Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1928, Page 43

The cAmazing Chance y Patricia Wentworth Copyright, 1027 by J. B Lippencott Co. Now romance was in the dust of the dead years | There remained the strange irony that had brought them heve—here. to .| vealize how far apart they were. The nee that might have heen so sweet me n thing intolevable. (Continued f1 INSTALLMENT \XHL enrtain: Msht nd | v drew the switched on the ssed the wild, fresh sweet|becs of the night air. After a| Asif Lavdon's thought had touched moment she went to her jewel fher, Evelyn moved. She made case, unlocked it. and lifted out the | little groping motion with her hand t that lay uppermost. Under-| and rose slowly to her feet. Her cloak neath, in a leng velvetdined compart- | had dropped across the low stone wall: ment, lay the to the sarden—a | her white dress was uncovered. old-fash key beautifully ¢ don’s heart eried out in him. ht with iron tracery. not Kvelyn, but lost love itself, un- Tlooked at it. It had lain there | carthly, blanched, withdrawn. 10 vears. Why should she | He made a step forward, and as he not 2 Why be within four walls | did so. the door at the top of the nd under this glare of light, when | steps swung in. There was a rustling The May night waited outside, beanti- [ sound, and Lacy’s voice with a catch comforting, sereme, in a silver|in it elyn—are you there? Evelyn— o threw a loose black satin wrap e % ”\\“m?oh.h-n & ind went down| lacy stood on the topmost step. T e Sl house to the Tibrary. | bending forward, clinging to the door. The French window opencd e ily. | From where she stood she could see e hesed the Duteh gardes and went | the pool and velvn standing white i gl ooty above it. She eried out, an involun- : frizhtened cry: * % % % it Evelyn did not speak. She bent down. took up her cloak, and put it on. To Laydon she seemed to become and saw sometiung o the | @ shadow among the shadows, a shad- ’”"“'{] ""'}'{,‘“,,‘“.& SO andin | ow crowned with a nimbus where the o ot reaked and swung | moontizht eaught her hair, et through. | She went up the steps, and he fol- Ot mgainst the | owed her. The moment with all it o on Evelyn's { might have held was gone. whit it at Evelyn's the door was in tar: avdon came up the lons slope of | cech walk between the bare and saw something move in a momye open A dark light. He h and N i elyn walked past her and | stood outside in the deep shadow, waiting. When Laydon and Lacy had crossed the threshold. she shut the | door and turned the key. Al the beauty and the fragrance were shut_away. She drew the key [ trom the lock. and went by so close | to Laydon that her cloak touched him e swalied he theught about the £ar- | with a light, fluttering touch as if a Tt had been the center of his|leaf had blown against his hand. CiMes when they were children. a o= He stood and watched her go, walk- place., remote and hidden. The | jng with a strange switfness and en centered about it. but it re- He turned with a start to find ned unknown. untredden v pulling at his sleeve. He could remember Lacy’s “But I wanted to see the garden. I've Ty ean’t w in? 1 want to so in. f alw wanted to see it—and now make him let us go in just|she's angry. I've never seen her like i th o could see the little flushed face | He could | move at once. Evelyn re—alone like this! Strange! But} pe was only doir it she a hundred times before. And < hers. It was not hard zine the lure peace and 1 hess on such a might as this. "He hegan to walk on slowl ¢ did you come i volos h. and she recoiled a little. nted to see the garden. I've ted to see it. 1 asked her ‘d take me there. nted to see it so much. acy.” | “And I was looking out of my win- “ne of the children had even been | dow, and—and I saw her come along into the garden—not big Jim Field.| the lower ‘terrace. so of course 1 e he had ence sworn to climb | knew she was going to the garden. the wall and failed, nor little Lacy. | and—oh, I've never seen her quite like mor the two Lavdon boys, nor Evelvn. | th None of them had ever been into the garden. But Evelyn was there now. He walked into the shadowed cor- ner, pushed gently at the door. and st00d on the threshold, looking in. The garden was small, and the middle of it was sunk and paved. i Laydon stood at the top of half a dozen steps and looked down on a paved walk with a pool in the mid- dle of it. A very sweet scent came up to him, and he saw that the siop- ing sides of the graden were thickly \ nted with white narcissus. not very brave in the dark, and noth- ‘He came down the steps and stood | ing but the most urgent curiosity by an old, crooked hawthorn which | would have given her enough courage srew at the foot. its branches hidden | to follow Evelyn in a drift of white blossom. | But with Laydon at her side the On the mossgrowp steps his fect | beech walk ceased to be terrifying had made no sound at all. He sto0d | and became pleasantly romantic. A among the white flowers and saw Eve- | xense that here was opportunity came frn auite clase to him. sitting motion- | upon her with irresistible force, and Joss om the low stone wall that guard- | «he turned to Laydon with an impul- ed the pool. | sive gesture, ‘<he Bad ihrown back her cloak: her | “You won't be angry—will you? It's head was raised; her eves lvoked 1ar. | because I care. because I really care There were vellow irises growing in| Have vou—have you made it up?” the pool: the moonlight blanched them | * Laydon felt a desire to shake Lacy aimost to silver. There such a{as he had once shaken her when she Hiillness that it seemed impossible 10| was a little girl. He wondered if move or speak. | Monkey ever shook her. He restrained To Laydon the moment was almost i one of peace. For the first time he| could look at Evelyn and know that| no one was there to weigh his 100K | unhappy. Any one can see you care. or 1o find 2 meaning in it e it il He did mot know how long a time | ghe cared for—al always, ~al- went by, but at last she moved. It wavs.” Nectned to Laydon that she came back. | There was a short, intense silence. | She had been away in some far-o Then Lavdon said: place of dreams “What exactly do you mean by that, came back with a littie shiver. | Lacy?" dropped her eves from the glory of | “They had reached the end of the the might sky, and put out her hand.