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Evening star., 1932-10-18

the bOard OF QlIec-
tors room of the
American Security
& Trust Co.. with
President C. H.
Pope in the chair.
Business matters
which have accu-
mulated since the
last meeting of the
association W IL /
come up for dis
cussion and action,
but the chief fea-
ture of the pro-
gram will be a re-
port by Robert V.
Fleming, president
of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, on the
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BANKERS PREPARE
FOR FALL MEETING
Fleming Will Present Report
on Los Angeles
Convention.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Local bankers are looking forward
with unusual interest to the Fall meet
ing of the District Bankers Associa
ton, which takes place next Friday in
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U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.
BY the Associated Press

Treasury receipts for October Is were
$506, l04,171 so; expenditures. 1898 ,199.-
77793: balance, $685., 5,853.174.9 Gus
toms duties for, is days of october were
$l2, 147,937.97.
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Jewelry Orders Improving.

NEW YORK, October le R.-
Novelty jewelry orders. are Improving
and the trade believes October business
will rM above last year.
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G. Bernard Shaw has been sitting
simultaneously for sculptreSs and
Budapest painter at his home in NAL
vern, England.
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new YORK BANK STOCKS
ouotations as of 2 O'Clock.

NEW YORK, october 18 tP).-Over-
he counter market:
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NOTE-Todays Eiven In this edition.
stock in this edition from yesterdays
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HOTH-Todavs individual not Eiven In this edsn
each stock this edition from yesterdays pars
Stncka and
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NOTE-Today's given in this edition
Sales Of each stock in this edos are from Yesterdays
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, october 18 (P).-Bar
silver quiet, unchanged at 27ss.
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NOTETodays individual sales Eiven in this edition.
les Of each stock In this edition are from yesterdays
Evening star., 1932-11-06
ARMY ORDERS

Maj Lsthrop B. Clapham, General
Staff Corps Infantry, relieved from
detail with the General Staff with
troops and from duty at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, and assigned January
81, 1888, to duty with Organized Re
serves, with station at Newark, N. ].
Lieut.. Col. Luther r. James, Infantry,
detached from duty with Organized
Reserves. Newark. N. j., February ]
and assigned to Fort Benjamin Har-
rison, Ind.
Capt. John NJ Lille, Cavalry, Walter
Reed Hospital patient, will report to a
retiring board for examination.
Capt. Frank F. Reed, Ordnance De-
partment, is placed on duty requiring
him to participate in aerial flights fof
the purpose of experimental develop
ment and testing of bombs, effective
November 3.
Each of the following Specialist Re
serve officers in Washington, D. c.. is
directed to report for active duty. COM
mencing December 5. to the assistant
chief of staff, GIL: Col Harry Clifford
Kramer, Capt Hiram Wrenshall Ben
net, First Lieut. Richard Porter David
son and Second Lieut.. Jacques Blaise
de Sibour.
Capt. Mortimer B. Birdseye, Quarter
master Corps, relieved from additional
detail with the Organized Reserves
Sd Corps Area. and will report to Boil
ling Field. D. c., for duty as assistant
to the quartermaster.
Lieut.. Lewis D. Hixson Infantry, de-
tached Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; to For;
Sam Houston. Tex
Mai. Samuel A. White. Medical Corps
detached Fort Benning. Ga, January /,
to Edgewood Arsenal. Md, for duty al
the Medical Research Laboratory.
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Parent-Teacher Activities

