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Mrs. Hull
To Aid Play
Next Week
Patroness for New
[Version of “Uncle
Tom’s Cabin.”
.Mrs. Cordell Hull is patroness for
the forthcoming premiere of the new
version of “Uncle Tom's Cabin” by
Miss Rebecca Tarwater and Miss
Penelope Tarwater of Tennessee Mon
day night at 9 o'clock in the charming
little King-Smith Playhouse just to
the south of the Shoreham Hotel,
where the Wardman Park Saddle Club
was formerly. Many Washingtonians
are looking forward to the perform
ances, which will occupy most of the
week there, in which popular Wash
ington girls and girls from other cities
and well-known actors of Washing
ton will take part.
Among the prominent literary and
artistic folk who will attend the initial
performance are Mrs. Vachel Lindsay,
who will entertain guests; Mrs. Effing
ham Townsend. Maj. and Mrs. Rich
ard LaGarde and Miss Lilia LaGarde,
Dr. and Mrs. R. Massie Page, Dr
Hans Kindler, Dr. and Mrs. Leon
Frost, Miss Anne Fuller Abbott. Mr
Lewis Lofton Moneyway. Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith, Mrs. Sullivan W. Jones
Mrs. Raymond E. Plimpton. Mrs. John
Corcoran. Mr. J. R. Mason and Mr
Lyle Brookover.
Miss Caroline McKinley, who is the
director of the play, and Mrs. Jay
Paul Weston, who is playing a lead
ing role, will also entertain guests the
opening night.
Reservations are being received a1
the King-Smith Playhouse for the re
maining nights next week, wher
“Uncle Tom's Cabin” will be played
Tuesday. March 3; Friday. March 6
and Saturday afternoon and evening
March 7.
T> • ItTI •,
xvussiaii » mie
Ball March 21
The Russian white ball at Sulgrave
Club Saturday evening, March 21, wil
open with a stately old-fashioned
polonaise in which members of Princess
Ourusoff's committee and the youngei
set will participate.
Boris Timchenko, chairman of the
ball, is working with Alexander Tara
rin. architect, in plans for the decora
tions, always a colorful part of the
annal Russian ball. This year the deco
rations will be white and guests are re
quested to wear white frocks or cos
tumes carrying out the motif.
Patronesses for the fete include Mrs.
James Wadsworth, jr.; Mrs. Mark
Bristol. Princess Cantacuzene, Mrs.
Tracy Dows. Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis, Mrs. David Edward Finley,
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Nicho
las Long worth. Mrs. Demarest Lloyd,
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin and Mrs. John
F. Wilkins.
Funds raised from the white ball
this year will be given to St. Nicholas
Russian Orthodox Church on Church
itreet.
Miss Gray to Wed
Mr. Dudley in May
Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Gray ol
Nevada. Mo., announced the engage
ment of their daughter Kathryn to
Mr. James Frederick Dudley, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Dudley of
Brownsville. Tex., at a supper party
Saturday evening in their home in
Western avenue, Chevy Chase, Md.
Miss Gray, whose father is the
Washington representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
was graduated from George Wash
ington University. Mr. Dudley was
graduated from Virginia Polytech
nical Institute and is now in business
In New York.
The wedding will take place in May.
Mrs. Walters
Hostess at Dinner
Mrs. Jessie W. Walters entertained
St dinner at the Shoreham last eve
ning. Her guests included Represen
tative and Mrs. Harry C. Ransley,
Representative and Mrs. Frank Crow
ther, Representative and Mrs. Roy O.
Woodruff, Representative and Mrs.
Harry L. Englebright. Representative
and Mrs. Philip A. Goodwin, former
Representative and Mrs. Richard El
liott, Mrs. Stuart Walker and Mrs.
John N. Sandlin.
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Marine Officers
Postpone Dance
The dance to be given by the com
manding officer and officers of the
Marine Barracks Saturday evening has
been canceled because of the death
of the late Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, Col. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt.
COLLEGE MINIMIZED
III T 1 I IX n W M I M MBS
Ill I HLi\ D I DLUUIvl
Porum at Central Told High
School Students Who Can’t
Attend Not Handicapped.
