Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1935, Page 22

B—4 CTZENS OPPLSE HOLLY RENOVAL East Washington Heights Association Seeks to Save Trees. A motion to prohibit the removal of holly trees or any other foliage from Fort Dupont Park to other parks in the Southeast section or any other park of the city was passed by the East Washington Heights Citizens’ Association at a meeting last night in the Bradbury Heights Methodist Church. | A committee consisting of O. E.| Robbins, W. J. Harmon and W. D. Willis was appointed to see ihat the trees stay in Fort Dupont Park and the committee was instructed to ap- THE DAILY SHORT :STORY WHITE GIRL Ted Watched as the Girl Stood in the Deserted Gallery Before the Famous Painting. BY A. L. HARRIS, GAIN the girl stood before the painting as though she were enchanted. She came, as she al- ways did, when the gallery was de- serted. Ted kept back in the shed- ows of the corri- dor and watched her as he had so many times be- fore. She looked up at the full-size repro- duction of Whis- tler's painting of a girl dressed all in peal to Secretary of the Interior if | necessary. H In a letter received from C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of the National | Capital Parks, the association was told that the reason for the removal of the trees to Rock Creek or Potomac Park was to afford better police pro- tection by the Park Police from vandalism or mutilation that they white. On a finger of the hand which rested on the man- telpiece there was a ring; in her other hand the girl held a fan. The mirtor above the mantelpiece reflected the girl's It was just a little smile. “Not much, It was t hree years ago when I met him, and I was only 17 then. He P was just a nice boy, I guess, who got & kick out of kissing girls and then about them. But to me he was & man—and not only | that, but the first /48 man who ever kissed me. In fact, the only one. I guess I'm Dbeing silly.” ‘Not at all. But you know, you could do me a very great favor.” “I could? How?” Ted explained it all very carefully to Elinore. She was exactly the was looking to forgetting | type for whom he | It would be | EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, | AIRPORT MEASURE AGAIN IS DELAYED Subcommittee Unable to Make Report on Gravelly Point Bill Today. ‘Washington's nine-year-old airport campaign struck another snag yester- day when the House subcommittee in charge of the Smith Gravelly Point | bill found itself unable to complete | the report which it had expected to | submit to the House District Com- mittee in time for consideration to- day. This is expected to result in a delay of at least another week in getting the measure started through the House's legislative mill. Members of the subcommittee, it is | understood, may look at still another | suggested alrport site before writing their report. Chairman Randolph of the subcommittee, although admitting | Silverware in owner’s case may be stored in the SECURITY STORAGE COMPANY’S safe deposit vaults for $1 per month (or $3 for two months, includ- ing cartage) if valued at not over $500. Other valu- |to be held at the Y. W. D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1935. that another site was to be visited, declined to say which it is or when the inspection trip will be made. Monday subcommittee members visited the Benning racetrack and Capital Airport sites in Northeast Washington. Randolph said he could not express any views on the part of the committee Or its members con- cerning either site. FELRE F. E. R. A. CHIEF TO TALK Aubrey Williams, assistant adminis- trator of the Federal Emergency Re- lief Administration, will be the prin- cipal speaker at the 53d annual meet- ing of the Family Service Association & Aats p.m. March 20. William H. Savin, director of the association, also will speak. Dr. An- son Phelps Stokes, president of the | association, will preside at the meet- ing. EXECUTOR’S SALE of DRIVES TAXI WITHOUT LICENSE; GETS 60 DAYS Colored Man’s Record Reveals He Had Been Convicted on Many Previous Occasions. William Brown, colored, was sen- tenced to 60 days in jail when ar- raigned before Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court yesterday on a charge of operating a hack without a license. | Brown'’s record revealed he had been | convicted on many previous occasions, | !cne dating as far back as 1923, when |he was fined $100 on & no-permit | charge. | Three persons were fined on sec-| ond-offense speeding charges, Henry K. Jawish and James E. Huntt, my-‘ ing $15 each and Benjamin R. Stick- ney paying $20. the BATES ESTATE PUBLIC AUCTION BY CATALOGUE ——————————— INQUEST IS PLANNED Coroner to Inquire Into Death of Silver Spring Youth. Dr. A. Magruder MacDonald, cor- oner for the District, said yesterday that an inquest will be held probably tomorrow into the death of Edward WoODWARD W™U™PF arp O Srreere Huger, 19, of Silver Spring, Md., who died Monday in Cuunlty‘flouphd of injuries recelved a month ago when his automobile collided with a Capi- tal Transit Co. bus at Pennsylvania avenue and Eleventh street southeast. The bus was driven, according to police, by Walter M. Sands, 28, of the 2500 block of Queen’s Chapel road northeast. He will be called at the coroner’s hearing. & LoTHROP District 5300 Prone. felt couldn’t be had at Fort Dupont, | f2ce, and the reflection seemed to be | make a portrait study. I because of insufficient poxlcemen.p | of & face much older. kind of her to pose for him. Elinore | At the same time the association | Surreptitiously, yet almost invol- | did not hesitate at all appointed a committee to investigate | Untarily, the girl assumed the pose | “I'd love to,” she said. - possibilities of securing a tract of Of the portrait. But