Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1926, Page 18

State Society Formed in 1918 With 50 Members Now Numbers 250. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. It uvary of 1918, Rufus S. Pear- #on, a citizen of Tennessee, for many years § about i o H the Ebbitt long-c mhition avi v. Senator Ken- McKellar, who had been a champion of such an organization, addressed the meeting, and this small nucleus began with energy and enthusiasm to iterest or former residents of tentative constitution was dr: the first evening, emphasizing the need meeting place for in Washington, and of z the interests of the & ay. through nd general i be component parts sram. Mr. Pearson neth i whic addresses other acted in met during Thomson Sc then being u anizations. a1 fr Comradeship Societ From its inception radeship has been feature of the T\ his has been Jolly which ince nd marked The S picnics have 1918, ested and tingen mosi Tow Supreme Cou nolds and San welght to it ator McKellar in the House bhefore he ed to the upper chamber, one of the enthus of the society. He made the keynote spee has been supporters as it were, evening of w of the more mportant meetings ever since have lacked his actual presence or cordial support nator and, M shields tendants nd Sen n joined | nmedi g ton 1l we ely on comi t Autumn. Mrs. active the Christr bhr m, a lvely affair of, Chri: week, which brought out 100 per cent the membership and scores heir friends. Harry Hall Second President. Harry Hall was elected pre him served @ Cottrell, then aper man but now Minister 20 and he Representative B R tverert M. E the fifth president Pope wis wme ot of the State basis for some of the most important social events in the annals of their socfety. When Judge Edward Terry sanford was appointed by President one of the most Spring was | his honor in| the banquet Santord the Club was United Stat east and middiv ven in hone to the several pleasant en marked the visit of those connect with the Stone Mountain project Several hanquets have been given, but at no stated time. Th; ven on Februa Inspect 1722 Upshur Street West of Sixteenth dwelling rooms, two tiled b 1 floors througl b itchen, large, light cel- servants’ toilet and 1 lon auto- open fire Detached brick & matic storage heater, i place. large attic 1 Floyd E. Davis Company 733 12th St. N.W. Main 352-353 New House Salesmen Wanted Must have car and Real tate experience. See Sales Manager Wm S. Phillips & Co., Inc. Realtors 1432 K M. 4600 function glven to inspire interest and sm among the members. bers and guests were in attendance. Guil Barber of Laurel, Md., fregently has heen the host of the society and the picnic to which he invited nearly 1,000 Tennesseeans and their friends e peak of the hospitalities which society has_enjoyed. Mr. Barber, old~ Southern generosity, fur- all the refreshments and k the beef, chicken roasted on a 1 sweet potatoes husks, with s and such delicious could bé brought from the State in an acceptable condition. Mr. Barber is a member of the association the with nished andehis beautiful home in Laurel has ffered for picnics and used. Leen frecly p it very often Past Season Notable. was one of the ccessful in the as- Lemuel Reece Representative, was ¢ at the annual meet- Sims_vice presi- Woods s secre- Three standing appointed about wnd their chairmen vership, Samuel H. tive, all the former d by Rufus W. Pear- nment by Mrs. Myr- The Christmas tree . which now is an annual the form taken by the meeti nd it is proposed his the most elaborate of but for Tennesseeans - to all others guests may invited. The Chri fete of 5 s a brilliant s and no of the State, and especially students within the city opportunity to return lacked a good and an evening of 2s0n citizen Tennessee and without home for the hol dinner, a present good cheer Masked Ball Attractive. i teaturg of the Win- & season was a masked carnival time and at Willard, Nearly 400 persons ed and frolicked and prizes were arded for the best costumes. The which began eight years ago now per & Ros 11T AND' G STS. Drive Away Chill These cool mornings and evenings you need a Gas, Oil ¢r Electric Heater to keep home comfortable. The Humphrey Radi- antfire Gas Thermax _ Electric A Heater, with 124nch copper reflector. Can be used ok B ing socket F ireside Comfort This department is prepared to show the newest and most attractive creations in Andirons, Screens, Spark Guards, Portable Wood and Coal Guards. complete line of Wood Baskets Andirons, $2.75 up—Fire Sets, $5.00 up Screens, $5.00 up—Coal Grates, $4.00 up Third Floor Demonstration of the ' Columbia Electric Water Heater On 2nd Floor This is a new electrical device. Gives hot-water in 50 seconds for Shaving, Boil- ing Eggs, Heating Baby's Bottle, Tea Parties and a hundred other uses. acceptable form of | den i, 20-gallon, vanized iron and (HOLLYWOOD HOLDS Left to right: Lemuel Reece, i- Maj. J. C. Sims, vice president; Malcolm L. Woods, secretary’ and treasurer. than 250, with the prospect of a sub- stantial increase the coming season. A picnic at Benedict, Md., given within the month, called out a large number, while a dance given in May taxed the capaci of the smaller ballroom of the Raleigh. The place of meeting has not been fixed, but the Tennesseeans favors some defi- nite place for the banquet and the ball, both of which have become an annual feature, with a small place for the general monthly meetings, when literary and musical programs, danc- ing and cards occupy the evening. An address by some good speiker of the State invariably forms part of the entertainments, and all of the clal circle in Waskington, the two the Senators and menbers of the House and such as occupy other posts under the Government may always be counted on to fill in that part of the prograni. BANK PROBE RECESSED. Inquiry in South Carolina Expect- ed to Take All Next Week. COLUMBIA, S, C., September 11 (). —Examination of witnesses in the grand jury’s investigation of the fail- ure of the American Bank & Trust Co. of Columbia will consume all of next week, it indicated today when @ recess was taken at noon until Monday morning. 