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DALLAS FIRE Loss
CLOSE TO $4,000

DALLAS. Sept. 23s-tP)-Losses es-
timated mt about $4,000 resulted
from a general alarm fire starting
in the second story Of hosiery shop
and spreading to the large AL Harris
Department store and a millinery
shor in the downtown center here
today.
All the citv's available firemen
fought more than an hour, and sub
dued the fire only after some Of
them crashed through burned roof
iniuring at least one.
Harris damage 10 their mail and
advertising department was given ne
at least $4,000, while Cux's hosiery
shop and Reidy's Millinery shop had
aggregate losses Of about $4,000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-24

most heavily interior from Winni-
peg to British Columbia and bring
ing six inches Of snow ~ northern
North Dakota.
At Pierre, South Dakota. SNOW
began falling heavily at n. m
today. The lowest temperature last
night was 81.
At Ottaway. Illinois, more than
four inches OF rain fell yesterday
and last night and flood conditions
returned at Peru and Bloomington,
Ills. with railroad traffic har-
rassed.
A loss of more than 100000 in
Erie and Sandusky counties as the
consequence OF a tornado and at
tendant heavy rains was reported.
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Tunney Wins Fight for Championship
Snow, Rain, Tornadoes
Through Central North

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-tPl-Snow
and frost that nipped fields Of
unripe seed corn In Iowa and Min
nesota, rain Of two to four inches
In central Illinois, a tornado in
northern Ohio and early winter In
Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming
and Pacific northwest sent Sep
TENDERS sorry record Of weather
vagaries up.
AZ Helena, Montana, the tenn
perature was but six degrees above
zero and the whole northern Rocky
Mountain region suffered under
temperatures lower than recorded
there at this season. Snow blan-
ketted most of the area extending
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-24
REJECT PLEAS
OF EPECOPATE

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 24.-tFl-The
Chamber Of Deputies today again re-
iected the petition Of the Roman
Catholic Episcopate to amend or re-
peal some Of the religious clauses in
the Mexican constitution.
The vote was III to 4. The name
Of the only deputy voting in favor
Of the appeal was not announced
The Chamber first rejected the pc
tition Of Wednesday. taking the
stand that the petition was not in
proper legal form.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-24
AiypIdnes Carrying
Serum Into Florida
TO Prevent Disease

MIAMI. Sept. 24.-tP1-Florida's
hurricane stricken lower east coast
today bent its efforts to prevention
Of disease and removal Of homeless
refugees to cities to the northward
for shelter and care.
Thousands yesterday barred their
arms to the anti-typhoid needle and
stores of incoming serum were being
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-24
PROBE OF HIDALGO BOND SALE ASKED
Resolution by Rep.
IrsUin Expected to
Bring House Battle

AUSTIN, Tex. Sept N.-(F1-A fight in the
house in prospect for Monday when by special order the
resolution of Representative H. X Irwin of Da
las charging fraud in connection with $1620000 Hdalgo
county flood control bond issue will be considered The
solution introduced Thursday Irwin told The Asso-
caed Press that thousands Of Hdago county payers
backing him. He asks for a committee of eight, five ap-
pointed by the speaker Of the house the lieut.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Fair and continued
warm tonight; Saturday increasing
cloudiness and cooler, possibly with
showers.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
cloudy tonight and Saturday. prob
ably with showers; colder tonight in
northwest portion; colder Saturday
in southeast portion. Light to mod
crate southerly winds on the coast.
shifting to northerly late Saturday.
Daily RIVER Bulletin
Flood Present % Hr. "a Hr.
Gfaon Cfmwa Ehnw Rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-24

SHANGHAI. Sept. 24.-tPl-It Is
reported from Chengling that the
Standard Oil steamer Meiyang has
been fired on near Nankon and sew
eral were killed
The Mriyang had refused 10 carry
Chinese troops. Other merchant ves-
sells on the Yanktze river were fired
upon below the city or Shasi.
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KWWG PROGRAM
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SATURDAY
LA FERTA ROTES - N ... ...r
10 a. Motion market report
12 m.--Fausto Yturrin. Hawaiian
guitar. Weather and river reports
= w. m.-Cotton market report.
v y. h.-Rae Young, piano solos.
Weather and river reports.
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Flood Present % Hr. q Hr,
Stage Stage CHING. Rain

River Forecast
There will be little change in the
rive during the next % "a 4g hours.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

7 Senator and Mrs. Hiram Johnson
are in New York. where they will re-
main over the week end at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel
Evening star., 1926-04-30

The Chief of Staff of the Army and
Mrs. John Leonard Hines will be at
home at their quarters at Fort Myer
for the last time this season Sunday
afternoon. Nav .. from to s O'Clock.
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Continued on Twenty.f1rst Page.)
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Congressional Ball Game
Calling Society Tomorrow.

