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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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The Times Leaderi
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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5
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TTtE WILKES-BARRE RECORD.V THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1930 Five 4 KIRBY HALL OF CIVIL RIGHTS F. M. Kirby Hall Mary E. Polen, Anna N. A.

Law, Mrs. W. J. Lewers, Mrs. W.

H. Sadler, Mrs. William R. Toomb. Mrs.

William E. Grier, Mrs. Lyman Howe. I Jessie Burkhalter, Mrs. C.

C. Bow- man. Mrs. E. W.

Merkler. Marie Wirth, Scranton; Mrs. George Koch, Scranton; Mrs. Henry Browa To Be Dedicated Noted Social Worker Speaks Alice L. Hunt Addresses Wyoming; Monument Association Scranton: Mrs.

Fred D. Vincent, Miss Nellie K. Leach, Mrs. L. L.

Reese, Mrs. G. Fred Lazarus. FOWLER, DICK and WALKER Going Away For The Holiday? Notahles to Attend Exercises at Lafayette Col lege This Morning Texas Cattle Moving To Northern Fields Vocal selections were offered by Mrs. P.

N. Rupprecht. At the business session thetollow-Ing officers were elected: Mrs. Harry Miller, of Wyoming, president; Hlrs. R.

M. Hughes, vice-president; Mrs. Anna Smith, second vice-president; Mrs. Frank McCabe, secretary; Mrs. Lydia Hunt, treasurer.

Those present: Bertha Saba, Mrs. P. N. Ruprecht, Ntrs. W.

S. Tompkins, Ann Porrance, Alice W. Hunt, Mrs. Harry Miller, Frances Dor-rance, Mrs. Flora K.

McCabe, Frances G. Mallcham, Mrs. J. Frank Smith, Mrs. P.

C. Hughes, Mrs. R. W. Langford, Mrs.

Guy R. Hughes, Mrs. N. G. Palice, Mrs.

J. H. Ather-ton, Mrs. N. Albert Miller, Mrs.

W. F. Gilchreise, Margaret L. Atterton. Mrs.

Edward H. Williams, Mrs. Ida S. Labar, Mrs. Fred, Cray, Mrs.

Ralph W. Kelley, Boston, Mass. Mrs. Theodore Kyte, Mrs. H.

Bowkley, Mrs. J. B. Carpenter, Mrs. Joseph J.

Brandon, Mrs. Rulison Evans, Mrs. George K. Drury, West Pittston. Mrs.

Tallie H. Davis, West Pitts-ton; Mrs. William H. Davis, Forty Fort; Mrs. Charles Rr Davis, Forty Fort; Mrs.

B. H. Barber, Kingston: Mrs. B. Ingham, Kingston; Mis SheMv.

Evans, Forty Fort; Mrs. H. ffians, Forty Fort; Mrs. C. Crane, Miss Cornelia M.

Stack, Mis Philip Maue, Mrs. W. C. Stilf, Mrs A. Stegner, Mrs.

Smith L. Phillips' Mrs. G. J. Klntz, Louise J.

Polcn Snn Angelo, Texns cattle are on the march to the grass pastures of Kansas and Oklahoma It is the anual roundup that sends thousands of steers northward to be fattened, and herds of cattle can bo seen moving along nearly every road driven by three or four cowboys. Same of these cattle aro now veteran tourists for they went to Kansas and OklahomaMast year and now are going hack ngaln. They do not walk with the firm step and vigor of Inst vear for the winter has Prominent college officials and leaders of industry and finance from all parts of the east will attend dedication of the Fred Morgan Kirby Hall of Civil Rights at Lafayette college, Easton, this morning at 11. The building and its equipment was given to the college by F. M.

Kirby of this city who has gained nation-wide prominence as a philanthropist. Wilkes-Barre city, where Mr. Kirby's munificient gifts have made Miss Alice L. Hunt, noted social worker of Providence, R. gave an Interesting talk about the League of Nations and her experiences as a delegate to five conferences in Geneva when she appeared as a guest at the annual meeting of the Wyoming Monument association in Wyoming Valley Women's club yesterday afternoon.

Miss Hunt described her personal impression of the great men of the leading nations of the world who gather at Geneva each years to discuss plans for a permanent peace between civilized peoples. Misses Anne and Frances Dor-ranee gave short, talks on the Indian survey of Wyoming valley. possible development of Kirby park and erection of Aneline Elizabeth HealtlT-So ntre, will Kirby Memorial ton exer- ai me t.as Hart and uanieu-Ei lii i haul, ferd has been high priced and their rihs are showing. I The demand for yearling steers Is reported better than the demand for I other types of animals this spring. Seven million packs of playing caids woor made In Germany In the Inst year.

be represented cises by Mayor Councilmen Sch and Nobel. iNcr, Jundy, Maurer Trustees, delegat The new Hall of Civil Rights of Lafayette college, the gift of Fred Morgan Kirby of Wilkes-Barre. The building, which will be dedicated today, ii the first Hall of Civil Rights in the country. from other in-uests. members don't leave without ghtutions, invited It of the college facu, and speakers 1 Oi VI will assemble at in fardee hall and will march i ademic costume the dedication ac for to Kerby hall of rain the ceremonies.

