Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1928, Page 11

MRS. POOLE WIS | HUSBAND CALLING ,Contest for Best Thanksgiv- ' ing Menu to Feature Food il Show Tonight. i —— , The wide expanse of the exposition \floor of the Washington Auditorium re- Werberated with cries of “Oh-h, Henry!” that fairly shook the sturdy walls of the building last night, when ten deter- mined wives engaged in a husband- talling contest, held as a feature of ! the entertainment program of the food show. being staged there by the District {Grocers’ Society. Accorded Lremendo\\s applause from Blle near 4,000 visitors at the show, Mrs. 'R. D. Poole, 538 Fourteenth street | Boutheast, with a prolonged cry, won the unofficial title of the most effective tusband caller and was presented a iarge basket of groceries. It was the consensus of the judges | bf the contest that any husband, how- "ever stolid, must have been moved to action by the vocal effort set up by Mrs. Poole. The object of all this calling, however, was not any particular hus- band, but & wooden dummy man, garb- ed in fancy attire and stood upon the platform, wearing a broad placard la- beled: “Henry.” This same wooden man 'was also the object last week of a roll- ing-pin-throwing contest. One by one the contestants filed upon the stage and shouted or wailed for *“Henry,” some in pleading tones, some commanding, and Mrs. Poole capped the climax, when she shook dispairing hands in air and cried long and loud . in_despair. This evening the entertainment will Include a contest for the best Thanks- giving dinner menu and one for the girl with the prettiest head of red hair. Suggested menus must be handed in at fhe show, it is announced. ' The winner yesterday afternoon of daily baby contest proved to be Phfllls All.ne Darmstead, 903 Seventh Bbreec northeast. ADDRESS AND DANCES i ON PROGRAM AT GUILD. | Community Drama Group to Hold ' First Amateur Session | Monday. An address entitled “The Amateur Impulse,” by John Mason Brown, and dramatic dances by the Caroline Mc- Kinley dancers will feature the first of & series of programs under the auspices of the Community Drama Guild of ‘Washington, in the new McKinley Au- ditorfum, Third and T streets northeast, Monday night. Selections will be ren- d“egr:’ the McKinley High School Or- The guild, which comes under the direction of the Washington Comniu~ nity Center Department, plans to unite in tral body all amateurs in the drama movement in this city. It aims to enlist capable leaders in order that dramatic companies and clubs may se- mn-o expert assistance and advice. It also plans to encourage all communi- ties in planning their local dramatic pmgnm md to Fmvlde opportunity performances, so0 phyers of one neighborhood may mset'.huealmmr J. P. 8. Neligh is chairman of the reception commit- tee for llnnd.ny n!ahts program. Dr. m Dnm- Gllfld. d '\l C = and Mrs. Carey H. Brown vice chairman, - U. S. STUDENTS IN ROME. Group Received With Royal Hon- ors by Governor of City. . ROME, November 21 (#).—A party of American university and prep school students now visiting in Italy was re- eceived with royal honors at the his- toric capital of Rome, the oldest func- tioning city hall in the world, yester- day. Prince Boncamragni Ludovisi, gov- emor of the Eternal City, was their E. W. Bmlt.h of Oolgate Univer- $ity, in charge of the tour, t.hlnkedvg governor for the hospitality. 'Aui“ned to Frankford Arsenal. Lleue. Col. John E. Munroe, Ord- ce Department, has been relieved !rom duty with the War Department General Staff and assigned to the com- Man Asks Court To Reimburse Him For German Bonds Robert J. Thompson of Chicago yesterday asked the District of Co- lumbia Supreme Court to require the alien property custodian and the Treasurer of the United States to admit his claim for $103,000 against the Republic of Germany and reim- burse him out of funds of the Ger- man government now held by these officials. ‘Thompson says he bought 500,000 marks’ worth of German bonds in 1915, paying in gold $103,000. These bonds were later repudiated by the Republic of Germany. ‘The plaintiff states he is informed that there is sufficient money in the ‘Treasury belonging to the Republic of Germany to satisfy his claim for $103,000, which, he asserts, is a debt due him from the German government. He is represented by Attorney Edmund Burke. HITS TWO POLICEMEN; C. S. Davis Asks Jury Trial on Charge of Driving While Intoxicated. Accused of knocking down two po- licemen at Fourteenth street and Rhode Island avenue, Jesse H. Veitch, 5000 block of Seventh street, yesterday plead- ed guilty to reckless driving and was fined $50 or 30 days by Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Traffic Court. ‘The policemen struck were W. H. Browning and C. S. Dwyer. Neither was injured. ‘Theodore W. Turner, colored, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and leaving after colliding. He was sen- tenced to 60 days and fined $100 on the former charge, and 60 days additional on the latter. Charles Simms Davis, 32 years old of the 1000 block of Second street south- east, demanded a jury trial for driving while intoxicated and was released on $500 bond. He is accused of having struck two other cars at Good Hope road and Fifteenth street southeast, causing injuries to Mrs. Nina Strickert and Johan Koch. PLANS FOR NEW SCHOOL SENT TO COMMISSIONERS Architect Forwards Drawings for Addition to Francis Junior High. Plans and specifications for a 10- room addition to the Francis Junior High School were forwarded to the Commissioners yesterday by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris, with a recommendation that bids for construct- ing the addition be asked for. ‘There is $242,000 available for the construction. Harris estimated that his plans would call for the expenditure of mmxunately 3215000 BOMB DAMAGES HOME. Family of New South Wales Ship- per Has Narrow Escape. SYDNEY, New South Wales, Novem- ber 21.—A bomb was thrown in Kew today and seriously damaged the house of a Mr. Swanton, who is managing dkec&:r of the Crosby Co., shipping agen Mr. Swanton was absent, but his family were asleep and had a narrow escape. Pouae attribute the outrage to work of the worst criminal elements of the water front. Hear the New 920 14th St. N.W. 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