Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1935, Page 22

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SQUIETY. Maryland-Virginia Notes Major and Mrs. McBride at Lyon Village Home From Polo Bout. Maj. H. L. McBride. U. S. A, and | Mrs. McBride have returned to their | home in Lyon Village from Vlrgmm! Beach, where Maj. McBride piayed in | the polo matches last Saturday and | Sunday. Tomorrow they are leaving for a 10-day stay in the Adirondacks and will be the guests of Maj. and Mrs. A. V. Arnold at their Summer camp on Cranberry Lake. | Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. David H.| Clarke are entertaining this week in | their Arlington Ridge (Va.) home the latter's sister, Mrs. George Hurfl of Woodbury, N. J. who arrived last week end with Mr. Hurff. Mr. Hurfl returned to Woodbury on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hedges of Wheaton, Md., have visiting them Mr. | Hedges’ sister and brother-in-law, Mr. | and Mrs. E. B. Cornell, and sons, Ed- ward, jr., and Joseph of Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Graham end their young daughter Roberta left Fairfax yesterday morning for a | motor trip to Wellsboro, Pa., where | they will visit Mrs. Graham's brother- | in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph | Kirper Tallant. Mrs. Alice Dean, Mrs. Herman Met- calf, Mrs. Elsie Miller and Mrs. Ella | Stuart returned today to their homes | in Takoma Park, Md. from a six- | week trip to San Francisco by way of the Panama Canal. They arrived in New York Tuesday and then returned here by train. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wolohon have returned from Boston, Mass., where Dr. Wolohon did some post- | graduate study. Mrs. Wolohon visited Dr. and Mrs. Carl Larson, former | Washingtonians, at their home in Mel- rose, Mass., where Dr. Larson is as- sistant surgeon in the New England Sanitarium. Dr. Wolohon is a mem- ber of the staff of the Washington Sanitarium. Following a brief visit with relatives in Paoli, near Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Shumaker and daugh- | ter, Miss Alma Shumaker, are in their home at Edmonston, Md. Accom- panying them on the trip were Miss Alda Weigand and Mr. Robert Bosher, Jr., of Riverdale, Md. Miss AvaDean of La Grange, Ohio, has been the guest of her cousins, Mr. | and Mrs. T. N. Beavers at their| home in Chevy Chase. Miss Dean | has also visited friends in Takoma ! Park. Monday she accompanied Mrs. | Beavers to Candor, N. Y., where they were guests of Mrs. Beaver's father, | Mr. E. J. Norton, and her brother, Mr. Harry Norton, for several days. Later Miss Dean will return to her home in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Howard, Wine avenue and Franklin street, Hyattsville, Md., leave tomorrow for a stay at Ocean City, Md., where they will join their son, Lieut. William E. Howard, jr., U. S. N, and family and & group of friends. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Cooley and daughter Lois, former residents of Clarendon, who have been living for the past several years in Atlanta, | Ga., have returned to the county and | are occupying a new home on North Jackson street in Clarendon. Mr. | Cooley is an attorney with the Civil Bervice Commission. | today predicted enactment of a bonus Mrs. Louis Bussler entertained her | contract bridge club on Friday with a most unique box luncheon at her home in the village of Ashton, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Surprise and family of Highland Park, Va., are on & motor trip through Ohio, visiting | relatives and friends at various points. Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Knight and their two daughters from Cedar Rapids, Towa, arrived in Fairfax yesterday to visit the commissioner of the revenue, | Mr. James U. Kincheloe and Mrs. Kincheloe, Mrs. Kramer Voils has returned to her home in Sligo Park Hills, Md., | from Philadelphia, where she was the guest of Mrs. Edward La Boetlier in her home for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Quackenbush of Cory, Pa., spent their vacation at the home of Mr. Quackenbush’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Quackenbush, in Takoma Park. Mr. | Quackenbush, who is an evangelist, has been transferred from Cory to Erie, Pa., where they will make their home. | Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Havens of Boston, Mass., have arrived as guests of Mrs. Havens’ parents and sister, | Mr. and Mrs. J. Janney Shoemaker and Miss Clarice Shoemaker, at Sandy Bpring, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Hanes have s their guests for some time at their home, the Birches, at Herndon, Va., Miss Celeste Fitz-Hugh, Miss Mary Bess Fitz-Hugh and Miss Frances Robinson of McComas, W. Va. Mrs. Arno B. Cammerer left her home in Lyon Hurst, Va., yesterday to join friends in the Thousand