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CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Activities of Women National Press Club Suspended During
Summer-Fund Raised by Democratic Women for Mainte
nance of Head uarters-News of Pen Women
and Woma 5 Party.

There is no more active journalist
In Washington than Elisabeth Eli
colt Poe, treasurer of the WOmen's
National Press Club Miss Poe, a
cousin Of Edgar Allan Poe, is syn
dictate writer and the author of sew
eral books, in addition to serving on
the staff of the Washington Post as
editor of book reviews. music editor
and editor of the children's page.
The board of governors includes
Mrs. Edward Heating. who writes for
Labor. Il weekly paper edited in Wash
ington: Mrs Hobart Brooks known
better az Kate Scott Brootsl. society
correspondent for the Chicago Tribune.
Detroit Free Press. Buffalo Times and
Cleveland Plain Dealer. who started
in the profession as news editor. and
Anne Hard, special correspondent for
the Sunday Herald.Tribune Of New
York City.
\ n active house and grounds COM
mittee at the Womens National
Democratic Club is seeing to it that
the new headquarters are kept bcauti-
full by we'll cared for lawns and shrub
berry in the yard and garden surround
ing the New Hampshire avenue club
house, as we'll as by complete furnish
ings and equipment inside.
A fund already has been established
for the purchase of evergreens to be
placed around the building, according
to a recent report from Mrs. John
Munce. jr.. of Richmond, Va, chair
man Of the committee.
This fund has been raised during
the past few months by the bridge
lessons given by Mrs. Bertram Ches-
terman to club members, and will be
added to from time to time by differ
ent projects to be sponsored by the
committee.
The immediate project in hand. from
which the committee hopes to derive
a substantial revenue, is the compila-
ton of book of old-fashioned recipes,
many of them never before put into
print, although familiar to the older
generation of Southern cooks. The
cream of the recipes will be a group
taken from an old book handed down
TO Mrs. Munce by inheritance, drawn
off" at Red Hill, the home of Patrick
Henry at Charlottesville, Va. and
said to hold the secrets of some OF
the early statesman's favorite dishes.
The work on this book, being done
under Mrs. Munce's personal direc-
ton. is expected to be completed early
in the Fail.
Anv funds received from the sale
of this book will be applied to the
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Community Centers

A second community dance will be
held at the Central Community Center
Central High SCHOOL,. Thirteenth and
Clifton streets, next Wednesday.
dancing will be from $50 to 1870
pm. Refreshments will be served on
the promenade Of the stadium.
There will be a band concert at
Dunbar High Community Center,
First and y streets, August 10, by the
Community Center Band, under the
leadership of James Miller. at 1880 pm.
Following is the schedule Of the
regular activities going on at the
Central and Dunbar High centers:
Central: Tennis every week day
from pm. until dark, except Satur.
day. when the hours are from pm.
until dark. General swimming for
boys and girls under high school age
every Tuesday to Friday. inclusive.
from 2:10 to $50 and for women and
girls of high school age on Tuesday
and Thursday evenings at $50. Mixed
swimming is on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings at $50 and on Friday
starting at 1880 pm. Class in Es.
peranto Tuesday evenings at 7:30.
National Capital Rife team Tuesday
at 7:l5 pm. Capital Athletic Girls
Tuesday and Thursday, pm. Track
events for boys of all ages, directed
by John Paul Collins. Friday evenings
each week, o'clock until dark. -,
Dunbar High. First and N streets:
Swimming, for girls, Monday !. Tues
day. Wednesday and Friday from
TO pm; for boys. Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday from to
pm: for women and girls, Thursday
evening from to Z; for men and boys,
Thursday from to pm. Glasses
in basketry and Dennison art work
Tuesday to Friday afternoons, inclu.
sive, o'clock. kindergarten class
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons. Girls athletics Monday to
Friday, inclusive, at 4:30 pm. Junior
base ball every afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Senior base ball every afternoon at
5 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14

