Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1935, Page 9

G U'SIAUGURAL | SETNOVENBER 23 Rev. Arthur A. O’Leary, S. 1., | to Be Inducted Into Presidency. A formal inaugural ceremony for the Rev, Arthur A. O'Leary, S. J., who was appointed president of Georgetown University during the Summer, wnll‘ be held Saturday evening, November | 23, it was announced at the university | yesterday. | Tentative plans call for a two-day program of alumni activities, con- | cluding with a formal convocation of the faculties in Gaston Hall, at which the new president will deliver hi- in- augural address. Invitations were issued yesterday to Tepresentative colleges and universities of the country, to Catholic dignitaries and members of the Diplomatic Corps. Hundreds of Georgetown alumni and members of the Board of Regents also will be present. | Georgetown reintroduced the custom of a formal inauguration seven years | ago when Dr. Coleman Nevils, S. J.,| a former dean of the college, became | president. President O'Leary, the first ‘Washingtonian to hold such an office | at Georgetown, had been 24 years on | the college faculty. The inaugural program will com- bine with Georgetown's annual home- coming game, the opponent this year being the University of Maryland. The game will be played the afternoon of | the inaugural ceremony and as a con- | sequence a large attendance of out-of- | town alumni is expected. i The Mask and Bauble Club, student dramatic group, will present a pro- gram the preceding evening, and the | District alumni of the Law School will | hold a smoker the same evening. President O'Leary and the directors of the university will give a dinner in honor of distinguished delegates November 23 and a reception in the Carroll parlors will be held immedi- ately after the convocation. | During the morning an exhibit of rare manuscripts and first editions will be on display for visitors in the Riggs Library. THEFT OF 2 TIRES DRAWS 18 MONTHS Man's Plea of Not Guilty Results | in Longer Sentence Than for Ally. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 26.—Pleading not guilty to a charge of stealing two tires from a county hool bus cost Wilmer Butler, col- ed, a six months’ longer sentence ! in the House of Correction than his | confederate got when he pleaded ilty to the charge last week. | brought in a guilty verdict terday and Judge Joseph C Mattingly promptly sentenced Butler to 18 months. Jack Skates, also col- ored, his confederate, was given a 12-month penalty. Arraignments yesterday included Samuel Russell, 45, colored, who pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with murdering Harry Hudson, 26, during an argument on | politics. Both lived in Hyattsville. | Three colored men, Arthur Proctor, | John W, Proctor, brothers, and Wil- liam Deadwiler, pleaded not guilty to | robbing the Baden postoffice and gen- | eral store two weeks ago. | John Fisher, colored, is to be sen- | = tenced next week for having received goods stolen from Cornelius Giles of Berwyn. He was found guilty by a Jury yesterday. . NEW ROAD PROJECTS | FOR CITY APPROVED Work Costing $290,000 Author- | ized by Commissioners in Relief Program. Two highway improvements costing | $290,000, to be finanted as a part of the District work-relief program, were authorized Friday by the Commis- sioners. On recommendation by Capt. H. C. | ‘Whitehurst, director of highways, the | Commissioners approved plans for im- provement of Eleventh street south- | east from Pennsylvania avenue to the Eleventh Street Bridge. The street is to be widened from Pennsylvania ave- | nue to Virginia avenue. The cost is estimated at $124,000. | The other authorized project is the | repaving of Kenilworth avenue from Benning road to Dean avenue north- east. The cost of this work was cal- | culated to be $166,800. REEGRE = Pan Struck, Man Killed. During a severe storm in Lo Pei Tu, Pootung, China, recently, lightning | struck a tin pan, which Chien Dabh, | aged 32, an employe in a tea house, | was carrying, causing his instant | death. { in a Host Attractive | | By the Associated Press. |at the annual business meeting of the | Lecturer ABBE ERNEST DIMNET TO TALK NOVEMBER 5. ABBE ERNEST DIMNET, Author of * Old World,” “What We Live By” and “The Art of Thinking,” who will lecture under auspices of the Washington Cath- olic Radio Hour Tuesday, Novem- ber 5, in the Willard Hotel ball room. His subject will be “From a Paris Balcony”—reminiscences of French life, literature and politics. POLLARD NEW HEAD OF VIRGINIA SOCIETY Former Governor Succeeds Black- well as Winter Functions Are Launched. Former Gov. John Garland Pollard was elected unanimously president of | the Society of Virginians Friday night organization. His election followed the unanimous choice of the Nominating Committee. The former Virginia Governor suc- ceeded Comdr. E. M. Blackwell as| the society was launched into its Win- ter program of social functions. Dr. Pollard now is chairman of the Veterans' Appeal Board under presi- dential appointment made immedi- ately after his retirement from the office of Virginia's Chief Executive two years ago. Other officers elected were: Three vice presidents, Mrs. Richard A. Al- len, 1. C. Buchanan, William Garnett | Lee; secretary, George P. Grove; treasurer, Fred P. Myers; five mem- | bers of the executive council, Dr. | Larry E. Arnette, Comdr. E. M. Black- well, Dr. Thomas Evans, James A.| Somerville, Mrs. Julia Veitch Thomas. The society voted life membership to Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, the ex- plorer and brother of Senator Byrd of | Virginia. SERGEANT PROMOTED Promotion of Sergt. John E. Fon- dahl to lieutenant in the Police De- partment, effective November 1, has been ordered by the Commission- ers on recommendation by Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown. The promotion was made possible by the recent increase in the size of the police force under the current appropriation act. Pvt. John J. Agnew was promoted | to sergeant to fill the vacancy created | by promotion of Sergt. Fondahl. Halloween Ringlets Special Ringlets GUARANTEED Permanent TONIC OIL WAVE i s, INCLUDING ® Shampoo Before ® Shampoo After Tonic Oil Wave ® Hair Trim ® Finger Wave Beauty Box (Opp. Garfinckel's—Over Velati's) 609 14th Street N.W, PHONE MET. 7225 Open Every Evening. Not a School of Patterns ly Priced ) Complete Selections in Rhythm, Trousseau , Sylvan, Fairfax, Baitimore Rose, William and Mary, Minuet, Orchid, Empress. Castelberg’s Credit Plan Makes it easy to purchase this beautiful silver. Small weekly payments with no extra charge for credit. 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