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Evening star., 1936-10-10
REAL ESTATE GROUP
SELECTS R. |. KANE
Alexandria. Arlington F airfa x
Board Names officers

Robert L. Kane. Alexandria realtor,
Was elected president of the Alexan-
dria- a-Arlington-Fairfa Real Estate
Board at a meeting of the board held
at the offices of Graham g. Ogden,
Alexandria, on Friday night.
Other officers elected to serve for
the ensuing year were: John F. Web
ster of the Clarendon Office of Boss &
Phelps. vice president; E. Newton
Snyder, Clarendon realtor. secretary,
and Eppa D. Kane of Washington g.
Kane, Alexandria, reelected as treas
urer. Also reelected was the execu-
tive committee, comprising John G.
Graham, Henry c. Morris and Charles
w. Smith.
The board gave vote of apprecia-
ton for services during the past year
TO C. w. Clever. Clarendon realtor and
retiring president. Methods of ex-
banding the board membership were
discussed and adopted.
Evening star., 1936-10-10
NEW MURPHY STORE
TO BE OPENED TODAY

The new 100000 store of the G.
C. Murphy Co., located at 1928
Fourteenth street, will be opened to-
day. The building is one of the
largest structures in the Columbia
Heights-Park road business area.
The store building, containing
$500 feet of counter space, was built
by the firm of Davis, Wick and
Rosengarten. 1t is 55 by 1875 feet in
size, and three stories in height. The
front is two stories with a setback
toward the rear.
G. T. Betz will manage the new
5-and-l0 cent store. The building
has been completely air-conditioned
Evening star., 1936-10-10
RECENT SALES OF LOTS
ANNOUNCED BY DOYLE
Ten Transactions Are Completed
in Various Sections
of City.

Ten recent sales Of real estate
property were announced today by
the office of Frank M. Doyle. realtor,
of e27 Fifteenth street. The transac-
tions are as follows:
Lot on Twenty-eighth street in
Chevy Chase, Ross H. johnson to
Crouch & Wesley: lot on Military
road. Chevy Chase, Laura Hughes
Cole to Chris F. Seyfarth; lots Is and
l6 on Massachusetts, avenue, Frank
M. Doyle TO w. c. g. A. N. Miller.
Inc: lots on Military road. Chevy
Chase, Henrietta E. Oldins to Harry
K. Herschman; several lots at Six
teenth street and LuZon avenue,
Evening star., 1936-10-10
LOAN ASSOCIATION
HEADS TO ATTEND
NEW YORK PARLEY
Government Home Financ.
ing Agency Officials Also
to Be Present.
CONVENTION PLANNED
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY,
Senator Copeland Among Speakers
to Address 44th Annual
Meeting of League.

Heads of Washington building and
loan associations and officials of
Government home financing agencies
will play important roles in the forty
fourth annual convention of the
United States Building and Loan
League, to be held in New York City
next Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
While a number of building and
loan men from the District will
attend the convention as delegates
representing their individual associa-
tions, the delegates elected by the Dis
trict Building and Loan League are
Robert E. Buckley, president of the
District league; Edward C. Baltz, Sec
(See CONVENTION, Page C-40
Evening star., 1936-10-10
GARDEN OF NEW HOME
LIGHTED FOR NIGHTS

Bridge Stand Out When Elec-
tricity Is Turned On.
A new note in garden lighting
effects has been supplied by the
Barnaby Woods Development Co. in
the rear of home it has just COM
pleted at $500 Thirty-second street,
Barnaby Woods, Chevy Chase, D. C.
The developers have had the garden
of the home wired to demonstrate
the effectiveness of lighting in making
such a place a useful living spot
at night. A series of rock pools, a
small brook and rustic bridges sur
rounded by ferns and evergreens, are
clearly shown by well-concealed
lights.
The landscaping of the garden was
done under supervision of Mrs. Harold
K. Beck. while assistance in the light
ing of the place was by the lighting
service of the Potomac Electric Power
Co. In addition. the house has been
furT Tished BY Hilda Miller.
Evening star., 1936-10-10
Decorative Scheme Given.

