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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-17
Society Women to
Inpade Aiken, S. c.,
With Sale in VieW

MRS. JAMES F. CURTIS and
W1 Mrs. Emory Sands will
leave tomorrow for Aiken, s. c.,
where they will put on three
day sale of gowns, wraps, negli-
so forth taken from their shops
here. The sale will begin Mon
day and will be held in the home
of Mrs. Curtis in Aiken.
Joining these two on Monday
will be Mrs. John T. Wheelwright,
of Boston, sister of Mrs. Curtis,
who has a shop in Boston and
who IS ticking down some of her
things for the sale.
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Miss Virginia Mason and Miss
Betty Ives are motoring South
today, their first stop being Char
lottesviIle. Va. Before returning
to Washington, Miss Mason will
visit her brother in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. WAIliam D. Blair, in
Charlotte, N. c.. for month.
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Mrs. William Cleveland Hicks,
who has been spending the winter
in New York. is at the Washing
ton GIub Tor a fortnight stay.
y
The Secretary of the Rumanian
Legation and Nine. Popovici will
be assisted in receiving at their
tea this afternoon at the Ward
man Park Hotel by Nine. Bon
cesco, wife OF the financial coun-
selor of the legation, and Mrs.
Thomas H. Healy. Mrs. William
w. Bride will preside at the tea
table.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Smith,
who were married early yesterday
morning, entertained at a we'd
ding breakfast after the ceremony
at the Grace Dodge Hotel. They
left later for New York. The
bride was formerly Miss Marie
Stillwagon, of Pennsylvania and
Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-17

Of Filipino students in the differ.
emit universities, will hold q recep-
ton and It's inaugural BAH tomor.
row at $50 b. m, at the Thayer
Hail, 1925 Connecticut Ave. N. w.
Among the invited guests are
Charles s. Lobingier, judge for 20
wears IN the Philippines and Gilman
DR.. Albert Putney. dean Of the
graduates Of the American Univer-
sity; Commissioner Pedro Guevara,
and many other professors. Judge
I,obinaier is now connected with
fire National University Law
school, as instructor Of the mod
ern civil law.
Preparations for the event have
been made by q committee headed
bv Felix Songalia Bayaya.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-17
DINING OUT IS
FAVORITE
SPORT
Secretary of War and
Mrs. Davis to Entertain
for Vice President

THE Vice President and Mrs.
4 Dawes will be the honor
guests at dinner this evening of
the Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Dwight Davis, who will entertain
in their home at 1920 Twentieth st.
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The Brazilian ambassador, s.
Gurgel do Amaral, will entertain
at dinner this evening at the en-
hassy in Eighteenth Street.
NHE Minister of China and
4 Nine. SEE. who entertained at
dinner last evening, had as guests
the Minister of Ireland, Mr..
Smiddy; Senator Arthur Capper,
Representative and Mrs. John @.
Tilson, Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Miss Vera Bloom, Rep
resentative and Mrs. J. Charles
Linthicum, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
DENLY, Major and Mrs. Samuel
Burleigh Milton, DIR. and Mrs.
Davenport White and Mr.. Henry
A. Strong.
COMMANDER JEWELL will
~ entertain a small group of
this seasons debutantes at the
Mardi Gras fete to be given by the
Club Boheme at the Carlton Hotel,
on Tuesday evening, February 81.
Included in the party will be Miss
Jane Love, Miss Hester Ann
LeFevre, Miss Florence Wetherill,
Miss Frances Montague Hill and
Miss Imogen Taylor, and a num-
Der of young men of the Club
Boheme.
The Bay Ridge Civic Association
entertained at a supper dance last
evening at the Grace Dodge Hotel.
The guests, numbering about 20,
included the members of the club,
all of whom are summer residents
of Bay Ridge, Nd, and a. number
of other guests. There was bridge
in addition to the dancing; also a
program of music. DIR. Grant s.
Barnhart was chairman of the
committee in charge of the party
and was assisted by Mrs. Gusts,
wife of DIR. Gusts; Mrs. Andrew
Loff1er and Mrs. Frank Hines.
Wilbur B. Putnam, president of
the club, received the guests.
Mrs. Ralph E. Patterson, wife of
Ensign Patterson, who has been
visiting in Washington, has left
for Philadelphia to stay few days
before joining her family in New
York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-17
Charming Scandinavian
Singer WIZ Appear
TWice in Recital Here

