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ship card and did not tell you
anything about myself.
Il am in the sixth grade, am
IL years old and am always
ready for fun. / like your funny
papers and your Adventure
Club column"
Wheatley School
George Parker, jr., 1922 Nor
ris st. N. E.:
"I 60 to the Wheatley School.
I am in the 5-A grade. My
teachers name is Miss Curl. I
think she Is very nice. I am a
patrol boy. My favOrite funnies
are Mickey Mouse, POpeye, Tim
TyIer's Luck, Little Annie
Rooney, Just Kids, Dumb Dora,
Blonde, Dawes Delicatessen
and KraZy Kat"
Jacqueline Varney, Washing
ton, D. c.:
81 listen to your program and
like it very much. / belong to
your club. My favOrite funnies
are POpeye, Little Annie Rooney,
Blonde, Mickey Mouse and Tim
Tyler's Luck. 1 am IL years old"
EnrOIIs Niece
Helen Bennett, 2720 Thir-
teenth st. N. W.:
81 am dropping you a few
lines to say Hello I haven't
had time to do so before this,
but 1 have really wanted to for
some time. 1 have been a men,
ber of the club for some time.
AS a special birthday privilege
(my birthday was Armistice
Day. I would like to enroll my
little niece, RhOda Cohen, unless
she Is too young. She will prob
ably be the youngest member.
She is 5 months old, . perfect
dear"
Lurley Desantis, 512 Eleventh
st. S. E.:
81 would like to join your club.
I read the column every day and
all the funnies. am 9 years
old and in the "A grade at the
Wallach School. My teachers
name is Miss Sterrett. She Is a
very, very nice teacher. Please
send my membership card as
soon as possible. / am an only
child. i take piano lessons and
1 know how to play. 1 migA0
take tap dancing lessons, too"
Sybil Greenway, A New York
Ave. N. E.:
'T have been intending writing
you q long time, but have been
too busy with my lessons. 1
like spelling best Of all my
studies. 1 read the Adventure
Club column every night. am
glad i Joined the club because ]
find it very interesting. I hope
we will have lots of new mem
berS."
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Still, she talked for ten min
uteS. He commented, smiling,
you're an ambitious baby"
But you-you! Where have
you been all these years2"
Everywhere. There was a
war. you know. Nice, while 1t
lasted. Then, well, I stayed
over. Somehow I couldn't come
back here and settle down, after
that. And there was nothing
to hold me, after the death of
my mother. The rest, brothers,
a sister, they we're all married.
Sol stayed over"
"And never let us hear a
world"
He ignored that.
How is your grandmother
and your mother?"
well. The same as ever.
Grandmother is the Eighth
Wonder. She looks about
sixty"
Wanted to Forget
How like Lennox she was.
Thinking of Lennox made re-
membering Elizabeth clearer,
easier. Oh, yes, he'd managed
to forget a good deal in eight
years. He'd wanted to. There's
no thing very sentimentally
melancholy in remembering
woman who has said. "I love
you" and II will never see you
again." within twelve hours and
in just that order. You're hurt,
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Van Alstyne said, abruptly.
zone summer-before we went
into the war. You were a leggy
kid-about TO-"
Joyce stared at him.
"I-the summer she was diff
ferent-"
Her mind went back-she saw
herself standing at a half-open
door, watching a strange woman
dance about the room to music
Of her secret hearing.
WAS She?"
They were silent. Joyce was
trying to adjust herself. Her
mother loved, asked in mar
riage. Shed wondered now and
again why not-had let the
thought go.
"She Said-no?"
II had every reasons to be-
lieve that she said yes. And
meant it. The next day I had
a note. She would not marry
me, she could not. She would
never see. me again. I came,
tried to see her, without sue
cess. I wrote, my letters came
back unopened. Can you un-
derstand it?"
NO"
She thought of her mother,
gentle, docile, vague. Thus she
had known her, had always
known her, save for that sum-
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A Girls Fight for Independence in Love

