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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRID AY, MARCH 7,- 1930. D.A R PAYS HONOR 105 IN MEMORAL fieports on Work of Chapters Are Made at Closing Ses- sion of Group. Impressive memorial exercises for 52 of its members in the District who died during the past year and general re-! ports on the work of the various local | iliness on November 19, 1928, just after chapters during the year featured the closing session of the annual State con- ference of the District of Columbia Bociety, Daughters of the American Revolution, in Memorial Continental Hall yesterday afternoon. A special resolution, eulogizing the late Mrs. George T. Smallwood, former State regent of the District of Colum- bia Society, D. A. R., who died recently, | House. The Senate vacancies have been | and expressing regret over her passing, was adopted. Following it was voted to place the “memorial wreath,” in which a white | rose had been placed for each member of the local society who died within the -past year, on the grave of Mrs. Smallwood. The roses had been placed in the wreath by chapter regents and Tepresentatives as the names of the members who died within the year were read from the platform. ‘The memorial services were in charge of Mrs. Edward Tarring, acting State chaplain. A vocal solo in connection with the services was rendered by Miss; Lillian_ Chenoweth, accompanied by ss. | The first to go was William A. Old- Death Takes Heavy Toll of Members Of 71st Congress Fourteen Representatives | | and Three Senators Die Since Fall of 1928. Death has taken 14 Representatives and 3 Senators from the Seventy-first Co field of Arkansas, Democratic whip in | the House, who succumbed after a short | his election to another term. ~The last was Representative James Glynn of Connecticut, who died suddenly on a train yesterday while returning from the funeral of Representative Hughes of West Virginta, who died Sunday. In addition to those who have died, there have been seven resignations, three in the Senate and four in the filled but there are now eight vacancies | in the House. | Senator Tyson of Tennessee died last | August 24, Senator Burton of Ohio on | October 28 and Senator Warren of | Wyoming on November 24, ! In addition to Representatives Old- fleld and Glynn the following House members have died: { Charles L. Faust, Missouri, Decem- | ber 17, 1928; Edward J. King, Illinois, | February 17, 1929; Royal H. Weller, New York, March 1, 1929; Charles W. | Roark, Kentucky, April 5, 1929; Whit- mell P, Martin, Louisiana, April 6, 1929 | John J. Casey, Pennsylvanis, May 5, | 1929; Leslie J. Steele, Georgla, July 24, | Mrs. Clifton Clark. Mrs. Hoover Receives Delegates. The afternoon session was held after the delegates had been received by Mrs. Hoover at the White House at 12:30 o'clock. It was learned later yesterday that the delegates, who were to have| entered the White' House by the front | gates, entered by the east gate instead | to enable them to avoid the crowd in| front of the White House during the Communist demonstration. The new arrangements had been made by White House attaches, who informed the D. A. R. members at the Memorial Continental Hall of the change in plans. Mrs. William Sherman Walker, chair- man of national defense for the Na- tional Society, Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution, in a brief announce- ment from the platform stated the patriotic radio addresses arranged by the D. A. R. for each Thursday night would serve to offset the Communist demonstrations, such as was held :in front of the White House yesterday. ‘This was the only reference made to the demonstration from the platform, although the D. A.. R. members were known to discuss the demonstration among themselves and seemed inter- ested in it as individuals. It was sug- gested by one member on the figor in conversation during the meeting that rerhnps the society members thought it best not to make much over it 4,000 Manuals Distributed. A report by Mrs. C. M. Bell, chair- man of the District of Columbia D. A. R. committee on the Immigrants’ Man- ual, a publication telling of the ideals and traditions upon which the Govern- ment of this country was f stated that 4,000 of the manuals. printed in 20 languages, had been dis- tributed during the past year. The Americanization work of the or- nization in the schools was deseribed, Mrs. C. Gratton Kerans, chairman of the Americanization committee. ‘The organization adopted a resolu- & of approval of plans of New York versity for placing the name of President Monroe in its hall of fame, the reading of a letter from the uni* versity, stating that it would like the indorsement of the proposal by the society. President Monroe was an an- A detailed report was made at the meeting by Mrs. Harry C. Grove, State A. M. PATTERSON DEAD. Textile Executive Expires at New York Home at Age of 55. NEW YORK, March 7 (#).