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Pansie Wilson. recently appointed
by the commander to extend greet
.ngS OF welcome to members ana
guests, VIII assume her duties. The
Misses Audrey Witcomb. Beatrice
Benedict and Caroline Reese, daugh-
ters and niece respectively, of mem
hers of the post. will entertain. Re
freshments will be served.
The executive committee met at the
home ot Miss Pansie Wilson last Wed
nesday. Mrs. Fenwick and Mrs
Chambers were guests of the com
mittee. During the evening a gavel,
the hamm erhead of which is made
of grain of l4-inch .45-caliber
smokeless powder, was presented TO
the post.
successful card party was held at
the Hotel Hamilton last evening. The
committee in charge was Mrs. Ray"
Fenwick, chairman, and Misses
Knickerbocker, Hall. Benedict. Smith
Broaddus, Becke, Streeks and Cham
beTs.
Leaders in the veterans organiza-
tons Will meet tomorrow night at IA
banquet at Haryey's Restaurant to
have a get-together meeting and to
work out problems of cooperation Of
all representative veteran societies in
the l. ABOUT Il month az Dt-
partment Comdr. Carroll of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, Comdr Peck
ham of the American Legion, Comdr.
Hussey Of the Disa bled American Vet
Grams and Comdr. League of the
United Spanish War Veterans dis
cussed the feasibility of the plan and
it was decided to hold such meet
ing The organizations to be repre-
sented by % representatives are: The
Department of the Potomac. Grand
Army: the District of Columbia De
partment of the United Spanish War
Veterans, the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars of the United States. the Mill
tary Order of Foreign Wars, the
American Legion, the Military Order
of the World War and the Disabled
American Veterans of the World War.
The committee in charge consists OF
Frank +. Alsop. Fred c. Lucas and
Edwin S. Bettelheim. jr.
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and Virginia. The recently authorized
budget committee, under the direc-
tion of L. E. Donaldson, chairman,
held its initial meeting for the pur-
pose of framing real budget system
for the post This plan will be pre-
sented for adoption at the last regu-
lar meeting in March.
This post having held several sue
cessful automobile outings during the
past two years for the benefit of pa
tients at Walter Reed and Mount Alto
Hospitals. plans are being formulated
to extend this activity, including
Naval and ST. Elizabeth's Hospitals,
and it Is desired to hold the initial
1925 automobile outing early in May,
The commander has designated Sam
Berlin chairman of the ombined
hospital outing committee. The COM
mittee desires TO obtain the name and
address of any one willing to donate
and drive car in the first outing.
This post having already conducted
two very successful poppy campaigns,
is arranging to make the 1925 poppy
campaign. (which will be conducted
during the Memorial day period, the
greatest In the history of this unit.
The recent gift of a fully equipped
stock farm at Eaton Rapids, Mich,
has been accepted by the national
council of administration, and ways
and means are being worked out to
develop this gift into a national V. F.
w. home, not only for the widows
and orphans. but also for veterans.
The executive committee of National
Capital Post, No. 121, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. met the past week
with Commander Daniel Leahy pre-
siding. The advisory committee sub
mitted it's recommendations for or
ganizing committees. Post Com
mander Leahy was instructed to or
ganiZe for an intensive membership
drive to bring the post membership
up to the 500 k, beginning with
smoker at the lJst's sixth anniver-
sary.
The On-to-Tulsa Club was organ
ized. in charge OF Joseph Much. Eli
Lidstone and III. +. Clark ARA .ge
ments will be made to take all His-
trict of Columbia members antic. ,at-
ing attending the twenty sixth an
nual encampment by special train.
The post Will continue publishing the
Gas Attack monthly bulletin, for
the purpose of informing members of
post activities. The Legislative COM
mittee announced that tentative plans
for calling a joint meeting of all ma
tional representative veteran legis-
latives to meet in the city to formulate
plans for securing increases of PEN
sions for disabled members and their
dependents, the plans to be presented
to the V r. w. department. Amer
icaniza ton day program is being per-
fected and will be inaugurated, the
slogan of which will be AN Amer
lean flag in every home and public
schoolroom."
Ernest Wickstrand. chairman enter
tainment, announced Valentine
masquerade ball to be held february
H. at Odd Fellows Hall.
All post officers and members are re-
quested to attend Maine memorial e2
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The rules committee of the Senate
proposes to recommend favorabfy the
Veterans of Foreign Wars recon-
mendation for the establishment of a
committee of veteran legislation in
the Senate, according to word re-
ceived by Capt. Edwin S. Bethlehem,
jr, chairman Of the national legisla- :
tive committee, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, from Senator Curtis, chairman
OF that committee. Senator Morris
Sheppard of Texas Is sponsoring the
matter in the Senate for the vet
Grams.
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is,
American Legion, met Tuesday eve
ming at the Roma Cafe, when refresh
ments were served under the direc-
ton of Frank Able. The report of
the auditing committee was accepted.
Comdr. Kohen appointed an en-
tertainment committee. composed of
James H. Allen, chairman. and
Harry j. Photis. Miles W. Bell and
Edward P. McCabe. William Frank
I'm, national committeeman of La So
ciete Rationale des Forty Hommes ct
Eight Chevaux, made an address, in
which he told of the welfare work
done by the post. The committee in
charge of the ball to be held at the
Ebbitt Hotel February 81 reported
progress is being made
Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the
Veterans Bureau. has pledged his
support to the American Legion en-
doWment campaign for s5,0OO.0O in a
letter to National Comdr. James A.
Drain OF the Legion.
The installation OF officers of
George Washington Post No /. the
american Legion, took place last
tuesday night at the clubhouse, 1929
street northwest. with Past Post
ana Past Department Comdr e. Les
ter Jones as the installing officer.
Inc oHcers installed were as follows:
commander. Wallace Streater; first
wee commander, Henry w. Longfel-
row. second vice commander E. p.
Els and surgeon. DIR. NJ. H. Darnall.
ihe annual report Of the board OF
governors of the club and budget
committee were presented by r. Les
Ter Jones. chairman OF the board, and
approved by the post. Past Comdr.
Jones presented COmdr Streater with
mahogany gavel. following a Gus
tom or presenting every incoming
commander with gavel on taking
once Comdr. Streater accepted the
sift with an appropriate response of
appreciation.
pointed chairman of the committee
to propose a consolidation of posts
IN the Department of the District of
Columbia. He also becomes vice
chairman OF the department welfare
committee and chairman of the hos
pital committee of the department,
announcement was made by Past
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PAUL KOCHANSKI
TO APPEAR FEBRUARY 19

