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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Fairgrounds Plan
Band of so Pieces

WaShington's colored play
grounds are going to have a COM
munity band Of approximately SO
pieces.
A group of about 40 musicians
has been organized and meets
each Friday evening in the Ban
neker Recreation Center. The
group is expected to be presented
to the public at an early date.
The director of the band is E. C.
Slocum. Adolph Turner. repre-
sentative Of the playground music
section. is inviting all persons
with instruments to join the
group. No fees are required.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
2 "SGLIy" Students
ASHAMED to D. C..

Lieuts. Elizabeth Harkey and
Hazel Pownell have been assigned
here, having completed a nine
month course at the Salvation
Army Training College, Atlanta,
Ca, it was announced yesterday
at Salvation Army headquarters.
Lieutenant Harkey came into
the Salvation Army at Sanford,
Fla, and has been appointed to
assist at the Washington No. /
Corps. Lieutenant Pownell be-
came associated with the Saliva
ton Army at Winchester, Va. and
has been assigned to assist at the
Evangeline Residence, here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
House For Return
Of Canadian Mace

Return to Canada of a mace
taken in the War of 1912 was
authorized by the House yester-
day. Captured from the provin-
cial parliament of Ontario dur
ing the battle of York, it is now
at the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis. The Senate previously
had authorized the return.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Rail Chiefs FAVOR
Joint Rate Report
h B. Eastman, railroad co

Joseph B. Eastman, railroad CO.
ordinator, announced yesterday
the advisory committee of the AS
ISOLATION of Railway Executives
had approved a report designed
to simplify accounting of joint
rates and interline collections.
The report has been submitted
to member roads for approval.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
WOMEN TO MEET

The June meeting Of the Alex
andria Business and Professional
Womens Club will be held at
7:30 p. m. today in the Virginia
Public Service Auditorium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
C. L. SEAVEY FAVORED

The Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee yesterday
favorably reported the nomina-
ton Of Clyde L. Seavey to the
Federal Power Commission.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

thursday Of every week Is Young Americas day
a. the 1894 Century q Progress exposition Ia
Chicago For that is the day when boys nn1
girls under the axe of twelve are admitted 10
The grounds FOR nickel and the coucessionaircs
make special price 10 the youngsters And does
Young America take advantage ~ the oppor-
tunity FOR seeing at this small cost the modern
version ~ the rrnafnaf ahnn ON nnrfh-1 un
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13
DINNER GIVING

My DEAR Mrs. Post: Would
A'i you please sum up a list. In
Guiding all Items, for my waitress
to remember when setting the din
ner table for a dinner partyl
Answer; The items OF properly
equipped dinner table include:
l. A tablecloth, or place mats. or
whatever Is to be the foundation OF
the setting.
=. A centerpiece. OF fruit or fow-
ers. or an ornament complete In It
self.
3. A place plate (often called a
service plate) marking the center OF
each place set for each person at
table.
I. Flat silver: whichever imple-
ments are necessary for the courses
TO be served. but three forks. three
knives and soup spoons. and either
fruit spoon or oyster fork maxi
mum amount.
8. Never less than four candle
sticks or two candelabra. Two can
dies are absurdly out OF proportion
TO any table bigger than a card ia
bic. (No candles In daylIght.)
G. Two dishes OF sweets on n re-
fectory table, four dishes on round
or square table
I. Glasses for whatever you
serve. (Never put on glasses or
pieces OF fiat silver. which are not
10 be used)
8. Salt cellars and pepper pots
between every two places.
o. A napkin on each place plate.
At a family dinner. bread and but
ter plates are allowed. But never
az a halfway formal dinner party.
Conventional place cards are not
very suitable for dinners OF less
than eight. on the other hand, II
you like fancy place cards or IA
yors, there Is certainly no reason
why you should not set your own
table with what you like-espe-
cially at Christmas or Thanksgiv-
Ing. or at a birthday party. or a
wedding anniversary. or other lnti-
mate dinners. on more formal oc-
casIons. plain place cards are best.
Salted nuts are put either In
small individual dishes above each
plate. or In a pair OF dishes; one at
either side or end OF the table. Ger
tain hostesses always include them.
others rarely II ever do. just as
olives. radishes and celery are al
ways served at certain tables and
never at others.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

