Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1928, Page 16

18 URGES WAREHOUS FORU. 3. SUPPLIES Wood’s Bill Proposes Huge Savings by Quantity Purchasing. shment of a large Govern- warehouse from which the mi fons of doilars worth of supplies for all the agencies of Government in the Capital would be distributed, is pro- osed bill introduced yesterday by E e Wood of Indiana. This neasure authorizes @ propriation of 50,000 for the pu @ of three ¢ 1and near the Washington | d, and erection of a fireproof e, with 400,000 square feet of tative Wood, who i com- tee, and Mr. Wood s would be J through trac] through buying in GEN. HELMICK AGAIN Three Generations Join in Festivities for Banker and Wife. Couple Long Identified With Cultural and Civic Af- fairs of Capital. Fifty golden years of wedded life are being celebrated today by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover. Three wenerations of the well known banker's family are represented and are joining in the festivities. Their two children— andsay Glover van § ren, finister of the Netherlands at and Charles Carroll Glover, on hand to join in the well s and ¢ ulations of friends and acquainta being showered pon their parents at 1703 K_street. van Swinderen made a trip from with her husband and daugh- Elizabeth van Swinderen, for ppy event. The children of Mr. \d Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr., ancy Everett Glover and Charles roll Glover, 3rd, are also present, with their parents. The cards for the celebration this rnoon at 1703 K street were en- aved in gold and bore the dates 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Glover will m 4:30 to 6:30 o'clock uary Annie daughter of the iral Poor and a niece I Stephen C. Rowan. Presented Gold Plate. A gold plate. suitably inscribed. the ft of the directors of the Riggs ational Bank, was presented by the bank's president, Robert V. Fleming, rowas 10, | Cun- |, THY WVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©; TUESDAY, JANUARY 710, 1928 MR. AND MRS. C. C. GLOVER CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING advocate of adequate parks for the city, Glover is chairman of the board ctors of the Riggs National nd for more than half a cen- has been one of the leading clers in Washington. He cele- ed his eighty-first birthday on No- 24, He was born on a farm in Macon County, N. C., the son of Charles Glover and Carolina Piercy. He was sent to his grandmother in Washington at the age of 8 and at- tended the famous old school conducted by O. C. Wrizht here until he was 16 vears old. Then he entered store of Frank Taylor as a clerk. Rose to Bank Hi The connection of Mr. ~ 1 v 1 rtner. In 1896 in founding the Riggs leading sy e s Bank, becoming its president. post he occupied until June 16, and then, due to advancing ¥ resigned and became chairman of the board. He was president of the Wash- ington Stock Exchange from 1883 to 1890 and his son was elected to that position in 1926. Mr. Glover's grandfat] for whom he was named, was one of Washing- ton's most distinguished and highly esteemed citizens, enjoying high repu- tation as a lawyer. He was married in 1818 to Jane Cocking, daughter of Willlam Cocking of Lincolnshire, Eng- land. His son, Richard Leonidas Glover, was born in Washington in 1819 and in 1845 married Miss Carolina Plercy, daughter of Willlam A. Plercy of North Carolina. To them were born two children—Charles Carroll his golden | liam Leonidas 1881, SENATOR BLEASE URGES UPBUILDING OF DISTRICT Tells Association He Hopes Wash- ington Will Become ‘Most Beau« tiful Capital in World.” A continuation of the policy to nake the city of Washington the most beautiful capital in the world” was urged b; crat, of South Carolina, who ad dressed the Hillcrest Citizens’ Assocta- tion last night in the East Washing- ton Baptist Church. Senator Blease likewise favors na- tional representation for the District of_Columbia, he declared. Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Anacostia Citizens’ Association, who followed Senator Blease, gave the assoclation an extended resume of the financial status of the District of Columbia, and also indorsed the Senator’s position on national repre- sentation. A short musical given. program was Flyer's Auto Is Stolen. Frederick | The automobile of Maj. L. Martin, first commander Army round-the-world flight, disap- peared yesterday afternoon from its parking place in the rear of the Mu- nitions Building. Maj. Martin report- ed the theft of his sedan to police. Senator Blease, Demo- || of the || $60,000 SCHOOL FUND INDORSED BY CITIZENS Takoma Park to Renew Efforts for Passage of Local Build- ing Plan. Efforts to secure the passage of the $60,000 appropriation for an auditorium and nasium for the Takoma Park Public School were renewed at the meeting of the "Pakoma Park Citizens’ Association last night in the Takoma Park branch of the Washington Pul lic Library and members were urged to give the matter their active sup: port. The meeting was devoted almost entirely to school questions, which in- cluded the six-year high school plan, the need for a senior high school near ‘Takoma Park and a new business high school. Roy T. Ferner, newly-elected president, presided, with Herbert Wal- ton Rutledge as secretary. The junior high school situation was explained by Miss Alice Deal, princi- — WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK CITY Or Boston Or Points Between Specializing in Moving Small Lots of Furniture WEEKLY TRIPS “Get Our Free Estimate.” i ao RAGE-MOVING CRATING pal of the Columbia Junlor High School, who selected as her gubject “The Place of the Junior High School,” briefly outlining the early his- tory of this type of school and stating that at the present time there were 1,389 junior-senlor high schools In the United States. The need of more junior high schools in the outlying sections was emphasized as a pressing one, as none is being built at the present time. The school committee was directed to bring in recommendations for a plan of procedure at the next meeting. The association brought out that it had been advised by the District Pub- lic Utllitles Commisston that the ques- tion of increased telephone rates was a_matter for the Maryland Publi¢ Utilities Commission and the Inter- state Commerce Commission. B. N. Brouner was appointed chairman of the fire and police committes and C. E. Walker was elected to membership in the assoctation. Boy Snatches Handbag. A small colored boy, about 12 years old, jumped on the running board of an automobile operated by Priscilla Streeter, colored, 1905 Fifteenth street, last night and grabbed her hardhag, contalning $1.45 and some check books. She stated that she was on New Hampshire avenue ju. north of 8 street when the juvenile bandit snatched her pocketbook and made off in the darkness. — Cotton was introduced into Gree about 200 B. C. BURGLAR LEAPS TO DEATH Youth Found in Apartment Killed in Six-Story Jump. NEW YORK, January 10 (P.—A youthful burglar, surprised in a Bronx t night, leaped six stories mpt to escaps »d to have mis- hen he tried tn cape to the roof of his distans from a fire a lower bullding. A report card in his pocket Indicated the person to whom it was issued had heen expelled recently from a high school. Police withheld the name penf- ing identification. A coilection of jewelry, found in his an believed pelica to have n earlier in the day. SEMI-ANNUAL /Presmting the Big (Jothing Savings of Each Season/ to Mr. and Mrs. Glover today. Officers of the institution gave them a tribute in the form of a large bell of yellow ros HEADS CITIZENS’ BODY Unanimously Re-Elected President =~‘m:lpi§:= e of Cathedral Heights Association. ation’s_Capital. tha personalities of Charles Carroll Glover and Annie Cun- Other Officers Chosen. am Glover have together shone for en years as distinguished ntributors to the intellectual. cul-| rak and civic upbuilding of their | On this day of celebration, Jan- | ¢ 10, 1928, which signalizes the ken an active | nd social affairs | g her long resi- | 's Capital. Mrs. | cularly identified | of the Speed- | Art Gallery, Rock | shington Cathed: ess civie w 50 Sales Ladies For Our ed | on desire | of the delegates—some form of frage for the Dists t held tha the lack of una ved, the ballot 16 old | It also | Eaunders were elected 1o me Gen. Heimick, president, pre: st Marriage Licenses. e been issued W toe Apply 3rd Floor Between 9:30 and 11 o’Clock 9 and Tracey wee and Agves E. 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