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Evening star., 1928-04-01
Cabinet Ladies Aiding
Reception to Pen Women

Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the Sec
retary OF Commerce; Mrs. Curtis ID.
Wilbur, wife Of the Secretary Of the
Navy; Mrs. william Marion Jardine,
wife OF the Secretary Of Agriculture:
Mrs. James J. Davis, wife of the Secre-
tary of Labor; Mrs. Harland Fiske
Stone, wife of Justice Stone, and Mrs.
James Carroll Frazier will take turns
in presiding at the table at the recep-
ton to be given by Comdr. and Mrs
Walter A. Bloedorn of the Navy Med
ical School, in honor Of the League Of
American Pen Women, Thursday aft
ernoon, April IL, 4 to O'Clock, at the
Club of Colonial Danes, 1927 K street
northwest
Assisting Mrs. Bloedorn will be Mrs
Grace Thompson Seton, president Of
the National Society. League Of Ameri-
can Pen Women: Dr. Anita Maris Boggs.
president Of the District of Columbia
branch Mrs. Susan Pfeiffer, state vice
president for Oklahoma; Mrs. Clara
Kcck Heflebower president for Cincin-
natl, Ohio. branch and vice president
for the national; Mrs. Clarence M.
Busch. president of Florida branch.
Mrs. Edward Nelson Ding1ey. first vice
president national society: Mrs. John
Allen Dougherty. Mrs. Eli A. Helmick
Miss Alice Douglas Goddard. Mrs.
George Tltlly Vaughan Mrs Edward
Rhodes Stitt. Mrs. Theodore Tiller. Mrs
William Woolf Smith Mrs. Eugene
BLACK. Mrs. Harriet Hawley Lochor
Mrs. Ashton c. Shallenberger. Miss
Grace Shallenberger. Mrs. Percv Otlin.
Mrs. Edward TAYLOR. Mrs. Thaddeus
Jones. Representative Florence p. Kahn,
Mrs Charles H. Robb. Mrs Ulysses g. B.
Pierce. Mrs Arthur Willard and Mrs
Iofn A. Ieieune. The color scheme will
bo the red. white and blue for the Ma
tional Society. League of American Pen
Women. blended artisti"allv with the
co'd and blue for the Colonial Danes
Club.
An orchestra will nlay all the nld DO
lightful minuets and new compositions
NJ the mer1be-s of the League Of
American Pen Women.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Bay State Society Host
At Charming Function

The last meeting of the Massachu-
setts Society of Washington, held at
Wardman Park Hotel Tuesday eve
ming. March 81. was declared to be the
biggest event held by the society so far
this season. The Assistant Attorney
General Of the United States, Mr.
George r. Farnum, president OF the
society. presided and made short ad-
dress of welcome to the members and
their guests. He concluded by an
nouncing that the next meeting would
be In the form of a leap year party,
that the affair would be In charge of
the ladies and that Mrs. Frank E.
Dickey would be chairman OF commit
tee on arrangements.
Mr. Farnum then presented the artists
for the evening, including Happy Walk
or Orchestra, in selections Miss Nancy
Thompson and Jack Gendron, each 3
wears old, in fancy dancing, including
the "Mnuct." being accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Dorothy Gordon. Mr..
Harry Angelica, Italian baritone, en-
tertaincd with delightful selection OF
popular ballads and concluded with
group of italian songs, accompanied by
Mrs. Angelica. The O'Connor School
of Expression put on clever sketch
entitled Next" depicting a scene In a
beauty parlor shop. The artists we're
Miss NJ Boyer and Mrs. D. Smith.
At the conclusion of the entertain
ment dancing and card playing we're
enjoyed until ! o'clock. a prize being
given at each table. There were ap-
proximately 500 members and guests
present. among them being Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Frederick w. Dali
linger and Representative and Mrs.
Frank H. Foss.
The next meeting Of the society will
be held Tuesday evening, April "a. at
Wardman Park Hotel. This will be the
leap year party mentioned. tenta-
tive program for which has been ar
ranged. which will include an interest
ing musical program for the first hour.
starting promptly at Q O'Clock. Judge
Mary O"roole will be one Of the speak
ers of the evening and there will be
card playing and dancing until /
O'Clock. The committee on arrange
mcnts includes Mrs. Frank E. Dickey,
chairman; Mrs George r. Farnum. Mrs.
Mary A. Hickey, Mrs. Robert H. Kemp
ton, Miss Elsie Phalen, Miss Agnes Will
son, Miss Grace Chamberlain, Miss
Eleanor Carleton, Miss Loretta Ryan,
Miss Helen c. ONeill, Miss Thelma E.
Colley. Miss Mary Elizabeth Ahern, Miss
Adelaide Harris and Miss Ethel E.
Wilson.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