lagoon 10 see TO Il that no yeniuresome young
ster tumbled In. but they couldn't stop many o:
them from doffing shoes and stockings and
splashlng hot. tired feet in the cool water any
more than guards on shore could stop others
from jumping into pools and fountains In yarl-
Gus stages OF dress and undress.
Refreshed by such nterludes they were OF
again 10 Join the mob stl milling everywhere
through the grounds as individuals In couples
In groups chaperoned By harassed teachers try
ing In vain to keep track OF their charges one
teacher solved the problem by using lengths OF
string TO tie l6 OF them together, wrist to wrist
AS she led the way through the grounds, they
trailed along behind her Ike the tail OF kite
that is, until they attempted TO spread out In the
midst OF the crowd. Then 'tangle' Is a mild word
10 describe the resulting situation.
She didn't lose any OF her little flock however
but there were plenty OF lost children" that day
400 OF them TO be exact fourteen hundred
who became separated from parents or teachers
or companions. But thanks to a clearing house
maintained by the Travellers Aid society all OF
the lost were found eventually. Urged by the
public address system TO seek their stray charges
at the society's headquarters, anxious parents
and teachers stood in line for hours until police
men or Fair attendants pushed their way through
the crowd with their weeping charges. Older
carfare and sent home. Younger ones were com
forted by the young women in charge OF the
clearing house" and an harassed staff OF over
worked volunteer assistants
BY the time evening came and the thousands
OF twinkling lights which adorn the buildings OF
the fair were being reflected In the waters OF the
lagoon, an army Of weary youngsters was trudg-
Ing its way to the exit BY o'clock the shrill
clamor which had echoed throughout the build
ings all day was dying down 10 a murmur There
were still thousands Of children In the grounds
but after the spectacle OF the day those grounds
seemed strangely deserted BY midnight all Of
them had gone-except for 65 unfortunate young
sters who were still unclaimed" at the clear
ing house" But by 30 In the morning the very
last OF these had been returned safely home.
And policemen, Fair attendants concesslonaIres
street car conductors, exposition officials ives.
and teachers and parents too y heaved the big.
gest sigh OF relief in their lives. The record
breaking first "children's day" at the 1884 fair
was over.
g oy western SswspaDer Union
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13
Find Happiness
in COntentment
Great Philosopher Right in
His Summing Up of
Life's Joys.

"To think I used 10 complain OF
monotony and boredom IN our subur-
ban life! Why, my idea Of heaven
now would be just having things
back to what they used TO be-"
The woman who said that was one
OF q group who had little to worry
about except the shortcomings Of
suburban life-untIl n series Of events
which began with bank failure and
scandal touched the lives OF all OF
them.
The turn OF week had left her
father impoverished, her best friends
husband a suicide. another friend
with grounds for divorce. No WON
der her idea of happiness now was
not something new, not more excite
ment. but lust having things back
to what they used TO be-"
I'm getting TO be Ike my grand
mother she added. "All she ever
wanted out OF life was just to go on
without getting a telegram"
And many of us Will agree that her
grandmother had the right idea. The
more we see Of life and of people.
the more likely we are 10 come to
the conclusion that the nearest ap-
proach to happiness is found In peace
and contentment. Those who strug-
gle restlcssly for something they
have not got are usually found, on
achieving that, to be just as restless
ly struggling for something else
again. And IL Is doubtful If they
ever get as near 10 happiness, or
give as much happiness, as those who
are content 10 pursue the even tenor
OF their way" liking what they have.
and therefore having what they like.
There is "A limit, of course, beyond
which content may become stagna-
ton, but as we look about us the.
dangers we see are usually OF the
other extreme. the discomfort of peo-
pie with what they have, the rest.
lessness which dlstorts their sense OF
values, the fear o. boredom which
enslayes them to empty excitements
that can give no real joy or lasting
satisfaction.
The great philosopher. Shopen-
hauer, seems TO have seen eye to
eye with the grandmother who want.
ed merely to 90 Oh without receiving
bad news. These are his words:
THE happiest lot Is not to have.
experienced the keenest delights or
the greatest pleasure. but to have.
brought life to close without any
very great pain"
G. Bell synd,eate.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

