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ILLNESS IS FATAL
Funeral of Cathedral's Pre
centor Will Be Held
Tomorrow.
R#v. Dr. William Levering De Vries,
tl, canon and precentor of Washing
ton Cathedral, died yesterday at his
home, 3515 Woodley road, after an
illness of several months. He had
bean associated with the Cathedral en
terprise for more than 25 years.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a m. tomorrow^ in the great choir of
the Cathedral, with Bishop James E.
Freeman officiating, assisted by the
Cathedral clergy. Bishop Philip M.
Rhinelander, warden of the College
of Preachers, will read the lesson. The
Cathedral choir of men and boys will
sing.
Burial will be in the crypt of Beth
lehem Chapel of the Cathedral in a
vault near where rest the ashes of
Bishop Satterlee and Bishop Alfred
Harding, first and second Bishops of
Washington, under whom Canon De
Vries served on the Cathedral staff.
All Episcopal clergymen of the diocese
of Washington and members of the
Cathedral Chapter are being invited
to attend. The burial service will
be followed by holy communion for
members of Canon De Vries’ family
and close personal friends.
Bishop Freeman Mourns Loss.
Bishop Freeman today said:
"In the death of Dr. De Vries, the
Cathedral loses one of its most trusted,
faithful and informed advisers. Dr.
De Vries began his connection with
the Cathedral under Bishop Satter
lee Hence, he was thoroughly fa
miliar with the mind of the bishop |
who founded it.
"Throughout the church he was
widely recognized for his scholarly
attainments. He was an expert in
the training of young men for the
ministry and in liturgies.
"Dr. De Vries was a man of strong
convictions and gifted with a rare
facility for expressing them. He was
singularly just and fair in his de
cisions. and his place In diocesan con
cerns was a conspicuous one.
valued Counselor.
“To me personally, he was at all
times one of my most value'' and be
loved counselors. Loyal, devoted and
highly efficient in everything I com
mitted to his care, his loss is irrepar
able. In recognition of his long and
faithful service, he will be buried in
the crypt of Bethlehem Chapel, in
which he exercised his ministry
through many years."
Canon De Vries was born in Balti
more on November 8. 1865, the son of
William Rogers and Mary Clement
Crane De Vries. After graduating from
St. Paul's School. Concord, N. H., in
1882, he received his A. B. degree from
Johns Hopkins University, later being
appointed a fellow of that institution
and taking his doctor of philosophy
degree there in 1892. He was gradu
ated from General Theological Semi
nary, New York, in 1894, and was hon
ored in 1931 with the degree of doctor
of sacred theology from that insti
tution. George Washington University
and Si. John's College, Annapolis,
Md., each conferred the degree of doc
tor of divinity on Canon De Vries
some years ago.
Ordained in 1894.
He was ordained in the Protestant
Episcopal Church in 1894, first serv
ing as a missionary in Howard County,
Md. Prom 1896 to 1908. he was pri
vate chaplain to the first Bishop of
Washington. Right Rev. Henry Yates
Satterlee, and served as rector of St.
Mark's Church, then the pro-cathe
dral. at Third and A streets southeast.
On nomination of Bishop Satterlee, Dr.
De Vries was elected canon and chan
cellor of Washington Cathedral in
1911. He had served as canon and
precentor of the Cathedral since 1929.
Up to a few weeks ago, he had con
tinued his work as secretary of the
Cathedral Chapter, and chairman of
the Committee on Monuments and
Memorials, and had given attention
to his many other duties connected
with the Cathedral's worship. He had
profound knowledge of the liturgy of
the church and had prepared for many
years the special orders of service for
notable occasions in the Cathedral or
its amphitheater.
Headed Diocesan Board.
Apart from his duties at Mount St.
Alban, he found time to serve as
president of the Diocesan Board of
Examining Chaplains and as vice
president of the Commission on the
Ministry in the Episcopal Church.
Many young men prepared for holy
orders under his guidance. As a presi
dent of Alpha Delta Phi Fra
ternity, he had come to know hun
dreds of men while they were tak
ing their college and university
courses. He cultivated their friend
ship throughout his life. His home
opposite the Cathedral grounds was
often the scene of reunion with his
fraternity brothers and the clergy.
Canon De Vries was the author
of ‘ The Foundation Stone Book" of
Washington Cathedral, “The Univer
sity Ode," for Johns Hopkins Uni
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#
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Zemo touches tender and irritated
skin, because of its rare ingredients.
To comfort the irritation and itch
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and Simple Rashes, always use
clean, soothing Zemo. It should be
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Canon Dies
DR. WILLIAM L. DE VRIES.
versity, and “The Pilgrim Song of
Alpha Delta Phi.”
He is survived by his sister. Mrs.
Frank Frick, and his brother-in-law,
Mr. Frick, who made their home
with him; two nieces, Mrs. George C.
Armstrong. Toronto. Canada, and Mrs.
