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Evening star., 1926-03-28
TWO PROMS LISTED
AT EASTERN. HIGH
Junior Party Will Be April 16,
With Another Play by Dramatic
Association April %.

The March issue OF the Eastern
High School Alumni Bulletin was sent
out to members Of the association on
March "a Bertram G. F'olter. former
president, is editor.
The Dramatic Association Is to pre-
sent James Montgomery Nothing
but the Truth" on April %.
April 80 Is the date of the next meet
ing of the Home and School Associa
ton. when officers are TO be elected
for the coming year.
The Junior Prom will he held In the
school armory on April 16. Sylvia
Etchison and Margaret Cook are
making the arrangements. james
Madison's Orchestra will furnish the
music.
Through the courtesy of Clifford r.
Lanham, superintendent of trees and
parkings, the school obtained large
roller to put the athletic field In first
class condition.
A number Of senior boys were guests
of the Mask and Wig Club Of the
University Of Pennsylvania on the
evening of March 26, when the club
gave It's musical show, "A Sale and a
Sailor"
The tennis courts in charge Of L. B.
Simon will be ready for use this week.
Clement Didden. Edward Andrus,
Ruth Apperson. Kngslsnd Prender
and Margaret Hoover are on the COM
mittee for the senior prom, to he
given next month.
The Tuesday programs during the
lunch period are in charge of the di-
rector of the school band, Ludwig
Mandy.
The combined clubs of the Girl Re
serves are 10 give play. Down in
Petticoat Lane" at the Masonic Tenn
pie on April g. Eunice Smith. Frances
Arnold. Katherine Clark. Elizabeth
Clark and Daisy Hedges are to take
part Girls from Western. Central.
Tech and Business are also in the
cast
The little boy adopted by the Girl
Reserves Club of Eastern will be en-
tertained Thursday at the school.
All the captains. managers and
faculty advisers of the girls rife
clubs in the high schools met at Tech
nicaI High School March % for A
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Spring conference on matches to he
held. Practice matches have been
held, at which Leah Woods team
won Helen Setz scored the highest
number of individual points.
The Merrill club plans an Easter
dance April at the Grace Dodge TesL
Hut.
Members Of the Girls' Hiking club
went on a hike Saturday from Ber-
wyn to Lanham, Md.
The music by the orchestra, under
the direction of Mrs. G. V. Byram, a
the play. Arms and the Man, last
week, added much TO the evening
enjoyment. The members of the
orchestra are: Misses r. Scott. con-
cert master; b. Basin, T. Fowler, X.
johnson. ID. Atherton, G. Wilcox. +.
Gernand. NJ. Brewer, NJ. Gastrock, q.
Spence, Messrs. j. Madison, j. Bo-
tazzi, G. Butler, /. Fisher, c. Hayden,
u. Hef1in. p. Linden, Il. Lockridge,
f.. Roberts. G. Roth. A. Dryer. *.
Brown, c. Critchfield, \. Reid, j. Ba-
den, n. Cooper. T. Entwisle. n. Du.
vail. r. Bush, c. Grohs, c. Thorn and
W. Sandridge.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
YEARBOOK RUSHED
AT BUSINESS HIGH
Orange and Blue" Photo Work AL
most Completed and Another
Play Planned.

The taking OF pictures for the
1926 Orange and Blue" the Busi-
ness High School Year Book under
the direction of Miss Church and
Miss Hawk, has been almost COM
pleted. In 1926. the school did not
publish a Year Book; but issued in
stead a graduation number of the
Balance Sheet" This years Orange
and Blue" viii consist of eighty
pages. bound in flexible cover and
profusely illustrated The editor is
managers are Ethel Lazer and Doris
Thompson.
"The Maid and the MILDLY" the
charming two-act operetta by Stew
ems and Tracy. will be given early
in May by the two school glee clubs.
under the direction of Miss f. l..
Thompson, teacher of music. The
following students have been selec
ted for the leading parts: Frank
Davis, Elsie Mandley, James Hol-
land and Grace Wooden.
Spring weather has called out the
mixers. Section 657 has planned
hike during the Easter week, and
Section % expects to take one after
the holidays. The Indoor and Out
door Club also has arranged a hike
LIlS TLdSleI uOllubyS,
along Sixteenth street TO Rock Creek
Park, where a picnic will be held.
Alvin McNish recently took his two
advanced physics classes for a visit
to the Bureau of Standards to observe
how scientific experiments are con
Quoted. The students were shown the
processes of making paper. molding
glass and making liquid air. and ex
amined machines used for measuring
enormous pressures as we'll as deli
cate instruments for weighing atoms.
The schools Spring play, En-
gagged" held last Thursday and Fri
day nights, was presented to audi
ences which filled the assembly hall
on both nights. Miss Esther Gal
braith, who directed the production,
and the fine work of the cast has
been praised. Martha Bean, Willard
EIighbie and Anthony Stewart We're
considered especially good.
The Amikeco Club. which had
charge of the making and selling of
the candy for sale at the Spring play,
Evening star., 1926-03-28
SUMMER LAW SCHOOL
AT NATIONAL TO OPEN
Session Will Begin June IL, and
Will Be of Same Length as
Regular Terms.

