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THE BOSTON OLOTbE-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1930 NORTH SHORE SOCIETY HOLDS FLOWER SHOW Bare Beauty on Exhibition at Manchester Display Burrags Showing Attracts Moth Favorable Comment FLAGPOLE SITTER BUYS CAF1 0MI3TH DAY ATOP LOFTY BROCKTON PERCH BROCKTON, June 24 Ralph DAgostino of 160 Summer st, who has hopes of breaking the pole-sitting record of 23 days, ended his ISth day atop pole In hi hack yard today 2 oclock, and celebrated the day by buying an automobile. When he started his stunt he infoimed friends that there was hardly any money in his possession, but he has been considerably enriched by people who have come, to his house to see his per- font ance. When the auto agent appeared today DAgostino lowered a rope, hauled up the contract and a four tain pen, signed the contract and sent down $10 as an Initial payment. He has bought new roadster. imaginable, Is a miniature representation of the monoplane In which Col and Mrs Lindbergh made their record breaking flight from Los Anereles to New York Easter Sunday.

Then there is a pair of pale blue kid With the Lindbergh insignia of the wings of the Lone Eagle done to silver-beads. Another pair Is of white kid with a Fleur-de-Lts motif, over which are sprinkled hand-painted pink rosebuds. The fourth pair la of pale rose kid, with tiny green buds made of beads. KENOSHA, Wis, Jans 24 (A. The Infant son of Col and Mrs Charles A.

Lindbergh was elected to membership to the Kenosha Junior Optimist Club yesterday. A membership scroll will be sent to toe baby as soon as dub secretary learns his toll name. LINDBERGHS MOTHER TO -SEE BABY IN FEW DAYS DETROIT, June 24 (A. Evangeline Lindbergh announced today she will go to Englewood, within toe next few days to visit her grandson, bom to Col and Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh Sunday.

Mrs Lindbergh recently completed her seasons work in toe Detroit school where she Is a teacher. FOUR PAIRS OE SHOES FOR LINDBERGH HEIR ye s. Hundreds of Workmen Bjsy for Week Ur Elected to Membership fcy Junior Optimist Clib of Kenosha I S' -NEW YORK. June 24 (A. Gods chillun got shoes but the two-day-old son of Col and Mr Charles A.

XJndbergh has at least four pair. 'And such shoes! The New York manufacturer who presented them said he pressed Into service hundreds of workmen for more than a week to get the done on time. On one pair created, the manufacturer said. In gold beads of infinitesimal size on the softest white kid SEEK ANNULMENTS Special Dluitcli to the Globe. BARNSTABLE, June 24-Two Chatham women have filed petitions In Probate Court for annulment of their marriages and, peculiarly enough, both give the same grounds that their husbands were not legally free when toe ceremonies were performed.

Mrs Xvls H. Crews says that Millard W. Crews, now of Mundelein, was already married when he and she went through a ceremony in St Louis in March, 1923. The allegation Is that Mrs Francis Crews obtained a decree nisi to May, 1923, which did not become absolute until November of that year. Mrs Helen Heats Snyder says that Edward R.

Snyder, now of Philadelphia, and she were married at Chatham in September, 1920. The petitioner she has since learned that Snyders wife was given a decree nisi In May, 1920, which became absolute to November, 1920. 1 Anything Yrongr Asked the Policeman i 1 Everything was wrong, decidedly wrong, but the girl would not admit it for the world, least of allto a police- Read the strange case of Miss Nobody From Nowhere S' By ELIZABETH JORDAN. -03 -EG- NEW GLOBE SERIAL BEGIN IT NEXT FRIDAY iaatfcs. rw PROBABLY FATALLY BEATEN BY ROBBERS Boston Manufacturer 'Is Attacked in Store 1 Kicked as He Lay Unconscious osi floor in Kiogsfon-St Place Raymond Wells, president and trees-urer of Brown A Wells, Inc, at 38-41 Kingston st, to toe Boston business district.

Is probably dying at toe Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plato, "as a result of a beating which he received from two youth who robbed him to his store about 8 oclock last night. Police said that the attack was one. of the most brutal to recent year, because Wells was not only beaten vbut was kicked as he lay unconscious on toe floor of hla store. Wells, who to 39, lives at 120 Collins road, Waban. He left, the store early last evening and went for a haircut.

When he returned about 8 oclock two youths followed him Into toe store. He tried to turn on toe burglar alarm, but the youths threatened him and demanded that he open toe safe, Wells bent down end, with his hand on toe knob, tc Id toe youths that he had forgotten the combination. They Immediately set upon him, beating him with their fists until he collapsed. As he lay on the floor, both of them kicked him. Wells finally regained strength enough to get up at id run upstairs to the second floor, with the youth to pursuit.

