Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1930, Page 6

JOHN C. SCOFIELD TOLEAVE SERVCE Veteran War Department Chief Clerk Completes 46 . Years for Retirement. C. Scofield, veteran War De- partment chief clerk, will close an ac- tive career of 46 years in the service of .the Government Wednesd2y. He reached the age of 70 yesterday, and is to’ be transferred to the civil serviee list by operation of law on the day of the month. ;;n::: at .)‘Ilsd desk at lhle ‘War De- yesterday as usual. ’erg‘lt Pittsford, Vt., December 26, 1860. Mr. Scofield was graduated from iddlebury Colloge, Vermont, and later aftended . the Medical Department of Jefferson College, Philadelphia, and the law department of George Washington University. In June, 1884, he received a‘ civil service appointment as clerk of ¢lass $1,000 in the surgeon general's office, War - Department, and rose by merit to the office of chief clerk in the department in March, 1899, 31 years 8go. The salary of that office is $5, ] T gh not announced, it is pras tically settled that John W. Martyn, who bas ‘served as executive secretary to'the Secretary of War during and since the administration of the late John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, will be appointed to the vacancy in the office of chief clerk of the department, ef- féctive New Year day. As Mr. Martyn now holds an office outside of the regu- iar classified service it may be neces- sary for the President to waive civil | Jury Must Decide Value of Mate as Companion of Wife By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Nebr., December 27. —What is the monetary value of :" l’;\l:bflnd'l companionship to his e? Kat 3 Mrs. the Fishers sold liquor to her husband, that he lost a $225-a-month position l}!‘lid that she lost his companion- ship. POTOMAC PARK PALISADE PURCHASES ARE LISTED 147 Acres Acquired During Past Fiscal Year at Total Cost of $1,280,788 to District. Further progress was reported by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission in its annual report, just made public, in the execution of the plan for a park along the palisades of the Potomac River by the acquisition of lots and parcels lying between Poto- mac avenue and Canal road. During the past fiscal year, the re- port explained, 147 acres, entailing 167 direct purchases, were acquired by the commission at a cost of $1,289,788.66. In a summary the commission report- ed that donations by Charles C. Glover and Mrs. Anne Archbold and pur- chases during the year had completed the project for the preservation of the lower end of the Foundry Branch Val- ley, and that a vital connecting link between the Glover-Archbold Park and | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 28, 1930—PART ONB WLBUR DIELSSE | PARK T HOOVER Presidenfial Proclamation Expected on Colonial Monu- ment in Virginia Peninsula. By the Associated Press. Secretary Wilbur yesterday discussed the proposed Colonial National Monu- ment- in the Virginia Peninsula with Prestdent “Hoover. President ‘cipects 1o sign & prociama: lent e; a tion m[um the monument, but ;:dedgfldmtkmwvhnhwfld The. proposed 'boundaries of the mohument remain to be fixed by the National Park Service. The plan, how- ever, is ‘to take in portions of James- town Island, Willilamsburg and York: town so that thése historic pre-Revolu- tionary and Revolutionary centers may be preserved. Mapping of the areas now is in: progress under direction of the Geological Survey. !ufld.lngmbe:r«:mbytheYork- town National and State Sesquicenten- nial Commissions for their celebration jn will retained under direction of the Park Service as museums for other, purposes of the ‘monument. Director Horace M. Albright of the National Park Service e'gecl.l ‘to spend part of the $1,500,000 allotted to the park service in the $116,000,000 emer- gency building fund on the Colonial | monument. The amount to be spent ' is still under consideration. | A volunteer blood transfusion motor | (X Look Well to Yo‘uri Sleep “proper rest will go far toward -aiding your success and health To feel full of “pep”—on your toes all through a long day—requires a night of sound, invigorating sleep. Get the very best bedding you can and notice the d!fferenu' in the way you feel, Mayer & Co. ‘will gladly aid you in a proper selection of bedding. Unusual Comfortables service rules by executive order to legal- | the Whitehaven parkway had been ac- |corps has been organized at Wallasey, ige his transfer to the classified office | quired to_permit the parkway to enter | England, 17 car owners agreeing to rush Foundry Branch Valley. blood donors to hospitals at night. 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KAHN INC. 935 F STREET many ways to make the memories of 1930 CHRISTMAS long to be remembered The National Woman's Country Club | has started the construction of an an- nex to ‘its main club house on Bradley | boulevard in Montgomery County, Md. ‘The club, which maintains city head- quarters at 1108 Sixteenth street, pur- chased the historic suburban residence and grounds which constitute its coun- | try home a year ago. The annex, made necessary by the rapid growth of the club, will be of brick and frame construction in harmony with the main club house, which is of early American | design. Its roof will be of green shin- gles, with dormer windows ting the second story, in which will located the guest rooms. The annex will be 82 feet by 27 feet, with two full floors and ent. A large central lobby, with beamed | ceilings and walls of tapestry brick, will be a feature of the first floor. In addition, there will be locker rooms and showers, A beauty parlor for the convenience of the members and their friends also will be a feature. In the annex also will be the manager's quarters. ‘The club house, atop a ln;nl. slope, an extensive view of rolling | beyond its 150-acre estate, A course and tennis courts, as a5 stables, afford opportunities for outdoor sport. The main club house has been repaired and many of its his- -fegtures restored, such as the £ ual locken‘ :)et ig. the wfla. pre-prohibition days, when place “was occupied by the Mont- ry Country Club. . Walter R. Tuckerman is presi- of the National Woman’s Country The other officers are Mrs. A Swanson, Mrs. Henry F. . Auchincloss, You Must Be Comfortably Warm to Sleep Soundly A blanket is such an intimate thing! You ought to have as nice a one as possible —ane that is good looking as well as comfortably warm. Mayer & Co. Blankets are good and reasonably priced. 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