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Evening star., 1933-01-08
Y. ". C. A. News

The Sunday music hour tomorrow at
5 pm. will be given by artists from the
National Symphony Orchestra. The
Dupont Chapter of the Y. W. c. A. will
be hostess at tea from to o'clock.
The Sunday music hour at 4 O'Clock
at the Downtown Center, GA E street,
will be under the direction of Mrs. John
Milton Sylvester, director and accom-
panist for the Madrigal Singers. Tea
will be served at 5 o'clock.
The Elizabeth Somers Y. W. @. A.
will present music program Sunday
at $50 o'clock Miss Ednah Hopkins,
violinist; Miss Edith Athey, pianist, and
Miss Alta Smith, vocal soloist, will pre-
sent several numbers. Miss Athey will
accompany Miss Hopkins and Miss
Smith.
The music lovers hour will meet to-
morrow at 5 pm.
The committee meetings for the week
are as follows: Monday. Health Edu-
cation at 2:30; Wednesday, Elizabeth
Somers atT:30 pm; Thursday, Educa-
tion Council at 6 o'clock, for dinner in
the cafeteria; committee meeting at T.;
Friday, Industrial Committee at 1880.
In the health education department
new terms in all gymnasium and dane
ing classes begin the week of January
49, Saturday will be devoted especially
to children's classes in swimming, nat
ural, tap and social dancing.
The Kamp Kahlert Players will pre-
sent "The Romance Hunters" three
act comedy, by Elizabeth Gay, and di-
rected by Mrs, Alice Sigworth Morse,
IN Saturday at o'clock in Barker Hall,
The 3-E Club Will have a club din
ner on Monday, January 8, at the
Downtown Center. followed by pictures
beginning a travel tour through Europe.
Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock new
groups in contract bridge will be formed
for business and professional women,
with groups for both beginners and ad-
vanced players. The course Of instruc-
ton will include eight lessons and will
follow the Culbertson method.
The Business Women's Glee Club will
resume regular meetings Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock.
Thursday evening the Blue Triangle
Club of young business girls will meet
for supper at $50 o'clock, after which
there will be an hour of recreation in
the gym. At 8:15 the girls will gather
in the club room for a round table dis
cusSion of the Geneva Conference
They viii be led in this by Mrs T. R
Buchanan.
The Silyerelle Club will meet on Fri
day night at $50 o'clock. They will
play basket ball for the first hour and
later have a program and play practice
Evening star., 1933-01-08

The seriousness of the present sit
| uation in Congress, so far as the vet
eran is concerned cannot be over
estimated, according to Past Comdr
John Thomas Taylor Of George Wash
ington Post No. 1, the pioneer post Of
the American Legion, who delivered an
address Tuesday night at the post
club house, l44l Rhode Island avenue.
1t was past commanders night"
He gave a detailed report on legis-
lative matters receiving attention by
| Congress. with particular reference to
the hearings now being conducted by
| joint committee investigating the
| operation of the laws and regulations
| all wars and TO recommend economies
which will lessen the cost of the vet
erans' administration. He pointed out
that within few days after the Senate
economy bill was reported to the Senate
"the National Economy League" and
other organizations throughout the
| country started a campaign for the
| elimination of $4,000, 900 for veterans
| OF the Spanish American and World
Wars. For more than a year, he said,
veterans have been wondering about
| the unprecedented attacks upon bene-
| fits of the disabled, which have been
| somewhat uniform in character Here
| tofore attacks have been on non-dis-
| abled benefits, such as adjusted COM
pensation, but the sudden change in
/ front has caused much surprise among
| veterans.
| Comdr. Taylor urged the members of
| the American Legion to conduct them
selves in an orderly manner and main
| tain the same prestige which the organ
| ization has always enjoyed and do
everything possible to build up mem
| bership. He gave the Legionaires ad-
vice in discussing all matters pertaining
| to veterans and urged calmness during
| the months to come while these dis
! cussions are to be carried on. He pre-
dicted that no action would be taken
| this session and that many months
would be consumed in gathering data
and information and holding hearings
on this vital subject. Opponents, said
the speaker, would have the average
citizen believe that the huge taxes
weighing him down are due primarily
to Federal payments to veterans. The
statement that World War veterans
costs will reach over 20 billion dollars
by 1945 is designed to make the average
citizen feel that his present tax sit
uation has all ever darker future, he
said, due to World War veterans
payments.
The meeting was opened by Post
Comdr. Charles Demonet, who turned
the gavel over to Past Dept. and Past
Post Comdr. John Lewis Smith, the
senior ranking past commander of the
post. who made brief address. The
Evening star., 1933-01-08
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

