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cailino, new member, was intro-
duced.
Takntna Park Civic Study Club held

TakOmA Park C1vc Study ViuD helu
its monthly meeting in the ballroom
over the Takoma Theater, April g.
Mrs. r.. CLYDE Shade led In singing
America the Beautifur' and Mrs.
Arthur Gordon read. the Collect.
The club constitution was revised
and amended. Hereafter the club viii
he rest .icted To a membership OF l4e.
The manner Of voting and time unit
for payment of dues were other minor
changes. Dr Heber II. Notaw or
rakoma Park gave talk on Random
Reflections" Mrs. Waldo Schmidt en-
tertained by playing two piano selec.
tions, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody
and Chop.n's "Aeclian Harm Etude. =
Miss Elizabeth Waters sang Land
of the Sky.blue Waters and Her
Dream"
The club voted ia give $25 for
Montgomery County social service
work. S35 for tent at Camp Good
WIN and SIS to the District Fedora l.
ton fund. The club voted to JON
with the Citizens Associations and
Parent Teachers in community eele-
hratiar al which Representative
Brooks Fletcher will speak and Mrs.
Brooks Fletcher will sing. Mrs j. a:
Councillor, Mrs. II. W. Whitaker and
Miss ,Winifred Meyers were appointed
delegates to the Maryland State Fed
Grafton meetings te be held at An
napolis April 27-3e; Mrs, ". A.
Hooker, Mrs. Mary Lamond White
and Mrs. w. n. Gregg directors to
the annual District of Columbia Fed
Grafton, and Mrs. Arthur Gordon rep
resentative on the District Of Colum-
hia nominating committee: Mrs. Fred
l.. pearse was recommended as the
clubs director on the Montgomery
County Federation executive board.
The annual club breakfast was held
Friday in New Masonic Hall in Ia
koma Park Mrs. G. II. Mills was
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done during the
Ia st month were
made by the vafi'
ous committees.
Mrs. Luella Mont
gomery MacKen-
nan was particu-
larly enthusiastic
about the returns
from the appeals
sent out through
the country by
the incorporation
omnmitfee, Of
which she 10 chair.
man, responses
coming from all
parts Of the
United state s.
Miss Bede E.
lnhL1 -AN
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May s and 0, fer the election of officers
fer the ensuing term was as follows:
Delegates--Mrs. Daniel j. Donovan,
Mrs. r. r. Roberts and Mrs. Royal
Arazel Alternates-~Mrs. Jarbee. Mrs.
Webb and Mrs. Edward Wood
The chairman OF the. delegation will
he the club president, Mrs. Annie
Hobbs.
The Representatives for the ,conven.
ton at, Atlantic City of the General
Federation Of Wemon's Clubs, to be
held the latter part of May, are AS
follows: Mrs. Annie Hobbs. Mrs.
Henry Churchill Cook and AIRS. Leon
Arnold.
A resolution was pa ssed for the
club to cooperate with the District of
Columbia Federation of Wemens
Clubs in any concerted movement that
might be undertaken to obtain FUNDS
for the clubhouse for the District of
Columbia Federation Of Womens
Clubs.
Mrs. n. l.. Bishop read descriptiv
and geographic paper aD 'fhe DIS
trict of Columbia, from the time 1t was
inhabited by the Indians until The
present time"
The next meeting will he at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Barnhart, i434
Rhode stand avenue northwest.
Phe Holy Rosary Dramatic Club
met at the home Of its vice president,
Miss Rase Fratantuono, 4o2 First
street. Leo Baldueei. the president,
stated that the executive council had
practically completed the constitution
and that he hoped to have 1t ratified
at the next meeting. 1t was decided
to give play early In June. The
dramatic director, Mr.. Paul Messink,
asked that a special meeting be called
for the following Thursday, that the
play may be read and the cast chosen.
The home Of Misses Alva and Regina
Lavezzo was chasen. The applica
tions Of Joseph Giuffre and Guy Mar
cellino We're accepted. Charles Mar
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The Susan r. Anthony Foundation
held it's monthly business meeting in
the ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel
Tuesdav evening Reports of the work
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Voteless District of Columbia
League Of Women VOters.-The April
business meeting of the league will
be held Tuesday evening at s p. m. At
the Mayfiower Hotel. At the conclu'
sion of the business meeting. DIR. Al
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The Guadalupe Club of iS4S had it's
monthly meeting Monday evening at
New Britain herald., 1926-12-22

