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Many of Congressional Set
Have Returned to the City
New Year Duties Calling Officials Back to Posts
In Capital-Whereabouts of Residents.
Senator Mccormick Back

Richardson, the latter formerly Miss
Helen LIE Seure, niece of Miss Cannon.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant is ex-
pected to return this week from Sara
sofa, Fla, where she spent Christmas
and the holidays at her Winter home,
which is being occupied for the sea-
son by her son-in-law and daughter
Prince and Princess Cantacuzene.
Mrs. E. H. G. Slater has closed her
house on Eighteenth street and gone to
Palm Beach, where she has opened
her villa for the season.
Judge and Mrs. N B. Williams of
Mckinley street have visiting them
their son, Mr.. T. T. Williams of New
York.
Mrs. Frank Hight and Miss Barbara
Hight will go to New York Monday.
Tuesday Miss Hight will return to
her studies at the Ogontz School and
Mrs Hight will return to Washington
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe Boiling have
as their guest in their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel their niece,
Miss Anne Dabney Stuart, who will
remain several weeks.
= Miss Van Rensselaer, King will re-
turn to Washington Tuesday from
Continued on Seventh Page.)
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Engagements to Wed of
Interest to Society

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davis an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Muriel to Mr.. william
George Dutton, originally of Glou-
cester, England, but now of Wash
ington.
The engagement has recently been
announced of Miss Martha Waters,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly
Lyon Waters of Aurora, ILL.,, and Mr.
Glenn Robie Smith, son of Col. and
Mrs. Glenn Shepard Smith of this
city. The wedding will take place
January 81, and the bridal couple
will sail soon after for Europe,
where Mr.. Smith will represent an
American corporation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph j. Schippert
announce the: engagement of their
daughter Mildred to Mr.. Edwin l..
O'Leary. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis H. Randall of
Medina, Ohio, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Margaret to
Mr.. William F. Santelmann of this
city. Both Miss Randall and Mr.
Santelmann are graduates of the
New England Conservatory of Music
in Boston, and Miss Randall was last
year a member of the faculty of the
National Park Seminary at Forest
Glen, Md. Mr.. Santelmann is a son of
Capt. William H. Santelmann, director
of the United States Marine Band. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Mrs. NJ Koblen announces the en-
gagement OF her daughter. Ida j.. to
Mr.. Hyman Berman, formerly Of
Louisville, KY.
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The new year is calling many off,
cials, especially those of the congress
sional set, back to Washington, with
an unusually small exodus South TAX
ing place this season.
Senator and Mrs. Lee 9. Overman
Of Salisbury, N. c., have returned to
the Powhatan and will remain
throughout the Winter.
Senator Medill Mccormick has re-
turned from White Sulphur Springs,
where he spent the holidays with Mrs.
Mccormick and his mother, Mrs. Rob-
ert Mccormick of Chicago. Mrs. Rob-
ert Mccormick and her daughter-in-
law have gone to Palm Beach, Fla,
for the season.
Representative and Mrs. Tom Con-
nal1y will return Monday to their
apartment at Wardman Park Hotel,
after spending the holidays at their
home in Marlin, Tex.
Representative and Mrs. B. Carroll
Reece will return today from Chicago.
where they have been for short
visit.
Miss Helen Cannon, daughter of
former Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives Joseph G. Cannon. will
come from their home in DanviIle,
III, the middle Of this month, and
will be with Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
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Social Life of Washington
At Its Most Brilliant Stage
Of the Early Winter Season
White House Reception Leading Event of Week
r. Censpieueus-on Many Lines-Numer-
Gus Notable Functions Listed
SALLIE V. II. PICKETT.

