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SOUGHT
FOR HERO

Recommendation for the award
OF the Coast Guard gold life saving
medal to Owen Alfred Freeman.
photographer, first class. .. s. n.
for the rescue OF Lieut.. d. d.
Gurley. u. s. N, from drowning
on the morning Of August a. 1923,
after an airplane crash, has been for
warded to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury by Secretary OF the Navy
Adams.
According to the commentator,
which accompanied the recOmmen-
dation, Freeman was engaged In
a photographic mission with Lien.
tenant Gurley over Honolulu harbor
when they encountered motor trouble
and crashed into deep water. Free
man, suffering from a fractured
leg, dived below the surface repeated.
ly until he had disentangled the
officer from the wreckage. He then
held Lieutenant Gurley's head above
the water until help came.
Freeman's home is in Bath. Maine.
The gold medal for life saving ID
a rare award. being given only In
cases Of the most outstanding
bravery.
The first citation for heroism
ever issued by the Interior De
partment was awarded yesterday
to Park Ranger Charles D. Browne,
Of Mount Rainier National Park. for
aid he extended to six mountain
climbers who met disaster early this
month.
In making the award. Secretary
Wilbur pointed out that Browne
rescued one member Of the party
alive and recovered the body OF
another at great risk to his own
life +
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At Community Centers
Of the Public Schools.
Department Franklin Administration Building Main $685.

Centers will have shortened pro.
grams, owing to Easter holiday week
All centerS of the 10 to IS division:
will oe closed. Several Of the centerS
of the / to 9 divisions will be opened
for special rehersals.
The central center will be opened
Tuesday at 8 pm, for three groups
The National Oratorio Association, in
terror decorating study group and a re-
hersal of the masks drama group.
Columbia Heights Center. Wilson
Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard
Monday pm, West Washington
Baptist A. c.; pm, Fifth Baptist
Y. P. U. A. c.; 8 pm, First Baptist
Y. P. U. A. c.
Tuesday, pm, Monroe A; C.
bans Orchestra: pm, Capital A. c.
basket ball game; rhythmic dancing,
Choral Club, Columbia Players rehearsal,
instruction bridge; 8 pm, Curley A.
c. basket ball team; II to IL am,
rhythmic dancing for children.
dancing for children.
Thursdays pm, Columbia Players
rehearsal, Community Orchestra, Capt.
tai City Orchestra, Ye Olde Tyne
Dancing Club: $3.50 pm, Watch Your
Weight Club: 8 pm, gymnasium
group for men and women; IL to IL
am, rhythmic dancing for children.
Friday pm, Arcadia A. G. basket
ball game; 7:30 pm, Boy Scouts
troops 40 and Al; Girl Scouts; pm.
young peoples dance; junior forum OF
Columbia Heights; II to IL am, rhyth-
mic dancing for children.
Saturday-11 to IL am, rhythmic
dancing for children.
East Washington Center, Seventeenth
and East Capitol streets:
Tuesday, pm, B. B. Girls; 8 pm,
Gypsies' basket ball team, Boys indie
pendent Band; $50 pm. community
dance; pm, Woodbridge A. c.
Molay Commandery, No. 4, knights
Templar.
Thursday pm, girls basket ball
team of Trinity; 7:30 pm, dressmaking
basketry, Columbia TroubadourS, the
Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World I;
8 pm, Trinity young mems basket ball
team; $50 pm, Bethlehem drill team,
Bethlehem Chapter, No. z, o. E. S.:
pm, Robert LIE Bruce Chapter, Order
Of De Molay, basket ball team.
Saturday. pm, Nativity Young
Peoples Service League, junior rhythm,
game group for children; 7:30 pm,
senior rhythm; pm. community pro-
gram, moving pictures; $50 pm, COM
munity dance.
mcfarland Center, Iowa avenue and
Webster street:
friday pm, rhythm group; 1880
pm. Boy Scout Troop, No. 80; 8 pm,
bridge group.
Georgetown, Addison School, P street
between Wisconsin avenue and Thirty
third street:
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Association under the direction of
Mrs. l.. NJ. Saxton, vice president,
and Mrs. A. G. Houghton, secretary.