land shel does indeed
They come by the scores by the hundreds by thou.
sands They through the scatter
10 ali parts % the exposition grounds. there all
wonders % modern industry Invention which
spread before them and enjoy all
amusement INDUCED n when youth holiday day
the world Is very much their oyster they know IT,
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

down the Avenue OF Flags in an endless process
sion OF closely packed humanity TO which only
ihe milling crowds at Forty second and Broad
way IN New York and State and Madison IN
Ohiehgo are comparable. From the terraces OF
the Hall OF Science as far as the eve could see
these thousands OF boys and girls we're moving
north and south close together that the streets
themselves seemed 10 be moving SO steady was
the stream OF young visitors across TIE bridges
over the lagoon that solid lines Of policemen we're
stretched across the approaches to prevent the
weight OF too many from endanrerlng the s,ruc-
lures
over on the Enchanted Island. the part ot the
fair most popular with Young America. the con.
gesiion became SO great that II was necessary
to establish and enforce a one-wuy traffic rule
The eager youngsters massed ten deep around
some OF the amusement centers and from 25 10
20 deep around others. Some OF them spent most
of their day standing In line. waiting for
chance 10 ride on the ferris wheel or roller
coaster or slide down a synthetic mountain
But IL many OF them were intent upon such
pleasures. there were thousands OF others who
Jammed the exhibit buildings until every aisle
packed soldly with sow-moyng throng
I, In some OF these buildings that other
things besides records were broken. In Justice
10 Young America. however. II must be stated
that officials In charge OF the Hall OF Science
one Of the principal points Of attraction. say
that the crowd there mainly an orderly one
aud more easily handled than an adult crowd Of
the same size.
But sightseeing wasn't their only activity.
There was the matter OF eating and drinking TO
be taken care OF. Early In the day Il was an
nounced that I2JOO0 bottles OF milk would be
distributed free. II was. and IL vanished like a
light summer shower the face OF the Sahara
desert. In the struggles around the booths where
II was distributed some OF the bottles were brok
en- and this caused the only serious injuries Of
the day-a few minor cuts from the shattered
bottles
So the milk disappeared (as did hundreds OF
thousands OF hot dog and hamburger sandwiches
thousands OF gallons OF Ice cream and OF soft
drinks and hurry-ul calls for fresh supplies
were sent out throughout the dayl and there was
left behind all over the grounds trail OF dis
carded milk bottles and pop bottles. A force OF
200 extra workmen, called into service to gather
up the abandoned glassware. the papers. the
boxes and other trash. which was ankle deep
in places soon gave up hope OF picking up all
these things one AT a time. So they brought
shovels and scooped the debris into wheelbar-
rows And they were scoopng far. far into the
night
BY the middle OF the afternoon the surglug
crowds through the entrances had died down 10
thin trickle. All the grounds tired young
sters, needless OF Keep or the Grass" signs
were stretched out In every available spot OF
shade The hot sun had wilted most of them and
overcome some These were rushed TO the hos
pital maintained by the fair. given a bath and
made to rest for awhile. Lifeguards in canoes
and motor boats were kept busy patrolling the
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13
Little Girls Face
lnfIamed by
Psoriasis
Healed by Cuficura