| beech walk. Lacy turned so as to Lavdon moved. too, and at once her | face him. face changed. “1 mean she cared—for you—that | Che maid ~Who's there?” in a soft | she's never cared for any one else. Auttered voice, and put her hand 1o It's alwaye been you. Those three her throat in the way she had when | days that you were engaged—why, McAlister's answer. want'll be your maste ou'd better go in,” said Laydon. Lacy flared up. “T think you're frightfully unkind— and when T only wanted to help. Yes. 1 do. And I don't care how angry velyn is, T do love her more than one else in the world except ¢ and Don. And if that doesn’t give you a right to be interested and to help, T don’t know what does. And I don't care what Monkey fright was passing. She was Oh, why don’t you? I know you're D. C —~PART 3. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, _JANUARY 1. 1928 VETERANS OF GREAT WAR American Legion, The Vincent . Costello Post No. 15, pla us to fiv dren at St ge Chri Bach child received a stocking with candy, an orange and a Seven baskets containing ken, staple goods, o and a stocking and toy for were given to needy familic unit s now collecting cloth needy exservice men and lies, Miss Nan L the unit and Mrs. and Mrs, Ella Bell relief work, assisted by Mis Maud Hanna and Mrs, Jacobs. The United States Veter reau has been ordered by Gen. T. Mines, the d A genel ink emple War vete made by W day. filled to; - fami Nt of n find World veport Miller, chairman of the national rehabilitation commit- tee of the American Leizion American Leg posts the country t and 54 field officers hopes to cffect contacts with employers that will resu't in bl ment of d bled vete: hroughout e move th his bu md the e Mme. Marcel wife of the honor Federation Inte Combattants, was the Fidac Women's Auxiliary at its annual convention held recently in Paris. Mme. Jean Goy continues as to which posit firew vears at the | nvention of t uil w, 1928, The post v president of the lice des Anciens ted president of . I last annual ¢ 9 fary, held in Wa the time being Mme. Heraud Edward Spencer at Britain, who was orary president of the auxiliry sition also held by the Comtes de Merode of Relgium, first pre of the auxiliary Di: A suececds Chu u; hitl 1 hon a po ean dent Med soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital will be the guests of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, the American Legion. at the installation ceremonic: to be held at the Thomas Cirele Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, next Wednesday evening. Miss Aimes Steinmetz and Stephen . f Lawrence W. Dunn w and instrumental numbers Jasper unit of the Ame Auxiliary, under the d Marshall - McKibben, freshments Comdr.-elect John appointed Edward L. jutant: Frederick ¢ ficer; Russell W, ( officer: F. . color bearers. Ptoland E. Toms has been named as post surgeon. Other appointments will he announced fol- render ican Legion tion of Mrs Wil serve L. Orlosky has| Marthill Real. finance of- arkson. publicity nd F. M. Fe 3. ¥ 14, Meadow, 18, Unit The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright. 1027.) . Made a foray. Part of a ship. Mountain fn Crete. Mislay. . Hawaiian bird, mt ote of the sc sngineering of length. company., spring. oured. . P'refix: Into. . Conjunction. . Giri's name. Craft. .1 am, . Teutonic god. American author. . Crustacean, . Owne Down. Streams, irl's name. . Scotch for John, . Unit of jength. . Fictitious name. Myself, . Thus, ¢ of sound. n governor. .11- . Not . Tribe of de a Proper n Vigor. . Girl Deer of F Form of Siberian Prepare for publication. closed. Isracl. cat-like nofse. ame. name. Furope. address (ab.). gulf. lowing the installation Past Post Comdr. Thom : ley has been appointed a member of the deparament ball committee by | Past Senior Vice Comdr. Theodore | Cogswell, general chairman. The an- | nual departmental ball will be held at the New Willard Hotel January 24 Comdr. John T. Baker is also a mem- ber of the committee. Vincent B. Costello Post will meet Tuesday evening in the boardroom of the District Building Led by Comdr. The s Mason. jr. members of the post will assemble the east of the White House 11:15 a.m. today, with o zion- naires, to greet President Coolidge. Mrs. Amos A. Department Comm: president of Henry C. American Legion at the regular mee as Circle Club Dec the meeting, the unit executive | committee ratified the appointments of Mrs. John Thomas Tavier, secre- Mrs. Clara & man, rehabili- tation chairman, and Mrs Richard Seelye, Jones, chairman of child wel- fare. Mre. Sonneman reported giving out 60 Christmas packakes at Watler Reed Hospital in wards 55 and well as_reporting hospital work ' for the | past six months. Mrs. Jones report- ed child welfare activities with ma- terial assistance and Christmas joy tc The bili- n, 1o s J. F 10 th w | we ne m: pr en. ¥ X pengler Unit, v, presided d at_Thom- Prior to |w th M of ich w tio o R Ia Le la Ei C, oted $25 to the Legion rel tation chairman, Robert M. Tols be used for work in the District. Mrs. Porter 1L Dale was named as parliamentarian, The following class will be initiated at the January meeting: Mrs. Robert o of anything startied her. she was quite different—like another He took a step forward | person. 