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Evening star., 1932-02-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 12-The Chamber
of Deputies today voted overwhelmingly
to give suffrage to women, but its
action must be also approved by the
Senate, whose concurrence was believed
by many to be doubtful.
The suffrage measure was adopted as
an amendment to the electoral reform
bill which was passed by vote of 31l
to o. Deputy de Monzi's suffrage amend
ment, which would permit women to
run for seats in the chamber and to
vote for chamber candidates, was
adopted by a vote Of 319 to l.
The electoral reform bill, which must
also be approved by the Senate before
final adoption, provides discontinuance
of second elections where no majority
was obtained in the first. Under it
members of the chamber will be elected
on one balloting and the candidate OBJ
Evening star., 1932-02-12
STRIKERS ATTEMPT FIRES

Fail to Destroy Buildings IN
Granada Disorders.
GRANADA. Spain, February II (P)
Strikers unsuccessfully attempted tc
burn two movie theaters, a church, a
convent and the governors palace
last night and early today. Firemen
extinguished the blazes with little
damage.
A minor panic was caused by the
fires in the movie houses, in which
were many women and children.
Street cars resumed operation today
and some stores opened.
Evening star., 1932-02-12
Mencken Regarded
Marriage Dangerous,
Painter Declares
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February l2.-
Nikol Schattenstein. who came
over from Vienna several years
ago to paint portraits, today told
of the one he made of H. L.
Mencken, the editor. 1t was dur
ing the trial of Ruth Snyder and
Judd Gray that Mencken sat for
the painting.
Il would like to attend that
trial" Mencken told the artist.
II would like to find out why a
person would do such a thing"
1T is dangerous to be hus-
band" remarked Schattenstein.
Yes" replied the editor; i
would rather be an aviator"
Mr.. Schattenstein Is now much
amused by the incident. because
Mr.. Mencken, instead Of becom-
ing an aviator, got married"
Evening star., 1932-02-12
WOMAN DROPS TO DEATH
FROM RESORT HOTEL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., February
12.-Leaving a note in her room, a
woman about 80 years old jumped from
a fifteenth-floo window of the Claridge
Hotel early today. The body, dressed in
night clothes, was found on q terrace
two floors above the street by hotel
engineer.
The woman registered at the hotel
late yesterday as Mrs. Clorida Holland
of Portland, Greg.
The note was es follows: "To Whom
It May Concern: did this because it
was impossible to go on" (Signe0
"CLORIDA HOLLAND"
Evening star., 1932-02-12
Woman 1O3 Years Old Dies.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa, Febru-
airy IL (P-Mrs. Libie Goldstone. 103
years old, died yesterday at the home
of her son, A. F. Goldstone. Burial
will be in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Goldstone
was born in Poland.
Evening star., 1932-02-12
BEER CAMPAIGN FAILS
Mardi Gras Sales Low Because Pay
Day Comes Too Late.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Febru-
airy IL [P).-The brewers, who put on
a drink -more-beer" campaign during
the recent Mardi Gras celebration.
confessed today they had broken no
consumption records
The largest brewery in town sold
264,000 gallons in three days, but it
was said the total would have been
higher If pay day had fallen before the
celebration instead of coming just
after it.
Evening star., 1932-02-12
WOMAN CHARGES ATTACK

Honolulu Police Investigate Report
of Kissing Episode.
HONOLULU, February IL (P).-Police
today investigated complaint OF Mrs.
Fannie Tribus, 40, that she was attacked
by q man late Wednesday night.
He held me and kissed me- she
said. II finally succeeded in freeing
myself, hit him over the head with a
milk bottle and he ran away"
Evening star., 1932-02-12

Radio Programs on Page CO
Evening star., 1932-02-12
WEATHER.

(U. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Partly cloudy and colder tonight; mini
mum temperature about 80 degrees; to-
morrow cloudy and slightly colder. Tenn
peratures-Highest, rs, at 4:30 pm. yes
terday; lowest, Sc. at noon yesterday.
Full report on page IL.
Evening star., 1932-02-12

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1932-02-12

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-02-19
MRS. M. EVA WOODWARD,

Winifred Robinson, Woman's College,
University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
Evening star., 1932-02-19
SOCIETY
Continued From Second Page.)