The Jefferson Association met March
10. An appropriation of $40 was made
for the sewing class budget and an APP
preparation of SIS dollars was made for
the National Congress of the Parent
Teacher Association. Clifford Gold
smith of the National Dairy Council
spoke on the Relation of Food to
Health" Miss Virginia Cullen told of
the health work being done at JEFF
terson through the physical training de-
partment. Miss Bertha Mckay Ohr,
the school nurse, talked on THE Care
of the Teeth"
Section TAI won the banner by hay-
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ing the largest number of parents at
the meeting. A chicken dinner will be
held at the school April 10.
DR.. Winifred Richmond addressed
the Woodbridge Association March a.
Mrs. o. G. Hankins was elected at
the District Congress of Parents and
Teachers an alternate delegate to the
National Parent-Teacher Association
convention to be held in Washington
the first week in May. 1t was voted to
buy reference library for the associa-
ton.
The reading class using the book en-
titled, "The Everyday Problems of the
Everyday Child" by Thorn. are held at
1880 o'clock every Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva P. Rothrock gave two read
ings and Mrs. Pratt sang, Mrs. Chan
ming ACCOMMODATING her.
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Miss Hester Bealls group in EXPIRES
sion and Miss Marjorie Schusters group
in rhythm will not meet April or 4, on
account of the Easter holidays. Both
the group in expression and the group
in rhythm have been transferred from
the Curtis School to the Addison
School. Miss Bealls group in express
sion will meet again April 10, at 3 pm
Miss Schusters group in rhythm VIII
meet again April H.. at 8 pm. These
classes are open to boys and girls OF
all ages.
Park View Center, Warder and New
| ton streets:
Monday-3:15 pm, violin group.
Thursday-3:15 pm, piano group.
Friday pm, Boy Scouts; tbs pm,
Drum and Bugle Corps; 1880 pm. Girl
Scouts, Children's Game Club, Dennison
art group, china painting; 8 pm, adult
dramatic group; 8:15 pm, adult dance
/ instruction and dancing. The Park
View Players will present the one-act
playlet Wrong Numbers at the Wom-
ems City Club April 4.
Southeast Center, Seventh and c
streets southeast:
Monday-6:3O pm, Tri K drill team;
| 7:45 pm, D. of A. drill team, RoXie
A. c.; 8 pm, advisory committee meet
ing; 9 pm, Columbia A. C.
Tuesday-l0 am, special rehearsal
for children's dancing groups.
Wednesday-630 pm, Pontiac A. c.;
| 7:45 pm, Saks' Trojans A. c.; 8 pm,
rehearsal, S. E. Follies.
Thursday-6:30 pm, children's dra-
matte group will meet and go to Walter
Reed Hospital to present two playlets.
Friday pm, children's dancing in
struction and rehearsal; $3.50 pm,
dance, rehearsal, Southeast Follies;
pm, Saks Troians A. C..
| Saturday-10 am. children's dra-
matte group, tap dancing, Jolly Junior
Club; z pm, special rehearsal for chill
dren's dancing groups.
Thomson Center, Twelfth and L
streets:
The instruction class in correct ball
room dancing will give an Easter party,
with orchestra music, April at pm.
This group of young people of high
school age invites friends.
Mondays pm, Nordica Orchestra
rehearsal, auction bridge obstruction
and advanced classes, advanced French
group.
Tuesday-7:30 pm, dictation group,
physical education and instruction group
for women and girls, open to more
pupils; BIS pm, dancing group for
men and women wishing to learn mod
ern ballroom dancing, ScoutmaSters'
training course. Lyric Orchestra re-
hearsal
Thursday pm, women's drill team,
Spanish beginners group. open to more
students: 1880 pm, shorthand dictation
group: pm, Nordica Orchestra re-
hearsal, italian group, beginners, open
to more students.
Friday-Easter vacation for children S
classes: 7 pm, French advanced and
conversational groups). Sea Scouts; 8
p m, young peoples dance.
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lunch and dinner during the conven-
ton. The music will be appropriate to
the occasion.
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, State chair
man, has been asked to take part in
round table for high schools during the
national convention by Mrs. j. E.
Hayes, who has charge OF this round
table.
