Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1929, Page 30

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30 THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1929. WLBUR PROPOSES EDUCATION PLA Asks President to Appoint Advisory Committee on Legislation. f —r B the Associated Press. “Secretary Wilbur announced yester- @ay that he had requested President Hpover to appoint an advisory commit- | tee on education to work out a program b to be recommended to Congress, which would permit the Federal Government to render the greatest possible degree of gervice to education Dr. Wilbur said he believed the com- mittee should be composed of repre. sentatives of the great educational or- ganizations and others interested in education and that it should meet in ‘Washington soon to consider all phases of the subject. He advocated & plan which would permit the Government tc render the greatest possible service “ithout disturbing that local seli-gov- efnment which is fundamental to the success of the Nation.” One of the problems which the com- | mittee would be asked to study would | be the bringing together under the as-| sistant secretary of one of the depart- ments all of the educational forces | which now exist in the Government. This would includes the Federal Bureau of Education, the vocational training now being offered by the Department of Labor, the vocational training now being offered by the Veterans' Bureau and the Department of Agriculture and the managements of the grants now made to a large number of land grant col- leges in the United States. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. A program of songs and readings will be given at Westminster Church at| 8:15 o'clock, in connection with pres- | entation of a one-act playet, written | and directed by Miss Ada Louise Town- send. The program is for the benefit of the church building fund. Willlam B. Cushing Auxiliary, Sons of United Veterans, will mcet at Pythian Temple at 7:30 o'clock. Several new members will be initiated and Depart- ment President Helen F. Downing and stafl will entertain Department Comdr. (. of U. V.) Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, and his stafl. . Rev. E. C. Smith, pastor of the Met- ropolitan Baptist Church, Thirteenth and R streets northwest, will preach et the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and Q streets northwest, at 8 o'clock. The Housekeepers' Alliance meets at 1:30 p.m., at the Washington Gas Light Co., 419 Tenth street. —Speaker: Mdrtha Whitfield Patterson. Subjec “Jeebox Dinners.’ iGavel Chapter, 0. E. S., will give & 500 card party at 620 Fifth street Hortheast at 1 o'clock. Regular monthly meeting Macfarland Junion High School Parent-Teacher As- sogiation at the school auditorium, Iowa avénue and Webster street, 8 p.m. | Dr. C. E. Sanders of Gettysburg Col- K 5 'HULL HEADS WASHINGTON P ‘ ALUMNI OF CUMBERLAND. | Tweive Members of Congress At.| tend Meeting in House Wing of Capitol. Twelve members of Congress, in addi- | | tion to former Senator Thomas P. Gore. were present at a meeting of the local |alumni of Cumberland University, | | Lebanon, Tenn., in the House wing f the Capitol yesterday at noon | Representative Hull of Tennessee, who presided at the meeting, later was | | elected president of the ashington | | Alumni Association and Dr. W. L | Darby, executive secrciary of the Feder- | ation of Churches, was elected secretar | It was decided that similar meetings | would be held semi-annually at a date | | yet to be named. There are between 30 and 40 gradu of Cumberland Uni- versity residing or near Washington. | WILBURS ARE HONORED. Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. wilbur were guests of honor of the, I local Stanford Alumni Club last night | at a get-together meeting of the club, | | “'rhe‘affair was planned to welcome [the many Stanford alumni who have recently come to this city. An fllus- | {rated " lecture was given by Frank | e WebaErsotes et haoyee Ruipps, | ETch Ry No6iion ST T efaiine] niece of Lady Astor and daughter of " president and Mrs. Hoover are mem- Mrs. Pawl Phipps, Virginia beauty, 0| e of Ahe einb Reginald Grenfell, son of Col. Arthur | 2o Grenfell, has been announced. | —Associated Press Photo. |\ o MOBILE, LIABILITY, FIRE, A BURGLARY AND TORNADO Legion Post Will Meet. ‘The George Washington Post of the| INSURANCE American Legion will’ meet tomorrow THOS. E. JARRELL CO. grening. at 8 oclock. at 1441 Rhode sland avenue. Representative Fr Realters 5 California will be the feature sp!