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Evening star., 1923-11-29

cuts. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Henry George
SO Flower AVENUE, Takoma Park.
The bride is the grandniece of Chief
Engineer Edward A. Magee, u. S. N,
retired, and the granddaughter of the
late Chief Engineer Samuel A. Ma
gee, U. s. n.
Wearing white satin crepe dress,
with white veil trimmed with orange
blossoms, and carrying a shower bou-
quet OF rosebuds and lilies OF the
valley, Miss George walked into the
parlor on the arm of her father, who
gave her in marriage. The brides
maid was Miss Naomi Weaver, who
was dressed in pink Canton crepe and
carried pink rosebuds. Mr.. Clifford
Hubble was the best man. Miss Joan
Mead was the flower girl and carried
basket of rose petals.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. f. II. Robbins, president of the
board of trustees of Washington Mis-
slonary College, under a cornucopia
which had been banked with palms
themums. The wedding march from
''Lohengrin" was played by Miss
Blanche Hunter on the piano and Mr..
Robert Edwards on the violin, both
of whom are teachers at the school.
Special vocal selections were given by
Mrs. Frances Perc- Stratton, with
Miss Irene Salchow as accompanfst.
Following the ceremony refresh
mentS We're served, after which the
bridal couple left for a wedding trip
through Virginia.
Tuesday night bridal supper was
served at the home of the brides
parents.
A Christmas bazaar will be held
by the board Of lady managers OF the
Casualty Hospital in the crystal
room Of the New Ebbitt Hotel, Tues
day. December 4, from 3 to $3.50 o'clock.
$50 o'clock.
There will be a special display of
homemade cakes. candy, jelles. pre-
serves and pickles; also fancy ar
ticles, aprons and parcel post tables.
Refreshments, cards and dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas C. Miner of
Washington are at the Ambassador.
Atlantic City, for the Thanksgiving
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Waller left yester-
day to spend today and the week end
at the University of Virginia with
their son. Mr.. Nelson Waller.
Mr.. and Mrs Irwin B. Linton have
Evening star., 1923-11-29
SEEK new MEMBERS.
g, O. P. Clubs League Opens Lists
Here.

Completing its constitution, the
League of Republican State Clubs of
the District of Columbia met last
night at the City Club and threw open
its membership list to both men and
women.
Mrs. James Carroll Fraser and Mrs.
Harry Wardman were elected vice
presidents and Miss Florence Stiles
of the Carnegie Insulation was made
corresponding secretary of the league.
1t was decided to launch fmme-
diately a drive for new members.
E. C. Snyder, president of the
league, presided.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported +
the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
george r. and Sarah S. Hardesty, boy.
Harvey W. and Daisy F. Huddleson, girl.
James s. and Hattie NJ. Kerr, girl.
william L. and Eunice G. Thomas, girl.
John T.. and Gertrude l.. Dixon, boy.
George II. and Edith NJ. Kidwell, boy.
Julian ID. and Edna Bisenman, girl.
Leslie A. and Helene Wells, boy.
Horace NJ and Anna Cross, boy.
John F. and Mae L. Adamsky, boy.
Chester and Frederick A. Jacobs, girl.
J.ncius d. and heather Evans. girl twins
Jqmcs u. and Victoria Mathews, boy.
RaSSaGu and Tillie Holiness boys
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as their guest Mr.. Lee r. Downing,
who is stationed in Africa,

DR.. and Mrs. Milton J. Rosenau of
Broolxline, Mass, formerly of this
CITY. are announcing the engagement
of their daughter Bertha to Mr.. Max
ilfeld, q son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Ilfeld Of Las Vegas, N. M. Miss
Rosenau Is a sophomore at Byrn Mawr.
while Mr.. Ilfeld is a senior in the
engineering school at Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology.
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FOREIGN.
(s am. Greenwich time. today.)
SCHOOL HEAD HONORED.
Selden M. Ely Receives Gifts of
Teachers.

When Selden NJ Ely, supervising
principal of the fifth school division,
walked into his office yesterday he
found a bright new leather brief case
and an umbrella on his desk.
A card attached to the brief case
explained that the two gifts were
tokens Of esteem from a group of
teachers recently transferred from
his division to otherl parts of the
school system.
Evening star., 1923-11-29

A new fad. which has become popular
among English women who have di-
vorced their husbands, is the wearing
Of the wedding ring with cleft in II
to symbolic the broken bond,
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Walker-Ge0rge Wedding Mt
Rride,s Home Last Night.