the club with Mr.. and Mrs. Stabler
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Kirk, 4th; Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Childs Of Howard
County, Md; Mr.. ana Mrs. Francis
Kirk and the Misses Hill, Mr.. Edward
Powell and Mr. ShandS of washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rust Candy enter
tanned with small dinner party. and
afterward, with their guests. attended
the dance, having Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood Owings,
Mr.. and Mrs. Yellott Candy and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Owings.
Mrs. Arthur B. Ancker who has been
passing the Winter at Wardman Park
Hotel, coming here from her home IN
St. Paul, Mimi. last october, enter
tanned informally at dinner last eve
ming for a small group of friends.
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, ma
tional president of the National League
of American Pen Women, was the
guest in whose honor Miss Florence E.
Ward. national auditor of the league,
entertained at tea yesterday afternoon
at her Virginia home. Sunward Is
charmingly located on lovely rising
ground in Arlington County and COM
mandS an expansive view OF the Po-
tomac River and surrounding country.
At night the lights of Washington add
to the pictureSQueneSS OF the panorama.
Miss Ward was assisted by the
Baroness de Sounin, who presided at
the tea table Mrs. Mary de Zevallos OF
New York City, who served punch; Mrs.
Frank Hodges Clark, first national vice
president of the Pen Women; Mrs.
Daniel c. Chace, second national vice
president; Mrs. James E. Hughes, Mrs.
&c nd q r Smith
A delightful program had been IN
formally arranged by Miss Ward, who
introduced as the artist of the after
noon Mr. Benjamin Y. MorriS-n, BARI
tone who gave several groups OF songs,
interspersing the selections with run
ming comment and playing his own
accompaniments. Mr.. Morrison. besldes
being gifted with an unusually richly
toned voice, which he uses well, having
had several years training under the
best teachers, is an artist and
scientist. He has recently returned
from a visit to Great Britain, where
he went in his capacity as senior
horticulturiSt of the Division Of Foreign
Plant Introduction, and where he
studied the formal gardens of such
estates as that of Lady AStor and the
Rothschilds.
In addition to Mrs de Zevallos. ether
out-of-toUn guests were Mrs. c. Anton-
cite Wood of Boston. Miss Agnes Ellen
Harris of Alabama Mrs. John w. Lyman
of Kansas City, Mrs. Haffer Of Oberlin,
Ohio; Mrs. Herbert Backus of Cclum-
bus. Ohio and Miss Annette Warner of
Boston. Other guests Of the afternoon
were Mrs. Charles w. Allen. Mrs. Faber
Stevenson. Mrs. G. G. White and Nine.
Emanuel Dimitriu. national officers and
national chairmen of the league; also
Mrs. Jchn w. Bennett Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. Mrs. O. L. Veerhotf Miss
Grace Frysinger. Mrs. Miriam Berry,
hill, Mrs. Clyde Warburton. Mrs.
Blanche Daugherty and Mr.. Ellis Yost.
Miss Florence Jackson. oonsultant to
the personnel bureau of Wellesley Col
lege. Wellesley Mass. who is spending
several days at the Dodge, entertained
at breakfast there yesterday morning.
Miss Jackson had as her guests. Miss
Mary Coolidge the new dean of Welles-
ley; Miss Juliet Pointer, Science Hill
Evening star., 1932-02-19

School. Shelbyville, KY: Miss Mary H.
Hildreth. dean of Lake Erie College,
Painesville, Ohio; Mrs. Louise B. More,
dean of women at Ohio Wesleyan Col
lege, Delaware. Ohio. and Miss Alice
Byrne. dean of the Western College at
Oxford. Ohio. All of the above are
graduates of Wellesley. In addition,
there were present Miss Mary A. Linds-
ley, Miss Anna Burdick. Federal Board
for Vocational Education; Dean Emeri-
tus Florence Purington, Mount Holyoke,
South Hadley Mass: Dean Katherine
Alvord. DePauw University. Green
castle, Ind: Dean Maria Leonard. Uni
versity of Illinois. Urbana. Ill: Dean
Hazel Clark. Bates College. Lewiston,
Me; Dean Helen Olney, Denison Uni
versity, Granville, Ohio; DR.. Lucinda
Templn. head of the Radford School
for Girls, Ell Paso, Tex; Dean Margaret
Morriss, Pembroke College Brown Uni
versity, Providence, r. l., and Dean
Evening star., 1932-02-19

Winifred Robinson, Woman'S College,
University Of Delaware, Newark, Del.
The associate director Of the United
States George Washington Bicentennlal
Commission, Representative Sol Bloom,
and Mrs. Bloom and. the members OF
the commission will witness the opening
performance of the masque "Wakefield''
by Percy MacKaye at Constitution Hall
Sunday evening
The group will include Senator
Simeon D. FeSS. Senator Arthur Cap
per, Senator Millard E. Tydings, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Willis c. Hawley,
Representative and Mrs John @. Tilson.
Representative and Mrs. Joseph w.
Byrns. MI R. Walton Moore. Mr. c.
Bascom Slemp and DR.. Albert Bushnell
Hart.
Members Of the District of Columbia
Bicentennial Commission who will at
tend are Mr.. John Poole. Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith. Mr. Clarence A. Aspin-
Evening star., 1932-02-19
AU-States Ball at Shoreham
Claims Senate HOstesses.