‘:eksf;r‘ 21 10th St. N.W. . All legionnaires are urged to be present, Try This Examination Try an Ttz Lye Examination.. You will learn many things about your eyes—and how you can improve your general health, too. Maybe you will pass 100%. You'll feel mighty proud of that. And if you have a visual defect Etz will find it and relieve it for you—an —is an important physical precaution that y " take immediately. Sl Jee Etz and Sec Better’ OPTOMETRIST) - 1217 G Street+ =N=NTE =Y AAARANAAANAAANANNAARNNNANN] | i | lége will lecture, 8 p.m., at the Church of the Reformation, B street near Sec- ond street southeast. Subject: “A eler’s» Impression of the” Orient.” Sanders will show wactures. i TODAY. i Card party will be given at the home @f Mrs. John W. Davis, 520 Eighth street, northeast, for the benefit of Con- gress Lodge Chapter, O. E. 8. : Goodwill Counctl, No. 15, Daughters of America, is having a card party in the home of Mrs. Ella Sopha, 1030 Girard street northeast, at 8:30 o'clock. Mem- Bers and their friends are invited to be present. e i FUTURE. | Representative Tom D. McKeown of Oklehoma will deliver an address on “New Discoveries” tomorrow night at & p.m. over radio station WJSV. i A dance and cagd party will be given | by the Social ters of Bethany Chapter, O. E. S. at the Hamilton Hotel tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock. | Wanderlusters will have an old-time ed bean supper at their clubhouse i Franklin Park, Va. Saturday, at 6:30 pm. Supper, 50 cents. i Fiftieth annual meeting of the Bio- fogical Society of Washington will be held Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the New Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Glub. Election of officers and proposed Ghanges in constitution and by-laws. { The A. A. U. 'W. invites all college women and friends to go on a walk Sunday, May 19. Be at Rosslyn, Va., Children’s Shoes .. with more. Play in them ‘ Prices Make 2 Pair I’nssil:lc INFANTS' Patent One- strap Turn Sole, Same Style in White Kid. INFANTS' Patent Col- onial One-strap with Tongue and Buckle. Tum Sizes 4 - 8 $1.79 Sizes 8%; <11 $2.49 Sole. g:ze:‘g,‘i.- o ::’: WoobpwARD & LLOTHROP 10" 11™™ F anp G STREETS Graduation Clothes for Girls and Boys —prove that clothes education is most important for such an event. Woodward & Lothrop offers outstand- ing lessons along just such lines. e T — . plsiipy i e A e s Lo Blue Serge Suit, with two-button peak lapel coat, and cream color Flannel Trousers, Spe- cial, $29.75. Other Graduation Apparel for Boys Navy Blue Flannel Coats. . .....$10.75 White Flannel Trousers.........$8.75 White Linen Knickers...........$3.50 White Broadcloth Shirts. .. .$1.50 to $3 Rowe of London Shirts.........$8.50 New Neckties..............50c to $2 Colf Socks. .- icc'sovniisvans90c 10" 2 ‘TRe Boys' STore, FourTH FLOOR. Black Calfskin Oxfords for Young Men Graduates $10 The smartly dressed young man gradu- ate will wear a pair of these Black Calf- skin Oxfords, of The Westminster last, with bleached calf quarter-lining, leather sole and rubber heel. White Georgette Frock for Junior Misses, with circular skirt, rows of pin tucks, and sleeves which may be sewn in for afternoons, $29.50. Woodward & Lothrop is prepared to completely outfit any graduate—boy and girl—of any age, in the well dressed manner. Misses’ Graduation Frocks . S Two-piece Crepe Frocks with pleated skirts. . +-$25 One-piece Georgette Frocks with stitched shawl collars. 1825 Others of Georgette and Crepe. . .......$16.50, $19.50 and $25 White Coats of basket weave, flannel or kashmir. . .$19.50 and $25 Misses” AppareL, THIRD FLOOR. Junior Misses” Graduation Frocks Silk Crepe, Gct_)rgette. Chiffon and Organdy Frocks in tailored one and two piece styles, for afternoon and evening commence- mEHIBNET o s s o ....$16.75 to $29.50 JUNIOR MissES’ APPAREL, FOURTH FLOOR. . Blue Suit and Flannel Tr‘ousers, $29.75 Very Specially Priced The College Shop of The Men's Store offers this unusually fine out- fit for the June Graduate at an exceptionally low price. The suit of fine blue serge may be had in two-button rotch lapel, two- button peak lapel, or double-breasted coat. The cream color Flan- nel Trousers are well cut and tailored. Sizes 34 to 39. ‘Tue CoLLece SHOP or THE MEN's STORE, SEcoND FLOOR. * Boys’ Graduation Suits Tomorrow, a Special Selling Girls’ Hats, $2% Navy Blue Cheviot Suits with 2 pairs of Golf Knickers, $15.75 to $30 Navy Blue Cheviot Suits with 2 pairs of long trousers. . $25 and $30 Rowe of London Navy Blue Serge Suits. . . . . AL $45 and $50 Tue Boys' STorE, Fourte FLOOR. Shoes for Graduation Eighth-Graders —may walk up to receive