MISS ANN MATHIA, from
AVA Oslo, Norway. visiting in
Washington. will sing for the d.
G. Chapter, League of American
Pen Women, 1t0S Sixteenth St.,
on Sunday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock.
Miss Mathia. noted in her own
country as interpreter of Scandi-
naVlan folk songs, will give a
program of the historic folk songs
OF Sweden and Norway. she will
appear in costume.
On Sunday evening she will APP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-17
First Lady's Gracious
Presence Missed; Uni
forms Add Color to
Spectacle
THOR the first time since
she became First Lady,

EOR the first time since
she became First Lady,
Mrs. Coolidge missed greet
ing the guests at White
House reception last night
and, certainly, the whole
company of guests missed
her.
Although she is GONZALES
cling satisfactorily after
sharp attack of grippe, her
physicians did not think it
advisable for her to risk the
fatigue of standing so long.
So the President received
alone, apparently striving by
an extra degree of cordially
to make up for the absence
of the gracious and charming
chatelaine Of the White
House.
A LONE, too, he came down the
: stairway with the "Cabinet
procession" following. This had
. strangely unfamiliar look last
evening. Postmaster General
and Mrs. New, now in Florida,
Secretary Hoover, of Commerce,
at present on fishing trip, and
Mrs. Sargent, wife of the Attor-
ney General, were absentees.
But to make up for this Attor-
ney General Sargent had his
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Pearsons,
with him, and Mrs. A. w. Bis
sell, another visitor, came down
with the Cabinet group on the
arm of her father. DR.. Work,
Secretary of the Interior.
Cabinet daughters" indeed,
were numerously present, fer
Miss Alice Davis, daughter of
the S Secretary of War, was
among the Blue Room guests
and Mrs. Hoover had her daugh-
ter-inslaw, Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
jr., under her wing.
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TaIS Army and Navy reception,
4 the last of the series Of state
levees for this year, was by way of
being ''smaI and early" 1t took
President Coolidge but one hour
and five minutes to shake hands
with ! $3.50 persons-far fewer than
attended the Congressional recep-
ton a fortnight ago or the Army
and Navy reception last year-and
by few minutes after 10 o'clock
he was ready to retire to his apart
ments-leaving his guests to linger
for dancing in the East Room, if
the spirit moved them.
With the majority of the mas
culine guests in uniform and the
foreign military and naval at
taches tremendously resplendant,
among those present. the fete had
q picturesque value unequaled by
any save the colorfuI diplomatic
receptions. Decorations were the
''bill Of Dress and a special invi-
tation had been extended to all
Congressional Medal of Honor men
who are living in or near Wash
fngton. Members of the Society
OF Sponsors Of the United States
Navy, who brought their annual
meeting to a close yesterday, were
also present.
The Marine Band played familiar
martial airs, and there was a fur.
Their touch Of military pomp in the
flags thanking the door of the East
Room and the presence. of the
group of aids on duty. Col. Osmun
Latrobe, who has replaced the
debonnair Col. BIanton Winship as
the residents chief military aid,
made his debut at an official
Continued on Page 12.)
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
BOXERS TRAINING
HARD FOR fight
ClinCh and Zotter to Be in Elk.
cellent Shape Tuesday Night

