Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1926, Page 27

PRESIDENT GREET . AMERIGAN YOUTH Mappiness and Helpfulness ' Keynote Words of Greeting- 1 to 1,225,000. Ay e Amocisted Press. NEW YORK, December 29.—Happi- and helpfulness are two keynote rds of New Year greetings sent by dent Coolidge to the 1,226,000 loan youths who are members the Boy Scouts of America and the H Clubs of boys and girls. The Naw Year messa; which was sent {Jhrough James . West, chief Scout ecutive, Boy Scouts of America, was ade publio at the national offices of e Boy Scouts in this city. President ‘oolidge s honorary president of the oy Scouts of America. There are ¥%25,000 boys affiliated ith the Boy Scout organization. The H Club organization of rural boys ind girls has numbers almost as great. s work is carried on under the aus- ces of the United States Department t Agriculture, co-operating with the ~everal States. The President's New Year message | Myas as follows: “As we go into the new year I nd you my greetings and best wishes or health and happiness in the com- 12 months, © “In my holiday message a year o I pointed out the many advan- s of membership in assoclations ch as yours. press their principles in a single ord, that word, it seems to me, would e ‘helpfulness.” ve abundant opportunities for use. lness in 1927. We get happiness m doing our duty, further happi- jass from doing a little more than neceseary, and from doing things as ear right as we can. “'Ouy communities and our country the better because of what you |' s and girls are, what you do, and hat you will mean to our soclal and Wconomic life as the men and women &f the tuture.” STATE PARK SOUGHT. &500-Acre Preserve of Big Trees|| Urged for California. 7 the Associated Press. Creation of a State park in Califor- |} consisting of about 5,500 acres and gmbracing the North and South Cala- | eras groves of big trees in Calaveras {nd Tuolumne Counties is the ultimate urpose of a bill prepared for intro- Al uction by Representative Engle - ight, Republican, of that Stae. The Calaveras Grove Association of lifornia is said to be negotiating for two groves, and Representative lebright’s bill would turn over to e State about 1,240 acres of the na- || | onal forest reserve situated between e groves whenever either of the tim- You help others, and f Absent 14 Months .On Errand, He Now Faces Divorce Suit Alfred A. Fuss took 14 months to get a quart of ice cream, and then did not bring it, Mrs. Ada A. Fuss tells the District Supreme Court, in_a petition for a limited divorce. May 1, 1925, in the eve- ning Fuss suggested that he would get the cream and left the house for that purpose. Mrs. Fuss says she did not see him again until last July. During his absence he failed to contribute to her support, she asserts, and when she asked for money at his return he refused and left home again. Fuss s in business in Philadel- phia, which he is about to sell, she states, and threatens to go to Mexico. She asks the court to put him under bond to remaln in Wash- ington. They were married Janu- ary 4, 1899. Attorney George E. McNell appears for the wife. Two Face Gallows Friday. CHICAGO, December 29 (#).—Attor- neys for James Gricius, 21, alias Gran- ite, and Thomas McWane, 19, sen- tenced to hang Friday, last night ap- parently gave up further éfforts to save them from the gall 3t we should try to [} under the regular. PLAIN SILK DRESSES, Dry Cleaned, $1.50 Men’s Overcoats, Without Fur, Dry Cleaned, $1.00 Men’s Suits, Cleaned and Pressed, $1.00 Rag Rugs, Dyed, 7c a Square Foot Velour Curtains, Dyed, $3 per pair 2469 18th r lands {s formally set aside for k purposes, —the new sleeveless tennis frock, with a jacket for luncheon or tea —the formal afternoon frocks—and the fluttering dance frocks for Southern nights —are all found here, introducing the smart styles that THE sports costume, the traditional daytime costume of Palm Beach Franklin 5232 forecast the fashions for the new year. SKETCHED—The Compose theme —a smart new fashion note—is seen in this copy of Chanel’s sports dress of crepe roma, $65. ~rerw— The new hats of frosted failles, Bakou felt, Bouclette, Chouquette and Eclabousse crocheted straw—the new shoes—and the smart coats of flannel and kasha are distinctly new and altogether different for Southern crochet hat. crown, $18.50, The Walnut Room Dresses, $45 upwards ! 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SKETCHED-—The Compose color effect is carried out in this degrade Shaded from brim to Smart Hats, $18.50 to $35 THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, SANTA CLAUS LEAVES CIVITAN CLUB TOYS Members Receive Yule Gifts and Hear Poli Entertainers at Luncheon, Members of the Civitan Club re celved toys from Santa Claus in cos- tums, in person of Howard Gottlieb, and were entertained by players of the “Vagabond King,’ playing at Poli's, at a Christmas celebration and luncheon in the La Fayette Hotel yes- terday. ~Santa Claus marched into the dining room and called for assist- ance in distributing the toys. As minfature automobiles, mouth organs and other articles were being dis- tributed in rapid succession, Santa explained he had to rush as 1926 is nearing the end and he had to com plete his Yuletide mission. He re mained long enough, however, to up- hold his reputation for ready wit by telling several jokes and humorously informing several club members how they must aid in the work of the club during the coming year. The entertainment by the players from Poli's Theater included vocal solos by Miss Merle Stevens and Miss Lucy Lawler, accompanied by Carlton Neville; a solo by the latter ; St. NW. Lincoln 1812 9 played his own accompaniment, an several recitations by H. H. McCol- lum. They were introduced b, Connors, manager of the produ in which they are playing. Thomas M. Stearn, president of the club, pre- sided. FALL IS IMPROVED. Ex-Secretary Should Be Out of Danger Soon, Says Doctor. EL PASO, Tex., December 20 () Albert B. Fall, who has heen confined to his home here since Sunday with pneumonia, was reported slightly ims proved today. The former Secretary of the Interior was “resting well,” at- tendants said, Dr. H. T: Safford said Fall had con- tracted influenza pneumonia, but that his 65-year-old patfent apparently was offering *'good resistance” and should be out of danger in a few days, un- less complications develop. Fall's temperature and pulse have dropped to nearer normal and he seems improved in every way, the physician said. W. C. Ridgway Dies. NEW YORK, December 29 (#).— ‘Willlam C. Ridgway, lawyer, for 20 |4 years secretary of the National Paper Trade Assoclation, died yesterday. | GRANDS UPRIGHTS ~ee AND ~- MIDGET PIANOS FOB___I_!_ENT HUGO WORCH 1110 G.Est.i8m D. C.. WEDNESDAY, ROCKEFELLER OFFERS $5,000,000 PARK SITE 40-Acre Tract From Riverside Drive to Broadway Would Be Given to New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 29.—John D. Rockefeller, jr., has offered the City of New York $5,000,000 worth of park land. After a conference hetween Mayor New Year—and staying smartly at home Walker and Mr. Rockefel e, had been offered the | of the Rockefeller fam ily, if the city would agree to maintain | it as a park. The Billings estate extends from 1934 street to 200th street, hetween Riverside drive and Broadway. It was offered the city under the admin istration of Mavor Mitchell, t not accepted. The time the property of C. K. i sportsman, who acquired the land for the purpose of developing trotting Oxfords of genuine Florida Al]igator ) a featured presentation OR the Fashionables, those tak- ‘ ing trips bver the those $9.75 1207 F Where Fashions Make.Their Debut ¥ () il Nickel Cigar Grows in Favor. CLEVELAND. December 20 (#) The late remarked: is a good five-cent clgar.” comnvention here have been y Emmanuel E. Jresman, Py of the national association, that sales of popular-priced cigars, including the nickel brands, increased by 50,000,000 §n 1926 — homas R. 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