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These rods were used for scourging
and the ak for bcheading.
The mace is our modern adaptation
of the symbol of authority found in
the bundle of rods carried by those
lictors. Those rods were known as
faces" and came to be recognized as
emblems of authority which all citi-
zens had to respect. AS the magis-
trates proceeded, these lictors bear
ing the faces preceded them while the
citizens made way. When there was
any disorder the faces were brought
forward and quiet and peace were
restored.
So it is today in the National House
of Representatives, where the mace
as symbol of authority demands
and is accorded instant recognition
by the most belligerent members
The Romans when they conquered
Britain brought with them the faces
as an emblem of authority. which.
like many other Roman customs, re-
manned with The British people and
were subsequently introduced into
American institutions. While no
longer used for inflicting punishment,
| the faces continue as symbol of the
early English magistrates.
Rods of Ebony.
The great councils of the early Saxons
developed into one general body, which
in the fourteenth century became known
as the House of Commons, and the
faces, which preserved order in the
earlier councils. then became known as
the mace, which has since remained as
the emblem of legislative authority.
As the House of Representatives of
the United States was modelled closely
after the House OF Commons by the
fra nf q Of
the mace was borrowed from this Eng
| Iish custom, which harked back to the
ancient Roman republic.
The first mace adopted by the ma
| tional House of Representatives was de-
stroyed by fire when the British burned
| the Capitol in 1914. From that date un-
! til 1912 a mace of painted wood did
service, but in 1912 the present mace
l was made in reproduction of the orig
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inal mace. It is a little over feet in
height and consists of bundle of ebony
rods, representing the States of the
Union, bound together with a band of
silver in imitation of the thongs which
bound the faces. From the center of
this bundle OF ebony rods protrudes a
silver stem on which is silver globe
nearly inches in diameter. This globe
is surmounted by an eagle of solid silver
with outspread wings.
Mace Brings Order.
Whenever, as seldom happens. the
House becomes unruly and seems be-
yond the Speakers control, the ser
geant-at-arms lifts the mace from it's
pedestal and walks up and down the
aisles of the hall. Order is promptly
restored and absolute silence prevails,
so great Is respect for the mace as a
symbol of authority. Thus the members
of the House, who are themselves law
makers, very properly set example for
the whole country of respect for law
and authority.
Section 2 of rule iv provides that
the mace is the symbol of the office
OF the sergeant-at and is borne
by that officer while enforcing order
upon the floor. This rule dates from
1888. 1t was originally proposed, fol-
lowing the parliamentary usage, that
the mace should be placed on the
clerks table during the sitting OF
the House and under 1t when the
House should be in committee, but
this proposal was not carried.
The mace during the sessions OF
the House is kept in an upright po-
sition and on a marble pedestal al
the right of the Speakers chair. 1t
is not taken down when the House
goes into recess, but is taken down
when the House resolves into com
mittee of the whole House, and is re-
placed in position when the Speaker
resumes the chair. 1t Is taken from
its pedestal and borne by the SER
geant-at-arms while enforcing order
on the floor under direction of tht
Speaker or the chairman of the COM
mittee of the whole House on the
state of the Union.
Copyright, 1924. by Will p. Kennedy
(The thirteenth article in this Sc
ries will be The Great Seal of the
United States" 1t will be printed In
this paper next Wednesday,
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DEATH HELD ACCIDENT.

verdict of accidental death was
reported by a coroners jury at an in
quest at the morgue yesterday, in the
case of Curtis Adams, 12-year- old
colored boy, who was shot in the
stomach two weeks ago, and died at
Emergency Hospital Thursday night.
The boy was wounded by the acci-
dental discharge of a weapon in the
hands of Samuel Chapman, colored
visitor at the victims home, 1927 Fif-
teenth street Chapman was remov-
ing cartridges from the weapon To
guard against the possibility of its be-
ing picked up by a child and handled
with disastrous results, when it was
discharged.
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NEW ORGANIZATION
PLANS FIRST BALL
Robin Hood Club Will Give Inau-
gural Charity Affair on
February "a

