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NOTES OF SOCIETY

Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. f. Trubee Dawson have as
their guest Mrs. Davison's mother,
Mrs. Endicott Peabody, of Groton,
Mass.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond left
yesterday for Palm Beach. Fla, to
join Mr.. Hammond and his sister,
Miss Elizabeth Hammond.
4
Mrs. B. B. Jones was hostess
to a company OF IA at luncheon
today in her home on Wyoming
Avenue.
Roy L. Neuhauser will head
the floor committee for the Bal
Boherne on Monday night at the
Willard Hotel. This committee
will appear as the kings foot
soldiers and will include Warren
NJ Akers, Harold Allen, c. M.
Ashton, Louis w. Austin, DIR.
Paul Bartsch, Paul v. Collins, Will
liam T. Dening, Fred w. Dewart
Edward Devereaux, Charles A. r
Dunn, Edwin III. Etz, Joseph Fair
banks, William Eaches Fendall,
Col. f. S, Foltz, DR. George H.
Girty DIR. Gilbert Grosyenor, John
w. Holcunbe, Frank T. Howard,
Franklin ID. Jones, Fulton Lewis
Roland Lyon, Lynch Luquer
Judge Charles G. McChord, Asa
2. Phillips, Cabot Stevens, Comdr
Frederick w. Southworth, Charles
II. Stratton, William f.. Sunny,
William A. Sweet and Dore Wal
ten.
The Bal Boheme win open
promptly at 10 o'clock, and at
1890 the entrance Of the army
will take place, followed at IL
o'clock by the big stunt" THE
Carnival Of the Caliph,' by, the
grand procession at 1880, and by
supper from 12 to two. General
dancing in both bathrooms will be
continuous, except for these brief
events, until o'clock. Various
advertisements throughout the
evening and early morning hours
will be spontaneously staged@ &
II
Mrs. Clarence NJ. Busch, ma
tional president of the League
Of American Pen Women, who
has been spending number Of
weeks at her home in Miami,
Fla. arrived in washington today
and will preside at the second
celebrity breakfast of the league,
] which is to take place tomorrow,
at II o'clock at the willard
Hotel. Mrs. Busch win have with
her at the breakfast as her per-
sonal guest, Mrs. Grace Stair, Of
Detroit, Mich.
Kathleen Norris, novelist, who
will be an honor guest, will
reach Washington tonight and
win stay with her brother.in-
law and sister, Con1dr. and Mrs.
Charles Conway Hartigan, in
Georgetown. The latter will also be
q guest at the breakfast. Paul
Kester. OF Virginia and New York,
whose washington address Is the
Cosmos Club, and who is famed as
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an author and dramatist, is coming
for the breakfast and Thomas
Lomax Hunter OF King George,
Virginia, poet. colamnist, lawyer.
and for two terms q member OF
the Virginia iegis AtuFs. who Is
to read some OF his own poems,
win arrive from Virginia, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Hunter. George
Horton former United States con-
sui in various cities of Europe and
Asia Minor. who il to be a guest
of honor and speaker, and Miss
Elizabeth Lippincott Dean, author
Of Dolly Madison the Nations
Hostess, are both OF this city.
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TraYeler

Miss Dorothy Quincy Smith has
Joined her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Quincy Smith. in their home
at S1IO woodland Drive after an
absence OF four months spent IN
travelling in italian North Africa
as a guest OF the Italian Govern
ment. Miss Smith was accom-
panied by Miss HELEN Lloyd-Pres-
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NEWS OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
"A R M Y IN AV Y
RECEPTION
TONIGHT