Both Jimmy Clinch and Joe Tot
ter, local bowers who will meet In
siH-round bout next Tuesday night
at the Stanley Arena for the cham
pionship of Hartford county at 1875
pounds, are hard at work getting in
shape for what both consider is the
most important bout in their careers.
Clinch, because of his experience and
his work in the ring, il being given
an edge over his rival but to the
Zotter fans, this doesn't mean q
thing.
They bank on Zotter's longer
reach and clever boxing ability to
stave off the rushes of Clinch. the
mauler. Jimmy has been working
out consistently at the Kaplar
training camp and he has adopted
many of the former worlds feather
/ weight champions tactics. Zotte1
has improved with amazing rapidit!
! and his long string of successes
sound an ominous note in the Clincf
camp.
These two boys are holding thu
center of interest in the first indoor
boxing card of the Hardware A. c
However, two other headliner bout
are on the program. One tina
stands out as one of the hes
matches in years is that between
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
new SHIFT IN UNITED
STATES POLO COMBINE
Earl Hopping Takes Place OF Vet
Gran Star, Malcolm Steven.
onQ, On Team.


New York, Oct. 5 w ~ 4 New
shift in the United States interna-
tional polo team today found a.
year,o.d Earl Hopping on the squad
at tho expense OF the veteran star.
Malcolm Stevenson.
Forced to drastic measures after
the crack Argentine four took the
second game and evened ths series
for the championship OF the Amer
icas the defense committee Of the
United States Polo association has
dropped Stevenson, veteran Of two
International series, from the team.
shifted Captain Tommy Hitchcock
from his accustomed position at No.
2 to Stevenson's place at No, 3. and
, inserted Hopping into the lineup at
the No. position. w. Averell Har-
riman will remain at No. and
Winston Guest again will be at back
when the third and deciding match
OF the series with the Argentines
is played tomorrow.
The change. expected to be an
nounced officially today, has been
made. 1t was learned, to give the
United States aggregation the
strongest possible offensive combina-
tion. Hopping essentially II an at
tacker where Stcvenson's play in
the first two games has been prin-
cipally defensive.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
WORLD SERIES THRILL
PERMEA7ES;M JAPAN
Situation In China and EmperOr's
Departure for Military Maneuyers
RELOCATED Temporarily

Tokyo, Oct. s P>-The situation
in China and even the emperor's
departure for the north to take per-
sonal command OF the annual mill
tary maneuvers took second place
in the Japanese press today while
the nation read dispatches from the
Yankee stadium.
Japan, for many years an ardent
admirer of the American sport. Is
evincing an unprecedented interest
in the world series and the after
noon editions of Tokyo and Osaka
papers have been devoting half OF
their main news pages to it. Ban
ner headlines We're used to tell the
Japanese yankees Win First" and
even provincial papers took play by
play accounts while the metropoli-
tan dailies printed several columns
including full box scores and pic
lures of Hoyt. Bottomley, Meusel
Ruth and Gehrig. Even the radio
was pressed into service and the
contest was broadcast.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
WAITE HOYT AFTER MARK
IN WORLD SERIES GAMES
New York Pitcher Has Won 1--WE
Contests and Has Lost Only
Three OF Them.

New York, Oct. up - The boy
wonder of Flatbush IL maturing into
right handed pitcher who seems
to have designs upon the world Sc
ries pitching records of such mas
ters as MatheWson, Bender and
Pennock. In turning back the st.
Louis Cardinals with three safe hits
and one earned run in the 192S
opener, Waite Charles HoEt in
creased his siX-ycar string to flNe
victories and only three defeats.
The Yankee ace thus matched in
victories Pennock, who has lost
none, and the immortal Matty, who
divided ten. He now needs only one
more triumph to equal the record
figure OF Chief Bender, who won
six and lost four in Il long and hon.
/ orable career from 1905 through
! 1914.
/ The one-time brooklyn school
/ boy now has an carned-run NaNer-
age OF Just lie for Gs innings of
pitching in nine games over six
year span. No pitcher in SO many
! games save Matty with LOG, has a
! better earned-rlln mark. PennOck
crowds Hoyt with 100 in seven en-
gagaments. one OF which was hurled
IA Years ago for the Athletics.
Hoyt has pitched five complete
! games. given 10 passes. famed IS
and allowed 63 hits and 20 runs
10 earned.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

