Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1927, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927. WILKINS PREPARES FOR ARCTIC FLIGHT Captain Reconditions Airplane for Attempt to Explore “Blind Spot.” 19 Gibbs, and dramatic readings and poetry selections by members of the poetry group. Mrs. Aaron Newman will act as hostess and the new mem- ndr. R. G. Da aj. Dondero and Capt. Y bers will be the special guests. A (Continued from Eighteenth Page.) The Smith College Club will hold | & s Shook, has b a meeting tomorrow afternoon at| e nireis an amtetadi rent ke Visitation Convent will entertain at| 4:30 o'clock at the A. A. U. W. club- g this affair an out a tea dance in compliment to the|] house. Tea will be served and Mrs. class of '27 in the patio at the Carlton | H. M. Nichols will report on the Hotel tomorrow afternoon from 4 to| alumnae council meetings held in 7. Miss Jean Nesbit is president of | Northampton over tr K 8,000 Speclmens of Imple- |7 Miss Jean X Saiich Bhe atbdsnl ke ikl Gaute eom ments Will Be Sent to Tnited Daughters of the the Washington club. Arrangements| The swami' wil give will be made for & Spring luncheon | “The Art of Living,’ National Museum. ch will be held at the T “onfe Memorial Home, 1322 March 31, when the annualsconven-|be vocal m tion of the A. A. U. W. will be held | i in Washington. As many prominent alumnae will attending the ses- sions, it is expected that the luncl | Vermont ue northwest, at 8| (O ct S i ‘mnl‘:‘ghhfon The pyg- |0'clock tomorrow evening. The orator |of the evening will be Congressman va South Carolina, whose very we)l South as well n Washington. | His subject will be . Anderson,” who was one of the outstanding fig- ladies will be present. The committee, consisting of Capt. George F. Un- macht, chairman; Capt. W. J. Stan- . Bettelhein C. RHODES ‘1221 F STREET ! EVERY ODD LOT MUST GO! TOMORROW-—Every one and two of a kind and short lot Much interest is being shown in the Hindu health luncheon to be given Monday at 12:15 o'clock in the Wil- Jard Hotel by the Washington com- mittee, in honor of A very interesting program has been ared for the first historical meet- son of the District Di- By the Associated Press. FAIRBANKS, Alaska., February 24. __Capt. George Hubert Wilkins of the | Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic expedi tion vesterday began reconditioning | the Alaskan, a Fokker airplane used in nd Point Barrow last year | attempt to explore the | Wilkins arrived e ot Indian philosopher, who| 4 the city early next week Malo, N. Y. Among the many for the luncheon Fletcher, Mrs, Henr Mrs. Wil By the Associated Pre BOSTON, February 2 mies who live far in the interio of New Guinea are “in the stone age’ of culture, said Prof. Matthew Stirling of Berkeley, Calif. Prof. Stirling, who headed it sonlan Institution-Dutch government | e . expedition into pygmy land, returned | UreS e Wi tween the S on the liner President Adams with | There IUAICAL ‘pro) | which ha At the meeting of the Pennsy Society hington in the Willard baliroom tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock the honor guests will be the Pennsylv in the House of F will be known sentatives night, opportunity to solons to addre: the National bl table hostesses | o tCr Ay night. Mrs. Brooks| “\yingg from the Detroiter, Wilkins' ; Rathbone, | o, Fokker plane, are to be trans- | ferred to the Alaskan. A new motor | will be put in and minur repairs made. Shnns | Both planes were badly damaged last s Boughton W year. Wilkins to have the e doushion Waod:| Alaskan reconditioned by the time his otiGi two new Stinson planes arrive from nn\\n lhlnm.huul the e : House of Repre- and wil g will be CLOSED OUT! other members of the expedition. Describing the primitive customs of the four-foot people, whom he found very friendly, he r ked that they ¢ accused of cannik ism. The accusation, he bhelieved, arose from their methods of disposing of their dead. In some villag mation 1s practiced, but in others the bodies are left exposed on & platform | for some time and the bones are pre- served. Generous in Potatoes. Members of the expedition found the pygmies generous in their gifts of | sweet potatoes, the staple product of this agricultural people: and other food, and thorough and trustworthy. The; mal religion, but ar tlous. They believe in gh magic and wear charms and e tatn kinds of food to ward « spirits. The men wear nets over their head and large nets slung from thei shoulders in which they c: their household belonging: they are of poor physique. Test of Bravery. While the pygmy bride of New Guinea has to submit to having her husband chop off her index finger at | the first joint as a symbol of tha|g married state, the young man about to be married must first undergo an ordeal to test his courage. With two male relatives of the bride, he goes out into a clearing, where they shoot arTows at him. He tries to dodge the missiles and to shoot back. of the prospective husbands survive are considered bra x 1o support a wife, but they must also be possessed of a goodly supply of the shells which are used as money. | The expedition used airplanes an cances in exploring the country About 8,000 specimens of crude wood and stone implements and weapons and other material were ob- tained and will be sent to the National Museum. In addition, many reels of motion picture film and still pictures were brought home. Prof. Stirling said that he planned to revisit the pygmy country probably within two years in order to follow up his studies. MRS. F. WHITNEY TOWER TO WED IN CAIRO TODAY Daughter of Harry Payne Whitney ‘Will Be Bride of G. MacCol- loch Miller, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 24.