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Evening star., 1933-01-14
TALKS ON FLOWERS
Meeting Is Held by Chevy Chase
Garden Club.

Talks on number of favorite flowers
were given by members of the Chevy
Chase, D. c., Garden Club at a meeting
Monday afternoon at the residence OF
Mrs William r. Myers, 1854 Mckinley
street, Chevy Chase.
The speakers we're Mrs. Henry Cover,
Mrs John Boyle, jr.: Mrs. Frank Nc
Manamy and Mrs Alton P. Tisdel. The
talks were illustrated with the use OF
the club lantern.
Assisting the hostess were Mrs. L. S.
Mohler, Mrs. William F. Notz and Mrs,
]. F. Roudabush.
Evening star., 1933-01-14
REALTORS WILL DISCUSS
NEW ECONOMIC SITUATION
Final Details for Convention Here Are Being Pre-.
pared-C. E. Miller of Washington to Be
Installed as New President.

FINANCES within the real estate business
taking form to meet the needs of the cond
ion will be of the important themes explored
of the field the approaching convention
the National Association of Real Estate Boards
the
scattered sections country progressed
with the establishment of headquarters the Willard Hotel where
final details being prepared
The meeting daily sessions
to s will be marked by the Inauguration of W. Miller of this
Evening star., 1933-01-14
Owning Building for Washington and Suburbs
INSURANCE FUNDS MOUNT
SHARPLY In REAL ESTATE
Substantial Increases From 1906 to 1921 and From
1921 to 1881 Revealed by Reports Received
From Insurance Commissioners.

ME percentage Of insurance loan funds which has
been invested in real estate increased considerable
i between years of also
and 1881.
Real estate investments
United
of insurance commissioners reported recently by DuLae
insurance commissioner of Arkansas.
anayed recently both the meeting
vntion of insurance commissioners
Evening star., 1933-01-14
Interest Rate Cut.

Beginning with the new year, all new
end renewed first mortgages of New
York City real estate placed by leading
tile and mortgage companies of the
city, will cary an interest rate of 5
per cent instead of the 5la per cent
rate hitherto the rule
Evening star., 1933-01-14
OBSERVANCE TO BEGIN
OF 18TH THRIFT WEEK
Tuesday Birthday of Franklin, "Pa-
tron Saint" of Building and Loan
Business of United States.

The sixteenth annual observance of
Thrift week will begin next Tuesday,
anniversary Of the birth of Benjamin
Franklin, the Apostle of Thrift" and
patron saint" of the building and loan
business of this country.
The 1000 building and loan asso-
Citations of the United States, having
a total membership now Of about H.
100000 savers, will join in the observ-
ance to emphasize the wisdom OF eco
nomic planning to the individual, par
ticularly the prospective home buyer.
Philanthropic, welfare, civic and
financial organizations will join in
sponsoring the observance.
Evening star., 1933-01-14
MATERIALS SHOW DROP
Wholesale Cost Lower fer Week
Ending January T..

Ending January T.,
The wholesale cost of building mate
Iials dropped fractionally during the
week ending January 7, according TO
the current report Of the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistic.
The index number for the week was
70.7. as compared with 703 for De-
cembar 81 and 709 for December "a,
but was still above the level Of 7G6
fer December II ard 10. The :ndeT
numbers are based on average prices Of
1926 as 100.
The cost of house furnishing goods
was indicated by figure of 1873 for
January T. as compared with 73.5 for
the preceding four weeks.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

