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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
ToDAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

Shubert Belasco -" Marseiiles," ct
1850 and $50 pm.
George M. Conan, in "The
Tavern" at $40 pm.
Gayety-"O Oriental Girls" burlesque,
at ais and S:l5 pm.
Columbia "whoopee," second week,
at IL am, /, $40, Sis, TAO and
9:25 pm.
RiaItO--"The Cat Creeps," at HAS
am, 1:55, 1858, $50, 7:50 and GAS
pm.
Palace-"The virtuous SIM" at IL,
ait, 4:42, 1882 and 9:49 pm.
Earle--"Love in the Rough" ct IL,
2, 4, $50, 7:45 and 10 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Silver Horde, -
at 11:40 am, lao, $40, $40, 7:4O and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Life of the Party" at
II am, 12:45, 2:30, 4:20, 7:50 and
$40 pm.
Enthusiastically Shot at Sunrise, +"
at 6:l5, sos and 9:55 pm.
Scarlet Pages" from IL
am. to IL pm.
Tivoli-"What a Widow" at 2.20,
4:o5, 5:55, 745 and 9:35 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
FOOD SHOW OPENS
FOR TODAY STAY
All Is Ready for Tonight, With
Special Prizes-Lots
of Samples.

The Food Show opens in the WASH
ingtcn Auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight
and the largest family in attendance
will be presented with basket OF
groceries.
Besides the largest family contest, the
opening of the show, which Is to con-
tinue every afternoon and night until
Saturday, November %, will include a
program of speciality dances by the
Carmody girls, professional group
of young Washington dancers.
While entertainment features are
planned for each session of the show,
the major activities center about Gull
nary demonstrations IN virtually all OF
the exhibitors booths. Many new
products designed to interest house
wives, who now are confronted with
the problem of reducing their household
budget, will be on display in the booths
Of the As manufacture and dis
tributors. Samples will be given away
at some Of the booths.
In announcing the largest family
contest tonight the Food Show man
agement made it emphatic that each
family will be judged by the number of
its members actually present
The first OF the matinees of the show
will be held tomorrow afternoon. At
that time the most popular baby will
be determined by the applause of the
audience and will be presented with a
prize.
The show will continue tomorrow
night when the contest will be a pie
eating competition for girls Dances
by the Hofnann-ettes, another local
dance group. will provide entertainment.
A wing chair and mahogany end table
will be given away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
D. C. RESIDENT QUALITIES
FOR FOREIGN SERVICE
Kenneth j. Years Was Successful
in Examination Conducted by
State Department.

Kenneth j. Years, Washington, D. c.,
qualified at the recent examination,
conducted by the Department of State,
of candidates for appointment in the
u. s. Foreign Service The other sue
ceSsful candidates were j. Kenly Bacon,
Massachusetts,; Edward p. Borden, New
York; Homer M. Byington, jr., Con-
necticut; Theodore S. Cleveland, Ohio;
Everett F. Drumwright, Oklahoma; F.
Russell Engdahl, Washington; Daniel
Gaudin. IT,, Pennsylvania; John Hub
ner. I'd, Maryland; Tevis HUM, New
Jersey; Alfred w. Jones, New York; j.
Wesley Jones, Iowa; Reginald S. Kaz-
anjian, Rhode Island Nathaniel Lam
caster, jr., Virginia; F. Ridgway Linea-
weaver. Pennsylvania; Cecil B. Lyon,
New York; Walter P. McConaughy,
Alabama: Leslie q. Mayer, California ],
Shiras Morris if, Connecticut: Joseph
e. Newton, Pennsylvania; John B.
Ocheltree, New Jersey; Maurice Pas
quet, New York; Charles B. Perkins,
Rhode Island; Arthur L. Richards,
California; Donald H. Robinson, New
Jersey; Frank A. Schuler, jr., Michigan;
Allan G. Taylor, New York; Laurence
w. Taylor, California; Clare H. Tim
berlake, Michigan; Leo Toch, New
York; Ralph Townsend, New York;
Arnold Van Benschoten, Rhode Island;
Gerald Warner, Massachusetts,; Lee
Worley, Washington, and Charles W.
Yost, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13
SO AUTOMOBILES LISTED
FOR POLICE AUCTION. SALE
Ten Truck Loads of Property, In
GLIDING Furniture, Clothing and
Jewe1ry to Be Sold Nov. as.