WOmen's City Club-The sports sec
ton will have as vice chairman for
the coming season Miss Julia Banni.
gan. Miss Florence Bell. chairman of
tennis, is planning a handicap tourna-
ment for the Fall Members Of the
club who play or desire to learn to
play are invited to join this section.
At a dinner given Monday evening in
he Chinese room Miss Florence Hen
dershott, vice president of the Red
Triangle Club, was the guest of honor,
Members of the club who are inter
ested in playing golf are invited to
Join this group. assembling every
Thursday at the clubhouse at $50
am. Mrs. 1ord of the section enter
tanned members of the section at her
home on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. James Garfield Riley. president
of the club, is mentioning in Europe,
visiting many points of interest before
attending. with her husband, the
American Legion convention in Paris
in September
The Tuesday evening free-and-cAsv
auction section meeting each week
continues to have a partylike appear.
anCe when its members are gathered
for play.
Inc writer's League OF Washington
will meet at the Mount Pleasant Pub
lie Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets, Friday evening. The program
will consist Of stories by Mrs. Jane
Love. Miss Katherine Hopson and NJ
Hugh Irish. Verse by Mrs. Ri;tue
and Charles Cottongham.
At the last meeting Miss Evelyn
Crane read story entitled Congress-
mems Sons" This was her first at
tempt at short story writing, and the
result was story full of humor and
originality of expression. Lawrence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14
NEWS OFTHE CLUBS
Conducted BY Mamie Lancaster.

Lindberg read a story, "All in the
Family" This was a good war story
and a very natural picture of camp
life.
The program closed with a poem.
1.-THE Heart" by DIR. Thomas Shep-
herd.
The sixth annual picnic was held
Saturday afternoon in quiet spot in
the Zoo 1t was we'll attended and all
enjoyed the social time together.
Among the guests was Mrs. NJ. II.
Walker Of Tennessee. ILL.,. who is Wis
ting her daughter, Mrs. Irish.
League of American Pen WOmPn.-
The poetry group of the District of
Columbia branch of the league will
hold it's August meeting tomorrow
s pm, at the Mount Pleasant branch
of the Public Library. This league
activity is under the direction of Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Barnes. second vice
PRESIDENT All league members inter
ested in poetry are invited to attend.
The Florence Circle Of the Florence
Crittcnton Home was entertained at
its August meeting Tuesday afternoon
by Mrs. John A. Petty at her home,
2901 Connecticut avenue. Plans for
the annual Crittenton bazaar to he
held at the Mayfower Hotel in No
vember were discussed. the circle de
Gliding to conduct the kitchen equip
mont booth as it's share of the bazaar
At the close Of the business meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.
CTIVITIES of the Women's Ma
4 tional Press Club have been

CTIVITIES of the Women's Ma
~ tional Press Club have beer
"A confined to an oCca siona
4 4 board meeting and informa
luhcneUns at the American
Association of University Women dur
ing the Summer lull.
While members have met eacf
Monday for luncheon, as usual, NJ
formal programs have been arranged
and honor guests have not been in
vited to attend, "a is the custom dur
Ing the Winter months.
beginning in September. the club
will resums it's weekly program lunch
cons on Monday at the A. A. L. W.,
as we'll as the regular monthly bust
ness sessions.
Since its organization, eight years
ago. the Press Club has grown to more
than triple its original size. there be-
ing now about rs active members and
number on the nonresident and in
active list.
Contrary to the policy of the mems
National Press Club, no associate
membership is permitted in the WON.
ems organization. Active members
must be engaged in journalistic work
as their major occupation, and only
the once active enrolment can be in
Cluded on the inactive list.
No branches of the club have been
established in other cities, and the
nonresident membership is drawn en-
tirely from newspaper women who
were once actively engaged in writing
here in the Capital.
Various types of work are repre-
scented in the group of officers who
head the organization. Miss Cora
Rigby, president, covers the Capitol
for the Christian Science Monitor. and
is one Of the few women privileged to
a seat in the congressional press
gallery.
Mrs. Sallie V. H. Pickett. first vice
president, is the society editor of The
Evening Star. and during her career
has covered political conventions, as
we'll as general news.
Another society editor holds the po.
sition of second vice president-Ruth
Jones of the Times. who writes under
the name Of Jean Eliot.
Winifred Mallon, the corresponding
secretary. for Is years one of the
Washington correspondents of the
Chicago Tribune and now a special
feature writer. is one of the best
known newspaper women in Wash
ington. The recording secretary,
Elizabeth Randolph Shirley, has
charge of the publicity department of
the Children's Bureau.
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said to the one
whose Fren C n
heels wobbled:
IF there was a
policeman around.
I'd have that fell
low run in-I hate
a m a n W n o.
drinks"
The other young
woman must have
b e e n foolish. in
spots. of course
you could tell by
the heels of her
but, also, she had
her share of hu-
mainly and com.
mon sense.
I'm sorry for
Atro Ma1rl1o he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14

