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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-20
BY DAN THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD, March 20. - A
i L night at Mayfair. This is
moviedom's big night . every
one who is any one is here
and each has only one thought
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American Gold Star
Mothers

The American Gold Star Mothers
held their regular bimonthly meeting at
the Hotel Hamilton Tuesday evening,
with the national president, Mrs Seibold,
presiding. The meeting was opened with
prayer by the chaplain, Mrs. z. M
Nash.
Communications were received from
Representative w. Frank James OF
Michigan, Col. j. Miller Kenyon, Rus
sell A. Cohn, Mrs. L. E. Rowles, MRS.
F. A. Franklin of Postville, Iowa; Je-
rome A. Mansfield of st. Elizabeths
Hospital and the following Gold Star
Mothers: Mrs Mamie F. Hutchins, cor
responding secretary of Los Angeles
Chapter, No. /; Mrs. May F. Bruker,
recording secretary of San Francisco
Chapter, No. /; Mrs. Emma O'Hearn OF
Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. L. D. Carter OF
Pomona, Calf; Mrs. N. E. Moeckel OF
st. Louis, Mo-; Mrs. e. A. De Cav, Mrs.
Theodore Porter, Mrs. E. S. Guthrie OF
Long Beach. Calf; Mrs. M. K Hartman
of Elgin, Greg, and John Philip SouSa
from New York.
Mrs. Mary Killeen reported card
party to be held April %. She will be
assisted by Mrs M. E. Warfield, Mrs.
E. M. H. Guedry, Mrs. E. s. Bruce, Mrs.
Della Barber and Mrs. H. l.. Hurley.
Mrs. Eugene S. Bruce conducted a
party in the Red cross bullolng al
Mount Alto Hospital March at 1880
pm. She was assisted by Mrs. Edna
Boardman, Mrs. Mary Greene, Mrs.
Killeen and Mrs. Guedry. Mrs. Cath
crime Barrack and her committee Mrs.
M. Z. Loveless, Mrs. Hurley, Mrs.
Welsh, Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Howard
Davis-will entertain in the Red Cross
Building at Walter Reed Hospital on
March az, when o musical program will
be presented by the Capital City Cho-
risters, under management of Mrs. H. H.
Mckee. The sewing circle will meet
with the president next Wednesday
Mrs. Grace Zane Carter Of Pomona,
Calf, was enrolled as new member.
Mrs Carter is the mother of the late
Capt. Randolph T. Zane of the United
States Marine Corps, who died october
rs, 1918, as the result Of wounds re-
ceived in action in France.
A representation from the Gold Star
Mothers attended the services honoring
George washington on February 20 in
the Epiphany Church and also the ex-
ercises at the unwilling Of the statues
Of Junipero Sierra and Thomas Starr
King in Statuary Hall of the Capital.
The next meeting will be held March
II at the Hotel Hamilton. A program
viii be presented by Mrs. Eugene s.
Bruce.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars

! Under the joint auspices Of Front
Line. Columbia and Equality walter
Reed Posts @ welfare service Is being
conducted under the management Of
| Comrade Walter p. Boehm of Front
Line Post in the operation of a soup
kitchen" for the feeding Of unfortunate
unemployed at the National Guard
Arnnory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, where meals have been served
to more than 10000 men.
National Capital Post at its last
meeting obligated the following mem
bers: Thomas A. ludlow, LIST and Sd
I also captain of the 9th Company, Le-
panto Scouts, Philippine Insurrection;
Jesse z. Veitch, SD Division, A. Z. F.;
| Elmer A. Norris, 315th Infantry, 18th
Division, A. Z. F.; Cecil H. Rinker, u.
S. NJ, World War, and o. l.. Cricken-
barger, 318th Infantry, S0th Division,
A. e. r. Harold Masters, 9Th Regiment,
u. s. M. c., A. E. f., was elected to
membership and will be obligated at
| Wickstrand, chairman of the Enter
tainment Committee, reported that the
posts annual birthday party will be
held at Pythian Temple April IL, that
his committee is planning a buffet sup
per for Past Commanders night April
20 and that the annual river excursion
to Marshall Hall will be given June 6.
Claudius L. Burton, chairman of the
Sick and Relief Committee, reported
the following members as being sick:
Charles L. Fitzpatrick, at Soldiers
Home Hospital; Lester B. Howenstein,
Christian Scheible, Frank z. Thomas,
Richard e. Wroe, IT,; Carl v. Eckdall
and william r. Clements.
The entertainment under the aus
pices of the Ladies Auxiliary Of Front
Line Post, which was to be given next
| Thursday night by Miss Reeds enter
tanners at Mount Alto Hospital, has
been postponed until March 10. Cigar
cites, tobacco, toilet articles, ETC., will
be presented to the patients.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, National Capital
Post. No. 127, made its regular monthly
visit to Mount Alto Hospital February
rs, and played cards with the patients
in the Recreation Hall. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Harold Masters win
be initiated into the auxiliary at the
meeting Tuesday night; also four new
candidates will be balloted on.
The meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of Equality Walter Reed Post, which
was to have been held March 4, was
postponed to March IL at 1850 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest.
A party was given by the auxiliary on
March 2 for the men in the blind and
amputation wards of Walter Reed Hos
pitat Homemade cakes, baked by Mrs.
Michael Inselbuch, and cigarettes were
distributed The hostesSes were Mrs
Inselbuch, Mrs. Rose Golden, Mrs. Ellen
Lawton, Mrs. Ruth Campbell, Mrs
Rosamond Krah, Mrs. Lucy Dwyer,
Mrs. James Boyer and Mrs. Marguerite
Shaw.
Mrs. James Boyer represented the
Westchester Security League at the
American Coalition luncheon recently
held ct the Carlton Hotel. The subjects
of communistic activities in the United
States, restrictions of Russian immigra-
ton and the embargo on Russian agri-
cultural products were discussed. John
Trevor was chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