1 don’t know what came be- | “qt is 1. Did 1 frighten y | tween vou. but whatever it was, it | jvn did not speak. She could | broke her heart. | ) any of the things that | “Why, there's never been a time | Her thought was | since then t there haven't been d not any number of people who'd have | { been only too frightfully proud and | happy if Evelyn would have looked | at them. Rut she never would. “I honesily believe she's tried. 1 think she would have liked to have been able to care. 1 think she would have taken Chris Ellerslie If she could have brought herself to do it. But she conldn’t. I told Monkey all along that she’d never care for any one but you. Me' Laydon's voice took an e prdinary inflection. It suggested a certain wavage humor. Yes—you. It was always Jack with and never any one else. And I w—oh, 1 knew from the very be- ning that you were Jack. Monkey may say what he likes, the byt I did know; and I told Evelyn the thought they | first time she ¢ y . vet after | “You—told—Evelyn.” His voice was rpeaking very | expressionless and slow. “Yen 1 told her. 8o you see there's 7 ¢ good-by.” | no need at all for either of you to go Into the pool as she | on belng unhappy. She's cared for v ber own face dimly. | you all along—she really has. 8o you s & dark snd form- | see there's nothing to prevent your both being perfectly happy. | Laydon waia "I see,” and then sald The ! nothing more. At| He xto0d aside for Lacy to climb the |terrace “wteps, but when they had | reached the top, he went on ahead of low spoken words plerced | her 1o where the library window stood %0 it was like that? Jreev- | open ast was gone. Hhe was | There wan no sign of Evelyn. The A1 1o 11 and | room was dark. Lacy put her hand on 3 nes power 1o bid it stay. She | the switch and flooded it with light. won pome trom bhim—Kvelyn—Fvelyn | When she turned, Laydon was gone. lovely—belove he heard hin steps receding. 8he ran velyn looked § to the window and called him woftly: heart beat hard, “dack—Jack —aren’t you coml beat with her heart in?? “Let the pest &n There was no answer, siter? J's now that counts JUs LA e et 3 and this moment—thin. | Kir Cotterell turned from the library 0 o not say to b were in her mind full of him, so full that she co find words After that one ‘med the most p e forward wlow 4 instant. it t thing in the should e th He and Jooked down " ne into 1 “I come words ¢ in ind that answered in « never been here before ™ t touched the boyish mance, the secret dream. This 1 arde the dream » here t the Why dld you cor Evelyn lifted | Aream often”” The himself. They unger 1o know what u here me < 11l iook her ro her of tonight?” and Pt ks Fhe saw | Jens bl answer at onece 19 them both her Jips moved Ty the past, | think, Tony.' The soft Bix besrt Her swion of 1houghte What does it] Yony' Don't you care| window. The Dutch garden was ablaze bt the past go”” with tulips. esch formnl bed sunk in morous thoughts went on. | the gray stone paving was jewel- ligm were cold and silent { bright in the sunshine, The tulips on was conscious only of his| were opening in the wirmth—white, rying need. I he could know. | scariet, orange, purple and gold coud be wure. 31 be cowid bridge | The sky overhead wan purest tu v gap snd know which of | quoise, No greater contrast could pos- Shers bad hsd ber Beart | #ibly have been Smagined 1o that day And yet, it he ynew. Low would | of dark cloud and wouking rain in Jelp the pan be was todsy”? To tade | which Laydon had come home, u long gn romance, 1 ake what | “Where {s he?” sald 8ir Cotterell ) belonged 1o one of thuse young | he spoke with an angry impatience, 1 Jovers—tiow would that help hitn Bow” | Baven’t set eyes on him this morning 1f gie had cared for the boy he wis | e ought 10 be here. | want him here vy donger, would that eontent bim? | when Cotty comes. He ought to be 1t whe haA cared for the other boy,| here. 1t he tan't, and I've 10 send 3 ehe #l) cared tor him {tor W, 101 ook ~no, he ought to 3 only they could have started clear | be beve, and not give Cotty any of ull thene crossearrents of memory, | handle with thelr rold furing 1ouch He wpoke 1o bis brother in law, who they could get “lear of 1hem now= st half Bidden by the Times, but it Fheve was w1l Clris Fllersiie | wak Manning, Just come into the An ugly #tab of Jeslousy 7 voom, who anewered him Suto bin mood. e turned 1 L hm wfrmid, wir he begun pert "L the present wilh a Jerk | Bir Cotterell swung round, There won s biver smile ay de| CWell, what's up? Come, out with Jnoked 8Y the wilver golden iriscs u.r‘)u man, out with ' Can't you find proon ecked pool and Uie mystegious | bim? He's not gone off. | take it 1w of blossom thit surrounded ¥ve- | He Juughed angrily. KEverything and himself. The place, 1he hour,| sbout bim betrayed strain e exquisite breath of the Howers Munning grimaced Cae were pule TOI or B boye Ind he know Colly was coming?”’ Grenm of “Know? Why, of course he Knew! On i ow Aream. he had wtood inl Everybody in the house kpew. | sk w place ax thie and beld ber 10| slould 1hink the scullery A and e heart vsb because 1o worde [ the boothey knew No one's got any Glo cumie g nune vere noeded | privete affalie nuwadays—everybudy or d n deep M. Tolson, Mrs. Claude E. Brigham, Mrs. Henry Smithers, Mrs. Golden ’H. Ruggles, Mrs. Harry Gilchrist, frs. Edmund Builis, Mrs. Edward B. lark, Mrs. Willlam Wolff Smith, Mrs. “rederick arcin, Mrs, Gertrude onx and Mrs, Violet R. Edmunds, Following adjournment of the meet- ing Stuart Fries gave a movie re- view. ot an in cu ar w ot Sulon Departemental, Huit Chapeaux et Quars met at the home of Partner J. Carey at Cherrydale, Va., Dec ber 14, the order of the evening being a Christmas party, including installation of 1928 officers, with Ie DemiChapeau Nationale Mary Esther Kolhos as installing officer, assisted by Ja surintendante nationale, lois McRae. As Departmental peau Carey turned over the admin. istration to the incoming officers she was_presented with the national of- ficial ‘Insignin, a red uniform plume, and she now becomes a member of the national executive committee of the 8 et 40, The regular business meeting of the salon will be held at Thomus Clrcle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, next Wednesday at 8 o'clock, when th following officers will take up their dutles for the yvear: Departemental chapeau, Mrs. Dorothy H. Harper, les demi-chapeau departementaux, Mrn. Viola Benedict and Miss Janet McRae; parllamentarian, Mrs. Daniel B. Miller; la wecretaire, Mrs. Kath. erine Crompton: la cassiere, Miss An nette Burton: Pammonier, Mrs. Amy Hammond; Varchiviste, Mins Fdna MelIntos I intendante, Mixy Lela Angleberg clerge, Mra Maude Warner; Vorganisatrice and chafrman of distinguished guests, Mrs. Irene Arnold, Natlonal Chapeau Mra. ¥ of Rhode Island and other ofcers will make a grand to the malon e 14, 3o o) ri at oy Ett it 1] t e or " ot pr I hit th na Davol national Visitation | pr Iy in February o = ta monthly mécting of | | sh Post in postponed to January 11, when the wnnunl in wtallation of oMcers will be held at the Hamilton Hotel at & o'clock, 'r customiary program—short hupromptu meeting, Joint installation with the auxilta entertainm followed by Auncing—will be £ the Jumes I, Amer Ly The reguls Kenneth M, Watker | on amd wl il Post, No. Auxillary, mude their wimage 1o the Walter Iteed nnd Mount Alto Hospltals Chirlatimus duy It is the annual custom of this post to Vit fte disabled and wick erw in the hospitals of the eity duving the Chvistons holldiy s Vnder the Fhalimanship of Ay M West Ham o, representing the ilfury, and Walker L savay of th wt, the commit Tt pomt headguar wat 1863 1 strect at 130 pan Al Jied with the Red Cross and Women's elief Corpw they distributed gifts wrnokes and good cheer b the vitous wards. Chaplain O 0. W, Beott offer ed prayer in each ward A number of the exservice men who are patients i these hospitals e — | | | L 1 | I men | M \ i of 1 1o M | oo knows everyithing. That's democracy and a_preclous muddle 101 make of things before s through " @ Be Continued Tommuoiiuw.) John L. ¢ Grand Amos A Capt national Disibled ish departim, are invited Elght Beattie, b Tmmediate Communde; of th Nutional us follows 1 of hough receiving the best of care and itment from the Government, are wav from hom nd r e and it ix urged that all mem- fend | bers of the Legion visit them. Military Order of the World War. The District of Columbia Chapter of | e Military Order of the World War il tender a testimonial banquet to commander-in-chief, Thatcher P. iquer of New York. and the adjutant eneral, George L. Darte, next Wed- tay, at the Hotel La Fayette, at 30 pm. Admiral T. J. Cowie, vice smmander-in-chief, who is the com- chapter, ander of the local reside, Among the members of the order ho will be present to pay tribute to e commander-inchief are Maj. Gen. sm. commander of the Dis. olumbia Department of the rmy of the Republic; Col. J iller Kenyon, department command. of the American Legion: Muj. Gen. Fries, national commander the Sojourners; Capt. Edwin S, stteiheim, jr., national legislative rman of the Veterans of Foreign ars; Capt. Watson B. Miller, na-. onal chairman of the rehabilitation mmitt he American Legion: Thomas Kirby, chairman of the legixlative” committee of the American Veterans; Col ice W. Meanx, chairman of the legis- tive committee of the United Span War Veterans; Capt. H. ewis, chair of the national legis- t mmittee of the inergency Officers; May. Hammond, will ict of Disabled . Creed chief of Militia George F. macht, the Heroes of '76: Brig past commander the New York Chapter, and niany hers prominent in the Army, id Marine Corps and official cigcles Washington, . National Comdr. Luguer will hold a onference in the afternoon of Janu- t the Army and Navy ther national officers on matters srest to the organization. o ry ith in 4 Veterans of Forelgn Wars. Plans have 1 n completed for a rvint Installation of the incomink Meers of ull the Veterans of For- kn Wars posts in the District of Columbia under the auspices of the Members | it headquarters to bring ludies to the eremony. a which tunlist will tak the L'Alglon, Columbla Road and t, next Wednesday ment Comdr. Joseph accompanied by his_ofticial aff, will be the installing officer. AU the same time the ladies’ aux- ary units of the various posts in ie District of Columbia will be in- alled by Mrw. I, . Lucas, district sputy, the full auxiliary ritial being will be plitc venin, used The program includes a call to der by Past National Trumpeter enty Loveless at 8:15 pm., followed by a processlon of past commanders 10 pant officers clected fn the order rank as well as the auxiliary exidents and auxiliay officers led ding to rank. This will followed by an invocation by epartment Chaplain V. O. Anderson. thereafter, rtment Heattio and his staff witl 4 to perform the ritualistic stallution After the presentation ceremontes ave heen ¢ there will