de- signs and aualities: the better grades which, no matter how thorough, can-| will be found most economical in not remove the spots and stains from | the long run. Varnishing or waxing some kinds of wood, while they cause | linolenm is said to protect the sur- the surface of others to sliver and be- | face and make it wear longer. come rough. i Maple .is one of the wonds most Oilcloth used for kitchen floors. It is smooth | Floor oflcloth is cheap and easily and very durable and when oiled cleaned. but wears out quickly. Floor proof against grease and water stains. coverings, such as carpets and mat- tings. which hold dust and dirt are unsuited to the kitchen Whatever the material of the kitchen floor, or the covering nsed on It, constant scrubbing and the ex- cessive use of soap and water willl injure the surface. Much care should be taken. therefore, not to drop food ‘materials on the floor. Spreading pa- pers where food is likely to he dropped origrease to be spattered will save labor in the end. A soft brush or dust mop will keep a floor in b ter condition than a broom and ren- der mopping less frequently neces- sary. A dish mop of hotel size kept in a convenient place and used to remove drops of water or other| liquids accidentally spilled will save frequent scrubbing of the entire floor, «nd when dampened and wrung nearly dry can be used to remove ots or dust. If so used it will often prevent dirt from being carried from one part of the room to another. MUNSEY’S BODY PUT IN WOODLAWN VAULT Publisher Given Temporary Burial 1 Cheap. is or red spruce are other des may be painted oiled. Any kind of wooden flooring should be well seasoned before it is to lessen the shrinking and swelling due to changes in tempera ture and atmospheric conditions. 1f there are cracks in the floor they should be filled with putty or, better, with one of the special preparations for the purpose. las fir ahle kinds and or | “Composition Floors.” There are a variety of concréte and so-called “composition” floor terials now on the market which are advertised for use in kitchens. They are often easy to clean and do not absorb grease and water when new, but some of them tend to crack and chip with wear and then are difficult to keep in order. ome are also rather hard and fatiguing to stand on though this drawback can be over- WHITE CHRISTMAS HITS GREATER PART OF BRITAIN Still Unbroken, Having Nine- Until Permanent Arrangements teenth Snowless Season. Are Made in Spring. NEW YORK, December 6.—The body of Frank A. Munsey, millionaire publisher, is resting temporarily in a vault in Woodlawn Cemetery until ar- rangements are made next Spring for permanent burial Followed by Mrs. John the Associated Press. LONDON, December 26.—Two-thirds of the British Isles had an old- fashioned white Christmas, but Lon- By Lroken, and vesterday made the nine- teenth without Christmas snow in the metropolis. It was a muggy day out- doors, but within the fires blazed cheerily, and all the time-honored | st ‘Petersburg, Fia. Mr. festivities were carried out more ex-|gister and nearest relativ tensively than in any vear since the ' jied Hyde, and war. There is a distinct note of peace and good will in industry as the new vear approaches. This is evidenced by the | It was to await there the arrival of agreement in the ship- | Mrs. Hyde, who was prevented from building industry for the avoidance of |attending the funeral Thursday, be- disputes in the future, the miners’ |cause of a train delay, that the hody ballot, which is now progressing, on a . of Mr. Munsey was returned to Si. ccheme intended 1o settle questions ' Ansgarius’ Chapel after the services Without stoppage of work, and the had been read by Bishop William T. probable avoldance of a crisis in the Manning. railway world peculation as to the size of Mr. {about a week before his fatal illness: “I came to New York with $40 and I sonal Friends. i | Ly T presenting | powers | First Brethren Church Rites To- near the breaking point frequently are M. Hyde of Munsey's her son, a few other relatives, the body was taken yesterday from the Cathedral of St.