II floor Is painted a medium
chrome yellow, it will, by reflection,
give white or cream painted walls a
charming, sunshiny effect. In room
following this decorative scheme, cur
tains of transparent yellow gauze will
help to carry out the impression OF
sunshine coming into the room.
Evening star., 1936-10-10
LAST WEEK. AHEAD
FOR MODEL HOME
Barnaby Street Silver Star
Exhibit Visited by
$500 Persons.

The public will be afforded final op-
portunity during the next week to
visit the fifth Silver Star Home of
1886, located at 6634 Barnaby street,
Chevy Chase. D. c., which tomorrow
enters the last quarter of its exhibit
ton period.
This house occupies beautifully
wooded corner lot in the new Barn.
ably Woods section of Chevy Chase.
New England Colonial in design, it
was built by Claude G. johnson, and
is presented by Edward H Jones &
(See MODEL HOME, Page CD
Evening star., 1936-10-10

Charles c. Glover. jr.. to J. M Chesser,
Inc: lot on Military road, Chevy
Chase Attic M. Henderson to Henry
Herbert: lot on Military road, Chevy
Chase, Lulu E. Hulett to Henry
Herbert; 37l8 Benton street, Poole
Estate to J. z. Hunter; lots, southwest
corner Forty-eighth and Ellicott
streets, w. C. g. A. N. Miller, Inc, to
John Brasser, and 1923 and 1882
Bladenshurg road northeast, James A..
Toomey, attorney. to Josephine A.
Gatti.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

>can walk to town if you care to in
around Is minutes, or the bus
stops right at your door. Better
hurry on this one.
ROOM WITH PRIVATE
SHOWER:
A room with a shower bath that
opens directly into your room. All
the privacy and comfort that one
could demand. AS the owner has
furnished this to take care of two,
it has twin beds and twin closets,
I can we'll imagine the comfort
two of the stronger sex would
have living in this room. Another
outstanding feature why this room
should prove satisfactory is the
fact it is in a strictly private home
located just off 18th Street. Rem
tai is $35 for two.
ROOM ON DOWNTOWN
EYE STREET:
To sleep late in the morning
yet be so close to town one could
walk leiSurely to the downtown
business section in five minutes
should prove very interesting to
those who like their second nap
in the morning There are Sev.
eral rooms in this apartment;
some single and some double. If
your choice should fall on one of
these rooms you would be certain
Of plenty of hot water and heat
at all times. Rentals vary from
SIS to ST a week.
ADAMS STREET N. w.:
In a private home near the d.
viding line Of Northwest and
Northeast is one of those well-kept
homes that you like the minute
you cross the threshold. The room
in itself is appealing, for it is i'm.
maculate. tastily furnished and
adjoins a bath and porch. It is
strictly room for gentleman,
having been equipped with the
thought of the stronger sex in
mind, and as the weather is still
so glorious you could have the use
OF the porch for many days to
come.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

GUEST HOUSE WITH
HISTORIC BACKGROUND:
Isn't this something to write
back home about? To me it's a
bit exciting and certainly very in
teresting. To live in a house for
merly occupied by our President.
He lived in this house some years
back when he vas holding another
important office in the Govern
ment. Now this home has been
turned into a charming guest
house where every room is fur
nished in individual style, and
where the management will do
the most in every way to please
and serve the guests. The rooms
vary in size and price, but each
room is well furnished and beau
tifully decorated. Located near
the Dupent Circle area, one need
not hesitate in considering this
house for convenience and Iva
bility.
HOLMEAD PLACE N. w.:
When you cross the threshold
Of this house you will be imme-
diately impressed with the friendly
atmosphere prevailing. All the
rooms are furnished in an attrac-
tive, cozy manner and the general
plan of the house is of a home
like nature. For the small num-
ber of guests in this house the
owner will serve meals just as you
get them in your own home, and
you will be agreeably surprised at
the low prices.
SHARE BROOM, KITCHEN
AND BATH APT. Ladies only :
Would you like to share a we'll
furnished apartment with another
young lady? A two-room, kitchen
and bath apartment in a we'll
known 18th Street apartment
hotel? If so, look into this at
once. This apartment has all the
modern convenienceS and the
building has a dining room,
beauty shop and switchboard and
elevator service. The cost of all
this is $35, which is most reason
able for value offered. You really
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