Morris T. Raymond, Buffalo, and two
cousins. Mrs. Charles E. Rieman and
W. De Vries Goodwin, Baltimore.
"———————-—. .,
3 SHIPS STATIONED
ALONG FLIGHT ROUTE;
Navy Assigns Ships to Posts
Along Course to Be Taken
by Miss Earhart.
The Government, will have three
vessels standing by at various points
along the route of Amelia Earhart
on her flight from Honolulu to Aus
tralasia, it was learned today.
The Navy Department has assigned
the minesweeper Swan to a position
between Honolulu and Howland Island,
the dot of land southwest of Hawaii,
on which Miss Earhart proposes to
land. At Holland Island the Treasury
Department has stationed the Coast
Guard cruising cutter Shoshone.
The naval ocean-going tug Ontario
is stationed southwestward of How
land Island, between that point and '
Australia. Radio communication will
be maintained, if possible, with the !
Earhart. plane, and any assistance that
can be given by these vessels will be
supplied, officials here said.
_
AUTO LUNGE DROWNS
FAMILY OF SEVEN
Tiapped Under Ice in Wisconsin
River When Car Rests Up
side Down.
Es the Associated Press
SHIOCTON. Wis., March 15.—A
mother and father and five children
drowned last night when their auto
mobile missed a bridge, plunged 15
feet dowm an embankment and crashed
through the ice of the Wolf River.
The victims, who Sheriff John Lap
pen said were identified by relatives,
were Clarence Nichols, 35 and his
wife, Cora. 32, and their children, Gil
bert, 9. Elmer. 7; Selby, 4: Joan, 2.
and Melvin, 10 months.
They were trapped when the car
rested upside down on the bed of the
river. The water level just covered
the automobile.
HITS $168,118,000
Nearly Million Workers Ben
efit as Increases Go
Into Effect.
Sr ib» Associated Prtss.
CH1CAQO,. March 15 —Nearly a
million men and women went to work
today in United State* industrial cen
ter* fortified by the knowledge their
wages had been raised substantially.
Steel workers were the chief bene
ficiaries of wage Increases, aggre
gating 1168,118,000 annually, which
bcame effective for an estimated 828,
075 tollers.
Effective today, 550,000 workers in
the steel industry will receive 10 cents
more per hour, fattening their pay
envelopes by $120,000,000 over the
period of a year.
But the good cheer was not con
fined to steel mills. In packing plant
refrigerators, down to the pits of the
Minnesota and Michigan iron country,
in California orchards and In hum
ming New England factories, workers
rejoiced In the wave of pay hikes.
New Steel Wages.
The new minimum of 6212 cents
per hour for steel workers will make
the average hourly rate for labor ap
proximately 82'/a cents. Although a
40-hour week also becomes effective
today, plants will continue to operate
48 hours, with time and one-half for
overtime.
To steel's 225,000 workers in the
Pittsburgh-Youngstown district the
raise will mean $46,000,000 more each
year. In the Chicago district 75,000
will benefit by $6,500,000 annually.
Steel companies announcing the in
creases and the number of employes
affected: Camegle-Ulinois, 120.000;
Bethlehem, 85,000; Republic, 52,000;
★
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IN NEW YORK
fed setuM
Mothers with children, wives on
shopping excursions, young peo
ple possing through the city...feel
o deep sense of security within the
confines of the friendly Victoria.
lOOO BEAUTIFUL ROOMS
EACH WITH BATH, SHOWER,
RADIO, ICE WATER,'
SERVIDOR AND SUNSHINE.
From
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SINGLE
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Adorable creation
with mounting of
smart design makes
a perfect setting for
the genuine diamond
50c a Week
The "TRILBY"
Beautiful Center Diamond
With 13 Side Diamonds
Only Kay's can of- ^ _ _
fe r a ring so beau- \ " gw / N
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such a very low price!
$1.00 a Week
Bulovo "American Clipper"
Bulova's g r e a test ^ 1C
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Jones & Laughlin, 25,000; National.
20,000: Youngstown Sheet Si Tube,
16,000; National Tube, 8,000; Pitts
burgh, 7,000; Columbia, 5,500; Otis,
3,500; Sharon, 3,000; Lukens, 3,000;
Readings, 2,200; American Rolling
Mills. 14,000; United States, 8,000;
Wickwire Spencer, 2,250; Sheffield,
2,500, and American Steel Wire,
6,000.
Many steel companies also granted
vacation privileges, while Jones &
Laughlin, one of the largest Independ
ent producers, announced wage in
creases lor salaried employes as well
as those ori an hourly basis.
Packing Industry liaise*.
Led by the "big four"—8wift,
Armour, Wilson and Cudahy—the
packing industry jacked its scale up
to 62cents per hour. To the four
packers' 120,000 workers, the increase
will mean an addition ol $2,000,000 a
year to pay roll*. Hormel Co. added
$1,000,000 annually to wages of its
3,700 employes. The Houston Pack
ing Co. boosted its annual pay roll
$100,000 with raises to 500.