The congressional ball game at the
Grifflth Stadium tomorrow afternoon
has so many side features to attract
attention that the Statesman at the
bat and any other Of his colleagues
on the diamond may foul all they
like without the slightest attention
that is, if the girls OF their house
hold carry out their end of the pro-
gram as they should.
In addition to the stars engaged
In the game. there will be large
group of congressional girls to sell
programs. popcorn. peanuts. hot
dogs" and flowers and to usher the
guests to their boxes. The list of
Miss Lucille Coles. Miss Elizabeth
Gasque. Miss Doris Gasque. Miss
Gertrude Fisher, Miss Helen Glenn.
Miss Grace Harllee. Miss Nancy
Hanson, Miss Frances Taggart. Miss
Lucille Terry. Miss Anne Wright.
Miss Jean Wright, Miss Corrine
Tincher, Miss Viola Garfield. Miss
Emma Collier. Miss Laura Collier.
Miss Virginia Caldwell. Miss Fannie
May Trimble, Miss Aldine Gardener.
Miss Daisy Robson, Miss Ruth
Greenwood. Miss Katharine Hereford.
Miss Margaret Wiegell, Miss Jessie
StOnACn, MISS VIVIAN VeStdl. MISS
Dorothy Barnes. Miss Elizabeth
Duffy. Miss Marion Hardy. Miss
jaime Hermann. Miss Margaret
Hermann, Miss Mildred Anderson.
Miss Martie Miller. Miss Mabel
Brunner, Miss Helen Jones. Miss
Alta Smith, Miss Dorothy Kurtz.
Miss Ruth Reed, Miss Elizabeth
Michener, Miss Dorothy Shallenber-
ger, Miss Grace Shellenberger. Miss
Eleanore Slentz. Miss Narilynne
Slentz, Miss Gretchen Campbell. Miss
Helen McClaren. Miss Lorraine
Little, Miss Eleanor Rutherford, Miss
Juliet Rutherford. Miss Helen Jane
Lanelie. Miss Derrice Anderson,
Miss Margaretta Spearing. Miss
Blanche wingo. Miss Mary Smith
wick, Miss Nelson and Miss Jean
Hawkes..
Additional boxholders for the game
Evening star., 1926-04-30

and the members of the House
of Representatives who are veterans
of the World War.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Lewis Wright
have issued invitations for the marri.
age of their daughter Debby Jean to
Mr.. Warren Edward Miller Monday,
May 8. at o'clock in the afternoon,
at Calvary Baptist Church.
Maj and Mrs. 8. Gordon Green
entertained at a birthday anniversary
dinner last evening in honor of Mrs.
Green's father. Chief Justice Richard
B. Russell of Georgia. who Is In
Washington attending the meeting. at
the Mayfiower Hotel, of the American
Evening star., 1926-04-30

2 The secretary Of the Argentine en-
bassy and Nine. Racedo entertained at
luncheon yesterday in the presidential
dining room of the Mayflower in COM
pliment to the counselor OF the en-
baSsY. Mr.. Feline A. ESnif.E
Evening star., 1926-04-30

DIR. Charles Noble Gregory enter
tanned a small party of New York
friends lunching with him yesterday
at the Cosmos Cfufh.
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. HE President and Mrs. Cool
idge will hold q reception
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
Il for the delegates attending

