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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Nuptial Ceremonies
Feature the Annals
Of Early Yuletide
Wedding of Yesterday at
Bethlehem Chapel Among
the Charming Events
Chronicled During the
Week.

A wedding of unusual interest took
place yesterday afternoon when Miss
Elizabeth Stiles, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Wardell Stiles, became
the bride of Mr.. Livingston Tall
madge Merchant of Boston, Mass,
son of Mrs. Huntington Wolcott Mer-
chant of New York. The ceremony
was performed at o'clock in the
Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral, Rev. Herbert Scott Smith
of st. Margaret's Church officiating.
The silver vases on the altar were
filled with white lilies and stevia, and
a program of organ music was given
as the guests were assembling and
during the ceremony.
The bride walked to the altar with
her father, who gave her in marriage.
Her wedding gown was lovely, fash
toned of white chiffon velvet, a robe
de style model. the back of the skirt
falling into a graceful train. The
neckline was outlined with pearls
and the Waistline was marked by a
beaded girdle. Her tulle veil was ar
ranged softly about her face and held
by a coronet of pearls, and she car
ried a prayer book. from which fell
a shower of lilies of the valley.
Mrs Eads Johnson of Morristown,
n. j., formerly Miss Ruth Stiles. at
tended her sister as matron of hon
or, wearing a gown of orchid chiffon,
made along semi period lines with
fitted bodice and a full skirt with
large ornament caught at the waist
line exactly at the front Her hat
was of velvet in a dark shade that
the frock and she carried butterfly
Continued on Ninth Page)
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Official Washington
Getting Ready to Bid
Welcome to Yuletide
Guests Entertained in Capt.
tai H o m e Visits to
Other Cities - Notes Of
Interest.

The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon, will he joined shortly by his
daughter, Mrs. David X. f. Bruce,
who is visiting in Baltimore. Mrs.
Bruce has been in New York for
several weeks and Mr.. Bruce has
been with her for brief intervals.
Senator and Mrs. Walter +. George
of Georgia have taken the house at
1902 Nineteenth street and will have
with them during the session of Con
sress their son, Mr.. Heard George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gilpln of
Virginia will spend the month of
January with the latter's parents,
Senator and Mrs. Lawrence D. Tyson.
Mrs, Gilpin is with Senator and Mrs.
Tyson for a week or ten days and
will join Mr.. Gilpin in Virginia
shortly.
Representative and Mrs Fred A.
Britten will leave Tuesday for Chi
cago and will return the first of next
week.
Representative and Mrs John j.
Boylan of New York have taken an
apartment at the Mayfower for the
season.
The Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. Warren Irving Glover will
give a dinner party for 46 in the
Florentine room of Wardman Park
Hotel Wednesday evening in honor
of the Ambassador of Japan and
Nine. Matsudaira.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Greer of New
York are visiting Col, and Mrs. Fred =
erick w. Coleman, who celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary
eContinued on Tenth PageJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Friendship House Benefit
Gard Party Thursday

Much interest is being taken in the
card party to be given Thursday eve
ming at o'clock. at the Willard Ho.
tel, for the benefit of Friendship
House. Many prominent patronesses
are lending their aid to make this
event, for so worthy cause, n sue
cess. Miss Julia MATHS, niece of the
late Senator William E. Mckinley. is
a patroness as are Mrs. Proctor l..
Dougherty, wife of the District Com
missioner Mrs. Frederic B. Pyle, Mrs.
Dwight Clarke, Mrs. Julian b. Moody,
Mrs. Harvey Wiley, Mrs. Wilhelm
Krechting, Mrs. William Chamber
lain and Mrs. Henry Clay Newcomer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Notable Social Functions
Listed in Diplomatic World
Japanese Ambassador and Nine Matsudaira to
Entertain Tuesday Evening -Honor Dinners
Scheduled Other Special Events.

