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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

any hotel on a minutes notice at
the main registration bureau, which
will be established in the Willard
room at the Willard Hotel.
More than 200 subjects including
every phase Of the many.sided. real
estate field in rural and urban
communities will be studied and
discussed at the convention meet.
ings. Authoritative views will be
presented by authorities from diff.
ferent localities and the problems
SO presented will be discussed by
the membership in conferences Of
the eight divisions into which the
national body is divided to give
members who are interested in par.
ticular phases Of realty business
an opportunity to go into their
specialties. The general sessions will
be held in Keith's Theater each
morning, and the afternoon ses.
sions will be held In various meet.
ing rooms of the Willard and Wash.
ington Hotels. The convention will
be opened next Tuesday and con.
tinue in session throRsh Friday
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Some Answers Given
On Bonus Questions

Veterans of the world war and
their dependents are invited to
make use of this Question Box.
Questions and answers to matters
pertaining to the bonus law are
given daily. Many questions are
duplicated, and the limitations Of
space make it difficult to answer
more than a few Of the most
pertinent questions daily. If you
cannot call at the bonus informa-
ton bureau of The Washington
Times and The Washington Her
aid, mail US your inquiry.
els the brother Of a veteran
who died in the world war en-
titled to receive any part Of the
bonus?
A.-No.
Q.-I will be twenty-eight years
old in December, and receive the
limit for overseas service
$1,5S1.25. How much will I be
able to borrow on this certificate
after two years?
A.-After two years, or IN tho
third year OF the certificates life,
you will be able to borrow on that
amount $138.S4. The loan value
increases yearly.
Q.-My husband deserted me
shortly before he enlisted in the
war. am sure he is alive, but
have not heard from him. Can
our little son get part OF the
bonus?
Aft the veteran is alive, he
must make application for the
bonus himself. If he died after
making application, and named no
beneficiary other than you OF the
child, or the beneficiary he named
died and no new beneficiary was
named, the amount Of the face
value Of the certificate would he
paid to his estate. This is the
only manner, as the law is now
understood, by which you and the
child would benefit.
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One of the "bare" necessities
for the summer tOtI be a bathing
suit. O'SUILLEABHAIN.
TIE WILLIEs AND THE LILIES
Oh, the WiIIIes Of the cIties.

Oh, the Willles Of the cities,
And the Lilies of the field,
whom the nice world says IL piticS,
Are the gamers Of the yield.
They are blOssoming and blooming
Meath the gray or azure skies;
They are given not to blooming
Over time, as quick IL flies.
You may call 'em superficial,
And not serious enough;
And know they're mot judicial,
But that's mot their sort Of stuff.
You may think that they are cIownish,
Az you see 'ern strolling by;
But they can't be settle d0wnish,
Tho they couldn't tell you why.
Try and lay off Of 'em, people,
For they really aren't bad,
And the bells up in your steeple
Naturally would be glad.
Laugh indulgently. II need be,
That some sentiment you show;
For no matter what their speed be,
They are getting by, you know.
And In shouting out your dltties,
BE sure you've no more concealed
Than the Wlllies Of the cities
And the Lilies of the field.
GENE BLOSSOM.
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PROGRAM FOR
REALTORS IS
PLANNED
Number of Local Committees
at Work in Effort to Make
ConcIaVe Memorable

Washington realtors have been
working overtime planning pro-
gram Of entertainment for visitors
to the seventeenth annual conven.
ton Of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards here next week
that will make their stay in the
nations Capital a memorable one.
BY the time the session is for
rnally opened next Tuesday, every
effort will have been made to pre-.
pare comfortable accommodations,
plan pleasant tours Of the city and
its environs, and arrange for BAN
Quets, teas, and other entertain
ment features.
IL Committees at Work!
Seventeen committees have been
at work under the craftsmanship Of
Harry K. Boss, former president of
the Washington board and chair.
man Of the general convention COM
mittee, in an endeavor to make the
convention success. With Mr..
Boss are associated Jesse III. Hedges
and William l.. Beale, as vice chair.
men of the general committee. The
work OF the boards offices in plan-
ming the convention is being done
under the direction Of John A.
Petty, executive secretary. The in
terests Of the women who will come
to the convention. and it is expect
ed that 700 or 800 will be here.
are being looked out for by a. com.
mittee Of which Mrs. Charles w.
Fairfax is chairman. John L.
Weaver and William r. Shannon
are advisers co the general conven.
ton committee.
AS $500 persons are expected TO
come to the convention the problem
Of housing this number is one Of
the big problems confronting those
who are in charge of ARRANGEMENTS
The realtors and their wives and
friends are being assigned to four.
teen hotels. Registration so far
totals more than 2,70O, which Is
taken as a certain indication that
last.minute reservations will bring
the number Of visitors to at least
$500.
To Locate Visitors.
To facilitate the location of indi.
vidual delegates and visitors, a com.
prehensive card file viii be kept no
that any visitor may D located a
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HEARING ON w. B. AND A.
RATES IS ANNOUNCED