AS a elimination to a romance be
gun in the schoolroom at Washington
Missionary College, Miss Emily Mary
George and Mr.. David H. Walker of
Chattanooga, Tenn. were married last
night at the home OF The brides par
Evening star., 1923-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs Douglas C. Miner OF
Washington are at the Ambassador
Atlantic City, for the Thanksgiving
holidays.
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Mrs. s. Willard Saxton and her
daughters, Mrs. Edward c. Seward
and Mrs. James Edgar Miller, will be
at home informally tomorrow after
noon. It will be in the nature of a
farewell to Mrs. Miller. who, with her
daughter Miss Consuelo. Is leaving
Sunday to join Mr.. Miller in Calcutta
Evening star., 1923-11-29

Mr. and Mrs. A. Waller left yester-
day to spend today and the week end
at the University of Virginia with
their son. Mr.. Nelson Waller.
NIr and Mrs Irwin r Linton have
Evening star., 1923-11-29

The Congressional Club will enter
tain at a reception Friday, December
Z, from until o'clock, in honor of
the wives of the new members of
Congress. The first business meet
ing of the club will be December 8.
Evening star., 1923-11-29

Miss Edith Ray Saul of Goucher
College, Baltimore, is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
mother, Mrs. William l.. Saul, at Falk-
stone Courts. Miss Saul has with
her Miss Mary Cullinane of Bridge
port, Conn, and Miss Eta Johnson of
Richmond. Va.
Evening star., 1923-11-29

Miss Mary Gully of Alabama is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. George Cruik-
shank, at 215S California street. She
later Will visit her uncle, Col. NJ. c..
Smith.
Evening star., 1923-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bones and
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Hobbs enter
tanned at supper dance last evening
at the Wardman Park Saddle Club.
The club was decorated with chrys-
anthemums, autumn leaves and foli-
age. The guests, numbering about
| $50, included Senator and Mrs. Will
! liam II. King. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Christian, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward
| man, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chaplin.
| Judge and Mrs. Daniel Thew Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleming, Mr. and
! Mrs. David Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
/ J. Hogan and Mr.. and Mrs. Cassidy.
! Miss Grace Mcvey and Miss Alice
| McVey are sailing from New York to-
morrow to join Capt. and Mrs. J. F.
D. R. They will return to Washing
| ton in February.
The annual drill and horse show
| for the benefit of the Army Relief
| Fund for widows and orphans Of Of
ficers and soldiers will take place at
| Fort Myer, Va, on Friday, December
I, at 2;3O o'clock pm.
| Mr. Raymond Baker. former direc-
tor of the mint, entertained a small
party at dinner last night at the New
| Willard.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Miss Julia Hoyt will be the guest of
honor and speaker at a reception to
| be held at the Woman's Party head
quarters on Capitol Hill. Miss Hoyt
! is a founder of the Woman's Party
| and spoke at it's dedication services
/! here in May, 1921.
Mrs. William Thompson Burch will
| preside, and the hostesses will be Mrs.
| Alice Barney, Mrs. Charles J. Bell.
Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall. Mrs. John w.
! Holcombe, Mrs. Austin Kautz, Mrs.
Herman Gasch. Mrs. Marie Louise Big
ger of Colorado Springs, Mrs. Frank
| Mondell. Mrs. Emma Hood Watson, Miss
/ Hazel MacKaye. Mrs. Miller Kenyon
| and Miss Josephine Hutchinson. Serv-
| ing tea will be Miss Wilma Hender-
| son of Brookline, Mass; Mrs. Marion
| Glassell Of Colorado Springs, Mrs.
Ralph Graves, Mrs. Peter Drury, Miss
Mabel Van Dyke, Miss Virginia
| Teeters, Miss Emily Osgood and Miss
| Irene Waite.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Meehan an
| nounce the engagement of their
daughter Margaret Beatrice to Mr..
George Francis Smoot of this city
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NATIONS BUSINESS