@- HERE has been etched upon Americas
mind composite picture OF George
Washington q surveyor for Lord
Fairfax leader of wilderness ex-
petitions, general of the Army, freez-
ing at Valley Forge and presiding
with dignity at the White House table. but this
picture is by no means complete. Washington
had those big moments In his career of achieve
ments, but he had also moments of a lighter
tone. Tradition, and his own writings, tell of
many of his youthful escapades, and there is
no reason to doubt that those are authentic.
He was called George" by his mother and
his friends for many years and, even after he
became President the closest of his friends.
friends of his dancing days, of the hunt and
card games and horse-racing days. still called
him by that name. When such intimates as
Lighthouse Harry Lee were present he relaxed
and he laughed heartily at Lees sallies at his
expense. With these intimates he thoroughly
enjoyed life.
History records that young George began
his search for fun at when he hacked down
the cherry tree with the new hatchet his
father had given him, and probably he put into
the job plenty of vim and glee. He got an
equal thrill out of breaking the colt, ending
in breaking its neck and receiving Scolding
froms his mother, and he was quite proud of
his feat in throwing a Spanish dollar across
the Rappahannock River, stunt witnessed
by his cousin, Lewis Willis, who vouched for it,
OTeOIBe was always q Dedu ana seldom, un-
less he was working somewhere back in the
wilderness, did he miss dance In the cavalier
country where he born and reared Mar
mion Stratford Chantilly, Friedland, Mount
Airy, Gunston Hall and such gay manors of that
era knew him well. As he grew up he had
some love affairs. the first of which was with
some unknown Francis, to whom he wrote
an acrostic, the last part Of which was either
never written, or was lost. One Of the ardent
loves of his youth was directed to Anne Eibeck
daughter of william Eilbeck Of Cumberland
County. Md, but she though but I6, chose
the rich and prominent George Mason of Gun
ston for her husband and lived with him hap
PLY as the next door neghbor to Washington
after the latter became the possessor of Mount
Vernon. There was his ''Lowland Beauty" too
a person of some mystery, and maybe one or
two others, before he won the wealthy widow,
Martha cambridge Custis, and settled down
Marriage did not stop George in his search
for gayety He went to all the horse races
and was an every-year attendant at the big
meeting held by william Of Chatham. on his
own race track. 1t was at Fitzhughs race
meet that Washington's father-in- law. Col.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

Of the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M, of the Dis
trict of Columbia. of which Joseph H. Milans
was then grand master the other Grand
Lodge officers being: ]. Harry Cunningham,
Charles j. ONeill Charles c. Coombs, Arvin
w. johnson, Charles E. Baldwin, Thomas H.
Young. Hugh T. Stevenson, Mark F. Finley,
Charles F. Roberts, Roe Fulkerson, Sydney f.
Jacobs, Ezekiel j. Ayers Gratz E. Dunkum,
James T. Gibbs and william P. Herbst
AANY prominent persons were in attendance
iVi on that bright sunshiny day, and the
Brightwood Masons are eagerly awaiting the
time when Brother Roosevelt will find it pos
sible during his busy life, with the weighty
cares of state upon him, to visit their new
temple which he helped to build.
The Stars account of this event says:
with Gen. John j. Pershing, attended by
Col. Quirkmire, u. S. A., and Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt as
guests of honor, fully 1000 persons members
of Stansbury Lodge. No. "a, F. A. A. M, and
their friends gathered at Colorado and Geor-
gia avenues, Brightwood, yesterday afternoon,
to witness the laying of the corner stone OF
the new Masonic Temple that is to be erected
at that spot.
'Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman chaplain of the
Evening star., 1933-02-19

all he had got at loo, taking him for 6 shillings
a few days after he won the shillings pence.
Some years later he "lost at the races, 3.
Paid for tickets for the ball. 25," showing that
he passed a happy day. and on the following
day he was still enjoying life entering the
item: "By treating the ladies' l." Several
weeks after this he charged up "tickets for the
ball at Fredericksburg S shillings." The same
night he lost at Julian's Tavern shillings,
and a day later "dined and supped with Col.
Lewis and went to the play"
Washington was fond of the theater and
never missed a performance regarding 1t as
at least next to dancing as method of making
life colorful, and he liked good wine and punch.
He was not lucky at cards and once wrote that
he must stop playing cards with those tough
fellows at the tavern because "they are too
smart for me and win my money! They were
Evening star., 1933-02-19

so smart that he chose six of them for generals
in the Revolutionary Army when the war came
on
Although life was hard struggle with him
and began In poverty, Washington did not
allow the tasks he faced to dim his ardor for
life and pleasure, and he was never the stolid,
overdignided person he has been so often pic
tured to be- He had sense of humor. though
he could heartily laugh when his sister Betty
Betty. who looked very much like him-donned
his coat, three -cornered hat and military cape
and came into the parlor to pose before her
guests as the general. He even laughd when
Lighthouse Harry Lee charged him with getting
the best Of every one he traded horses with.
Washington's youth was largely spent on the
Ferry farm, to which his father moved when
George was 6, and which was left to the
youngster at his fathers death, five years Later.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