Fifty automobiles and 10 truck loads
of property in the possession of the
police, will be sold at public auction
November IS, 1t is announced by Harry
M. Luckett, chief clerk of the Police
Department.
Furniture, clothing, jewelry and
automobile tires and accessories are
included in the assortment. These
articles will be sold at the warehouse
of the general supply committee at so
Florida avenue northeast, while the
machines will be put on the auction
block at the District property yard at
Twelfth and Water streets southwest.
All of the property to be sold has
been unclaimed. MFR. Luckett said there
the collection, but most of the jewelry
is of little value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-13

A tricycle. was recently registered IL
Northern ireland as a mechanically
propelled road vehicle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

simultaneously with the outbreak Of the Civil
War the old brick Capitol was Communicated
by the War Department for use as house
of detention and was consequently dubbed the
"Old Capitol Prison" Scores Of so-called pris-
oners of state, blockade runners, foreign army
officers caught serving the Confederacy, cons
scientious DIRECTORS, Confederate soldiers, spies
and Union deserters were incarcerated within
its walls.
Col. william p. Wood commandment Of the
Old Capitol Prison and prominent in WASH
ington circles for more than so years. was one
of the most unique characters in American
history He was born at Alexandria, Va, in
1920, and died at the Soldiers Home in Wash
ington in 1908. Although he was strict dis
ciplinarian and ruled with an iron hand, Col.
Wood was highly respected and his fairness
lauded by most Of his unwilling guests
Early in life Col. Wood was seized with an
obstinate attack of wanderlust which hung
on tenaciously during the greater part of his
lifetime. Thriving excitement, his very
existence was just one dramatic episode after
another. He fought in the Mexican War with
Gen. Sam Walkers Texas Rangers, and was
q member of Walkers notorious filibustering
expedition to Nicaragua. AS a conductor on
the underground railroad, he assisted hundreds
Of runaway slaves TO- escape from the South
into New England and Canada. He later drilled
men to take part in John Browns raid on
Harpers Ferry, but withdrew when Brown in
and thereby sidestepped . hanging bee.
WHEN the United States Secret Service was
" organized as a bureau of the Treasury
Department., Col Wood was appointed as its
first chief and was tracking counterfeiters In
Ohio when the news Of President Lincoln's
assassination was flashed to him. Hurrying
back to Washington, he singled out John Wilkes
Booth as the perpetrator of the crime and
doubtless would have effected his capture had
not Sergt Boston Corbett shot the fugitive to
death in q barn. But the colonel did not be-
lieve that Mrs. Surratt had been involved In
the conspiracy and he later broke off hss AMIGA
BILE relations with Secretary Of War Stanton
In bitter quarrel over that issue.
Belle Boyd was unquestionably Col. Woods
most distinguished guest at the Oad Capitol
Prison. Enlisting under the Confederate daa
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q
August a, 1914. Although everybody in the
city knew the British feet was anchored OF
Fort McHenry in Chesapeake Bay, and that
the crews were not on a pleasure jaunt, 1t never
seemed to occur to any one that Washington
might be invaded. OF course, the beligerents
were expected to attack some city, perhaps
Baltimore or New York, but the spoilation of
the Capital Of the United States was UNI
dreamed Of. In the face Of the meager forces
available for the defense Of the city, such an
apparent feeling of security now seems pre-
posterous. Fully believing that any potential
naval attack on Washington would be launched
from the Potomac River, military strategists
had planted the few miserable excuses for can
mons on vantage ground below the city. But
the enemy Unanswered q clever stratagem which
took the defense completely by surprise. Adj
vancing from the opposite direction afoot, the
redcoats were almost within hailing distance Of
the Capital before the coup de main was dis
covered. Hastily assembling the few green
militiamen and all the available men and boys
who could shoulder muskets Gen. Winder Jared
forth TO intercept the enemy at Bladensburg,
Md President Madison also went along, thereby
disproving the insinuations Of his political
enemies, that "he couldn't be kicked into q
fight
But the seasoned British regulars easily
bowled over Gen. Winders improvised army,
marched ostentatiously into Washington and
applied the torch to the Capitol, White House,
Treasury and several other Federal buildings.
Obviously there was nothing else for Uncle
Sam and his official family to do but to grin
and bear it,
Adding insult to injury Admiral Cockburn
proceeded with the burning of the Capitol in
accordance with the rules Of Jeffersons Manual.
With his soldiers and sailors assembled in the
House chamber, he rose from the Speakers
chair, called the meeting to order and tf1un-
dered:
"Action is on the pending resolution, Shall
we burn this Yankee stronghold"
The resolution was, of course, unanimously
approved and the fireworks Immediately set
Off
While Gen. Winder and President Madison were
futilely endeavoring to stem the onward march
OF the British, Dolly Madison mistress Of the
White House proved herself the heroine of
the occasion. Grabbing the Declaration Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
Finis For 7 he Old Brick Capitol
LANDMARK Be Razd n Ike Nay for the Ne0 Home the pm
Court Erected Congress
John in RomsBAk Boyd Noted Rebel Sh, Held There

