Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 90, 24 February 1919 — Page 4
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM MONDAY, FEB. 24, 1913.
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A luncheon-bridge party will be givft en Thursday afternoon -at the country & club. Luncheon wil he served at 1 o'clock and bridge will be played in t the afternoon.' The party la in charge of the February-social committee. Reservations for the luncheon should . be made by Wednesday evening. All women of the club are Invited. JS The .Trlf oleum society will meet this evening with Mr. and Mrs. O. P.
iXHSDaum at ineir um uu nunn iu' teenth street. The music for the eve
ning will be in charge of Ernest Renk. Rev. F. A- Dressel will give a talk on Italy and E. B. Knollenberg will lead the discussion. The social committee for the evening is George Eggemeyer, Mrs. F. J. BarteL Miss Elizabeth Krue--;ger. Miss Nettie .Parker and George Rohe. The Unlveraallst Mission circle will hold an all day meeting Wednesday with Mrs. Lizzie, Bair at her home, 202 North Seventh street. All membera are requested to bring lunch. ':; Mr, and. Mrs. Harold Mitchell have returned , from -Indianapolis, where they . spent the ' week end with relatives. , , ' The Show Me club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Edward Mer-
anda at her home, 30 North Twelfth 'street..- " " v..-'
" The Home , Missionary society of t
' First Methodist church will meet Wed
-nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock with
. Mrs. John Starr at her home on East
-Main street. This is the annual mite box meeting and all members are requested to bring their mite boxes. A special musical program is being ar
ranged for the meeting.
' , William Dunn spent the week end
with friends in Indianapolis. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crane and lit
tle daughter of Dayton, O., spent the
week end with the latter a parents, Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Jameson on Main
atreet: , Miss Estella Frame .has returned from a several days' visit with relatives and friends in northern Ohio.
were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, Mr. Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. W.N J. Land and son, Malcolm. '
J Invitations have been 'received for the second dance of the season to be given by the Happy Hour club, Monday evening, March 3. in the I. O. O., F. hall. ' The Evan Smith orchestra will
WOMAN IN CHARGE OF CITY OFFICE
For the I rst time in the history of Richmond. - so - far as ' is ' known. . a.
fJV. 7L1 2& ! ta." impute charge of a Rich-
mond city office. Miss' Constance Bell, sworn in as deputy city clerk, will run the office during the absence of William F, Stevens, city clerk. Miss Bell herself -wants the job for as shorf a time as possible and hopes that Steven will be back in the office very soon. ' .-.
at 8:30 o'clock. .The club has arranged for a series of dances to be given this season. v i Word has been received that Mr. and Mrs. Clement D. Cates are now in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Cates has recently recovered from an attack of influenza pneumonia. He and Mrs.
Cates are motoring down the east coast, visiting Palm Beach, Daytonia, Miami and other points.
Taxicab Climbs Sixteen Inch Coping to Escape The City Police Patrol An acrobatic Shurley taxicab almost wrecked itself Saturday night in a wild effort to avoid tlie police patrol, when it ran backward up a sixteen inch coping onto the yard of Thomas C. Taylor on South Eleventh street. The driver put the car into the reverse in attempt to avoid collision with the Black Maria, and .could not control the car. One wheel was broken off and gasoline was spilled over the sidewalk but no one was injured.
WILL 8PEAK ON MOOSEHEART
Mrs. John D- Nichols of Mooseheart, Illinois, will give a short talk at Monday night's meeting of the Moore. Mrs. Nichols will speak on the service by women and the Mooseheart legion and all members are urged ,to be present
Police Court Cases Are
Postponed by Mayor's Illness
Sam Uzall and Frank Randall, charged with violating the liquor law.
and Cora Ford, charged with assault ;
and battery, will appear in police court Tuesday morning. - All three cases were to have been heard Monday morning but because of Ua IllnAaa ef ATavrtT 7tmTnArmfln ttiv
were postponed. The mayor was able! -Hussell McMahon. son of assistant
to be out Monday afternoon, nut could wuC4 mvmuvu, mwru uumo
not get down to the city hall to try 4f"ul V;UJ oaerman wiui ms ais
either case. V -"ttl . ivivAiauon, who was a
nergeaui. 01 rouuary ponce, -nas tna right to wear three service stripes All his service. was, in the United States. - .'
