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CHAPTER XIX. JOHNS “EMPTIES HIS HEART. HILE we were walting for Prof. Johns I strolled over to one of the bookcases and began a study of the titles My championship of Caro- line was the only shadow of excuse I had for being in the room and I wanted 10 make myself as inconspicuous as pos- sible. “Monsieur has the ample choice, eh?” Flique inquired with a chuckle. “But did I not tell you? Now it is this Prof Johns. Next it will be—that admirable Lum We perhaps.” " “Why Lum We?" Samuels demanded “Come, my friend! Did not M. Pa- rados forbid Lum We to burn incense to his ancestors?” “Do you call that “It may be the strongest we have yet discovered, M. le Deputy. China lives for her dead! That Prof. Johns has an excellent alibi." “I'm sick of alibis” Samuels declared wrathfully. “They don't mean & thing in this house. Not that I think Johns did it, in spite of what that dough- faced female said—my money is on An- nersley and the Brent girl—but I'm going to get the truth of that quarrel out of him.” . _ Some 15 minutes had passed when Prof. Jahns appeared. His rather pinched face was anxious, but his trans- forming smile banished the look. T did not see how even Manning could be afraid of Prof. Johns “Mr.—Samuels, isn’t it?" Prof. Johns inquired diffidently, loking at the dep- uty. ‘“My memory isn't so good as it used to be.” he continued. I think I know what you are after. It must be about that affair I had with Mr. Pa- rados several months ago, The girl was in the hall. T remember. She probably heard something. Well, it was only Tight that she should teli you It would have been better if you had told me yourself,” Samuels said chidingly. “Yes, very likely T should have, The truth of the matter is. Mr. Samuels, I was so distressed by the affair that I | did not wish to revive it. And then, | with Mr. Parados' passing yesterday, 1 was less inclined than ever to bring it | up. But I realize now that I was mis- | taken.” Prof. Johns fiddled nervously | with his glasses. “It is going to be | difficult to make you understand what that old fort has come to mean to me.” “The fort was the cause of your quarrel, eh?” Samuels exclaimed “Didn't the girl tell you?" “No. She didn't get much out of it. Just a word here and there.’ “Ah! These half impressions are dangerous. But how shall I make you understand my point of view?" “This fort, M. le Professeur,” Flique #aid gently, “it means much to you?" “Does it mean much to me, you ask?"” Emotion strangled his utterance. My friends, that old fort and my work are my whole existence. My work was done there—my career came out of it! It is the very bone and blood of my body! | The fort also has an_historical signifi- cance. It is one of the very few land- marks we have. I dreamed of having it | Testored—Parados promised me the | money. And then—four months ago— | Prof. Johns pressed his hands to his forehead. His stricken eyes pierced my heart. Even Samuels was touched. | “Four months ago Parados informed me that I could pack up and get out! After 20 years and all my dreams, gen- tlemen! He said he was going to pull down the fort . brick from brick | ... .until there was nothing left of | it. ... And why?” Johns flung his clenched hands into the air. “Because it spoils his view! And because he was | going to bridge the Gut and use the grounds it stands on for part of a golf | course!" | That love of old things which makes & man give his life to buying and sell- ing them and to hoarding as many as he can afford was in my blood. The | despair in Johns' voloe was a knife driven into my own flesh “I talked to Parados like a madman. Yes, I confess it! I told him his life | was evil, that he should not destroy me | and my work as he had destroyed | everything and everybody that had | stood in his way! He listened with a | tique, this love of the ancient? & motive?” | on his face. ‘I'll break you like he sald. T left him before I went completely insane.” Prof. Johns' eyes and calmer as he went on. “Mr. Samuels,” he said earnestly, my feelings toward Parados have been | mitigated by his death, but I tell you | frankly I could have killed him with my bare hands had I been strong | enough.” Prof. Johns flung out his hands. “There you are, gentlemen. I have emptied my heart and I'm glad to d of th.” “You've made it pretty clear,” uels admitted. chewing on a “Your point of