Arrangements for the inaugural
frolic and ball 20 be given by the
Robin Hood Club, a newly organized
society for charitable work, are near
ly complete. The ball will be given
February "a, at the New Willard
Hotel. for the benefit of the building
fund of the Shrine of the Blessed
Sacrament, at Chevy Chase.
The music committee, consisting of
S. Douglas Gibson, chairman; Her
bert G.. Pillen. Eugene c. Mclaughlin,
]. Harry La Brum, Martin +. O'Don-
oghue, James G. Cunningham, Aubrey
S. Wardwell, James J. Donnelly,
Charles Donald Dimmock, n. J.
Busch, B. A williamson, @. w. Bates,
G. Garibaldi and Ray ]. Doyle, has
engaged a Philadelphia orchestra to
furnish the dance music for the oc-
casion. Other musical arrangements
are In the hands of a committee con-
sisting of Francis j. Hurley, George
H. OConnor, Matt Horne, II. Tudor
| Morsell. "Cy' Cummings and Thomas
T. Slattery.
The general talent commit
tee consists of DR.. Jerome +,
Crowley, Isaac Cans, Raphael
Semmes, George O'Connor, William
L. Leahy, Brainard H. Warner, jr.
Lewis Payne, Dennis Connell, William
j. Hughes, jr., Charles p. L. Moran
r. l. Edmonston, Michael Schaffer
and George /. Berger. A Ladies
Auxiliary has been organized during
| the past week, with the following
| officers and board of managers:
| Mrs. Pinckney J. Harman, regent
Mrs. william c. Sullivan and Mrs
Raphael Semmes, vice regents; Mrs
! Edward L. Pugh, secretary, in addi-
| tion to whom the board of managers
| includes:
Mrs. John Byrne, Mrs. Aubrey L
] Clarke, Mrs. Jerome +. Crowley, Mrs
Andrew j. Cummings, Mrs. Clinton
Dyar, Mrs. r. o. Edmonston, Mrs
Marie r. English, Miss Martha Fitz-
patrick, Mrs william H. Fowler, Mrs
| John r. Galloway, Mrs. A. s. Gard.
| iner, Mrs. John Garrett, Mrs. JOSEPH
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RED CROSS ASKS AID.
Wants Workers to Fashion Clothes
and Bandages.

The production department Of the
District Chapter of the American Red
Cross is seeking volunteers TO assist
in cutting out hospital and relief
garments and for women to make
surgical dressings for local hospitals.
Mrs. James b. Reynolds is in charge
of the work.
Volunteers who can cut out work
are needed for any day of the week
and should apply to Mrs. z. X.
Roberts. The surgical dressing units
meet Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays and women skilled in that
work or willing to learn should
apply on those days. Mrs. Evelyn
Gleaves is in charge. Service rem
dered to the Red Cross in either of
these classes viii be counted as
hours toward enrolment in the
registered Volunteer Service Corps of
the District Chapter Completion Of
Is hours of service will permit the
volunteer to wear the pin of the
particular branch of volunteer
service.
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A. Hayden. Mrs. Joseph NJ. HausIer,
Mrs. s. ]. Henry. Mrs. Francis Hurley,
Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, Mrs. John Kie-
ley, Mrs. Richard L. Lamb, Mrs.
Herman Laurie, Mrs. William f..
Leahy, Mrs. Joseph T. Mcclure, Mrs.
John F. Madigan, Mrs. Gordon Nc
Kay, Mrs. J. A. McKeever, Mrs. Will
liam ]. McNally, Mrs. Joseph Mercy
nolds, Mrs. J. J. Murnane, Mrs. Annie
+. Murphy, Mrs. J. Henry Oehmann,
Mrs. +. j. Quinn, Mrs. Robert Quirk,
Mrs. Albert Rheinstrom, Mrs. Edward
Rupert, Mrs. Charles G. Ross, Mrs.
Joseph c. Sheehy. Mrs. Fred G. Sin
clair Mrs. Mae Sniffen, Mrs. Thomas
F.. Slattery and Mrs. Edward J..
Walsh.
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Sues for Support.

