Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1930, Page 5

[HARRISON WILL SPEAK Chatnbor of Commerce Hopes foriNational Effort at Pros- ! perity Campaign. | 3 Cotfident that the “buy-now-for-bet- " campaign launched yes- by the Washington Chamber of will spread throughout the N and aid in business recovery, A. G. Wood, president of the Gas Light Co. and chair- man of the Campaign Committee, an- nounged today that an intensive drive will get under way through pulpit and Press on Sunday, November 2. the appointment of a com- of the chamber of five members, Mr, Wood, Charles W. Darr, Martin A , Thomas P. Littlepage and as J. Whelan, a week-long cam- is being organized to carry out the plan to appeal to the public through the church and the newspaper outlined to the chamber members at a noon meeting yesterday by Mr. Wood. Statement Is Issued. The following statement was issued today Mr. Wood concerning the 'hm-(or-belter-buumus" drive: y 18 no thinking American busi- ness man but will admit that business 48 quite generally slow and naturally one tries to find out the cause or causes. “Our last serious business depression —1921—was easily explained because it had di connected to it those ele- ments that make for the slowing up of business to readjustment—the need for production ' in step with and consumption. In 1920 production was at very high levels with great export demands for our products, and when the export demand slowed up our production didn't slow up until overloaded shelves made it slow up and Have “Wall Street Blues.” “But today we are experiencing slow ‘business for a very different reason. We have no overstocked shelves. Produc- tion and consumption in the past year has slowed up because Wall Street- fortunes have melted nearer to intrinsic-value fortunes and with of the security inflation (which affected but a tage of the American people), business has been temporarily overcome with ‘Wall Street Blues.’ s we have the essential fun- for good business: “1, Money at reasonable rates. “2, Low commodity prices. “3, Low inventories and, for better we lack only faith, so the Chamber of Commerce felt that confl- and courage can be restored with of the pulpit, the press and the church has an opportunity at this time to help obtain the only ele- ment for good business lacking at this time—faith and those elements which grow out of it and on which our busi- Tests, confidence and We know the press will do grateful for the part i port and i Brvacy has cor e Washington Should Lead. “The public will move to the degree its is restored, and we know ly restored if with the 'h and press we face those things we have and not wait to when DIVORCE IS GRANTED AT ROAD OPENING TODAY Barbecue to Feature Observance at Sycamore Llndln"ol Completion of Poolesville Highway. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, October 25.— Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi is schedued as the principal speaker at the barbecue this afternoon at Syca- more Landing which is to mark the opening of the new road leading from Poolesville to Sycamore Landing. The road-opening ceremony is get underway at 1:30 o'clock. Other speakers besides Senator Harrison are to include Maj. E. Brooke Lee, chair- man of the Ma: llngo Dzn’:a:?m: m Advisory mmittee: 3 Bourt Judge. Charles W, Whodwa Stedman Prescott and Miss Lavinia Engle. ¢ - Woobp Something New . . Ivory Damask $29.50 Cloth and ARLINGTON COLLEGE PLANS PLAY TONIGHT Nearby Girls’ Institution to Cele- brate Annual Event in the Gymnasium. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. GLEBEWOOD, Va., October 25.—One of the annual events and traditions of Arlington Hall College for Girls that symbolizes the union of the former and new students will be “The Old and to | New Girl Wedding” to be portrayed by a cast in the college gymnasium to- night at 8 o'clock. The groom, pages, matron of honor and groomsmen are being chosen from former students and the other members are chosen from the new girls Dr. William E. Martin, president of the college, will give the bride away, Coffee Tables and Eleanor Haynes, as the spirit of Arlington Hall, will perform the cere- mony, and choruses of 16 girls singing Lohengrins “Bridal Chorus” as th party approaches will be directed by Mme. Vicarino. ‘The cast of the wedding party will be composed of Ruth Myers, bride- groom: Frances Carlin, best man; Genevieve Burnett, matron of honor; Virginia Guyer and Elizabeth Mezick, pages; Isabel Buchanan, Mary Flowe, Virginia Money, Nancy Pope, Mary Klump and Virginia Cook, groomsmen. Christine Hughes, bride; Nancy Van Hovenberg, maid of honor; Nettie Hen- derson and Jane Reynolds, flower girls; Shelby Keefe, Ruth Brown, Hornibrook, Mary Campbell, Virginia Kincheloe and Ethel Sherman, maids. | The costumes being used by the cast will be of the Colonial period. Con- cluding the ceremonies a formal recep- tion will be held, following with the | first invitation dance of the year. FE e i In more than 2,000 British schools children now listen regularly to lessons broadcast by radio. Frances WARD VIRGINIA WOMAN First to Be Accused of Embezzle- ment in State—Jailed With Chief. By the Associated Press. HARRISONBURG, Va., October 25.— | Miss Elizabeth Coffman, 40-year-old | assistant cashier, and Noah R. Orist, cashier, of the defunct Bank of Dayton, | Inc, at Dayton, Va. were sentenced | yesterday to seven and a half years each in the penitentiary for embezzle- ment and false entry. They pleaded guilty to indictments returned charging Miss Coffman with embezzlin, | with mak account of the bank to the amount :?’Nll&l. e BANKER SENTENCED %t em) vears and in a confession made Septem- E:dx: Sdmitted :::r defalcations cov period of years. Her arres! and confession followed discovery of a shortage in the bank's funds by State examiners. ‘The amount set by Miss Coftman, $36,929.97, as the total of funds she ited, was later reduced when mngpr bookkeeping errors were found through an audit, Crist, who had been cashier of the bank since 1906, was arrested this veek. He was treaSurer of the town of Daylon and of Shenandoah College, The bank’s affairs are in‘custody of the State division of banking and insurance. Gold production in the Philippines “at least $15,000” and Crist| for 1930, it is estimated, will exceed g false entries in the earn- $3,000,000. & LotH 10 11" F AND G STREETS ‘These Are the Fall “Fashion Succe located | LEE BATTLE FLAGS GIVEN TO MUSEUM Ensigns Draped About Recumbent Statue of Confederate Leader at Lexington, By the Associated Press. LEXINGTON, Va, October 25.— | Robert E. Lee’s recumbent statue today | battle. | "At 'a ceremony in the Lee Chapel | yesterday eight flags were presented by the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy to the trustees of Washington and Lee University, to be kept in the museum near the statue. hn W. Davis, Democratic presiden- tial candidate in 1924, received the flags | for the university trustees from Mr: Charles G. Bolling, president of the | 1ay draped with flags which Lee led to | 2 SSES Virginia United Daughters the Torty - years unim-qun- Government Teturned to the South all captured flags. 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