view, I mean.” Mais oui” Anatole Flique agreed, twirling his mustache. “Do I not share it with M. le Professeur and M. I'An- With of old voice were Sam- cigar. me now it is stamps.” “I used to collect cigar bands when I was a kid,” Samuels said with a mo- rose grin, as Prof. Johns nodded. And then, “Parados didn't make good his threat, since you are still here, eh?” “Yes, I am still here,” Prof. Johns answered bitterly. “That was his way to keep a man on the sharp edge of uncertainty. When he had tired of his little joke he probably would have thrown me out.” There was silence for a moment. “Let’s see. You'd known Parados 20 years, hadn't you, professor?” Samuels inquired. “Yes. I met him in San Francisco. He'd just bought San Lucas Island and he offered me the position of curator of the fort at a small salary. I wanted to do research in marine biology and it was a great opportunity for me.” “You had no trouble with him until this matter of the fort came up?” “Nothing of moment. I knew his rep- utation, of course, but he usually let me alone.’ the collection amue! that's all, professor Prof. Johns invited us to inspect the fort and took his departure. “Well, he's straightened it out.” Sam- uels said, “but he's given himself a pretty strong motive. Of course, he couddn't have done it—not with that alibi.” “Ah, that alibi, my friend,” Flique murmured. “No, it would seem not. Parados was shot with a pistol, you sa and M. le Professeur was 15 or 20 mi utes' walk away when it was done. And now you will laugh at me. Mon- sieur, T have a feeling for evidence—it is of the inward eye. But I am not enthused yet. The evidence we have found has not the significance. You will see.” “It's my opinion we've turned up enough evidence to keep you enthused as long as you live,” Samuels grunted. “But what of it?" And Flique shrug- ged. “A petal, two roses, a slash across the cheek of a servant, a blackness trodden into a carpet, a newspaper with oll stains upon it, the hearsay of un- derlings—" “You are leaving out the stuff that counts,” Samuels interrupted. “What muttered. I guess | about the conduct of that Brent girl, Annersley's and everybody's hatred of Parados; those two birds, Le Balafre and Bec, Jahries snooping in Anners- ley’s room——" “Exactly!” Flique cut in. “There is also the price tag in the dead hand of monsieur, that phoenix, that advertise- ment in’ the Marseille journals and Lum We's affection for his ancestor. But these are the little mysteries, my friend—the conduct of Mlle. Brent ex- cepted. But we have not yet put our fingers on the—how do you say it?— living tissue. You may laugh—Anatole Flique has been laughed at before, The inward eye is the secret of the greatness |of Anatole Fliqu Samuels shook his head irritably. “We are wasting time. There'll be a crowd 3( the boys here soon. I have work to 0. Flique bowed. party, monsieur. And now you will see the shoe that trod that blackness into the carpet, eh? And I shall consider the—um—indiscretion of that admira- ble Lum We. But I implore you, M e Deputy, to remember thet he is of the immortals—whatever may happen.” Flique laughed and with a wave of his hand left the room. I followed him (Continued Tomorrow.) D. C. Naval Reserve Lieuts. (Junior Grade) H. L. Eimers| and Ralph H. Hudson have been re-| lieved from the fleet division activity | of the 2d Fleet Division, United States Navel Reserves of the District of Columbia, for having failed to take their annual training cruises at sea aboard the U. §. destroyer Abel P. Upshur, for the past two years, it was said at local headquarters While it was indicated that there is no disposition to relieve officers who, for personal reasons, miss one cruise, the department does not look kindly on having in the Fleet Reserve those who miss two consecutive cruises. Efforts were made by the local Reserve officials to have the officers retained, but the department disapproved of the recom- mendation, and followed the recommen- dation of the commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, and transferred them to the volunteer branch, where they are not required to drill and where | the annual cruising is not insisted upon. Several officers, it was said, have been driling with the local organization, al- though not attached to the Flee is probable that tw be selected in the near future transfer to the 2d Division to the places made vacant. One of them probably will be Ensign Gordon Reed, who has been ordered to cruise on the U. 8. 