ton Of the building, when he would avail hin1~
self of the first opportunity Of making a call.
QUOTES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
"Tt has gotten so now that no Masonic
Temple can be erected unless there Is some
member of the Roosevelt clan present at the
laying of the corner stone said the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and am proud to say
more closely identified with Masonry than the
Roosevelt family. This occasion brings to my
mind speech that was delivered in 1907 i'll
this city at the laying of the corner stone by
Theodore Roosevelt. then President of the
United States. That speech was declared by
many as the most radical ever delivered by
President, but I think if one would read it
today and then look around it would appear to
be most tame
"Mr. Roosevelt predicted great future for
the country and said this was no time to be
harping on the good old days Those good
Old days are dead and gone. There is a golden
age ahead for this country; progressive age;
an age when just such men as you will leave
no stone ,unturned that might make for a
cleaner. brighter future and a closer brother
hood for the betterment of mankind
AMUSING INCIDENT.
"An amusing incident occurred just after
Secretary Roosevelt had thrown a trowel OF
mortar on the base of the stone Gen. Persn-
ing, who had previously performed the same
duty whispered to Mr.. Roosevelt in jocuiar
vein. as he returned to his seat:
"'Mr. Secretary, from the way you handled
that trowel I think you could do better at
bricklaying than helping to run the Navy
ITO which Mr.. Roosevelt replied: There is
no doubt about that General I am sure 1
could make much more money, at least
"After the corner stone ceremonies the MEM
bers of Stansbury Lodge and their friends ad-
journed to Harvey's where q banquet was
served"
Past Grand Master of the District Charles
Baldwin, Mrs Alcena Lamond, then most
worthy grand treasurer Of the General Grand
Chapter, Order OF the Eastern Star, and Mrs
Cora Mayberry, at that time grand matron OF
the Grand Chapter Of the Eastern Star, at
tended the ceremonies, as did large body
Of the Masonic fraternity and their various
branches
The present officers of Stansbury Lodge, No.
"a, are: Milton Lehr, master; Kenneth
Sheelor, senior warden; Milton w. Hanson,
junior warden; Ralph Hebbard past master,
secretary; Anthony Lehr, past master, treas
urer; Walter w. Michael, chaplain; Walter
Studdiford, past master, assistant chaplain:
Ralph Bonnette past master, master of cere-
monies; Robert Doing senior warden; Charles
G. Boswell, junior warden; Vernon M Norr,
senior steward; Herbert Shedd, junior steward;
Fred Kohler, tiler, and Allen H. Watson, or
ganist.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

John cambridge Of New Kent, dropped dead
while watching the races with George.
Washington won and last goodly sums on
the races. often entered his own horses and
was by no means ashamed of his interest in
the sport. He was good flute player and often
entertained visitors with lessons, although still
more often he whiled away his own idle mo-
ments with music. He learned to play at
the school in Fredericksburg. when he lived on
the Ferry farm, opposite that city, is shown
by an entry in his cash book in his 10th year
when he wrote Cash paid Ye Music Master
for my entrance, 30" This beginning in music
actually cost him nothing, however, for four
days later he wrote: ITO cash won at Loo, Mrs
Wallace, 9-2." In September of 1748, which
was not long after the winning at loo >he
entered: Cash paid at Ye Shooting Match,
20" At "Julians' they won from George
Evening star., 1933-02-19