Material for this column must be
In the State Office 1901 Sixteenth
street, by the first mail on Wednes-
day preceding Sunday on which pub
lication is desired.
The monthly meeting of the Board
of Managers will be held at the N. z. A
Building November at l o'clock.
Plans have been completed for the
Health Conference November Is in the
auditorium of the Interior Department
The sessions will be from 10 to II
o'clock and / to $50 o'clock. Among
the speakers will be: Miss Bess Goddy-
koontZ, Miss Elise Martens OF the ONCE
OF education; Robert Haycock, assistant
superintendent of schools, and MRS.
william T Bannerman, National Legls-
lative chairman.
A Mother Goose carnival will be held
in the drawing room of the Rocham-
beau December l and 2.
There will be meeting OF Study
Group chairmen and all those inter
ested in Study Groups November 9,
to D. m. at the N. E. A. Building.
Mrs. B. r. Wood will discuss and outline
programs for the local Study Groups.
Mrs. Miner Buell. and Mrs. Bertha w.
Eldred will be in the State ONCE Tor
Study Group consultations Friday from
l to 3 pm.
Mrs. Randolph E. Myers. State pro-
gram chairman. will be in the State
Office each Friday from l to o'clock
for consultation with local program
chairmen.
Mrs Elizabeth Mills Taliaferro will
conduct an informal hour with chill
dren's books at the Mount Pleasant
Branch Of the Public Library, Sixteenth
and Lamont streets, November 10 at
sos pm. All Parent-Teacher mem
bers are invited.
Powell Elementary.
There will be an executive board
meeting tomorrow at / pm. in the
school. Officers and committee chair
men for the coming year are: President.
Mrs. w. c. Strauss, first vice presl-
dent. Mrs. j. J. Kinsey: second wee
president. Mrs. L. Duganne. recording sec
retary. Mrs. Joseph fucker: correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. E. K. Harrison;
treasurer. Mrs c. L. w. Meyer. hospl-
Iallly, MTS. ". SOOPcl Hilih, "a! 2 -
Barnes student aid. Mrs. H. Ullman;
ways and means, Mrs w. G. 1llch;
study group, Mrs. D. C. Gruver; music.
Mrs. j. L. Hall; membership. Mrs. j.
j. Kinsey; bulletin. Mrs. L. Rosen-
thai; program. Mrs. Boel; publicity.
Mrs. E. K. Harrison; health, Mrs. G.
B. Colbeck
Takoma.
nounced the following officers at the
meeting October 25: w. H. Youngman,
first vice president; Mrs. I. A. Flora,
second vice president; Mrs. G. N. Meese,
recording secretary; Mrs. F. A. Rich
mond, corresponding secretary: Mrs. w.
M. Peacock. treasurer; Executive Com
mittee. Joy Hopkins. S. E. Blasting
ham. j. Hallowell and Miss Elizabeth
OHara. Mrs. Harmon has been re-
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Lille Fisher, Mrs. Rachel Parker, Mrs
Lillian Marlowe and Mrs. josephine
Taylor. This makes total Of 10 new
members received this year.
The next meeting will be held Novem-
Der 3 at the school
A guard Of honor composed of out
standing members of Spengler Post and
the post colors will escort the Amert-
canism chairman, Mrs. j. Jerome Light
foot. and several members of Spengler
Unit at the presentation of silk flag
and standard to the Phoebe A. Hearst
School the evening Of November IA
The unit was represented in the BIZ
centennial parade by 25 members of the
post and unit on float depicting Max
ing Flanders Poppies." President Lii
liam L. Reagan and staff placed a
wreath on the John Paul Jones Monu-
ment on Navy day. Rehabilitation
chairman, Mrs Roberta Fawcett as
sisted by Mrs. Clara Sonneman, Monday
afternoon, gave a Halloween party ir
wards 10 and II at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
At the last meeting Of the unit, held
at Thomas Circle Club, two new mem
bers and one transfer were received
Past Post Commander Ben Fuller
presented plan whereby the post base
ball fund could be replenished The
unit pledged its cooperation. Frank
B. Pritchard was presented with ar
afghan which was made by the unit
members and assembled by Mrs Sand
house.
Mrs Eva Chase requested members tc
be at the Mothers Tree in Arlington
on Armistice day to rededicate ourselves
to the principals Of American Legior
Auxiliary at which time the marker
will be dedicated. Mrs. Clara DOGGY
was appointed chairman of sewing uni
for the Red Cross work
Distinguished guests were Miss Edna
Mcintosh and Mrs. G. Cipriani presi.
dent of Costello Unit No. Is. and Capt
Watson B. Miller who will be gues
speaker at the next meeting, Noyem.
Der 30.
A meeting OF the George E. Killeer
Unit, No. IS. will be held Wednesday
| at pm. at the Killeen Club House
3265l2 M street. Mrs William Mulkey
department membership chairman. viii
be the guest of the evening Each
! member is asked to bring something for
i the Thanksgiving baskets.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars

ler: patriotic instructor Ernest NJ.
Boss, post historian. Allen A. Green
street: post service officer, Marvin
Jones, guard, Edward Boteler; color
bearers. Lawrence Penkert ana Darrell
F. Gull, sergeant major. Raymond A.
Johnson: quartermaster sergeant. John
Rooster. color guards Thomas J Fitz-
patrick and Max D. Sylvester: sentinel,
Clarence E. Mann; bugler, Farnaham
R Miller
A number of the members of the post
and their families on october 29 had
a Halloween party at the post head
quarters in Odd Fellows Hall, Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
At the meeting of Herbert L. Ed
mondS Pest at the Hamilton Hotel
with Senior Vice Comdr Owen Ryan
presiding, the following officers were
elected: Post commander, Earl w.
Engleman: senior vice commander, Will
liam S Wilson; junior vice commander.
H E Middleton: quartermaster, Floyd
w. Stedrick; officer of the day, Harry
j. German: post advocate, Joseph r.
Harrison chaplain, L. E. Hough, and
pest surgeon. F. L. Benton.
After the election of officers there was
a smoker given by the outgoing officers
TO the new.y elected officers.
At the last meeting Of Advance Post,
held at the Continental Hotel with
Comdr Herbert Borchardt presiding,
the following officers were elected:
Commander. Herbert Borchardt: senior
vice commander. Albert E. Forester;
junior vice commander, Stuart T. Ter
rett: quartermaster. Arthur L. Jacobs,
adjutant, Lorence E. Brandon: post
advocate. John NJ Brennon; deputy
advocate. Joseph J. Goliwas. chaplain.
Lloyd Graham; deputy, Patrick ]. Dolly
mere: surgeon, Dwight E. Carleton;
deputy surgeon. Antonio Rocha officer
of the day, James s. McCurdy; deputy
officer of the day, Gottfried G. August,
and service officer Ernest Perry. The
appointive officers are as follows:
Patriotic instructor. Daniel P Divine;
historian. Charles r. Rafferty,; quar-
termaster major, jerome Kaufman:
sergeant major, Francis J Salb; guard,
Arthur A. Schnebelen: color bearers,
Orville Sandefur and Walter A. Lyons:
color guards. John W. Davis and Samuel
F. Drummer, and bugler Carl p Conrad.
The date of the next assembly Of the
post will fall on election night, so it
was decided that the meeting would
be omitted.
The post will hold an informal dance
at the Continental Hotel November 16.
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y. A. R. ACTIVITIES

Catherine Estlow Is chairman Of the
ball and Mrs. Mallette Roach Spengler
is in charge Of arrangements for the
card party.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter met
at the home of Mrs. j. s. Riley, 1891
Sixteenth street, October IS. with Mrs
E. S. Wild, Mrs. M. M. Bryarly. Mrs
S. H. McCrory. Miss Caroline A. Hurley
and Miss Della D. Richardson as as
sisting hoStesses. The regent, Miss Har'
riett M. Chase, presided.
A card party will be given by Mrs
Ada M Payne, Mrs, B. w. Rector ane
Miss Caroline A. Hurley November i
for the benefit Of the chapter.
Rev. Clarence Stuart Mcclellan, Jr.
spoke on The Falls Church" historic
church of George Washington at Fall
Church. Va. Of which he is the rector
Mrs. Agness Greene Foster was th'
guest artist.
The State Committees will hold
county fair and turkey dinner at Pierc,
November is. Several very old and rar'
quilts. old embroideries and antiques
will be on display, also Mrs. Elme
Heiss collection Of period dolls
Federal City Chapter met at the hom'
OF the regent, Miss Estelle Price, Tues
day evening with Mrs. Florence Keeble
assisting hostess.
A letter was read from Miss c.
Henry, secretary to Department o
Student-Help, MaryWlle. Tenn, as
signing a beneficiary for the year, a!
our previous one has completed he
work at Maryville College.
Miss Nettie Herrick conducted drill
on correct use OF the nag and hov
to respect It." Mrs. Fellows read |
paper and Miss Price told Of her visi
to Stratford Hall.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter met No
vember l at the Raleigh Hotel. Mis-
Lora Harlow. Miss Mary Harlow ant
Miss Anne Tuohy were joint hostesses
The vice regent, Mrs. Rudolph T. Har
rell. presided.
Mrs. N T. Hynson reported on tht
county fair, to be held November l6
The chapter voted to send the Christ
mas box to the children at the BLU
Ridge Industrial School.
In the future the monthly luncheons
preceding the regular meetings, are Il
begin at l o'clock. Mrs. Samuel S
Evening star., 1932-11-06