-,
shipping men express approval Oh
PRESIDENT Coondges reference 70
marine anairs-
Market gains In strength as result
OF Presidents message.
Cotton reaches new low point for
present movement
Paul NJ. warburg urges removal Of
tax derived from bankers accept.
ances.
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does not vary much. the winter temperature aver.
aging about 80 degrees Think Of the Christmas
celebrations in this old mission more than hun
dred years ago. with the Jealous priests trying to
teach Christianity to the wondering Indiansi
Constantinople. where Europe and Asia meet
has delightful climate at Christmas tine. the
daily range of temperature being from a little
above freezing to 60 20 degrees. Constantnople
was named after the Roman Emperor Constantine
He made It his capital city and was the first to
protect the early Christians from persecution. La
ter he became Christian himself and made Chris
tianity the state religion But since the middle OF
the Fifteenth century Constantlnope has been the
principal city of those who worship Mohammed In
stead OF Christ Still, all kinds of people live IN
Constantinople and Christmas day Is celebrated
there as in all the rest of the civilized'world.
The children Of London. the biggest city In The
world, may have to celebrate Christmas In fog
so thick that they can hardly venture out Of doors.
Christmas eve may be freezing weather and Christ
mas Day about so degrees.
Now, by way of contrast. consider the Christmas
day weather Of children who live south OF the
Equator, where the seasons are turned upside
down. Our winter Is the summer Of the countries
Of the southern Hemisphere. SO naturally the
children celebrate Christmas in the middle Of sum.
mer A Green Christmas" Is their idea OF the
normal holiday even If the winter weather may be
as severe MS that Of Montana or New England
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WORLDS NEWS
IN MIDGET FORM
Long Stories Of Big Events Told
in Brief Paragraphs for
Quick Reading.
NATIONALcAPITAL SNAPSHOTS
oIeanInss Of Interest From Washing
ton--Late Happenings In tire Realm
Of sperts-ForsIsn and Do
nestle Occurrences.
WASHINGTON


In the House Of Representatives
President Coolidge read his first mes
sage to Congress. After q brief trib-
ute to the late President Harding, he
outlined these policies: Unqualified
approval OF MELONS tax reduction
program. opposition TO soldiers bonus.
opposition to cancellation OF Euro
psan war debt to this country. pub
lie protection from coal pronteefs ana
Endorsement OF Harding proposal for
membership In World Court.
Secretary OF War Weeks directed
Major General Beach. chief OF army
engineers, to make a thorough study
OF rivers and harbors improvements
on the upper Mississippi River.
The State Department began a studs
OF the British text Of the proposed
treaty to enable American Ithorities
to arrest British rum runners outside
the three-miie territorial waters and
to permit British merchantmen to
bring liquor into American ports.
Appointment OF DR.. S. Josephine
Baker Of New York as consulting d.
rector In maternity and infancy and
child hygiene OF the children's Bu-
reau OF the Department Of Labor was
announced.
The wave OF sentiment aroused in
Congress by the Craig contempt case
crystalized in decision Of the Pro
gressive group to introduce bill In
the Senate providing for the election
of Federal Judges.
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GENERAL

Presidents support Of tax cut plan
forced before Congress.
Disney. who led fgnt against Wal
ton. demands Oklahoma adopt law
forcing Klan to publish list Of mem
bers.
New mercury yapor engine In
creases fuel powerGto 50 per cent.
Insisting Presidents clemeney or
der is regular pardon. Comptroller
Craig Of New York assans Daugh
erty's acgion and repeats charges
against Judge Mayer.
Survey shows only 1869 apartments
out Of 100000 in New York city for
rent.
First British election returns .lndi
cate Conservative loses. with land
slide against protection
Appropriation OF $50 1000. 900 for the
relief work in Germany was proposed
in bill introduced by Senator len
root. Republican. Wisconsin.
After conference with camnafpn
manager. Senator Hiram johnson an
nounces confidence Of winning Repub
lican nomination.
Senate approves 5000 pension tor
Mrs Harding,
Republican leaders OF indiana de
clare intention TO force Gov. Mccrsy
to resign
Brooklyn Federation OF Churches
adopted resolution conis9maipe uu
clean plays and musical productions
on Broadway
Whisky bandits bound and gagged
guards in the vandergrift 5istilIery
at Centerville. Pa, and esca ped with
thirty-seVsn barrels of whisky valued
at $4,000.
Prohibition agents are not cIvil on
GERS in any strict or constitution ii
sense. Federal Judge ]. W. W5odrouxn
Of Omaha declares In a written opln
lon. He also says they are withoat
lawful authority to serve search wa.
rants.
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SPORTING