and has frequently been entertained in
Washington. Associated with him are
Capt. Henry Forester. Mr.. Harry East
and Col. Selby McCreery Several col
lege teams have made such records as
to entitle them to contend for Olympic
honors. Frank Hitchcock, younger
brother OF Thomas. great-grandson OF
the late William w Corcoran is among
the Yale player In the star group.
Mrs Oliver G. Jennings. Mrs John
Sherman Hoyt and group Of other
social leaders in New York City have
met with complete success in their
newly formed cribside committee Of the
Infants Hospital on Lexington avenue.
These ladies started this club after Ash
Wednesday. and enlisted the interest OF
many who are good needlewomen to
come to the institution few hours each
week and help make garments for sick
children. The response was almost
phenomenal. and so many of Gothams
modish women proved such beautiful
sewers that some of the garments are
placed for sale in a special case With
the proceeds of such offerings much
material of more practical sort Is fur
nished Miss Katherine b. Lockwood
was chosen chairman of the Cribside
Club, and she has proved indefatigable
in cutting the garments and having all
Evening star., 1928-04-01

List; "Valse" (style ancien), by Miss
Breed herself, and lastly, Minute Valse,"
by Chopin. Then followed two well
rendered recitations by Mile. Marie Ba-
tffol lie Coeur de Hialmar," by ". de
Laprade, and LA Poupee," by Rats
bonnie. NJ. Jean Canu gave two recita-
tions, lie Tableau d'Edgar Poe" by
Stephane Malameem; "Des Mois ont
fini." by Tristan Dereme. and "Vois,"
by the same author Mr. Dore Walten
on the violoncello. accompanied by Mrs.
c. Augustus Simpson on the piano. gave
program Of music with the following
numbers: Lament" by Gabriel Marie:
"Serenade." by Rimski-Kasakow: "Au-
TONNE" by Chopin: "Andante Religio-
so" by Thome, and finally lie Cygne."
by Saint-Saens. The program closed
with group Of French and English
songs by Mr.. George Anderson, tenor
His selections we're "Bois Epafs." by
Sully; "L'Adieu du Matin," by Pessard:
Petite Bergerette," by Weckerton, and
ended by giving an English song, "A
Brown Bird Singing" by Hayden Wood.
Following the program the members
formed little groups and conversed in
French while the hostesses Of the eve
ming. Nine. Helen Hardy and Mile.
Marie Rosasco, served refreshments.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
German Ambassador Here Classed Among Young
est Men in His Exalted Crce-Ceneral
and Personal Notes.