-John the Divine to Woodlawn. Munsey's estate has been crystallized . = by a friend, who quoted him as saying REAL FRIENDLY ENEMIES. {am now worth forty million.” Envoys of Angry Powers Stay Per-| —— CHRISTMAS PROGRAM. PARIS, December 26 (#)—Paris re- | cently had an illustration of the fact | morrow Announced. comradely after a | The First Brethren Church will pre- of serious | Sent a Christmas program tomorrow evening at 7:15 o'clock. The program possible to be very con day devoted to the delivery o ! arges against the adversary under eV it T:15 c irh Thetions from their gpvernment. |will be given by the Sunday school and M. Morloff, who pleaded the causa | Will be in the form of a white gift of ‘Bulgaria before the League of Na- ["r;lfll-h i 7 tions Conuncil which sat in judgment | ”l e_Christmas program, to be | on the recent Greco-Bulgarian border | held at 7:15 p.m.. there will be no | conflict, and M. Carapanos, who rep- | Christian Endeavor meeting. In the Tesented Greece at the same session, | MOrNINg at 11 o'clock the pastor, Rev. were seen one night entering a famous | Homer A. Kent. will preach upon the 2 | subject “The World's Central Figure.” Montmartre cafe together arm in arm | PARTY AT ST. JOHN’S. and talking with the friendliness of | two schoolboy chums. Persons seated | Church Will Give Candy to 500 Children of Parish. near them in the cafe reported not a | word was uttered about the frontier | incident which had brought their countries before the bar of the league's Justice. Gifts of candy will be presented to Mrs. Clarjce M. Baright, who has | the children of the St. John's Parish been appointed a temporary city mag- |at a Christmas party, to be held at istrate in New York, was the first |the church, Sixteenth and H streets, woman to sit as chairman of a lunacy |at 4 o'clock this afternoon. commission, the first woman lawyver | Rev. Dr. Robert Jobnstone, rector, ever to defend a case of general and Rev. E.S. Dunlap will speak, and court-martial and the first woman to [a program of carols will be sung by be admitted to membership in_the|the full choir. About 500 are expeet. American Bar Association. ] od to attend. i e | of the hunt jtry. through plowed fields | out D. ¢ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1925. FOX HUNTING STILL BRITAIN'S BEST FUN Riding to the Hounds Gives Pleasure to Britons, Old and Young. JOHN GUNTHER. r and the Chicag BY Correspondence of The Sta Daily N LONDON, England, December 15 —In England “hunting” means only that kind of hunt in which no guns or other are used, dogs being employed instead hunting most famous of all s Tocether which is a totally d ing is the amusement and often enough the tion of the English man during the Autumn and iher Enslish a tradition. a ritual and a tige all its nwn Hunting is almost the last survival of the medieval chase and even as practiced now it is often a cruel sport The quarry is the fox, the trophy the fox’s “brush,” or tail. The fox is not shot; it is torn to pieces by the dogs, When a boy goes on a hunt for the first time—or a girl nowadays—the brush is torn from the body of the fox and daubed the young hunter's face of blovd on the face of girl denote initiation into this anci roval sport. Frequently the <ome of them little 10 ye find this “hic n arms prohably the English Winter with “shooting ferent sport, hunt the relaxation chief country As s is oeenpa gentle Winter it aneient sports, hoys ove old The hunts land almost e during Autumn an are found almost an re rough country ally i shire. the f professions mas of fox I who keep the at certain headquarters through the coun and rece from v gen wish to join the chase As it begins the hunt spectacle. The hounds They are tall, rang asts, piebald in black with long ears hunting of this vpe nothing else. Thes 20 couples ar Air-sized k expensive dogs held day a W Al over in the Fug Foxe ht) seat ox | mtine are ters zanized by unds men i a brave| ent powerf and white, xclusively for Woodhounds and hunt in couples hounds being a Thes extremely each costing as much + moderate priced automobile he dogs, snarling. snapping and are held in leash until the mas of fox hounds i< in charge appears, dresged in green with a _green cap. Behind the “\M. F H.” as he is known. are his assist ants, the “huntsmen.” Hehind them are the “whippers in." All have long whips for use on recalcitrant dogs f: ire T ter who Make Way for Hunters. And hehind hunters this aggregation come the county ladies and gen tlemen, dressed in what is known as pink.” but resembles scarlet, mounted magnificent horses. drinking the | shot of gin known as the “stirrup cup.” which is meant to steel the soft ones for the bloody business to