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N8 THE QI’\D\Y STAR, WASHINGTON, B C JANUARY 29, 1928—PART 1. 10 ANGELES TRIL HELD AVIATION AID Feasibility of Ship Landings Froved by Test, Dirigible Chief Reports. t of the Los Angeles in mak- act &t sea with the new air- Saratoga is considered by | _E_Rosendahl. in charse of | on its flight Friday as| d the | | | request of was made b | auditorium, deck of a :m; range and were available considered to | bilty of landing of a large ship.” d C. FPulton, who was a pas- he Los Angeles arrived to make a re- | Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of of Aeronautics Accomplished Without Danger. nding was ac- anger to either crews. When the the deck of the Sari o Shey were' piaces crew and were drawn | 1 car rested on the deck. ropped o e dlnfl ble was more secure in ve Saratoga than on the t’;u ped Patoga, which has for dirigibles sed the opinion that proved conclusively that d be used in transa ic commerce and that the radius of is of great magnitude. He an airship such as the 11)5‘ bles coul c in two days and carrving e ith a great degree of g of fuel. water and food midocean, in Admiral nd_he believes that type becgme dis- sea it would be possible to land aboerd steamships and discharge ers and crew. It would be pos- e added, 1o even make repairs the aircraft fixed to the s Angeles 0 the FORMER U. S CONSUL | LOSES SUIT APPEAL Bigelow Defeated in Libel Action VIOMAN'S EXHUMED BODY HELD FREE FROM POISON fn y Buspicion Mother's Death 1s to !uv'um ¥ in | MURDER 15 UNSOLVED. Releared After Prone of uspeets Women's Dentis indicats d ’Justi('cz Adjourns Trial to Order Sermon in Courl Correspondence of the Assoclated Press SAVANNAH. Tenn.—J. V. Mitchell, veteran fustice of the peace, believes every one should go to chu Holding court on Sunday to hear evidence in the cases of two men caught in & liquor raid, he learned that many of the spectators had not attended church in ve: He continued the cases, declared that anv one leaving the courtroom would be in contempt and or Henry Blount., known as the * ing parson,” to pr(‘:\r‘h a sermon. JEFFERSON ELECTS STUDENT OFFICERS Council }{ends Nnmcd—l.ctm and Numeral Awards Made at School. Mcers of the student council for w semester were elected and the incil awards of letters and numerals made at the assembly of Jefferson nior High Friday ne Castle was chosen president e council, while Sam Leishear was wd vice president and Arminta r was elected secretary. student council awarded the “J" to the following students scholarship: _ Joseph Gottlieb, Joscph Moore, Jacob Silverman, Ros Babinsky, Sarah Fisher, Edith Hurvitz, lice Peters, Winifred Reeves, Helen mer, Josephine Blakely, lrene G Schneider, J Mary Wallen, Doroth; Werber, Sam Maizel, Grov William Paul. Sol Zenda! r. Dorothy Buppert, Elsie 1 nee Snellings, Sarah Schn Margaret Clubb, Rebscca Tol- ky, Rose Ferrara, Helen Pano- Katherine Hackney. J. Mida Farbman. Orson Truc- hy, Thomas Callahan, Pear 3 Melvin Lewis, George Corn Harold Berger. Letters were follows Dramati gene Castle. edi Mendelsohm. Henrietta Chernikoff and Joseph Gottlich. Newspaper—Dorothy Buppert Orchestra—Doroth: Albea, Lily Werber, Samuel Leishear. William Paul. Rose Novak, Bev Miller and Jaccb Silverman. Athletic “J's” “went W Myers, James Myers. James Weedo McCracken, Benjal Levine, Arthur ey. Edgar Conklyn. Sam M. Ou Jacob Schwarjz and Fred le athletic numerals were Eugene Allen, Wilbur Van | , Nathan Miller, Benjamin KRU—‘ rank McLearen, Jacob Silver- r"am Louis Stnger, Willlam Myer. Wil- la'-x Gibson. Adelbert Cl-ggel' James rs and Harry \(o { RANDALI. GRADUATION TO BE HELD TUESDAY| Midyear Class Will Receive Di- plomas at Commencement Exercises. presented Al to lliam The midyear graduating exercises of | Randall Junior High School will h‘ held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’cloc! Dr. J. Hayden Johnson, a member nI the Board of Education, will preside. A recitation feature of the exercises | will be “Student Thoughts” presented as follows: “How We May Improve Our Home Life,” by Alice McGee; 'Ho\l ‘We May Better S(‘r\r‘ Our School,” lizabeth Nelson: “How We May H('l,l the Church,” by Marle Turner, and “How We May Improve the Com- munity,” by Ruth Thomas. Dean D. O. ‘W. Holmes of the School of Education, | Howard University, will deliver the commencement address. H. H. Long, sistant superintendent of publ |c‘ schools, will award the diplomas