Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1932, Page 21

Y MCA TOLAUNCH SPECIAL CAMIPAIGN ¥Founders’ Memorial” Mem- bership Drive Will Begin October 11. ‘The Young Men's Christian Associa- tion on Octcber 11, the 111th anniver- sary of the birth of Sir George Wil- liams, international founder of the Y. M. C. A, will launch a *“founders’ memorial” membership campaign un- der leadership of John L. Vandegrift, pssistant vice president of the Chesa- ake & Potomac Telephone Co. Mr. Vandegrift’s appointment as thairman of & special campaign or- ganization of prominent business and Pprofessional men was announced Jlast pight. The group will make an inten- ive efort to expand the influence of he Y. M. C. A. in Washington, in con- cert wit ha nation-wide movement to T'keep faith with Y. M. C. A. founders.” Hoover to Give Message. President Hoover, a member of the focal Y. M. C. A, will give the signal for opening the campaign when, on the anniversary day, he sends to the youth of the world a message to be relaved around the globe by short-wave radio. The broadcast has been arranged in 0-operation with the American Radio elay League. Mr. Vandegrift's organization has been divided into three main divisions ade up of competitive teams. Head- the divisions will be Dr. Everett M. Ellison, George Kennedy and Dr. Car- son P. Frailey. The secretary of the general orgenization will be Randolph [yers, promotion secrctarv of ihe #Y.""C. E. Fleming, Page McK. Etchi- gon and Ralph W. Foster will be di- yision secretaries. Captains of teams will _include Charles W. Pimper, Everett Worth Shoults, B. G. N Haistead. Stewart Patterson, Harris, Wayn, st. Paul Rapp, Ellis Klein, Earl Nash. Maj. J. S. Hawley, Fred M. Nettleship. John D. Marsh, Thomas J. Frailey. Chester Adams, Roy E. Hughes and Robert Carrico. Secretaries Announced. Secretaries of teams will be E. S. La- ‘etra, Walter Shipman, John F. Berg- er, E. A. Drumm, J. B. Westcott, James Ingram, Louis B. Nichols, Roland gotwr. Paul Brindle, Bernie Phillips, ames J. King. Fred Carpenter, Robert $Morgan, Marinus DeGast, Dr. James A. fen. Fred L. Dawson, Edward Beckett nd Kenneth Clayton. John W. Hardell and Leonard W. De- Gast will lead a special group of cam- ggggners made up of members of the rd of managers of the Y. M. C. A George Harris has been named chair- man of a_publi committee. which includes also George Kennedy, Carl Claudy. jr., and Oscar A. Thorup. W. W. Wheeler is chairman of a speakers’ committee, other members of which are Walter B. Handy. Page McK. Etchison and L. B. Nichols A rally meeting of leaders and teams will be held on the evening of October 11 at the Central Y. M. C. A. Building. 1736 G street. Reports of progress in the drive will be received at meetings on October 12, 14, 17 and 18, conclud- ing with a final meeting October 19. GEN. PULASKI'S DEATH T0 BE REMEMBERED Commemorative Exercises to Be Held Oct. 11 Celebrating 153d Anniversary. Commemorative exercises in observ- ance of the 153d anniversary of the death of Gen. Casimir Pulaski will be held October 11 at the Pulaski Monu- ment, Thirteenth street and Pennsyl- yania avenue, under the auspices of the National Bicentennial Commission gnd the Pulaski National Memorial Committee. The exercises will start at 10:30 am., With the invocation by Rev. Stanislaus A Czyz, assistant pastor of the Im- imaculate Conception Church. Thel principal address will be delivered by Wiladyslaw Sokolowski. charge d'affaires of the Polish embassy. Other speakers will be Representative Sol Bloom, chairman of the Bicentennial Commis- sion; Representative Ludlow of In- diana: Frank B. Steele. sccretary gen- eral, Sons of the American Revolution, and C. Mipner, vice president of the Polish National Alliance of America. Troops fro mthe 3d Cavalry will form & guard of honor. Music will be fur- nished by the Army Band. Organiza- tions to take part in the exercises will be the Polish Roman Catholic Union, Polish National Alliance of America end the Polish Women's Alliance of ‘America. The_delegations will be re- ceived by President Hoover at the ‘White House at 12:15 pm. BABIES OF EMPLOYED MOTHERS GIVEN CARE Juanita K. Nye Council House Helps Families Needing Extra Salary to Meet Expenses. A report on the services rendered for working mothers by the Juanita K. Nye Council House, 609 Sixth street south- west, was submitted vesterday by i executive _directir, Miss Gertrude Cone, who described the activities of the pr kindergarten class. The children in the class all are below kindergarten age. and every one kept by the Council House during the morning or afterncon enables a mother to work “In fact,” Miss Cone said are employed. The Jewish mothers work in their own stores on Four-and- a-Half strect and are able to do this only because we take care of their babies during the morning. We feel this is a neighborly action which bene- fits the entire neighborhood, and is