One would naturally not expect under Sucn
circumstances, eulogy from Mr.. Fletcher, but
no one could have delivered a better one, and
he went out of his way to do SO. He spoke of
Mr.. Harding's many noble traits and how he
was loved and respected by the people of
Marion; really he omitted nothing that was
laudable and praiseworthy and the tribute paid
to this worthy citizen brought tears to the eyes
of many who will never forget the speech made
upon this occasion by Brooks Fletcher, Presi-
dent Harding's Democratic fellow townsman.
Mr. Harding was raised in Marion Lodge, No.
z, at Marion Ohio, on August Z, 1920, while
he was representing that State in the United
States Senate. He became Knight Templar
there on March /, 1921, and was given the
thirty-second degree of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite in Scioto Consistory, jan
uary S. 1921.
The public is prone to believe much of the
scandal circulated around about public men,
but the good name of Warren G. Harding will
be a part Of American history long after his
accusers and their attacks have been forgot
ten.
beginning darch 4 there will be another
- Roosevelt in the White House, a genuine
American, whose ancestry dates back to the
earliest settlements in the New World. Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt, fifth cousin to the late
President Theodore Roosevelt, and, like all
the rest of that clan, is descended from Claes
Martenszen Van Roosevelt. who came to Amer
lea from Holland in 1649, and settled in New
Amsterdam-later New York City-when that
colony had but 1000 inhabitants. The
President-elect gets his middle name de-
lano" by descent from Philippe de la Noye,
who arrived at Plymouth, Mass, in 1641 AS
the name indicates, he was of French parent
age, and when he came to Leyden must have
been of tender age, for when he arrived in this
country he was but 16 years of age and ac-
cordng to reports, was probably servant to
one of the other passengers.
MIR. Roosevelt's Masonry dated back some
years, for when he was Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy in 1919 he participated as member
OF the fraternity in the laying Of the corner
stone of Stansbury Lodge Building in Bright
wood, and delivered an address upon that oc-
casion, for which lodge No. "a made him an
honorary member.
It was a great occasion for old Stansbury
and its members and many pleasant memories
of the event of November 81, 1919, still remains
with them, but none more pleasant than the
fact that our President soon to be, graced the
occasion with his presence and participated
in the exercises of the day.
This was the second lodge building that
Stansbury Lodge, No. "a, had erected on the
present site, the first one having been razed
shortly before this event took place. when the
Building Committee consisted of H. S. ONO
hImdro, chairman; Eenry c. Stein, then mas
ter of the lodge, ana Arthur G. Shaw, past
master. The stone was laid under the auspices
Evening star., 1933-02-19

Masons, 1919. ooDyrslt by Harris 4 Ewing.
"EXERCISES IMPRESSIVE.
"The impressive exercises Of laying the stone
were conducted by Joseph T Milans. grand
master of Masons of the District of Columbia
assisted by all of the members of Stansbury
Lodge. In the metal box that was entombed
in the stone were placed the following articles:
The Holy Bible, minutes of the meeting, Amer
ican flag, Al cents in coin, photograph of the
grand master, the grand secretary, the master
of Stansbury Lodge, the builder and Mrs H.
G. Stein; all bulletins of Stansbury Lodge for
1919, list of members of Stansbury Lodge,
history Of the lodge program of the corner.
stone laying, the invitation list and copies OF
the four washington newspapers.
with barred heads the crowd listened to
Grand Master Mlans as he performed the
ancient ritual Of Masonry after the stone had
been lowered to its base, the distribution OF
coin, wine and oil by the master of ceremonies
being most impressive
MIR ROOSEVELT SPEAKS.
"The band then played The Star Spangled
Banner and after benediction had been pro-
nounced by Rev. Charles s. Cole Franklin d.
Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was
introduced by Master Harry c. Stein.
''Mr. Roosevelt congratulated the members OF
the lodge for the progressiveness they had
shown and assured those present that he was
looking forward with pleasure to the compile
Evening star., 1933-02-19

Henry c. Stein, master of Stansbury
Lodge IN 1919. Photo by Edmonston.
United States Senate, opened the ceremonies
with prayer, and after America had been
played by the Grotto Band. Henry c. Stein.
worshipful master of Stansbury Lodge de-
hvered the Introductory address.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
BY JOHN T. GOODRICH.

. HERE has been etched upon Americas
mind a composite picture of George
Washington as q surveyor for Lord
Fairfax, leader Of wilderness ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-09

mon with Dewey & Co. Writing in
Modern Monthly" meeting ground
for renegades, he repeats Dewey's
ideas with special frills of Marx
ism" tackled on. Where Dewey calls
for Radical Party" Gitlow says La
Dor Party" He invokes the memory
Of Marx and Engels in his support,
quoting their words written in the
1905 when they declared that any
kind of break with the old parties
would have revolutionary results for
the workers. Gitlow applies this ad-
vice, given in the period Of the birth
of the modern proletariat, of young,
rising capitalism, before the days of
modern Imperialism, to the present
day Of capitalist decay and crisis, of
wars and revolutions. He hopes to
confuse revolutionary workers with
the idea that labor party is a
''Marxist principle" Behind Gitlow's
phrases Of Marxism is nothing diff
ferent, however, than the policy of
John Dewey. They are agreed on
essentials, and especially that it
would be catastrophe for the mass
es to turn to the Communist Party
This bootlicking renegade has found
his true home under the patronage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-09

