Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1927, Page 13

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" GIRL SCOUTS PLAN 10 EXHIBIT WORK Opening of $55,000 Drive to Be Marked by Demonstra- Pence tenants. Mrs team 2 Parrott '\ I8anc Weil and Mrs. Frank Summy. | Mrs. Golden L. of team 27; Mrs. George P. Scriven, Mrs, ick Kellond, Miss Mary E. Bri Miss Margaret and Mrs. Egbert Bullene Frank Reed. hn Thomas Taylor, M. B. Taylor, Gat Wellmuth tions in Three Places. troops of of demonstra. | Eight uniformed Scouts will give u ser! the home-making ashington branch of their ganization, in various parts of the city preliminary to the jng of the campuign to raise for w permanent camp 000 rold Lowrie and Mrs. L. B ht e $55.000 1 TG the campaign dinner tonizht. to | e fund and bud-| i a0 officials 10 1930 at a dinner meeting at the | LG g ard Hotel tonight The demonstrations. which been arranged by Miss Caroline Thom. | assisted by Miss Bleanor Hard and| Miss Laura Thom. will be staged in vacant X at 1364 Connecticut avenue. avenue next to Si worth's store and at Prospect avenue and M street. Georgetown. Members of troops will be seen in these demon- strations at such tasks ak caring for the <iek, cooking. ironing. handicraft | work. sich as the weaving of ru and similar duties which fall to:the lot of homemaker Will Open at 2 0°Clock? The demonstrations today will begin continue until 7 p.m. | made by have | an of the executive committee of the | irl Sc indsay. jr.. general chairman of the | Washington Girl Scout campalgn. and Barnett. Rarnett tion WMAL on Monday night Mrs Mrs. ber ut BTy e R. J. REYNOLDS “EXTRA." WINSTON-SALEM. 2 P —Directors | Revnolds Tobaceo Co. declared a qua terly dividend of $ extra dividend of $1 at 2 o'clock this afternoon and will {share on fts common stocks. ) 1928, George Unmacht, 1 Mrs. Mrs. THE EVENING, STAR, WASHINGTON, Embick, Mrs. lieu- Mrs. H. Ruggles. captain Ken- R. M Mrs. | and Mrs. Hester Baden captain Kennedy, Mrs . Kthel Taylor, Miss | and Dr. Priscilla | {of our Gilchrist, captain of | s Mar- | : of education health habits thousands of chil- provide dren, to | special those 1 ed Potts, Franklin rs Wain- King. children by to aid d team workers | | patients dresses will he t Hoover, chair in recover: but creased every pe community Her of America: Mrs. Charles | son, | will speak from s:u-‘[ ‘*:\u who read health seals.” This ning of the Decem R 4| | me by 5 per sh ng attention " | finance the organization stockholders of 4 At De- to se of busine | SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS PROGRESSES Funds Thus Far Received Repre- sent 500,000 Labels—Goal TIs 4,000,000. “Every dollar paid in to the Tuber culosis Association for a sheet of 100 Christmas health only helps to finance tuber- s germs and hospital thelr stection young in_which | health work of our sentially one of prevention, including | free information and advice to seek it and educational publicity for It is in this you arve buying health ins yourself when you buy our Ch statement Dr. egident of the as: the health the Social Service Hous; Aviatrix Given Ruth Elder wa of the Alabama reception and dan sions, 2400 Sixtee seals ot | tically the entire various forms clety, greeted M | the ‘reception she | ing. In the receivin elect Hugo Black ator Ose Black; Represent; sentative Allzood Representative | Mrs. Jeffers; 1. |of the Alabama Mrs. Barne President next meeting eld at the hursday sentative W represents in- | gainst disease for or old, in the we The ociation is es- | of am liwiio | £oCent | = BAZAAR Allia issued this M. Kober,| Church Ends iation, ense that rance for | stmas | | Women's was activities of the| - tonight. 1022 lay, with of the IRUTH ELDER IS GUEST OF ALABAMA SOCIETY and Is Greeted by Congressional Delegation and Others. A receiving line composed of prac- in Congress and the officer Underwood, Lee Darne: rnes announced that the January, B. Oliver will talk it to Chin: e Woman's Alliance of All n Church will close its ann D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER FGGS ARE LOWER INGENTER MARKET Butter Price Continues Firm, With Most Other Products Unchanged. Formal Reception | s the guest of .honor | State Society at its nce in Meridian Man- nth street, list night. Alabama delegation of the so- | Elder. Following | Joined in the danc- | g line were Senator | W repor who succceded Sen | and Mrs. | Almon. Repre- | Mrs. Allgood; st Jeffers and president Society, and ative i and Lamar 1 at 47 and 48 Warat hens laying. State nery products. the society will be | “‘Probably will e place on the first | when Rey.re- ot his | TO CLOSE. nce of All Souls’ Benefit Tonight. Souls' | i ar - opened ds