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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Birney Center, Nichols avenue and
Howard street southeast:
Monday-7:30 pm, Choral Society
Needlecraft Club. Small Boys Club,
Basket Ball Club.
F'riday-7:30 pm, flower making,
bakery, Whiting Club. Small Boys
club Mystic Social Club, Basket Ball
Club. AnacOstia A. Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

John r. Cook Music Center, p street
between North Capitol and First
streets:
Monday-3:15 pm, music extension
piano class.
Thursday-3:15 pm, music extern
sion piano class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

DeanwoOd Music Center, Whiting
ham and Lane places northeast:
Thursday-315 PM, music extern
sion piano class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

AIRS. REDWOOD VANDERBILT,
1Fl prominent Washington Clubwom-
an and member of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. has offered
a nrize Of $50 for the best advance
news story written by clubwOman
,aertaining TO federation project
within her State, the prize to 30 to
The club of the successful contestant.
There still is time. according to of
fc;als at federation headquarters, be
fore the council meeting at Grand
Ranids. for those wishing to enter
the contest TO get their stories into
the paper. The prize winner will be
announced at the council meeting.
Rules governing the contest are as
follows
Contestants shall submit one
story only. The story submitted shall
be an advance story of some club
event the same TO contain at least
a00 words and not more than 700.
2. The story shall be submitted
as a clipping from the paper in which
II was published. together with a
statement from the president OF the
club verifying the club membership
of the contestant and the originality
Of the work. No unpublished manu-
scripts will be considered
a. No woman regularly employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Dunbar High Center, First and n
streets:
Thursdays pm, Boy Scouts; $50
pm, Simon Commandery drill team,
Columbia Lodge of Elks' drill team,
La Rover A. c., advanced dramatic
class, Bayard Social Club, Spanish
Club. Ladies' Elk drill team, Council
Review Players.
Friday-3 pm, Girls Art and Craft
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Garfield Center, Alabama avenue
and Twenty fifth street southeast:
Tuesday-3:15 pm, music extension
piano class.
Wednesday-3:l5 pm, music extern
sion piano class; 1870 pm, chorus.
women's industrial art group, story
and game group
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Cleveland Center, Eighth and

Cleveland Center, Eighth and T
streets:
Monday-3:15 pm, music extension
piano classes; 1870 pm, Washington
Federation of Church Choirs and sight
reading class.
Tuesday-7:30 pm, lamp shade
making. first aid, Amphion Glee Club,
Sight Reading Club, boys athletic
group, dramatic group.
Thursday-3:15 pm, music extern
sion piano classes; 100 pm, basketry
class, industrial art class, lamp shade
and dressmaking, Dennison art class,
dramatic group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

A an outgrowth of the first con-
~ ference of Republican national
"A committeewomen, State vice
Il a chairmen and club presidents,
hold i'm XKro oh N tyfop la ct uroak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Mrs. Kate Winston of Austin, Tex.
treasurer OF the Texas branch Of the
Woman's Party, is spending the Win
ter in Washington with her husband.
Mrs. Winston is interviewing Texas
members of Congress in behalf Of the
equal rights amendment and other
measures removing determinations
.nainsf women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

LOyejOy Center, Twelfth and
streets northeast:
Monday-3:15 pm, Art Petite DR.
matte Club.
Thursday-7:30 pm, Industrial A
Club, logan A. c., Manchester A.
Choral Society, Dennison art elias
Business Mems Club, orchestra !
hearSal.
Saturday-10 am, rhythmic dar
ing; 1880 pm, Boy Scouts, Manchs
ter A. c., Lovejoy Players, Girls !
dustrial Art Club.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25

