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The Washington times., 1935-08-17
MayfIower

Mayflower lounge habitues go
on, slipping their mint juleps and
don't worry one whit about the
heat. In fact, they recommend a
lounge visit as protection against
the suns torridneSS. The air.cool.
ing at the Mayflower cools you ex.
ternally and one Of the summer
drinks cools you internally, a con-
dition which makes you oblivious
to such things as humidity for q
long time afterward.
Fourteen guests Of Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt at the supper
dance recently evidently found it
so, for they came early and stayed
late. Washington theater folk
have also discovered its comfort
able atmosphere. Audrey Sieber,
Bert Granoff, Fred Shawn, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Zimmerman (the
former Helen Ault) were dancing
the other night.
You might have seen, too,
Stephen Early, Marvin Mcintyre,
Frank Walker and Harry Butcher
forming O very interesting and
notable party a few days ago.
Other well-known guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander r. Magruder,
just returned from the American
Legation in Portugal.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
= AFTER DARK NEWS
Indian Stomp Grounds

The Indian Stomp Grounds, at
River Bend, offers to the public
one of the most unusual forms of
entertainment ever to come to the
East. Here one can find how In.
dianS live on the reservations and
see the secret tribal ceremonies
that are still additionally carried
on by their descendants.
Not only do the Stomp Ground
tribes carry on their traditions,
but the grounds have become for
a second time the meeting place
for romance. This young couple
met and fell in love. They had
planned to elope, but the maid
ems father Is making them marry
in true Indian fashion. The
young buck must barter for his
bride, and this is done in an i'm
pressive ceremony. There are
many more things to be done, and
these rites will live long in your
memory. The ceremony will begin
at 9 p. M, Sunday, August 18.
This will be only the second mar.
riage of this kind to be performed
in the East, the first marriage
having been also performed at the
Stomp Grounds, with similar cere.
monies.
The Stomp Grounds offers
three shows, daily and Sunday.
At $3.50, $3.50 and 10 p. m. This
is an enterprise that will enable
the people Of Washington to see
the dances and Indian lore that
is still in practice today, and to
be more fully understanding Of
Indian craft and the ways of the
Red Man,
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
PoWhatan

While Jimmy Nichols discovers
that there's a girl who comes to
the Powhatan Roof just to hear
him sing, thus making her escort
very angry; while Marty Rubin
discloses the fact that he intro.
duced Mad About the Boy" a
recent hit in America. five years
ago. the hotels cool and breezy
spot continues to flourish very
nicely.
The Pete Macias organization
may have also been noted paying
much attention to Maxine Mar
lowe, featured vocalist with Phil
Spitalny's band who, last winter,
was singing at Heigb(Ho. She
was a pretty constant visitor dur
ing her Washington stay.
We might also remind that o
Sunday dinner atop the Powhatan
is quite the thing to do. Not only
because SocialitieS are doing it,
but also because the combination
of the cool roof, the delectable
menu and the stringed ensemble
make it particularly nice.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Shoreham

st. Clair and Day appearing this
week at the Shoreham Terrace
have created such a sensation
with their original dance the
"Rhapsodie" that the manage
ment will hold them over for an.
other week. Miss Gloria Day, for.
mer premier DanSeuse with Paw.
ley Oukrainsky Ballet, is exciting
much comment with her Partisan
gowns. If this team Is held over
for another week they will fea-
ture their "Bolero," using an orig.
inal number composed especially
for this dance.
Also on the program is Terry
Green, who has completely mas
tered one Of the most difficult
tricks in acrobatic dancing-that
of Aero Acrobatics, not using her
hands.
Maxim loves orchestra, under
the direction Of Barnee, who has
serenaded many Of the patrons
celebrating their birthdays on the
Terrace with Happy Birthday to
You," will serenade "Barnee" Sat
urday evening, when Barnee will
be enjoying his twenty-fourth
birthday.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Bathtub Traditions
Remain in 'Crusades

There were no bathtubs in the
days Of the Crusades, but that
didn't prevent Alan Hale from be.
ing the first victim for De Mile
bath scene in that directors cur.
rent Paramount production, 1.-THE
Crusades," in which Hale plays
the role of Blondell, the trouba.
dour.
To make matters worse, Hale
took it by accident before he was
supposed to actually take it in the
scene. In the set representing a
medieval blacksmith shop was a
water trough of De Mile pro.
portions into which Hale was to
be accidentally showed by Henry
Wilcoxon, who plays King Richard
the Lion Heart.
And it was by accident, too, for
during rehearsal Wilcoxon showed
just a little too hard. The com.
pany had an hours rest while
Hale'S clothes were dried out in
order that. he could take another
dip.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Cotton Club