lack. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Niblack of Boston Representative
Aldrich is the son of the late Senator
OF Washington and member Of the
society wherein all those born in the
Capital are enlisted. He saw the light
in 1884 and spent his early boyhood
here attending private schools before he
entered college and later graduated
from Harvard He is the brother of
Mrs. John d. Rockefeller. Mrs. Aid
rich was Miss Janet InniS White of
Providence and the marriage occurred
in that city in 1891 Richard S. Aid
rich, jr., famiiarly known as "Dickie,"
is the younger Of two children.
~
Mr.. and Mrs Anthony J. Drcxel. jr.,
the latter formerly Miss Marjorie Gould.
eldest daughter of the late George J.
Gould and his first wife. who was Edith
Kingdom. have been passing the late
Winter and opening Spring Rt Nassau
and now are going to New York in their
yacht 'Aloma. Mr.. and Mrs. DreXel
have an interesting family of three
children, Anthony Sd. who is Is, and
Marjorie, viii is l3. and small daugh-
has bought an extensive estate at Biar-
ritz that pleasant half French. half
Spanish resort on the Bay of Biscay.
and is engaged in banking and real
estate there. he and his family spend
half the year on this side of the At
lantic. They make the trip in the
yacht. taking the most direct line from
North Africa TO the Bahamas the Ber-
mudas or the east coast of Florida.
Usually they sperH much OF their time
on the Aloma even when they put into
harbor. although. of course they partici-
pate in the shore games and social feS-
tivities, Mrs, Drexel will visit her aunt.
Mrs. Finley Shepherd. and her sisters
who are living in New York and very
likely the family will spend the early
Summer on Long Island. The Aloma.
a Stury, seaworthy craft, is an Ameri-
can-huilt vessel and has been in COM
mission about five years.
Maj Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. chief
OF Cavalry, who has been placed in
charge of training the Army entrants
in the polo program OF the Olympic
games, has been constantly on the move
since Christmas. attending indoor meets
in this part of the world and Journey
ing to California, where many strong
teams are III daily practice and from
the San Mateo Peninsula TO the borders
of Mexico. The military quartet which
has won the highest honors-Mai. John
Irwin, Capt. d. c. Wood. Lieut.. G. w.
Read. lr., and Lieut.. A. S. r. BaTden-
is now on the Pacific Cosst contending
for the championship of that region.
Among the renowned poloists arrayed
against the Cavalry players are Carlton
E. Burke, Eric pedley. Elmer Boescke
and Ted Miller. The Del Monte four,
led this season by Thomas Hitchcock,
Jr.. has as its other members Chever
Cowdin, w. Averell Hartman and Rob-
ert E. Strawbridge jr Another team
with fine local reputation about Del
Monte is called Las Piratas COR Spanish
pirates). and 1t is gathering laurels
with every game. The captain of the
Pirates is that Marquis de Portage of
Madrid who has for years attended the
polo events at the Meadowbrook Club
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Entertain in Honor
OF Silver Wedding Day

Mr.. and Mrs Hyman Mendelson en-
tertained large gathering in their
home Sunday. March IS. in honor Of
their silver wedding anniversary. Rab-
bi Loeb, who ofiiciated at their wedding
25 years ago, was the honored guest for
the occasion. Other guests included
the immediate family and intimate
friends.
The house and tables we're decorated
with silver and silver bells, palms and
flowers.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

In readiness for the sewers. Mrs. Jen-
nings has appointed standing COM
mittee of hostesses. who will act during
the Spring season and continue this
good work until the social body fiits
away for the Summer. Sewing socie-
tics seem to increase and multiply In
New York, and no less than l8 are listed
In connection with some worthy cru
sade Mrs. Morgan O'Brien leads one
which meets at various homes Of New
York City and on Long Island To fur
nish altar linens. and Bishop Manning
has three such sewing circles in various
parts of the city. The Army and Navy
Relief Society has busy sewing rooms
all through Lent, and a bazaar IS uSu-
ally held during Easter week to sell
surplus articles
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Jobless Make Golf Links.

