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G.W. Hospital Funds Are Alloted Women’s Board Makes Plans For Year. Substantial appropriations for the work of various committees were alloted by the Women’s Board of George Washington Hospital at the meeting held yesterday at the Mayflower Hotel. The largest of these appropriations was for the library service, which provides a trained librarian to dis tribute wanted books among the pa tients. Funds also were provided for the Sunshine and Entertainment Committees, which co-operate in pro viding Christmas cheer, for patients and nurses, and flowers throughout the year. The following new members were elected to the board: Mrs. Joseph H. Roe, Mrs. Ronald A. Cox, Mrs. John C. Weatherall, Mrs. Lewis Shapiro and Mrs. Strickland Gilliland. The name of Mrs. George Ruhland was trans ferred from the active to the asso ciate list. It also was voted to limit the active membership of the board to 100. Members will be privileged to propose the name of not more than two new members in any fiscal year. In the absence of the president, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, first vice president, pre sided. * * * * Miss Madge Cooke will entertain members of the Wilson College Club tomorrow afternoon at her home, 1'870 Wyoming avenue N.W. Miss Jessie Coope. who attended the meeting of the World’s Federation of Educa tional Associations in Tokio, will tell of her trip. Plans for a dinner in honor of the new president of the college, Dr. Paul Swain Havens, will also be discussed. Wilson College is in Chambersburg, Pa. Dr. and Mrs. Havens are ex pected to visit the Washington Alumnae Club in the near future and the dinner will be held at that time. Finding airplanes too expensive, the Wirral Flying Club for workers of Birkenhead, England, will take up gliding at 25 cents a week a member. RITES SET SATURDAY FOR MRS. BROWNING Services for Riverdale, Md., Wom an to Be Held Here—Burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Bla Mad dox Browning, 86, of Riverdale, Md., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry H. Willhoit, 2819 Thirty-eighth street N.W. The Rev. Dr. Robert E. Brown ing, an Episcopal minister of Balti more and nephew of Mrs. Browning, will officiate. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Ceihetery. Mrs. Browning, who was the widow of Theodore F. Browning, for many years in the wholesale coffee business here, died yesterday at her daughter's home, where she was visiting. She had been ill about two weeks. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Brown ing leaves a son, Perry W. Browning, Riverdale; a sister, Mrs. Ben Miller, this city; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Browning was born in Wash ington, while her father, the late Capt. William A. T. Maddox, a Marine Corps officer, was stationed at the Navy Yard. ■ v#v4 11 y oiyicu-ucu Ull“ fully finished. All Sales Final « R GROUP TWO: E GROUP THREE: 25 Coats at M 30 Coats at fl 1 4 Hollander Hudson Seal-Dyed Muskrat HI 2 Marmink Coats. Coats. 2 Muskrat Coats, Sil- 4 Black Caracul Coats. ver and Dark. 1 Brown Caracul Coat. 4 American Broadtail 3 Black Persian Paw H! Processed Lamb Coats, Coats. Brown and Grey Car- , Chinese Mink CoQt ■ acul and Squirrel trim. jj 3 Black Caracul Coats. ^ Dyed Fitch Coat. 99 6 Brown and Gray Car- 4 Black Pony Coats. M acul Coats. 2 Grey Kidskin Coats. ■■ t iPn mj,r N°?he:n 3 Muskrat Coats in ■ Seal-Dyed Coney Coats. Silver, Black and Sil- ■ l Leopard Coat. vertone. 1 Black Persian Lamb 2 Leopard Cat Coats, M 5°°^ 3/4 and full length. H 2 Black Pony Coats, „ , Kj fitted and swagger. A1 Sagt F,nal flfl I Mole Swagger Coat. 4 Raccoon Coats. All Sales Final flfl All Coats CHARGE n Picked ACCOUNT5 H INVITED front Or, if you prefer, use our Budget Plan. A ■■ Keguiar smo|| deposit reserves FI Stock! y°“' “lee,'on- H . ' V-. - A ■ ^ A A HERE’S A Closing Event YOU must ATTEND! THE CLOSE-OUT SALE OF RIZIK BROTHERS’ E STREET STORE ^B J^JONDAY, Tuesday and Wednesday marked the op ening of the most thrilling shopping event for fashion-wise and value-conscious Washingtonians. You came, you saw and you bought new Winter coats, dresses, lingerie and millinery at savings of 25% to 50% off their regular prices. By your eager response and your enthusiastic buying, you have endorsed this sale as an event that mutt be attended. ^^OMPLETE selections in all of our departments re main. Gorgeous evening gowns, exclusive creations in the season’s most brilliant colors ... beautiful dresses ft for daytime, afternoon and sports wear . . . stunning fur coats and coats trimmed with rich furs .. . luxurious hand*made lingerie . . . and unusually fine millinery are now yours at prices in many cases lower than what you would pay for less exclusive fashions. MUST sell out our entire $100,000 stock before we leave F Street. No merchandise put aside, none will be transferred to our other store on Connect!* cut Avenue ... and that means drastic reductions and unbelievable savings for you! If you haven’t attended this thrilling sale, by all means do so note! Charge Privileges Available ” v' ' .*****.. ,v ,x. ' I *"»'* n h« *'•“ ”“»» __ ..._ f ;• V ' : t . x Because at our safe prices yea owe yourself Hie i. r . .. * *«* .B'»**» SALE AT 1213 F STREET ONLY, \ / f 1213 F STREET ★ ★ ★ 1108 CONNECTICUT AVENUE Ak ^ k & *