Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1930, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930. SEARS. ROEBUCK anp CO. RETAIL DEPARTMENT STORE FREE e s e e e e T HOURS PARKING : han o Bladensburg Road at 15th and H Sts. N.E. NOWI! A NEW GAS RANGE ALL PORCELAIN ENAMELED BOTH INSIDE AND QUT... HODVER ECENES BOOKSFORLBRARY Americans to Give White House 500 Volumes Se- lected by Committee. SEARS, ROEBUCK anp CO. RET AIL DEPARTMENT STORE Hours 9:15 to 6 Bladensburg Road at 15th and H Sts. N.E. | ssturdays 9:30 to 9:30 President Hoover today received 12 of the 500 books to comprise the “home il " to be given the White House by the American book sellers. “The first group of books was present- ed to the President in person by Fred- Re-Decorate Inexpensively With eric Nelgher of New York, chairman CRET ONNES Natiohally Advertised book sellers to select the 500 books. Mr. 2 "\ ; ¢ u n : See our “adv.” in Nelgher was accompanied by Mrs. Nich- olas Longworth and Representative Ruth B. Pratt of New York, members of the . committee, and Arthur Brentano, ir., ent of the Book Sellers’ Associa- The books contained a specially de- signed book plate with the inscription “From the library, Whtie House, Wash- ington—a gift to the Nation from the American book sellers.” This same book plate will be in the remainder of the 500 books, which probably will arrive at the White House early tomorrow or the next day. It was explained to the President the May issue of McCALL'S SMART some time ago by officers of the asso- clation that there were few books in the White House library other than those which individual Presidents brought to the White House and his permission was asked to appoint a com- mittee to bring about the creation of a permanent home library there. The | ‘books were donated by book sellers from all over the country and the selection in- cludes a strong representation of fiction, plenty of good biography, about 50 vol- umes of good books on travel and as many on history, other volumes of poetry, old and new; some dealing with drama, essays, philosophy, science and the arts. - The list includes two dozen children’s books. ‘The 12 books presented today were “gticks and_ Stones,” by Lewis Mum- | ford; “The Leavenworth Case,” by An- | na Katherine Green; “Compleat An- gler,” by Sir Izaak Walton; “Tom Jones,” by Henry Fielding; “Winning of the West,” by Theodore Roosevelt; “The Time of Man,” by Elizabeth Madox Roberts; “Voyages of Captain Cook,” “Uncle Remus,” by Joel Chand- ler Harris; “Johnny Appleseed,” by Vachel Lindsay; “The Universe Around fs,” by Sir James Jeans; “An Auto- biography of America,” edited by Mark Van Doren, and “Varieties of Religious Experience,” by Willilam James. GRANT SAYS 15,000 LIVE IN D. C. SLUMS Tells Committee Estimate Is Diffi- cult Because of Double Sleeping Shift. Col. U. §. Grant, 3d, executive dir- ector of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, told the subcom- mittee on public health of the House District committee today that there are at least 15,000 living in alley slums in Washington and that it is difficult to estimate the exact number because in some places they are sleeping in two shifts, day and night. Capt. E. M. Chisolm, engineer of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission, said that he had been cnx:fied in this sort of work for years in parts of the country and that with the possible exception of Memphis, ‘Tenn., the worst alley conditions in the entire country are in Washington, D. C. “Some conditions here are so revolt- R N1 Rich in Color —Varied in Uses— Low in Price! Wl It won’t cost much to transform your home with these new cretonnes—now priced so Jow! 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Upper Floor. “POLAR AIR” Refrigerators 53275 ca Also Sold on Monthly Payments OLAR AIR REFRIGERA- TOR preserves food . . . re- duces ice bills. No trouble at all SHEER NEW WASH FABRICS ¢ ~ Printed Dimity has a crispness that is refreshing ona hot B day! Among these lovely washable patterns you’re sure to :ol}nl;l. L Oé‘:‘flmfimég‘fv ;‘E:Y :;mzdr:; find inspiration for a delightful, cool new dress. Width, W subcommittee promptly replied that 36in. they would make the trip next week, Printed Batistes are charming in airy patterns that look W. V. Mahony, representing the Fed- . . eration of Sacial Bervie s.,gime., of- cool and are cool! And they launder beautifully. Width, ? fered a number of suggestions to the 39in. subcommittee. % 5 2 . : mt C. P;Mi;:an. 824 1? L;t,rteet 1mmh- Dainty Voiles make inexpensive summer frocks for little T east, urge commi 0 ins] t i 1 i 3 ettt b i wpgs girls as well as for their Mothers! 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