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at 2400 Sixteenth street Tuesday with
r large company attending. Mrs. Wal.
ter l.. Finley, president of the Wash
ington Chapter, No. 2. of the Army
Relief was the honor guest and gave
an interesting talk on the work of
Army Relief" Miss Eleanor Hubert
played several selections on the piano.
These luncheons promise to be as
successful and as well attended as
they were last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-25
McKechnie to Be Guest
of Pennsylvania Society

The Pennsylvania Society of
Washington, at its meeting Novem-
Der 20. twill have as honor guest
Mr.. William McKechnie, manager OF
the world champion base ball team
of Pittsburgh. which won the
crown in the seventh game from
Washington. Mr.. McKechnie Is a
native of Pennsylvania and will tell
tho story of the world series from
his own standpoint.
Last year the Pennsylvania So
ciety had Mr.. Clark Griffith as honor
guest at the Washington Base Ball
night. Mr.. "Bucky" Harris. the
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Society Folk Respond
For Continental Ball

Mrs. Frank Morrison, chairman of
the seventh Continental ball. to be
given by the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter. d. A. r.. Tuesday. November
II. at Rauscher's. assisted by her vice
chairman. Mrs. William D0ugaIl
Leetch, Is receiving enthusiastic re-
Spouse from many Of the representa-
tive society folk in the Capital. Mrs
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Jaspar NJ. Beall IS regent OF the chap
ter, and the vice regent Ia Mrs. Nor
rlson. Mrs. Morrison is receiving &C
tive cooperation from the chairman
of patronesses, Mrs. William Dougall
Lcetch: vice chairman, Mas Virginia
Nichols; chairman of mems commit
tee, Miss Mary S. S2rignan: vice chair
man, Miss Fanita Clairmont: chairman
of young ladies' committee, Miss Helen
Belt, and vice chairman, Miss Ed
wardino Warren. Mrs. Ralph Endicott
is chairman of refreshments, and Mrs.
Gladys Doing is chairman of badges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-25

L. Chilly, vice presidents. and Mrs.
Howard 8. Reside. treasurer. Repre-
sentative Samuel A. Kendall Ia
chairman of the membership COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-25

The great Columbia glacier in
Alaska, is four miles wide and 900
feet high. and Is moving at the rate
of an inch an hour.
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Card Party and Tea
Aids Mountain School

The Washington Alumnae Chapter
or Pi Beta Phi Fraternity will give
a card party at the Mayfiower Hotel
Tuesday afternoon, Novmeber 10, for
the benefit of the settlement school at
Gatlinburg, Tenn, which is main
tanned for the mountaineers by the
fraternity. The party will be under
the direction OF Mrs. Wilson Comp
ton, Mrs. Dale Drain. Miss Ruth Den
ham, Miss Pauline Ayres, Miss Maxine
Girts and Mrs. Mabel l.. Eaton, chair
man. Many are arranging to have
tea in the garden after the card
party.
Quartermaster Corps
Ladies Have Luncheon
The first luncheon of the ladies of
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The Washington times., 1925-08-03
PASTOR flint 5
DAUGHTER
EL0PED
Maryland's Marrying Parscn'
Learns Own Child Likes
System

ELKTON, Nd, Aug. 3.-When.
the Reverend Ernest e. Weaver s.
pretty daughter, Josephine, drove
un to the parental door and an
nounced gaily, Look, papa m
married" you could have knocked
the Reverend Mr.. Weaver over with
ia feather.
AS nobody had feather, the
Reverend Mr.. Weaver continued TO
stare at his daughter and the hap
py bridegroom, Ray Timer, twenty
one, OF Lancaster, Pa, who waved
q merry Hello, popr' from his
sturday flivver.
And well might Mr.. Weaver
stare. Well might he cape, Ii he
chose to cape. For he Is the
marrying minister of EIkton, and
the Cecil county Ministerial Ass
ssociation has already told Governor
Richie that he divides the charges
for marriage ceremonies with the
taxi trust.
Just think Of that! He, an old
hand at the clipping game. and his
own daughter runs out, right from
under his nose, and gets married
I'm EIlicott City.
The newlyweds just dropped In
to say hello Mr.. Weaver on their
way to Lancaster. where they will
start housekeeping.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
PRESENCE OF MOTHER
KEEPS HER BOY ALIVE