Chevrolet 1885 Town Sedan QEQS
Almost q brand-new car; low OOOO
mileage. and = big saving: your car
in trade and terms to suit.
A Safety Tested Used Car.
n. Z. BRANCH L. p. STEUART
141 IL st. N. e. AT. 6ZOO
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
CADILLAC

Cadillac 1888 7-Passeuger Inn @7AE
peFial-S cylinders wire D 4SD
wheels, white side-wsll tires. black
paint. perfect upholstery. This fine car
is in excellent condition throughout.
Tuesday only S745.
CAPITOL CADILLAC co.
1922 22nd st. n. W. MAJ. $500.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Financial
Money to Loan on Automobiles 81
AUTO LOANS

We have the lowest rates In the
city. Be sure to investigate our
charges before you get loan. See
Mr.. Barnes, 1929 14th st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
HONE HUNTING
With BARBARA HOLMES

interested the places described beo1v 1vc phone
call Barbara Holiness 1919 ~ H. District $780,
Evening star., 1936-07-03
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Loew's FOx-"Crime of DR. Forces. "
at IL am, 1:42, 4:24. 706 and 9:48
pm. Stage shows at 1883, 3:4l, 6:23
and 9;05 pm.
PaIace-"Private Number" at 11:31
am, 1874, 3:37, $40, 7:43 and 9:46
pm.
Columbia at 11:15 am,
1:2o, 1925. 5:33, TAO and Gas pm.
Warmers Earle - The Princess
Comes Across" at II am, 1:35, 425,
tbs and 1905 pm. Stage shows at
12:40, $3.50, go and 9:l0 pm.
MetrOpolitan-"He Hearts Divided at
11:45 am, las, 3:45. 5:45, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Bride Walks
Out" at l1:15 am, l:0l, PAT. 4:33,
6:19, sos and 9:5l pm.
Ambassador-"Ti We Meet Again"
at 6l5, $40 and 10 pm.
Little-"Ruggles of Red Gap" at
IL am, los, 3:15, $50, 1927 and
9:34 pm.
Tivoli-"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" "
at 2:15, 4:30, Gas and pm.
Roadside-"Under the Gaslight," at
$40 pm.
Evening star., 1936-07-03

would like to remind him that a good
thing always keeps, no matter how
long or hot the Summer. Besides
which, William ShakeSpeare-in case
you have forgotten, he wrote the play
some 400 years ago-is still very much
alive in the minds of the reading and
play going public, SO the few months
or more before the picture is on the
screen can't make much difference.
The privileged few who have seen the
filmed Romeo and Juliet" are unani-
nous in their praise.
A well-known studio boss recently
was awarded the CroiX dHonneur for
his service to France in screen-glorify-
ing a great French scientist. The
French government apparently did
not know that said studio boss Strenu-
ously opposed the making Of the film
on the grounds that people were not
interested in medicine or germs
Tallulah Bankhead already has turned
down 100000 offered her by studios
here. Sure, want the money" she
told this writer, but I want a salts
factory picture a little bit more"
Why don't they cast John Barrymore
in THE Million Dollar Profile?"
Marlene Dietrich, according to her
Evening star., 1936-07-03