TOCIAL life the Capital largest
the reception the White House New day
delightful hospitality the President Mrs Coolidge
evidence and followed brilliant diplomatic
homes, the the Chief
Mrs. home" Speaker
The White House notable lines but chiefly
THE diplomatic Union Building
little OF its glory by fewvery ew-o the
White House
ruling of m perhaps,
the Capital of Republic However the Ambassador
of Belgium his splendid the French Ambassador his
quiet straight
handsome his uniform the Ministers of Norway Sweden
Serbia other respondent gold lace
evidence while of military naval attaches embassies
legations uniform.
CHARMING diplomatic
IA aaias that of the Secretary of State and Mrs Hughes
and the daughter and grandchildren OF the hosts of the
day seated breakfast tribute the long
service here of NJ Jusserand and his lady.
diplomatic reception White Thursday night
the Coolidge
as hos and her pig Soa a OF the week suGh as the reception
and the banquet the New Willard Hotel ngh honor
ganizatons will join showing him Speaker
be the and gold medal designed by Herbert Adsns will
Hughes Speaker Gie Gen Pehng and Gen John A. Leune and
others.
TOMORROW night there will he Wash
sufficiently
y ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS make look forward
and live for Artists architects and generally speaking lend
ing their attributes to bringing the ball artistic and
Gou @ & eYe y OF ] SsR m spirit W eG & M Charles Evans Hughes
stands for artistic other official resident
for the Bal Boheme while Sonora Rino Nine Wal
nbg and others OF the diplomatic corps have been equally generous
in sponsoring the affair
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Alabama Society Plans
Congressional" Meeting

The Alabama Society will hold a
Congressional meeting Thursday eve
ming at the Washington Club, Seven
teenth and X streets northwest, in
honor of the newly elected president,
Representative John McDuffle of Mo
bile.
The Representative will be assist
ed in receiving by the officers of the
society and the members of the re
ception committee with Mrs. Frank
Conway, chairman.
There will be an address by a prom
inent speaker, which viii be followed
by a musical program consisting Of
vocal selections by Louis B. Thomp-
son, tenor, and violin selections by
Roy Laing.
The recently elected officers are
Representative John McDuffie, presi-
dent: Mr.. Harry A. Davis. second vice
president; Miss Irense Langford, third
vice president; Mr. Frank C. Horton,
secretary; Mrs. =. T. Carter, treas.
urer, and Mr.. Caylor, sergeant-atS
arms.
Dancing will immediately follow
the program and continue during the
remainder of the evening.
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Plan Reception to Honor
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett

The honorary hostesses for the re-
ception in honor of the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and
Mrs. Gillett at the Congressional
Club January include Mrs. Charles
Il. pnderhill, Mrs. Fred S. Murnell.
Mrs: John l.. Cable, Mrs. Martin B.
Madden, Mrs. Louis T. McFadden,
Mrs. Louis W. Fairfield, Mrs. Henry
Allen Cooper, Mrs. Albert Johnson,
Mrs. Felix Cordovaf Zavila, Mrs.
Samuel Z. Winslow, Mrs. Leonidas C.
Dyer, Mrs. Harry Z. Hull, Mrs. A. E..
B. Stephens, Mrs. w. c. Ramseyer,
Mrs. Wallace S. Dempsey, Mrs. Fred
erick r. Lehlbach, Mrs. ]. D. Fred
ericks, Mrs. Albert H. Vestal, Mrs.
Henry r. Rathbone, Mrs. Edwin d.
Hayes, Mrs c. B. Hudspeth, Mrs.
John NJ. Nelson, Mrs. Richard M.
Elliott, Mrs. Guy c. Campbell, Mrs.
Edward l.. King. Mrs. Sol Bloom.
Mrs william n. VaiIe, Mrs. Edward
NJ Beers. Mrs, Z. A. Leatherwood and
Mrs z. Hart Fem.
There will be an important b1sS-
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time OF diplomats. who, however, find
time to entertain dinner, tea and
luncheon parties.
The Ambassador of Italy. Don Ge-
lasio CaetanI is expected to sail for
his home in Italy Saturday, Febru-
airy z.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier entertained at
dinner last evening in honor of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes.
Others in the company were the Am
bassador of Great Britain, Sir Esme
Howard; Senator and Mrs. Oscar Un-
derwood, Senator and Mrs. Arthur
Capper, Senator and Mrs. David A
Reed, Representative and Mrs. James
NJ. Magee, Representative A Piatt
Andrew, the counselor of the Danish
legation and Nine. Helmer-Petersen,
Col. and Mrs. George Harvey. Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Garrett, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs. William B. Coster, Mr.
Floyd Blair and Miss Elizabeth Con-
molly.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter were hosts Informally at
luncheon yesterday, entertaining a
small company in honor of the Am
bassador of Italy, Don Gelasio Cae-
tani.
Mime. Peter will receive Friday aft
ernoon in her home on Sixteenth
street
The Minister of Sweden and Nine
Wednesday evening in honor of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes.
The Minister of Panama and Sonora
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Sorority Assembled at
Annual Banquet