Whether to set Englands great army
OF unemployed TO making golf courses
is being discussed there. One munich
pality recently put its jobless to such q
task and Ben Tillett, the veteran Trade
Union leader. has been suggesting that
other local authorities follow Its cx-
ample. He maintains that 1t would not
only provide work for the unemployed,
but would be benefit to those who
wish to play the game but cannot afford
tn belong To private golf clubs.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Swiss Lady of Note
To Visit in Washington

Nine. Walther de Rodt-Lardy. a sis
ter of NJ. Etienne Lardy, counselor Of
the Swiss legation, is now on the At
lantic, en- route TO Washington for a
month's. visit in her bfother's home at
Observatory circle Mime. de Rodt is
passenger aboard the French liner
De erase, and is expected to arrive in
New York April 7, when she will come
directly to Washington.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Rccitations and Music
Feature Entertainme

lie Cercle Francois de Washington,
Precieuses Ridicules" met at the par
lors of the League of American Pen
Women Wednesday evening. March 81,
giving an ENJOYABLE program. 1t was
opened by Miss Clara Breed. who play
ed The Maiden's WISH" by Chopin
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
SIS LOAN LIKELY
PERMANENT

The trusting dispositions Of an
army major and a policeman have
led them. to make reports to the
police OF the disappearance Of SIS
belonging to the former and an
automobile belonging to the latter.
Major Robert M. Danford, 1901
Sixteenth st. n. W., told police that
he met q stranger near the State,
war and Navy Building yesterday.
The stranger was driving a car
bearing a Missouri license and told
the officer that he was seeking the
Missouri University Society in order
that he might have friends identity
him to he could get check for SIS.
Major Danford could not tell him
where to find the society but very
kindly Offered to advance him the
SIS, which the grateful stranger
promised to return. Later Major
Danford became suspicious and
called at the hotel where the mis-
sourian said he was stopping. he
was unknown there.
Policeman George Weaver. of me
Fourteenth precinct, living at S6lo
Fourteenth st. N. W., loaned his
automobile to Pearl Edwards, OF
H. Rosemont Ave-, Alexandra, Va,
and she had failed today to return
IL. he reported to his own precinct.
Although no report has been made
of its return, it was said at his
home that they think the car was
recovered today"
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
[)AUGH En-
| PLEASED
BRIDE IS
HAPPY

NEW YORK, March pa
Since she startled society by
clipping with her butler, March
5, Mrs. j. Pierrepont Edwards,
Westche st er county great
grandmother of ~ summers,
drew a fresh will disposing Of
her 100000 fortune, it was
said today.
The farthest her daughter, Mrs.
Robert J. Turnbull, would so to-
ward verification of the report wass
ssOf course, mothers marriage
will affect the old will.
Before she became the bride "a
the 43-year-old butler, John Burden
former Scottish soldier, the dowager
passed many. hours in conference
with her bankers.
Mrs. TurnbuIl, SOOTHING at rumors-
that her mothers alliance has
caused family tempest, said:
s'SIie phoned us and We had .
long talk. She's very happy.
When she told us 80, We were
-Tile newlyweds are avoiding the
curiosity of their neighbors by stay
ing within the confines OF the Ed
wards estate.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
MISS FECHET
Scotch Plan Weekend
Jail Sentences For
Wife Beaters
By international News Service

by lntcrnatAOuhA EcWp 6ckNNSO
GLASGOW. Scotland. March "a.
The Glasgow city magistrates have
under consideration today new
plan of punishment for wife
beaters. They propose to send
every convicted wife beaten to
prison. But they do not intend to
allow those convicted to serve
their sentences right awy to the
detriment of their families, who
might suffer IL all income is dis
continued. They suggest that q
convicted wife beaten be taken to
prison every Friday night to re-
main incarcerated until Monday
morning, so that he can return to
his work.
In this manner the wife beat.
ers would be able to work out
their sentences over the week
end, which is the period Of heay.
lest drinking among the working
men in the Glasgow district. The
secretary for Scotland, Sir John
GiImour, Is considering having
this plan of intermittent imprison-
ment legalized.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
ARMS RUNNERS
THREATEN
POLICE