Probably no young artist has made
more recital appearances in various
parts of the world than Paul 10
chanski Being constantly in de-
mand, he has been heard many times
in the principal capitals of Europe.
touring France, England, Germany,
Russia, Poland, Spain, Greece. Tur-
key and Egypt, as well as making
annual visits to the United States,
Canada and South America.
a native of the land of Chopin and
Paderewski, possessor of the coveted
Premier Prx avec la plus grande dis
tinction de BruXeleS, Kochanski
made his debut, at the age Of 19. in
London, creating a profound impress
sion because of his dignity. repose
and command of style. Two years
later he returned to his native land
to accept the appointment Of profess
sor in the Conservatory of Warsaw.
Later he held similar posts in the
Conservatives of Petrograd and kieff.
Early in 1921 he was engaged by
Walter Damrosch as assisting artist
for special New York concert of the
New York Symphony Orchestra.
Mr.. Kochanski will make his ninth
Washington appearance at the Ma
tional Theater Thursday afternoon,
February 19, under the management
of the 7. Arthur Smith, Inc, Concert
Bureau.
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SUIT AGAINST JAZZER
OF CLASSICS DROPPED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, February T.
The $4,000 damage suit brought by
Prof. Francis Woodward, vocal teacher
and choir leader, against Ralph Pol
lock. conductor OF an orchestra. be-
cause the latter, il was alleged. had
syncopated the works of the masters,
will not be prosecuted, Prof. Wood
ward announced today.
Prof. Woodward said he was aban-
donng the suit because Of the pecu-
liar construction placed upon it by
some persons. Previously he had
offered. according to his attorneys to
settle 1t for damages of l cent, pro-
viding Pollock would agree to desist
from presentation of the orchestra ar
rangements of the classics held by
Prof. Woodward to be Objectionable.
This the orchestra conductor refused
to do.
The suit was brought by Prof.
Woodward on the ground that presen-
tation of the works of the masters in
jazz form gave the public an err
roneous idea OF their compositions
and discouraged them from giving
their children a musical education.
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ercises to be held at the Maine mast,
Arlington National Cemetery, the aft
ernoon of February Is. The COM
mander announced the following ap-
pointments: Patriotic instructor,
Charles currier: post historian, Past
Commander George J. Ncuner; guard
and sentinel. Andrew Taylor and J..
+. Kestner: colorbearers. Michael
Guiffre and A. J. Cotter; bugler, Hen
ry Loveless.
Mrs. Margaret Lidstone, president
National Capital Post, Ladies' Aux
iliary, announced a party will be
given the members of the auxiliary
next Tuesday evening at Pythian
Temple.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10. the
American Legion, and the Walcott
Auxiliary Unit will take an active
part in the Allied American Legion
costume ball to be held March IL at
the Mayfower Hotel, together with
George Washington Post. Sergt. Jas
per Post and the Kenneth n. Nash
Post. Lieut. Charles Riemer, COM
mander of Stuart Walcott Post. was
elected chairman of the committee on
arrangements. The Walcott Post has
appointed a committee to aid in the
arrangements. as follows: Surg. Gen.
Hugh :. Cummings, Col. c. A. PEN
ington. Capt. s. Murray Moore, jr.;
Lieut.. Robert McCandlish, Capt. Alex
ander NJ Bremen. Maj. Charles Z.
Ralph. Maj Jesse L. Hall. Col: Mel
VILE Giliett, DR.. John r. Ernest,
Lieut.. Walter Kilbourne. Lieut..
Charles Detmar. Lieut.. Judson c.
Dale. Robert l.. Naylor. DIR. J. F. Bar
ry. Paul X. Carr, John r. Dover,
Floyd w. Woolly. Lieut.. Robert Ruck-
er, Paul III. Madigan, James L. Lynch,
Sergt. 7. y. Templeton. J. J. Van
Schoelandt, George H. Davis, Charles
S. Goetz, Edward Il. Byrne Lieut.
Joseph Beattie. Lieut.. Walker HUI
linger DR.. Alexander Rosenblum. Ell
mer f. Huffer. Newell +. Johnstone,
Thomas Gormley. Lewis Werden, Os-
borne Reid, Charles Demerast, Lieut..
Harry +. Rucker, Frank Pooh, Mai.
Allan McHamby, Chester l. Bernard.
Capt. John SZentpetery. Mai Howard
W. Cutler. William Allen Clark, Dr.
Bernard L. Jarman, Jerry ID. Barba.
Charles F. Watson. Aubrey Wisener.
Meyer Berman, Charles T. Malone,
Floyd G. Caskey. George d. Sears, Ell
mer T. Acken, Robert H. Lees. Allen
NJ. Ergood. John G. O'Connell. Ray
mond c. OHara. Jack Graham and
Otto NJ. Deautch.
Comdr. Riemer is endeavoring to
recruit legion band and orchestra
Those who are legion members who
can play an instrument are requested
to send in their names at once Re
hearsals are held twice weekly at the
George Washington Post clubrooms.
The February meeting OF the L. S s
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. the American
Legion. will be held at the College
Women's Club. tomorrow evening
Department Commander Peckham will
address the meeting. Nominations
and election to fill the vacancy in
the office of color bearer will be held,
due to the resignation. on account
: of ill health, of Martha Witcom b.
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nior Athletic Club: the Mystics,
girls athletic club, 1880 to 10.