He ran along a second-floor balcony and then vaulted over the railing to toe first floor, to escape bis assailants. He was knocked unconscious when he struck toe first floor, but police say he received a further beating from the youths, who thought that he was faking. They went through his clothes and took about' $90. When Wells was semi-conscious tor few moments, he had strength enough to telephone to his doctor. Dr C.

C. Lund of 319 Longwood av, Brookline. Dr Lund responded, but could not get Into- the store, which the youths locked when leaving. He Anally notified the police, who forced an entrance and found Mr Wells tot conscious with toe eh.phone receiver still to his hand. He had apparently collapsed before he was able to telephone the police.

Wells was taken to the Faulkner Hospital, where his condition Is considered precarious. He suffered many Injuries, including a three-inch laceration of the chest and a long cut on toe chin, both from kicks. suffered injuries above, the eyes land to toe head. Ha has a possible isuv ture of the skull and fracture of toe The brutality of the assault caused, police to ask all stations to be on the lookout for the youths, who are described as foreign-looking, and about 22 years old. The special service squads -were also detailed to the; search last night.

Lineman Electrocuted -A APPONAUG, RT, June 24 fA. P. Louis Dunton, 57, of Providence, a lineman, was killed here today when his bare hand came to contact with a live wire while he was working on a pole. PANAMA If your days are to be spent lazing about with nothing more on your mind than your hat. If you'll be spending a busy Summer rushing via the subway.

If you'll be wearing sport clothes or dress clothes light clothes or dark. going away for Just two weeks and wapt a really fashionable Summer hat. At Fil ones Dobbs Panama hats in headsises, $15 Pineburst besdsize bats, also $5 and $10. Panama hats for misses and women second floor. CIVIL WAR VETERANS GUESTS AT MEETING i fir-1 --T- Middlesex County Group Hold LowtU Sessions Seeeial Dispatch to the Globe IXJWELXi, June 24--Twenty-one veterans of the Civil War were entertained here today at meetings of toe Middlesex County G.

A. R. Association, th county Womens Relief Corps and the County Daughters of Union Veterans. The a. A.R.

Association and toe Relief Corps held separate meetings In too morning at toe First Unlver-Vallst Church, the Daughters of Union Veterans gathered at the Memorial Au litorium. In the afternoon all joined In an entertainment and speak, ng program, featured by a patriotic address by Ex-Mayor Perry D. Thomp- tn. Commander George L. Etokell of Medford presided at the meeting, at which comrades from Essex, Worcester and Norfolk Counties were guests.

Quartermaster Henri Batchelder of Everett read the report of the last meeting and also toe rollcall of those musteied out since the last quarterly gathering, Rev Dr Lorenzo D. Case, pastor of the Universalist Church, gave toe address of' welcome and Mr John G. Parker, president of toe James A. Garfield Post, w. R.

which with members of the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary and the Girl Scouts of Chelmsford, entertained the visitors, extended greetings. Mrs Mildred Devine presided at the meeting of the Relief Corps. Mrs Cora XL Corrle of Cambridge resided at the meeting of the Daugh-ere of Union Veterans, attended by 50 delegates. Activities of toe various tents were discussed. At tbe joint meeting this afternoon the entertainment program was in charge of Mrs Hallie Whitney.

BUREAUCRACY FLAYED BY DRAPER IN SPEECH Praises Military Training to Lions at Worcester COUNCIL DELAYS ACTION FOR LYNN GOLF COURSE LYNN, June 24-The $70,000 appro-prlation for the construction at a municipal golf course was laid over for two weeks at the meeting of the City Council tonight. Th Council granted a permit to the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway to operate hue line from Mt Vernon st to the Nahant. Tbe railway already has a permit from the Selectmen of Nahant so that the permit granted tonight will complete the Lynn -Nahant tleup by bus. mdimi in i il no Thursday Special Dispatch to tbe Globe N-MANCHESTER, Mass, June 24-Th annual rose show of the North Shore Horticultural Society opened to Hortl cultural Hall this afternoon and was too mecca for the Summer colony of the entire North Shore, who reveled to the beauty displayed to the many exhibits not only of roses but to a wide variety of flowers of early Summer, While the exhibit is not as large as the Summer show, the quality of the flowers has never been excelled and the arrangement shows exquisite taste and artistic refinement in the placing of the many exhibits. Among the larger groups displayed waa that of a general collection of hardy and half-hardy biennials and perennials 'entered by Charles C.