8, Vestal, beginning last week, The following enlistments were re- ported: Henry H. Shugart, seaman (second class), residing at 700 Sixth street southwest, assigned to the 2d Fleet Division, and Wilfred Wimbush 2441 Tunlaw road, seaman (second class), ‘assigned to the Aviation Division Stanton Jahncke has been appointed an ensign in the int gence branch of the Volunteer Reserv Wa Summerville on, has been transfe the Volunteer Reserve because inability to maintain efficiency his occupation. 1st of his due to seaman. The Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department has announced the following changes relating to the pro- motions of officers in the Fleet and Vol- unteer Naval Reserve: Promotion of officers to the rank or grade of com- | will be made in le H-1214 mander and above sccordance with art All_officers of the Fl teer Naval Reserve below the grade of lieutenant commander will be promoted m the order of their seniority, provided they have fulfilled th. s:quirements for promotion in the rerpective grades in ehe classes to which ‘hey are assigned e officers of the fleet class will be promoted in accordafce with articles H-2501 and 2502. SUAf and volunteer officers, general or special service, will become eligible for consideration _for promotion when the fieet line officer next senior becomes due for promotion An officer who failed %o qualify for romotion when due wik be required take a re-examination for the same grade or rank within a period of six months and if he qualifies n the re- examination, he will be prom.ited with- out loss of precedence. If he qualify, he may be discharged, or, in the discretion of the bureau, réiained in his rank for a period not ir ex cess of three years. During this th-ee- year period, should he qualify, he may be promoted ih accordance with parg graphs 2 and 3. but his date of pre cedence in the higher grade shall nnt‘ date of his It at the be earlier than the ifcation therefor, and Volun- | fails to | three years he should fail to qualify he shall be discharged Officers of the Fleet Naval Reserve will be promoted in the order of their seniority. The total number of com- missioned line officers of the rank of lieutenant commander and below in the Fleet Naval Reserve at any one time, exclusive of commissioned warrant offi- cers, shall be distributed in the pro- portion of 16 in the grade of lieutenant commander to 37 in the grade of lieutenant, to 47 in the grades of lleutenant, junior grade, and ensign. A volunteer officer for general serv- ice will become eligible for examina- tion for promotion when the fleet offi- cer next senior to him becomes due for promotion, provided he has met the requirements of four years in grade and 60 days active duty or training duty, in accordance with the regula- tions governing promotion in the Fleet Reserve, A special service officer will become eligible for consideration for promo- tion when the fieet officer next senior to him becomes due for promotion, pro- vided he has served four years in grade and has made such marked progress in his professional attainments &s would justify his commission in the higher grade The professional promotion of officers of the Fleet Reserve and Volunteer Naval Reserve, general service, will be authorized when they become eligible in accordance with the above regulations, as has hereto- fore been the practice. An officer in the Volunteer Naval Reserve for special service who be- comes eligible for consideration for pro- motion with the officer of the Fleet Naval Reserve next senior to him on the precedence list will be notified by the bureau of his eligibility, If he de- sires to be considered for promotion he will make formal spplication via the commandant of the naval district including in his application a com- plete statement of his professional at- tainments indicating the progress which he has made in his profession during incumbency in his present rank or | grade. The officer’s request should be forwarded to the bureau with a report of physical examination for promotion. In transmitting any special service officer's application to the bureau, the commandant of the district should make specific recommendation as to whether or not the applicant is deemed qualified for promotion. Upon receipt of the application, the bureau will re- fer