Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1931, Page 10

A—10 HEADSD. €. SOPIETY OF ARGHEDLOBITS Wade H. Ellis Elected Beck’s Successor at 30th Anni- versary Meeting. < A"‘l;hn thirtieth mnlvz;-n‘rzng{nnt};e heological Soclety of n ‘was observed last night when the mem- bers of the socicty were entertained et the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips, jr., 2108 Sixteanth street. It was anncunced this meeting that, following the annual meeting of the trustees this week, Wade H. Ellis had succeeded Jhmes M. Beck as presi- dent of the sociely. The speaker was Dr. David M. Robinson of Johns Hop- kins University, who spoke on his ex- ca during the past year :at Ol'y,n'.hu‘ Ore:‘ee.d “’Abom 150 membegs and guests attended, among Ministers of G the reece, Egypt, Guatemala, | field Venezuela and Ecuador. Mr. Ellis is the seventh president of the society during its 30 years. The was former Secretary of State, W. Foster, who was and Mexico.” ile was succeeded by Charles H. Butler, who held office from 1910 to 1918, er which the office les D. Walcott, former served a single term, being susceed: Yy Robert Lansing, Woodrow Wilsol LCecretary of State, who remain president until nis death, in 1928. was succeeded by Mr. Beck. Ellis Long Interested. Mr. Ellis, prominent local lawyer and former attorney general of Ohio and assistant to the United States Attorney General, long nas been deeply inter- ested in archeological investigations such as are sponsored by the soclety. He is the sixth lawyer to head the so- clety, the late Dr. Walcott being the only president especially trained as a e soclety has -ha e soclety d an eventful ‘history dufll:g its 30 years. It was or- ganized at the home of Gen. Foster, the first president, in 1902, with Dr. Daniel C. Gilman, president cf Johns University, as the first speaker. Among the men and women attending that meeting, mktmm show, were Jol Hay, as F. Walsh, Cyrus Adler, Gen. A. W. Greeley of Arctic fame, Prof. Willlam Henry Holmes, still active in his eighties as director of the United States National Gallery of Art; John B. Larner, who died last week; Charles Moore, Herbert Putnam, uhlnxu;m 3 ding part in the organizaticn of the soclety, was its first and only secretary to the time of his death in 1925. From the opening of that November 30 years age, and the initial 34-carat Blue - white Diamond Ring, newest de- sign. Unusual bargain. ... 1%-carat _Blue-white Diamond Ring. Solid Ring. —set with 12 Must be sold Solitaire $55 Solitaire platinum $110 can hool of Athens. This tion the late marble Gennadelon ai forms the mecca of siuGents of the ft, in whose presenta- " Carroll, was largely ¢ and many | other great forel fame topping the long roll. As soon as it was possible after its formation, the soclety began to justify its name and purposes by !nllltnAT in expeditions of ;rcl'a-;nm. lone er - » | truders ransacked their home while they were absent. The Vogels had se- t | creted their life savings in various hid- ing places, but the thieves found them all. Carthage, and into central France. For ears it has maintained a le~sad pre- istoric site in the Dordogne, where students of the School of historic Research, under the leadership bf Prof. MacCurdy of Yale gn every Summer to acquire first-hand exp< o in ex- ting and fleld st The so- y contributes each ar to the school and to the Archeological Insti- | tute of America, and several of its | members are also affiliated personally with many important foreign societies’| and institutions of learning. Controls Popular Monthly. In addition to its other work, the so- clety also controls the publication of the illustrated popular monthly maga- zine Art and Acrheology, now in its seventeenth year. Conceived originally as a humanitarian and philanthropic enterprise, the magazine served a large and increasingly useful purpose in steadily increasing interest in and appreciation of the cultural achieve- ments of man throughout the centu- . A list of its contributors is as notable as that of the Raleigh Hotel Electrical Installation by Wm. A. Rogers 1003 K St. NW. ers at the Established 34 Years DIAMOND BARGAINS A small deposit will reserve your selection until Christmas KAHN OPTICAL CO. 617 SEVENTH ST. N.W. (BETWEEN F AND G STREETS) MONDAY PALM Come in and Take Your Pick A lovely Palm or Fern placed here and there in your home adde such a touch of warmth and comfort. They make ideal gifts. such prices. Gold Tipped Arborvitae, 2 to 214 feet Norway Spruce, 18.to 24 inches LANDSCAPE SERVICE HOME GROUNDS DESIGNED. 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Lik e, Profs. not discuss his plans for the future, but fellow officers of the society, know- s ing what is in his mind, anticipate a tists have also spoken t> the society.|strong and constructive program of de- The list of American speakers is no less | velopment and initiative which prom- distinguished, with Prof. Breasted of | ises rich fulfiliment. THE - SUNDAY. -STAR, WASHINGTON, % RETIRED KATY PRESDENT DIE Granville Father . of Mrs. Curry of Capital Expires at 71. year. By the Associated Press. coming In assuming leadership of this group e his predecessors, he will 5 dent. Life Savings Stolen. OWEN MILLS, Mo. (#).—Mr. and Mrs. Nick Vogel, aged couple who mis- trusted banks, lost $1,600 when in- the title of “president retired.” even in his retirement. down which was six months in the iliness. 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