to the | 24 graduates. G. C. Wilkinson, first superintendent of public schools, will speak also and Rev. E. B | Watson, pastor of i A M E Zion Church. will pronounce the invoration The Student Council held a reception students on negro history of Mrs. M. H. Plum- s G. T. Dodson and Miss M. A s for assemblies the last student and student w. he House t 1 a Glendower C diet 28 a means % good health ssed in the play. T wepe Deon Mason Elizabeth Lancaster v, Hawk ltan Montgomery "Bertha Anderson and Almeta ams. The presiding officers were ry Tyer and Alice Brown At the la; as at pr that in the method would be WILLARD 67 MAINTAINS 50-YEAR-OLD VIEWPOINT & 0 Px»m»m Amu:l- Btate- ment of Late Gen. Goethals on Me Btate IMORE vas the the b of e Js prestdent D Iimore e day Ohio he pre Ad v b “That 1s my view A4 be My outlook | one of & man of L the Jute Gen Goo not ans shou st of iee bey A retain that age ded that 1 tifht B9 DE VALERA SPEAKS. Cosgrave's Biatements Chicago Address CHICAGO, Jan A decia in iDenies iary 28 () - Greeted School students in their | ,Bulah Orcutt, Friday | ; (COOPER WILL SPEAK. ATMEKINLEY HIGH Y. M. C. A. Official lo Address 55 Graduates—Carusi Also Invited. The graduation excreises of MekKin- ley Technical High School will be held in the school auditorium at 8 o'clock Tuesday night, at which time William Knowles Cooper. general secretary of cis | of Washington, will deliver | mencement address to 55 graduates. Under plans completed during the week for the ‘exercises, Charles F. Carusi, president of the Board of Edu- cation, will attend, and Rev. Henr: Manken, jr. pastor of the Luther: Church of the Incarnation, will pro nounce the invocation. The class vale- dictory will be presented by Malcol Taylor. Frank C. Daniel, principal of the school. also will have part in the program accompanying the graduatic “Class night™ will be observed by the | Tech graduates at 8 o'clock tomorrow { night 1 the auditorium of the W N | Norman School. at which time a one | act play, “Creatures of Impulse,” { ndaptation of a Gilbert and Suiltvan operetta, will be presented b of the graduating class { time. Arthur Kriemelmey of the class, will delive which Miss i the history of the class, Wil | man will deliver the class poem and | Arthur Bennett will read the class Air. Daniel will bid the graduates God- | speed and the celebrat vill conclu [ with the singing of class son Those members of a who will | ‘Miss El\l.ahelh Dowling. Edwa ail, Lester Consul, Howard Adcock nd Ralph Meyers. Students in the art department of ACE | Tech plan to turn their class work to | hospital board of practical p | the school's leam_ black rved. The prints ade from wood bloc the play committee are expected t stimulate interest and bring about man; attractive designs. HINE JUNIOR HIGH AWARDS ARE GIVEN Lawmaker Speaks and Musical Progmm Is Offered at Ga:helfixg they ddvertis through 1 which they hav resemble th Honor awards, consisting of the Hine H, were conferred at two acsomblies held on Wednesday and Thursday of last week at the Hine Junior High| School. The first assembly was ad- dressed by Representative John Clark. from New York, and the second b . Grace Ross Chamberlain of t 1is Musical selections were given by | The Orgnge and Gray Syncopators, com- posed of Harvey Chown. | Clements. Edward Cox per. The Hine H was awardec olarship—Mildred Abs De Simone. Louise Pfei Winifred Chick, Hoover. | Bussey. Carvel | Lex Golden. Hoburg Lee Gertrude Evans, Ruth Virginia Ladd, B Virginia Wel Marston, Ne! ¥ | Wilkinson. John " Taylor | Widome, James Young, V: nell. Bulah Orcutt, Mar: Wilfred Page, Dorothy HA I ler. Helen Saks, Doris Scala, Smith. Jack Kerbv, Charles K John Talbert, Carrie on, Mar Swing. Eleanor Wilson, Louise Porter Ruth Laubinger, Woodrow Browne, Her- bert Davis. Saverio Filippone, Lo Guerrant, Thelma Harrell, Louis~ lace, Elizabeth Keeler, Evely 2 Arsena Fopless and Janctte Bandel Leadership—Charles Kc Swing, Hoburg Lee, Ma liamson, Richard Steig ton, John Kerns, M John Taylor, Mildred Kritzer, Lilllan Maupin, Woodrow a, Lawrence Warner, stead, Irving OIff, Lois K Swi R Rothwell Woodrow Browne d Lewis, Thelm Jean Hic horn- Bell. Bruce James Young, Basil, Doy Da Whitcomb, Mae Chamberlir Grorge l‘mmnk‘ nigal thews, M- Mat- Eugene. Kettler. lh mas Hayder ) Ihurmm Douglas Swetnam, Ade James Miller. Helen Axman, Plowd Ku) ns, Hoover, Hayden Teate, Mar: Adkins Clary i Margle Spittie Bandel, Lo Edith