Then group of leading Wash
ingtonians, headed by Daniel Car
roll, Thomas Law and other resi-
dents, formed a corporation, erect
ed the old brick Capitol and prof-
fered It to the Government for tho
use of Congress until the Capitol
could be repaired. That offer was
gratefully accepted and the ses-
sions OF Congress were held in the
building from 1916 to 1919.
When Congress vacated the
temporary legislative halls the
building was transformed into a
fashionable boarding house and
many notable men and women in
GLIDING members of Congress and
other high Government officials So
journed there. Consequently the
social regime was marked by num-
erous brilliant events.
John G. Calhoun Of South Caro-
lima resided for several years I'm
the old brick Capitol and died in
one Of its rooms on March 81, 1850.
Regarded as the Palmetto States
ablest son and as one of the Ma
tons most sagacious statesmen, he
was prominently identified with
both national and international
affairs for 40 years. A member Of
the House and of the Senate, he
also served as Secretary of War
and was twice elected Vice Presi-
dent. His violent break with "Old
Hickory" Jackson doubtless shut
the doors of the White House in
his face. This distinguished South
Carolinian was influential I'M
plunging this country into the War
of 1872, and he was probably more
responsible than any other single
man for the struggle between the
States. A stanch advocate of States,
rights, he defended his position to
the bitter end. For 20 years Cal-
houn held his own with such able
debaters as Webster and Clay,
arguing the intricate questions Of
States, rights. notification and
secession, which period has been
aptly termed the debating era in
Congress. Sensing the oncoming
struggle, he sadly shook his head
when Webster called three days be-
fore Calhoun's death to discuss
with him the pending Clay cem-
promise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

fully become reconciled to its removal from the
conveniences afforded by Philadelphia to q
virtual virgin forest. So smarting under the
humiliating indignities suffered at the hands
Of the British, they seized on the exigency Of
the occasion to stress the re-establishment of
the seat Of the Federal Government elsewhere,
which action was narrowly averted by q soli-
tary vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

II II AvING weathered the
gale for Is years more
than a century, the
old brick Capitol in
Washington soon win
be RACED to provide an appropriate
setting for the stately new home Of
the United States Supreme Court.
Even before this sketch appears in
print the wrecking crew may have
done its worst and the debris Of
the one-time Capitol Of the Nation
piled helter-skelter on some out-of-
*he-way dumping ground. Anyway,
Il won't be long now until the pick
AK, sledgehammer and crowbar will
be eating their way into the vitals
Of this venerable Landmark.
The thrilling tale of the old brick
Capitol has been told and retold
throughout this country and in
many foreign lands. Its annals are
closely interviewer with the history
of America and many outstanding
men and women have been init
mately associated with it in the
Pt1St. kttoty oAAbk4uaVSo 4Ooe-o~A 0P-
ers corroborate the old buildings
claim to longevity and are also
reminiscent of the period when the
wide streets and broad sidewalks
OF the Capital City were unpaved
and the residents floundered in q
veritable sea of mud on rainy days.
Occupying a prominent site east OF
the Capitol and hard by the magnifi-
cent Library Of Congress, this spa
cious square-built structure, con-
tanning so or more rooms and FASH
toned after the architectural style
of the mid-colonial period, has
been pointed out to practically.
every visitor to Washington and
the highlights Of its colorful career
recounted. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
By
Philip Pyzer.'