Chi Delta Sigma Sorority enter
tanned at its annual banquet at LIE
Paradis Monday evening, December
29. The guests included Mrs. James
NJ. Allen, Miss Eleanor Zuberano, Miss
Adele, Zuberano, Miss Mary Buckley
Miss Langer, Miss Mary Bickers, Miss
Pullman, Miss Frances Thurtell, Miss
Madeline Cullen, Miss Genevieye
O'Connor, Miss Dorothy Darling, Miss
EVELYN Healy, Mr.. James NJ! Allen, Mr..
Edward Buckley, Mr., Ted Grosh, Mr..
John Maginniss, Mr.. John Sherwood,
Mr., Keir Wiseman, Mr.. Aubrey War
field, Mr. Ray Wire, Mr., Tom keane,
Mr.. Edward Lohse, Mr.. Hubert Sale
and Mr.. Ray Lawrenson.
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Southern Society Issues
Cards for New Year Ball

The Southern Society has issued
cards for its New Year ball Thurs
day evening in the main ballroom of
the New willard, commemorating the
one hundred and tenth anniversary
of the victory of Andrew Jackson in
the battle of New Orleans.
casion, as a number of attractive
features are to be added and a num-
Der of distinguished guests are to be
present
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Mrs. Coolidge to Head
Hebrew Ball Patronesses

Mrs. Coolidge has consented to
head the list of patronesses for the
card party to be held at the Arling-
ton Hotel. Wednesday, January 81,
under the auspices of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged.
Tickets may be secured from Mrs
J. Katz. 1924 Connecticut avenue, and
Mrs. NJ. Milstone, $3.50 Nineteenth
street northwest.
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Capital Hostesses
Announce AT Homes"
To the Social World
Receptions Are Listed With
the Dates Attached, for
Information OF Prospective
Callers.

Mrs. Sutherland, wife of Mr.. Jus
tice George Sutherland, will receive
in her apartment at 1929 Connecticut
avenue tomorrow afternoon from to
6 o'clock. At the tea table and as
sisting will be Mrs. Claude Swanson,
Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. Eliot Wads-
worth, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell and
Mrs. E. Sutherland Elmore.
Mrs. Sanford, wife of Mr.. Justice
Edward T. Sanford, will be at home
tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock in her apartment at 2029 Con-
necticut avenue. Mrs. Grosvenor
Backus and Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker
will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. William Mather Lewis will not
receive tomorrow afternoon, but will
be at home the remaining Mondays in
January.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman will receive
Thursday in her home at 1908 New
Hampshire avenue.
Mrs. James NJ. Green will be at
home January and January Is.
Mrs. William Denison Morgan has
returned to Washington from Florida
and has opened her house at 2112
Bancroft place. Mrs. Morgan will re-
ceive this afternoon and the remain
ing Sundays in January.
Mrs. w. Sinclair Bowen will receive
on Thursdays, January and Is, from
3 to o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Lowndes, Mrs. Edgar
Woods and Mrs. GIenmore Clark will
be at home Wednesday afternoon
from 4 to 6 o'clock at the Naval Hos
pital, and will receive again January
81.
Mrs. +. 7. Mann will be at home
this afternoon in her house at 1888
Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Eva Dell Myers will be at
home this afternoon frem 4 to 6
o'clock in her apartment at the Port
land.
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Hospitality Marks Holiday
Program at the Embassies
Dinners, Teas and Luncheons Feature New Year
Social Event-Diplomats Also Give Time
to Visiting.