Martin “Zeldn Mades Loveye Amari] n W Elizabeth and Curroll hnert thiulness—Waverly no, Melvin Holt, Dorothy Beard, Betty tin, Mary Georgins § Vivian Smith, Anna per, Helen Thomton, Edward Frazier, Thomas Cook. Baverlo Filippone. Evelyn Harper, weth Keeler, Richard Rothwell » Guerrant, Harvey Chown, Cur De Marco, R ry Dunnigan, Al Bional, Jack Whitcomb, Aldrich, Virginia Wells. Dorothy Wilson, Albert Murray, Loubse Chappelle 11, Thomas Hayden. Melvin | Bowers, Paul Willlams mberlin, Fred Au and Biilic ahan POLICE ASSOCIATION ADDS 15 NEW MEN Pollcemen’s As wight than at Whecler, Sam Edith '\hu‘hl Arth, Edith M Georgla Newman, Bres- | More men joined the | soctation 1 u body la {any time in the history of that organi- when 15 members of the. De Bureau enrolled, bringing the membership up to 1,278 For the first tme 1o many tectives are represented 8n committed New member tare C 1 Cox George Darnall weeney, Henry Jetl, J T aul Jones John Plaherty Bughy King B yenrs de workin Johin Fowier, 1ra Kech WL hompson, Joseph Waldron, Charles Warfield, Benjamin Kuehling and Cur- 1 Framme poJ Tormey, president. and W second vice president ered brief speeches at the detect 1ol call pointing out that the Lation atms not only 1o promote operation in the depirtment. bt (o e cournge mutual understanding between pollce and Laxpiyer ol the Young Men's Christian Association | the com- Vecchio, | Bruce | enrolled | ART SCHOOL EXTENDS STUDENT FACILITIES Due to Gain in rollment—New Classes Expansion En- Announced. The National School of Fine and Ap- plied Art, of which Felix Mahony is director, has just taken over the re- maining floors of its building at Con- neciteut avenue and M strect, so that now the institution occupics the whole structure, with the exception of the store on ‘the ground floor. The expan: tated by | the rapid increase ir ent, which now nears 300. In addition to the in- crease in space Mr. Mahony has an: nounced afternoon classes in_interiof decoration, costume design and com- mercial art to augment the already cstablished morning _and evening classes. The children's Saturday morn- {ing class will continue as usual with its_ enrollment_of 81 youngsters rang- |ing from 7 to 16 years of age HOSPITAL BENEFIT TOMORROW NIGHT | Annual Georgetown Affair | Gives Promise of Great Success This Year. | | s | Members of the board of lady man- agers of the Georgetown Univer: Hospital are greatly encouraged o the loyal support given by the public and friends of Georgetown generally to | the annual theater benefit for the hos- | pital which will take place tomorrow night at the National Theater. Pro- cecds from the affair will be used to | help support the charitable work at the hospital. Th: management of the National | | Theater has made it possible for the | indy managers to hold | <uch benefit each year, and the vehi- | cle this season is the first night ! formance of *“Honeymoon Lane. ¢ | has had a year's successful run York. All Boxes Taken. than usual interest is being Triends of Georgetown this | | year in view of the early opening of | the. splendid new hospital building, which will add 100 beds for patients iand provide additional facilittes for | Charitable cases. Al boxes for the per- formance have been taken by | Georgetown _friends, including R Luons, 8. J. president of | the university I The new hospital bullding, which ad- | joins the present stiucture, is virty ln“Vl | Teady for occupancy. It is a four-sto structure with a fifth floor and : cious roof garden added to the central | | portion of the building as lving quar- | | ters for the sisters who supervise the ih’“plml Each of the four main floors | contains 10 private rooms with baths | for patients and large wards | ‘Addition of this wing, with it thor- sughly modern hospital equipment, will | make the Georgetown institution one | of the most* complete institutions of | the city. The total capacity will be | | about 400 beds, making it the largest | private hospiial in Washington Officers of Board. The officers of the b managers, who have worked steacfast support of the hospital More <hnl n by H V. Haynes, president; Mrs. M o E. Fealy and Mrs. Isaac Gans, hon ary presidents: Mrs. Milton E. Afle s. George Tully Vaughan, Miss Min- | e E. Carroll, Mrs. M. J. Ready, Mrs. M. E. Donohue, Mrs. Frank E. Duch- ring, Mrs. Henry W. Sehion, Mrs. Joseph Madigan, Mrs. John O'Don- oghue and Mrs. Sarah Prm)fl' vice presidents. Mrs. Howard