Potomac Post held its last regular
meeting at Northeast Masonic Temple
Comdr. Edwin w. Warren presided. The
competitive recruiting teams are wag-
ing q contest. The following applicants
were obligated in membership: John l.
ReeS, Clifford Z. Farr, Albert b. Goods
Roderick H. Jamison, Arthur T. Keene
Henry Groll, Jay H. Caswell, Albert T.
Ray and p. w. Graves, who had the
distinction of being the youngest man
to serve in the United States Navy
during the World War. Membership
reinstatement was granted to Adolph
E. Columbus and Arcie G.. Swortzell. A
special committee, consisting of Chair
man Frank DAILY, Harry Krichton,
Frank Heise and Steve Ulrich was ap-
pointed to contact the managers of the
Potomac River Steamboat Co. with
a view to making arrangements for at
least two Summer moonlight river ex-
cursions.
Deputy Department Inspector Howard
w. Woerner made an official inspection
of the post.
Follow Me Post met at the Concord
Club with Comdr. Phillip r. Belt off,
ciating. After short business meet
ing q social featured the evening. VIII
liam A. Grogan was elected TO mem
bership and was given Q ceremonial
initiation. The degree team is making
plans to obligate is recruits at the
March 26 meeting Arrangements are
being made to use the large hall Of
the Concord Club. The department
commander, with his official star. as
well as all post commanders, with their
staff officers, have been invited. The
Overseas Band will render selections.
At the coming Thursday night meeting
the comrades will play hosts to the
auxiliary members and following the
social program refreshments will be
served.
Front Line Post celebrated Washing
tertainment at Logan Hall, when the
already afiliated and eligible members
of the auxiliary were guests. Miss
Edith Reed had charge of the enter
tainment and presented Miss Dorothy
Skinner, soprano; Miss Francis VIII
liams, tap dancing, who with Tommy
Murray of the post, proved the high
lights of the wonderful program. Re-
freshments we're served and dancing
followed. Mrs. Virginia S. Cercell,
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary, made
an address. Mrs. Edith r. Den Breeder,
State chief of staff, also spoke, and
Comrade George A. Leissler Of Potomac
Post aided materially in the success Of
the event.
A business session was conducted,
during which the following new mem
bers were obligated: Fred Grant, Joe
B. Cook, James T. Sisk, Arthur RoSett,
Raymond B. Murray, Constantine
Zuras, Raymond g. Clowers, II. L. Morse,
Paul E. Senheiser, John r. Leopold,
Clarence L. jenkins, Charles r. Graf
fms, Charles Bartick, jr.; Leon Acker-
man, James R. Raeburn and Philip F..
higgins. Comdr. A. Victor Cercell was
chosen to represent the post in the
competitive national organizations re-
crlliting drive.
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Y. w. C. A. News