LONDON, March "a Goaded on
~ several warnings which threat.
lelaed personal injury. Scotland Yard
chiefs today intensified their inyestis
CATION of the alleged plot Of Irish
republicans to snnuggle arms and
munitions into the Free State by
way OF London.
The detectives who participated in
the roundup of the supposed Irish
gunner today received the following
warning:
Tle fight is on. Interfere at
your own peril.
The warnings were In code and
were signed "A Gunman."
Meanwhile two prisoners were
being held as result of the round
I1Ip, and other arrests were pre-.
dicted. The prisoners are Joseph
Nolan, charged with illegal pos
session of arms, and the steward
.of q vessel plying between this
city and Antwerp.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
PROBE
IN. NE ". DEATH
HITS SNAG

Police today were unable to find
any record Of the death Of Dennis
Wheelock, an Indian. who the Dis
trict attorneys office was advised.
died nnysteriously last March in the
building were Louis Hoffman,
'physio- therapfst" has his offices.
Hoffman is at liberty under SO 900
bond, charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death OF
Miss Eleanor Leham, %, who .died
while undergoing treatment In his
office.
Dolores Monroe. alias Dorothy
King, who was said to have brought
Miss Leham to Hoffman for treat.
rnent for headache is being held
under a similar charge by Patterson,
N. j., authorities. awaiting trans
portation to this city.
She is said to have fled this
jurisdiction after the Lehman girls
death.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
Army Air Chiefs Start
Canal Zone Inspection

Assistant Secretary of War Davi-
son and Maj. Gen. James E. Fachet,
chief of the Army Air Corps, now at
Managua, We're to start today on
their inspection flight to the Canal
War Department.
The two air chiefs left here March
II for a 7,500.mile round-trip flight
through Central America. They
were delayed two days in Mexico by
an accident which disabled one Of
the planes.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
DIPLOMA NJ | |
PROBE To BE
SPEEDED

Stirred by the testimony
yesterday of Miss Pearl Nc
Call, assistant United States
Attorney, in regard to the
operation of +" diploma mills =
and fake schools in Washing
ton the judiciary subcommit-
tee of the House District Com
mittee has determined upon a
sweeping investigation looking
toward correction of the situa-
ton.
The subcommittee met today to
continue hearings on the bill to regu-
late the Incorporation Of degree-con-
ferring institutions.
Representative Ralph Gilbert of
Kentucky proposed that In view OF
the seriousness of. the situation
meetings be held at night.
Representative Clarence j. Mcleod
Of Michigan, chairman, suggested
that instead of meeting at night the
subcommittee meet at 9 o'clock in the
morning in order to give more time
for the hearings. This suggestion
was adopted.
Miss Mccall told the committee
It costs only $1.45 to incorporate
a degree conferring institution here
with power to give diplomas Of all
kinds. She gave the committee the
names of Al persons now practising
In Washington who received degrees
in various healing arts from a three
day course at one Of these institu-
tons.
A single group Of men and women
have taken out incorporation papers
for 200 schools, Miss Mccall tes-
titled. She said, 500 schools have
been incorporated within the past
h.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
POLICE c HIEF,
4 COPS, HELD
IN Staying

MIAMI, Fla, Five, policemen,
including Chief of Police Leslie
Quigg, were held in the county jail
without bail today following sensa-
tional developments in the grand
Jury investigation into two mysteri-
Gus murders, one of which occurred
two and one.half years ago.
Chief Quigg, Lieut.. M. A. Tibbetts
and Detective John Caudell and
Tom Nazworth are held on first
degrees murder charges in connec-
ton with the death of II. Kier,
negro belIboy, allegedly victim
of third.degree methods.
Kier, it was said, was arrested
for accosting a white woman IN
the lobby of hotel where he was
employed. Taken in an automobile
on lonely road, Kier was taken
from the car and shot and killed.
Detective Caudell, the indictment
charges. fired two shots, one OF
which killed Kier.
The indictment alleged Chief
Quigg conspired with the other Off.
GERS to keep the negro's death q
secret, and also ordered that no
entry of Kier's arrest he made on
the police blotter. Later, police re-
ported that kier'S body was found
en- the roadside.
The fifth policeman, r. L. Wood,
a detective, was held in Jail charged
with killing Victory w. Parnell, a
carpenter, in November, 1925, with
out provocation, according to the
Indictment. Wood maintained he
shot, in self defense.
In returning the indictments, the
grand jury declared it has dis
covered an alliance between police
and members of the underworld, :"
and recommended complete reor-
ganization of the police department
and immediate removal Of its
present heads,
The Washington times., 1928-03-24