F. cording secretary; Miss Mary her, corresponding secretary Andrew J. McIntyre, : Georgetown Ur Glee has announced that its Midwinter con- cert will be held in Gaston Hall the evening of February 19, a departure from its general policy when the mi- Careme concerts marked the opening of the season for the gleemen A second concert will be given Feb- when the glee club will ob- di Gras at St. Paul’s Hall. On fon n the same hail last vear the Georgetown club inaugurated its | most successful season. The Collcgians. a student orchiestra, will be reorganized | and take part in the concert as an added feature Next to the glee club concert. the junfor prom at the Hotel Washington { on Pebruary 10 holds chief interest for Hilitop students. This will be followed by the first all-L hool prom_the evening of February 17, both affairs | marking the rcopening of activities in the new second semester. | | | rer Club | i | Debate Subject Chosen. A new subject has been chosen for | the forthcoming debate with Fordham | University in which members of the White Debating Society at the Hilltop will participate. The date has not vet been determined. The previous subject was on the justification of the armed 1 vention of United States in Nicaragua wosen for debate | at a presidential third term be prohibited by legislation.” G getown will be represented in the debate by Willlam Walker, president {of the White Society: Bernard Mc- Quade, John Rellly and also Arthur | Simpson s alternate. This will be | Georgetown’s first intercollegiate debate | of the s ason, and the contest will be | held in New York should | newly organized fresh- man dramatic soclety at the Hilltop, are | making preparations for their program which will be presented in Gaston Hall | the evening of February 9. As previ- ously announced, five one-act plays are to be given. ‘The stage crew is busy | | gettin nery in readiness, and com- prises T. Foley, Armand Jones, Leslle Hrennan, John O'Connell and Robert Connolly. 1t will be the first time the fieshman have ever given a dramatie | program of their own New officers will be chosen by the Philodemic Debating Soctety t it next meeting to serve the remainder of the | year | | R. 0. T. C. Inspection. i ‘The Philodemic s one of the oldest | debating socleties in any Amerlean col | lege, and 1s by far the best known at | Georgetown. Tts mnnual Mervick de- | bater wre one of the principal seholustic | cvents of the vear Lieut. Col Augustus A hnnm-mlllvl" U B A, commandant of the it O T, ¢ | | unit, Ix making preparations for the | nspection on February 8, which Is to decide whether the Georgetown unit h’ to be inspected by the War Department board which selects the mstitutions to b destgnated “Distingutshed Colleges” | in the dd Corp Aren. The inapect- | Ing ofMcer next week will be Lieut: Col Clarence Deems, Fleld Artillery, who is | In churge of RO, T, C. wotvities | thils area Bupport tendered the unit by the student body, since enlistment ts volun ry at | |t Geargetown, will studied | cording to Miss Stella Goodnight, presi- | ments. during the Spring quarter, |bers of other classes would be invited | most | af romer | been appointed assistant city solfcitor | war veteran and actor NATIONAL JUNIORS MAKE DANGE PLANG Prom to Be Held February | 18—Cy Pres Club to Hold Party. The Junior Prom, important annual social function of the junior class at National University, will be held Febru- ary 18 at the Washington Hotel, it was announced yesterday by Norwood P. dy, president of the class. lans for the event already are under way, and efforts will be made to have a 100 per cent attendance from the class, as well as a large number of mem- bers of the senior and freshman classes. Announcement_has been made that members of the Cy Pres Club, organiza- iion of woman law students at National University, will hold a theater party during the carly part of February. Members of the club held a business meeting the cvening of January 24, at which time plans for the theater party, as well as those for the annual banquet of the club, were discussed. The latter function will be held February 22, ac- dent, and a committee has been &p- pointed to make the necessary arrange- Women prominent in the legal profession will be present and make ad- dresses. ; Prof. Neff Speaks. “The Technique of Practice Br-lore Administrative Bodies” was the subject of an address by Charles M. Neff, pro- fessor of equity cases ai National