terribly: you're angry, right
eouSly; you wonder. intermin-
ably and to madness: then you
try to forget. But now, he be-
gan to remember.
If only he had considered he
would have gone on with his
solitary walk and not have
stopped by the side Of the
maroon roadster-it was bound
to be awkward. What was she
saying now?
when shall I say you'll come
over?"
Nice child, dear child. He
liked her tremendously. He
turned and faced her, one ner-
vous hand lingering the close.
cropped muStache.
I'm not coming"
"Uncle Fred!"
What excuse could he make?
She wouldn't believe any. She'd
speak to Elizabeth, to the old
woman. Oh, out with it, then,
and have it over with.
Does your mother ever talk
about me?"
why, of course she does!"
She stopped, thought, contra
dicted herself with amazement.
mo, she doesn't. never
thought of it before, really"
That was because she was not
in the habit of considering her
mother, not any more.
II asked her to marry me-"
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umn regularly 1--WE hope all of
you do) W6ll remember Dot and
Bebe Under, the two pretty
little sisters whose picture we
ran in this column a couple Of
weeks ago.
Here is a recent letter from
Dorothy:
'T am sending in a picture
Of Bob McCray, my sister and
myself. We had this picture
taken when we were getting
ready to 90 to the beach Sat
urday morning. Bob isn't a
member yet but we would like
you to send him q membership
card just for fun. His address
is 1905 Window Pl., d. c."
We were sorry but we had to
return the picture Of Bob and
the two girls. It was not clear
enough for newspaper reproduc.
tion. We hope they will send
us another one. 1t was cute
picture.
Robert LeGard, jr., Of Mar
shall, Va, writes:
Il wrote you for . member.
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R e n q Cour-
nyn, Z Barney
Circle S. E.,
told us that
today would
be her birth
day anniver-
Sary.
w e W ere
tickled as we
so sc d m
have q pic
ture to run
W ith our
b 1 TT h d a Y
news. In fact,
this is the
first time we
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CLUB and so,
also, is her
friend. Rena.
We published
Rena'S name
the other day
and she tells
us we spelled
it incorrectly.
It is q hard
name to spell
but we think
we have it
right today.
Read Column
The clu b
members who
rnnd thu nn1-
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
LORRAINE

LOhRA1NE 11rSt time we
EVER had one.
So we wish Lorraine a very
special Happy Birthday and
many Of 'em.
She Is an old member of the
The Washington times., 1932-11-28

Herewith is the solution to Sat-
urday's Puzzle.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28

Lorraine was in our office
the other day to have her pic
ture made, and her friend,
The Washington times., 1932-11-28

LORRAINE SMITH
1901 H st. s. E.
Is Z Years Old Today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
LIBRARY EXTENDS
"FINELESS" PERIOD
Remission of Penalties on Overdue
Volumes Brings Many
Returns.

Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian Of
the Public Library, announced yester-
day that the period in which overdue
books may be returned to the library
without penalty has been extended
through Saturday, June Is.
He said this decision was reached be-
cause nearly three times as many books
were being returned each day at the
end of the week as on Monday, when
"fneless week" began and because Of
numerous requests from readers who
could not go to the library before clos
ing time Yesterday.
The total number of books on which
fines were RENTED numbered 5,196
through Friday. and 463 cards, on which
accumulated fines were RENTED, were
released to borrowers.
One book returned has been out since
1918. Many left the library between
1926 and 1880. In one case three books
cue since 1880 and valued at ove- s23
were brought in.
Dr.. BoWerman has urged all readers
having Public Library books in their
possession to make diligent search for
them so they may be returned now
without fines being charged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
LUNCHEON WILL HONOR
MRS. PUTNAM'S ESCORT
Seven Making Flight Here With
Aviatrix Will Be Guests
of Women's Press Club

Members of an honor escort of seven,
which will accompany Amelia Earhart
Putnam on her flight from New York
to Washington Tuesday, will be guests
of the Women's National Press Club at
a luncheon meeting in the Willard Hotel
at l pm. Tuesday.
The party will include Blair Niles,
author of Condemned to Devils
Island; Della Akeley, explorer and au-
thority on African pygmies: Miss
Gertrude Emerson. co-editor of Asia !;
Marjorie Trumbull. specialist in the
archaeology of Mexico and Central
America; Miss Gertrude Mathews
Shelby, author of "Gullah Tales; Grace
E. Barstow Murphy, vice president of
the Society Of Women Geographers, and
Miss Lucille Sinclair Douglass, geo.
graphical artist and lecturer.
Mrs. Putnam, who is member Of the
Society of Women Geographers, will re-
ceive the first medal presented by the
society on her arrival in New York to-
morrow The medal was executed by
Miss Douglass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
DR.. WALSH FAVORS
READJUSTING DEBTS
Georgetown U. Vice President Tells
Womans Federation They
Are Milestone.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. June 8-Readjustment Of
war debts was advocated by Rev. Ed
mund A. Walsh. S. j.. vice president Of
Georgetown University, at the con-
Guiding session of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs convention to-
night.
IF removal Of that milestone hanging
on the neck of Europe be the first step
on the road to world recovery" he de-
clared, II should say let it be taken"
Father Walsh described Soviet Rus
sias military forces as one of the po-
tential menaces to the peace of the
world and declared Germany's possible
friendly relations with Russia was the
defeated nations trump card in
the absorbing game now being played
before the eyes Of the entire world"
mo political observer" he said, can
escape the conclusion Europe is drift
ing backward to the old. discarded sys-
tenn Of balance Of power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
COUPLE WOUNDED
BY SN|PER'S SHOT
Youth and Girl Ordered From
Auto Parked at
Roadside.

