Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1927, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1927. =" - DSTRETTOHEY | * WOMEN OF SOUTH | i Join Campaign to Erect New Building as Home for { Needy Confederates. ‘Washington will share in the rals. | Ing of funds for the erection of a new bullding for the Home for Needy Con- federate Women, established in Rich- | wmond, Va., in 1900 and called “the | first tribute offered to the noble wom- | benefit dance, the will he given a1 urday night, Feb- 3 s event will open the campaign for funds here. Mrs. Andrew J. Montague, wife o: Representative Montagus of Virginia, has been president of the home for more than years and she is in charge of arrangements for the ball. ‘The site for the new bullding has already been obtained through the generosity of Lee Camp, United Con- federate Veterans, which made a girt of two and a half acres of land ad- jmcent to the grounds of the Con- federate Sold'ers’ Home. The bulld- ing will be diagonally across from the famous Rattle Ahbey. The Ladiex' Auxiliary of George E. en of the South, “Ball of the Pickett Camp, Confederate Veterans, began to plan for the original home In 1897, Mrs, Montague said, and the charter, prepared by Judge George L. Christian, was authorized by the Leg- islature in 1598 The home, then a small house on Grove street, was opened in 1900. Tn 1904 the present home was ncquired It was once the Powell School, which housed the Treasury Department of the Confederate States during the Civil War. Applicants for admission to the home must have been tha wife, sister or daughter of a Confederate soldior | who saw active service and must be more than 65 years old. i PLAN VISIT TO PARK. Arts Commission to Inspect Merid- ian Hill Work. Members of the Commission of Fine Arts plan to visit Merldian Hill Park tomorrow during the regular monthly meeting of the fine arts hody to in- spect the work that has been done toward completion of the park and to see developments that have been made in the park plan in the past year. The commission members are strongly in favor of completion of Meridian Hill Park and urge the planting of trees, Jaying out of the proposed park gardens and the other features included in the park plan. Earlier in the day the commission will consider several matters of local Interest, among them the design of two memorial tablets: provision for adequate heating ‘plants in the new Government bulldings to do away with smoke and soot and the identical bills introduced in the Senate and House to give the commission authority over private building within a short dis- | tance of public buildings and parks. e WALSH ADVISES JEWS. Senator Says They Should Combat | Antagonism to Race. 3 The Jews of Washington should give their earnest support to any movement that tends to combat an- tagonism to their race, Senator David 1. Walsh of Massachusetts told a luncheon of workers in the Jewish (ommunity Center drive yesterday. He referred to the restrictive immi- gration law as being especially severe | on the Jews. . Progress toward the goal of 8,000 members was reported at the initlal funcheon of the drive, which is sched- uled to close next Monday. Morris Cafritz, chairman of the campaign, resided, and Dr. Abram Simon de- fvered the opening prayer. o The next luncheon will be held . Dean Willlam Wilbur ot Geo ‘Washington University i #cheduled to speak. A butterfly that gives off an electric shock when handled has béen found in Africa. Gov’t Workers, here is what An Investment LOAN does for you HECHT CLUB BANQUF;I;. Men of Organization Will Dine To- morrow Night. The Men's Club of The Hecht Co Wil hold ite annual banquet tomor row night at 6:15 o'clock at the Har- rington Hotel, followed by entertain ment. One hundred and fifty mem bera, including the store's executiver are_expected. \ ollowing _program has been d: Al Norton and Marty tubin, Louis Rothachild, “Building Publle Confidence in llusine. Bob and George Groome, A. Bl Albor, Nate Wolin, A, J. Koshler, “Selling and Its Supervisions”; Billy’ Freeman and Representative Moore of Ohio. “Criticizing the Critie." The election of new officers will take place. The present officers are: Bert J. Rosenberg. president; Dave Linker, vice president, and Ira Phelps. treasurer, Woman Asks $15,300. Suit to recover $15.300 damages has been filed iIn the District Supreme Court by Caroline T. Hays, 4404 Klingle road, against the Consumers Co., Inc, = for alleged person»l injuries. The plaintif was a pas- senger on a buk of the Washington Railvay and Blectric Co. Jahuary ’£, 1826, when an auto truck of the defendant collided with the bus at Massachusetts avenue and Edmon- ston Street. Attorneys Harvey D. Jacob and Walter M. Bastian appear for the plaintiff. Sergt. Tieman Retired. First- Sergt. Joseph Tieman, 44th Ordnance Company, at the Army Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Md., has been placed on the Army retired list on his own application, after more than 80 ¥ Medical Colles Ginsses Fitted ze E Graduste yes Examined Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES || Eyesight Spe_einli-t . A DEAD STORAGE $3.00 Per Month 80 L STREET NORTHEAST Franklin 4856 BEACON INN cit St., Bet. 18th d 1! W, oS Stogh AT Aty untis w0 Ovr ATICY. PRIAE KIN OF ¥ Wednesday and Friday. EE] 5 Vo TR AP I e, This great bank THE FEDERAL-AMERICAN Is a member of the American Bankers’ Association Our Departmental In- vestment Loan gives you $100 now and a Savings Account amounting to §54 year from now when the loan is paid, by simply in- vesting $13.50 a month for twelve months. 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New and lovely color combi- nations, including some beautiful Persian pat- terns. The Hecht Co ) Spring In eight tain their loveliness. Fashion is featuring—Flat Crepe. (Main Fioor, The Hecht Co.) To give you a concrete {Main Floor, idea of how smart a frock with McCALL pattern No. 4857—zwe sketch it in a combination of the Plaid Taffeta ($1.95 a vd.) and Flat Crepe at $1.55 a yard. The ten patterns sketched . are from the Silk Sale. 40-inch Washable Flat Crepe | $1-55 a Yard Maize, laver:der, pink, light blue, peach, Pekin, copen, almond, nile, tan, silver, orchid, black. Many other shades, too numerous to men- tion. All the lovely graduations of color to make the effective compose dresses so smart this Spring. The price of this beautiful crepe is so very reasonable that one cannot afford to miss such an event. Pure silk, every thread of it. 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