Uni- versity and counsel for the Mexican Claims Commission, before tHe Phi Alpha Delta Legal Soclety Tuesday night af the University Club. Members of the Al Debating So- ciety during the present month have discontinued debates, devoting their llml‘ (o a series of lectures being given by Representative Henry R.s Rathbone of Illinois. During his lectures Repre- sentative Rathbone emphasized the need of sincerity and naturalness in public speaking. and urged the adop- tion and maintenance of a high level of thought Advance dance, plans for the freshman which will be held some time were dis- at a recent business meeting of lass. Leon G. Norris, president, has announced. It was decided that the affair would be formal and that mem- to attend. General class business also was dicussed at the meeting. Plans for a debate between the Miller Debating Society and the John Mar- shell Law Club now are being formu- lated, and the debate probably will be held during the latter part of February. A debate between these two organi- ‘a'.am was scheduled to.be held Janu- ary . but owing to heavy school work it had 'to be canceled. The current number of the American | Bar Association Journal, organ of a | body of more than 25,000 lawyers, con- tains an article by Director John S Vance of the law division of the Library of Congress on the Siete Partidas, the medievai code of Spain, in which recog- nition is accorded the work of Judge harles S. Lobingier, head of the de- partment of civil and comparative law National In this connection it is stated that: robably the most elucidative com- itary on the Siete Partidas in the inglish language s contained in the ticles published in the reports of the Comparative Law Bureau and the Cali- rnia Law Review from the pen of our foremost _American _civilian, Judge Charles Sumner Lobingier. Judge Lobingier for a number of vears was a Federal judge in the Philippine Islands, where civil law is practiced. Annual Club Banquet. Plans for the annual Masonic Club banquet have been completed. accord- ing to Darrell F. Kull, president of the club, and members now may obtain their reservations. Kull and Robert L. Hollowell have been working together in making preparations. The banquet will be held at the Hamilton Hotel Feb- nd a large number of the law s well as prominent lawyers and judges in the District of Colum- | bia, will attend the affair erable improvement in the s before the moot court of National University has been noted during the present quarter, according to Prof. Glenn Willett, judge of the Cases have been better pres pared and presented, and interest in ihis work is steadily increasing. The most recent jury case tried involved rand larceny. and the defendant. Al- cxander Jones, was convicted. Pross- cution was conducted by Edward W Beli, Edward A. Tonjes and R. H. Her- | rold. while defense counsel consisted | of William L. Bruckart, Herbert Krase Robert W. McCullough. The motion calendar of the moot court also is receiving more attention from the students. Motions are ar- kued with greater confidence. and the nts are of a better quality than the Fall term, according to lett Fall Terms Grades. The District of Columbia code class, under the direction of Prof. Milton Strasburger, continues to be one of the popular at the school. The en- tire sentor class is enrolled, in addition to a large number of first and second year students. This course i§ especially designed for those about to take the local bar examination Word has been received at National University that Willlam F. Laukaltis, student of the school. has of Baltimore, Laukaitis received the degree of master of laws and master of patent law from National Untversity In 1026, He is & member of the Wash- ington Chapter of Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternitl, and prior to attending Na- | tonal University he was graduated from the Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland Law School He has been a member of the Balti- more bar since 1921 Fall term grades both for the school | | of Economines and Government and | the ‘Law School have been completed and may be had by calling at the | Tegistrar's ofMce, 1t I\n\ been announced. | CAUSE OF FLYER'S DEATH | MAY NEVER BE KNOWN Ronson for War Veteran's Pluugo Plane Likely Remain Mystery. tho Assaciated Press. LOB ANGELES, January 28 -Inves- tgatton of the death of Earl Metcalte who plunged to his death from an alrplane near here