SrtTWf? nVw.s-'W Wi'-fSSS " St '.,, !,- '' "fhf jt-Kr frt savC. M. ' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY, APRIIJ 15, I92i 16 Friday, April IS, 1921 "Some people seem to find such interesting things nnd muko such pretty homc3 on inodcr nto means." They spend much .timo studying Gimbel' stocks. . Store Hours, 9 to 5:30 Child's $11.75 Racer Automobile Special Tomorrow at feQ CA N'o. 0 style with crnnk. Itubber tired. Oh, Boyt Fourth floor. Gimbel Brothers MARKET CHESTNUT :: EIGHTH NINTH For Saturday For Saturday . t in run 11 iiiii i i kiii , a. m m aa I I r T . " HUUVtK WILL tWU PEACE FORUM TMK ftSft I mi 3S:' v ! , I Socrotary of Commerce to Make Closing Address of Series at Academy Tonight TO BE GUEST OF ENGINEERS rtorbcrt Hoover. Svri'tnry of Com merce, will nrrlvo in Pliilnrti'tpliln tmlny to fcaU on "Tlir Fowl Question anil tho ArmUtli'o." the ln-t of tho iuMri"sis of the rum.ir I.edomi Forum nt tin- Academy of Music foyer tonlslit. j He will ri'iiinin in tlio city tomorrow I to lie tho iTiitrnl tidiio nt n nntloniil I gntliorliiK of ciiKlnocrs when the cxivii tire bonnl of tin- Atnnrlriui KnslnciTinn Council of t In Kiilnrntcil American 1-if j RineerinK Societies meet. Secrctim Homci's inldros tnniglit ' will bo the lirt delivered hIiicc. lio ncceplcd tlio port folio ni commerce. '1 ho public will In' jii-lvili'si'd to occupy nil I Hints not Inkcti lij tin- ri'Kiiliir tlokot , holders in tin- Peine Conference Scries I nt .S:"0 ii'i'Iooli. Five ininutos will ho; Krnntort for tho occupnnce of scat mul tho tnll will lirpin nt '''' o'clock. Follow ing tlio business sessions ul me engineering cecutive Ivmnl tomorrow. Mr. HnoMT will ho toiiiliM-il n dinner nt tho ltellcvuc-Strntfoiil by tho F.iiKi-m-crs Club of riiiliiili-lphin. He will ho civon n oortilicnto of honorary mem bership in tlio dub mul will il-llver tho1 principal iiddrcs. in which, it is ox-i pi'i'tril. lie will touch upon national poll cici. I The prcoiiliim ollii or of the ilinnir w ill i hn (!. Ai'itsen. liP'sident of tlio oluli. nml tlio tontnmt"r will bo .Major Joseph A. Stoinnietz, pniU president ol , the club, Other speakers will include i jlean Dexter S. Kimball, of Cornell Unireri'lly: .1. C. 'rrautwine. ,lr. anil, (Scoric Wharton l'cpper. More thnn( COO lending ciiKineers from New York. I Philadelphia and other cities will nt- j tend. i SONS OF OHIO DINE Hold Seventeenth Annual Dinner In j Honor of the Rev. Dr. J. W. Hoffman Tlio seeneitiih annual dinner of i tie Ohio Society of t'liilinMpliiti ln-t night wax siven in honor of the Kcv. Dr. John V. Hoffman, president of tho Ohio Weslojrn l'nioril. It took place in the Hotel Adelpliin. Doctor Hoffmen. Hie principal speaker, stressed t!io necessity for ' hither mv fo- tiiii'her in the cnuntry'. schools mid lush' r institutions of learn- lUB, w'-iiili ho olninielorizeil as the creat- i r.-t hope of the natiuii in uprooting indieali-m. i "Theio was a liort:isc of 10.00(1 tencliors in the niuiitry la-t vear." Doc f"r Iloffinnn -'iii ' That U nn un licnlth C"l' liti.'i. " ! lr I V I !'. er r rsi'lent of Mr tgnn .uV. a " ' It.' I r Frunl. l' I'ii k o it'ii' -pi iUi r Gigantic WAR DEPARTMENT Drug Sale $25500,000 In Wanted Drugs T" n I'll 1 m..1 u -"ii'l i .ft r lr',rf till ' . " miith n-iii'ir Jn,'rl i ... - i .in 1 .h n j u- l'nl al nnij' hi -- - r tff .nii h' im j,). !!'.! -- n fr inr ! ni t!y .- i r. - ti .1 r id 1'. ris i 1 hi mull bn.wr I tnl.rn cur of l it croup plmi nf piirrluiM. pt f i ' us ti i ' i n v , ii.( (. on 1 -is ft ' ni 1 1 .