Sonora de Bosran, wife of the Min.
lister of Honduras. and her sister,
Senorira Forth, left Washington
Thursday for New Orleans. where
they will spend the remainder of the
Winter.
The charge d'affaires of Germany
and Frau KEEP entertained at dinner
in their apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel Friday evening in honor of the
United States Ambassador to Ger
many and Mrs. Jacob Gould Schur-
man. Covers were laid for is.
The counselor of the British en-
bassy and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon
will entertain a company at supper
after the performance of Mime. But
terfly,' which will he given by the
American Opera Co. TuesdaE evening.
The secretary of the Czechoslovakia
legation and Nine. Lipa entertained
at luncheon yesterday in compliment
to Mile. Rene Claudel, daughter of
the Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel.
The military attache of the Cuban
embassy and Sonora de Prieto were
hosts to Mr. and Mrs. Ainsworth and
their debutante daughter, Miss Peggy
Ainsworth, who spent last week here
and returned to their home in Detroit
THURSDAY.
Signora Lais, wife of the naval at
tache of the Italian embassy, will be
hostess at luncheon Tuesday.
The assistant naval attache of the
British embassy, Comdr. Albert
Knothe, and the Hon. Mrs. Knothe
entertained informally at tea in their
apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel yesterday afternoon. Comdr.
and Mrs. knOthe will entertain at
dinner on Tuesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Mrs. Grant Receives
Visit From Air Hero

Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant received
visit yesterday afternoon from Col,
Charles A. Lindbergh. who called upon
her at her residence, 1911 New Hamp-
shire avenue, to pay his respects, ac-
companied by Mrs. William P. Mac.
Cracker, jr., wife of the Assistant
Secretary for Aeronautics of the De
partment of Commerce.
Mrs. Grant had earlier in the day
entertained at luncheon in honor of
Mrs. Frank w, Stearns. and last night
she gave a dinner at which Mrs.
Stearns was also a guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Henry
To Present Socictv Bud

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Henry will
present their daughter, Miss Adelaide
Henry, to Washington society at a ball
which they will give Tuesday, Deem
Der 81 in the ballroom of the May
flower. when their guests will include
the seasons debutantes and other
members of the younger set. The tea
which Mr.. and Mrs. Henry had
planned to give in her honor Novem-
Der Fl at the Mayflower was Cancelled
on account of illness in the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Teas and At Homes
Listed by Society

Mrs. Thomas D. Schall, wife of
Senator Schall, will he hostess at
tea at the Congressional Club Thurs
day from to $50 o'clock. No cards
will be issued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

MIS-. 1hOmaS ID. SChdH, wife or
! Senator Schall, will he hostess at a
tea at the Congressional Club Thurs
day from to $50 o'clock. No cards
will be issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Hamilton
will receive this afternoon in their
suburban home, Stone Ridge, on the
Rockville road, and will be at home
Sunday afternoons through Decemhay
and January M
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred f. Benziger OF
New York, son-in-law and daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton, are with them
until after Christmas.
Mrs. Montgomery Blair and Mrs.
Price Whitaker have issued cards for
tea Thursday, december %. from 4
until Z o'clock, to present Miss
Katharine Whitaker. Mrs. Blair has
recently leased an apartment at 1855
Sixteenth street, where the tea will be
given.
Miss Helen Clifford, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. Edward Clifford, will enter
tain at tea this afternoon in compli-
ment to Miss Bina Day Deneen, de-
butante daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Charles S. Deneen.
Mrs. Mason Wilson Gray will enter
tain at tea Sunday, December Is,
when she will have assisting her
Sonora de Alfaro. wife of the Minister
of Panama; Sonora de Chevalier, and
her sister-inlaw. Sonora de Arias of
Panama. AT the tea table viii be
Mrs. Frederick Coleman and Mrs.
John Elliott.
Mrs. Edward Brock will be at home
SUNDAYS after 4 o'clock throughout
the Winter.
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Mrs. Edward Brock will be at home
SUNDAYS after o'clock throughout
the Winter.
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reached highest social brlancy
a ON Thursday President and Mrs Coolidge held
wv annual state reception honor of the diplomatic corps
vof Wccbt distinguished Will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Michigan u. Alumnae
To Meet at Dinner

The University of Michigan Alumnae
Association, of which Mrs. Grace j.
Landon is president, will meet at din
ner with husbands and guests at the
A. A. u. w. Clubhouse, 1884 | street
Thursday. when Mr.. w. Knowles
Cooper will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

svlvania; Mrs Orie s. Ware and Mrs.
". V. Gregory, kentucky; Mrs John
), Cochran. Missouri; Mrs. Charles A.
Wolverton. New Jersey, and Mrs. L. 7.
England. Mrs. Carl G. Bachman and
Mrs. William S. O'Brien of West Vir-
ginia.
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yesterday afternoon by the Washing
ton National Opera Co.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
KIDNAPPED men
ARE RELEASED
Chicago Cabaret Owners Re-
appear as Mysteriously
as Disappeared.