church parlors on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. A program of reel tations and songs has been arranged and the usual gifts will be present. ed to all present. Continuing with an annual custom of the Sunday school. a contribut. )n of goods will be given to the New Britain Chil- dren's Home and anyone wishing to take part in this are asked to bring their donations Thursday evening.
 The Berlin Congregations church will be the scene of q Christmas party tomorrow evening at 7:30- o'clock when the members of the Sunday school will gather for their annual entertainment. Songs, reel tations and a Christmas tree with the distribution of gifts will be pro- vided for the guests.
 The Kensington Methodist church will give Christmas party to the members of the Sunday school this evening at 7:30 o'clock. A Christ mas tree will be present and Christ
New Britain herald., 1926-12-22

o'clock mass will be composed of specially selscted' numbers.
 The solemn high mass celebrated at 10 o'clock will include the followl ing:
 "Kytric" by R. Turton; "Glorica" by La Hache, with E. Lardner as sclost tenor; 'Venu Creator" by M. Horton; "Credo' by La Hache. with c. Sullivan. bass and F. Lardner. tenor, soloist.s; "Adeste Fedeles" by Novello as the offertory; "Sanctus' by La Hache; "Bcnedictus" and "Agnus Dei' by R. Turton.
 Reserves Decision
 Judge George G. Griswold, who presided at a special session of the Berlin town court yesterday. reserved decision in the case of Thomas Se- cundo versus Peter and Enrico Marine for a claim of $500 dealing with the destroying of "a vines of q lccal vineyard. The decision is eX- pected before the end of the week,
 Tho plaintiff states that the vine yard was sold to him by his father in-law, and that the Marines were occupying the land owned by the purchaser through the transaction It was alleged that a garage was built by the brothers on the land planted with the vines and that those plants which were not de- stroyed by the building of the struc- ture were given away or sold by the brothers. Socundo estimates the worth of the vines at $500.
 The case was brought before the court about q year ago and num- crous causes had continued the hear ing until yesterday. The defendants claim that an agreement was en- tered into with Secundo which dealt with the vines occupying the land upon which the garage was built Secundo states that no per mission was given to erect the gar age on the land and the construction was completed without his knowl- edge or consent.
 The regular session of the court which was scheduled for last eve- ming was postponed because of an empty docket, no cases being before the local magistrate for judgment Church Entertainment
 The annual Sunday school enter tainment If the Eonsington Congre- gational church will be held in the
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HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
 IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High School Pupils Sing Christi
 mas Carols About Tree
SCHOOL EXERCISES TODAY
Grange Has Christmas Tree For Childrcn-Judgment Reserved in
 Auto Smash Case-Temco Bow
 ling League-Y Plays Tomorrow.

An old fashioned Christmas spirit pervaded the Plainville public schools today as the pupils partici- pated in seasonal exercises follow inS the singing of Christmas carols on the streets last night by high school pupils. The high school stu dents gathered at Legion hall at 2
 o'clock and strolled out Broad and back West Main street, stopping at 1 street corners to sing, raising an- other chorus at the center, and then | gathering about the foot of the 1 community tree on the town green. 1 Here a number of carols, including
 Silent Night Little Town of
 Bethlehem Tt Came Upon a Mid night Clear" and The First Noel" | were sung.
 When they had completed their ! program about the illuminated tree, | the pupils returned 10 Legion hall ! for Christmas dance and social, , the junior committee being in i charge. Each student brought a ten cent present and these were num- 1 bcred and drawn by lot. causing much merriment. Other Christmas 1 specalties and elimination dances i kept all present in a jovial mood. Music was furnished by the high ! school orchestra consisting of John [ Ncrrono, Esther Sneidemar, George 1 Backman and Milton Kramer.
 At the school Today
 A special assembly was held at l the high school this morning, Rev.
 Austin r. Munich, pastor of the ! Church of Our Lady of Mercy speaking to the students on "The First Christmas" Several songs
 were rendered by the assembly and 1 by each class. A quintet composed
 of Dorothy Ives, Virginia Conway. 1 Hope Farrar. Edmund Tolli and : Howard Purdy sang Little Town of ! Bethlehem" and other Christmas ! hymns. The pupils from the Lin-
 den street grades then came in and
 sang to the assembly. ! Linden Street Grades ] A nONcl pidn Ol IOldtluS tiis3'S
 was carried out in the Linden street
 grades after the high school as- sembly. At 9:15 o'clock the pupils i of Grade I gathered in Miss Col
 sons room and sang Jolly Santa Claus" Christmas Bells" and
 Santa Claus and Grades II and
 III met in Miss Hitchcock's room to render Christmas Eve" 70. Lit
 tie Town of Bethlehem" and Away
 i'll Manger' Grades " and V
 gathered in Miss Torrants room and
 Grade VI in Miss Taylor's.
 At 9:35 o'clock the individual
 work began, each grade starting in it's own room and then going in or Idcr to the grades above until all six
 grades were united. The songs of
 the various grades were as follows;
 Grade I-Gingcrbread Boy, Silent
 Night, in German, Jolly Santa Claus,
 Santa Claus.
 Grades II. and III.-Three Ships
 A Sailing, It Came Upon the Mid
 night Clear, Christmas Fairies.
 Grades ". and N.-New Years
 Eve, on Christmas Day, Christmas
 Time, We Three Kings of Orient
 Are.
 Grade VI.-Once in Royal David S City (girls). It Came Upon tho
 Midnight Clear (boys). High school
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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
 MUSICAL PR0GRAM Organist Completes Arrange
 ments for Christmas Program MASSES AT THREE HOURS
Judge Reserves Decision in Secun- do- Marine Court Suit-Son Born
 To Mir. and Mrs. Sisti-Churches Plan Entertainment for Christmas