RUSSELL M'MAHON HOME
HUFFORD LANDS IN U. 8.
Harry Hufford arrived on the Manchuria at New York yesterday He will go to Camp Merritt, N. J , according to a telegram received by the Home Service department of the local Red Cross. r .
Rare is the man who doesn't like a compliment occasionally.
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CHIC STREET GOW1N OF BLACK TAFFETA
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Mr. and Mrs. James Ladd of Williamsburg have gone to Jacksonville, Fla., for a several weeks' outing. Pryor's Jazz orchestra of Eaton, O., will play for the Omlcron Pi Sigma assembly dance Wednesday evening in the I. O. O. F. hall. This Is the second of a series of assembly dances
; which the fraternity will give. The hours will be from 8 : 00 to 1 : 10 o'clock. No Invitations are being issued, but those who accustomed to attending these dances are invited. !-' Miss Rhea Ackerman entertained with a dinner party Saturday evening at her home on South Eighth street. IT The guests were members of the 1919 nurse's clasa at Reld Memorial hos- ' pital. A bouquet of pink sweet peas formed the centerpiece for the table, i
C Covers were laid for Miss Erwln, Miss --' Hluebaker. Miss Hanstein, Miss Ro- ''- senberg. Miss Cornelies, Miss Morrow, - Miss Rich, Miss Nelson, Miss Bishop t and Miss Showalter. ' . 1 ' - Miss Kathryn Bartel of Western Coly lege, who is spending fhe week-end t. with her parents, entertained with a theater party Saturday afternoon. Her j guests were Miss Mary Louise NorI; rls, Miss Lois Johannlng, Miss Janet t; Seeker, Miss Helen Eggemeyer and f; Miss Mary Lahrman.
Mrs. A. C. Kuchenbuch, and son, Paul.' of Connersville, are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Prltchard at their home on South Eighth street. Dr. Mark Marshall, of Ann Arbor, Mich., spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Marshall, of South Sixteenth street. - Miss Marie Backmeyer, who is engaged as secretary to Senator McConaha, in Indianapolis, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Backmeyer, east of the city. Raymond Jeffrey, of Dayton, O., afU er a few days visit with hl3 mother, Mrs. Perry Jeffrey, of South Fourteenth street, has gone to Savannah, Qa.. where he has accepted a position in the ship building yard.
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It is rather novel, to be sure, this black and white combination, but the effect is more than pleasing. Decidedly French is the touch given by combining black taffeta and white bombinette, the latter forming an odd tunic and long 'collar and vestce.
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Mrs. Waltennan Clark has received
word that her son. Earl F. Walter-1 geline Mulleno, man has landed at Hobokcn.'N. Y. IIel .