CHICAGO, April 20. Jackie Adler
ana crank Ceiell. cabaret Jwner,s ali
their chauffeur were relea sed as
mysteriously as they disappeared. =
was rumored that relatives ant!
wealthy night ife habitu S were rails
ing ransom of 10000 as 1t was
reported the three wele held by =
gang of professional kidnapers.
Gelell says that as far as he
knows, his kidnapers received moth
ing.
The three men were blindfolded
and put out in separate parts of the
city al half hour intervals last night
after having been kidnapped since IA
week ago today.
Gelell said he arrived at Adler's
home last Thursday morning. Eight
masked men with sawed-off shotguns
forced Adler and himself To re-enter
the automobile. They were bound
and blindfolded and driven away.
we were taken to a house where
we were kept in separate rooms.
We We're blindfolded continually
They treated us fine. we had plenty
to eat and slept we'll even. if We
did have chains on said Gelell
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
BARTHELMESS' FORMER WIFE WEDS RUBBER
MERCHANT; TO LIVE IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

NEW YORK, April 2O.-Mary Hay.
musical comedy dancer and former
wife of Richard Barthelmess motion
picture actor, is to live in Singapore,
Straits Settlement, as the bride OF
a young British rubber merchant
Her marriage to Vivian Bath by ?
justice of the peace at Greenwich,
Conn. has been disclosed. The cou-
pie had met only a few weeks ago.
The bride said that on her way to
her new home she would stop at Los
Angeles and try to persuade her for.
mer husband to give up their 4-year.
old daughter Mary Hay Barthelmess.
who. under terms of her mothers
divorce decree, spends six months Il
year with each parent
Barthelmess met Miss Hays when
she was dancing in the Ziegfeld Fol
lies in 1920 and he was acting in
"Way Down East They were mar
ried the same year. Miss Hay LEFT
the stage after her marriage. but
returned two years later.
A quarrel In front of Texas Guin
ans club last November marked the
parting of the ways to Paris the
same month and began suit for di-
vorce, which was granted January Is
of this year. She is the daughter of
Col. and Mrs. Frank Y. Caldwell of
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
VOTES
SCHOOL BONDS
BY SIX TO ONE
Overwhelming Majority in
Favor Of a New High
School for City.

BY vote OF more than six-and
a-hah to one tn taxpayers of Ju
neau yesterday approx I'd the propose
10 issue school bonds in the sum @.
10000 to raise money for the cree
tion of Il new High School building
in this city Better than So per cen,
OF the taxpayers who were also re-
gistered voters east ballots. notwith
standing the unfavorable weathe,
that prevailed The vote was 2eJ
yes to - no
One It markable thing about th..
election was that not "A ballot was
thrown out, all being perfectly mark.
ed
The election was held under the
authorization of a special law of
Congress passed last winter.
The plan adopted will be to pur.
chase thH site for a school buildin.
on the block across Seward Street
from the present school building. the
elevation and plans of which have
been presented in Tho Empire
The opposition to the bonds. while
not great, was sufficient to bring
out an active campaign and fun
vote i'll favor Of them
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
TO
Be GIVEN WATER
POWER PERMITS
Forest Service Makes Furth-
er Announcement of Sc.
Alaska Development.