The music hour will be held today
at 5 O'Clock in the fourth floor music
room of the Y. w. G. A. with
~. Joseph Barbecot, French baritone:
Dorothy Ned Tyler. soprano, and
Catherine Benson, accompanist and
pianist. Tea will be served from TO 5
o'clock in the fourth floor reading room
by the Mount Pleasant Chapter.
The Elizabeth Somers vesper service
viii be held at $50 o'clock with Rev.
Alvin Lamar Wills, assistant rector Of
the Church of the Epiphany. as speaker.
Committee meetings for the week
include: Executive Committee, Monday,
IL O'Clock, and Health Education Com
mittee, 2 O'Clock: E Street House, 2
and Food Service No. at 3 o'clock,
Tuesday; Elizabeth Somers Committee,
1890 o'clock, and Food Service No. 2,
$3.50 o'clock, Wednesday; Industrial,
1880 O'Clock, Friday.
The Cleveland Park Chapter will
hold q silver tea at the residence of
Mrs. Henry w. Snyder, 5l24 Chevy
Chase parkway, Monday at 3 O'Clock.
Assisting hosteSses will be Mrs. Fox,
Mrs. Halter, Mrs. Eyster, Miss Patterson
and Mrs Cunningham.
The Girl Reserve Department will
conduct the vester service today at the
District Training School for Girls. at
Muifkirk, Md. The program is under
the direction of Miss Mable r. Cook.
Miss Margaret Hedgcock and Miss
Lesta Wakeman. The Senior High
School Girl Reserve Glee Club win
The Junior High School Girl Re-
serve Clubs will ell come 10 the
Y. W. c. A. building this month Tor
q series Of interclub parties, meeting
next week as follows; Tuesday after
nom the clubS from Powell Junior
High School and the club from Friend
ship House: Wednesday, the Jefferson
Girl Reserves and the Girl Reserves
from the Wheatley School: Thursday,
the Girl Reserve Clubs from Langley
and Mcfarland Junior High Schools,
pnd Friday at 2:l5 o'clock the i've Girl
Reserve Clubs from Hine and Stuart
Junior Hogh Schools. The clubs At
Paul and Gordon Junior High Schools
will come down Friday of next week.
Senior High School Girl Reserves
ere invited to attend the interclub sup
per in Barker Hall Friday at 6 o'clock.
a fashion revue viii follow the supper.
The Blue Triangle Club members will
observe National Business Wonen's
week Thursday, when they viii have
Miss Elizabeth Haney, president Of the
Federation Of Business and Professional
Women, as speaker. Miss Haney win
take as her subject Washington
Women Every Girl Should Know
Mrs. Fred Z. Wright, chairman Of
the X. w. @. A. World Fellowship, viii
speak Friday evening to the sIlvereiie
Club on the topic Friendship With
Girls of Other Nations Through the
Y. w. c. A."
Registrations are being taken for the
bus trip to be conducted to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis March Is.
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Retreat in Loeb Lomond.

Inchmurrin, the island in famed Loeb
Lomond in Scotland, is to be made q
country residence and retreat. Andrew
Melville Of Glasgow, who recently pur-
chased the lake and island, Is prepar-
ing to build houses for himself and his
servants, construct o nine-hole golf
course, make a road from end 70 end
of the island and to cultivate q large
area. To start the work two tractors
the lake and nearly capsiyed during the
voyage. When completed the project
IL expected to be o veritAble Isle Of
Drearns
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District National Guard