the cast have been drilling for their
parts for a number of weeks. Pro-
ceeds will go to the relief of needy
children of this vicinity.
Rebekah lodge members of Will
liams and Flagstaff were guests at a
school of instruction in the rites of
their order in Williams Saturday.
Mrs. Ralph Easton, district instructor,
had charge. This is the final school
to be held before the meeting Of the
grand lodge on April Is. At $50,
bountiful dinner was served in the
/. O. O.. r. dining room and lodge con-
vened again at s p. m, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Maston were initiated. A
social hour was enjoyed. Mrs. Pete
Burns, Mrs. George Harris and Mrs.
j. J. Gibson have been elected dele
gates to the grand lodge in. Phoenix.
Mrs. Matte Wolfe and MRS.. H. Hud-
son are alternates.
Plans are completed for the second
annual "Trade at Home-Use Arizona
Products" dinner, which will be held
next Saturday evening at the parish
house. The ticket sale is being taken
care of by the Chamber of Commerce
and the actual details of the dinner
are being arranged by the Williams
Womans club, Mrs. E. r. Byers, chair
man. The McLeese orchestra will
furnish music for the dancing, which
will begin at 8.
The monthly trade meeting of
Standard Oil employees of this vi
cinity was held Thursday evening in
Ash Fork. j. G. Butler and Gilbert
Merritt of the local Standard Oil
force attended the meeting.
The Mesdames George johnson and
Ed Kline very pleasantly entertained
with dinner and bridge at the home of
Mrs. Johnson last Friday evening.
Five tables played, high score being
made by Mrs. Virgil Rosenbaum and
second high by Mrs. VIM. Dial.
Honoring the birthday of her daugh-
ter Grace, Mrs. George McDoughall
very pleasantly entertained at her
home last Friday afternoon with five
tables of five hundred, and delight
full supper served at five o'clock.
Honors went to Mrs. Lew Phillips and
Mrs. w. B. Dillon.
E. r. Byers, E. ]. Nordyke and
Claud Shaul are the committee IN
charge Of the annual Ashlar club sup
per dance, which will be held March
81, in /. O. O. F. hall. Following the
buffet supper, dancing.
Al Zwetow, manager of the Home
Supply company, is enjoying a two
weeks vacation in Los Angeles.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
GRAND CANYON
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Films fer the educational picture,
show were delayed and did not reach
the Canyon until Monday. The delay
did not make them any the less ap-
preciated, full quota of kiddies and
interested elders turning out to see
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Mohr were
called to Oakland, CAL, last week by
the serious illness Of Mrs. Mohr's
mother. Mr. Mohr returned Satur-
day, but his wife will remain until
her mother is entirely out Of danger.
Little Miss Ruth is enjoying visit at
the Nelson home.
Mr.. Lockridge Of Anita has been
coming to the Canyon for medical
attention recently. He has been suf
fering with growth on the side of
his neck for some time, but under DR..
Jones treatment seems to be improv-
ing nicely.
Mrs. Arthur Gibson of Anita came
up on Tuesday with her small son and
spent the day shopping and calling at
the home of Mrs. E. NJ. Ennis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Burris and
family left Thursday for Phoenix and
Yuma on a combined business and
pleasure trip. Mr.. Burris will do
some buying for the Babbitt store at
Phoenix and also see about land at
Yuma in which he is interested.
Miss Lucille Odle returned Wednes-
day from a months vacation, which
she spent on the coast.
Division special agent Mahoney Of
Winslow called on his local officers
Tuesday, leaving that night for main
line points.
Bob Walkey, entirely recovered
from his recent automobile accident,
went to Flagstaff last week.
John Verkamp Of Flagstaff came
up last Monday to bring up young
man to clerk in his curio store.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Carr were in
Williams Monday and Tuesday visit
ing their son Stanton, who is attends
school there.
Orin Code, formerly /. chauffeur for
the Harvey Co. here but recently
stationed at Santa Fe, N NJ, spent
week here calling on old friends.
He left on Sunday for Phoenix, where
he will enjoy further addition I'd the
same vacation.
The American Legion and auxiliary
will give a benefit dance on the eve
ming Of April l. A Santa Fe concert
scheduled for that night will begin
early so as to be out of the way in
time for the dance. A fine large time
is promised everyone.
"Red" Valentine was Williams
visitor on Friday.
E. M. Ennis, j. e. Shirley and Ray
mond Williams recently went over
the Cameron-Tuba City road taking
pictures to be used in advertising the
route to be taken by the bus line
which the Harvey company will run
this summer.
Mrs. Nagiller returned to Williams
Tuesday after a weeks visit at the
home Of her son, "Curley" Ennis.
A party Of Fox movie actors, led
by "Buck" Jones in full cowboy re-
gala, invaded the Canyon Saturday.
They are shooting scenes on the
BRIGHT Angel and Yaqui trails this
week and are proving an eyeful to the
stationary as well as floating popu-
lation.
A big bus of Pullman proportions
arrived at the Canyon Monday. 1t is
on test trip from Ohio to the coast,
sent out by the White Company.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
WILLIAMS DOINCS