nior Athletic Club: the Mystics, a
girls athletic club, 1880 to 10.
Dcanwood, Whittingham and Lane
place northeast:
Friday-Wax work, millinery and
plain dressmaking group; Adult
Chorus Club: Deanwood Citizens AS
sociation; Woodmen of America;
children's music class. 1880 to 1880.
Mrs. G. Pelham, general secretary or
the Community Center Department,
will lecture on the lives of Frederick
Douglas and Lincoln. illustrated with
stereopticon slides. 8.
Lovejoy. Twelfth and d streets
northeast:
Thursday-Buffalo Athletic Club;
Boy Scouts; Game and Reading Club;
Boys Community Singing Club: gym
nasum groups; visual instruction
program: the Manchester Athletic
Club. T:30 to l0:30; the medical clinic.
1880 to 9.
Saturday-Whittling Club; classes
in beauty culture; flower making:
lamp shade making; Basketry Club;
visual instruction slide lecture. Pro-
gressive Glee Club: Buffalo Junior
Athletic Club; Manchester Athletic
Club. 7:30 to 1890. The baby con-
test DelnS nelu III the center Will
close February 26.
Miner Normal, Georgia avenue and
Euclid street northwest:
Tuesday-Se wing, millinery and
embroidery group; Red Cross classes
in home nursing, first aid and food
Selection; Young Mems Athletic
Club: basketry and weaving classes,
1880 to 1890; Young Peoples ORA
matte Club, 8.
Friday-Red Cross classes; Whit
Ting Club; Boys Athletic Club, i:3O
to 1890; Young Folks Socia! Club,
5 to 10; Young Peoples Dramatic
Club. s; troops of Boy Scouts, Nos.
800 and SIP, 7:30: Girls Embroidery
Club. 7:30 to 8; basket ball teams,
1:30 to 1920; registI ations for new
term IN Red Cross work.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
PLATINUM EXPERT DIES.

