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to augment the fellowship fund of the
American Association of University
Women which will be given by the Fell
lowship Committee for members of the
Women's University Club and their
friends in the club house on I street,
tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock, will
be tickets for Mr.. Ely Culbertson's lee
ture on Friday evening.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made for
card and bingo party for the benefit
of ST. Pauls Catholic Church at Fiji
teenth and v streets northwest, to be
given Friday evening at BIS o'clock in
St. Pauls Auditorium at l421 street
northwest.
The committee is composed of Mrs.
Thomas Finnin. Mrs. John Morris, Mrs.
John O'Donoghue, Mrs. P. A. Grant,
Mrs. Joseph Phelan, Mrs. John Meme
han, Mrs. Louis R. Peak, Mrs. Victor
Stonesifer, Mrs. Martin Meenehan, Mrs.
John Connell, Mrs. Sarah Flournoy, Mrs.
Murphy. Miss Mary Codrick, Miss Julia
Aiken, Miss Mary Dougherty. Miss
Estelle Odenwe'ler, Miss Mabel Madden,
Miss Ruth Finnin, Miss Mary Catherine
Connell Miss Sally Meenehan, Miss
Charlotte Knott. Miss Adah May Brady,
MISS AlICe 1GtIlClldIls INloo nAoAy = OA'
the Misses Gowans. Miss Emily Quinn,
Miss Joan Mccarthy, Mss Clare
OBoyle, Miss Genevieve O'Boyle, Mr..
John r. Brown, Mr.. Charles Knott, Mr.
Michael Casey Mr.. George Fox, Mr.. P.
A. Grant, Mr. John McKain, Mr.. Lester
Hall and Mr.. Edward McGinnis.
Reservations rapidly are being made
for boxes for the National Capital Horse
6Or 10 ha hold of RraHlpV Farms NAV
II. IL, 13 and IA.
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, wife Of the
Secretary of War, heads the list Of those
who already have reserved boxes. Others
include the Minister of Hungary, Count
Szechenyi; Senator and Mrs. James
CouZenS, Col. and Mrs. G. D. Heron,
Col. and Mrs. M Robert Guggenheim,
Maj. and Mrs. George S. Patton, Jr.;
DR.. and Mrs. James Alexander Lyon,
Mrs. Thomas H. c. Reed, Mrs. Daniel
C. Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons
Erwin and Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Corby.
DR.. and Mrs. James j. Walsh of New
York City are staying at Wardman Park
Hotel for about week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Booth of At
lantic City have motored to Washing
Mrs. ]. NJ. Loeb of Chicago, with Mr..
and Mrs. Milton w. Stein of Scarsdale,
N. Y. is at Wardman Park while vis-
iting in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson Of New
York City are at the Carlton for sew
eral days, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. La Montague of Baltimore.
Miss Ada Barclay and Miss Mildred
Sacket of Cleveland have come to
Washington to spend a few months and
have leased an apartment at Wardman
Park, where they are established.
Mr.. Lee M. Terrill of Detroit, Mich;
Mr.. A. E. Larimer of Portland, Greg,
and Mr.. John w. Fuhrer of Kansas
City, Mo-, are passing several days at
the Dodge. They are in the Capital
attending the conferences Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, which are
being held this week.
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PRISONER THWARTED
IN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Chance Visit Of Patrolman to Cell
Prevents Man From Hang
ing Self.

The chance visit of q patrolman 10
the cell block at the first precinct last
night frustrated the attempt of a pris
oner to end his life by hanging-the
second suicide Effort made at that sta
ton within four days
Pvt. George w. Shinault found a
prisoner who had been booked as John
Smith, % years old. of no fixed address.
with his shirt knotted about his neck,
dangling from the tsp of the cell. The
oficer cut Smith down before he was
seriously injured.
Smith. who had been arrested earlier
IN the day for drunkenness, was re-
moved to Galltnger Hospital for OBJ
servztion.
Last Saturday night Neil Y. johnson,
- years old, Of the 4oe block Fourth
street, heh On q charge Of drunken
ness. committed suicide by Enotting a
shirt about his neck and hanging from
h4s cell door while TWO cellmates
locked On
Evening star., 1932-04-13

Miss Ada Barclay and Miss Mildred
Sacket of Cleveland have come to
Washington to spend a few months and
have leased an apartment at Wardman
Park, where they are established.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