MAKING HER ENTRANCE to the stage down the
steps from the dressing of the Metropolitan Opera
House last night Nannette Guilford who was singing
Kicked up stunned by other members of the then
before the footlights Although hurt the diva swung
into the bars of her entrance song and finished the act
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
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MISS SIMPSON
MISS REDMAN- 81 So
NYE
SON
MISS AYLER.

CONTINUING his Congressional air taxi service at
Boiling Field, Col. Charles A. Lndbergh is finding
more and more customers A few of the latest were
Representative and Mrs w. S. OBrien, Of West Vir-
ginia; Miss Catherine Fechet, daughter Of the Army
Air Service chief; Senator Gerald r. Nye his and
Miss Gladys Simpson, his guest and Miss Estele Taylor
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
Engineering Congress
Committee Will Meet

World Engineering Congress held
its first meeting last night fol-
lowing q dinner given to the en-
gineers by Tsuneo Matsudaira, the
Japanese Ambassador, at the Carl.
ton Hotel.
Plans were made for the Amer
lean group to participate in the
World Congress In Tokyo next
year.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
Drivers Leg Fractured
When Auto Overturns

Harry Cooper. 1903 Kensett st
Baltimore, Md. suffered a fracture
Of the right thigh and decorations
to the face when his automobile
overturned on Walker Rd. S. E.,
near the District Line. today.
After treatment at Casualty Hos
pital, Cooper told police he lost
control of the car before 1t over
turned.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
Rep. Zihlman Files
For denomination

Representative Federeick N. Zihl
man, chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee, yesterday filed
with the board of elections al
Hagerstown. Md, his certificate
of candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Congressman from
the Sixth Maryland district.
Zihlman il now serving his sixth
term In the House.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
Plan Package Party
For Hebrew Home

The Washington Ladies Auxiliary
of the Jewish Consumptive Relief
Society plans package party" to-
morrow night at the Hebrew Home
for the Aged, Thirteenth Street and
Spring Road Northwest, for the
benefit of the Jewish Consumptive
Relief Society of Denver, Col.
Mrs. Y. Kaufman is chairman OF
the committee in charge, and Mrs.
Harry Sherry. president, OF the local
society.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-28
Test New Fokker

TETERBORO AIRPORT, N. j.,
Sept. 28.-The new Fokker, tri-mo-
tored demonstration monoplane,
built for passenger transport serv-
ice, was given its initial test flight
Saturday afternoon by its designer,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-28

Aeronautical Corporation, Paterson,
N. j., for checking up a few weeks
ago.
1t then was refitted to the plane
and shipped aboard the steamship
Southern Cross, with Sir Hubert
and his party. When the motor has
returned to the United. States it
will have passed over the equator
twice, into the Arctic and Antarctic
circles and over the temperate zones.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-28
Veteran Motor to Pole

By United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-What is
considered to be one of the most
severe tests ever made upon an
aviation engine will be exacted from
a Wright "Whirlwind" by Capt. Sir
Hubert Wilkins, who sailed Satur-
day upon his Antarctic expedition.
The same motor used by the ex-
plorer and his companion, Ben Eli
son, for the famous flight from
Point Barrow, Alaska, to Green
Harbor, Spitsbergen, with fve-day
intermediate stop on Dean Mans
Island, was returned to the Wright