Mrs. Edna L. Kohlbrenner has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against Edward J. Kohlbrenner, en-
ploye of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, for maintenance, alleging
neglect and cruelty. The plaintiff,
represented by Attorneys Stern and
Ashford, says she separated from her
husband last December. They were
married November %, 1919, and have
one child
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Growing Older.

Many a man who is sentimental
Adopt the old swimming hole that was
three miles from town. complains bit
terly if the bathroom is at the end
of the hall.
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Far Enough.

From the Virginia Reel.
Rastus do yuh come by dat chicken
honestly?"
Uncle. l done come to it honestly.
but dass all"
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A Novel Idea.

WdEN the Cheese Club" February
10 closes its competition TO Sc
lect a girl to be exploited for the
stage and to be known as Miss No
body from Nowhere" the lucky girl
Will be imm ediately offered a place
in the National Theater PLAYERS, a
stock company that will present a
series of plays at the National Thea
ter in Washington following the run
OF the regular attractions at that
playhouse.
Clarence jacobson, the New York
of the National Thea
ter Players, recently made this of
fer TO the officers OF the "Cheese
Club and the stage position is an
added incentive for unknown girls to
try to win the coveted prize.
The Cheese Club" live wire or
ganization Of press agents, advertis-
ing men and theatrical managers, re-
Gently announced that II will select
some unknown girl. and through ex-
ploitation and publicity make her a
theatrical star In two years. The
winner must have some latent tall
ent. be OF good looks, have ambition
and musical ability, and agree to sup
press her identity, being known only
as Miss Nobody from Nowhere"
Should any Washington girl wish
to enter the contest, It is announced
she should write to the Cheese
Club" 22o West Forty second street
New York. giving her age, height
type, occupation, her name and the
names Of her parents, three refer
ences and her latest photograph.
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Shaw and candida"

A RTHUR BINGHAM WALKLEY
IA once said that Bernard Shaw
was nothing If not explanatory. His
statement was directed in large
measure to the Shavian practice, in
all his written plays, of leaving moth
ing to the actors imaginations in the
way of stage business" Shaw s
parenthetic stage directions are said
to be superb marvels OF character in
miniature, and reflect his metioulous
habits in writing las well as his high
regard for the histronic ability of the
acting profession.
The script of Candida" the pro-
duction of which is stiu making
| theatrical history in New York, is
said to contain many examples OF
what Shaw expects the actor to ac-
complish. Shaw is most particular
that nothing be changed in his orig
inal script of a play, a popularity
discovered during the recent cable
| barrage between him and the Theater
Guild.
In the course of the performance
| Of Candida" 1t is said, patrons OF
Shaw will note: Pedro de Cordoba
| (Morell) speaks with q sadness
which is a luxury to man whose voice
| expresses 1t so finely: Gerald Hamer
levy, Sin highest spirits. his eyes
dancing; Katharine Cornell (Can
dida) brushes her finger tips to-
gether with slight twitch OF her
nose; Elizabeth Patterson (Prossy)
"blushes fiery red; and that Rich
ard Birds (Marchbanks) face whit
ems like steel in a furnace that, can
not melt it,
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Promenade Concerts.
MRS. DAVID ALLEN CAMPBELL

MRS. DAVID ALLEN CAMPBELL
president Of the American Low.
ers, Of Music, and chairman OF the
music department OF the National
Council OF Women of the United
States. announces that owing to the
necessary adjustment OF a conflict in
dates, the Spring festival of ALL
American artists will open at the
MayflowSr Hotel Monday evening,
March 16, at $40 o'clock, instead OF
on March 0, as previously announced.
The announcements of the festival
state that at this first concert, Sin
compliment to the diplomatic corps
in Washington, the music OF many
countries will be presented by Ameri-
can artists, in u sparkling, costumed
revue"
Eight artists will appear, all In
brilliant offerings, and the program
will be a carefully balanced one OF
vocal and instrumental selections
with one striking dance number.
Tho second program. March 23, will
be AN Evening With Artists From
Dixie Land" and will also be in the
nature of revue.
The third concert, April 6, will pre-
sent operatic stars and the fourth pro-
gram will introduce to Washington a
pianist who has been styled "the
American Rachmaninoff" and of whom
one of the New York critics says: He
is the best of the younger genera
tion." There is an assisting artist on
this program.
These concerts will all be at the
Mayflower Hotel and all will have
the novel feature Of the Commute in
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Rae Samuels.
{ CHARACTERISTIC OF Rae sa

