Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1926, Page 19

THE EVEN LIBERAL VETERANS' S O CIET'Y |STIENTISTS VERIFY AGTIS APPROVED Amending Bill Ready to Go to Conference After Its Passage by Senate. The bill amending the World War veterans’ act by liberalizing the con- ditlons for reinstating lapsed war xtending the bene- fonal work and making other changes in existing s ready to go to conference having passed the Senate late ypsmx The measure contains a_provision empowering the director of the Vet- erans’ Bureau to control the num- ber of wards of the bureau a guar- dian may have, by authorizing the di- rector to withhold payments in such number of cases as he deems proper. The Senate voted to retain sev eral provisions regarding reinstate- mient of lapsed insurance policles which had been elminated from the House draft by the Senate finance committee 3 Unsound, Says Reed. Senator Reed, Republic: vania, declared that they were un- sound and would lead private insurance corporation to b ruptey. but Senator Jones, Democrat, Nie sted that the provisions which 4 ze reinstatement upon & showing that disabiliiy due to war service had prevented payment of the premiums, were intended to benefit the veterans for whom " d proposed the in- Pepnsyl- adopted an_amend- tor Robinson, the Dem- to extend until June riod in which veterans no hospital record may disability originating dur- ing their service. The Senate com- mittes had eliminated the House pro- vision removing all time limitations. Directors’ Salary Raised. An amendment Senator Democrat, low: salary of the direc r of erans’ Bureau from $10.000 to $12,000 was adopted. The director, under the measure imended by the Sen- ate, would be authorized to continue vocational training support allow- ances for not more than two vears to any veterans unable to obtain em- ployment The & Who Have establish by Steck, nate adopted committee rec- r\n\n\hldu!\wnx extending to residents of the Philippine Islands the penal provisior the veterans’ act, but rejected a committee amendment which would have excluded veterans in Hawail from receiving hospitaliza- tion in other than Government hos- pitals. of Marrlage Lxcemes. Andrew M Gharies G god Marzart ¥ Meznell lle. “Md Antonto lr:uv a Jarme Wil J n. Va Jorothy E. Dunn N_J. 3 Twood and Mary ! ity ‘and Margaret . che Good ]'»-nxm c. man. Hoft- o Gondman. W Kloekenbrik and Higs M Shan. p Ji Power and Minnie L. Bright I a. aid_Sarah Willlams. d_Goldie M. Shiplett. nta. Ga, and 5%, ass.. and ity city and Lena a. and Blanche Turner. Childress and Mertin Florence nd. Va. Marzaret Morrow. Howil lace. ¥ John 3. Hubpima Frances ami Wareellus 1 Maison Maurice 13th & GNW: Tomorrow Morning Only 9:15 to 12 MONTH END SALE 150 HATS From our Regular $5.00 and $7.50 Stock $1.00 $1 .9 For immediate disposal to make room for the many new hats arriving for July selling The Hecht Co.! The Hecht Ca.l __(Continued from Eighteenth Page Avenue Christian Church, the Rev. Earle Wilfley officiating. Large palms and white lilies were used to decorate | the church. The bride emeled to “The Wedding Chorus,” from “Lohengrin.” She wore a gown of white georgette trimmed in lace and pearls. The court train was of georgette and pearls and her tulle veil was held by a band of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Her mald of honor, Miss Mar- guerite Kearney, was in yellow geor- zette and carried a béuquet of sweet peas and yellow daisies. Miss Helen nsman and Mrs. Carl W. Sprague were bridesmalds and wore frocks of green and pink georgette and carried pink roses. Dr. Otto H. Wendt, brother of the groom, was best man and the ushers were Mr. Paul Burke and Mr. Elmer Helfrich, fraternity brothers of the groom. Followimg the ceremony the bridal party was entertained at the Congres- sional Country Club by Dr. Otto H. Wendt. Mr. and Mrs. Wendt left later for a_wedding trip to Boston, the bride wearing a frock of gray georgette trimmed in blue, with coat of gray, with squirrel collar and a blue hat. Mr. and Mrs. Wendt will make their future home in Chicago, IIl, where Mr. Wendt has accepted a position with a law firm. The bride is a grad- uate of the Marjorie Webster School of Expression and Physical Educa. tion. Mr. Wendt is a graduate of the School of Engineering and also of the law school of George Washington Uni- versity. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. of Haddon Heights, M of Washington, announce the engage- ment of their daughter Ruth Eliza- beth to Mr. Joseph P. R. Stevenson, also of Haddon Heights. A beautifully arranged and impres- sive wedding took place Wednesday, 23, Church of Our when Miss . daughter of e and Sra Nathan Cliffara. Grover of ‘Washington, D. C., became the bride of Mr. John Douglass Fitch of Montclair, N. J., and Boston. Miss Dorothy Grover, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and Mr. William Kirkpatrick of Montclair was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch will be at home after July 15 at Great Falls, Mont. Hackenberger J., formerly An interesting wedding which took place at Holy Trinity Church Monday morning, June 21, at § o'clock mass was that of Miss Lucille M. Collin daughter_of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Collins, 1732 Wisconsin avenue nort] west, and Mr. Charles Clementson. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father' Dalton. The bride and bridegroom left immediately after the ceremony for Atlantic Cil > they Are staying at the Wiltshire. They will be at home after July 1, at 2201 K street northwest. COL. smooT TO SPEAK An illustrated lecture on Hawail will be giver . M. Smoot, ad- Jjutant gen y evening, at room of the nounced today. along commercial, social lines. Col. Smoot, who 1s a native Wash- ingtonian, has spent 12 Hawnifan Islands as an officer, civil- ian and as a student, and is regarded as an authority on the subject. He was invited to give the lecture for the members of the City Club and their guests, by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the club. Cards of ad- mission may be obtained from H. J. Odenthal, club secretary. § Chastleton Hotel o'clock, in the ball- Club, it was an- The lecture will be civic, political and Summe; esula 750 Dinceor1g Tcikeia $10.50 Speagl 31 ‘Sicloin Sieak Dinner Eve Special Spring Chicken Dinner, ix Sunday and Thursdays, 5:45 to ALL BYRD'S CLAIMS Geographic Society Reports Check-Up of Instruments Has Supported Story. The special board appointed by the National Geographic Soclety to ex- amine tne records and instruments on which Lieut. Comdr. Richard Evelyn Byrd, jr., bases proof of his historio flight over the North Pole has verified completely the young aviator’s claims, it was learned here today. The official report of the board is understood to have been tranasmitted to Secretary of the Navy Wilbur last night by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, presi- dent of the soclety and a member of the board. The other members were Col. E. Lester Jones, director of the (oast and Geodetic Survey, and Dr. ¥red C. Coville, chairman of the re- search committee of the soclety. Verifles First Check. Dr. Grosvenor announced at the re- cent reception here to Comdr. Byrd that a preliminary check-up of the records made during the polar flight had corroborated the claim that Byrd was the first man to fly over the Pole. The formal report of the board was ompleted only after a careful five- &y examination of Byrd's instru. ments and records. The board, it is understood, was assisted in its ex aminations’ by expert computers of the society. The official records of the flight in- cluded remarkable motion pictures taken by Comdr. Byrd while circling the “top of the world.” The public of Washington was afforded a privi- leged glimpse of this film during the Byrd ceremonies in the Washington Auditorfum. New Instrument Used. The instruments which aided the naval airman and his flying mate, Aviation Pllot Floyd Bennett, in lo- cating the exact northernmost pivot of the glube included the newly in- vented “sun compass,” devised by i member of the National Geographic Seciety. Byrd has declared that but for this device he would have had great difficulty in keeping a true course during his dash to the Pole and back to Spitzbergen. It is understood that puters also will recheck records before an official Navy com- all the announce- Around the Corner From High Prices season. CREERON 614 Twelfth Street BETWEEN F AND G STS. I/, Price Sale Entire Choice of Any Hat, Flower or Feather in Stock —an opportunity to obtain Millinery at end-of- season prices at the beginning of the Summer N\ING STAR. WASHINGTON ment is forthcoming from the Navy Départment regarding the findings. The records and instruments were transmitted to the society about a week ago by Secretary Wilbur with the request that a formal report be submitted with regard to them. No Navy men were named on the board, to insure absolute imbpartiality, it is believed. “IRONSIDES” IS FAKE. Vessel fimaged by Bh\st Is Copy Made by Movie Concern. The frigate “Constitution,” aboard which one mén/ was |u|h=n and five others injured off Avalon, Calif., yes- terday, during the l\lmhl[.. of & mo tion plcture battle, is not Old Iron- sides, which the school children of the country are purchasing, the Navy Department emphasized today. A cannon exploded aboard the ship and, in addition to the casualties in- flicted, two huge masts were blown down. The vessel was a copy of the famous warrior of 1812, converted from a Shipping Board vessel by a motion picture concer PLANES SENT TO POLAND. Germany Reports Six French Ma- chines Are on Way. NEW YORK, June ). following official German wirele: patch from Nauen, German picked up last night b; 3 station of the New monster hombing . each lo 2,000 