N-States Ball at ShOreham
Claims Senate HOstesses.
It has been arranged that each State
will be represented at the Bcentennial
Ball at the Shoreham Hotel February
% by hostess who will be assisted
by several pages. They will greet
those attending from their respective
States and aid in making this event a
brilliant success. The ball is being
sponsored by the All-States Officers
Society, which is made up Of officers
of the various State societies in the
District. The Executive Committee
announces that Mrs. Brookhart, wife
of Senator Brookhart of Iowa, will be
hostess from her State, and that Mrs.
Robert Ramspeck. wife of Representa-
tive Ramspeck, will represent Georgia.
Other hostesses include Miss Pearl
Mount, Alabama; Mrs. M E. Wood
ward, Connecticut: Miss Mary v. Mer-
rick, Maryland; Miss Grace McGerr,
Mississippi; Mrs. Elizabeth Chenowith,
Nebraska Mrs. Dennis Chazez, New
Mexico; Mrs. Roy C. Potts, Oklahoma; :;
Mrs. Richard A: Allen. Virginia; Mrs.
Ellis A. Yost, West Virginia, and Mrs.
Frank Mondell. Wyoming
Following the presentation Of the
tableaux, pageant depicting scenes
from the diary of George Washington,
Evening star., 1932-02-19

which will be held in the lounge Of the
hotel beginning at o'clock, the host
esses will join in leading the grand
march to the gold ball room. where
dancing will continue from 10 until !.
It is planned to use the main ball
room, also, should the capacity OF the
gold ball room be overtaxed. This will In
sure ample dancing space for all. The
society suggests that reservations be
made early since demands for tickets
are unusually numerous Tickets may
be obtained at the Shoreham Hotel,
the willard Hotel theater ticket once.
Capt. Jack Lowe. Room 400. National
Press Building, National 1853: or Mr..
Edward j. Lang. president, Connect1-
cut Society, 2515 Thirteenth street
northwest, Adams 2393-J.
Miss Mary Stewart entertained the
Marcia Burns Chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, on Wednes-
day evening, at her home, 1481 Co
lumbia road Miss Marion Smith was
assistant hostess.
Mrs. George Palmer, the regent, pre-.
sided over the business meeting. and
presented Mrs. Harry c. Grove. State
Evening star., 1932-02-19

wall Mr.. George F. Bowerman, Mr.. VIII
liam w. Bride, Mr. A. K. Shipe, Mr..
Ernest N. Smith, Mr.. Edgar c. Snyder,
Mr. Merle Thorpe, DR.. Charles Stanley
white, Mr. Lloyd D. Wilson. Brig. Gen.
George Richards. Mr.. Charles Moore,
Mr.. j. Leo Kolb, DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor.
Mr.. Isaac Cans. Mr. Robert v. Fleming
Col. Harrison H. Dodge and Mr.. Thomas
E. Campbell.
Tickets for Wakefield" may be OBJ
tanned at Mrs. Wilson Greenes ticket
bureau at E. F. Droop & Sons Co., 1900
@ street northwest.
Evening star., 1932-02-19

vice regent, who gave . brief talk on
financial matters concerning the drama
at Continental Hall. She was followed
by MIS-. Anton Heitmuller, with an
entertaining account of Colonial Art
and Artists" The tables were beauti-
fully decorated with Colonial emblems,
cakes and candies, at which Mrs.
Palmer, Mrs. Hammond and Miss
Elizabeth Barr dispensed refreshments
to the guests.
Mr. Henry Samson spoke on the
Practical Application of Patriotism"
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burke Of Larch-
mont, N. Y, with their young son,
Walter, jr., will be at the Shoreham
for the week end and will attend the
Bicentennial celebrations Monday.
The Congressional Club, 200l New
Hampshire avenue, entertained at din
ner last evening.
Mrs. Esther M. Bair, dramatic reader
Evening star., 1932-02-19

at the Carlton for several days, accom-.
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Charles
F. Robbins, and her four children, also
Of Llewellyn Park.
Riding and Hunt Club TO
Entertain Visiting Horsemen.
Washington and Virginia sportsmen
will don boots and spurs to compete
in Riding and Hunt Clubs horse show
tonight at o'clock at ths Riding
and Hunt Club.
Among those from Middleburg, Va,
Continued on Fourth Parel
Evening star., 1932-02-19