en- abling many families to live without ap- pealing to welfare agencies. Council House is a member of the Community Chest. LEGION LEADERS PLAN ARMISTICE NIGHT BALL Picentennial Committees of Both Local and National Organiza- tions Arrange Event Nov. 11. An_Armistice night ball, sponsored by the Bicentennial Committees of the na- tional and local American Legion or- ganizations, will be held at the May- flower Hotel on the night of November 11, it was announced yesterday. Brig. Gen. William E. Norton, general chairman of the Ball Committee, will! be assisted by a staff of Legion mem- bers. Chairmen of subcommittees are: Maj. E. H. Hale, tickets: Samuel Rose, radio; Col. John R. Thcmpson, vice chairman of the Ball Committee, and William P. Kershner, secretary of the committee. Plans also are being made for an Armistice day parade, under the di-| rection of Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, re- tired, and for services at Arlington - tional Cemetery. Art Fraternity to Meet. Alpha Chapter, Alpha Rho Tau, pro- fessional artists’ fraternity, will hold an outdoor sketch meeting this afternoon. Preparations will be made for the snnual election of officers to be held Tuesday. F he moth- | ers of our entire pre-kindergarten class | Leads “Y” Driv JOHN L. VANDEGRIFT. ‘STORY OF RUTH 0 BE PRESENTED 30 Church Players Will Take| Part in Play at Sylvan Theater. With more than 30 church players under auspices of the Committee on Religious Drama and Pageantry of the | Washington Federation of Churche. participating. “The Story of Ruth.” ar-| ranged from the Bible, will be presented in the Sylvan Theater on the Wash- { ington Mon noon et 4 o'cl Rev. W. L. Darby, executive secretary of the Federation of Churches, will pre- side at the ceremony, which is arranged as a vesper song and drama service. Other_clergymen to take part include Rev. H D. Sterrett, rector of All Souls' Episcopal Church, who will de- liver the invocation; Rev. Charles Enders, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church, who will read the psalm, and Rev. Allen A. Stockdale of the First Congregational Church, who will speak the prologue to the drama and pro- nounce the benediction. Those taking part in the presenta- tion will include Helen Burton as Naomi. Nina Norman as Ruth. Mary | | Katherine Holzapple as Orpah, Thomas | M. Cahill as Boaz. Wade Robinson as | the Kinsman, Edward Stevlingson as the Overseer, George Hardy, Edward | Hennessey and Walter Bucher as | | Servants "to Boaz: Ralph Keister, Leo ! Bowman. John Edson, C! | Arch Whitney and Fred Reapers: Janet Jackson. Ruth Shoe- | { maker, Dorothy Riess, Helen Swygert, Nadine Thomas, Adele Martelle, Martha Riess as Gleaners; Rev. H. A. Kester, pastor of Congress Street Methodist Church, as Chief Elder: N. K. Gardner, Najib S. Khoury, Willlam H. Grass, Stanley Chase. Wayne Bobst, Howard E. Hassler as Elders; Constance Adams, Louise Taylor, May Shoemaker, Ethel Pote, Margaret Ortel. Mary Fowler | Seccombe, ~Alice Coyle Torbert as | townsfolk. Players represent groups in the fol- lowing churches: All Souls’ Episcopal, Calvary Baptist. Churcn of the Breth- | jren, Congress Street Methoaist, First | | Congregationai. Luther Fiace Memorial, Mount _Pleasant Congregational, Na- tional City Christian. New York Avenue Presbyterian, St. I's Lutheran, in | addition to members of the Christian Endeavor Players of the city. Elizabeth Gatlin Pritchard is the di- rector of “The Story of Ruth.” U. S. WORKERS PLAN ANNUAL SESSION | District Federation to Elect Offi- ent grounds this after- | k | ‘! cers and Discuss Legislation at [ Wednesday Meeting. ‘The ninth annual meeting of the District Federation of Feaeral Employes will be held Wednesday night at the Carlton Hotel. when new officers will be clected, the federation’s legislative program discussed and reports received ! from committee chairmen. The 13 | Washington locals composing the fed- | | eration are expected to send 70 dele- | gates to the meeting, representing ap- | proximately 18.000 members. | _Reports will be heard from Edgar | Graham of the Legislative Committee, Belle Trouland of the Hospltalization and Health Insurance Committee, Louis A. Rosafy of the Public Relations Com- mittee, William S. Kinney of the Or- ganization Committee, joseph Stans- field of the Credit Unfon Committee, | Mrs. Rebekah K. Pedigo of the Rent and Entertainment Committees. Luther C. Steward. president. and | other officials of the National Federa- | tion of Federal Employes nave been in- | vited to outline the legislative program | of the national group berore the meet- ing. John W. Ginder of the Treasury Department. president of the District federation, will preside. PURPLE HEART ORDER | GIVEN LIEUT. WILSON | ‘War Department Honors Reti‘red; Officer for Meritorious Service i in France. ' Lieut. William Valentine Wilson, U. S. A., retired, has been awarded the Order of the Purple Heart by