A youth and girl were wounded by
a sniper's bullet last night as they were
parked in the young mans car on Sar-
gent road, half mile past the District
lire about IL o'clock.
Sue Wilmington, l6, of 800 Bryant
street northeast has bullet wound in
her shoulder, considered by Sibley Hos
pital doctors not serious, and Wesley
Owens, Is, of SO U street has a serious
bullet wound in his neck.
Ordered to Get Out.
The couple told police they were
parked at the side of Sargent road
about II pm. when a coupe drove up,
stopped in front Of them and two men
alighted. The men approached their
machine and ordered them to get out.
They complied and as they did So they
said, one of the men drew a pistol and
fired at them, the same bullet wounding
both. Then the men got in their car
and fed.
Owens managed to get the girl back
in the car and drove back to the Dis
trict, stopping at Ninth and Monroe
streets northeast, when he saw Police
man James E. Dawn of the fifth pre-
cinct. Owens staggered out of the car
and asked Dawn to drive him to a hos
pital, explaining that he and the girl
had been shot.
Police Get Descriptions.
Dawn drove them to Sibley Hospital,
where they were treated and put to bed.
Headquarters detectives questioned
them and secured description of the
men in the coupe. Owens said he was
unable to get the license number Of
the car.
Owens is an advertising agent for the
Washington Daily News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19

pupils who, like Mr.. Evans, are prom
inent in their lives today. He named
Robert V. Fleming of Riggs National
Bank. Senator Robert La Toilette and
his brother, Gov. Phillip La Toilette of
Wisconsin and DR.. SEE, China's eminent
statesman, who is so popularity known
in Washington. All of these boys" he
said. were good pupils.
The work he has been In these years?
History that ranges, as he explained it
himself from Adam to Amos and
Andy" He has chart Of world events
and personages in his class room at
Western which begins with picture
of Adam and runs the gamut to the two
black-face radio stars
After Wednesday, Mr. Priest will
muse among great standing trees which
surround his home in Chevy Chase. He
has there numerous stone benches and
rustic seats connected by f1agstone walks
and marked by plaster casts Of Greek
and Roman figures.
The philosophy of this man who came
to Washington from the beautiful
rolling country of Eastern Pennsylvania
in 1889 and who taught for II years at
the old Washington High School before
going to Western, IS one of happiness
Be happy in what you do, he says, and
you'll do it well.
Mr.. Priests mother, now nearing 81
years of age, still lives with him and
one of the chief happinesses Of his life
is caring for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
81 G0NzAGA BOYS
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Dr.. O'Leary of Georgetown
University Speaker at
Annual Exercises.

Thirty-seven boys were graduated by
Gonzaga High School in commence
ment exercises Friday night when Dr..
Arthur A. OLeary, S. J.. professor Of
ethics at Georgetown University, was
the speaker. Rev. DR.. Timothy B. Bar
rett. eminent Jesuit theologian and an
alumnus Of the school, presided. Guests
at the exercises included Sesostris
Sidarcuss Pasha, Egyptian Minister.
The moral, social and practical as
poets Of education were discussed by
William j. Shaughnessy, Robert H.
Schombert and David F. James, men,
bers OF the graduating class.
Scholarships Awarded.
William Shaughnessy was honor grad
uate, being awarded the Georgetown
University scholarship on an average
CT 95.8 per cent for the entire four
year course. He won also the medal
for general excellence and the premiums
in senior mathematics and French.
The gold medal for excellence in de-
bate was awarded to David F. James,
while that for dramatics went to Ger
aid F: Gregg. Thomas F. Cowan won
the scholarship to Columbus University.
Recipients of Diplomas.
Rev. Michael F. Fitzpatrick, S. j..
president Of the school and rector of
st. Aloysius Church, with which Con-
zaga is associated, presented diplomas
to the following:
Leo Michael Altman, James Waters
Barry. Charles Edward Berberich, John
Joseph Casey, Joseph Francis Xavier
Colliflower, John Joseph Day. John
Anthony Desch, Milburn Joseph DON
ohoe, Thomas Paul Dove. Francis
Daniel Dunan, Joseph Edwin Duvall
George Irving Eppard. Bernard Jo-
seph Fitzpatrick. Thomas Smith Garges,
Gerald Fitzgerald Gregg. William Louis
Hechmer. Joseph Aloysius Hurney,
David FELTON, James, Ignatius James
Keane, Rogelio Vicente Lao. George
Edward Lewis. Joseph Francis Xavier
Mayhem. John Martin McMahcn. Jo-
seph Thomas Mulcare, Joseph Daniel
O'Conneu. John Joseph O'Connor.
Nicholas Donate Rinaldi, Joseph Paul
Robson, Edwin Leith Rupert. Joseph
Peter Sawyer, Robert Henry Schombert,
William Joseph Shaughnessy, James
Anthony Sheridan, Charles Anthony
Simpson, Herbert Sherman Smith, Nor
man Wendell Springer and John Jo-
seph Tocmey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
Happy to Retire at II
WESTERN WILL LOSE w. EDWIN PRIEST.