New York, Oct. 5 R-Political
sneakers on the radio tonight in
clude:
Republican:
Louis Marshall at $50 p. M. east
ern time, over WOR and 20 stations
of the Columbia broadcasting sys-
tenn.
DemOcratic:
Assemblyman Maurice Bloch, New
York. at p. M. eastern time, oven
WIZ network.
Governor Albert c. Richie OF
Maryland at 9 p. M, eastern time
over WMCA.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock at 1890 p
m., eastern time, over WIZ chain.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
NUTMECS ARE READY FOR
ALL.TORRINCTON SUNDAY
Local Football Team to Work Out Tomorrow Afternoon
Visiting Team Considered to Be Strong Grid
Combinaton-Ed (Bu) keenan, to Start In Game
-Belonki and Quinn Expected to Play With New
Britain Coach OConnel Concentrates On Signals

Although baseball holds the cen-
ter Of the stage 1t the present time
because of the world series play in
New York. there il increasing inter-
est in the clash between ths Nutmeg
A. c. and All-TorEington football
teams scheduled to take place sun
day afternoon 1T 2:1k o'clock 1t
Memorial Field in Willow Brock
park.
New Britain's team u rounding
out into = powerful combination
and it IL being given the edge over
the visiting combination. However.
with the imposing lineup being
brought here from Torrinston sun
day. New Britain's chances do not
look any too rosy. Players Of the
caliber Of Ed (BulD keenan,, syl-
vester. Kovack. Hugsar, Dillon and
Savoy besides the other lesser lights,
would grace any team both on the
offensive and defenaive sides.
They will be here Sunday, anxious
to win from New Britain and It
can easily be seen that tho locals
are In for q very hot session. Coach
Grafton O'Connell has been driving
his squad for all they are worth.
He has been concentrating on sig
mails and passing 80 that there will
be no slipup in the plays which will
be used.
The team will practice tomorrow
afternoon and stiff session 10 out
lined. Buckley will probably get
the assignment OF punting with Da-
Wis or Belonki to alternate with him
in this department.. Belonki and
Quinn. the two new backs, are ex-
| pected to be In = New Britain uni
form Sunday and they will round
out speedy and powerful backfleld.
The line will be the same.
The game 10 scheduled to start
promptly at ais o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
INDIANAPOLIS DRAWS
AWAY FROM ROCHESTER
International League Champions in
Desperate Straights in Little
Worlds Series

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. S P}-The
task OF stopping Indianapolis in its
drive for the Glass IA baseball
championship against the Rochester
club apparently rested today upon
the powerful right arm of Herman
Bell.
The International League pennant
winners were near the desperate
stage owing to the pounding three
pitchers have been given by the
Hoosiers in the five games played to
date in the post season series. The
American Association champions
boosted their lead in the nine game
| series to three to one yesterday by a
II to victory here.
| Steve Swetonic. the star mounds
man for the indianapolis club was
eager to pitch against Bell if the lat
| Southworth's choice. The Hoosier
youngster out pitched Bell at Eoches-
ter last Sunday. IT was his second
victory of the series. 1'urWoll and
Yde also were ready to go for In
dianapolis.
Manager SoutNwOrth was not GER
tain whether he would be back at
his old position in left field. He
stayed out of yesterdays fray be-
cause of an injured knee.
Eighteen solid smacks, combined
with base stealing and wild pitches
enabled Indianapolis to run away
from Rochester yesterday after spot
ting the visiting team to four rtli
lead in the first inning. Neither
Danny Boone nor Jim NcCracken
the starting pitchers lasted two full
innings.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
WALTER HAGEN IS
OUT OF TOURNEY
Leo Diesd Defeats Defending
Champion Two and One