is expected to arrive In Richmond soon.. ' "; x - In celebration of the twelfth anniversary of her daughter, Mildred Madeline, Mrs. Frank Branson gave a pretty party Saturday afternoon at her home. The afternoon was spent in playing games and music and contests. Refreshments were served and small red hatchets were given as favors. Those present were Josephine
Bartel, Virginia Kelly, Lela Moyer of Lynn, Mildred Underbill,' Charlotte Lamb, Clara, Mary Gertrude and Marcella Crosby, Helen Mikesell, Margaret Von Carlezon, Mildred Madeline Branson and Mrs. Otis Folger. , - Mr. and Mrs. Elmer II. Clark entertained Saturday evening at their home in celebration of their wedding anniversary and the birthday anniversary of Mrs.' Robert Hungerford. The evening was spent in dancing, music and games, after which a dainty luncheon was served by the hostess. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Fields,
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, Mr. i
and Mrs. Robert Hungerford, Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Lappin of Chicago, Mr. and
Mrs. K. O. Jefferies of Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Holland and . Miss Alice
Howell of ' Indianapolis, Miss Edythe Savage, Miss Estella-Frame. Miss Violet La France and ( Miss, Mae Fairbanks of Ansonla. Miss Juanita Clark, Harley Moore, Bartley Gordon, Stan Richardson and Harold Gilbert of Ansonla. ,
Court Records
Gets Penitentiary Sentence. James Taylor, colored, who stole
twenty-four chickens and other movable property from persons south of
town a week ago, Monday morning pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of one to fourteen years. After .hearing pleas for suspension of sentence by attorneys for the three colored boys found guilty of burglarizing George Salas' shoe-shining parlor on West Main street, a month ago. Judge Bonk took the case under advisement and will give his decision Wednesday. Several colored citizens spoke for the boys, declaring that if sentence was suspended they would be kept under close supervision by their relatives and friends. Lettie E. Murray ws granted a divorce from James Murray and granted the use of her maiden name. The complaint for divorce brought by Mildred Malloy against Edward Malloy was dismissed, costs to be paid by the plaintifT. ,The case of the Midland Press against Isaac Lanning, a demand of $211.97 on. a note, was dismissed at cost of the printing company. Real Estate Transfers. Old Wayne Realty company to Oliver P. Chamness and Grace E. Chamness, $545, lots 16. 17, 18 andl9, Meridian Securities company addition to Hagerstown. Minerva Hale at al to Turner W. Hadley. lot 36, Lamb and Boslow's addition to Richmond. $1. Marriage Licenses. Elbert Schultz, 22, laborer, and An-i
both of Richmond. I
Commercial Club News Bulletins
' As a courtesy to Walter Brooks of Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. B. I Scherb $ entertained a party of friends with a -o'clock dinner last evening at their (home on North Second street. Covers
A hearing on the county unit road bill was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Senator Beardsley is proposing an amendment which Tequlres a county election for each hard surface road built. Commercial clubs and Chambers of Commerce are opposing this amendment. - A copy of House Bill 246 authorizing cities and towns in the state to appropriate money for securing industries was received at the Commercial club Monday morning. A hearing on this bill will be held in the House Tuesday evening Feb. 25 before the Cities and Towns committee of the
senate. The Seventh annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States will be held in St. Louis April
29-30, May 1. S. E. Swayne, national counsellor of the Richmond Commercial club and Charles S. McGutre delegate, will attend. W. J, Blackmore and William Rindt, the committee that was sent to Auburn, N. Y., to Investigate the stabil
ity or tne Auourn spark Plug cony
pany has returned and will make their report to the Board of Directors at their next meeting. .
The boys shelled the Huns, to us to shell ont' the-hundreds, you paid your income tax?
It's up
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Important Notice The cotton1 market has taken an upward trend. Hope Muslin has taken an advance, but fortunately we bought a quantity and still offer it in reasonable quantities at 18c per yard.
MASHMEYER'S
WHERE ALL THE CARS STOP
Important Notice The cotton market has taken an upward trend. Hope Muslin has taken an , advance, tbut fortunately we bought a quantity and still offer it In reasonable quantities at 18c per yard.
DRESSES
Sale of
Sale Prices
S10.98- - -$15.00- - -
'.75-
$25.00- - -$35.00- - -
$19
FOR DRESSES ORIGINALLY at V: . . . . . ..$15.00 FOR DRESSES ORIGINALLY at $20.00 FOR DRESSES ORIGINALLY at $25.00 FOR DRESSES ORIGINALLY at $35.00 FOR DRESSES ORIGINALLY at . . . .... . .$47.50
New Spring styles in Silks, all-Wool Serges, Jerseys, Velours and Poplins. The new coat and suit models Alterations free.
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SALE of
New Spring Suits -the kind discriminating buyers want
A representative manufacturei-s sample line not shown only in the style show rooms and fresh from their stocks Not a large line makes the importance of early choosing important.
SALE PRICE
For Suits usually priced at $35.00. The materials are Poiret Twills, Soft Velours, Fine Poplins, Men's Wear Serges.