NEW YORK. February Joseph
Wodiska, author and authority on
precious stones and known to the New
York jewelry trade as Papa
Wodisks. dean of the platinumsmiths.
died today at the age of 60 years.
He was said TO be pioneer worker
and experimenter in platinum, and
was credited with being one of the
first to melt that metal.
Wodiska was a native of Bohemia.
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Central High, Eleventh and Clifton
streets northwest:
MISUNDERSTANDING gton College of
Music concert, Sis
dnesday-Rehearsal Of the COM
munity drama, 8; athletic clubs in the
gymnasium.
misunderstanding gton Society of
Fine Arts, lecture recital by Carl
Sandburg. SIS; athletic club in the
gymnasium.
Saturday-Boy Scout rally, s.
Southeast. Hine Junior High School
Tuesday-Demonstrat of glass
spinning and blowing, $3.50.
Wednesday East Washington
Props basket ball team, Z; Winton
Athletic Club, basket ball practice,
$50; rehearsal of the Mohawk
Athletic Club dramatic group, S.
Thursday = Forrest players, an
adult dramatic club lover school
age), s; Southeast community bask-
etry class, 1880; parliamentary law
class, s; Pollyanna Club. athletic
games in the gymnasium, 7:30; bust
ness meeting and handiwork group of
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will produce proper bowel
action and insure a healthy
condition so Nature can exer>
else her proper function. A
delightful liquid combination
Of Egyptian SIENNA, pepsin and
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Vicksburg Cans Manager

President Ben Seay Of the viclxs-
burg Club Of the Cotton States
League, has announced the release
Of c. A. RunO MARI a. manager.
At the same time the club made
1t known that It was in the field for
for the Job. A playing
manager. infielder or catcher, Is
ny0farr0N
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THIS, Gentlemen, i the Shirt
Classic that ranks with the
OIympics, the Prealkness and
the Worlds Series.
THIS is The BroadcIoth Shirt
Sale Of the year every
year. The price alone means
almost nothing-it Is the un-
matched quality Of the shirts
themselves that m ak es the
price stand for the greatest
shirt value that the city knowsl
EVERY shirt Is made with
ocean pearl buttons, box-
pleat center the entire length
of the shirt. Every color Is
guaranteed fast.
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manager Of the Cincinnati Reds.
THE Chicago lawyer brought his
team IN third this year, and, con-
siderinR everything, did fairly well.
It would seem that the club would
have 10 spend quite a sum OF money
if it hopes for anybody 70 get, Il In
much higher than that.
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Cobb After Thomas

Ty Cobb, manager OF the Tigers,
Is reported to be after Fay Thomas
star University Of California ath-
lete, who has been declared In
eligible for collegiate sporta because
Of having played professional base
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Passes Count for Much

It would seem that the football
coaches all over the country have
teams that excel in forward pass
ing. At least all their press agents
say the particular team for which
they work has a superior overhead
game.
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cosmopoIitans to PLAY

The Cosmopolitan club golfers win
strut their stuff on the course Of
the Manor club next Sunday. The
Cosmopolitans from Norfolk will be
here as the guests Of the District
man. =
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Arcade to Open

The spacious new skating rink at
the Arcade has been fixed up to
the queens taste and win open its
doors tonight. The Palace Laundry
basketball team viii use the hall
for its games.
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Central Versus Newport

The high school football team
from Newport will play the Cen
tral High School gridders in the
Central Stadium today at o'clock.
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The Pirates won . champion
ship In big league. defeating
strong teams en- the Giants and
the Reds. To- do this they had
70 play lot Of high-cIass base
ban. They did that. They have
followed e mp with q lot Of good
baseball IN this series and have
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Clark's Fine AVERAGE