In eve fit Fowler, Dick and Walker, The Boston Store procession will form in basement and museum of Kirby Hall of Civil Rights. Speakers will be Albert Hart, historian and president emeri tus in government at Harvard university; Edward L. Katzenbach, former attorney general of New Jersey and Josiah H. Penniman, provost of University of Pennsylvania. The Kirby hall of Civil Rights is the first building of its kind in the country.

It is of Indiana limestone and Woodbury granite with the interior finished in travertine marble. Its architecture is English of the late 17th and eariv 18th centuries. Edward McCartan of New York was the sculptor for the building. Over the south entrance are the heraldic arns of Marquis Lafayette and under the windows Fleurs-de-lis representing the sentimental attachment of Lafayette college to French liberty. Over the main entrance there is a bust captioned "The Republic" and on obher places on the building are figures representing various phases of Gwalia Society To Give Concert Some of the smart new Grey Shops arrivals White or colored coats of soft flannel and basket weave cloth in full length style.

Priced from $5.95 to $19.50. Blazer suits for spoi ls wear. A flannel jacket and while silk dress. Priced I'rom to Cardigan style jackets of velvet, flat crepe, flannel or wool knit, at to Riding trousers, skirls and knickers of linen, whipcord, flannel or Iweed. At $2.05 to $7.05.

Jacket suits of Senonssi crepe, shantung and rajah. Plain coals with printed dresses. $9.95. Tennis frocks of white silk pique or canton crepe. Priced from $9.95 to $15.75.

Ensembles and jacket suits of knitted silk for golfing and other sports wear. $8.95 and $11 .95. Afternoon frocks of plume chiffon voile, striped tub silk and shantung. Priced at $5 to $15. Chiffon dresses for (-veiling, party or afternoon wear.

At $9.95, $15.75 and $25. Evening Wraps of taffeta, celanese, moire, transparent or panne velvet. $15.75, $25 and $39. Grry Shops, Third Floor Gwalia social society will present a splendid concert Saturday evening in P. O.

S. of A. hall over Lynn's drug store, Kingston. The following-talented artists will contribute to th program. Mrs.

William Griffith, so prano, Miss Minnie Grirfith, con 'PU1 niiu, mips i I ill- i iviiina, Eddid Davis, Sorantoh, tenor. Hoi bcrt Baker, Wales, baritone; Masti: Price and Kathiyn Samuels, wlui have won every contest in whi. i. they have been entered and who are pupils of Mrs. Griffith, in duet.

The chairman is T. H. Williams of Edwardsville, general manager of Kingston Coal Co. Week-End Census in Largs Largs, Scotland, claims that Its last census showed only about half of the population, causing the city to lose $10,000 in State grants. This year the census was taken on a week-end when all the people were tare to be at home for uSnday.

FOWLER, DICK and WALKER THE BOSTON STORE We Open A Thrifty Little Shop (a full shopping day before the holiday) TJie Inexpensive Silt Frock Skoip FITTING TOKEN xaJaae HW III fl tte woxfd ova. it 'irnn irnrnmi Hn iflngTitl featuring characteristic Grey Shop charm at consistently low prices A new, little, smart little, thrifty little place where you can choose smart silk frocks at a small price frocks you'll need for a cool, debonair summer, for sporting week-ends, garden parties and about town. This little shop has a corner all its own set WATCH EqvJppd by KREISLCR At graduations the world over, discerning folk acclaim a Tavannes Watch the perfect gift a faithful guardian of time through theyears a smartly styled reminder of the donor's making a veritable shrine for charming aside from all others thriftiness! esteem. $95 to $0.95 The Suwanee "Blues" Boy THE Suwanee "Blues" boy picks a mean ukulele and has a voice like nobody's business, girls-best looking hero on the air in "High Hat" you're all going to fall in love with Suwanee Collier. Read iaiGHJ3AT- LALMA SIOUXSCARBERRY A Radio Romance By the author of "The Flat Tire" STARTS JUNE 3 IN The New Materials, Shades: The Smart Styles, Details: These dresses use short jackets, cardigan jackets polo sleeves, puffed sleeves or sleeves intricate pleats, flares or No.

105 145.00 Karat Gold-Filled 15 Jewell including Krelsler Gold-Filled Band A Wide Seecffon of Torannu Wofchet for Men and Women now on Display no These inexpensive frocks use silk shantung, plain or printed crepes, soft linens, striped tub silks, rajah and Yosan fabrics, printed georgette and embroidered dotted chiffon. In all delicate shades as well as vivid tones and combinations. straight line effects perky bows, rows of buttons, godets, new necklines higher waistlines, sashes or belts. Grey Shops of Distinctive 'Apparel, Third Floor JEROME MEYER Diamond Importers A Jewelers 15 "PUBLIC SQUARE FOWLER, DICK and WALKER THE BOSTON STORE.

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