Penn Theaters" Actually, the
coolest place in town is the lobby OF
the Fox.
THE Marx Brothers will miss
Washington on their fourWeek
tour The four lucky cities are
Minneapolis, Chicago. Cleveland and
Pittsburgh Bess Schrelner, who
is boosting the local American Theater
Society to the skies and who Is also
doing such noble boosting for the Syl-
van Theater performances (although
her name is not supposed to be men
tioned-why? dunno) is announcing
today that the National will get End
of Summer" Jane Eyre" with K.
Hepburn; The Tanning of the Shew,"
with the LuntS and Claude (Napoleon)
Rains, in prelude to Exile" next sea-
son nice little theatrical
package 20 look forward to Day
before. yesterday all that rumpus on
the Earle Buildings seventh floor was
due to the Warner secretaries shower
for Isabel Brown, who becomes a
Mrs" today In fact, at this
very moment Gf it's o'clock she's
a Mrs" Congratulations and
best wishes INCEST people in
town: ticket girls at the Fox, KeithS,
Earle, Palace, Metropolitan and Co.
lumbia . They never seem to get
crouch on like that waitress at
wellknown E street restaurant who
almost flung an egg in our eye day
befOre yesterday Goodby to
Frank La Falce, who leaves on his
vacation tomorrow Georgetown
ties will want to be sure not 20 miss
that Technicolor short" Song Of a
Nation" which is now playing at the
Earle Reason: Hollywood has
reproduced Francis Scott Key hcme in
it Melvin Heymann has sent us
some stills" of Paul MUM and Luise
Rainer as they appear in The Good
Earth which are almost too good to
be true Beautiful pictures =.
If the films up to their standard. it
should be knockout Johnny
Payette and George Crouch are off to
New York.
Evening star., 1936-07-03
Hit Plays Slated
For Next Season

"END OF SUMNER" by S. N.
Behrman, with Ina Claire
and Osgood Roberts in the lead
ing roles, and Helen Jerome's dra-
matizatior of Charlotte Bronte's
Jane Eyre" with Katharine Hep
burn, presented by the Theater
Guild, will be seen at the Ma
tional next season, according to
word received from New York by
the local Office of the American
Theater Society.
Other possibilities for next years
program include the Alfred Lunt-
Lynne Fontanne production of
Tanning of the Shrew" and Pre-
lude to Exile" by William Nc
Nally, with Claude Rains in the
leading role.
There are three times as many
subscribers on the books of the
American Theater Society for the
coming season as there were last
year at this time. The local sub
scription director of the society,
Bess Davis Schreiber, will be at
her Office, on the mezZanine floor
of the National Theater, every
afternoon from noon until $50
o'clock, to receive subscriptions
and give information.
Evening star., 1936-07-03
VICE SQUAD ARRESTS
219 IN THREE MONTHS

The police vice squad made arrests
in 121 United States cases and 98 Dis
trict of Columbia cases, it was revealed
in the quarterly report prepared by
Lieut.. George H. Little, head of the
squad.
Seizures included $3.50 quarts of
Illicit liquor, IA telephones from gam
bling establishments, slot machines
and S claw machines.
Among those arrested were IA for
violation of the liquor tax act, 25 for
operating lottery, IA for keeping un-
licensed whisky for sale, 3 for keeping
Illicit beer, 6 for permitting gaming
for breaking glass in the street, / for
crying newspapers and ! for driving
while intoxicated.
Evening star., 1936-07-03
WTAPH0NE PREPARING
FOR NEXT FILM SEASON
Many Popular Stars on List for
Showings at Earle and
Metropolitan.

