Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1929, Page 21

26, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY., APRIL timated annual waste of $8,000,000,000 | which was made public today, the Sec- | Bos i ni Hold Ba: K is charged up to the consumer. lmary directed that “every man who ton U. Alum nquet. A series of recommendations, apply- | has a mother living shwlme to| Alumni of Boston University held ing specifically to wholesaling, but|her on Mother's day, or if le be | their third annual banquet at the Cos- | touching all branches of distribution, |at home on that day.” Where circum- | ;o club last night with the vmldem; THE EVENING STAR. CONFERENCE STUDIES DISTRIBUTION FIELD of the “Hunga<in Rhapsody” pleased the audience most. One misses @ certain steadiness of pitch in Mr. Walten's playing, but his warmth of feel and tone showed to - MUSIC ~ ACTORS ARE NAMED IN DIVORCE ACTION California Capitalist, Suing Wile, Charges Indiscretions In Score of Affidavits. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 26. score of affidavits today involved an array of motion picture stars, film directors and part Work’s “Lullaby, Howard Glee Club. The Men's Glee Club of Howard Uni- versity, unde: the direction of Roy W. Tibbs, last night presented a concert in Rankin Memorial Chapel, the eighth and last of u series. i The Glee Club in performance plainly | showed that intensive work had been required o present the varied program. | Peeling, tone and volume were the main | mssets of the club, although for close harmony it would be difficult, indeed, to find their superior. ‘The first song of the evening, “Keep | A-Goin’,” by Jacobsen, was followed by | Andrew’s “In the Time of Roses.” other demonstration of ability on the of the club was the rendition of sung in soft, melo* good advantage the “Popper,” the andante from the Van Goen “Concerto” | and tme pretty “Clair de Lune” of Mas- | senet. | Mrs. Mockbee was a sympathetic ac- | companist. Man }onnd Dead From Gas. Charles Fry, colored, 45, of 1935 Ver- mont avenue, was found dead in the !'kitchen of his home last night, suf- focated by gas flowing from two burn- ers of the stove. His body was discovered by his wife, Elizabeth Fry, who summoned the Fire Department rescue squad and the Cas- ualty Hot&unl ambulance. Dr. Louis Jimal of the Casualty staff pronounced the man dead when he arrived. Business Must Make Its Next Great Advance There, Whole- salers Are Told. Turning & new page in the record of American economic progress, the Na- tional Wholesale Conference, at the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, today brought attention to focus upon distribution as the field in which business will make its next great advance. The huge savings effected in produc- tion and manufacture through cost ac- counting, simplification, standardization and skillful management can, the con- ference concluded, be duplicated in a measure in distribution, where an es- meeting | were submitted to this end by four com- | stances permit, he sald, special services | of the university, Dr. Daniet L. Marsh, mittees of business men who for more suitable to the occasion will than a year have been studying the | wholesaling | various aspects of the function. The conferemce will formulate its conclusions tororrow. WILL HONOR MOTHERS. | Secretary Adams Asks Sailors tq‘ Obgerve May 12. Secretary Adams of the Navy has asked American sailors everywhere to | join in a tribute to their mothers on | Mother's day, May 12. In a letter to all ships and | Appea ganization. = . ! stations, | sistance to the sugar industry. be held. for “Bundle Day.” Stressing,_the need of thousands of | pounds of {'clothing, * Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, chairman of the woman’s committee, Near Emst Relief, for the | District, has appealed to the women of Washington for their co-operation Mon- day, the last “Bundle day” of the or- Mothers are urged to have their chil dren_leave bundles of old clothing at | fire_houses, churches and other places | marked with banners Monday morning. | Sweden has refused government as- and the alumn: gencral secretary, Rob- ert L. Mason, as