WASHINGTON April 2O.-Af-
ter announcing yesterday accept
ance of the and J. D. Zeiler-
bach bid for the sale of 835.000,-
900 cubit feet of spruce and hem
lock pulp wood in the Tonyass
National Forest of Alaska, The
Forest Service officials stated
they would recommend to the
Federal Power Commission is
suancc of waterpower permits
for which the Zellerbach Corpo-
ration applied for in the vicinity
of ketchikan
The Zellerbach timber bid
averaged so cents per cord. The
competing bid of the Alaskan
International Paper Company
averaged as cents. The award of
timber is conditional upon re-
ceipt of water power permits and
terminates automatically If the
water power permits are cancell-
ed or failure of the company to
comply with the terms.
MILL CONSTRUCTION
Officials expect it will be at
least one and probably two years
before completion of the engi-
neering studies necessary to con-
struction of paper mill. 1t may
be five years before paper is
actually produced.
Development of the water pow
er is estimated to require an
investment of several million
dollars.
S. E. ALASKA IN llMEliGHT
bids for this timber" said one
Forest Service official. indicates
that in the judgment Of exper-
fenced pulp and paper manufac-
turers, expansion of the news
print manufacturing industry to
Southeastern Alaska is now econ
omicaily feasible and that the
contract offered is reasonable
and attractive. The bids for the
pulpwood are 25 per cent higher
than the minimum prices set in
the adve rtsement.'
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
RECEPTION TO
LEGISLATORS IS
SPLENDID EVENT

The reception for the Legislators,
given by Gov. George A. Parks last
night at the Governors Mansion
was quite the most delightful affair
which has been given to compliment
the members of the Legislature since
they have been IN Juneau
Gov. Parks was assisted in re
ceivimg the guests by the Legisla
when the remainder of the evening
was spent in dancing.
The table in the dining room was
charmingly decorated with large
center piece of yellow ionquils and
tulips Mesdames J. c. Mcbride.
w. +. Britt. j. A. Hellenthal and
B. NJ Behrends poured from 10 to
1890 O'Clock; Mesdames Guy Me
Naughton. Frank A Boyle, II. G.
DeVighne and J. Newmarker from
1890 to il o'clock; Mesdames b..
d. Stewart. Willis f. NOVEL;, F. A.
Metcalf and 7. NJ. Reed from IL to
l1:3O o'clock and Mesdames Il. F.,
Robertson, II. l.. Faulkner, w. 5.
Pullen and l.. ID. Henderson from
11.30 to midnight Those who serv-
ed were the Mesdames A Van Nav
ern, NJ. 5. Wilson, &. f. Cleveland.
Z. NJ. Bradford. A. w. Stewart, l..
Tilden, G. F. Freeburger, |. p. Tay-
lor and Harry G. Watson.
The music for dancing was furn-
ished by the Alaskans which is made
up of young men of juneau and
managed by J. b. Burford and
Glenn Oakes. Earle Hunter, Jr, who
recently returned to Juneau from
Corvallis Oregon, where he has been
attending college played the piano
last night.
Brice Howard entertained the
guests delightfully."- with vocal
selection He was accompanied by
Mrs f. o. Birgfeld on the piano.
The many people who attended
the party proclaimed it one of the
most enjoyable ever given to the
people of Juneau in the Governors
manse. The rooms were lovely and
the yellow color scheme carried out
with a profusion of jonquils and
tulips in large vases. The social
season which follows the quiet of
Lent has been properly inaugurated.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
BARTHELMESS WILL
FIGHT TO KEEP BABE
IN HIS OWN CUSTODY

CAMP LEWIS, Wash, April 90
Informed of the marriage of his for
mer wife, Mary Hay to a British
rubber merchant and that she will
seek to take their 4-year-old daugh.
ter to Singapore, Straits Settlement,
where she is to make her future
home, Richard Barthelmess, motion
picture star, who is working on a
film drama here, indicated that he
will oppose the removal of the child
from his custody.
Il shall try to persuade her to
leave the baby with me. She has
been with me for over year and
is very cheerful in her California
home" Barthelmess said when told
his former wife will ask full custody
of the child. The baby, Mary Hay
Barthelmess. is in the Barthelmess
Bevelry Hills home under the care
of Mr. Barthelmess mother.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
STILL ANOTHER
CONTROLLER BILL
Is INT ROD UCED
Senator Steel, Author of Or
iglnal Bill, Brings in An
other of Series.