This weeks program at the various
centers features special daily events as
follows:
Monday afternoon: Children's dance
groups at Barnard. Ben Murch, Bur
roughs and Park View Schools, chill
drens drama group at Burroughs, con-
tract bridge for adults at Ben Murch.
Monday evening The workshop, drama
group and instruction In contract
bridge, at Roosevelt.
Tuesday afternoon Children,s dance
groups at Ben Murch. E. VI Brown,
Langdon and Raymond Schools; chill
dren's French conversation group at
Ben Murch. Tuesday evening: Choral
Society at Central High; Columbia
Players at Powell Junior High: Womens $
Choral Club. contract bridge for adults,
physical education and tap group for
women and girls. at Roosevelt; and con-
tract bridge for adults at Thomson Cen
ter A contract bridge group also meets
Tuesday morning at E. V. Brown
School.
Special programs and election re-
turns will be featured Tuesday night at
| East washington. Southeast. Langley,
Roosevelt and Thomson Centers. in
Divisions l to o, and at Banneker
Burrville and Garnet-P Patterson Cen
| tiers. in Divisions 10 to 49, The public
is invited to these programs beginning
at 7:3o o'clock.
| Wednesday afternoon: Rhythm and
tap dancing groups at Gordon Junior
High and w B. Powell School. We'd
nesday evening: Tap dancing for
, women, also public speaking and parlia-
| mentary law. for adults, at Hine
Junior High School.
Thursday afternoon: Carpentry for
small boys and girls, and a tap dance
class for girls at E. v. Brown School;
Sock and Buskin Club at Petworth
School, and beginners rhythm and tap
dance group at Gordon Junior High
Thursday evening: Columbia Players,
and Ye Olde Tyne Dance Club. at
Powell Junior High. and a social eve
| ming with dancing at Buchanan School.
| Friday afternoon: Children's dance
and drama groups at Lafayette, john
son and Langdon Schools; also boys
tap and gym group at Thomson School.
Friday evening: Activity for boys and
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At Community Centers

girls. woodwork, drama and social cluDs
for adults and juniors at Park View
rhythm and drama for children, ana a
community dance, at Hine Junior Hlgn !,
Woman.s gym group, followed by adult
social dancing at Thomson Schooi,
social dancing for juniors, and contract
bridge for adults at Ben Murch Scnool,
dance groups, checker club, pubic
speaking and parliamentary law, az
Langley School; dance groups ana con-
tract bridge instruction at Macfarlano
School
SATURDAY. morning: Art class for boys
and girls; and carpentry class Tor boys
at Ben Murch School. Saturday night !:
Community dance, preceded by moves
and music, at East Washington, COM
munity dance preceded by dancing IN
struction, contract bridge, and boys
games and gymnastics at Langley; q
young peoples dance by the Southeast
Social Club at Buchanan.
Centers In Divisions 1913.
Colored centers open to the public on
Mondays are Lovejoy and Birney. AT
the latter will be held the celebration
in honor of. the opening of the center
Is years ago, with special program
throughout the evening.
Tuesday: Burrville and Garnet-Pat-
terson are open. At the latter will meet
the Orpheus Male Chorus, the Wash
ington Concert Orchestra and the Home
Hygiene group, which extends an invi-
tation to new members.
Wednesday: Francis Junior High and
Garnet-Patterson are open; also Gar.
field. which offers piano. Junior art and
basket ball groups in the afternoon
and in the evening. athletics, games
dramatics, industrial art and dancing
Thursday: At Garnet Patterson the
National Card League invites all whist
clubs to join in its plans and pro-
gram: also piano groups and the Am
phion Glee Club will meet, with IN
vitation extended to new members.
Friday evening: Banneker Recrea-
ton Center, also Dunbar and Francis
Junior High are open to the public.
Saturday morning: Rhythmic and TAP
dance groups for children meet at Wes'
Washington. Saturday evening: Burt.
vile Is open with the usual week end
program for the public.s.
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Disabled American Veterans