ZOnta Clubs weekly luncheon was
held Wednesday at the Raleigh Hotel
Miss Ida 3. Earhart presided in the
absence OF President Elizabeth Har'
ris. No formal program was given.
An invitation was extended to the
club by Mrs. Louise StambOugh and
Mrs. Amelia GUIDE Thomas for
luncheon at Wildemere Park on Sep
TENDER II. and plans for acceptance
were made. Next Wednesday Miss
Linda Hovey will speak of her work
with the Red Cross nursing service
in the flood district
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
TEX STARTS
TOORk

NEW YORK, Sept. sO.-With
the echoes Of the Chicago squabble
beginning to trail off into a faint
whisper, Tex Richard begins his
proposed heavyweight elimination
tournament here tonight to deter
mine the next opponent for Gene
Tunney. Tom Heeney, the popular
Australian, and Jimmy Maloney,
the Boston Irishman, will start the
eliminating in a ten-round bout.
Maloney was started on the down
grade last winter by Jack Sharkey
after a surprising ten-round de.
cision victory over Jack Delaney.
Sharkey flattened his townsman in
four rounds and Maloney fell
further in favor when he was put
away in the opening round of
battle with George Godfrey in PhiIa-
delphia.
Heeney, despite two defeats"
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
Alexandria Fire Props
Card Mercury Juniors

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Sept. 3d.
Coach RUDE Haymen, of the Alex
andria Fire Department Props, has
cut his squad to % players. all Of
whom are expected to be retained
for the entire grid season.&1 Those
who have survived the slice are
Captain Wells, Garnett Francis.
Harmon Francis. Ralph Scrivener,
Russell Sutton. L. Edelen. Joe Ham.
ilton, Bobby barley, Bobby Mer-
chant. Clarence Ale. Billiken Pad
gett, Patrick Noonan. David Shapiro.
Buck Fleet, John Posey, Bill
Schwartz, Winny Davies. Shaggy"
Sherwood, German. Bove, "Issy'
Goldman and Mac" Self.
The entire squad win be taken
to Washington Sunday for the first
game. Mercury Juniors will be
played on the Monument grounds,
at 1iS0 p. IA,
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
Pc 7 OMACS
LIST S)X

Two well-knit diamond aggrega.
tions will battle tomorrow after
noon when the Potomac Profes.
SIGNALS and Baltimore Black Sox
meet at $3.50 o'clock at the Clark
Griffith Stadium. The Black Sox,
who finished well up in the Eastern
Colored League race, have shown
here before.
The Potomac Professionals are a
group of former District sandlot-
tiers who have made their marks in
various leagues. They will en-
deavor to upset the Baltimoreans
in tomorrow skirmish.
Walter Beall, who once was
CARRIED in a New York Yankee
uniform, will toe the mound for
the Professionals. Beall finished
this year in the Eastern league.
Freddie Noone, who was up with
the Griffmen a few years back.
viii be Beall's battery mate. Noone'
has just returned from a success.
full season with Charlotte of the
South Atlantic League.
Jack Smith, former Eastern
High flash. who has pastimed
In the Blue Ridge. Virginia
State. American Association
and Western leagues, will patrol
first base for the POtOnlaes.
Toledo. of the American AS
ISOLATION. has recalled Smith
from Norfolk, Of the Virginia
wheel.
Melvin Handy, crack Shamrock
second-sacker, will be assigned to
the keystone hassock. Handy is
listed for a trial next spring with
Waco of the Texas League.
Dick Streeks. who started the
year with Petersburg, of the Vir.
ginia State circuit, will cover the
short patch. Tots Long, who
performed with Bridgeport in the
Eastern League, will handle third
base.
Earl Clark, for whom the Boston
Braves paid a fancy price to Rich
mond of the Virginia State League.
will roam left field. Clark has re-
covered from recent tonsiIs oper-
alton.
"Pick" Hamel, Chambersburg
flash and voted the most valuable
player in the Blue Ridge League.
will take care OF center field.
Johnny Goetz. from Hagerstown of
the Blue Ridge League, or sonny
Burdine, who beamed with North
bridge, Mass. of the Blackstone
Valley League. will be stationed in
right field.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
5CHOOLBO
GRID HUNS

Five District scholastic elevens
are slated TO Mt the football cover
today. three out of town.
Tech goes to Baltimore to play
Baltimore City College, which top
pied the Manual Trainers, 1910, last
year. Central, Techs dearest rival
also is appearing in the Monu
mental City, opposing Baltimore
Poly, which happens to be City
Colleges bitterest foe.
Coach Charlie Guy0n's East.
ern High product plays host
to Calvert Hall, Of Baltimore,
at $3.50 o'clock in the Eastern
Stadium. Calvert Hall cap
tured the Baltimore sehOOlbOy
title last year and prospects for
an Eastern victory ere eX.
ceedingIy dull
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
PILLS TO WINTER HAVEN