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
win entertain at a reception this
evening In honor Of the officers
OF the Army. Navy and Marine
Corps stationed in and near
washington. This win conclude
the annual series of four state
receptions and will be the last
official White House function
with the President and Mrs.
Coolidge as hosts.
Preceding the reception Aere
will be several dinner parties with
the hosts and guests going later
to the White House. Assistant
Secretary OF War for Aviation
and Mrs, f. Trubee Dawson will
entertain q company at dinner.
Other dinner hosts will include
Col. and Mrs. William lP. Wooten,
who will have the Chief of staff
and Mrs. Charles p. Summerall
as honor guests; Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Thomas Q. Aahburn, who
are entertaining in compliment TO
Col. and Mrs. William Kelly, and
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frank r.
Keefer. who will have Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Rhinelander I'd and
Philip Rhinelander. of New York,
among their guests.
Senator David Aiken Reed will
give a supper party after the fete
for large group OF distinguished
guests. Mrs. Reed has been con.
yalesclng from a serious Illness
and her physicians. have permitted
her to take very little part in
society this winter.
Mrs. Coolidge attended the per.
formance of "Das Rheingold," pre-
sented by the German Opera Com.
pany at Polls yesterday afternoon.
RAA
Baroness de Cartier, wife OF the
Belgian Ambassador to the Court
of st. James. will be the honor
guest at dinner this evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. wilkins,
who are entertaining in their home
in Massachusetts, Avenue.
On February Baroness de Car
tier win go to New York. where
she will be the guest Of Mrs. Cor
menus vanderbilt.
-
The Minister of Panama and
Nine, Alfafo vii be hosts at din
ner this evening.
y 4 =
The minister OF The Neither
lands win join Nine. van Royen
and their son at the Barclay Hotel
in New York tomorrow.
4 ~
Representative and Mrs. Fred
Britten will entertain at dinner
tonight In compliment to Senator
Charles Curtis, Vice President.
elect.
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* Homo

Mrs. Key Pittman, wife Of SEN
ator Pittrhan, who win receive
this afternoon at the Carlton
Hotel. viii be assisted By Mrs.
william H. King, Mrs. Frederick
steiwer. Mrs. Frank Barrows
Freyer. Mrs. Emmett c. Gudger
and Mrs. Frederick William Vile.
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ton, Of Paris. These two are the
only women who have been
allowed In that particular locallty.
Miss Lloyd-Preston returned to
this country with Miss Smith
and will remain in Washington
as her guest until the completion
Of a book the two ale writing
about Italian North Africa at
the request Of the Italian au.
thorities.
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Navy Sponsors

Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks is en-
tertaining at tea this afternoon
for the group of Navy sponsors
members of the Society OF Sponsors
Of the United States Nayy--now
meeting in Washington, and has
invited many of her friends in
the Navy contingent to meet
them. Mrs. Russell Langdon,
president of the society, will re-
ceive with the hostess. and al the
tea table viii be Mrs. Arthur Mac
Arthur and Miss Eloise Sargent.
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SpOrtswear

- velveteen skirts, pleated
and circular styles; sizes 02O
2e to 80. Were $5.s5. 49,
II Shadow Striped Flannel
Skirt, bodice top, size @1 10
~. Was $T.s5.
IS woodland. .Rayon sweaters,
sizes "a to AZ. Were G0N
$1.95 .......
-14 Vestee BIouses, Of madras
and wash broadcloth, double
breasted. striped and figured;
sizes "a to AZ. Were 00e
$l.9b .....s...........
Kann'sSecond Floor
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Notions
-S6 Boxes KeE Sanitary Nap
kins, Kleinert brand. 90c
soc value ue...... OO~
IS Hat Boxes, ! Initiation
leather. 10 Transparent gilN
Dress Bags. $l.O0 values OVO
Collar Bands, in broken
sizes. 7.yd. Pieces Lingerie
Tape. 50 Boxes Hair Pins. Sr
lOc values. ss.s...s ss..s
Garter GirdIe BeItssoiled.
Broken styles and sizes. 9En
SOC values. .....s....... vV
Dress Shields, broken 10N
sizes and styles. Pair, AVN
- Wash RAGS in 0Sr
cases. soc values. .. O
Kann S Street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03

MRS. JULIUS YOUNG TALMADGE
A'A of Athens, Ga, whose name has been
presented by the D. A. r. members of
her State to run on the ticket with
Mrs Lowell S. Hobart Of Ohio as a
candidate for the Office of president
general of the organization. in which
she held officerships for 10 years, has
returned to her home after having spent
two weeks in Washington. during which
she attended the National D. A. r.
board meeting to make her report as
national chairman of the D. A. r.
magazine committee.
AS the end of the third year of her
stewardship approaches. Mrs. Tai
nadge's report, which will be presented
at the convention, shows a most SUBJ
stantial surplus. Pride is taken in the
fact that the magazine. after long
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MARINE CORPS NOTES

Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune. who re-
linQuisheS the .office of conlmandant
of the corps next Tuesday, has been
the recipient Of many social functions
arranged in his honor by host Of
friends anxious to do him honor, and 1t
is understood that after relinquishing
the office of commandant of the corps
to his successor on Tuesday, he will
remain in Washington for q short
period ere he starts for the West Coast
and in the interim the veterans of
the corps now In civil life who COM
pose the majority membership of the
National Capital Detachment of the
Marine Corps League, plan to turn out
Restaurant, March 8, at $50 pm, at
which time Maj Gen. Lejeune will be
the honor guest. Capt. william @.
Stott will be in charge of the arrange
ments, being assisted by his staff.
Carl r. Whirl, now on duty as clerk
to the senior and junior examining
boards and who recently took civil serv-
ice examination for clerk in the dip
lomatic service. WILL 1t Is understood,
shortly resign his present position in
order to accept assignment to duty in
South America in the diplomatic serv-
lCe' DcHlS IoCatcu III dA PiOodoAAAOJ Ai
the Republic Of Peru.
Capt. Samuel A. Woods. who recently
arrived on the West Coast from duty
beyond the seas, has been ordered to
report for duty at Quantico, Va.
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler was at
corps headquarters several days ago.
He has proceeded to his home in Ches-
ter, Pa. where. after leave which will
expire April Is. he will be assigned to
such duty as the new commandant OF
the corps may assign him.
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BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

NJ RS. MAUD WOOD PARK. a
mn former president of the Ma
W tional League of Women Vot-
ers. and recognized leader
among women Is to be the
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black fur coat and nice gloves. She
had cold blue eyes, thin nose and
tightly pressed, down curved ltps-her
whole person spoke No quarterF to
enemy or friend, and her action on the
car showed there would be no quarters
for any one beside her.
You know now the folks do on the
cars when some one selflshly sits on
two or three seats. They look at one
another, smile. nod and get friendly
over the shortcomings of the other who
Is enjoying 'Squatter sovereignty AS
had got the strap when I was growing,
I do not mind now getting it; that is,
In my own hand, and so I really never
mind hanging, for there is no pain con-
nected with it. The others near me,
however, felt differently. It seemed to
them that that seat should be used.
But the old lady grimly determined, 1t
would appear, that here she was boss
of the situation.
Some one recalled how Mr.. Taft
got up and gave his seat in q car to
three persons. Another remarked that
II folks were going to occupy two seats
they should pay the extra fare, as 1t
was not fair to sit on one seat and set
baggage on the other, unless freight
charges were paid. The old lady was
unmoved, only grimmer.
LAS the car swung around New YORK
avenue, the person beside her got out,
whereupon the old lady moved up and
spread herself over three seats. She
gave the basket little push SO 1t would
have plenty of room and there she sat
ready to uphold the Monroe Doctrine,
that any attempt to gain possession OF
territory would be regarded by her as
an unfriendly act. She surely lived up
to her chin, eyes and nose, II l know
anything about physiognomy.
ut is funny, though, that for one
brief moment in life some folks would
impede their spiritual growth, trif1ing
triumphS like this being more to them
than anything else in the world. After
all, it is pitiful greediness for posses
sion and power diSplacing every other
quality.
lone morning shortly after the war,
on a Mount Pleasant car doWnbouEd, an
officer got on. The conductor evidently
had been overseas, from his converse
ton heard by us on the back platform,
and so. Of course. we understood his
action with the officer, later. and it
would appear that he had had run
in" with some of them.
This officer hadn't cent in his
Jeans to pay his fare. Perhaps DOMINIC
his uniform he had forgotten to remove
his money from his citizens clothes
Anyway, there he was at the mercy of
the now scowling conductor, whose smile
had changed to a frown on beholding
the man in uniform.
1.-THE Army man offered his card
saying he would send the fare. The
conductor scowled some more and said,
Jaw. they all say that" He then jerked
the bell to stop the car so the officer
could get off. but a kind-hearted man.
looking much like Uriah Heep may have
looked in Dickens mental workshop
handed a token to the contaminated
delinquent. and he was permitted to
continue his journey.
Such is life in a great city!"
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Mrs Park Address Women VotersWomen and Party Pie
Mrs. Hartman Heads Democratic Women-Mrs.
Ta1madge D. A. R. Candidate.