CHARACTERISTIC or Rae Sam
"A uels, the Blue Streak OF Vaude-
VILE" is that she never changes the
type OF her frock, and yet she Is one
of the best dressed women In vaude-
vile. But, having found style
which suits her piquant personality,
she is wise enough never to depart
from it.
While other woman singles are
strainirg to keep up with the latest
Paris silhouette, Rae always walks
out before the footlights in the long
wasted. tight-fttting bodice and the
bouffant skirts, which enhance her
slender grace and give certain fem
mime charm to her most uproariously
funny character studies. These
dresses vary in color and fabric, but
the lines remain the same.
Miss Samuels is one of the hardest
working women in vaudeville. Fiji
teen years ago, tagging along as a
kid sister with older members of
the family in a musical act, she
stopped the show by her singing of
wild Cherry Rag" After that It
was a short leap TO headline honors,
which Miss Samuels now shares with
such singers as Nora Bayes and
Sophie Tucker. A year ago she took
her first real vacation, a trip to Eu-
rope, and returned to find a years
bookings awaiting her.
Miss Samuels is a Middle Western
girl from Youngstown, Ohio.
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eight years. played in stock COM
pany in Kansas City; I played in
repertoire companies in the Middle
West. in tent shows. played all
kinds OF parts-old women without
teeth" =
New York first glimpsed Jeanne
Eaeals as one OF the chorus girls
with Billie Burke, in "The Mind the
Paint Girl" Here she danced. SANG
and twinkled so effectualiy thnt q
veteran critic penned his impression
that 'the girl with the red heels on
her shoes has personality"
Before my New York debut I had
played Camille" continued Mis-,
Eagels.
Having attained the strategic poin'
of Manhattan Island, she besieget
| managers. She was engaged to play
THE Outcast" when Elsie Ferguson
no longer wished to play 1t. Back tc
tho hinterland again. but in an i'm
pressive role with a substantia man.
agement. She had been observed
though. Then came her engagement
with George Arliss in "Disraelf' and
Hamilton" followed by her appear
Ance in IA Young Mans Fancy" and
"a Wonderful Thing"
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Marilyn Miller, in Peter
Pan"

MARlLYN MILLER will appear at
the National Theater inaugura-
tion week, in Charles Dillingham;
production of Barrie's famous fan
just concluded an engagement OF IL
weeks in Peter Pan" in New York
this being the record run, scored by
any revival in recent years.
Miss Miller is said to make an ideal
Peter Pan, giving the role the spirit
of youth and buoyancy which is in
evitably suggested by the name OF
Sir James Barrie's celebrated play.
The production has been staged on
an elaborate scale, under the personal
direction of Basil Dean, who came
from London to stage 1t just as Sir
James Barrie always had 1t played In
London.
present production of peter Pan
differs in some degree from the ver-
sion already made familiar to a for
mer generation, but the statement is
made that peter Pan" Is now being
played exactly as Sir James Barrie
wrote 1t, and that in the earlier pro-
duction certain changes in the manu-
script were made without his knowi-
edge. At any rate. Miss Miller gives
n conception of Peter Pan which is
entirely her own, and which has at
tracted large audiences during the
long run in New York City.
Prominent in Miss Miller's support
will be Leslie Banks as Capt. Hook,
the pirate; Edward Rigby as Since
the lovable pirate: Donald Searle as
Slightly, not to mention the croco-
dile; Mana, the dog, and all the
wolves and the Indians.
Mail orders are now being received
at the National Theater.
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Golden Play Contest.