~ HE President and Mrs. Cool
idge will hold reception
this afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock
for the delegates attending
the American Law Institute
and the ladies accompanying them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Stoddard,
who were guests at the White House,
returned to New York last evening.
The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
will be the honor guests at dinner
this evening of the Minister or emma
and Nine. SEE, who will entertain a
company Of 90 at the legation. Nine.
SEE will entertain a luncheon party
tomorrow.
The Ambassador of Spain. Don
Juan Riano, arrived In New York TO-
day on the Aquita MIA after spending
some weeks in Spain. He will come
TO Washington this evening or TO-
morrow.
The French Amba ssador and Nine.
Bererxer entertained at luncheon to-
dav MIR. Guthrie. president OF the
Association of the Bar or the City
Of New York. recently named as com
mander of the Legion or Honor III
France; Mr.. Wickersham, former
Attorney General in the caplnet OF
Mr.. Taft, now president Of the So
rietv of the American Members of the
french Legion of Honor. and Mr.:
Georges Coulon, general manager OF
important newspapers in France.
Among the other guests were Mr.
Robert Lacour Gayet. the financial
attache of the French embassy IN
New York; Mr.. Jules Henry, first sec,
retary of the French embassy. ano
Mr.. Erik Haguenin, inspector OF
finances in France.
The United States Minister to
Switzerland, Mr.. Hugh Gibson, VINO
heads the delegation representing the
United States at the arms conference.
is sailing today on the Leviathan for
Europe, accompanied by the other
delegates. who include Maj. Gen.
Dennis Nolan, Maj. George V. strong
the Army; Admiral Hill
larry Jones. Admiral Andrew I. Long
and Captain Adolphus Andrews OF
the Navy and Mr.. Allen w. Dulles
and Mr.. Rosey Richardson. civilian
members.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Coolidge Will
Hold Reception for Delegates to
American Law Institute.

Northrup, Mrs. William NJ. Sleet, Mrs.
G. Wallace Hanger. Mrs. Peter Drury.
| Mrs. William r. Ham. Mrs. II. "A.
Fowler, Mrs. W. II. Moran. Mrs. Carl
Droop, Mrs. ]. r. Ash, Mrs. H. NJ.
Grimes, Mrs. j. L. Loose, Mrs. L. A..
Clarke, Mrs. Leonard Mitchell, Mrs.
G.. w. Evans, Mrs. e. p. Morey. Mrs.
w. II. Sholes, Mrs. Rush La Motto
Holland. Mrs. Theodore 1'iller, Mrs.
art, Mrs. S. l.. Hoover. Mrs. M.
Marsh. Mrs. p. r. Newcomb. Mrs. Nc
Pherson Crichton. Mrs. William d.
Searle. Mrs. William Wolfe-Smith,
Mrs. John Marshall. Mrs. A. Waller,
Mrs. L. W. Cass and Mrs. NJ. B. Lips
comb.
The guests of honor at the Con-
gressional Club this afternoon will
be Mrs. Rose Pearson Burgeson. Miss
Mary Peterson and Miss Signe Nor
tenson, comprising a group of singers
well known throughout the West as
the Northland Trio. The Northland
Trio has completed a tour of our
Western cities and is now on its
way to Sweden, where it will tour all
the principal cities. They have
stopped over in Washington at the
invitation of Representative Carl X.
Chindblom of Illinois for the purpose
of entertaining the members of the
Congressional Club with Swedish
and other. songs. given in their native
costume. Following this program tea
will be served, at which Mrs. Hubert
Fisher Mrs. F.. w. Fort and Mrs.
John Fredricks will pour.
Mrs. E. Quincy Smith and her
daughter. Miss Dorothy Quincy Smith,
are giving a reception tomorrow aft
ernoon at their home, 4402 Sixteenth
street, from 8 to Z O'Clock, for the
graduating class of the American
University.
Mrs. David II. Blair, wife of the
commissioner Of internal revenue, will
entertain a large company at lunch
con tomorrow.
Mrs. Horace Macfarland will enter.
tain at dinner May at the Chevy
Chase Club in honor Of her son and
daughter-in. law, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Melton Hudgins, when the guests will
be for the most young married people.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick Of Chicago.
who Is a guest at the Mayfower. was
hostess to a company OF fve at din.
ner last evening in the presidential
dining room. S;~.& s
/, DIR. Charles Noble Gregory enter
tained a small party of New York
friends lunching with him yesterday
at the Cosmos CiUf
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are Senator and Mrs. Warren, Senator
c. c. Dill. Senator Kenneth Mckellar,
Senator and Mrs. Phipps, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Walter w. Magee, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Charles E. Win
ter, Representative and Mrs. Finis j.
Garrett. Representative and Mrs.
Franklin w. Fort, Representative and
Mrs. Hays B. White, Representative
and Mrs. Marvin Jones. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Jacob L. Mulligan, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Samuel B. Hill,
Representative and Mrs. Hatton w.
Summers. Representative and Mrs,
Frank Murphy and Representative
Florence Kahn.
Mrs. Frank A. Braisted. wife of
Comdr. Braisted, United States Navy.
entertained at luncheon in the presi-
Dental dining room Of the Mayfiower
in compliment to Mrs. Robert Dawes.
wife of Comdr. Dawes. who Is visiting
in Washington, having recently ar
rived here from the naval training
station on the Great Lakes. where
her husband is on duty.
Mrs Seymour. p. Gilbert, mother Of
Mr.. S. Parker Gilbert. United States
representative Of the Preparations
Commission in Berlin, Is sailing today
on the Leviathan for Europe.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Mrs. Medill Mccormick Of Chicago.
who is a guest at the Mayflower. was
hostess to a company OF Ave at din.
ner last evening in the presidential
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Cabinet Children Hosts
To Fifty at Party Today.