Mr.. Lee M. Terriu of Detroit. Mich;
Mr.. A. E. Larimer of Portland, Greg,
and Mr.. John w. Fuhrer of Kansas
City, Mo-, are passing several days at
the Dodge They are in the Capital
attending the conferences of the Young
Mems Christian Association, which are
being held this week.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs Wayne Johnson of New
York City are at the Carlton for sew
eral days, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. La Montague of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

Mrs. ]. NJ. Loeb of Chicago, with Mr.
and Mrs. Milton W. Stein of Scarsdale,
N. Y is at Wardman Park while Wis
iting in this city.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

Anf1s Evenk! AndUnhg
pec mbinedwh yhatJ
and you find trough Threem edps!
Evening star., 1932-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Booth Of At
lantic City have motored to Washing
ton and are stopping at the Carlton.
Evening star., 1932-04-13

DR.. and Mrs. James ]. Walsh of New
York City are staying at Wardman Park
Hotel for about week.
Evening star., 1932-04-13
Larger
WOnen's
Sheers

AtC CSuldIly SG1'OU 10 So0
We've had more demand for
them than dresses until this
new shipment came in. .chif-
fon jacket dresses, cape dresses,
and one-piece dresses. Prints,
OF course, and lots of them, as
well as clear cOlors. some with
Alencon lace at the neckline,
others with batiste revers and
cuffs. Silk slips and built-up
yokes of chiffon in evening
dresses! 4Ol5 to 5219.
Others, S12.75, S17.75, S36.75.
FIFTH FLOOR
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Regarning the Cbristnras