attend- | sell The ba large cro ather was a dealer tion of the drop in the price of hen- 35 ed—Turke: Another drop in the price of eggs < this morning._ price of | current receipts going to %5 cents. Hennery eggs were quoted at 50 and 5 cents, while fresh selected stock cents. has “And only cold weather,” he added, cause higher before the Christmas holiday season.” Dealers reported a continued firm condition of the butter market, prices | remaining unchanged, and prices of | most other commodities this morning were the same as prices quoted yes- Wholesale Prices. esh 1-pound prints, 54; store packed, 30a3l. 47a48; ected osters, 15a16: ats, young, 70a75; 50a53; arted the explana- prices hen- 1 large, 92, 2 1927, ———r Florida, 1%-bushel hampers, pointed typss"md round type, fair guality. 1.25 al.50. Celery—Supplies moderate: demand moderate, market slightly weaker; New York, 2:3 crates, 2.00a2.25: Cali- tornia, crates. Iceberg type. 4-5 dozen, 4.50a5.00. Lettuce—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market about steady; Call- fornia, crates; iceberg type. 4-5 dozen. 4.50a5.00; Florida, 1%-hushel hampers, best, mostly 2.50: poorer, low as 2.00. Onions—Supplies light; demand light, market firm: Michigan. 100- pound sacks yellows, U. No. 1 medium to large size, 1.8521.90; New York, 100-pound sacks yellows, U. S. No. 1, medium to large size, 1.75a1.85. few lower. Potatoes—Supplies moderate; de- mand light. market steady: Michigan. 150-pound sacks Russet Rurals, U. S. No. 1. 3.15a325; Pennsylvania, 150 pound sacks round whites, U. 3 1, 3.00a3.25. Maine, 150-pound Green Moun:ains. U. 8. No. 1 3 String beans—Supplies liberal; mand light, market firm; Florida, % bushel hampers Green Refugees and Valentines mostly 2.00, few higher; flat stringless, 2.25; wax, few salest 2.00a2.25. Tomato Market Steady. Tomatoes—Supplies light: demand light, market steady: California, re- packed threes, ripes, wrapped, fancy count. 3.90a4.00: Ohio, 10-pound bas. kets hothouse mediums, 75a3 00; large size mostly 2.25, small mostly Cucumbers—Supplies light; demand | light, market steady; pers. 4.50. Eggplant—Supplies liberal; demand light, market dull: Florida, pepper crates fancy, 2 Peppers: 7s-bushel ham- light, market dull; Florida, pepper crates, fancy. mostly 2.00, few higher. Squash—Supplies light; demand mod- erate, market about steady: Florida, pepper crates, fancy, white, 3.00a3.50; yellow, 2.50a2.75; bushel crates, fancy. white, 2.25. Beets—Supplies limited; light, market steady; Texas, baskets, bunched, 2.00. Carrots — Supplies light: - demand light, market dull, California, Western lettuce, crates, bunched, 3. Spinach — Supplies ligh light; market steady: T baskets, best, mostly 1 quality and condition, 7 MORROW ON BOARD. NEW YORK, December 2 (#).— George W. Morrow, president of the Gold Dust Corporation, has been | elected a director of the Harriman Na- tional .Bank. Mr. Morrow alfo is president of the Warner Sugar Refin- ing Co.. vice president and a director of Standard Milling Co., and a direc tor of Remington Rand, Inc., and Christie Brown & Co. e g = STEEL OUTLOOK BETTER. NEW YORK, December 2 (#).— Youngstown dispatches to Wall Street quote James A. Campbell, president of Youngstown Sheet & Tube, as saying prices of steel products will have to g0 up next year. “Most steel makers have gone far as they can in reducinz costs. While definite gains have not yet appeared, the outlook for iron and steel is much better. A further price advance will precipitate the buying movement. Consumer: stocks are low, the meney situation is right and there are no overhanging disturbing conditiol demand bushel demand as, bushel ordinary | .= 23 FARM PRICES LOWER. - - i 12-Point Gaia in Buying Power o Agricultural Products Noted. | A one-point decline in the, level of farm prices for th& geng: gl ding November 15 was rfli day by the Department of Agriculture, which placed the index figure for that date at 148 per cent of the 1909-14 pre. war level. A year ago.it was 130 per, | ment’s index at 92 for October. an ad vance of 12 points over November of last year, el LUMBER INDUSTRY. NEW YORK, December 2 (#).—The Lumber industry of the country for the week ended November 28 more active than a year ago, but de: creases in production. shipments and with the preceding week In reports from 489 mills to the National L.umber Manufacturers’ Association The soft. wood _industry showed notable creases in all three items, partitilariy! heavy in shipments The curreht hardwood business also is a ‘fttle be- low the previous week. (Infilled orders of 223 Southern pine and West Coast mills_were 556,176.373 feet, against 548,258,922 feet for 227 roills the week before. FERRO-MANGANESE UP. NEW YORK, December 2 (#).