A simmer session of II weeks Of
tho National University Law School
u,l no conducted this Summer, ac-
oording to an announcement made by
Assistant Dean John l.. CaSsln yes
.er,day The session will start on
Tuesday, June IL.
The summer session will be of the
same length as the Fad. Winter and
Spring terms Under the regulations
now in force to obtain a degree In
Mw at National University student
must have been in residence Tor three
yeara. unless he enters with advanced
credit from some other recognized law
school. Attendance at the Summer
terms will reduce rhe time required
for a degree TO two years and three
months, or nine terms.
The curriculum for the Summer
+a-m will not be announced until
Nav. but it will include several OF
the courses which are given during
the other terms. as well as some
which are offered only at the Summer
sessions. 1t will be possible for stu
dents to matriculate at the beginning
or the Summer and then pursue the
rtry,Ilar first-year subjects in the Fail.
THE registration of the law school
bas been greatly augmented by stu
dents who are registering for the first
time for the Spring term. which
opened last Monday. The new regis
trations for the Spring this year are
Greater in number than in any year
past.
sunday. April 1S. the American his
tory class of the School of Business
Administration and Government viii
GO by busses to Harper'S Ferry,
k\T. Va, and Antietam. Md. TO visit
points OF interest in the Civil War.
IAst Sunday The class made eXcur-
sion to Gettysburg. Pa, and spent
four hours on an inspection of the
battlefield In May the class may
make a visit to points in Virginia
which were visited by the Confederate
and Union armies.
Ther Masonic Club has set Saturday
evening. April II. as the date for the
annual entertainment for the wives
and sweethearts of the members. The
affair this year will be dance at the
Arlington Hotel. Members of the
faculty, who are honorary members
OF the club. will act as patrons and
II b.eir wives will be patTUnesses of the
affair. George Burdiek is chairman
pof the entertainment committee, ana
is arranging a program OF specialties
which will lie introduced between the
dances.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

AS a result of booms in the rubber
and tin industries in British Malava.
the cost of living there has jumped
nearly | ; per cent.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Troop so, Betty Adams captain:
Janet Bandel. scribe, met Saturday
at 1880 at the Eastern PRESBYTERIAN
Church. One of the elders requested
that the meeting night be changed
and the girls decided that Monday
night would be the best The Scouts
working on second class worked on
the compass for the first time. The
troop is planning treasure hunt and
all details will be found by the use of
the compass. The hit of the evening
In games was dodge ball. Registra
ton was worked on, and it is hoped
that all Scouts will be registered To
take part in the field meet. Rebecca
KaminsR is the new first lieutenant
mario Wheeler was also present. The
meeting closed at with Taps"
Troop SO held it's weekly meeti,, =.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
FLAGSTAFFS FOR STREETS

The American Legion and the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars were given
permission by the District Commits
sioners yesterday to install fiagstaffs
on some of the Capitals principal
streets. The display is planned as a
means of eliminating the promis-
cuous flag display on buildings and
10 teach the public proper respect for
the emblem.
The fiagstaffs will he placed mid :
way between trees at the curb on
streets where trees exist.
Streets on which they will be
pla ced follow:
F street from Fifth to Fifteenth
streets, Sixteenth street from II
street to Alaska avenue, PennSyl
vania avenue from Peace Monument
to Twenty street and on Mas
sachusetts avenue from Union Sta
ton to Sheridan Circle.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

the gymnasium of the Potomac
School on Saturday mt 2:S0. The
troop took part in the rally with
other troops. A signaling game was
played. Those who had their ropes
with them went to one side and
played knot-tying games. Others
played other games. After horseshoe
formation and songs the meeting was
dismissed. Lieut. Fitzhugh drilled
the girls in setting.up exercises.
Scribe, Mary Maxon.
Troop SO. Mary Phelan, captain, met
at Christ Church Parish Hall on
Tuesday the 18th 1t was with deep
regret that they heard that Miss
Seaman was no longer captain. A
new member was welcomed, Virginia
Jones. The opening ceremonies were
followed oy games. First aid and
knot tying were then taught. The
meeting closed with the good night
song and TAPS" Scribe, Floride
Hewitt.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Troop 13 held its weekly meeting
on Saturday at the parish hall
in Fast Falls Church. No open
ing exercises were held. Capt. Bonell
had the girls sew on the curtains for
the Girl Scout room. Announcement
was made about the field meet to take
place in April. The meeting closed
with singing The Evening Song" and
Taps" Scribe, Betty Keith Harri-
son.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

