Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1931, Page 19

SOCIETY ‘(Continued From Second Page) ‘Washington yesterday, has joined Mr. Ebey in their apartment at Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Alice Shepherd is in New York at the Hotel Blackstone, en route to Jamestown, R. I, for the Summer. Miss Helen Dorothy Pearce Gould and Miss Evelyn Mrajorie Pearce Gould of London, England, are at the Dodge for a week's stay. ' They have been visiting in Philadelphia and will remain in this country for three months. They will go to the West Coast from here, and plan to tour the United States before returning home. Sigma Tau Gamma to Close Season With Banquet Tonight. The Sigma Tau Gamma Sorority will bring to a close a year of activity this evening, when their formal ban- quet is held at the Kenwood Countr Club, in nearby Maryland. Follow the banquet at 7 o'clcck, the membe will entertain their friends at a semi- closed dance at the club. About 70 in- vitations have been extended for the dancing, from 10 until 1 o'clock. The banquet table, gayly decorated with Spring flowers and blue and white candles, will be presided over by Miss Anne Bourke, as toastmistress. Miss Ruth Hoffman will act as valedictorian of the evening. In addition to the favors with the sorority coat-of-arms there will be wrist corsages of white roses and blue delphinium at each girl's place. During the latter part of the evening Miss Armen Bakshian and Mr. Ralph | Kennedy, popular dancers, will present several numbers, including Oriental and tap dances. Mr. Le Roy Marceron will accompany the two as well as furnish- ing music for the evening's dancing. The committee fcr the dance has been headed by Miss Ruth Duckett, chairman, assisted by Miss Cornelia Reid, Miss Mildred Duckett and Miss Emily Pomeroy. The principal and teachers of the ‘Pierce School entertained at a luncheon yesterday at the Dodge Hotel in honor of Miss Lida Moyer and Miss Dorothy Gates, who will be married scon. Qthers present were Miss K. C. Babbington, Miss Bell Allen, Miss Rose A. Dugan, Miss Anne L. Herron, Mrs. Inez Hunter, Mrs. J. S. Repetti, Miss Susie A. Man- gum, Mrs. F. F. Smith, Miss Ruth Kimball and Miss Jessie McPherson. ' Miss Margaret Converse of Kinsley. Kans, and Miss Ilecne Crispin of Junction City, Kans,, are at the May- flower on their way to attend Summ school at the University of New Jersey in New Brunswick. Mrs. F. H. Robinson cf South Pines, N. C, has come to Washington for a short visit, and while here will be at Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Adrienne C. Mayer of the St. Nicholas is the guest of Miss Vera Etinger at Youngstown, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Scanlon of Pawtucket, R. I, are at the Dcdge dur- ing their brief stay in the Capital. Mr. and Mrs. Auguste R. Pottier of New York City are at the Mayflower for the remainder of the week. MISS CORA VAN SANT TO BE BURIED TOMORROW | Rites for Former Official of Citi- | m: zens' Association Will Be Held at Residence. services for Miss Cora Van ident and sccretary of Conduit road, will be held at the resi- > at 11 o'cleck tomorrow morning, | R William S. Avernethy officiat- 1 will be in Rock Creek h Van Sant was a notary public and sccretary to Robert Watson, patent attorne A special Executive Committee meet- 7 of the Conduit Road Citizens’ Asso- tion will be held tonight at the home of the president, Ernest Hobbs, 5518 Sherrier place, to pass resolutions of sympathy, send flowers and make ar- yangements for members and officers of the association to attend the funeral. Miss Van Sant is survived by a sister, Mrs. Carroll Edmonston, and a brother, Frank Van Sant, both of Washington. cepted ve ton won from/ w istels. rasts. T | MRS. LUCIUS NASH CRON. | Until her marriage to Licut. Cron, | U. S. A, Wednesday, in Leesburg, Va. | she was Miss Wilhelmina Laird Craig- | hill, daughter of the Rev. George Pey- | ton’ Craighill of that place. | . —Harris-Ewing_Photo. ; |COL. CHARLES HATFIELD | EXPIRES IN BALTIMORE ! Retired Cavalry Officer Served | With Distinction in Indian Cam- paigns and World War. Col. Charles A. P. Hatfield, retired | Cavalry officer, who served with dis- tinction in the Indian campaigns of the | early 80s and who also was on active | duty during the World War, died at his home in Beltimore this morning, the | War Department was advised. | He Was 80 Years Old. His widow, Mrs. Francis E. Hatfield, in arranging the funeral services, which, | probably, will be held at the Arlington National Cemetery. A native of Dayton, Ala., Col. Hat- | field was graduated from West Point in 1868 and reached the grade of colonel in 1903. In 1914 he was placed on the retired list, but at his own request was | restored to active duty in 1917 and 191 For personal gallantry in action again: | Indians in the attack on Geronimo's | p in the Santa Cruz Mountains, - 1886, he was brevetted | warded a silver staf; When the earthquake disaster crip- pled the cables, radio telephone service between New Zealand and England was so satisfactory that regular connections are to be established. hilipsborn VLNTH ST ~BETWELN FaG prints 153 Lhing- ment ts.| flofals and Misses, “hit: Fox Jusors, Mi 1 mmer Fre Third Hlofr THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ILLEGAL BILLBOARD DEADLINE JULY 1 Owners Warned All Signs Must Carry License Plates Under Law. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., June 19.