Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1931, Page 7

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= INFORMATION To Anywhere in America Phone: Metropolitan 1512-3-4 UNION BUS DEPOT . 1336 New York Avenue N.W. BALTIMORE, $1.00 (Special Round Trip, $1.25) Philadelphia..$3.50 Winch'ter, Va.$2.50 | y New York....$5.50 Fredericksb'g.$1.75 Richmond, Va.$3.50 Chicago ‘ .$13.75 Winst'n-Salem . $8.50 GRE@UND Cincinnati .. An Economical Laundey Service Each plece washed perfectly clean by Laboratory Con- trolled system, in rain * soft water, || Assorted and re- | turned promptiy to you (unstarched). Flat work nicely Ironed. Same service starched, 8¢ Ib. ] Men's shirts and blouses, each 10c extra. 30 Years' Landry Experience National Laundry Co. MEtropolitan 1452 7 Diamonds NAVY MOVIE SEEN WS | BYNOTABLE GROUP Diplomats and U. S. Officials Attend First Showing of “Dirigible” Here. Before s distinguished audience of diplomats, Government officials lnd Army and Navy officers, “Dirigible,” fllm ored by he Navy, had its flrst ‘%,"“" last” night at the uecropolmn Flood lights bathed the streets with- out. Soft music played in the lobby. Flowers galore were strewn here and there, and there were programs thick with names and fac:s to beguile the time until the picture made its appear- “"When 1t did, after appropriate intro- ductions by William P. McCracken, jr., and David S. Ingalls, Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy for Aeronautics, there | was revealed a serfes of legends about lighter-than-air crafts which had for its culmination a trip to the South Pole. Not so magnificent as Mr. Bird’s au- thentic documents on the same subject, they yet seemed to stir the audience to a fever pitch—the lady to our right au- dl.hly crumpling when a surgical opera- tion with a meat knife was performed. Lakehurst Scenes Impressive. ‘This film pleases, however, mostl. through the sheer force of ia’ dingibls | pictures. The crlck. in a flerce storm tha re it on ‘land, would duplicate to a “T” the Shenan- doah disaster, is a powerful bit of cam- erology, with a punch to it not easily forgotten. The scenes at Lakehurt are impressive, and so are many of the fiight scenes, with clouds well scattered throughout to make picturesque back- grounds, But, and s0, and even in spite of, 1t seems as though the material in hand has been thrown together with too loose & hand, and as though Director Capra has taken every'-hlnl aat has been given him, with a plot w novelty is extremely doub! and has literally -up of the ship s i, $4975 A pew Kay “Style diamond 7 Diamonds (Channel Design) sete i, 37950 BRIDAL OUTFIT Crest” value! Be'vm bme- adorn this smart Exclusive Creation THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., thrown together with little u:mht uve th:t with the co-operation of the Navy, this should be & vital and intes rut.lng plcture, Lacks Novelesque Tregtment. Much of it is vital. But not enough. ning to wonder just why and wherefore. The cast is adequate, the theme, that of friend sacrificing to friend, has been tried and found to be true and the di- rection continually excellent. Yet there is lacking what might be called a novelesque treatment of the material building it up step by siep until & climax has been reached. whick one can seize upon and put in one's pocket and show with pride to cne'’s peighbor afterwards. ¥ Jack Holt versus Ralph Giaves, and Fay Wray versus them both head the cast, and Hogart Bosworth is the strong, silent man who is eventually given a -ave on the South Pole continent. They ndls their rcles intelligently—even Miss Wray, whose character is one of those caracatures seldom found beyond the “sllver shcet.” But even these stal- wart actors, and the Columbia Corpora- ion and thé splendid assistance of the Navy haven't been able to do more than turn loose an occasionally exciting pic- Before the whole 45 over one is begin- | RECREATION CENTER IS URGED BY CITIZENS {Park View Group Joins in Move for Playground by Other Associations. A pledge to co-operate with four |other citizens’ assoclations in the seek- |ing of a recreational center to be lo- cated near the Macfarland Junior High School, Towa avenue and Webster street, iast night marked a meeting of the Park View Citizens’ Association, held in the Park View School, Warder and Newton streets northwest." Two representatives, to work in con- junction with a committee comprised of THURSDAY, delegates of the other associations, were | named by President John 8. Cole. They are Walter D. Iflkrmml un- ‘The assocls*” dergreen. Petworth, oolmbl- Road, Pit m’fh Mount Pm::n e Commi Property which has been conducting an inquiry on the Park View section, last night Fomd that conditions are highly sat- Property ot v.ha section is well protected, me red. The as- sociation voted lndorru the C\lll munity Center drlve for an additional appropriation of $15,000. weul Ill- promptu speeches on the good which the Community Oenw u eflect- ing were made. The assoc! journed until the sapmnber meellll —— . Between 4 o'clock in the afternoon danger hours for children on the streets. During those four hours more little ones are killed in traffic than in any corresponding period of the day. and 8 in the evening are the greatest | I MAY 14, ,1931. ANNA JEAN SIME ELOPES WITH CARL M. BRAND Former G. W. U. Co-Ed Announces Philadelphia Marriage With Graduate of Dartmouth. 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