held its December meeting at the home
of Mrs, Alanson D. Meorehouse assist
ing hostesses being Mescames Jacoby,
Merritt. Rrumbaugh and Miss Barnes.
A unique feature of the meeting
was the presence Of chapter men,
bers' children, who entertained with de-
lightful songs and recttationS. Miss
Betty Sanborn also told Christmas
stories, to the delight of all present,
after which delicious refreshments were
served.
The Mary Desha Chapter was en-
tertained by the regent, Mrs. Robert
w. Morse, at her home. 2400 Sixteenth
street, at a dinner Wednesday evening.
A brief meeting was held after the
dinner.
The guest speaker Of the evening was
Mrs David D. Caldwell vice president
general. who gave talk about her trip
to France as a representative of the
president general, D. A. r. Other
guests were Mrs. William Boone. Mrs.
Daniel G. Walser. Mrs. Robert McCally.
Miss Nellie McAnchael and Mrs.
Catchings.
The December meeting OF Columbls
| Chapter was held at the home Of Mrs.
j Frank Campbell, 140 Twelfth street
southeast, with the regent, Mrs. Frank
Grosvenor, presiding The guest speak
er Of the evening, Mrs. Harry Colfax
Grove, State regent, told about the work
Of the society for underprivileged chill
| dren.
| During the evening stockings were
made and filed with candy for the
Girl Homemakers. The social hour
which followed was a Christmas party.
! Christmas carols were sung, under the
direction OF MISS Hulda Braden. and
from a. lighted tree each member re-
ceived gift. Refreshments were served
! by Mrs. McNulty, Mrs. Powers. Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. Snavely, Mrs. Heider. Mrs.
Hildreth and Miss Braden, who acted
| as hostesses.
The Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter
was entertained January at the home
OF Mrs. Jasper Reall. Mrs Catherine
Estlow, vice regent, presided Miss
Evelyn Berry and Miss Elaine Fishback
were voted into the chapter. Mrs.
George Madden Grimes, State vice
recent, and Mrs. TOMS j. Holzberg,
State chairman national defense. were
guests of honor. The chapter voted to
go on record as being opposed to the
! recognition of Soviet Russia. Alternates
for the Continental Congress were
elected.
Evening star., 1933-01-08
American Legion