Company G, marksmen-Capt VIII
liam +. Jorgensen, First Lieut.. Lincoln
8. Jones, Sergt Nicholas Smedile, Pvt.
| (First class John w. Poore, PvtS.
Bowen s. Crandall and Henry strick-
land.
ond Lieut.. David w. Milne.
Sharpshooters-Sergts. Maurice l..
Crater and Chauncey H. Patterson.
Marksmeri-Capt. Samuel r. Turner,
First Lieut. walter A. Knight, First
Sergt. Nell M. Goen, star Sergt. Edgar
s. Mcdonald, Sergt. Taylor A. Marsh,
| Serst. Charles Y. Turner, Corpl. Jerome
De1isi, Pvt. (First Glass; Raymond L.
| Taylor.
Taylor A. Marsh.
Clarence S. Shields, First Lieut.. Thad-
| deus A. Riley, Second Lieut.. William r.
lane, First Sergt. william D. Putnam,
STAFF Sergt. Baxter Smith, Sergts. Ed
ward D. Andrus and Harry B. Parsons;
Corpl. Edward A. Finlayson; Pvt. (F1rst
class Milton Kurland; Pvts. Henry
M. Boudinot, william H. Clements, Ber-
nard p. Donnelly, Theodore L. Harrell,
Gilbert L. johnson, Oscar Siegel, Alex
j. Stuart, Theodore Taube ana Arthur
sharpshooter, Corpl. August r. Poh-
liz. ir. Pvtt. (First Glass; James G.
Sorenson; Pvts. George K. c. Hardesty
and Edward B. Howlin.
Marksman, Sergts. Maurice L. Rod
gers and Percy H. Skinner; Corps
Edward l.. Borlick and Howard A.
Burd: Pvts. (First Glass; William @,
Askirls, John 8. Batman, Louis G. Bru-
baker, william A. Copeland, John s.
Pugh and Leo @. Streitbefger; Pvts'
Julian A. Brylawski, Marion w. Chinn,
Patrick A. Clifford, Henry D. Green,
Thomas q. Oyster and Joseph q.
pistol expert, Capt. Clarence 8.
Shields, First Lieut.. Thaddeus A. Riley,
Second Lieut.. William r. Lane, Sergt.
Edward D. AndruS, Pvt. Gilbert L.
johnson.
sharpshooter, sergt. Harry B. Par
sons.
Thomas A. Yingling; Corpl. Edward L.
Borlik; Pvt. !First Class Milton kur-
Automatic rife sharpshooter, First
Sergt. william d. Putnam, Staff Sergt.
Baxter Smith.
Company r, rife Inarksman, Pvt.
CFirst Class) Milton n. Cfandall.
Pistol marksman, Pvt. (Ffrst Glass;
Edgar M. Dickerson.
pvt. Robert D. Brinker has been
ordered transferred from the active to
the reserve list of the Headquarters De-
tachment, 29th Division, on account OF
educational interference with the per-
Torrance of military duty.
Four units of the local Guard had
sufflcient men attending drill last week
to warrant the classification Of superior
In attendance. The organization, IN
this group, with their percentages, fol-
low: Medical Department Detachment,
ialst Enaineers, $500; 29th Division
Military Police Company, g4ol; band,
l2lst Ensineers, 1854: Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 5000.
The other organizations, In their re-
spective classif1cations, with percent.
ESceiient: Headquarters Detach-
ters detachment, Special Troops, 29th
Very ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers,
1855; State Detachment, $500; Com
pany G, 121bt Engineers, 73.01; Bat
terry B, 260th Coast Artillery, 1888.
sineers. 6s.35: Company r, 121st En-
fineers, 65.57; Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 64.51; Company A.. 12lst En-
sineers, Gill; Battery @, 260th Coast
Artillery, 5000.
Observation-Disclosures z, 121st
Engineers, 56.2S; Medical Department
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Ostrich Farmers Hopeful.

Ostrich farmers of South Africa have
had their dropping hopes aroused by re-
PORTS that 1000 pounds of ostrich feath-
ers were bought recently for New York
interests and that Partisan dress design
ers will introduce fashions which will
result in greater demand for the plum
age. It is reported that there are 5000
full-grown ostriches and 5000 chicks in
the Otidtshoorn district alone. Just be-
fore the World War wing feathers
brought $40 q pound; today the price
Is S. Many farmers are refusing 10
sell stocks, believing that prices soon
will riee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

It's critics and was going TO Syria 70
do penance for his artistic sins, con-
founding Bayreuth with Beirut, Syria.
Today its fame Is established and thou
sands Of people from all over the world
throng to this little Bavarian city for
the Bayreuth festivals. Its popularity
Is due as much to the untiring efforts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

Of his devoted wife, Cosinia Wagner. 90
1t is to the master himself. Nearly
half century ago he was laid quietly
at rest beneath q big granite slab In
the rear of his home, Villa Wahnfried,
where he had accepted the adulati0n Of
thousands of music lovers who come -
his shrine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

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brings you the biggest, most
thrilling feeling you have ever had
in motoring. The floating, elid-
ing sensation of riding con mo-
mentum"1. foot off the acceI-
orator engine at idIine speed:
but the car speeding silently,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

Detachment, z6oth Coast Artillery,
5294.
very Unsatisfactory - Company d,
121st Engineers, 56.7T.
Organizations not listed above, 1t was
announced, did not have q drill during
the period covered by the report.
Mai. walter w. Burns, commanding
the 260th Coast Artillery, has Just re-
turned to duty with his command after
having completed q course Of study at
the Coast Artillery School ct Fort Mon
roe, Va.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of the 260th Coast Artillery
on account of business interference
with the performance of military duty:
Sergt Walter G. Tyner, Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train; Pvt
Martin L. Bray, jr., and Pvt. Joseph
| FUR both of Battery A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
Meetings this week:

