Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1926, Page 30

80 00 HPPODRONE *TOBE EXCAVTE British Get Turks’ Permission to Search Ruins of Con- stantine’s Circus. Ry the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 13. ~The Angora government has given the British Museum of London permis- | slon to excavate the Hippodrome, the | heart of this ancient city of the Em peror Constantine. Excavations will begin next Spring and will be con- cerned chiefly with a search for the | remains of the spina, the wall which ran down the center of all ancient hip- | podromes and whigh in this case was covered with statucs and monuments | brought by Constantine and his suc- | cessors from Egypt, Greece, Italy and | Asia. Everything found in th> course of these exca yme the | property of the nment. The Hippodome wple was the s in 3 5 o1 wmany impor the usual horse 1 that volt_against the Em inian in 532 A. D. was sup- | Relisarius when ed 10,000 rebels iebels were within the walls Hippodrome in the act of asurper to the throne of Justinian with cckluce taken from | throat of the usurper’s wife, since | iént hippodrome | the post have. arrived. > feet below the | ttactive park which the | luid out on that_site. itine relics still rise there; ks and the mous green | brought by Constantine from the sanctuary of the Delphie Apollo, | where it had been erected by the vie: torious Greek cities after the mmo:] of Platea and Sa nis in 497 B. C. In strong contrast with these ane cient relics have Grant it n- | sided. fountain of modern his- | surrender of the old charters of the American Legion State commanders and adjutants from all parts of the United Sta: vho will attend the an- nual commande nd adjutants’ con- ference at Indianapolis November 29. 30 and December 1 will be enter. tained at a dinner the evening of vember 30 by Voiture Locale, No. 145, of the “Forty and Eight.” National Comdr. Howard P. vage and Charles A. Mills, chef de chemin de fer of the “Forty and Eight,” will also be guests. The American Legion Auxiliary is keeping pace with the Legion in ad- vance membership work | cording Mac: president. Re- ports received at national headquar- indicate that auxiliary units in ail parts of the country are actively enrolling memb Only mothers, widows, sisters and daughters of men who died in line of duty or before discharge from World War service are entitled tb wear the gold star emblem of The American Legion Auxiliar r at tional headqua ry, explainis definin til the of a clear, member.” Un- ion the definition mother” was not gold star ’ night Seven members were George P, Grove ad of the cntertainment. Capt. Reynolds was elected junior vice commander to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Cogswell, who resigned. The badges for the various officers of Nominations de at the next H. K for officer meeting, will be 1 November Victory Post, No. 4, the American Legion, held Its fi meeting in the Woodmen of the World hall, N place, Tuesday. Chaplain Buker opened the meeting with a prayer for the victims of the La Plata tornado. In the absence of Comdr. Schwalm, Post Comdr. Shultz pre. Final arrangements for the toric importance occupies a place in | Robley D. Evans and the McGroarty- the park which stretches the grave of Constantine’s "This fountagn wa former Kaisbr of G # token of his friendship for the Red | Sultan, abdul Hamid. | over, O’'Connel Posts and the request for hippodrome. | a new charter for Victory Post were a gift of Wilhelm, | made. rany, crected as | Ellsworth, adjutants of the consoli ing posts, presented the new flag the post. . Richard Simpson and Charles at- to - |as follows: An Armistice day committee com- posed of Raymond A. Burke, chair- man; Neal Lanahan, Eugene L. Cal. laghan, Madison Hill, John Clark and Ernest Lyons were named to lay Legion wreaths on the graves of Fighting Bob” Evans, Lieut. Stephen Patrick McGroarty and Pvt. John 0O'Conn in Arlington National Ceme- tery. . In the drive for raising funds for the drum corps, the following were awarded prizes: Leonard _Colbert, cedar chest; Capt. Watson B, Miller, Vice Comdr. Neal Lanahan, M. B. Young and Miss Anne Hutton, each a $2.50 gold plece. Raymond Davey as appointed president of the Drum Corps -Association, Raymond Burke, financial and corresponding secretary, and Robert Hundley, quartermaster. With a view toward increasing the 1927 membership to 500, Madison Hill was_appointed chairman of a mem- bership committes. _Paul Burthe, a member of Costello Post, was a guest of the evening. La Societe des 8 Chapéaux et 40 Dames met at the Lee House last | Wednesday night and elected officers Chapeau, Emily J. Carey; demi-chapeau, Edith M. Warren, demi- | chapeau, Edith M. Donovan; surien- tendants. Lois B. McRea; sergente, rnold: chaplaun, Amy F. Ham. secretaire, Viola S. Bene ire, Louise White; l'archiv ¢ E. Kolhos. inquet will be given next Wed- | nesday at the Club St. Mark’s at 6:30 in honor of the retiring chapeau, E. Kolhos, who was elected chapeanx nationale at the con- | vention in Philadelphia.- Miss Edith Warren is chairman of the committee in charge. A card party is planned for tomorrow night at the home of Miss Warren. A rummage sale will be held Wednesday, and Mrs. Mary E. Killeen and Mrs. Leon Arnold 'are recetving donations. Officers will be installed at the December meeting. ste, Veterans of Foreign Wars. National Capital Post 127, Vet- erans of Foreign War: s meeting {last Monday was addressed by | Comdr. A, E. Pierce on ur; s gnce needed by the Widows and Or- phans’ Home ~Association, which is striving to secure necessary funds to erect a home for widows and orphans of veterans of all wa Miss Eliza- beth Shaw has offered sufficient land | and will deed this land to the associa- | tion immediately after building begins. | Souder, accompanied by at Brentwood, D. C., for this project | Memorial services were held and taps sounded by Sergt. Bugler Henry Loveless for the following: Joseph Much, George Seymour and Willlam Riley, all of whom died recently. T Federal Post, No. 824, gave a birth- day party to its Ladies’ Auxiliary November 4 at St. Agnes Parish Hall. The features of the evening included cards and the awarding of fantastic prizes. The program comprised selec- tions on the musical saw by Mr. s daughter on the piano; vocal selections by Miss Elsie Jorss and a tramp skit by Messrs. Lapin and Guthridge. A monkey drill was given by Messrs. Lapin, Guthridge, Lawless and| Ollerenshaw, directed by Acting| Comdr. Lucas. Chaplain Anderson, | in the name of the post, presented | the Auxiliary with a silk altar flag, which was accepted by Mrs. M | Lucas, president of the Auxiliary freshments were served. Auxiliary will give a card party St. Agnes Parish Hall, 46 Q street, tomorrow evening for the benefit of its relief fund. American War Veterans’ Club. The last “huskin bee and barn dance” of the American War Vet erans’ Club on Halloween was so suc- cessful that the club has decided to repeat the affair at the L’Aiglon Salon, Eighteenth street and Colum- bia road, November 29. As on the previous occasion, ging- ham’ dresses, aprons and sunbonnets will be worn by the woman folks and overalls by the men. ery one is requested to bring cowbells. = Instead of those attending bringing their own | lunch boxes, as heretofore, the club will serve cider, doughnuts, ginger- bread, apples, etc. Prizes will ‘be awarded to the best " costume, with prizes for the best “gingham” outfit worn by a/ woman attending. Other prizes will also be awarded in various contests. The affair is open to the public und} veterans of various organizations and friends, who should communicate | with Lieut. Charles Riemer, secretary of the club, Metropolitan Bank Build: | ng. One new hotel a month has been | the rule in Detroit for the last two years. ATWATER KENT Radio Sets Plus “Grove” Service Guarantee Satisfaction Harry C. Grove, Inc. 1210 G St. TWO SLAIN AS EJECTED MAN INVADES BALLROOM Constable Shot, Falling Gun Goes Off During Struggle and Kills Girl. By the Associated Press. 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