Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1929, Page 21

SCHOOL ATHLETIC VICTORIES LAUDED Annual Letter Club Banquet Held by George Mason Students. | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAC, Va, June 1—George Mason High School athletes closed the most successful sports campaign in the history of the school last night, at-| tending the annual Letter Club banquet, | held in the school auditorium, with| Athletic Director W. A. Richardson as toastmaster. Approximately 50 athletes. making up the persomnel of the foot ball, base ball, track and both boys' and girls’ basket | ball teams, were present. Members of | the Arlington - County board and the George attended also. The athletes were congratulated by | the principal speakers for winning three | Arlington County championships with | victories over Washington-Lee High School of Ballston, the only other pub-; lic high school in the county, in base ball, track and boys’ basket ball, Wash- ington-Lee took the base ball title and the girls' basket ball championship. A. J. Davis, speaking officially for the school board, told the students how annexation of this portion of the county by Alexandria had aflected the serious consideration of plans for the erection of a gymnasium for George Mason High. He said that the plan would again be discussed by school officials if the State Court of Appeals rendered a de- cision in favor of Arlington County when the case is taken before that court. Davis also congratulated the track team on its victory in the dual meet with Washington-Lee at Ballston on Memorial day. Jack ‘Tulloch, Alexandria _sports writer, and W. H. Thomas, principal of the school, also congratulated the athletes for their achievements this year. State Senator Frank L. Ball and Fletcher Kemp, superintendent of the Arlington County public schools, were unable to attend. Athletic Director Richardson, Man- agers Robert Gary, foot ball, track and boys' basket ball:’ Ellwood King, base ball, and Virginia Walteg, girls’ basket ball, and Capts. Lester Scott, boys’ basket ball; Ruth Gary, girls' basket ball; Virgil Weimer. track, and Benja- min’ Clarke, base bail, spoke also Dancing ‘followed the banquet which was served by domestic science class students, under the direction of their instructor, Miss Pattle Calloway. IRENE CASTLE BECOMES “OFFICER” McLAUGHLIN By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, June 1—Officer McLaugh- lin, that's just another name now for Mrs. Irene Castle McLaughlin, former darling of Terpsichore. Mrs. McLaughlin walked into & po lice station today and demanded that she be made a special officer. “What for?” asked a puzzled sergeant. “So I can protect dogs and other dumb animals and see that the law is enforced regarding their treatment,” answered the former dancer. The request was granted and Mrs. McLaughlin was given the policeman’s oath. She is a leader in the Anti- Crueity Society. BARBER &ROSS, Inc. 11th & G Sts. 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Bankhead, Alahama attor- ney, that he would run for the Demo- cratic senatorial nomination there next year, Senator Heflin, Democrat, Ala- bama, who will seek re-election, de- clared yesterday he “would beat him or whoever they put up by 100,000 votes.” ‘The “they” Heflin referred to was a “group” he said is oppusing his re-elec- tion. He included in this group the “Roman Catholic interests,” whose newspapers, he said, “say I ought 1w be defeated.” “John thought he would run in 1924." | | Heflin said, “but he wrote a lot of let- | |ters and was advised not to. Then ! he did run for the nomination in 1926 | and my colleague, Senator Black. beat him by 36,000 votes.” | Heflin added: “I let my enemies pick | my opponents and then I pluck them. i “I am getting very gratifying letters | from my State all the time,” he said, | “and none of them say it will be very difficult to re-elect me next year.” ! CARRIER PIGEONS TO AID PLANE ROUTE PATRONS Chicago to Have Aerial Taxi Serv- ice to Downtown From North Side Hotel. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 1.—The broker who forgot to “sell” and the housewife who neglected to take down the ice card will be able to rectify their mistakes with carrier pigeons under one of twp developments in service to airplane patrons announced today. The other | development is aerial taxi service to| the downtown district for residents of an_exclusive north side hotel. | The Stout air service between here | and Detroit will have carrier pigeons on | | all flights in the future. Two were re- | leased from the Detroit-bound ship to- day to inaugurate the service. | The Curtis flying service today started | running seaplanes from the beachwalk of a prominent hotel on the lake front to a dock off Grant Park, where a taxi takes the patrons to the loop. 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U; JUNE 2 -1999-PART T School, the graduates being addressed Thursday night by E. G. Purvis of ‘Washington. Forestville will hold its closing exer- cises for the grades Monday night, with exercises for the Junior High School | Tuesday. ~Rev. Mr. Berry of Calvary | Baptist Church in Georgetown will | preach _the baccalaureate sermon Sun- | day. Capt. Thurlow White of Baileys | Cross Roads will speak to the gradu- | ates Tuesday. | | Lee Jackson High School's speakers will be Rev. Dr. Alexander Zabriski |of the Theological Seminary Sunda! | night and J. R. Malotte of the United States Bureau of Education Tuesday. KLANS TO CELEBRATE. | Special Dispateh to The Star. BALLSTON, Va., June 1.—The an- | niversary of the organization of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan will be celebrated on the field at Wilson Boulevard and Clements averue June 4 at 8 p.m. under the auspices of Arling- ton Klan, No. 16, Women of the Ku Klux Klan. Klansmen and Klanswomen from other nearby Klans will be present. 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