—Albert Mansfield Patterson, president of the Textile Alllance, Inc., a Nation-wide group of textile manufacturers, died yes- terday at his home of heart disease. He was 55 years old. During the World War he served as chief of the foreign wool section of the ‘War Industries Board. 1929; O. J. Kvale, Minnesota, Septem- | ber 11, 1929; W. W. Griest, Pennsyl- | | vania, December 5, 1929; Willlam K. ynor, Massachusetts, December 20, | 1929, Eimer O. Leatherwood, Utah, De- cember 24, 1929, and James A Hughes, West Virginia, March 2, 1930. ——e WAGE REDUCTION URGED IN BRITISH INDUSTRIES Lord Justice Reports Woolen and Textile Allowances Are High After Investigation. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 7.—Reduction of wages in the British woolen and textile industries is an imperative necessity, according to the report issued yesterday by Lord Justice MacMillan, who has conducted a court of inquiry on wages in the northern counties for some weeks. Lord MacMillan suggests that the basis of rates on which the workers now are paid should remain unaltered. He would, however, reduce the addi- tional allowance given under the head of “cost of living” and would cut a re- cent addition in wages rom 10 o 5 per cent. People of the United States ate 1,720,- gzlz bunches of bananas from Honduras LAKES-TO-SEA STAGES Dur f EDWARDS MOTOR TRANSIT CO. can safely trust Tonsiline when you are so troubled and depend upon prompt relief and ben- efit. It is exclusively a sore throat remedy —not a cure-all —and has been used successfully for ov. thirty-five years. At all druggists, 35¢ and 60c. Hospital size $1.00, Postal savings in Japan recently passed the $1,000,000,000 mark. TONSILINE [ =The Notimad Sr Thost R _| Again this Spring! “HAHN SPECIAL” Young Folks’ Shoes Will lead the way for originality, beauty and sturdy at their service low cost Misses’ 11 1o 13% With five new, modern, fireproof great general hospital at the Nation's Capital, ‘The two pictures show the monummental array of interconnecting buildings which replace the neuro-psychiatric was uildings rapidly y ng completion in the construction program own above, bids will be opened March 6 for another big addition, the | EXPANSION OF WALTER REED HOSPITAL 4 i Army's temporary World War buildings of great fire hazard. Top picture shows view of old central administration building with tower, which has been entirely modernized in the operating section, and its two huge ward wings, east and west. The lower photo is a view from the top of the Army Medical School Building, looking down Dahlia street, which is north of the administration center, and showing on the left a row of wards, four of which, together with a laboratory, are now under constcuction. The new neuro-psychiatric ward Is to go at the corner of Dogwood and Thirteenth streets, St farther north. Another unit of the nurses’ home also will he started thi: browns—rose or beige VLUV TR ET T Your “Lady Like” spring suit, with fit ted jacket or caped coat— Your Spring Frock in gay Basque colors or the new printed crepes and chif- fons— Staff Photos. IEMPEROR ORDERS BRIBE INDICTMENT Accusation Against Ex-Cabi- net Minister of Japan Third Among High Officials. By the Assoclated Press. ‘TOKIO, March 7.—Emperor Hirohito today ordered the indictment of Inchuta Kobashi, former minister of education, on_charges of accepting a s Thus the series of high scandals which hitherto have chiefly involved V‘thz Seiyukal party leaders has touched | the Minseito party, since Kobashi was a member of the ministry of Prime Min- ister Hamaguchi until his resignation | on November 29, when charges involv- ing him threatened to weaken the the cabinet. Kobashi then declared he | was innocent, but resigned, so as not to embarrass the government. | ‘The indictment charged that Kobashi , accepted funds in connection with the | government purchase of a private rail- way in 1927, when he was a member {of ‘the Lower House and of the now defunct Seiyuhonto party. Gen. Hanzo Yamawashi, governor general of Korea during the Tegime of former Premier Tanaka of the Seiyukal party, was indicted in December on charges of accepting bribes in connec- tlon with the granting of permission to establish a Rice Exchange at Fusan, Korea. Shortly before that Keikichi Ogawa, former minister of railways, was arrested on a bribery charge. Mexican Drive Against Drink. | ‘The Mexican government is financ- {ing a drive against drink, but instead of trying to accomplish the object by prohibition, an impression is being made upon the populace by means of a cam- paign of education. The moving pic- ture will be extensively made use of, and it is thought that by this means it will be possible to reach an element which could not be approached in any other manner. cer BY All-expense Trips to Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach—--Cham- berlin-Vander- bilt, Cavalier Hotels—Every Friday—Back Monday, 7 am. City Ticket Office 731 15th STREET N.W. Ships Sail Daily 6:30 P.M. 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