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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20
WORKERS PARTY
ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK-N Ew JERsE Y

Secretaries Attention!
All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
flee before 6 p. m. on the day before
publication.
Affair For Daily Worker.
Section will hold concert and
BAH Saturday, March 3, at POTS Clinton
Ave. Proceeds will go to The DAILY
WORKER.
Membership Drive Leaflets.
The membership drive leaflets will
all Party units today at 10S e. 14th
Unit 4. Subsection PA.
Unit 4, Subsection IA, will meet to-
night at p. IN. at 101 w. 9th St
SIS "a To Distribute Daily Worker.
Subsection "a will distribute The
DAILY WORKER today at IL p. m.
Units | and will meet at los e. 14th
st. All other units will meet at 16 w.
2lst St.
FD3 Subsection pc.
FD3 Subsection 2E will meet tonight
at $40 p. m. at 101 w. 9th st.
Subsection lib Enlarged Executive.
The enlarged executive committee.
Subsection 1B will meet tonight at 6
p. m. at 799 Broadway, Room 4S3.
Unit 2F I'D.
Unit 2F, I'D will meet tonight at 6:30
p. m. at 60 st. Marks Place.
s-E Ed 3.
Subsection SD, FDS will meet to-
morrow at 6 p: m. at 1oi W. 9th St.
section Meeting This week.
Sections l, 2, 5, and Z will meet
tomorrow and Sections and will
meet Thursday to hear reports on the
recent party plenum.
To Report ON PIenum.
Reports on the recent plenum of the
Party will be given this week at spe-
cial sections meetings at which mem
bers of the Central Committee will
speak
Section / will meet tomorrow at 6
p. m. at 60 st. Marks Place; Section 2,
tomorrow at p. m. at 101 w. 27th
St; Section 3, Thursday at p. M at
at p. m. at 143 E. 103rd ST.; Section s,
tomorrow at 2075 Clinton Ave. at p.
M; Section 6, tomorrow at 20 Graham
Ave. at p. M, and Section Z will
meet tomorrow at 765 40th ST., Brook
lyn.
Section 9 Functionaries Meet.
meeting of the functionaries of
Section will be held Thursday at $50
p. m. at 101 w. 9th st. All unit and
subsection organizers must be present.
FD1, Subsection &C.
FD1, Subsection &C will meet Mon
day at p. m. at 1859 Pitkin Ave-,
Brooklyn.
Y. w. l.. Hike.
The Young Workers League of Bath
Beach will hike to Silver Lake on Feb.
26. Starting point will be 1910 Ben
son Ave, Brooklyn.
Paris Commune Celebration.
Sections and 8 will celebrate the
Paris Commune at an entertainment
and dance, Saturday evening March IT
at New Star Casino, 1l6th St and
Lenox Ave.
joint Executive Meeting.
A joint executive committee meeting
of all functionaries of SS2A and the
executive committee of SS2A will be
held tonight at p. m. at 101 w. 9th
| st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20
InRLEss: ENDS LEE.

Joseph Lesio, 80, an unemployed
worker, yesterday ended his life by
hanging himself with his belt from
the doorway of room in the Hotel
Ellis, 265 W. 42nd st. In notes left
by the jobless worker he stated that
he was "broke and too tired to live"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20
Downtown Dnnce.

Workers League will hold a dance to
welcome the 20 Pioneers who were
graduated from the Pioneers to the
League on Saturday, Feb. rs, at 60 St.
Marks Place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20

A joint executive committee meeting
of all functonaries of SS2A and the
executive committee of SS2A will be
held tonight at s p m. at 101 w. 9th
st
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20

The United Council of Working
concert and package party, Saturday,
Feb rs at 542 f. 145th st. TO raise
funds for the striking miners children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20

benefit performance of Michael
colds "Hoboken Blues" will be held at
the New Playwrights' Theatre on
Washingtons birthday. Feb. 20, mat
inee under the auspices of the Youth
Conference for Miners Relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-20

