Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1931, Page 4

A—4 = DWINDLING GRAND || Evening ' ARMY RANKS MEET 2,000 Spin Tales of '61 at 65th Encampment at Des Moines, lowa. By the Associated Piess. DES MOINES, Iowa, September 15.— ShuMing of step. gray-haired and wrinkled old gentlemen with a remi- niscent twinkle in their eyes regaled each other with tales of ‘61 here today. 000 of them, the remnants of the Grand Army of the Republic that was 400,000 strong. they clasped eagerly ed hands of old comrades at ampment ¥ sat in chairs along the sidewalk fn front <f encampment headquarters. watched over by sons and daughters who had not dated allow some of them to come long distances alone. Or to the sprang whistle Proudly, safety Always it was of talked. True. officers must be selected during the business sessions which be gan yesterday, and a city the encampmen year, but thoughts dwelt mainly on days gone by. Little matter that Cleveland. Springfield, T or St decreasing band next year. They were here today. and until Thursday, to renew friendships, some of them for the last time. 8IRL, 18, IS KILLED AS AUTO HITS BANK Two Others Injured in Crash Near Warrenton When Tire Blows Out. arcely > opposite, Bo; it A’ policeman’s Traffic stopped they ed in court he to att shrilled albeit slowly cr yesterday they Epecial Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON. Va.. September 15 accident occurred nea annock Bridge on Lee automobile with six pas Tunning into a | Dean. 18 as killed: kton, Va 1 col on and 22, vears old Miss Ada Leon» Snyder 19, is in the hospital here, s from a fractured shoulder and bone, punctured chest. concu: shock. and Claude Ennis Dean, received minor in of the head Miss Mini who Was running the car. and two others aped injury. The people were coming from Elkon ection of W to sperd with relative though cause ver the car. Miss De: of Mr, and Mrs. M Va. Claude Dean is her ANNUAL REUNION HELD BY BRANDENBURG CLAN Officers Selected at Carroll County Meeting—300 Persons Attend. losing control of was the daughter d Dean, Elkton, brother. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT AIRY. Md.. September 15. ‘With approximately 300 persons pres- ent. the fifth annual reunion of the Brandenburg clan was beld at Branden- burz M. P. Church, near Berrett, Car- Toll” County. Descendants of Mathias Brandenburg registered at the reunion from North Carolina. ~Pennsylvania, ©Ohio, Delaware. Virginia and Mary- Jand. Dr. C. E. Forlines of the West- minster Theological Seminary addressed the group in the morning, while other services were held throughout the day, with the Browningsville Band furnish- of the sssociation were ed. as follows: President, Stewart Brandenburg. Union Bridge, Carroll County: secretary, Frank Brandenburg, Wilmington, Del: treasurer, Monroe Browning. Kemptown, Frederick Count: It was reported that the Historical Committee, which, has been working for several vears fo trace the history of the Brandenburg family from the time Mathias Brandenburg migrated to America from Berlin, Germany, in 1760, was practically complete, save for the past few generations. The His- torical Committee is composed of Anna Brandenburg. Finksburg, Carroll County: John Brandenburg, Frederick: Bradley Brandenburg, Kemptown; Lul Pickett Mount Airy; J. T. Howell, Flushing. Ohio, and O. B. Branden- burg, Madison, Wis. CULPEPER U. D. C. NAMES MISS YOWELL AS LEADER Other Officers Also Chosen and Del- egates to State Meet at Lynch- burg Are Selected. Bpecial Dispatch to The $tar. CULPEPER, Va.. September 15.—At a meeting of the Culpeper Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, at the home of Miss Georgle Wager, of- ficers were elected for the ensuing vear a follows: President, Miss Adells Yow- ell; first vice president, Mrs. Berkeley G. Calfee: second vice president, Mrs. W. W. Chelf; third vice president, Mrs Orville Loving; corresponding secretary, Miss Georgie Wager; recording secre- tary, Mrs. John S. Covington: treasurer, Mrs. Byrd Leavell: historian. Mrs C. Petty; registrar, Mrs. R. R. recorder’ of crosses, Mrs. John elected to represent this the State convention to be next month were Mrs. Orville Loving, Mrs. W. C. Petty and Mrs. W. P. Rudasill. with Mrs. D. J. Coleman, Mrs. Enoch Lewis and Miss Georgie Wager as alternates Plans were made for holding a spe- clal memorial service at the State ccn- ference for Miss Lizzie Waite, one of the charter members of the Culpeper chap- ter, who had served as a State and chapter officer for years and was par- ticularly zealous in every activity. Miss Waite's death occurred about a month tes held in Lynchburg D SERVICE 10: 7% Al apparel washed n sof( iy ury expericice. NATIONAL Laundry Co. - MBtropoliten 1488 named for | Paul