WINTER COATS MUST GO AH $25.00 COATS,. ... . . . .$15.00 All $30.00 COATS......... $17.50 All $35.00 COATS . . . . . . . . $20.00 All $45.00 COATS . : . . . . . $25.00
WINTER SUITS MUST GO M $25.00 SUITS...... ... $15.00 All $35.00 SUITS.......... $19.50 All $40.00 SUITS. $22.50 All $45.00 SUITS. . . . . ... .$25.00
Sale of Curtail M Curtain Goods and Draperies Wonderful Bargains See our East Window
In spring homefitters thoughts turn to cretonnes. Here is a stock of cretonnes complete in the full sense
of the word. Cretonnes from the best American and foreign sources.
and color combination.
Cretonne-Yard wide, for bed-
room draperies; ngnt back
grounds with printed floral and bird patterns; pink, blue, yellow and lavender; launders splendidly; yard 30e Linen Finished Cretonne Yard wide,'; rich mercerized sheen ; dark ' color backgrounds with ' printings in rose, blue and tan colorings; stripe and conventional patterns; fast colors; yd., 59c Imported Cretonn'e-31 inches wide, desirable patterns, dark colorings, suitable for sun porches . or living rooms; fast colors; bird and floral patterns; 59c quality; yard ....... .. .35c Window Shades At last Year's " ' f J'r-"' r Prices. ;.' ;-r ' 85c , Shades, ready to hang. .65c $1.00 Shades, ready to hang, 79c
New Veilings for Spring "Beauty Spot" Veiling "Over the. Top'U Veiling "Sammy Border"? iVeiling We are also showing the new veils with hand woven, scroll and dotted bordersiin black, taupe, ' navy; blue, brown, white and purple, $1.98, $1.48 98c and 48c "VAN RAALTE" ;VEILIXGS in all their latest numbers all colors; $1.50, $1.00, 75o and 50c
Every imaginable kind, pattern
Repp .Cretonnes Yard .wide, dainty printed designs, Japanese lantern, butterfly, bird and floral patterns. Color Combinations harmonize with any decorations; fast color; yard.. 65c Tapestry Cretonnes Double , faced, yard wide, heavy grade cloths; patterns printed on both sides. Rich dark colorings suitable for living rooms; Japanese and conventional designs; colors fast, yd. ................95c Curtain Scrims Yard wids, tape edge, launder nicely, white, , cream or Arabian; specially priced at ................. ,10c Curtain .Scrims Yard wide, plain and fancy borders, white, cream or Egyptian, yard at 15c Curtain Marquisette Yard wide, sftit" mercerized thread, attractive openwork borders, wide tape edge; specially priced at.. :25c
SALE of SILKS Satin Charmeuse $1.75 . $2.25 quality In every wanted shade this week is yours for $1.75 a yard.
Satin de Lux - - $2.48
$3.50 quality in all the new colors, $2.48.
Bargains.
Never before such rare Silk
Crepe de Chine - - $1.48 $2.00 quality this week for $1.48 and every new spring shade is included. Crepe Meteor - - - $2.39 $3.00 quality this week for $2.39, a decided bargain for you this week. $3.00 SATIN TAFFETA PLAIDS, $1.98 T Wonderful New Color Combinations. $3.00 TOURIST PLAIDS, $1.98 A Silk Serge Plaid ot Beautiful Color Effect and wears well. $2.25 SATIN RADIANT, $1.75 Including Every Shade that is Shown for this Season. c s
$2.50 Chiffon Taffeta 1.75
Yard wide, all silk, In white, hello, Copen.i taupe, pearl grey, battleship grey, wisteria, plum, Burgundy, Olive, reseda, hunter's green, -marine blue, navy and black; $2.50 auality for 81.75 $1.50 Silk Poplins, $1.19' Yard wide, our 1 entire stock of about 50 shades, also a wide range of fancy patterns for dresses, coat linings, etc.; $1.50 quality. 51.19 $2 Crepe de Chine $1.48
Heavy quality that will wear, ery color imaginable.