The Coney Island Section, Frslhei
Singing Society. Will hold concert ant
dance Saturday, March 3. at 1854 w
21st st., Coney Island.
Evening star., 1928-11-11


the District of Columbia; Mrs. David
D. Caldwell. State regent; Miss Helen
Harman, vice regent: Mrs. Henry B.
Patten, chapls in; Miss Nellie Grant
Ross; recording secretary; Mrs. Harry
ColfaX Grove. historian; Mrs. Harry l..
Hodgkins, eX-vice president general;
Mrs. Frances St. Clair. eX-State regent;
Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce, ex-chapIain
general. Mrs William Brooks Sinnott,
---ording secretary Of E Pluribus Unum
Chapter, has been honored by being
appointed official stenographer to re-
port Virginia State conference, N. S..
D. A. r., to be held In Winchester, Va =.
November 13, IA, Is. Mrs. Sinnott, who
Daughters of the American Revolution
for several years, is charter member
of Fort Loudoun Chapter of Winchester,
Va. who will act as hostess chapter to
the Virginia State conference.
American Chapter held its November
meeting at the home of Mrs. D. Ann
Miller, 1851 Otis place. The session
was opened by prayer and salute to the
flag.
Tables were taken by the chapter for
the card party at the Willard Hotel for
the new Constitution Hall fund. Plans
were made for the celebration of the
chapters thirtieth birthday in the near
future. Flowers were sent to two of the
members of the chapter who are i'll.
Refreshments were served during the
social hour.
The Richard Arpold Chapter held its
november meeting at the national head
quarters of the American Association OF
University Women, with Mrs. Mary E.
Benson, Mrs Helen Benson Brown ard
Miss Mary S. Belden as hostesSes. 1ne
. regent, Mrs. Randolph d. Hopkins, pre-
\ aided and, after presenting her report:
L.ade the following announcement o.
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d. A. R. ACTIVITIES


