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Evening star., 1932-05-06
Miss Dunlop Selects Date
For Marriage to Mr.. Walker.

Mr. and Mrs. William Laird Dunlop
jr., will issue invitations next week to
the wedding reception Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Powell Dunlop and
Mr.. Oliver Mallory Walker, son of Mrs.
E. B. Walker of Birmingham, Ala. The
wedding will take place Saturday after
formed in the home of the brides
parents, at o'clock, In the presence
of only the members of the two fami-
lies. A large reception will follow at
4:30 o'clock in the Mayhower Hotel.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mrs. Winifred H Artaud of this city
has moved to Wardman Park Hotel,
where she has leased an apartment.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Miss Helen Clifton spent last week
end at her home on the Eastern Shore.
She was accompanied by Miss Agnes
Randall of Forestville.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

o.
Mrs. Seth w. Richardson, Mrs. Charles
P. Sisson, Mrs. Charles B. Rugg, Mrs
Charles J. Rhoades and Mrs. McCoob
Knox.
Chief Justice Benjamin W. Coleman
of the Supreme Court of Nevada is in
the city in attendance on the meeting
Of the American Law Institute, and Is
stopping with his sister, Mrs. Bledsoe
C. Sale of 1451 Harvard street north
west
He will go to Richmond to attend
the centennial celebration of the Uni
versity of Richmond, his alma mater
where he will be initiated Monday as
| Kappa, Epsilon Chapter.
After visiting for few days in Vir-
ginia he will start for Nevada.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard H
Browllson left their apartment at thI
Mayfower yesterday to spend weel
with their Son-inlaw and daughter
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas C. Hart
at the United States Naval Academy.
Col. and Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant, Sd
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Rhoades
will be among the guests of DR.. Marion
Edwards Park, president of Bryn Mawl
College, at luncheon tomorrow in the
presidents house. The party is ir
honor Of Mrs. Otis Skinner, the guest,
later to attend the Elizabethan May
day fete on the college campus in which
Mrs. SINNERS daughter, Miss Cornelis
Otis Skinner, will play the role Of
Queen Elizabeth.
Capt. and Mrs. Harry Bolin have
sailed for Hawaii on the U. S. S. Re
public. Before leaving they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. HaSsell.
Lieut.. B. Louis Lankford, U. S. Navy
retired, and Mrs. Lankford of Princess
Anne, Md, announce the engagement
of their daughter Helen to Mr. Willard
Leroy Momsen of Milwaukee and New
| York. Miss Lankford was graduated
from Goucher College in 1880 and ha.
been teaching at the Holton Arms
School in Washington. Mr.. Momser
was graduated from the University o1
Wisconsin in 1929, where he was 6
| member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fra
ternity. After June he will be associ.
ated with an insurance company II
New York The wedding will take place
in late Summer.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mrs Earl c. Lane entertained at
luncheon and bridge at the Shoreham
yesterday. her guests including Mrs
Frank Duncan, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Gamer,
Mrs. Lowney, Mrs. Lewis Hawkins, Mrs.
William H. Sleeper and Mrs. Phillips.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Jerome Shef-
flld of New Rochelle, N. Y, arrived
by motor yesterday from their home
in Miami where they have been since
the first of the year. Their son,
Charles, jr., who attends school in
Washington, has joined them at Ward
man Park Hotel for the week end.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mrs. Bayard Thayer of Boston is at
the Mayflower, having come to Wash
ington for the exercises yesterday at the
Washington Cathedral. Mrs. Robert
Bacon of New York City is with her at
the hotel.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

The Solicitor General of the United
States and Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher
entertained at tea yesterday afternoon
in their home, at i647 Thirtieth street,
the members of the American Law In
stitute. Owing to the illness of Mrs.
Thacher, Mrs. George L. Storm of New
York received with her father. Assist
ing at the tea were Mrs. William De
Witt Mitchell, Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone
Mrs Owen ]. Roberts, Mrs. Arthur A
Ballantine, Mrs. James Grafton Rogers,
Mrs. Seth w. Richardson, Mrs. Charles
P. Sisson, Mrs. Charles B. Rugg, Mrs.
Charles J. Rhoades and Mrs. McCook
Knox
Evening star., 1932-05-06

