Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1928, Page 8

8 S0 SOCIETY Vice President and Mrs. Dawes, With Family Party, L for Fishing Trip. HE Vice President and Mrs. Dawes, who have been in thetr home in Evanston, Il since closing their house on Belmont street, will leave shortly for Colorado. They will be accompanied by their children, Virginia and Dana, and their son-in-law, Mr Melvin Erickson, and will spend some time at Wagon Wheel Gap, where the Vice President will fish. Secretary of Interior West Entertains Informally Mr. Roy O. West, who ently as- sumed his du as Secretary of In- terior to replace Dr. Hubert Work, en- tertained & small luncheon party yes- terday on the Willard roof Senator and Mrs. Walter E. Edge and former Senator and Mrs. William M. Calder are among those who will sail today aboard the Leviathan for Europe to spend the Midsummer. Senator Robert Wagner of New York City Jestic for Engl: abroad. and to spend some weeks staff of the United Charles P. Summer- from Fort Monroe, e he spent yesterday. He was hose honor Brig. Gen. gave a reception yes- 2 for the officers and he fort. of their wives Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beale McLean. who e bee: n their Bar Harbor ome since their return from Europe. will go next week to Newport. where they will occupy By-the-Sea, the Au- Belmont estate, which they pur- d last week and which is now ng put in readiness for them. The former Minister of Bulgaria and Mme. Panaretoff have arrived at the Haller Inn in Willlamstown, Mass., to| attend the Institute of Politics at Wil- Jiams College. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Julian L. Latimer have gone to Atlantic City and mre staying at the Hotel Traymore for & week. Col. Melntosh, roller of the cur- gency, had luncheon guests yesterday on the Willard roof. Col. and Mrs. John A. Wagner were Joined yesterday in their apartment #t Wardman Park Hotel by their gdaughter, Mrs. McCormick, wife of Maj Harold Arthur McCormick, U. S. M. C., Wwho came from Annapolis, where Maj. {McCormick has been on duty. Mrs. McCormick, who was formerly Miss Corinne Coryell Wagner, will spend a Jortnight with her parents before start- $ng for Long Beach, Calif., where Maj. McCormick has been transferred for ‘duty aboard the U. S. S. Idaho. Mrs. Wagner will entertain at tea for her daughter Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr. and Mrs. William F. R. Hitt and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Adams were among |the -guests at dinner last evening of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, who entertained in their cottage at Saratoga | Bprings. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Royall Hol- eombe will entertain at dinner this eve- ning in their Newport villa and later ‘with their guests attend the dance | for an extended stay. ! #nd Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, the latter Mrs. Sloan’s mother. g0 to Digby, Nova Scotia, for an indefinite stay. | hreve Hostess to Bride-Elect and Friends. Mrs. Charles E. Shreve entertained this afternoon at luncheon bridge, fol- Jowed by a shower, in compliment to Miss Aubrey Hannan, whose marriage %o Mr. William Greenwood will take | piace in the near future i The guests included Mrs. John T.| Hannan, Mrs. Wiegand, Miss Helen Day, Miss Kathleen Atkins, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Charles B. Meyer, Mrs. Herbert Fiynn and Mrs. Milton Simpson. Mr. Mason Wright is visiting Mr. and | Mrs. Peter A. Porter, jr., of Buffalo in their Summer home, Stone Lea, at Nar- Tagansett Pler. Mr. and Mrs. Porter m;'e‘ costume ball last evening for a | company, including their house ts, Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Schoell- | f of Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Preston B. Porter, Mrs. Edward de Cernea and Mr. Frank G. Raichle of Buffalo and Mr. Wright. Mrs. Robert Hitt has taken a cottage &t Baratoga Springs for the racing sea- #on, and has been joined there by her sop, Mr. R. 8. Reynolds Hitt, who has been with Mrs. Hitt and their family | #t Newport for the early Summer. Comdr. M. C. Robertson, Btates Navy, announces the marriage of his sister, Mrs. Prancis L. Palmer, % Mr. Carl M. Spainhour of Morgan- ton, N. C, July 31, at the Christ Epis- eppal Chirch, Green Bay, Wis. Mrs Palmer was the widow of Maj. Prancis | L. Palmer, Corps of Engineers, United States Army Mr. and Mrs home _at cago, 11 Capt. and Mrs. Pred W. Holt and family are spending about a month at Eagles Mere, Pa. Mrs. Mida C. Peabody is spending several wecks' vacation in visiting Okla- homs, Texas, California and Vermont Mrs. John W. Garrett of Baltimore, who has spent severdl Winters ir Washington. has left New York after a short stay and gone