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THE EVENING Suburban Residents i+ Inthe News Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Have House Guests From Illinois. R. AND MRS. ELNATHAN KEMPER NELSON of Sligo Park Hills have visiting them Mrs. R. K. Sheledy, Miss Mary King Sheledy, Mrs. Link Barr and Miss Mary Barr of Paris, Ill. The vistors plan to go to Williamsburg and Virginia Beach later on, and upon | their return trip will go by way of SKyland Drive, Charlottesville and Natural Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Tallman of/ Clarendon, Va., will leave today on a three or four week vacation, motor- ing first to Buffalo, N. Y., for a visit with Mr. Tallman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Tallman, and continu- ing from there to Hamilton, Ontario, and on to Quebec. En route home they will spend several days in New York City While in New York State, Mr. and Mrs. Taliman will attend a family re- union at Silver Lake, near Buffalo, of | the Tallman clan, who will come from | all sections of the country for the large gathering of about 100. The old family home, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Tallman, is a part of a grant of land, bequeathed by the King of England to Abner Tallman of | pre-Revolutionary days. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Jouvenal | and their daughter, Faith Jouvenal of | Silver Spring, Md. accompanied by | Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Jahn of Wash- ington, have left by motor for Hillside, | N, J, where they are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Henry Konzelmann. Later they | will continue their trip throuzh Bos- | ton, Maine and then to Quebec, re- | turning by way of Montreal and West | their daughter, Miss Edith Alger. | daughter, Miss Helen Goodner, upon —— MISS ELIZABETH FOSTER Dr. and Mrs. Murphy To Motor to Canada The Director of Medical and Sani- tary Inspection of Schools for the District of Columbia, Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, and Mrs. Murphy will leave Saturday for an extensive motor trip. They will go Northward through Penn- sylvania and Buffalo to Montreal and Quebec and return along the Atlantic Coast. Dr. and Mrs. Murphy, who spent July in their cottage at Reho- both Beach, will return there for the month of September. Mr. Arthur Murphy, elder son of Dr. and Mrs. Murphy, will sail August 18 in the Normandie for a month’s trip through Southern France, Swit- zerland and Germany, returning in the Paris the middle of September. Young Joseph A. Murphy, jr., ac- companied his aunt, Miss Anabelle McGINNIS, Whose mother, Mrs. Joseph Dennison McGinnis of Pitts- burgh, Pa. announces her approaching marriage to Mr. Emmett Joseph Leahy, son of Mr. P. T. Leahy of Washing- ton. The wedding will take place September 3 ir the Sacred Heart Church. —Harris-Ewing Photo. will leave shortly ‘or a 10-day visit| at Newport, R. I, during which time they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Dunn, jr, and Mr. and Mrs. Alger and Mr. Richard Chichester and Mr. Frederick Chichester of Aquasco, Md., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Turner at Wild Acres, Md. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. H. Goodner of Thrifton Village, Va., motored to Philadelphia Saturday to meet their Point. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McNemar have as their guest Miss Agnes Howe of Allentown, Pa., who will make an extended visit here. Miss Howe, who Is a member of the faculty of the Cedar Crest Girls' Colleze at Allen- town, has been in Missouri for the | past few weeks, engaged in Summer &chool work. | Mr. and Mrs. McNemar, with their children, have recently moved into their new home at 3161 North Twen- tieth street, Arlington. | Miss Laura Moffett Warthen of Kensington, Md. has returned from Kenwood Beach, Md., and is spending this week in Staunton, Va. She was accompanied on her trip to Kenwood Beach by , Mrs. Gerald Warthen. Mrs. Edwin P. Gouche dale left last week for Buffalo, N. Y., where she went to visit her brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. | Dorsey. | Mrs. John MacLeod and her daugh- ter, Miss Annabel MacLeod, will sail Wednesday in the S. S. Queen Mary to spend several weeks visiting rela- | tives in London and Scotland. Mr. | and Mrs. Neil MacLeod motored to New York with them | Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Foltz have as a