All summer long the Cotton
Club, Washington's aristocrat Of
Harlem, has be- boasting about
the cooling breezes that sweep
into the club from the large
French windows.
Well, with the temperance Of
Sid Sisko. the best air-cooling ap'
paratus in existence could do
nothing to halt heat waves com
ing from this sizzling girl. The
best colored acts in the country
have come and gone from this
club, but no one can put on a
show like Sid Sisko can. She
sings, she dances and, well, she
does about everything any human
can do and then some.
Costarring with this dynamic
personality is Avon Long, the
Kentucky boy who made good.
He sings and dances real low.
downs and frequently has the
crowd on its feet cheering. OF
course, the other Cotton Club "a
vorites hold their own.
The music at the Cotton Club
still is and always will be, if the
guests have a say in the matter,
supplied by that old favorite,
Tommy MyleS.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
MAYFLOWER LOUNGE POPULAR =
HMaryIand Gardens

Maryland Club Gardens, de-
clared by many to be the most
beautiful spot on the Eastern
coast. never prideS itself in hav'
ing q large floor show, at least,
in summer. The management
feels that it Is more advantageous
to simply present bit of enter.
tainment nightly, that is, small
but of very high calber.
And this week no one could be
better in her line Of work than
Mary Chrysler. Miss Chrysler is
one of the most finished and
graceful dancers ever to appear
in a Washington night club.
Quite tall and very attractive, she
moves about the small platform
across the water from the terrace
with no uncertain ease. And
during her two routineS, q mod"
ernistic Interpretation Of two Gig
arettes in the dark and q triple
tap soft shoe number, many obs
and abs can be heard from the
audience 80 feet away from her.
The other star bit Of entertain
ment is supplied by that very
likeable and talented prima donna
Belle Rigas, whose effectiveness
in the gondola scene is beyond
description. Charley Mayer, fresh
from his vacation, sings several
popular songs, and Poppy Snyder,
xylophonist extraordinary Of AL
Barkley's New Workers, offers
two solos. Indeed, it Is wholly o
good bit Of entertainment.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Dude Ranch

Milton Barrett, who will make
you feel at home at his popular
roadside rendezvous, has returned
from his Atlantic City vacation
to find Verne Wilcox still stopping
shows with some difficult and
neatly executed acrobatics.
Miss Wilcox, billed as the great
est acrobatic dancer in the world,
was q featured star with Castles
AL Girls Revue at the Chicago
Worlds Fair. While doing her IA
nous "drunkard" dance the pa
irons Of the old Dude Ranch
gasped many times thinking she
had landed on her head, and was
out, but Verne always got up,
finally taking her bow amidst a
storm of applause. While swim
ming at the Shoreham, Miss Will
cox caused quite a sensation with
her fancy diving.
The show this week also fea-
lures Peggy Page, with song and
dance numbers. Dolly Dare and
Dick Bae, who render solo and
duet numbers. The dance music is
supplied by that well-known Dude
Ranch Orchestra directed by
Ralph Garren.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Grandacre Club

We watched him last week
one Of Washington's beloved old"
timers-as he sat gazing intently
at that precious oil painting that
graces the wall Of George Good
acres Grandacre Club.
Reminiscent Of the days Of the
Gay COS he recalled that same
painting, eight feet wide and six
feet deep, goreously depicting
Thirteen Woodnymphs in the
Bathing Pool" hung on the wall
Of Adolph Lohl's saloon, that gay
est rendezvous that lives in the
memory of every old Washing
tonian.
You must see it-gay modern or
oldtimer, because it's that kind Of
O. painting. And, Of course, not
forgetting the $4,000 oil painting
Mr.. Goodache purchased from the
Henderson Castle that has at
tracted hundreds to his popular
night spot.
There, too, is the mounted, life"
like skin of the largest polar bear
ever captured, to delight and en-
rapture you with its tremendous
and ominous stature.
Put the Grandacre Club on your
list of Must See" for the grandest
kind Of an entertaining evening,
dining, dancing and imbibing de-
licious drinks by a mixer who
knows his mixin's.
There's so much to attract you
to the Dance Hall of Mirrors"
and such very delightful music to
hear-meaning that Of Eddie Fern
and his orchestra-100 per cent
aaninn and I'M nor rant cu,n11
The Washington times., 1935-08-17