to Southampton, where she is the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Huddleston Rogers Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., will entertain at tea this afternoon in her Summer he Beaulieu, at Newport, for her dax er. Mre. Henry Gassaway Davis formerly Miss Grace Van- Spainhour will be at 1546 Pratt boulevard, Chi- | some time at the Cariton. | during August, nor will its dining room | use of members. ' | Grace Dodge Hotel for a week or more, | of Pittsburgh, Pa., are at the Carlton United | CYRTY. THF FVENING STAR, WASHTNGTON, . . SATURDAY. AUGUST 4, 19%8. eaving Evanston | derbilt. Mr_and Mrs. Davis arrived In Newport a few days ago to spend the remainder of the Summer with Gen and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Black have | closed thelr apartment on the Plaza | roof in New York and sailed yesterday on their_yacht for their new home, Al- | londale Farm, at Huntington, Long Is- and. Dr. and Mrs. Millard F. Thompson and Dr. Richard K. Thompson have | joined their family at Eagles Mere | Park, Pa Dr. Isapc B. Hunt, who has been | visiting his family and home, 1407 | Fifteenth street, for two weeks, has re- furned to Detroit, Mich. where he is now engaged in his profession. | Mrs. L. C. Lapham and Mrs. ers of Bourmemouth, England, are at ace Dodge Hotel for an extended | B C.| | Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Briscoe h: ' taken_an apartment at the Lombardy, 2019 T street, and are settled there for the future. Mrs. Briscoe has recently | returned from a Western trip, | Mr. and Mrs. George Brisbane of | Plainfield, N. J., have arrived in Wash- ington and are at the Carlton for a short stay, accompanied by their daugh- | ter, Beatrice Brisbane, and Mrs w. G a i Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Dashiell and Dr. | Rebecea Stoneroad sailed from_Balti- more on the S. S. Chatham for Boston, from where they will go to Montreal and Quebec. Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Mapes of Wash- ington, who have been passing a few days at the Savoy-Plaza, are leaving today for Southampton, Long Island. Residents of Government Hotels Give Lawn Party. The Government Hotels were the| scene of a delightful lawn fete last eve- | ning. The residents of the E-F Bulld-; ing were hostesses and entertained their | friends with bridge and five hundr(‘d.i played by the light of Chinese lanterns | and candles on each table. | Mrs. Mary Daly, Miss May Schroeder and Miss Helen Ignatius acted as host- esses and punch, ice cream and olher‘ { | | dainties were served. The funds are to | provide flowers for their sick friends, | and also incidentally to decorate the lobby of their hotel and keep the gen- eral utilities in running order. | Mr. and Mrs. V. G. McDaniel of Chi- | cago, accompanied by Mr. Charles H. Woods, also of Chicago, are spending| Mrs. Josephine K. Thompson leave: Washington today for about a month’s | stay at Eagles-Mere, Pa. | The Arts Club announces that it will | present no programs of entertainment i service be in operation, on account n(f repairs to the building. The clubrooms | and garden are, however, open for the | S | Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Steele of Easton, | Pa., are at the Carlton for a few days, accompanied by their daughter, Miss Adele L. Steele. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Reed of Hunting- ton, N. Y., are at the Grace Dodge Hotel | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alstead of Cir- gan, Lancaster, England, are at the | Mrs. August W. Noack and her | daughters, Mrs. Frank Howard and Miss Fannie Noack, are some time at Winter Park, Fla., as house guests of her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Noack. They will re- turn by sea about the middle of Au- gust. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bode and family | | for a few days. | GIVES MONEY TO MISSION. Presbyterian Home Also Benefici- ary Under Mrs. Bailey's Will The will of Mrs. Lois A. Bailey, who died July 30, was filed yesterday for pro- bate. gives $4,000 to the Washing- | won Loan & Trust Co. in trust for bene- fit for a niece, Carrie D. Chase, and at her death for use of another niece, Marian G. Nutter. A trust fund of | $2,500 is to be held for benefit of Alice | Leftwich, described as a faithful serv- | | ant, and at her death™the fund is to be | plll? over to Helen and John C. Whit- well. The Presbyterian Home and the Mis- sionary Society of New York Avenue | Presbyterian Church are each fo have | $500." Her jewelry and household |effects are fo be given to Anna 8. Balley and Bessle A. Whitwell, with the exception of specific provisions for a number of friends and relatives. The remaining estate is to be sold |and the proceeds distributed