it to the appropriate bureau having cognizance of the particular class of special service officer in which the ap- plicant is serving, for further recom- mendation. If the recommendations of the commandant and the bureau con- cerned are favorable, the application will be forwarded, together with the officer’s records, to the Naval Examin- ing Board for certification as to whether or not the applicant is qual- ified for promotion, by reason of an advance in professional qualifications. The bureau desires to make it clear | that there is no_intention to promote | special service officers merely because | they have served a certain length of time in grade and the Fleet officers | hext senior to them have become due for examination, but that they must make a substantial showing of such professional progress as to warrant a higher rank or grade. examinations - | _The cultivated agricultural England is It Wil be & merry | oo tiomal - Gomdr: | George S. Penney for | Naval | land in 114,000 acres less than a ago, but the rate of decrease is than in the three precedjng years. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Veterans of American Legion. The last meeting of Vincent B. Cos- tello Post. No. 15. held in the board room of the District Building, marked the close.of one of its most successful years and the retirement, with honors, | of Richard A. O'Brien as past com- mander On conclusion of the installation of the new officers by Department Comdr. B. C. MacNeil, Comdr. Jacob Hal- per announced the following ap- pointments for the ensuing year R. Reynolds, adjutant; Ed. McCabe. sistant adjutant; Curtis A. Jack finance officer; Ha E. Smith, jud advocate; Charles J. Newall, service of- ficer; Norman R. Grant, member officer; Dr. David Davis, post surgeon R. A. O'Brien, historian and post rep- resentative on the Executive Committee; Gregory Cipriani, caairman of Resolu- tions Committee, and Norman R. Grant and Royal M. Tinker, color staff. A brief address by Past Comdr. O'Brien thanking the officers and mem- bers for their whole-hearted support during his term of office was followed by speeches by Department Comdr. Mac- Neil and Department Vice Comdr. Frezier and Woodson | Reports were made by members of the Executive Committee outlining its activities in connection with the post's birthday party,which will be held at Villa Roma on September 30. A battered French box car, one of the famous “40 Hommes—8 Chevaux” which carried American_soldiers and horses to the front in Prance, will occupy a post of honor at the national conven- tion in Boston. The car is being brought to America by the Paris Voiture of the Forty and Eight,” the fun and honor society of the Legion. At the conven- tion it will be presented to the national organization of the “Forty and Eight” and will be placed on the Indiana War | Memorial Plaza at Indianapolis, the national headquarters of the Leglon Applications for disability allowance for non-service connected disabilities for World War Veterans have reache a total of more than 149,000, accord- ing to a statement of Acting’ Director of the Veterans’ Bureau Col. George E Tjams. More than 7,000 of these claim: have been adjudicated by August 31 and of this number more than half resulted in awards. These applications are be- ing filed at 54 regional offices of the bureau. In the preliminary estimates which were made by the Veterans' Bureau it was anticipated that approximately 156,000 men would benefit by these awards within a year after the act was passed. | Gen. John J. Pershing has accepted an invitation of O. L. Bodenhamer, na tional commander of the American Legion, to be a digpguished guest at the national con.gdtion of the Legion to be held in Boston. Gen. Pershing will extend brief greetings at the open- ing session the morning of October 6 and that evening he will be the guest of honor and speaker of the evening at the national commander’s dinner, this formal address to be broadcast in a na- tional hook-up. The national commander’s dinner in honor of distinguished guests will be held in the Statler Hotel at 7 p.m. Mil- ton J. Foreman, major general of the Tilinois National Guard, retired, is na- tional chairman of the Distinguished Guests' Committee and wiil_introduct the national commander at the dinner. When World War veterans “fall in” and march down the historic streets of Boston on October 7 in the big