Representative Sol Bloom, Democrat,
of New York told the forum at Central
High night school last evening that
college education is not so essential tc
individual welfare as modem youth
has been led to believe.
High school students need not be
discouraged if they cannot attend
college, he said, because their oppor
tunities are as ample as the oppor
tunities of those with college degrees
Besides, he added. It is possible tc
become well educated without formal
schooling.
The Central assembly last night alsc
Was addressed by E. J. Lockwood
director of District night schools, whc
discussed the projected merger oi
evening classes of the McKinley anc
Roosevelt schools. The speakers were
Introduced by R. D. Brinker, principa
of Central night school.
Prices Drop Slightly.
By the Associates Press.
A slight drop In retail food prices
In the two weeks ended February 11
was reported yesterday by the Labor
Department.
Prices as a whole dropped 0.2 per
cent, largely owing to a 1 'per cent
decline in the cost of meats.
Turkey Starts Factories.
Operation of Turkey’s new govern
ment-sponsored semicoke plant, glass,
•ilk and rayon factories and paper
mills has been started.
In
Locum Plague Awaits Warmth
To Pounce on Midwest Area
oy me Associated tress.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 27.—A:
inevitable pestilence lies dormant i:
the frozen soil of the Midwest.
The menace is passive now, bu
when the sun’s rays have warmed th
earth sufficiently, the cicadas—17-yea
locusts—will burst forth in all thel
vigor.
Frank M. Wallace, Indiana ento
mologist, said the severe Winter prob
ably has killed many insect larvae, bu
it hasn’t affected the locust.
About mid-May, Wallace said, th
locust pupae will emerge from under
ground haunts onto tree trunks am
-tr
vegetation to Decome, in nours
1 full-fledged cicadas septendecim.
1 This progeny of 1919 cicadas wil
then Inherit the land 30 to 40 days,
t The male Is the nolsemaker of thi
5 brood.
r Worst menace to the locust Is thi
r prosaic sparrow. The sparrows fln<
them delectable, but even so, then
* Isn’t much that can stop them wher
■ they hie for green pastures and givi
t their insatiable appetites full play.
The insec^ has the apeparance o
; a grasshopper, is approximately 1 lncl
■ long and has a wing spread of about !
l inches.
PUBLIC OPINION URGED
FOR WHOLESOME FILM
By the Associated Press.
The Cathplic Bishops’ Committei
on Motion Pictures last night recom
mended public opinion rather thai
legislation as the wisest way to achievi
"a wholesome screen.”
Fearful that legislative measure
might result in “a grave danger o
political censorship,” the committei
declared that public opinion was "i
much saflr guide than would be anj
I regulations made by political ap
pointees in a federal agency.”
The committee said there had beer
s a marked improvement in the mora
. tone of pictures, effected through
t public opinion. It added the legior
of decency, formed to combat picture!
'■ considered dangerous to morals "wih
continue to be vigilant and to urge
i that all groups maintain an active
t interest in the moral significance ol
s motion pictures."
: WORLD’S PRAYERS
l _
’ All Denominations Here on
; Program With Representa
tives of 52 Nations.
Women from Washington churches
> of all denominations will gather at
. the National City Christian Church at
; 11 a.m. tomorrow to unite with women
from 52 nations In observing the
“world’s day of prayer.’’
Intended to concentrate worship on
the theme “On Earth Peace, Good
Will Toward Men,” programs will be
held throughout the United States and
foreign countries. The entire occasion
extends over a 40-hour period, accord
ing to different standards of time In
various sections of the world.
Rev. William S. Abernethy, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church, will deliver
the principal address at the services
here. Mrs. Benjamin W. Meeks, presi
dent of the Women’s Council of the
Washington Federation of Churches,
will preside.
The program for the world's series
of prayer has been prepared by Seno
rita Laura Jorquera of Santiago, Chile,
president of the Council of Presbyter
ian Women of Chile. Selections from
this program are to be presented here
by Miss Hester Walker Beall, reader.
Music will be directed by Mrs. Helen
Turley, with Hyman McCrary at the
organ.