, Office inspired the creation Of the $4,000
memorial loan fund in Georgia, to which
her own chapter contributed one-half
| Mrs. Talmadge has also been State
chairman of patriotic education, State
chairman of a committee in charge OF
bed in the hospitals of France during
the World War and State chairman OF
the literary and historical reciprocity
committee. 1t is said by her constitu-
ents that under her leadership as State
regent the Georgia .. A. r. Association
attained its greatest period of business
prosperity.
With natural fair. for business ad-
nlinistration. Mrs. Talnadge pledges
herself and the ladies who are support
ing her to the completion Of Constltu-
ton Hall as their outstanding objective
should the reins of national leadership
come to them at the coming election.
Mrs. Talmadge was a pioneer in ma
tional defense in Georgia before it be-
came a national policy in the admins
tration of Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
and she will naturally stand squarely
by the constitutional policy In that i'm
portant work. "a
To every Office which she has held
Mrs. Talnadge has brought the viyor
of health and the great asset of the
energy of comparative youth, with also
fearless judicial poise that bespeaks
the natural leader and the trained par
Humanitarian.
The second annual convention of the
Women's Democratic Law Enforcement
League will be held this week in Wash
ington, opening March Z.
National Womans Party headquar-
tiers, known at one time as the Brick
Capitol" where President Monroe was
inaugurated, will be open today and
tomorrow to inaugural visitors in the
city.
Congress sat in the buff-colored build
ings now used by the feminists during
the period Immediately following the
burning of the Capitol by the British in
1914. 1t is soon to be RACED. as the
ground has been selected by the Gov
eminent as the site for the new United
States Supreme Court building.
Mrs. Stephen Pell of New York City,
Mrs. Valentine Winters of Dayton, Ohio,
and Mrs. Theodore Rhoades of New
York will be guests of the Woman's
Party during inaugural week. Miss
Maude Younger Of California. who has
been spending the Winter in Wash
ington, expects to be at headquarters
also and will assist In showing visitors
about.
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INDIAN WAR VETERANS

Camps No. S and Is are making ar
rangements for participation in the in
augural parade. The members are per-
mitted to use automobiles instead OF
marching on foot.
Lieut.. j. l.. Sprinkle has been APP
pointed district commander of the Dis
trict of Columbia, a position correspond
ing to State commander in the States.
This is the first time that the Ma
tional Indian War Veterans have par
ticipated in an inaugural parade, the
order in the past being confined to the
States in the West and Middle West
In the past three or four years several
camps have been established in the
Eastern States.
A special meeting for the purpose OF
completing the arrangements for the
parade was held in the boardroom OF
the District Building, Thursday eve
ming
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VERDICT FOR DELLINGER

BY a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE. Va, March "A verdict OF
81, 900 damages was returned by q jury
in Circuit Court late yesterday after
noon In favor OF Joseph H. Dellinger, a
Washington policeman, as result OF
a collision on October 10, 1928 between
an automobile driven by Dellinger and
a bus belonging to the Washington
Virginia, Maryland Coach Co. DellingeI
had sued for $4,000.
Dellinger told the jury that his auto
mobile was struck as he was going
home and that the force of the collision
threw it against tree. wrecking 1t and
injuring him so badly that he remained
in the hospital for five days. Dellinger
was represented by Attorney Amos c.
CrounSe.
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Noted Official Reporter Dies.

LONDON, Lp).-The man who wrote
down everything said In the British
Parliament for 40 years, millions upo.s
millions of words, is dead He was w.
H. Guerney Salter. shorthand writer
at Westminster between 1872 and 1918.
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Teachers to Meet in Lynchburg.