The Timken Roller Bearing Co.
announced Increase* for 8,500 worker*,
totaling $1,600,000 annually.
The International Harvester Co.
granted Increase* of $11,000,000 a
year to Its 55,000 employes. John
Deere Sc Co., farm machine manu
facturers of Moline, 111., boosted sala
ries of 10,500 workers $1,092,000 a
year.
Hercules Motors Corp, raised It*
1,900 employe* an unestlmated sum
and the Hoover Co., boosted pay to
1,900. Oardner Denver Co. worker*
at Quincy, 111., Denver, Colo., and La
Grange, Mo., were given 10 per cent
Increase*.
Ten thousand jpiiners in Northern
Minnesota, upper Michigan and North
ern Wisconsin went into the pits with
their base rate set at $5 a day. It
meant an annual increase of between
♦3,000,000 and $4,000,000.
In California, 45,000 fruit and vege
table workers profited by a 20 cents
per hour raise. Their minimum is
now 50 to 60 cents per hour.
The Western Electric Co.’s 12,000
hourly workers at the Cicero, 111.,
plant were given 10 per cent Increases
that added $1,800,000 annually to the
pay roll.
Most of the cargo leaving ports of
Italy is destined for Africa.
Says Mr. Donald McClelland
• • These photographs show three views
of Mr. McClelland before he started Thomas
treatment, and three views taken S]/2
months later. Note that all of the bald
spots have been completely filled in with
new, vigorous, growing hair. Mr. McClel
land’s baldness was of the type known as
“alopecia areata”.
All of the 14 local causes of baldness
(responsible for almost 90% of all baldness)
respond to the Thomas method of treat
ment. Dandruff disappears; abnormal hair
fall stops; and hair growth is promoted on
the thin and bald spots. Guess work is
banished when you place your scalp prob
lem in the hands of a Thomas expert, lie
first determines the exact cause of your
hair loss, and then adapts the reliable,
proved Thomas treatment tp overcome that
cause. Your scalp is soon restored to a
normal healthy condition, conducive to the
natural growth of hair.
More than 1600 other persons are bene
fiting each day from Thomas treatment.
You, too, can have a good head of hair. No
charge is ever made for consultation or a
complete scalp examination (always in
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or Retain
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Bi n.T TO FAST YOIR CHUDREY'S CHII.DRFV
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Have you thought how useful a
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precious things you want to
keep ... a place for books ... a
place to find pencils, pens and
stationery when you want to
write . . . and so much drawer
space. Then, too, a Secretary
casts a charming note of height
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Honduras Mahogany Secretary illus
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four drawers—automatic lid supports—
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Seventh Street Between D and E
Yes, mam, that’s the number of QUALITY
grocery items you have to select from You’re
assured of the greatest variety of nationally ad
vertised foods at the lowest of prices every time
you step into our markets. That’s why you
should shop the GIANT regularly. Here are some
of the extraordinary money-savers for Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A grand chance to stock up.
Get the best for less!
DEL MONTE
OLD DUTCH
CLEANSER_1c
Apple Butter 2 l9‘,a*oz 25c
WHITE HOUSE
COFFEE d?iplvob ,b£0T‘ 26c
HEINZ
CATSUP 17c
AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKE
flour_gc
WALDORF 4
SUN PRIDE
TOWELS 2 f“"yr.riT,ppedl5c
Scot Tissue 3^-^gc
SALNoir™^ ioc
| * FRESH PRODUCE • [■
FLORIDA JUICY SUGAR SWEET
ORANGES TANGERINES
d ’■ 25c 3 "»• 25e
BROCCOLI «r 2 A. 25“
ASPARAGUS 11 2S‘
POTATOES MAINE 8 lbs 25c
TOP ROUND or SIRLOIN
STEAK
The tenderest, tastiest piece
of the finest quality beef you
ever put a knife to. Try It
and you’ll know what “prime
cut" means.
HAMBURG SSL .. >b. 15c
LEG LAMB ...«- 23®
BACON ENDS 19®
PHILADELPHIA SCRAPPLE . _ Ib 10c
PURE ALL-MEAT CLUB FRANKS_ Ib. 15c
FRESH PURE ALL-PORK COUNTRY SAUSAGE_ _lb. 24c
^ y Just as fresh as they can be. these
v V>f]ffJfltA/ Chesapeake Bay Shad are a delicious
a^r/r J dish. And very, very economical, too.
V at this low price.
BOCK SHAD.tb 19‘
SCALLOPS =. 1139“
HERRING «' lb 7C
MACKEREL »’•»» 11 •
We reserve the rifht to limit quanti
ties and te refuse to to those we
believe to be competitors.
Shopping Hourt: Daily, 9 to 9
Saturday, 8 to 10

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