The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom will entertain at reception
Sunday afternoon from to, 6 o'clock
in honor of the members of the Swedish
colony of Washington.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick HitZ have
given up their apartment in the Hay
Adams house and have moved to the
house at 2233 @ street. which they re-
Gently leased. Mrs. Hitz was before
her recent marriage Miss Elizabeth
Hume, daughter of Mrs. Rawlins Hume
Evening star., 1932-05-06

The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, is back from
Schuylkill, Pa, where he went to at
tend Bicentennial celebration: He
was accompanied by the attache OF
the embassy, Mr.. Mark Watson.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Charles w. Cantor and Mrs. Haskell OF
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Floyd Brawner
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son, william Tyler Brawner,
Tuesday. May 3. Mrs. Brawner for
merly was Miss Margaret Bacon.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Tea Dance at Spanish
Embassy for Naval Cadets.
The Ambassador of Spain, Senor Don
Juan Francisco de Cardenas. will be
host at a tea dance this afternoon at
the embassy for the cadets of the Span
ish training ship El Cano. There will
be about 300 guests. including officials,
diplomats and members of residential
society. The Ambassador will be
assisted by the members of the embassy
staff.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Miss Dorothy Golladay, president OF
Eta Chapter, Phi Sigma Epsilon Ma
Evening star., 1932-05-06

The Vice President, Mr.. Curtis, with
his brother-in-la and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gam, will be the guests OF honor
at dinner this evening Of Mrs. M.
Webster Dawley, who will entertain
in her home at 4308 Forest lane.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mrs. George E. Cabot of Boston, who
spent this week in Washington for the
meetings of the Colonial Danes. was
hostess at luncheon yesterday at Gray's
Hill Inn and had among her guests Mrs.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Miss Margaret Jose will have as her
house guests this week end Miss
Dorothy Stanton and Miss Evelyn Hud-
son of Baltimore. They will attend
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Prince Charles Murat with Princess
Murat arrived from New York yesterday
and are staying atWardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mrs. Charles S. Pillsbury Of Mime
apolis, Mimi, is passing some time at
tho Carlton
Evening star., 1932-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Fowler and
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Gould
Fowler, have returned to Washington
after three-month visit to their Winter
hnrne In Palm Raach Ella
Evening star., 1932-05-06

NJ RS. HOOVER, who is at
M Elmira, N. Y, today, will go
|Vt to New Canaan, Conn. to be
1 i the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Rickard for the we'd
ding tomorrow Of their daughter, Miss
Marguerite Rickard, and Mr.. Graham
Hoyt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sher-
man Hoyt of New York.
President and Mrs. Hoover hao
guests dining informally with them
last evening and Mrs Hoover left last
night for Elmira, where she received
an honorary degree from Elmira Col
lege. She is expected to be away over
the week end.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
WMAL TO REVEAL
IhAGN|F led NOISES
Science Freaks Will Show
Power of Microphone
Tonight.

