Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1928, Page 6

o % THE EVENING STAR, WASH NGTON, D- C. SATURDAY. DECEMBER Bl APPRUPRM"UN 'Washingtonians Asked to Eat Frugally BILL UP WEDNESDAY $2,332,008,713 Treasury- Post Office Measure Awaits | Bucget Message. ‘The largest of the 11 annual appro- priation bills for the support of the Government during the next fiscal year | will be ready for the House to act upon | just as soon as Congress is ready to do | business. It will be reported to the House next Wednesday. No action on the appropriation meas- ures can be taken until, the Federal | budget is transmitted to Congress by the President. ‘The House program as thus far arranged provides for receipt of the | Prosident’s budget message on Wednes- | day and immediately thereafter the Treasury-Post Office appropriation bi will be reported from the appropria- tions committee. Principal Work of Session. ‘The passage of these big supply measures to support all activities of tho Federal Government is the principal | work of the coming short session cf Congress. In order to be forehanded in having these bills ready, the clerks of the appropriations committee havs been working in clese co-operation with the Bureau of the Budget in getting | the budget estimates in shape for hear- | ings by the 11 subcommittees of the House appropriations committee which | started work on November 15. | The Treasury-Post Office bill will be reported to the House by Representative ‘Wood of Indiana, chairman of the sub- | committee, the other members of which | are Thatcher, Kentucky; Hardy, Colo- rado; Bacon, New York, and Byrns, Tennessee, with a vacancy caused by | the death of Representative Oam\'an‘ of Massachusetts, to be filled as soon 28 the House organizes. Total Is $2,332,008,713. ‘The total of the Treasury-Post Office bill for the current fiscal year is $2,332,008,713.53, but exclusive of per- manent and indefinite appropriations, | the bill carried $1,061,342,060, which is 2SR S S R SR S In observance tomorrow of the Near East Rellef's “Golden Rule Sunday,” Washingtonians are asked to dine frugally and to contribute the saving to the local total in the world-wide ap- peal for $5,000,000. been suggested for tomorrow's menu— rice, macaroni, apricots, brown bread and cocoa. This is the same meal which the relief organization serves to 32,000 orphans under its care in vari- ous continental refugee camps. The drive for funds in 55 nations will be climaxed by tomorrow’s ob- servance of “Golden Rule Sunday.” Local contributions should be sent to the Washington headquarters, 1334 Connecticut avenue. vy : the active fund for the ordinary cur- rent expenses of these two great de- | partments, divided as follows: Post‘, Office Department, $764,950,042, and | ‘Treasury Department, $296,392,018. | ‘The next bill to be reported to the | House will be the Interior Department | appropriation bill, on which hearings | started November 14, and which will be | reported to the House on December 8 by Representative Cramton of Michi- gan, chairman of the subcommittee, the other members of which are Mur- phy, Ohio; French, Idaho; Taylor, Ten- nessee, and Hastings, Oklahoma. E. W. STEARNS MADE CHIEF BANK EXAMINER John L. Proctor to Succeed Him as Deputy Controller of the Currency. By the Assoclated Press. E. Willey Stearns, deputy controller of the currency, was appointed chicf national bank examiner today to suc- ceed John W. Pole, recently appointed | controller of the currency. Secretary annouriced also the appointment of John ‘L. Proctor as deputy control- | ler of the currency to succeed Stearns, ‘ Proctor 1s a native' of ‘Minnesota. ! CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Federation of Citizens' Associations | will_meet, 8 o'clock, in boardroom of | the Municipal Building. Biological Society of Washington will meet, 8 o'clock, in assembly hall of the Cosmos_Club. Speakers, E. R. Kalm- bach, Biological Survey, .and A. 8. Hitcheock, United States Bureau of Plant Industry.” Visitors welcome. ‘Washington Society of Engineers will meet, 8:15 o’clock, in auditorium of In- terior Departiment. Televox, the auto- matic man, will be introduced by his inventor, R. J. Wensley; of the West- inghouse Elcetric & Manufacturing Co. The society will give its annual dinner December 5. Dr. Ernest J. Stevens of San Fren-' eisco will lecture on “Man Visible, In- visible—and” before the League for the lclcl’ifl' Life, 8 o'clock, at Stoneleigh urt. Ohio Girls’ Club. will give a dance | this evening at the Arlington Hotel. All Ohioans invited. . ‘The American Association of Univer- sity Women invites all college women and their friends to go on a moonlight stroll around the basin, starting from the Mills Building, Seventeenth and Penpisylvania avenue, - 7:30° - o'clock: Leaders, Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin and Miss Fenton. John L. Burpett Council, No. 5, Daughters of America, will have an| oyster supper from 5-to 9 o'clock. ‘The Senior Club, Girls’ Friendly So- clety, will meet, 8 o’clock, at the Cen- | ter, 1533 New Hampshire avenue. An entertainment and dance will be given by Washington Lodge, No. 442, Vasa Order of America, at 8:30 o'clock in Red Men's Hall, 713 D street. ‘The Graduate Nur: Association will | give a tea from 4 to 5:30 o'clock, at 1337 'K street, to members and their | g guests, | FUTURE. ‘The Wanderlusters’ hike for tomor- row will start from the R. E. Lee School, | Virginia. Meet at Twelfth and Penn- lvania avenue, ason will lead. The Red Triangle Outing Club’s hike, ; for girls only, will start tomorrow at; Rosslyn, 2:30 pm. The walk will be| along the Virginia side of the river to| the clubhouse. Supper and party et the club. Bring lunch and flashlight. For the men there wili be a wood- gathering detail at the clubhousé at! 1:30 pm. Bring lunch and flashlight. R Rev. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French congregation which mects at St. John’s Church, Lafayeite Square, will|? preach there tomorrow at 4 p.m. on| “La Reconnaissance.” The annual bazaer and turkey dinner | to be given under auspices of the Rec- for's Aid of St. Andrew's Episcopal | Church. New. Hampshire avenue and V | street, will be held December 5 and 6. | The bazaar will be from 2 to 10 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5 to 7. Mrs. Drury C. Ludlow, president. = i Dr. T. Swann Harding, editor of' publications, Department of Agriculture, will address the Washington Ope Forum. 808 I street, tomorrow, 3 p.m. on he Seductive Quality of Igno- rance. Songs by Miss Inez Moxley. Public invited. Free admission. Dis- cussion. Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens' Association will meet Monday, 3 pm.. in St. Alban’s parish hall. Elec~ tion of officers. | Remsen Death Held Suicide. MONTEREY, Calif., Decembe: 1 (%) ~A coroner’s jury decided here yester- day that Ira Remsen, Carmel artist and writer, cam= to his d as a result ot a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rems s found dead Thursday by guest who had arrived for Thanksgiving din ner, *Imitation From the tiniest rosebud sence of newness. Something nourishing but simple has | |Tomorrow to Aid Near East Relief Fund In advocating inexpensive Sunday | dinners for the city, relief workers | pointed out that the ‘local quota can |be realized through this saving alone {1f the citizens will co-operate. | . Mexican Budget Ready. MEXICO CITY, December 1 (£).—A budget estimate for the fiscal year of |1929 of 288,420,600 pesos (about $144,- 1000,000) in receipts and 288,282,609 pesos expenditures was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies last night by the treasury department. This prospective favorable balance of 146,991 pesos is based upon no increase in present taxes, in petroleum taxation. M e e tipSTOBmARIOR | i wond s ety ol T R R R M R R T N N T X X N R R B e WARD & L.oT DoOWN STAIRS STORE Inexpensive Suggestions for This Season of Gift-Giving The New in Novelty Jewelry Offers innumerable suggestions for smart gifts. Distinctly modern bracelets and earrings take on a youthfulness that finds great variety. Particularly popular are the *pearl-and-crystal chokers, and those in fashionable gold finish with colored stones. DOWN STAIRS STORE 15 New Styles to the very edge of 'each narrow hem, these silk undies are the very es- no creation of new taxes and no change | TRAIN DERAILS; 9 HURT. | Engine Driving Rod Breaks, Caus- ing Wreck. ALVO, Nebr., December 1 (#).—Nine passengers were slightly injured and all | badly shaken up when the Colorado | Express on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad left the rails near hers {including the locomotive. One car, the observation coach, rolled down the em- bankment. The passengers were rushed to Lin- coln, Nebr., on & hospital rellef train tonight. The driving rod on the loco- motive broke and stuck beneath the wheels, it was rgomd. causing the engine to swerve the track together with the entire train. Alvo is about 30 miles east of Lincoln. Ecuador produces about one-fifth ef the world’s supply of cacao. End ROP late yesterday. All cars left the track | N vARD & LLoT ROP —The Christmas Store <X ua. DEJA DRESSES Inspired by MOLYNEUX VIONNET AUGUSTA BERNARD BERTHE Exclusively $ .50 here 5 HESE six distinctive models — four of which are sketched — were inspired by the leading Paris couturiers and ‘made by Deja. For the first time, these smart frocks are in misses’ as well as women's sizes. WoMEN'S AND MIssEs’ DRESSES—SPORTSWEAR, THIRD FLOOR. Above—Formality guides the oraceful lines of this fat crepe evening gown whose dipping panel brings fullness to the fore. Braided shoulder straps and buckled belt. Atter Molyneur. In black, red, Pequin Ddlue. rose and oreen. Left—This “Sunday Nigkt” frock of chiffon. from Berthe, finishes its split bertha with two flat flowers of contrasting colors, interestingly treated. Circular panels give soft full- mess to the skirt. In purple, red, cocoa. black and royal blue. Center—Vionnet inspired this two tiered flat crepe frock. Shallow scallops cre used on the bertha, the snug bow-tied nip line and the skirt. In red, blué, green. beige and black. Right—Gold metal cloth, flo- ured in soft colors, is respon- sible for the restrained ele- gance of this two-piece “Sunday Night” frock. Tie bow at base of Vee-neck. In rarious smart color combina- tions. From Vionnet. The Outstanding Daintiness—found .in unusually at- tractive laces, fine hemstitching, floating pieces of georgette, and satiny ribbons—makes them most desirable for one’s own, and cer- tainly delightful for gifts. The crepe de chine is unusually fine quality—the colors the very news est. 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A Brilliant Collection of Evening Wraps In the shades of the “after- six mode,” these transpar- ent velvet and brocade wraps of Parisian ele- gance offer such exam- ples as this glorious creatior of Molyneux. This copy is of jewel blue transparent velvet, with uneven hemline that fol- lows the lines of the gown beneath—and col- lared with simulated chin- chilla, $150. i Wraps, $65 to $225 TrE WaLNUT Room TrirD FLOOR.