Arrangements for a special musi- cal program to take place at the Christmas Day masses celebrated at St. Paul's church. Kensington. have been formulated by Miss Marion Horton, organist and choir director of the church. There will be three masses at St. paul's church and one Gt Sacred Heart church, East Der lin. on Saturday.
 Rev. John C. Brennan, pastor of St. Paul's church, will be in charge of the 7:30 o'clock mass at that church. Rev. Dr. Thomas brennan will celebrate the 9 o'clock mass and the 10 o'clock mass and benediction will be celebrated by Rev Father Brennan assisted by Rev. Dr. Dren- nan. Tho 2 o'clock mass and benc- diction at Sacred Heart church. East Berlin, will be celebrated by Rev. Father Brennan Of Kensington.
 At the 7:30 o'clock mass. the junior choir, under the direction of Miss Horton, will sing Louis Berge's mass. At the offertory "Adeste l ideles." by NoYollo. will bo sung by the choir
 The musical program for the 9
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The scores of this weeks game follow:
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Indicates decrease.
 Golf school To Open. A golf school will be opened Jan uary under the direction Of
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The Washington times., 1926-04-01
BOWIE IS READY
FOR OPENING
Times starr Photos
OTHER RACING NEWS
ON PAGES 2 AND 26
By GRANT KING

With over 600 horses marshaled
on the ground, Bowie will throw
open its doors today for its annual
spring meeting of IL days. The
first days program will be fea-
tured by seven-furlong event
carrying an added prize Of $4,000
which has been aptly called the In
augural.
Supplementary features will be
the Promenade, a purse affair for
3-year-olds at five-and-a-half fur
longs, and the Twin Cities Purse, a
six-furlong sprint for 3.year- olds and
upward.
Rain which began late the pre-.
ceding night continued to fall in
termittently yesterday, drenching
the racing strip. 1t was fairly fast
during training hours, but was
sloppy by midafternoon. The track
soil is sand, which absorbs moisture
clearing in midafternoon Superin-
tendent Dick Pending declared that
it would be in good shape for the
opening of the program if there
was no more rain.
The Bowie management, despite
the gloomy weather forecasts, was
making preparations to handle an
inaugural crowd of 10000.
The crowds at Bowie last fall
were a revelation of the great
popularity of the sport In this
section, and they taxed the ca
pacity of the course. Over the
winter facilities for taking care
of the crush have been added and
no congestion or difficulties are
expected at this meeting.
Despite the probability that the
track will be heavy, Or at best good
horsemen were liberal with their
entries. The feature events attract
ed excellent fields, and all presage
spirited contests. The Twin Cities
Purse, in which only five are named
to go, may suffer, as most of them
also have been entered in the In
augural Handicap, and they may be
reserved for a fling at the richer
purse.
Single Foot, the top weight of the
Inaugural field, with 1913 pounds
may not go to the post He breezed
three furlongs in OBS yesterday
morning as his final test for the
race, but as the track became mud.
der, Trainer Harry Rites grew
doubtful of the wisdom of starting
the son of Wrack in the muck with
so much weight. However, he had
not decided definitely to withdraw
him. He will make his decision TO-
day, when he sees the condition OF
the track.
Freddy Hopkins sent Noah. who
will carry the etOn blue and brown
of Harry Payne Whitney in the.
Inaugural. a fast half mile, which
he turned in 0:52 under stout re-
straint. Noah also is in the Twin
Continued on Page Y Column a.
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HOUSE To TAKE
UP FENN|NG