President Baker, of the Phillies,
will send his team to Winter Haven,
Fla, for training next spring. For
the past few years the Phillies have
been doing their conditioning at
Bradenton, Fla.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
50 WASHINGTON TINES SPORTS 80. ~
FIGURES REVEAL PIRATES ARE STRONGEST CLUB At BAT

by Pauline, the Basque Is reck.
Oned as one of the best foreign
heavyweigi1ts to come to this
country in years. The Anzac
Is a pleasing, aggressive fighter
with more than ordinary boxing
skill and a Furnishing right
hand. He beat Pauline decis-
lively in both Of their meetings,
In the opinion of ring-side news
paper men, but it was only TO
see the palm awarded to the
Basque In their first fight and
get a draw In their second en-
counter.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
CARDINALS BOOKING

The Cardinal A. C. has decided to
continue playing baseball until the
latter part of October If favorable
weather prevails. DeVaughan may
be phoned at Alexandria 1871 be-
tween $50 and $50 p. m. for games.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

Emerson Institute goes up
against Gallaudet at $3.50 o'clock.
at Kendall Green. Emerson is a
bit stronger this year. but Gall
audet should finish on top by a
comfortable margin.
Coach Sullivan's st. Johns
team meets Alexandria High at
$3.50 o'clock, on the Tidal Basin
field. The Virginians are heavier
than the Vermont Avenuers; but
win he matched in grit.
Tomorrow sees Gonzaga treking
to Baltimore for a tilt with Mt. ST.
Joseph's High. Coach Ken Simon
dinger will line up his team as fol-
lows: Pyne and Edmonston. ends:
Peak and Hinkel. tackles: Finnegan
and Pickney. guards; Jake Farrell.
center; Garvin. quarterback; Nc
Vane and Captain Brew, halves,
and Al Farrell, fullback. Captain
Brew has been shifted from end to
a backfield post.
Coach Jim Mcnamara takes his
Dewitt Prep squad over to Alex!
andria tomorrow for an engage.
ment with the strong Episcopal
High eleven.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
HOrnsby Will Make
Open Fight Against
Charges

NEW YORK, Sept. 3o.-Rogers
Hornsby, second baseman and
field leader Of the New York
Giants. is going back to st. Louis
to vindicate himself.
He is going back to clear him.
self of the charge that he neg.
lected to pay. certain alleged
gambling debts. The case will
come up in the st. Louis courts
late in October.
They offered to drop the case,
he said today, If l would agree
to pay the legal expenses, but
refused. want this thing to
be fought in the open so all the
world may know the truth.
LAS for the world series.
may see two of the games in
Pittsburgh IL the Pirates win the
pennant, but after that 1 will go
to st. Louis to spend the winter"
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

Pirates have enough all around
strength and cleverness to match
almost any team doing business
now.
st. Louis, the 1925. world cham
pions. have fought hard and well
under Bob O'Farrell, otherwise it
would have remained out of the
race. The team was beset with in
juries most of the season. but was
able to get it's cripples back into the
game for the final drive.
frankie Frisch has made the Card
fans forget about Rog Hornsby and
: is playing a great game at second
base. When Tommy Theyenow is at
short the Cardinal infield, with Bot
tomley at first and Lester Bell at
third, needs no apologies. They
hound the ball and hammer it hard
when at the plate.
The Cards have a master
catcher i'm Bob O'FarrelI, who
likely would work all of the
world series games If his team
wins. Frank Snyder and John
Schultz are good replacement
material for back Of the plate
work.
The Card outfield is nothing to
brag about from the percentage
tables but it manages to get along.
Billy Southworth is the most con-
sistent hitter among the outfielders
but Chick Hafey has staged a great
rise during the latter part of the
race and Douthit, Holm and Blades
are also good men.
Pitching played big part in the
Cards success. Jesse Haines is one
of the best in his league while
Grover Alexander still mows down
his opponents. Sherde1, Frank
house--a newcomer-and Rhem are
clever twirlers and Reinhart has
done some good work
The Cards were seasoned in the
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cincinnati. 3: st. Louis. 2.
Philadelphia. Z: Boston. /.
GAMES TO-DAY
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Boston.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