Walker, which was awarded toe first prize. Mrs J. H. Lancashire, who also has a most excellent display, received second prize. Another magnificent pyramid of greenhouse and foliage flowering plants was also shown by Mr Walker, and this was awarded a silver trophy.

The center of the rear of the hall was taken up with a miniature garden, a-simple arrangement to rock garden effect, and a bird bath in the center. This was entered by Mrs M. XL Curran and was awarded first prize. Orchid Display Unusual The outstanding exhibit for several years was that made by Albert C. Burrage, a collection of orchids which filled the entire stage and was banked with palms and moss grown rocks, the whole producing-an extremely beautiful effect.

An exhibit of six pots of deroden-dron beljourie, a distinct -attracted a great deal of attention. These were shown by Mrs Burrage. Mrs XL G. Cutler also made a email hut very attractive orchid- display, filling a society table. The display of gloxinias was unusually beautiful, first prize in this class, a silver cup, being awarded.

to Mr A. C. Burrage, 'The second prize and a bronze medal was given to Mre Hester Iceland. First prize for best six plants was won by Mr M. G.

Stephens, and second prize to Mrs H. G. Cutler. There were many prizes offered for small Individual displays. Among these, for the best basket of roses arranged for effect, Mrs J.

XL Lancashire took the first prize, and another first for toe best vase of greenhouse roses. JEtaborate Rose Exhibits Mrs XL I XXugginson took first for pot of Canteroury Bells, toe second going to C. E. Cotting. Mrs Higgtnsou also took first for a table of pansies and won several prizes to the vegetable display.

Mrs Lester Iceland won a first for six pots of achemlnes. Tbe rose exhibit was the most extensive of unusually fine quality. For the best collection of not less than 24 varieties, Charles C-Walker was awarded the silver medal and second prize. Mrs Georg E. Cabot was given a silver cup for collection of not less than, 24 varieties and first prize.

Mrs William H. Moore had a fine exhibit which was not to competition. Other prize winners in this class were: Mrs R. P. Snelfing, first, for 24 varieties and a silver medal for single buds; Mrs Joseph X-eiter, first, for six blooms; Mrs Harold Palmer, second.

Mrs H. S. Grew, first, for six red; Mrs W. H. Coolldge, second.

Mrs Harold Palmer, first, for best six varieties; Mrs XL P. Snelling, second, Many Dinner Table Effects Xu the sweet peas section to most elabdkate display was mads by Mrs H. HIgginson, who was awarded $20 to gold for the beet display 'and the first prize. Mrs J. XL showed a beautiful table of peas which was not to First prize for, best vase went to M.

J. Curran. There were many smaller exhibits, among the prize winners being Mrs A. C. Burrage, Mrs R.

Curtis, C. E. Cotting, Mr W. XL Moore, Mrs J. H.

Lancashire and Mrs M. J. Curran. There' were a numDer of dinner table decorations, the first prize and a silver medal being won by Mrs John S. Curtis, while a seiund prize and bronze medal was awarded to K.

Vincent Short. A silver medal offered for best vase of mixed flowers arranged tor effect was won by Mre John Clunie and Mrs W. E. Dexter was given the bronze medal and first prize to this class. Mrs Louise Baer was awarded fiist prize for best plate of Mrffshall strawberries, the finest ever exhibited, here, Mrs H.

L. HIgginson taking second. Mrs Wallace Goodrldga, Mrs Harold Palmer, Mrs Louisa Baer and C. E. Cotting were among the prize winners in the vegetable section.

The exhibit will be continued through, tomorrow. WOMAN KILLS SELF BY LEAP INTO BASIN Mrs Dort, Mentally in Wachusett Bam Jump Special Dispatch te the Glob CLINTON, June 24-In the first suicide ever committed from the top of toe Wachusett Dam of the Metropolitan Water basin here, Mrs Aileen Dort, 32, wife of John Dort of Marlboro and a patient at toe Westboro State Hospital for the Insane, this afternoon took her own life. In the presence of her mother and sister, by leaping from the dam into toe reservoir, 45 feet "below. Taken for am outing when her condition seemed greatly Improved today, Mrs Dort -expressed a desire again to see the reservoir, and her mother and sister escorted her out onto the top of the great wall of concrete. Suddenly, before the two women could halt her, she climbed over the four-foot fencing and plunged downward Into water- 75 feet deep.

Screams of the women brought State employes to the upstream aide of toe dam, but efforts to make a rescue proved util a Supt E. XL B. AUerdlee of toe reservoir and Chief Frank J. Sergeant of the Clinton police were conducting a search for the body tonight, but were handicapped by high wind. MAINE BOY, 12.