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$2.50 Satin Charmeuse at $1.75 All colors, heavy quality and sold regularly at $2.50 the yard. . $3.50 Satin Subline $2.48 40 inches wide, all silk In French blue, taupe, African brown, seal. Burgundy, plum, grey, new green, Copen, navy and black; dull finish satin for dresses; $3.50 quality 82.48 $2.50 Pure Dye Taffeta at $1.75 A wonderful quality put in the sale with great reluctance.
$3.50 Satin DeLux, $2.48 The silk manufacturer's greatest achievement Is tln DeLux; a silk tor dresses or skirts. We show all the wanted shades; $3.50 qualitv. 'or -82.48 $2.50 Black Suiting Taffeta $1.75 Yard wide, all silk, made especially for wear, the kind you want for suits or dresses; $2.50 quality rn...... 81.75. $2.50 Satin Charmeuse at $1.75 Yard wide, all silk, they cannot be bought wholesale today for our price. We are showing all shades in this wonderful satin messaline; $2.50 quality for 81.75 $2 Georgette Crepe $1.59 40 inches wide, ail silk, a complete color range including both light shades, for blouses and party dresses, also dark shades for street wear; $2.00 quality.. 81.59 $3.00 Wash Satins $1.98 Yard wide, white, flesh and pink; launders like linen; $3.00 quality, for 81.98 $1.50 Black Taffeta $1.19 Yard wide, all slJk, bought before the advance or we could not give you this bargain; $1.60 qualitytor 81.19
Special Sale of Domestics
HOPE MUSLIN, yard wide. Kxtra special, (no phone 1 Q orders) X.j UNBLEACHED MUSLIN, yard wide, good weight, free from specks, 25c quality, yard XDSi NAINSOOK, yard wide, fine soft lingerie finish, extra special, yard Uis LONGCLOTH, yard wide, soft thread, chamois finish, launders nicely, excellent un- dJO CTQ derwear, 10 yards... ij)i0J 9-4 SHEETING, full bleached, well-known "Lockwood" rand, extra special (no phone orders), yard OOK
BLEACHED Cheesecloth, yard wide (no phone orders) 10 yards the limit, Q yard 0
FLANNELETTE, 27 inches wide, floral and stripe designs, light and dark "I Q shades, 39c quality, yd. Xt
DRAPERY CRETONNE. 27 inches wide, floral and stripe patterns, fast colors, 1Q30c quality, yard.-.. XU
APRON GINGHAM, 27 Inches wide, standard grade, blue checks, fast colors, full - rr pieces; 25c quality, yard.. llC DRESS PERCALE, yard wide, spring patterns, light and dark
colors; 35c quality, yard
25c
PLAIN DRESS GINGHAM, 27 inches wide, navy, cadet, pink, Jight blue and gray, long lengths,, 35c -quality, yard OC
GALATEA CLOTH, stripes and plain colors, remnants.
48c quality yard
29c
OUTING FLANNEL, 27 Inches wide, light or dark shades, also plain white, heavy weight, full pieces, 35c quality, OK yard OC Staple Calicos, 14c Best quality, perfect prints, in cadets, navies, grays and: checks; also shirting prints, recently Belling at 29c a yard.
PILLOW TUBING, soft even thread, launders nicely 36-inch width, yard.. 30c 40-inch width, yard 32c 42-inch width, yard.. 34c 45-inch width, yard.. 35c "
35c Children's Hose, 19c Sizes hV2, 6. 6. 7. 12c Crochet Cotton, 10c All numbers, white or ecru. $1 Ladies' Brown Lisle Hose 69c Genuine Cordovan Brown, In all sizes; $1.00 quality, sale ... (39 50c Men's Silk Sox 25c Black only, all sizes, our regular, 50c quality; sale price. ...... 25
38c Percales 25c Yard wide, dark colors, Including Indigo blue; sale price...... 25 $4.98 Plaid Blankets $3.50 Large size, in pink, blue, tan and grey; $4.98 quality; sale.. 83.50 20c Plain White Outing 15c Suitable for gowns and children's wear ; 20c quality ; sale ...... 15 $1.25 Baby Blankets, 98c All colors, new designs, full size. $1.25 quality; sale price .....98
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