parade, which will be the outstanding feature of the convention, approximately 75,000 former service men will be in line, ac- cording to a preliminary estimate by William H. Griffin, chairman of the Pa- rade Committee. Griffin estimates that the marching column will be from 17 to 21 miles in length and that about eight hours will be required for it to pass a given point. | The parade will promptly at 10 am. headed by Past| Paul V. McNutt- as grand marshal. Numerous floats of a | Legion or patriotic character and scores of Legion drum and bugle corps and bands will be in the line. The parade will be divided into three sections, form- ing at different points, at 9:30 o'clock 12 noon and 2:30 p.m. The official re- viewing stand will be located on the Tremont. street mall, while the grand marshal and his staff will review the paraders at Columbus Circle on Cojum- bus avenue. The officers of the parade are as fol- lows: Grand marshal, Past Comdr. Mc- | Nutt; honorary grand marshal, Ma) Gen. Clarence R. Edwards; chief of staff, Lieut. Comdr. William H. Griffin; honorary chief of staff, Lieut. Gen. Ed- ward L. Logan: assistant chief of staff, Capt. Edward F. O'Dowd; adjutant, Col. ' chief of aides, Lieut Col. Charles A. Ranlett. The parade will be limited to members of the American Legion, uniformed bodies of the American Legion Auxiliary and fioats of a Legion or patriotic nature Department and post colors of th Legion and department and unit colors of the auxillary will be massed at the head of each department delegation, et under way| American Gold Star Mothers, The American_Gold r Mother: held their first Fall business meeting at the Hamilton Hotel last Thursday evening. The occasion was a get-together din- ner attended in large numbers by the Washington members Among messages received were those from Mrs. M. E. Barnett of Neenah, Wis.; Mrs. Mary J. Bates of Jackson, | Mich.; Mrs. Myra Buckman of Holley N. Y.; Mrs. Olive Carpenter of Niagar Falls, Mrs, A. C. De Arkland of Lo ana, Mrs. Stella H. Ellis of Takoma Park, Md Mrs. J. M. Gallagher of Wayne, Pa; Mrs, N Gordon of Jackson Heights, N. Y.; Mrs. Geo H. Gorham of Washington, Mrs. B. B. Harrington of Warrensburg, N. Y.; Mrs W. 8. Holmes of Hastings, Nebr.; Mrs Amy H. Jenkins of Jackson, Mich.: Kate S. Loomis of Batavia, N. Y.; M Florian Lampert of Oshkosh, Wis.; Kate P. McCoy of Washington, } Martha H. Martin of Sullivan, Mrs. Phila J. Richmond of Jackson Mich.; Mrs. Ellen Sulltvan of Jackson. Mich.; Mrs. J, T. Neilson*of Peoria, Iil.; Mrs. Theodoric Porter of Washington, Mrs. Eva M. Springer of Elgin, IIl; Mrs. A. Schultz of Jackson, Mich.; Mrs Nettie G. Wilber of Brooklyn, Mich Mrs, Elizabeth Waite of Clark Lake. Mich,, and Mrs. Maud A. Whitmore of Parma, Mich. The ' president, Mrs. George Gordon Seibold, presided. She gave an account of her participation in the Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Balti more early in the month. Mrs. E. W Whitaker, the mother of Mrs. Seibold and the widow of Gen. E. W. Whitaker of fame in the War Between the States, accompanied her daughter to Baltimore. | Members were invited and urged to attend the National Convention of the | American Legion in Boston in October | and the order will maintain headquarters | D, Great War PAUL C. WOLMAN, Baltimore lawyer, recently eclected na- | | commander of the Veterans of iuring the sessions. The organiz tion was also represented at all t Fidac ceremonies The mothers pledged themselves to buy 15 boxes of Christmas cards from | the disabled American veterans to help their welfare fund. It was voted to admit Gold Star | Fathers to honorary membership in the organization. It was also the sense of the meeting that two meetings should be held instead of one, on the first end third Tuesdays of each month at the Hamilton Hotel The following were added to the roster: Mrs, Lydia Lindsey of Cincin- , Ohio, mother of Willlam F. Lind- T Compar 6th Regiment States Marine Corps, killed when ospital at Mount Blanc Ridge as bombed, he being a patient there, having been wounded in battle; Mrs. Mary Jane Clark of Waterloo, Towa her of Eugene Henry Clark, United States Navy, drowned off Queenstown Ireland, October 7, 1918; Mrs. Annabelle Feest of Waterbury, Conn., mother of Lester E. Andrus, who died in the serv- ice, December 18, 1918, while a member of '1st Company, 102d Machine Gun Company, and Mrs. Charles E. Mcln- tosh of