The charges against Commits
sioner Frederick A. Fenning again
broke out on the floor of the
House today, displacing for a short
time, the impeachment of Judge
English.
AS result of the outbreak, Rep
resentative Thomas l.. Blanton, OF
Texas, was given permission by
the House to make a formal pre-
sentation of his charges on the
floor next Thursday.
Representative Blanton will be
given 30 minutes Immediately fol
lowing dispose! of business on the
Speakers desk, to outline the
charges upon which an investiga-
ton has been requested.
Representative Blanton promised
the House that he would furnish
information which would compel
House members TO take cOgnizance
of the charge that Commissioner
Fenning is the central figure in a
ring" which is "robbing insane war
veterans"
II have some evidence as to this
man who has been here for "a long
years, and / hope the gentleman
will permit me to place this in
formation before my colleagues"
BlantOn said, when a point Of order
against his request was threatened
by Representative Louis G. Dyer Of
Missouri.
II have no complaint to make
about the gentleman's request"
Continued on Page 2, Column -
The Washington times., 1926-04-01
BY international News Service

NEW YORK, April Judge
Morris Koenig. sitting In general
sessions today, declined to turn
Richard Reese Whittemore, ring
leader of the Candy Kid" bandit
gang. over to the Buffalo author
titles, In spite OF Governor smiths
request that this procedure be fol-
lowed.
In making this decision, the tur-
list declared that such action could
only be taken on a writ from a
supreme court justice or by the
consent of the local district attor-
ney's office to DISCHARGE the rris-
oner on his own TecognizaHce
Whittennore is charged with murder
by the Buffalo police. He is also
wanted for murder in Baltimore.
After Judge Koenig's action Dis.
krfct Attorney Banton decided to
release the defendant on his own
recognizance In order to comply
with the governors wishes. White
more will be taken in charge by
three Buffalo detectives as soon as
the district attorneys action Is
read into the records OF general
sessions today.
m spite OF a previous offer to
make q clean breast of everything
in order to save his wife, the
Tiger Kid" from prosecution,
Whittemore pleaded not guilty to-
day before the court So did Jake
and Leo Kraemer and Milton Gold
berg, alleged members Of the gang.
The plea, according to Judge
Koenig, automatically prevented him
from granting the governors re-
quest, In that 1t placed the case on
the record and under the jurisdic-
ton OF general sessions.
Precautions without precedent in
General Sessions Court had been
taken to protect the prisoners and
to prevent their escape. A dozen
uniformed court attendants, in addi-
ton to plain clothes men, were on
hand to see that there was no inter-
ference with orderly procedure.
Whittemore, Leon and Jake
Kraemer and Milton Goldberg, with
attendants on each side, were
brought up from the ''pen" and
marched through an aisle in the
court room, which was lined with
uniformed men on both sides.
Whittemore, as usual, was nattily
dressed, in a new suit of clothes,
and had his hair neatly slicked.
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IS BITTEN
BY BIC RAT

The freshly bathed, pink skin
of 9-month old Joseph Mitchell,
1906 Gales st. N. E., was a
tempting morsel for an old gray
rat that sneaked into his room as
he lay sleeping.
The rat watched the little chest
rise and fall with its easy, smooth
motion.
The rodent climbed up the little
crib and grabbed the infant sleeper
just above the left eye.
The baby screamed and threw out
it's little hand for protection. The
rat retaliated by taking a bite out
Of the hand just as the child's par
ents rushed into the room.
Then, very deliberately, the vet
eran of many fights slid from the
crib and made his way to safety
through a freshly gnawed hole in
the Dashboard.
Little Joseph was treated at
Casualty Hospital and is recovering
from his frightful experience.
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SHE ON I'VE DD|NG
'C|N|)ERE[LA
By International News service