The local Committee on Arrange
ments consists of the vice presidents
of the Women’s Council of the fed
eration, Including Mrs. Eugene V.
Pugh, Mrs. H. M. Kendrick, Mrs. T. E.
Edging ton, Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson,
Mrs. Allen A. Stockdale, Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan and Mrs. H. C. Briscoe.
Gold Exports Increase.
British Guiana exported 33,313
ounces of gold last year, an increase
of nearly 35 per cent over 1034.
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49 Men's Suits
Originally $30
10.95
Mostly tweeds. If that’s your style here’s
your suit. See chart for your size.
Size _134 35 36 37 38 40 42 44146^
Regular _| 3 |_5 | 6 3 | 11 11 2 | |
Short _| 1; 2: 7 i 3’ 2i li "| | 1
Long -1 f 2 I | 1 [T ! j II 1|
Stout_| | | ! I |2! Ill
Short Stout.J I | || | l I |T
Long Stout .-| | | | | | | 1| |
34—Sheldon Overcoats, originally 24.75;
mostly browns; raglans, boxcoats and ulsters,
regular, short and long sizes._14.95
2—Black Dress Vest, long sizes onlv, 1—40
and 1—44_1_2.85
20 Sheldon Topcoats
10.95
Originally $25! Tweeds and velours in tans and
light mixtures. Raglans and regular shoulder styles.
SIZES: Regular, 1—35, 1—36, 1—40, 1—42;
short, 1—36, 1—37, 1—39, 1—40; stouts, 1—39,
3—40, 2—42, 1—44; short stouts, 1—39, 1—40,
1—42, 1—44, 1—46.
6 OVERCOATS
10.95
Originally 29.50! Dark greys and blues. SIZES:
Short, 1—46; stouts, 1—44, 1—46 and 3—48.
17—Men’s Trousers, originally 4.95, smaller
sizes_2.65
28—Men’s Trousers, originally 5.95, smaller
sizes_3.65
5—White Dress Vests, sizes , . . regular
1—36, 3—42; long 1—40_1.95
iivirns 5?nops. oecona noor me Hecni co.#
100 Men's Sweaters
Values to 3.95! A smashing final
clearance of coat sweaters, pull
overs, turtle necks. Some fancy
backs. Good assortment of sizes.
60—Steel-shafted 1.95 Golf Irons, odd
numbers _94c
100—Assorted Brands 35c and 50c Golf Balls,
take your pick, come early_lQc
18—Men’s 3.95 and $5 Wool Sport Jackets,
a few plaids and navy blue meltons, small
sizes_1.94
(Mm’s Sport Shop. Main Floor. The Hecht Co.)
$2 Leather Slippers
ONLY SO PAIRS! Opera style
with leather soles and rubber
heels. Sizes 6 to 9 only.
40—Men’s $1 Leather Pullman Slippers,
broken sizes_19c
40—Men’s $1 Leather Bedroom Slippers, soft
padded soles and heels, broken sizes_49c
20—Men’s 5.50 Oxfords, black and tan calf
skin and Scotch grains, broken sizes_2.99
50—Men’s $1 Spats, grey and fawn, broken
sizes _:___29c
| (Men’s Shoe Shop. Main Floor. The Hecht Co.)
60 Men's 2.95 and 3.50
FELT HATS
Regular weights and light- **
weights. Mostly sizes 7 and ^
m 0 7
(Men’s Hat Shop. Second Floor, The Hecht Co.)
Men's 29c Socks
300 pairs fancy hose! Rayon mm £ m
mixtures and lisles. Stripes, 4) |
plaids, small figures. Sires 10 " J pr*. I
to 12. ■
10—Men’s 69c to $1 Ties, light shades, hand
tailored_15c
20—Men’s 1.25 Pajamas, broadcloths, broken
sizes _59c
40—Men’s 1.55 to 1.95 Pigskin Gloves, natu
ral shades, small sizes_r_75c
1.50 Hand-Tailored TIES
Just 100 fine silk hand-tai
lored ties reduced for im
mediate clearance. Stripes,
plaids, figures.