Council Bluffs, Iowa. e Jove's Darts Listed. Lightning is classified by research meteorologists as streak, ribbon, rocket, bead, zigzag, ball and sheet lightning. Streak lightning, which is most com- mon, forms a white or pink path from a fraction of a mile to several miles long. Ribbon lightning consists of a number of more or less distinct and parallel streaks, probably several suc- cessive discharges spaced by appreciable time intervals. Streak lightning which resembles a skyrocket in its passage gains. its name from that peculiarity. Bead lightning features a string of luminous globes separated by darker intervals. ~Forked lightning is the branching of the streak lightning at its lower end so that it may strike two different objects simultaneously. Streak lightning that follows a very sinuous path is called zigzag. Globe ‘lightning is described ®s globe-shaped balls of fire which dart through the air or along the ground. Sheet or “heat” lightning is a silent white discharge of spacious extent seen sometimes in clouds and haze. It sometimes occurs even on cloudy Winter nights. Its origin is un- known. Pasture Land in the Aleutians. The Aleutian Islands, which range in size from a few acres to many square miles, are being considered by the gov- ernment as a possible region for the live stock industry. Its treeless, grassy slopes may be developed as grazing lands. [Experiments in sheep-raising have been successful, and a herd of beef cattle which was allowed to run wild has thrived. At one time the Aleutian Islands were a populous group, but now there are only a few thousand people on the archipelago, mostly na- tive Aleuts. W G T W Cleveland Park Union will meet to- morrow at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs, H. B, Brooks, 3006 Porter street Mrs. J. M. Nickles and Mrs. A. T Pienkowsky will al e hostesses. This will be nual business meeting and election of officers. (Proper Circulation) PRO-CIR rids your auto cooling system of all rust, scale and corrosion. It permits your car to perform perfectly under all conditions. Get PRO-CIR At Any of These Automobile Public Service Corpm., iSth and K Streets N.W. 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There will be a busi- | ness meeting and election of officers. For further information telephone At- lantic 4409-J. At the last meeting Mrs. Sallie Pickett, society editor of Th ar, spoke about her early experiences as a newspaper woman and narrated several interesting anecdotes of famous people. Mrs, Jone Mooney read some ver Felix Schwarz read a short story, “Val- uations,” and Margaret Wilcox told how to write the romance type of “true” confessions. The Sixteenth Street Heights Ladies’ Club will meet Tuesday at the resi- dence of Mrs. Walter B. Wooden, Col- lege Heights, Umiversity Drive, Md. A program has been arranged and activi ties for the coming season will be planned The Writers' Rendezvous will meet at the Winston Hotel October 4 at 8 pm There will be talks, readings and reci tations by Felix Schwarz of the W ington Free Lance Club, Ed J. Ir national committeeman of the Rebel Poets; Mary Daugherty, editor of the Virginia number of Troubadour Shields, secretary of the Mary branch’ of the Writers' Rendezvous Alberta Nichols, treasurer of the Vir- ginia branch of the Writers' Rendez- vous; J. R. Magill and others. Baby Lovers’ Cir No. Florence Crittenton Home was enter- tained Septmber 16 by Mrs F. Jar- vis and Mrs. E. Speich at the home of Mrs. Jarvis, at Clifton Terrace. New officers elected are: President, Mrs. H Cole; vice presid Mrs. C. B. of the 1930—PART FOUR. 9 CLUBS||[E=emer] | Gwyn; treasurer, Mrs. J. F. Jarvis; re-| Cording _secretary, Mrs. Arthur' K, Smith: corresponding secretary, Mrs. W: | S. Hall; publicity chairman, Mrs. M. A. English. A vote of thanks was given Mrs. Bassett, retiring president, for her work for the past four years. The name of the circle was changed to the Mary Louise English Circle, in memory of the little daughter of Dr and Mrs. M. A. English. Mrs. Bassett has been appointed chairman of doctors and nurses on the home board. Mrs. Rhodes will entertain the next meeting at her home, at Tilden Gar- dens. Women's City Club.