II II AVING weathered the
gale for Is years more
than a century, the
old brick Capitol in
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
Social Tcti0ifes Tbout (6own
Shuttle Meadow Club Center of Towns Social Life - Woman's Golf Season Opens May 5th-Ohman
 and Arden to Play Here May 24th- --*~-Other Notes, of Interest.
Photo by John Haley

A USUAL before interest in the Paris party has waned A the last degree, advance regarding the annual May Ball which the Shuttle Meadow club entertainment committee featuring Saturday the 24h of May To stage indoor party toward the end of May when thoughts are turning to summer vacations sports and long lazy days and nights at needs initiative and courage qualities which the entertainment committee does not lack.
 Vola Could a better cause be named for throwing a novel party? Oman and Arden have agreed to play at the clubhouse that night distinction which spells at the takeo Preliminary plans bear the mark of novelty and affair de luxe is certain to result at the hands of the committee which brings again to the names, Johnson, kmba and Dyson and again the gala party which will take place out at the Shuttle Meadow club tonight.
 WYE COULD almost believe fairy godmother had visited w the clubhouse and waved magic wand completely and successfully have the dining and ballroom been converted into section of gay Paris that intriguing succuent Latin Quarter where almost anything might happen where society meets the underworld the apache and the many other colorful denizens of that pulsing district
 It will be great affair tonight, Scores of home dinner parties will start the festivities off in grand Many local residences will be brilliantly gay and the eveers of whom will be in carnival costumes will absorb the holiday atmosphere before arriving at the clubhouse Mrs.
 Howard s Humphrey Mrs Harold M Parsons, Mrs Sherwood Berger Mrs Robert Vance Mrs Hubert Williams and her sister, Miss Beatrice Reyna and Miss Elizabeth Kinba who numbered among the dinner hostesses are but scant few for the reservation list for supper tables totals close to 300
 Ane clock is the printed time set for the start of the make an effort to be on hand at that hour.
 A ND while the subject of Shuttle Meadow club activities
 continued cold weather dampens the spirit of the most enthusiastic outdoor sport follower. With the thermometer registering something below freezing IS holes on golf course ioioo llo however, ll& calendar full month o Spn@ daylight saving time makes it's annual bow at midnight tonight and days not be far behind At any la that IS the belief of the Womans golf committee for they are completing plans to hold their opening flag day tournament and luncheon Monday the 9th of Nav Mrs Nlam Bentley IS chairman of the committee and her associate workers arc Mrs Robert Frsbe, Mrs. Maxwell Porter Mrs George Rogers Mrs. William S. Rowland and Miss Katharine Swift who is the team captain
 HE unusually cold weather has been anything but joy to the fisherman Trolling and plugging may entce the water mhabltant into net but the sportsman who endeaVors to land his trout fly has had little or no luck
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26

Mrs. Thomas Murtha Of E.a@s Main street, will leave carly in Ma
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26

Robert Booth, their son and broth- CT. Mrs. Booth and her daughter then went on to Boston where they are the weekend guests of Miss Irene Vivian, and Miss Shirley Woods.
 Mrs. George Ashley of Corbin avenue, and Mrs. Eunice Humphrey Hildebrandt of Lincoln street. have returned to their homes from a stay at Atlantic City, N. J.
 Mrs. Israel Levin of Winthrop street and Mrs Louis Hartman of Linwood street spent a few days in New York city this week.
 Miss Shirley Woods of Boston has been the house guest of Miss Betty Booth, daughter of Mrs. M. D. Booth of Harding street this past week.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Parker and Mrs. Donald Barney and her two children, left on Wednesday for Colorado Springs, Colo, their home. They have been East visiting MT. and Mrs. Clayton Parker of Vine street, since the first of the month.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26
Photo by Collomb

Miss Dorothy Rittner of 500 Stan- ley street has returned after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Herman Schroedel, Jr., of Mount Vernon, N. Y.
 Mrs. Ernest Zeidler of Waterville IS visiting Mrs. Theodore Schubert o5 Fremont street.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Everett ot Arlington are spending the week. end with Miss Katherine Swift at her home on Lincoln street
 Miss Flora Hine, daughter of Ml. and Mrs. Albert C. Hnc of Clayton read, spent last weekend with former classmate at Connecticut. Miss Helen Reynolds, at her home in New York city.
 Mrs. Louis Raphael and her littl" children of Grove Hill have returned home after spending two weeks in New York city.
 Miss Doris Mcrwin. daughter or Clifford Merwin of Berlin, in spend- ing the week end in Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26

