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The Washington times., 1928-12-08
NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Smart Dinner Parties Before
Meeting Of Fashionable Dancing Class
Mrs. Curtis Has Dinner
Tonight, and Will En-
tertain Tomorrow for
Gamma Walska

The Dancing Glass, most
swagger of Washington 5
dancing groups, will meet
tonight at the Montgomery
Country Club for the first
of its series of three dances.
The membership Is limited
to 100, it will be remem-
bered, and no Washington
ian, who is not a member,
may be invited even as the
guest Of a member.
swagger Dinners
Consequently the companies
for the several brilliant dinner
parties which are to precede
the ball tonight have been re-
cruited from among the Dancing
Glass members. The Minister of
Hungary and Countess Szechenyi
will entertain at dinner, as will
Mr.. and Mrs. John Philip Hill
and Mrs. James F.. Curtis, the
several parties coming together
afterward at the Montgomery
Country Club.
For Visitors
Mrs. Curtis party is arranged
in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Fincke, Of New York,
who are visiting the Undersecre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Ogden L. Mills, and other guests
from out-of-town will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Mccormick. Of Chi
cago, the latter known profes.
sionally as Gamma WalsIxa.
The Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth will be
among Mrs. Curtis guests, as
will the Secretary Of War, Dwight
+. Davis: the Minister OF Sweden
and Nine. Bostrom, the Minister
of Greece and Nine. SimopouIos,
Representative and Mrs. Parker
Corning, Mr.. and Mrs. Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. John F.. wilkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benning
Spencer-the last two couples
members, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Leiter-of the Dancing
Class committee.
The others In the company
will be Mr.. and Mrs. woodbury.
Blair, Mrs. Borden Hartman,
Miss Josephine Patten, Mrs. EN-
ory Sands, Mrs. Rose WalIach
Merriam. Miss Eppes Hawes. Col.
Charles Burton Robbins. Assis.
tant Secretary of War; Don
Mariana Amoedo, of the Span
ish Embassy; Myron Hoffer and
Frederick LIE Clerq. of the for.
eign service; George Angus Gar.
rett. Myron Parker and Frank
Lord
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Comedy Director

F. Richard Jones. director Of
Someone to Love" now playing
at Loew's Columbia. won early
fame as a director Of the Hall
Room Boys comedies several
years ago. An interested observer
says that they were directed
from experience.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Fete New Solon

SenatOr-e1ect William Phillips
GOIdsborough, of Maryland and
Mrs. Goldsborough are the guests
in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin P. Selby will entertain
tonight at the dinner dance at
Warlman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Buddy Rogers. who plays the
lead in Someone to Love" at
Loew'S Columbia secured his
start in pictures through his
ability as a musician. He plays
the trombone and drums.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Home Again

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade III. Ellis
have returned to WashingtoE
after a fortnight's absence spent
in New York, White Sulphur
Springs and Hot Springs, Va.
They will be at Rippon Lodge,
their country home in Virginia.
over Sunday and will be at home
there informally tomorrow after
noon.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
A Hole in One Gives
Frederick Stark
A Thrill :

Just prior to his second leaving
for Detroit Frederick Stark, who
is to act in the same capacity as
associate conductor as he did
here, made hole in one in his
last trip around the golf links
here.
In recounting the miracle, for
that is what it was. to Leon
Brusiloff, conductor of the Fox
orchestra, Mr.. Stark almost
passed out of the picture" he was
so excited.
1t all came about through the
elusive ball striking the green in
an unexpected manner and rolling
back into the cup. Mr.. Stark
has the signature of the green
keeper and the manager of the
links to back up his claims.
Already the smoke of the
stark Dragging to the Detroiters
is being made apparent here in
in Washington.
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In Neighborhood
Theaters