THOUSAND things to do and
n pleasant places in which to do
II them Is the outlook of w. Edwin
1 \ Priest, venerable ard loved
teacher of history at Western
High School, when he gees from his
class room into retirement Wednesday.
This genial gentleman, with his little
black skull cap and his close
white beard and his II years. looked
lightly yesterday upon tie prospect Of
ending 40 years of service in the Wash
irgton public schools. In the first place.
while his leaving Western, where he
has taught for 26 years, Is officially
retirement" it means for Mr.. Priest
a long waited opp rtunity to do just
what want to do" Chiefly. it means
he can write poetry and fondle the
curios with which he has surrounded
himself in his home at 102 West Thorn
apple street in Chevy Chase, Md.
It's quite possible you've seen Mr..
Priest yourself with his black note bock
perched cCmplacently en- a downtown
drug store soda fountain stool, lost to
the bust,e around him and writing in
lead pencil the verse that his mind
conceives.
Likes to Visit Drug Stores.
II like to 60 to those drug stores"
he told a reporter for The Star yes
terday at his home 1T is SO pleasant
there with so much life and 50 many
pleasant noises and sounds about. Why
sometimes l sit lost to the world for
two hours at a time in those places
and then. when I've had enough, 1 go
hcne. That's my relaxation, you see"
In addition to his poetry Mr. Priest
hopes to add to his collection of bottles.
He has all sorts of the g'ass containers
in cabinet in his home; s-me tiny
ones less than two inches high and
some tall slender affairs with fragile
necks. This collection, he confided to
the reporter he shall will to Joshua
Evans, jr., of the District National Bank.
who was enc of his pupils in earlier
years and who has been interested in
his Old teachers hobby.
Looking backward over the route he
has Travelled in school work here. Mr.
Priest yesterday concluded that the
boys and girls of today are better than
the boys and girls of 40 years ago.
They are more serious today. more
interested in what they are studying.
and more mature" he said. "Oh, 1
don't mean to say that we didn't have
good young people then because We did,
but I mean that generally. the boys
and girls are improved. l don't think
either boys or girls are superior, but
I've noticed that oftentimes boys are
willing to emulate a brilliant girl in
school these days"
Mr.. Priest recalled some of his other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
THE architecture Of the Animal
/ Rescue Leagues new home at
/ II o street may be lost on the

IL Q street may De lost on Inc
inmates, but not its safe. SAM
tary and comfortable accommodations.
Stray creatures Of every degree. while
they may waste scant appreciation on
the English facade Of gray feldstone;
or the interior trim Of glazed tile, Will
thrive in modern, sunny and well ven
tilated quarters on a suitable diet.
They will receive expert medical care
in a room especially designed as an
animal clinic, and in the final extrem-
ity will be humanely destroyed in
lethal chamber or in one of several
chloroform compartments
The building was constructed for ap-
proximatey $4,000 from funds re-
ceived in the sale OF the old headquar-
tiers at 349 Maryland avenue south
west to the Government.
Headquarters Moved.
The leagues headquarters was moved
Monday into the new building, which
will be formally opened Thursday. Mrs.
William F. Ham. president, has sent
out invitations to members and ladies
in official and diplomatic circles to visit
the building, between 10 am. and
10 pm.
Fifty privately donated cages for dogs
have been installed in a separate room
from a dozen cat cages. The cats,
being more sociable. will share an out
door runway. but the dogs will be segre-
gated according to size and disposition
in several runways.
Strays which find their way into the
home will receive medical care from
three veterinarians. who contribute
service and advice in cases where the
owner cannot be located or Is too poor
to defray the cost.
Night Emergency Service.
The new home houses an apartment
on the second floor for the caretaker, in
order to maintain a night emergency
service. The league will send for stray
animals at night, it was explained, only
in cases where the stray has been
wounded and is in need OF immediate
attention.
A score or so Of dogs and a few cats
already are quartered in the new home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
Two COMPANIONS Escape.