house guest at their home on North Kenmore street, Arlington, Mrs Foltz's sister, Mrs. Joseph Craig of Indianapolis, Ind. ie Ward and her niece, Miss Miss Jane Cooksey and Miss Estelle Wicker went to New York | City for the week end. They went to meet Miss Fay Bauman, who is arriv- ing from Durban, South Africa. | | Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Schaub, with | | Guatemala, her return from a three-week trip to | during which time she made a tour of the republic, including | several days’ stay in Guatemala City | and a visit to many of the ancient Indian ruins. Miss Goodner is one of the young- | est members of the District Bar Asso- | ciation. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Berry, will return to her home this week following a two-week trip to | Bermuda. | | Miss Mercedes Berry of Acmtmk.i | Miss Stella Meade of Washington is ! the house guest of Mrs. E. H. Allen of Newington, Va. k Sensational Values Distinctive Troubled with headaches? Perhaps it's your eyes . . . Why not have an eyesight examination here? If your vision is right, our optom- etrists will tell you so. |f you should reed glasses . . . you can order them with confidence knowing that the optical equipment is accurate, and our optom- etrists expert! Oculists pre- scriptions filled. Prices mod- erate. Use your charge account or our payment plan of buying precision-made eye glasses. AIR-COOLED OPTICAL SHOP MAIN FLOOR THE HECHT CO. F Street ot Seventh NAtional 5100 STAR, WASHINGTON Murphy, to Maine immediateiy after the close of his school and is spending the Summer with her in her cottage at Cape Rosier. 7 Dead Pig Is Dynamite. While guests at a peasant wedding in Gador, Hungary, were gathering round & pig which was being roasted whole over a fire, suddenly there was an ex- Plosion and the body of the porker was shettered to fragments, killing two guests. A disappointed suitor had placed an explosive inside the pig. . « D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST- 10, 1937. DR. KUNG IN BERLIN BERLIN, August 10 (#).—Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinese finance minister, ar- rived here today from Paris for a visit with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Reichsminister of economics and pres- ident of the Reichsbank. Dr. Kung, who has just arranged a series of British and French loans for his country, motored to Dr. Schach country home, where, it was unde stood, he will discuss Sino-German trade possibilities with Chancellor Hitler's No. 1 export promoter. Famous 9x12 Washed American Orientals 98.95 Aristocrats, so like the Kashan, Kirman and Sarouk rare old rugs from which they were copied that none but rug experts could detect the difference. proximate 9x12 ft. size. Whittall Se Don't miss them. Ap- NATURE WALK IS SET IN FORT DUPONT PARK Week's Junior Event Slated for 8:30 P.M. Tomorrow in Montrose Park. Today's nature walk, sponsored by the Office of National Capital Parks, was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today in Fort Dupont Park. This week’s Jjunior nature walk will start at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in Montrose Park. A camp-fire program at 8 p.m. Fri- day in Pierce Mill picnic grove will feature & talk by Randle B. Truett, assistant historian, branch of historic sites and buildings of the National Park Service. An all-day automobile trip to the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Mili- tary Parks is scheduled for Sunday under the leadership of Branch 8palding, acting assistant director in charge of the branch of historic sites and buildings of the National Park Service, and Willlam K. Howard, act- ing superintendent in charge of the parks. Bringing amasgingly low prices on Bishop Spurred Sales. When William Tindale printed thd Bible in English abroad because con: trary to the laws of England, mori than 400 years ago, an English bishoq sent his agent to buy up all the copieq he could get hold of to make a publid bonfire with in London. The bonfir was a huge success, making the peopl 80 curious about the book that thd second edition was snapped up af any price. And, by the way, th bishop's money for so many copleq paid for the printing of the second edition. American Oriental Rugs SAROUK DESIGNS in tan, red or blue. KASHAN DESIGNS in a .95 rich shade of red. SERAPI DESIGNS brown, rust, blue or red. in Ordered months and months ago from one of the best-known manufacturers