about the shepherd seated on the ground viii
Messing the star. When we returned to cd
hotel we fell into talk with Londoner VIII
asked Mr.. Wells. Have you any carols 8
American"
Ort replied, II know of a couple-Paddl
Carroll and Brooklyn Jimmy Carroll"
When he was a boy in Richmond, Ind
Eddie" Allen, now the important president d
an alkah company, was lured into attendin|
Sunday School by promise Of present. ThI
idea was that you had to attend every Sandal
for three months before Christmas if you ex|
pected gift from the tree. Each Sunday N
received q white card On the fourth Sunda]
he received red card and so on for thre|
months until he could exchange his three rex
cards for large blue card which put his nam
on the list of those who were to be remembered
He was on hand Christmas eve and all WORKED
up. Finally his name was called and he wen
forward and received quite a large box from
the Sunday School superintendent He openel
the box and took out from the tissue paper
decorated mustache cup.
When John McCutcheon and I were toilin|
together on a newspaper We received an assign
ment to prepare a full page feature for til
Christmas issue. The story was called Bring
ing In the Tree" and dealt with all the pref
aration for Christmas eve from the time th1
the bob sled went out and hauled In the ire
1t told about the church being full OF fus4
women and busy deacons and all the prepar
lions that were made to decorate the churc
and the tree and then came the detailed sto
Of the EXERCISES" which consisted largely
Rotations such as Chic Sale delivers ON Il
vaudeville stage. Mac prepared beautifY
five-column cut to fill the whole center Of II
page. It showed the interior Of the churc
and the tree and all the workers and high
the wall behind the tree were the followir
words In evergreen: Christ is risen." We we
lust about to turn in the whole thing and SUI
denly it occurred to me that Christ was boz
on Christmas day and did not rise from Il
dead until about Easter. called Macs attel
ton to this well known biblical fact and
looked at his masterpiece and gulped in horrq
Il don't know how I got mixed up" he sal
"I'n have to sit up tonight and make ne
drawing"
And he did, but you'll never catch him aga
on those two dates.
About the meanest parents ever knew Gv,
near us in the home town. They gave the san
Christmas presents to the children every yea
The daughter received a huge doll with dax{
hair and the boy pair of steel skates,
same being handed down with much ceremcs
from the Christmas tree. After the pgesen
arrived home they we're carefully PIT ~
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~vHEY walked toward the Blue Streak and
vi Phil inspected it critically. The upended
runner had loosened bit, otherwise there
vas no damage. It could be fixed in q jiffy.
Phil was relieved
IAN need is a wrench" he said jubilantly.
land she'll be as good as ever
And have that-if you'll come up to the
house." offered the old man; then, nodding
toward the upended ice boat, he continued:
"Oblging critter, isn't she-the way she holds
her foot up? Like dog with sore paw"
Phil laughed. He did like this cheerful old
man. Now they were moving away and Pills
companion reached down to resume the load
he had been dragging when Phil first him.
It was a small, freshly cut spruce-a Christmas
tree.
Let me take that" commanded Phil, and,
without waiting for assent, shouldered it. The
old man glanced at him keenly.
THANK you-thought I'd come down and
cut one." he commented as they turned to 60.
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A1AtA HO would have thought that the day
IAH would come when q man could buy
1EttI his wife complete set of harness,
including gown and all those other
things, together with stockings and
gold shoes. for about IS bucks and then put
the whole glorious assortment into a candy
box before putting it in front of her plate at
breakfast time?
The country town boys out our way seem to
have lost their ice skates and pull sleds, but
they have acquired dandy set of yells. sweat
ers with letters on them and the ability to blow
it out through the nose.
Long before prohibition became an issue the
old boys who never went near a saloon could
go into the cellar on Christmas morning and
tap a barrel Of cider which had frozen in the
center, leaving a cake Of clear ice entirely sur
rounded by the essence of hilarity. Before
drinking the real Mccoy from which the HARM
full water had been extracted, they would lven
up each tall glass by sticking hot poker into
it. Then they would start off to the regular
church services, listening to the frebells ring
ing when there weren't any.
About the same time the sleigh-riding deb
wore enough clothes to supply relief station
more than you would see now at bridge
party.
Not so long ago the favored Christmas gift to
any man friend or faithful employe was box
of cigars. Last year in Tampa I was talking
with tobacconist and asked him about some
of the conditions in Florida and he told me
of the tough shedding some of the cigar fac
tories were having. I wanted to know why it
was and he replied THE answer is easy
enough. Look around you. For every man
smoking cigar you see 20 fellows pulling
away at little paper tubes. We used to think
that cigar was the only mans smoke and we
never figured on the women at all. For years
hated to sell cigarettes because they told me
that when boys smoked them it stunted their
growth"
To prove that the Tampa man was right you
may have noticed that the makers of the prin-
cipal brands of cigars have put on, during the
last six months or so. the biggest drive ever
made in newspapers and over the radio to in
duce people to smoke cigars again
It never seems like Christmas in Miami or
Miami Beach. The children hang up their
stockings expecting Santa Claus to come down
chimneys when there are chimneys The
small boys shoot of fire crackers. And I'll say
that Spanish mackerel doesn't look any
thing like turkey
One Christmas eve in London Ort Wells and
I went out and walked about and listened to
carols Many bands of singers were out and
the favorite chant with each choir was the one
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Mot much use in it. guess-children's both
gone-but somehow Christmas wouldn't
like Christmas II there wasn't . tree. Habit,
maybe"
They had left the lake now and were cross
could see q quiet. looking gray cottage 0 little
Kept falling against his ankles and 1orn,ng a
soft cushion under his feet II felt good He
had almost forgotten what walking through the
woods in Winter was like. The pines and
cedars which lowered above him. and the bare
branches, toO were outlined with snow. It
beautiful
The old man, leading the way, spoke again,
half muSingy: mo, Christmas wouldn't be
Christmas without tree to trim. Don't you
find 1t that way?"
Phil, following. flushed. I'm afraid don't
know much about it," he admitted.
The old man stopped, turned squarely in
the path and regarded him. Don't know
about trimming a Christmas tree?" There
amazement in his voice. Then, without wait
ing fer Pills embarrassed answer he turned
again and trudged on silently. They passed
through the gate of what was now a soft
bianketed garden and came to the porch.
Phil, little hestantly, set the tree down
before him and waited. But the old man was
already opening the door. wave of cczy
warmth enveloped them
Come in," he invited, and for some reason
Phil cbeyed without hesitation.
He found himself inside a large, low-ceilinged,
Immediately cheerful room, one end Of which
was occupied by great fireplace Logs there
blazed invitingly. Phil couldn't remember when
he had seen more appealing room.
Kind of welcome after the cold. isn't it?"
The old man nodded toward the blazing logs.
wonderfully welcome" But Phil Mather
did not mean the fire alone. It was the spirit
Of the whole room. Above them, on the thick
hewn mantel, rested dainty package 1t was
tied with silver ribbon.
Phil contrasted his surroundings swiftly with
the cold formality Of the big Mather home
stead. He glanced out Of the window. There
it was-he could just see it over the hill. He
had not noticed before that 1t was gaunt and
frowning, but 1t was Yet it was his home.
He wondered if his father ever saw it the
way he was seeing It now. But his father, he
reflected. was himself coldly formal, like the
house. The old man beside him was speaking
again:
so you've never trimmed Christmas tree!
Never set up a nice-shaped spruce beside the
hearth and draped it with tinsel and hung a
lot Of bright do-dads on the branch tips? And
put your presents"-the old man nodded
toward the silver-ribboned package-"under its
boughs? Well. son, you've got something to
learn,>a see it,
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A Malf- 5mmkRm Tnn
Bp qanhon kep
a 6irst=Kun Christmas @torp
Bp qannott kep