her eyes stared | They didn't waste any time. The | land in the park for a playground. |Off in the distance and a saintly | next morning, while the light was The secretary was instructed to |@sPect came to her face. | good, they started. o write to the Highway Department | ‘I can'tlet this goon,” Ted thought. | “I wom't let you see it until it's asking that a hole on Ridge road “She doesn't understand it at all. ‘done, Ted said as he began. | | He set his lips with determination Elinore smiled in assent, but it was ‘S‘:)‘x‘xtl};]?rsn! 8[:;![1\?:1;(: !:fix;n road and |and stepped from the darkness of 2us:’ lahmtle smile, so as not to dis- B | turb the pose. i | the corridor. The girl swung around, lssoo}vxafi-iox? o?ik:;xas.mgrens;g;ngmo{mt;i stared at Ted for a moment and then | Elinore came every day ;nr sorr;e- y osing for turned to flee. | thing well over a month. . }'Q’fn";fipg,";‘fi:mi?fi sfi’fifim’i‘fl}fifi‘ “I'm sorry Tve frightened you.|the portrait was entirely too serious | i | Don’t hurry off. I've watched you & matter to lec_nnylhmg else inter- | '.’:gbrfigflg,s"":i, ‘,fifms" e‘;r;satmschool so often, and you don't understand,” | fere. Ted, until now, had been a | . | Ted said quickly as he caught her |rather indifferent workman. He had ! a strong tendency to procrastinate, to wait for inspiration, or better light, | or until his eyes felt better—or for | |any one of a number of reasons. By Order of Charles E. Hoover and Richard Kenly Knowles, Executors. George L. Hart and Arthur G. Lambert, Attys. Consisting of SILVER and CHINAWARE, Antique and Modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS. TAPESTRIES and ORIENTAL RUGS, OIL PAINTINGS, BRIC- A-BRAC, GLASSWARE, BOOKS, JEWELRY, etc., with addi- tions of other Important Items from various sources. ables, such as paintings, linen, furs and garments, rugs, tapestries, may be stored and preserved from loss or damage at the SE- CURITY STORAGE CO. PANY, a safe depository for 45 years. On the first floor, conveni- ssible, small s ent at $2. 5> per month, for su luggage, files, records, wines, etc. The SECURITY STOR- AGE COMPANY was es- tablished in 1890 as the VOGUE PATTERN-6955 JEV RY and SILVERWARE To Be Sold THURSDAY AT 3 PM. WasAin AND Muc%]:p?fn SIROVICH DISCUSSES arm. The girl looked at him. She had wide blue eyes and blond hair that came in a fine curved line almost to CIVIL SERVICE BILL Reform Advocate Speaks at Meet- ing of Employes—New Rating Seen. ‘The Sirovich civil service reform bill was discussed by its author, Rep- resentative Sirovich, Democrat, of New York, at a meeting Monday night of Federal workers in the auditorium of the Labor Building. The meeting was held under the | auspices of Internal Revenue Lodge, American Federation of Employes. Sirovich said his bill was to be introduced shortly in the Senate by Senator Lewis, Democrat, of Illinois. | ‘Touching on Government personnel | conditions generally, Sirovich brought applause when he told of plans near- ing completion for putting into effect & new efficiency rating system. The Council of Personnel Adminis- tration, headed by Dr. L. J. O'Rourke of the Civil Service Commission, is | testing out the new system now, and it is intended to apply it when the | | But now he worked without rest, and | never so intensely had he before. her shoulders. Her nostrils quivered s { length he was finished. bit, and so did her lips. Ted re- leased his grasp of her arm. “What don't I understand?” At | Ted stepped back, gave his paint- | storage department of the American Security & Trust Company and is still affili- ate with that company. SALE “Whistler. I can tell from the ex- pression on your face—" “I do understand! I know I do; it’s you who do not.” “Maybe I don't. But I'd like to, then. You see, I paint—" “You do?” The girl's eyes were starry. Ted knew she had never met | any one who even claimed to be an | artist before. “Come with me to my studio. I'll show you some of my paintings—and | perhaps you can make me under- | | stand.” Elinore—that was her name, Ted learned—sat on the studio couch, her legs curled under her, and her chin rested in her hand. She sat before her shoulders the day was turning to night. As Ted looked at her a strange and exciting sensation flashed through his body. He had not realized how beautiful she was. “It's hard to talk about,” said Eli- nore, “but it really seems at times | that I am that white girl. That I | ing a final inspection. | ou may look at it nmow if you like,” he said. 1140 FIFTEENTH ST. Elinore came down from the little | pedestal on which was the where she took her pose. She hesi= tated for a moment, just a bit fright- ered. “I'm almost afraid,” Elinore laughed. ! “Don’t be,” said Ted, and, taking her arm, led her to the portrait. “Oh!" the girl gasped. “It's beau- tiful. “But what?” Ted asked. It's so very beautiful. But—" chair | Elinore looked into a mirror and | then at the portrait “But it doesn't look like me,” Eli- | nore said, and hardly had spoken | a window, and it seemed that over | the words when Ted took her in his | arms and kissed her and spoke softly and kissed her again. “Now look into the mirror and at | the portrait,” he exclaimed. “I see!” Elinore cried. “And now do you understand ‘Whistler's ‘White Girl'?” Ted asked gently. “Now!” | At 1 P.M. Catalogue on Application Gau.emfig_ %22 THIRTEENTH STREET DAYS Wednesday, March 13, to Saturday, March 16, Inclusive Each Day BENJ. S. BELL Auctioneer WooDWARD & LOTHROP 0™ 1™ F anD G STREETS New Woven Madfas Shirts With Rinkl-proof Collars Prone District 5300 Woolens do the sporting thing —and do it so smartly, you will buy chic itself by the yard, when you select any of those listed below. 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