in the country, else you’d never Magnificent with the patterns clear through to the back. be getting them at replicas of age-old Persian this price. rugs, Sve‘cia!ly washed to duplicate the delicate shadings of the priceless originals from which they were copied. Use the Liberal ~ Home Budget Plan Pay 10c to 77c A DAY —and you can make purchases of $25 to $500. Choose any suite or group of indi- vidual pieces, save up the necessary amount each day . and pay monthly, on the Liberal Home Budget Plan. No Money Down 1 to 2 Years to Pay Wool Wilton Sixth Floor—The Hecht Co. Heavy Seamless 9x12 Axminster 29.95 69.95 Woven especially for us by the makers of the famous Anglo Persian rugs. Nine handsome Oriental patterns on back-grounds of red, taupe, rust, tan, black and rose. Closely woven Axminsters, promising years of wear. And just see the array of patterns . . . Chinese, Persian, hooked and modern designs . . . for practically any room in the house. their daughter, Miss Pauline Schaub, | and son, Paul Edwin Schaub, jr., of Arlington. Va., left last week for a month’s vacation in the Southwest, where they will make a series of visits in Colorado, New Mexico and Okla- homa Miss Pauline Schaub makes her home in New York City. | Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley Higgins gave a reception Saturday night in honor of their son-in-law and daugh- s. Robert M. Cooksey, took place in Balti- . July 2. The living room was decorated with hydrangeas, gladi- oli and dahlias. The centerpiece on the dining room table was a large bridal bouguet of gardenias, asters and white roses. Mrs. Joseph Copley, Mrs. Carroll Shreve, Miss Peggy Cross and Mrs. Hoskinson assisted the host- | ess. | Fashions Save on This Half=Yearly Sale of 48 -nely Cedar Chiesfs Finished in natural cedar in our August Mrs. Albert E. Peirce, jr., of Canter- bury Farm, Warrenton, Va. enter- tained at a swimming party Saturday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilfrid Robertson, who have | just returned from their wedding trip to Canada. Mrs. Robertson was Miss Margaret Fitzhugh Brittle. or walnut Mr. R. G. Kiefner cf Silver Spring, Md., has sailed from Baltimore on a cruise to Jacksonville and Miami, Fla., and Havana, Cuba. Mrs. Weltry Long of Hi , is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chichester, at Aquasco, Md. Before her marriage Mrs. Long was Miss Grace Robinson. | Mrs. D. E. Cason of Kmsmgton.} Md., will leave Wednesday for Boston, | Mass., where she will t Dr. and | Mrs. Henry S. Brown for two weeks. | A special group that can’t last long at this price. The most wanted size! And a choice of finishes. Superbly built of fine red Tennessee cedar, with interlocking corners and satin-smooth interiors . . . and designed to meet every government specification. Buy one for the Fall bride to keep her pretties in, or to store your own woolens. Whlenlrhese are gone we won’t be able to get any more to sell for s0 little. Dressy and &gy Floor-Length port Styles (Sixth Floor, The Hecht Co.) Damask Drapes Miss Reba Turner of the University | of Maryland is spending her vacation | with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Turner, at Western, Md. —and actually, in all our August Sale tri- umphs, we’ve never seen better values nor more exciting fashions! Dressy coats of rich- textured nubby wools in slim, fitted styles. Cas- ual coats of soft, spongy tweeds in fitted or youthful boxy types. All smartly adorned with such lovely furs as: Mrs. Louis C. Carl and her daugh- ter, Miss Jane Carl, of Lyon Villag —_— “Storkline” Crib Beautifully tailored of heavy corded damask in an effective leaf pattern. Fully lined with satine and offered in such wanted colors as green, rust, blue, wood-rose, eggshell and gold. (8ixth Floor) e August Only! PERMANENTS Regularly Blue-Dyed Fox Canadian Lynx Persian Lamb Tipped Skunk Citka-Dyed Red Fox Natural Squirrel —and many others. Sizes 12 to 44 BETTER COATS— SECOND FLOOR “Lullabye” outh Bed 14.99 Solid panel ends with re- S T e A fomous-make crib ot Half-Yearly Sale savings. Set in panels at head and foot, closely set spindles, easily-operated drop side and fine link spring. Finished in maple or ivory. i For Appointment Call Na. 8225 WHELAN'S BEAUTY SALON 1105 F Street Third Figor spring. ivory or maple. Layer ""n'i":’:"' to Fit (Fourth Floor, The Heeht Ce.) in SHOP EARLY—THIS WEEK—STORE CLOSED SATURDAY

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