A hearing on the request OF the
washington, Baltimore and Annap.
oils Railroad Company for an in.
crease in passenger rates will be
held In Baltimore next Thursday, It
was announced today there by f1zra
B. Whitman, chairman of the Mary.
lsnd Public Service Commission.
The W., B. and A. petition asks
for authority to increase its one.way
and round-trip fares 20 per cent, ard
its Communication tickets 10 per cent.
Such an increase, 1t was said, would
enable the company to realize a re-
turn OF So per cent on the value Of
It's property, as compared with APP
proximately A.6-per cent. in 1924.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
FUMES DRIVE
EMPLOYEES INTO STREET

Ammonia fumes leaking from a
broken pipe at N. Auth's Provision
Company, 623 d street southwest,
Uvercame one woman and drove the
entire working force to the street
yesterday. The damage was slight
An employe on the third floor of
the plant, used as a hot beef pack.
ing room, dropped heavy box on
the ammonia pipe, breaking off the
spigot. The fumes spread all over
the building and reached the base
ment, where Mary Nothey was at
work. The tainted.
Firemen with gas masks stopped
the leak.
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7uN Interpretation OF the Bonus Is Sought
1lllEARDpSEEB(3
~ BlEl. PRICE G. Nr1AaaG.AG|
MISERY AND CONSOLATION.

MISERY AND CONSOLATION.
Oh, Bill, yOu seem to be human.
AS l AM,
And wish COntribs and readers wen,
AS YOU SHOULD.
So answer this poor miserable guy.
THAT'S ME-,
just what you'd do II you were me,
AS YOU'RE NOT.
If, when you handed her q beautiful
engagement ring,
AS DID,
And she should say, with great de-
light,
AS SHE DID.
TITS the most beautiful one ever
given mot"
NOW ASK
Once more, Bill. what would you dOP
MIKE MENELIK.
Oh, Mike, you're In q plight,
Some folks would call u pickle,
But II you've really got the girl,
Why should you care q nickle,
II another guy once loved her
And gave her q fine sOlitaire2
Some GIRLS engage themselves
Az often as they bob their hair.
OFFICE GOAT.
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WOMAN FAINTS At FIRE
IN EMPRESS THEATER

While the audience was enjoying
the film, The Death Trap" at the
Empress Theater. 416 Ninth street
northwest, last night, William
Notes, manager of the theater, an.
nounced that fire had broken out
In the projection room.
A few moments later, Deputy
Chief p. w. Nicholson arrived with
several engines and directed the
patrons to safety. Reaching the
street. Mrs. Bessie Sliger, twenty.
five, 425 Second street northwest,
tainted. She was taken home.
The fire did about $25 damage
to a film, which became ignited
through a short, circ1lit
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WON'T BILL BRYAN BE MADe

Scientific experiments to test the
effect of music on 4cild animals,
made in California, seenss to sub
stdHtldte the Ddrt0in theory that
man Is descended from apes and
monkeys. In fact there Is almost
positive confederation of DGrloin in
the results obtained. Balloons, it is
revealed, cared for little else than
jGss music. They ssoayed to its
noise, just Ike JlGppers and cake
eaters of this day. In addition,
Mary, the ape, smoked cigarettes
during the whole test.
CICERO SLAPP.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
HALL
FORWH|TE
HOUSE
Congress Members in Favor
of Auditorium Where Presi-
dent May Greet Visitors