Harold Mays, of BayonTe. n. J.,
will play a return engagement with
Benny Touchstone, Of Florida, in
the semi-final. Mays outpointed
Touchstone in their last meeting
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
HOWARD OPENS
TOMORROW

The Howard University eleven
opens its gridiron campaign tomor-
row afternoon when the Bisons
clash with Bluefield Institute at
2:SO o'clock in the Howard Stadium.
Bluefieid will be in better condition
than Coach Louis Watson's team.
having walloped Knoxville College,
$50. last Saturday.
However, Howard will toss a vet
eran combination against the visitors
Ia seasoned club that has gone
through two straight seasons with
out tasting defeat.
Jack Coles, veteran quarter
back, and Tick" Smith, veteran
haIfback, will be missing from
the initial lineup. They reported
late and have not rounded into
condition. Coach Watson in
tends to use both In part Of to-
mOrrOw's melee.
Towards starting eleven tomOr-
row includes Louis Campbell and
James Tyson. ends; Vernon, Smith.
last years leader. and Bob Miller,
tackles;' Moses Rainey and Hougn-
lon Kelley, guards; Capt. "Bip"
Martin. center; Harry Payne, quar-
terback; Edgar Ross and Cecil
Hinton. halves, and Dan Brown,
fullback.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
NINE ARE IN
200 CLASS
At. PLATE
BY AL Munro Elias
Mated RaaehaII Stakiatieiau


National League fans have been
treated to the greatest race since
1912 with the pennant in doubt as
the final week of the season dawned.
Pittsburgh and st. Louis ! hung
grimly to the task, neither refusing
10 give ground and be able to pull
anto safe lead.
The figures show the Pirates
IRE better than their rival in bat
ting and fielding. But fighting
spirit has made the Cardinals for
nidable to the last.
Pittsburgh is the best batting
team in the majors. 1t even has
an edge on the Yankees. with all
Of their sluggers. Nine of its bat
ters are over the 800 mark and
three of them are among the league
leaders. The Waner brothers were
the sensation of the 1927 race with
Joe Harris and Clyde Barnhart
pounding hard on their heels. The
BUGS are behind the Yanks in extra
base clouting but they are as den
gerous as the New Workers in
straight away hitting.
The Pirate OutfieId compares
ANNOLODlS Will ally HI LIlS SdHics
1t will muster as good a batting
average as the Yankee garden
trio and can field equally as
well. Few players have better
arms than the Waners. Cuyler
and Bricknell gave the Pirates
strong requirements in the out
posts.
DOME Bush has had some trouble
IN welding the sort of an iufield he
would like to have. Joe Harris is
slow around first and Grantham is
erratic at second. But Wright and
Traynor are the smoothest work.
men in the business and old Joe
makes up for his sIowness around
first by the power of his bat The
Pirate infield with Cronin. Rhyme
and Groh in reserve is good enough
to give any team a tussIe.
Pittsburgh's pitching has been up
and down but good in the pinches
and DOME Bush can toss Hill,
Kremer, Aldridge, Meadows and
Milius into the arena with sense
Of security. Dawson. Yde and
Cvengros are the relief men. None
zOf the three Pirate catchers can be
called great but any one of them
ran put up a good game back of
The plate. In a short series the
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
TENNIS IN COLLEGES

One hundred and forty. three of
the $50 leading American colleges
include tennis among their athletic
activities.
The Washington times., 1927-09-30
|TODAYS
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMEhiCAN LEAGUE
w L Pctl w L Pct
n. York los ~ .711lChicago. 66 SO AS
PhiladeL SO 81 .5S9!CleVelsnd SIS 81 .4Ss
WASH. 50 81 .656lst. Louis 81 81 1856
Detroit. so 60 .536Boston. 81 1OI 1886
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New York. IS; WASHINGTON. T.
Boston, S: Philadelphia. i.
Detroit- Chicago (rainl.
Cleveland-St Louis (rainl.
GAMES TODAY
WASHINGTON at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Chicago.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
w J. Pct w L Pet.
90 IS .616!Cincfnna. IL II .4s7
N. York 80 81 .596lBrookIyn IS 81 .420
st. Louis 81 81 .b99iBoston. 81 80 1880
Chicago. So 81 .559lPhiIsdeL 81 80 $40
The Washington times., 1927-09-30

1926 worlds series and can be
counted on to put up a hard fight
to retain their honors IL they
break into the 1927 classic.
Copyright, 1921
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IN TwO PARTs-PART TWO

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