Due to popular demand that
smart midsummer revue at the
Lotus is being held over for an
other week. AL Norton, master
Of ceremonies at the Lotus Res.
taurant thinks that it is one of
the snappiest and most colorful
revue yet. The feminine beauty
is talented and their smart cos.
tunes, make this revue a pleasure
to witness.
Manager Lam, of the Lotus is
proud of this revue and wants all
Of Washington to take the oppor.
tunity to view it this week. You'll
thoroughly enjoy Elaine'S Eight
Society Steppers. You'll enjoy be-
ing part Of this act. Grace and
Ann Seidler, novelty dance team,
have several new routines; Ruth
Mason is joy to behold with her
graceful and rhythmic dances:
the ballroom dance team of De
mayo and Leland do intricate
dance steps with fancy whirls and
dips.
Enjoy good food, a splendid or.
chestra for dancing a Grand Re-
vue at the Lotus Restaurant. For
your absolute comfort their large
air-conditioning plant will keep
you cool. Bill Strickland and his
Capitolians are always ready to
play your favorite tunes.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17

The Hamilton Hotel, at Four
tenth and K Streets, has the
honored distinction of being the
first completely air-conditioned
hotel in the world. Just picture
yourself in bliSsful comfort, dur
ing these torrid summer days,
and picture further spending a
comfortable, cool and refreshing
sleep, with circulating ice water
in every room. However, folks,
do not confuse our air-condition-
ing system with the ordinary
"cold air process" It is not cold
air, but air which has been
washed and the humidity taken
from it, making it healthful as
well as comfortable. An inspection
awaits you.
Manager Richsrd Butler has
engaged the incompatible music
Of Myer Davis, playing for the
cocktail hour and supper dancing,
in the beautiful Rainbow RcVm.
The Rainbow Room, conveniently
located on the first floor, has q
new entrance from K Street lead
ing directly to the lounge. The
room can also be entered from
the lobby. Another novel feature
of the room is that John j. King,
well.known mixer of cocktails, is
now on hand to prepare your
favorite drink.
We heartily recommend that
you drop into the Rainbow Room
and partake of your favorite con-
coction, quenching that age-old
thirst of yours.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Sylvia Sidney Returns

Sylvia Sidney, who has been va
cationing in New York since the
completion Of Accent on Youth,
has returned to Hollywood. MARY
Burns, Fugitive" is being prepared
for her next role.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Mack Replaces Blame

Because Sally Blame could not
finish her work at another stu.
dio in time to report, her role in
THE Milky Way" with Harold
Lloyd has been assigned to Helen
Mack,
The Washington times., 1935-08-17
Can't ESCAPE Horses

For his first role at the Para
mount studio after graduating
from Zane Grey's outdoor ro-
mances, that Of a young Southern
gentleman in King Vidor's 80
Red the Rose" Randolph Scott
has to ride a horse.
The Washington times., 1935-08-17

Air-Condtioned Retreat Features Sidney's Nj
During Cocktail Hour and After 10 P. N
Evening star., 1935-06-18

ioned ON lines similar to that OF the
brides except for waistline capes Of
lace and mousseline. Their hats Of
aqua tulle wreathed with tiny rose
buds and their sandals Of satin in
the same shade completed their cos
tunes. Other attendants were Miss
Eloise Moore of Aurora, Mo-, sister
Of the bridegroom, and Miss Dorothy
Brown Of this city. They wore sweep
ing frocks of mousseline de sole made
on princess lines In buttercup yellow,
Their muffs OF mousseline held dainty
nosegays Of talisman roses and baby's
breath, their tulle hats with finely
tucked crowns were Of buttercup yell
low, as were their satin sandals.
Mr.. Hubert Moore acted as best
man for his brother, and the bride
groom selected as his ushers, another
brother, Mr.. Norman Moore; Mr.
Adelbert Schmidt, Mr.. Bert Earring
ton and Mr.. David Mulquin.
Mrs. Albert Martin, aunt OF the
bride, wore a jacket dress OF wood
violet trimmed in fagotting. Her
shoulder bouquet Of sweet peas was oi
a similar shade. Mrs. AlonZo Moore
Of Aurora, Mo-, mother Of the BRIDE
groom, was in an ensemble OF navy
crepe, and her shoulder bouquet was
Of sweetheart roses.
Out-of-town guests included Mrs,
Alonzo Moore and Miss Eloise Moore
Of Aurora, Mo-, and Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde K. Creesy Of Albany, N. Y.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bride and bridegroom left by
motor for Atlantic City, N. j., the
bride wearing a suit of navy sheer
and white taffeta with white acces-
sories.
A pretty church wedding was that
Of Miss Mary Edith Scroggs. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph e. Scroggs, tc
Mr.. Albert John Powers, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Powers. Saturday
Episcopal Church South. The Rev
J. ]. Rives, pastor of the church. OH
ciated at 3 O'Clock. assisted by the
Rev. Mr.. Miller, pastor of st. Georges
Episcopal Church in Clarendon, Va
The church was decorated with pink
gladion and peonies and banked with
palms and ferns.
The bride was escorted by heI
mother, who gave her in marriage
Miss Elizabeth Scroggs, sister Of the
bride, was the maid of honor, and Miss
Frances Schultz Of Clarendon, Va.
was the bridesmaid. Mr.. Benjamin
Genua of Washington was the best
man and Mr.. Paul Sauer and Mr.
Albert Ganse were the ushers. During
the ceremony Mr.. Harry Sonrach sang
accompanied at the organ by MI
Robert Smith of Falls Church, Va.
The bride wore long, tight-fltting
gown of white lace made on princess
lines with short train, short puff
sleeves and high neckline. Her
short veil of net, falling to the waist
in the back and coming to the shoul-
ders In front, was held in place by q
spray of gardenias in her hair. A
bouquet of white roses and lilies OF the
valley and white satin slippers COM
pleted her costume. The maid Of honor
was in a pink chiffon fashioned with
a long, full skirt and a long-sleeved
Jacket and had a picture hat Of pink
horeshair braid. silver slippers anc
carried pink roses. The bridesmaid
was in a green chiffon gown made or
long lines fashioned with ruffles about
the shoulders, a green horsehair braid
picture hat and she carried bouQuei
Of yellow roses. Mrs. Scroggs wore g
long chiffon gown of powder blue with
Evening star., 1935-06-18