Erection Of an auditorium as an
annex to the Executive Office
Building at the White House is
declared to be essential by men,
bers of Congress. With the con-
stantly increasing demand being
made on the President to receive
visitors a building Of this kind, it
is said, will not only prove a con-
servator Of time, but will mate
rally lessen the strain on the chief
executive.
1t is understood that building
having a seating capacity Of 700
would meet the demand.
Plan Proposed.
AS outlined by those who have
given the plan consideration the
auditorium would be connected with
the executive office by a covered
passage way leading directly to the
rostrum. When the time arrived
for the President to greet the visi.
tors he would appear on the stage
deliver a few appropriate remarks
and withdraw. after which the audi
forum would be emptied.
In this way the President would
be spared the strain of waiting
while long line of men and women
passed before him, while the recep-
ton thus given would have Just
enough Of the personal touch about
1t to relieve it from the ordinary.
Other Uses For Hall.
Other ways in which the auditor
tum could be used include such en-
tertainments as are organized at
the White House where a stage
sessing Is desirable. The building
could be so constructed as to make
the removal of the seats easy, con-
verting the main body into a dane.
ing floor where functions now hold
IN the east room of the White
House could be given.
Estimates of the cost, outside dec
orations and furnishings, range
from 100000 to $500, 900. It is
understood that members of the
Senate and House Committees on
Public Buildings favor the audi.
torium plan.
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or less, will get not a cent IL he
should si die before making applica.
These apparent injustices were
not Intentional, according to Vet.
Grams Bureau officials, and a full
legal Interpretation Of the law will
give the veteran the benefit of the
doubt in every case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
MAccABEES TO TOUR
CITY IN DEMONSTRATION

The Caravan Club of the Macca.
bees will tour all sections of the
city tomorrow in twenty-five deco.
rated machines. This will be the
first public demonstration of the
club this summer. Plans have been
completed, however, for a trip TO
Gettysburg later in the year.
Tomorrow's parade will be led bv
Lee Ellmaker. deputy supreme com.
'mander of the order, and Thomas
II. Osborne president of tie District
Caravan Club
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
THE INTERRUPTED sLUMBER.

Last night while I was dreaming,
In q truly blissful way,
Relaxing, It was seeming,
From the labOrs of the day,
/ was jolted, badly shaken,
And awakened with q gr0an,
MY peace from me was taken,
By the ringing telephone.
/ stepped upon q carpet tack,
And oh! the things / said,
1 ran into the door and "Whack!"
bumped my noble head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
WISE CRACKS,

"AOAL NA0AGMOs
Eating food on an ocean steamer
"a Nke difficult conundrum. You're
got to OiVe 1t up.
It's almost certain that Shdke-
speGre tcGS a broker. as no othOr
man has furnished so many stock
quotations.
OrGm0e lip stick reminds me Of a
ch0perone. 1t IS intended to keep
the chaps dtU0y.
Never put clock at the head Of
the stairs. 1t may run dot0n.
The difference bett1een the Prince
of Wales and the t10ter IN f0un-
tain is that one Is heir to the throne
and the other is thropn to the air.
GUS. LANGLEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29

i stumbled over Maynard chairs,
And gave each one q name,
toddled down the -creeklng stairs,
PersDiring, sore and lame.
I took the phone, addressed the guy,
Who spoiled my peaceful Slumber,
And while listened heard him cry,
IT'S my mistake. wrong number"
With elOQuonco / rent the air,
In accents most atrOciOuB,
MY sleep was ended then and there,
That guy made me ferOciOus.
JOE III. HOLMAN.
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A CHANCE TO SAVE.

My stCeetie has the MUeS,
She's broke out IN rash;
She can't 90 out for a 1chiIe
And I'm in some cash.
I hate to see her that 4cdy,
She's rash enough dnyhow,
For she makes a cash In mn cash.
She certainly can eat chou.
OKLAHOMA PETE.
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FROM THE SMOKY CITY.

Little Girl-MOther. the chin.
ney sweep you sent for is at the
door.
Mother (peeping Out)-Ss-h-h.h;
don't talk so loud; that's your
Uncle Will, of Pittsburgh, coming
to see us.
LEONIDAS POLK.
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A SLAM AT MAY.

May Ii such q lovely month,
I've heard so many say,
Wen, IL hasn't but few more daya
In which to get that way.
OOGLE.
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To Locate visitors,

To facilitate the location of indi.
vidual delegates and visitors, a com.
prehensive card file viii be kept so
that any visitor may % located at
Evening star., 1924-06-08
TAKOMA PARK PLANS
VARIED JULY q FETE
Parade, Fireworks, Gunfiring and
Band Concert to Feature Inde-
pendence Celebration.