he 1o Investure of Jowels and the p ntng o pust commanders and pa ents of Jod # After the closing ritunl there will he an enter- followed hy dancing until extd nment, o'clock The posts and Mcers will e installed Capitol 1'ost, No, and Eauahity- Walter Roed and ftw anuxiliorey, b N and dts anxiliary No.o asd, and Potomne and its auxiliary, and No 140l of officers Veterans result Clan mander, Juntor vice communder, chaplatn, Rev. Vo O tletmaster, 1A Hiode feer of the dav, George o Wil e trasten, G0 B Mooye 1 owas deckded (o change the place meeting to the Thomas Circle Club Mumsinchusetts avente, where we fieat meeting b 1925 will be held iy 10 was unanbmonsly voted (o make a). George Ao Wold, organieer of the W ife member, i appreciation Wi mervices to the post, AtHng B Lo be held at the January whone include auxilin v wuxillury; X No bl ont, No 10 vont Line Post, T of of 1 ton o0 N2 held yocently immander, b vice ¢ o annuil vl Fost, swelun Wars . P Lapin Hutzko termon, o aheow I G e ceting The post decided (o participats In e formal joint pnstallation of all istelet of Columbia Post officers to held January 4 at the LAlglon The newly elected comminnder ‘Turner | avy | Club | in the 10, 19 1. months ¢ ¥y | being honor 1919 rance. Ars. Ret tates, he in the Civil reor April to |y | 42d Luxembours After the w where he resided for three A. 4 B ¥ in the Division, verseas, 165 and discharged bly r urning to the epted an app Service Commi: enlisting th Field on July returned United ointment ssion as {eivil service examiner, which position {he now holds. | | Christian Te “at home™ 2 Sixth st The | M. Pollock, Kress, first | €. Criswell, retar: cording secre ssistant Mrs, ( | Mry org The anny tional \W. the Distri at headquar 1030 am. to the Mrs. Theodo lic is invited The North its monthly he hom Buchan Rev. Hon the speaker Assistant per Smith deibold Union was K home of Mr Kenyon stree meeting was president, My led the the 1, Sing,” the C “Heavenly the familiar good will to officers wel for sick mem phier wis ¢ the secretary at new and welcomed f the last glven by the the followin Junuary v to. 10 charge Year re son, 624 wary at W, .1 nary 15, churches and wlk on ‘L uary 16, Vi drive for ne m ¢ th M Lo On that suce 928, Men, tuncheon held wongs heard w ance, but al dents, and th e T, i of the A May flower 1 auoted from made which slve The movin Finish the Hervive Amsoc alieandy Hoge of Conterence t 1920, dower b b s s e o wWho ave Junua ANnIversary and toamako the the attendany Hoss will b others wers wald i closty e foundatis fast wnd go Heniy sang Mys Thomas CRIERIITU following recording ed in recelving by holiday fn Vivginla, mperance Union reet, from 4 to will receive: president; Dr. vice presiden second Vi Charles Montgomery, Mrs secreta tary Edna the Wil 1 day_of C. T. U. will be ot W€ T Xth stre 3 pan. where a evangalistic e T. Moore, 1o attend, h Star mecting of Mrs i strect er J. G of the afternoon. hostesses will h, M, « and Mrs. Union held « 1 orK Mrs. Ross wa Miss He called to ord » X vk, hristmas s Harmony words ward me emy * read and prayer Mrs. Paull aly mentio il s, Mrs, tre praver will W. C. T. U. Notes The District of Columbia Woeman will be tomorrow at headquarters, 10 pm. Mrs. N Lauretta Ev 7 Proctor, By, m. of the observed U. Thursday eet, from n appro- priate program is being arranged by District director, The pub- hold pam., 15 assist- after which she spoke on the subject phasizing 3 offel ne Lam ned and wag axked to write her Christy were toms, thix members 1 by Mis executive president, also n mectings to be W Year Sixth st Mrs. Wil ption; also ntral Un venue with o red in at uislana JANUARY O, Prave U, Honwe Sund v obe observed o the aw Enforcement tory day An i pw members (o Jo i o ember 3 att A 1 e At thin time e world presidey Wan among e guests Robalon of Kentucky told o the Loagu fotel n Doveny weveral of the were particulatly g picture entitle Kiven by th o (hin wee ol theve ont o Vi v e held g the i s and naning O o addiess the v being (he of Qe Kobert wo e pop Alvs neeting o larger sont Weked to goo Al 1, the local uni Wi and we forward " Mis an hiish love so At e plsio Ronw nory o vefie L. C, Babeock, had an dntereating va Lo wbout 36 membera present, meeting reception held as usual at the District W. ¢, Building, hers a A report was otices of held in 0 be . from 4 Tams a fon on in oW, Mis Jan vice Jun the d o Jan- ntensive be held W by from January 1 to March 8 and a peiz of $10 o he given the fest local unton 15 i col f dues from itx members for the year per cent of the he Ham Mon Hotel and the inspiving talks and Not o all Distriet presidents i at Sight or ten Ntate pre only nd \ ool W Mrs meet the and ches pres A Ulet's Cltleens, Wan de sevibed and all mombers who had uet N Were nged to ko Mis bout the anuary muhects ak conter Bivthday K. Loo uld hetp wlar and Qoorge A delegate and M s were ust okt W, I Nk, with Miss et hnent on | and | asurer. | chairman , Y.W.CA A New Year reception will be held In the building at Seventcenth and K streets tomorrow from 4 to 6. Mrs. Albert H. Putney, first vice president of the hoard of directors, is in charge of arrangements. All members and friends of the association, both men and women, are cordially invited to attend. The building at Seventeenth and K streets will be open today to visitors. In the afternoon Miss Heitie P. Ander- son and Miss Mabel Charest will act as staff hostesses, A regular New Year dinner will be served in the cafeteria this afternoon, from 530 to 7:30 o'clock. It is de- sirable to make reservations in ad- vance, The cafeteria and tea room will be closed all Miss Imogene