Phursdny. resulted 1 announcement by the police today (hat it was probable the cause of Metealfe's fall never would known Friends From to sald Metealfe had been de- spondent over his fability o plek up the threads of his motion pleture | career after his return from the World War He aviation lesson In Lstruetor Metealfe turned estate. then to and was taking his fourth fAying, with Roy Wilson as when he fell o his death altiing W the cockpit bes o real BUSINESS 10 HOLD FINALS ON TUESDAY Midyear Graduates Will Re- ceive Diplomas From Registrar of Wills. Commencement exercises for the midyear graduates at Business H School will be held in the school audi- torlum in two sections Tuesday with the award of diplomas to the students who have completed the four-year course at 8 p.m. and the presentation of certificates to those who have met the two-year course requirements at 10 a.m. Dr. H. Barrett Learncd, member of the Board of Education, will preside at the four-year class graduation, and Dorsey W. Hyde, jr. secretary of the Washington Chamber of Commerce. will deliver the address. Jeannette Miriam Salus, valedictorian, will speak, after which Allan Davis, principal, will make the scholarship and improvement awards to the academieally outstand- ing members of the class. The diplo~ mas will be presented by Theodore Cogswell, registrar of wills o( the Dis- trict of Columbia. Music will be fur- nished by the Business High School Orchestra under the direction of Miss Emma Louise Thompson. Isaac Gans, member of the Board of ! Education, will preside at the two-year graduation at 10 o'clock in the morn- ing. Joseph C. Mcosrn,hy an at- torney and a graduate will deliver the address. Mr. Davis will make the scholarship awards, after which the certificates will be presented by Richard Hart, president of the Business High Alumni The school orchestra will provide music for the program. Class night exercises for the four- year class will be held in the school au- ditorium at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, when Donald Tracey, class president, will make his final speech as a student of Business. Mr. Davis will speak also, and the class history will be recalled by Bliss Miller, while the prophecy will be made by Shirley Saks, Thelma Lumsden and Jean Leckie. Roma Medford will recite the poem and Rose Weinstein will sing the class song. A play, “Flit- termouse,” will be a feature of the pro- gram, and it will be presented by Ruth Behrend. Dorothy Moreland, Miss Wein- stein and Mr. Tracey. The insignia awards, in recognition of meritorious service, have been pre- sented, as follows: School betterment, Jeannette Salus; _business efficiency, Grace Wheatfleld, Ruth White and Sue Menefee; literary efficiency, Roma Med- ford, Donald Tracey and Kenneth Wil- liams; music, Rose Weinsteln and Business, | Association. | WILSON TO GRADUATE 16 FUTURE TEACHERS 43 SENlflRS I-EAVE e e ESTERN TUESAY School Exercises Tuss- / day Night. ECommencement Exercises to X | - ety e oot Normai | Be in Afternoon at Schol Auditorium. School at commencement exercises at 8 ' o'clock Tuesday night, over which their | future chief, .Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, will preside, Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Washington University, will de- liver the address to the graduates in the exercises, which will be heldin the Wilson Normal auditorium. Mrs Howard L. Hodgkins, member of the Board of Education, will present the di plomas to the 16 students who hs completed the general cours v 8. Carroll Coale, pastor of the Elde- brooke Methodist Episcopal Church, will recite the prayer. Ada Isabel Volkman president of the graduating class, wili address the assembly, also. Other class officers are Elizabeth Reamy, vice president: Dorothy B £kinner, secretary, and Mary Jane Ca ter, treasurer. CLASS-DAY RALLY HELD AT EASTERN Western High £ 1| will be graduated at comm ment exercises to be held in the school auditorium at 1 o'clock Tuesday after- ncon. Mrs. W H. Herron, mem! the Board of Education, and Dr. Eimer 8. Newton, principel | Western, will award the diplomas to graduates. A musical program by High School Orcnestra will reises. whic Forty-three seniors of the school “Class night school au Everard Meade ory and m. Th ht cclebration a dence in the o honor class hi | Four-Year Graduates Partic- ipate in Play—Graduation Planned Tuesday. Class-day exercises of the four-year Parker