Mrs. James J. Davis. wife Of the
Secretary of Labor, is entertaining at
children'S party this afternoon tor
her two oldest children, Jimmie Davis
and Jane Davis. There are about 90
young people, and they will see mo-
ton picture in the Wardman Park
Hotel. later having refreshments in
the west lobby of the hotel. Mrs
Davis has assisting her Mrs. T.. j.
Henning and Miss Anne Wagner.
Senator and Mrs Hiram Johnson
are in New York, where they will re-
main over the week end at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel.
The Chief of Staff of the Army and
Mrs. John Leonard Hines will be at
home at their quarters at Fort Myer
for the last time this season Sunday
afternoon, May >, from 4 to 6 O'Clock.
The secretary of the Argentine en-
baSsy and Nine. Racedo entertained at
luncheon yesterday in the presidential
dining room of the Mayflower in COM
pliment to the counselor OF the EN-.
bassy, Mr.. Felipe A. Espif.
Capt. Adolphus Andrews, former
commander of the Mayflower, who has
been appointed by the President as
one Of the representatives OF America
to the arms conference at Geneva,
with Mrs. Andrews and the children,
are spending a few days at 81 Gram
ercy Park North, New York, prior to
sailing on the Leviathan.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Williamson are
entertaining at dinner this evening in
honor Of the Secretary of Labor and
Mrs. James J. Davis in the Florentine
room at Wardman Park Hotel. Guests
who arrived at the hotel to be present
at the dinner include Federal Judge
and Mrs. Edward J. Henning of Los
Angeles. who have been in New York
City for the past two weeks; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Mitchell Blair OF New York.
Mrs. Williamson entertained at
luncheon in the Florentine room at
Wardman Park Hotel today, when her
guests were Mrs. Royal S. Copeland.
Mrs. Frank Hines, Mrs. Charles A.
Douglas. Mrs. Harry Covington, Mrs.
Edward Graves, Miss NJ. B. Gore, Mrs.
Guy H. Johnson, Mrs. Stephenson
Scott, Mrs. f. c. Brandenberg, Mrs.
A. NJ. Reed, Mrs. Thomas Gore, Mrs.
F. c. Eiker. Mrs. E. Hart Fem, Miss
Edna Patton, Mrs. Bernard B. Jones.
Mrs. T. Hartley Given, Mrs. Moberley
Poteet, Mrs. Llewelyn Cardwell. Mrs.
III. C. Browning. Mrs. H. r. Perry,
Mrs. II. C. Lewis, Mrs. Elizabeth
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Assistant Secretary Of War
Host at Dinner Last Night.
Col. Hanford MacNider. Assistant
Secretary Of War. entertained at
dinner last night in the Presidential
suite at the willard, his guests be-
ing Secretary Of War Dwight Davis
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Wives OF Engineers May Day
Party at Tabard Inn.