TOHN GOLDEN announces that so
manuscripts, submitted by Amer
lean play critics. located in all Sec
tlons OF the United States, have reached
his ofice for entry in his national
prize play contest, each critic hav-
ing selected and entered one play. 1t
Is estimated that the total number of
scripts which came to the hands of
these critics was more than 1000.
Three of the plays Mr.. Golden has
bound himself to produce, regardless
OF his own opinion as to their worth,
artisticaIy or from the box office
standpoint. He will al3o award cash
prizes OF $4,000 for the best script,
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Snubs Father s Advice:=

my FATHER used to tell me not
- to tell my life story" says
Jeanne Eagels, the star of Rain"
He said people never told the truth
about themselves. The temptation to
romance Is too great to be resisted.
My father was right. The temptation
to romance stirs me. But / will con-
quer 1t. In the frst place, win give
my right name. 1t is JEANNE. am
of crossed strains. My father was q
Spaniard. My mother was from Dub
lin. They lived in Boston, and I was
born there. My father was an archi-
tect and not very successful. We
moved to Kansas City. My earliest
recollection Is Of Quarreling with
some children in our street, who made
fun of 1s because we used the broad
"a in bath and In laugh My sister
gave up the contest. She consent ed
to fiatten her "a I refused. would
not be bullied, as I love combat. 1
love 1t now.
my debut on the stage was with an
amateur organization of children. I
was the grave digger in Hamlet and
just seven years old when made that
debut. From that time. with short
intervals OF school going. played for
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A. E. Thomas New Play.

HENRY MILLER, actor and produc-
L er, in his new play, After
Love-" comes to the Schubert
Belasco Theater for one week, begin
ming Monday, February %.
The play is an adaptation from the
French script Of Pierre Woolf and
Henri Duvernois. by A. E. Thomas,
and will be mounted and bear the
features of theater that characterize
Mr.. Miller's productions. He per-
sonally directs the cast, headed by
Carlotta Monterey and including
Florence Shirley, Edwin Nicander
Albert Morrison, Ilka Chase Gnd Mar
jory Wood.
The story evolves around the lives
of four characters, the outst Andin <
being Francois Laurent, q wealthy
historian, whose wife has denied him
the affection he craved and who
eagerly grasps a bit of feminine In
terest bestowed upon him by a
French shopgirl,
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Willie Howard and Sky
High

THE Shuberts will send their big
new musical production to Wash
ington Sunday. February 22. at Polls
Theater. The name of It is Sky
High" and Willie Howard is the star
He is appearing in this production IN
without his brother Eugene.
The authors of Sky High" are Rob-
ert Bodanzky and Bruno Hardt-War-
den and the music has been written
by Robert Stolg. This Is declared a
big Berlin and London success. which
has been adapted for the American
stage by Harold Atteridge. The orig
inal music has been retained
Evening star., 1925-02-08

I termission promenade, when the ar
lists OF the evening will receive.
The fifth concert will be american
Music evening at the Washington
Auditorium. April S, at $3.50 o'clock.
By a happy coincidence, this great
historical presentation Of music In
America, the first attempt to portray
from any stage In sequence and In
so stupendous a form the factors that
have nodded and will mold Ameri-
can music expression, comes during
the great national movement recog
nized all over the United States as
Music week. At the conclusion Of the
four-part program of that evening
there will be sung the prize-winning
song by some Washington composer.
The announcement of this prize Of
fer of 800 for a patriotic song by
some Washington composer, the offer
being made public for the first time
last week, brought immediate re-
sponse and Tuesday mornings mail
brought to the executive secretary
of the series the first complete COM
position, entered in competition for
the prize.
Mrs. Campbell desires to again
stress the point that the compost
tions must bear no name, but must
be accompanied by a sealed envelope
containing the correct name and ad-
dress OF the contestant.
All communications In regard to the
concerts or the prize contest should
be directed to Mrs. Daniel c. Chace.
West Virginia street, Chevy Chase,
Nd. Season tickets and box tickets
are now available.
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Called a Masterpiece.