LYNCHBURG. Va, March (Spe-
ciaD District F Of the State Teachers
Association will meet in Lynchburg
April IL. j. L. Borden of Bedford is
vice president in charge Of the district.
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winnipeg and large holdings OF valua-
BILE real estate. He was honorary
colonel Of the Goth Regiment, VIM
nipeg.
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AROUND THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

! THERE is a sunshiny little woman
who lives in her own home out
| Southeast way She keeps her house
as neat as that accommodating pin that
lends itself to comparison. though any
body who has to attend furnace will
understand that before she rattles down
ashes she covers her dress with an older
skirt to protect 1t from the dust In
| this instance, the skirt was down.
and-outer Of black serge, coated with
| the gray of ashes, SCARED with scorch-
smudges and snagged from gathers to
| hem. Having cleaned out the crate,
put on fresh coal and fixed hampers, the
other morning she took her broom to
sweep the pavement without taking of
the protecting skirt. She felt that no
one would see her buds so early in the
morning--before O'Clock. But she
reckoned without consulting the deity
that goes by the name Of Chancellor:
| While she was brushing her bricks
small boy came along-such very
small boy that the lisp of babyhood was
still, in his voice. though there was a
sorrowful something in his eyes that no
watch the woman, he inquired, with q
sympathy that matched his expression:
Lady, is that your best dress?"
| Lady chuckled breezy amusement
favored with embarrassment, as she
! informed him she had q lot Of best
dresses inside. why did he ask?"
But the child, being also gentleman,
just looked relieved and walked on.
And the question is:
II 1t be that missionaries, like poets,
are born, instead of being made. like
ordinary folk. was the child an embryo
evangelist, touched at sight OF implied
poverty? Or, what is more likely. was
his mother some welfare lady whose
talks about clothing the poor" had eX-
cited his curiosity In the matter OF
paupers?
Children understand so much more
than most mothers give them credit for.
Anyhow, the woman scurried IN and
hung the disreputable rag on a peg In
the furnace room. And that ended the
incident, so far as she was concerned.
that would make another story. as
Hudibras said, before Kipling, and
maybe, Adam, first of all.
A FTER you have been shut in from
"A the work-a-day world for nearly a
month, it Is good in returning to your
place on the great road to find that
good friends have sent you little
| RllnpSeS Oh tOWu types VI otdAt yOu vi
your way-with clever contribution
from Ella May Wheeler, whose letter
runs like this:
Dear Miss Lancaster: wonder II
YOU would care for this incident which
happened this morning. If so, you may
have it to do as you will.
1T happened on southbound Four
tenth street car, which, of course was
crowded to the doors We were up
front. where there is always room for
some one, just as old Webster said about
the vacancies at the top. Well, it is
true there was room for one person on
a four seat but an old lady had shop
ping basket on it. She wasn't poor, one
could see by her clothes. and although
long past middle age, she had on pur-
pie hat with appliques of orchid; a
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HEART. ATTACK FATAL
TO SIR JAMES AlKENS
Former Lieutenant Governor OF
Manitoba Was Prominent In
Legal and Financial Circles.

By the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, March Sir James
Aikens, former lieutenant governor of
Manitoba, and long leading figure in
political, legal and financial circles Of
the Canadian West, died yesterday. He
was IS years old.
Death was the result of an attack of
heart disease with which he was
stricken a week ago.
Born in Peel County, Ontario. he be-
gan the practice of law In 1879. His
public service began the following year
with appointment to the commission to
investigate the administration Of JUS
tice in the Northwest territories.
After holding various governmental
positions and achieving success In the
practice Of law and in business, he
was appointed lieutenant governor of
the province In 1916 and reappointed
in 1922. He was former president of
the Canadian Bar Association. His
business interests included places on
the directorate of the Great West Life
Insurance Co.. the Imperial Bank of
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struggle, is being maintained on pay
ing basis and presents quality that
gives it high rank in the magazine
field.
Business efficiency has marked Mrs
Talmadge's administration of the va
rious Offices In the D. A. r. which have
occupied her time and efforts for the
past Is years. In this period she has
been treasurer Of Elijah Clarke Chap
ter Of Georgia. regent of this chapter,
State recording secretary and State
vice regent of Georgia. also State re-
gent. vice president general, N. S., and
honorary State regent. She has also
served on several national committees
and for seven years has been a menu
Der of the national board Of manage
ment.
It is a notable fact that through all
of these Offices Mrs. Talmadge's finan-
cial efforts have been most successful.
She was the first national chairman OF
the D. A. r. student loan fund COM
mittee, and after she had served as re-
gent of Elijah Clarke Chapter she was
made its finance chairman, and in that