The people of Takoma Park are
planning to hold an all-day community
celebration July 4. 1924. under the aus
sociation. The general officers and the
chairman of the several committees
have been appointed and plans for the
celebration are rapidly going forward
Charles V. Johnson. chairman of the
community celebration general COM
mittee has appointed the general Of
ficers and committee chairmen: Jesse
C Suter. honorary chairman; Walter
hey, eX-officio chairman; >. Ii. Nc
Crory. vice chairman; John II. Adams
secretary. Robert c. Lyddane, treas
urer; Edwin w. James, historian, and
l.. NJ. Simpson. jr., auditor.
The chairman of the several COM
mitteeS are: Accommodations, Martin
f. Iverson; athletics. Charles r. Stark
ir; concessions. Mrs. Lloyd Biddle;
decorations. Frank L. Coll; finance.
Chester G. Waters: fireworks. Rudolph
Wilson: first aid. Dr. II. w. Miller;
parade. Jesse {. Suter: illuminations,
George f. Wallace: reception, Roy r.
Ferner: publicity. I'll. l.. Thornton and
music, j. F. Green.
Children To Parade.
The program which is being con-
Sidered will be2in in the morning with
the blowing of reveille. morning guns,
flag raising, ringing of bells. and
blowing of whistles. These events will
be followed by patriotic parade, fea-
turin" the children of Takoma Park
dressed in costumes, illustrating his
torical incidents and events. Next on
the program will be daylight fireworks
and band concert and an exhibition by
the Takoma Park voluntary fire de-
partment.
The afternoon will be devoted to
athletics in which surprising and un-
usual events will be featured 10y the
veterans of the world war, the Boy and
Girl Scouts. the Camp Fire Girls. and
the young athletes Of Takoma. At .
pm. there will be community picnic
SUPPER. Impressive patriotic exercises
and community singing will be fol-
lowed by sunset guns, retreat and
lowering of flags. Fireworks and ha nd
concert viii be"in at o'clock. and the
grand illuminate will end the cele-
bra ton.
Evening star., 1924-06-08

George Hebbard; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. J. Edison Briggs; third vice
president, Mrs. r. r. Mckahan;
fourth vice president, Mrs. Arthur
Hayes; recording secretary, Mrs.
Otis Rogers; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. S. w. Morris; treasurer,
Mrs Charles r. Grandfield; auditor,
Mrs. Emma S. Shelton; press, Mrs.
William w. Scott.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
The Clover Club met Thursday a

The Glover Club met Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Lee Latimer, jr.
Mrs. G. c. Shinn acted as chairman
Of the meeting. Mrs. Harry Barnum
kpoke on ''The Kindergarten" DR..
Harvey Wiley spoke to the club
about "Bleached Flour" and Mrs.
Wiley. told of the Home Budget Bu-
reau" The club was pleased to have
Dr. and Mrs. Wiley as guests. The
next meeting will be held June ~ at
the home of Mrs. II. Raymond Bres-
nahan
Evening star., 1924-06-08
The Eckinstun w. &. T. l.. gave q

The lexington W. {. Il. L.. gave a
tea May % at the home Of Mrs. War
zen B. Hadley. 1892 lst street.
program. arranged by Mrs. AL
sin Day president of the union,
was given Mrs. James l.. Bates. play
ing her own accompaniment. sang In
the Time of Roses" by Reichart:
Springs a Lovable Lady by Elliot.
and Brakes IL Passed by Your Win
dow" Mrs. Seisco Taylor. accompa-
MED by Mrs. Bates, sang mighty LAX
a Rose" by Nevin; Rose in the Bud.
by Foster, and My own United
States" by Julian Evans. Miss lrma
Matthews gave several readings.
Liszt's "Liebstraume" was played by
Miss Agnes GoodlOe Miss Elizabeth
Clary gave piano selections entitled
La POLKA de Ia Refine Caprice, La
F'ileuse." by Raft. Joseph hi Mielio.
Italian balitone, accompanied by Miss
Clary, gave several selections, among
which were "Ah. SO Pure" from the
opera Martha; Mother Machree.
and 20 Sol Milo" Mrs. Hadley was
assisted at the tea table by Mrs. w.
Alden and Mrs. W. J. Peters.
The May meeting of the union was
held al the home of Mrs. II. Moffett
Bradley, 1898 lst street northeast.
Evening star., 1924-06-08