rmu. ‘Thirty-four were present, 25 of whom were grad- uates representing 22 classes. Bishop John W. Hamilton, "71, was a member of the first class to graduate. President Massh spoke of the it and present of the university. Officers for the ensuing year were electd as follows: | Edward _A. Harrimaf, president: | Pranklin L. Adams, vice president; | Frank J. Metcalf, secretary, and Mrs. Guy W. Briggs, treasurer. . Pive members of the ducal house of Hamilton recently appeared in a farce in Glasgow, Scotland, to aid the | National Miners' Fund | @rextors of Bistinetive WEBOING ANNOUNCEMENTS socieTy INvITATIONS VISITING AND CALLING CARDS SUSINESS STATIONERY MENUS AND PROGRAMS crEeaTe, WoOK PLATES DIFLOMAS AND CERTIFICATE e ‘BrewamoD “Zngravers and Fine Stationers 61t TwaLeTH STREET ProNE BisTRICT 4sen Soclety figures in a story of high life and gay romance which assertedly led to a divorce fight between Herman Helbush, California capitalist, and his wife, Mrs. Gwyneth Helbush. Helbush, seeking a divorce, filed affi- davits yesterday alleging that Mrs. Hel- bush had committed indiscretions in a long round of gayety that led from ‘Waikiki to Los Angeles and from Holly- ‘wood to Chicago. Tells of Relations. In one of the afdavits Jack O. Sul- livan, Hollywood motion picture direc- tor, stated that Mrs. Helbush had been with him in various places from 1924 to 1926. Another affidavit told an alleged party given by Kenneth Harlan, motion pie- | ture star, in a cottage at Waikiki Beach, | Honululu, in September, 1927. Jerome A. Weller, colored chauffeur for Hel- bush and later for Harlan, declared the 30 or more of the guests were clad in dious tones, and “A Plainsman’s Son by Bliss, brought out the volume, spirit and quality of the voices when under strain. o Lester Dorsey, baritone, soloist, was | the delight of the evening. His sing- | ing displayed remarkable talent. Mr. Dorsey, althoygh a baritone, achieved passages in the tenor range with great ease.and clarity. One of his present: tions, “Ezekiel Saw De Wheel,” a spirit ual, was of special interest to the audi- .heed its advice...and be smart! Now all .printed chiffon...covert coats and suits... . reason enough for JELLEFFS Youth..Here’s the Newest Fashion News! Al Let the Jelleff page be your fashion newspaper. 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Dunlap, another Holly- wood direstor, and carried to Harlan's beach bingalow, the chauffeur de- clared. Actress Ts Named. ‘The name of Edna Purviance, motion picture actress, also was brought into the case by the afidavit of Byron V. Williams, Los Angeles automobile dealer, who told of many gay parties attended by Mrs. Helbush. In Los Angeles last night Miss Purviance denied that she had been involved. Mrs. Helbush, who is contesting the divorce action, also filed several off- davits supporting her denial of hcr husband’s charges. She alleged that Helbush had obtained the afdavits from Sullivan, Weller and Williams through e¢ither their indebtedns to | him or for large sums of money. HOWE TOTTEN HONORED. Is Re-Elected President of Phillips | Exeter Alumni Association. Howe Totten was re-elected presi- dent of the Southern Alumni Associa- tion of Phillips Exeter Academy at the annual meeting and banauet last night at the Army and Navy Club. Justice Waiter I. McCoy, Henry P. Blair and Herbert A. Smith were elect. ed vice presidents, and Constant South- worth_re-elected secretary-treasurer. J. Curtis Waiker. jr.; James A. De Force and C. M. Hester were elected members of the exezutive committee. Principal speakers included Senator Moses of the class of 1886, George R. Farnum. Assistant Attorney General: Prof. Prank Cushwa, Prof. Corning Benton and Prof. James A. Tufts. Mr. Tufts, a teacher at the New Hampshire school for more than 50 years, was presented with a traveling Mr. Totten presided and was toast- Jmaster. and Mrs. Gertrude Smallwood, accom- panist. They played a well balanced ! program with spirit and understanding. Miss Gutelius exhibited a full, round tone with some good pedaling in the Beethoven sonata, but she occasionally hurried the tempo. 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