TROOP ZS-EVeln9 IIleaVeS. captain,
Sidney Jones, scribe-met on Thursday
at st. Margaret's Church. After the
usual formation, the troop went to its
ella sses. Several girls are working on
the homemaker and citizen barges.
Three tenderfoot scouts were enrolled.
Mrs. Basil p. Bayizin Of Chicago, WIS.,
tied the meeting.
The regular meeting of Troop 29
was called to order by Capt. Miller
in the Symnas SUM room OF the Jew
ish Community Center. They prac-
ticed the setting-up exercises and
some PLAYED basket ball and base ball.
| The girls decided on Thursday instead
! of Tuesday for the next meeting. The
troou viii also take part in the field
| meet to be held in April. Scribe,
Freda Stein.
Dogwood Troop. No. 81, met in the
blair School at 3:15 on Monday,
! March %. The meeting opened with
! a game reviewing the scout laws.
| Opening ceremonies were then held,
folIswed by the lesson in folk dane
| ing. The troop plans hike Tor
| Easter week Good night circle ended
| the meeting. Capt. Catherine Wyue;
| scribe. Margaret Mackin.
| Holly Troop. No. SO. met with the
captain. Miss Stevens, Monday at the
| Rrvau school The girls made plans
| for hike. They decided to meet at
! the BRYAN School, go out IN me
woods and pass the compass ana hfe,
huildinr mart of the second-class tesA
| Mrs Johnson is helping TO teach the
girls the setting.up exercises. Many
| songs and games were enjoyed. the
good night circle was formed and
s'Taps" sung. . A court of honor fol-
lowed. Scribe, Julia Curtin.
Pinecone Troop, No. "a, met In the
Emmanuel Parish Hall for Its regu-
lar meeting Thursday. The entire
tIrae was taken up in practicing for
the entertainment to be given for the
parents and friends. On Friday night
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Troop So held it's weekly meetinv NJ
Evening star., 1926-03-28
ANNUAL BANQUET HELD
BY FELLOWSHIP CLUB
Masonic Group Hears Addresses by
Senator Copeland, DR.. Earle Will
few and Sydney r. Jacobs.


The annual banquet OF the Fellow
ship Club OF Masons was held last
night at the Lee -1ouse, and was feal-
tured by addresses by Senator Cope
land Of New York, Rev. DR.. Earle
Wilhey, pastor of the Vermont Ave
nue. Christian Church. and Sydney r.
Jacobs, grand master of Masons in
the District.
The guests were welcomed by Frank
J. Day. president of the club. Edgar
G. Snyder was toastmaSter. The
guests were Grand Master and Mrs.
Jacobs. Senator and Mrs. Copeland,
DIR. and Mrs. Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin w. Hall.
Mr.. and MrB. Clark r. Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Crockett and MIR. and
Mrs. Arthur f. Cook. Entermtain
ment was furnished by the Rocketts
Club Orchestra, Mrs. Viola Shippert
King, soprano; Wilbur Smith. mono
logist, and Harry Harth, xylophone
soloist.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

reports substantial returns. Those in
charge of pnaking the candy were
Eva FishnAn. Miriam Hearn, Elsie
Ruzicka, Dorothy. Smithers, Ruth
Schafer, Jean Leckie, Mary Suraci,
Margaret Shuman and Helen Nc
Dewitt were responsible for its sale.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
SHAW JUNIORS TO GIVE
"PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN"
High School Students Are Re
hearsing Choruses for Perform
ance on May Ia.