would entertain thelr ever- ( e High- THE EVENING ST\R WA ICVIC BODY VETOES Star Cup Presented ! MONTGOMERY CIVIC FEDERATION l STEPHEN JAME | ! > gomery County” for the year, Mr. James (left) is shown receiving the | ing editor of The Evening Star and a New Season at National Starts With “Peter Flies High.” 6« ETER FLIES HIGH." the new Myron Fagan comedy which unbolted and flung wide the doors of the the- atrical season last night at the Nat‘onal, is a spotless fable abou a lad whose inferiority complex arises him from a molehill to a moun- tain. A gangling youth who has hurled himself courageously into the teeth of & giant (fox terrier) mad dog. he atteins to famet ughthe counting of ! " sms in | tabloid, home native town of Rose- dale even per- haps mcre of & hero than was once Lir dbergh Thereupon, his sham exploits get the better of him. Tossing the names of Messrs. Morgan. Guggenheim and Kahn about un- til it hurts—he contemplates the buildiug of a mam- moth country club, where will come only the better class of dukes and princes, and is about to rise to un- dreamed-of heights when the town villain rips and tears and chisels his plot asunder. Through all this, of course, has gone a small. blonde. green-and blue heroine, the kind who can s smile even when he is engaged to another girl, and who at the end slips gracefully into his long itching arms. And others who have watched his gilded dreams include a mother who embraces him and then vanishes apparently for good into the kitchen, & greedy flapper who “taps” him for a 10-carat diamond before he has so much as held her hand, and various local celebrities who have come to welcome the town hero home. Glenn Hunter, plaving the role of this disjointed youth, makes much of & script which is embarrassingly lean. Famous for the short, breath- less method of his tongue, and his manner, in this case, of intuning “Yes—I guess 50.” he puts that fa- miliar driving force into his play- ing which has continually raised him up among the very best of the younger thespians, and you are apt 1o believe him in whatever he says. A thoroughly likable and notable performance, he carries the slender plot on his shoulders with all the graces that one has come 10 expect of anything he does Locally, last night. of course, the appearance of Adelaide Hibbard, Mary Loane, Kathryn Givney, Burke Clark and Forrest Orr delighted the large audience. Miss Givney's shell- pink evening costume evoked ex- clamations of approbation from the ladies, Mrs. Hibbard had but to walk on the stage and the heavens seemed to roar above her, and Miss Loane. the graceful and capable “heroine,” was perhaps mo: .appealing than in the “old days” vhen she trod the local boards as & dapper and dimpled ingenue, in the second act very nearly stealing stellar honors from the star. Brian Donlevy. seen here not so long ago in “Up Pops the Devil." made & much—in fact. double-much —of a “villainous” role, and Dulcie Cooper wangled a diamond out of Mr. Hunter with amusing glibness. All of which is not to forget that this was an honest-to-goodness “premiere,” and that there was much bowing and scraping and autumnal “cheerios” being bandied about— before—and aft E. de S. MELCHER. | | his | Glenn Hunter. Gayety Show Seems to Lack Punch. ] ACKING the usual punch of Colum- “ bia burlesque entertainment. the Gayety this week lolls through its sec- ond show of the current season. Gen- erously sprinkled with talented come- dians and aided by some of the circuit’s most _beautiful women. the offering netertheless does not call forth bounti- ful applause. Lillian Dixon, delightful in the lead dominates the feminine cast with an attractive personality and songs. Shar- Cool as the Briny Deep When September weather insists upon imitating July, come here for cool comfort. Dinner 65c In @ 70 Degree Atmosphere Dishes taat make you hungry...so appetiz- inz, and easily satisfy 0. <o generous are the portions. Cafeteria serv- Juncheon. Table service for ENTRANCES ST.onw' F ST, N TROPHY GOES TO HE cup presented to the Montgomery County Civic Federation by The | Evening Star and which is awarded annuaily to “the committee or Yele- gate performing the most outstanding public service on behalf of Mont- was unanimously awarded to Stephen James. president of the federation. by vote of the members last night trophy from Oliver Owen Kuhn. manag- past president of the federation - Star Staft Photo. From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. |ing honors with her is a trio of co- medians, Bob Startzman, Charlie Mur- ray and Charlie Cole. Harry Beasley, a foil to the funmakers, is excellent as a straight lead and aiding the prin- cipals more or less, with vocal numbers and dancing feet. are Buddy Nichols, !lyn Dubols and