follow. is hard to see why they are called hunters,” since they do nothing but! follow the dogs and watch “Tally-ho!" cries the M. F. H. | The hounds sweep across the coun-! oss stiles and under- high bay A fox is e is redoubled. and fences, over ditche: brush, with their famous screaming against the wind. located angd the c The fun begins. r ends—when the | fox is quarried. to bits by the hounds, and the brush vanked out as trophy and smea on a cheek Sometimes the fox is shrewd and “goes to earth.” In other words, he | finds a hole, when a special kind of | dog Is called into play, the “Jack Rus sells.” These are small fox terriers that burrow even as the fox burrows and route him from the hole. the chase, often over extremely and difficult country, begins again tor novice's Stag Hunting good run’ About Done. A A two h is an hour is extremely rare under an hour is not considerec sport About a third of the foxes get away, hecause if a run lasts more than an hour the horses are too winded to keep going Next to the Beaufort hounds, most famous in E nd are the Mel ton Mowbray, the Belvoir. the Bicester and the Whaddon chase packs There was a let-down in fox hunting during the war, but every indication | now points to renewed popularity for this most famous of all English sports Stag_hunting still persisis in a few places in Dartmoor, but is slowly dying largely because of public opinion, which has repeatedly denounced it as abominable and degrading. The pro cedure and etiquetie are exactly the same as in fox hunting. except that | the stag has no chance for life. It captured and brought into the hunt territory, and then. many miles from | its free habitat, is hunted by packs of | hounds set in ambush. There are few wild stags left in England And whereas the fox is a small ani- mal of no particular value, a noble stag is another matter altogether—ana | the sight of a great stag torn to death | by hounds is hardly edifying. (Copyrizht. 14 the The following deaths have been reported to the Health Department in the last =4 hours Alfred Beaton. 46 Universits Hosnifa) Gearge W. Hammond James H. McCauley Hospital Frank Keon Edzar P. W, Hospital, Touis Stet Alfred University Ho Stanles A pital hee. Lawrence P. Shannon. 33. Episcopal Hos- pita David W. Combe, 58. George Washington University Hospital Ruth Fuhrman. 26, 24 Quincy place Belle B, Hurles, 64, the Highland Apart- ments. 809, George Warrington. 68. 3110 10th st. James A. Kemp, 60. Girfield Hospital. Mary E. Ryder. 47. the Marne Apartment, 13th and Belmont ste. Henry C_ Barron. 0. Providence Hospital. Maxwell,” 24, Emergency Hos: George Washington 210 G st St <o Elzabeth's St. Elizaheth's Hospital . United States Navai alty Hosnital Grorge Washington Walter Reed Hos- George F. pital Janie Thornt Georgiana J . 35. Gallinzer Hospital. nifer. 4RS03 T al we a7, Hall 1. o ) Delaware ave, s.w 10 20th st Providence Hospital .t Xnma'B. Lomax. 40. St. Eiizavetn's Hos- ita P ndrew E. Lovings. 26, - Carre Marshall, 25; Tuberculosis Hospital Robert Jones. 32, Freadman's Hosoital Christene Thymes. 1 day. 4301 Jay <t n.e. Births Reported. The following. birthe have been reported to the Health Department in the last 24 hours ‘William R. and Alice K. Sheehan. boy. George and Ella Newton, girl. Najeeb J. and Amelia B. Neam. boy. ira §. and Gladvs E. Shantz, girl. Jultus G. and Dora Lovelace. girl. bert S. and Lorena E. Roberts. boy. e G. and Sidney Miller. boy. Morris and Jennie Phillips. girl Ralpn and fenmeua Bettics"girl. Willam Y. and Ethel Athes. bo: John P, and Edna Mann. ) James N. and Eva B. Kirb Stanley and Agnes Beaner. hoy. Charles and Margarct Thompaon, girl. Harris and Pearl Jcflereon, boy. John and Emily Turner. girl. onard and Eleanor Taylor. girl, niamin F. and Evelyn B William and Ruth Fe Beas and Aznee Wash | From the Boston Herald PICTURES ON PARASOLS. Striking Novelties in TUse at Monte Carlo. PARIS, December 26 () sols bearing the owner’s port rainted in colors on the silk coveriag and her name embroidered under the picture are one of the striking novel- ties in the promenades of Monte Carlo this season. Simple colors for para- sols are the vogue this year and such backgrounds make the new fashi all the more distinetive and striking. The pictures are of minfature size, but some of them achieve a remarkable eness 1o their hearers. BUILDERS DEFEAT DELAYS OF WINTER Many Contracts Now Being Let for