-.j ' .1 ' m.ps ar. I tu'' mt r tjf ni Sr rl f' : hiii ' r i if'nc tr i'r all t -I iti i" ii ti -r. t T I Surplus Properly Section Office of Surgeon General, U, S. Army Munition Bldg , Washington, D. C. SALE BY INFORMAL BID CLOSING MAY 19, 1921 O I M III.I.ON W Vvfi" (.i.m.hu y itm Women's $39.75 Bolivia Coats Silk-Lined Throughout Sale-Priced Sports-length. Beautifully tailored. And in the four leading color ings wren-tan, Hindustan tan, Sorrento blue and navy blue. First time Philadelphia ever saw their like ! $25 $45 Hand-Embroidered Velour Wraps at $29.75 With n glint of cold "sunlighting" the color, the deep-pointed collar. fallK-lineu serges, too And n huge silk tnsscl swaying from And silk-lined bolivlas. $55 Hand-Tailored Wraps at $35 Bolivian. I'oiret twills. Tricotincs. $29.75 Silk-Lined Coats at $20 Serge. Black or navy blue. Silk-fringe trimmed. $35 and $37.50 Coats and Wraps at $25 Sports coats. Tailored serge coats. ' Embroidered velour wraps. All Bilk-lined throughout. fllmbrl, Salons of Irm, Thlnl floor. The Rest of Those Girls' Wonderful Coats $15.75 have just cornel Eighteen Styles at Values $25 to $45! Dressy Coats. Wrap-effects. Capes. And those stunning mandarin Coats. Poirct twills. Serges. Velours. Diagonals. Im ported over-plaids. Sports cloakings. Fifteen $9.75 Styles at Values $15 to $22.50 Dressy styles. Sports styles Mandarins. Velours. Velours delaine. Tweeds Serges. Silvcrtips. Sizes 6 to 16 Capes and Wraps. Club checks. Wf Jtk rli (llmbeK Hnloin of Drfnn, Third floor. $15.75 $9.75 $15.75 The Fashionable Tweed Hats Ready- to- Wear or Made From Your Own Materials to Match Your Suit Special at $6 As English as London like as "Piccadilly"! The ready-to-wear ones are in rose, uopennagen uiuU unu wim color tweeds. Rows and rows of stitching. ,. , ... ... ., ilmbfl. Mllllnirr Sport. Pfctlon. Third floor. Quilted Taffeta Hats Special at $4.95 Navy blue, "quilted" in white or Copenhagen blue. Gray, quilted in white, gray or Copenhagen blue. Black, with white or blue. iimtrb. Third floor. 'lilt Misses' $25 and $29.75 Silk Lined Polo Coats $19.75 brown. Tuxedo-ed. Raglan-ed. Belted. Sports length. All in tha,t soft, lovely natural tan. All silk-lined throughout with tan to match, or with Harding blue or Havana 14 to 20 year sizes. A Dozen Styles in $50 Polo-Coats at $39.75 Including the real camel's-lfair. All full-lenRth. All silk-lined throughout. Besides the tan-tones there are lovely porcelain blues and a wonderful rose. Sizes 14 to 20. Boys' Norfolk Suits, $10, $12.50, $15, $17.50 and $20 Values $20, $25, $30 to $40 Many Fancy mixtures, all wool tweeds, cassimercs and worsteds with extra pair of knickers. 7 to 18 years. Sizes Boys Spring Reefers, $6.75 Values up to $15. z io to w years. Boys' Junior Suits; all wool, $7.50. Tub Suits, $3.75 Value $5. Sizes 3 to 10 years. Boys' Blue Denim Overalls 50c. Olralitls, Third door, $32.50 and $39.75 Suits at $29.75 Tweeds with silk-lined jackets. Grays. Browns. Tans Compose suits of FIcx-o-tcx (trademark) tho coat of tho plain; the skirt of club checks. A dozen styles. Sizes 14 to 20. Olnibrls. Solon ot Drcnfi. Third floor. Women's Elbow-Length Chamoisette Gloves Mode nnd mastic, spring's most popular shades; also white. Two-Clasp Kayscr Silk Gloves, $1. White, black, mastic, mode, pongee and gray. (ilmbdH, l'lrit floor. $1.50 Three Extraordinary Specials in 9x12 ft. Rugs Save a Third These are just the rugs in demand right now rugs of year-round utility, directly in the face of market quotations These low prices are $19.75 for $30 Best Quality Wool-and-Fiber Rugs $26.50 for $39 Heavy Seamless Tapestry Brussels Rugs $85.50 for $128.50 Extra-Heavy Royal Wilton Rugs Every home owner is financially interested by