Babe Ruth and iris Speaker tied
in batting runs home at 1870 for season.
There were 5s7 home runs in the
National League last season and 529
In the American League.
Although 1t has been pretty well IS
tablished that baseball fans would
vote almost unanimously against any
curtailment OF home runs. the base
bali powers will take the subject up
in a serious way.
Eddie Collins, who has been hang.
ing around various second bases for
these many years. was the hardest
man in the league for pitchers to
werk on. Eddie received eighty-four
bases on balls from the pitchers and
struck out only eight times-this is
in i45 games.
The Giants and White Sox may tour
Europe and play games in the prin
cipai cities next fall II Baseball Com
missioner X. NJ. Landis. President c.
A. Stoneham OF the Giants and Charles
A. Comiskey. president Of the White
Sox. approve the proposition.
The Prince OF Wales may visit DUB
lin in April and run horse In
Punchestown races. according to a
dispatch to the Westminster Gazette
from the irish city.
Nineteen football players were
fatally injured during the 1923 season.
according 20 figures compiled by the
Chicago Tribune. Fractured skulls
and injured backs caused a majority
of the deaths One player died Of
strangulation.
Horrsby now has a chance to crack
Hans Wagner's record by leading his
league next summer.
Yankee pitching staff ranks well
up toward top In official American
League pitching averages.
William Tllden. national lawn ten,
mis- champion. In war with Davis Cup
Committee. threatens never to play
on team again.
The East has the world series in
hand now. but the West. with Horns
BY, Hellran. Sisler Cobb. Speaker
and Collins. has an edge In stars
although Ruth is heavy counter.
balance for the Atlantic delegation
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Now Dasher. paacsrl now. .Prancer. now.
Vixeni
On. comet on. Cupid on Dondes and Blitzeni
In the Hawaiian Islands. by way of contrast 1t
is always summer and at Christmas things are
green and the flowers are in bloom. Yet II anyone
finds 1t too warm down on the seashore he can
climb up on one Of the high mountains Some of
them even have snow on their tops. they SO
high
There hundreds of American children who
live in the Canal Zone along the Panama canal
They and the children of Panama cannot see much
change in the weather at Christmas time. 1t is al
ways hot there somewhere around so degrees
There are two seasons-the wet and the dry. 1t
rains practically every day from April to Decem-
ber The rest Of the year is not so rainy. So the
American children and their parents along the
canal wish for dry Christmas" instead of a
white Christmas"
The little log cabin IN the is In Tahosa val
ley, 5000 feet up in the Colorado Rockies in Rocky
Mountain National park The mountains in the
background are Meeker the left, Lady Wash
ington on the right and Longs Peak. king Of the
Rockies in the center (14225 feet) It looks pref
ty cold on Christmas day, but It Is not as cold as
II looks for the air Is very dry so high up and
people do not feel the cold so much In dry air MS
in moist air Zero weather up there Is more eon-
Portable than 20 degrees above zero in Chicago.
Snow begins to fall Just about Christmas time and
pretty soon people are going about on skis and
snowshoes. Every winter many visitors 90 into
Rocky Mountain National park for winter sports
The whole park is full of natural ski runs and
toboggan slides down the mountain slopes, with
many small lakes for skating. And in summer
the weather in this great public playground. set
apart by congress for the people forever. is ne
lovely as any In the world, warm by day and cool
at night, with profusIon of flowers and birds and
wild animal life. The snow on the mountains npel.s
away. except In places Of perpetual snow, and any
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FOREIGN

The French Chamber of Deputies
gave another vote of confidence to
Premier Poincare. The vote was 4OS
to i27.
Six thousand Mexican Insurgents be
gin march on Mexico City from Vera
Cruz
Germany ready to sign accord with
French TO reopen rail traffic In oc.
cupieh region
Branding Grover BergdoH, Stacker
as coward. Lieutenant corliss Il
Griffs. at his trial in Germany, as
sumed full blame for the attempt to
kidnap the American fugitive.
American promoter will soon place
$40 yellow Iaxicabs on London streets
Oil has ben discovered in the Tan
TINA district near Tuxpan, State OF
Vera Cruz, Mexico
A contract has been signed prov.o
Ing for S5.o00.0OO merger Of the four
existing air transport companies &c
England. with a ten-year government
subsidy
A fight with monster devilnsa
fathoms deep. On the bed OF he Medi
terraneal Lmid the tangled wreekags
Of the sunken French cruiser Liberts
ended n victory for the famous divs-
Jean NeGrL
Chancellor Mara. in twenty minute
Reichstag speech declares Tor radical
taxation program.
French begin progressive with
drawal" Of troops from Ruhr
Baldwin's tariff program called by
Francis W. Hirst greatest upaeavaI in
British politics.
Britain asks light on United States
Reparation Council attitude.
German Socialist caucus decides to
grant Marks plea for dletatorial
powers
Harry r. Sinclair explains sale OF
hlooded live stock to ex-seeretary
FalL
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La PLATA. MARYLAND, DECEMBER IA 1928