th> War Department_for meritorious service in France during the World War. Lieut. Wilson is past commander of the Henderson Smith-Edmonds Post, American Legion, and is a member of , the District of Columbia Chapter, Mili- |tary Order of the World War. He is employed in ths engineering section, construction division of the Veteran: Adminisiration, and lives at Rockville, Md. He was attached to Company M, | 117ih Infantry. during the war. The citation asserts that during oper- ations near Ectres October 5, 191 ,when his platoon Tan into a heavy | barrage, Lieut. Wilson worked all night | under heavy shell fire, applying first aid to wounded men, no medical officers being available. “His tireless efforts and knowledge of first aid.” the citation says, “saved much suffering and the lives of many of these men.” SENATbR BLACK OPPOSED AlaRama G. O. P. Nominee Certi- fied for Election Fight. MONTGOMERY. Ala., October 1 (/). —Senator Hugo Black, Democratic nom- | | inee for another term, will not be with- out opposition in the forthcoming elec- tion |~ J. Theodore Johnson of Oneonta was | | certified to the Secretary of State today as the Republican nominee for Black's seat. Republicans also will offer opposition to the Democrats in five congressional districts. Frank Barchard, sr., seeks election in the second district, Hogan D. Stewart in the fourth, Joe Brown in the fifth, James B. Sloan in the seventh and Paul G. Parson in the ninth. THE SUNDAY INSPECT the great stocks of this store during this annual sale event—savings are exceptional! Fiddle-Back Windsor Chair 28 True Windsor design with saddle seat and bow back. Finished ma- hogany. This suite includes chair, table, large chest of drawers, French vanity, and double or twin beds. ‘Wood linen fold overlays accentuate the beauty. bench, night dresser, ELECTRIC Washing Machine o9 Double tub. Porcelain interior. Holds the heat. Eight sheet capacity. Complete with Lovell electric wringer, Guar- anteed washer. Saves time, labor, and money. This 10-piece Jacobean Din- ing Room Suite has rich hand carving—massive in appear- ance—one of the great values of the Anniversary Sale! INNER SPRING Double Studio Couch With Mattresses 2% Three pillows included. May be made into either double beds or separate twin beds. Excellent back spring construction. The comfortable inner spring mattress is a fea- ture most desirable. 2-Pc. Custom-made Suite with down filled pillows 1192, A two-picce custom made suite of quality! Soft, yielding comfort an outstanding fcalure. A Queen Anne reproduction. Web bottoms. 4X moss fill- ing and beautiful frieze upholstering. The upholstering repre- sents remarkably high quality—here is a super value at @ substantial saving and perfect in every detail. Choice of double or twin beds at this low sale price. A value extraordinary! With double bed the suite is 7-piece; with twin beds the suite is 8-piece. All Dining Room Suites Now Very Low in Price Comprises 66-inch buffet— 00 large china cabinet with — turned posts—inclosed serv- * ing cabinet — large refectory . dining table—6 chairs with mohair seats. Rugs of Best Quality The Anniversary Sale Brings Substantial Savings! - Axminster Rugs, rich, new, colorful pat- terns in these practical, long-wearing seamless axminsters. Sizes 9x12 it 2150 and 83x10 it. Now SALRS American Oriental Axminster 3475 Rugs, sizes 6x9 and 8.3x10.6 it. American Oriental Rugs, with heavy pile Regularly $39.75 Patterns woven through to back. Sizes 9x12 ft. .50 and 8.3x106 it Vs S . 46 GULISTAN RUGS 27x54-in. size $11.00 36x63-in. size 1.6x7.6 size 629 e . 8.3x10.6 size . 9x12 size .$100.00 Odd Lot Sale! Save on Bedroom Furniture at these Very Special Pricings! « These cdd pieces low priced for the Anniversary Sale: $35.00 Maple $26.50 Large Bou- Dressing 1475 doir Chair, Uphol- Table stered in Glaze $19.75 Post Chintz. Anniver- i sary Sale 975 89 $75.00 Maple Trsce ..o $18.00 Large Maple Chest of 2850 Frame 875 Drawers. . Mirror. ... $80.00 Maple $28.50 Maple Desk Dresser - Table, Base, N’;w’.“.... 1275 A":‘sw PJNEECO SEVENTH AT H CHARGE Accounts are helpful —open an account here during this great savings event! Queen Anne Walnut Chair = A chair that goes with fine furniture. Large button-tufted seat. Very special. Smart looking book cases like these are in great demand—especial- Wy at this attractively low anniversary sale price. THREE-PIECE Bed-Davenport Suite with mattress 30 Long bed-davenport, supertine front, roomy club chaiv and high-back bunny chair . Reversible spring-filled seat cushions. In durable green or rust figured tapestry, cov- ered all over in same material, including back of bed-davenport. 2-Piece English Lounge Suite Custom buwilt—finely upholstered 729 - A rare value. Sofa and armchair of generous proportions as to depth and width. Note attractive shaped base on these pieces with brass studded nails. High quality frieze uphistering—Inspect Monday.