chapter members appointed to serve on
State D. A. r. committees: American
ism, Mrs. j. Franklin Gross State vice
chairman; better films, Miss Mary S.
Belden; conservation and thrift Miss
BERTHE L. Packet; Constitution hall,
Mrs. r. D. Hopkins; correct use of the
flag Mrs Roscoe c. Schurrmann; D. A.
r. student loan, Mrs. M. B. Ford; Ellis
Island and manual for immigrants, Miss
Edith Northup; entertainment. Mrs.
Aaron E. Gottshall; foreign relations,
Mrs. H. Benson Brown; genealogical re-
search Mrs. Benjamin F. Grady girl
home makers, Mrs Grady; legislation in
United States Congress, Mrs. James S.
Easby-Smith; library, Mrs. Catherine
Ann Carter; magazine, Mrs. Mary E.
Benson; national defense, Mrs. j. +.
Gross; patriotic education, Mrs. John T.
Moore; Revolutionary relics for Memo
rial Continental Hall, Mrs. William G..
Carter; Sons and Daughters of the Re-
public, Miss Ella Espey, and State his
torian, Mrs. Lee r. Pennington, jr. The
vice regent, Mrs. Aaron E. Gottshall,
was reappointed a member of the ad-
visory committee Of the Chapter House
Corporation.
It was magazine night" on the chap
ter program, and the discussion of Spe-
cial features of the D. A. r. magazine
was led by the chairman, Mrs Mary E.
Benson, who read the president gen.
erals message for the month"
Mrs. Lee r. Pennington, historian,
was unable to be present on account OF
serious illness In her family, but sent
paper written by Miss Ella Lorraine
Dorsey on the founders of N. S. D. A. r.
and read by Mrs. H. Benson Brown.
The regent presented the official an
nouncements of Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart
of Ohio and Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge OF
Georgia as candidates to succeed Mrs.
Alfred j. Brosseau as present general OF
the national society In April 1929. Mrs.
Hopkins further announced that District
Daughters were happy to have Mrs.
John M. Beavers. vice president general
from the District of Columbia, selected
as Mrs. Hobart'S local campaign man.
ager. The chapter went on record as
admiring the fine qualities of both cam
didates, but leaving the regent unin-
structed in the final voting
The proposed pilgrimage to the D. G.
Milestone, near Falls Church. Va, which
was found and restored by the Richard
Arnold Chapter several years ago, was
postponed until the historian. Mrs. Lee
R. Pennington, and Mrs. Aaron e.
Gottshall, vice chairman of the commit
tee, were well enough to complete the
program.
Miss Olive Harrington and Miss Ella
MacNaughton were proposed for men,
Hership
During the social hour following the
meeting, Mrs. r. w Prince, sang, ac-
Ccmpanied by AEr. Rov Stewart. Mrc
Charlotte GarNer Lippitt made the
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United States trade commissioner, to
be guest of Women's National Press
| Club.
league: Mrs. Evelyn S. Hawley, chair
man of the ways and means committees
of the National League and of the Dis
trict branch; Mrs. Nina c. White,
chairman of the national membership
committee; Miss Florence E. Ward,
chairman of the national clubhouse
committee; Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson,
chairman of the national printing COM
mittee; Miss Patricia Poe Bennett and
Miss Agnes Winn, associate editors of
the Bulletin: Mrs. Theodore Tiller, chair
man of social activities for the National
League; Past National Presidents Mrs.
Edna NJ Colman Mrs. William Ather-
ton Du Puy, Miss Elizabeth A.. Hyde,
Miss Mabel Louise White, Mrs. Virginia
King Frye Mrs Susie Root Rhodes and
Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham: Miss Eliza
beth Barnes, State vice president for
the District of Columbia; Mrs. E. Rich
ard GaSch, first vice president of the
District branch; Miss Evelyn E. S.
Weems, second vice president of the
District branch; Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher, past president of the District
branch Mrs. Sade Catherine Coles,
State vice president for Virginia; Mrs.
c. G. Calhoun, Mrs. Luther E. Gregory,
Mrs Eli A. Helmick, Mrs. Lily r. Hunt,
Mrs Eugene Peters and Mrs. Dorothy
De Muth Watson.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, member of
the District branch of the league, has
accepted as chairman of patroneSSeS for
the breakfasts, and acceptances received
to date are indicative of the interest
being taken in these unique events,
which will bring to the National Capital
individuals widely known in the fields
of art, literature and music, both within
and without the organization of the
National L 1gue of American Pen
Women.
A n Armistice day dinner will replace
the usual Monday program lunch
con at the Woman'S National Demo-
cratic Club tomorrow. The dinner will
be held at the New Hampshire avenue
clubhouse at o'clock. Houston Thomp-
son will be the guest speaker, address
ing the gathering on international
Business and the League of Nations"
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson wilt head the
list of honor guests. TO include all club
members who were in Geneva last Sum-
mer In addition to Mrs. Wilson the
SIOQP Will 1lACAQNC NO1. d1lA MID. 0dllLCl
c. Roper, Miss Anna G. Connolly and
Mrs. Frank Bright of Washington, Miss
Emily Storer of Boston, Mrs William
Gorham Rice of Albany, Mrs Charles j.
Rhoads and Mrs. Arthur v. MeigS of
Philadelphia.
Miss A. Viola Smith, the only woman
trade commissioner of the United States
Department of Commerce, has been in
vited to address the Woman's National
Press Club at one of its weekly
luncheons when she pays her expected
visit to Washington about November IT,
The date on which she comes to the
club viii depend largely upon the
length of her stay in Washington.
Miss Smith, who is the American
trade commissioner at Shanghai, is in
the United States ION leave" officially,
but actually she is on somewhat ex-
tended speaking tour; for at every port
and city she has visited SO far she has
been asked to address one or more
groups, to whom she has dropped many
helpful hint as to the trade situation
as she has seen 1t from her Far East
ern post. She also has given vivid
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worked all night in the exhibition
greenhouse making this change.
More than 5000 students from Wash
ington public and private schools,
academies and colleges are visiting the
big conservatory today. It was expected
that the attendance would exceed that
of any other day during the 90 years
that the show has been held, but even
with that more visitors we're looked for
tomorrow.
The attendance of commercial grow
erS and leaders in garden club work
continues. Yesterday florists from Is
States inspected the display and con-
suited with department specialists.
Additional parking space in the De-
partment of Agriculture grounds has
been set aside for the crowd tomorrow.
The show is in the greenhouses at
Fourteenth and B streets northwest. 1t
is open tomorrow from 9 am. until
9 pm.
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DR.. WILEY H0N0RED
AT MUM EXHIBITION
japanese Seeding Named for Food
Expert-Big Crowds Still
Throng Greenhouse.