North star W. &. r. L. met at the
home of Mrs Edison w. Briggs Tues
day from > to 4:30 pm. Devotionals
were conducted by MIS-. q. w. Ker-
uoGle, Miss Marion Mccoy Sang Per
feet Prayer" Mrs L. F. Holden gave
two readings Current event topics
were discussed. Mrs. H. B. White
sang Just an Evening Prayer" June
3 is National w. &. T. L. Flower
Mission day. All hospitals in the city
will be remembered. North Star
Union will send a committee with
lowers to the tuberculosis Hospital
under supervision of Mrs. Briggs.
Plans were made for work during
the summer months. Seven new mem
bers gained. Mrs. w. r Simpson,
Mrs. l.. F. Holden, Mrs. Bessie Il.
Minnix, Mrs. d. q. Rice and Miss Mae
Simpson were assistant hosteSses
during the SOCIAL hour.
Sunshine SOciety-The board of the
District Sunshine and Community
Society met Wednesday at the Port
ner with Mrs. Mckahan. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President. Mrs. George
Ross; first vice president. Mrs.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

a beautiful presidents pin in recdgni-
tion of her faithful and joyous services
during the past two years.
The outstanding achievement was the
launching Of the fund for the purchase
of clubhouse.
Mrs, Ryon was thanked for her aid
as vice president, as were the other
officers, who were all reelected.
With deep feeling Mrs. Tincher pre-
sented the gavel to her successor. Mrs
sense of responsibility and promised her
vc"y best services to the club that had
honored her with it's leadership.
Mrs. Phelps announced the following
women as chairnen of the regular COM
mittees: Art. Mrs. c. A. Bissell; dive
Mrs K f. Adams; educational, Mrs e
l.. Griffin; music, Mrs G.. |. Jackson ::
home, Mrs. A. T. Scott: literary, Mrs
NJ, Wedeman; hospitality, Mrs. S. G.
Waite philanthropic, Mrs. ]. *. Utley :;
publicity, Mrs. q. w. Knox; year book
Mrs n. r. Fernald delegates to the
Tincher, Mrs. L. T. Jones.
Il was resolved that the Petworth
Woman's Club should again cooperate
with the citizens association in pre-
pairing and conducting the 4th of July
parade, 1t was also voted to hold t'e
usual fall festival
The WOman's Club of Bethesda. Md.
celebrated its thirteenth birthday
Tuesday by charter daY luncheon
il the Chevy Chase Club. Mrs. Elisha
Hanson acted as POSTMASTER, and the
president. Mrs. Franklin {. GetZen-
danner made the address OF welcome.
The presidents of the local clubs, Mrs.
Oscar B. Merrill. president of the
Chevy Chas Women's Club, Mrs
George r. Hane. president of the
Newcomb club, and Mrs. A w. Star
ratt, president of the Somerset Wom-
ems Club We're guests and each
brought greetings from their clubs
Mrs. Eugene L. stevens gave toast
on .Teamwork" and Mrs. Charles
w. Walcott made an address on the
wild Flowers of the Rockies The re-
Gently elected president of the Mont
gomcry County Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs, Mrs. Archibald A. Small,
urged the club to get in line for the
big work pla annd by the federation for
next season. Mrs. Eden Hartsh"rn.
an honorary member, also spoke, and
the past presidents of the club. Mrs
Enoch G. Johnson. Mrs. James Kirk,
patriCk. Mrs. Edward l.. Stock and
Mrs Julian Wallace responded to ap-
nropriate toaSts. The committee in
barge was Mrs. E.nOch q. Johnson
AIrs. William W. Bride. Mrs. Elisha
Hanson
The club will meet Tuesday at
he country residence of Mrs. George
f. Hamilton. Rockville pike, Bethes-
da Officers for the ensuing year VIII
be elected and all chairmen of com
mittees will MAKE their annual re-
port This Will he the last regular
meeting until October. though the
social meetings which have proved
80 successful VIII he continued
throughout the summer.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
The North Beach Home Club q

The NOrth Br''th H"HiF N'H" u
North Beach. Md. met recently at
ne home of MIS- J. -. TImberia ke
on 18th street. Amendments to tn"
bylaws and article of incorporation
as submitted at the April meeting
were adopted.
The Home Club being the first
womcn's club at North Bach. decided
that the club name should be SpeCi-
ic and therefore voted 10 change
the name from the North Beach Home
Club to the Womsn's Home Club. 1t
was unanimously carried.
The majority of the club members
have opened their cottages at the
shore for the summer. The June
meeting will therefore. be held at
North Beach Md. the fourth Tuesday
of June. with Mrs. a. r. Townshnnd
a. hostess.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
The Cultus Club

The CuItus Club met Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Oscar Wilkinson on
10Th street. the president pr" 'dlns
Two interesting papers were read.
"Brief Sketch = of Unusual Char-
act.IS." by Mrs william r. Myers
Origin of Familiar Things" by MIS-.
William q. Davis. The club ad-
iourned to meet again neXI fall.