Capt. and Mrs. George w. Cooke have
arrived In Washington from Honolulu
and will make their home at the
Potomac Park Apartments.
Evening star., 1932-02-19

Of Washington, gave an interesting
program. Her numbers were "She Was
No Lady" one-act play by st. John
Ervine, followed by I'm the Dark Of
the Honeymoon" humorous mono
logue.
Her impersonations In Irish and
Italian dialect were particularly good.
Mrs. BARS charming little good
night" poem ended a very attractive
program,
Evening star., 1932-02-19

Capt Joel T Boone, q. s. N, the
Presidents physician, was among those
who entertained informally at luncheon
yesterday at the Carlton.
Evening star., 1932-02-19

Mrs. William Thayer Brown Of
Llewellyn Park, West Orange. N. j., Is
Evening star., 1932-02-19

CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Milford chronicle., 1932-09-16
Totals

Score by innings:
Milford 2 Z 9 10 2-56
Harrington 0 0 l $50
nZdrosi Kerchner 4 Slater 6; Koenig
Warren Holman Hail. a. Saaen 3; Short g. Winters
Masten q Locates Holloway Zeers Lord DeMco
Campbell Martin Two base
hits Johnson Kerchner Short q Hail. S
Holman Zdrosk Zter DeNlarco Mahoney Warren
Three hits Zeer Lord Lingo Home
Zdrok Sacrifice hits
ahoney q Warren Grer Hts off Saaen Is in II innings OIL
1 innings; Murphy
% innings IL 42s inningso Winters in innings;
Zdoski 10 in liz innings Holloway in 1 nnngs off Locates
Az innings; off Coleman innings Nasten in inning;
eff Downes 13 nnngs off Rogers 1S inning Bases balls;
Saaien off Sanbon off Zeiers Murphy Zdos
LeGaes Winters Coleman
Holloway Struck OUT San Sanborn IA Zeters
A. by zdrok ny Ramsey by Winters
Coleman Holloway tni Lahcrty Koeng
Slater Hit by pitcher by Sanbon ahoney Locates <oen
(Sate Double Gier Kerchner
letters; Mahony
Koenig letters to DeMarco; Lgates DeMarco Lord q
Kerchner Stolen
Wild ptche Locates Sanborn Coleman Ramsey letters
Umpres Hardesty, Manlove, Powell and NOVEL;.
Milford chronicle., 1932-09-16
LONGS CROSS ROADS

Mrs. Esta Stevens accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kitchens to their
home in Baltimore last week, re-
turning ON Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Lynch and sons
visited Mr. and Mrs. Preston Lons
on Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Layton and
son Allen spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Long and
daughter Ruth, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Clogg and little June spent Satur-
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Long of Millville.
A shower was given at the home
of Will Lekites for his daughter.
Many gifts were received.
Sunday services were well at
tended. There were 141 present at
Sunday school,
Mr.. Balderson of Snow Hill, Md,
will preach at both services next
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Long spent
Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer Steele of Ocean View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Shockley
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Long and family on Tuesday eve
ming.
Ruth Long is visiting her grand
parents in Ocean View.
The beach season has about come
to a close. These cool evenings, peo-
pie like to visit the homes of their
old friends or spent quiet evening
at home, after a busy day working
in fodder or tomatoes. Tomatoes
are very low in price. They were as
Milford chronicle., 1932-09-16
VERNON

Nj. and Mrs. Wallace Hanson ant
Mis-. Lewis Slaughtec hal as guests
this week Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Cain
and children from Elmer, N. j., and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Disch and children
from Philadelphia.
The former principal of Houston
Public School has moved and will
teach at Stockley.
Miss Simpson has returned from
lengthy visit in Philadelphia.
Rev. James Lord of Brooklyn, N.
Y, has gone to his home after a
pleasant visit with relatives here.
Miss Verde Melvin of Cambridge,
Md, hospital, has returned to her
duties there after several weeks
visit with her brother and sister
here. ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitley Travis gave
a family dinner to her relatives to
meet Mrs. Linda Harris and daugh-
ter of Warsaw, Va, and Mrs. E. V.
Haskill of Whites. Isaac Harrington
and family of Leipsic and Mrs. No
Ian Travis of Rehoboth were pres
ent.
Rev. and Mrs. Lowry returned
from Laurel Camp where they were
active workers.
Mrs. Pearl Hanson and guests of
New Jersey visited Dover this week.
Mrs. Watson, wife of Rev. Watson
of Burrsville was injured in an auto
accident, but is now better.
The Ladies Aid of Union Corner
M. P. Church was entertained by
Mrs. Powell Hopkins last week.
Miss Lola Willoughby has a posi-
ton as a teacher in the Denton, Md,
High School
Ninety years old next Christmas
Day will be the record of Mrs. Re-
becca Jester She has passed the
last four months with Mrs. Rachel
Ross.
Milford chronicle., 1932-09-16
MILTON NEWS FOR A WEEK