following past commanders were then
called upon for brief remarks accord
ing to their seniority: Howard S. Fiske,
Kenneth A. McRae, Lew S. Mohler,
Wallace StreateF, Charles o. Shaw. j.
j. Murphy, Bernard c. MCGEE and VIII
liam E. Porter. The only ones absent
were Percy B. Mccoy and Gilbert T.
Rude.
The audience stood in silent prayer
for one minute for the departed past
commanders OF the post, which included
Past Post and Past Dept. Comdr e.
Lester Jones, one of the founders Of
the American Legion; Charles B. Han
ford, Charles j. Painter and Paul v.
Collins. Other visitors present who
made brief remarks were Mrs. Joseph
II. Minis, past department president
American Legion Auxiliary, and ma
tional executive committeewoman; Miss
Mary z. Weide, commander OF the
U. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post; Miss Anne
Pryde, commander Jane A. Delano
Post; West A. Hamilton, past COM
mander James e. Walker Post; Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons, Welfare Department; !;
Post Conldr. Malcolm Coles, National
Press Club Post; George Oberndoerfer,
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing Post,
ana Charles Allies, Quentin Roosevelt
Announcement WIS made that Mai.
Henry Leonard, U. s. Marine Corps, re-
tired, who was charter member of the
post. had been reinstated,
Through the courtesy of Sergt. ]. H.
Saum OF the United States Signal Corps
several movie reels of Shots of the
World War" were shown, one reel fea-
turing the crossing of the Rhine at
Coblenz, Germany, by the American
Army Of Occupation, showing Past
Comdr. Taylor leading his command on
horseback.
The ceremonies of the evening were
featured with the presentation by Past
Comdr. Smith of a past commander IS
Jewel to Comdr. Taylor, who expressed
MS appreciation and of the honor in
being past commander of the pioneer
post OF the American Legion.
At the conclusion of the program of
the evening refreshments were served
by members Of the George Baldwin
Mccoy Unit of the American Woman S
Legion.
Evening star., 1933-01-08
Costello Post.

At the last meeting of Vincent B.
Costello Post, No. Is, Comdr. Norman
r. Grant announced the appointment
Of Comrades Charles r. Boone as chair
man and Whitemarsh A. Murray as
vice chairman of the Membership Com
mittee.
Meyer Taske, chairman Of the Wei
fare and Relief Committee, made a
report of the work and stated that it
had increased enormously in the last
two months. He also announced that
the committee had entered upon a
very comprehensive clothes collection
and distribution program for the Winter
and the Legion has secured 1858
articles of clothing from the American
Red Cross, $50 articles of children's
clothing from the Needlework Guild of
America, $40 articles Of mems clothing
from the Sd Corps Area, United
States Army, and IS layettes for babies
from the Christ Child Society. How
Evening star., 1933-01-08
CHILE SEEKS TO ALLAY
NITRATE MARKETS CLAIM
Statement Issued as Result of Re-
action to Dissolution of
Combine.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, January IA
Joint statement regarding the effect of
the recent dissolution of the Cosach
nitrate combine on the by-produets
markets was issued last night by the
governments Committee on Liquidation
and Medley C. B. Whelpley, president
of the organization.
The statement pointed out that an
alarming ~eaction has been felt in some
foreign quarters because Of uncertainty
regarding President Alessandri's recent
decree ordering dissolution and reor-
ganization Of the combine, operators OF
the worlds largest nitrate plant.
1t declared that liquidation would
not affect the situation as regards
nitrate, iodine and other by-productS
this season; the nitrate and iodine mar
kets will be maintained in an orderly
manner and sales viii continue to be
centralized during the period of liqui-
dation; all previous sales contracts and
new ones this season will be complied
with, and that there is no danger OF
dumping in any Sort and we trust buy
ers will have full confidence in this
joint declaration"
The statement was interpreted as
aiming to forestall any fears Of open
price wars.
Evening star., 1933-01-08