WAKEFIELD, r. l., Aug. g.
His mothers nearness to his bed
side is said by physicians to be one
of the chief reasons why Rody Mar.
shall. jr.. Of Pittsburgh, has con
tinued TO live since July Is, when
he broke his neck diving into shall,
low water at Narragansett Pier.
The lad has shown great pluck
and in all of his conscious moments
smiles and talks with Mrs. Mar.
shall. She spends the greater part
of each day at the hospital. Her
husband. with whom she raced
across the Atlantic to reach the
boy, has returned to Pittsburgh, but
maintains constant communication
with the hospital.
The Marshalls were touring Eu-
rope when notified by cablegram OF
the accident to their son at the
pier. Doctor Henry B. Potter has
assumed sole charge of the case.
Vertebfae of the neck were shat
tered, but there is a bare possibility
they may knit in that position, SO
the boy may live, though paralyzed.
Special apparatus is used for
keeping his body perfectly still.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
.5-YEAR SCHOOL
PLAN MAY BE
SAVED
New Bids to Be Asked For
Three Buildings Delayed
In Construction

Efforts to save the five-year
school building program, halted by
failure Of contractors to bid for
construction Of three new schools
within the amounts appropriated
by Congress, are being made today
by District officials.
/. II these efforts fail construction
of the buildings must go over
another year, 1t is indicated. The
three buildings, construction of
which has been postponed, are the
new Brightwood Park. Manor Park.
and a building at Fifth and Blu
chanan streets northwest.
!. Engineer Commissioner J. Frank
lin Bell today is considering a plan
for asking bids on three schools
as single construction unit, in
the hope that the large single con.
tract will induce contractors to
offer lower bids for the individual
buildings, falling within the limits
set by Congress.
1T will be cheaper for the con.
tractor to assemble his equipment
here for the entire group OF three
; buildings than II would be to as
semble three sets of equipment for
the individual buildings, and we
hope the saving thus affected will
permit us to award contracts fol-
immediate construction. of the build
tngs,' Commissioner Bell said.
II this effort fails the matter will
be dropped until Congress ASSEMBLIES
next December, when increased ap
appropriations viii be asked.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
JEAN ELIOT's GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
ACTIVITIES OF
OFFICIALS AND
DIPLOMATS
Some Return for Re
mainder of Summer;
Others Plan to Leave

The Secretary of State, Mr.. KEEL
logg, was Joined this morning by
Mrs. Kellogg, who has been spend
ing several weeks in their home in
St Paul. Mrs Kellogg plans 70
remain in Washington. throughout
the month.
The Secretary will be host at a
stag dinner at the Pan-AIncrican
Union Friday evening in compliment
to the members Of the Belgian Debt
Commission, who will arrive in
Washington tomorrow or Wedncs-
day.
The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Matsudaira have not yet
completed their plans for a motor
trip north. They will leave Wash
ington. however, before the middle
Of this month and will be away
probably ten days or two weeks.
With them win be their Oldest
children.
The Attorney General, Mr.. Sar.
gent. returned this afternoon from
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
where he went by motor fer the
week end In the group of three or
four accompanying him was John
Marshall. of the Department Of JUS
tice.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover and their son, Allan
Hoover, arrived in Washington this
morning from California and plan
to be here for the remainder Of the
summer except for occasional brief
visits in nearby places.
The minister of China, Doctor
SIZE, returned today from Blue
Ridge Summit where he spent the
weekend with Nine. SEE and their
children. j
The minister Of Latyia, Doctor
Charles l.. Sega was the guest at
dinner last evening Of Commander
and Mrs. George J0erns, who enter
tanned at the Hotel Martinique.
Miss Kathleen O'Shaughnessy Of
the State Department has left Wash
ington to visit her parents in Ware
ham, Mass, before sailing from San
Francisco on August 20 for Picking,
China, where she win be attached
to the American legation.
of the Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, closed her apartment at Wsrd-
man Park Hotel today and. with
her children, left for Eaglesmera.
Pa, to remain until September Ii.
\ y
Miss Julia Maths, niece Of Sena-
tor William B. Mckinley. Awho has
been abroad since early in the
summer, will sail tomorrow on
the Leviathan for New York and
is expected to come to Washing
ton immediately.
Herbert Hengstler, chief of the
Hufeau OF Foreign Service admin
istration, of. the State Department,
has returned from short visit in
New England. He will leave
Washington soon for a longer stay
in New England
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
SCHLEsINGERS PLAN TRIP
ON YACHT TO CAPITAL

Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Schlesinger,
the latter Countess Gizycka until
her recent marriage, have just pur-
chased small yacht and plan to
run down to Washington on it
soon for day or so. Since return
ing from Europe, where they passed
their honeymoon, they have been
established in a cottage in South
ampton, L. /.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Whitney
Smith, who are occupying the home
of Mrs. Schlesinger on Dupont Cir
Gle this summer. have as their
guests Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs.
alfred Pierson, and Miss Edna
Thompson, both of Spring Valley.
III.
Frank S. Hight has jeined Mrs,
Hight and their children at their
summer home at Canaan, n. H.,
where he expects to spend the
month.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Joseph
Humphrey are visiting the for
Tner's parents, Major General and
Mrs. Charles F. Humphrey, at
their apartment in the Wyoming.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Humphrey
will leave the end of the week
for Paris Island, s. c.. where the
former has BEEN assigned 10 duty.
Mrs Humphrey was Miss Josephine
Bridget, of this city.
Frank Lee, who came home to
Washington recently on leave
from his duties as consul at Brad
ford, England, has been assigned
to duty >at the State Department.
Mr.. and Mrs Lee are staying
with Mrs. Lees mother, Mrs
Benjamin f. Pilson, while hunt.
ing for a house. Mr.. Lee has
been succeeded at his post in
Bradford by Ray Thompson, also
of Washington, who left the end
Of the week for England.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
ENTERTAINING AT
INSTITUTE OF POLITICS

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph
Strauss, who are attending the In
#stitute Of Politics at Williamstown,
Mass, were hosts at dinner there
last evening to a company Of
twenty in compliment to the. Presi-
dent Of williams College, Doctor
Harry A.. Garfield, and Mrs. Gar
field.
Mrs: John Stewart McLennan
had as. her guests over the week
end Sir Frederick and Lady Maurice
Of London, WHO are attending the
institute of Politics. She enter.
tanned for them at luncheon yes.
terday in Ashintully and had a
picnic supper. In their honor last
evening at Hayes Pond nearby.
Sir Frederick is one Of the few
characters featured in the ReDing-
ton "reminiscences that came out
with some traits of character to
the good.
Six eminent Russian professors
are concerned in the production
which was suggested by the Insti-
tute, for. Experimental Medicine.
Mrs. william Hamilton Bayly,
who has been touring Europe since
February, will return to Washingo
ton today and reopen her suite in
the Hotel Roosevelt. Mrs. Simon
Wolfe. who has been with. Mrs.
Bayly, will also return today.
4 & y
Edward B. Mclean is spending a
week in washington after which he
will rejoin his family at their
estate at Bar Hartor. William Faust
Wiley, Of Cincinnati, is spending a
few days with Mr.. Mclean.
X \
Colonel Francis N. Cooke, u. S.
A., who has been at the Army War
College in Washington for the past
year, is at the Hotel Aston in New
York to remain until August IL,
when he VIII sail for Honolulu.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
DRY DRIVE MAY
CLOSE 1000
PLACES
U. S. Launches Spectacular
Move In New York by Pad !.
locking 13 Resorts
By international News Service

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The gov
eminent today launched a spectacu-
lar drive to paddock more than
/ 900 places In New York city
and other parts of the State.
With two courts running at top
speed. thirteen ESTABLISHMENTS were
closed this morning.
Four of the thirteen places were
in Kingston, n. Y, home OF Palmer
Garfield prohibition director for
New York State.
Complaints against thirty-tw1
other places remained on the calea-
dar for the day They We're being
disposed of as fast as they came up.
Texas Guinan to Appear
Eighty-two cases are scheduled to
be handled this week.
The next session of the paddock
courts will be held Friday. At that
time a test case may be tried, when
Texas Guinan, proprietor of a sup
per club in the white light district
of New York, appears in answer TO
complaint. There is a temporary
injunction now outstanding against
her place.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
BROoKHART STILL LEADS
STICK IN IOWA RECOUNT

Senator Brookhart Of Iowa has
) lead Of ,O22 votes over his Dem
ocratic opponent. Daniel r. stock,
ii the recount 81 twenty-five
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
MISSING BABY FOUND
DEAD or EXPOSURE