The lately returned delegates from
the state convention at Mesa related
their experiences and observations
at the March IL meeting of Rotary
John Scanlon, Walt Lindblom, George
Kimball and M E. Duffy gave most
interesting reports of the convention
and of the hospitality of the Mesa
club. Grady Gammage of Flagstaff
gave an inspiring talk on Rotary, and
in keeping with the day Irish songs
were sung and an Irish mulligan was
served. One Rotarian from Iowa was
present. Richard Hoffman, who was
to have had the program, postponed
his program until the oath.
Nearly 70 couples enjoyed the Irish
music furnished by the McLeese or
chestra at the annual St. s Patrick S
day dance last Thursday evening.
Miss Charlotte Stevenson played
second violin with the orchestra and
Miss Bernice Swanberg, accompanied
by Mrs. r. G. Stevenson, charmingly
sang an old favorite, "Mother
Machree'. Nearly 500 was cleared
for the st Joseph's improvement fund.
Six members received the rite of
confirmation at the evening service
last Sunday at st Johns mission,
Bishop Walter Mitchell presiding.
The members confirmed were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Rittenhouse, Virgil Rosen-
baum, Miss Helen Livingston and the
Misses Kathryn and Charlotte Steven
son. Previous to the evening services,
about 35 assembled at the home of
Prof. and Mrs. r. G. Stevenson to
partake of a parish supper served by
st Margaret's Guild, Bishop Mitchell
being the honored guest.
St Johns Mission choir, assisted by
the Community church choir, are now
practicing for a Lenten cantata, which
will be given at the Parish house in
the near future.
Boys in Fairyland", an operetta in
two acts, will be staged this Friday
evening in the high school auditor
ium. Between the acts, there will be
folk dancing and musical numbers.
Miss Bernice Swanberg is directing.
1.-TWO Days to Marry, a poppy
three act comedy in which members
of the school faculty will star, will be
given at the high school auditorium
Friday evening, April L. Members of
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
IN COCONIzVO COUNTY


Mrs. Mildred Hickey of the local
postoffice service left Saturday for
Phoenix, where she will spend 10 days
visiting relatives.
Lfrs. Ralph Easton returned from
Flagstaff Monday evening, where she
had been called by the illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Jolly. Mrs.
Eoline Easton and Mr.. Easton drove
up Sunday, taking with them Miss
Eoline, who spent the night in Flag
staff, returning Monday with her
mother.
The Bridge Luncheon club met
Thursday at the home Of Mrs. F. d.
Bly,.
Prof. and Mrs. r. G. Stevenson
and daughters Charlotte and Kathryn
spent the weekend in Phoenix.
j. E. Shirley, in charge of the trans
portation department of Grand Can
yon, was in town Saturday, having
motored down via Cameron ard Flag
staff.
DR.. P. A. Melick left Sunday for
Los Angeles, where he will enter the
Santa Fe hospital for examination
and possible treatment. He will re-
turn the latter part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hook and daugh-
ter Margaret Ann left Thursday
for Nogales, where Mrs. Hook and
Margaret Ann will be house guest
Of Mrs. Hooks mother for some time.
Mr.. Hook returned this week.
Rueben Dial has purchased new
Bosch radio from Albert Lebsch.
E. j. Kirwan was up from Phoenix
to attend StsPatrick's dance.
Mrs. May Sanders was business
visitor in Phoenix last week.
Mrs. Alfred Skeels of Elephant
Park Ranch was caller in Williams
Saturday.
Earl Poison left Saturday for Whit
tier, Calf, where he will visit his
family for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Byers had as
house guests over the weekend, Mr..
and Mrs. H. j. Wilkins of Phoenix.
Sunday the Byers entertained Miss
Sarah Wilson and Mr. Hiram Web
ster, friends of the Wilkins, at dinner.
Tom Ingedew, former resident of
Williams, visited here Monday.
Mrs. Robert Thurston and Mrs.
Mike Nelson motored to Prescott last
Thursday.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
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NEWS OF COCONINO
NATIONAL FOREST
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March 10, 1927