AWO
Witnesses said Mrs. johnson was
crossing Connecticut avenue from east
to west when York's machine, travel
ing southwark, hit her. At the time,
police were informed, two women COM
panions were walking with her, but
neither of them could be located fol-
lowing the mishap. Bystanders said
Mrs. johnson walked out in front of
her companions and into the path OF
the approaching automobile.
j. c. Dunlop, taxicab driver OF 1907
Twelfth street, who took the injured
woman to the hospital. said he saw
York's machine sWerve toward the GEN.
ter of the street, where Mrs. johnson
was walking, to avoid striking a car
about to make U-turn.
Mrs. johnson is employed by the
washington Tent & Awning Co.
Alexandria Man Hurt.
Lionel E. Beaton, PIG South Ash
street, Alexandria, Va, was injured
about the head when he crashed into a
lamp post at New Hampshire avenue
and I street while trying to avoid COL
lision with another car driven by an
unidentified operator.
Beaton swcrved out of the path of
the other car, struck the post, which
stood in the center parking of New
HAMPSHIRE avenue breaking the post
off at the base, and continued across
the parking and the curbing on the
far side of the street, finally stopping
between two trees
Beaton was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in the truck of the Fire Rescue
Squad, and after treatment for a
lacerated scalp was sent home.
Chris Papis, 7117 Fourth street. a
huckster, was knocked down and slight
" injured last night when an auto
mobile collided with his push cart at
Twenty-third ard L streets. Papis vas
taken to Emergency Hospital for treat
ment and sent home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
BY JOBS DAUGHTERS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DISPATCH 10 Inc star.
CLARENDON, Va, June 18-Miss
Christine jackson, honored queen, and
other newly elected officers of Jobs
Daughters were installed at a meeting
here last night
Others installed are Miss Virginia
Rollins, senior princess; Miss Regina
McCauley, junior princess; Miss Louise
Carl, guide; Miss Janet Michelback,
marshal: Miss Lala McNeeley, secre-
tary; Miss Mildred Shepherd, treasurer;
Miss Grace Walters, librarian: Miss
Virginia Skillman, senior custodian:
Miss Louise Grigsby, Junior custodian;
Miss Virginia Gary, inner guard; Miss
Barbara Shepherd, outer guard: Miss
Margaret Krigbaum. Miss Elizabeth
Simpson, Miss Gladys Ives. Miss JAG
queline Foster and Miss Mary Hunt,
messengers; Miss Virginia Green. re-
firing honored queen. conducted the
installations. <
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
TWO FINED, ONE F0RFEITS
BOND FOR DRUNK DRIVING
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

IL
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, June 10.
Three men, accused of driving while
drunk. we're fined or forfeited collateral
in Police Court yesterday.
They were Charles W. Burgess of
Capitol Heights. arrested by Constable
Perry Armstrong and fined s10l for
driving while drunk and reckless driv-
ing; Roy Bailey. first block of New
York avenue. Washington, fined s110
for driving while drunk and having no
license, and Matthew Green, Mitchell
vile. who forfeited Sis on charges of
driving while drunk. reckless driving
and having no license.
State policeman Serman arrested
Green, while Patrolman Eckhart pre-
ferred the charges against Bailey.
Francis Fletcher, colored. was SEN
fenced to four months in the House of
Correction by Judge j. Chew Sheriff on
charges of assault and battery on
Michael Marshall at Mitchellville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
NORTH BEACH COUNCIL
ORDERS TAX RATE CUT
Levy Of $1.00 a Hundred on Realty
Provided-Street Improvement
Program Planned.
BY a staff Correspondent O, the Star

BY stan correspondent OF the Star.
NORTH BEACH, Md, June ia
50-cent cut in the town tax rate here
has been ordered by the mayor and
Council, according to an announcement
made tonight by Mayor Michael J.
Lane, following a meeting of the Coun-
Gil. The rate for the coming year. as
result of the cut, will be 81 per 500.
Calvert County, in which North
Beach is situated, has reduced its tax
rate "a cents, Mr.. Lane said
The mayor and Council claim a sur
plus in the town treasury will enable
them to meet current expenses and
carry out all major improvements
planned with the lesser tax rate.
During the past year. Mr.. Lane said,
$500 has been spent building hard
surface streets in the town, and $4,000
will be spent this year TO complete the
work. The 1882 street improvement
program will start Monday.