~ AROLINE held the last loop of silver
I'll ribbon securely. Then she tucked in
III the tiny sprig of holly with its two red
~ berries and with a little frown of eff
fort, pulled all tight. That was that!
Nowhere remained two stickers and tag.
The DO Not Open Until Christmas" warning
smiled. And Caroline bet herself he would
open it right then When she thought OF that
her eyes grew WIDER and there was little
odd Tightening in her throat.
On the tag she wrote: Dad" Then, after
q moments thought she added: With love and
love and love- Caroline" The Tightening in
her throat grew-:t almost a catch now.
It was Caroline Hendricks first Christmas away
from home She had gotten her position in
town that Spring Myrna, her sister, had al
ready gone-hsd been married year. then
SO, with Carolne's going. there was just Dad
left in the little cid house at the head of the
lake. AS her pink nailed fingers fastened the
tag Caroline thought of that now.
And she remembered how at first she could
hardly wait for the week ends. But in Mid
summer Caroline had suddenly become secre-
tary to old Mr.. Mather. That had been leap
upward Mr.. Mather was owner of the Mather
Mills and since Caroline could remember. had
lived in the big, frowning mansion which you
could just see from the Hendrix front porch.
Being Mr. Mather's secretary was quite be-
You'd Caroline's widest dreams.
And then. top of it all, had come Phil
Mather. Phil Mather old Mr.. Mather's
son.
So her week ends had become fewer-and
still fewer-until by the end of November they
had ceased altogether. All Fall Caroline had
had little guilty feeling about this, but there
had been SO little time-there was Phil-and
parties to attend, and shows to see, and new
eating places to discover-and she would often
he tired
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- F. course, she saw her father for he always
VI came into town to buy things and he
~ always came to see her-and in be-
tween she wrote him charming little letters.
But the guilty feeling persisted and, as the
weeks wore on. she kept promising herself
end
But now-once more-it impossible
Phils married sister Julia had written note
And then she had telephOned-that morning
to the office. Caroline must absolutely must
place-Sycamores-for just the holidays. Julia'S
Christmas party would be thrilling, for both
Julia and her husband were thrilling. And at
the shore colony It was almost too good to
be true-and Caroline was flattered about Julia
asking her But. of course it was Phil. Caro-
line Hendrix was beginning to love Phil Mather,
and she knew Phil beginning to love her.
So she just couldn't get home for Christmas
Anyway-she consoled herself-it such
short distance-just at the other end of the
lake. Why-she could get there, really, in
few minutes! And. later, STE would spend
week ends and week ends with him. Still
Caroline suddenly remembered Myrna wouldn't
be home either.
And her way to the Office Caroline kept
wondering if her father really might be lonely
Mr.. Mather buzZed almost Immediately But
she did not find the usual taciturn, crisp
man Of business. Instead when she entered,
Mr.. Mather turned kind eyes on Caroline-eyes
that seemed to have thought Of Mather's
Mills
II saw you come in, Miss Hendrix-and
want to apologize had no idea it was the
afternoon Of Christmas eve-Td forgotten You
shouldn't have come back"
"Why-that's quite all right, Mr.. Mather,"
said Caroline, a little embarrassedly And she
caught herself wondering why she had never
noticed the kindly set his lined face had-or
the wistful look his eyes held.
mo, child, it's not all right suppose you're
going home for Christmas Coming back must
have delayed you"
Caroline flushed why no, Mr. Mather,
wasnt-going home Then she wondered
swiftly if he knew about herself and Phil, or
about her being invited to Julias. But she
decided, equally swiftly that he did not
"Um-m.' The old man glanced at her
Shrewedly. Il had an idea young people
anyway-liked to 60 home for Christmas" He
turned his gaze out of the window beside him
and Caroline was again struck by the wistful-
ness that had suddenly come into it. But
since I think Of it," he continued, II guess
being home on Christmas is, for youngsters, a
thing of the past Certainly it is for boys. :. :"
Caroline considered the man before her. She
knew that Julia and Phil were all he had.
And she knew that Julia had been married
long time, long enough anyway to acquire
town house and a cottage at the shore colony.
And that she remembered, Phil rarely
spoke about his home, yet he was associated
most intimately with his father in the mills.
She wondered why he didn't. And she WON
home.
"Well-" Mr.. Mather interrupted her
thoughts-but he didn't continue. The word
was more of a sigh, Caroline thought. She
suddenly, for some vague reason, felt sorry
for him
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May wish you msrry Christmas, Mr..
Mather?" she said hesitantly.
"Eh! Oh-thank you, my child-t-thank
YOU He looked at her for a moment: it was
odd absent look.
sudden roughness in his voice.
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~ HILL looked at his companion across the
M hearth. For heeting moment he had
~ thought that the old man was just
garrulous, maybe bit childish. But he put
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the thought away quickly. guilty. It ",
loneliness, he decided-Sheer loneliness. No
his host was continuing:
And then, after the trees all trimmed an
you see how pretty it is, you take an apple
two and put 'em on the hearth there to bak
Or maybe some chestnuts And after that I'd
just kind of sit contented"
The old mans voice trailed of and he s,
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Pdnthers Speed
To Tucson For
Final Workout