Economic and financial aid BY the
o Tor Europe favored by importers
Authorities open war against fake
dentists in New York by sending one
TO jail.
Coolidge. In. his first message. de.
clares himself on every pending is
sue. winning praise tor his courage
and criticism Of his politics
Jane Grey. actress, admits marriage
Nov. Is to Riccardo Martin, tenor.
More than 500 persons In Phna
deiphia have been killed, directly or
indirectly. by poison liquor since Jan.
/, 1923, according to Frank Paul. spe-
eial investigator for the coroner's
ONCE.
Wall Street brokerage houses were
swindIed out Of $4,000 by means OF
forged certificates Of Ajax Rubber
Company's stock Two hundred thou
sand dollars worth OF stock Is mise
ing.
With county falls In Minnesota filled
TO overhowing with persons convicted
In Minneapolis federal courts OF vio-
lating the prohibition laws. o. A.
Rustad. United States marshal fos
Minnesota. is seeking additional jail
accommodation for bootleggers to
come to trial during the session Of
federal court.
Book publishers oppose New York
censorship
Peary Records will help guide North
Pole survey.
Engineers study plans for sleeping
berths on alrplanes.
Congressman bombarded By de-
mands for tax revision.
National AnttKlan Association is
urged by Major Dalrympie.
st. Louis Merchants Committee
takes option on city's coliseum in ef.
fort to get 1924 Democratic conven
ton.
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pute. They are four angeIsl And
knowing that. am going to try my
luck, some time when / can get the
courage, and ask one of them. the
one | happen to be In love with. TO
nave me-" Perhaps If l make the
proposal within the Christmas season
she'll remember she's a Christmas
angel. and take me- Don't laugh at
my audacity. Anything may happen
at Christmas timei For Christmas Il
a magical time. Even a child can tell
you that.-Ethel Cook Eliot.
t9. l9sa Western Newspapez unlnnA
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How -Four Old Maids Have Real Christmas

BIT Of II. They know what Christmas
was meant for, and they acted on the
knowing. Their friends tell me they
have done It every year; but since I'm
only new acquaintance. compara-
lively. ! couldn't know that.
They invite in dozen children
who wouldn't ordinarily have Christ
mas tree at all and give their presents
to them. And then those twelve. poor
little mites sit down at the table in
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the old maids charming white dining
ROOM and the old maids themselves
serve them with turkey and all the
hxings. And they don't do II for char
ity either. They do 1t because they
adore children. aud making them hap
py is to them treat. You see. from
their cradles, these four old maid
sisters were blessed with the Christ
mas spirit, spirit that 10 sure to last
all the year around when II is genu-
inc.
But why should call them "old
maids? That term is in such disre-
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Accessories for The bedroom Of
black taffela, gold lace and braid, and
old rose flowers are most effective.
Scrap baskets. trays and toilet artI-
eies are all covered with the black
taffeta.
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Tall candlestleks of Mosaic Effect.
Tall candlestlcks that are quite
Eastern in appearance are made Of
wood painted With such fine design
of flowers ard leaves that the effect is
very much like mosaic or enamel
work.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14

A novel note in shoe buckles is
sounded by those of brllliants--
straight bars they are-from which
dangle close fringes Of silver or platl-
mum chain.
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sHoaT LIFE FoR Nsw cAeINEr
Mske-up Considered Feeble From
Strategic View.

Berlin--All agree the Cabinet OF
DR.. William Marx. new Chancellor
of Germany, is due for a short life.
and certainly not a merry 0se. The
makeup Of the ministry is considered
feeble from political and strategic
point Of view
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W. R. CLARK
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
La PLATA, ND
MARBURY,

Our equipments for the business are
OF the best, our outfit complete-New
Hearse and Good Team.
Are prepared to furnish, on the
shortest notice. all styles OF the best
grades OF Caskets and Collins.
WIN give our personal attention TO
ali business put in our charge. and We
guarantee the best OF service.
Terms Reasonable.
W. R. CLARE.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14

Cumberland 1t is thought in off,
cial circles of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad here that the approxi-
mateiy 200 iurloughed shopmen,
yard brakemen and others will be
recalled to work within few weeks.
although no dehnite information has
been announced as TO the return.
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By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

HILDREN from Bangor to Denver hope
for white Christmas OF course
they do. Wouldn't It be hard shedding
for ST. Nick and his reindeer on bare
grnnnds And what's Christmas sled
without snowl But children in Miami
nnj san Diego celebrate Christmas just
as ioyously. with never a thought OF
Snaw