KILLS SELF AFTER ROW WITH WAYNE, Me, June 24 CA, Following a quarrel with his outer today Elbridge Harrlngtcn, 12-year-old son of Llewellyn Iteirlngton. went Into the barn and kiUel himself with ifcetgua, Thursday 4V s. Wawmneinis Misses PHILLIPS EXETER GRADUATES 228 MMseMSHMisnsW I General Excellence Prize Goes to Haw York Boy Yale Cop Awarded Arthur S. Lane of Arlington Academy Closes 1 j) Special Dispatch te the Glob EXETER, Jan 24-Fhllllps Exeter Academy today graduated a class' of 228, of whom X8 received classified diplomas and 212 Engbsh. Three additional diplomas were awarded as of X929.

The school closed with the customary chapel exercises at 9:30 for the award of diplomas, honors, and prizes. The prize for general excellence, $50, was awarded to Charles Sedgwick of New York as the senior of first rank to scholarship and character. He was also awarded a Tesche-mach scholarship jm J250 annually throughout the course at Harvard, as was Richard XL Dana 3d of New York. By the founders direction these scholarships are awarded without regard to pecuniary means. The Yale Cup was awarded to Arthur S.

Lane of Arlington, Mass, as the senior best combining proficiency In athletics with scholarship. Honorable mention was granted John H. Dean of Co has set, Mass Award to Lexington Boy The Lindsay Crawford Memorial Scholarship of $400 for the- freshman year at Harvard was- awarded to Robert I Lowe of Lexington, Mass. Deeb E. Peter of Melrose, Mass, was awarded toe George Sutro Loewensteln Memorial Scholarship of $400 for toe freshman year at Harvard.

The James Dwight Arnold Scholarship of $250 for a student entering Harvard was awarded to Elwood K. SaUs of Vlnal-haven. Me. The honor men In scholarships during the past year are: Donald G. Andersoo of Ksw Rochelle.

Tj John B. -Ballard ox Chile; Gardner Basaett ol Brlilge water. Nut; William R. Bonthron of Detroit, Mich) Har- riaou H. Clement Haverford.

Penn Richard H. Dana ad ol Kew York: William B. Bakin of Darien. Conn: William S. Biaen-hart Jr of York, Penn: George L.

Haakina of Cambridge, Mass: Russell Baatlnsa Jr ana Wendell M. Haailnss of Brookline. Ma: Willard M. Heukelman of Scranton, Penn; William Higgins Jr of New York; t'd ward Hilton of Chicago: Kdward G. Jaa-tram Jr of Providence, Stanley Judkins of Merrtmac.

Macs: Augustus M. Aeliep of Now York: Robert h. Lowe of Lexington. Mass; Thomas N. MagiU of Kew York! Richard H.

Martin of Johnstown, Yi Walter A. Martins of Dallas, Text Arthur El McCabe Jr of Kew York: Horace M. McMullen of Burlington, Vt; Silas Moorman Jr of New York: William B. Moses Jr of Portland. Me: Aaa E.

Phillips Jr of Washington; Guatavus D. Pope Jr of Detroit. Mich: Elwood K. Ralls ol Vina I Haven. Me; Luther Scheffy of West Mansfield, Mass; Charles Sedgwick of Kew York: Waldo K.

Sweet of Exeter; Charles 3. Tanenbaum of Raw York; George E. Wardman of Montreal, Henry S. WUey fit Detroit. TWO BOYS HELD AS POOR BOX THIEVES Two 14-year-old boys, one of Rox-bury, the other from Dorchester, were taken into custody by police late last night when they were discovered to the Mission Church, Trvmont st, Rox-bury, After the burglar alarm had sounded and four poor boxes had been rifled.

The alarm sounded at 11:30 oclock and to priests notified to police. The church doors were guarded and tbe search was continued, until one boy waa found under a pew and the other over a vestibule, to front of to church. A window had beets hretawu to St Gerard Chapel, in -v-v. 'aement, and it is believed that the boys entered In that manner, broke a door in the sacristy and admitted themselves to the main church. One of the boya had $61 to change, collected in his hat, SENIORS AT GARDNER HIGH HOLD CLAS DAY PROGRAM GARDNER, June 24 Class Day exercises of the Gardner High School senior class were held this afternoon In Pearson Auditorium, which was filled to capacity with students, relatives and friends or the members.