TIVOLI-"Two Lovers" will be
the featured screen attraction at
the Tivoli Theater for the first
two days of the current week, q
really brilliant farewell starring
vehicle for the co-starring team of
Ronald Colman and Wilma Banky.
For Tuesday and Wednesday OF
this week George Bancroft will be
the featured screen star at the
Tivoli in a Paramount picture,
Docks of New York"
On Thursday and Friday, Lillian
Gish will be seen in the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer synchronized pro-
duction. Wind"
On Saturday only. Rfn-Tin-Tfn
will be seen in a Warner Brothers
Vitaphone picture, The Land OF
the Silver Fox"
AMBASSADOR-DoIore Del Rio
will be the featured screen star
at the Ambassador Theater for
the first three days of the current
week in the United Artists produc-
tion of the story of gypsy love
and romance by Konrad Bercovico.
Revenge"
For Wednesday and Thursday.
the featured screen subject will be
First Nationals great epic of the
air Lilac Time in which Colleen
Moore gives the greatest portrayal
of her entire career.
On Friday only the Warner
Brothers production of THE Ter
ror" creepy, chilly. thrilling
mystery play, will be seen on the
Ambassador screen. Louise Fa-
zenda, Edward Everett Horton,
May McAvoy, John MILAN, Alec
B. Francis, Holmes Herbert,
Matthew Betz and Otto Hoffman
are featured in the cast.
On Saturday Reginald Denny
will be the pictured star in riot
GUS hit The Night Bird
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Closed cars afford comfortable trans
pOrtation an these cold and wintry
MORNINGS and they car be purchased
from the Classified Automobile for Sale
colunan0.
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AVIATION film
TO BE SHOWN
TONOTABL.ES
Presentation Will Com
memorate Anniversary; ;
Music Accompaniment

Commemorating the twenty-fifth
anniversary OF the birth Of avia-
tion. the Bureau of Commercial
Economics has arranged q show
ing Of a remarkable film, 1000
Miles with Lindbergh, which will
be presented at the Wardrnan
Park Tehater tomorrow evening
at o'clock, before brilliant
audience. AT the time "The Max
ing Of q Newspaper" an inter
esting and illuminating film made
under the direction OF the Hearst
newspapers. will be shown.
There will be music by an or
chestra from the u. s. Army
Band, with Thomas r. Darcy com
ducting. DR.. Anita Maris Boggs
Il Ii director or the Bureau OF Com.
nercial Economics and Randolph
M. Boggs, dean.
Al large delegation from the
Senate will be present, headed
by Senator Charles Curtis, Vice
President7eIect, and his sister.
Mrs. Edward z. Gam. There
will also be representatio from
the House. And among the Dip
lomats who have accepted the
invitation are the. Ambassador Of
Peru, the Minister OF Siam. the,
Counselor Of the Persian LeEa-
tion and Nine. Noury, the
Counselor Of the CzechosIovak
Legation and Nine. Lipa, the
Secretary Of the Legation and
Nine. Papanek, and the military
and naval attaches Of the e1ii-
bassies Of Great Britain, Spain
Cuba. and Japan.
Others who are expected to
attend the presentation are Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood. Mrs. Thomas
w. Phillips, ir.. Mrs. Peter A.
Drury, Mrs. Stokes Halkett, Mrs.
Charles w Fairfax. Mrs. r. A.
d. Hancock and John Fl. Storer.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
In New Home

The Undersecretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Ogden Il. Mills are
established for the winter at 1900
Rhode Island Ave-. the house
which they have leased from Mrs,
William Corcoran Eustis. Two
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Mills rent.
ed this mansion once the home
OF Mrs. Eustis' father the late
Vice President Levi p. Norton
but when Mr.. Mills was per-
suaded to run for governor Of
New York, Mrs. Eustis released
him from the contract. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mills will entertain at dim
ner on Tuesday evening for the
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

METRO ROPOLITAN-"Uncle
Toms Cabin" the Universal pro-
Guction of the famous Harriet
Beeeher Stowe story will be held
over for second week to &C.
commodate overflow attendance.
Harry Pollard is the director of
a huge cast of players and such
exciting and emotinoal incidents
as Eliza crossing the ice. Uncle
Toms death. the passing of Little
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Col. Wade H. Cooper will de-
liver an address at the Pan Amer
lean Commercial Congress at the
Biltmore Hotel. New York, this
evening. n
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Norman Davis, former Under
Secretary of State, will speak on
The General Pact for the Re
nunciation Of War" NJ the weekly
fornunn luncheon at the Woman's
National Democratic Club on
Monday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-12
GERMAN BAPTISTS
MAY Change name
Claim Racial Title Misleading
New Building Discussed

The erection OF the proposed new
church building by the congrega-
ton Of the First German Baptist
church will carry with it q change
of name of the church. II plans
now under discussion by officials OF
the parish are carried out.
The officials have not agreed
upon what the new name will con-
sist OF. but it is understood that the
plan is to eliminate the word Ger
man in the title. because Of the fact
that it is considered misleading.
While the church was founded by
German born citizens and most of
its members still claim to be of
German ancestry, it is said by
church leaders that the services no
longer are In German. with few ex
ceptions and that many of the
younger group coming into active
participation in affairs OF the
church organization neither speak
nor understand the language.
BY changing the name. thus do
ing away with the impression that
it il exclusively a German church,
1t Is felt that the scope Of the parish
can be extended and its missionary
work and membership materially
increased.
The suggestion that it be called
The Second Baptist church has
not met with much favor and the
proposal that it be called the Elm
Street Baptist church has been re-
jected because of plans to build on
the property at Rockwell avenue
and Bassett street in the near fu-
ture.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-12
PARENTS HAPPY WHEN
BABY SLEEPS SOUlDLY