The roar Of bursting soap bubbles,
! the explosions in glass OF beer ana
| the crashing noise produced by water
| soaking and swelling a silver OF wood
will be broadcast over WMAL and as
sociated Columbia stations tonight in
an attempt to prove the theory that the
world would go crazy II the human ear
were as sensitive as the microphone.
The experiment will be conducted by
scientists at New York University from
$50 to 8:45 o'clock. 1t is the first OF
a series designed to demonstrate the
| force Of what science calls capillary
attraction.
Ruth Etting in her broadcast at 10
O'Clock with Nat Shilkret's Orchestra
will sing a group of her sad, sweet
songs. Her selections include by the
F'ireside," Thinking of You" and Now
That You're Gone" The orchestra will
! feature "One Hour With You"
Includes Familiar Hymn.
Deviating from the popular song,
! Morton Downey in his broadcast at
! 7:45 O'Clock will sing the familiar hymn
Onward. Christian Soldiers" His other
numbers include Paradise" and SOME
| body Loves Me
A debate on the soldiers bonus ques-
| of South Dakota and Rankin OF Mis-
sissippi will be the Institute OF Public
Affairs presentation at 1918 o'clock.
! From its own studios WMAL will
! broadcast at $50 o'clock concert by
the Bliss Glee Club The program in
| cludes Prayer of Thanksgiving "Old
| Man Noah" and Close Harmony"
Representative Patman of Texas will
discuss the soldiers bonus tonight at
$50 o'clock over WRC and network
of other National Broadcasting Co. sta
| tions His subject is How the Adjusted
Service Certificates Can Be Paid Now
and Promote the welfare OF the
| Country
The Pickens Sisters, a harmony trio
, from Georgia, and Giles O'Connor, BAN
| ioist will be featured in the Paint Club
program at $50 o'clock. William
Wirges Orchestra also will take part.
Opera Numbers Selected.
Two operatic numbers will be played
| bv Arthur Pryor and his band during
its concert at o'clock with the Re
velers' Quartet. The first is "Au Cab
aret," from Massenet's Scenes Alsai-
ciennes," and the second is the finale OF
the overture from "Mignon.' The guar
tet will contribute Kentucky Babe"
and The Queen Was in the Parlor.'
John r. Commons of the University
of Wisconsin and Carl E. Seashore of
the University of Iowa will be the speak
ers on the program at $50 o'clock ar
ranged by the National Advisory Council
Of Radio in Education.
! The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra, Dorothy Reddish, soprano
and Eddie Leger, banjciSt, will con-
tribute to the VOL program.
WJSV's major feature will be the
fourth act of the play "Oh, Yeah?"
presented by the Radio Play Arts Guild
This stations musical program will be
presented by Slaughter's Orchestra. the
Shoreham Dance Orchestra and Fred
erick H. Green, baritone.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
DIPLOMAS TO BE GIVEN
IN TEACHER TRAINING
Eighteen to Be Graduated From
Course in Metropolitan
Baptist Church.

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
tomorrow morning the pastor, DR.. John
Compton Ball, will speak on The Di-
vine Must" and in the evening on THE
Three Greatest Words of Your Life y
At this service diplomas will be pre-
Sented to the 10 graduates Of the teacher
training course submitted BY the Edu-
cational Board Of the Baptist Conyen-
ton. Miss Maude Saunders is the
teacher Of this class.
Meeting of the Ladies' Aid Wednes-
day at 10 am. Public luncheon will be
served at noon. Mrs. J. o. Peed ts In
charge.
Bible School Conference Thursday at
7 pm. Call Of Abram" is the subject
for discussion. Mrs. E. B. Shaver will
lead in the study. Midweek PRAYER and
praise service at 7:45 pm. DR.. BalI
will have charge Of this service.
The Ladies' Aid Society will present
the play How the Story Grew" Fridav
at 7:45 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
GARDEN EXPERT TO TALK
OVER WMAL TOMORROW
]. W. Wellington, Head of Takoma
Park Society and U. S. Special
ist, to Offer Advice.

ist, to Offer Advice.
Joseph W. Wellington, president of
the Takoma Park Horticulture Society,
and a specialist of the Department OF
Agriculture, is scheduled TO speak in
the Garden Club radio program, to be
broadcast at lis O'Clock tomorrow aft
ernoon over WMAL.
The program is one Of series de-
voted to Identification Of the District
OF Columbia and nearby Maryland and
Virginia. Mr.. Wellington is the edi-
tor Of the garden column in The Star.
The Takoma Park Horticulture Society
Is one Of the oldest garden clubs of
Washington, and each year holds a
flower show at the Takoma Park Lii
brary. Among members Of this or
ganization are many widely known
plant specialists.
Another speaker scheduled for the
same program Is Miss Emma Peirley
Lincoln, a member of the staff of the
United States George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission, who will eX-
plain the flower planting program
which the commission is sponsoring.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
VISITOR WILL SPEAK
Mrs. Dawson of Texas to Address
Fifth Baptist Meeting.

Mrs. ]. M. Dawson of Texas will speak
at Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow at
10 and IL am. and 7:30 pm.
DR.. John E. Briggs, the pastor, will
welcome new members and administer
the Lords supper at the morning service
and baptize converts tomorrow night.
Representative Arthur H Greenwood
and Mrs. J. M. Dawson will address the
Baraca. Bered and Philathea classes in
the church auditorium at the Sunday
school service
Evening star., 1932-04-09
DR.. TAYLOR TO SPEAK

At the Central Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning the pastor. Dr..
James H. Taylor. will speak on THE
Messages to the Churches in the Book
Of Revelations"
The annual meeting Of the congrega-
ton will be held Thursday night when
reports from the various organizations
of the church will be submitted. The
reports of the session to be sent 10
the meeting Of the Presbytery of Po-
tomac will also be read to the con-
gregation.
The Presbytery Of Potomac will meet
April Is at Waterford, Va.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
WDC 1855 Meters.
W Nv $50 KiIocycIex