—"“History of the District Public School System™ will be the subject of a talk by Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins at a dinner given by the District history section Wednesday at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Jessie La Salle, also guest speaker, will tell of “Educational Research as Conducted in the Schools of the District.” Miss Julia D. Connor, | chairman of the section, will preside. ' | Mrs. William Lee Corbin, president, will meet with members of the board to plan the season’s program Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Mrs. Edith Sears, chairman of the drama unit, presided at the initial meet- ing of this group Wednesday evening, | when plays and players for the ap- proaching season were considered. MRS. AMANDA S, : President general and founder ‘of the ngton | DAughters of the Defenders of the Re- * Plaasait w‘fmr publie, U. §. A., and a resident of New Friday evening at 8 YOrk, who will be the guestat a patriotic $ tea tomorrow afternoon at the American program _includes short it CIih stories by Dr. Barron, Willlam Jackson, oSt et e Mrs. James T. Watson, Miss Mary Odenido and Miss Georgia Redway and | the City" and “Heartbreal:" verse by Miss Maric Dallas |~ The short story contest will close Oc- After a discussion of markets and ex- | tober 24. periences at the last meeting Miss Mar- | garet Bailey read a story, “Why Cats| The American Woman's Town Club Love the Fire.” | will have three prominent women house Mrs, Jane Love read “Treasure” and | guests over the week end, as follows: a psychological sketch, “Fear” Mrs.| Mrs. Amanda Shaw Hirsch of New James Mooney gave “The Sign for Buf- [ York City, founder and president gen- 1o, an Indlan sketch. The meeting | eral of the Daughters of the Defenders closed with a group of verse by Miss ! of the Republic, U. S. A.: Mrs. Kathe Anna Priestly rden,” “Visit to| rine Schultz, prominent in club circles The Writers® will meet at the Library next o'clock. The gue of Was P street. Women | in New York City, and Mrs. Teresa L. | Geri, also a prominent club’ woman of | New' York. They will be guests of | honor ‘at the patriotic tea to be given at the club house tomorrow from 4:30 to 6 o'clock. The Washington Woman's Chamber of Commerce unit of the club will meet October 4 at 7 pm. Invitations have been sent to 50 women who will repre- sent the various occupations in which women are engaged in the city. Chapter H, P. E. O, entertained at dinner Tuesday at the Dodge Hotel in honor of Mrs. Edith Markham Wallace, supreme president of the P. E. O. Sister~ hood, and Mrs. Melissa Bailey, president of Chapter A After the dinner the chapter held its | first regular business meeting of the year at the home of Mrs. Mary T. Voll at Capitol Towers, with Mrs, Elizabeth Ferguson, president, presiding. Curley Club members motored to the Leahy estate in Bethesda, Md:, Monday evening, where they were the guests of Misses Josephine and Ellen and Mr. John Leahy. Refreshments were served and there was dancing. Eugene More- land made an address. A membership drive is being con- ducted, a number of new names hav- ing been read for the first time at the meeting Thursday at the Gordon Hotel. Hugh McGarvey, chairman of the Membership Committee, requests that all applications for membership be for- ed to him at his residence, 502 A street southeast During the course of the meeting Mr. John Polhan of the National Confer- | ence of Catholic Oharities, delivered s short address. The resignation of Miss Cecelia Malleaux and Mr. Sullivan wers accepted. Miss Gretchen Baden, treasurer, en- tertained the members of the Executive | Committee at her residence, 208 Sixth | street southeast, Thursday evening. The next meeting of the club will be held in the Gordon Hotel September 25, lat which time an initiation under the direction of Miss Anna Walsh will be conducted. . The recently imposed embarkation faxes on passengers at tian ports are to be waived for whose stay does not exceed 20 landing and 10se - DODG6E BROATHERS hne Q)Io{m' @ars in a/[ Gj710101~30ms Brilliant new colorings . . . graceful touches of luxury . . . body styles with smartness and distinction. Advanced design and construction give new thrills in performance, and enhance the dependability, stamina and economy for which Dodge cars have always been famous. A value- showing quite as much as a style-showing . . . for in price as in quality, the Dodge Six and Eight are Dodge Brothers proudest achievements. The Trew Motor Co. Sales Department 1509-11 Fourteenth St. N.W. 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