Here's way to soothe crying.
wakeful babies to sleep quickly and
easily. It's the way doctors en-
dorse. and millions of mothers have
proved is safe and harmless. A few
drops Of purely-vegetable. pleasant
tasting Fletcher's Castoria, has the
most fretful. restless baby or child
asleep In a few minutes! And for
collie. constipation, colds and upset
spells. there's nothing like Castoria.
The Chas. H. Fletcher signature is
the mark Of genuine Castoria. Avoid
limitations and be safe.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
BOY GUN-TOTER
ST|R5 D. c.
JUDGE

Astounded by the calm testimony
of a well-dressed, H-year.old boy
that he had carried a revolver for
more. than month and, during
that time, took q couple of shots
at, the old man" Judge Ralph Given,
in Police Court today. ordered pro.
baton officers to investigate the
family affairs of the youthful de.
fendant.
The youth, Percy Edward Glas-
cock, was arrested yesterday when
a policeman saw him throw the 20
ca1iber pistol away.
Judge Given was amazed when
Glascock said. in reply to ques-
ton as to whether he had ever fired
the weapon, that he shot at his
father.
He said he missed and that the
disagreement occurred over the
fathers treatment of his mother.
Soon after that the father left
home. he said.
Glascock said he also fired the
pistol last Friday in a swamp be-
hind his home in East Washington
Park for target practice.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
T ANIME LOOMS
IN INDIAN
RAINS

LONDON, Dec. II u.N.s.)--
Famine, the scourage Of India. is
again facing inhabitants Of large
and populous section Of that coun-
try, and disastrous results are
feared.
According to word reaching here
from Simla, the failure of the yearly
monsoon. in India regarded as
beneficent natural phenomena, as
it brings rain and consequent fer
tility to the vast expanses of soil.
has rendered the country dry and
arid.
Enormous areas are affected. and
it is to be feared that the con-
sequences to the teeming popula-
ton, of whom perhaps 80 per cent
are dependent upon agriculture.
will be catastrophe.
AS rule, the monsoon breaks"
about the middle of June. and India
Is then swept with torrents Of rain,
after months of blazing sunshine.
But, this year. the monsoon was
not only late, but lacking In its
usual violence. ana, as result,
the rainfall has been greatly below
the normal.
Big Area Threatened
Messages received from various
parts of India indicate that the
United Provinces and some parts
of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Bonn.
bay, Burma, the Central Provinces,
Madras and fha Pm iah will abnrtIxy
have to face famine conditions.
The Dehra Dun. Allahabad,
Jhansi, and Lucknow districts have
received about twenty inches less
rainfall than normally, and the
other provinces mentioned also show
a serious deficit.
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FISHES MERELY
A BIT CURIOUS

Not until one enters the world Of
the fishes, says the Carnegie Insti-
tute Bulletin. does he realize that,
in sharp contrast with conditions In
his own world. these finny crea-
lures can practically disregard
gravity. Lightly suspended in their
investing fluid, a CULVER of fin or
tail propels them with equal ease
in any direction, whether up or
down. Earth-bound man. on the
other hand. rises above the ground
upon which he treads only with the
greatest difficulty.
Perhaps however. one is most
surprised at the calmness of the
reception accorded him by the In.
habitants of the submarine world.
He Is somewhat abashed to find
that instead of creating excitement,
not to say CONSERVATION, as he ex-
poets, his coming arouses only mild
curiosity.
Nature has taught fish which live
in the shadows that the enemies
which are to be feared most are
those, like the sea birds, which at
tack from above. Consequently
when a person approaches them
walking on the sea bottom they
swim lazily about him and idly
nose him over. Even a dreaded
barracuda called the tiger of the
sea- so fierce is he reputed to be,
treated the astonishing stranger
with good-natured consideration. for
after inspecting him for a few
moments he swan slowly away.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
Prince of Wales Pleads
For Aid for Coal Miners