The annual State convention Of the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers will be held in the
Burlington Hotel April Is. The con-
vention will open with a luncheon, be-
ginning at 1890 o'clock. Reservations
for the luncheon must be sent to the
State chairman, Mrs. William H. Rowe,
646 Lexington place northeast, by
April 10.
The Pierce-Webb Association met
March 10 at pm. at the Pierce
School The meeting was opened with
the Scout laws and oath by several Boy
Scouts Of the school. The Scouts also
led in t salute to the flag, in which
the au5ience joined. The Seventh
Grade Glee Club, under the supervision
of Miss Heron, led in the singing of
the Parent-Teacher Association song
and also rendered selections. A playlet
grade entitled America, the Land of
Equal Chance"
NTr. Haycock, assistant superintendent
cf e"hools, spoke on the increased cost
ucation. The honored guests of
sening were Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
& Miss Adelaide Davis, supervising
p. cipal of the sixth division. Mrs.
latter spoke of the coming national
convention, and Of the difficulties she
encountered in bringing 1t to WASH
ington.
Mrs. Rabbit, membership chairman,
reported a successful membership drive.
Mrs. Boilers sixth grade won the banner
and attendance prize.
The Whittier Association met recent
iy at the school and voted in favor of
the proposal to have Congress appro-
pirate $4,000, 900 per year, but not more
than one-third of the Districts budget,
annually for OUTLAWS for school pur-
poses, also to have the District Com
nnissioners transmit the budget of the
Board of Education to the Federal
Budget Bureau. together with the Com
missioners' recommendations thereon.
The start of a library for school chill
dren, to be stocked by private sub
scription of the parents, was approved.
A social in conjunction with the men,
D6rS OF the MdIlOI FdIk NlGlAcllS HooO
citation, the territory of which is CO.
ordinate with the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, was held.
Mrs. Herbert S. Bryant, president OF
the Public School Association, spoke on
the subject of the legislative program
Of the Board of Education for the en-
suing year.
The Singing Mothers Chorus, Mrs
e. L. Norris, director, win meet for re-
hearsal, April 8, at 1880 pm. at the
Burlington Hotel.
A luncheon was held at the Edmonds
School March 81 by the Edmonds AS
ISOLATION. Mrs. G. r. Baldus, who had
charge Of the arrangements, was assist
ed by many of the mothers. The pro-
ceeds Of the luncheon will be used for
the several activities which the asso-
citation is financing.
Miss Brewer, former principal of
johnson School, was entertained Tor
luncheon at the school, March 81.
Maury and Edmonds parents were the
guests for the evening at the get
together" which was celebrated by the
)
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All material for this column must be
In the State Office, room 101, Burling-
ton Hotel, by the Wednesday preceding
the Sunday on which publication is
desired. a.
The District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers will broadcast
from Station VOL every Tuesday eve
ming, $40 to $50 o'clock. The first
week the State president, Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter, will speak about the COM
ing national convention. DR.. F. w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools, will
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Daskam, Mrs. Rosa Moss, Mrs. James
G. Cross. Mrs. Richard Cunningham
will present various phases of the
subject. John McBurney, one of the
students, will play violin solo.
At the March meeting the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs
L. L. Boekhoff; vice president, Mrs.
e. H. Hartnett: secretary, Mrs. Eveline
| Beebe; treasurer, Mrs. Oscar Benson.
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Henry Gilligan, member of the school
board, will be the principal speaker at
the meeting of the John Burroughs AS
ISOLATION April 8. His subject will be
citizenship"
The second of a series of classes on
sex education was held last Thursday at
2103 Rhode Island avenue. The leader
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speak on L II {
sum m er Round
up" April 9. The
other speakers will
be announced later.
Mrs. Alvin Wag-
goner, State presi-
dent of S out h
Dakota, will be in
Washington in at
tendance at the
National Congress
Of Paren is and
Teachers in May.
The District of
Columbia Singing
Mothers" will give
a program for 10
,a.;Y,nkae OF noHh
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The Gordon Junior High Association
held "back-to-school night" for par
ents at their March meeting. F. A.
Woodward, principal of the school, well
coined the 500 mothers and fathers in
the auditorium, the stage of which was
decorated with palms. DR.. E. N. G.
Barnes, director of music in the public
schools, conducted a musical assembly,
after which the cheer leaders of the
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school, Robert Vaughan and Richard
Cox, led the parents in the Gordon
cheers and yells.