The class history was read by Row-i Chaffers, the class will by Reilly, the class prophecy by Gertrude Kauppinen and the ivy oration was giver; by Niilo XCujanpaa. The exercises closed with the singing of the class song, written by Cornelia Hurley, Graduation takes place tomorrow night, when 134 students will receiva jUpiomas, 11 styles 6 have been $16.50 in our stocks. 5 are new and ought to be 'popular. Two styles for short; throe styles for regular size women; in printed and wash crepe which have sold for $16.50. Built value; growing on value.

Welcome news in this blouse-a-day weather Cool, frilly IMiMnseittes 2 for $1.90 Plain color with revers and frills Eight lovely color so youll find the color- you want. White, eggshell, flesh, nils, orchid, blue, maize, peach. Polka or pin dotted muslin Sheer white ground with dots In red, green, black, blue, orange. Frill trimmed. Sizes in each, 31, 36, 38, 40 Mail, or telephone orders filled.

Phone HUHbard 4250 till 9.30 p. tn. WEDNESDAY opposite main elevators or in Neckwear Shop. Filenes street floor sSoeelal Dig patch to tbs Globs WORCESTER, June 24-Col Ebeh H. Draper of Hopedale, In an address to the Lions Club today, urged that the National Guard be upheld to the limit, saying that every young man should serve In the guard.

He said It would amaze toe average citizen to learn of to work done In selecting boys for the C. M. T. C-, and stated that propaganda against to T. C.

is being combatted all the te. In reply to talk which the officers frequently meet, to the effect that boys should not go to camp because of the military organization and that boys should- not he raised to be soldiers, Col Draper said these charges are illogical. The boys, he said, derive benefit from their month at the camp; they receive a comparatively small amount of military training hut a great deal of training to citizenship and clean living. 1 Speaking on general Governmental problems, he said he would not discuss prohibition because his stand on toe wet side Is too well known. He said he does not believe in turning our representative form of Government over to a bureaucratic form, and he advocated State and individual rights over Federal control.

Russell Chase of Springfield, candidate for the Republican nomination as State treasurer, also spoke. TEACHERS OF CHAPMAN DISTRICT HAVE PARTY The teaching staff of the Chapman District, East Boston, had its annual dinner party, closing toe season to the Jewel room of the Hotel Brunswick last evening. About 30 teachers abended. The table was -beautifully decorated with masses of red roses from tile gardens of Miss Mary F. Hyde Park.

Miss Anne R-Mohan, i principal of toe district was toastmaster. A farewell tribute waw-pald to three teachers who are going to distant points for study for a year. Miss Grace M. Strong, Miss N. Medora 1 Thorndike, and Miss Jessie C.

Mo-Phee. i The entertainment was to charge of Miss Roberta Selig, Miss Helen Drinan, and Miss Helen Sullivan. The place cards were designed and painted by Miss Rose E. Phiibtn and Miss Rose Kawolis. Mia Alice Cummings, Miss Florence Cunningham and Miss Abigail H.

Rlordan gave a short skit on Teachers on a Vacation; Miss Anna C. Dee ring, Miss Ida Feldman, Miss Esther Li Dalrymple, Miss Clara XL Allen, Miss Anna T.xBurns, and Miss Catherine B. Waggett entertained with "The Rhythmic Sextette, a sketch featuring dances old and new. HIT-RUN DRIVER GETS 1 TWO-MONTHS TERM BROCKTON, June 24 Gaston Por-razzo of Brockton, alleged to have been the driver of a misappropriated automobile Which a few weeks ago side-swiped another car on Crescent st, here, causing serious Injury to a woman i occupant, today to Superior Court here pleaded guilty to leaving the scene without making himself known and using an automobile without authority. Judge John M.

Gibbs sentenced him to the House of Correction for two months on tbe first count and gave him probation for two year on the latter. Charges of operating without a license and leaving the scene after causing property damage without making, himself known were filed. GLOBE ADVERTISEMENTS i PAY BEST MX AND i i Hot days In the office Muggy days shopping make demands for clothing. The materials cool and summery, a certain formality and dignity lit the styles and subdued colorings. Ensembles, sleeveless or cap sleeved dresses with long sleeved coats or jackets, in crepe print, on dark grounds.

Sizes 36 to 44, 13 to 26. $12.35. Also two styles in shantung for larger women Sizes 42 to 48. Womens Inexpensive dress shop sixth floor Shantung, the sportswomen's favorite. It keeps an unwrinkled, smart, cool look longest of summer fabrics.

Plain pastels, matching, contrasting or figured jackets. Pleats all around on some. Bows, vettees finishing touches to add general chic. Also two styles to flat crepe. Sizes 14 to 20.

$12.35. Hisses Inexpensive shop-fourth floor. it Store furs NOW before its too Into. Call lAcock 3800.

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