A May day party; featuring dancing
and cards. amid q profusion Of apple
blossoms, will be given on Saturday
night at Tabard Inn, 1875 N street, by
the Women's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Institute of Mining and Metallur-
gical Engineers. A popular orchestra
will play in the ballroom and card
tables will be provided in the drawing
rooms. Mrs. G.. Sherburne Rogers is
the hostess for the ocassion and Mrs.
Nelson Nevius Is the chairman Of the
committee in. charge. The proceeds
will be devoted to the educational
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Miss Elizabeth Mason Collins,
daughter Of Mrs. Collins and the late
DIR. Charles r. Collins, was married
at noon yesterday at the home OF ner
mother, 1641 X street, to Mr.. w. w.
Mountjoy of New York City. the Rev.
Robert Johnston of st. Johns Epis'
opacl Church officiating.
Mr.. Elihu Root, jr.. has Joined his
and Mrs. Root. at the Willard, where
they will spend several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. william C.. Sipple or
st. Louis, Mo-, announce the engage
nent Of their daughter, Miss Mary
Lemon Sipple, to Mr.. Arthur Gorman
Lambert, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
J. Lambert Of this city tho wedding
to take place the first week in Sep
tember.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Quinn Beaslcy OF
Chicago, whose wedding on Tuesday OF
this week was one Of the prominent so
cial events Of that city, are at the VIII
lard, where they arrived yesterday. Both
have many friends in Washington, Mr..
Beasley having formerly been on the
staff OF Secretary of State Colby and
Secretary of State Hughes. Mrs. Beas'
ley before her marriage was MRS.
Helen Mildred Morse Longley, daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart A. Morse
Of Black Lake, Hammond, ". Y. and
cousin of the famous inventor. Samuel
F.. B. Morse.
The marriage Of Mrs. Mary Stewart
Palmer and Mr.. John Wilson Stephen
son of Warm Springs, Va, will take
place at IL o'clock Monday. May 3. in
the garden house of the Grace Dodge
Hotel. Only the intimate friends and
rela tives have been invited to attend
Mr.. and Mrs. William Drake, who
have been passing the Winter at
Glenn Haven and Miami, Fla. Were
guests several days this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Copeland
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Law Institute. The guests included
Representatives Gordon Lee and
Eugene Cox Of Georgia. Mr.. James 7.
Newton, Mr.. VIM. Fl. steele. Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. G.. Russell, Mr.. w. \.
Griffin Miss Ina Russell and Mr.. w.
E. Russell.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

at 61l2 Third street northwest. Mr..
and Mrs. Drake were en- route to their
home in Marion, Ohio.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16

OF honor and wore q gown Of black
lace over orchid satin.
!. Henry J. Fitzgerald, brother OF
the bridegroom, was best man.
The ceremony was followed by
reception, after which Mr.. and Mrs
Fitzgerald left for wedding trip
motoring to Philadelphia, New
York and through the Berkshires
They will be at home October al
1920 Kearney Street N. e.
only the immediate families at
tended, among the guests being Mr.,
and Mrs. J.. T. Duffy Mr.. and Mrs
r. Fitzgerald, Walter Tastet, J. O
Conhell, Mrs. B. Devine, j.. Casey
j., Fitzgerald, Miss M. Fitzgerali J.
Victor Mersch, Miss Mary Gibson
DR.. A. G. Breitensteip, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Nice, Charles Madden, Johnny
Duffy and Miss Anna Duffy.
4 4 AeNE
J Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis Mayer
of Philadelphia, who have been at
Cape May for the summer. have
taken a house in st. Martin $. Chest.
nut Hill. Before her marriage Mrs,
Mayer was Miss Margaret Barbour
OF Chestnut Hill.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16

families of the bride and bridegroom
was given after the ceremony q.
the home Of the bride, 630S Ninth
ST, and this in turn was followed
by d reception. The house was
decorated like the church with early
autumn flowers.
After, a trip to Canada DIR. De.
Mino and his bride will be guests Of
her uncle. DR.. A. p. Vestola. and
Mrs. Vestola and Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peppe in waterbury, Conn. They
viii be at home after October a.
the Gorgas Apartments. Mrs. De
Mino's going away costume is =
blue suit, cut on severe lines, with
velours hat and accessories to
correspond.
Out of town guests at the we'd
ding included Mr.. and Mrs. Vestola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Vianph, Of
Richmond, Virginia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard DeMino, Of Stamford.
Conn, father and mother Of the
groom, John A. and u. J. DeMino.
Of Hartford, Conn, brothers OF the
groom. Miss Ann Peppe, OF Water
bury, Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. ". Calm
pietro, and Salvador Polito. an artist
Of New York.
DR.. DeMino II graduate OF
The Washington times., 1926-09-16
DE MINO.POLITO
WEDDING To-Day