"My little girls face was so In
famed that her eyes were swollen
almost shut. The trouble was dag
nosed as psoriasis. She scratched
night and day and was not able to-
obtain rest. The scratching aggra-
waited the trouble and each finger
tip was red and swollen with infec-
ton. She became so emaciated that
she was very pathetic looking.
"After three months suffering j
recalled the Cuticura treatment used
by my mother. / bought cake OF
Cuticura Soap and box Of Cuticura
Ointment and used them according,
to directions. The first treatment;
brought relief and she is now
healed" (Signed) Mrs. Marie ]. John
son, 4720 Ames Ave-, Omaha, Neb.,.
March IA, 1894.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25c and Soc
Talcum 25c. Sold Everywhere. One
sample each free. Address: "Cuti-
cura Laboratories, Dept. r, Maiden
Mass."-Adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13
CONCERNING THE YOUNG

DEAR Mrs. Post: Should a
II young girl OF fifteen pay a party
call after dining with strangers. al
though the hostess daughter Is a
schoolmate OF hers7 And should
she leave a visiting cardl After
such an invitation is there anything
girl OF this age can possibly do
to return the Invitation?
Answer: II would be polite to 20
TO see them, yes. Whether TO leave
a card or not depends upon the Gus
tom OF your community. II all young
girls have cards. then yes. Other
wise. always best to do as others of
your nelghborhood do. Return this
invitation by inviting your school
mate TO your house or to the NOV
les or TO whatever you can that you
think would amuse her.
Ny Dear Mrs. Post: am going
TO college this fall and would like
to know now what is expected OF a
boy when he Invites a girl from out
OF town to any OF the house-partIes
or dances at school. What share
OF her expenses is expected from
him?
Answer: He should meet her at
the station and take her to wher-
ever she is to stay; send her a few
flowers, perhaps. to wear at the
dance; and be should make what
ever agreeable engagements for her
that he can. But he does not pay
her railroad or her hotel bill-nor
that OF her chaperon.
Dear Mrs. Post: am a dlvorcee.
How should my daughter introduce
her fathers wife to strangers? She
stays with them sometimes because
both have agreed that she should
not be deprived of either her moth
er or father.
Answer: AS her "stepmother."
My dear Mrs. Post: When two
boys and a girl Tor perhaps two
girls and a boy is more usuaD walk
or 90 to the movies together. or ride
In a car, should the odd person sit
between the other two. or is there
some other way in better taste?
Answer: When they walk, the
girls together. the boy on the curb
side of the pavement In a car or
at the movies the boy sits next to
the girl whose especial friend he
is. II he knows both equally well
then he sits wherever there is place
next to one or the other, or he
can perfectly well sit between them.
On the street man is not supposed
to be sandwiched, because he must
walk on the curb side of the street.
At present this rule is being recog-
uized as rather senseless.
@ By Emily Post.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13
Efforts Nav Be Lost

I'm our desire for the praise of
our fellow men," said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, valuable lives
are often wasted In striving for the
good opinion Of many whose judg-
ment we believe in candor to be of
but little worth"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