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Today she 'is selling hosiery and gloves behind the counter in a’Holly- wood department store, and during the three years she has lived in sight of the walls of half a dozen motion pleture studios, she never has been able to pass the door in the rear of the casting director’s office. . Also, she has 10,000 sisters here in the same predicament. Some have become typists, others are waitresses; many are cashiers in drug stores; a few work in laundries. There prob- ably is more feminine beauty to the square inch behind the counters of department stores of Hollywood and Los Angeles than in any other com munity of the world. Beautiful blondes, fascinating brunettes, state- ly Dianas, perfect Venuscs mingle| here in the city of blasted hopes. The visiting beauty discoves other ‘girls, equally attractive, s the studios and she finally re she must seek employment elsewhere. As a rule she eventually quits think- ing_about the movies. | The night cashier in .o Lig drug| store on Hollywood Boulevard from a Kansas town 18 months She has bronze hair, a glorious com- plexion, perfect features and a figure | that would delight a sculptor. She was the ‘“queen of beauty By the Associated Press. RANNOCH MOOR, Scotland, Sep- tember 11.—The most _picturesque tramps of the United Kingdom are Scotsmen who ply the broad high road which runs along Loch Lomond and across the wild and desolate Rannoch Moor to Inverness. Probably the best known is “Long Jock.” For half a century this to- blind mendicant has fiddled his v along the Perthshire roads, ac- companied by two dogs. He shares all his meals with the dogs and at night wraps his 16-foot tartan plaid about them and himself and sleeps out under a tree. . Eighty-Year Veteran. “Old Johnson” is another. He's a genial fellow in a Balmoral bonnet and tattered frock coat. He has a wealth of humor and is known to be Though beautiful, she is not dumb. She offers good advice to -town beauti thought I was the most beauti- ful @~ {n the world before I left homg. Everybody agreed that I ought to be in the movies. It was a pretty dream while it lasted. It took me two months to learn that the beauty supply exceeds the demand here, “If T could reach all the smalltown * | beauties whose eves are turned toward ilmland I'd tell them to stay at home. It's much more plea: to be the prettiest girl in Jone M 'lmllfllliml = e\ !Ml: i | i w fim il T I ummlu!i T i li [ aa e A o i “ 4 T OST PICTURESQUE TRAMPS IN WORLD ROAM IN SCOTLAND| GETS LIFE SENTENCE Men and Women, Some OId, Are Well Known to Natives and Have Own Clan, Keeping Sabbath and Obeying Leader. a master of repartee. He has been on the road for 80 years. Highland tramps, or “tinkers” as they are called around Rannoch Moor, speak the Gaelic language. They move in clans and are known by the family names which often go back for centuries. The oldest mem- ber of the clan is the chief find his word is law. They are strict Sab- batarians and will not even blow their bagpipes for alms on Sunday. Special Privileges Enjoyed. One old woman who has been on the tramp in the Western Highlands for 75 years boasts that she has never slept in a bed. She has brought up a family on the King’s highway and wears @ wedding ring that has been handed down from mother to daugh- ter in her clan for 300 years. They have a jolly life. Every five or_six miles along the road is a “tramp’s hotel"—a barn or hut where they can rest for the might or find shelter from the storms. The High- land farmers and shepherds know them by name and exchange greet- Ings whenever they meet. Taxes and bank failures never worry them and at the end there is a tramps’ cemetery in Stirlingshire called “No Man’s Land." Mrs. Emma C. Mable, a 76-year-old widow, and her invalid son, with a pick and shovel, make a comfortable living from one of California’s famous abandoned gold mines near Deadwood SALES 14th and P Sts. NW. i PBEBRLESS . HAS SLAYER OF WOMAN Man Admits He. Killed Victim When She Attempted to Save Child From Attack. By the Associated Press. MUSKEGON, Mich., September 11. —Elmer Woodward, 29, Muskegon Heights, today began a life sentence for the murder Thursday of Mrs. John J. Barnes of Muskegon. He admitted having clubbed her to death with an automobile jack when she attempted to save her daughter, [sabel, 15, from his at- tack. The girl succeeded in beating him off. He fled but was captured by a posse. He had induced Isabel to go with him in his automobile toward his home, asserting his young daughter was dangerously ill and was crying to see Isabel. Mrs. Barnes decided to accompany her daughter. Circuit Court Judge Vanderwerp sentenced Woodward, remarking he regretted murder does not entall the death penalty in Michigan. Wood ward heard him without emotion. Officers immediately started for Marquette Branch of the Michigan State prison with the slayer. SEDATE MODELS SOUGHT. PARIS, September 11 ()—"The more sedate and refined models are the keener American buyers are to purchase them this year." says one of the leading dressmakers The day of eccentricities better suit ed to the musical halls is over.” he added. There is a general agreement that the models being shown represent & high order of tuste as they are free from exaggeration of any kind. AT (T AT REDUCED " KENNEDY BROS. ANNOUNCE a new schedule of RENTAL! in their new apartment building No. 2915 Connecticut avenue at Cathedral avenue ?pen day and evening Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc. Rental Agents 738 Fifteenth street N.W'. Phone Main 6830 I I T [T = [ and up Washington Branch Main 9850 R. B. LIVIE, Gen. 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