The Washington office OF the Disabled
American Veterans is now concentrating
on negotiations with the Veterans Ad-
ministration and the United States
Civil Service Commission with view to
securing the enforcement OF civil
service retirement activities from the
administration to the commission. Al
present the business Of retirement OF
Federal civil employees is under the
Jurisdiction of the Veterans ADMINS
tration and the cost IS charged against
the Office of Gen. Frank T. Hines. Inc
Disabled American Veterans hope Is 10
have this entire agency placed exclu-
sively. under the jurisdiction OF the com,
mission. as it is felt to be connected
only remotely with veterans relief ano
Is naturally an activity OF the comms-
sion.
At its meeting In. the Soldiers. Sailors
and Marines Hall, Capt. Thomas Kirby
chairman Of the National Legislative
Committee, and L. Harold Sothoron,
past Junior department commander, ad-
dressed Rasmussen Chapter. The
question of the formation OF women
auxiliary chapter was discussed.
At the meeting December ! election
OF officers will be held.
George w. Phillips. department vel
fare officer, is cooperating with the
Clothes Conservation Committee, COM
posed Of local women's clubs. under the
chairmanship Of Mrs. Harvey Wiley oil
the District of Columbia Committee on
Unemployment Space in the Ford
Building, Pennsylvania avenue and John
Marshall place, has been given over to
the Clothes Committee Mr.. Phillips
requests ex-service men and their faml-
lies to call the D. A. v. headquarters. IN
the Transportation Building, Metropol-
itan 2O68, II they have clothes.
The meeting OF Federal Chapter
scheduled for Tuesday will not be held
AT the meeting November % election OF
officers will be held. A drive for new
members, under the direction OF Com
rade Coran, will soon be launched.
The Executive Committee OF the de-
nartment will meet Wednesday at
pm. at headquarters, in the Transpor-
tation Building.
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Ralph L. Chambers and John N.
Egense of the Washington office OF the
Disabled American Veterans will spend
November % and % in Richmond. Va.
handling claims before the regional
office of the Veterans Administration
there.
When Madame Ernestine Schumann-
Heink arrived in Washington last week
for theatrical engagement she was
received by representatives OF the DIS
trict OF Columbia Department OF the
Disabled American Veterans. On be-
half of the department Troy McCollum
Of Ace Rasmussen Chapter, who suffered
the loss of one arm in action in France,
presented her with a corSage.
A delegation from the Disabled Amer
ican Veterans will place wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier next
Friday
Following a series of conferences OF
national ofiicers. the Disabled American
Veterans has decided upon its policy
during the hearings that are to start
this month before the Joint Congress
sional Committee studying costs OF vet
eranS' relief
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appointed health chairman and Mrs
Richmond chairman OF publicity
Bancroft
Bundle day will be held November
Is. It is requested that all usable cast
of clothing be sent to the school. The
bundles are to be sent to the Student
Aid Rooms at 1864 Columbia road.
A card party will be held at the
school November l6 at 2:30 pm.
The association will meet November
IL at pm. instead OF on wednesday
evening as originally scheduled.
Edmunds- Maury.
The Executive Board will meet No
vember 7 at pm. in the school.
The association will meet November
10 at 8 pm A Thanksgiving play VIII
be given by the children as well as
recitations and songs. Refreshments
will be served.
John Quincy Adams.
A Study Group will be started under
Mrs. g. r. Wood November % at l:3C
pm. The membership drive under Mrs
Roy Stuart will start November 10
Bundle day has been announced By
Mrs. Tilton for November l6.
Jackson.
The association will meet at the
school November at 3 pm. Mrs, J
N. Saunders, State president, will speak
and will be asked to plant a boxwooo
bush. the Bicentennial gift Of the
Parent Teacher Association to the
school.
WheatIey.
The Study Group will meet at the
home of Mrs. Alice Manning, president
lll6 Neal street northeast November
9 at 100 pm Mrs H. Thomas and Mrs
w. r. Rawlings have charge OF tins
activity.
Congress Heights.
The association will meet November
9 at 8 pm. with Mrs. E. F. Hayes II
the chair.
Bowen Greenleaf.
The association will meet November
10 at 8 pm. in the Bowen School
There will be speaker on Character
Education" and a musical program by
Mrs. B. F. Coe and Mr. Jesse Mella
accompanied by Mr.. Earl Phillips.
Weightman.
The association will meet in the
school November 10 at 7:30 pm. +. l.
Haycock will speak on Providing fol
the Individual Needs of Handicapped
Children" Mrs MCGUIRE will be the
hostess.
Brookland- Bunker Hill-Neyes.
A card party will be November lS al
8 pm. There will be prizes for bridge
and 500 Mrs. Wight. Ways ane
Means chairman, is in charge.
Langd0n.
The teachers. assisted by the grade
mothers. will be hostesses at tea II
the school at o'clock November 10
Parents and guardians Of the schoo
children are invited.