SnOWlnSS at Earle ana
Metropolitan.
THE Vitaphone Corp, short-subject
unit of Warner Bros First Ma
tional Pictures, will produce a total
of l40 short subjects during the 1867
season. These featurettes will be pre-
sented locally at Warner Bros Earle
and Metropolitan Theaters, according
to an announcement from John F.
Payette, Warmers general zone man
ager for the Washington territory.
Already an imposing list of stage,
screen and radio stars has been signed
to appear in various productions on
the list. Included in this group are
George Price. Bernice Claire, Lou
Holtz, Regis Toomey, Hal Leroy.
Georges MetaXa. Donald Novis, Fiji
Dorsay, Irene Delroy, George Tapps,
Countess Albani, Loretta Lee. the Ra-
dio Ramblers, Jean Sargent, Irene
Bordoni, Buster West and Lucille
Page. Virginia Verrill, Geraldine and
Joe. Mini Olivette and John Fogarty.
Included in the Melody Masters"
series, starring famous orchestras. are
Emil Coleman, Roger Wolfe Kahn,
Leon Navarro, Clyde Lucas, Harry
Reser. the Rimacs, Mich Lucas, Jack
Denny, Dave Apollon, Jimmy Lunce-
ford, Jacques Fray. George Hall. Phil
Spitalny, Jan Rubini, Tommy Dorsey,
Henry King, Cab Galloway, Jan Gar
Der, Abe Lyman. Don Bestor, AL Good
man, Dave Rubinoff, the Louisiana
Kings and Peter Van Steeden.
E. M. Newman will inaugurate a
new series Of 13 travelogues in color
III the coming season, and other fea-
lures on the list include 18 Merrie
Melodie cartoons in color, 16 Looney
Tunes cartoons and 13 "Vitaphone
Vaudeville" reels.
Evening star., 1936-07-03
DISTRICT ENTERTAINERS
IN SYLVAN PRODUCTION
Cast of 100 Players, Singers and
Dancers to Appear With Marine
Band in Drama.

T'HE Summer festivals in the Ma
tioral Sylvan Theater at the
Washington Monument during the
month of July will open on Friday of
next week when, at 8 O'Clock, the Arts
Club will present in cooperation with
the Community Center Department
and the office of National Capital
Parks, a Greek pageant-drama by
Miriam Hilton of Washington, entitled
'Phaeton, Son of Phoebus"
A cast of 100 Washington players,
singers and dancers has been in re-
hearsal for many weeks to make this
event one of the high lights of the
1886 Summer festival season in the
Capital City; and the assistance of
the United States Marine Band, play
ing the instrumental music for the
occasion, greatly enhances the charm
and Importance Of the event, with
Capt. Taylor Branson conducting
Marie Moore Forest is directing the
action and the production of the
drama.
The Marian Chace Dancers, with
&N1Lco S11hCC dIlu NlC1idCl AOSdI dS
soloists, will be seen in a series of
poetic dances. Mr.. Logan appearing as
Mars, God of War A specially or
ganized chorus will be heard in
succession Of vocal numbers for which
Walter Studdiford has arranged the
music and composed certain parts of
the score
Heading a cast of local players will
be Maud Howell Smith, Forney Reese,
Charlotte Patterson, Maurice Jarvis.
Appleton Laurence, Ben Smart, Jack
Perry, Vernon knight, Nancy Ordway,
as the gods and godesses of the Greeks.
The Summer Festival Committee has
placed reserved and unreserved section
seats on sale at the Willard, the Hotel
Washington, the A. A. A and else
where. Seats will also be available
Friday night at Z o'clock in the Monu-
ment grounds, at the entrance to the
Sylvan Theater.
Evening star., 1936-07-03
JEAN SARGENT AT EARLE
Stage and Radio Singer Coming
With Miss Hoctor.

lean SARGENT, popular stage and
radio singer, will be presented as
an added feature with the stage show
featuring Harriet Hoctor at the Earle
Theater, starting Friday, July 10.
One of the newer Broadway favor
ties, Miss Sargent stepped across the
footlights from Philadelphia society
into Irving Berlin's musical show
Face the Music" Since then she has
appeared in other Broadway revues
including Flying Colors" and 'Zieg-
field Follies."
Miss Sargent made her first radio
appearance in the "Ziegfeld Follies OF
the Air" and has been featured in
numerous other programs She also
has appeared on the screen in musical
/ featurettes.
Evening star., 1936-07-03