their di- plomas in a pair of white calf one- strap pumps with side cut-outs and a low white leather heel, $6.50. CHILDREN'S SHOES, FOURTH FLOOR. High School Girls —choose a smart new pump of white kid with a new version of the T-strap. Covered Cuban heels and the popular square toes make these shoes especially appropriate, $10. Misses’ SHoEs, THIRD FLOOR. station at 2:45 p.m. for hike along the Potomac to the Chamberlin shack at Thrifton, Va., where there will b sup- B Leader, Mrs. Grace Ross Cham- rlin. THE MEN'S STORE, SECOND FLOOR. New Summer hats, in a smart group, very specially priced, tomorrow. Most Un- usual values—fine quality—and in many becoming styles—cartwheels, pokes, vaga- bonds, and off-the-face models, in milan, leghorn, perle visca and ribbon. The colors are navy, sand, natural, white and black. GIRLS' AND JUNIOR MisSSES’ MILLINERY Fourti FLOOR. INFANTS' Patent Blu- /\ oltol cher Oxford. Wedge g A 500 card party will be given for Rubber Hool ootwear &e bex;lefit, ozimeh Wl]t’her's Junior | ¢ Sizes 5 - 8 $1.79 se ball team in the conference room S - of h of St. Teresa's Church, ‘Thirteenth and 2 ”’ sk fir t e INFANTS’ Coffee Elk Moccasin Blucher Oxford Goodyear Welt. Spar- | tan's Gold Dot Sole. Sizes 5 . 8 92.29 Sizes 83 .11 $2.609 V streets southeast, Monday night at Sizes 11} 2 82,98 8:30 o'clock. Tick 50 cents. { A picnic supper w nual meeting of the Monday Evening Club. at the Red Cross Hut, St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital, at 5:30 p.m. Monday, ay 20. For supper arrangeme slephon> Mrs. Edna Johnston, Poto: ac 3322. Election of officers and xecutive committee will be announced. Card party will be-given by the rlnsmngmn Review, No. 4, W. B. A, t 1750 Massachusetts avenue north- ;';‘s(. Monday, May 20, 8 pm, Public vited. ‘The Grinnell College Alumni and ends of Grinnell in Washington will eet for dinner at the Parrot, 1643 ‘onnecticut avenue, at 6:30 next Tues- yny. May 21. Towa State Society to hold card party nd dance, 8:30 p.m., May 22, at Hotel illard. Argo Lodge, No. 413, 1. O. B. B. will hold its annual rally Wednesday vening, May 22, in the main audi- forium, Jewish Community Center, for | embers only. Program of entertain- ent to be followed by general g | ether. Members please exhibit cards | t door. | . Regular monthly meeting of the| Lincoln Park Citizens' Assoclation will | be held in the auditorium of Bryan | School, B strect, between Thirteenth | And Fourteenth streets southeast, Mon- #ay. May 20, at 8 pm. Representative mrcnrmzrk of Massachusetts will be e speaker. & Delaware State Society will hold its | %2kt indoor meeting of the season Tues- | @ay evening. Mayv 21, at the Confed- erate Memorigl House, 1322 Vermont avenue northwest. Plans will be made for June picnic. Entertainment will| be furnished by the O'Connor School ©f Expression. As the result of last Winter's cold friuch of Ttaly's last year's olive crop is fuined and is still on the trees. s Heat’ers i NEW—First Quality—$5.75 up 3 BRANCHES 674 C Sts SW. 574 Fla Awe NE feature the an- |« D MISSES' Patent One-strap with snake Underlay in Quarter. Goodyear Welt. Rubber He izes 1115 - 2 $2.98 Sizes 815 - 11 $2.49 CHILDREN'S and Misses’ Patent One-strap, with Tan Snake trimming. Rubber Heel. Sizes 8- 2 92.49 CHILDREN'S and White Kid Mi MISSES’ Patent Step- Cutout Tie Rubber el in Pump with Bow. Rubber Heel. Sizes 11%;-2 ! MISSES’ Black or Tan Ox- ford. Composition Sole. ber Heel. v i _ Sizes ]115-2 81.98 8565, GRAIIEY (0.7 5 CHILDREN'S and Misses’ Patent One-strap. Rubber 77 R 5021 Ge AmNW i W eek-End Candy Special, Two Pounds Homemade Dark Chocolates, 95¢ Pecan Chewy Chews, Special for the Week End Only, 65¢ Pound 3 Canpy, Aisie 16, First FLOOR. Never Too Young to Enjoy the Sun § - It takes the warm sunshine to bring them out—the bare arms and legs and backs of the very young. Suntan is the fashion of the younger generation, too. In fact, sunshine is essential to their good health. Sketched A plain-and-print suit, with com- fortable short sleeves, $2. For the youngster who takes his sunbath as regularly as his orange juice, a wool sun suit, in colors, $1.50. Not Sketched Little boys who phay outdoors in the sun, often wear a sleeveless suit, $1. JuveniLe Aeparer, FOURTH FLoOR, Youthful New Undies Go to the Farm and the Sea for Their Inspiration Farmerette Undies, suspiciously like overalls, in plain and flowered voile, $2. Sailor Pajamas with white silk top and colored silk trousers, with anchor motiff and lacings, $6. Gms' FUrRNISHINGS, FOURTH FLOOR.

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