March ", 1877
Forests are more than trees. They
are rather land areas on which are
associated various forms of plant and
animal life The forester must deal
with all. Wild life is as essentially
and legitimately a part of his care as
are water, wood and forage Forest
administration should be planned with
view to realizing all possible bene-
fits from the land areas handled. 1t
| should take account Of their indirect
value for recreation and health as
well as their value for the production
of salable material; and of their value
for the production of meat, hides, and
| furs of all kinds as we'll as for the
production of wood and the protection
! Of water supplies. Henry S. Graves.
| A letter recently received from Mr..
! Mcintyre states that, while he found
spring weather in Pennsylvania on his
arrival, they have since been having
| the good old-fashioned winter sort. He
has consequently been unable to do
any field work He reports young
Charles to be model son, except at
meal times, when he makes consider
able racket.
Assistant District Forester Kerr
and Mr.. Hussey arrived yesterday
morning, and, with Supervisor Miller
and Mr.. Munro, are working on the
/; grazing fee figures.
MAN is something that can see
pretty ankle three blocks away while
driving q motor car in a crowded city
but fails to notice, in a wide open
countryside, the approach Of loco
motive the size of school house and
accompanied by flock of forty-two
box cars
A letter received from Neil Erick-
son, genial custodian OF the Cliff
Dwellings during the summer seasons.
tells of fruit trees in bloom and pleas
ant summer weather. Mr.. and Mrs.
Erickson expect to be back at the old
stand in Walnut Canyon about April.
Ranger Hcugh has gained strength
enough so that it is hoped he may be
able to go to Phoenix within the next
few days for an appendicitis opera
ton.
While in Phoenix last week Super
wiser Miller visited Ranger Hackleinan
and found him still gaining strength,
and very much encouraged about re-
turning to work before long.
A violent, raw, piercing wind and
swirls of fine, frozen snow, convince
US and the flock of robins which have
been singing in the court house trees
the past week or two that spring is
not yet. The robins have evidently
taken refuge in some pleasanter
place, but the rest of US have to grin
and bear it.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
Ages for applicants are from II t,

Ages for applicants are from II to
81 years.
"The best present a father can give
his soil each year from the time the
boy is ten years old up to the year he
starts out into the world, is an an
nual visit to the family doctor. Il
this were done, much of the suffer.
ing of later years would be avoided,
states a world renowned medical au-
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25
PARENTS PROBLEM
SOLVED BY C. M. T. C.

The G. M. T. C. camps solve prob
lem for parents for four years, if they
so desire.
Applicants receive a thorough ply
sical examination, first by a local
physician and,, later, upon arrival at
camp, by regular army surgeons.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25

thorlty.
Physical preparedness is essential
to the welfare and efficiency of the
American boy. Exercise and training
out of doors is healthy and, properly
supervised, as in C. M. T. C. camps,
help the boys to build up high
standard for the rest of the nation to
| follow.
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25

Macgregor Are We the mon who
cut ma hair last time Z"
Barber" Il don't think so, sir. I'VE
only been here six moEths. !
The Coconino sun., 1927-03-25

The brain reaches its maximum SO
far as size is concerned by the time
child is four years old.
Evening star., 1927-11-24
WOMEN TO DISCUSS
Legislative PLANS
Joint Congressional Committee
Will Consider Measures and
{ Hold Election Monday,

Election of officers for the, coming
year and reports upon congressional
measures which the various member
organiza tions of the joint committee
will support or oppose in Congress will
feature the annual meeting Of the
Women's Joint Congressional Commit
tee to be held Monday morning at 10
o'clock at the headquarters of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
1874 n street. Miss Helen Atwater,
director of the American Home Eco.
monies Association and chairman of
the joint committee will preside.
The Won1eH's Joint; Congressional
Committee which was organized IN
1920 as a. clearing house for % na-
.tional organizatlOns (which have rep.
.resentatives in Washington for the
purpose Of keeping in touch with
Federal legisiati of interest to wom.
en-, includes the following:
& American Association of University
Women. american Federation Of
Teachers, American Home Economics
Association, American Nurses Asso-
1ciation, Council Of Women for Home
Missions General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs Girls Friendly Society in
America. Institute Fraternity. Medical
Women of;stIle American Institute of
Homeopathy, Medical Wemen's Ma.
tional Association, National Associa-
tion of Coiored Women, National Com.
rittee for Department of Education,
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, National Consumers League,
National Council of Jewish Women.
National Council of Women. National
Education Association, National Fed
Grafton: OF Business and Professional
Women's Clubs. National League of
Women Voters, National Women's
Christian Temperance Union. National
Women's Trade Union League, Ma.
tional Board of Young Women's Chris.
tian Association and the Service Star
Legion.
Evening star., 1927-11-24
STUDENTS OF MUSIC
WILL HEAR BUHLlG