A regular meeting of the Board OF
Managers will be held on Tuesday, jan
uary 10, at pm. in the N. E. A. Build
ing, Sixteenth and M streets.
Blair Hayes.
The executive meeting was held at
the Hayes School January 5. The
regular monthly business meeting will
be held at the Blair School Thursday
January II, at pm.
KeniIw0rthI
At the Fathers night meeting held in
the KenilWorth Church December 81
the children entertained the members
with three Christmas plays The study
group met January at the home OF
Mrs. G. A. Hngebach.
Bowen GreenIeaf.
The association will meet Thursday
at 3:15 pm. in the Bowen School. The
Executive Committee will meet at 2:3C
pm, preceding this meeting.
Mckinley High School.
The next meeting will be held at the
school, Room 1870, Tuesday at 2 pm
w. T. Murphy of the Crime Prevention
Bureau of the District of Columbia will
dooreSS the ASSOCIATION.
Cranch- Tyler.
The association will hold Fathers
night" tomorrow in the Buchanan AL
ditorium, Thirteenth and D streets
southeast, at 8 pm. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged.
The regular monthly meeting will be
held in the school library tomorrow al
2:30 pm. Mrs. william Ross, State
chairman Of chtldren's reading, will ht
the guest speaker. In addition to hei
talk Mrs. Ross will have on display q
number of books especially suited fol-
children. A social hour will follow anC
refreshments will be served.
The Executive Board met last Tues
day.
Gordon Junior High.
The Executive Board meeting of the
Gordon Junior High was held In the
school library on January 8. The physi-
cal examination of pupils win be re-
sumed by the District health officer, as
sisted by Mrs. Oliff, the chairman or
health at Gordon, and her committee.
Central Higha
conference meeting with the teach.
ers will be held tomorrow at 2;30 pm
Bancroft.
The Bancroft Executive Board will
meet tomorrow at l pm. In the teach
ers' room of the school.
The association will meet Tuesday al
2;30 pm. in the recreation room. Mrs
J. N. Saunders, State president, will ad.
dress the meeting on Thrift"
Wheatley.
Special features have been arranged
for Fathers night, which will be held
in the school auditorium Tuesday at {
Evening star., 1933-01-08
Fort Stevens Post.

The Fort Stevens Post of the Amer
ican Legion devoted practically its entire
meeting at the Rock Greek Servicenter
on Tuesday, January 8, 1888, to debate
of the slogan BE LoyaEGive American
Products Preference" which was adopt
ed at a meeting in November, 1882.
The membership teams reported hav-
ing attained the full quota necessary for
a charter. The charter will be held
open until the middle Of January, giving
all eligible veterans Of North Washing
ton an opportunity to associate them
selves as charter members. Plans for
the formal closing of the charter are in
the process of formation.
A special meeting of the post will be
held at the Rock Creek Servicenter.
Georgia avenue and Peabody street,
Tuesday, for the purpose of considering
an offer of consolidation with another
Legion post of the District.
Evening star., 1933-01-08

ever, the demand Is such that he urges
all members of the post to bring dis
earded clothing to the next post meet
ing or leave it with the Greystone
filling station, Eleventh street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest, or with
Comrade James Pistorio. room Is, Dis
trict Building. II unable to bring the
clothes in person, call Comrade Taske,
/ National o624, and they will be COL
lected.
with the completion of official scor-
| ing of all targets by the Fidac head
quarters in Paris, the American Legion,
coached by Comrade Ollie Shriver,
craftsmanship officer of the Costello
Post is shown to be the winner OF the
1882 rifle competition with q score OF
1887 out OF a possible 1000 points,
| the National Rife Association has
announced. The British team was
second with $50 points. Yugosloyakia
third with 1,769, and Beleium fourth
/ with 1886. The American Legion has
won these matches every year since
! they were started in 1880.
| A section of the Costello Post Drum
| Corps was detailed for the national
/ commanders banquet, given by the
National Sojourners in the Mayf1oWel
Hotel last night.
! Condr Grant has called an EXecu-
| tive Committee meeting for Tuesday
800 pm, at 1910 Vermont avenue.
Sergeant Jasper Post.
Additional appointments to post offices
will be announced by Lieut.. Paul H
McMurray, commander Of Sergeant Jas
per Pest, No. 13, the American Le-
gion, at the regular meeting OF the
post on Thursday evening to be held
at the Thomas Circle Club, 1925 Massa-
chusettS avenue, northwest.
A contingent of the members attend
ed the funeral of Maj. Joseph v. Byrne
an active member of the Legion and
former Grand Chef de Care La Socitet
40 Hommes ct Chevaux. an Internal
organization of the American Legion
on Monday. Past Condr. Orlosky repre-
sented the post at the Department
Membership Committee meeting on
| Wednesday evening at department head
quarters, Transportation Building. The
chairman of the Department BAH Com
mittee, Mai. Edward H. Hale, mas
appointed Mai. Thomas j. Frailey, q
| member of the Annual Ball Committee
| in charge of the department dance and
grand ball to be given at the Mayfiower
Hotel in February. Other post mem
bers on this committee includes William
p. Kershner. Frederick F. Money and
Russell w. Clarkson
Evening star., 1933-01-08