Shaw Junior High School will pro-
duce The Pied Piper of Hamelin. an
opera in three acts, on Friday even
ng, Nav IA. Selections are now be-
ing made for the principal charac-
ters. The Choruses of citizens, priest
and children. and the ballets of tops,
dolls. soldiers, night wind sprites, etc,
are progressing very satisfactorily
Dora Reynolds, a member of Miss
Martins SB section, was one OF the
prize winners in the recent essay con-
test conducted by the Washington
News The subject of her essay was
George Wa WashinGton.",
The Shaw Junior High School
basket ball team repeated the perform
ance of the soccer team in winning
the 1925 championship in competition
with Randall Junior High.
An Easter subscription luncheon
will be given at the regular noon re-
cess on April !, under auspices of the
domestic science department and the
cafeteria staff. The proceeds will go
to the athletic treasury of the school.
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STOCKS RESIST
BEAR At TACK

NEW york, Nov. 1s.--Wednes-
days late reaction was carried
over into the early trading in the
stock market today. The pEofes
SIGNALS poured out q heavy volume
of offerings Of United States Steel.
General Motors and other pivotal
stocks, In an effort 10 force a lower
range Of prices for the market as
"a whole. But these offerings vera
well taken and the market dis.
played considerable resistance TO
price-smas hing.
A decline az Is to 80 cents a bar
rel In Pennsylvania crude soil COM
pleted the first roundn of country
wide price cuts forecast about a
month ago, the direct result OF
which is expected to be corre-
spending decline IN crude oil pro-
duetion. The mid-western gasoline
markets were weak, with prices
down about q quarter-eent a gallon.
Heavy trading In the Standard
OH Of New Jersey rights took place
simultaneously with the decline in
the market price Of the stock to
Az, the lowest price on the move.
Lower prices were also quoted for
M1AL1RSe Midi 4t1AA&lS kSEACANV . 4e3AA
Union and other prominent oil
shares.
Compilations showing . good inr
crease IN railroad net earrings
were exhibited In the financial dis
trict. but trading in the railroad
shares was ceTaparat iYely light Cal
money renewals were unchanged at
per cent. ard c0nrnodity mar kets
as a rule made slight gains q their
opening prices.
The race for market leadership
between U. 8. Steel and General
Motors was won hy the latter.
which also extended its price
1spread'' 10 . points above It's rival.
Stewart Warner continued its aid.
vance to above eS, and Pullman was
active at q slightly higher range Of.
prices.
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TT0N SEED
DATA ISSUED

The Census BlFeau today lssuesl
the following report showing 81.
amount of eottonaeed received
crushed and on hand. ana eottonseet
products manufactured. etc. fpr the
three months ended Octahsr II, 1926
and 1925. respectively;
Cotton seed Received At mgl1s. ex
GLIDING reshipmsnts, tons. 1926
2.aOl. lsa, ana 1875. 2, eS2 $50: crushed
tons. 1898. I.4T6.sh ana 1875. l,4lls
.3T5.
Products manufactured CEudt
oil, pounds, 1926. 40, s3a.ee9. and
1875. ALOHA ,007; refined oil pounds
1926. a06, Az. 1856, and 1926, 200. $685.
g72: cake and meal, tons, 1895. s6ss
8S3, and 1926, 65a,a42; hulls. tons
1926. 4l6.e4S and 1875, 800 ,554
linters. rnHning bales. 1926, 2se, 3s5
and 1925, 264,l6a; hull fiber, 500
pound bales, 1926, 1885. and 1928
EtocIs October 81 Seed. At plants
tons, 1895. I.14G. T0a. and 1885. .227esl
0e1; crude All. pounds, 1875. 104,F77y
90s. and 1925. s2,SI4. s: refined Oh
10, I6S, s4T.
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LIVERPOOL. Nov. 18.-There was
good demand for spots. but pusi,
ness was moderate. Prices he'd
steady. Sales totaied 1900 balesi re
ceipts, 1900 bales. =
Middlings fair was quoted at $40
strictly good middIings. 7.99; good
middlings. 1854; strictly middlings
7.34; middlings, 500. strictly low lid
dlings, 6,64; low middlings. 500
strictly good ordinary. STA; GOOD
ordinary, 500.
Futures opened quiet and steady
with December at 6.S3; January
$50; March. 6.97; May. 7.05; July
TIP
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Club Outing Saturday

he Security Club, the social or
ganizatlon of the personnel of the
American Security and Trust Com
paIay, viii hold it's annual outing
and oyster roast at The Fire
Place." Rock Creek Park, Satur-
day afternoon.
Officers of the club are Frank NJ.
Periey, president; 7. l. Miller and
Miss Helen Kuykendall, vice presl.
dents; Mics Helen NJ. DoOiey, sec
rotary, and Miss Lucille Forbes,
treasurer, who with A. w Sherman,
Henry Kimball and Leonard Clerk,
comprise the board OF governors.
The rush for reservations for seats
for the theater part'- to be given
by the Washington chapter Amer
icAn Institute of Banking continues
TO pile up requests in the hands of
the committee. 1.-THE Passing Show
of 1926" which will be the enter
taiptneT1t provided on the evening OF
November %, at Polls, together
with the general interest in the
efforts OF the local A. /. B. chapter
are strong cards pulling for rec
ord attendance. Those who delay
In making reservations may be dis
appointed. according 10 members OF
the committee In charge.
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Short Term Securities
DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS
OF D. c, GIVEN WARNING