de Alfaro will entertain at luncheon
today in compliment to the new Min
lister of Ecuador and Sonora de Ochoa
Ortiz. Covers will be laid for IL.
Sonora de Alfaro will be at home
informally this afternoon after
o'clock in the new legation at 1886
New Hampshire avenue.
The Minister of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes, DIR. Ante Tresich Pa
vich1ch, will be host at dinner Wed
nesday evening in compliment TO
Nine. Grouitch, wife of former Minis
ter OF Jugoslavia to Washington. DR..
Slavko Grouitch, who is visiting In
Washington. Nine. Grouitch will be
the guest of Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins
in her home at 1926 K street after
Thursday.
The Minister of Esthonia and Nine.
Pip have Cancelled their social en-
gagements because OF the death Fri
day of the formers father, in his
home, at Tallinn, Esthonia-
The Minister of Greece and Nine.
Simopoulos will return tomorrow
from New York, where they are
spending the week end. They went
to attend the dinner given in their
honor last evening by Mr.. Henry
Morgenthau.
The charge d'affaires of Rumania
and Nine. Nano are occupying the
legation until the return of the Min
lister and Princess Bibesco. Nine.
Nano arrived in New York last week
from Europe, where she remained for
a time after the return of M Nano TO
his post here.
The counselor OF the British en-
baSsy and Mrs. Chiffon will entertain
at dinner tomorrow evening.
The counselor OF the Hungarian le-
cation and Nine. Pelenyi will arrive
in New York Wednesday aboard the
President Roosevelt and will come to
Washington before the end of the
week.
The military attache Of the British
embassy and Mrs. Charlton will be
hosts at dinner Wednesday evening.
entertaining in compliment to Mrs.
Ossley Shore and Mrs. Butler who
will come from Philadelphia for
short visit.
NJ. Jean Labat and Nine. Labat have
taken an apartment at 1921 Sixteenth
street, where they are established for
the Winter
Nine. Labat will be at home infor-
mally Friday afternoons through this
month.
The commercial counselor OF the
Swedish legation and Mime. Weidel
will have as their guest this week
the latter's niece, Miss Jean Gano,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Res
Gano of Philadelphia, who will ar
rive tomorrow.
Miss @no was presente to society
by her parents at a dance Saturday
evening, December 81, in the Ritz
Carlton Hotel, which Nj. and Nine.
Weidel attended.
Nine. Weidel will entertain at tea
tomorrow afternoon in her home, at
1928 21st street, for Miss Gano.
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Dinner Party Planned
By Overseas League

The Overseas League will meet at
a dinner party Monday evening at
6 80 o'clock at the Grace Dodge Hotel.
Immediately following the dinner the
members of the league will retire to
the Garden House for their regular
monthly meeting.
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Reception and Tea to
Honor Mrs. Gait

There's will be a reception and tea
given for Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
by the American Association of Uni
versity Women at the club Satur-
day afternoon, January 10. from 4
to o'clock.
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Senate Ladies Club
VIII Meet Tuesday

The Senate Ladies' Luncheon Club
will meet Tuesday at the Capitol
for the first time this year. The club,
of which Mrs. John B. Kendrick is
president, met once during December
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ness meeting at the club at 1880
o'clock Wednesday for nomination Of
officers for the next term.
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Holiday visits occupy much of the
time of diplomats. who, however, find
time to entertain dinner. tea and
luncheon parties.
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The Minister Of Esthonia and Nine
Pip have Cancelled their social en-
gagements because OF the death Fri
day of the formers father, in his
home, at Tallinn, Esthonia-
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Mrs. Victor Kaufman will receive
Thursday in her home at 170S New
Hampshire avenue.
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Mrs. James NJ. Green will be a
home January s and January Is.
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Mrs. +. T. Mann will be at home
this afternoon in her house at 1888
Sixteenth street.
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Mrs. w. Sinclair Bowen will receive
on Thursdays, January and Is, from
3 to o'clock.
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The Minister of Greece and Nine.
Simopoulos will return tomorrow
from New York, where they are
spending the week end. They went
to attend the dinner given in their
honor last evening by Mr.. Henry
Morgenthau.
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Mrs. William Mather Lewis will not
receive tomorrow afternoon, but will
be at home the remaining Mondays in
January.
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Mrs.. Eva Dell Myers will be at
home this afternoon frem to 6
o'clock in her apartment at the Port
land.
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RARE MUSIC TREAT
/ G|VENA AT FESTIVAL
AII.Beethoven Program, Old
English Songs and Purcell
Z Number Charm Hearers.