among | Alice C. Josselyn, Marian G. Nutter, | Harold E. Goodhue and Clifford C. Goodhue. The Washington Loan & | Trust Co. is also named as executor. el ey During the fisca! year just ended ionly 43 per cent of applicants for en- listment in the United States Regular | Army were mccepted, owing o intelli- | gence tests and increased general re- quirements, | | | “Tailored to Fit" SLIP COVERS Limited Time 329.75 Complete | Only For any 3-piece set, in Best Grade 709, Belgian Linen. You | are assured high-grade work- | ‘mnn-hip and 1009, action, | . McDEVITT’S "1211 F St Nw. Main 3211 | Central Armature Works 625-627 D Phone Ma Street N.W. in 3660-1.2 SPECIALISTS Industrial Power and Lighting Work Transformer Vaults, Switchboards, Generators, Motors and Controllers Installed Leaders f and Wired or 15 Years NEW DIPLO Who arrived in Washington yesterday with her husband, Mr. Julian Enciso, the new charge d'affaires for the Argentine republic. They are at Wardman Park | Hotel. ATIC HOSTE FINES ASSESSED ON SIX POLIGEMEN Each Held Guilty by Trial Board of Minor Infrac- tions of Regulations. Six of the eight policemen who faced the Police Trial Board yesterday were found guilty of minor infractions of the police manual and. paid small fines. One case was dismissed, while another | policeman was warned not to repeat the offense charged. Policeman W. F. McDuffie of the eleventh precinct was fined $10 for neglecting to investigate properly an assault on Daniel Dyson, colored, which lted in the man's death two days , July 8, at Casualty Hospital. A | brother officer, Guy Rone, involved in | the same case, was vindicated by the board. The officer who was warned by the | board was H. B. Miller, crossing police- | man at Seventeenth street and Penn- | sylvania avenue. Miller was noticed | loitering about the corner for upward | of an hour instead of directing traffic | at the intersection. | Other cases and the offenses involved | were as follows Privates J. W. Smith, asleep on duty, | $20 fine; W. H. Bell, failing to patroi {a beat, $5; M. E. Lawson, missing a { police box call, $5; E. H. Noden, fail- | ure to patrol his mounted beat, $25, | ASKS CHINA RECOGNITION. Representative Dyer Confers With Kellogg on Proposal. By the Associated Press. The United States should grant full recognition to the Nationalist govern- ment in China, in the opinion of Rep- | resentative Dyer, Republican, Missouri, who conferred yesterday with Secretary Kellogg on the Chinese situation. The Missouri Represenative, who has made several trips to China, expressed his approval of the recent signing of a tariff treaty between the two countries. | In the next session of Congress Rep- resentative Dyer said he proposed to in- | troduce a bill to create an embassy in | China, so that the United States would be represented by an Ambassador in- | stead of a Minister. | e . Boys' Band to Hold Fete. The Boys' Independent Band will | hold a lawn fete tonight at Fourteenth | and Pennsylvania avenue, 7:30 o'clock, to obtain funds for \ts annual educa- tional trip, to be held later in the Sum- | mer, it was announced today. Musical SOCIETY. D. C. CREDIT MEN'S COMMITTEES NAMED President Watts Announces Plan to Form Chapter of Na- tional Institute. Standing committees of the Washing- ton Association of Credit Men were an- | nounced yesterday by Lister T. Watts, | the association president. The committees are as follows: Wel- fare, F. R. Madigan, chairman; A. C.| Walling, vice chairman, and E. L, Ruark, John N. Auth and C. Vincent Griffin; educational, W. F. Simpson, chairman; J. Francis Hillyard, V\ce“ chairman, and Raymond D. Lewis, Wil- | lfam Gordon Buchanan and Mrs. E. J | Hes fraud and bankruptey, Joshua Evans, jr, chairman, and %D, Hathaway, vice chairman; membership, | 22D H DD entertatnment_will be furnished by the Elks' Clown Band. FEfforts are being made to continue the lawn fete Monday night. DOWNTOWN WAREHOUSE For Rent Rear 927 D St. N.W. 4-8TORY FIREPROOF ELECTRIC FREIGHT ELEVATOR /\MERICAN SECURITY |and R. H. Huffman, failure to patrol a beat, $10. e W. Dept. Re 15th & Pa. Ave. M. 4815 CENTURY FLOWERS Effective Floral Designs Funeral Sprays C1S0, | Underwood & Underwood Photo. | PENNANT IS AWARDED FOR BATTLE EFFICIENCY Division 18 of Asiatic Fleet An- nounced as Winner This Year in Submarine Competition. The battle efficiency pennant for sub- marine divisions was captured for this | year by Division 16 of the Asiatic flcet, it was announced yesterday by the Navy Department. | The submarine S-44 took the battle | efficiency pennant and the prize for | howing the greatest improvement dur- | ing the year. This vessel is commanded | by Lieut. Comdr. Alexander D. Douglas. | The submarines R-6 and the R-12| attained 95 per cent of the highest battle efficiency merit made by the S-44. The former is commanded by Lieut (junior grade) Joseph Dunn and the latter by Lieut. Willlam Hardy. | DEATH SEEN AS MYSTERY. “%i-3 Prominent Texan Succumbs and Son Dying After Eating a Meal. PITTSBURGH, Pa., August 4 (#).