READING, Pa, Aug. 3.-The body
of Jennie, twenty three -months-old
daughter of Charles Benin. of Dry.
vile. was found in a cornfield a
mile and half from home. It's
condition showed that the child had
fallen from exhaustion, having lost
its way, and died Of exposure.
The discovery was made by sew
eral boys from Topton, who, with
hundreds of others, were securing
the thick underbrush, rocky land
cornfields for several miles around
the locality.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
ALEXANDRIA | s
To HEAR NAVY
BAND
Secretary Wilbur Accedes to
Request Of City For
Visit There

ALEXANDRIA,, Aug. 3.-Secre.
tary of the Navy Wilbur today
gave his consent to the request OF
City Manager Paul Morton that
the United States Navy Band, Of
sixty pieces, under the direction
Of Lieutenant Charles Benter, be
allowed to give an open.air concert
in this city, with the one proYi-
sion that the city furnish trans
Bortation for the nusiciana. Mr.,
Morton was immediately besieged
with requests from both the Wash
ington.Virginia Railway Company
and the Alexandria, Bancroft and
washington Rapid Transit Com.
pany for the privilege of furnish
ing busses for the occasion.
The concert, which is scheduled
for Thursday night, will be held
in front OF the Confederate mon1-
ment at the corner Of washington
and Prince streets. 1t will begin
promptly at s o'clock.
Al special bandstand will be erect.
ed to accommodate the Navy Band,
which is much larger than any
that has played in the weekly Open
air concerts held here during the
month Of July. and the police arc
making arrangements to handle
the unusually large crowd that Is
expected to attend.
Mrs. r. Al. Williams. of the
Harris Hotel, il Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest, Washington, D. c.,
who was seriously injured when the
automobile which she was driving
-collided with bus of the Alexan-
dria,, Bancroft and Washington
Rapid Transit Company Saturday
night, injuring nine other persons,
occupants OF the bus, was reported
at the Alexandria hospital today
to be resting more comfortably, al
though her condition is still re-
garded as critical. Mrs Williams.
who only yesterday admitted owner.
the bus, suffered broken left arm,
cuts on the head and face, and is
believed to have severe internal in
juries.
The local Democratic committee
and the League OF Women's Voters
are trying to get q large number OF
voters to- the polls tomorrow to vote
in the primaries Although only
one candidate has been nominated
on the Democratic ticket for each
city office There has been d grow
ing interest in the outcome Of the
guLernatorial race. Both camps
PREDICT victory but the trend of
opinion seems tn be that Harry
Flood Byrd, Of Winchester, will be
the victor here. Mr.. Byrd spoke
here last week.
e. NJ Hughes Of this city is con.
fined to the Fredericksburg hospital
as the result OF injuries received
las. night when the automobile IN
which he was riding collided with
another just outside of that city.
George p. Douglas, colored, was
released on 1000 bond after d
hearing in police court today on a
charge of shooting his brother, John
| FL Douglas, twehry-four, of 1908
North Royal street. George claims
that he shot at Johns wife and ac-
cidentally hit John, who is expected
| to recover.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
IMMoDEST DREsSERS
BRANDED IN ITALY

NAPLES, Aug. 3.-For SINE lays
past the women of Naples. have
been wearing long sleeves, not.
wtthstanding the high temperature.
They are afraid to do otherwise.
for several ladies' have found on
their return home. after they have
been out with bare arms, that
mark in indelible ink disfiyu ed
them.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
BLOOD TRANSMISSION
TO SAVE WIFE'S LIFE

NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa, Aug.
3.-Mrs. Warren Walter, Selins-
grove, is recovering from an opera.
tion at the Geisinger Memorial hos
pital, Danyille, following blood
TRANSMISSION from her husbands
body. Six persons showed their
old-time devotion to a friend, doc
tors said, when they volunteered to
give their blood for the woman's
sake
The Washington times., 1925-08-03

counties ii the contested Iowa cleo
ton being made by officers of the
senate Elections Committee. Il was
announced today.
The total uncontested vote shows
Brookhart, 1O5.47s, and stscl,
lO4 ,451.
The Washington times., 1925-08-03
PROFESSORS PREPARE
MOVIE ON BRAIN

PRAGUE, Aug. Sit IL reported
from Moscow that the Meshrab-
Russ Film Company has received
permission to make q new scientific
film entitled The Mechanism 81
the Brain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-12
LEGION ENTERTAINMENT
ENJOYED