ganizations-one who poses as a
friend,
Ellis Searles is editor of the United
Mine Workers journal and a pro-
tege and pupil Of John L. Lewis-the
veteran betrayer of the coal miners
who is now trying to stage a come
back by re-selling miners at lower
wages and worse working conditions
To cover up the betrayal of the
coal miners which resulted in the
destruction of the only mass indus
trial union in the American labor
Movement, and which Lewis was al
ready Fleming in 1922. the toh--'
of the operators, Searles, Lewis and
William Green started a "red bait
ing" campaign. 1t resulted in the ex-
pulsion of William F. Dunno from
the Portland convention of the A. F.
of L. in 1923, and this was followed
by the wholesale expulsion of local
unions and union members who
fought against the nationwide SELL
out of the unions through the labor
management cooperation policy. 1t
was this policy and the wholesale
expulsions which so weakened the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-09

made living by system of COM
bined theft and forgery, robbing mail
boxes of contributions sent to help
free or to make life easier for union
organizers and leaders of the strug-
gle of the Negro masses against or
ganized murder terror.
But offer yourself as, q stoolpigeon
for the National Civic Federation
and your sins will be washed white
as snow. One M. Glickman has COM
piled with all requirements.
The holy character of the crusade
against Communism and Commu-
nists and in the United States could
not be shown better than by the
pictures published on this page, TAX
en- in connection with the admis-
sions of the spy of whom Hamilton
Fish, writing on the stationary Of the
House of Representatives, Washing
-on, D. c., says: "Of I'll those who
have been il d - IL, h = ttc enc
would recommend strongest for =
position"
The aristocratic Fish likes them
low and depraved. So does Ralph M.
Easley, chairman of the declarations
executive council, since he urges
some means by which his services
can be utilized by the Government"
A statement issued by the Central
Control Commission Of the Commu-
mist Party, says:
"Glickman has stolen checks from
the incoming mail Of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, and has cashed
them through forgery and by repre-
senting himself as functionary of
the LID. He has also falsely posed
as member Of the Communist
Party"
Glickman (alias Friedman, alias
Gordon has stated over his own
| signature:
For very long time / have been
living on the revolutionary move
ment by taking funds and contribu-
tions made out to them by workers
took mail from the box and cashed
checks and money orders to my ad-
vantage. forged checks to the
amount of $22."
In the rogue's gallery of the class
struggle one finds that always the
uSioiioSio VI ShplpdiiSiIi, ITO super
structure of religion and morality,
its government and the power to
rob the working class, pick up and
use the off-scourings Of the under
world, the most corrupt and degen-
crate individuals and groups, de-
classed elements willing to sell them
selves for any purpose from espion-
age to torture and murder.
AS recent article by Ilya Ehren-
berg in the New Masses shows, this
is the main basis Of the murderous
storm troops of Hitlerism. American
capitalism is not far behind.
Who are some Of the colleagues Of
Fish and Easley and co-employers Of
a confessed thief, forger and shame
less parasite on an important section
Of the working class movement?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-09
The Painful Lessons Learned from NRA

Now this problem becomes sharper
The workers are being enlightened
by the lessons of their stomach; with
each victory" of the MIRA, they
find they must draw in their belts
another notch. Gradually is being
revealed to them the hypocrisy of
MIRA, its breakdown, the collapse
of the new deal" Those who sup
ported MIRA. with such vulgar os-
tentation, including the A. F. of L.
and the Socialist Party, are further
revealed in their true role, discred-
tied before the masses.
The danger" is arising that the
workers will begin to turn in mil
lions to the Communist Party, which
all the time, unflinching, called for
and organized struggles for the work
ers' interests, told them the truth
about MIRA. and the new DEAF
from the beginning, even when the
truth was unpopular.
This is danger to the capitalist
class. To fight this danger, a new
weapon must be created, TO replace
the discredited parties and leaders.
1t is necessary for the capitalist class
to find new ways to rouse illusions
among the workers They must give
new forms to the old capitalist poll
cies, they must cover them with new
phrases about new way" even a
revolutionary way"
The ''Farmer-Labor Party" or La
Dor Party" or New Party" or Rad
ical Party" or Peoples Party" will
be brought forward for this purpose.
1t has been noted that however
much these Farmer-Labor Party ad-
vocates disagree on everything else,
they are united on one thing-op-
position to and fear of the Cemmu-
mist Party, Why are they against the
Communist Party? Is it because they
do not like the color of our eyes?