— The price of ferro-manganese, an es. sential alloy in steel. has been ad- vanced $10 a ton to $100. f wag new business are shown in comparicon . e Eleventh street, headquarter Christmas seal sale, this morning it | WA nnounced that funds so far re- celved represent the value of more than 500,000 of the seals to d the 1 o Linens, aprons, dresses, toys, can- tion for another year. This first half e miotic o amabare o A8 million of £~als sold. meaning cash re- | ¥ bt co ‘,"""jl‘;"{m:‘f i ) water pitchers, collected by ceipts of $5,000, did not include the | fater bitehcrs, Coflected by membe morning's mail. : : o world, is an in- The Tuberculosis Assoclation, it was | [SEStIng feature. A& marionette show sil} is anxiousito hear from all wiic| o N presented in Longfellow Hall have received the allotments of its Uhifalit i e seals and calls attention to the fact! is held each year that with each allotment they have in- Al | cluded a stamped and addressed return | ("I WOLE AN GOLD FOR ARGENTIN. | envelope which it is. desired will be | " elfare. |\ oW YORK. December 2 (). [used in sending of remittances for N-;\t;{';;'onn“\;m;:f}e-'ihg«;;;"ddg\fi ¥ | shipment of $600.000 1n old to Buerios | Seals bought ot for the return of any girls of Scout age in the city will be {4 Argentina. is being made by portion e An improvement in the condition of hrouxhht in}l:)n!]mn'h with Scout train- ‘(!10“ American Exchange Irving Trust | —_— A n ‘Hur-‘:v E. Mitchell, 216 | $.00a4.25; large size, 3.50: medium to | ing througl e present campaign. 9 eet, who was struck by alarge ze extra fancy Staymans. P Y Moscow Express Wrecked. stone hurled through his car at Ithode |mostly 3.25: bushel baskets, Virginia. s A plete. CHITA, Siberia, December 2 (P).— |Islu venue and Fifth street north- |unclassified, Staymans, windfalls, 2% Mrs, Amos A.. Fries, major of| O The Vladivostok-Moscow express was cesterday, was reported at | inches up, 1.50. Division B, reported yesterday that e FA_\\ YORK. December 2 (#).— | wrecked at the Urulga station, near Hospital this morning. His re.| Cabbage—Supplies liberal: demand her teams are complete. The persom- | Stockholders of Lone Star Gas Co. will | here, in a head-on collision today with | covery is expected. | light, market dull; New York, sacked. nel of the division is as follow-: Vote December 20 on a proposed in-|a freight train. The engincer was [ Mitchell's car van wild until stopped | per hundredweight, Danish type, 75a Fries. major; Mrs. Claude crease of $20,000.000 in authorized |Kkilled and several of the train crew |by the conductor, when he was stun- |30, South Carolina, barrel crates, point- - capital stoc! ned. | ed type, some fair eondition, 2.00a: The hall is decorated to represent an Italian village, and the m: charge of booths ant dress. The Washington cout paign is headed by Mrs. William How ard Taft and Mrs Woodrow Wilson. | as honorary chairmen Charles | Lindsay. jr. of Chicago gene chairman ‘and Mrs. George Barnett is | | roosters, 18a20; ca- | chickens, 28a30; 45048; small, 38a bers in nembe | pons. fancy, heavy are costumed in| 4. qucks, keats, 8090, Meats, fres killed—Beef, 18a20 1, 25a27: lambs, 25a27: fresh ham loins, 23a24; shoulders, 18a19: smoked hams, 22a223; smoked shoul- ders, 17a18; strip bacon, 24; lard, 14: calve: lambs, 13. Fruit and Vegetable Review. Today's market report on fruits and | vezetables compiled by the Market | News Service Bureau of Agricultura) Ieonomics sa upplies moderate: demand | rrels. Pennsylva 1 inches up, few nehes up, Black Twigs, 50; hoxes, Washinzton. medium | to large’ size, extra fancy Deliclons. cember OFFERED RIGHTS. NEW YORK, December 2 (#).— Holders of class A and preferred stocks of Associated Gas & Electric Co. of record, December 12, have the right to subscribe to new A stock at 240 a shave, on the basis of one new | share for each five held. Proceeds he used to retire securities rank- , and new con- executive chalrman : More than 1.000 Girl Scouts in| Washington and vicinity are being | trained to obey 10 laws, committing them to honor. lovaity. helpfulne: others.:courtesy. friendship to ani obedience; cheerfulness. thrift cleanliness in thought, word and deed. “The .Summer camp. one of the ob- | ! fects 0f the present campaign.. will | insure personal health for the Girl| Scouts, and it s expected to expand into interest in community welfare. Motorman Recovering. LONE STAR GAS. il | l ‘ d ,‘ il o oD LD 2L S L0t S A 03 LR I IT ISN'T HARD FOR YOU TO GIVE FINE JEWELRY! PAY CASTELBERG'S 50cOR $1 A WEEK---ANDIT'S EASY! 9 P ag éfl 0 ) ol - Diamond Band $ .00 heautifully 25 i cut diamonds. 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