$50 Kilocycles.
l:3o-Palais dor Orchestra.
l:45-Luncheon Of the League Of In
dustrial Democracy.
2:46-Second and third acts Of
Romeo and Juliet" from stage
OF Metropolitan Opera Co.
4:o0-Symphonic Matinee.
4;3o-Herb Gordons Orchestra.
4;45-The Lady Next Door.
5:15-"skippy"
5:3o-Tne cuckoos.
5:45-One Man Minstrel Show.
6:o0-"The Quizzical Observer" by
Strickland Gillian.
6:15-Waldorf- Astoria Orchestra.
6;30-"How the Adjusted Service Ger
tificates Can Be Paid Now and
Promote the Welfare of the
Country" by Representative
Patman of Texas
6:45-BalladS by June Purcell.
7:00-Amos n Andy.
7:l5-MlSica program.
7:30-Alice Joy and Paul Van Loans
Orchestra
7:45-Harold Veo'S Orchestra and
Marguerite Cromwell.
8:00-Culbertson on Bridge.
8:15-Herb Gordons Orchestra.
8:30-Program by National Advisory
Council on Radio in Education.
9:00-Arthur Pryor's Band and Revel-
ers Quartet.
9:30-The Paint Club.
10:00-Wayne Kings Orchestra.
11:00-Last-M Minute News.
Columbo.
Crawford. organist.
IL :30-Weatller forecast.
IL :31-Johnny Hamp's Orchestra.
12:00-Buddy Rogers and his Califor-
mia Cavaliers.
1880 to l:00a-Herb Gordon's Or
chestra.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Today on the Radio
IAN Programs Scheduled for Eastern STANDARD TimeJ

8:00-Fray and Braggiotti.
8:15-Abe Lyman's Orchestra.
8:30-Laboratory Experiment Series.
8:45-Vaughn de Leath.
9:00-Talk on Optometry.
9:15-Address by Gov. Roosevelt of
New York.
9:30-Bliss Glee Club.
9:45-Isham Jones Orchestra.
l0:00-Ruth Etting and Nat Shilkret's
Orchestra.
10:l5-Columbia Public Affairs Insti-
tute-Debate on proposed SOL
dier's bonus bill by Representa-
tives johnson and Rankin.
I0:45-Arthur Jarrett, tenor.
IL :00-Don Redman's Orchestra.
IL 30-Madriguera's Orchestra.
l2:00-Government weather report.
i2:01a-Guy Lombardo's Orchestra.
12:30a to l:00a-Harold Stern's Or
chestra.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

this service will be furnished by the
junior choir. After the service q fel-
lowship breakfast will be served in
the parish house At $50 am. there
will be morning prayer for the sunday
school pupils and parents.
At AIS pm. there will be organ mu-
sic by Charlotte Klein. and at 4:3o
pm. the monthly musical service OF
st. Margaret's choir, under the direc-
ton of Miss Klein
The Rector's Aid and the Woman S
Auxiliary will meet Wednesday morn
ing in the parish house.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
WTNAT 475.9 Meters.
w NAL $50 KiIocycIes.

l;3o-Ritz Orchestra.
Saturday Syncopators.
230-Columbia Salon Orchestra.
3:00-The -Four Clubmen.
330-Van Surdam's Orchestra.
4:00-Ann Leaf at the organ.
4:30-Spanish serenade.
5:00-Herr Louie and the Hungry Five
5:15-Eddie Duchins Orchestra.
5:30-George Halls Orchestra.
5:45-Flashes from The Evening Star
6:00-Time and program resume.
6:01-"Affairs Of Our Government, -
by Representative Mary T Nor
ton Of New Jersey.
6l5-Freddie Martins Orchestra.
Historic Georgetown" by Mrs
H. G. Torbert.
645-Leon Belasco's Orchestra.
7:00-"The Political Situation in
Washington Tonight" by
Frederic William Vile.
7:15-Fredoie Rich's Orchestra
7:30-Guy Lombardo's Orchestra.
7:45-Morton Downey, tenor.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
"OT 22S.9 Meters.
w OA 1910 KiIocycles.