All material for this column
must be in the state office, Room
SOL, 1901 Sixteenth street north
west. not later than the first mail
on Wednesday preceding the Sun
day on which publication is de-
sired.
Evening star., 1933-01-08
American Legion Post Meetings.

American Legion Post Meetings.
Monday, January 9-Bureau of
Engraving Post, No. %, Red
Mems Hall, 7l3 D street north
west, pm; U. S. s. Jacob
Jones, No. 2, 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest. 8 pm.
Tuesday, January 10-Victory
Post, No. 4, Odd Fellows Hall,
4l9 Seventh street northwest.
Evening star., 1933-01-08

BY the aid Of special gauges it has
been determined that Londoners are
treated to an annual fall of SCOT of five
tons to each square mile of the city's
area.
Evening star., 1933-01-08

WINTER REsORTS-FLoRIDA.
Evening star., 1933-01-08


Opposed Borah- Glass Bill.
The administration opposed the
Borah- Glass plan under which there
has been q small expansion Of nationa!
bank notes, on the ground it wes a
backward step toward inelastic bond
secured currency and that it tends to
weaken the control of the Federal Re
serve System over the credit situation
Acting Controller of the Currency F.
G. Await in his recent annual report
recommended that no extension be
granted beyond the three years in
which the 3ss per cent bonds are given
the circulation privilege.
According to the administration au-
thorities, the privilege granted has re-
suited in no net increase in currency ir
circulation, the new national bank notes
taking the place of Federal Reserve notes
and the only advantage has been Il
such bankers as were in a position tc
make small extra profit by the process
OF the issuance of the currency.
The Borah-Glass amendment origi-
nally was proposed as a substitute fol
the Goldsborough price stabilizaticr
bill Later it was added to the homo
| loan bank bill 1t became law because
President Hoover did not-Uant to vett
| the home losn bank measure.
| The agitation for an imitation Of tht
| currency through increased use of silvel
as primary metal in the monetary
system comes chiefly from Western
States, where silver mining is an i'm
| portant industry.
The silver advocates talk of thI
'crime Of 1873" when they charge thil
metal was demonetized by surreptitiou
methods. Prior to that time there wa
free coinage of silver on a fixed ratit
! of 16 to 1. This meant the bullion II
Evening star., 1933-03-22
ACCLAIM POLITICAL
UNION WITH AUSTRIA
Prussian Diet Upholds Policy at
Its First Meeting To-
day.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 22.-Prussia's new
Diet acclaimed the policy Of political
union with Austria, at its first meeting
this afternoon.
Controlled. by Chancellor Hitler's
Na1 party, it jammed through the
election of officers and committees and
cheered keynote speeches by the aged
Gen. Karl Litzmann, Speaker pro tenn,
and Hans Kerrl, who was reelected
Speaker.
The House discarded the old order
of business organized in less than
quarters of an hour and declined
amid jeers to lberate several Socialist
members detained in prisons for po-
litical offenses.
The meeting place was draped with
the flag of the new order. The gal
leries were crowded. Prince August
Wilhelm occupied a seat In the old
royal box.
"It is one Of the greatest honors
which ever has come to me-" Gen.
Litzmann said. ito open this Diet in
the spirit of the Hitler spring"
Evening star., 1933-03-22
HEARINGS CALLED
ON JOBLESS PLAN
House Labor Committee to
Summon Miss Perkins and
William Green.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's refoestation en-
ployment program met at least a tenn
porary delay today when the House
Labor Committee decided to hold hear
ings instead Of acting Immediately.
Chairman Connery, opposed to the
measure. said after the committee held
an executive session, that "the COM
mittee wanted hearings, so well have
hearings"
Connery said later that the House
and Senate Labor Committees would
meet Jointly tomorrow to open the
hearings.
Miss Perkins to Be Called.
"Our first witness will be Frances
Connery said, and next his committee
will cali William Green, president Of the
American FEDERATION Of Labor.
1t was revealed today that Miss Per-
kins will be charged with selection of
the unemployed to be enrolled in the
Conservation corps" for forestry work.
Connery yesterday refused to intro
duce the bill sponsored by President
Roosevelt. He reiterated today that he
opposed It because it would establish
a wage of 81 a day for unskilled labor. !"
Democratic leaders in the House had
indicated they hoped Connery's commit
tee weuld approve the bill speedily, since
with the passage Of the farm bill late
today there will be nothing of conse-
quence for the House to work on.
Held Not Competitive.
Every other step in the new Presf-
dents program so far has been approved
by Congress without extensive hearings.
Many members recently, however, have
bsen objecting to such procedure.
The President was said to intend to
Evening star., 1933-03-22
NEW CHICAGO SCHOOL HEAD
WITHOUT COLLEGE EDUCATION
Superintendent of Cook County System Declares
'Teachers Are Born and Not Made"