. LONDON, Dec. &c Q.N.S).-Addi-
tional relief funds running into
thousands of dollars for the poverty
stricken families of idle coal miners
are expected to result from the
Prince of Wales dramatic appeal
on the radio last night.
The prince was on his way to
Buckingham Palace to take Christ
mas dinner with his mother, Queen
Mary, and his brothers and sister,
when he stopped his journey to
broadcast his request. He painted
a vivid picture Of the sufferings in
the families of miners here. 1t IL
estimated. nearly 100000 persons
are destitute. lie told of the misery
among the women and children
who lack not only food, but clothing
to keep warm in the winter
months.
The prince asked his hearers not
to wait, but to send checks at once
to the lord mayors relief tunus.
These checks are expected to peslh
arriving late today.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
BERLIN s
YOUNG BABY
DIES
-rnoto Dy international

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 U.N.s1.-
Mrs. Ellin Macsay Berlin was re-
ported prostrated today at her
home over the death of her 24-day-
old son, Irving Berlin, jr.
The child, who bore the name of
bis song-writing father. died of a
heart attack. The infant was
stricken with convulsions, dying
quickly.
Birth of the child was said to
have effected a reconciliation be-
tween the popular composers wife
and her millionaire father, Clar.
ence Mackay.
It was said today the telegraph
magnate had hurried to the Berlin
home after being informed the
child was sick. The baby's death
was said to have further healed
the breach existing since Berlin and
Ellin Mackay were wed, three years
ago.
Ellin met her father for the first
time since her marriage at the bier
of her grandmother, Mrs. Marie
Hungerford Mackay, last September.
Their meeting is said to have
melted the heart of the millionaire,
but he was still bitter against his
daughter. The arrival of the first
child, Mary Ellin. who Is now two,
failed to reunite the two, but with
Irving, jr.'s, birth, Mackay said he
was willing to forgive.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
BEDLAN REIGNS
AT 'GABFEST''
(continued from First Page.l

Continued from first FageJ
from every pore galore with an
encore and then some more.
Claude Yeomans, "Australiase
mighty atom" explained as clearly
as mud 'The Infinitude Of Space.
"A legal looking entrant asked him
self d 5O,0O0-word Hypothetical Qles-
tion and answered himself NO
The contest, unique to say the
least. Is taking place in a large
circular room which is brightly
lighted. Close to the wall all
around the room are the platforms
from which the contestants speak
and shrek. Behind each platform
ii small canopy containing q cot,
a chair and small reading lamp.
Al staff OF maids, nurses, dentists
and physicians are in attendance.
Promoter Crandall processes to
be eager to determine by means
Of this marathan which sex IA the
''gabbiest. He got the bright idea
for the content when he read Of
d divorce case in which the hus-
band asked for a decree on the
grounds that his wife did all the
talking.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
FEAST IS GIVEN
IN D. c. JAIL

Many prisoners in the District
jail yesterday enjoyed such q Christ
mas as they had not seen since
they left the old home. All par
ticipated in the festivities.
The Rev. and Mrs. George Dow,
Of the Episcopal City Missions,
presented each prisoner with candy,
an orange, a. pack Of cigarettes and
a Christmas card.
The Catholic Daughters Of Amer
lea furnished the candies that gar
nished the richly-laid table Of tur-
key. dressing, cranberry and the
rest of the trimmings.
Father Lanctot celebrated mass
for the male prisoners, and the
women's services were conducted
by Father Michael Gallagher. In
the afternoon the Metropolitan
Baptist Church provided services
for both sexes.
Major Peak, superintendent OF
the Jail, thanked the organization,
including the Christian Endeavor
Society, which provided a Christ
mas carol service in the morning,
for their aid.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
ER TO SPEND Ten DAYS TN CAPITAL BEFORE GOING SOUTH
TANNING BODY
CONSIDERING
PARKWAY

Details and costs in connection
with plans FOR the Rock Creek-Po.
tomac Parkway are being consid.
cred by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission which
has recently been put in possession
erick Il. Olmstead, Brooklin, Mass,
noted landscape architect and mem
Der of the commission.
There are number Of problems
in connection with the new plan,
completion or which has been de-
layed due to changed conditions
since its inception necessitating re-
visions.
One OF the problems the commits.
sion will consider is whether II ID
In the vicinity Of n and q streets
occupied BY the Georgetown car
barns OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, or construct
a retaining wall on the east side Of
Rock Creek to protect buildings on
Twenty-third Street, between Sheri-
dan Circle and @ Streets. The
estimated cost OF either plan II ap.
proximately 100000.
Another obstacle is the construc-
ton Of roadway under the r
Street Bridge. This, 1t is thought,
can be eliminated by erection or .
smaller bridge under the present
one carrying street car tracks over
the parkway. AT the river end Of
the Improvement land acquisition In
being retarded through condenf1a-
ton filtration.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
F |GURES s H 0 W
DRUNKS JUMP
238 PER GENT