Mrs. Franklin d. Jones, president, in
troduced the officers and committee
clairmen. After Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, president of the Congress Of
Parent Teacher Associations and guest
of honor, welcomed the new association
the parents visited the classroons of
the children, where the teachers ex-
planned the work and courses of study.
Honor pupils from the Evander
Childs High School of New York City
were entertained at Central High
School when they were visiting our
city March 81. After being shown
through the building they were served
refreshments BY the Parent Teacher
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was Mrs. H. j. Sherwood, chairman of
the social hygiene committee. These
classes will continue on Thursdays at
1880 pm. for several weeks, and any
one interested is cordially welcome.
A dance and card party will be given
April IL at the school for the benefit of
the association.
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The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Bethesda Chevy Chase School will
meet Wednesday at 2:30 pm. The
subject. Moral Training" will be in
charge of Mrs. Fred Esch, Mrs. Ralph
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One of the projects of the George
Truesdale Association is well under way
in the grading and improving of the
grounds surrounding the school.
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meet April 8 at 8 PM, in the Con-
gregational Church. There will be elec-
| ton of officers. A musical program
by Mrs. Posnjak and a reading by Miss
| Shoemaker will be given.
| The teachers will receive parents In
| the classroon1s after the meeting Re-
! freshments will be served In the school
museum.
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THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. c. MARCH 81
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Miss Brewer, former principal OF
johnson School, vas entertained Tor
luncheon at the school, March 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

Maury and Edmonds parents were the
guests for the evening at the get
together" which was celebrated by the
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Nurito has proved its merits to
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A luncheon was held at the Edmonds
School March 81 by the Ednlonds AS
ISOLATION. Mrs G. r. Baldus, who had
charge Of the arrangements, was assist
ed by many of the mothers. The pro-
ceeds of the luncheon will be used for
the several activities which the asso-
citation is financing.
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lunch and dinner during the conven-
ton. The music will be appropriate to
the OccaS sion
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The Barnard School Association met
March 81 at pm. Mrs. Klock spoke
on the Attitude of Parents" A vocal
solo was rendered by Mrs. Smith. An
entertainment was given by the chill
dren. A program of the entertainment
follows: 2BA, Clarence Ruffner, saxo-
phone solo; 3BA, Glee Club; ABA,
Spring play; 6BA, Glee Club.
The John Eaton Association will
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The Singing Mothers Chorus, Mrs
e. L. Norris, director, will meet for re-
hearsal, April 8, at 1880 pm. at the
Burlington Hotel
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-16
AMAZING tale TOLD
BY MRS. SHUR1lEFF
Bridgeport Bankruptcy Hearing
Reveals Descent From Riches

Bridgeport. Conn.,. Feb. Is R-
An amazing tale OF rapid descent
from millions to the point where
she pawned her jewelry to assist
her brothers. was unfioded in
bankruptcy court here yesterday
when Jane Locke Shurtleff, of Low
ell. Mass, submitted to an examina-
ton by attorneys for her creditors
IN a voluntary bankruptcy.
Mrs. Shurtleff's affairs have be-
come SO involved with those OF her
husband. George l.. Shurtleff, and
her two brothers. Herbert and John
Locke. that it was believed the
three men who are under federal
indictment In New York City. might
be subpoenaed to this city to be ex-
amined.
Until recently Mrs. Shurtleff re-
sided in an Is room show place on
the Post Road In Greenwich with
the Lockes and her husband. In
January. Deputy Sheriff Michael Ry-
an of Greenwich took under execu-
ton Of judgment. household furni-
ture valued at $4,000 and placed
it In q warehouse IN Greenwich. The
furniture was Mrs. Shurtleff's only
known asset.
Mrs. Shurtleff was vague concern
ing the financial dealings Of her
husband and brothers and refused
to answer many questions. She ad-
mitted that she did know that her
brother. Herbert Locke, was the
owner of an expensive European
make automobile but had no knowl-
edge that 1t had been given to Peggy
Hopkins Joyce as present, al
though it had not been completely
paid for.
Mrs. Shurtleff declared at one
time she owned seven automobiles
the most expensive of which she sold
to a taxi driver for a mere trifling
sum-"