Beaulah Park Bible School at Allen,
town, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew j. Davidson
and son of Wilmington, have beeI
spending a few days with Mr.. anC
Mrs. w. r. wilkins at Broadkilr
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Crouch
and children spent Sunday with rel
atives at Whaleyville, Berlin and
! Ocean City, Md.
Myrtle and Edna Banning, oi
Greenwood, are spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Banning
Mrs. Samuel J. Wilson who has
been at the Salisbury, Md, hospital
for treatment for several weeks, has
returned to her home in Milton. Her
condition is but little improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Clendan-
iel and son, Carl, spent the week.
end in Atlantic City with their
daughter, who is a student nurse in
that resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Anderson of
Yeadon, Pa, spent Monday and
Tuesday with Mrs. Mary E. Morris.
Denver Cropper of Selbyville
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Walls, near Milton.
Miss Pearl c. Walls, Carroll C..
Willis, of Dover, and Mrs. ElVa
Walls were Ocean City visitors re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Charnock
and daughters, Merdice, Thelma and
Lois, Mrs. Annie Burris and son,
Joseph, of Chester, Pa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Tatman and daughters,
Annie and Irene, of Pennington.
Harry Salmons, of Harrington, and
mother, Mrs. Annie SalmOns, of
Houston, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs Ira Walls, near town.
The Pilgrim Holiness Orchestra
and Chorus, of Milton, will resume
broadcasting over Station WDEL,
Wilmington, on Saturday, Septem-
ber II, from $50 to p. m. Rev. H.
P. Adams, director, states that these
broadcasts will continue just as
long as listeners contribute suffi-
cient money to meet the expenses.
Junior C. E. Society of Milton M.
P. Church held their regular month
ly business meeting in Social Hall
on Monday evening. After the bus
mess meeting a social hour was en-
joyed.
Lavinia, Mulberry and Broad
streets have been improved by a
heavy coating of gravel during the
past few days. These streets have
badly needed improving for some
time.
Hunters are finding squirrels very
scarce in this section, at least very
few have been killed. Some gunners
claim that the woods have become
so dry that one cannot get near the
game gefore it hears him and makes
it's escape, into tree hOllows.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan and
of Milton, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sharp
at Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1932-09-16
DRAWBRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Davidson and
family entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Dyre of Milford and Rodell
and Clarence Card on Sunday.
James Shaw of Atlantic City, N
j., is spending some time with
Giles Doty and Mr.. and Mrs. De-
Verne DOty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell and
family entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Seaman and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Seaman of Chester, Pa, on Sunday.
Nathaniel Johnson and son The
odore of near Coolspring visited Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Carpenter and
family on Saturday.
Greensbury Brittingham and fam
lily entertained his brother, Edward
Brittingham and family of Denton,
Md, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Reed, Sr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Reed
have been entertaining relatives and
friends from Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dickerson
Dickerson's sister.
Stewart Steen has sold his farm,
stock and implements during the
past week to John Cowgirl, former
ly of Dover, and has moved to Mil
ton.
Mrs. Harry Argo who has been in
the Beebe Hospital at Lewes for
treatment, has returned home, some
what improved.
The Third Quarterly Conference
of Nassau charge will be held at
the parsonage at Nassau, Saturday,
September "a, at 1920 a. m.
Mrs. Mamie Davidson and chill
dren, Pearl and Howard, James
Brown, Catherine Campbell and
Carl Davidson motored to Pocomoke
City, Md, on Sunday and spent the
day.
Revival services are being held
each evening this week except Mon
day and Saturday at Zion M. E.
Church, with interest and attend
ance increasing. Extra good SER
mons are being preached by the
pastor, Rev. E. B. Taylor. Sunday
evening will probably be the last
service of the series.
Services at Zion M. E. Church,
Sunday, September IS, at follows:
Sunday school $3.50 a. m. Glass SER
vice 10:30 a. m. Revival service with
at 1880 p. m. All well
come!