The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Rummage Sale
For Child Welfare
Comes To End


A TRIO of women-Mrs. Louis
A Lehr. Mrs. Arthur o'Brien,
Miss Lydia Loring-and a large
box Of old shoes of malassorted
widths, lengths and colors were
all that was left early yesterday
afternoon of the rufnmage sale
that opened on Monday way down
on e Street for the benefit Of the
Child Welfare Society.
These were gathered together
near the main exit of the build.
ing waiting transportation and
the final locking UP Of the quar-.
ters loaned to the patrons Of the
society for the sale.
The sale opened for the dura-
tion Of things to sell and, having
nothing left but the hard.to.fit
footwear, the sale had to end al.
though much sooner than ex.
pected by those interested.
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FVEN the Merry Widow hat Of
~ domino straw that looked as
If 1t had been much worn back
in the first days Of the celebrated
widow had found another admirer
and purchaser, despite the forbid.
ding winters chill.
And what price rummage?
1t is not definitely known yet
as all receipts have not been
totaled. The first day or two OF
the sale there was some very
Ainn 6psNVTN q erobl-VaAvu,
by Nine. Ash and almost new
gowns, wraps and so forth con.
tributed by generous donors.
IT is definitely known, however,
Athat the receipts will be sixty.
five dollars less than at one time
expected. For the fur coat sold
for that amount was rescued from
the purchaser just as she was
leaving the building and returned
to the terrified owner, who had
taken it off for a few moments
just to be more comfortable. The
coat had cost nearly q thousand
dollars.
So 1t is almost possible to get
bargains at q rummage sale.
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PPRoxIMATELY $3.50 was the
"A amount netted from the daily
luncheons served in the rear OF
the building for seventy.five
cents. There was no expense at.
tacifed to this feature as all food
was donated by women whose
names loom large in society and
the equipment for the dining room
was contributed by Rauscher.
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Ralph J. Totten, American con.
sui general at Cape Town, who
is now on leave OF absence in
washington, was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Freling.
huysen Dumont, at dinner last
evening at the Mayflower. Miss
Beatrice Detwiler. of Lancaster.
Pa. who spent part Of last sea.
son in Washington, was also
their guest.
HAPT. HAYNE ELLIS, u. s.
~ N. AND MRS. ELLIS and
their children will leave Washing.
ton December 70 for Kansas City
to spend the Christmas HOLIDAYS
with Mrs. Ellis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Long.
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MRS. LARZ ANDERSON left
4AA last night for Boston, where
she will attend the premier Of her
play, merry Jerry which win
be produced by the Junior League
OF Boston. Mrs. Anderson. a
well known writer and memher OF
the District League Of American
Pen Women, has turned over the
royalties of her latest book,
From Corsair to Riffin,'' to the
National League for the fellow.
ship fund.
nR. ANITA MARIS BoGGs will
~ preside at the second book re.
view of the season. which the
District League Of American Pen
Women will give at their club
rooms, 110S Sixteenth st. N. W.,
tonight at 5 o'clock. Two authors
win review their own books, Mrs.
Edna Colin an, Seventy. Five
Years Of White House Gossip"
and Miss Edna Roberts, Historic
Trees Of Washington. Al third
book will be reviewed by Miss
Ruth Peterson, Giants in the
Earth" Hostesses for the re.
view will be Mrs. Elizabeth Bur.
CESS Hughes Collister, Mrs. Wal.
ton John, Mrs. Eta Cole Keough,
Mrs. Lily r. Hunt, Miss Kath.
crime Jacobs and Mrs. Theodore
M. Nickols.
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Miss Edna st. Vincent Millay,
poet, accompanied by her hus-
band, Eugene Boissevain, are at
the Carlton, for several days.
During her stay here Miss Mil
lay will lecture and read from