The group of 500 fortunate musi-
clans and music lovers invited to the
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge festival
Of chamber music at the new little
auditorium in the Library of Con.
gress enjoyed two rare programs yes
terday and has two more today that
promise to give the festival a remark
able ending.
In the morning yesterday Beethoven
was granted an entire program. He
Is one of the few composers whose
style and musicianship In composition
can ride triumphant over "one- man"
program. Never has Washington
heard more beautiful and consistent
Interpretations of chamber music by
this master. The famous Festival
Quartet of South Mountain. composed
Of William Knoll. Karl kraeuter Hugo
kOrtsChak and Willem Willeke, play
ed the splendid Quartet in b Flat"
with the even, unified effect of sin
gle individual at responsive organ.
This work has been heard in it's en-
tircty only rarely. Due to it's consid-
cradle length, II Is not given at many
concerts. All of the movements are
beautiful. but the allegro gives q
climax of beauty to a fitting finale.
= The sonata in minor. Opus
). No. 2. was equally interesting in
us ItdtlIlG DN .NlT. w llltke III inc
cello and Aurelio Giorni, who also has
played frequently at previous Berk-
shire festivals. at the piano. Mr..
Giorni's pianissimo work was espe-
cially intriguing. \ real tapestry of
music was made in the serenade in
d. Opus rs. as interpreted by
Georges Barrere. world-renowned
fiutist: Mr.. Knoll and Mr.. Kortschak.
The syncopated variation in the min
net movement was Il delicious bit of
musical humor.
Old English Program.
" The supreme novelty of the festi-
val came with yesterday afternOon's
program of Old English music when
the long anticipa ted English singers
of London gave three groups of I'M
accompanied songs of sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. The audience
enjoyed the artistry of this seNtet
so much that they gave a demonstra-
ton by rising after the last number
and literally shouting for an encore.
The six singers are Flora Mann.
Nellie Carson. Lillian Berger. Nor
man Stone. Norman Motley and
Cuthbert Kelly. Each Is a finished
artist with evidently perfect knowl-
edge of breath control, phrasing.
enunciation and the true art of
"spinning n note" The attack was
relaxed and true. the pitch dear
and accurate.
The selections included four motets
by William Byrd, Thomas Tomkins
and Thomas Wheelkes: four Old Eng.
Hsh folk songs arranged by Vaughan
Williams and four madrigals and a
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in G Minor" by Henri Sokolov and
Max Pugatsky, vioiinists. and Richard
Lorleberg. 4llist, with Mr.. Richards
again at the harpsichord. 1t was a
truly remarkable number skillfully
played.
A feature incident of the morning
performance was the formal meeting
of the two Mrs. Coolidges when Mrs
Frederick Shurtleff Coolidge, donor of
the auditorium, who is present at
every program, welcomed Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge. who came to hear part of
the Beethoven program.
This morning Italy had due repre-
sentation in works by Caldara, Boo
cherini and PiZZetti presented by
members of the National String Quar-
tet, Lynnwood Farnam, organist, and
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most overwhelmed with pleasure at
the reception accorded their efforts.
The tone Of the period set by the
motel group was sustained in the
harpsichord solos by Lewis Richards.
who seems most facile interpreter
Of this fascinating old instrument. He
played Jig by John Bull and Giles
Farnal'y's Tower HILL" which reveal
ed all the charm of those naive COM
positions. William Byrd's Fifth
Pavar' and the lively rhythm of the
GailiaEd movement. also played. show
ed more: real genius. 1t would be in
teresttns to hear these two numbers
on an organ.
Warrington came into her first
share US. participant in the festival
In tbs playing of the complicated
PASSAGES Of Henry Purcells Sonata
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ballet for unaccompanied voices writ
ten by Thomas Morley. Orlando Glib
bons, John Bennett. Thomas Weelkes
and John Wilbye. The encore to the
second group was Gustav Holsts ar
rangement of Il Sowed the Seeds of
Love" and the final encore was a rep
etitfon of Weelkes' ballet for five
voices" called "On the Plains" and
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proper English chairs with cork
screw legs as their background.
They showed perfect relaxation Of
pose and voice and complete knowl-
edge of each others part as well as
their own. Their expressive faces
helped much in giving the atmosphere
of their numbers. They seemed al
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telling of the fairy-folk who form a
vital part in the traditional myths Of
the English people. Dramatic quality
and rich humor were characteristics
of these selections and seemed thor
oughly appreciated by the audience.
The singers sat in easy. conversational
fashion about a large carved table.
with the red velvet cushions Of very
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Autoist Sued for $1,000

A traffic collision near Sixth and
K streets June 8 last Is made the
basis of a suit for $4,000 damages
filed today in the District Supreme
Court by John H. Wise against
Charles 8. Frank. Through Attor-
neys Hawken & Havell the plaintiff
says he was driving his car near the
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the Elshuco Trio Of New York This
afternoon quartets by Howard Han
son and Claude Debussy and quintet
by Franz Schubert will be played by
the Chamber Music Society of San
Francisco and Nine. Marie Romaet
RoSanof
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street intersection when Frank
"negligently" operated his machine
so that the two vehicles collided and
Wise sustained serious and perma-
nent injury.
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Several apartment houses are to be
built in the Bahamas.