Delinquent tax payers were
warned today by District Tax Col
lector Chatham H, Towers to get
their real estate payments for
1e24.25 in this month as the list
for sale for taxes will be publlsheu
next month.
The delinquent tax sale will take
place early In January, Towers de-
clared.
The tax collectors office was
busy today collecting current taxes.
These are coming in unusually
we'll, 1t Is said, but officials want
to expediate the collection OF de-
llnquent taxes.
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chicago livestock

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S. Hogs we're
10 to 1Se lower today than Wednes.
day with packers extremely bearish
and bidding as much as 25c lower
In extreme cases. SINNERS bought
freely in the early part Of the day
which had a tendency to modify the
break, Top was el1.e5. compared
with $12,I0 q week ago.
The cattle market was dull and
lower on heavy steers. Light weights
were steady. Cows and heifers sold
weaker and bulls were steady
Lambs sold steady To strong pm
light receiptss
CHICAGO, Nov. ls.-IIogs Re.
ceints, 1900: market weak, 1Qc
lower. top. Sl1.60; bulk. S1l,1G9
1l.h0;. heavy weight, 81 500 l1eSi
medium weight, S1l .2h0 Al, 6ai l1ghf
weight. 9ll.25 01I66; Light lights
s11.l5@11.55; packing soWs, se.Is0
1870; pigs, Sll@11. 65.
Cattle Receipts. ia.0O0s market
weak. Calves, receipts, 5000; mar,
ket steady. Beef steers, good and
choice, S90l0.25; common and me
dunn, s7010; yearhngs, Iglz.
Butcher cattle, heifers, S5:S09l1.
Cows s4.50mS. Bulls, $500 SO.
caves. s106l2. Feeder steers. se@
8.75. Etocker steers, $5.1aM 90
Stooker COWS and heifers, $4,000 9
western range cattle Beef steers,
a7D9. Cows and heifeFs, $40 DO,
Sheep Receipts II 900; marker
atea6v: medium and choice lambs
Sf2118: cuIls and common, SS@p.SO.
yearlInes, $9011; common ana
choice ewes, S40e.50; feeder lambs,
$11. 50@Is.
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LibartY Bonds

Furnished BY w b. Hibbs q Col
Liberty first 4I4s due 1947..... s103,1e
Liberty second 41ks due 1942... 109,1o
Liberty third AZ due 1928 -. Is 1ef,04
Liberty fourth 4&a due 1sa6... 102r2s
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Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Nov. is. - Grains
opened sharply higher today WhA9t
was up. &c to lac; corn unchanged
TO sc higher. and oats unchanged to
Ne higher. Opening prices,
Wheat - December, S1.39m1.39k,
May. e1.s9GI t39%; July. 1880
1881.
Corn-December. liz 971Ac: May
e0@e0Ac.
oats-Decenber. 41XQ42e; May
4sk046hc.
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MEN 3lgTHAI.ER LEN0TRRE 90.
HFaaklgg sagsgabsr n, tsas

IA auafterIy dividend ~ et.eE aaA ~
of the $4,000 shares 6f present ont
standing stuck 0f nd par value ee IefI
ganthaler Linotype Company will ~
paid on Deeenibeg b, 1885, ~ tn
Stockholders of record aa fllAx appeai
III the close 0f business on Deeenabes
1896. The transfer books wll no
be closed
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Crude on Prices prop

PITTSBURGH. Nov. rs "a AfoE
Of Is cents 10 90 cents ii crude of
prices on the Pittsburgh market
was announced ~ the Joseph seea
Agency, purchasing medium for Thu
STANDARD on Company.
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Cotton Market

NEW YORK. Nov, IS.-The cot.
ton market opened steady today.
Initial prices were at gains of 3 to
points. December opened AT
1889, up %; January, 1880. up
o., and March, 1898. up Oh.
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Divid end

Clearing House Statement
NEW YORK. Nov. Clearing
House statement:
Exchanges. SR7s, 00O, 900; balances
$50 900 900; Federal reserve banks
credit balance, $50 200. 600.