Baltimore, Oct. R-Four men
today remained "a the running for
the National Professional Golf as
sociation championship and they did
not include Walter Hagen, five times
champion and the holder of the title
for the last four years.
The peculiar efficiency Of Leo Die
gel. sent the defending champion
out OF the tournament In the quarter
finals yesterday and 1.
Starting poorly yesterday with s
run of missed puts and hooked
droves that brought him to the turn
in 40, five over par. Hagen found
himself five down and this margin
proved too great for even his sur
passing match play genius to over
come. 1t was long stern chase and
it was Diegel's unusual pendulum
style of putting that eventually
putted Hagen right out Of the tour
nament at the 35th green.
Gene Sarazen scored just three
over par in winning from Fred Dud-
ley of Los Angeles, 7 and s. Partly
because of this Sarazen became q
slight favorite to win his scheduled
semi-final round match with Diegel
| today.
In the upper half of the draw yes
terday. All Espinosa, victor owe,
Jock Hutchinson. former champion
by score of s to was favored tt
win from young Horton Smith Of
Joplin, Mo-, who downed Perry De
Necchio. Greensburg. Pa. young
ster. . up in the quarter finals.
Now that Hagen and Hutchisor
are out OF the running a. well Al
Jim Barnes who was eliminated or
Wednesday, Sarazen- stands out a.
the only ex-champion still in thu
tournament.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

Ray Hogan. Terryville Terror, and
frankie Portell, clever boxer of
Hartford. Fans here figure that
Portells ability will enable him to
defeat Hogan but there are many
who figure that Hogan will probably
be too strong for the Capital City
scrapper.
The third star bout brings Vic
Morley of Hartford and Earl Cole
man of Waterbury together. These
two are heavy hitters and slashing
scrappers and their clash should
prove to be feature.
The three star bouts will be over
the six round route. Five other
matches are scheduled and Match
maker J. J. Whaler has announced
the pairings for the quintet of four
FOUNDERS. Ray Sanborn of Hartford
will battle Jack Slattery of New Ha-
ven in the light heavyweight divi-
sion. kid" Thomas of New Brit
ain and Herman Fink of Hartford
will mingle in smuggling match.
Ray Taylor OF Terryville, making his
first appearance as an amateur, VIII
battle Frank Kane of Waterbury
Johnny Barra of this city is sched-
uled to meet Art Chapdelaine OF
Springfield while Jack Sharkey OF
Waterbury, will swap punches with
Harry Osit of Springfield.
The card has all the earmarks Of
being real sensation in the line OF
fstic endeavor. Many who were
anxious to have fights here during
! the outdoor season. have beer
awaiting the opening of the faI
season and the attendance should be
| GOOD. The first bout will start al
/ Sis o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
RESUME PLAY IN CITY
TITLE SERIES SUNDAY
Falcon and Kensington Teams to Clash In Paper Goods
Town-Rivals Ready and Anxious to Get On With
Struggle - Woodman and Atwood Will Probably
Oppose Each Other In Box-Contest Scheduled to
Start at O'clock Sharp-Large Crowd Expected

New Britain's baseball title series
between the Falcons and the ALI
Kensington teams, will be resumed
next Sunday afternoon when the two
clubs clash In the second game at
the Percival avenue grounds in Ken
sington. Prevented from playing last
Sunday because of rain, the players
on both clubs are anxious to get 60
ing again and real battle should
develop when they meet.
kensington has the edge In games
because of its victory by a l to 0
score in the first contest played. The
Falcons take heart because they be-
lieve that Kcnsington got the one
"break" in the game which gave 1t
the chance to score.
Another pitching duel is in pros
peet because of the fact that nom
officially. Woodman has been named
az the Kensington hurler while At
wood will probably work for the
Falcons. Woodman and Nichols OPP
posed each other in the first game
and their work was pretty to watch
Both pitched good enough baseball
to win and the same case should
hold good this coming Sunday.
The two teams will lineup practi-
cally the same on Sunday as they did
for the opening battle Of the playoff
so that each side will have relative
ly the same strength as before. Both
teams are confident of winning the
second tilt. Should kensington win
| it will be two games TO the good
while victory for the Falcons vii
even up the count.
| The contest is scheduled to star
promptly at o'clock. Bus service t
and from the playing field will b
| furnished from Pratt's Corners.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
GRID RIVALS To
Battle TOMORROW
DopeterS Give Five Eastern
Teams Outside Chance to Win