A wedding OF unusual interest
took place this morning at ~
o'clock in Nativity Catholic Church,
5000 Georgia Ave-. when Miss
Josephine Anne Polito. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony s. Polito, was
married to DIR. Joseph DeMino, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard DeMino,
OF Stamford, Conn. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Father
Benedict Hannenan, the church be
ing decorated with palms and
flowers.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and was gowned in 4
soft shade of orchid chiffon. with q
picture hat to match. She carried
a bouquet of orchids.
Miss Lucy Polito, who was maid
of honor for her sister, also wore
an orchid tinted gown and car
ried orchids.
The best man was DR.. jerry
Mafatico, OF Washington.
There was special music at this
church under the direction Of Leon
BrNasiloff.
Al breakfast for the immediate
The Washington times., 1926-09-16

Flower Hospital oe New York. and
was resident physician ut the Bos-
ton City Hospital and Yonkers Hos
pital before coming To this city,
where he has been practicing his
profession for four years.
= 4
The newly elected department
president Of the American Legion
Auxiliary. Mrs. Thacker v. Walker.
who Is serving second term, was
the honor guest at luncheon yes.
terday at the Women's University
Club.
Others presents were Mrs Mary
4. Shanahan, Mrs. ella NJ. Nes-
smith. Mrs. u. Jerome Lightfoot,
Mrs. Mamie Palmer Dorsey. Mrs.
Frank j. OsConner. Mrs. Eola
Wright, Mrs. Max Levy, Mrs.
Burnita Shelton. Matthews. Mrs.
C. j. Hanson, Mrs. Frank Fuller,
Mrs. Miles Bell. Mrs. Al. n. Turner,
Mrs. s. Bingham Martin, Mrs.
Maud Hanna. Miss Nancy Lee. and
Mrs. Charles I'll. Ruth.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16
OIL HEIREss OF U. s.
WILL MARRY BRIToN

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE engage.
meat OF Miss Florence Glib Pratt,
daughter of Herbert L. Pratt. presi-
dent Of the Stanard OIL OF New
York, and Francis e. Powell, of
Wegbridge. England, is announced
In the London Times today.
f4 &%
Mrs. Edward s. Croker. formerly
ltIiss Lispcnard Seabury. daughter
i0f = and Mrs. William MarstOn
ISeabury. is starting for Rome today
Ien the Aquitania after spending
the summer with her parents in
Maine. Mr.. Croker is attached TO
the American embassy in Rome.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16
MRS. ALEEsE HARRIS SUES
MATE FOR MAINTENANCE cE

Mrs. AIeese Harris, ~ Ken
tucky Ave. S. II. today sued her
husband. Charles w Harris. ii
the District Supreme Court ior
maintenance. alleging cruelty, &c.
sertion and nonsupport.
Represented by Attorney john
j. o,Brien. Mrs. Harris says that
due 10 her husbands refusal to
support her and their child she.
has been compelled TO look for en-
ployment as waitress ii q res
taurant while he is boiIern1aker
by trade and employed BY the
Washington Terminal Company al
q monthly salary of $3.50.
They were married at Lovirlss
ton, Va, March 10. 1919. and have
one child.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16

I Mrs. Seabury Is accompanying her
daughter for a six weeks visit In
Rome. .1.o,,
AS. Miss Seabury, Mrs. Croker
was presented to society iii WASH
ington by her aunt, Mrs. AUSTIN
kautZ.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16
TREASURY DENIES T..ELLoN
PL as PARLEY ON DEBTS

Treasury officials today character.
ized as t'absurd" reports concernlng
Secretary of Treasury Mellon.
The secretary returns homes 10
morrow from his European trip;
and it was reported he had agreed
TO an international conference %
DISCUSS war debts.
The Washington times., 1926-09-16

Dempsey and Tunrey picked
.ssIkidOO'' date for the fight. Do
yoll want TO sIxiddO over to
phiIIy and see It with The
Tinaes.HeraId 200?