Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1930, Page 29

SCHOOL PROBLEMS AIRED IN HEARING Senate Group Hears Testi- mony on Future Use of Business High Building. Three questions relating to public| school buildings and grounds were dis- cussed during the Senate hearings on the appropriation bill, made public today, namely: The use to which Busi- ness High School should be put in future, the need for a new school site ‘west of Connecticut avenue and north of Jenifer street, and a suggestion for an increase in the fund for a colored health school and sanatorium. Superintendent Frank Ballou testi- fled that under existing law, when the new Business High School is built, the old Business structure would have to| be used for colored elementary classes, ‘whereas school officials believe they should have discretionary power to use it for colored high school classes as | | strated, with & new use of pedal to well as for elementary grades. With regard to the proposed colored | health school, Dr. Ballou testified that | the authorities have an appropriation | of $160,000, but he said an institution cannot be erected for that amount that would be a school and sanatorium. Most of the discussion relating to the schools before the Senate subcommittee related to appeals for a modification of the House amendment, seeking to transfer a considerable number of kindergarten teachers into the ele- mentary grades instead of appointing new teachers from the normal school. COSMOPOLITANS TO JOIN IN INTERCITY PARLEY Club Will Be Represented at Lunch- eon Meeting Monday Next at Mayflower Hotel. The Cosmopolitan Club will have rep- resentatives at the intercity meeting of civic luncheon clubs next Monday at 12:30 o'clock at the Mayflower, it was decided at a meeting of the club yester- day at the Carlton Hotel. President William H. Callahan read & copy of a resolution from the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce com- mending the selection of Martin A. Leese for the Cosmopolitan Medal as the citizen rendering the most out- standing service to his city during 1929, and the resolution was ordered en- grossed on the minutes. Thomas Mangin and Thomas Kane were Cosmopolitans of the day, giving brief accounts of their activities in Washington. Michael Schaeffer and William McCarthy won the attendance prizes donated by James E. Collifiower and Pat Davis. President Callahan announced that 21 new applications for membership have been received to date in the member- ship campaign being conducted by the two teams headed by Fred J. Rice and Arthur Defenderfer. NINE DEBATES HELD @. W. U. Teams Begin Interfra- ternity Contest Series. terfraternity debating was inaugu- e < ley ‘Washington University Jast night, with nine contests taking lace under auspices of Delta Sigma 0, the national debating fraternity, @nd the public speaking department of the university. The Greek letter groups, which won in the elimination contests-last night and which will meet soon to determin Sigma, Pi Alpha Delta Theta. D!,'I‘SKdO!I. U. 8. 8. R, l MUSIC I A MODERNISTIC PROGRAM. A big step forward in modernism in music was Katharyn Frost's playing of Prokofleft in her two illustrated music talks yesterday. forenoon and evening, which will be continued today at 11 a.m. at the club house of the American Association of University Women and in the evening at the King-Smith Studio School. Mrs. Frost gave his “Diabolical Suggestion,” all of that, with dissonance, with vigor- ous restlessness, so that one could vision a scene of little devils, painted in tone that was truly melodramatic. A fine plano art revealed clearly his themes that were woven in-and out in dynamic power. Music in Prokofieff, says Mrs. Frost, has reached the post-impressionistic stage, or the expressionistic stage. It is terse, almost mechanical, and has no shadows. How vastly different be- came Debussy in her elucidation, who is all mist and floating clouds in which the musical outlines melt into sheer atmosphere in tone. Here music is akin to the painters of the impres- sionist school, and truly Debussy catches essences of music that before his time had never been imaged in tone. De- bussy, as pioneer of the moderns, needs must be played, as Mrs. Frost demon- suffuse tones into an iridescent beauty. There was a delectable bit, modern, too, in an excerpt from a Poulenc opera-ballet, “Les Biches,” that was al- luring and was beautifully done. Fun- damentals always have a part in these illuminating lecture-recitals, so again Bach for form, Schumann for romance, Noszkowski in a nationalist mazurka were used to give a fascinating con- trast in two recitals that were each different in their make-up. Katharyn Frost plays with particular insight and | power these fantasies of the modern mind that are tone poems at times bizarre, at times steeped in emotion. Her spoken word and her grasp of dramatic contrasts are proving something unusual in a music appreciation course. In May her recitals will close her season in Washington. GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WINS $500 VERDICT Mrs. Nelson Asks $15,000 in Breach of Promise Action, but Jury Cuts Award. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC, Iowa, April 18.—Mrs. Mary Nelson, 66 years old, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, won a $500 breach of promise verdict in District Court yesterday. Mrs. Nelson charged that Alexander Roe, 56 years old, had proposed mar- riage several times and had “made ardent love” to her until last June, when his ardor cooled. She asked $15,000 damages, but the jury after deliberating eight hours cut it to $500. EASTER Novelties Favors Baskets Your name printed on all Virginia Dare EASTER EGGS FREE. - GARRISON’S Toy and Novelty Co. 1215 E Street N.W. WASHINGTON'S FINEST MEN'S WEAR STORE Sy Pre-Easter Sale! 40 - %50 - ‘60 TOPCOATS Tailored by Hart Schaffner & Marx Raglan shoulders and coats with set-in sleeves. .. Tweeds, Cheviots, Worst- eds and Llama fleeces . .. broken lots but a wide se- lection of all sizes . .. all shades of tan and grey ... RALEIGH HABERDASHER 1310 F Street THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1930. SOCIETY (Continued From Third Page.) holidays, Miss Majorie and Mr. Jack Kingsmill of Toronto. Mrs, George Mesta, who makes her Winter home at 1785 Massachusetts aveneue, has leased for the coming Summer the villa of Mrs. Henry Clews, the Rocks, and will take possession of it in late June. Mrs. Mesta will have as her guests throughout the Summer her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Adams. Mrs. Clews will spend the Summer in Mentone. This will be Mrs, Mesta's second Summer in Newport. Last year she rented Fair Oaks, the handsome estate of Mr. Henry Coleman Drayton. In August Mrs. Mesta will take a cottage at Saratoga. The Second Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs. W. Irving Glover have been joined at the Wardman Park Hotel for Easter by the latter's broth- er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Melcher of Englewood, N. J. Mrs. Hugh D. Auchinclosi, jr., will re- turn tomorrow from a short visit in New York. Mr. and Mrs, George Bowle Chipman and Mrs. May D. Merrill have gone to the Cavalier, Virginia Beach, over Sun- day. Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman is expected to return today from a short trip in the South. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Jeffries Chewn- ing, ir., have gone to Detroit to spend Easter with the latter's brother and sis- ter-in-law, Mr.and Mrs. Frank Couzens. Mr. and Mrs. Chewning spent a few days recently at Virginia Beach, where they were at the Cavalier. Mrs. Robert E. Lee and Miss Virginia Easter Youngsters Two - strap of patent leat! For Girls 6 to 16 $4.50 to $5.00 For Boys 6 to 16 $4.50 to $5.00 Popular Tem Brown heels and welt soles. to 6. and Of ealf ige and Children’s Bags—Street Floor Shoes For Well Dressed fords of tan elk with soft Sunday and every day shoes! Patent leather pumps ed oxfords fords in black or tan elk- tanned leather; solid leather construction with rubber 11% Children’s Shoes—Second Floor Children’s Hand Bags 50c to $1.95 Smart little top and back yles, some with zipper , others with chain silks, in tan, blue, his Summer home at Lake Wood, N. J., after spending more than four months at his Ormond Winter residence. ashington this after-| John D. Quits Florida for Jersey. noon to spend a week in Atlantic City. ORMOND BEACH, Fla., April 18 (P). John D. Rockefeller yesterday left for llr.'Beverly M. Middleton, nephew of K AFKA’S, s and his room mate, . Ralph to Washing- holiday, which they m-wnnummeeotm.m, 2140 Wyoming avenue. F ot Tenth St. Former United States Ambassador to Prance and Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wal- to their home on Savoy-Plaza. Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Foster of Fred- ericton, New Brunswick, are staying at the Dodge Hotel for several days. Mrs. George Warren entertained at a prettily appointed luncheon yesterday at the cy Inn, on the upper Alex- andria road. Mr. and Mrs. George Higginson, who have been in Washington for the Win- ter seasen, have gone to Lenox, Mass., where they are opening their Summer home, the Ledge, for the coming sea- son. Mrs. Dudley H. Scott, chairman, and several other members of the Junior Guild of the Western Reserve Chapter of the D. A. R. of Cleveland, Ohio, en- tertained at dinner last evening at the Mayflower in compliment to Mrs. Fred Dunham, regent of the Western Reserve ; Mrs. Lisle Terwilleger, first . C. 8. Selovar of . Covers were laid Price Reduction Sale Girls’ Coats and Dresses We are ricing all girl’ new Spring coats and dresses. Here your opportunity to buy a smart new coat and dress at a substantial saving. All $14.95 Gild Conts, $ 1 2.50 reduced to Al $1295 Gield Coms, $9.95 = 5495 reduced to . . . $4.95 All $6.95 Girls’ Coats, All sizes from 1 to 6, 7 to 14. sedisoed 00 . LU i All Girls’ Silk Dresses, regularly $5.95 and $6.95, reduced to All sales final . . . quantities limited MADE NEW Again § Gomnitins™ e et Vienna Hat Co. 435 11th Street LANSBURGH & BRO 7th. 8th and E Sts.—FAMOUS FOR QUALITY SINCE 1860~—National 9800 Children’s Day On the Eve of Easter—and We’re Splendidly Ready with New Fashions Smart Caped Coats for Tots $5.95 We suggest a cape coat, first, be- cause it's smart; second, because there’s nothing cuter on little two-to- six girls! Tweed, cheviot and mix- tures, in copen, navy, tan, and green. Voile or Sheer Printed Dresses for Tots $1.95 Sheer flower-sprinkled frocks, with short sleeves, or sleeveless, trimmed with shirring, laces and ribbons; white and pastels; 2t06. Lovely Silk Dresses $5.95 Suspender frocks with smocked guimpes and straightline frocks of crepe de chine, in lovely shades— peach, pink, copen, nile and maise; sizes 3 to 6. Tots’ Shop—Fourth Floor Girls’ Frocks In the New Silhouette $5.95 Plain color flat crepe dresses and beautiful prints made " with the capes, bows, fancy cuff treatments and fitted lines that make them the love- liest of the new fash- “ions! White and pastels, 7 to 14. Your Little Girl Will Want a New Cape Coat And we have plenty—but we also have smart tailored coats! Tweed, broadcloth, twill and serge; navy, tan, green, rose and fancy tweed mixtures; 7 to 14. Priced $5.95 and $10.95. Brimmed or Off-the- Face Hats, $1.95 We advocate suiting the hat to the face, so we have large brimmed hats, medium brims, and hats that show the face entirely! Milan, leghorn and lacey straws; velvet and ribbon trimmed—in every shade! Girls’ Wear Shop—Fourth Fleor N ox- 1115 “F” Street Ready! SATURDAY at 9 AM. Sharp! Again Barbara Stone presents one f the season in a ve of the outstanding special Easter Sale! New Easter tration shows o movelty straw 7id with rdion pleated grosgrain bon Colors: Orehid G Mvé::"l-- avy wide trim. Children’sSportSocks,50c Easter socks of soft lisle, colors to match Easter cos- tumes—tan, grey, blue, brown, black and white; 6 to 11. The Boys’ Shop Offers Tweed Suits for Easter At a Specialized Price $9.75 We've a notion that boys flike smart style, they want thair vest ta loa — 3t UICY know that the two-button coat is the most popular style— and so we offer them these suits, confident of their ap- proval! Two Pairs Knickers Accidents do happen, and it's comforting to know that there’s another pair of knick- ers at home! The average boy can easily wear out two pairs knickers to one coat, so it's economy to buy a two- knicker suit! Woolen tweeds, and wales, in tan, grey, and brown mixtures; 7 to 16. Plain Broadcloth or Fancy Shirts— Collars Attached 51 Whether he has a new suit or not, he will appre- ciate a new shirt of fine, lustrous white broadcloth, a plain-color shirt, or a f ancy - figured one! Juniors, 6 to 12; prepsters, 1 25 to 1405, Easter Fixings for Little Boys Rugby Suits, with mannish coat and 2 pairs English shorty; all-wool fabrics, grey and tn; English Shorts, abbrevi- ated trousers for little ie- lows 4 to 10; her. ringbone an tweed mixtures. . 31-50 Ties, in four-in-hand style, that is adjustable for the boy who wants a tie like Dad’s. Plain red, blue, green and navy; fancy dots and stripes.... Hats and Caps, that en- semble with suits and knick- ers; some of these may worn like a berel: or a cap; al 50 headsizes . . sl Button-on Blouses, to wear with English shorts, with a tie to match; bright colors and plain white with contrasting trimming; sl 40,10 Easter Wash Suits, regu- lation blouse and trouser style, in all white and com- binationls of white and colors; sizes o $1.95 Boys' Shop—Strest Floor