One of the new japanese seeding
chrysanthemums propagated by Depart
ment of Agriculture specialists has been
named for DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, pure
food expert, by Dr. William A. Taylor,
chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Among the new pompon varieties
named by officials of the department
are: Barbara Meredith Bohen," quill
petaled single bronze; Emma Marie"
large f1owered double yellow: Marie ".
Ward" lavender semi-double; Jack,
Jr.," yellow double, and Milo Axtell,"
semi-double. bronze outer petals, gold
toward center.
In anticipation of a record breaking
attendance tomorrow. the show was
freshened up today. Several hundred of
the fading plants have been removed
and other plants just blooming have
been substituted. A force of gardeners
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involving some research work, in which
she was so successful that she was
oTered the post as assistant to the
commercial attache of the Department
of Commerce at Shanghai. Six years
ago she was appointed assistant trade
commissioner. and after serving brief
term was elevated to her present post
as commissioner.
There is nothing about the export
and import trade of Shanghai upon
which Miss Smith is not well informed
In addition to knowing the conditions
of American commerce, trade and busi-
ness in Shanghai, she knows with equal
accuracy what the competitors of the
United States are doing in her part of
the world.
Trade is not the only thing that in
tereStS Miss Smith, however. She has
given much time to women's club work,
and on her way to the United States
stopped at Honolulu. where as chairman
of the Joint committee of Shanghai
women's organizations she participated
in the Pan-Pacif1c Women'S Conference,
which was effective in promoting an eX-
change of ideas among women of the
various countries bordering the Pacific
Ocean as we'll as in promoting interna-
tional good will.
Miss Smith serves also as chairman
of the editorial board of the Pam
Pacific Monthly.
THERE was unusual qualification at
the headquarters of the National
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League of Women Voters over the un-
precedented outpouring of women voters
to the polls.
There is no doubt of the influence
of women in this election. not only in
the party organization but in the large
independent groups. Miss Belle Sher-
win, president of the National League
Of Women Voters. declared as reports
poured into Washington of the great
army of women who voted.
There is a challenge to women in
the election" Miss Sherwin said. "It
is not sufficient to vote on election day
Women should be prepared to follow
the administration of Government
throughout the next four years as
consequence of their votes. They should
be prepared to express their convic-
tions on the important public questions
which have been issues in the cam
paign and which must be acted upon by
the candidates who were successful in
the balloting."
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NlCARAGUAN AMlTY
PLEASES PRESIDENT
Message Congratulates Diaz and
y. S. Supervising Officer on
Peaceful Election.

By the Associated Press.
President Coolidge has expressed
pleasure in a message to Adolfo Diaz,
President of Nicaragua. and Brig. Gen.
Frank r. Mccoy. president of electoral
mission in Nicaragua. over the conduct
ing Of the national elections last Sum
day in the Central American republic.
II have been greatly pleased to learn
that the recent election in Nicaragua
took place in an atmosphere of tran
quillity and freedom so that the desired
result, an accurate reflection of the will
of the electorate. was undoubtedly at
tained," President Coolidge's message.
which was made public yesterday. to
President Diaz said. Gen. Mccoy in
forms me that he received splendid CO.
operation, not only from you, but from
other officials of the Nicaraguan govern
ment and from the representatives of
both parties on the national board of
elections and other electoral organiza-
tionS"
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CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Cubwomen Settle Down Routine Aairs-Daes Announced
for Pen Women observation-disclosures Trade Commissioner
to Speak-Other Club Notes.

word glimpses of her interesting expert
ences in China during the past eight
years, when she has found time from
her official duties to do her part in
much needed relief work during the
stormy revolutionary period.
Miss Smiths career is in itself fas-
cinating story. Starting as a stenog-
lapher for Lewis Post of the Depart
rent of Labor, she rose from this posi-
ton to that of assistant to Mrs. Hilda
Richard chief of the Women's Divi-
sion of the department, and served as
acting chief in Mrs. Richards frequent
absences. During this time she took
a course at the Washington College of
Law, graduating in 1921. Shortly after
this Miss Smith received an appoint
ment with a private firm In New York,
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Scott z. Welker
1920 Nebraska Avenue
Washington, o. c.


Mr.. G. A. Deering,
co Washington Gas Light Co.
My Dear Mr. Deering:
Your letter 3rd read, and note what you have to
say as to gas consumed in heating my house and the
comforts resulting from using gas as fuel.
In reply beg to say that have been agreeably
surprised to find that every year my bill has been
considerably less than estimated it would cost at
the time we figured on using gas.
can truthfully say that would make almost
any other retrenchment before doing away with gas
fuel for heating. No nose-no dirt-no ashes
no waiting for some nan to come and fix the fire
or ashes. An absolutely even temperature
throughout the day and when we arise
don't have to order fuel or wonder il 1t will
1t is always hand. To 1t up after nearly
years use will say it is the perfect way to heat
house
I a living advertisement for this method of
heating and have been the means of some of my
friends installing gas heaters
I cannot allow the opportunity go by to say word
of praise for the service your men have given-I
mean in coming out after the is over and
putting everything in shipshape for the coming
Winter.
I remain, sincerely,
SCOTT E. WELKER.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
A Life-Saving Gun.

The gun. which has been generally
the destruction of life, is now designed
for life-saving airplane pilots and their
parachutes are hurled 80 feet clear of
falling plane by new German COM
pressed air gun. The device Is in
tended to save the danger that when a
pilot jumps to save himself he may
foul the parachute on the plane. Now
he simply pulls hand trigger and is
shot free.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Candy by the Carload.

