Evening star., 1933-12-17
BY JAMES WALDO FAwCETr.


Lieut.. Col. Charles S. Hamilton wa
elected president of the Washington
Philatehc Society at its annual bust
ness meeting at the Hotel Carltor
Wednesday evening. William C. Bono
OF the Library of Congress and DR.
Ellis Haworth of the public schools
vice presidents, respectively. while
Charles H. Vaughan and Philip S
Warren were named secretary anc
treasurer.
Members of the new board of COVER
norS include Mayo Dudley. newspaper
man: Valdemar Weiergang, bronze media
winner at the recent Vienna 1nterna-
tional Exhibition, and Edward Bethel
librarian of the society.
Theodore Forbes will serve as auc-
tlOneer and CLYDE De Binder as sales
manager.
The new officers will give dinner
at the Carlton tomorrcw evening for
Mr., fKunZe, and the society will have
its regular meeting wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock. .
The Collectors Club. Washington
branch Of the Society of Philatelic
Americans, will meet Tuesday evening
at s o'clock at 1900 R street. There
will be an auction, ana visitors are
welcome.
New members of the organization in
clude Charles Bartick, jr.; W. G. Hill
William Emory Hutchinson, E. w
Lizards, John B. Reside, jr; William
F. Ryan, Maury Swartz. Mrs. Josephine
Hoppe, Mrs Blanche A. Merritt. Mrs
Mabel L. Wilson and Minor G. Atwood
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air Will have a broadcast meeting
from Station VOL Tuesday evening
at 7:45 O'Clock, when Mr.. KunZe will
continue his discussion of the life OF
Thomas jefferson, with particular ref
erence to the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
The Takoma, D. c., Citizens Asso-
citation has expressed the formal
thanks of the community to Mr.. KunZe
for his assistance to the children OF
the PLAY Ground Stamp Cub. Presi-
dent Magathan said. His generous in
terest in the boys and girls has greatly
encouraged them in their club activi-
ties and his instruction in stamp col
lecting has been appreciated not only
by the children, but also by their
parents"
The Boy Scout Stamp Club will meet
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock at
1103 Vermont avenue. Roger Kirk Is
president, Joseph Franzoni. secretary
treasurer, and Richard Henry Rule, ad-
wiser.
Il
ing to teach the younger generation
the fundamental principles of stamp
collecting? With the growth of stamp
collecting and the increase in the num-
Der of phases of the art and science,
believe the time is ripe for our school
system to include the study of stamps
in the curriculum. I would suggest
that a philatelic adviser be appointed
to 90 from school to school to instruct
the children interested. We have ath-
letic advisers, coaches. singing teachers,
etc. Why not a philatelic adviser?"
Another friend says: please grant
me space to say again: Give stamps
at Christmas. 1t is money wasted to
give the usual ephemeral things; but
a gift of stamps is like money in the
bank. not to mention the educational
significance of the investment"
Bristol England, says a despatch
from that city, is especially interested
in the United States stamp issued to
commemorate. Gen. KoSciuSko, the Pol
ish patriot who served in the American
Revolution.
The general spent several days in
Bristol in 1897. OF his visit a local
newspaper the Gazette and Public Ad-
veKtiser, for June Is of that year, re-
ported. "On Tuesday arrived here that
truly exalted and justly celebrated
character, Gen. Kosciusko He first
alighted at the White Lion in Broad
street, where he remained few hours,
during which time he was waited ON by
j. F. Edgar and A. Pinney, esquires.
the two sheriffs of this city, to well
come and congratulate him on his ar
rival, soon after which he went to the
house Of Mr.. Wander Horst, the Ameri-
can consul. in Queens Square, where we
understand he will remain until he
embarkS for America.
"A vast concourse of people assem-
bled to behold this great man. and fol-
lowed his carriage from the inn to Mr.
Wander Horst's
We are sincerely concerned to add
that the general appears to be in a
very reduced state of health, occasioned
by the severe wounds he received in
his truly VirtuouS struggle for the lib
erty of his country.
1T is with much pleasure we hear
there were the same night several re-
spectacle meetings of the inhabitants
of this city. 10 consider some public
testimony to be presented to the gen.
eral, expressive of the high esteem
they entertain of his character
On June %, 1897, the same journal
said: Saturday last deputation OF
citizens, who voted the gallant Gen.
Kosciusko plate of 100 guineas' value,
waited on him with it. He was much
affected by this tribute of grateful and
affectionate esteem. And on Monday
last he sailed from this port for Phila-
delphia, in the American ship Adriana,
Capt. Lee.
apprehensions of the effects of the
voyage upon his health, which appears
to be materially injured by the wounds
he received in the support of his King
and in defense of the liberties of his
country. This truly great and illustrious
patriot, with his suite, were attended
from Mr. Wander HorSt's house to the
quay by a vast concourse Of people,
which would have been yet much
greater had not the idea prevailed of
his. remaining in Bristol till the next
day. The profound respect with which
he was received by the multitude must
have been highly gratifying to his feel
ings, and when the boat put off shore,
the repeated shouts of applause were in
vain attempted to- be checked by the
friends of the general on account of
his indiSposition.' Many boats attended
him. and all the ships on the way to
Kingroad cheered him as he passed.
Descendants of Mr.. Wander Horst
still treasure a curious gold ring which
the general gave as token of friend
ship TO the daughter of his temporary
host. 1t consists of a band, the ends
welded together, and on which is
mounted rough diamond of about four
carats. The word "Kosciusko" is en-
Qraved inside