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March GA man with
out a college degree has become head
of the public school system Of Cook
County.
Otto F. AIKEN, 50, successor to the
late Edward j. Tobin as county super
intendent Of schools, declared today he
is not at all disturbed because he does
not have Fh. D., or even an A. B.
after his name.
Teachers are born. not made" he
explained. "Out of the 129 teachers
under me as assistant superintendent,
the six best had 10 college training"
AIKEN is q product Of the ohe-room
school house of teaching experience. He
was graduated from the eighth grade
in one-room school in Elkville, Jack
son County, Ill.,, where his father, a
farmer and miner, lived.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
PRICE OF INAUGURAL WARDROBE
USED GIVE SENATOR NEW HOME
Mrs. Walter George Foregoes March Rites to Remodel
and Equip Small Country House.

finance the reconstruction of the little
farm house into q small but comfort
able home"
Mrs. George appointed herself "a
Finance and Reconstruction Committee
Of One in the George family" The
house, four rooms and English Georgian
In form. was remodeled into q Colonial
type. A porch, q bath and a htch-
enette were added, the interior was re-
decorated and the family moved In.
The home was furnished with view
to comfort and utility. Anything In
here" Mrs. George said, "can be used,
sat on or even scratched without Of
fense to my housewifely principles. I
want 1t to be haven of comfort rather
than dominion Of dont's."
Draperies in the little home, knitted
bedspreads, tufted comforts and even
soft wooden afghan for chilly days
were all made by hand by Mrs. George.
The furnishings, Mrs. George says,
didn't cost much.
II call this my five-and-ten house."
she said. "It Is q real bargain counter
production-rugs, draperies and every
thing"
Evening star., 1933-03-22
HEARING IS PLANNED
BEFORE DEBT ACTION
Premier Daladier and Foreign
Minister Paul. .Boncour to
Be Questioned.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 22.-The Foreign AZ
fairs Committee Of the Chamber of
Deputies decided today to hear Premier
Daladier and Foreign Minister Paul
Boncour before reaching any decision
on a pending resolution to pay the
defaulted $l9,0oo,o0o American debt in
stallment due last December.
The National Confederation Of War
Veterans has expressed opposition to
payment.
Georges Bonnet, the finance minister,
who recently was In London in con-
nection with the projected World Eco
nomic Conference, was said to have
reported that Great Britain will not
demand payment Of the war debt in
stallment due from France In June.