— Michael Huber, 54, of Dailas, Tex., said to be a wealthy oil-drilling contractor, died, and his son Joseph, 14, was re- ported dying yesterday at Allison Park, a Pittsburgh suburb, where they were attending a family reunion. Members of the family said Huber and his son became 1ll after they had eaten in Rich- mond, Ind, on their way East. At an autopsy Huber was found to have died from acute gastro enteritis and acute spleenitis. The coroner’s of- fice announced that Richmond author- ities probably would not be requested to investigate there until a further pathological examination is made. More frogs are produced in Louisiana than are needed to supply this whole Nation. About 2,000,000 of the “hick- ers” are bred annually by the State. | Last year 10,000 bullfrogs were sent to Japan for purposes of propagation. Tol&agi?ghq; C;fllz;rs' : | Beavers. ly. THE TOLMAN LAUNDRY. Franklin 71. tubblefield Falls Card;rock The quiet to much of Carderock A world in Ca traveler, looking a point “I can't believe T am within five miles of the Nation's Capital se shores dotted with magnificent it is impossible—why aren’t the homes ?” The Answer Is Simple: Never before has this wonderful section of the Potomac been made accessible No finer scenery exists on the Atlantic Seaboard than here— ideal locations for country estates. To the appreciative of more opportunity to buy somewhat smaller tracts in the fertile, rolling Let your Sunday or evening drive Uplands—yet near the River. be to and thru Carderock, Drive out Bradley Boulevard or River Road to Wilson Lane, thence to Conduit Road and west to Carderock, or straight out Conduit Road tu Club, HOPKINS-ARMSTRONG, Inc. Phone M, 2303 murmer of these gently tumbling a welcome ross these Rapids from a vantage ferock said recently : $3 = TAKES NAVAL AIR POST. !‘ | Comdr. McWhorter Assumes Work of Capt. E. D. King. Comdr. E. D. McWhorter has assumed temporary command of the aircraft | squadrons, scouting fleet, relieving Capt. E. D. King. The latter is to come to the Navy Department as assistant chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. 807 14th Street N.W. Phone Franklin 5442 Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Charles M. McCormick, 29, and Lois G. Duke, 29. Rev. Charles B. Austin Frank Beavers, 22, and Lena Love. 19, both of Accotink, Va.; Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. Harold J. Roife, 25, and Laura E. Mol arty. 25: Rev. Willlam J. Brooks. | Robert Washington, 42, and Ida Johnson, John T. Scarborough Jonnie W. Arnold, 27, and Loulse E. Bry- Ho M Hennie | 32 21; Rev. 8. ‘Roger 'Harford, 33, Downs. 21; Judge Robert E Theodore G. Chastain, 28, San Prarc) 20, Flintstone, M and Olive G. Bowman, Rev. Jeflerson W. Duffey h 22. ‘and Dorothy Win- J. Wiilbanks & s _T. Butler, Rev em Atias, 28, and Lillle Kotz, oel Bramhall. 23, and Eleanor E Rev. Patrick’ Murphy. Raucom, 28, and Harriet E. Rey. B, H. Melton 25, Quantico, Branchville, Md.; ant, a) 2 Wwillard "R, Morningsta Lusby H.'Ci May ~Lambert, H. M. Hennig Dewey P. Vaughn, High Point, N. C. and Helen O. Herbert, 19, this city; Rev . Hennig. Jones, 22, and Helen M. Hall, 20; E Wi ; . John R. Ahern, 23, this city. and Mary P. Galdwell, ‘New York City: Rev. George Har- rington. Willism Fyller. 35, and Lucinds White, 31 V. - STymes, George M. Shea, 40. Paris, Pran H. Ward, 27. Silver Spring, Md.: 24! Bright, clean and spot- less reflect credit upon the careful home man- ager. 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Stephen I Miller, ex- ecutive manager of the National Asso- ciation of Credit Men, has pledged his support to the project, in line with plans to establish chapters of the in- stitute in various cities. e Y. W. C. A. An Association Worthy of Your Generosity Should be included in your donations budget £ and list of bequests Visitors to our headquarters are always welcome. The Younz Women's Christian Association of ‘the District of Columbia. 17th and K Si > fi?fi%fi% 22y Pesley Heights | R & & There s w of Waa]’lington A community. Every Home and fitted into Wesley Heigh velopment are control and pro Homes nearing are available for that charm about The Garden Spot distinctive which is not to be experienced in any other is designed for its selected set- ting, which nature has adorned —and you have no fear of un- desirable encroachment—f o ¢ ts and its de- under Miller tection. You are invited to inspect the completion, which purchase. W. C. & A. N. 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