Church, the Rev. DR.. John E. Briggs
officiating. The simplicity of the ar
rangement lent beauty to the cere-
mony, and baskets Of early Summer
flowers against a background of
palms and ferns made a lovely set
ting.
The brides gown was Of all-over
lace and marquisette made on prin-
cess lines with dolman sleeves and a
train. Her headdress was Of tulle
with q narrow pleated, off-the-face
brim. Her bouquet was of brides
roses and lilies Of the valley.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father, Mr.. Joseph
B. Sparks.
She was attended by her sisters,
Mrs. David ]. Mulquin and Miss
Emma Joe Sparks, who served as
matron and maid-of- honor. Their
gowns were Of aquamarine lace, FASH
Evening star., 1935-06-18

long sleeves, large gray horsehair
braid hat and spray of white gar
denias. The bridegroom's mother was
in q lowered chiffon with yellow as
the predominating color, and yellow
hat. For her travelling suit the bride
wore royal blue silk ensemble with
white felt hat and white accessories.
Following the ceremony there was q
reception and supper in the picturesque
garden Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Jeffries
in Takoma Park, Md, for the wedding
party and few relatives and close
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers left for Norfolk,
Va, from where they sailed for a two
weeks cruise to Miami, Fla, and Ha-
vana, Cuba. They will make their
home in Washington. Mrs. Powers
was graduated from the Mckinley
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Post Plans Vacation.

BARTLESvMLE, Okla, June Is
OR.-A vacation, probably hunting
trip in Alaska, stands between Wiley
Post and more stratoSphere flying.
Before leaving for Wichita, Kans., the
stocky flyer said he had a vacation
in mind, but did not say where he
would 60. He has been thinking Of
q return trip to Alaska, however.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Mrs. Ella Rowe Reelected.

Mrs. Ella Rowe was reelected for
the fortieth consecutive term as presi-
dent Of the Gorsuch M. e. Church
Ladies' Aid Society yesterday.
The other officers are: First vice
president, Mrs. Frank Taylor; second
vice president, Mrs. z. j.. Warren;
treasurer, Mrs. Edwin B. Donaldson;
secretary, Mrs. Lula Drish.
Evening star., 1935-06-18

silk marquiSette and Mrs. Ewing wore
a gown Of green chiffon.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing left for
a motor trip to White Sulphur Springs
and Asheville. Her travelling costume
was of brown triple sheer chiffon, with
which she wore Panama hat. Mrs.
Ewing attended American University
for two years and is now studying
hcme economics at the University Of
Maryland. She is member of Alpha
Chi Sorority at American University.
Mr.. Ewing. who is formerly Of Atlanta,
Ga. has been attending Yale Uni
versity, to where he will return IN the
Fall. He is a member of Alpha Sigma
Phi Fraternity.
The marriage of Miss Clara Belle
Sparks Of Washington to Mr.. Paul
Moore of Aurora, Mo-, and this city,
took place Saturday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock in the Fifth Baptist
Evening star., 1935-06-18