woman, and If she'd wanted to, She
might have been a Gloria Swanson
we'll, almost &. Anyway, she's stuck
to her guns, and her hands, and look
where she is And where, by the
way, is Gloria? :. And that reminds
us what ever became of blonde little
Mary Carlisle, Hollywood and D, c.
made such a fuss about a couple of
years ago? Has she vamooSed
or are We crazy? -. Betty HyneS,
please answerD.
X X x y
THE new ending featured in Hearts
Divided" which is being shown
at the Met, is attracting much at
tention Rumor has it that the
Patterson family out Baltimore way is
much pleased with it . Since the
other ending left it rather in doubt
Gene Ford has stack of manu-
scripts volunteered by local scribblers
on his desk which is higher than the
desk He says that they're good,
very good, but he wants more . . .
Sketches should be about a page and
a half long, typed and not TOO
sophisticated :. The travelling sales
man, for instance, is out =. Wonder
what Keith's Theater will feel like
without SHOW Boat" Hardie
Meakin cried last night when they
took down those handsome posters
And why wouldn't he? Few posters
have ever been so much admired . .
Sidney Lust is going to show the
fight pictures at his Cameo Theater
in Mount Rainier and that should be
another landslide for him Pic
lures will be shown every day, start
ing tomorrow, on the hour and be-
ginning at in the afternoon =. Irene
Cox Theater) Weber flies the coop
tomorrow, which means she's set to
get a much deserved vacation {.
The book that Frank La Falce has
written, called How to Keep Cool
in Washington" is a very nice book
and there's only one reference. and
this at the very end, to local theaters
and this says: In Washington mod
ern, healthful air conditioning plants
are found in Warner Bros Earle,
Metropolitan, Ambassador, Tivoli and
Evening star., 1936-07-03

been challenged
to a boxing duel
by Edward Ar
mold, now being
conditioned for
fight scenes in
Come and Get
It." Our money
Is placed on Ar
mold, whose right
Is reminiscent of
that placed on
the jaw Of Joe
Lewis by Max
Schmeling . .
New name for
certain studs o
publicity heads
Evening star., 1936-07-03
FEATURES FOR WOMEN
One-Reel Releases Made Jointly
With MAGAZINE.

nURING the 1936-27 screen season.
Warner Bros. will release 13 one
reel Pictorial Review" short subjects
produced with the cooperation OF
the Pictorial Review magazine. These
reels will be presented locally at the
Earle and Metropolitan Theaters.
Each of the Pictorial Review" sub
jects will be composed of five units
Hollywood recipes, unusual jobs fol
women, women in sports, internation-
ally known women featured in the
magazine, and Hollywood fashion
parade in Technicolor.
Evening star., 1936-07-03
WAR POSTER DISPLAY

Collection From Various Nations
to Be Seen at Fox.
WORLD WAR posters gathered
w from the United States, Eng
land, France, Germany and other ma
tions involved in the war, will be dis
played in the lobby of Loew's Fox
Theater for one week, starting today.
The exhibit will consist of a major
part Of the collection of 1000 World
War posters gathered in the last IT
years by Col E. H. McCrahon of 1785
Columbia road.
The collection, known as "World
War Posters Exhibit Unique" has
been exhibited throughout the coun-
try for the past four years under the
sponsorship of colleges, art galleries,
museums, peace movements and pa
triotic organizations. This will be
the first time the posters have been on
display in motion picture theater.
Evening star., 1936-07-03

own statement, receives the least fan
mail of all the stars. Not because shd
Is unpopular. On the contrary, Mari
lene is listed with the first flight Of
sure-flre box Office draws in the coun-
try. It's just one of those mysteriel
Bing Crosby sends out 5000 auto1
graphed photographs a month at 4
cost of so cents per picture Mike
Levee, agent for Bette Davis, Pau
MUM, Leslie Howard, etc, all of whom
are under contract to Warner Bros
is not allowed in that studio, whicH
must make business negotiations fair
ly difficult.
Four weeks ago Richard Dix wen|
to the hospital with an injection Il
his left foot. He returned home "a 4
week with his leg much better. bII
still out Of action. He is hoping j
will heal within the next few days I,
allow him to celebrate the I'd ami,
verSary of his wedding There !.
only one person Buck Jones would lik
to beat in the yacht race to Honolulu
on the Fourth-Lee Tracy, who. de
spite the fact his schooner, Adoree
is "a feet smaller than Jones Sar
tartla, has never yet failed to lea
Jones home on the water BENT
Hume is the latest to be tested for tn
part Of Lotus in The Good Earth"
(Copyrlght. 1876 by the North America \
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)