way of the Home Purse in Gimbel rug stocks. OlmlirN, l'irili floor. Women's Pumps, Oxfords and Ties . At $3.25 Formerly $10 At $4.20 Formerly $12 More "plums" brought by the "new management" Sale: Shoes from William Lane and the Elkin Turn Shoe Company. Variously patent colt, black satin, white, black and gray kid. (iljnhrN, Shoe Stttlon, Second floor. Van tine's Ginger 75c lb. Crystallized; half price, at 7jc lb." box. Chocolate-Covered Nut and Fruit Clusters, 55c lb. Included arc almonds, filberts, peanuts, raisins and figs. 53c lb. box. Milk Chocolate Nut Bonbons, at 40c lb. (ilmlxlH. Olirlnut Strert .Minn, (irnnd Alnlo uml hulmii; Slorr. Men's and Young Men's Spring Suits Kuppenheimer Op mm&0( $gssi Iiyp$w4ik wlS'llfW " -.ity "ft .ao teri'v v cS5E53$'re353?yy nfKi 19.1. Tm Hsie tl I.Jtpfnntiinr jkHMWMt VPtt mlKrKiii' Make : $50 and $60: A year ago these grades sold at $85 and $90 this just to show you what you are now getting at $50 and $60 same qualities in newest goods and modes now l-'inest silk-lined Suits that Kuppenheimer makes ; best imported and domestic 'fabrics. Kuppenheimer Suits at $30, $35, $40, $45 A year ago these grades sold at $50 to $70. Top Coats n!2r.i $25 Tweeds, "knit" fabrics, herringbones, cnbardinM, coverts, oxfords. $25, 5115, $10, $15 nnd $35. Gimbel Special : Men's Extra-Trousers Suits at These are from other suppliers. Bh Jr ?l Hlo r fc '' Ciimbels, Second floor, Ninth Sticct In the Subway Store Boys' Dressy Norfolk Suits Ages 7 to 17 Years, at- $ Of all-wool cheviots light, medium or dark colorings. The coats are lined; the tiiiu.sfis are full-lined and have reinforced scams. All sizes for boys of 7 to 17 yeais. Specially priced at $10. Same Suit With Extra Pair of Full-Lined Trousers at $12.50 Hoys' Wash Suits middies, junior Nor folks and Oliver Twist models. Fine variety of washable fnbrics, 3 to i) years, at $2.85. Hoys' Cheviot Knickerbockers at 05c and $1.50. Just half price. Ages 6 to 10 years. Olinbrls, Hubtinr More 1 O Ak TmmWw (he Subway Store Tiro Yards Long Twelve Inches Wide Smart Fur Stoles at $15 Value $35 N'eaiseal soul-dyed coney. Georgette-lined with little soft folds of the Georgette extending beyond the fur. ilniliH, iilmjy s(rr. Women In the 's Fashionable Spring Shoes 1 $C QC New Shapes and Leathers at ) iJ J7i-J Gimbels Subway Store Shoe Section is known to thousands of women as the one nlace where quality, style and service are just as important as a low price. Tan calf oxfords strap-pumps black kid oxfords with military heels gray suede strap pumps brown kid and brown satin pumps. Black and brown suede. Military heels, Louis heels and baby I'Tencn neeis. sizes 2'. to 7. At S5.95 Women's Black Satin Pumps. . . Turned soles. One-strap style. Choice of baby French or high heels. Subway Store Opens a Sale of en?s Sorin i 7.50 $4.95 Men's Shoes at $3.45 High shoes in gunmctal nnd ton, lace and blucher style. Styles for dapper young men as well as work shoes and business shoes. Sizes G to 11. IiIiiiIh-Ih, huliHii) Miirr. Men'a Trousers at $2.50, $2.1)5 and $;.'J5. Values up to $7.50. Kaincoats choice of several styles, at $10, $12.50, $15. I uits .; Sj1 Itehs. I wWWm ' j&M ym m -Stf X&'MLgM Values Values Values $30 and $35 $35 and $40 $40 to $45 Kvery kind of material and every stylo for young men, men who stay young and conservative men. omgie- anu douuie-ureasteu models worsteds serges flannels cheviots. Blues, browns, mixtures and herringbones. A size for every kind of figure. A price for every man $17.50, $20 and $25. -Iilinlirlp,, NiiIiu mu ) V -25' AiJ is, ' rr. 1 4
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