Students Of instrumental music in
Washington are invited TO be the
guests of the Community institute
nj a recital to be given by Richard
Buhlig, distinguished young pianist,
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon IN
Central Community Center, at Thir-
teenth and Clifton streets. The
Buhlig recital, designed primarily for
students. has been arranged by the
institute in connection with the Ar
thur Jordan Piano Co. as an added
attraction at the regular Winter s
course Of 10 events.
Tickets for the occasion are to he
had at the Community Institute office
in Franklin School Building, at Arthur
Jordan Piano Co. and at the door
of the Central Community Center to-
morrow afternoon.
Mr.. Buildings program will include
numbers by Bach, Mozart, Schubert
and Schoenberg in his first group;
dances by MoussorgskyRachm
GranadOs and Chopin, and story pieces
by kodaly. Debussy and Chasins.
The third event in the regular course
of the institute will take place next
Thursday night. December ]. when
three motion pictures from the Met
ropolitan Museum in New York will
he shown. and talk will he given by
Huger Elliott, director Of films for
the museum.
Evening star., 1927-11-24
.21 ARE ARRESTED
ON LIQUOR CHARGES
10 Quarts of Whisky Seized, Po.
lice Repertoire Auto
Is Taken.

Seizure of 10 quarts of whisky, 16
quarts of alcohol and 13 quarts of gin.
believed to have been intended for the
Thanksgiving holiday trade, was re-
ported by the police in connection with
II arrests yesterday. Police also seized
an automobile.
Joseph Oliveri. AZ years old, 1903 Fl
street, was arrested last night at 212
Ninth street, opposite Center Market.
on charges of sale and possession of
intoXicants. having been arrested only
a few days ago on charges of alleged
violations of the Volstead act. Seizure
Of eight quarts of whisky was report.
ed.
Charges of transporting and pos.
session of l. quarts of whisky were
preferred against Chester Farrell, 1920
Macomb street. who was arrested by
Revenue Agent Quinn and Detective
Carroll of the second precinct. The
same officers also arrested Matte An
derson. 1912 Sixth street. and James
Is. Montgomery, 1906 New Jersey ave
nuc. on charges of violations of the
VoIstead law.
Evening star., 1927-11-24
FAMILY PROBES
PURCELL DEATH
Relatives Visit Buffalo After
Salesman Dies in Gas.
FILLED Room.

At the reql "st of his father and
two. brothers, who live here, police
of Buffalo, y. y, and private detec-
tive agency are investigating circum.
stances surrounding the death of
Edwin +. Purcell, in Buffalo. Novem'
Der 10.
Purcell. a furniture salesman, was
found dead in rooming house in an
exclusive section of Buffalo by Barney
Sipples. another roomer. who reported
the Illuminating gas and gas heater
In Purcells room were turned on.
The body was sent to tho home
here of the dead mans brother.
Francis J. Purcell, 81 Girard street
northeast. Funeral services were held
November. 13 at st. Martins Church,
and he was buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery. :.
After the funeral. Francis Purcell
heard that blood was on the pillow OF
his brothers bed when he body was
found. His suspicious also were
aroused by the fact that he was
notified of the death by an undertaken
of Buffalo instead of by the coroner.
He and another brother. Henry Grat-
tan Purcell, and James Leech Purcell,
his father, went to Buffalo and em'
ployed private detectives.
of Buffalo reported that death was due
to gas poisoning and that flow or
blood is not unusual in such cases
No investigation was warranted, he
said. Police Chief John 5. Marnon
declared that no report of the death
had been made to the police. ana the
medical examiner retorted that the
law does not require them to report
deaths to the police.
Henry and James Purcell remained
in Buffalo to push the investigation
and Francis returned this morning.
He said today he was convinced that
his brothers death was accidental as
reported, but believed an effort had
been made TO suppress information OF
it. He said his brothers landlady
and Sipples would be questioned
when they return to Buffalo. They
are out of the city now, he said.
The dead man, formerly of this
city. had lived In New York for 10
years He was A years old and
unmarried. He leaves two other
brothers, James A. Purcell, lawyer
of Washington, and Robert l.. Purcell
of Montana.
Evening star., 1927-11-24

Nearly 10000 passengers were in
volved In the cases of prevention OF
overcrowding.
A decrease In the number OF ves-
sells flying the American flag of 1000
gross tons or more from 26.363 at
the close of the previous fiscal year
TO 25.778 at the end OF last June is
noted in the report. The bureau
recommended new legislation regard
ing motor ships and the load line of
vessels. and renewed its previous
recommendation for the transfer OF
certain employees from the Treasury
ment.
A material falling off in the num-
ber of violations Of the steamboat
inspection laws was noted