new Controller Bill made its
appearance in tn" Legislatur today
II WAS introduced by Senator Steel,
author of Senate Bill Ne |. the
original measere, predecessor of sev-
eral on tAe same subject which have
since be II introduced
This makes two bills en- the sub
jeet which repose in the Senate to
day. The other is Committee Sub
stitute for House Bill 30 passed
by the Housa last Saturday and
which knocked at the dool of the
Senate Monday. Greeted by point
of order raised by Senator Pratt. It
was put on IA waiting list pending
ruling by President Howard which,
II was announced today, will be
made at ? p. m. Thursday
Cuts Out Board
Mr. Steel's most recent bill strikes
out the Board of Control entirely,
all the provisions rela-
tive Ia all other officers and pro-
Vides merely for election of u Comp
roller of the Territory and pre-
Acrihes his duties ~ Tho ,Grsi az
eumbent OF the proposed office w0lil1.
"a ;rb
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
GARDEN CLUB TO
MEET ON FRIDAY

The Juneau Garden Club will have
its fortnighty meeting Friday eve
ming at O'Clock in the High School
auditorium The main event of the
evening will be a talk on practical
gardening by Miss A. B. Coleman
secretary Of the Club. This will be
followed by round table discussion
on gardening subjects of interest to
everyone. A list of questions has
been prepared by the Program and
Entertainment Committee which will
be discussed during the round table
talk. Everyone is requested to bring
their gardening problems and sug
gestions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
''Spiritunl Wives" Weep for
Dead Leader of En- nglish Sect

BRIDGEWATER. England, April
20.--The death OF John Hugh Smyth-
Piggott has left many spiritual
wives" in tears at his Abode Of
Love" and for the second time has
deprived the Agapemonites Of a
Messiah
Smyth- -Piggott. whose position was
similar to that of King" Benjamin
Purnell of Benton Harbor, Mich, was
well educated and served as curate,
sailor and Salvation Army officer be-
fore he entered the Agapemonite sect
The Agapemonites were organized
by Brother Prince, who first pro-
claimed himself John the Baptist, ami
eventually the Messiah. When he died
in 1893 the coiony began to disiHla'
CRATE.
Smyth- -Pigsott was then only u
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
NARROWS WILL
BE CLOSED FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS
Dredging Project Will Cause
Closing Of Wrangell Mar
rows, Says Oliver.

Major l.. f. Oliver of the Alaska
Road Commission, met the managers
Of the different steamship lines op-
Grating in Alaska on his recent trip
to Seattle to discuss the effect the
stra ightening and deepening of
Wrangell Narrows will have on the
tourist traffic this summer. The
Narrows will be closed from May
10. when the contractor arrives
with the tredges until September |.
After September ! the Narrows will
be closed at certain periods and
open at other times. the dates of
which will be announced. The con-
tractor expects to work through the
winter and to complete the work in
about year. so that after next
May Wrangell Narrows will be open
continuously.
The Puget Sound Bridge and
Dredging Company of Seattle which
is very well known firm on the
Pacific Coast, is handling the pro-
ject The steamer Queen, on which
Major Oliver returned, stopped in
Petersburg for about twelve hours,
giving him time to inspect the pre-
liminary work which has been done
in that locality. to prepare for
the arrival of the contractor and
the crew in May.
James G. Truitt, who is in charge
OF the Wrangell Narrows work for
the Alaska Road Commission, is get
ting the survey in shape splendidly.
according to Major Oliver, and will
have everything ready in ample time
for the work to begin when the
contractor arrives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-20
FL GOD WATERS
c.. t....l1NUE;MORE
LEvEES BREAK
Screams OF Women and Chill
dren Are Heard Above
Roar of Flood.

E!MPHIS, Tenn. April 20.-The
MiasG,sippi Il. ier t.iDuiaries broke
through two more leyees last night
and early today with Indications
that the foods have not slackened.
The Weather Bureau is forecast
ing general rain aud showers.
The Arkansas River is flooded
north Of Littl. Rock.
The White River suddenly broke
the Nad ut Claredon, Arkansas. and
sWepi through the town with roar.
Screams of women and children
were heard above the roar. River
craft WAS smashed to bits against
buildings by the suddenness OF the
break Many persons We're trapped
in their homes in water from four
to 10 feet deep.
More than four inches Of rain
fell in three hours this morning.
over twenty villages lie in the path
OF the Hood sweeping down the st.
Francis Basin.
The number of homeless is un-
countable.
Many refugees are in tree tops or
on levees crying for help.