MT. and Mrs. E. A. Moore of Sunnyledge wno have been on l cruise around the world, arrive home today.
 Among those who rode horseback q. Norton's school in Kensington this past week, are Louis Oldershaw, Jr.. Miss Ethyln Parsons, Miss Ru{l Loomis and Miss Elizabeth Hatch.
 MT. and Mrs. Edmund F. Kerin of Arch streeI, entertained guests from Kensinstop, Hartford anl South Wethcrsfield over the Easter holidays.
 Ernest Humphrey, Jr,, son of Mir, and Mrs. Ernest N. Humphrey or Lincoln street, l.. Duane Steinle, son of Mr and Mrs. F.. L. Steinle of Harrison street. and William Judd, Jr.. son of MT. and Mrs. William Judd of Murray street left on Mon- day for a three day fishing trip in sthc vicinity of Winsted.
 
 Mrs. M D. Booth and daughter, Miss Betty Booth of Harding street, left on Thursday by motor for Providence, where they visited with
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26

Miss Greta Rosocn, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Carl N. Roseen of Harrison street, will return to her home tomorrow, from q weeks vis- is with her brother-in-law and sis ter Mir. and Mrs. Garrett Byrnes Of Providence, l.. I.
 In the recent childrens' exhibit of pictures taken by Joseph A. Stone, Mrs. A. E. Gard of Maple street. Mrs. Harold Sloper of Russell street. and Mrs. P, c. Platt of Ten Acre read acted as judges. Ned" son of Mir. and Mrs. Edward Lancaster Of Ten Acre road was given first prize, and those who were awarded hon. orable mention were David Endi- colt, son of MT. and Mrs. Douglas Johnston of Maple Hill, Ruth. daughter Of Reverend and Mrs. Sut- Cliffe of Vine street, and Dorothy and Betsy kinsella. daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Michael kinsclla Of Ten Acre road
 Miss Alice A. Starr of Howard street, and Mrs. C. M. Starr of the same address, are stopping at the Cavalier, at Virginia Beach, Va.
 Mrs. Frank Porter of Lexington street. and Miss E. Madeley of Gar den street, spent a few days in New York city this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bamforth O. south Burritt street. who have been at Clearwater, Florida for the past few months, will arrive home or Monday.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-26

their two sons, Howard and Nor man, returned the first of the week from New York.
 Mrs. l.. M. Hayden of Lincoln road has as her guest this week. Mrs. Sarah Schaefer of Salem, Mass
 II. W. Maier, Jr. of Nashua, \. H.. spent few days in town this week as the guest of Val C. Hart, of Hart street.
 Little Miss Virginia Hayden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ Hayden of Lincoln road is spend ing the weekend in Boston.
 Mir and Mrs. Francis B. Upham Jr, of Mamaroneck, N. Y. arc spendinSthe weekend with Mr.. and Mrs, William Hart of Lincoln road.
 Mrs. J. r. Black of Virginia, Min nesota. will arrive tomorrow to be the guest of Mrs. Isaac Black of Park place. Mr. Black is in Duluth, Minn., where he has been called by the serious illness of his brother-in- law, J. G. Vivian.
 Mrs. NJ. A. kinsclla returns to- day t9 her home on Ten Acre road after spending a few days in Boston. Helen Habcrbosch of Los Angeles. Cal, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Boil at their homo on Trunl- bull street this week. They left to- day for their home. Mrs Haber- bosch and her daughter have just returned from an extended trip through Europe and stopped of here on their way home
 Mir. and Mrs. John Thornton Hull oi Boston are spending the tcek- end as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Armington of Park place.
 Mrs. Stanley Hart of Chatham read is expected home today from Arlington, Mass,7 where she ha3 been the guest of Mr. and Mr@. Robert Everitt, the former Barbara Swift of this city Mr. and Mrs. ENcritt will probably return with Mrs, Hart to be her guests over the weekend.
 Mrs. Dugald McMilan spent yes trrdHy in AgaWam, Mass, at the homo of her nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Squire.
 Mir and MrsA l. B. McPhcron re- tuned 10 their home in Elmira, N. Y., afte- a visit with their daughter. Mrs. Henry Armington Of Park place. the first of the week.
 
 Howard Parsons of Steele street spent fcw days in Boston this week.
 Migs Eleanor proudmau Of Bos- ton. spent last weekend with hcr parents, Mir. and Mrs F.. E. rrou1- man Of Maple Hill
 
 Mrs Thomas Murtha Of Eat Main street, will leave carly in Ma.