115—Men’s 35c Wool-mixed Hose, solid
shades and neat clock effects_15c
24—Men’s $1 Wool Mufflers, mostly solid
shades-:_49c
1.95 and 2.50
Famous Make SHIRTS
Only 125! You’ll know the
labels! Soiled from handling.
Regular collar and tab collar
(not in each size). Sizes 14
to 17.
6—Men’s 5.95 Wool House Coats, dark
shades, in broken sizes_1-2.95
24—Men’s 1.55 Sjlk Crepe Mufflers, canary
only- 95c
11 No Moil, Phone or C. 0. D. Orders
THE HECHT CO.
-v
Men's Shops F Street at Seventh
9 ' FT
Ill^ Clearance! 22.95 to *51 j
|1|| Dressers! Chests! Vanities! J
12.95 ‘
Left from suites . . . rarely more than one
or two of a kind. Built of fine walnut or
mahogany veneers or solid maple. Some
finished in walnut or bone white. Limited
quantities . .. subject to prior sale.
6.95 to 16.95 Boudoir Chairs ... floor r Q"
samples . . . just one of a kind_ DtSi)
$2 to $3 Boudoir Chair hj-i ]
Ottomans ... ... _ 3?A
3.95 to 7.95 Living Room Chair Ottomans -| Q“
. . . many colors and sizes ...
Limited Quantities
(Fourth Floor. The Hecht Co.)
Clearance! Sample
Mattresses & Springs
We purchased a group of factory samples . . .
used for display purposes ... otherwise perfect.
6—10.% Innerspring Mattresses . 6.99 7—29.50 Innerspring Mattresses ._ 17.99 -I
8—19.75 Innerspring Mattresses . 10.99 9—34.50 Innerspring Mattresses 19.99
11—24.50 Innerspring Mattresses 14.99 19-8.95 to 12.95 Coil Spring, .don- ~ QQ
ble deck) ...
rPourth Floor. The Hecht Co.) r (
. .... ... #
6.95 Hooked Pattern, Reversible, 4x7 ft.
CHENILLE RUGS
Just 50 of them to go at this clear-away price. Quaint
Colonial-type rugs, particularly adaptable to rooms furnished *■*
in maple . . . but so unobtrusive in their patterns that you
can use them in practically any room at all. A convenient size ^
too ... especially for apartments.
(Sixth Floor. The Hecht Co.)
/
Clearance! 350 Pieces
*1 to 1.95 HOUSEFURNISHINGS I
Wait until you see what it includes. A
Small groups of needed housewares j
. . . among them are: 1
13-pc. Glass Water Sets
Unfinished Bookracks
Glass Coaster Sets
Kitchen Enamel Ware
Ash Cans
Dutch Ovens
Shower Curtains
Cast Iron Chicken
Fryers
Card Table Chairs
Bridge Tables
Aluminum Ware
(Fifth Floor. The Hecht Co.)
Tea Pots
Coffee ^lakers 4
Juice Extractors !
Carpet Sweepers
Paper Towel Holders
Copper Tea Kettles
Reconditioned RADIO SETS
Just 20 of them in the group. Such famous makes as General 3.95 1
Electric, Philco, R. C. A. Victor, Atwater Kent and others. ,
Highboys, lowboys and table models in the group. Complete with . ~ —
tubes and in working order. I
(Main Ploor. The Hecht Co.)
*1 to 1.95 LACE PANELS qn„
Varying in width from 36 to 45 inches and in length from 2*4 fL-P Jr v
to 2Vs yards. Chiefly one of a kind. Some perfect. None with eg.
any serious defects. In a charming array of lacy patterns, (imperfect)
(Fifth Floor. Tut Hecht Co.) ^ ^ I
4.95 Electric FOOD MIXERS
Here’s a bargain you’ve probably been wishing for. Ef- ^
ficient kitchen-style mixer with powerful heavy-duty motor,
double-action beater and complete with mixing bowl. Just
25 to sell at this clearance price.
« (Fifth Floor. The Hecht Co.)
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SORRY, NO MAIL, PHONE or C. O. D. ORDERS I
THEHECHTCO.
F STREET AT SEVENTH NATIONAL 5100 1
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