3:00-Walter Reed Program.
3:30-Songs by Margaret Gilligan.
3:45-David D. Pugh baritone.
4:00-Children'S program.
4:15-Songs by Betty Thompson
4:30-Tea time tunes.
4:45-Readings by Nell Lewis Stat
ford
5:OO-"Radio," by John J. Daily.
5:05-One time opportunities.
5:15-Concert Trio
5:45-Program by Walter T. Holt.
6:00-Dorothy Reddish. soprano.
6:15-Nordica Orchestra
6.45-WOL Tour.
7:00-"What We Hear in Music"
7:20-News Flashes.
7:30-Sterrie Wellman narimba
soloist
7:45-Eddie Leger, banjoist.
9:0o-Radio Night Court.
9:30-Lelia Endicott. crooner.
S:45 to 9:00-Edith Reeds Enter
tainers.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

Ceylon, of the southern tip of India
was first conquered by the Portuguese,
then in turn by the Dutch and the
English.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
WINS $4,000 DAMAGES
Capital Woman Awarded Claim
Filed in Collision Case.

The American Ice Co. was assessed
$4,000 dam ages yesterday by the verdict
Of jury b.fore Justice Oscar r. Luhr-
ing in favor Of Mrs. Teresa Wagner,
1922 E street southeast. Mrs. Wagner
was injured January 18, 1890, when
her automobile was in collision with a
coal truck of the defendant. Attorneys
Daniel S. Ring and Harvey. L Cobb
appeared for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
WICV 205.4 Meters.
Jo 1,460 KiIocycle%.

"ISN zOo.S Meters.
1850 Kilocycles.
1:30-Sacred Hour.
2:00-Shoreham Orchestra.
2:30-Melody Boys
S:00-Kentucky Trio.
3:30-"MiSs Nonsense"
3:45-Studio feature
4:00-Children's Hour.
5:00-"Say It With Music"
5:30-News Flashes.
5:45-The Aristocrats.
6:15-Studio feature
6:45-Thelma Schillings' Cadets.
7:00-Market Report.
7:15-Joe and Harry.
7:30-Political Review by Paul R
Mallon.
7:45-Chick Godfrey, tenor.
8:00-Sunday School Lesson
e:3o-Radio Play Arts Guild.
9:00-Uncle Tom and His Hired
Help.
10.00-News Flashes.
l0:15-Frederick H Green. baritone.
O:30-Slaughters Orchestra.
II 100 to 1l:30-Shoreham II Orchestra.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Major Radio Features

DRAMA.
Radio Play Arts Guild, WJSV. $50.
SPEECHES.
Political Situation in Washington To-
night" by Frederic William Vile,
WMAL, 7:00 address by Gov.
Roosevelt of New York, WMAL, 9:l5.
VARIETY.
Harold Veo's Orchestra, with Mar
guerite Cromwell. WRC, 7:45; The
Paint Club, WRC, $50; Ruth Etting
and Shilkret's Orchestra, WMAL,
1000.
DANCE MUSIC.
Wayne Kings Orchestra, URC. 1000;
Don Redman's Orchestra, WMAL,
1l:00; Johnny Hamps Orchestra,
WRC, 1881; Buddy Rogers Orches-
ira, WRC, 1900; Guy Lombardo's
Orchestra, WMAL, l2:0la.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.

6:0O-Raising Junior; domestic skit-
WIZ, WBAL, WHAM, WJR and
VICAR.
7:I5-The Yeast testers, songs and
monologue WIZ, WBAL,
KDKA and WHAM.
8:0O-Danger Fighters, dramatic sketch
WIZ, WBAL, WBz. WHAM
and KDKA.
9:0O-M1nstrel Show-WJZ, WHAM,
WJR and WHO.
e:30-"The First Nighter," dramatic
sketch-WJZ, WBAL, WHAM,
KDKA, WBz and WLW
10:oO-Rose Orchestra, dance music
WIZ, WBAL, KDKA, WBZA,
WHAM and WLW
IO:15-Snoop and Peep, comedy
sketch-WJz, WBZ, WBAL and
WHAM.
lO:45-Mathilde Harding, pianist, and
Irene Harding, organiSt-WJZ,
WBAL, WHAM, KDKA and
WJR.
IL :O0-Slumber Music; Ludwig Laurier's
Ensemble-WJZ, WBAL and
WHAM
11:45-Lew White. organlst - WIZ,
WBAL. VICAR and WREN.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