Construction in Off Season. By the Aseociated Prees CHICAGO, December Jack Frost has been whipped by the build ing contractor, and the increasing vol- ume of contracts being let for Winter construction indicate that ite advan- tages are becoming better appreci- ated A survey by W.J dent of a large contracting firm, dis- closed that one of the principal ad vantages of Winter construction was that the more constant employvment attracted better artisans, nd tended to avoid the peak demand of high wages and scarcity of labor experi enced every Summer, Little Time Lost. little, If any of time lox and milder “Delay Lynch, vice presi- | The in the Winter difference hetweer amonun Lynch severe cold and heavy amount to more thar building a rain in the have heer It will be conceded generally the quality of the work in the Win ter will be unimpaired, but it is urged that the cost will be prohibitive. The cost of heating materials for concret ing « million dollar job will run less than 1 per cent and the cost of heat for interior work rarely exceeds one-half of 1 per cent of the building's s does not tim due seem « to] ler season looked to mi that Reason for One ¢ igh Wages. | the reasons for high wages | in the building industry is the tre.| mendous turnover and the contention | of various trades that workmen have | only seasonal emplovment. due to the | nature of the industry. Furthermore, | scarcity of employment in the Winter months is a deterrent to potential me chanics who wonld readily enter the trades were there an all.season de. mand for their labor The practice of letting contracts during all periods of the vear would | give greater utilization to the busi ess instrumentalities of the industry | i Two Industries on the Slide. Manufacturers of hairpins have been hit no harder than manufacturers of currycombs. THE BACHELOR APARTMEN 3 H STREET N.W. 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Star ads will bring best results, “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office | ditions | mittee of the division ! whose memory SOCIETY. PROSPERITY SHOWN IN HOME BUYING —_— | Healthy Condition Indicated by Number of Families in Market. General business prosperity and the prospect for a continuance of healthy conditions ir registering itself in the | number of families who are in the market to purchase homes, according to members of the executive commit- tee of the home builders and sub- dividers division of the National As. sociation of Real Estate Boards. But a sellers’ market, in which purchasers are numerous and ready, but in which there 1= no flood of properties for sale, has its own problems for the dealer in real estate. | The best plan for organizing a suh division business 10 meet 192 con- is therefora the topic which has been taken Ly the execniive com the central subject for the national round table on home building and subdividing to be held in New Orleans in connection with the forthcoming meeting there of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The committee met this week at na- tional headquarters of the association, Chicago, to formulate the division's program for the New Orleans meet- ing and to determine which matters in relation to the special problems of the subdivider and home builder should be taken up for study by the division during the coming vear. LENIN FAME QUESTIONED. Refused Right Street for Him. Town to Name PARIS, December 26 () ernment has refused town of Vitry-sur-S ) its thoroughfares street.’ the ground that the fame of t ssian leader is not above question he principle of our administrative jurisprudence permits the authoriza tion of public homage only to persons above all polemic | c 1o provoke divislons in public opinion,” was the decision handed down by the minister the interior in the official journal This incident brought on heated dis cussion in the Chamber of Deputies, when the Communist depuiy Garchery demanded angrilv why the govern ment had ruled against *'Lenin street The zov the e mit name I Lenin on R is and is not like Hou | M3 New York Av. Florida SOUTHERN RESORTS The Double Track-Sea Level Route 9 Through Trains Daily FROM WASHINGTON Everglades Ltd. (13t Train) R:40am Everglades Ltd. (2nd Train) 10:00 a.m West Indian Ltd. 3:18p.m Havana Special 6:20 p.m Palmetto Ltd. 9:40 p.m Florida Special 12:10 a.m Florida Gulf Coast Lid. 12:50 .m. 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