New York. Oct. { R-1ncurable
optimists among the football writ
ing fraternity have looked over
their form charts and tomorrow's
collegiate schedule and figured It
out in all solemnity that only i've
Of the casts major eleyens have
even an outside chance of meeting
with disaster.
Nays supporters are awaiting
the Boston College game with some
thing approaching trepidation, not
so much because of the invaders
reputation as because of the Mid
shipments disappointing showing
against Davis Elllins. Perhaps Navy
Bill" Ingram has cured the faults
that contributed to the academy's
defeat last week. If SO his pessi-
mistic hackers may be pleasantly
surprised.
Although "Bff'' Jones is known
| to have d great team at West Point
observers are loath to establish the
|
against the Southern Methodists' ag-
gregation. Little is known in this
section of the country as to the &C
tual strength of the Texans, but il
is enough for the Army to kno"
that Ray Morrison has turned out
great teams at Dallas before and
I probably has another one this sea.
son.
On the basis of its rather veal
showing against Hobart, Syracuse
is accorded little more than al
even chance to turn back William
and Mary. The southerners have
veteran crew and may give tn
Orange all kinds of trouble.
West Virginia. another of Davis
Elkins' victims this year, may d.
biting off more than it can chew il
Itackling the Haskell Indians, AM
New York university, apparent!
weaker than last year. can expec
strenuous opposition from Yves
Virginia Wesleyan. although tn
latter fell before West Virginia U
last week.
The rest Of the program, In gen
eral, seems to provide little materia
for upsets, Princeton, Harvard, Yal
and Brown. All open their seized
ules against opponents of calibr
somewhat below their own-Ver
mont, Springfield. Maine and Wor
cester Poly. Pennsylvania tackle
+. and NJ; Columbia meets unlo
and Cornell Niagara team tina
|fell, 200, before N. Y. U. last weeE
Hobart. which gave Syracuse
bit of scare, meets high-powe'
ed Dartmouth machine Pitt anti
cipates little more than some add
tional practice against Bethany q
does Carnegie against Ashland an
w. g. J. against Waynesburg.
Penn State may find Gettysburg
hard nut to crack and Penn Mil
tary figures to give Lehigh som
uneasy moments il nothing else. La
fayett's high-scoring machine shoul
more or less romp through Muller
berg which was beaten by Drex'
last week. Holy Cross and George
town, facing st. Johns of Ne
York and Susquehanna respectlVel
do not appear unduly alarmed.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
Reichswehr Members
Can't Toast Kaiser

Berlin, Oct. 5 Pl-Al members
OF the Reichswehr have been or
d.red to leave any function at winch
the former Kaiser or any OF the
princes of the former ruling house
are toasted. A decree issued by
Or, Wilhelm Groener, minister OF
defense. also ordered the Reichs-
wehr members to leave If any fune-
ton should develop into a demon
stration against the German repub-
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

The Simplon tunnel. running
through the Alps. is 12h miles long.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
Wine Crop in France
Very Small This Year

Paris, oct. 5 P}-Wine bottles
marked "192S" will be jealousy
guarded in the cellars of connoisseurs
in the years to come. France has Just
passed through the driest, hottest
summer since 1911. The wine crop.
it is predicted. will be short in
quantity and excellent in quality.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

The Zeppelin got its name from
it.