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WHEN IT RAINS, IT POORS COSTS AN AVERAGI L FAMILY ONLY 2c > A WEEK TO ENJOYI Wren you reach tor a spice , and get the RED L PEPPER it’s time to check your eyesight More serious consequences than spoiling a pie might result from defective vision. Eyestrain can quickly impair your efficiency and your health. The many men and women who have their eyes checked periodically by CASTELBERG OPTOMETRISTS are wisely avoiding TROUBLE with their eyes. CONVENIENT TERMS ' 1004 F ST. N. W. w German Red Cross President in Capital To Confer With Davis Grandson of Victoria Expected to Ceil at White House Tomorrow Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Co burg-Gotha, president of the Ger man Red Cross and grandson of Queen Victoria, arrived in Wash ington today to confer with Red Cross officials after an eastward journey through the Orient and across the Pacific to avoid the Brit ish blockade. The distinguished visitor, a gen eral in the World War, who lost his dukedom as a result of the rev olution of 1918, was received at Union Station this morning by rep resentatives of the German Em bassy and the American Red Cross. The receiving party included a squad of uniformed police and two headquarters detectives who ac companied the duke to his suite in the Mayflower Hotel. Will Confer With Davis. The duke will confer tomorrow with Norman Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross and head of the League of Red Cross Societies, of which the visitor is a vice presi dent, on international pfoblems of the world relief organization. He probably will call at the White House tomorrow. Duke Saxe-Coburg-Gotha landed in San Francisco Saturday and probably will leave for New York Monday for a series of conferences with Red Cross officials there and in Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco be fore leaving for Germany in about a month by way of the Pacific. The Duke is the only son of the late Duke of Albany, the fourth son of Queen Victoria. He was edu cated at Eaton and the Military Col lege at Lichterfelde. In 1900 he suc ceeded his uncle, Duke Alfred, to the dukedom of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Served on Two Fronts. During the World War he saw active duty on both western and eastern fronts. Losing his dukedom in the revolution which followed the close of the war, the Duke Identified himself with the Young Nationalist movement in Germany. His per sonal relations with Adolph Hitler date from 1922 Until 1933 the Duke was engaged principally in uniting the various Nationalist groups in Germany un der the leadership of Hitler. He was appointed to his Red Cross post by Field Marshal von Hinden burg, late President of the Reich. Subsequently, Hitler appointed him to a number of honorary posts, in cluding honorary chief of the Na tional Socialist Motor Corps and Flying Corps and president of the German Ex-Service Men’s Union. He has been a member of the Reichstag since 1936. Exhibit at Armstrong Armstrong High School will hold its 11th annual industrial arts ex hibit tomorrow, at 8 pm. at the school. A fashion show and revue will be among the features of the program, according to Principal G. David Houston. Hyattsvllle Church To Be Dedicated Sunday The First Methodist Church of Hyattsvllle, Md., will be dedicated at 11 am. Sunday, with Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Washington de* Bishop Hofhos. 11 v e r 1 n g the principal ad dress. The Rev. J. Raymond Wood, pastor, and Dr. Edgar C. Beery, district superin tendent, also will participate In the ■ ceremonies. The congrega tion, whose new church Is located at Maryland avenue and Ma rion street, traces its history back beyond 1800, when Its circuit headquarters were in Bladensburg. Its present Board of trustees In cludes M. H. B. Hoffman, chairman; Ira K. Oruver, Hans Coates, Wayt H. Craig, Dr. Ray A. Vawter, A. P. Preston and E. M. Gover. Gen. Johnson Shows Continued Improvement Continued improvement was re ported today in- the condition of Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, newspaper columnist and former head of the N. R. A., who underwent an oper ation Monday at Walter Reed Hos pital. Gen. Johnson was said to be “get ting along fine.” He entered the hospital last Saturday. FOUNTAIN PENS CLEANED Thoroughly cleaned and KIN GAN TENDER - SMOKED . ORDER X^/^NOWI Don’t risk disappointment! Be prepared for your Easter dinner! Order today from your dealer a Kingan Tender* Smoked Ham. Weights to suit ex uding requirements Easter Sunday—a joyful day—is only a week or ten days off. What to have for dinner? The answer comes spontaneously from the lips of thousands upon thousands of discriminating men, women and children—a Kingan Tender-Smoked Ham! Delightful for its extraordinarily delicious flavor and unusual tenderness! Kingan’s Tender-Smoked Hams are expertly selected from only choice meats, each and every one slowly cured And smoked by the exclusive Kingan process, result ing in the superior quality for which Kingan is famous. ALSO KINGAN'S TASTI-COOKED HAM Selected bams cured and cooked by an exclusive process—-Extra mild,full, rich flav or. Fully cooked, ready to serve when received, or may be heated in oven to serve hot. KINGAN & COMPANY FURVEYOR8 Of FINE MEATS AND OTHER FOOD8 SINCE 1848 Funds to Run Congress Voted by House Br the Associated Press. The House unanimously passed and sent to the Senate yesterday a $234)07,744 appropriation bill car rying funds to run Congress for the year starting July 1, including the salaries of members and their clerks. Representative Carter, Republi can, of California provoked the only controversy when he tried un successfully to eliminate a provi sion which he said would permit the Capitol physician to furnish medi cine for the entire House member ship. As finally approved the bill car ried $626,301 more than was voted for the current fiscal year. The bulk of the Increase was due to an additional clerk allowed each Sena tor and Representative. Ship Contract Awarded PORTSMOUTH, March 14 OP).—The Robins DrydocL Co. of Brooklyn has been awarded a con ALL IN Don t let a couth doe to n cold make you fed aU in. Get pleasant relief with Smith Brae. Couth Drop*. Black or Menthol, just it. Smith Bros. Coogh Drops are the only drops coataiah* VITAMIN A Vitamin A (Carotene) raise* the resistance of mucous membranes of note and throat to t g cold infections, when lack of resist- j V ance is due to Vitamin A deficiency. g rMMK. tract of approximately $3,000,000 for conversion of the U. 8. 8. Wharton, formerly the Munson liner Southern Crow, Into a transport for the United States Navy, It was learned yesterday at the navy yard. EASTER V fPUREU^i^ EGGS' UuIIiAMjg ■yiljBlBmjljBlHBHH'^'rs.iio, ▲ Something GOOD. 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