B. Ireland, music di- tor of the Washington Assoclation, will attend a meeting of the conven- tion music committee in New York anuary 3 and 4, Industrial Department. The Midwinter industrial conference n region of the tes will be held in New York uary 3.5. The speakers will be Miss Lucy Carner, executive of the national industrial _department; Mr. Fitch of the New York School of Social Work, nd Miss Maude Royden of London, England. Miss he the representative from the Wash- ington Association. Thursday, January 5, Mrs Hurley will be hostess here from 4:30 to 6:30. There will be supper and howling for the Thursday Evening Club. General Education Department. The classes in cooking and sewing completed their work for the term in December, but those in other sub- jects will continue to meet through the month of January. | Announcement will be made soon of the various courses which are to be offered during the second semester, beginning in Februar. On January 4, 8 pm., the class in modern poetry, which is taught by Miss Alice Hutehins Drake, will have an open meeting, when Amenda Ben- Jamin Hall of Washington, D. C.. will vead from her book of poems, “The Dancer at_the Shrine,” for which she won the Poetry Society prize. In ad- dition to her poems, Mrs. Hall is the author of two books of fiction. The class in the history of literature will with the poetry class at this and any one who wishes to come will be welcome. Chapters. The Chapter Council will hold a apecial mecting Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the board room, at Seventeenth and K streets. The Mount Pleasant Chapter will hold a rummage sale on January 5, 6 and 7 for the benetit of the Y. W. C. A. Any contributions will be very much appreciated. Parcels may be left at Apartment 608, the Kedrick, 1801 K street, or called for. Phone North 8053. Guests of the last week have in- Clifford ptiago, Chile; Mrs. S. M. Ryder, a member of the board of the Y. W. C. A.. in Nuagara Falls: Miss Laura K. Stevens, from Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Bahcock., from York. Pa. and Misses Mary and Anna Crissey and Miss Mary Agnes Burchard, from J. town, N. Y. Miss Burchard is aG town Asso o Girl Reserves. Girl Reserve ciubs junior high schools Al grade schools, ctivities this week Christmas _holidays, will hold business plans for the month. On Wednesday hool Girls' ms, third floor of the Y. W. C. A., | at Seventeenth and K streets. Officers will be elected to serve for the rest of the school year 'B. and P."” Department. Top and Wob upper on Tuesday evening at 6:15. he regular monthly club business nectings will follow the suppe: hour. The Wohelo Club will bowl together after the business meeting. On Thursday evening the Blue Tri- angle Club will also have a business meeting, which will be preceded by supper in the club dining room at 6:30 o'clock. The latter part of the evening will be spent in recreation— | singing and bowling. Health Education Department. Al activities in the health educa- | tion division in gymnasium, swimming and bowling will be resumed from | Junuary 9. The dip hours at both [the E street angd the K street pools e as follows each day: 11:30 am. to 1 pm., 430 to 6 p.m. and § to 930 pn. The bowling alleys have been re- | newed and are therefore in excellent condition ‘The regular monthly meeting of the X" Swimming Club will be heid Thursday. January 5, from § to 9:30 P, Spectators are allowed in the cony. Information in_ regard to { foining the club may be had at the health education office. HIGH PRICES LURE WOMAN | SHOPPERS, JUDGE CLAIMS ‘ ’ Heavy Charges, Not Bargains, Most Popular Among London Buy- ers, Bachelor Asserts. Cor undence of the Assoctated Press. bench on the fascinations of shop- pink, Mr. Justice McCardie, London's bachelor judge, held that women are often lured, not by bargains, but by high prices Men, too, lhe buying expensive things, the court pointed out during trial in the King's bench division of a thm's sult against a woman who had contracted for a lot of fashion- able clothes for which she had never paid ‘L really belie We 6 pence a b Judke, “tomorrow Would be drunk.” Justice MeCardie discossing the ativaction of high prices with plain- UM'S counsel fearlexsly sugsested that women favor fur coats chiefly Lon account of thele costlines “‘Women who can afford it mende the Jjud “usually buy clothing on the t point that it Would be expensive, it seems (o wme” Justice ardie went on o say that In a previous case he had been sreatly surprised (o hear of the enor- mous coxt of dyeing silver fox skin UL suppose.” he added. “that it ts the Hitle extra one pays for the gint- s and coloring which i supposed o attract the women so much! PARIS COP A LINGUIST. e that if champagne ttle,” remarked the far less of it com- [ | Speaks 8ix Tongues, but Intends to Master Ten PARES — Pavis has o linguistie cop M Eicklen, who speaks six languases And By a0 ambiton (o waster tew M Fickler was born i Lotratne wnder German regtime. and had two TnEUaEes 00 Mare with b et sehoal at W During the war he was oA Qorman prison camp in Russia and since then he has picked up Fuglish, alan and Spantsh st hours at nishi Chinese Is Aiterward he B, Portuguess Slust e athers By eated g W \uumt‘mm\uu. be sy w hia pastine now Wends G stinly andt Polish Ve thens and Ava ¢ stonps TR ida L. Hartman will | cluded Miss Maria S. Jeneshke, from iirl Rescrve secretary in the James- of the nd sentor high schoole will resume following the and every club meetings to make t 4 p.m. the Junior Reserve Council t in the Girls' Reserve club- The Amicitia. Hitika, Premiere, Tip 1o Clubs will meet for LONDON—Philosophizing from the | Every force which it i» practicable and_possible to obtain will be put be- hind the two bills which have been introduced in Congress providing for the transfer of the Pension Building to the National Guard of the District of Columbia for use as an armofy as s00n a8 the structure is vacated by the General Accounting Office. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, com- manding the local National Guard as well as the 29th National Guard Divi- sion, comprising the militia of this city and the States of Maryland and Virginia, has sent a letter to each en- listed man of the local outfit ealling ttention to the bills in Congress and adding that “it is believed that there is an excellent chance of securing the enactment of this proposed legislation at this session of Congress, and with that end in view your assistance and the assistance of your friends and as- sociates is urgently needed and soli ed in order to secure the desired f: vored action. Any suggestions which will be helpful in securing the enact- ment of this proposed legislation <hould be submitted to this headquar- ter: The regular drill night of the 260th Coast Artillery Battalion, Maj. Walter W. Burns, commanding, has been changed from Thursday to Tuesday nights at 8:10 o'clock.” Drills have been suspended during the Christmas holidays, and it was also announced that the next scheduled drill will be held January 3. S Sergt. Eugene §. Potter has been reduced to private in the Medical De- ment of the 121st Regiment‘of Engineers. Pvt. Raymond W. Macomber, Com- pany A, st Engineers, has heen honorably discharged from the local Guard because of his removal from the District of Columbia. | | The training program for the Head- quarters Detachment, 29th Division, covering the period until August 31, | 1928, has been laid down by Lieut. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, division n-hu-i tant, as follow All sections will be separately train. ed in the basic principles governing the | i oneration of the respective branches | concerned. The senior non-commissioned officer in each section will be responsible for the training of his section, except as hereafter indicated, and in’his ab- | sence the next senior will carry on instruction work. The General Service School publi- | cation, Command Staff and Logis- | | tics, together with Army Regula- | | tions and Training Regulations which | | pertain, will be utilized as the basis | of this instruction. H Mchilization plans of the 20th DI- vision will be utilized and developed as much as possible by all sections. | Fach staff section will prepare lists and submit to adjutant's section list showing all office equipment. station- | ery. supplies, etc., necessary for the section concerned to begin as an op- erating unit in the field at the begin- ning of the fleld training encampment of 1928. Each staff section will prepare a| map tack set. including designations and signs for use of the section con- cerned. Recruits enlisted for the Headquar: ters Detachment. 29th Division, will | be assigned to the Headquarters De: tachment Special Troops, 29th Di- vision, for recruit instruction. in ac- | cordance with War Department reg ulations and upon completion of such | training will be given permanent as- | siznment to a section. ! | 'The finance section will report to | Maj. James R. Lusby. United States property and disbursing officer for the District of Columbia, each drill night for instruction. ! The ordnance section will report to Capt. J. C. Jensen, Ordnance Depart- ment, each drill night for instruction. The limiting of all range firing of course A for the rifie, course B for the machine gun and the dismounted course for the pistol | for National Guard Troops has re-| | sulted. according to the Militia Bu-| reau, fn a material reduction in the time formerly needed for this train- | ing during the fleld training period | and a corresponding gain in the time | devoted to other instruction. The | firing of the longer courses in pre- | vious vears necessitated an undue speeding up of the range practice dur- ing field training in order that it might be completed during the three days allowed. This naturally tended to lower the standard of the training in such organizations, and it also served to reduce the number of quak | ifications that might have been ob- tained with less rapld and more uni- form range practice. From informa- tion now available, it is seen that the present limitation on the courses to be fired has already eliminated this unsatisfactory condition to a large jextent: From the reports received | n the Ailitia Bureau it s noted that | a greater degree of interest is being | shown in the importance of the p | paratory training prier to range fir | ing. which fmprovement is reflected | by the increased time now being al- | lotted to this phase of markmanshi jraining in the armory tr uted. The promulgation of revised Na- onal Guard rexulations under the { plan ouflined in National Guard lulations No. I has been prac { completed by the Militia Bureau, | was announced, but there remain a | few paragraphs of National Guand | Regulations, 1922, which can not be | rescindad until completion of certain | | pamphlets now under preparation. | pAe swon as the pamphlets or| {changes are recefved the correspond- ing pa aphs of the 1 regula- tions’ should be considersd as of no effoct. When the entire lst of pro- posed revised pamphlots is oo pleted, a revision of National Guant Rexulations, No. 1, will be published which will rescind ety Na- tional Guard Regulations, 1322 | In onder to assist in the