Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1929, Page 7

THE EVENING PLANS T0 OBSERVE LY 4 DISCUSSED and| Executive Committee Heads of Subgroup Named by Colladay. Plans for the public celebration of the Fourth of July were discussed at a meeting this morning in the District observance. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty presided and introduced E. F. Colladay, Republican national committeeman for the District, who is chairman of the general committee. Mr. Colladay ap- pointed an executive committee, consist- ing of the vice chairmen of the general committee and chairmen of subcom- mittees, to which will be delegated de- tailed work in connection with the celebration A meeting of the general commiitee | for further discussion of plans will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the District Building. Members of the executive committee | as appointed by Mr. Colladay, are Sibyl Baker, Charles W. Darr, Dr. George C. Havenner, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan and Victor Deyber, treasurer, all of whom are vice chairmen, Chairmen of subcommittees appointed were: W. E. Johnson, grounds; Mrs. Virginia White Speel, community celebration; E. C. Snyder, invitation: Gen. Charles P. Summerall, military participation; Har- lan Wood, patriotic organization parti- cipation; Mrs. Gerritt Miller, jr., Boy and Girl Scouts; Charles W. Darr, deco- ration and illumination; Maj. Henry L. | | stolen from her in a Seventh street Pratt, supermtendent of Metropolitan Police, traffic and safety, and E. J. Mur- phy, chairman of the finance committee. | A'special honorary committee was an- nounced as follows: The District Com- missioners, Charles F. Carusi, Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army engineers: Lieut. Col. U. W. Ballcu PUPILS ENTERTAIN CITIZENS’ GROUP| Community Meeting Is Held in| John Auditorium, Burroughs Bullding of the general committee ap- | hurougN the main entrance. and Feeney pointed by the District Commissioners | to superintend various phases of the | S. Grant, 3d, and Dr. F. | Police Defendant Escapes Cameras By 70-Foot Leap in Flight Over Roofs|AS MILITARY ATTACHE Risking a 70-foot fall to the pavement while leaping between two buildings in fieeing over the roofs this morning to evade photographers, Frank D, (“Capt.”") Feeney successfully evaded the crew bent on taking his picture after he had appeared in Police Court to answer a charge of being a fugitive from justice and assaulting & policeman. Following his appearance in court Feeney was released in the custody of‘ Bondsman Edward Buckley and fled to his office to escape photographers, while making arrangements for bond. The persistent efforts of photographers pre- vented him from returning to the street 1l;mnlly climbed to the roof of the build- n| Running across housetops Feeney came to a wide gap between two establishments. It was an alley. Feeney though high in the air, was not de- terred. He jumped across the space. At length he persuaded an occupant of APARTMENT RANSACKED | AND DIAMOND IS STOLEN | ?’ RS The apartment George | Mitchell, 500 Ninth street southeast. | was ransacked during the absence of occupants yesterday. A diamond ring, a quantity of canned goods,‘$7 in cash, cigarettes and car tokens were included in the loot. Entrance was effected with a duplicate key. Annie Coates, 1516 Trinidad avenue northeast, told police of the ninth pre- cinct that her pocketbook was snatched at Trinidad avenue and Levis street northeast about 10 o'clock last night. The pocketbook contained $1 in cash and two life insurance books. Ellen G. Smith, 65 M street, asked po- lice of the first precinct to make an ef- fort to recover her handbag that was of Mrs. store yesterday. She said the bag con- tained $63 and a book of theater tickets. | Veteran Dies at Reunion. CHARLOTTE, N. C, June 6 (#).— J. W. Hancock, 89, Confederate veteran, of Eldorado, Ark., died early today at the Emergency Hospital while attend- ing the thirty-ninth reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. WHITE DUCK TROUSERS $2.50 EISEMAN'S, 7th & F Presentations by pupils from the Woodridge, John Burroughs and Lang- don Schools of musical selections and readings marked the first of a series of four community meetings sponsored by the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens’ Association in the John Burroughs au- ditorium last evening. The program was opened with an orchestra selection directed by John P. Robb, after which the guests were wel- comed by Thomas J. Llewellyn, president | association, who de- | of the citizens’ livered the only address of the evening. In addition to the school presenta- tions, the program comprised various entertainment_ features rendered by Mrs. Carrie Bruce Wagner, H. Paul Firestone, Mrs. James P. Benfer, Mrs. Eva P. 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Returning to Washington sev- eral days ago, Feeney was recognized by Policeman Bert Shelton of the first pre- cinct. Knowing that Feeney was wanted | Junius C. Gregory, retired, has been STAR., WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, COL. DAVIS RELIEVED Is Detailed to Duty at Michigan State College in Army Transfers. Col. Edward Davis, Cavalry, has been relieved from duty as military attache C to Greece and Jugosiavia, and detailed fo duty at the Michigan State College ot Agriculture, East Lansing; Lieut. Col. relieved from duty at the University of Chicago and wil enworth, Kans.; Capt. Robert L. Hostet- ter, Infantry, at Fort Benning, Capt. Maitland Bottoms, Coast Artillery Corps, | at Fort Monroe, Capt. Marijo Cor: dero, Coast Artillery Corps, at Langley Field, Vi Capt. Roy E. Craig, 8th Cavalry, at Fort Bliss, Tex., have been ordered to the Philippines. i Capt. Thomas E. Jeffords, Coast Ar- tillery Corps, from Fort Monroe to the Panama Canal Zone; Capt. 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