and Joe Webb graduating class were held in the East- | ern High School Auditorium Wednes- | day morning, when Clarence Hogarth, president of the class, delivered the ad- dress of welcome and Alma Hickox presented the class history. The class play, “The Good Ship ern Crosses the Line," written members of the class, Douglas Dyas and Carl Tellefson, was presented by a cast of graduates. William Ackerman pre- sented the prophecy, and Grace | Croyle, the will, while Dorothy Hume recited the class poem. The speech to the undergraduates was delivered Ly Vernon Wayland, and Franklin Jamie- son replied for the juniors. JIsaac Gans, member of the Board of Education, will preside at the gradua- tion exercises of the four-year class. Fencing Team Chosen. Candidates for fencing team Florence Johnson; dramatics, Ruth Behrend: athletics, Charles May, Revelle Jones, Charles Silverman, Harry Alte- | Jack Lewis, Edward Duryee, Denniberg. Willlam Farran, Marks, Charles Rich, Milton Hower. | and Gilbert Potts, and general efficiency, Shirley Saks. NUNS TO WITNESS PLAY REHEARSAL Players’ Guild to Present Two-Act Farce This Week to Aid Charity Fund. More than 400 nuns from St. Pat- rick's Academy and the sisters assigned to orphanages and other Catholic insti- tutions will be the guests of the Play- ers’ Guild this afternoon at a dress re- | hearsal of their first production, “Un Chad Jour." at Carroll Hall The production is a two-act farce and will be shown at Carroll Hall all this | week, except PFriday. More than 40 amateur actors will take part. The | guild will be maintained on a non- | profit basis and the excess receipts will | | be turned over to various Catholic char- ity organizations of the city. “Un Chad Jour” is being produced | under the supervision of Rev. Francis J. Hurney. Assisting him are Luke Pe- gan, Estelle Allen, Arthur McCreight, Clara Roehrle, Marie Jones, Ann Mur: phy, Catherine Cleary, Elizabeth Milo. vich, John Morrisey, John Many, Ted Richards, Mrs. Charles Roehrle. Mary St. John, Hermina Costello, Elizabeth Gorman, Alice Pricel, Cherrl Gwynne, Helene Kearney, Eleanor Giovanetti, Helen Sullivan, Orme Libbey, Arthur Meeghan, Margaret Cush. Nonie Cush. ClIff Yeomans. Billy McClure, Dorothy Glenn, Elmo Whitestone, Garry Lange, Clara Prlddv and Marian McLearen. American tourists spent $79,000,000 in Ontario, Canada, in 1927. Tt | School Association, ‘Tuesday night, when 100 students “m receive their diplomas. Rev. Freel | Rohrer will give the invocation. an Eugene Black, member of Congress from Texas. will address the graduates. A thur Bishop, president of the Home and will present the GEN. TAYLOR, 79, DIES AT RICHMOND HOME Was United Confederate Veterans' Commander of Northern diplomas. ‘The officers of the four-year class are Clarence Hogarth, president Loz Crown, vice president: Kathryn McCa frey, secretary, and Carl Tellefson, treasurer. Exercises of the two-year graduating class, tomorrow night, will be presided over by Asst. Supt. of Schools R. S | Haykcock. Judge Nathan Cavton deliver the address, and Rev. Booth will pronounce the invocation Diplomas will be presented by Miss Ed- |na G. Burrows, president of Eas Alumni Association. ‘The officers of the two-vear class are Joseph Sullivan. president Bookoff. vice president; Mary M. | lino, secretary, and Leonard Ha urer. While 100 pupils will be gra 1330 new students will enter on Feb: | 1. Of this number 80 are from Stuart Junior High, and 80 from Hin | Junior High School. Columbia, Jeffer- !son and Langley Juniors each send 6 The enroliment at the end of the first week is expected to be in excess of 2.000. ‘ The question of suffrage for the Dis- trict of Columbia will be debated by the debating society Friday. Anne Rossner and Rose Cohen will uphold the affirmative, and Arnold Keplinger and Elden Cary will support the nega- | tive. A challenge from Central Debat- | ing Club was accepted under condition | of no coaching by teachers. MANY ROAD OFFICIALS TO ATTEND WALL RITES C. & 0. Vice Pres at St. Augustine, Fla Buried at mc:m~: Asaox A dance is to be given by the regiment Friday. February 10. The Boys' Rifle Clud is participa n the National Rifle Association com tition. The medals are to be awarded | to_“'pro-marksman,” “marksman,” and “sharpshooter.” road c:r.n‘.s f::\m man systems of v Richmond t: i Having spent his life in repa: clog shoes worn by miners | children. 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