Meetings this week:
Monday, 8 p.m.-Front Line
Post, No. 1401, Logan Hall, 1902
Fourteenth street.
Tuesday, 8 Educational Cap
ital Post, No. lat, Pytfian Tenn
pie, 1919 Ninth street.
Wednesday, 8 p.m.-Columbia
Post, No. S33, Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue.
Thursday, 8 p.m.-Follow Me
Post, No. 1880, Concord Club, 314
G street.
Saturday, 8p.m.-Poton1ac Post,
No. 1085, 935 Grant place.
Ladies' AuxiIIaries.
Monday, 8 p.m.-Front Line
Auxiliary, 1850 Massachusetts,
avenue.
Tuesday, 8 p.m.-Natiopal Cap
ital Auxiliary, Pythian Temple,
1912 Ninth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
''Penance for Artistic Sins

Bayreuth was practically unknown
before Richard Wagner established his
home there. When he announced his
intention Of going there, the London
Tines carried an article commenting
he had grown weary of the world and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-21
MORE BURGLARY
JOBS REPORTED
TO AUTHORITIES

Three more burglaries were added
to the already long list on the
Ell Centro police files today, two of
them during the weekend and one
Friday night, belatedly reported to
officers by the Filipinos who were
Victimized.
Charles Rosenquest, fingerprint
expert, today was investigating
burglary last night of the Wahl
Packing shed. when a check pro-
tector was stolen.
Ain Bennett, 352 Wilson avenue.
reported the burglary of his house
Saturday night. Missing articles
totaled $63 in value, he said.
Among the stolen articles we're a
black coat with fur collar and cuffs.
seven-jewel Elgin watch. a %
Remington pump gun. a Parker
pen and pencil set, a woman's
dance set and SO in a penny bank.
Roy Dupont investigated for the
police.
A group of F'ilipinos at 427 Com
mercial avenue Friday night lost
an overcoat with the name of Ed
Gaia in the lining, two suits, two
pairs of trousers, two coats, black
sweater, shirts and underwear and
a black handbag Their house was
entered when the burglar pried a
lock from the back door.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-21
RENEW SEARCH
FOR VICTIM OF
MYSTERY MINE

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 81. Up}-
Convinced that Adolph Ruth, Co.
year-old gold seeker was murdered.
veteran tracKers from the Mari
copa county sheriff's office hunted
today in the rugged recesses of
Superstition mountain for his
skeleton.
Ten days ago a skull was found
by Odd S. Halseth, an archaeolo-
gist who was exploring prehistoric
ruins in the mountain. lie sent it
to DR.. Ales Herdlicka, anthropolo-
gist for the na:,onal museum at
Washington, who reported it was
the skull of an elderly white man
and that death had occurred only
few months ago.
Sheriff j. r. McFadden told the
United Press he was positive the
skull was that of Adolph Ruth.
66-year-old government employee,
who ventured into Superstition
range last June in quest Of the
legendary Lost Dutchman gold
| mine.
RUN, an inexperienced CITY man.
had obtained map purporting to
show the location of the phantom
like gold mine which .>rizona pros
pectors have sought in vain for so
years. He disappeared immediately
after entering the mountains.
which contain thousands of acres
of unmapped and -.neXplored ter
ritory
After Ruth disappeared a search
was started but no trace was found
until Halseth accidentally stumbled
on the skull. There was a bullet
hole through it.
Although authorities have failed
to identify the skull positively, it
is generally believed that it was
Ruth's and that persons knowing
of and havins faith in the Lost
Dutchman mine map followed and
murdered him for it.
Jeff Adams, tracking expert for
the sheriff's office, has been in the
| range for a week seeking the re-
mainder of the skeleton which
might make Identification possible.
No trace of the rest of the skele-
ton, which probably was scattered
by wild animals. has been found
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-21
Hold Driver In
Highway Crash

P. L. Eichor, his face cut and
bruised, is in the county Jail to-
day facing possible charges sSof
drunk driving because of an auto
mobile accident az 80 Saturday
night just north of Calexico on the
state highway. M
A Williamson of Holtville and
Carroll Terrell and Florence Creed
of Ell Centro narrowly escaped in
jury when Eichor, according to- a
report in the sheriff's office, drove
his car head on into that piloted
by Williamson. ats
Eichor was driving south when
he Swerved to the wrong side OF
the road and struck williamson
coupe. Both cars were badly dam
aged, but Eichor was the only one
hurt.
G. w. Chadburne, witness, took
Eichor to Calexico hospital for
first aid treatment He was placed
under arrest there, and taken to
the county Jail by Don Campbell
and Lloyd Castanian, deputies.