training, Administration and inspection of the National Guard there are required for | thia duty a total of 850 Regular Army | officers and S04 enlisted men as ser | keant instructors. While the number [ of instructors and sergeant instructors | required vary in the different orsant | mations, depending on the state of taining and the dispersion of its units, the hasis of assinment should be such as (o insure an instructor or imstructor being prosent at et of every unit This requires a winimum avernge of three instructors and four seegeant instructors With each Infantey vest ment: (wWo instructors and three ser geant fnatructors with each Cavaley Fleld Artillery, Coast Artillery, Ky sineer and Mo regiment: one structor and one sergeant insoey With each detachad hattalion ar sim flar wt oand for each Air Coeps ohservation squadron In addition tof the above. each division staff should Ave a BIVESOn (nstractor, a Quarter [ master Coarps instructor. a4 Signat TOOrES fnstructor and 4 tank company | | instructar 1 TE pradably will be as lite as Febh v befure distribution will be made the 1937 Nattonal Quant Res Pister contalning names of al toers of the wal Guard. thetr vest dences and arganisations with which | [they serve The 1926 esbster was fnot dist uted 1o the vartous States until February 2 19270 and s the | venister ds stil in o the hands [t the printer. 1t would accasion no surprise. 1T Was sl 1 i was non) Astvibuted untit Pebraary awh [rear of its publication vequives tess [olfint 1 was added. and it ix hopad At At same time 1t Wil be possihle | {tr get the Natiomal Quard Resis WAt te the States some thone durine 1 veAl that i s pinte T vegiater will be putdiphed | jis entered upon or oblizations for the |e jof W a8 of June 30 last, and the draft, with the exception of the tables and ind and the changes in status of organiza. tions and officers between June 10 and Jupe 30, 18 now In the hands of the printer. With the exception of a few additions that have heen made in the 1927 register, one of the most ime portant being the rating of National Guard officers of the Aid Co the make-up of this register is practically the same as last year. Certain p: and lists that appeared in the register are omitted, because inf tion contained therein is shown main body of the rezster or | Army list and director: of the lar Army. The lists of X: uard officers holding the Officers’ Reserve Corps have been omitted in the preparation of the register this year, s the informa pertaining to each individual r is now shown under his name. Though this year's register appears to bhe about a year late in making its ap- ation appointments the War Department, in status of organizat June 30, 152 The War Depariment h ed new regulations pro whenever it is proposed to constry or repair a target range for u National Guard, detailed estimates overing such construction or re work must be submitted to the Bureau for approval hefore a project are incurred j will set forth the t it is proposed to co such as target hu range houses, ete., able cost of mater] quired therefor, the cost of procuri the necessary target carriers and t. et frames and the cost of and nstall essential cquipment, ur on hand. Estimates for construction in¥ an expenditure of not to ex will be acted upon by th Militia Bureau, a funds for the proje served. Caces of These est e of instal struct or re; firing howing the prob- and labor r mates s such equipment approved, then be re- this .class mas | submitted sirable, ho mitted on May 15 an corporated in gene: for National Guard constr B and submitted for hi: all: mitted Militia B { October 15. WILHELM HAS DOUBLE, EVEN TO MOUSTACHE Director of Obscure Theater in Hamburg Says His Friends All Call Him “Kaiser.” Correspandes LIN helm's ohjection sonated on the sta the discov When it hat Piscat s abe of the Assoriated Prese Katser Wik being imper- resulted in recently Communist _Theater wut to produce Alexsi Tolstoy's i and t Wiliam- 1 would go over the boarde as ome of the characters. former Emperor publicly protes & “No sooner h: Raiser's pro- test been published,” Piscator told the Associated Prese, “than Albert Kriwat, director of an obecure thea- ter in Hamburg, wrote ue that all acquaintances call him Kaiser, be- cause of his liketiess to the flast Hohenzollern. We invited him to come to Berlin, and were struck by the amazing similarity. which has since also been com: the critics and the a ce. Kriwat makes a decded { his upturn moustache and his pose.” FRENCH SCIENCE GROWS STINGLESS MOSQUITOES New Genus Driving Out Pests of Biting Variety Under Cultiva- tion in South. Corespondence of the Associated Press PARIS—Mosquitoes that do not sting are dispossessing those that do, in_the south of France. The new stingless race is being prop- ogatad by Dr. Legendre. the Acamedy of Sciences was assured recently by Prof. Louis Eugene Bouvier. This 1 n The U soods to than any other ¢ For Every Car 10% discount om flat rates for month of Jame- ary (with exception of Ford Bands): Look at These Prices! We Save You From $3.00 to $8.00 a Set Auburn Ruick “adillae Yodge Fasen Hupmobile (1 . Hupmodile & and & wdson dewett Jurdan Nash Overtand 0 Overtand (Whi D Pootie Packand Wity s Runight Mavwell BE P o8 EEsBueesR8: e WE USK AMBLER AUTO-BESTOS LININGS Chevrolet Brakes ALnete Sy Ford Bands (Genuine) R AU eber Cure Relined ta e Wowe AN welven quoted (wr tearwieet h oot Brakes - Wheel Braken AL 4 sebames ot Shecial prices Gh RY Wasweager cam wot tated Quorationg oa comarceial wark Nervive. Swwdara AUTO SERVICE AND FORD BAND CO. 425 K St. NW. Phone Franklin 8208 | SR e S FRANK B LEACH Pon A e YW - awm e h oww