A great candy manufacturing COM
pany of the Middle West will soon have
200 special refrigerator cars in opera
ton for the shipment of its product,
and the management is planning to
ultimately make use of 1000 such
cars. This is the first instance known
of such company making this use
of these special cars.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
We again bring this Washington home to your attention
because it presents the most convincing argument for
BRYANT Automatic GAS HEATING
Scott E. Welker
1920 Nebraska Avenue
Washington, D. c.

January TO- 1925.
The Bryant Heater & Manufacturing Co.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Gentlemen:
/ am writing this entirely unsolicited letter
owing to the extremely satisfactory service
dered by your Gas Heater.
| installed an II Section Heater in my new
house-this is the second Winter in use-it is per-
feet in operaton-and our house. though exposed
to very strong winds, is always comfortable
in the morning when arise We maintain
temperature throughout the day almost uniform
the range being from 20 to Y degrees.
Your "Ad' in the Saturday Evening Post is not
accurate--it should read "You do not need
pup for Furnace Man"
| had the pleasure of seeing Of my friends
install one on my recommendation.
1t is the ideal way to heat.
Sincerely,
SCOTT E. WELkER
Evening star., 1928-11-11

ter, With state OIL
GERS as their guests,
and with Mrs.
Harry G. Grove
chairman and Mrs.
Theodore NJ. F.
Knappen as toast
mistress. Musical
numbers were given
by Mrs. William
C. Teuhner and
Miss Edith Athey.
Mrs. S. E. Johnson
told of the found
ing Of the chapter
and selection Of
the chapter name.
The honor guests
included Mrs. John
M. Beavers, vice
= a r
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f Pluribus Unum Chapter, n. S.
ID. A. R., of which Mrs. Elmer E. Curry
is regent, held a banquet on November
8 at the Raleigh Hotel in celebration
OF the tenth anniversary of the chap
Evening star., 1928-11-11

OVER 600 homes Washington heated by GAS and these
~
which installed during the
possible enjoy THIS Winter
making
mediate installations, during the past several weeks.
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THIS special offer positively ends Saturday Why wait?
tomorrow and for the installation your relieve
yourself of all heating We
be o O
Plants,
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This completely in
Mr. Weker
left which
right his letter
taation We will be
Heating
and operating Of Bryant GAS Heating Plant installed YOU
without obLgatng you in any manne-caN phone write.
CONVENIENT TERMS ARRANGED
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THERE was unusual qualification at
4 the headquarters of the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
HAVANA DELEGATES PLEASED
WITH SUCCESS OF CONGRESS
MAJ of Pan-American Conferees
Expect Six-Week Meeting to Close on
Time With New Union Plan.
by the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
HAVANA, February 4.-General salts
faction with the results achieved and
optimism for the ultimate success and
speedy conclusion of the Sixth Pam
American Conference voiced by a
majority of delegates is summarized In
a declaration made today TO the Asso-
ciated Press by DR.. Antonio Sanchez
Bustamente. chairman of the Cuban
delegation and permanent president of
the conference.
The conference is advancing in its
labors with admirable rapidity." said
Dr. Bustamente 1T is quite possible
that the present meeting will establish
a record for Pan American Conferences
not only in accomplishment. but also in
SwiftneSs of procedure.
IF all our work is completed as |
believe it will be. within the six weeks
allotted. il will be not only a direct
tribute TO the splendid efforts OF the
delegates but also to the splendid prep
aration worked out before the opening
Of the conference"
Hughes Praises Collea CUES.
Recalling that the congress already
has passed the halfway mark of its
six weeks. Dr. Bustamente
said: 1t is rather difficult accurately to
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fix the date OF adjournment but
believe that. with the same co-opera-
ton shown so far. we shall finish our
deliberations on schedule"
Charles Evans Hughes expressed his
admiration for his colleagues in the
following terms:
The most significant feature of this
conference is the admirable spirit of CO.
operation and fraternity that prevails. -"
The heads of other delegations eX-
pressed the following opinions:
DR.. Honorio Pueyrredon. Argentine
Ambassador to Washington:
The conference has shown marked
tendency to progress in matters not
strictly OF American importance We
have gone forward rapidly in attacking
questions that might be solved in any
international conference. but have
Jagged in satisfactorily solving prob
lens OF purely American interest. II
is difficult to say what the outcome will
be. but / am hopeful that We shall ar
rive at several important constructive
conclusions
Conferees Making Progress.
DR. Jesus SalaZar. Peru:
Il believe the success of the confer
ence depends upon the will of the dele
gates to follow a technical course in de-
batting problems connected with the re-
organization Of the Pan-American
Union We are proceeding along line
of accomplishment and are making def
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