IN his latest, and some contend his
greatest play, saint joan" Ber-
nard Shaw was in a mood different to
his antic disposition which has char
acterized many of his recent offer
ings, wherein he has lampooned con-
ditions and personages and affairs
He has handled his subject with all
his uncanny skill as q playwright, but
it Is a handling that dallies not with
history. He shows his peculiar genius
as writer of drama through the ere
alton of emotional sweep in a de-
velopment that mounts to tremendous
cliuaxes.
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$1,000 for the second best script and
$500 for the play given third ranking
New York, as was to be expected
yielded more manuscripts than any
other city in the country. The run
Hers-up were: Wichita. Kan.;. Los
Angeles, Calf, and Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Louis XIV" for Washington

ELORENZ ZIEGFELD has announc-
ed by telegram that he plans TO
present his newest musical comedy
Louis XIV starring Leon Enrol, in
Washington at an early date.
Bernard Sobel. general press rep
resentative for Florenz Ziegfeld, is
the authority.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
York.

Today and tomorrow, Constance
Talmadge, in Her Night OF Romance"
and Cliff Bowes, in Weak Knees;
Tuesday, Eleanor Boardman and Con-
rad Nagel, in so This Is Marriage"
and Walter HERS, In "A Fat Chance;
Wednesday, Agnes Ayres, in Worldly
Goods" and Art Stone, in "The Sky
Plumber; Thursday, House Peters, in
The Tornado" and Sunshine Comedy,
The Diving Fool; Friday. Madge
Bellamy and Charles De Roche. in
Love and Glory" and Stan Laurel,
in short kits; Saturday, Harry
Carey, in The Flaming Forties": :
charlie Chase, in The Fighting
Fluid, and "Galloping Hoofs." No. ).
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Photoplays This Week

Kerrigan, Lois Wilson and Ernest
Terrence, in The Covered Wagon" ;
Tuesday, Alice Terry, in "Scara-
mouche," and Aesop Fables; wednes-
day, Milton Sills. in Sabatinrs ''The
Sea Hawk: Thursday, Male and Fe-
male; Friday. Harold Lloyd, in Girl
Shy; Saturday, Colleen Moore, in
Flaming YOUTH" and Earl Hurd's
Tho Sawmill Four"
Takoma.
Today and tomorrow, Rudolph
Valentino, in "A Sainted Devil'
Pathe News; Topics OF the Day. Sun
day shows at s, Z and 9 pm. Tuesday
and Wednesday, Betty Compson, in
The Female; comedy, "Grandma's s
Girl; Thursday, Mae Marsh and
Claude Gillingwater, in "Daddies"
comedy, "A Truthful Liar; Friday,
Main Street." featuring Florence
Vidor and Monte Blue: Aesop's Fa-
bles; serial, "Galloping Hoofs," no.
3, and "Flickering Youth: Saturday
matinee and evening, stepping Live
ly," Aesop's Fables, serial, "Ten Scars
Make Man." No. 6, and Bottled
Babies"
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CONTINUED from Third PageO

Narr and Bert Lytell, in "Sandra"
Ben Turpin, in Romeo and Juliet
and International News reel: Sunday
matinee, first episode of Riders of
the Plains; Tuesday, "The Snob":
Col. Heeza Liar Ancestors" and
Billy Gee lin person), in sum Fun;
Wednesday. Johnny walker. in 'Life's
Greatest Came" and Juvenile comedy,
'Oh, Teacher; Thursday, Shirley Ma
son, in THAT French Lady; Aesop's
Fables; comedy, Girl Hater," and
amateur night; Friday. Lefty Flynn.
in "The Millionaire Cowboy; go
Getters," chapter three, Never the
Trains Shall Meet" and Hodge Podge
scenic Saturday, Harold Lloyd, in
Girl Shy; Billy West, The Slave"
and fifth episode of "The Riddle
Rider"