The program presented by the
local post of the American Le-
gion last night-Armistice Day
at the \. 3. S. hall drew ca
pacity hose.
Anker NJ. Simonsen gave a
good talk in a clear distinct
voice on the meaning of the day
it meant to the service
men when hostilities ceased on
Nov. II, 1918, and what the le-
gion stands for.
Community singing was led by
Rex Truman and the Glee Club
under his direction favored with
two numbers. A little comedy
sketch entitled Rubber Boots
was presented by Margaret
Schroeder, Dagmar Rodholm, and
Astrid Gravesen, with Harold
johnson as the hard-looking
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gether with them at the farm
home the following day. Since
then they have had callers off
and on, in relatives and near
friends as the good news gradu-
ally became known.
Mr.. Lundgren and five of his
children came here several years
ago from South Dakota and have
since lived on their farm, 8 miles
northeast of Askov, the one 9th
er child, an infant being left
with relatives after the death of
it's mother. Miss Jackson has
been keeping house for them
most of the time since coming to
Askov.
The American joins with
friends in extending congratula-
lions and best wishes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-12

Mrs. J. J. Jensen, in the vii
lage, was pleasantly surprised
yesterday when friends and
neighbors called at the home
the occasion being her birthday
The J. A. johnson family and
Andrew Bornhoft, of Rock Creek
came up yesterday to visit at
the J. C. Jensen home and at
tend the Armistice Day program
last night.
Peder Jorgensen who has been
working in a cement mill at Du-
luth, returned to Askov yester-
day to stay at his home north
east of town, as work is slack at
the mill now.
Thomas P. Mortensen is nurs-
ing a swollen face-the result of
mumps-and is obliged to remain
home this week from his high
school studies and work in the
American office.
There has been more or less
sickness at the Jorgen R. Peter
sen home the past two or three
weeks, each member having
been in bed with a cold or some
thing worse. At present three
of the children are down with
the mumps.
Helvig Christensen and a
friend who have been working at
Abbotsville, N. D., this summer
came here Friday for a visit at
the home the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen Christensen.
They left again yesterday, for
Cedar Falls, Iowa, accompanied
by Mr.. Christensen, who will
visit relatives there for a week
or so, while the others will husk
corn.
Einar Nielsen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Aug. Nielsen, met with an
accident Saturday night while
riding on his bicycle without
lights. He was on his way home
and met a car driven by Ludwig
and Otto Madsen on the corner
mile west of town. Being with
out lights on the bicycle natural
ly those in the car did not see
him as they were rounding the
corner and coming toward him.
He was bumped into but got
away luckily with a few scratch
es and cuts about the face. No
internal or permanent injury
and he is about now but some
what bandaged.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-12

Anker M. Simonsen was on the
sick list Wednesday and his
duties on rural route No. 1 were
performed by Emil Christensen.
w. J. Wilkinson, manager of
the Cloquet office of the Mime
sofa Power & Light Co., and D.
T. Dunnweber, resident manager
at Sandstone, were business cal
lers in Askov Saturday.
Rev. Oris Suver of the Union
Congregational church, Sand
stone, accompanied D. T. Dunn
weber, resident manager for the
Minnesota Power & Light Co., up
here yesterday to visit and get
acquainted with the community
while Mr.. Dunnweber was at
tending to some electrical bust
ness. Rev. Suver also has charge
of the Boy Scouts in Sandstone.
He has class of 80.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-12

burglar who kept the girls
frightened and in the meantime
got all he could eat. Readings by
Carrie Feldtmose and Mrs. A.
M. DeYoung, singing by Mrs.
Svend Petersen during which
was presented a scene of a Red
Cross nurse administering to the
needs of a wounded soldier, bugle
calls by Thorvald S. Jensen and
music by the orchestra made up
the balance of the program.
Following the entertainment
folks enjoyed lunch and social
discourse. The evening was en-
joyed and a feeling of good fell
lowship prevailed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-12
QUIETLY MARRIED

The news has now leaked out
that John Lundgren was married
to his housekeeper, Miss Emma
Jackson, by the Swedish Luther
an minister, Rev. Ostergren, at
Oak Lake, on Saturday afternoon,
Oct. "a. A few of their nearest
relatives celebrated the event to-