Islands in New York State for a week’s visit. Mr. Cammerer went to- day to Bar Harbor, Me, to remain over until Monday. Miss Catherine Bird of Laurel, Md., has gone for a vacation to Jackson- _— This Season—Do Have a Good Vacation Permanent expressing Individuality and Style A Process for Every Texture prtonssior ik Beauty in Its Entirety at Popular Prices st Lodiinl Coradium Treatments | Health Board. | FORECAST BY VAN ZANDT | ville and Miami, Fla, points. Mrs. Merl Peden has retwned after spending a few weeks with her par-| ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schoonard, | at their home in New London, Ohio. | On her return she was accompanied | by her niece, Miss Dorothy Gibson, | wha will spend a part of her vacation | here. and other Miss Mary Biggs has returned to her home in Washington after pass-| ing three weeks in Silver Spring, Md., where she was the guest of her aunt, | Mrs. A. E. Biggs. I\fissrli)ouidge Pl;llls August 15 Wedding | The marraige of Mr. James M. Hib- bard of Melrose Castle, Casanova, Va., and Miss Grace Hurd Doudge of War- renton will take place Thursday, Au- gust 15, at 4 o'clock at Paradise, Win- chester street, present home of the bride’s mother. Only the immediate families will be present, on account of the quarantine advised by the Miss Doudge is the daughter of the late Mr. Barton T. Doudge of New Y-k and Mrs. Doudge, who be- fore her marriage was Miss Grace Hurd Richards of New Orleans. She was born in New York, lived for some years in Warrenton, where she was a pupil of the Warrenton Country € hool, but finished “er education at | schools in Switzerland, France and | Germany. Mr. Hibbard is the only son of Mrs. | Jumes M. Hibbard and the late Mr. Hibbard, who bought the Melrose Cas- tle property in 1924, having previously lived in Detroit and Atlanta, Ga. KLONDIKE KATE GOES BACK TO YUKON, WED Dancing Girl of Roaring '90s to Join Husband in Wild Dawson Country. By the Associated Press. BEND, Oreg, August 8.—Klondike Kate is goipg back as a married woman to the Yukon country where she was the toast of gold miners as a dancing girl in the roaring ’'90s. For two years she has been Mrs. John Mattson and for a decade she has been known in the Bend country as “Aunt Kate.” She left today for Alaska to join her | husband, a placer miner, on an iso- lated creek 100 miles out of Dawson. | A silent admirer of the dance hall | entertainer, Mattson wooed and won | her after years brought him luck in | the gold fields. They were married | in Vancouver. | BONUS BILL IN JANUARY V. F. W. Head Doubts Possibility of Mustering Full Strength at This Session. By the Associated Press. James E. Van Zandt, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, payment bill in January. “It is probable that we could not muster our full strength for a bill due to the complicated legislative sit~ uation in the dying days of this ses- sion,” he said. President Roosevelt again may veto the bonus next Winter, he added, “but it will command such overwhelming majorities in both the Senate and House that there will be no question of overriding the Chief Executive. . | “strike” in a fight to hasten replace- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, FIVE SCHOOL HEATING| PLANTS CONTRACTED Work, Answering Smoke-Soot Protests, Must Be Done When Terms Start. Answering pleas of parents for an end to the smoke and soot nuisance in some of the public school buildings, the District Commissioners yesterday awarded contracts for the rebuilding of heating plants in five schools. Further, the Commisisoners stipu- lated the work must be finished by the opening of the schools in September. The heating plants which are to be rebuilt are those of the Blair, Hayes, Hubbard, Langston and Adams Schools. Parents of children in the Blair School last Fall organized a Dramatic pro- | ment of its old plant. | tests were made about soot and smoke entering class rooms. The “strike” was called off when the Commissioners made extensive repairs and promised a better plant for the future. Robert E. Anderson was awarded the contract for rebuilding the heating plant in the Adams School for $7,974 and the same contractor won the award for rebuilding the four other plants at a cost of $31,571. The orders call for “remodeling” of the plants, but officials of the Engineer Depart- ment said the work ordered would con- stitute new construction. _— PORTRAIT TO BE HUNG Roosevelt Signs Bill Authorizing Painting cf Gilmer. President Roosevelt yesterday signed the Flannagan bill providing for painting of a portrait of former Sec- retary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer to be hung in the corridor of the Navy Department with other Secretaries. Gilmer served only two weeks, from February 15, 1844, to February 28, 1844, before he was killed by an ex- plosion on the gunboat Princeton while on a trip down the Potomac with President Tyler and other cabi- net members. Japan Buys More. Japan is increasing its purchases from Denmark. } adonna Halo { “A Jonquil Model” 5 A “Jonquil” Model fashioned in velvet with braided halo band to frame the face—de- signed for youthful flattery— Dubonnett, Kentgreen, black, brown, navy. R 1303 F STREET Early Selection Spells Fashion Perfection! AUGUST COAT SALE 58 Not “how smart will you look!