kilos explosives, have the Aspern airdrome, Vienna, en route for Warsaw, to be delivered to Polish government. Twenty-six more are expected. The Gerr ment had refused to allow the planes to fly over German territo 29 'he ber 4 At Wa shington's most pogu T — Septevk Hats Made and Remodeled By Expert Florida Cloth Shippers n White $8.85 Refile Leathr : Broad Strap $10.85 Hecht Co. 4 Pages in Star Th See Wednesday’s - —— Choosms Summer :}oo’twear 885 {1985 New Strap Shpper Satin or Patent White Kid $12.85 White with Color Green—Y ellow Blue—Flesh $8.85 Delightful choosing SummerJootwear when you choose at this very timely Summer Sale at the Shop of N ARTCRALT 1311 F STREET D." C.. TUESDAY, TWO ARE PROMOTED IN ENGRAVING BUREAU H. Preston Dawwn Named Assist- ant Director of Service Group. E. E. Meyers Succeeds Former. wo officers of the Bureau of En aving and Printing were promoted today, H. Preston Dawson of 1910 K street, of the and § teent cngr ssis se group of the bureau, 3. Meyers of 4409 Seven' superintendent of the ving division, succeeding Daw- The changes will be effective 1y became superintendent of the engraving division in July® 1524 after entering the employ of the bu- au as vignette engraver in June, As one of three 2 it direc the of the Sn- amining, engineering and job order, press registrar following divisions 250 DRESSES 500 DRESSES Silks. - original. o dressier wear. ANNARRNNNS /4 Castens’ KAPLOWITZ e INCORPORATED 721 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST AT 14 BELOW REGULAR PRICES 750 WOMEN SUMMER DRESSES THE SMARTEST AND COOLEST FASHION.S SUMMER’S MOST BEAUTIFUL MODEJS AT PRICES THAT DO NOT COVER THE COST OF MATERIALS, EXCLUSIVE OF THE FINE WORKMANSHIP BEAUTIFUL MODELS FOR | SPORTS, AFTERNOON, TRAVEL, TOWN, COUNTRY, SUMMER RESORT S %—Million Mote‘ On display tomorrow, Two Groups of New Summer Dresses Unusual values that we are featuring at 8 1 8.50 and $ 29.50 In the §18.50 Assortment— Crepe de Chine, Biarritz, Printed Crepe and Tub In the $29.50 Assortment— Georgette Crepe, Siam Crepe, Chinese Damask, Printed Crepe and Printed Chiffon. The models are decidedly new and distinctively All sizes for Women and Misses. The New Large Hats Fashion has put its emphatic approval on Large Hats for this season. Our display includes the simple tailored models as well as the transparent types for A particularly attractive showing at $12.50 Five Sale-Reduced Specials in LUGGAGE Advance-Offered for the JUNE 29, 1926. The new assistant director attend- cd Adelpht Academy at Brooklyn, and the New York Art Stu- dPn!n League, before entering the employ of the American Bank Note Co. of New York, at lh(',‘ age of 16, as a bank note engraver, in 1 Republic Bank Note Co. acs services in 1910, and in 1915, Dawson became the manager of the Youngs town branch of the Plttsburgh agency of the Republic Truck Co., where he remained until he came to Washing- ‘ He takes a post that has been vacant the past year. | ‘Moyers, o veteran employe of the | bureau, was appointed a pulp machine operator cerating division in January 25, and was trans- ferred the next day to the duty of wetting paper for the printing divi sion. He hecame a stock distributor for the engraving division in 1882 and became a plate cleaner in 1884, at e same time going to drawing school. From 1885 until 1924, when he became | assistant superintendent of the en-| graving division, Meyers worked con- tinuously at the engravers’ bench. In his new position he will supervise the design, plate making, engraving| and printing of she currency and postage and revenue stamps put out the bureau. tre S AND MISSEY $14 .. 320, $25 The LOUVRE 1115 1117 F STREET Crepe de Chine, il 4th First Semi-Annual Clearance" of Trunks, Luggage, Leather Goods and Nov- ji elties does not open formally till July 8. But jto give special values—special opportunities —to those who'll travel away for The Fourth, we offer these five fully reduced specials NOW . . . ., ., . WEEK-END CASES, 22-inch. Sale -re- duced from $12.50 to OXFORD TRAVELING BAGS. Walrus or cowhide. Sale-reduced from Cowhide. TRAYETTE HAT Sale-reduced from in. $20.00 to 5000 .. .o vnoions PULLMAN CASES, fiber; 30- from $18.50 and VISITING or MOTOR CASES. 28-in. and 30-in. Sale- reduced from $12.SQ to Come In, See Them, Select—and Save! LEATHER GOODS 1314 G Street N.W. Supplying Washington's Luggage for 36 Years 39.75 BOXE 54.50 Sale-reduced n. 59.75 19 Special Disp: BALTIMORE, trees of Maryland 4 | tungous growth, checked, the recommended sofution. Sycamore Trees Threatened. to The Star June e thre cording to As: rester Pfeiffe growth \\1!I ars, the Wmdo Shades 1 av»wu- w"ffi‘fimfl- 1211 F SLONW. Mai in’ five He use srdeauy | 11 for Estimates Brothers Wednesday : A CLEARANCE ALL MID-SUMMER FROCKS 310 Y OFF + I1ZIK BROTHERS’ com- R plete stock of Summer Frocks — greatly reduced. 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