High School and Mr.. Powers Is o grad
uate Of Mckinley High School and
Georgetown University. He Is now
with the Foreign Service Of the Com
merce Department and Is studying at
George Washington University for his
M. A. degree.
Announcement has been made Of
the marriage May 81 Of Miss Gladys
| Thomas, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse l.. Thomas Of Dover, KY, and
MIR. Hugh Craig Bowman, son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. j. Darby Bowman Of Rock
Vile, Md. The ceremony was per-
formed in the home Of the brides sis
ter, Miss Ona Thomas, in Greensburg
Pa. The young couple have taken a
cottage at Sherwood Forest for the
Summer. They will make their home
in Rockville.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
DISTRICT PLANS
4 SWIMMING
POOLS
Project Included on List As
"FeasibIe" for PWA; Fund
Asked Also of Congress

Four new District municipal
swimming pools are included in
the list of recommended work
projects forwarded to the Public
Works Administration for conSid-
Grafton under the 4,88O-million'
dollar work-relief program.
This was learned today as pub
lie objection to demolition of the
free municipal swimming pool at
Seventeenth Street and Constitu-
tion Avenue Northwest mounted.
Order Rescinded
C.. Marshall Finnan, Superin-
tendent of National Capital Parks
and a members OF the District
Recreation Commission, which Or
dered the elimination of the mu-
nicipal pool and later rescinded
the order, revealed the plans for
the new pools.
They are included in the list Of
62 local park projects submitted
as feasible" to the PWA several
days ago. The total sum involved
in the park program, Mr.. Finnan
said, is between 100000 and
$1,000,000. The pools alone will
cost approximately $500,000.
In announcing the plan, Mr..
Finnan said he wanted to assure
the public that one of the pools
would be placed so as to serve the
community now using the old
pool. He said he could not reveal
tentative locations for the others.
Appropriation Sought
At the same time the park
superintendent made known that
he would not wait for action on
the works bill, but would also
ask Congress for an immediate
appropriation for construction of
two pools authorized more than
a year ago.
Six pools were authorized by
Congress, but funds for construc.
ton of only four of them were
appropriated.
The old municipal swimming
pool stood unmolested today by
virtue Of a deluge of protests
that flooded the office of Mr..
Finnan yesterday when it was
revealed the recreation commits
sion had ordered it demolished.
The pool is the only one avail
able to residents of the lower
Northwest and Southwest areas.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
HOWARD PROBE
DATA ASKED

Information obtained by the
Interior Department in its in
quiry into the fiscal affairs of
Howard University last year is
sought in a resolution which SEN
ator Daniel o. Hastings (RO of
Delaware said he will offer in
the Senate today.
He explained that he desires
the information only to bring
it into the open," with a view
to having it available for the
board of trustees when that
group holds a special meeting
in New York Monday.
The Interior Department in
quiry grew out of charges that
Mordecai w. johnson, president
of the institution, submitted fig
ures to the trustees different
from those approved by the PWA
for certain construction on the
university campus.
Secretary Harold L. 1ckes has
asserted the belief that there was
no dishonesty or improper action
by those accused.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
BOTH SIDES HIT
BARRING Of KIN
IN j. s. WORK
CenSure for New Policy Rises
From Democratic and
Republican Ranks

Criticism was voiced today from
both Democratic and Republican
ranks in the Senate upon the
new policy Of the Administration
prohibiting the appointment Of
more than one member Of fam
lily to the Government service.
Senator M. M. Logan CD OF
Kentucky, a member of the Sen
ate Committee on Civil Service,
voiced firm objection to the prac-
tice of nepotism, but was just
as emphatic in his denunciation
of "a policy which discriminates
against a person just because he
happens to be a member OF a
family one of whose members
already is working for the GQV-
ernment." He said:
81 don't think it is right to
discriminate against a person
just because he happens to be
related to someone already in
the service, as long as the per.
son is qualified to do the work.
EAAMFLE O1VEN
"If I happened to have .
brother who desired q place in
the Government service, as long
as he is qualified he should not
be denied the place just because
1 am on the Government pay.
rolls. However, if he were given
the place because I used my in
fIuence to get it for him, that
would not be right"
From Senator L. j. Dickinson
(R.) of Iowa, who has been a
champion of repeal of the "mar'
ried persons" clause, came SINH
lar statement. He said:
"There is no reason why .
limitation along such lines should
be injected. What has that to
do with qualifications? We want
people to work in the Govern
ment service who can perform
the work efficiently.
NO LAW, HE SAYS
"There is no law that gives
the President authority for this
action, but I suppose if he wants
to make a Democratic policy
there is nothing we can do
about it at present.
"This Administration already
has junked the Civil Service Act
and virtually has done away
with the eligible lists, and now
they're trying this new scheme
to get farther away from the
Civil Service law"