story
Early on the morning Of that historic May 81
they began streaming toward the fair grounds
Massed from rail 20 rail on the painted bridges
they moved forward slowly but increasingly.
toward the turnstiles. Half an hour before the
time 90 open the gates they were packed tight
about the seven entrances
From outlying parts OF the city came the news
that street cars. Il" trains and busses were
jammed beyond capacity with youngsters bound
for the fair. Immediately orders were sent out
summoning all exposition policemen OF duty 10
report AZ once. Five hundred exposition EN-.
ployees were sworn 10 as special officers Mean
while every passing moment saw the crowds
outside the gates growing denser and denser
Up from the milling mob rose a strange varl
ETY. OF crieS-"We - want - in - Let's
60 - Hey. stop your shovin'i - Lay or
youse guys - Look OUT Ya nearly jammed
me In the eye with that lollipop! - Hey, that
Ice cream bar Is meltin' and drippln' all down
my backi - Oh I've dropped the sack with
my lunch In itl - Stop pushlnl Quit
your crowdin'! - Stop H. / tell YOU"
Bewildered gatemen tried In vain 10 hold them
back. The turnstes couldn't click fast enough
20 LEI them through. hurry.up call was sent
for go city polcemen-then for 30 more In
the administration building telephones we're
ringing wildly. necessarily From box Offices
came word OF exhausted ticket supplies. of turn
stiles out OF commission and OF guards trying
vainly to maintain orderly flow OF eager
youngsters through the gates Then came the
news that the crowds were becoming absolutely
unmanageable. They were forcing their way
through the service entrances through which
supplies are brought into the grounds They
were beginning scale the walls They were
dropping down inside by the hundreds and para
lying the bus traffic which runs jus; inside the
western wills
ofhcials OF the fair realized that something
must be done quickly In order IN avoid injury to
the youngsters jammed outside the gates let
EN- all In freeP was the order flashed out All
gates. Including the service entrances were
thrown wide open. And then-the deluge.
Attempts TO coin appropriate SMILES for the
sight which followed failed one observer said
like swarm OF hungry locusts." Anott~ ccua
pared II to the stampede Of vast herd or Texas
steers The surge came up and across the cause.
ways In spectacle seldom II ever seen before
certainly never seen before In an American city"
declared one eyewitness
Can you visualize crowd OF 10000 people:
Remember there are only Is American cities
which have more than population OF 10000
and In the largest OF these the density OF popu-
lation is less than 5000 10 the square mile or
6i0 acres. Now. the Century OF Progress grounds
comprise less than 400 acres OF available walk
Ing space" Pour 10000 people into that amount
et space and what do you get? A crowd, OF
course.
Yes. the fair was crowded" on May 81 II
would have been crowded even IL the horde OF
youngsters had been evenly distributed about
the grounds. which they weren't They streamed
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13
Sounds Like Lying

Little Boy-What's etiquette?
Slightly Bigger Brother-It's say
Ing NO. thank you" when you want.
to say YES"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

I. What's your name. little GIRL ard where
DO you liver" A Traveller Aid Society worker
talking 10 Of the 400 children who were
"iost" In the crowds
2 This 10 how the Avenue Of Flags looked
during mos; OF the day when 10000 children
Invaded the Fair grounds
8 Guards and other employees Of the Fair
formed human chains In effort 10 restrain
the children awaiting their turn TO get in.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-13

II happen visit the fair a Thursday 10 the
midst % these Juvenile yourself didn't know ,e
this chdren IN the wordwhere they from
ponder
nothing the
fair had Are thar was
day The Ike probably and NAV
he
the FIRST "chidren schools
had
% ana id millions added several thousand
outlying Cook
points In Indiana Wisconsin
over 10000 boys and girls pushing showing
whoopng ot
cended the They record
OF Sos made September attendance
records record OF 76 asa
Chicago day the Worlds Columbian That wasn't
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-09-07
NOTICE

This is co give notice that the subs
criber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Charles County, Maryland
letters Of administration on the personal
Estate Of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-09-07
Wednesday, August 20.
North Platte, Nebraska

The formalities Of visiting foreign
countries would seem not to mean q
thing to mel Somewhere in the wilds
up above Eastport, Washington, we
came upon a fence across the road
which I surmised must be the Canad-
ian line. had eagerly anticipated a
uniformed array Of custom officers,
etc., but there being on such thing in
sight, / drove nonchalantly through
a hole in the fence and cireled around
in the dust to look over the situation.
In no time, noticed that few men
from two huts, one on either side Of
the fence, were hurriedly pouring
down upon me. The Americans
roughly informed me that hadn't
registered my departure and should
be permanently thrown out Of Cana
da for driving in like that. The Cam
adams insisted that l was an illbred
person who didn't know any better
than to walk into q strange house
without even knocking. As 3 matter
Of fact, after We had driven about q
mile over the worst gravel read I hAd
aver szpevisnsst, ! bsssH ~ wish