Dorothy Kelly ace Creedon, a beautiful brunette, a minor role with genuine sparkle. show, &s & whole, presents d the rare flle. F.L.C. spa GAIN IN CHILD LABOR HIT BY FEDERATION 103.000 More Working Now Than | Before Depression, Mor- [ ! rison Says. September 15 —Frank Mor- retary of the American Fed- eration of Labor, today said 103.000 more children were working in industry today than two years ago. before the economic depression set in. In an address before the Seventy-sixth A | nual Convention of the International | Typographical Union he deplored the introduction of children into industry, with the subsequent loss of emplo; ment for men. Solution of the unemployment prob- lem must come soon, Morrison said because the millions of unemployed men will not stand peaceably by forever watching their families in want He criticized the National Chamber of Commerce and the Na 1 Manufac- turers’ Association for. he said, failing to contribute any suggestions for the relief of unemployment After reviewing some of the accom plishments of labor during the last years, Morrison predicted the next 33 years would see adoption of the 21- hour work week. The shorter work day and weck, giving employment to all workers, rather than the existing work week, with unemployment for many. was becoming an apparent | neressity, Morrison said. or | SENATOR’S CAR DAMAGED |Auto Colltdes With | Parked in Front of Hawes' Home. The parked automobile of Senator | Harry B. Hawes of Missouri was dam- | aged last night when a machine driven by Johnson Hellem. jr. 1800 Twentieth street, collided with it. | negligible. The machine was parked in front of the Senator's home, 2548 Massachusetts avenue. —is_all you need pay to read the lat- est fiction. Important Books Just Released! RHAPSODY IN GOLD Arthur Somers Roche PRECIOUS PORCELAIN Neil TEN COMMAND- MENTS Warwick Deeping DEVIL'S DUE Phyllis Bottome FINCH'S FORTUNE Maze De La Roche HERE IS MY BODY Jack Woodford LOVE GOES PAST Ursula Parrott OPENING OF A DOOR Geargie Davis SHADOWS ON THE ROCK Bell Willa Cather BELLE-MERE Kathleen Norris STREET OF WOMEN Polan Banks Lending Library Main Floor. THe HecHt Co. F St. at 7th Machine | Damage was HINGTON, THREESCHOOLPLAN Star Cup Awarded Montgom- | ery Federation Head for Public Service. BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT, 8tat Correspondent of The Blar. i BETHESDA, Md., September 15— | Branding the erection of more than one | central senior high school n elther sub- | urban section as educationally and financially unsound. the Montgomery | County Civic Federation last night 1e- affirmed the stand it took last Decem ber, favoring a major school plan for Montgomery County which provided mong other things, for one central Sen: lor high school in éach of the two sub- urban sections. This action was taken when the fed- eration unanimously adopted & reso- lution introduced by Robert E. Bondy, chairman of the Committce on Schools The meeting was the first since the Summer recess of the organization and was held in the auditorium of the Be- thesda High School James Recelves Trophy. Stephen James. president of the fed- eration for the past year, was awarded The Evening Star Cup, which is sented annually to the “committee delegate performing the most outstand- ing public service on behalf of Mont zomery County” for the year. The pres- entation of the cup was made by Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing editor of The Evening Star snd a past piesident of the federation. foliowing the unanimous adoption by delegates of the Executive Committee’s repol presenta- of the tropl s A rading and yav from the north point of the District of Columb: to the Potomac River and of Eastern avenue from the same point to Georgia avenue was adopted by unanimous vote of the federation. The resolu was introduced by Mai. Phil D. Pos on his request that prompt taken with regard to it. was referred to committee and reported on following & short adjournment of the meeting. Political Rights Sought. A presidential proclamation’ allowing Fedoral employes living pe ntly in Montgomery County engage in county polities hold part-time offices in the governme duced by Wiiliam P. Horne t0 committes for con: reported on at th eral _emploves County. Va. wer privileges by procl Hoover Report of the Committee on of the federation came as a e meetings held during the Summ General Citizens' Committee on Matter which adopted a resolution at 2 final meeting held in August recom- mending the establishment of three sentor high schools in the east urban area. That resolution 44 to 15. at the meeling location of one high school circle centering on the bridge « Cresk on the Colesy ing & radius of two-th isition_of a Park for a second hi acquis| as soon & of a site in Ken: on for a third high school The Evening Star cup was first awarded for the year 1925-26 and went to Mr. Kuhn, then president of the federation. The following year it was awarded to the Legislation and Legal Action Committec 1927-28 1t was awarded to Alvin Barton Barber. in 1928-29 to Maj. E. Brooke Le> and in | 1929-30 to Walt —more wearing To be suede or green. | Smith College. SEPTEMBER 15 DRAGGERS 10 SEE BODY OF COLLINGS District Attorney Orders Search—Wife Believes Husband Still Lives. By the Associated Pres MINEOLA, Long Island, September 15--One of the two anchors carried by the cabin cruiser Penguin, from which Benjamén P. Ccllings vanished last ‘week, is missing. The discovery today gave rise to & theory the anchor, weighing 45 pounds, might have beeh used to weigh down Collings’ body when, as his wife insists, he was thrown overboard by two men who boarded the craft during the night. Alexander Blue. district attorney of Suffolk C v, who, with Elvin Ed- wards, attorney of Nassau County, has been investigating the case, issued a statement today in which he said Mrs. Collings’ story of pirates throwing her husband overboard and then transporting her in a canoe to an- other erafi, where they abandoned her, was “incredible. Waters (0 Be Dragged. Blue said he had issued orders to have the waters in which the tragedy is presumed to e taken place drag- ged at once. in the effort to determine definitely if lings’ body is there. Blue issued the following formal statement concerning his examination of Mrs. Collings is narkable. At the is impossible to prove e says. Wheather or dead no one can say with absolute certainty. Until his body is found, if dead, certain terial facts as told by Mrs. Collings cannot be checked. While Mrs. Col- lings was apparently sincere in her statement, nevertheless her story is so improbable as to be unbelievable, yet she may be telling the truth. I asked Mrs. Collings what college she attended She told me she was a graduate of I asked her if she had studied logic and she said yes. Then ‘Do you think your story is She immediately replied, ‘It is Thinks Husband Alive. if she didn't be- her as alive, she he did, but ve no definite for her belief. Another peculiar gle of the case is Mrs. Collings at she was take with blan- blankets Any one lence knof.s e most treacherous ardiy seems pc act claims took p could have occurred without However, I have made ar- s to search the waters of the the vicinity of where Mrs. Col- lings said that her husband was thygwn overboard NAMED CHURCH OFFICER Elected First Vice ent of Hebrew Congregation Sherry Stein Pres Sherry Stein was elected president, to succeed Milton Korman, at a meeting of the Washington Hebrew Congregation last night at the Eighth Strect Temple. Harold Strauss was elected second vice president The first general meeting of the or- ganization will be held early in Octo- ber. Irving Diener, president, presided at the meeting. —For That Grace of Movement So Important in Today's Mode Note the woman with the flowing, effortless walk, the cor- rect carriage than likely she is Red Cross Shoes. had here in smart new ties, straps, step-ins— kid—black, brown, 1850 and 10 " Main Ploor. THE HECHT : CO. F Street at Seventh 1931, MAN, 70, BEING SOUGHT ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT D. C. Resident Bays Father of Girl Fired Gun at Him in Front of Bethesda Home. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md, September 15— Richard Hardy, 70 years old, of Dorset avenue, this community, is being sought by local police, who have a warrant al- leging that he committed an attempted assault with a dapgerous weapon on Ernest Whitman of 1515 Thirty-third | street northwest, Washington, D. C. ‘The warrant was sworn out last night Whitman before Justi Pea B e e auce ot thePescs|* SIBLEY GUILD /50 MEET Whitman claims that he was in his | F automobile parked at the curb in front Hospital Women to Plan Work for of Hardy's home and that Hardy’s B | daughter Was seated in-the automobile | ear Thursday. The Woman's Guild of Sibley Mes talking te him when Hardy came from the house and ordered him to leave. | Hardy then went back into the house | Morial Hospital will hold its first meet- and re&vpelred; firing a shot at the Ing of the season Thursday morning at car, Whitman claims. |10:45 o'clock In Rust Hall, adjoining chcpkul‘l)l:“li Gaither and Officer J. | the hospital. a e investigated the case on| reports from the neighborhood that a | Mr: Russell -Wight will conduct the shooting affray was in progress, they |devotional exercises and Mrs. Thelma raid. | Mills Rector will aing several solos. | Work for the ensuing year will be planned at this time. 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