ON BOARD PITTSBURGH
SPECIAL EN- ROUTE TO PASA-
DENA, Dec. 21.-Pitt'S Golden
PantherS awoke somewhere in
western Texas this morning, fac
ing the prospect of another long
day spent in train riding. They
are being hustled by special train
to Tucson, where real practice in
preparation for their Rose Bowl
game with Southern California
will be held starting tomorrow.
The days stop in Dallas and
the extended if somewhat limited
practice at Southern MethodiSts
field put the players in good
shape to, stand the last single
days hop and all are looking for
ward to the arrival in Tucson.
Coach SUIT h e land intimated
after the Dallas workout that he
would make no attempt to build
a special offenSe for U. s. c., but
will rely on an improved defense
and long distance punting of his
quarterbacks to make a good show
ing in Pitts third Rose Bowl test.
The Panthers will lay over in
FL PaSo for one hour about noon.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
YOUNG VISIONS
BETTER A. j.

Walter H. Young, athletic direc-
tor of American University, sees
better days ahead for the Eagles
in sports, believing the rise will
be the outgrowth of the prospec-
tive formation of a small college
conference within the middle At
lantic States.
Young made this prediction
when 16 American University grid
ders were presented varsity let
ters at a banquet last night. The
principal speaker was Comdr.
Jonas Ingram, U. S. N, who de-
Scribed the value of a sports pro-
gram to the school.
Lee ESper, guard, was voted the
outstanding lineman while George
Menke, former Catholic U. guard
and captain who assisted Young
with the team last fall, was pre-
sented a gold watch ana chain.
Those receiving varsity awards
were Mohr. Esper, McLindon,
Champion, H. Johnson. F. John.
son, r. Burlington. Larson, Parke,
Targee, Bosari, Bowers, Weeks,
Clark and Manager Moffett.
Numerals were presented to
Monge. Washbrun, J. Burlington,
Walker, Gutenberg, Hendrick,
Hartwell, Gichner, and Assistant
Managers Gibson, Wiseman and
Pollock.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
MALEY,, PAT II
IN PIN TILT

"Ouncie" Harrison and Ed
Red" Rhodes, Columbia Heights
young flashes, will be the next
doubles duckpin opponents OF
Tony Maley and Stuart Patti,
youthful Italian aces, with the
first block at the Arcadia Friday
at 8 o'clock.
Maley and Patti defeated a
Greek combination by a wide
margin recently, Harrison and
Rhodes have been paired quite a
few times in open competition,
but have never bowled in formal
matches.
Pop" Crawley. genial So year
old Mt. Rainier pinster, climbed
into the 400" class for the first
time in his career last night with
a Ala, in the Mt. Rainier league.
Pops" games were los, 1852 (ties
league record and lat.
Gerome Hartnett also joined
ClAOC WAtkA q Eau AL OAAC ~ 81 ~
Day League. compiled with games
of l39, 154 and 1913. Preston
Ellis cuffed out a All, with Isl
game in the Masonic loop.
Eddie Keith came in late in the
Columbia Heights League and is
plenty sorry now. His two games
were 154 and 14O. Lindsay Stott's
392 took high set honors.
Margaret Leaman'S $50 set
and Lorraine CULTS 1873 game
stood out in the Washington
Ladies League while Lucy Owen
grabbed the laurels in the East
ern Star loop with a 1913 game
and 326 set. Rockenback starred
in the Ladies Lutheran circuit
with 1874 game and 303 set.
Charlie Hughes flashed in the
East Washington Church loop
with a $40 set, and K. Nugent's
ISL and Sole's 372 were high in
the Mems Lutheran circuit.