—All illegal billboards and signs in the mct- ropolitan district of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties will be removed by the State Roads Commission after July 1, Irving C. Root, chief engineer of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, told the p)am;ung body at its weekly meeting last night. %-Ie said the first of next month was set as the deadline when all sign owners must have complied with the law, after numerous warnings to them by the roads commission. Commissions Co-operate. ‘The two commissions are co-operating in enforcing the zoning regulations for the metropolitan district and the newly enacted billboard licensing law. ‘The planning commission has been authoriz>d by the State Roads Commis- sion to pass on the licensing of all signs within the metropolitan district and to issue or refus: the aluminum license plates which must be attached to all signs. Mr. Root said he was informed by the reads body that unless signs bear these license plates the roads commission will commence tearing them down July 1. Before the plates are issued, he ex- pleined, there must be evidence that the signs are erected in the proper zone after the issuance of a building permit. Many Illegal Signs. Mr. Root recently made a survey of the metropolitan district of Montgomery and Prince Georges Countles, which showed that several hundred signs of all varieties were erected illegally. Even those built in compliance with the zon- ing and building regulations now must comply with the license law or be removed. The survey made by Mr. Root dis- closed that there were more than 50 large illegal billboards in Montgomery County alone as well as numerous signs of smaller varieties. The State Roads Commission s able to remove the signs only by virtue cf the new license law. Since the commis- sion has announced its intention of not issuing licenses unless the signs com- ply with local requirements, it is e: pected that the State law will prove powerful weapon in clearing the roads of Maryland of billboards. One-Man Job Relief Has Flaw as Police . Reveal ‘Con’ Game By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 18.—George De Poulos was a one-man cure for the unemployment problem— while he lasted. His was a simple plan—simply hiring chauffeurs. “Send me around a couple of chauffeurs,” De Pculos would ask of various employment agencies. ‘The chauffeurs came and were asked for a $200 guarantee against emashing up De Poulos’ automobiles. But that was the trouble. De Poulos didn't have any automo- biles and the police called it a confidence game. TREASURER IS SHOT, FUND FOUND SHORT $10,000 Reported Missing From Accounts of Winchester Estate Official 2 Special Dispatch to The Stars ‘WINCHESTER, Va., June 19.—Alex- ander M. Baker, 80 years old, treas- urer of the trustees of the Handley Fund, was found shot to death today at his home here. Authorities who investigated sald the wound was self inflicted. He had been in ill health several months. Due in part to in- juring his back by falling in his bath room. He died 15 minutes after being found by a grandson, Peter Vreden- burgh. He was shot through the temple. The Handley board of trustees is- |sued @ statement shortly after the shooting, stating that a recent audit of Baker's account disclosed a shortage | of about $10,000, which the board said | would be paid by a bonding company. The shortage was discovered recently when a committee of the board made an audit of accounts. Member of a family long prominent- |1y identified with business here, Baker | was_for many years directing head of ‘W. B. Baker's Sons flour mills. He was past right eminent grand commander of the Grand Commandery, Knights ‘Templar of Virginia, past master of Hiram Lodge of Masons here and mem- ber of Christ Episcopal Church. He succeeded the late J. Edward Cor- rell as treasurer of the Handley board, intrusted with administration cf a fund | of several million dollars, left for edu- cational and library purposes by the late Judge John Handley, Scranton, Pa. Surviving are a widow, formerly Miss In the last six years the German gov- ernment has built 1,751,685 apartments or single dwellings. ‘Vlrglma Gilkeson; one daughter, Mrs. | Virginia Baker Vredenburgh, and one | sister, Miss Sophye Baker. The “Swan” at $10.50 UVA is ideal fabric for daytime footwear— for hot weather, of course—and it's fash- ion's last word. Note “Swan” as illustrated. the smart style of the Developed of white Suva cloth with black or brown trimming and priced at $10.50. 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By the Assoclated Pre A plan to have “Old Ironsides” take to the sea under canvass again was abandoned today because the Navy has no men that can sall the gallant old frigate that conquered Barbary's pirates. Answering the appeals of Representa- tive Sol Bloom of New York and others, Assistant Navy Secretary Jahncke said there were several reasons why the re- built U. 8. S. Constitution would have to go in tow of a tug when she is re- commissioned on July 1 at Boston and starts on an exhibition cruise. “The Constitution, as restored,” he said, “hasn't any salls, except one or two that are carried for show pur- poses. A full set would cost $6,000 or ,000. Sailors Not Qualified. “Furthermore, I doubt whether you would find any sallors in the Navy who would know how to furl and unfurl them. You won't find them in the British Navy. The only place you FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931. would find them would be in merchant ships of Norway and Sweden. “To teach a crew to handle those sails you would have to take them out and train them for two or three months. “Even then I don't believe it would ly with the schedule of visits to various cities that has been mapped out for the old vessel. Everything would depend on the wind.” Regarding a suggestion that the crew dress as they did in 1812, Jahucke said, smilingly, that it would be inviting a mutiny to try to tog out modern sailors in the queer-looking and uncomfortable uniforms of that period. He added that if the 1931 crew of the Constitution is to look like that of 1812 its members “will have to start right now letting their beards grow.” CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Banquet, Phi Delta Epsilon Sorority, Hamilton Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Card party, Rathbone Temple No. 8, Pythian Hall, 1012 Ninth me‘;z, 8 pm. Meeting, Cushing Auxiliary, Pythian ‘Temple, 8:30 p.m. FUTURE. 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