Flashes from The EUening Star,
a resume OF World neWS. is broadcast
daily at 5:45 pm, By WMAL.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
ST. 'MARGARET'S RECTOR
RETURNS TO CAPITAL
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith to Preach
Tomorrow Morning on THE
Growing Cross"

DR.. Herbert Scott Smith, who has
Just returned from short holiday in
Atlantic City, will preach at II am,
tomorrow at st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church on The Growing Gross"
Holy communion will be celebrated
at 730 am, when the organized work
ers of the parish and the Communi-
cants League will make their monthly
corporate communion. The music for
Evening star., 1932-04-09
The Dial Log.

Stations Heard in Washington Regularly
Evening star., 1932-04-09

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The Washington times., 1932-08-16
BROOKSCHOSEN
COMMITTEE
CHIEF TAIN
Delegates, AIternateS Selected
for District Convention
Set for August 22

DR.. F. NJ. Brooks, of Fairfax,
Va, was named chairman Of
the Fairfax county Republican
committee at a meeting of the
group last night in the court
house. Miss Hattie Bell, of
Oakton, was named vice chair
man in charge of women's ac-
tivities.
H. A. Sager, of Herndon, was
selected as convention chairman
while Richard r. Farr was named
secretary.
Delegates to the Eighth district
Republican convention to be held
August % at the Westinghouse
High School, Arlington county,
were selected by the committee.
The seven delegates at large
are: DR.. F. M. Brooks, Richard
R. Farr, w. r. Gray, of Oakton;
M. C. Gheen. of Vienna; F. H.
Wilkerson, of Mount Vernon;
H. H. Millard, of Falls Church,
and H. A. Sager, of Herndon.
Alternates are Joseph M.
Brown, Clinton A. Lane, H. H.
Haight, F.. j. Wright, A. R. Har-
rison and Mis-. Mabel Groves.
Delegates from the magiSterial
districts are: Lee, j. Sidney
Wiley, Mrs. M. C. Kidwell and
F.. P. Curtis and Mrs. Lola H.
Brown, A. Frank Kidwell and A.
A. Hampton as alternates. Provi-
dence. Charles E. Babcock, L. L.
Freeman and Roy Hollis with
L. L. Burkholder, Mrs. Henry
Hawxhurst and Walter Beard.
Falls Church district, B. Austin,
j. Rullman and w. T. Westcott
with Mrs. Guy Erwin, Clarke
Crossman and o. B. Livingston
as alternates. Mount Vernon dis
trict, j. Norman Gibbs, Mrs. E.
N. Perry and Ross Walker with
Kirk Wilkerson, j. W. Cox and
Max Poerstel as alternates.
Centerville district, w. H. Rich
ards. S. H. Detwiler and C. L.
Flemming with H. F.. Myers, Miss
Ludema Sayre and Alexander
Haight as alternates. Dranes-
vile district, B. w. Middleton,
Clark Robb and Mrs. H. A. Sager
with George R. Bready, Miss M.
E. Decker and L. B. Morris as
alternates.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
GIBBONS
SWIFT, BOOKMAN, DIES
Many Years Manager
For Brentano's;
; Library Expert
of the convention session

George Warren Swift, so, au-
thority on books and book mar
keting, and former manager of
Brentano's. Inc, 1922 F st. N. w,
will be buried in Glenwood Gene
terry tomorrow afternoon follow
ing funeral services at 2 o'clock
at the residence, 737 Allison St.
N. w. The Rev. Claude Riden-
our, assistant pastor of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, will officiate.
Mr.. Swift died yesterday.
He was first employed by Bren-
tano's in 1906 as a book clerk.
He became manager and occu-
pied that position until ten
months ago. when he became
ILL.,
He planned libraries for many
Washingtonians and advised them
on which books to include in
home libraries.
Born in this city, he lived here
practically all his life. He is
survived by his widow. Mrs. Imo-
gene Clark Swift; two sons, G.
Warren Swift, jr., and Gene C.
Swift, and grandson, G. War
rem Swift. 3rd, all of this city.
He was member of the
Captain Degree Team of Wash
ngton Centennial Lodge, F.A Am,