—Mrs. Flora Whitney Tower and G. MacCol- loch Miller, both of New York, will be married today in Cairo, Egypt, it was announced here yesterday. Mrs. Tower is the former Flora Payne Whitney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. She was divorced in 1925 from Roderick Tower, to whom she was married in 1920. Mr. Miller is a son of the late M. Hoffman Miller and a grandson of the late George MacColloch Miller, and is a lawyer and financier. He joined g:l Tower and her mother recently in iro. “@Rose blush questionthe smartest Spring c 5 cott, violinis | uel Burl | the Distr g, ‘m.mnr will be the and s The program Piano, “Country Gardens,” inger; waltz, “Opus 34, No. 1,” relude in G Minor,"” violin, “From the i fullu\\'i | by Chop Rach- brake | from | Dancs A Reneral invita- | tion ha: ded to all the local | Daughters of the Confederacy and oth- | er Southern organizations to attend. | Maine_State Society Will Give Reception Tomorrow. The Maine State Society of Wash- ington wil hold a reception at the Hamiltoa Hotel tomorrow evening in honor of Senator and Mrs. Arthur R. i | Gould of Maine. At the coffee house symposium at he clubhouse of the League of Ameri- n Pen Women tomorrow afternoon or Heetor Valarde, second secre- y of the embassy of Peru, will give illustrated lecture on “Peruvian | Architecture.” Among the patronesses are Mrs. bert H. Grosvenor, Mrs. J. Borden iman, Mrs. Franklin H. Ellis and Roland Kidder Smith. The host- on this occasion will be Mrs. Robert J. Grant and Mrs. Robert L Taylor. The regular monthly fellowship tea will be held at the clubhouse Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. The program includes vocal numbers b; ILK ordered trom your grocer hasn’t remained on your doop-step ex- posed many hours to Winter’s cold or Sum- mer’s heat. It's been - properly kept at proper temperature. Order your Milk as you need it from your grocer, —at all grocers’ —at all times and ginghem” is without inaticy tobe shownin l:ght leathers. This pattern may l]so or in “tan cal brown.” Higl Silk_Stockings to match $1.50 had in “patent and hy '%fr:fi'., If and mottl h Paris or spike heel SIZES 2% T09 AAAA TOD ISLEY'S Beautiful Shoes In Washington — 1339 F Street, N. W. for their homes in Pennsylva 1 the close of Congress. e | O'Connor will sing and will be accom. | be dancing until 1 o Saturday Anna B v, Mrs. ( . 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Formerly $65. .$20 150 Val-Check Rayon Dresses $3.59 Tomorrow only. Attrac- tive stylcs and colors in sizes 16 to 4 Czechoslova automobiles and 500 trucks. 1,000 Chic $3 and $4 Hats Trimmed and Sport Models For One Day—Friday Only—at $1.88 Turkish Towels, 18¢ Seconds of 39¢ and 59¢ Bath Towels. sorbent terry. fancy border effects; 18 dozen in the lot. Floor Covering Remnants, 24¢ sq. yd. Formerly 59¢ and 69¢ Short lengths of Certainteed Floortex in splendid patterns. Many pieces may be matched. Perfect More than 700 yards in the lot. Remnants, 24¢ sq. yd. Inlaid Linoleum Perfect _quality. stock reduced for clearance, Short fancy patterns. colors. next week, so that they embled immediatel he hopoff for Point Barrow has y for March 15, when all three plane taneously, carrying light loads of nec- essary equipment. gallons of gasoline was stored at Point Barrow last A supply of 3,500 ummer. a has 14,000 passenger Rainy Day Specials! 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Now 6 Street and Afternoon Dresses— Formerly sold for $45 S Street and Afternoon Dresses— Formerly Sold for $49 10 Street and Afternoon Dresses— Formerly sold for $59 14 Street and Afternoon Dresses— Formerly sold for $65 1 Street and Afternoon Dress— Formerly sold for $75 1 Street and Afternoon Dress— Formerly sold for $79 5 Street and Afternoon Dresses— Formerly sold for $85 2 Street and Afternoon Dresses— Formerly sold for $95 2 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $65. 2 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $55... 2 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $49 2 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $45 7 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $39 1 Evening Dress—Formerly sold for $29 16 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $65 1 Evening Dress—Formerly sold for $55 4 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $49.50 2 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $45. 19 NOW! 29 ceseccencs J 3 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $98 2 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $95 7 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $85.......... 6 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $79... 6 Evening Dresses—Formerly sold for $75 tesecssces 1 Blue Velvet Evening Wrap—Formerly sold fors 4 5 00 1 White Evening Wrap and Dress Ensemble—s Formerly sold for $250. 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Now $115 Black Cloth Coat, gray collar and cuffs. Now $25 $39 $50 2 Reversible Sport Coats, formerly sold for $59. $19