Danny clark, OF the San Antonio
club 81 the Texas League, who was
sold 70 the ST. Louis Cardinals, was
iust q fraction az q decimal short to-
flnish the season with q batting
mark oe 400. His average 10 lead
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every respect Tor them. We ex-
pet 20 Be- champions Of the world
tonight DC the expense Of q power
1nI aggregation Of great baseball
players. the Pittsburgh Pirates.
we are pulling for good weather
today 30 that we may end this
series at once. There have been
two p0stponements now, one in
Washinaton and one here. Post
ponements ere not good for g series,
though In my own case II promieeq
to be & help, but largely because
Of my injury. Il
/ think that today's idleness may
serve to speed up some of our more
nervous players and make them All
the more ready to travel today.
They are like blooded horses, they
hate to wait long for action. They
should be tugging at the leash.
This deciding game promises 70
be q matter Of pure pitching, al
ways o strong feature Of such a
series. II Aldridge and I cannot
70 the route, we shall have to give
way to other tired first-string
pitchers or the managers will have
TO risk second-string pitchers.
Then anything may hal p e y.
Naturally am pulling for luck
TO be with me and the Washington
club, letting me go through to my
third victory and Washington
second successive championship Of
the world. -
For one thing, the gang is all
with me, both on the team and
back in Washington. If good
wishes mean much, I should win
today, ending this series in our
favor. I am ready.
Copyright, 1928, The Christy
Walsh Syndicate)
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By WALTER JOHNSON

PITTSBURGH Pa, Oct Knowing would have stared VS.
teday against the Pirates suppose the M
Il started
much stronger Tor the WOrh
turning back the taLes JUST
they themselves about to win world
the other hand get some
Vic AIdidge who viii very Akeiy pn
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Hendricks Signs
Jack Hendricks has been signed
- another one-year contract a.
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When I was III my prime / could
have pitched three or even Tour
games In succession at top speed.
Today need rest between games,
can do pretty well against some
clubs with three, but four suits me
better. Toward the end OF the
season five days off every now and
then doesn't hurt me any.
Many strange rumors have come
20 my ears TO the effect that my
injured leg win prevent my pitch
ing today. Well. that's not exactly
right I know my leg isn't what
Il ought to be. but also know
that Mike Martin can strap me up
20 well that shall be able to show
the other fellows q little or some
nv right leg is weak, that's cor
rect. But Il can get any speed
on my fast ball, I ought to go
Along right through the, game. This
extra day OF rest. therefore, means
q lot to me, just as II does to Vic
A3dridge, who has had even less
rest than have by one whole day.
This has been 3 very stubborn
series.
/ think that maybe our team
wna Iitfie overconffdenf after
winning three ont Of the first
four games and let down. / don't
want g take Il single thing away
from tie Pirates, who have shown
themselves to be q hard-1gh tlngs
hard hitting baseball team. AZ sIlo
same time. I honestly think we
should have kept this series from
going into . de- three games 20
three.
We are in the position Of defend
ang our championship. / never
anve this much thought before, but
now / can see that year ago.
when we were fighting for our first
world championship, we fought
harder than we have this season.
and I believe Il IL because the team
on the outside always fights harder
than its rival It - easier. IL other
words, to work up q real fighting
spirit in the challenger than Il IL
to do the same Thing to e title.
holder.
The Pirates were nervous when
this series opened. That l. when
We should have run away from
them.
n many ways think CovelesIxie
ahouid have won that second game.
re didn't. and I am not offering
any aiIlbis any moro than he is. but
that victory served az q tonic to
the Pirates. Their nervousness be-
gan to disappear. and soon they
were thinking themselves just as
good as we were. That ia the
proper fighting spirit, the mark OF
Al winning teams.
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ball in Michigan. he is . pitcher
and has been performing under an
assumed name.
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the league with the bat was 80
plus. He had 225 hits
MardfeIta Want Games
Tho Mardfe1ts. victorious football ii
ers. are after any and an f0es. They
weigh 1856 pounds. Call North S1e2.
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Here's One Stynie
That Any Golfer
Would Fear

No golfer enjoys being COM
fronted with q stynie, though
some are q deal more trouble
some than others. Take, for IN
stance, when the hole is cut on
= steeply sloping green with
your opponent = few yards above
the hole, and you playing the
odd lay, your ball on the lip of
the top side Of the hole, thereby
laying him Q dead stynlie. He
has his putt for the hole, but Il
he goes for 1t the risk Of hit
ting your ball is almost . GER
tainty, whereas IL he does not 60
for Il he IS liable to lay himself
another stynaie IL he's short and
IL he plays to the side the steep
ness of the green may take him
away out Of what is commonly
known as holing distance. II
you had holed your ball he
would have had q straight chance
for q half; now he will probably
not even ret that.
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Outside Of not knowing when o.
was raining, / want TO say that
] amt sore at the iInpures. They
are good impures and they have
done some fine impuring IN this
world serum, They don't impure
in favor 81 Pittsbugg and they
don't impure In favor Of Wash.
ingtOn. i will say they IL good,
impartial fmpures.