Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1936, Page 13

CHRISTY MATHEWSON MARRIED IN FLORIDA Son Famous Pitcher and Bride to Leave for Hagers- town, Md. By theAssoclated Press. CORAL GABLES, Fla, December 98.—The marriage of Mrs. Lee Morton of Saranac Lake, N. Y., and “Ohristy Mathewson, jr., son of the' famous New York base ball pitcher, was announced last night by Mrs. Martha Jordan, one of the witnesses at yesterday's ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Mathewson will re- main here for about a week, then leave for Hagerstown, Md. Mathew- son, formerly a United States Navy fiier and instructor in the Chinese National Aviation School, now is con- nected with a commercial airplane company at Hagerstown. Mrs. Jordan said the other witness | was Mrs. John McGraw, widow of the former manager of the New York Giants. She said the couple met about & year age in Saranac Lake. THE EVENING STAR, .WASHINGTON D. LEGION MEMBERSHIP IS PROMPT WITH DUES — i More Than Half Million Have Paid in Advance for First Time in History. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, December 23.— For the first time in its history the American Legion has passed the half- million mark in advance membership. Legion officials announced yesterday that 519,671 of the United States’ World War veterans already have paid their 1937 membership dues although the new year does not start for an- | cther 10 days. The advance enroliment for 1937 is approximately half the total en- rollment for all of 1936 and caused Legion officials to predict a record- breaking total membership for this year. 15,000 Students Enrolled. More than 15,000 students are en- rolled in Kentucky colleges amd uni- versities. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1936. LATIN-AMERICA IS SEEN _the eport “south ane contat amer- RICH POTENTIAL MARKET | e et ever before in history.” e R Arriving by airliner from Buenos Nations to Southward Friendly to U. 8, Chamber of Commerce Aires, Bibley said Latin America af- forded a rich, scarcely tapped market President Reports. for semi-luxury products of the United By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., December 23.—Harper States, Sibley of Rochester, N. Y., president He said the United States Chamber of Commerce was in sympathy with of the United States Chamber of Com- merce, returned last night irom the many New Deal policies. “We are in direct accord with the agricultural program, the foreign policy and many others, and have been for some time,” Inter-American Peace Conference with | he said. le. a health. Miss Alexander was born in Van ‘Wert, Ohjo. Before coming to Brook= lyn, she had been social director at Skidmore and Tusculum Colleges, Y. W. C. A. OFFICIAL DIES Miss Emma Alexander Was Sister | of W. C. T. U. Head. NEW YORK, December 23 (#)— Miss Emma Alexander, for many years & Y. W. C. A, executive in| Brooklyn and sister of Mrs. Elia A. Boole, world president of the Wom- | en's Christian Temperance Union, due tocoldrelieved by one swallowol pure prescription medicine. N died yesterday in a Brookiyn hospital. | B e o cime: Nogarg | She retired as secretary of the | Hu Harriet Judson branch of the Y. W.| five years ago because of il SORLhroat | Important Notice! We wish to announce that both Ross Stores still have complete selections of nationally famous jewelry and gifts for Christmas giving. Our credit depart- ment will be open tomorrow night until every person is properly served. Greetings: May we be the first to offer you—our friends and patrons —our sincere good wishes for the holiday season. We are happy that we were able to assist in bringing happi- ness into thousands of homes on Christmas morning. . i 4 H wogre