™ 68 78 “how much will you spend.” but Prices are low, but fashion hits a new high in this amazing sale. Come in when you have lots of time . . . we have Wars on Racketeers. Japan is warring on racketeers. SO MANY styles to show you. % 3 Convenient Payment Plans. % Shop in Air-cooled Comfort. "Page” Sheets & 10-Pc. Set Cases 7.50 Guaranteed for 5 Years’ Household Wear! We offer you monograms on one of our fastest selling sheets . . . the “Page” . guaranteed for 5 years of household wear. Embroidered with 1, 2 or 3 initials in white, green, black, blue, gold, peach or orchid. the reach of every budget! Personalized linens now within ® 4 sheets, 81x99 or 72x108 inches. @ 6 pillow cases, standard Deliveries made in order of 42x36-in. size, their purchase, Work done right here on our Fifth Floor. The Hecht Co., Washington, D. Please send me the 10-pc. Sheet Set at 7.50. 8t. at Seventh [-3 Monogrammed Oheck size for sheets o 81x00 []72x99 Monogram—print plainly..--- COlOr—meee | 1 M’BRIDE CALLS NEW DRY DRIVE PARLEY Anti-Saloon League Head Holds Repeal Failure—New Laws Sought. By the Associated Press. Declaring “repeal has failed,” F. Scott McBride, general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, today called a conference of State and na- tional dry leaders to meet at Winona Lake, Md., on August 26, 27 and 28 THURSDAY, | to plan a new offensive. He said the meeting would be one of several held preparatory to the “comeback” national convention of AUGUST 8, 1935. the league at St. Louis in December. Representatives West Virginia, Ohio and are expected to attend. Laws to compensate “Innocent suf- ferers” from drunken driving, a uni- form plan for State, county and local option and & new educational pro- gram will be sought, McBride said. “The 11 States in this conference all report the worst conditions ever known as to liquor,” he declared. Pennsylvania Death Started Custom. It is said the custom of British barristers wearing black gowns dates back to the end of the reign of Queen Anne. The lawyers went into mourn- ing at the time of her death and have never ceased to wear the black gown. ANNUAL SALE OF SIMPLEX FLEXIES Make sure that your children’s ten- der arches and toes will always re- main strong and healthy with prop- erly fitting shoes. Simplex Flexies are factory inspected by X-Ray! They’re famous for (1) The Simplex Flexies Health Last. (2) No nails nor staples. port: (3) Three-point sup- (4) Snug instep and heel (can’t slip). (5) Ample toe room. (6) Natural built-in arch. Let Simplex Flexies guard your children’s feet. Buy them tomor- row at these once-a-year sale prices! FITTED BY X-RAY SOCIETY. GIVEN SENTENCE i Alleged Assault on Deputy U. S. Marshal Nets Term. | Convicted of attacking & deputy United States marshal, Louis Brown, | 27, was sentenced to serve from 6 to 18 months in the penitentiary yes- | F terday by District Supreme Courti Justice P. Dickinson Letts. Brown allegedly assaulted Deputy Marshal William Hodge while the latter was serving a writ of restitution on Brown's mother several months 2go. RUGS CLEANED & STORED | Call Mr. Pyle Nat. 3257-3291-2036 Sanitary Carpet & Rug Cleaning Co. 106 Ind. Ave. N.W. — Water Carried in Cans. Water sellers now convey water to | Jerusalem in old gasoline cans loaded on donkeys’ backs. “Bobbie’s first walking shoes and every pair since then have been Simpler Fleries.” -SHOES FOR GROWING FEET “All three of my children wear Simplex Flexies. I've never been able to find shoes more healthful for growing youngsters.” High Shoes, Ox- fords and Strap Shoes that sold for 2.75. High Shoes, Ox- fords and Strap Shoes that sold for 3.25. High Shoes, Ox- fords and Strap Shoes_that sold for 3.75. High Shoes, Ox- fords and Strap Shoes that sold for 4.25. Junior Simplex Flex - Eze” Ox- fords and Strap Slippers that sold for $5. oceenn " (Second Floor, Cnuuren s Snoes.) Sale! 3,500 prs. Children’s Sox Think ahead to school days! The young- sters are going to need plenty of sox. Get their supply at this low price! Fine spun lisles and gay stripes, all-over pat- terns and plain with fancy tops, 4 and 5g sox. Sizes 6 to 91%. (Second Filoor, Children’s Hosiery.) 359 Contoure Cosmetics Roux Hair Tinting 7 AR NI S SRRSO SRSt A e e L c.onpn.] Chrrge [] Check [] | PRS- . SRS SR A WU | (Fifth Floor, The Hecht Co.) THE HECHT (0. L] u‘*;t AT SEVENTH @ 0 o umgfl&t $100 THE HECHT C0. 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