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Throughout the year let the measure of your devotion manifest itself in hundreds of little kindnesses along the way, then on Her day, mark it well with a nationally known fine leather Gift from BECKERS BUXTON Lizard Kevcase. with 4 removable loop* >/• -y "nd license W** 0 lolder H,». LADY BUXTON LIZARD 3-way Billfold with the handy remov ahle 'magic purse’. S9* < h A\ LA ROLF’S LA GARDE Billfold with spare key pockets, sliding card pockets, large snap fastened coin purse. *6’ 'PRINCESS GARDNER’ Billfold with unique photo folder, $4-20* New KING SIZE Billfold Coin and card case. Snap fastened. $3-60* 1314 F STREET 'O' * PRICES INCLUDE TAX cf Gift from Beckers Means Afore Experienced Advertisers Prefer The Star A i Dinner Tonight Opens Drive for Cathedral Construction Fund A national campaign for $5,000, 000 to continue construction of the National Cathedral 'will be launched .officially at a dinner at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Mayflower Hotel. • Among the 400 guests will be mem bers of the Women’s Committee of the National Cathedral Association, who are concluding a three-day conference today. Chief speakers will be the Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of Wash ington; L. Corrin Strong, chairman of the Washington division of the campaign, and George Wharton Pepper, former Senator from Penn sylvania and chairman of the na tional campaign committee. Detailed campaign plans were to be discussed by the women’s commit tee at an early meeting at the Cathedral today. Yesterday Canon Merritt Williams asked them to sup ply names of persons anywhere in the country who might contribute money for the Cathedral. About $4,000,000 will be used to complete the south transept and a portion of the nave, Cannon Wil liams said. The transept will be Bring Your FUR COATS to us for Certified Cold Air Storage $1.50 Insurance $1.00 Per Hundred Expert Repairing and Restyling tyu/L SHOP 1308 G St. N.W. Phone MEtropolitan 3111 DISTINCTIVE Rayon Flannel For the well groomed look and a feeling of well being, you will adore this trim button front rayon flannel dress in beautiful muted pastels. Grey, rose or aqua. SIZES 44 to 52 We Slenderize the Larger Woman 506 I Ith St, N.W. RE. 9732 Next to Perpetual Building Aitn. dedicated to the memory of war dead. ‘‘Books of remembrance" In a shrine there will contain the names of servicemen. No gift will be neces sary to have the name of a war dead soldier or sailor placed in the shrine, Canon Williams said. About $1,000,000 of the campaign fund will be used for endowment purposes, Canon Williams added. Deaths Reported George H. Winslow, S3, 612 D st. n.e. George L. Dowden. 81, 737 Aspen st n.w. William A. Knapp. 80. 221 Tenn. ave. n.e. John Tonkin. 78. 2121 15th st. n.w. Belle V. White, 78. 6421 13th st. n.w. Albert H. Wilson. 75. 5320 27th st. n.w. Emma C. Mattingly. 74. 48 1 st. n w. Sophia Zanaanls, 67, 1341 Tuckerman it. n.w. Anna C. Holland. 65. 2810 Texas ave., a.e. Homer Ingold. 61, Vicksburg. Miss Cecil E. Edwards, 63, 1414 Girard st. n.w. Margaret L. Cochran, 34, 1723 De Sales st. n.w. Lee Dunn, 77, Blue Plains. D. C. William Felder, 75. 1620 7th st. nw Wallace Stanley, 80, 1321 Emerson st. n.e. Robert Dorsey. 60. 828 Euclid st. n.w. Garnet Howard. 56. 2008 3rd st. n.w. Danetta C. Lewis. 50, 1023 11th st. n.w. Lottie Fraction. 47. 1827 6th st. n w. Robert Bruno. 35, 1037 Cecil pi. n w Christine Clayton. 31. 1310 nth st. n.w. Nelson O. Diggs, 28, Croome. Md Ernest Boone, 4. 227 7 8th st. n.w. Tenley Circle Buses Rerouted Temporarily Tenley Circle and Westmoreland buses temporarily are being re routed to operate along Porter street to Connecticut avenue, to Tilden street, to Reno road in the Rock Creek Park area, it was an nounced yesterday by Capital Transit. In answer to inquires received yesterday, the company revealed the change in routing was made necessary temporarily by sewer construction at Thirty-fourth street and Reno road N.W. HEADACHE Capadiaa aootalaa 4 aptciallr ifUctcd iagndifnti that work l together to girt gaick rtliaf froai beadacbc and neuralgia. Fallow dirtctioaa oa label. Liquid CflPUDINE Beyda’s Handmades for your Cheerful Cherub \ Special-occasion pinafore in that wonderful imported Puerto Rican handwork! Fine batiste with fag gotted shoulder ruffles, flower* embroidered bodice and a butter fly bow sash. Irresistable . . . in pink or blue. 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Society for the Hard of Hearing will hold its last square dance of the season at 8 p.m. to-1 morrow at its headquarters, 2431 j Fourteenth street N.W. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Moore will call the figures. SPOT CASH! DIAMONDS OLD GOLD AND JEWELRY LICENSED DEALERS THE JEWEL MART for Butter-flavored Thins by KEEBLER (Thty'rt slightly rwMf) Gifts she will love and treasure from Goozh Gifts t-'x. \A. It’s a king wallet of fine >Jleather with double expos ure windows on inside and snap change purse on out side _ $2.00 Plus Tax B. Charm her with a spun metal jeweltone colored musical powder box..$7.98 C A Sunburst of Rhine stones. showered on Ster ling silver. 24 karat, rose gold plated with pearl center _$13.50 plus tax D. Elgin American Com pacts, a lasting gift from $3.50 to $42.00; Compact shown_$7.98 E. For that extra some thing . . . lovely sterling pins and earrings. $2.00 Set plu« tax 9°OZ*l GIFT/ 815 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. District 3949 A complete selection of Hallmark and other famous makes of Mother’s Day Cards are now on display. Jewel Box two>tone bump toe spectator *6.75 Two-tone bag *4.98* fplus Federal tax r - - • -