NEW YORK, April edward
w. Browning, wealthy middle-aged
real estate operator, isn't going TO
adopt Frances Heenan. a pretty Is
year-old former high school girl, as
he did Mary Spas, several months
ago.
He made that plain today But.
on the question as to whether or
not he will marry Frances, he was
not so plain. In fact, he was quite
vague-wouldn't deny or affirm the
report.
He's just as enthusiastic about
Frances as he was about Mary
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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OF ICE rs
DEFENSE
SCORES

Defense attorneys for Lieut..
William H. Faga, young Marine
officer on trial before general
court martial at the Washington
Navy Yard, virtually wiped the
record clean of all charges on
motions to strike out testimony
at today's hearing.
The court sustained motion
by civilian counsel Lucian H
Vandoren to strike out all testi-
.nony by Major Harold F. Wirg-
man, commandant Of the Marine
Barracks at Annapolis, Nd, re-
lating to $1,40O slush fund
which he had previously testified
was in Faga's possession.
Testimony Ruled Out
An hour later, after the prosecu-
ton had produced bank clerk
from Philadelphia to testify con-
corning an alleged bad check given
by Faga in that city, the court sus-
tanned second motion to strike out
the testimony, on the grounds that
the witness was testifying from
hearsay. 1t was on the same
grounds that Major Wirgnan's tea-
timony was stricken from the
record.
The court held that the prosecu-
ton had summoned the wrong wit
nesses.
Capt. T. r. Taylor, Marine
Corps, prosecuting officer at the
trial, thereupon moved that the
court request the Secretary Of the
Navy for orders to adjourn to Phil
adelphia in order that the proper
witnesses might be called
Taylor stated to the court that
the National Bank Of Commerce, OF
Philadelphia, had with great re-
luctance consented to let the pres
ent clerk come to testify. He
stated that he was convinced that
the bank would refuse to permit
another Of its clerks to appear, and
that it would be necessary to take
the court to Philadelphia.
Woman Is Named.
For the first time since the trial
started, the name OF young wom-
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The Washington times., 1926-04-01
He TALKS,
SHE TAKES
POISON
O Lifel thOu art a CALLING load,
Along rough, ss'e0Ty road,
To uDrsfches such az II
ROBERT BURNS.

An argument with her sweet
heart is said to be the reason for
the attempted suicide last night
Of Miss Margaret Webster, 10, Of
400 Eleventh st. s. E., who lies
in Casualty Hospital today suffer
ing from the effects of having
taken poison.
In the same hospital Charles
Mccarthy, 80, of 1927 Third st.
NJ. E., is also suffering from
poison, said by his wife 70 have
been taken by mistake, but claimed
by a friend to have been taken
after an argument with his wife.
Man Is Gas Victim
Still another man, George o.
Decker, %, Of 631 Harvard st.
N. W., is in Freedman's Hospital,
where he is recovering today from
having inhaled gas last night, the
police say.
Miss Webster Is said to have
purchased a small quantity OF
poison at a drug store and to have
walked to the front OF Hine Junior
High School, on Seventh Street
Southeast, where she drank about
two teaspoonfuls.
She was taken to neighboring
drug store by a passer-by and
treated there. afterward being re-
moved to Casualty Hospital, where
she is said to have stated that she
wished to end her life because Of
an argument with her "boy friend. -
She will recover.
Mistake, Says Mccarthy
Spencer Absher, Of 1854 Abbey
Pl. N. E., friend OF Miss Webster,
denied today that he was the cause
of the girls act.
The girl had said that Absher
"snubbed' her on the street. Alb
sher declared he had broken an
with the girl, because
of business reasons. He did this
over the telephone, he said, and
did not see Miss Webster after
that
Mccarthy drank the alleged poi
son in his home, it is claimed,
when he mistook it for cough medi-
cine. He was taken to Casualty
and treated by DIR. Villipiano, who
says that a man who accompanied
Mccarthy told him Mccarthy mad
an argument with his wife and at
tempted suicide.
The police and authorities Of
have been unable to
obtain a statement from Decker,
who was found in the bathroom at
his home by Thomas O'Neal, of
the same address, Decker had a
gas tube in his mouth when found
and was unconscious when he
reached the hospital.
All will recover, it was stated at
the hospitals today.