Under the aegis of prohibition the
number OF arrests for drunkenness
in the United States is increasing
with amazing rapidity, the Mod.
GRAFTON League charges.
In the past decade these arrests
have Jumped 238 per cent, and in
seven years the total number has
shown an advance of from 235,612
in 1920 to 557,369 in 1927 These
figures are the result of a survey
made by the league, covering SS8
cities.
In the four years Immediately
preceding the passage OF the Vol
stead act there was a marked ne.
cline In the arrests for intoxicatl0n,
the statistics show From the day
of prohibition, however, the situa-
tion has been reversed.
The greatest increases In arrest
have been in such cities as Birming-
ham, Ala, and Atlanta, Ga. while
the smallest has been In New York
city on a per capita calculation.
From these figures the Modera.
ton League draws the conclusion
that tine Volstead act has failed
utterly to do what 1t was intended
to do, promote temperance and
sobriety, and can never hope 70 ac-
complish that purpose"
NEW YORK, Dec. rs G.N.S).--
Coincident with the annual report
today of Nicholas Murray Butler,
militant anti-prohibitionist who de-
clared that when conduct and the
law are at odds, the law is at
fault. came the annual statistics
issued by the moderation league
which claims that drunkenness over
the country has increased 238 per
cent since 1919.
Quoting figures received from
police OF 33S cities, the league
showed that arrests for intoxication
mounted from 235,612 In 1920 to
557 1863 in 1927.
The report also brought out that
for years prior to prohibition such
arrests had shown steady decline
until the upward swing which set
in with passage Of the Eighteenth
Amendment.
The league concludes its report
with the assertion that the law has
utterly failed to do what it was
intended to do in the promotion Of
sobriety and temperance and that
it Is hopeless OF success. A restric-
tive system OF liquor selling is
advocated as a substitute to present
conditions.
DIR. Butler, in obvious reference
to the prohibition law, said: Laws
are not made by legislatures or by
courts except in form. save in so
far as the general will accepts
them. No law which has to do
with human thought or speech or
conduct can by any possibility be
enforced"
DIR. Butler also referred to the
anti.evolution laws in the States of
Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas
as examples of worthless law
making.
Commenting on law enforcement
in general, DIR. Butler swept aside
the theories of additional laws or
more stringent enforcement of pre-
sent laws bearing sitter penalties,
and declared that either of these
courses only aggravated the situa.
tion.
THE true cure Is first not to
enact or promulgate laws which
the general public will does not or
will not accept and then to train
that general will to a habit of In
telligent self.discipline which will
make 1t law abiding when it accepts
laws as just and right.
The Washington times., 1928-12-26
COLORED Il K s
SHOW GAINS

J. Finley Wilson, grand exalted
ruler of the colored Elks, recover
ing from a severe attack of pleurlsy
contracted while on a western tour
of lodges. issued an annual procla-
nation showing the gains Of the
order, prior to leaving for Rich
mond, to spend Christmas.
The sum of $4,000 is available for
the educational fund expended un-
der the direction of Commissioner
of Education William G. Houston, Of
Indiana; fidelity and bonding ar
rangements have been made to pro-
tect all moneys of the lodges and
the grand body; statistics showing
improvement in health and infant
life are given by DR.. William j.
Thompson. chairman Of health com
mission; congratulations are ex-
pressed to Robert j. Nelson, of this
city, head of the civil liberties
bureau, which aided in the de-
fense Of Attorney Perry J. Howard,
who is the grand legal adviser, and
the spread of the fraternity is re-
ported by c. G. Vale, grand or
ganjZer, according to the official
statement sent to every branch by
the executive head.
A merger Of the two lodges
Formerly operating in Boston is to
be marked by impressive ceremonies
at Which the grand exalted ruler
Will officiate early in January.
Local lodges, Columbia No. IS, and
Morning Star, No. 40, with the
temples Of auxiliaries of women,
Columbia and Forrest, will keep
open houses, New Year Day, super.
Vlsed by the masters and mistresse
Of social sessions.
Charity for the needy and JOY
Tor hundreds of colored children
marked their proceedings yesterday.